Months of rainfall in just 24 hours and a hint of life in the clouds above the news scientists make a startling discovery in an experiment conducted out of pure curiosity. Thank you very much for joining Us Donald Trump has been branded a climate arsonist size wildfires burning across the west coast of the United States become a hot political issue the president has visited the state of california for briefings on the growing disaster insisting scientists are wrong and that it will get cooler his democratic rival joe biden accuses trumbo of failing to acknowledge global warmings effect on the wildfires which have killed at least 35. 00 people and destroyed thousands of homes. Are reports. Exhausted firefighters are doing what little they can to battle the monster inferno consuming towns and homes and lives. Mondays drier conditions and gusty winds meant no respite as nearly 100 fires continue to burn across 12 states get these otherworldly scenes are New California has now experiencing several summers of severe wildfires realizing predictions of a climate report released by the white house in 2018 but President Trump who flew to california for fire briefings continues to deny manmade Climate Change exists it will start getting cooler i wish just you just watch i wish science or anybody else but. I dont think science is actually trump has repeatedly blamed the wildfires on democrats accusing them of mismanaging forest lands in western states as the election nears hes dug into the pro fossil fuel policies of his Administration FormerVice President joe biden who seeking to replace trump in the white house challenge his record in a speech from delaware we have 4 more years of jobs climate denial how many suburbs will be burned in wildfires how many suburban neighborhoods will have been flooded out how many suburbs will have been blown away in super storms if you give a climber an arsonist 4 more years in the white house why would anyone be surprised we have more america blaze. But for the americans suffering fires in the west and new hurricane threats in the southeast the Candidates Campaign promises offer little consolation as destruction becomes the new normal. Castro aljazeera. Now as for an israeli settler given 3 life sentences for murdering a palestinian couple and their baby say they plan to appeal i mean through a fire bomb into the familys home 5 years ago family members say the courses cision gives and no joy and critics say attacks by settlers have gone unpunished for years harry foster reports. Well then 5 years of the fire bombing the house of the family as they slept. On video not in court because of coronavirus restrictions was handed his sentence the judges gave him 3 consecutive life terms one for each of his victims saad and. And the 18 month old son ali plus another 20 years the attempted murder of the sole survivor older brother ahmed who was badly burned of articularly up on have. A court cannot give us our right no matter what they do they cannot bring back am a mother father and brother they cannot bring back his house ahmed still lives with his grandparents in duma the village in the occupied west bank where the attack happened over the years hes had extended treatment for his burns it was here on monday that he and his grandmother learned of the sentence. May god punish him i hope he wrote and you suffer while hes alive as hes done his home an injustice and i hope hes punished on judgement day. The court found that ben had conspired with another certainly youth than a minor to carry out a revenge attack after a jewish man was killed in a drive by shooting the prosecution said been illegal was alone by the time he got to do and set fire to 2 houses his legal team said he was tortured during enhanced interrogation sessions 2 of his confessions were ruled inadmissible as a result but later ones stood up in court one but only a was convicted in may the Israeli Security service the shin bet said it was a landmark in the fight against jewish terror but others point to the length of this process and also the fact that so many settler attacks go unpunished. Israeli rights group ph d. In studied hundreds of attacks by israeli civilians on palestinians going back to 2005 and found charges were brought in only 9 percent of cases its very clear that 2 this is the exception of that many in a circle of those who could him and others are moving in freely and without any consequences and without the any it could him in a liberal see that again. This attack was certainly exceptional in its nature and in the told to be born by its only survivor. 10 years old now the Legal Process thats lasted half his life is at last over but that toll remains a force at aljazeera israel. Reasons russian Opposition Leader alexei in a volley has been taken off a ventilator and is now well enough to leave his bed briefly is being treated at a hospital in berlin germanys government is urging russia to investigate after tests found on the us boys and with a soviet era nerve agent the french president has called it an assassination attempt russias foreign minister has canceled a planned visit to berlin and accuse western nations of using the poisoning as a grounds for sanctions. Ivory coast says top court has cleared the president of iran to run for a 3rd term even though the legal limit is set to. Successfully argue that a 26000 amendment to the costume reset the number of court rejected 40 of the 44 candidates for next months election including former president lawn bad boy and one time rebel leader turned by mr sorell. And aide to former nissan boss carlos colon is due to go on trial in japan for financial misconduct greg kelly was arrested in 2018 he denies under reporting tens of millions of dollars in pay that gold was allegedly promised up to his retirement go on was arrested but escaped to lebanon and is wanted by japanese police. Russias president has given his backing to embattled bella rules leader Alexander Lukashenko in their 1st face to face meeting since mass protests escalated against the question of this rule but rather may putin says that the bell russian people should deal with the political crisis themselves without foreign interference so said reports from minsk. It was clear from the start of the meeting who is calling the shots look at shanghai has proven to be a tough negotiator for puttin in the past this time he was taking note of what the russian leader had to say and making his case for moscow support. The main thing and i say its all the time is not to cross the line theres a red line and you are familiar with it you have to draw these lines in chechnya when youre a young president god forbid this happens in bela reuss there are certain red lines nobody has the right to cross. Over. The question get tried hard to convince put in that everything was under control but these images of a around a 100000 protesters on the streets of minsk on sunday tell a different story. Images put in does not want to see in russia. When we say what conduct domestic political events are happening in relation to the election in belarus you know our position well we want better relations to sort out the situation themselves without any tips or pressure from outside through dialogue they should come to a common decision. The kremlin says on look at us request its withdrawing the Russian Troops deployed at the belorussian border put in had earlier sat at those troops were ready to intervene in balance if the situation got out of control the russian leader reiterated that agreements between the 2 nations about military cooperation will remain in place its unclear what concessions lookers shanker made to secure put in support the belorussian opposition says it regrets britains decision to hold talks with look or sanka who they call it legitimacy leader they also question the legality of any agreement between the 2 since the election result is widely disputed many here are wondering if the embattled leader is ready to set. Profiles this of relative of his nation just to remain in power and was. Well put in supports look i shant go from now the question is for how long you can enjoy the kremlin specing if anything the recent peaceful protests across the country in the capital minsk groom in science may well be that over time they compose way the individuals and groups within the elite that have so far remained loyal to. Their higher loyalty lies with the people you risk sending a population that is well disposed towards russia into one sees russia as. A leader and their rishi they know wont no longer want to live under despite because they are on his support for a look at shank up within is still keeping his options open by endorsing constitutional reforms and better rules the russian leader seems to accept that theres an expiry date even for a leader who has been in power for 26 years stepped past an aljazeera. Rights group Amnesty International is calling on bangladesh change to a drawing of refugees in decisions about their lies bangladesh is planning to relocate more than 800000 during a tory more time and many opposed the plan in aid agencies say theyre concerned by the threat of flooding and cyclings in the region he says refugees shouldnt be coerced into moving and any already on the island should be brought back the authorities on the great kind of last pulse say they plan to finish moving toward fast moving towards 1000 refugees into tent accommodation in the next 3 to 4 days hundreds have already been relocated after their camp was destroyed last week by huge fire have staged protests with many wanting to be moved to the great main i met Stephanie Decker is on the island of les boss and has this update. Its been only. A week now since moria camp completely burned to the ground and thousands of people remain asleep sheltering on the side of the road here in the middle of the island also taking shelter in all of groves its quite extraordinary actually to see the lack of a cohesive aid effort of any of the organizations here trying to help people put a roof over their heads handing out food or water now the greek authorities have said that everyone here is going to be moved to a permanent count that has been built some tents are up a little further down here but only a few 100 have been moved so far you can see that they are continuing to expand that just down there close to the sea also very much open to the elements you can see some of the refugees also walking along many people have tried to take shelter among the trees its a very difficult situation certainly the islanders have had enough they want these people to go they say its affected their livelihoods the economy tourism here and the refugees want to go but the message here certainly from the authorities is that none of these people are going to be going getting off this island adul. Still ahead on aljazeera protests in yemens capital to mock 2000 days since a saudi not offensive and the man portrayed in the Hollywood Film Hotel Rwanda appears in court on terror charges. Follow the weather is set fire across the middle east one of 2 subtle changes coming through to see this area a cloud just to the west inside of iraq pushing further east was well i will introduce some she call it less hot ass attempts this impact out of kuwait my heart and 44. 00 so she is plenty hot enough by now were all still see the temperatures getting up around the low thirtys around the levant theyre full break by routes and also for jerusalem 33. 00 celsius there in jerusalem one off here in doha to around 39. 00 degrees feeling better about 37. 00 it said in the evenings and at night for a good part of casa and around the gulf states want to see showers around the southern end of the red sea once again and those showers continue across ethiopian highlands spazzing the way further west which now looking at showers sinking a little further south down towards the gulf of guinea as they should do well heavy rain coming into southern parts central and southern parts of nigeria as a result of that some heavy showers too also affecting cameroon and the ball in the showers if anything just sliding a little further south as even more than areas among all or could see some showers from time to time this chance of want to see showers just around the eastern side of somalia pushing into kenya chaucer wanted to showers into the far south of south africa but the most is fine and dry. Is a danger. And how. To do is to move to get to bring. Out a 0 on his. For refugees facing the challenge of building on life in europe while staying close to their roots i still have this more open plan then down course im very proud of it and all the time and that the only chance to a place of refuge growth and dimes to jam on aljazeera. Were to her. Goal. Welcome back youre watching aljazeera live from doha a reminder of our top stories and israeli settler has been handed life sentences for the murder of 3 members of a palestinian. 5 years ago who welcomes the ruling but seen many secular tox go on punish. Russias president has pledged 1500000000. 00 to bend the rules during a meeting with its embattled leader and examine the shanghai has faced weeks of mass demonstrations after a disputed president ial. And u. S. President donald trump has visited california which has been hit by a record wildfire as he denies a link to Climate Change insisting scientists are wrong and that youll get cooler is democratic rival joe biden has called him a climate arsonist or more now on those fires in california and d. C. Correspondent jennifer b. Oakland has more on the conditions on the ground from chico in northern california. Its becoming more intense wind is picking up in the fire zone and we are told that the rain that they were expecting in oregon is not materializing in the forecast the way they had hoped so the rain that was going to save parts of oregon from a big big fire fight looks like that fight is on and in fact in the next few days the forecast has shifted enough that the Rainy Weather thats coming in could include lightning which could make the fires worse so not good news on the there fred but there is good news from the mutual aid front as we have crews from all over the country fighting fires here in the west. The Worlds Largest tropical wetlands in brazil are burning at a record shattering pace this year because of drug fueled fi is have been at least 12500 blazes in the continental already in 2020 and the damage is being described as irreparable the region sits at the southern edge of the amazon rain forest and is known for its immense biodiversity high temperatures and strong winds have fueled the fire as farmers have also played a part with slash and burn methods to saddam thousands of people who lost everything in the countrys worst 7 floods are calling for more help aid started to arrive at the weekend but those affected say it hasnt been enough at least 100 people were killed and thousands of homes have been submerged the knob river rose to record levels but as waters recede theres not a threat of water borne diseases senegal meanwhile is one of the several west african countries thats been battered by heavy rain the government is now facing criticism for failing to warn people to prepare for the friends of the capital are submerged and thousands have been displaced. Or some of the car displaced in finding the elements the rains took away their homes now its taking away their shelter inside but a job salvage is what she can. Thats all i have left we fleeing the rains we had to leave our house behind we had devastated we have lost what feels like everything. 3 months worth of rainfall in a matter of 24 hours and a car journey jones neighborhood into an island sinking overflowing sewage with roadster derivatives the area has become almost inaccessible have left their homes stranded or few families like the braving disease infested waters to save their belongings from looters. If you dont know me we cant afford to pay rent anywhere else which you expect us to go we have no choice but to adapt to the situation. As early as february governments in west africa were warned by the un that this years rainy season would bring floods people were not alerted of the storms aljazeera has reached out to the cynically government and is awaiting their comment meanwhile the government announced it will release emergency funds to assist those displaced. In 20 in 12 the government allocated more than 1000000000. 00 to tackle the problem of flood but people here are wondering what have they done with that money so far theyve used it for these tents for those that have been displaced but with intensifying rains people here appear that these are temporary solution to a long term problem. Whilst the mayor of senegal says Climate Change is responsible for the destruction angry residents blame the state for its lack of planning. To sue feels like a bad dream the states must come and build a sewage system so that they can be an end to the floods with months to go before the end of the rainy season has no intention of returning home fearing what is to come. Nicholas hawke aljazeera the car. A wand in court has charged a man whose story inspired the film the whole town of wanda with terrorism complicity in matter and forming an armed rebel hold all of us have by geena declined to respond to all 13 charges and denies any criminal wrongdoing has been credited with paying more than a 1000 lines during rhondas genocide in 1904 malcolm webb has been following the case from nairobi. Full recess a beginner in handcuffs in a courtroom in rwandas capital kigali amid tight security prosecutors say that hes responsible for terrorism and involvement in an on that carried out attacks inside the one hes facing about 12 charges relating to the alleged offenses he declined to plead to the charges he said he wants to face and separately but his family say hes been denied legal representation of his choice and hes just been given lawyers by the Rwandan Government not been allowed to his own legal representation during the 1994 genocide he was credited with saving the lives of more than a 1000 people protecting them inside an International Hotel of which he was the manager at the time the story was made famous by a hollywood movie in 2004 hotel rwanda but since then hes lived in exile hes been critical of the government of president paul kagame me saying it represents the interests of only a small ethnic tutsi elite criticism isnt tolerated anymore and there are many government critics and people who question the narrative of the genocide and theyre up in prison or ended up dead because were hearing today didnt shed any further light on how it was 2 weeks ago that was as a beginner had ended up in kigali his family said he left his home in the u. S. And took a flight to dubai they say that he was kidnapped and taken to kigali one of the government denied. He was kidnapped previously added that is the rest as part of an International Cooperation but in the court today their account contradicted that they said he was arrested only the ride in kigali instead is next year in court in just a few days time for the court will hear about the case and. Donald trump is warning that any attack by iran would be met by a response 1000. 00 times creating magnitude the us president was reacting to media reports that tehran was looking to avenge the killing of top general custom so lemony he died in a u. S. Drone strike in iraq in january reports suggest you ron was planning an attack on the u. S. Ambassador to south africa before novembers president ial election Irans Foreign Ministry dismissed the report says baseless and lots of attempts to create an anti iranian atmosphere on the International Stage u. S. Secretary of state michael bell says he wants to see an end to the blockade of qatar by other states hes cochairing the 3rd u. S. Qatar Strategic Dialogue with the qatari deputy Prime Minister and minister of Foreign Affairs a summit in washington d. C. Comes as taliban and afghan the go sheet is made for peace talks in doha with pump a 0 thinking qatar for its efforts in facilitating the talks theyve been clashes between rival political factions in lebanon Capital Media have reported gunfire in this you know feel neighborhood in beirut where supporters of 2 christian parties fought earlier on monday the Lebanese Army has sent more troops on the streets in lispunds anger over Political Division poverty and corruption has been brought to a head after last months devastating or not. The u. S. Military says missiles have been fired at any rocky base Central Command says they were intercepted near the heavily fortified green zone in baghdad there are no reports of any casualties or damage. To yemen now where people have been rallying in the capital to mock 2000 days. Just out of a saudi led offensive protesters called on the un to do more to force a political settlement and end what they describe as death and destruction. For some some. Was marking 2000 days of the saudi war in yemen thousands of him when he took to the streets in the capital sanaa to condemn what he described as a campaign of death and destruction by riyadh and abu dhabi the mystery there is trying to slogans in support of the whole thing as they condemned a recent spike in saudi attacks in sanaa they say such an exclusion is proof that who thier turks against saudi targets were making an impact. To give the salad to the saudis keep conducting random attacks that target our city this will only embolden our resolve and help our cause to fight the saudis to the end of time but i its not just sun which is held by indiscriminate wallace in air strikes on sunday 4 people were killed and 4 others injured in a saudi air strike on a residential area in marab. Its the city considered to be the last remaining stronghold of the un backed government but the whole these say they have already captured 10 of its cruel districts and. These recent attacks that reached as far as riyadh are a message to the saudis while our missiles are launched military targets saudi instructs continue to claim civilian lives. Sun are based Human Rights Group on humanity says that over 43000 people have been killed and 26000 dangerous says the beginning of the saudi you were in yemen 5 years ago people have taken part in the rallies the decision to increase its acts on the capital i would desire. To push on with the war. More determined to support why does he want saudis to accept peace initiatives. Through solve their differences peacefully. Bob. The Los Angeles County sheriff has called on Civic Leaders in the u. S. To stop fanning the flames of hatred after a man shot 2 Police Officers the officers were ambushed while they sat in a. Car there in Critical Condition with multiple gunshot wounds the gunman is still on the run. My concern is that theyre out there doing their out. Of planes of hatred just turning up the volume we dont need to be turned down. Hundreds of Police Officers in haiti have vented their anger at the detention of a colleague they burned vehicles fired weapons into the air and vandalized government buildings in the capital Port Au Prince police have been holding regular protests since the beginning of the year as they fight for better pay and working conditions. Pharaohs government is trying to delay between proceedings against embattled Prime Minister martin vis kyra a lawsuit has been fined asking the top court to look into the case that has effectively put the impeachment process on hold politicians voted to impeach chris car after allegations surfaced of government contracts being awarded to a singer for more to talk. Now scientists have identified signs of life high in the clouds above venus in an experiment conducted out a few a curiosity they discovered a gas which is also found here on earth and has a story. Somewhere in the clouds above beingness astronomers have found something they never would have expected of his just stunned im a man i did this is an interesting experiment i never really thought about detecting it high up in the atmosphere theres phosphate gas its considered a biomarker or an indirect sign of life on earth its produced by bacteria and oxygen starved environments and found in the intestinal tracks of many animals slightly smaller than our planet venus is our nearest neighbor only 143000000 kilometers away its dense atmosphere makes the surface inhospitable a furnace with temperatures of 470 degrees celsius hot enough to melt spacecraft that have landed on it but the clouds are much cooler a comfortable 30 degrees some scientists believe that microbes single celled organisms could be floating around the highly acidic atmosphere we exhaustively went through every possibility and ruled all of them out got a nose lightning strikes meteorites small meteorites falling into the atmosphere others say that its our scientific models that need to evolve to understand this discovery is funny because there was this doesnt mean that was saying extraterrestrial life has been discovered on venus far from it its possible that were unaware of a chemical that produces this pos bean and we have to investigate in that direction a new chemical models that could explain these quantities of fuss spin i think it probably isnt aliens. What i hope from this discovery is it will kickstart more interest into studies. And perhaps well see another missions in us that will see is actually sending spacecraft into the atmosphere is directly sol which is something that hasnt been done since 1990 something relatively easy to do since its right next door and or chapell aljazeera. Hello again im fully back to bill with the headlines on aljazeera u. S. President donald trump has visited california which has been his by record wildfire as he denies the names to Climate Change insisting scientists are wrong and it will get cola. With regard to the bars where the trees fall down after a short period of time about 18 months it becomes very dry they become really like a match and they get up you know theres still more water pouring through and they become very very they just explode they could explode also the leaves when you have years of leaves dried leaves on the ground it just sets it up its really a fuel for a fire so they have to do something about it we know we wont listen to the experts or treat this disaster with the urgency it demands. As any president should do during a national emergency. Hes already said he wanted to withhold aid to california to punish the people of california because he didnt vote for. This is another crisis another crisis he wont take responsibility for. Donald trump is warning any attack by iran would be met by a response a 1000. 00 times greater in magnitude the u. S. President was reacting to u. S. Media reports that tehran is looking to avenge the killing of top general monny irans foreign minister dismissed of reports as baseless and israeli settler has been handed life sentences for the matter of 3 members of a Palestinian Family in an arson attack 5 years ago by scopes welcomed the ruling by saying many settler attacks cold unpunished. Russias president has given his backing to embattled bendable state or alexander look i. Cannot make support that i may put in page a 1500000000 dollar no one in their 1st face to face meeting since the disputed election in battles set weeks of demonstrations against. And those are the headlines on aljazeera have more news for you after counting the costs to stay with us. There is no channel like world news like we do the scale of this camp is like nothing youve ever seen. But we want to know how these things affect people we revisit me state even when there are no international headlines. 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