To win support for his for exit plan and threatens to call a snap election. 8 people are dead another 26 still missing after a deadly fire raged through a scuba boat of the Southern California coast. Dorian is ravaging the bahamas after it made landfall as a category 5 storm at least 5 people have died and thousands of homes have been destroyed but it may be hours before the full extent of this damage is no the storm has weakened slightly but it is still considered life threatening and its expected to make its way to the southeast coast of the u. S. And the gallagher reports from florida. Completely fission because he scores more on Hurricane Dorian hit the northwestern part of the bahamas as one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the Atlantic Wind gusts reach 350 kilometers brauer. It was ripped off and storm surges flooded streets and homes this is the direct canal thats right behind us and you can see the waves are just raging as it were at sea before the storm hit many residents decided to ignore warnings according to the red cross more than 13000 homes have since been destroyed communications are down on some of the islands even as dorian lingers as a still deadly storm. In the midst of a distorted tragedy imbalance of the northern bahamas. Mission and focus now. Is search and rescue and recovery. Its for prayers for those in affected derrius and for the 1st responders its expected dorian will remain over the bahamas until at least Tuesday Morning before heading towards the u. S. Is east coast. In florida mandatory evacuation orders are in place as much of the state remains under threat forecasters say the eye of dorian should run powell to the florida coast but authorities here are taking no chances but we are in a situation where the storm is stalling very close to our coast it is going to make a movement and the movement that it makes is going to have a lot of impact on floridians and so please listen to the instructions heed the instructions do what you need to do to keep you and your family safe other states too are preparing for the worst as dorians path is projected to bring it close to georgia and the carolinas from its formation dorian has been unpredictable it may have slowed slightly but the threat of landfall storm surges and strong winds remains this storm is still moving its masses will not take any chances with this one you know continue to move in reverse and so were not thinking dorian is still a powerful storm and the u. S. Is east coast is bracing itself for a days long event that predicted northern is the best Case Scenario for the entire eastern seaboard authorities here in florida a warning residents to watch forecasts closely even the slightest deviation could be deadly. The main focus for now is on the bahamas any rescue efforts of being hampered by conditions on the ground but it seems that widespread destruction and loss of life is likely if dorian sticks to his predicted path millions may be spared but no one here is taking any chances and to go across 0 point sent lucy florida Stephen Mcandrew is Deputy Director of Disaster Management at the American Red Cross says relief efforts in the next 48 hours will be crucial. We know from Prior Experience and prior hurricanes and prior operations in the bahamas what will be needed and we note somewhat the populations we noted theres about 75000. 00 people that are reside that do reside in the affected area and many of them did evacuate but we estimate at least 20000 people are in are going to be severely affected right now as respecting here and we know to basics will be needed we have concerns around the wood or supply which looks like its only good for about 2 days more 2. 00 to 3. 00 more days so were concerned about water sanitation and shelter so people are going to need blankets theyre going to need somewhere to sleep through free materials just all the basics to get through to coming days and weeks as re sit here now angry and and i talk to you we have assessment teams out there but the communications are very difficult and this is a big bed tragic event that continues but we are confident in our response we have put in place trained volunteers before the hurricane we have been deployed teams from the International Movement including we have support from Many National societies including British Red Cross were in touch with the American Red Cross and here at the Regional Operations Center we are we have a plane thats being loaded up when were ready to send in more supplies as needed so were just waiting for this storm to move out and the next 24 hours will continue to be difficult for the people of the northern bahamas. Kongs chief executive says she would quit her role if she had a choice kerry land says she has caused unforgivable have they those are her words by igniting the political crisis and golfing the city on the introduction of a controversial extradition bill or comments were made last they took of the Business People and an audio recording was linked lam has told the group she has very limited room to resolve the crisis because the address is the come a National Security and sovereignty issue for china. Course this. Is. Because you are in the you know i heard her 1st thing is to. Is to. Say that for the us. Brown joins us live from hong kong now so. Given her Weekly Briefing what did she say about that lake. Well this has been another extraordinary day in hong kong politics and we got a reminder once more of what a beleaguered world leader looks like look how good tired drawn she is a woman who has been through an awful lot during the past 13 weeks now as to that leak of her conversation at a private lunch with business officials as well as her own officials she said that leak did not come from her own department but she acknowledged the authenticity of that recording in which shes heard twice to say that the events of the past few weeks have been on forgivable and had wanted to step down but she said i serve 2 masters and theres no scope for me to do what i want to do its not necessarily my choice well terry as we know is a leader who is under enormous pressure right now and she faced questions not just from the local media but also the International Media as well and this was her response when she was asked about that recording in which she offered to resign. I have never i have never attended a resignation to the central peoples government. I have not even contemplated to discuss a ricin nation with the central Peoples Company and. The choice of not resigning is my own choice i just attempted to explain that as an individual. Given the very difficult circumstances might be it was an easy choice to leave. Also search she was very disappointed that her remarks of being leaked because this was held at a private lunch where she said Chatham House rules applied which means in those circumstances nothing gets leaked to the media and she said what happened was completely inappropriate rasho so what is the latest adrian with the 2 day strike well im in a place called time our park which is right in the heart of hong kong very close actually to the local headquarters of the Peoples Liberation army it was here yesterday that organizers say some 40000 people took part on the 1st day of a 2 day boy called those people by the way represented more than 20 different sectors here in hong kong people from the finance sector banking insurance as well as chefs well today the organizers say they are expecting an even bigger turnout remember people who take part in this protest risk retribution from their employers because many of them work for sort of chinese owned companies who have warned that if they take part in action like this they could face disciplinary action or even be dismissed so just by turning up here is in many ways a sort of extraordinary act of defiance but today we could see even more people here gathered in time our park than on monday we show ok adrian brown with the latest from Hong Kong Adrian thank you. The british Prime Minister is raising the stakes over praxair or stance and is threatening to call a snap election october 14th of rebel m. P. s from within his own party vote with the opposition to stop a no deal bracks it says the u. K. Will lay of the European Union by october 31st with or without a deal or insley reports. Parliament has been on holiday for 6 weeks but Boris Johnson and his aides have been working flat out to make good on they have found that brics it will happen find of with or without any agreed plan with the European Union to show our friends in brussels that we are united in our purpose m. P. s should vote with the government against. Pointless delay. I would everybody to know there are circumstances in which i would ask russians to do that. But since he has a majority of just war in parliament it doesnt take many rebels from his own conservative party to cause him huge problems and they are so concerned about a no deal bricks its that theyre ignoring threats to kick them out of the Parliamentary Party and it seems at least some will back a plan to order the government to delay brecks it yet again i have decided in the interests of my constituents the best represented by outlining the perils of no deal and continuing to do what ive done since 2016 which is urge the government to make a deal so that we leave the e. U. In the best possible way both for the u. K. And the e. U. If they succeed johnson has a number of options and they are all in century he could either choose to ignore the will of parliament and push on with it anyway and face accusations of being dictatorial or more likely because called a National Election which would in effect become a 2nd referendum on the brics it is the big fundamental calculation that someone Boris Johnsons Company Making is that currently he has the opportunity to unite. Supporters of brics it under one ticket under the Boris Johnson ticket while they remain parties there were democrats the labor party the green party the nationalist parties remain completely divided and thats the big fundamental calculation that someone making whether or not that will pay off remains we see all this means there is enormous pressure to on the main Opposition LeaderJeremy Corbin much less personally popular than johnson on monday the former labor Prime Minister tony blair notably failed to offer corbin his own backing in backing away from the idea of himself as a caretaker Prime Minister gerry corbin is behave responsibly and if he continues to put country 1st he will benefit the country and himself he can now play a decisive role in how briggs it develops. But he should see an election before break that is decided for the elephant trap the days everyone here is gearing up for what feels like one of the most important moments in modern british political history which will help determine whether brits it will happen its all and if so under what terms for some time now politicians and in particular the conservative party have been tearing themselves to pieces maybe this eventually will be the defining moment the e. U. Is sitting in waiting watching for any piece of movements to clarify what will happen they like everyone else want an end to this Lawrence Li Al Jazeera in london still ahead on aljazeera argentina imposes currency controls as the country faces a deepening crisis. Turning back a page why the era of the virtual is partially over. How they were undoubtedly the major story in the u. S. At the moment is the Hurrican Dorian which holds off shore has got a very visible sign is the most major system in the whole of the u. S. Not the end you want to mislead but its going to be florida not through georgia where at least the coast will be suffering from heavy rain strong winds and a storm surge if youre not there enjoy the warm sunshine but the exception of probably ontario on the great lakes in the upper midwest where the potential for significant writing disappointing weather is definitely there thats sweeping eastward staying maybe on the canadian side of the border everywhere else is fine possibly to find it too dry in parts of california and the Desert Southwest where you might expect a bit of rain normally at this time of the year. Right so given that you got all the action up here the bahamas and florida that tends to take all of the energy out the atmosphere however in this case theres a pretty strong wind still blowing through the caribbean and heavy rain is trying to develop in colombia and to the us the north and drifting west was to hit the coast of nicaragua or honduras once more there is rain creeping dying through south america sadly not enough for brazil temperature wise when a series is disappointing. Preselection his validation we believe want to be seen but in one lifetime we cannot see everything. We rely on the experiences of others and the legacies of previous generations. Of that testimony we let you know very new to. This documentaries that open your eyes on aljazeera. Watching aljazeera lets recap the top stories right now at least 5 people have died as Hurricane Dorian smashes the bahamas its been downgraded to a category 4 hurricane but remains life threatening earning winds of up to 230 kilometers an hour Officials Say about 13000 homes have been destroyed. Kongs leader says she has never considered resigning despite a late reporting of her saying she would quit if she could the comments were made last week to a private gathering of Business People the territory has been in the grip of antigovernment protests for 3 months now. And britains Prime Minister has threatened to call a snap election on october 14th of rubble and pains from within his own party voted to block a no deal prox it. As insisting new cable leave the European Union by october 31st with or without a deal. The taliban has claimed responsibility for a large explosion in afghanistans capital that killed at least 5 civilians around 50 people were injured a guest house in the citys highly guarded green zone was the target al jazeera as Akbar Shinwari has the latest from the Afghan Capital kabul because the message explosion the photograph to kabul with the living room or a truck full of exclusive all exploded closely at this house cause agree village the green river killer very secluded with crowds for the color and it was a specially for the western nationals. We the officers at the ministry of interior told us with the Security Forces especially special forces arrived at the scene and cordon off the area ready you live in here is also confront to us that 5 civilians were killed and more than 50 injured in this explosion from other security sources also told me that around 200 students were injured in this explosion who were taken to the number of hospitals here in kabul we are witnessing. That and the recipient attacks not only here in kabul but also across the country that is taking very the life of the innocent of then sue williams this is happening. With the other one is claiming responsibility for this attack by the time the holidays are a great one is born and he handed over the graphic event to the of the prison here in kabul to discuss that. Though the big question for the privilege probably is that this driver exuberant well will only help the u. S. Citizens here in atlanta some of the iraq to secure their lives here in the form of. As far mentioned in that attack happened is the u. S. Special envoy was in kabul to meet with president ostroff gani to discuss a draft peace deal with the taliban cell make little zada completed a 9th round of talks with taliban representatives in qatar over the weekend trying to reach an agreement about agreement that rather would see about 5000 u. S. Troops withdraw an exchange the taliban would agree not to allow armed groups to use afghanistan as a base for attacks. Yesterday and today the president met with the ambassador. And he came and he briefed the president on what he has done. And what was his mission for the boston months in terms of working on a Peace Process that would eventually take us to. The next stage or next phase that will be a direct negotiation between the government and the taliban. So he today when he came. He talked about the details of. Potential agreement or framework of the agreement that is going to be signed. In the future near future. Argentina has a currency control center in a tent to stabilize its markets and prevent the country from sliding further into economic crisis in the 1st days trading under the new measures the pacer recovered some of its value against the u. S. Dollar reports and. The argentine government was forced to take drastic measures often already weak pay so has in recent weeks taken a pounding against the u. S. Dollar Central Bank Reserves a dwindling as it consistently keeps propping the currency up. What the controls do is precisely to maintain those reserves putting limits on eventual dollars ation with unfettered availability of the equity of each arjun time. President. Cabinet meeting monday to publishing the new measures over the weekend in the official government bulletin for both the markets and most times crave is a stable economy what they have is uncertainty both economically and politically that they suffered and overcome some of the crisis before its at the moment of the little consolation. Argentines is still haunted by memories of the 20012002 crisis when savers were prevented. From withdrawing their own money from banks thousands of businesses went on a 1000000 slid into poverty. The whole country is now watching and waiting nervously to see with the new measures will work. It takes you back to earlier times in the 2001 default you start distrusting banks if you have money then perhaps you want to take it out you withdraw it from the bank you take it home and you hold on to it out of concern because weve had similar situations in the past. I dont have to posits in dollars i have savings in dollars but i havent deposited them because 2 years ago i started to sense that something smelt wrong. Machree was supposed to be argentinas market friendly salvation to tackle rampant inflation what this government did was prioritize inflation above Everything Else and we have what we have today so you have the economy at a standstill you have a technical default you have a run on the so youre in the worst of all possible worlds. To that its growing unemployment and poverty and a huge debt to the International Monetary fund the electorate spoke of primary elections last month suggesting mackies economic policies have failed and that they want to return to a more socially conscious government in october president ial elections the president is meanwhile trying to convince both the argentine people and the markets that he can do in just a few weeks but hes not been able to do in the past 4 years. One of cyrus china has launched a case against the United States at the World Trade Organization over import duties. 15 percent tariffs on a variety of chinese goods on sunday including footwear and smart watches as china slap new duties on u. S. Crude Chinas Commerce Ministry says the latest tariffs violate the consensus reached by the u. S. And chinas chinese leaders at a meeting and osaka 8 bodies have been recovered after a fire on a diving boat off the Southern Coast of california dozens of people are still missing the u. S. Coast guard says 5 crew members sleeping on the top deck of the vessel were rescued are also ports in los angeles. The 1st distress call came in the dead of night a crowded boat on fire it is really serious. By the time the 1st rescue vessels arrived the ship was fully engulfed in flames Department Crews were fighting the fire when the vessel sank 20 yards off sure in 64 feet of water. 5 people were evacuated aboard a Good Samaritan pleasure craft known as the great escape the rescued people were all crew members who had jumped into the water 2 were hurt but their injuries were not life threatening the boat called the conception was anchored in the Channel Islands 50 kilometers off the california coast it was specially equipped to accommodate diving and was well known to diving enthusiastic in Southern California dozens of passengers were asleep in the lower compartment when the fire broke out people who have been aboard the ship say it was a cramped space with bunk beds stacked 3 or 4 on top of one another the close quarters may have made escape difficult if not impossible for many of them rescuers combed the area sleeping compartment is on the bottom deck of the ship so they would have been sound asleep when this fire started so you can imagine that of all scenarios to be in a remote location have a fire that occurs have a limited if any firefighting capabilities think and address that and then to have all of a sudden a fire that spread very very rapidly. You couldnt ask for a worse situation its not yet known what caused the deadly fire the f. B. I. Has been called in to assist with evidence recovery teams and divers Officials Say the conception was in compliance with Maritime Safety regulations investigators will now search the charred wreckage to find out just what went wrong rob reynolds aljazeera los angeles. And transforming hundreds of assad. Seekers from congested refugee camps on the island of lesbos a ship carrying more than 600 people mostly afghans arrived in beslan eking they were the 1st to be evacuated as part of the countrys efforts to address overcrowding and refugee camps reeses new conservative government says it is working to speed up the asylum applications a military court in faso has found 2 generals guilty of planning an attempted coup in 2015 general gilbert area was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted of murder and harming state security all gentle djibril a soule was will serve 10 years for treason but theyll who carried out by troops loyal to the ousted president was crushed after a public backlash looting and violence has spread across neighborhoods in the south african cities of johannesburg and for toria and Johannesburg Police arrested dozens who broke into shops and others who blocked roads with morning tires its the 2nd outbreak of unrest within a week which appears to be targeting foreign owned shops. Americas love affair with electronic books seems to be over for the 4th year in a row sales of ebooks are down and print copies are selling better and its not just that independent bookstores and the country seem to be thriving castro takes a look at why the traditional book is making a comeback. It was a shared love of books that brought derek young and ramones a large young together many years ago experiences were going to poetry readings were going to bookstores is hanging out and talking about different subjects with his business or social justice before long the 2 were married and now theyve fulfilled their dream of owning their own bookstore the jewel carefully selects each title to reflect the richness of the Africanamerican Community cultures get something thats a part of our whole life my husband and i its been important to share our culture to share our history its not have a space that really has the faces that reflect ours the stories of reflect our our legacy a nice focus like this is unique to local independently owned bookstores like mahogany books its a reason theyre thriving even as other brick and mortar retailers have suffered in this age of Online Shopping it appears that independent bookstores are bucking the trend the American Booksellers Association reports a 50 percent increase in such bookstores in the last decade and an increase in sales of books i mean real books the kind that you can ruffle through and smell thats on the rise. For 25 years people have been talking about the death of print but it it really does have an enduring quality richard ray has got a line is executive director of the d. C. Public library he says while patrons continue to check out ebooks in large numbers the high prices publishers charge libraries to license those books make their offerings limited as libraries have to pay sometimes. 5 or 6 times as much as you would pay for an ebook we would have to so if youre paying 10. 00 for an ebook we might pay 6070. 00 or 80. 00 for an ebook overall ebook sales in the u. S. Market have been on the decline since 2015 author did need around 3 green says thats not surprising she says physical books are just as important to a community as physical books Stores People want to read books we want to be able to have relationships with authors and people who are really doing things and opening our eyes to things we want to bring lation ship with those people and that only really comes from a printed book and maybe a discussion and a place to have all of those things house together some things just cant be replaced castro aljazeera washington a census of seal pups and the u. K. s returns for promising results the count by scientists at london zoo found 138 harbor and grey seal pups had been born in the Thames Estuary this year or thames was declared biologically dead in the 1950 s. After all accident levels fell to 0 in some parts researchers say the latest tally is proof the waterway is now and good health. Take a look at the headlines right now on aljazeera at least 5 people have died as Hurricane Dorian smashes the bahamas it has been downgraded to a category 4 hurricane but remains life threatening at least 13000 homes have been destroyed. In the midst of this dark tragedy. Of northern bahamas. Mission and focus now. Is search and rescue and recovery. For the prayers for those in affected areas and for our 1st responders to. The initial reports from albuquerque is that the devastation is unprecedented and extensive. They are deeply worried. The images and videos we are seeing have not breaking. Many homes. Businesses and other buildings have been completely out of time actually destroyed. Kongs later says she has never considered resigning despite a leaked recording of her saying she would quit if she could the private comments were made last week at a gathering of Business People. I have never i have never attended a recitation to decentralize people government. I have not even contemplated to discuss a ricin nation with the central people and. The choice of not resigning is my own choice. Attempted to explain that as an individual. Given the very difficult circumstances might be it was an easy choice to leave for in the Prime Minister has threatened to call us now alexion on october 14th rebel m. P. s from within his own party to block. Or is johnsons insisting the u. K. Will leave the European Union by october 31st with or without a deal keep it here witness is next. On counting the cost 15. 00 of the most polluted cities in the world are in india we look at the cost of Peoples Health also antigovernment protesters a want hong kong could be plunged into recession and a trillion dollar fortune built on oil and gas no white faces up to climate challenge is. Counting the cost on aljazeera. The way when your love but. I have never really been into any holes or any group ive heard it all like youre not somali enough youre not a good muslim youre not american and. Have multiple identities multiple things that make me what i am. Thats one makes me. Not an easy thing to be when the world wants you to be like one thing or the other