This is al jazeera. Some of them chilling with all of this is the news hour live from london coming up. At least three dead in kenya as protests against the disputed election prevent voting in parts of the country. No end to the standoff in catalonia as the regional president rejects the idea of early elections. A u. N. Report blames the Syrian Government for a chemical attack which killed at least ninety people last year. We can be the generation that an Opioid Epidemic we can do it. President trump unveils a top tier of the Opioid Crisis declaring it a nationwide health emergency. And im peter stone at him with the latest sports news including aids homos for a world series record as the used to astras to level with the l. A. Dodgers. And their warm welcome to the news that at least three people have been killed in a dozen others injured in election violence in kenya most of the casualties were in the opposition stronghold of kisumu a city which along with several other areas did not receive election materials kisumu and three other Opposition Strongholds will now have their vote on saturday mohammed the dough has more now from the capital nairobi. Of the months of Political Uncertainty its back to the ballot for the people of kenya falls these poll is a rerun of the most contested elections in can just history now promising to be the most like among us they make it does that we have survived that we have seen people being intimidated in some parts of the country already is not a very good thing and downs of transparency you can see video of the process for those groups because. Im a Free Atmosphere in which voters could be able to. And franchise themselves as far as wanting what is concerned. Vaulting incubate or kenya sludge islam was interrupted when protesters but it catered droops to polling Stations Police used tear gas and fired live a mission and blanks into the air to dispose of the protesters water lentulus the grouping us fosters they dispersed the playground of the Olympic Primary School in kebede out tells the story of this election and equally usually these filled will be full of files of enthusiastic voters with accused making into the alleys of the slum today they are none the protestors he has succeeded in ensuring as few people exercise their right to vote the Police Showed no mussy to those they arrested the violence was however the most pronounced in the city of kisumu in western kenya almost all the fatalities in play here. I do believe that we are living in a fascist society where the government is essentially freshest it has profiled the World Community and definitely is determined to. Punish the no community but these kinds of killings yes because we refused to vote in this sham election while tensions simmered in some Opposition Strongholds the situation was called me in other areas they were peaceful since the voting in kimball outside they will be strongholds of president who can no voting took place in four counties in western kenya results are expected today of the voters in those counties i expected to vote right. Now dingell was criticized polling stuff in the run up to the vote is likely to argue that the boycott of the poll in some parts of the country shows that iran is pointless and that will do little to improve president kenyatta legitimacy if hes declared the winner. Mohammed atta walshes in nairobi kenya. Catalonia president has announced he will call a snap election until spain Central Government agrees to certain conditions spurge wall says he hasnt received enough guarantees from madrid that it wont impose direct rule on his home in this region if the new elections help spanish then it is expected to trigger article one five five on friday anderson as reports. Demonstrators defiant towards the actions of the Spanish Government are calling on their regional leaders to declare session but before their march begins their hearing Catalan Media reports saying their regional president was planning to announce snap elections in a deal with the druid that would take charge of the one five five and avoid the imposition of direct. Point i mean is that we are completely opposed we didnt conceive of any other scenario apart from the declaration of independence we cannot conceive of any other elections the demonstrators change their plans marching to the building where president carlos was due to speak others went to his partys headquarters. We were protesting today against article one five five and all of a sudden we hear that pushed him on wants to call for elections we are totally against it we feel this is treason to the castle and people. Eventually put amounts that no decision had been made. When she did it yes i know that i am willing to call an election so long as there are certain guarantees so that we can hold elections under normal circumstances those guarantees of not being provided and after elections are not warranted my duty was to try to hold elections and to do it honestly and truthfully in order to avoid any impact on our institutions after the president finally did make an appearance these crowds seem to the main support to that idea they had shouted straight up when reports emerged that it was going to actually announce a staff the election is a day or so it was should you was then suspended by his start. In madrid the Spanish DeputyPrime Minister said nothing had changed article one five five would go ahead on friday. The question doesnt want to think contrary to what some say the procedure of article one five five does not mean a new political scene but it means the beginning of the end of the repeated disobedience of the law the interest of all and to the use of selfgovernment against its foreign autonomy. There may have been some new twists but this crisis is now back to where it was nearly a week ago madrid intends to impose direct rule on and sockets government friday is the day when politicians will take big steps into the unknown with risks on both sides of the lives of millions of people could be affected symons aljazeera barcelona it watching the news hour is to lead. Defense minister tells m. P. s not to criticize. Fear of hurting army. Declaring the Opioid Epidemic a Public Health crisis we investigate a company which has made a fortune selling the pills as medicine. And stepping out of the spotlight. From tennis after a career spanning more than twenty years story in sport. Experts from the u. N. And the chemical weapons watchdog of the Syrian Government for a chemical attack in april over ninety people were killed when the nerve agent. Of concha could warning you may find some of the images in her. Report the starving. This is one of the gasping for air moments after government warplanes bombed hunchy home on the it live neighborhood is a rebel stronghold within minutes hundreds of people were rushed to hospitals suffering asphyxiation and other agonizing symptoms after they were exposed to the nerve agent sarin gas. This is one of more than a year later she survived but more than eighty people mostly children were killed. We are still traumatized by the attack we face the near death experience its impact remains what i get attacks from time to time and start banging your head on the walls the attack triggered an International Outcry and growing calls for sanctions against the Syrian Government. Denies using chemical weapons but u. N. War crimes investigators say they gathered evidence to confirm the attack was carried out by Government Forces those who survived and chose to stay in can take home we never fully recover from the ordeal. I still try to victims through their will up long term complications patients still suffering from blurred vision neurological problems and the biggest challenge of course is psychological impact of the attack people lost their loved ones and we still treat them as their use or began helping others in the immediate aftermath before becoming a victim himself he woke up in hospital days later to devastating news so. Started carrying fixed seems to ambulances but many died on the spot i saw rescuers rushing into the area but as soon as they started the rescue the victims collapsed and died i collapsed but when i woke up i was told my family was gone but lost his father mother and two brothers hes one of many people who feel they have been betrayed by the world and left to struggle on. Syria days after the attack the us launched resize into the air base that was used by so you can walk planes to drop sarin gas on her and she home but the american response fell short of the expectations of millions of syrias father. Should have been a turning point in the syrian conflict and a wake up call for the International Community. When my camera is at the United Nations and joins you know high there my more can you tell us. Well the report itself has not been officially released but we are told by at least two diplomats here at the United Nations that the report by the joint investigative mechanism does hold the Syrian Government responsible for that sarin gas attack now that was a position adopted by among others the u. K. The u. S. And france in the wake of that attack in april that you just saw hashim report about and they were absolutely adamant that the Syrian Government was responsible at the time hence the attack that was carried out a few days later by the u. S. However russia at the time insisted that there was not sufficient evidence to hold the Syrian Government responsible it pointed out that members of the Fact Finding Mission the sli investigative arm of the joint invest to go investigative mechanism did not actually go to the area itself however within the report that will be released in the coming hours or indeed minutes jim makes very clear that there is enough evidence gathered despite the absence of inspectors from the site itself so once again that report saying what a number of western countries had insisted that the Syrian Government must be held responsible for that sarin gas attack that killed more than eighty people mike the joint investigative mechanism that you mentioned is up for renewal what what effect if any will this have. Well indeed the date for its renewal is by the middle of the next months now the u. S. Introduced a Security Council resolution earlier in the week trying to get the mandate reviewed before this report was produced russia vetoed that resolution insisting that it first want to see the report now what we are going to be seeing in the days and indeed weeks ahead leading up to the renewal of the joint investigative miniger mechanisms mandate is whether russia will now accept jim will accept its honesty and will allow the renewal of that mandate to go ahead given the fact that jim has held the Syrian Government responsible for of sarin gas attack a point that russia always denied and has denied since the attack in april so that is what is going to be happening in coming days debate between the russians and other members of the Security Council about whether the mandate of the joint investigative mechanism should be renewed and whether in fact it is carrying out its work on a silly without prejudice without bias can there live at the u. N. Make franky iraqi forces have launched an assault to recapture al qaim and from myself it turns on iraqs western border with syria among the armed groups last strongholds in the country step back a reports from a rebel northern iraq. Ready for the final phase the iraqi Prime Minister has given the go ahead now the task of these men is to push out of the last areas of western anbar specifically which is the border town with syria the group still holds. We have been encountering some sporadic attacks but they are weak especially since the last of holiday and. The enemy is in a desperate situation right now and hopefully will retake all the remaining areas from. Iraqs army and Police Together with progovernment sunni tribal fighters and the hash shadley or shia militias are part of the offensive. We are now engaging in the offensive to retake. We have received full military support from the iraqi army to participate in this offensive the tribal fighters have now become a supporting force in this offensive we aim to help that and after we retake these areas we will take control of security with the help of the iraqi forces. The campaign will also be backed by Coalition Air support and ground advice the towns of. The last few territories isis still controls in iraq many here feel that it wont be a long protracted battle but ridding eisel of its territory in iraq does not mean the groups threat has been eliminated it is still capable of carrying out large scale attacks the announcement of the all crime offensive comes at a time when iraqi forces together with shia militia are involved on another front sporadic fighting with the Kurdish Peshmerga in the aftermath of that controversial secession referendum is putting huge pressure on air beale and the leadership here many kurds believe that this offensive is an attempt to divert attention from sporadic fighting were seeing northwest of there along the border with iraq and many believe ultimately is to reassert federal control over the border crossings that the kurds. Regional government currently controls Stephanie Decker aljazeera every hour the iraqi Prime Minister says his government wont accept anything but the cancellation of the kurds secession bid high dollar body is in tehran for talks with the rainy invidious both countries have large kurdish populations and oppose any talk of separation iraqs Kurdish Regional government had offered to freeze in secession bit but iraq says that doesnt go far enough the u. K. Defense secretary has angered human Rights Groups by appealing to british politicians to stop condemning saudi arabia saying its affecting arms sales to riyadh Michael Fallon told a Parliamentary Defense Committee a fighter jet deal was being compromised any british politicians of openly criticized saudi arabia for its intensive Bombing Campaign of yemen un says the war there has killed more than ten thousand people and injured more than forty thousand. To repeat to this committee that obviously. Other criticism of saudi arabia in this is not. Leading that we need to do Everything Possible to encourage the arabian. I believe they will commit to that we continue to work on the. U. S. President donald trump has declared the Opioid Crisis a Public Health emergency by declaring an emergency the government will have more power to address the issue more freedom to change the legislation its estimated more than sixty four thousand americans died last year to the opioid addictions and overdoses where Kimberly Halkett is at the white house for us hi there kimberly so trump did say this would be one of his priorities. Thats right certainly the president has talked about this repeatedly before he was president of the campaign trail again and august he said that he was addressing this within his administration and now the president has signed a president ial memorandum declaring the open would ever demick here in the United States to be a national Public Health emergency the president when speaking here at the white house in the east room said that this is the worst drug crisis in his view in American History and he believes that these actions will be a critical first step for confronting what he called the complexity of the epidemic for too long we have allowed drugs to ravage American Homes cities and towns we owe it to our children and to our country to do everything in our power to address this National Shame and this human tragedy we must stop the flow of types of Illegal Drugs into our communities kimberly buying to claiming this an emergency what effect will. Well its narrower in scope than many who are addressing this on the front lines every day had hoped and heres why the president stopped short of declaring this a National Emergency what that would have done is injected federal funds to the states to allow them to deal with this instead by stopping short of that by calling this a Public Health emergency not only does it shorten sort of the the outline in terms of timing from one year to ninety days mind you that can be renewed but also two it doesnt free up those federal funds that many states for hoping for instead what it will do is kind of redirect existing resources cut through some of the red tape in terms of bureaucratic delays but again it doesnt include that extra funding that many states were looking for and need desperately given the fact that this is a major cause of unintentional death in t