Released documents show trumps lawyer was in close contact with the secretary of state over ukraine. Climate pressure in the pacific we travel to the tiny island nation of find out whats at risk. Always begin in hong kong where pauls fellow collections are now open the policy as a test for the pro beijing government following months of demonstrations chief executive kerry has cast her vote a record 4100000 people have registered to vote hong kongs biggest turnout since the territory was returned to china from britain in 1997 speaking to the media kerry lamb appealed for a peaceful vote. We are facing an extremely challenging situation in all the nice in this years elections but im pleased to say that with the concerted efforts of all parties including of course over 30000 Civil Servants in many departments working today we should have a relatively peaceful and calm and vironment to conduct these elections successfully hongkong pro democracy activists joshua wall is urging protesters to continue opposing very he was disqualified from running in the local elections since i will protest movement stuff for a few more people around the world just appalled and. Could come up booked District Council your action is that your action in Community Based focus not on the strength. Instead overall. Political system but i still urge people to action to show how this can head to beijing. Drives reports from hong kong. Coming amid unprecedented unrest everyone agrees this will be an election like no other. Many seats are being contested by a new generation of candidates some molded by the protest movement. Sign cam wing an independent is out on bail after being arrested and charged for unlawful assembly. People have been paying close attention to the process the excessive use of force by police and the arrests and theyve been studying the views of the candidates on these things and making up their minds in a city of 7000000 people a record 4000000 have registered to vote. Its tough we dont know which side to take but beijing is in charge in any case the all signs indicate that the prodemocracy protests are poised to win a big victory. This is important for hong kong people its like an opinion poll normally dominated by local issues this election will instead focus on the much bigger question of hong kongs relationship with mainland china. With pro china parties having the majority of seats up for election they are seen as having the most to lose given the groundswell of antigovernment feeling prodemocracy candidates are contesting every seat with thousands of new young voters registering for the 1st time the probe aging camp seems to be bracing itself for losses this year the elections have been highly politicized and violence have become a central issue and there are people for and against so local issues will be sidelined campaigning on streets that bad the scars of months of unrest leo chou is a candidate for the Democratic Party. Hes not hopeful about the chances of this vote forcing the government to concede on any of the protesters demands i do not have a very strong am optimistic mind about they were care about the people are sad because. In this direction but at a distance it can provide. Important matches for the International Community that and people but people are thinking in hong kong. This ballot will likely prove the strength of feeling in this deeply polarized city the question then will be watching impact it has on the escalating violence of macbride al jazeera hong kong. Well sarah clarke joins us again live from outside a polling station hows it look now. The polls have been open for about 4 and a half hours now in the fischel figures from the Election Committee say that around 720000. 00 people have already cast their ballot now thats about 3 times the turnout in that period of time since the 25th in the last elections weve seen huge lines at polling booths across hong kong as these people turn out in what is considered and on president invite the lines of here before they start their way around this particular building its lunchtime here now so the numbers are certainly diminished here but at this stage where as you mentioned before we got to a Record Number of people have registered thats 4100000 people in hong kong will vote today are expected to vote and the surge of the increase has been in the 18 to 35 year old age bracket so the Younger Age Group are probably stops macapp it does have the majority but we are expecting the prodemocracy groups or the pan to credit our Democratic Party to win back or secure some of those seats. Or its very strange. And the government protesters have taken to the streets of bogota yet again colombians say theyre angry over proposed reforms to the tax and Pension System but the mayor of the capital insists the chaos is part of a plot to disrupt the country understand that m. P. s are reports. Protests were held on for a 3rd consecutive day against the government of. Hundreds of demonstrators to once again to the streets across the capital. The demonstrations were peaceful with people banging on parts and chanting we are not afraid any more yet as they tried to block roads in march towards downtown they were attacked by the police rolling in and motorcycles and dispersing crowds of the tear gas. But protesters kept coming back that is why the 3 days 4 days 5 days are not enough it will continue until the government listens to the people no more policies that make us work until were 80 years old without a pension for a certain day protesters were met with stun grenades and tear gas by the police in this case as they were trying to block this avenue one of the main tera fares from the north to the city down to the center. Clashes in confrontations continued throughout the afternoon and into the evening one protester was critically injured by the Police President divine ducasse said the army will remain the ploy to cross the city saturday there were no reports of looting and vandalism and the overnight curfew imposed on friday was lifted but. Said that the looting was coordinated by criminals to spread panic and it was good but if this isnt about some young people who are having spontaneous demonstrations there is a plot here a High Level Organization with those who are interested in destabilizing the country. President duke announced he will begin a National Conversation with the leaders of the protests next wednesday but some fear it may be too little too late its interesting that he spoke about it in a conversation not a dialogue and i believe the president is has not yet understood the dimension of public discontent and i really dont sense that he is genuinely interested as of yet in sitting down and discussing with different sectors of time in society about the multiple sources of discontent that are driving this but without a real dialogue many colombian say they will continue to defy their government in the streets like so many other protest movements across south America Alison and. I will look to. The u. S. State department has released track holds related to its things with ukraine but ill come and support testimony at the impeachment inquiry that several senior officials were in the loop all efforts to pressure kiev into investigating the u. S. President s rival Joe Biden John Hendren has more from washington. The cast of president Donald TrumpsUkraine Pressure Campaign grows ever wider 100 pages of newly released state department documents show that secretary of state mike pump aoe spoke to President Trumps personal attorney Rudy Giuliani twice in march that was shortly before u. S. Ambassador to ukraine maria vonn of h. Was removed from office scott lucas says its not hard to win for when they were talking about that the day before pompei our 2nd call with giuliani there was a time line prepared which set out all of the material about biden his son hunter and marie yvonne a bitch trying to set up in other words a paper trail for the secretary of state of these alleged alleged activities by biden and yavanna bitch that wouldnt have just wanted an investigation by ukraine the impeachment inquiry is looking into whether the white house engaged in a cold war. Ordinated campaign to withhold nearly 400000000. 00 in military aid to ukraine until the president of act on tree publicly announced that he would investigate President Trumps chief political rival former Vice President joe biden President Trump denies that accusation i want nothing thats what i want for you thats what i said i want nothing the newly released documents support this damning statement from embassador Gordon Sunland was there a quid pro quo the answer is yes everyone was in the loop we kept the leadership of the state department and the n. S. C. Informed of our activities and that included communications with secretary of state pompei o. The state department had refused to give those documents they were obtained through a freedom of information lawsuit by the Watchdog Group american oversight now Senate Democrats are asking pump a 0 in a letter to recuse himself from the state departments response to the impeachment inquiry pump ale was quick to respond im not going to accuse myself from this i know precisely what american policy was with respect to ukraine i was working on it and im incredibly proud of what weve accomplished also joining in the circle of those implicated in the president ial Pressure Campaign is the president s top defender in the impeachment inquiry republican devin nunez clearly these little chris accusations dont reflect Committee Members who are honestly searching for the truth on saturday reports emerge suggesting nunez met with a disgraced former ukrainian prosecutor to find dirt on biden that is according to a lawyer for a businessman live parness indicted for his role in working with giuliani to prompt a ukrainian investigation of biden and his son if true the circle of all the president s men in the Ukraine Campaign just got bigger john hendren washington. Well still ahead on al jazeera voting for change and. Growth in the west african nation goes to the polls with hopes to end the political crisis. We take a look at some of the other ways to lions are protesting against the government. Hello again welcome back to International Weather forecasts were here across much of turkey over the next few days conditions will be deteriorating as a system is coming out of the mediterranean ancora not looking too bad as we end the weekend here on sunday more clouds in the forecast a little bit chilly at 12 degrees but by the time we get towards monday notice all those clouds starting to filter in and by the time we get towards monday afternoon istanbul youll also be seeing some very heavy rain as well beirut a cloudy and cool day fuit 22 in aleppo seeing about 17 degrees in your forecast well here across the gulf expect to see more clouds by the time we get towards monday sunday not a bad day we have plenty of sun across much of the area but more clouds start filtering in as well this will affect parts of saudi arabia iran as well as into kuwait and here in doha expect to see an increase of clouds as well so here on sunday 26 degrees monday the possibility of showers in the vicinity but by the time we get to tuesday were looking a little bit better at 25 degrees there as well and then here across Southern Africa things are quite wet anywhere from johannesburg all the way down to durban here on sunday temperatures under him its very low a little bit warmer at 30 degrees but as we go towards monday clearing as we go into the beginning of the week were derbent see a very nice day for you with a temperature of 24. Whether sponsored by cattle ringlets. What was the last thing the president said to you about impeachment when you last spoke to him for oz Multicultural Society its not about you. Pretty damning allegations it was only years ago how worried are you that the conditions are still ripe for another i think they are right join me man of the house and as i put up from questions to my special guests and challenge them to some straight talking political debate here on aljazeera. Welcome back youre watching ill just 0 time to recap on headlines voting is underway in hong kongs local elections a Record Number of people have registered this time around its seen as a test for the Program Government following months of demonstrations antigovernment protesters of taking to the streets of bogota yes again hundreds of protesters were dispersed by tear gas following an overnight curfew and isolated looting in bogota colombia and say that angry at the post before tax and system. Records of the u. S. State departments dealings with ukraine have now been made public confirmed contacts between secretary of state might. And dont transpose Rudy Giuliani earlier this year. The people of guineabissau are heading to the polls in a few hours to elect a new president they hope the votes will bring stability to the west african nation after weeks of violence president. Seeking reelection but he faces a strong challenge from a former Prime MinisterNicolas Hawke reports from the capital. People come to nurse clementina doesnt assign to talk about their aches and pains but there is something that keeps coming up in her consultations politics is making people laugh. And so she tells them theres only one way to deal with it its to vote in this president ial election. Its as if politicians forgot about us that what they do actually affects us once they come into office they completely forget about the people they are meant to represent. The santos is disappointed with the president goes in where you have osh whos running for reelection he said he would put the country back to work instead elected officials squabbled threatening each other unable to pass laws or approve budgets the government stopped paying teachers and nurses do some to us who was left without pay for 10 months her clinic has no Running Water and it had no electricity until it charity installed solar panels. To get treatment people come to a hospital run by the west african soldiers stationed here as part of a stabilizing force because of the political deadlock. Treatment and drugs are free this is an effort to win hearts and minds because president ial candidates have been critical of the presence of foreign soldiers in their country and rallies the people to a patriotic crowd celebrating the south. It will take more than a good show to convince the 760000 voters they will come out to vote because many of them are 1st time voters and while this campaign has been about trying to bring to an end the political crisis with these young people for jobs. Has a masters degree in Political Science in a country where half of the population doesnt know how to read and write and yet he couldnt find a job now he works as a caretaker in an empty building site sleeping on a concrete floor. Really aiding employing people to have gone through this i sleep on the floor i am not sure why i bother to study what is this country done for me. Its a feeling shared by many there is no quick remedy to give you peace i was problems but for still santas expressing yourself can help alleviate the pain and perhaps bring change because hawk aljazeera. Now u. S. Vice president mike pence is in iraq on an unannounced visit pence met with u. S. Troops their base in the lumbar province he also spoke on the phone with the iraqi Prime Minister about the violent antigovernment protests have been going on for several weeks now demonstrators are angry about corruption high unemployment and Poor Public Services kurdish y. P. G. Forces have clashed with Turkish Backed forces in Northern Syria it happened near the town of a nacer turkey launched an offensive against the Kurdish Syrian Democratic forces last month a truce was agreed in cooperation with russia but small scale fighting continues aljazeera sat down with the turkish minister of defense to discuss the Ongoing Operations in northeastern syria are asked to see our current anchor is meeting its objectives despite international criticism. The ability to. Talk with them askance chiklis didnt talk at church was about the color no longer possible none of them marched. On to a matter of pleasure of each and they really think educationally. Because need to make. Up to the. Fight alone worked with. Them on the. Look up their little. Package to make. It up to my peers. To make the changes or they could just really go back to. That which i was one of those who do make to his brother barzan. When you. Talked about. And you can watch the entire interview with turkish minister of defense policy a car on talk to al jazeera on sunday at 830 g. M. T. Thousands of people have been marching across france to highlight the problem of violence against women found says one of europes highest rates of Domestic Violence so far this year 116 women have been killed by current or former partners a report released this month found French Police and the Justice System often failed to protect women. Bolivias interim leader has rejected the senates attempt to grant former president even more dollars amnesty for all those fled to mexico amid allegations of rigging the october Election Congress is now passed a bill paving the way for new elections on the sanctions as more from. The bill to call the elections was approved unanimously in congress after a heated debate now the interim president will enact it to begin the process of selecting members for the electoral tribunal and set a date for a new election. Will give new look to nicholas has done for the next government cannot be abusive either with the rural or you have been people it has to be neutral to manage the country well but if you favors one or the other it will be lost. Part of the demands made by members of the mass party that it will more or less his party was to take the military off the streets in turn the government wanted no more protests now streets have been quieter here in the past few hours after this past week clashes between protesters and the police and the army left 8 people dead here now the government wants all road blocks to be lifted to allow passage of food and fuel around the country but there are still many roadblocks that need to be cleared only many parts of the traffic is fluid food is slowly making its way into stores but here there are long queues of people waiting to get gas and many here say theyre not happy. Things are not well yet were not getting gas the government doesnt care were being discriminated against not only here in the us on in other places around the country there are cars long lines of cars and trucks queuing up to get gas however here many people are saying that the approval of this bill to call elections is giving them the confidence that now the country begins to move for. Word. To laze recent antigovernment protests are the most important since the end of the dictator Augusto Pinochets role in 990. 00 demonstrators are venting their rage at the government through slogans and graffiti on the walls in santiago how a latin america and its embassy in yemen is that takes us on a tour of the socalled talking walls. In few if any country is a social explosion left its mark as quickly and provide a severely as here you probably all heard the phrase if only the walls could talk well in chile that is exactly what they are doing so i thought it would be interesting to show you exactly what it is that theyre saying starting with this. Bleeding eyes represent the unprecedented number of protesters whove lost one or both eyes as a result of being shot by riot police with pellets these walls reflect the evolution of chiles social outburst this was one of the 1st to go viral the time has come chile has awoken no more Student Loan Debt no more a. F. P. Chiles private Pension System no more collusion from big business anger against chiles neo liberal Economic System predominates with slogans like taking a bullet costs less than staying in the system. One of the most widely seen messages is this no more abuses in this case written over the name of president pena while above a more disturbing message that reads at war against order. Another one screams let everything burn. Antiestablishment graffiti and messages are everywhere this one says kill yourself capitalism what a great percentage of whats on these walls targets the riot police and this new one shows the face of the directors the national police. With a rope around his neck and underneath it says the night will fall and we will dance over their bodies. But many others have flocked more hope than rage and in recent weeks the graffiti has become more sophisticated and artistic. We met muralist philip it got real as he began his latest work. Nice to me. That art shouldnt be just decorative reflect that historic and political moment were living and were live in a moment that i think could transform into a latin american operation is starting in chile and its our mission a sort is to represent it to show whats happening. To the finish work features the monopoly mascot rich uncle penny bags calculating that hundreds of protesters eyes are worth less than 30 basis the tiny amount that the metro fare went up last month that was the detonator of a social explosion that has destabilized the regions most stable nation the explanation on this war it wasnt peace it was silence to see in human aljazeera santiago. An archipelago in the western pacific is home to some of the most intact scoring systems in the world and they spectacular range of biodiversity but pressures from Climate Change tourism and overfishing are intensifying nick clark traveled to the pacific nation of palau and sent us this report. It is an extraordinary sight exposed structures of ancient coral reef framed in an expensive turquoise the requirements of a unesco World Heritage site and beneath the surface the profusion and variety of life is stunning one of the highest rates of biodiversity on the planet but the challenges are new worse in amongst a jumble of islands a series of marine lakes hold more one does this is. Lake it is connected to the sea but only through a series of small correction fishes in the rock its affectively isolated sealed ecosystem and beneath the surface lies a unique subspecies golden jellyfish theyve evolved to Harvest Energy directly from sunlight there are more than 2000000 of them and indeed thats a significant reduction in the past there have been as many as 30000000 in this lake but fluctuations in the weather have recently taken a toll the biggest challenge that we face in terms of the jellyfish making Climate Change very recently within the past. Year and a half to 2 year saw. The site is famous for around the world completely disappear because of Climate Change the saloon an. Overture of the water based these ranges are on the lookout for Illegal Fishing in protected so called. Implemented to try and conserved wind lng for species along the coast for the commercial fisherman. It uses big ships mother ships its everything from giant clams to churches to secure cumbers to fish and then from next year the marine protected area will be massively extended into the open ocean but. 2020. Can only be facing that 20 percent of the water. And the reason for that is that we want to make sure that. 80 percent of. The ensure the sustainable that you know this morning before were saying that when we dont. Give area the refuge of Conservation Area you can see its 5 times as much space in an area that. There is another ultimately overriding concern not just on plow but for the 2000000 islanders across the pacific Sea Level Rise 100 has lived here for decades and he says full moon tides are getting in and that can have a devastating effect this is a 1st time ive seen these kind of. High thanks coming in its hard because you have to find another place to move to and you dont have the money to go into a new house then you wont be able to do that so pretty people are pretty much to stop. The wonders of this part of the pacific on many that say to other precious allow is standing tough when it comes to environmental protections but its people are going to need all the result they can muster in the coming years nick luck aljazeera. Lets take you through some of the headlines here on aljazeera now voting is underway in hong kongs local elections a Record Number of people have registered this time around its seen as a test for the probe aging government following months of demonstrations of orators have threatened to suspend voting if theres serious disruption chief executive kerry has appealed for a peaceful vote sarah clarke has laces from hong kong. Where the polls have been open for a couple of hours now and official figures indicate that 150000 people. Ballots in the 1st hour now thats almost 3 times the turnout in that same 1st hour since the 25th elections are huge lines at polling booths across the city maybe i will see a line behind this place car behind me but this line snaked its way around the building and this is a similar scene across hong kong now 1000000 people have registered to vote thats a Record Number and the increase has been recorded in the 18 to 35 Year Old Age Group so the course currently has the majority elections but certainly the prodemocracy camp is expected to win back some support in this district election. In colombia antigovernment protesters have taken to the streets of bogota yet again hundreds of them were dispersed by tear gas following an overnight curfew in isolated looting colombian say theyre angry over proposed reforms to the tax system of the time says the chaos is part of a plot to disrupt the country. Records of the u. S. State departments dealings with ukraine have now been made public confirmed contacts between secretary of state mike pompei on dog farms post a lawyer Rudy Giuliani earlier this year its been renewed fighting between kurdish fighters and Turkish Backed forces in Northern Syria have been near the town of. Turkey launched an offensive against the kurdish led Syrian Democratic forces last month a truce was agreed in coordination with russia but small scale fighting has continued. The people of getting this hour are heading to the polls in a few hours to elect a new president they hope the votes will bring stability to the west african nation after weeks of violence there was a Headline News continues an hour after upfront. The Prime Minister. Is to deliberate. On the 31st of october and making this country the greatest place on a pretty good is delayed by how much follow the drama the brick sit on aljazeera with protests raging in hong kong and a brutal crackdown against we go muslims in how far is the Chinese Government willing to go to maintain its iron rule. I made the house and also on the show this week the trumpet ministration i doubt that it no longer considers israeli settlements in the occupied west bank to be a violation of International Law but is there any basis for making such a controversial claim thats out debate but 1st enemies of the people thats what hong kongs chief executive called protesters who have been demanding greater freedom from beijing