Beirut port and russia rejects accusations alexina found he was poisoned by novacek as the new demand sounds. A welcome to the program u. S. President donald trump appears to have backtracked on his suggestion that people should try to vote twice in the event brazil lection to test the mail in Voting System them across accuse the president of encouraging people to break the law hes now changed his position saying people should go to polling stations to make sure their mail in ballots were counted alan fischer reports from washington d. C. After the president appeared to our 2 supporters in North Carolina to break the law and vote twice the defense from the podium of the White House Briefing room the president does not condone unlawful voting by the president s been very clear about this some once again not surprising media taking the president out of context president s trying to enfranchise americans which is exactly what hes been saying he wants every american to have a vote president himself tried helping with the cleanup he posted a series of tweets where he told voters to go to their polling places after sending in their 1000000 ballots to make sure their vote had been counted the contriver syrup to during a president ial campaign visit to North Carolina he said people want to do but Election Fraud should vote twice let him send it in and let him go vote and if this isnt as good as they say it is then obviously there will be able to vote if it isnt tabulated theyll be able to vote so thats the way it is intentionally voting twice is a crime something officials in North Carolina pointed out in a statement he said attempting to vote twice in an election or soliciting someone to do so also is a violation of North Carolina law there are numerous checks in place in North Carolina that prevent people from double voting attorney general william barr was asked during an interview on american t. V. To respond to trumps comments the governments top lawyer said he didnt know the election laws in every state but added without evidence that widespread vote by mail is very open to fraud and coercion is reckless and dangerous and people are playing with fire. President trump has often claimed that merely voting will be used to rubble of the election one expert in 2000000 voting says theres new evidence to support the president s allegations in the past when when politicians have debated election laws its been its been intense but its not been to the level of vitriol and certainty behind the statements that we see the president and his allies making about male its its a real stark divide between the evidence and rhetoric on this issue theres just such a wide gulf between the 2 the federal Election Commission says the idea of 1000000 fraud is a Conspiracy Theory thats backed up by a 2700 study which find the overall rate of voting fraud in the us is at the most 0. 0009 percent own fishing ill just see it in washington. I mean well democratic president ial nominee joe biden has visited the city of can ocean wisconsin the city has become the new focus of the National Debate on systemic racism he spoke to the family of jacob blake the black man shot 7 times in the back by a white Police Officer last month the shooting led to days of sometimes violent protests against racism and police for tallahassee bidens appearance comes just 2 days after a visit by President Trump who said that them astray shuns amounted to domestic terror john hendren joins us live now from kenosha. A so meeting i mean a visit where joe biden tried to meet a lot of people he also met Community Leaders there generally speaking what was his message in kenosha. Well he began with a message of compassion and sympathy for the family of jacob blake as you mentioned he met with them in milwaukee where his plane landed and to them he said that he would seek to make the kind of changes the families are asking for theyre looking for legislation that would crack down on when and how police can use force then he came here to can osha about 40 minutes away and he spoke to a group of Community LeadersBusiness People and Law Enforcement people and to them he offered a centrist message that both said we are willing to help you make these changes he said he said he became a president ial candidate after the white supremacist rally in charlotte virginia he said he knew then that he needed to be involved in that wall he couldnt make up for 400 years of Racial Injustice in the United States he said that under a Biden Administration it would be better than under a trumpet ministration but he also condemned the violence that is going on in the street here the kind of arson that is burned down block after block of emotion buildings this is a little of what the Vice President had to say there were were in a situation now where we cannot let up we can move up beilenson any form the wrong the one concern i have and i understand it is that people are going to be so frustrated particularly in the communities that need help the most need to be treated. Not worth of rocking the boat guy was a very good friend of mine talked to him 2 days before he died john most as john said. The only answer is the phone you see only use. Well biden came here at number of reasons one of them of course was he talking to blake fam. No we have an issue with their 2nd ocean wisconsin to john hendren yeah i think were going to have to leave it there but 100 theyre talking about joe bidens visit to the to the city. Now there have been protests in new york after the release of Police Body Camera footage of a black man who died after being arrested in march demonstrations called for officers to be charged with the killing of daniel proved police were called one prude ran naked in the street during a Mental Health crisis officers hooded him and knelt on his back prude died when taken off life support 7 days later the citys mayor lovely warren says proved was failed and has suspended the officers involved meanwhile the daughter attends schirra says the officers should be charged with murder to see their video and see how far theyre in the state listeners where he was complying in well they give your hearts. In need of. Statement its really taken a toll on him our so it was because. We had never seen our father in a situation where. I had to say now is i want i want justice i want these officers charged with murder in. The city or rochester to do better. Nato says turkey and greece are to hold talks with the aim of the fusing tension in the Eastern Mediterranean but aphids denies any such agreement the 2 countries are longer heads over ownership rights of offshore oil and gas reserves near cyprus and crete the neighbors have been carrying out competing military exercises in the region greece assess turkey must 1st withdrawal any ships from to the spirit of region and cross supports of the nato talks both countries have accused the other of stoking tensions with threats of military action. Well to explain the background these are the exclusive Economic Zones of greece turkey and cyprus as the find by the un now the un accords greece 71 percent of the a g. And c. And turkey gets 8. 8 percent but this is how turkey redraws the same map claiming much of greeces water has as its own and this is the area where turkey has started looking for oil within its self to find waters but that of course infringes on greeces Maritime Territory according to the un and the e. U. John so awful isnt athens and says greece and turkey disagree over the terms of the negotiations the European Union which currently has a german presidency has undertaken to broker talks on the substance of greek turkish differences which is that continental shelves and exclusive Economic Zones the greeks want those talks to take place on the basis of the un law of the sea turkey resist now turkey broke off from those talks and since then the germans have been trying to restart them that is the main negotiating process that addresses the substance of the differences. What nato is concerned with is not territory nato is concerned with its allies not having a war within the alliance and what it is trying to do is to have these de confliction mechanisms put in place which would prevent accidents from happening on the understanding that neither greece nor turkey intend a war to happen but what has happened today in that process is simply that the 2 representatives of greece and turkey in nato were briefed on the secretarygeneral against oldenburg ideas towards such a deep complex the process is taking place that meeting lasted 6 minutes according to greek diplomatic sources clearly no discussion is going to be needed before heads of government on both sides say that they are willing to proceed on the basis of those ideas. Boag areas government has refused to resign over alleged corruption as thousands of people rallied in the capital protesters have been gathering daily for 2 months now to demand the resignation of Prime Minister avoid a virus off and the chief prosecutor event of demonstrators say that they failed to tackle high level corruption at least 126. 00 people were arrested on thursday as crowds faced off against Riot Police OutsideParliament Borisov as replace the Justice Minister in a bid to appease them and strangers. Its about 11 and now with the army says its found more than 4 tons of Ammonium Nitrate at beirut port thats the same highly explosive material that caused last months massive explosion Army Engineers are reported to be dealing with it but gave no specific information about what action is actually taking in a heart or has gone off from beirut. 4. 00 tons of Ammonium Nitrate thats according to the Lebanese Army statement they said that custom officials alerted them to the presence of this highly explosive material at one of the containers near the entrance at the ports now this material is believed to have been responsible for causing that massive explosion a month ago that ripped through neighborhoods and killed 191 people and injured thousands of others its not clear why 4. 35 tons of Ammonium Nitrate was in a different container when at the night at the night of the explosion officials said that 2700 tons were kept at a warehouse 12 since 2013 so really a lot of questions are being asked a few days ago there were some reports that emerge suggesting that the authorities at the port were concerned that Ammonium Nitrate was being stolen so that there was repair work on warehouse 12 which could have caused the fire now investigations are continuing the authorities had promised a swift investigation they said in 5 days the lebanese public would know the outcome its now been a month and only today a high ranking official the 1st high ranking official the caretaker Prime Minister was questions over the presence of this material where in a beirut neighborhood may see one of the neighborhoods that was badly damaged as a result of that explosion you can see the collapsed building behind me its been a month like weve been saying and only this morning a team from chile one of their dogs a search dog alerted to the possibility of a body underneath that rubble now weve spoken to a number of the team members here and what theyre saying is that their dogs as well as their machines because they brought advanced machines with detected 2 bodies one could be dead and the other could be alive. Still to come here on al jazeera days of heavy rain and flooding plunged pakistans Financial Capital into chaos and fuel new anger at the government. And Hong Kong Media tycoon it jimmy law is acquitted of intimidating a journalist but still faces charges under a controversial new security in the. Hallow the last few days has seen considerable warmth the New South Wales especially because especially in sydney and especially on bond beach has tempers exceeded 30 degrees so people enjoyed in fact came back to find a bit of cool well thats happened anyway because the river front came through the temperatures dropped to about 10 degrees at about 23 degrees and the sherry i think through friday and saturday rather more active weather still coming through tasmania in the. Bass strait or at least the western side of it in perth the suns out and youve got 2122 so youre sort of matching really but the real weather is just drifting across the tasman sea down towards new zealand and the suns really rather more dominant for most of australia apart for a few coastal showers in tropical queensland. Weve seen the back as you know of my zack went through north koreas up in the northeast of china that will fall apart we cant record a typhoon even a traffic citation anymore but you might notice that russian is their russian is going to be drawn into quite a big typhoon at the moment over water thats not a big problem at the moment and everywhere else is looking much drier however if you run forward of the next day or so it drift towards a similar past and it might well end up in south korea. For. An experimental treatment in russia and some multiple sclerosis sufferers hope that is seen what stage of the treatment in us one o one east follows those trying to get in and out of moscow in a time of pandemic could. Be the hero the world needs right now. Washing. Welcome back heres a reminder of the top stories on aljazeera u. S. President donald trump appears to have backtracked on his suggestion that people should vote twice in the event resign lection he says people should go to the polling stations to ensure their mailing votes were counted meanwhile democratic president ial nominee joe biden is visiting the city of commotion wisconsin hes met the family of jacob blake the black man shot 7 times in the back by a white Police Officer last month and nato has announced a turkey and greece article talks with the aim of diffusing tension in the Eastern Mediterranean but athens denies any such agreement the 2 countries are at loggerheads over ownership rights of offshore oil and gas reserves your cyprus and crete. The kremlin has rejected accusations that russia is responsible for the poisoning of Opposition LeaderAlexei Navalny germany though says it has unequivocal proof the kremlin critic was poisoned with another chocolate nerve agent chancellor Angela Merkel says the poisoning is attempted murder and his consulting her nato allies about any response which could include sanctions or in sleep reports. Now lying in a hospital bed in berlin Alexei Navalny has become the latest critic of the russian regime to have his life put on the line the German Government has made it clear he was poisoned by novacek in order to silence him and has demanded answers from moscow across much of the European Union the reaction has been the same be called on russia to investigate these in a transparent and for all men there and its also in the interest of russia to provide answers to the questions because this type of. Chemical agent is not freely available it was used on russian territory against russian citizen so its very important that its thoroughly investigated and that the assets are provided both from the russian public and to the international the echoes of the poisonings of the former spy surrogates cripple and his daughter in the english city of sauls pre also by novacek only to clear the British Government has also condemned the attack on the valley but the response from the russian government has been identical in both cases there is no proof and if you will the investigation then let us help theres no chance of that russias one friend in all this inside europe is belarus where the beleaguered president looks around to putins aide accusing the German Government of making the whole thing up but the calls have begun once again to get russias attention properly by threatening to pull the plug on nord stream to the gas pipeline which will run from northern russia through germany to denmark yet for all the demands for a pan European Response countries like hungary whose Nuclear Power is underwritten by moscow will surely never agree if russia was responsible for the poisoning it also follows it is still not concerned what the repercussions might look like laurence li al jazeera. Beleaguered president is promoting hardline loyalists to top security posts the spot nearly 4 weeks of protests the reshuffle which coincides with a visit from the russian Prime Minister is seen as an attempt by Alexander Lukashenko to consolidate power russia says its ready to send police the bill or the hope the deal with the protests if requested and rest began last month after Lucas Shanker was the clear the victor of an election that the opposition say was rigged. Has begun in jamaicas general election despite an increase in corona virus infections there the election which is 5 months early is being contested by the countrys 2 Major Political parties analysts say the governing Jamaica Labor Party called the vote early to try to capitalize on Public Satisfaction before the effects of covert 1000 hit poll suggested Jamaica Labor Party will retain power Jamila Maitland is in kingston with more whats at stake in this election. The lexan fever is high and so is the spread of the current virus as jamaica head to the polls to date on the use of 3 new poll that 90 related deaths there is extreme caution fair is that the staging of the general election 6 will cause more infections add more deaths now there are long lines at polling stations 8 and frustration among some photos of the neck joint commission on the right to enforce the poll but 92 measures on the inside but on the outside of supporters gathered by the dozens and forcing the social distancing measures to some extent there is rose was among that well good work already in a lot of problems not just the 2 and see them going on for the upper to get the amount of boston out there because at last going through a law school who would fix us but the school i mean the most important job growing don they didnt want to prudent to the teen. Who are soon remarkably enough can we assume no other states are high for the 2 Major Political parties the Jamaica Labor Party is seeking a 2nd term of the Peoples National partys hoping to break that train that both Offering Solutions to the burgeoning Health Crises the contracting economy the rising crime rates and on employment figures wholl wrong the pandemic democracy but this is only lies in some swing seats that theyre hoping to secure. Palestinian officials are formed 2 committees in response to israels plans to annex large swathes of the occupied west Bank Including the Jordan Valley one of the committees will lead to Popular Resistance while the other will focus on unifying political factions officials condemned it normalizing ties with israel after a u. S. Brokered deal saw the u. A. E. Establish diplomatic ties with israel the u. A. E. Argues that its deal has stopped the countrys an accession plants but palestinians are skeptical. Days of torrential rain and widespread flooding in pakistan have caused chaos in the Financial Capital caracas at least 23 people have died and there is widespread anger among residents mohammed june reports. In karate floods batter the city plunging pakistans Financial Capital into chaos since last week people have had to contend with power cuts mobile Network Outages and shortages of both fuel and cash. Perhaps with all the a. T. M. Machines arent working all over the city and we are unable to withdraw money even for our groceries and we are facing a huge problem there is no want to help. Dozens of people have died as a result of the trench will downpours and widespread flooding. And anger is growing. But incumbency did negligence say absolutely its incompetency and negligence on part of the government we are paying taxes and in return what are we getting theres not even a proper sewage system and thats why there is dirty water flowing all over analysts also say corruption and lack of proper urban planning are to blame but government officials deny those allegations the accusations made by p. T. A. Presented in this mode to mismanagement. In the decent. Funding situation in the city of one recent i think the influences you have put out some of the unprecedented into going on previous record and it is only unfortunate that had this wonderful time when the nation needs to move and then the to solve these problems these e. T. A. To present is and again distorting these baseless allegations despite the difficulties driver hide that cleans and repairs his rickshaw. A financial situation was ready by that but now the floodwaters made it worse im unable to drive it in that water is. I really hope hell be able to continue to provide for his family but like so many others in karachi he also worries things may get more difficult mohammed. Indias Health Ministry has the fed that the governments decision to further unlock the economy and lift restrictions across the country the nation has suffered a world record the daily spike in infections more than 83000 cases were reported on wednesday the 3rd time this week the total has been above 80000 the u. S. Hold the previous single day record with 77000. And france has Just Announced a 118000000000. 00 stimulus package to help ease the impact of the pandemic the Prime Minister presented the planet a weekly Cabinet Meeting in paris that ash a butler has more now from the french capital. Well france has very strict a 2 month lockdown and the current a virus pandemic has meant that the French Economy is now in recession unemployment is rising so will the french government want to do of course is reverse this trend and that is why they have launched 118000000000. 00 stimulus package now it was announced by the french Prime Minister. Said the aim is really to try and make france more competitive and more selfreliant the focus is very much on job creation and also investing in sectors like Transportation Health culture present role has also said that he really wants a focus on the Green Economy sir 3rd of the money from this fund is going to go into green tech green jobs and industries that support sustainability there is little doubt that for president micro with an election in less than 2 years time he will want to see the economy really getting a boost and he will just say unemployment rising unemployment and it is of course in micros interest however trying to lift the economy and Public Confidence at a time of so much uncertainty wont be easy the current of ours pandemic continues and infection cases in phones have continued to rise with an average of about 5000. 00 new infections each day being reported the government is telling people to remain vigilant many cities across france most major cities of in fact made the wearing of mosques out in the street obligatory children of 11 at school and University Students they have to wear masks to the government says the people must take care and continue to social distance because of course his Health Crisis is far from over. How called court has found media tycoon jimmy lying not guilty of criminal intimidation but lies fight isnt over because he still faces at least another 5 criminal investigations last month see became the most high profile figure of the citys prodemocracy movement to be arrested under a new National Security law unilaterally imposed by china adrian brown reports. It was all over very quickly surrounded by media some from organizations he owns and jimmy lai was a man in a hurry as you arrive at west quaalude Magistrates Court within minutes of entering the building he was acquitted the magistrate said she found insufficient evidence to support allegations that the media proprietor had intimidated a reporter from a rival newspaper more than 3 years ago calling the journalist an unreliable witness. Lie didnt talk as he left court its not the end of his legal fight he faces at least 5 other criminal investigations last month around 200 police raided his Newspaper Office after he became the most high profile figure from the citys prodemocracy movement to be detained under a new security law he was charged with foreign collusion and faces up to 10 years in jail that trials expected to happen next year. Jimmy lies acquittal comes amid renewed debate over Judicial Independence in hong kong just this week the chief executive terry lamb said there was no separation of powers between the executive legislature and judiciary a principle thats been repeatedly emphasized by the citys top judges carrier will be able to point to wednesdays verdict as proof that her eyes that that you dish re here does remain independent even as more legal thinkers say the opposite adrian brown aljazeera hong kong. Time after reminder of the top stories on aljazeera u. S. President donald trump appears to have backtracked on his suggestion that people should vote twice in the event brazil ection trumpeter urged people to send ballots by mail and then to try to vote again in person democrats accuse the president of encouraging voters to break the law in now says people should go to the polls to make sure that their mail in ballots have been counted. Meanwhile democratic president ial nominee joe biden is visiting the city of can ocean wisconsin the city has become the new focus of the National Debate on systemic racism hes met the family of jacob blake the black land shot 7 times in the back by a white Police Officer last months at a Community Meeting in kenosha by then encouraged people to vote for change we were in a situation now where we cant let up we can go by a once in any form. The one concern i have and i understand it is that people are going to be so frustrated particularly communities that need help the most need to be treated. Not worth little or marketable guy was a very good friend of mine. Talked to him 2 days before he died John Lewis John said. You see only. Nato says turkey and greece are to hold talks with the aim of the fusing tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean but athens denies any such agreement the 2 countries are at loggerheads over the ownership rights of offshore oil and gas reserves near cyprus and crete the neighbors have been carrying out competing military exercises in the region. The kremlin has rejected accusations that russia is responsible for the poisoning of Opposition Leader alexina abounding germany though says it has unequivocal proof that the kremlin critic was poisoned with another chalk a nerve agent chancellor Angela Merkel is consulting her nato allies about any response which could include sanctions and that is its my colleagues in the hall going to have more news for you in half an hour but coming up next its a one a one east with an episode called from russia with no immunity thanks for watching ill see you soon but i. Russia now seems to be going after the main Economic Resource which is of course oil we bring you the stories in development is that a rapidly changing the world we live in a president s promise america 1st policy triggered a trade war that morphed into a technological war counting the cost on al jazeera. Multiple sclerosis is a debilitating and cruel disorder with no known cure your Blood Pressure is now a russian doctor is providing hope performing stem cell transplants on foundations of patients people are traveling from as far away as australia biggest fear right now is the m. S. Progressing may getting another episode that may result in further disability god knows what that disability could bring. Thats the scariest thing. But the covert 19 pandemic is throwing up unexpected challenges theres really nothing. Scheduled. 101 east follows 2 men risking their lives for treatment on the other side of the world