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Russian Opposition Leader like simi valley says he has a long rehabilitation ahead of him after being released from a hospital following his poisoning. A new power play in malaysia and what abraham says he has the backing to topple the Prime Minister and form a new government. And im were hard in with sports tokyos olympic organizers discuss ways to host the games safely amid the pandemic and the n. B. A. Playoffs the comeback is on yet again for the Denver Nuggets as they beat the l. A. Lakers. The way europe deals with refugees needs to change thats the declaration from the European Commission president who has unveiled a new plan to overhaul its asylum system. Vonda layan says the destroyed more account in greece is a stark reminder that all you nations have to step up to help the current rules of seeing a disproportionate burden on mediterranean nations like walter italy and greece this package reflects a fear and reasonable balance between responsibility and solidarity among Member States we all share the benefits we all share the burden this package also reflects a very pragmatic and realistic approach we know that we have to build trust among Member States and citizens confidence that we can manage this as a union because one of the stepping back is on the greek island of lesbos where thousands of refugees are stranded will be speaking to her in just a moment but 1st a Natasha Butler in paris and natasha what details do we know about this new plan. Well you heard the commissioner in there i mean she admitted that the use approach to migration has always been an ad hoc and crisis driven if you think of course of 2015 the crisis in europe then where the block was so divided on what to do and then of course the situation on the greek island of less force really highlighting the need for unity so ursula vanderlei and basically said that this new socalled migration pact was a common approach was going to be a common policy and the real focus of this pact is really prevention its about trying to stop people getting to the in the 1st place trying to encourage them to stay in their current countries of origin if people do arrive more deportations repatriations also measures to bolster e. U. Borders and land and see now one of the main points as well that has been babs one of the most controversial is what to do with Asylum Seekers in the e. U. With refugees how to redistribute them there had been talk about a possible mandatory scheme in which all Member States would have to take in a certain number of Asylum Seekers it seems this isnt the case Member States could be given instead Cash Incentives to host refugees very much on a fallen tree basis which the e. U. Is calling a solidarity scheme of coming up with a new plan is one thing getting all 27 Member States to agree to it is quite another isnt it whats the likelihood of that happening. And that is always the issue with e. U. Policy because it only comes into force if there is consensus if all those 27. 00 Member States sign off on the agreement and of course the issue of Asylum Seekers has been such a difficult one it seems that the e. U. Commission has conceded that it knows that a Central European Eastern European countries like poland and hungary would simply never have signed off on being forced to take in refugees theyve made those countries made that very clear in the past so what the commission has done is really water that part of this document down aloud in a way those countries to have room to maneuver to be able to sign off and agree to this pact so that then the e. U. Can present a united front which is what the Commission Wants to do its worth noting though of course that for many Rights Groups what they really want to see are more legal pathways for people to migrate to the European Union not just skilled workers also skilled workers so that people dont end up risking their lives and often losing their lives on these really terrible a treacherous journeys to the block. Thank you lets cross over now to Stephanie Decker on the island of lesbos where shes been reporting on the situation of refugees there for the past week the e. U. The European Commission stephanie mentioned as well specifically as an area that needs improving with the e. U. Policy what is the situation. Well the fact that theyre discussing it is only really down to the fact that maureen burned to the ground just over 2 weeks ago now it was a forgotten problem these were forgotten people and because the international spotlight is now back here on legs while theyre debating it and theyve come up with the policies that you just heard natasha talk about what is the situation with the people have been moved they were on the streets thousands of them off to the camp burnt down for around 10 days then the police said Ocean Operation there moved to the new camp behind me i think lets talk about the complications when it comes to the asylum process try and break it down and make it understandable because it is very complicated to do that i want to bring in my guest hes a lawyer with refugee support a. G. And you are very much involved in this youre helping refugees migrants seeking asylum here trying to explain to our audience how difficult is it is it a process for these people and do they understand the process when. Somebody says have always been difficult. These people with this as it goes on background different cultural background different voice that book. They dont usually understand the purposes of its they dont understand the reason why theyre doing things that is a big lock up in the provision of legal aid boards but those will theres a huge go provisionals information regarding. This is a very big problem. Used to exist in the boston still exists especially after the formation of the asylum and all that took place 1st john with 2020 which made the new procedure. Which church and explain to our audience i think people seem to think that if asylum is granted to someone that their problems are solved i mean tell us. Is that the case where the 1st. To actually seek asylum and to get a positive decision to be granted International Protection in greece this is the 1st stage the 1st silence however because of the lack of information on the boat before most of the solemn seekers thing but after the months that the asylum in greece or International Protection there will be all the problems will be solved unfortunately this is not the reality after that. 3 many problems many practical problems regardless of everyday life start because most of them are the victim from the hot spots or over. What they did if they are vulnerable and they have to live on the streets by their own i would like to comment on that but. The Biggest Issue in greece is the lack of immigration policy which will help these people to learn greek to be able to find a job and to be normally musically integrated in the greek society. And just very quickly how difficult is it for you as a lawyer when you look at these cases i mean how complicated is a system weve been trying to understand and its very very difficult to simplify is it a challenge for you to take to even get through the process that is in place where a lot of the lawyers will face a lot of challenges mostly because of the. Big amount of Asylum Seekers. On the. Service on the whole it is theyre going to focus however. Sometimes there is also all the money problems. In order to do our job properly on the fact of lee however i wouldnt like to put the blame on the greek authorities on board because i understand also on their lots of pressure because of the big number of Asylum Seekers in greece thank you very much well that just gives you an indication greece is of course in. Frontline country and this is something that greece has said for a very long time that the burden needs to be shared all those policies now really sound like its more about clamping down on borders Border Protection and border screening and also trying to expedite those whove had their asylum request rejected to get them back to their countries of origin so i think reading between the lines it doesnt look like the policies announced today are going to ease the situation for the thousands and thousands of people waiting to start a new life. Thank you Stephanie Decker reporting from lesbos in greece. Other news now russian opposition has called for an immediate campaign of civil disobedience ultra president Alexander Lukashenko was sworn in. And he was in minsk in front of several 100 government officials. On the mounting pressure to resign following last months disputed election didnt stupid in this day of assuming the post of the president. Is the day of victory convincing and faithful we were not just electing the president of the country we were defending our values peaceful life. And out independence and in this regard there is a lot to be done. Nonresident fellow at the center for european policy analysis she joins us via skype from london good to have you with us what do you make of the way who is in or great in this small secret ceremony. Yes hello thank you for having me well bit silly it was very secretive the whole sense of mens courts courts and all of their votes no internet. No people it was not brought on the Television Even though it was supposed to be by a lawyer and it was of a not privately announced so. It was very worried so that people would take to the streets. But people will still take to the streets because people can see the human of egypt amid president s that its only underscores today i believe that people have to continue taken to the streets that their only tool they have in their hands to protest against the pain and power doesnt show the strength of the opposition in the face of the regime. It doesnt change a really that they know as far as the opposition is concerned it were talking just about the neck curation but the 7 weeks of protests always show the strength of the opposition we can say that the opposition is now basically a whole society. Because we have seen that hundreds of thousands of people protesting and not only in the capital of millions but also in many other towns and even small villages across the country were seeing a crackdown on the protests weve seen in crackdown on the Opposition Leaders hes gone to russia hes now been inaugurated what is his next move. Well his next move is to try to quell the protests you might. As well dissipates. In the wind so hes next to have always plea would be to try to boost the morale of his ridgy more of those officials who are still within him because the greatest worries. We clearly see in some defection within the leads and particular recently there have been several 100 defections from the Security Forces all know whose loyalty he has to rely on his courage problem is really to try to make to present his case that case still strong and hes still in power even though we can see that its slowly starting to crumble and just lastly the e. U. Sanctions brooke has been talking about theyve been blocked by cyprus so the integration place more pressure now on the International Community to actually take action. And yes. The law was still so supposed to be the president on sold the 5th of november but since hes inaugurated himself that means that hes no longer a legitimate president because obviously it did not win this election and therefore it does put further pressure on the particular European Union to go counter with the sanctions the current the problem with cyprus is probably just a technical one that the decision on since is likely to take place very time soon ok a good many thanks for joining us there from london thank you. There is plenty more still ahead here on this news hour including chinese tech giant hallways saying its been under attack and struggling to survive well explain why its blaming the u. S. And they maybe it all but there is something that president xi jinping have in common. Including a move in a striker luis suarez. Russian Opposition Leader Alexey Novelli has been discharged from hospital thats where he was being treated for poisoning by novacek the kremlin critic says he has a long rehabilitation ahead of him he spent more than a month in the hospital and was in a coma for heart of that time going experts believe he was poisoned with the nerve agent called novacek moscow denies any involvement from that came from berlin. No longer being treated as an acute in patient now for him the process is about rehabilitation but the interesting thing is that when he describes some of the problems he still suffers from right now of coordination mental and physical coordination he says there are certain bodily functions he cant perform he says he can catch a ball of someone throws it to him but he cant form the sort that allows him to throw the ball back as it were remember that fits in with the sort of action that the navi chalk agent performs on the human body is attacks the motor neuron functions of the human body which explains quite why its taken so long for the antidote the actual pain that was put into his system by the doctors in charlotte say to have its affects on now we know that he is out of the hospital that is going into rehabilitation outpatient basis he says he wants to walk in the parks and try to get his strength back malaysia could be set for more political up haven just 9 months after a new Prime Minister came to power Opposition Leader Anwar Abraham has announced that he has the support of a Strong Majority to form a new government in the administration of Prime Minister emma hitting our theme has fallen but to make it dean and says that he remains the rightful foreign snowie as in kuala lumpur and she says as the uncertainty over and was political. That was a or rather bold pronouncement by Anwar Ibrahim but also rather thin on details and in response the Prime Minister is saying that well what anwar has said they remain just me assertions that mere claims until anwar can really prove that he has indeed got the parliamentary majority now anwar did not say how many numbers hes got how many m. P. s hes got supporting him he didnt say how which parties theyre from and since Analysts Press conference this afternoon 2 Political Parties have come out to say they support anwar but thats not a surprise they are parties within his Opposition Coalition and anwar still has another hurdle he has got to have the assent of the king basically this is a Constitutional Monarchy the king appoints as Prime Minister the person who he believes commands the confidence of the majority in parliament now anwar says he see hes seeking an audience with the king but hes not able to meet the king as yet because the king is in hospital now and it also remains open for meat in yasin to seek an audience with the king and he could also well request that parliament be dissolved and that would trigger snap elections so its really not certain that are nor will be able to form the next government but having said that is also. In yes its position is all book also rather shaky because even though there has been a recent statement by 6 parties in the ruling pact to say they. Put their support behind the Prime Minister the biggest component party and that is that the president of that party has come out to say he believes that many m. P. s are willing to put their weight behind Anwar Ibrahim. Chinese tech giant huawei says it is battling for survival against nonstop aggression from the u. S. Government Comes Company is facing mounting pressure from the trunk administration which last month intensified was structureless limiting hallways access to crucial chipsets katrina you reports from beijing. Customers in china are scrambling to buy while way smartphones tightened u. S. Restrictions have choked the chinese tech giants access to crucial Chip Technology leading to fears hallway smart phones me disappear from store shelves as early as next year. The company says its supply chain is under attack. Everyone knows that huawei is facing great difficulty continuous suppression has brought a lot of pressure on our operations and the ensuring our survival is our main priority the u. S. Government bad american chip makers from selling to quality last month its 3rd set of sanctions against the company the industry is fighting the bad intel and south korean chip maker s. K. Hynix have been given licenses to continue doing business with way but many others are forced to sell elsewhere why wait is still the Worlds Largest Telecommunications Equipment maker they are the number 2 our phone maker in the world so if youre a chip maker and you cant sell to us thats a big problem ali is now shifting its focus to non smartphone products such as p. C. Tablets and wearables and new a markets such as serbia and cola. Its delivery of 5 networks is effected by the latest sanctions but a u. S. Move to block the company from government contracts citing security concerns has seen several countries follow suit including australia where the company is cutting more than 1000. 00 jobs alice say the u. S. Restrictions are causing a lot of pain in the short term but it will of long term accelerate the development of chinas shipmate industry the tech giant and the Chinese Government are invested heavily in becoming less dependent on Foreign Technology in the short run. However you can well wait and try to but try to. When eventually as well these future on is in the balance washington and beijing battling to dominate the High Tech Industries the country sleeps in technology ultimately the drugs economy military Technology Companies are the worlds tallest. Tree aljazeera major. News says speech of the Un General Assembly to attack china over the coronavirus pandemic us president once again accused beijing of failing to share information when the outbreak began when called on the un to hold the country accountable but chinas leaders changing things as attempts to politicize the pandemic should be rejected. As a james best joins us now from the United Nations headquarters and james another day to day of leaders virtual speeches are we picking out for. Virtual and recorded speeches the president of those pakistan speaking now we have a succession of leaders coming up throughout the day watch later on venezuela what you cry and watch afghanistan but i think the focus of the early part of the speech is the one that were probably going to notice most is coming up in. In the next 40 minutes or so and that is the king of saudi arabia king solomon a rare speech to the u. N. General assembly by a saudi king normally saudi arabia sends a foreign minister when this is an in person event as now leaders can address this event from their own capitals we actually have a larger roster the normal and the saudi king is going to speak clearly his words we watched for a number of reasons one of the notable ones is that deal thats been done between israel and the u. A. E. And israel and bahrain clearly saudi normally aligns its Foreign Policy with the u. A. E. Bahrain but saudi has not done a peace deal with israel well have to see what he has to say on that one the long war in yemen is another issue that will have to watch closely saudi arabia i think is getting a little tired by that war what is the king going to say about it theres the ongoing blockade of qatar will he mention that during his speech some things i think hes almost certainly not going to mention but we will watch closely and they are the death of Jamal Khashoggi killed in the saudi consulate almost 2 years ago and the fate of the former crown Prince Mohammed bin nayef who is now under arrest in saudi arabia and thought to be in poor health but clearly even if he doesnt mention those those are important issues particularly here in the United States with the u. S. Election coming the trumpet ministration very friendly to saudi arabia his suggestion for 10 chilly that the Biden Administration if joe biden is elected may be much more realistic in its policy towards the saudi kingdom ok thanks james well come back to you once we have started hearing the king of saudi arabia speaking thanks james. About Time Magazine has released its list of the top 100. 00 most influential people of the year it includes key figures in the fight against corona virus like the head of the World Health Organization and u. S. Infectious disease expert dr anthony found shame featured are also leaders of social movements and activists that have shaped 2020 and those involved in the hong kong prodemocracy and black lives matter protests political leaders are also on the list donald trump and his opponent joe biden chinas xi jinping and taiwan citing when amongst the others a sports stars actors musicians artists and businesspeople are credited with having a major impact on the world. Dance to it as Times International editor and he joins us on skype from london i mean this list and it reflects the events of a year general in 2020 certainly been quite a year does that make it harder for you to whittle down your 100 no i think you know as you said its a year unlike any other this gives us more people to choose from in some ways you know the global fight against a club. Pandemic means that we have a Record Number of doctors and scientists nurses on the list but also this this movement for racial equality in the u. S. And how thats expanded around the world as well. For the democratic rights for equality globally so i think you know it was a it was a rich year. Like this yes absolutely and its also as if women this move more than a more than ever before some 54 was that a conscious decision or just the way it it fell. I think you know we look to see influence in all its forms. And i think you know it reflects the nature of how the world is changing and. Yeah i think its something that we in years past we tried to make sure that it reflects you know an equal balance but you know what. I think its 54 women on the list thats hit. The logistics of putting this vast list together can never be easy as you think especially in these months of social distancing how did you actually go about it thats right i mean you know the whole newsroom contributes to this because the unique thing about this this really its that it brings it International Journalism it brings it politics brings and sports brings business so at every level of the Newsroom Research seek out people who we think you know people nominate people who we think to ensure and then we have discussions about well you know. They had a particularly good year disappear and also whos the person thats going to write about them you know each person one on the list theres another 100 people that we are asked to write. Taishan support them you know for example senator ted cruz wrote citation on sight when. The last british governor on congress are citation on on making law the prodemocracy experts so you know were trying to think how are we going to sort of make connections between people as well as i say fascinating and just lastly that any claim is that youre willing to give us a say heres in the running for president of the air. Well were just beginning not commiseration the. You know its its always such a privilege to and im that person and i think its something that were all excited to get started with a lot of 2020 laps to go though so absolutely and i think people are a nice exactly that to say it thanks very much for joining us from Time Magazine there thanks. Ok lets get you all the weather now and here is jenny and those recent Tropical Storms are just not quite over state not quite over told the south in particular but theres another one as well really impacting the funnel these to canada so ill talk about both this or this is that the satellite you can see there are 3 main areas a cloud weve got this one in the southeast thats the remnants of what was Tropical Storm be so way up there in Eastern Canada nova scotia on towards labrador all daft is what was her a kentucky and this mass here not a Tropical Storm but that is going to bring with it some very heavy amounts of rain this of course that nighttime pictures but even so some very very deep flood waters across much of texas particularly these coastal areas this is houston and you can see just how deep the water really still is and of course the rain continuing to come down across this entire area its been very very slow moving so if you continue through wednesday there it is eventually pushing out of texas on tools louisiana arkansas and then eventually it will work its way eastwards now meanwhile across into southern sections of california heres los angeles and that of course is what it looks like we have still dealing with these fires that was an area that have been burned by the bobcat 5 but the rains will continue across the southeast as we go through thursday meanwhile more rain across the midwest but also look at this mass of rain really beginning to push in to the Pacific Northwest now as we go through the next couple days that rain will accumulate in the south accumulates in the northwest but in fact we could see more rain out across the Pacific Northwest than from the remnants of the Tropical Storm good because we get the rain itll push down into oregon as well but laura it does mean that amounts of rain could actually cause some localized flooding just goes on there isnt it ok jenny many thanks indeed. Now still ahead hair on the aljazeera wouldnt be live in washington d. C. This is the scene at the moment thousands of people gathering to pay their respects to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg as the battle heats up over who will replace. One of the biggest beaching of whales in astray in history scientists try to find out why nearly 500 animals are stranded ofttimes mania. And the sport would lay a Major League Baseball action including another Division Titles for the l. A. Dodgers its. Corruption it is the invisible behind a wall of silence by means of should clear up soon is not something people he told the. Country. Destroy this war. In 2020 the truth based on your income reduce the heroes who are fighting against corruption. Communities to save the resources that we need in order to address the burning problems that affect us and. Shine a light on anticorruption here. Nominate now. As a strictly appears for bushfire season survivors of the last summers catastrophic fires are still struggling whether one east follows one communitys road to recovery and how to 0. Again you want there as a reminder of our top stories this hour the head of the European Commission. Has called on Member States to share responsibility for refugees brocks new plan hopes to ease pressure on mr rayney and nations which handle a disproportionate number of arrivals. About a russian opposition has called for an immediate campaign of civil disobedience after president Alexander Lukashenko was sworn in as being under mounting pressure to resign following last months disputed election. And. The opposition to him said he had a Strong Majority to form a new government the Prime Minister. Called on and want to prove it and insists he remains the full leader. These are live pictures from washington d. C. Where the body of the u. S. Supreme Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg is being taken to lie in repose for the next 2 days. Lets go and speak to jordan shes our correspondent at the Supreme Court and this is the last time were seeing Ruth Bader Ginsburg returning to the Supreme Court we can see her coffin her casket being carried out by Supreme Court police just describe the scene for us. Well you have people who were once her legal clerks lining the steps up to the ceremonial front door of the u. S. Supreme court in honor of Ruth Bader Ginsburg the late liberal Supreme Court justice chair a casket will be lying in repose after a short private ceremony this morning they will then bring the casket back to the front of the Supreme Court where the general public can line up and pass her casket and pay their final respects this will take place for the next 2 days then her casket will be brought across the street to the u. S. Capitol where she will lie in state in statuary hall and thats the 1st time a woman will have received that honor in the u. S. Capitol a private burial is going to follow at Arlington National cemetery just reminds us. Why she was such a towering figure and indeed will remain such an icon for generations to come. Well long before Ruth Bader Ginsburg joined the u. S. Supreme court in 1993 she was a well known lawyer who essentially invented the concept of gender discrimination she brought a number of lawsuits in the 1970 s. Pushing to give women greater access in the workplace in society basically trying to chip away at those barriers that essentially made women the vassals as it were of their husbands or their fathers or their brothers there was a point in this country where women could not obtain credit in their own names there was a point where women could not control their own finances their own inheritances or certainly be able to have any legal standing in disputes she did a lot of work to try to change those laws and to give more opportunity to american women she also was very instrumental in the work of the Civil Rights Movement writing briefs in support of efforts to expand political and economic abilities for people of color notably for africanamericans and so because of her long work long before she entered the judicial system Ruth Bader Ginsburg was already considered a legal icon and once she joined 1st on the lower courts and then rose to the Supreme Court in 1903 her work and her willingness to was speak out on issues of equality and equity really did elevate her as someone who was not only willing to speak her mind but to marshal the legal evidence and arguments for those views and just finally her empty seats on the Supreme Court its spot to battle hasnt it between republicans and democrats i have a whether that gets and the she gets replaced before the next general election which is the beginning of november. Well yes i mean even though the court system in the United States is considered the 3rd branch of government really the way that it is staffed and the way that its operated is a creature of politics the republicans hold the majority in the u. S. Senate which is where confirmation hearings and votes are taken on all sorts of federal appointments including for the u. S. Courts and republicans who are in control want to help donald trump who campaigned in 2016 on putting conservative judges at all levels of the u. S. Federal court system they want to help him achieve what one senator has called the trifecta getting a 3rd conservative Supreme Court justice on the high court the presumption is that the nominee will be a woman the u. S. President is going to announce his choice at 5 oclock local time on saturday or 21 g. M. T. And it is widely expected that the person that the president will nominate will be a woman who held conservative political views for a congressional and senatorial republicans want to do is to try to have the nomination brought forward to try to do the background checks to try to have a confirmation hearing and to have a floor vote in the senate all before november 3rd so that this new justice could be sworn in immediately thats because a week after the election the Supreme Court is supposed to hear a challenge to the american to the American Affordable Health Care act otherwise known as obamacare and the thought is that this particular challenge could essentially bring it to an end this expansion of health care to more americans during the Obama Administration if they get that person on the court by before the hearing then that could be a Pivotal Moment in u. S. Health care policy ok roslyn will even muslim job of reporting back from washington d. C. These are live pictures of the body of the u. S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who died last week lying in repose at the Supreme Court for the next 2 days. Now talks between the taliban and the Afghan Government are making little progress the top peace negotiator is urging both sides to find a middle ground and the decades long conflict joins us live from here in doha where those talks are being held as some of whats holding up these afghan talks. Are in the building behind me of the Afghan Taliban and the delegation which is led by the Afghan Government have been happening but in the last few days these talks have not been. Able to see the draft the 4th draft that is being considered right now theyre only discussing terms and conditions at the moment so the wider group can meet they havent even discussed the agenda the sticking points remain islamic jurisprudence the use of language as well as inclusion of some of the elements that both sides are not happy with. Are saying that the islamic jurisprudence the 100 feet or jurisprudence law should be the guiding principle and the deciding principle in terms of conflict resolution but the government to seeing that there are minority fears sikhs and hindus cannot be left out from this initial agreement in terms and conditions then the taliban want islamic sharia to replace social justice in terms such as iran. Which again has been not welcomed by the other side and then there are issues in terms of the inclusion of the dialogue the Peace Process restarted between the taliban and the American Government which the of burnside is objecting to in saying that because they were not party to the agreement they should not at this point included inside these terms and conditions in these are very Technical Details about when the lunch breaks are going to happen and how many. Breaks are going to take place and what is going to be the preamble of these talks so yes there have been some. Weve been speaking to. Including International Partners and they have been saying that they are still hopeful that there is going to be more headway thats to be made but as these talks continue stalled in doha fighting continues on the ground in afghanistan in the last 48 to 72 hours dozens of Afghan Government forces have been killed both sides accusing each other of escalating the tensions that ok many thanks the updates more than a 100000. 00 times in sudan have been damaged or destroyed and recent floods huge areas of farmland are underwater and victims admit its unlikely that government can help them recover ever morgan reports from River Nile State. This is whats left of a highly out the last home in sudans are now state he says his farm used to extend from here to the banks of the nile nearly 2 kilometers away now the river is one with the farm destroying what was his main source of income will live in misery i used to live in this house with my kids and their families thats all gone now on the farm where i used to plant onions are not destroyed ive lost nearly 20000. 00 because of the floods but thats just from what i had ready for harvest this season and now i cant farm for winter and i dont know if ill get any government assistance in the. Alley says its hard for him to know exactly how much financial damage the floods have done to his farm hell have to wait until the waters dry out completely to find out his village of is one of dozens on the banks of the nile in River Nile State that was destroyed by floods countrywide hundreds of villages were also destroyed because of the river rising to levels not seen in a century at least 120 people have been killed and more than 600000 have been displaced most now are waiting for government response to cope with the situation after losing even most or all of their belongings. Manana the other muslim we need the government to come and take care of the water thats in the houses because the water is now mixed research water from the latrines that collapsed we need to avoid malaria color and go hard here because we cant deal with diseases on top of losing our homes the damage in chicago a village nearly 5 kilometers away has forced all of its 1000 families out of their homes most had relied on farming and livestock for income both devastated by the floods thank you very much youre a village which residents say was once vibrant with schools markets and farms now look like this their homes either damaged or destroyed so dams government which has declared a state of emergency says the nile has receded in many parts of the country its distributed tents and food aid to help those affected in the state but many say its not enough even as the level of the nile river drops to where it was prior to the floods sudans government and aid organizations say the impact of the damage will continue for months with Agriculture Health care and economy all affected and here in rebel states the residents say a slow response will make the effects last even longer. And chef italy for us to get on the boat with us to see what remains of her family home she couldnt help but break down when she saw what shes lost. This house is where i lived with my mother and father its the home where i got married and had my kids and when my grandkids were born all those memories were in this house of lost but i thank god my children and grandchildren are alive and were away when the house collapsed im now waiting to know government plans to help us recover and rebuild. A recovery that may take months if not here is in a country already facing an economic crisis and where more than 60 percent live in poverty many say they expect the Economic Situation to worsen in the coming weeks if no help is offered he will morgan on to 0 River Nile State. Here a city of louisville in kentucky is preparing for protests as it awaits an announcement over the fate of the Police Officers who shot brian a taylor the 26 year old africanamerican woman died in mansions become a symbol of Police Brutality and Racial Injustice a state of emergency has been declared the attorney general expected expects decide whether the officers should be charged. Dry conditions and record temperatures of course wildfires has spread along the west coast of the u. S. Over the past couple of weeks this has led to increasing concerns over what this could mean for the environment rob runnels has this report from oregon. The fires ravaging the west coast of the u. S. Have captured the worlds imagination and inspired horror but they are not the only ones in the amazon rain forest that swaths of land are on fire terrifying uncontrollable blazes tore through large parts of australia last year and in the arctic vast fires are consuming the tundra and peat lands of siberia an area that has never burned before on such a scale a fire historian who has studied fars for decades says we have entered a new era im calling it the piracy in and that is because i think were living in a fire age the industrial scale burning of fossil fuels has changed the planet and fires are but one consequence once the active tune of our fossil fuel burning. Scaled up. To the point that its not hitting the climate all the collateral effects which were discovering are very unhelpful for the world weve created widespread fires create a negative feedback loop speeding up Climate Change these wildfires have already sent more than 30 may have got tons of carbon into the earths atmosphere according to him European Atmospheric Monitoring Service now all of that carbon will eventually contribute further to Global Warming in the normal course of events burned forests would regroup over time and the trees and plants would reabsorbed much of that carbon but the planet is changing woodlands will become grasslands grasslands may become does or areas that we think of as a. Reference woods may may become Something Else im not sure we we really understand all the all those possibilities some policy makers clearly. See the disastrous future ahead the experience that we have in the state of california just underscoring the reality of the ravages of Climate Change others turn a blind eye it will start getting cooler i will just you just watch even if fossil fuel burning were stopped overnight the world would continue warming for generations because of the Greenhouse Gases already emitted theres no vaccine for fire were going to be dealing with it and managing it in perpetuity this is our planets new normal as humanity enters the age of fire rob reynolds aljazeera Portland Oregon has been here more now on the flooding in sudan a mahommedan day joins us from unesco heritage site thats been threatened by the floods i want to show us the impact of all the water the. Well yes we are the sites all city of matter we the city of the. Kingdom which ruled this area for more than a 1000 years from the 8th century before christ and this is a unesco site somewhere that must be protected for humanitys sake and if it does i should have a commitment to ponder just see the water which of course has got that receding now but how it has been to lets say the kings above house which is just behind me and. Plays to some sand bugs. In the way of the water to keep it from getting into the ruins and the folks at the lying here thousands and thousands of them from 2300 years ago just near the bug thousands of the ruins of the palace of the king and a little further prized pyramids all done 200. 00 of them that is more than the pyramids in egypt so we have a situation here where a World Heritage site and they call a collidge cool site that should be protected is on the verge of being swept away if the floods that being forecast come and the river levels continue to rise yes we can see that very train thanks very much for bringing us those pictures from. Heritage site in sudan where it is being threatened by his rising flood waters. Also ahead in sports action from the n. B. A. Playoffs says the nuggets attempting to get another comeback. Its. Business leaders just want to buy no brass paul. Business leaders just want to buy no bras paul. 380 whales have died on the australian island state of tasmania in the west stranding the country has ever seen any 500 pilot whales being thrown the states west coast round 30 were moved out into open water but several swam back to shore again they did harrison is a professor with Southern Cross university Whale Research group he says its unclear what drew the whales to shore the real problem is that most of the wiles that ended up stranding of peta are already have died and any relatively few have been able to be rescued and some of those at peta are protests and back into the danger zone again so its a very serious and wiring process going on while such as pilot whales you sign up and they use to help navigate through complex underwater topography and sometimes if the sun a signal hits sandbanks and things like that they dont actually get a return signal so they dont realize that something is in their pathway and they keep swimming assuming its open ocean we dont really know why so many wild strain we know that pollock whales are very social animals they highly social like many mammals and they are in big family groups and sometimes they speak family groups aggregate and other p. Is somehow that something has drawn the mean close to the coast instead of further offshore and as a result of possibly some leaving my old stranding initially the rest of them of common and followed. Ok its time now for all the sports and lets get you have to leah thanks laura lets start in japan where the government and Tokyo Olympic officials have been discussing ways to hold the games safely despite the pandemic tokyo 2020 was delayed by one year but doubts still remain as to whether they can go ahead preliminary guidelines were laid out on wednesday including athletes from abroad being tested before leaving their countries on arrival and throughout their stay they are however unlikely to have to complete japan japans mandatory 14 day quarantine all competitors could be kept in a bubble away from the public no decision though has been made on spectator numbers or whether to allow fans at all more concrete plans are expected to be in place by mid december cooks i think he said as you noted as International Sporting competitions have been reopened the i. O. C. President thomas back expressed his confidence in going ahead with the tokyo games yes thats really reassuring for us we will continue getting support from the nation in order to hold safe and secure games well call parade with all the related parties closely and devote ourselves to preparation for the games. To basketball and not for the 1st time in the n. B. A. Playoffs the fight back is on for the Denver Nuggets they were to nothing down in the western conference finals but beat the l. A. Lakers to get themselves back in contention david stokes reports the way they were just the nuggets of form from 31. 00 down twice this postseason but no team has ever come back from 3 nothing so its crucial they stopped the lakers charge and their biggest stars were up for the challenge including nicklaus joke which is. The joker jamal murray was on form 2 and when he made this dunk in the 4th quarter denver with 20 points clear and flowing. To marry in the night the lakers a chasing their 1st finals appearance in a decade and didnt roll over without a fight Le Bron James and his team rallied to cut the gap to just 4 points but the nuggets stayed calm until 83 pointers for murray make sure of their victory ending the lakers 6 game winning streak now were always there by ourselves packing a bag and leaving but were ready to go some reason we love this i can explain that this team loves football and we need to use up a whole like every shot they make every shot miss you know. If theres like the games last and so you know whether its you know pretty good ball or as for starters its not just. The nuggets very much alive in the western conference finals and the look to even attempt to to when they meet in game 4 on thursday david stakes out 0 stop well French Police have released the 2 people they questioned about suspected doping on the Tour De France they were part of the close entourage of narrow can time who was the lead writer for the r. K. Assam sic team during a raid of their hotel investigators found Health Products and items that could be linked to doping denies using banned substances. Now to the latest football transfer news and a potential move for barcelona. Striker luis suarez he looked like hed be moving to a talian champions eventis but that deal fell through after he was accused of cheating on an italian language exam and said he now appears set to stand spain after green to a deal with atletico madrid. If he does join hell be replacing. At let it go on like suarez he did manage to secure a move away to you ventus on a season long loan formula one is going to have a new boss starting in 2021 the former Ferrari Team Principal Stephano Domenicali seen here meeting the pope is set to replace chase carey as chief executive when he steps down. And Major League Baseball the l. A. Dodgers have won the National League west title for the 8th year running the dodgers stayed in the lead over the oakland as the entire game 4 impressive homers like this one from corey seeger helped seal the deal l. A. Are now top the top seed heading into the playoffs final score here 62. Well thats all of your sports news for the day had to record a laura thanks very much indeed. The body of the u. S. Supreme Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg has arrived at the Supreme Court where shell lie in repose for the next 2 days these are the pictures of her call skits arriving the hearse arriving at the Supreme Court is just. A few moments ago just in the last half hour theres the Supreme Court police carrying the body of Ruth Bader Ginsburg the Supreme Court justice who died at the age of 87. 00 due to pancreatic cancer she is now lying in repose in the Supreme Court for the next 2 days we can also see plenty of people gathering the pay their respects to this woman who is an absolute icon and idol of the u. S. Justice system. On the outside of the Supreme Court and inside you can see clarks lining up keeping vigil over the coffin as it lies. In repose for the next 2 days Ruth Bader Ginsburg she was the 2nd woman to serve on the top court of the Supreme Court shes also considered a womens rights champion although she herself said that she was more human rights champion wanting equal rights for both men and women her coffin is currently lying as we said in the Supreme Court it will be moved to the Capitol Building on friday Justice Ginsburg has become the 1st woman and the 2nd justice to receive this on. She respected across both sides of the political divide President Trump is expected to pay his respects to her to morrow. Day but her death has been the backdrop of a showdown between the Trump Administration and democrats over naming her successor just a few weeks before the president ial election her dying wish was that her successor was named after the u. S. Election but republicans in the senate seem to be gearing up to name a successor on saturday it will be fought vigorously by the democrats the showdown is expected by the. Supreme court seats left by the Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg. Were going to go now to the other live event thats happening today the United Nations General Assembly thats happening in the headquarters in new york although mostly its a Virtual Event with leaders sending in their prerecorded speeches on the line addressing a mostly empty General Assembly lets bring in our diplomatic james bays at the u. N. James we are waiting on me for the saudi king to deliver his speech it will be a rare event normally we hear from the foreign minister but given that he doesnt have to travel in self to new york we will be hearing from him we expect in just a few moments in fact i do think that the saudi ambassador is introducing him