Iraqs top clear it calls for more protesters are killed in clashes with Security Forces. A ring of fire fears bushfires will get even worse in australia as people rush to get out of their homes. With i defied fists in the air brazils former president Lula Da Silva has walked out of prison after 19 months. He was surrounded and cheered by his supporters in the city of probate or earlier a judge ordered his release after brazils top court room to end a mandatory jail time for convicted criminals whove lost their 1st appeal that was sentenced to more than 12 years in jail last year ahead of president ial elections were going to bring you more on this story throughout the hour in chile police the fire. Water cannon the protesters who were throwing rocks in response. To. The scene in the capital santiago just an hour ago demonstrations began. But no spawn of widespread anger against Government Economic policies more than 20. 2000 injured in violence over the past few weeks. Weve seen in the news live in the capital so give us a sense of what youll see. Just how much momentum there still is around these protests. Stan theres a lot of momentum we saw tens of thousands of people peaceful demonstrators converging again in midtown. Almost as a response to the president s call for tighten security measures to confront increasing vandalism and delinquency and what what the president called organized crime now right behind me a few seconds ago some massed protesters or people set up a barricade you might be able to see the flames behind me down some street signs but the most serious thing thats happened so far is that while tens of thousands of Peaceful Protesters were calling for social reforms on the periphery of that enormous protest that was there with been fires University Building was set on fire and some of these mass people are coming towards us now. Theyre fighting with other citizens that are telling them not to not to be causing the damage i dont know if my cameraman can zoom in on that now but as i was saying a university was set on fire a very old building a mansion is considered part of. Cultural heritage completely destroyed dozens of fire trucks tried to put out the fire. And and it was just went up in flames so theres been a lot of looting a lot of damage and a lot of conflict some of the peaceful demonstrators in fact were trying to help the firemen put out the fire theyve tried to confront the more violent protesters but to no avail stan and lucy a really interesting those pictures that you bring is then you can see people arguing amongst each other behind you and as you saw some of the Peaceful Protesters trying to help put out the fire one of the really interesting aspects about these protests is. Leaderless give us a sense of the tension that exists between those carrying out the violence and those wanting to protest peacefully and the overall sense of unity that you pick up among the protesters. Thats a very interesting point because there is clearly there are people who dont believe in violence and those who believe that the violence is the only way to get the attention of this countrys leaders and then there are a whole lot of people that are on the fringe that it just expressing their anger they havent really articulated a political slogan if you like but this is it has turned out to be an opportunity for them to vent years decades if you like of frustration and of feeling on the fringes of society so its a very mixed bag and youre right there are no the there is but the vast majority of chile and some of the drive to stop these people although. Clearly without success because some of them are very very violent indeed are trying to articulate a plan moving forward to try to convince the government to perhaps a new or recover or completely scrapped the constitution for example to pass legislation that addresses their long felt demands and that is happening but not fast enough to keep people off the streets. Thank you for that bring us latest there from santiago moving now to iraq where protests there of course have been continuing 17 rockets have landed close to an iraqi army base south of the city. Of mosul they are a base also houses american troops which is part of the u. S. Led coalition hoping you Iraqi Forces Battle remnants of us all live been no reports of casualties on the protests in the iraqi capital baghdad there have been more violent demonstrations the Iraqi Commission for human rights says at least 23 people have been killed in the unrest since sunday iraqs top cleric has called for calm june has more from baghdad. For 18 year old im mot on this day at this hour the music must be mournful sitting among fellow protesters he places clarinet in tribute to the hundreds of end up hes killed since antigovernment demonstrations began in early october and says this is the best way to convey his feelings. And my house is on fire when i play the said music because i remember that they all have a mother why i sing for the mahatma they gave the souls for us they sacrifice these souls for this country here in and around but that is to have a square a crosssection of the society in every direction a span of generations the elderly taking great enjoyment in teaching the young the importance of this moment when youre sincere more than anything else is the result protesters are committed to coming out day after day demonstrators determined to effect 3 points sure a Better Future for iraq and there are. The scale of these demonstrations is unprecedented the mood in some areas positively joyful yet activists tell us this movement couldnt be more serious and they believe things are far different this time. That in previous protests its been limited to the youth but with these protests after our youth were killed we felt the need for all of us to come out when many of the men elderly people the young and even children have come out for these protests and. Everyone wants change many here also lend a helping hand some brew and give away. While others like dahlia distribute flyers advising protesters out to stay safe and we all have back in this country if we dont act like no one is going to get whether or not government officials ultimately understand the magnitude of these protests makes no difference to that area who says protesters will not be deterred weve done it again that would be my hero and be safe here good seeing you are my everything will be all my new life like going to be all over maybe on our friends our families getting guy here because im going to be until we had our rights here and now i dont these are raising their voices like never before some scenes like the one put on by this street Theater Group are showcasing iraqs plight in ever more creative ways as a country bullied by regional and International Allies fighting hard to stand on its own 2 feet a happy ending for the assembled crowd who hope one day this outcome will be more than just fantasy. And disease but that. A spokesman for grand. Study has urged the military and police to avoid using Excessive Force against the protests in the last fall for a lot that i learned sitting near to look to judge out the peacefulness of the protests in the various forms should be paid great attention the biggest responsibility is on the Security Forces they must avoid using Excessive Force on Peaceful Protesters. Who want to take you back to our top story now the release of brazils former president Lula Da Silva from jail lets take a closer look at the case against him he was joe for corruption and Money Laundering after it was revealed that he had accepted a big front apartment from a Construction Company in return for a lucrative government contract hes toast was linked to whats. Known as the car wash scandal thats implicated the state or Company Petro bus many businessmen and politicians across latin america little insists the case against him was politically motivated and has appeal still pending in both of brazils top courts the leftist leaders served as brazils president between 2003 to 2010 he was tipped to win last years elections but was barred from running after his conviction and imprisonment valentyn assata is with the Atlantic Councils letten American Center she joins us live from washington d. C. Via skype its nice to have you with us lets just go 1st of all to the circumstances that has seen louvered silver released here why has the court changed its judgment in this case hi sam its very nice to have it to be talking to you today thank you for having me wow this is a decision made by that Supreme Court of brazil this has been a conversation and decision that has been in the makings seems 2016 so this is not new and definitely not unilateral towards no it does affect many others there are many thousands who may be released precisely in the same circumstances correct many of them including politicians but also people that were being convicted by their crimes as well but of course the focus is on the move or the silver of course is the former leader we saw the pictures of him emerging from court being greeted merging from prison rather being greeted by his supporters and a fist in the air how do you think people in brazil are going to respond to move or to sue over his release given his tools to a very popular figure. Hes a very popular figure lott is very popular among his supporters he was one of the most popular as the most popular president especially from the live to his supporters are still very much engaged with him and see in him a central figure for their lives he is definitely someone that is bringing a changing point to a deal lasting brazil in this brings supporters from his sign that also some some some people that support both and that are for example in the right and have not seen this move as much of a positive move towards towards the end to Corruption Movement in brazil for example before he was barred from contesting the election he indeed was favored to win the election that both sonar ultimately went on and was victorious of course will go to super competence apply politically until he over you know either comes those charges if the convictions are reversed but what does this do for the tension inside the country given weve also seen both sonora his own popularity plummeting. That is correct weve seen that i feel a radio of both senator also falling but i believe as i mentioned that this is an Inflection Point for the left in brazil and they would take that as release as this does momentum to actually unify themselves in this in this fight that they have for is social causes and in inequality in brazil and i think that this is also a year of lays definitely not going to be able to engage in politics not going to be able to be a politician himself again or run for anything bulleted cole but hes definitely going to be a vocal voice in the political scene in brazil and he doesnt have to he could become a vocal voice and very much correct figurehead for others to rally behind the counter yes hes definitely going to be or he seems to be based on what we saw after his release in his speech with his supporters in his county to end constituents that hes going to become that spokesperson for the last in defeat your have Left Movement in brazil. Well the trainer thank you so much for that further to sort of theyre joining us from washington d. C. Were going to go to teresa bono. To reason give us a sense if you can and you know its not were talking about a very short period of time since shes been released but what are you picking up from the reactions of people the move was moved is really. Well it depends who you ask everyone is polarized in brazil these days and they have different types of opinions many of the people we spoke to were moved to with coming out of prison and coming out with his fists up as a sign of victory over hoping to find he was surrounded by thousands and thousands of people when he came out of the prison including t. V. In the states. And they are here they were carrying banners saying that you lie sin a sense of they were chanting you leave it which we say basically means the law needs to be free he said and he told the people there that they are the voice of democracy he also challenge to the courts the judiciary the federal police among others and he also said that while he was in prison he had a chance to fall in love and asked him his girlfriend to marry him so there was lots of hope in those who are surrounding the former president but of course there is happiness on one side theres sadness on the other and many of the people we have spoken to here in sao paolo this is the place where some of the largest demonstrations happened during the whole carwash corruption investigation when thousands and thousands of people took to the streets to denounce the corruption that had happened why you love us he was in power well many of the people we have spoken to and many of them are from the working class they were telling us that theyre very angry that this is a bad example and that you should have remained in prison just through bond is to raise a couple of things here one the circumstances into prison and those bribery charges and convictions then 2nd divorce. The legal situation that he finds himself you know where those appeals are stupid and. Well he was sentenced last year to 80 years to almost 9 years in prison and what you are in what it was supposed to be an investigation this carwash investigation where we so dozens and dozens of politicians a businessman among others being detained because of kickbacks grimes between the states or the company paid for with Us Private Companies like all their bread among other things so lula was part of that investigation he was investigated for receiving allegedly an apartment something that he has consistently denied and the man that he worked actually put him behind bars George Morrow said your motto is currently the Justice Minister of the presidency of the not all and hes been severely questions especially in the past months when some recording scame that in a way showed he had pressured or collaborated with the prosecutors to put you behind bars and that is what its crucial in this case what thats why you will is asking for this whole process against him to be cancelled because what we do know now is that has not been declared innocent he has been freed because of this change or in the law and because of the Supreme Courts decision but the case against him continues and this is not the only one but most definitely what happened at the Supreme Court last thursdays change to many things here in brazil its not only a new law that will leave prison there are thousands of others that could do so too but the last fight against the Justice System in brazil is not over but whats interesting is that when he left prison these his political opponents were hoping to see him in a way weak well he showed something completely different showed that hes willing to fight back and he said that hes willing to fight again. What he says was the persecution of the left in brazil to resist thank you for that reason both joining us live this is about. Putting more head on the news hour including more street battles between police and protesters after a vigil for 22 year old hong kong student. The indian town of whites for a quote Court Verdict on a controversial piece of land held sacred by both hindus and muslims and in sport one of the 2 men who tried to attack a pair of arsenal football this is sentenced to jail time. A lawyer for the Us Former National Security Advisor has written a letter which suggests that john bolton would have a lot to reveal if he is compelled to testify he says bolton is familiar with relevant matings and conversations with ukraine the house impeachment inquiry centers around where the financial i was with hilde to encourage its leaders to investigate President Trump political rival joe biden and gallagher is live in washington d. C. To tell us more and the key word here and he is if if john bolton indeed testifies and he wants to leave that up to a court to make the ruling. Yeah i mean john bolton the former National Security advisor was supposed to turn up on thursday he was a no show that was no surprise to the democrats they expected john boltons lawyer saying its up to a judge to decide whether he does appear before these intake from proceedings but this is tantalizing stuff in this letter from his lawyer saying that essentially john bolton has personal information remember this is someone who met with the president on a daily basis about relevant meetings and discussions that havent yet been heard or discussed in these in the print inquiry so that dangling a very big carrot on a very big stick here because we dont know if john bolton will turn up or when this Legal Process and the judge will decide will actually happen but we know from other reports in other testimony that john bolton was said to be exasperated with these alleged attempts of the trumpet ministration to withhold military aid in return for dirt on a political rival in fact its reported that john bolton said at one point that Rudy Giuliani the president s personal lawyer someone accused of running a shadow Foreign Policy was a hunger an aide thats going to take everybody down so clearly john bolton would be an important witness in these proceedings but its not yet clear whether he will actually appear when a judge will even hear that case and of course at the moment most people are looking forward to wednesday when we get those 1st public open. Investigations when for the 1st time americans will see key people with 1st