And is it time for a change in algeria polls have just opened in a referendum to rewrite the constitution. We begin in hong kong where 7 prodemocracy politicians have been arrested on charges related to a Legislative Council meeting more than 5 months ago the group is accused of contempt and obstructing a session police have not ruled out making more arrests devika pollen is live for us down hong kong d. V. S. These are politicians not protest is remind us of the background to this the meeting that say its all of these events in motion. Why apologies we seem to have lost their we will try and bring her back if we can. To get a little more on that story about those arrests in hong kong for now though lets move on at least 4 people have been killed in super typhoon gorney one of the most powerful this year hits the east and philippines. It crossed the coast with catastrophic li violent winds gusting up to 280 kilometers an hour about a 1000000 people have been moved from its path the pow
A scene of devastation the turkish president visits the site of collapsed buildings in izmir after fridays earthquake. And we visit some of americas newest voters to find out whats at stake for them in the upcoming elections. Good to have you with us welcome to aljazeera at least 4 people have been killed a super typhoon goni one of the most powerful this year hits the eastern philippines. It crossed the coast with catastrophic early violent winds gusting up to 280 kilometers an hour about a 1000000 people have been moved from its path the power of gurney is a very good memories of typhoon haiyan 7 years ago which killed more than 6300 people. Are going to cause more from the capital manila. There are so many problems as theyre well within the eye wall of by growing need the strongest typhoon to hit the country and perhaps the world this year and earlier today there was an advisory at work top government officials spoke where they talked about preemptive measures that about 19000000 pe
Governments and i says and you looked and in englands from next week well see how people are reacting and with 2 days to go until the u. S. Election donald trump and joe biden make their final push in crucial swing states. And on peoples time to disport american athletes get greater protection after a new law is passed in the u. S. Following the gymnastics sex abuse scandal. But we begin this news are in the philippines for at least 4 people have been killed in the east of the country a super typhoon go any one of the most powerful this year hits the region heres what it looks like as it slowly passed over the northern irelands just a few hours of go the Weather Agency there saying violently casts. Strong sickly violent winds there gusting up to 280 kilometers an hour and there burned a 1000000 people have been moved from its projected path also in its path of course arena provinces which is still recovering from its only thing that hits just a week ago. Killed at least 22 people just
Our thoughts and prayers go out to everyone in lake charles and Cameron Parish and that whole area. We will speaking earlier and saying that theyre gonna probably have many weeks if not months of no power and having trouble with their water system. Even people as far north as shreveport and monroe are still without power. Our thoughts go out to them. Anyway, we are here and of today with jack davis in conversation with our author. Jack is the professor of history, specializing in environmental history of sustainability studies. Also the author of the pulitzer prizewinning the goals are the making of an american sea. New york times beautiful homage to a neglected lexi. In addition to the pulitzer prize, the gulf was a New York Times notable book for 2017 and made several other best of list for that year including the washington post, npr and forbes. Jack, welcome, pleasure to have you with us today. My pleasure to be here. Im going to turn the floor over to jack and eric and let them st
Science and technology being applied to deal with them today. After that, Prime Ministers questions from the british house of commons. Then a campaign profile of joe biden. Host eric jay dolin, in your new book about hurricane history i , thought it would be interesting to start our discussion with one of the stories you tell because its the deadliest hurricane in American History and also the 120th anniversary. Eric in early september, a hurricane was fully making its way across the atlantic going inbetween cuba and florida, but the local meterologists in galveston, texas, isaac kline, based on his understanding of how hurricanes operated, he had told residents of galveston that the odds of a hurricane hitting galveston are virtually nil. The laws of hurricanes indicate that hurricanes would rarely hit texas. They were lulled into a false sense of complacency. As the hurricane got closer and closer. Isaac kline became more and more alarmed. It was really up to the Headquarters Office