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That the e. U. Cant possibly keep and then blaming the breakdown on them i know that there are people that think that i actually dont think that i think the determination of this government was to get a resolution on bricks it if that then led to an election in which they could say we delivered fantastic but it was in that order in my mind it was to deliver bricks at 1st and then potentially go to the polls this mass having an election potentially before weve left the which i think even if it helps the tories in the end because of the destruction of the party it spin the bottle gambling and it could go in any direction. Just once that in a sense is a minority government spin the bottle is pretty much left out its just before we go on i mean as i say the chamber is filling up now a result i think must come pretty quickly. Do you feel that we are now at a Pivotal Moment in the game what happens now. Next to do you think that is disinfo this is absolutely pivotal if as we think the government has lost today the big argument tomorrow will be can the Rebel Alliance having won their single day of debate get through the house of commons a vote that says well let the effectively say how long the delay will be we say january but if its not january then its literally in the in the legislation however long they say it is there are a couple of things people havent thought about lets say they win the thing goes to the house of lords everyone here is assuming once the votes done its done actually they dont necessarily say the house of lords famously can marginally and wants to examine things is a house that does not believe in rubber stamping things the Rebel Alliance may find their agenda tripped up in the house of lords and even if the lords passes it but with an amendment it then has to come back to the commons for debate on the amendment to the government will have another chance effectively to slow it down or as our americans friend call it potentially filibuster it this aint over yet if the government wins tonight then its done but if the government loses tonight i will loses tomorrow itll still struggle and fight for the rest of the week and then Boris Johnson gets to enact his proposed plan to parliament at some point next some point he wins those discussions and thats thats right he would and its worth reminding viewers not all of them are in the u. K. That protein is something that generally happens every year its been used like some kind of moderate magic harry potter term it actually is a term for the ending of a parliamentary term in the beginning of the next session and it normally happens every year we have just with the death knell of concluding the longest palm intercessions in 17 o 7 say these are historic times were going through but probing is not abnormal i think it looks to me as if were very close to getting a result now. Not abnormal the duration of this. News will though and it does smack to well a lot of people like manipulation of the mechanisms of parliament in order to reduce the opportunities that m. P. s have. To voice or exercise their opposition to it i understand that but lets ask ourselves this but the maximum calculation they lose 6 days of debating weve had 3 years since the vote what do they think theyd gain in those 6 days they havent done so far in 3 years. Well enough to see what the answer to that may be all sorts of possibilities a general election possibly a 2nd referendum possibly tantalizingly as well another deal a deal on the backstop for sure i actually think thats one of the most likely outcomes because dont forget as we get closer towards brics it actually happening in the timetable that weve got both sides do want to deal a deal of any kind at this point off as market certainty a transition of at least one year almost certainly 2 years would mean that everyone breathes a sigh of relief sterling probably balances the e. U. Gets tariff free access to the u. K. Market into a cheap wildly exports more goods and we buy from then the u. K. Gets to continue tariff free access with the rest of the e. U. Business investment carries on everyone is very happy with a soft landing a transition period but of course but that means weve got to negotiate about what happens next with us in the this is and in the negotiations about how we leave your thats a pretty rosy scenario you paint. Give us the context as we wait for this result of what no deal might mean why is everybody so up in arms so many people yet are up in arms about the possibility of no deal the main reason that people are so up in arms about the idea of no deal is that those who lost the referendum 3 years ago and have never accepted the fact that they lost need something to use as a cloak or a shield to say whilst i accept the results of the referendum im really concerned about this and then they effectively seek to stymie to vote that my country had the largest vote for anything in the history of the United Kingdom was to leave the European Union so anyone who pretends to be a democrat cant be publicly if all those people are increasingly now opposing it openly they want to be seen to be respecting the way the people voted after all theyre going to also. Same voters to vote for them at some point so instead they fasten on to things like. And the way that our time to be with the European Union if we leave without a deal with the e. U. Wed still be trading with them on terms and types which most of the world trade on it would be destruction but it wouldnt be a major disruption it would be less disruptive in this law shouting at us tonight theres nothing wrong is there with trying to push for a better deal than the deal that to reserve my god given the huge opposition to a backstop it didnt make its way through parliament 3 times theres even a suggestion that tomorrow labor m. P. s may try to amend the legislation to get a 4th meaningful vote on trees amaze. Bill i mean that seems extraordinary but in principle theres nothing wrong with driving or pushing hoping and trying to force it for a deal and if thats what i thought the continuity remain campaign was pushing for i would give you different i actually think what theyre trying to do is stop me if they were genuinely trying to get the best deal possible when we leave and then potentially which people dont really talk about mounting the case which i wouldnt agree with to rejoin the European Union if thats what they want to do that would be a perfectly respectable thing to do instead they remain campaign which has never put its weapons down since they lost 3 years ago is still trying very volubly tonight but also in the house of commons to win their way despite the fact they lost in the country in 2016 and then we had a snap general election in 2071 but the conservative policy on the Labor Opposition Party said they delivered bricks that something which i. Put together they still remain campaign go on. Like frankenstein just cant kill it off one of the biggest problems of course as again we wait for the result of this crucial vote a vote that might well see the business of the house upon house of commons turned over to monitor backbench m. P. s seeking to block a deal breaker one of the biggest problems up to now is that 2017 general election isnt it because it robs a reason made of majorities. We ended up with a Hung Parliament that is so much the reason why so little has happened with brakes it up to now wouldnt a new election likely result in another Hung Parliament it may well result in all the current polling from respectable 3rd Party Organizations like electoral calculus points towards a significant majority of the party naysayers can say thats exactly what the polls said before 2017 went to reason they lost a majority say we take it with a pinch of poes do you suggest the tories would do better and that is built largely out of frustration with this process a sense the parliament hasnt got on with it lets be fair to theresa may she had her rebels on the other side on the euro skeptic side who wouldnt go along with her and thats part of the reason he didnt toss her mind to the labor party the liberal democrats who say theyre the champions of a good deal wouldnt vote for say there is that presumably now if there are as many as 17 roughly that number conservative party rebels who vote against the government deceiving who do in fact have the whip removed from them so that they cant stand but presumably the party will be hoping that at the very least their seats will be taken by the conservative Party Members who are rather more of Boris Johnsons playbook correct it would be a rock solid test in my view for anyone taking any of those seats fake voluntarily vacated by those voting to take power away from their own government tonight that they must be willing to deliver and were about to have if things go the way that were suggesting for this government to have a bricks election there is no point in selecting another rabid remain or to replace the remaining who just rebelled against the government theyve all got those 16 seats and i think is going to be 60 theyve got to be filled with rock solid bricks it tories and the other thing is horses got to hold firm tonight he cant have it having made the threats having said if you vote against this government not just on an issue of policy but if you vote to take power away from this government and give it to the opposition and theyre full on to the e. U. To decide the timetable tries to get rid of all of them. But have said that they would do that and then done it and what does that do for the integrity of these parties the dignity of the spot to hang on i think we may be hearing sound from the chamber as we speak of we crossing over to the chamber now its hard to tell a result must surely be imminent i wondered about the answer is yes tools that you can see while you are you and he also has to restore the dignity of the part of the well i talking at serious tory grandees to for much on says former cabinet ministers yes it shows that youre serious about delivering on a governmental agenda and a matter how puffed up or illustrious the person rebelling if we have to take the whip away from churchills grandson these things on hereditary in the end you are doing apologies business are you not in the party ok alex i think we are about to do a result weve listed jonah and were looking at least 2 of the 10 is there at the moment we need 4 of them i dont have that right now as we wait to hear what. The result. Yards to the right 328 the nose the left 301 was before you got it good stuff maurice before did our eyes to the right 328 the nose to the last 301 so the oh you have it the our eyes have it all know. How to cook a quarter. Of course point of order the Prime Minister says big i think it is i think it was have either codes princes of this great to die to beings that parliament is on the brink of wrecking any deal that we might get was a hand of the negotiations to the e. U. And that would mean move. More delay and will continue to be the self would be able to decide how long to keep this country in the e. U. And since i would use to go along with that plan we are going to have to make a choice mr speaker i dont want to lecture in the public i was actually i dont believe there was one action but if the house votes for this bill tomorrow the public will have to choose who goes to brussels along with the 17 to suicide and take this country forward Everybody Knows that if the right over here is the Prime Minister he will go to brussels im sure an extension he wanted. Was to go on and we will have. Arguments about branches and microprocessors its a big everyone knows that if this government is in charge and we get it right going to brussels i will go for a deal and i believed. I want to thank god even if you dont i will leave anyway i dont tell you about the fancy cars the people of this country will have to tears with to speak of the leader of the opposition has been begging for an election but to hear the crowd of supporters was sorry calling for action i dont want the election and peace vote tomorrow to stop the negotiations and to compel im not the point i was killing 2 brits potentially for years that would be the only way to resolve this i can confirm that we also like tabling a motion under the fixed palm and it was thank you over time oh this is think you are on a point of order i welcome tonights vote we live in a parliamentary democracy thank you do not have a presidency but a Prime Minister. Prime ministers govern with the consent of the house of commons representing the people in who the sovereignty rest. Of there is no consensus was there is no consent in this house to leave the European Union without a deal was that no majority for no deal in the conference was on said before is a Prime Ministers a confidence in his bracks it follows a when he has won he can put forward he should put it before the people in a public was they want to tell you about a motion for a general election fine yes the bill through was thank god it was no other to tell you no detail was off the table. Was. Was. Was very rude the members are. The older i think you were chosen of the duchy so when he turns over children in school as a parent hes a very well behaved fellow you wouldnt dare behave like that in front of college all the night do it i dare you to stick you a job and spare a student yet trix ok you also. Go out. I was surprised. To. Hear those we know ok if youre wondering what all this shouting is about there in the house of commons in westminster in the heart of london m. P. s have just voted on basically taking control of business in parliament i think the voting is done its not theres going to be another vote on when cell explain why in a minute or less the result of that key vote and show you what has happened so the opposition and conservatives rebelling against the government run by Boris Johnson got 328 votes the government cost 301 votes the government losing that by a significant 27 votes ok lets take you live to westminster our correspondent in hollis monitoring what has been happening there in the house of commons joe you know we were expecting the government to lose but perhaps by not as much as 27 votes. Yes its a pretty comfortable victory for whats become known as the Rebel Alliance conservative party and these voting against their own government perhaps in larger numbers than some folks thought and joining a cross Party Alliance of in these who brought this motion along with a piece of legislation that will be voted on tomorrow. Wrote seeking to block a no deal breaks it on october 31st a majority of 27 for that cross Party Alliance Boris Johnson speaking afterwards saying that parliament is on the brink of wrecking any deal that might be possible with the European Union making the point that he does not want an election to sort this out the people do not want an election to sort these out but seeing no option but to have an election to sort things out before the European Union Council Summit on october 17th at which 80 stuart any last minute deal might be concluded the people he said must decide if its going to be me going to that summit i will go for a deal and i will get a deal that people must choose Boris Johnson says that he has formally laid a motion on the order paper for tomorrow seeking a dissolution of parliament under the fixed Term Parliament act that will require a 2 thirds majority vote if there is to be a snap election and Jeremy Corbin responding the Opposition Leader saying there simply is no majority in the house or in the country for no deal this vote confirms that he said if the Prime Minister is so sure and confident in his bronx it strategy then he should put that strategy to the people in a peoples vote let me bring in my guest now alex dean is a political strategist has done lots of work for the conservative party including with former Prime Minister David Cameron talk us through alex what happens now how significant a defeat for Boris Johnson is this what is going to happen next its a bad result for the government not only because they hand say the control of the house tomorrow to not just the opposition but this wider group of socalled Rebel Alliance members of parliament but also because its significantly large enough it implies they would lose it debates in that argument that they would lose any votes on a bill that then went on to hand the time to. The negotiations to the save the in the conservative ranks has been that there are enough members of parliament who would vote today to strip us of power but vote not to give it to the but they might even if they lost today tomorrow with a loss this big i think theyll have to rethink that quite a lot bigger than expected what you put that down to is that enough or rather more conservative m. P. s than the government feared who havent taken heed of its threat to remove the whip if they voted against the government a move that potentially would signal the end of political careers and yet people have gone ahead and done it well i think they will have full safety in numbers so theyve realised that 15 of them and many of those people as unite been discussing a very prestigious and high profile of the tory party they might think themselves theyre not going to suspend the former chancellor theyre not going to suspend. The party to which i think will say wait and see i think they will but moreover i think they will think to themselves this is an issue of principle as they see it that they need to take their stand on the 3rd consideration might be well by the time we go to the election will be our leader any more im convinced that he would be but they might be thinking to themselves he loses the debate in the fixed Term Parliament tax we dont get a snap election going to run for some time thereafter this was boriss big chance and they might be thinking to themselves this will be the shortest Prime Ministership in history now i. Want to see them wrong and i hope he does prove them to be wrong but that is kind of the mustering that i hear among some of the rebels tonight on a sort of granular level in terms of what to expect over the coming days lets talk 1st about the legislation and ill ask you afterwards about the possibility of an election what happens over the next few days leading into next week but this is just a sense been very carefully drafted to try and make it sort of foolproof to make its passage as sure as possible but looming ahead of course is johnsons threat to bottom in next week well those who have now seized control of Parliament Tomorrow need to. What theyre going to do with it the 1st question theyll have to decide is the Prime Ministers motion to have an election do we want that motion or not its for them to decide just tomorrow not for the rest of time but just tomorrow they may decide we think we can defeat that we think that we can defeat it and that he would be denied an election therefore its a good thing to have that tomorrow labor for instance have said they wont support an election motion until this legislation passed correct they might on the other hand decide we think we can get it all done in one day we can have the bill put down to hand over control over the timetable effectively to the European Union and to have the house dictate that the Prime Minister has to have an extension requested and then they might say lets pass this bill for a general election lets pass a bill for a general election once weve got the issue put through about an extension to the timetable because if were not leaving the until january might be better to have an election after rule all of the opposition parties say they want an election they just want to be sure theyve seen off the prospect of a new deal bricks at 1st if they can do all that in a day they may sit on that motion from the Prime Minister and wait and see we may see tactically this might not have been the best move to make to put down a motion for an election because hes left it up to the opposition parties now not just on the timetable of the negotiation with the e. U. Not just on the agenda for tomorrow but potentially hes put the timetable of an election in their hands as well alex were going to leave it there thanks so much for all your insights. And felicity back to you. And your questions making us care as he possibly can. Well have course been widespread protests for and against brecks it across the u. K. And in westminster well theyve continued into the nice size you could head just then during those interviews earlier hundreds of protesters marched to the gates of parliament chanting and waving signs as lawmakers faced that fierce debate inside their also prober exit demonstrations taking place nearby activists on both sides of the leaves on a main divide have been protesting in Central London for months. And theres plenty more still ahead on this news hour south africas president condemns days of xenophobia looting as unacceptable. And in Sport England change their winning lineup ahead of before his test against australia ill be here with that story. Now Hurrican Dorian is inching away from the bahamas off to slamming into the island nation as a category 5 storm Officials Say they are in the midst of a historic tragedy as reports of more deaths and widespread damage emerge well the storm is now edging towards the southeast coast of the United States and i think alec i sent this report from florida. As Hurricane Dorian edges away from the bahamas a clearer picture of its devastating power is a merging grand bahama and abaco island were hit hardest with storm surges and powerful winds this is now a humanitarian crisis hampered by the storm slow path through the region continued heavy rains and high winds when the true extent of the damage may not be known for days but early reports suggest the rescue and recovery operation will be huge we also understand that about 62000 people across the 2 islands will need access to clean Drinking Water its not an unfamiliar thing to say im in a disaster. But when theres no water after a disaster that can have serious secondary impacts so that will be a priority not just for the records but for the government and for the u. N. System the red cross says at least 13000 homes have either been severely damaged or destroyed rebuilding will be a long process and saving those stranded by one of the most powerful storms recorded is a priority no matter what the form of that may. Be. A lot of fun for. Disliking doria now threatens the u. S. East coast where preparations evacuation orders and warnings have been in place for days the storms predicted path shows no landfall in florida but a Cape Canaveral nasa is moot sensitive equipment as the storm edges closer georgia and the carolinas remain on high alert and many residents have heeded warnings to prepare for the worst hoping that by being so early with our program for a chanst they will all be invade it we will not have needed to do much of floridas east coast remains under a hurricane watch in there is still a danger of high gusts of wind and storm swells coming in from the Atlantic Ocean but if the track stays as it is predicted the storm should be about 170 kilometers off the east coast even as it makes its way up to georgia and the carolinas that is potentially good news for millions of people but everyone is being warned not to get complacent. In the next few hours and days much needed resources will pour into the bahamas even for a nation used to dealing with powerful hurricanes this is an unprecedented situation i think go across 0 Indian River City florida. All right well lets now take a look at the path that hurrican dorrian has taken it travel west from the u. S. Virgin islands last wednesday and hit the bahamas on sunday where it traveled slowly north into monday the worst hours of the storm where between 60 mt sunday and 6 g. M. T. On monday it was upgraded to a category 5 the highest category a storm can be before hitting abaco island its on tuesday dorian sat over the north of the bahamas for some time still a powerful force residents were warned not to the shelters until the eye of the storm passed its now traveling north parallel to the florida coastline gradually weakening but growing in size that it could bring strong storm surges and hearkened force winds as far north as georgia and the carolinas well sarah kirby is a Public Relations executive and a residence in the bahamas and she joins me now on the phone line from freeport she believes that shes actually lost her home in the storms there i believe thats right youre not exactly sure whats happened to your home right now you know i dont know a lot of mine only. 530 yesterday. Started flooding it came in like ive never seen water come in before we had pretty much 15 minutes to get out a terrifying time where you want to get out before it approached. No weve never had flooding in the area that we were in were in a safe so we were ok what happened was the tidal surge that they expected that might come on the south side came on the north side because it sat on us for so long and the 67 foot surge that took out a place where i live near arden forest which never has any problems like this so its flooded multiple homes and we all basically had to just get out it was terrifying and then we for our family we got in the back of a car and we pushed the car out start but we physically pushed it then we went through the dogs and went back and got dogs and we made it out in force and we let the cat the house is still underwater now on day 2 and. Theyre still there where we got our lives and we cant get near the house right now but were good where are you taking shelter sarah luckily we have friends who have put in an apartment that was in a vailable on the beach and its actually on the south side of the island so its fine friends have already offered homes people are being amazing in the Disaster Relief fund starting up all over and we cant say the public enough for helping us we need a lot of it and please keep it coming and we just thank you for spreading the word and. The devastating its a big snake and i cant i dont think its lost my house yet but im getting there you know im sure you must be an op from the shock and the reality is that there are parts i guess the book the bahamas. People all talking what has happened and whether the all the people may have lost their lives i mean because of the cleanup and the rescue operations continuing. Sadly we know theres been some lives lost today across the bridge. The part that connects arlington grand bahama they could not get to them because of the Severe Weather storms so people. Have been so amazing we had a Whatsapp Group that had 260 people and coordinating efforts and what we did was we connected with each other they got to the bridge and they were able to get over about 12 oclock today and they started resting people who are trapped in their attic. Unfortunately we have a good friend who lost his wife. Saying we just dont have this and. Were all just trying to cope but there everyone is being amazing and helping each other the storm is finally starting to settle down now but its still we think like a category 3 we dont even know we get little bits of news and so were just trying to hold on now its just a point of going in finding what you can and putting your life back together you know im really sorry to hear what happened to your friends wife last obsolete think when do you think you know i talked to be able to return home and see whether you can actually solve a genny thing. I went to day i still under water about 6 feet under water. Gone you know what we got out with our lives and we can rebuild and my mother has the color of my house anyhow so its a good time to change it being remarkably upbeat sarky joining us from freeport in the bahamas stay safe and thanks for taking the time to talk to us. All the Southern California coast guard has suspended its such for survivors following a file on a commercial diving vessel sank off the blaze broke out before dual monday 5 of the crew were rescued but most of the people on board was sleeping but i tacked on a match to crews have now recovered. The authorities have launched an investigation into what is one of the areas worst maritime disaster. A still ahead so on this news hour. I have never attended a resignation to the central peoples government. To carry around and she wants to resign after leaked all the recordings of her saying shed quits if she could. Arrest the former president ial candidate and 1st lady salvatores on corruption charges this is the Anti Corruption watchdog shut down. And it spoke to find out which players have made it through to the last 4 at the u. S. Its an appropriate moment to remind you the top stories here on aljazeera the u. K. s Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed hes calling for snap general election after losing a crucial parliamentary vote 328 m. P. s voted to seize control of parliaments of gender on wednesday where theyll try to legislate against a new deal by exit. Hurrican dorrian is inching away from the bahamas after slamming into the island nation as a category 5 storm official say that in the midst of a historic tragedy it supports more deaths of widespread damage and which. You have experts have released a report saying all parties in the yemen conflicts may be involved in war crimes reported q says the saudi u. A. E. Coalition of killing civilians with air strikes and deliberately denying them 8 despite them being on the brink of fun and investigators have given a list of suspects to the un human rights chief is your burden monthly reports. Indiscriminate killing torture and using starvation as a weapon of war. These are the findings of a group of United Nations experts who investigated the war yemen the parties to the conflict in yemen are responsible for an array of Human Rights Violations and violations of International Humanitarian law some of these violations are likely to amount to war crimes. Its the 2nd report by a group of eminent experts who say the u. S. Britain and france may be complicit in war crimes by arming and providing intelligence to the saudi u. A. E. Coalition. Especially so in yemen says wesson bombs a consistently being used by the coalition the problem with this how do the americans and all those who matter them like the United States the ignore the dimension of the warsaw short of talking to run short of probably mitigating the tension between the iranians and the americans the arenas and the saudis i think those happening in in yemen is only a proxy for probably a bigger game and why the game but the experts say there are no clean hands when it comes to the involvement of all the warring parties that includes Houthi Rebels the Yemeni Government forces supported by saudi arabia and the United Arab Emirates they have targeted hospitals ports water facilities markets farms and of restricted the delivery of humanitarian aid. The u. N. Experts also accuse iran of backing the violence committed by the juntas one of the most devastating airstrikes targeted a Wedding Party in 2015 killing at least 130 people. And in august last year at least 40 children were killed when a saudi u. A. E. Coalition air strike hit the pass inside. The experts are also concerned the war has taken another complex turn as the saudi backed government and the u. A. E. Back separatists in the south of vying for control of yemen 2nd city aid and parties to the conflict shown. Amongst some as to the way. The u. N. Describes the war as the worlds worst humanitarian crisis and is calling on all parties the conflict including western countries to be held accountable lure about a man the out is there are at least 14 people have been killed and 24. 00 others injured after a bomb exploded on drug passenger bus in mali central moxy region there are struck a land mine while traveling through an area where ethnic militias and armed groups carry out regular attacks against civilians. South africas president Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned the latest wave of xenophobia attacks in johannesburg over 100 people have been arrested since the violence broke out on sunday many foreign owned shops were attacks but as haram a tussle reports local Business Owners were also talked it. Out police in south africa try again to stop writing and looting in some poor neighborhoods in and around johannesburg its been like this since sunday some of the businesses and shops are vandalized belong to foreign nationals this is not the 1st time i have an absolute say it has been through this he says his other store in another part of the city was looted last year because it is Something Like this. How can a dragon. Make something for my familys from a Childrens Home my parents are today libya come from the like not for a crime or whatever. Only for. Something that begins believe criminal gangs are responsible for the violence. He got a phone call only in the morning that his business was being looted but it was too dangerous for him to move now that its relatively quiet hes come back to assess the damage are still falling people still looting as are all of you with the Police Presence and all of the ses its not about. The fighting for in the shop im a sort of a citizen blois said if you see people that work for me in the shop and they talk its just to be accumulative effect that it does give me another running at a loss of im without words i dont know what else to say. Some say the countrys high Unemployment Rate now nearly a 30 percent white space poverty and inequality are to blame for the violence. In 2008 at least 60 people were killed and more than 50000 forced from their homes when many Foreign African nationals were targeted 4 years ago at least 7 people were killed some of the africans feel they are competing with outsiders for scarce jobs. Human Rights Groups say anti immigrant comments made by some politicians are making things worse they said xenophobic sentiment underlying this about foreigners everything to leave we are a democracy we are a Democratic Society we cannot allow people to take the law into their own ends there is no country that doesnt have for a measure now the president still has condemned the attacks as in a phobic and click to pull more than 100 people have been arrested for public violence arson and looting but in some areas the police seem overwhelmed making it easy for some people to stay in the street. John has been. Zimbabwes Public Sector doctors of go on strike over pay and working conditions comes out of the government failed to meet that demand to have their wages pegged to the u. S. Dollar the strike was threatened last week with a Doctors Association saying its members cant afford to report for duty so badly is currently facing surging inflation and a deep economic crisis. Hong kongs leader has dismissed a leaked already recording of her saying she resigned if she had a choice caroline says she never planned to quit her comments were recorded during a private lunch last week and come after 3 months of antigovernment protests when her reports from hong kong all day. Or they were told only this seems to be no end in sight to the protests in hong kong and no sign that the government is willing to give in to any of the protesters demanding day 2 of a series of strikes got underway as news emerged of a leaked audio recording in which the citys chief executive is heard telling Business Leaders that she would resign if she had a choice. Oh. Is. This just in the you live or charles the 1st thing is to meet. At a rate that. Is 2. Hours later in who weekly Media Conference kerry said it was unacceptable that the private conversation had been recorded and she sought to clarify her comments about resigning i have never attended a resignation to the central peoples government. I have not even contemplated to discuss a resignation with the central peoples government. The choice of not resigning is my own choice no move though how the resignation of the chief executive was one of the key demands of the protesters when they began taking to the streets on the 1st of july protesters stormed this building the Legislative Council the seat of power in hong kong with kerry lamb in charge those fighting for political change here say the chief executives leaked comments prove what they always knew. They say theres no real power residing in the building they broke into and thats why they say their fight is no longer about kerry lamb resigning its about sending a message to china that the people of hong kong want democracy we have a puppet government controlled by the tyrannical Chinese Communist party and it needs fundamental change to the Chinese Government again reiterated its support for hong kongs administration but warned it will act if the situation worsens. The Central Government will never allow the chaos in hong kong to continue indefinitely if the situation in hong kong deteriorates further becomes uncontrollable and the turmoil threatens the sovereignty and security of the country the Central Government will not sit idly by. The controversy over kerry lambs leaked comments is likely to had little impact on the crisis with both sides no closer to finding a result wayne hay Al Jazeera Hong Kong guatemala has a reputation for being one of the most corrupt countries in the americas and people there fear it will become even worse when an Anti Corruption watch talk shuts down on tuesday the un backs International Commission against impunity known as the sea sick began work in 2007 it since uncovered dozens of criminal networks including ties between organized crime and politicians 4 years ago then president auto prize molina resigned after the Commission Links him and his inner circle to foreign bribery 2 years later the commission began investigating Illegal Campaign funding by the current president Jimmy Morales he was cleared of any wrongdoing but protests followed when he announced he wouldnt win new the commissions mandate because it promoted what he called judicial terror his successor president elect a 100. Doesnt intend to reestablish commission when he sworn in next year thats despite polls consistently showing that more than 70 percent of guatemala and support it will shut down comes a day after guatemalas former 1st lady and president ial runner ups on the taurus was arrested on corruption charges prosecutors accuse torres of using nearly 4000000. 00 from unregistered electoral funds during the 2015 and lection charges relate to the National Unity of hope party of which she was both candidates and general secretary she denies the charges and says shes the victim of a witch hunt. Well you know everything is political and you should talk to jemma tell you why he said he would not rest until he put me in prison go ask him its political persecution. I believe many watermelons happy waiting for this we respect due process and respect of the law the courts are there was who will decide if he committed a crime members of italys and to stop us from the 5 Star Movement have voted overwhelmingly in favor of forming a government with the center Left Democratic Party more than 79 percent supported a coalition in an online vote paving the way for a new government to take office in the coming days literally was thrown into political turmoil when the anti immigrant league party said it was pulling out of its coalition with 5 star 5 star going to form a new administration with its 4 rivals the Democratic Party to head off an early election i keep the league out of power a minister decepticons is expected to keep his job or the president and both houses of parliament need to approve his new cabinet no matter or a court of the cheated in your partnership rather with the Record Number of citizens who participate in this ballots voted with a large majority say yes to the birth of a new government with Prime Minister decepticon to with a coalition in which the 5 Star Movement will be the Major Political force. And spain may be heading to new elections after the acting Prime Minister rejected a Coalition Agreement with the far left but they must party pedre sanchez says there are too many differences between his socialist party and today most to create a governing alliance but he did offer a deal that would give officials from the far left party lower positions in the government along with progressive policies like pension hikes and rent controls such as is socialist one most votes in a puzzle action but fell short of a majority if no agreement is reached by the 23rd of september a repeat election will be held on the eve of the 10th. Do not agree with the coalition formula proposed but theyre most nor do we want to loan socialist government we take into account the reasons but then most within the socialist party thats the middle ground we are proposing today the spanish coast guard has rescued nearly 200 refugees and migrants from the mediterranean they were trying to cross from north africa to spain 73 people were saved from 3 break 3 boats in the strait of gibraltar 110 others were rescued off the monica coast. Meanwhile a ship carrying 800 Asylum Seekers from congested refugee camps on the greek island of les pauls is taking them to the mainland it is the 2nd ship to transfer people the 2nd ship to transfer people to the greek city of the salon ak. In the last 2 days another carrying 635 people mostly afghans reached mainland on monday is part of the countrys efforts to address overcrowding in refugee camps. 2 russian activists have been sentenced to 3 years in jail for violence against police even a of who was one of thousands of protesters who do pass in a series of rallies after opposition candidates were blocked from running in this sundays local elections he was convicted of pepper spraying Security Officials in july another man was jailed for pulling an officers on during arrest. By the famous street artist banksy has been stolen in central paris the artwork depicting a rats with a face mask holding a pen knife was reported missing on monday it had been protected behind glass since it appeared in june last year it was installed around the time of the 50th anniversary of the 968. 00 student uprising. All. For 2022 world cup. With ebooks based. Business updates brought to you by Qatar Airways going places together. Business updates brought to you by Qatar Airways going places together. With. The official logo for the 2022 world cup and cateye has been revealed with just over 3 years to go until the event kicks off images. The emblem appeared at iconic locations in more than 20 countries. The logo is designed to reflect the sand dunes of cats are as well as the shape of the world cup trophy the figure of 8 as a reminder of the 8 world cup stadiums that will host matches its also inspired by a traditional woman show war injuring the winter months in the gulf region our correspondent Andy Richardson was at the launch and. While in some ways the details of this emblem on as important as the wider symbolism of the timing of this launch as we build up to the 2022 world cup here in qatar the timing of this launch is no accident it was september the 3rd 1971 when cats or became an independent country having previously been a protectorate of britain and its now as an independent country the cats always bringing the world cup to the middle east for the very 1st time and after all the conversations and controversies weve had since cats i was awarded the world cup in 2010 the Global Nature of the launch of this emblem is a reminder to everyone that sure enough a football tournament will be coming here in november 2022 in terms of readiness to with the aid stadiums now finished one of them the khalifa stadium will be on show to the world later on this month when it hosts the world athletics championships and then in december we have the Club World Cup here in cats are the 1st big day for events be hosted by the country effectively a test event ahead of the world cup as cats already seeks to establish itself as a global hub for elite sports David Harding is a former katter bureau chief for the a. F. P. News agency he says the country still has work to do in selling the positive aspects of the tournaments to the rest of the world. I think it still has to convince many many skitt skeptics obviously the u. K. Is one of them but there are many people in europe that dont believe that qatar should have the world cup because of the various control the seas i think whats a night will allow those in the Supreme Committee in doha to do is to say right this is the emblem and now we can concentrate on the message of what we want to tell you about how the world cup will be different in qatar. The only theres only 8 stadiums for the fact there is 4 going is potentially in the qualifying rounds when it gets to the finals of fans if youre in doha or you can go to 2 possibly 3 matches in one which is impossible or another world cup so i think theyd allow the kid story organizers to get those messages across rather than just saying yes we are going to host the world cup argentinian striker mario carty has joined french champions paris sounds your man he is she have agreed to sign a carty on a loan deal for minimal and the deal includes an option to make his transfer apartment next season the 26 year old scored 124 goals in 219 appearances for the italian club. Alina spit alina has become the 1st ever ukrainian woman to reach the u. S. Open semifinals of seeds for the lena beat britains iana contest in straight sets 6464 but alina is now the highest left in the draw a target of a grand slam. Yes this is amazing and. It was very very tough match and so i think we were both were started striking the ball and it was gross even and then in the end they had to close almost server which was very tricky and just very very happy the way handled the pressure of doing. In the mens draw Danielle Medvedev got the better of 2016 champion stanford for and its a career high point for the russian whos never previously got beyond the 4th round at any grand slam tournaments medvedev beating vibrant cat in 4 sets. These ilands cricketers have won their teach 20 series with sri lanka in dramatic circumstances new zealand required 7 runs with 4 balls remaining mitchell launched this shot. Shihan gys syria look to have taken the catch until he collided with his teammate 6 was awarded and new zealand went on to win by 4 wickets with just 2 balls to spare. England have a tweak to their winning line up ahead of wednesdays 4th ashes test against australia captain joe root will have a fast bowler craig overturned back in his team as a replacement chris woakes england recorded an unlikely one wicket victory in the last test thanks to an unbeaten century from ben stokes a 5 match series is the level of 11. 00 of the 2 tests remaining. What it has done is make it a very special week this week and grab 2 need for us to build on what was a fantastic win. And carry that forward very special last hour so the way we performed in the 2nd innings was more what we. Were about as a team. And steve smith is back in the Australian Team after missing the 3rd test due to a concussion injury a former captain has also regained his position at the top of the worlds batting rankings smith is averaging more than a 100 and this series so far and that is all your sport for now its now back to felicity and london. Thanks so much now americas love affair with electronic books appears to be ending for the 4th year sales of ebooks a down. Up hundreds of castro looks at why the paperback 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 dual carefully select each title to reflect the richness of the Africanamerican Community culture is not 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 67. 00 or 80. 00 for an ebook overall ebook sales in the u. S. Market have been on the decline since 2015 authored the need around 3 green says thats not surprising she says physical books are just as important to a community as physical bookstores 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 relationship 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. Just bought it for me felicity ball on the news out seen here in london and i get far away with more of the days news including the latest breaking news that the british Prime Minister is calling for us not the general election. Odd. 3 months of protests on an unprecedented scale have virtually paralyzed hong kong what began as opposition to an extradition law has escalated into a broader prodemocracy antigovernment movement. So how and why has this crisis developed what the protesters want. In the 1st of 2 special reports people in power traces the dramatic evolution of hong kong summer of defiance on a. Move. For the congolese the journey to work all the more means unimaginable hardship i prefer to live up to just enjoy my gotten to chance in life and live in a dangerous journey through the jungle. I fell into the rail for nearly died. Our children go to school and live because of the train. Risking it all the democratic republic of congo on aljazeera. Paul image is on the brink of wrecking any deal that we might be. A defined Boris Johnson calls for snap election after losing a crucial brecks that votes in the u. K. s parliament. Well again office tea party watching aljazeera life from london also coming up hurrican durian grows in size but weakened as a boss as the bahamas with dangerous winds and a life threatening storm surge. Un experts find potential war crimes on all sides in the yemen conflict and say the u. S