Government and the promises they once made to resemble has more now from the time of the mess in venezuela. Has always lived beside the lake of monaco you will in the northwestern state. Hes a fisherman but he says pollution from the oil industry is destroying his way of life. This is abandon completely abandoned in the past the oil and gas installations were taken care of but not anymore now are lake is filled with oil and contamination our boats are dirty or nets are dirty my family depends on this and its killing us were close to the town where oil was 1st discovered in venezuela in 1922 it turned this country from Michael Cohen coffee producing nation into an oil giant but things have not been going well in the past 2 years the bottom of the lake of what i was filled with thousands of kilometers of Gas Pipelines some of them are broken if you can see right there thats a leak i guess week this is just an example of the enormous infrastructure problems that Venezuelas Energy sectors has today were told tankers i rarely see here Venezuelas Oil production has dropped by more than 70 percent in the past 20 years and the u. S. Oil embargo is further complicating the export market. Has worked for Venezuela State Oil Company for over 30 years at one time they were producing 80000 barrels a day now not a single one. I have fought with management how is painting a pipeline red maintenance when inside its rod and the tears. We paint a pump and then it catches fire then things blow up thats the maintenance they want us to do with what we have and we have lots of accidents. Fransisco says hes paid around 8. 00 a month. Im a revolutionary but this is not the left i dreamt of i want to work but we have no tools no boats total deterioration in the past there were food halls not anymore we have said that until we are fed we cannot go out to work we cannot even buy food with our salaries so we are demanding a meal at least former president or chavis promised to improve peoples lives when he took office 2 decades ago and their state owned company played a crucial role in his plan but experts say a lack of investment corruption and inexperience among chavez loyalists devastated the company now the government of the little with money from russia and china is trying to provide the only industry with a much needed boost so with change in geopolitics to china for example is more costly because of the cargo shipments will have to see were ends venezuela has lots of debt with china and we will have to see whether they really invest in the country and if it generates cash and how the money is going to enter the country if we are sanctioned its a vicious cycle that generates lots of questions and problems many of these fisherman supported what is called the volley varian revolution and believed in the benefits it would bring now they feel abandoned by a government they say has forgotten about the promises that were once made. Venezuela. Still ahead in stores you just feel sorry for them really the most of. Problems themselves and to see a nice his manager his back after one of his players it faces racist abuse on social media. Welcome back 8 years ago a magnitude 5. 00 earthquake hit the u. S. State of virginia it was Strong Enough to crack the Washington Monument goals 20000000. 00 worth of damage to the National Cathedral heres one man whos repairing the stone work that was shaken. My name is Sean Callahan im a stonemason stand stone carver at the washington National Cathedral in washington d. C. By basically is knocked on the door one day and asked for a job and thats how i ended up here as an apprentice and i was 987. When i 1st came here i would relish the opportunity it was very exciting and unique and over time it becomes who you are. When i came here it was the master carver i think the last one hired actually. Over the years he built a breath of dollars i got a repertoire of shapes and skills so each piece you do will inform the next piece you worked on when we had the earthquake here it was months before even got the Building Back open structurally what happened to us wasnt too bad it was a lot of things on the outside but we still had to shut down and assess the damage and see what was safe and what wasnt and that took some time my part of it is im here on the workbench hyper focused on this one piece of stone im always aware of how important building is to other people its an important as a public building and as a cultural icon im always aware of that so i have a responsibility to put my best effort in because its not just my work its part of the fabric of the building and its going to become historic hopefully itll be around for a very long time its always in the back of my mind im working on this i have a responsibility to be faithful to the work it motivates me when i see the impression it leaves on other people when they come here and visit and see that building it gives me a sense of pride that i have a hand in that of giving that satisfaction to other people that touches people every day its something that grabs you and your soul and you you want to be a part of it. Its time for the day sports news that i was told hi joey yes thank you very much a story i have one hand on the ashes after eating and collapsed on the 2nd day of the test and there were bowled out for just 67 the lowest score against their opponents in 71 years joe daley was the only english player to make double figures but he only managed 12 runs just hazelwood was the best of australias bowlers finishing with figures of 5 for 30 australia now lead by 134 runs but lost david warner for a dark the aussies leave the series one nil so they if they win this test they will retain the ashes trophy. Sri lanka meanwhile reached 144 for 6 on day 2 of their 2nd test against new zealand for rain and did play the country sports minister has announced that the team wont be playing test matches in pakistan later this year 2 tests had been scheduled for october but after security review her and fernando said they will now be played in the u. A. E. However he said 31. 00 day matches are being planned as part of an 8 day tour it would be just the 2nd time official one day matches have been played in pakistan since the Sri Lankan Team bus was attacked by gunmen in lahore 10 years ago there are some big names in golf tied at the top top of the tour championship leaderboard after day one and in atlanta fed ex cup points leader Justin Thomas started with a 2 stroke advantage in the change the format from last season but struggled on the 15th as found the water that allowed sunda shelf lee to grab a share of the lead at 6 under par. Also the top is p. G. A. Champion brooks kepcher who birdie 3 of his last 4 holes winner on sunday will get golfs biggest prize of 15000000. 00. 2016 told champion rory mcilroy is a shot for the back after a super browned 66 while last years winner justin rose almost made an eagle on the 1st hes 8 shots behind the leaders in a tie for 13. The any japanese player in the 30 man field he documents yama sits in 7th place after a very lucky break on the 7th green his boss appeared to stop on the lip but not see him was patient and it paid off 20 seconds later. It shows that good things come to those who wait. Septembers davis cup tie between pakistan and india has been pushed back to november because of the recent tensions over the disputed region of kashmir the International Tennis federation say they are concerned about security meanwhile all eyes are on the years final tennis major the u. S. Open which gets underway in new york on monday Serena Williams will begin her chase for a record equalling 24th grand slam title against Maria Sharapova in the 1st round both players were battling injuries wheels has been forced out of her last 2 tournaments with back problems are sure provos been nursing a shoulder injury. I brown the mens side defending champion novak joke which could face Roger Federer in the semifinals of to both were put in the same side of the draw. Much seen i his paul pogba is stronger after facing racist abuse on twitter says his manager only got a social proper suffered abuse on social media after having his penalty attempt saved in a match on monday hes received support from his teammates and the club is due to meet twitter to discuss how to tackle the abuse sauced its also a 1st something must be done. People can hide behind Fake Identities i dont think its. Down to me to change it but theres so many only going to us on twitter and social media that i know its not me and of course its weve got to do something about it the authorities got to do something about the ones who. Spread this hate and you just feel sorry for them really the most of their problems themselves when they have to have to. Do this former heavyweight champion tyson fury says he tasted death during a Mental Health crisis that took him to the brink of suicide fury says he fought back and is now passionate about helping others who are suffering are going to take to turn my wife around from 420 pounds of weight to suicidal thoughts on a daily basis to not want to live anymore to get back to the top of 3 heavy weight champion of the world again so its like its almost its a crazy story theres always a lot of people out there is a worse position than you are on about how low it gets i think about the lowest point in life because the only other place beyond what i was a death. On to almost taste to come back to this this level again its definitely been a blessing that on the 2nd return journey there is much to come to help others in needy positions under as much as account to spread the word on Mental Health and smushed to think. Indias National DopeTesting Agency has been suspended for 6 months by wada if a not meeting Global Standards the lab which services all the National Organizations as well wont be allowed to carry analysis of blood and urine samples any pending saw need to be sent elsewhere the agencys chief executive says they will apply to what a for reinstatement within 3 weeks while the rally championship lead to colds a narrow lead midway through the 1st day of rally germany the estonian has won 3 of the 4 stages held so far friday and leads terry nouvelle by 3 points 2 seconds current world champions best you know share is a further 10 seconds back in fact. All right that is all useful for now well have more related julie thank you joe thats it from me to this news out the back in just a 2nd with much more. After years of here and found a dramatic transformation is emerging. Aljazeera goes on a journey with what diverse ethiopia. To tell inspirational stories of nice us entering into them i was opposed to it so it was neat to see persistence i was sometimes so frightened. By ethiopia coming soon on aljazeera. Looks ugly it sounds ugly in scares people from americas high streets to mexicos on the worlds record for just the side and who controls the other side people in power follows the smuggling route and test the ease of acquiring untraceable weapons on american soil the weapon that was designed for war and it took you about 5 minutes to buy it from those you tube americas guns arming mexicos cartel on al jazeera congressman are you interested in stopping crime. In the next episode of techno the teen travels to the part of the amazon. Where we are now should be trained for years to investigate illegal gold mining mercury has a very unique characteristic of finding the goal for a miner its almost like magic and the technology being used to expose its devastating impact and so what we end up doing is imaging the 1st in very high fidelity 3 d. Techno on all just 0. 000 s. Where every. A crisis for the whole world record fahds burning through brazils amazon forest is set to force their way on to the g 7 agenda. Hello again im julie went on the this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up irans foreign minister says Nuclear Talks with the french president have been productive. But countries where attacks on schools are robbing almost 2000000 children of an education. In hong kong called willing aimed at preventing more scenes like this as chinas accused of bullying airline staff. Brazils president may send in the army to battle fires burning through the amazon forest but the disaster unfolding there is already being labeled an International Crisis that needs Global Action french president a man well mccollum wants argent talks at this weekends g 7 and hes now been joined by Germanys Angela Merkel in the case Boris Johnson how did joe castro experience. Dramatic video captures the fury of the flames eating away at the Worlds Largest rain forest this is just one of several 1000 fires currently consuming swaths of the brazilian amazon and the world is watching were very concerned about these fires both for the immediate damage that theyre causing and also because sustained force is crucial in our fight against Climate Change the amazon produces 20 percent of the worlds oxygen thats why its called the planets lungs but environmentalist warn if the burning continues at this rate the rain forest will transform to a landscape resembling the african savannah and rather than produce oxygen the antidote to Global Warming the former rain forest will humid carbon instead in brazil sister e. Was soon difficult situations but for the 1st time we have this kind of situation that was created almost with official encouragement from the Government Environmental groups a ranchers and log or started the fires to clear the land. They were playing brazils president. As a candidate he promised to give businesses access to Natural Resources to restore the countrys economy as president hes gutted funding for brazils environmental and forstmann agency and he now says without offering evidence that environmental groups set the fires themselves. Or now the amazon is bigger than europe how can you fight criminal fires in such an area it is clearly criminal how can you do it you need to catch them in the act otherwise theres nothing you can do now nongovernmental organizations are losing money money that came from germany and norway they are unemployed now so they are trying to overthrow. The hash tag pray for amazonas has been trending on twitter. And other World Leaders have reacted as well our house is burning literally tweeted french president emanuel macron it is an International Crisis hes called the members of the g. 7 summit to discuss the amazon fire at their upcoming meeting this weekend. Castro aljazeera washington. Our correspondent daniel swine now is in brazil and he has this something to wail these are the people who voted for the job also now to become the next president because he promised them that they would be able to carry on developing this area the state of around on you which is the capital already 70 percent of the forest of it has been deforested. Says its right for further development so life here goes on weve just seen several trucks go past carrying huge logs to the logging industry is very big cattle rearing is very big so they really wont be listening to that International Condemnation yet were told that just a few kilometers from here the fires are raging well be going out to see those in a little while so the devastation will be hitting this area but this is where people make money this is an area right for development so whether theyre listening to that those messages coming from around the world is really up in the air increasingly that International Condemnation condemnation for within brazil itself is growing he is trying to let that with russia slide off his back. Really now remains to see how much that international and National Condemnation will grow and when the job also noddle will be forced to take note of it and do something concrete to try to do with this this problem which is threatening to get out of control. Irans foreign minister has hailed closets of talks with the french president a man while mccall on salvaging the times of 15 getting a deal speaking with the forces after his meeting with mcconnell sorry said both countries have made suggestions on how to move forward after the u. S. Pulled out of a deal last year president mcchrystal has previously said leave the child to something the impact of u. S. Sanctions or come up with a way to compensate the iranian people when the team joins us live from paris and so getting kind of positive signals and team as to how this meeting went. Will julie we are from the iranian side zarif himself. In comments put out by the Iranian Embassy here in paris called the talks with Emmanuel Michael constructive hes also met the foreign minister even rio but hes also hes at the same time reiterated that the socalled j c p a way the nuclear deal struck in 2015 cannot be renegotiated thats not a surprise iran has always said that it sticks by a deal and in fact so has france and its European Partners yukos signed the deal in 2018 of course the u. S. Withdrew from the deal and reimposed economic sanctions which of really started to have an effect on the iranian economy this week president michel has said hed propose steps. Which would allow the arabian people to live a better life possibly involving allowing countries. To buy Iranian Crude Oil for a limited period possibly opening up credit lines to the iranian government we havent heard any