Wanted nothing from ukraine and that the inquiry should end. Under siege students of a university in hong kong a hold up while senators in the u. S. Approve a bill to support human rights. And unrest in bolivia continues to spiral a Security Forces tried to stop ongoing protests. Welcome to the program more dramatic testimony has been delivered on the 4th day of the public impeachment inquiry into u. S. President donald trump the u. S. Ambassador to the European UnionGordon Sunland gave the most anticipated testimony so far he said while trump never told him directly about a reciprocal agreement or quid pro quo for military aid it was made clear to everyone involved that it was a Pressure Campaign against ukraine. Was there a quid pro quo as i testified previously with regard to the requested white house call and the white house meeting the answer is yes mr giuliani conveyed to secretary perry ambassador volker and others that President Trump wanted a Public Statement from president selenski committing to investigations of brewery sma and the 2016 election well we also heard from Deputy Assistant secretary of defense norah and david hale the undersecretary for Political Affairs in her testimony cooper mentioned that ukrainian officials about stalled aid as early as july 25 my staff showed me 2 unclassified emails that they received from the state Department One was received on july 25th at 2 31 pm that email said that the Ukrainian Embassy and House Foreign Affairs committee are asking about Security Assistance the 2nd email was received on july 25th at 4 25 pm that email said that the hill knows about the f m f situation to an extent and so does the Ukrainian Embassy. Well the inquiry is assessing whether trump withheld military support in order to pressure ukraine into investigating his democratic rival joe biden following the latest testimonies trump said the impeachment inquiry should end. Not only did we win today its over and some of the fair friends of which there is a joe biden said this thing is over then people are seizing company hes got nothing done in congress and now with their big star witnesses and its going to be their star witness theyre just so you know i dont know very well hes the guy that got but there he wasnt even on my side came over to be i didnt even know that he came over to me after i defeated other people i defeated him. About 100. 00 protesters are still holed up in hong kongs besieged Polytechnic University there the remnants of hundreds who took over the campus for several Days International condemnation is growing at a treatment of the protest as senators in the u. S. Have approved a bill to support human rights in Hong Kong China says its meddling and as some of the u. S. Diplomats in beijing set a clock joins us live now from outside the university sara said just bring us up to date with whats happening there and how many students are still left inside. Or down we believe around 100. 00 protesters are still holed up inside theyre refusing to leave in this is despite the goetia actions or a deal struck between the police at the university and the government to score some of the students of the last few days out before theyre arrested now 1000 have left by the last few days but as i mentioned at least 100 are still inside and we have reports that they are hungry and theyre also skid about leaving this campus on monday those who did flee and thats why when the earlier part of this week were fired upon by the lazy yes and rubber bullets and as a result 100 how cool members of the of the Antigovernment Movement remaining inside now police have sealed off this whole area around us as a result of their own watch its a 24 hour round the. Block monitoring situation as for other disruptions around hong kong this particular area which is a very busy past of cow learning on the mainland side of hong kong we have traffic major traffic disruptions we have the cost of a tunnel behind me it still closed and he said banging at the moment theyre trying to clear out this particular area so they can number one reopen it because its probably the busiest tunnel connecting Hong Kong Island to calin and i want to reopen that to try and clear some of that Traffic Congestion we also have plain as across behind me over possums getting rid of all the rubbish in the types of chairs that are being put up by these protesters to block this particular barricades and stop the police from entering the Polytechnic University campus here in calgary and serve just briefly we know the u. S. House and the Senate Passed a human rights bill which is now awaiting President Trumps approval that bill aims to protect human rights in hong kong what sort of reaction have we seen there. Were 30 on passage of that bill this morning the markets across they dropped including the hang seng of course you mentioned that home kong and china the governments here have rejected that particular bill angrily calling on the u. S. To stop meddling in hong kongs affairs now that bill requires the state department to certify whether or not hong kong is protecting the human rights and also could introduce sanctions if they believe that the Hong Kong Government is not protecting human rights and the democracy in hong kong now thats a particular bill must now go to donald trump he now has 10 days to pass it into law and otherwise the all the other thing that could also introduce sanctions but theres also a special try to arrangements that the u. S. Has on hong kong they could also withdraw all that if they believe that the Hong Kong Government is not following through and respecting the one country 2 systems policy all right to set a clock there in Hong Kong Sarah thank you. At least 11 people have been killed after airstrikes and missiles targeted parts of syrias rebel controlled province activists are blaming the Syrian Government and iranian militias for a missile that targeted in i. D. P. Camp near the Turkish BorderSyrian Regime airstrikes also hit the city of model in southern italy. Israels Opposition Leader benny gantz has been unable to form a Coalition Government paving the way for the country to go to the polls again israels political system has been paralyzed for months the 2 inconclusive elections in april and september dance on the incumbent Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu did not receive an overall majority so look to garner the support of avigdor liebermans party he refused to support either candidate and urged both to Work Together and form a unity government or a force that has more now from western. Well for hours before the expiration of the deadline for benny gantz to make a Coalition Government he came to the microphones to admit what had been coming increasingly clear throughout the course of the day that he had failed but he put the blame for that squarely at the feet of the Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu saying he had been fortifying himself inside a Transitional Government against the will of the israeli people just to try to avoid prosecution in impending Corruption Cases and he used particularly personal language in a very strong attack against netanyahu saying that no party leader was above the nation no person had the right to deny the people their vote no Prime Minister on leader could say that my interests are more important than yours and he said that netanyahu had been putting poison into the israeli political process through hatred and incitement and he said that israel now faced its greatest democratic test in its history as now the 21 day period begins where any member of the Israeli Parliament the knesset could theoretically try to form a Coalition Government if they have enough support otherwise israel is off to a 3rd round of elections within less than a year because our would so usually school. Netanyahu needs to remember israel still has a democracy even if it doesnt appeal to him and he should have come to terms with the fact that the outcome of the elections required him to negotiate directly with no blocks or barriers well earlier the right wing politician of a door lieberman whod been seen as the kingmaker in this process said that he hadnt been able to convince either netanyahu or gantz to compromise enough to form a joint unity government the only kind of government that he said he would support with his crucial seats in the Israeli Parliament so what comes next well the only way really that a 3rd election could be avoided is if the threat of that election which is so unpopular with the electorate is enough in itself to try to pressure key players to compromise more or if when netanyahu and we do think it is when they finally gets charged by the attorney general in the coming days in his 3 Corruption Cases whether that changes the calculus within his own party enough to try to splinter support away from him theres been no sign of that in the run up to those charges coming in the support has so far been rock solid behind him and so for now this grinding political crisis goes on with no sign of an end perhaps it will only end and maybe not even then if the 3rd round of elections happens in the early part of next year. Irans president Hassan Rouhani is blaming the United States israel and its other regional enemies for the mass protests in his country over the past few days the capital tehran is now largely peaceful following demonstrations which began on friday after a government hike in petrol prices iran is also disputing amnesty internationals figure of more than 100. 00 dead according the number speculative rouhani says the protests were a security issue and not a popular movement. Variables were organized and they were precisely following a scheme plotted by the backward state in our region as well as the zionists and the americans i consider this another big victory for the iranian nation after supremely leader has stated our people have come out of it tories at different times in the face of our enemies plots and this time as well in violence that with the enemies plot for creating insecurity our people gained complete victory. In bolivia at least 8 people have been killed in clashes with police in the military who were trying to secure a fuel plant and as Marianna Sanchez reports from allowed to some people are still unaccounted for. In a tiny church in 6 men were covered with blankets and laid on preen benches they died in tuesdays protest families mourned in shock waiting for an explanation of what happened. To me i dont know the airport or the lead my cousin they all had a life ahead not even a rapist or murderer is killed this way. He can assist his young nephew was not protesting he was hit by a bullet in the head immediate looks but i dont get it because he was shot from a helicopter they destroyed his head. Outside the church angry bolivians demanded justice blaming Security Forces for the deaths. Human rights organizations here say social unrest is spiraling and Security Forces were given a green light to quell the protest. On tuesday a government minister said. Hadnt shot one bullet but stopped short of saying the same about the police. These images show Police Shooting towards protesters 1st in cochabamba last friday and in atlanta on tuesday. Neighbors shared images on social media of the army also appearing to fire live around them be animals be still we have also seen the shootings and now there has to be an investigation to know who shot them. Protesters blame interim president jenny and his for the killings and are demanding her resignation. People. Say they want to withdraw 3 things 3 that the police and the military. Council there havent posted. The interim government released what it says is an audio recording of former president it will muddle is ordering allies to reinforce blockades that have stalled much of. The deadly protests prompted jenny nonuse to say she will color lections immediately. Present bando we are presenting the bill for the transitional electoral regime for the 2020 general elections. Back in the church the families of the victims say they dont trust aeneas or any Public Servant they say they didnt let their loved ones be taken to the morgue autopsies were performed in the church a familys waited for answers. Was. This a spro testers escorted yet another dead man into the church. Of the innocent just. Dont believe. In aljazeera when we come back pressure mounts on colombias government as the country braces for its Biggest National strike the news. Business and wobbly fired tear gas and all the buttons on protesters. Gathering to miss them to the Opposition Leader on the status. How i welcome to look at the international forecast what a real mixed bag of weather across north america at the moment theres some rain there some snow windy conditions well some of the west the weather actually could be of some benefit down towards the southwestern corner well see a fair bit of cloud and rain coming in across the Desert Southwest and some snow you notice i have the high ground temperatures an ally was struggling to get to around 18 degrees as night bad thing with the wildfires of course further north we got the very heavy rain which pushes its way right up into the midwest north of the border into canada and sioux want to be a pushing over towards quebec got some snow in the forecast here that colder air will talk in behind chicago struggles to get to around 5 celsius for friday some very heavy right easing down towards the the deep south pushing into texas behind mostly temps is getting up to around 90 celsius in l. A. Basin places a cloud of this state should be somewhat dry and the previous day having said that dry with some shallow us once again into parts of the caribbean some heavy showers there just around hispaniola draw than it has been recently its a parts of jamaica and maybe also into cuba as you go want towards the weekend then russia showers a wave towards the u. S. Around tillys the friday. Capturing a moment in time. Snapshots of other lives. Other stories. Providing the clips into someone elses what. They. Do day for. Inspiring documentaries from impassioned filmmakers. Witness on aljazeera. Welcome back a quick amount of our top stories here this hour the u. S. Ambassador to the European Union has been given some of the most im to say to testimony of the President Trump impeachment inquiry gordon someone describe old involvement of the trumpet ministration in a Pressure Campaign against ukraine the white house says his testimony completely exonerates the president from said i think barak is over. 100 just as are still holed up in hong kong perceives Polytechnic UniversityInternational Condemnation is growing of the treatment of the protesters u. S. House approve the bill supporting for my rights in hong kong. And of these 11 people have been killed off the airstrikes and missiles talk of the parts of syrias rebel controlled didnt call that status up in the Syrian Government to rein in militias from isaan the talk of the din i. D. P. Town near the Turkish Border. Protests in chile have now raged for more than a month as demonstrations continue to grip cities across the country a symbol as im a calling attention to the nations indigenous. The reports now in the chilean capital. Thousands of people continue to march on the streets of cheating the frustrations of demonstrators are rooted in social inequalities many believe are getting worse. One of the most iconic manifestations of this discontent is an indigenous band belonging to chiles muppet chipping in so dont go in is a mark which is scholars and one of the original designers of the flag she says the history of this marginalized group is whats made the flag an emblem of resistance among she has demonstrators but get them they get a going to said we should recognize that this struggle is about diverse sick tis said have been excluded women young people sick child diversity migrants who opossum the reality in chile that has been denied. The flag has begun to appear more and more at street protests and it serves to highlight one of the many inequalities chileans point to that the countrys constitution doesnt guarantee the rights of Indigenous People of which you were simply. Them up which have always been oppressed and today i identify more with indigenous flag than with a t. V. And flag oh many other flags are also visible at demonstrations representing just about every sector of society is the diversity of to lame protesters and their wide range of demands that together have sparked the largest social mobilization in a generation says you know this is his National Flag with holes burned through it says it symbolizes the more than 23 people who have lost their lives in the violence i mean military i want to it would hurt me to see a new constitution written that doesnt consider them a pussy cause because of sexual diversity id be upset if everything we worked for and for for ended in the constitution of the doesnt take into account all of the voices. I write more than 2000 people have been injured in protests since the crisis began 4 weeks ago the calls for justice over the deaths of demonstrators ensures the unrest will continue. Colombias government is mounting a massive security operation in preparation of what could be the countrys Biggest National strike on years on thursday riot police and soldiers have been deployed to the capital bogota and the countrys land borders have been shot to prevent foreigners from joining the protests and some are impacting has the latest now from bogota. It has been a tough 1st year for a colombian president. But the last 30 days at been worse. Is them a critic center party suffered heavy losses in Regional Elections feeling even in areas that had once been strongholds. In 5 Indigenous Leaders were killed by an armed group that happened as the army struggles to contain violence in areas where the implementation of a peace deal with rebels has been delayed by government opposition to the agreement. Finally his defense minister was forced to resign after it was revealed that at least 8 children had been killed in an air attack against the dissident faction of the fark the president s response to that thing. What are you talking about dude normally the 1st year he said good year for the president to have this haunting with that Public Opinion and people are not convinced at this point of the story that this is a Good Government that they are at best in the country they dont think that the hatha an overall d project for the country. Support for the president in polls is falling to 26 percent with growing discontent over government actions and proposed Economic Reforms opposition parties unions and students have called for a National Strike thats expected to be the largest in years and like that said by this one we are the 3rd most unequal country in the world the 6th worst in education and with the protests across south america from ecuador to colombians have been emboldened people are asking if we are worse off why dont we also do it the biggest fear for president and the government is that this. Reich could spike in cologne get the same kind of rest that is seriously stabilize the number of countries in the region. From a president has accused foreign agents of inciting violence some critics say that could be a way to criminalize the protest but government representatives say thats not the case and i believe every comment has a right to protest it whether it is wonderful spread under the right. Shoes but at the same time we have to question those who ask are people who want a National Strike even if theyre really if they really have the columbus interests in mind or if they have political benefit in mind. Despite such comments many colombian say theyre ready to join people across south america in the main being social in economy grow form so they feel theyve been denied for too long at least in the room. If europeans in this adama region voted on the creation of the new federal state bill in their results are expected on thursday the Initiative Aims to give ethnic groups more autonomy but something in the vote could bring more fragmentation in july the referendum was delayed dragging days of unrest that left dozens dead. Riot police in zimbabwe have a time Opposition Party supporters with gas and water cannon have gathered to hear leader Nelson Chamisa give a speech on the countrys struggling economy is growing frustration with the government of the lack of fuel and medicines. From harare far from they came to hear their leaders speech and see the opposition supporters were met by riot police who made it clear they werent allowed to attend already organized by Nelson Chamisa the head of the movement for Democratic Change party struggling to deal with the worst economic crisis in a decade they are shortages a basic commodities including fuel and power. Which i miss i arrived he said he wanted to tell us about what his m. D. C. Party plan to do about the economic crisis saying president goggle and his rulings on government has failed the m. D. C. Is a large movement in this country it cannot be bought by another political party. For that reason we. Are shamed mr decide to use the military and the police in the way he has done this morning today but the fact of the matter is that going to change is not going to give it to mislead and its not going to stop the m. D. C. From moving forward with its problems and agenda. The police had earlier given permission for the ready to go ahead just outside the capital Central Business district but the m. D. C. Wanted together outside Party Headquarters in the city center the police say the reason why they didnt allow this rally to go ahead is because they were concerned they would be violent thats why they deployed. For the m. D. C. The Opposition Party say they will still continue trying to hold gatherings try to hold rallies because they say surprise a concerned this is an infringement appeared rights to express themselves. The police have banned several m. D. C. Gatherings this year even. Writes with his have often criticized Security ForcesExcessive Force when dispersing crowds this year. Points to where we are 14 sinking and we where we. Need to be seen. Hundreds. But. For you. And this seems to be mounting as the economy worsens but in a country with a history of repression speaking out against the government can sometimes be dangerous. The greek government has announced it will close down several large migrant camps and replace them with closed facilities with a capacity of at least 5000. 00 people each souls of them to step up deportations of migrants not eligible for asylum is the latest in a series of measures aimed at tackling severe of a crowding the whole of the proceeding with the arrangement of clay centers and he said they cannot move apparently that english reaction was because a clear message needs to be sent to laze planning to enter the country legally and they know that they do not qualify for a signed up. And the government also plans to move 20000 refugees from the islands to the mainland by the end of the but that decision is facing a backlash from many locals as John Psaropoulos reports now from the greek region of macedonia. This hotel in northern greece is surrounded by cotton fields far from the sea and the tourist sites it would most likely be closed for winter instead the International Organization for migration is paying it almost 2000. 00 a day to house 135 syrian afghan and iraqi Asylum Seekers moved here from the greek islands where theres no proper accommodation for them as merde who spent 2 years on the island of heroes has been granted asylum and can now dream of a future here. Now if another look on this as we used to get moved from wherever we pitched our tent on it was a small place nobody wanted us now i plan to go to work for another barber and in time i will save money to open my own shop but not everyone in the local town of help youve gone and thinks refugees should be allowed to work here the economic crisis has left nearly 20 percent of people unemployed including the local mothers i spoke to guess theyre not refugees theyre Illegal Migrants refugees are from war zones afghanistan isnt at war nor is kuwait no the african countries they pick up their i phones and tell their relatives back home theres free accommodation free food free healthcare and free transport and our children have nothing they have unemployment and they get bullied by the migrants in the nearby camp of the of a 1000 people have sponsored cash cards to spend on local groceries locals also find work caring for refugees and 4 and a half 1000 apartments nationwide are rented to Asylum Seekers paid for with e. U. Money but this refugee economy is not addressing growing greek concern the government has moved about 4000. 00 people from the island since september and plans to move a total of 20000. 00 by the end of the year but many greeks are beginning to feel this is a pointless exercise the islands quickly fill up again with new arrivals and camps like this one in northern greece a growing greece is now hosting about 100000 Asylum Seekers arrivals from turkey are averaging almost 10000 a month more than triple the numbers at the start of the year the greek government recently us to its e. U. Partners to take 4000. 00 unaccompanied minors off its hands only one country responded the benefits of the refugee economy are giving way to refugee fatigue and the feeling that greece is facing a global migration crisis all on its jumpstart awful us aljazeera in the greek region of macedonia. Now with just over 3 weeks to go until the u. K. s general election the main anti briggs it party the liberal democrat says published its manifesto bantys main pledges to stop drugs it and use the money they say will be saved to improve Public Services theyre estimating that figure at around 65000000000. 00 and it will democrats are a long way behind in 3rd place in the current of. The u. K. s Prince Andrew says hes stepping back from public duties for the forseeable future he says his ties to the convicted sex offender Geoffrey Epstein have become a major disruption to the royal family Prince Andrew is facing a backlash of a recent interview in which he said he did not regret the friendship or the news of course on our website there it is on your screen the address aljazeera dot com thats aljazeera dot com. A quick check of the headlines here on aljazeera the u. S. Ambassador to the European Union has delivered some of the most anticipated testimony at the donald trump impeachment inquiry gordon sumlin describe broad involvement of the trumpet ministration in a Pressure Campaign against ukraine the white house though says his testimony completely exonerates the president while trump says the inquiry is over alan fisher has more on the importance of simons testimony. 1st of all because he said there was a quid pro quo secondly because he said all the senior figures here reported to the president and he named mike pence the Vice President secretary of state might pompey or might move aly who is the chief of staff every day interaction with the president and also rick perry who at that point was the Energy Secretary that simp orton because hes saying they all knew there was a quid pro quo they all knew that Rudy Giuliani was speaking to the ukrainians with the intention of setting up an inquiry into joe biden now interestingly enough in the last couple of hours weve heard from mike pence his office and also from sector was office saying the gordon saw and winds testimony was wrong thing to remember here those statements are put out to the media Gordon Sandland was actually under oath when he gave his testimony so that is very important and top American Defense official laura cooper later told the impeachment inquiry that she found out in july about a whole being placed on military aid to ukraine and that the president had ordered it cooper says while she never spoke to trump about the hold she heard it was put in place because of his concerns of a corruption in ukraine about 100 protesters are still holed up in hong kongs perceives Polytechnic University police surrounding the campus of arrested more than a 1000 people since monday. International condemnation is growing of the treatment of the protesters and the u. S. House has approved a bill supporting human rights in hong kong. At least 11 people have been killed after airstrikes and missiles targeted parts of syrias rebel controlled province activists are blaming the Syrian Government and uranium militias for a missile targeted and i. D. P. Camp near the Turkish Border. As the headlines the news continues on aljazeera off to the bottom line station thats a watching. And to you. Hi im Steve Clemons and i have a question is a Trump Administration turning the u. S. Military into a protection racket lets get to the bottom line. Burden sharing Many American president s have pushed this line but donald trump has added a new dimension arguing that allies of the United States have to pay more for quote protection he has been rated nato allies handed angle americal a handwritten bill for 2 trillion dollars on one occasion for money is owed for germanys protection and moved on to saudi arabia and last week it was south koreas turn so what does it mean for the u. S. Military forces spread all over the globe and do americas allies smell a shakedown fortunately we have 3 people in the room who have all the answers to these questions admiral William Fallon who is headed who is headed both u. S. Central command and Pacific Command and served as a president ial envoy to japan lacey healy chief editor of stick and host of a podcast on military affairs called things that go boom and kevin baron