A tobar. No more junk food for children in a mexican state tackling obesity in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. The search for bodies continues in the aftermath of lebanons deadly port explosion and so does the search for answers 16 port officials have now been detained but many lebanese dont blame the people running the port instead theyre blaming the people running the country protests are being held in central beirut calling for a complete overhaul of the political elite theyve been backed by french president in 91 hes been touring neighborhoods devastated by the chemical explosion the death toll from tuesdays blast is now at 149. 00 its expected to go up by one and smith has more. On the streets of buried on frances president. People many of them. French mandate front was the clonal power here before independence and its because micron has essentially stepped into a void left by lebanons own political leaders mokhtar on its been able to offer practical support in the terms of the medical teams and Financial Assistance to beirut and hes offered a routine moral support as well but hasnt come from lebanon zobel little classes they havent been able to do that and theyve been conspicuous by their absence from the streets since the catastrophic explosion just did not i know is that the people of lebanon have electricity shut down every day and its not working the provision of imports and exports has collapsed because of the Financial System and so there arent as for the short term that we need as we know the answer is to fight corruption reform the energy and electricity systems the customs we need transparency for imports and exports we need reforms for all the sectors and insist on these changes quickly. Many beirut as most people here have been left to their own devices we spent the day Walking Around parts of beirut and we saw young people with brushes and dustpans and pick up axes and shovels beginning to clean up we didnt see the military we didnt see the police and it was the french president who said he wants to see a new political order here in lebanon he wants to see a dramatic change in the way that this countrys got. International rescue teams are still arriving in beirut and the crisis is getting worse as in a holder has more search and rescue teams are still digging through the rubble at beirut port the site of massive explosions that damaged or destroyed much of the lebanese capital families are desperate for news about their loved ones dozens are missing there is pain and grief. Zaineb fears she will never see her husband allie again. About a son is a still are still i dont know where he is i havent heard from him since 6 pm monday i want to know if hes alive or dead. Rescue experts from abroad have started to arrive to help a country that wasnt prepared to cope with a disaster like this all of us are. Helping each other with army to find corpses theres still a lot of destruction we need to move the stock to building to find theres some somebody else. The blasts were felt kilometers away killing dozens and wounding thousands buildings homes shops destroyed 300000. 00 people displaced billions of dollars in damage investigations are focusing on possible negligence in storing tons of highly explosive material at the port officials have promised assistance and compensation to those affected by the explosions but driving around the city the state is noticeably absent in destroyed neighborhoods like this one it is the people who are helping each other they are cleaning the streets clearing the debris and distributing food and water to those in need public anger against the Political Class many believe is responsible for lebanons near economic collapse is not new decades of corruption and neglect triggered an antiestablishment Movement Last october weve been fortunate growing used to this day not being present for its citizens we dont have properly just city we dont have a proper garbage infrastructure we dont have proper water infrastructures and unfortunately the people have gotten used to it but its its its a time for change its weve been asking for change for quite some time and i think this last catastrophe is going to make change for the country much better the priority now is to help the victims many are still in hospital in Critical Condition calls for accountability and justice are growing louder for now people are focused to rely on themselves i need money to rule. Myself. I need everything. To be. So this is why im here i want to. Leave and. Some may call it resilience but for many this is about survival nearly half the population of 5000000 lebanese were below the poverty line before this disaster the situation has since got worse. Beirut. The grand prince of saudi arabia is being accused of sending a group of hit men to canada to kill one of his former top intelligence officials they allege target to settle jabali has filed a lawsuit in washington d. C. The hitman said to have been sent by muhammad and solomon just days after journalist was murdered inside the saudi consulate in istanbul in october 28th seen jabali wants damages from the crown prince for allegedly orchestrating an attempted extradition judicial killing and for violating International Law green bags director at the center an International Security at Fordham University school of law and shes joining us live by skype from you walk thanks very much indeed for being with us why do you think this lawsuit is being filed in the United States 1st of all. A very good question i think the law as it has everything to do with shining a light on the situation of mr are great and maybe they think that bringing this lawsuit or attempting to bring this lawsuit is the best way for whites in the United States is because there are laws that even though he is not in the United States he is not a u. S. Citizen and there are laws that this can be brought under at least thats what the complaint asked for and those laws are the torture victim protection at which includes. Attempts to conduct or successful conducting of. Extrajudicial killing and also under the statute which means that somebody out of the country can bring but but i think its been brought here because the lawyers think they have a chance to be able to argue a strong case and their case is made up of very many elements that have to do with the intersection of mr of story with United States the chief among them is the allegation that a covert hit squad was sent to the United States to spy on me at certain times and to play an effigy additional killing and so thats really although there are many other pieces of the plane thats the strong one this case hinges upon there are others as well and including time he spent in boston in this country including his interactions. As part of the saudi government his interactions with the cia and many other things but the strongest one here has to do with the allegations that. Was sent by Mohammed Bin Salman after the killing of 2 to do the same with mr al and thats the essence of this complaint ive had of a brief understanding of what was. Within the allegations and i understand that they do go back over quite a long period of time mr del job he himself has been in exile from saudi arabia for about 3 years why do you think hes decided to bring this particular these particular allegations in this case at this point whats been the Tipping Point for him i think the Tipping Point and it is the capture and disappearance of his 2 children ages 21 and 21 boy and one girl who were apprehended in riyadh by the saudi government and have not been seen since and i think that its laced with a complaint in a number of places and i think that is very much should be seen as the motivator for what this is all about. But it also claims you know it does claim as part of the complaint a tremendous amount. Of emotional stress turmoil and fear but i think the essence of why this is is is is a fear perhaps of guilt but also very much about his job can breed burge we really appreciate your time thank you very much indeed for joining us on. The leaders of 2 west african nations are expected to run for controversial 3rd terms in october in ivory coast president on a son watada formally accepted the ruling partys nomination on thursday his opponents say it violates the constitution without a has governed since 2011 and said he would not run again but his preferred successor died in july meanwhile guineas governing party has asked president alpha conde to seek a 3rd time in office i did actions jew this year thats despite months of protests against extending the 82 year olds time in office and again a in law president s can only serve 2 terms or condi pushed through a new constitution earlier this year that reset the term allowing him to run for office again. A little earlier i spoke to a cause you say is a professor of history and Political Science at Delaware State University and i began by asking him what he believes is president condits motivation in seeking a 3rd term i think its purely a question of power hes been in power for quite a while since 2010 and so it believes that he wants to continue to enjoy the power that yes thats whats motivating you we should point out that at this moment he hasnt officially accepted the nomination of the party yet but the assumption is that he will of course i accept that and there is a very strong system the suggestion that there are going to be more mass rallies because weve seen a mass rallies organized by the opposition in the past what do you think is going to the lead up to the election is going to be like in guinea. I think. The. People are going to let them know that theyre not happy is going against their wishes im hoping that the leadership on the west coast as they try to do in mali would also try to into being. To prevent any possibility of violence but theres no question that president on they insists on running he changed the constitution and clearly hes going to accept the partys invitation to run. Let me ask you about the situation in ivory coast at this point because. What he had said he was going to resign he nominated the Prime Minister as his successor obviously the Prime Minister subsequently died and the situation changed was there really an option for the party other than to ask what how to run. Yes there was an option for the party these are moments that call for statesmanship and because as people who are living know that they were not happy with him running for a 3rd term and he had gone ahead and said that yes he will not run and he had chosen somebody else he should have in this moment gone ahead and showed some state statesmanship and told his people in the ivory coast even though my party wants me to run i am not going to hide my 2 terms of listen to you and were going to choose somebody else and this especially in a moment when 2 of his opponents are going to be people that you want to gain so in the past. Still ahead on aljazeera new yorks attorney general goes to battle with the National Rifle association in a bid to dissolve the gun lobbying group. And a cry for help we speak to families displaced by flash floods in sudan and why they need essential aid to tackle water borne diseases. High once again welcome to another look at the International Full cost fight it does stay very wets across the Korean Peninsula war flooding rains coming through here the my your front a stationary front the seasonal rays theyre going to continue pulsing outs of eastern china through the yellow sea across the Korean Peninsula all tied up with this area of low pressure the remnants of Tropical Storm the form of that lot of cloud and rain across the sea of japan through south korea as we go through friday and more of the same as we go on into sassed ice a 3rd floods for the mudslides certainly likely ahead of that not see bad a sticky 34 celsius there in tokyo should be lossy try halos you try to across southern parts of china chance of one or 2 showers but nothing too widespread coming in here sunshine it shows maymont across Southeast Asia some rather heavy ones still coming into the philippines particules Northern Areas of the philippines will see some wet weather just talking in here for the south is the usual heat of the day down poles but plenty of sunshine head of that the show is to extend their way across india china pushing up into myanmar more heavy downpours there just around bangladesh the northeast of india nasty little circulation just around the northwest of india through good surat southern areas of pakistan seeing some very heavy rain. But. Where there is water there is life but finding it on australias arid desert is a skill few still possess they took us to a small wet spot in the sea in the desert and this was this is very important place theyve been telling us about for the last 5 days who came in. And orders against all odds an aging population is passing on its knowledge the rainmakers of the outback on a. Youre watching all jazeera remind us of our top stories this hour 16 port officials have been detained as the investigation into lebanons deadly explosion continues protests have been held in central beirut calling for a complete overhaul of the political elite a move which has been backed by french president emmanuel mccall. The leaders of 2 west african nations are expected to run for controversial 3rd terms because president Alassane Ouattara formally accepted the wooden partys nomination meanwhile guineas governing party has asked president of conde to seek a 3rd term in office. Saudi crown prince is accused of dispatching a group of hit men in a failed attempt to kill a top former saudi intelligence official sidle job in canada a lawsuit making allegations has been filed in washington d. C. Hit men were allegedly sent by muhammad someone just days after journalist from office or she was murdered inside the saudi consulate in istanbul and 28 in. York states attorney general is suing the influential Gun Lobby Group the National Rifle association several executives are accused of siphoning off millions of dollars to fund luxury lifestyles it only general says the organization should be dissolved all together should have a chance to reports from new york. New yorks attorney general had promised to shine a light on the National Rifle association when she was elected after 18 months of investigation Leticia James know that just c. E. O. Wayne la pierre and 3 other former and current executives use the n. R. A. As their personal piggy banks specifically mr la pierre spent hundreds of thousands of dollars of the n. R. A. His charitable assets for personal private plane trips for himself in a stamp including extended family when he was not present. He visited the bahamas by private erics charter at least 8 times in approximate 3 year period with his family the suit claims that 64000000. 00 was siphoned off over 3 years money the attorney general once paid back in addition james says there is no alternative but to dissolve the n. R. A. As a Nonprofit Organization transit in new york the n. R. A. Was founded 148 years ago but only began lobbying as a Gun Rights Organization in the late seventys since then it successfully blocked gun control legislation however its power lies not so much in its financial clout but its ability to mobilize its supporters at elections to vote for candidates who reject gun control something reflected in its response to the challenges this was a baseless premeditated attack on our organization the n. R. A. Said you could have set your watch but the investigation is going to reach its crescendo as we move in to the 2020 alexion cycle the filing of the lawsuit may have an impact major donors to the n. R. A. We through all the years war and the n. R. A. Has been very active. Courting political candidates who would make something of a difference to various races the way normal around country and possibly. Even the president ial race whatever the implications for the n. R. A. Itself the Trump Campaign is hoping that this lawsuit will address the n. R. A. Is conservative base just as republicans have been worrying about turnout the president began campaigning on the attorney generals announcement soon after it was made just like the radical left new york is trying to destroy the n. R. A. He tweeted if biden becomes president your great 2nd amendment doesnt have a charmes your guns will be taken away immediately and without notice no police no guns and at the white house he suggested the organization should simply relocate i think the n. R. A. Hit the sack. And lead a very good year to full life the n. R. A. Has filed a counter suit against new york state which means this will be a very long drawn out process litigation that may take years even if the n. R. A. Loses donors or is dissolved as a nonprofit in new york as the president suggests that would be the end of the gun lobby in the United StatesShihab Rattansi al jazeera new york. Early results from sri lankas parliamentary election suggest a big lead for the governing party the sri lanka peoples front is led by the larger parts of brothers who serve as president and Prime Minister the Party Looks Like going to consolidate its power but it needs a 2 thirds majority to carry or promised constitutional changes this is being south asias 1st major votes joining the pandemic middle fernandas as this update from colombo. And thats another set of results leaving the official counting cen