Officials warn residents to be ready to evacuate. And in sport the Olympic Committee is banning protests at the 2020 tokyo games the i. O. C. Warned that political statements like this one not be tolerated and happily break the rules will be punished. There are growing claims that a missile strike possibly accidental was the cause of the ukrainian jet crash in iran on wednesday all 176. 00 passengers and crew were killed moments after taking off from tehran u. S. Intelligence officials have already indicated they believe the plane was most likely brought down accidentally by iranian ed defenses and the canadian Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau confirmed he has seen intelligence which backs up the claim we have intelligence from multiple sources including our allies and our own intelligence. The evidence indicates that the plane was shot down by an iranian surface to air missile this may well have been unintentional. This new information reinforces the need for a thorough investigation into this matter canada is working with its allies to ensure that a thorough incredible investigation is conducted to determine the causes of this fatal crash earlier u. S. President donald trump said he suspected the plane may have been downed by mistake and fisher joins us live now from washington d. C. So weve heard from Justin Trudeau there quite a a strong statement on the likelihood of this being shot down. Yeah he says the the evidence and the intelligence that they have gathered since the accident points to the fact that this was a rocket a missile that took down the plane certainly people were suggesting that the plane was on fire as it headed towards the groan and certainly from the video that weve seen that would seem to be corroborated but the iranians is said the plane had a problem it was turning back to the airport there were other aircraft in the area even at that altitude as well and they will continue their investigation the difficulty is were hearing reports from iran saying that the debris has no been bulldozed into a pile and the iranians are suggesting that there may be some difficulty with the 2 flight recorders a flight data recorder and also a cockpit voice recorder which would be very important when it came to establishing exactly what happened that is why the canadian president is saying there needs to be a fool International Inquiry and we are told that there are canadian investigators who are on their way to turkey who will wait theyre hoping that they get permission to enter into iran so that they can carry out investigations on the ground as well interestingly enough the canadian Prime Minister was asked do you blame the u. S. For escalating tensions remember this plane came down just 4 hours after the iranians launched rockets towards the u. S. Bases in iraq the country was on high alert for u. S. Retaliate he played a very straight bat as they would see in the u. K. He said look we have to carry out a full investigation and then we can start deciding what the issues are he said it is certainly a question that people will be asking but again insisted that had to be a fool comprehensive transparent investigation not just for canada and ukraine but for the other countries who lost nash people in the crash and also for the families who are grieving and fisher thank you very much. Passengers on the plane that were from around the world including iran canada and afghanistan a national day of mourning is being observed in ukraine for about mentally has. Friends family colleagues coming together in grief. These were the 9 crew members of Ukraine International airlines who was supposed to land at the tumbling care of a wednesday is the site i had just assumed was its a tragedy for the whole world for ukraine and every one of us this is a grief which is difficult to express in words ukraines president gautam is a lenski join the join your probably do i will speak with irans president to step up cooperation with ukraine to establish its true im appealing to the International Community especially to canada to take part in the investigation. Most of the passages were iranian. As well as more than 60 canadians. In toronto and elsewhere in canada there were more candles more flowers and pictures of those whod been killed it means shocked me as well as the Iranian Community and the world that this happened i mean just think about the lives that were lost and this was so i necessary video and social media appears to show the boeing 7372801 fire before it crashed in a city suburb. Emergency crews on the ground work to recover evidence from deborah that was scattered for several columbuss ukraine is canceled flights who iran and says it expects to see a transcription of the black box cockpit recording the airline says the plane was one of its bests and the pilots among its most experienced. There were many nationalities onboard as people gathering grief around the world investigators who want to find out why the flight with 176 passengers and crew never reached its destination lure about a manly al jazeera more as we can speak now to aviation analyst Alex Mackerras he joins us live from and i was here via skype thanks for being with us so weve heard from trudeau that they have been supports towards an iranian surface to air missile how likely is it that the investigation will be as thorough and transparent as hes hoping for. Well thats what we are all hoping for and this has been a really unusual immediate aftermath of this accident not least because this accident occurred in the hours following a night of conflict in the middle east involving iran and iraq and of course the u. S. But also because of the conflicting statements and thats because before the aircraft crash site had even been fuck you determined iran were releasing statements claiming that the iraq had a technical failure and that actually they had knowledge of problems with the aircraft that was prior to any investor going to even reaching the site let alone an investigation beginning so it has been conflicting statement after conducting statement but what i think we can taint as credible is the joint statement now from the u. S. And canada who have said that they do believe an iranian missiles are shot down potentially unintentionally is so long to international an arms and if so this will be the 1st time that a 77. 00 has been shot down or a commercial airliner has been shot down since the Malaysian Airlines m. H. 17 fire back in 2014 which of course the shot down over ukraine by her russian separatists its interesting actually eluded to that and said hed been asking for information about how that investigation was carried out what what what the lessons from that that he might find you know pertinent in this case. Well the lessons that followed him age 17 were known only to do with essays and whether or not airlines should have been flying over that crimea area in the 1st place back in 2014 where tensions were incredibly high now its likely given in this circumstance because iraq and iran are both open to the world but over by a naturally airlines were free not only to fly over a country but also to land and many islands operate Services Just share on this wasnt supposed to be an ordinary like a ukrainian International Airlines flight to that capsule and it was moments after takeoff that we know resulted in a crash now the fuselage and the photos of the wreckage are consistent with or similar to the mh 17 immediate aftermath the malays it plane that was shot down and thats purely because of how pregnant it. Was in those kind of coming hours to tell me that them. Justin trudeau also said that iran had indicated that it would keep the black boxes in iran but had also told ukraines president that the ukrainian investigators would be granted access how significant is that bit of information. Well iran has no obligations handover the black box to any body and thats because the black box was found within its territory so i asked her i k only United Nations but aviation law they have the right to keep that box thats like danger cool and the cockpit voice recorder and instruction and lives but its not knowingly iran even have the Technology Available for us barbara to investigations that struck with data sold in early human biped load Party Pantries to come on board and assist with the investigation but the us even of the aircraft was manufactured in america they will not be involved because there was no relationship between the u. S. And iran so we really do need other countries to be elise we have heard today the boat owners are median mean about in this investigation treacherous thank you very much indeed for taking the time to talk to us and i was here thank you and. Coming up on out of there this news out russia and turkey and now its a ceasefire in syrias last rebel held stronghold. Lebanon imposes a travel ban on former miss and boss carlos ghosn as japanese prosecutors continue to pursue their case against him and. There was. This deep. Tempers flare at the a. T. P. Cup in australia more details in sport. And Iranian Revolutionary guard commander has warned wednesdays missile attack on a base hosting u. S. Troops in iraq is only the start of their retaliation and he had a day says iran strikes werent meant to kill soldiers but to damage the American Military machine also jabari reports from tehran. A country in mourning thursdays Memorial Ceremony began in the supreme leaders residence in tehran. The commander in chief of irans armed forces accompanied by the man who has replaced is sas a native general hossam saw the money as head of the revolutionary guards whats force lots. Similar Memorial Services were held across the country to mark the u. S. Killing of general salim on the impact that on friday. And on wednesday this was irans promise response this video was broadcast on state t. V. It appears to show members of the revolutionary guard loading ballistic missiles. Before launching them into the night sky their target a military base across the border in iraq housing u. S. Soldiers the man in charge of that operation is the head of irans revolutionary Guard Aerospace unit Brigadier General allie hodges. In. The fall with the ball the missile attack conducted against the u. S. Military base was a move that god willing or be continued in iran was not after killing u. S. Personnel our goal was to hit u. S. Military equipment. And immediate diplomatic solution to the crisis seems unlikely iran wants u. S. Forces to permanently leave the gulf region i think there were eventual downfall in many areas is something rary a strategy and for lying to her and as theyre really there himself also mentioned it is to make the americans leave their region and i think that many nations in the region also are supporting this will be cohesive the u. S. Says its targeting a possum sell the money in an air strike was in response to an attack in iraq in which an American Contractor was killed and for which it blames iran. But a recent unclassified memo appears to contradict trumps claims that general solar money pose an immediate danger to the United States iranian officials have united in their response to soleimani death for now a number of countries are trying to use all political channels to deescalate tensions between the United States and iran but solmonese death is not likely to open a path of dialogue between the 2 longtime adversaries. Or such a Bari Al Jazeera terror on the u. S. House of representatives will vote soon on a measure limiting the president Donald Trumps ability to take military action against iran as the fallout from the assassination of iranian general custom silly money continues on your questions following events for us on capitol hill so how will this limit trumps powers. Well oren if you read the language of this resolution written by House Democrats it is quite strong it says that this resolution would direct the president to terminate the use of United States armed forces to engage in hostilities in or against iran so certainly they also have the numbers to pass this measure and its expected to be voted upon in just minutes time however what happens from there that is a big question there is some debate on whether or not this resolution has any legal teeth the way that democrats wrote it in structured it its called a concurrent resolution which is usually used for formality measures in congress the House Speaker nancy pelosi the top democrat in the chamber said that it was specifically written this way because there is a federal law that allows congress to use this mechanism to hold the president accountable on this key circumstance when were talking about the power of war republicans have said that is nonsense they believe this measure will be nonbinding what we do know is that if it is approved once it is approved it would not be going to the president s desk for his signature thats what we normally see when legislation is passed democrats claim that it will be legally binding even without the president s signature really were not sure whats to happen and it may be a question that will not be resolved unless the courts get involved and clearly the white house is controlled by the democrats but what about to whats happening in the republican controlled senate. Well there is a similar measure right now pending in the senate its drafted by democrats but there have been at least 2 republican senators who said that they would vote to approve that sr measure but even if they do so were still left with that question of whether or not the resolution is in forcible it is strongly worded it would require the president to cease hostilities toward iran within 30 days unless he comes back and gets congressional approval so the president and certainly his republican defenders have said that simply wont be the case because they consider these resolutions to be nonbinding it is your question thank you very much indeed. The libyan warlord honey for have to has rejected calls by turkey and russia for a cease fire to be implemented by sunday the 2 countries support opposing sides in the conflict moscow backs after these forces have been trying to seize to police and april turkey has begun deploying troops to support the un recognized government based in the capital e. U. Leaders abounding together on a political front warning that libya could become a 2nd syria if a cease fire is not reached soon we know our forces loyal to holly for have to said they would continue their military campaign in the capital tripoli would have their head has more from tripoli this is one of the civilian houses that were by rockets launched by forces loyal to the warlord so you have to on wednesday nights as you can see here this big hole in the concrete ceiling was caused by the rockets. Inside downstairs there is major damage destruction everywhere but the owners of this house tell us that theyre grateful that they were not inside when the rocket hit but nevertheless they say that there are many elderly people in this building they are with chronic diseases they was transferred to medical centers to receive medical treatment immediately after the attack this area was hit dozens of times by half those forces on wednesday night this area in the vicinity of airport the only operational airport has been heard many times by forces loyal to the warlords leave or have to either by rockets or airstrikes so many times since he launched the military campaign to seize tripoli back in april multiple attacks on this area led many civilians to leave their homes at least 20 soldiers have been killed in an attack in northeast Nigeria Military sources say an armed group stormed the town of mangano in borno state on tuesday evening hundreds of homes were reportedly destroyed in the attack forcing people to flee into the bush for safety. The u. S. Special envoy to west africa. Has warned of Security Council that the sahara region has to experienced a devastating surge in violence in 26770 people were killed during attacks in the can a fast so marley and me share that number jumped to 4000 last year in book a fast so 80 people were killed in 2016 but a shift in the focus of attacks eastwards from mali has seen the number killed there rise to more than 800 in 2019 humanitarian cost is also growing the u. N. Estimates half a 1000000 people have been displaced by the violence a 10 fold increase in 3 years. Joined by judy one o Security Consultant to have a consulting that specializes in solutions to security and defense problems in africa so thank you very much for coming to talk to him why do you think there has been such an upsurge in violence in that region well the part of the issues in the sahara relates to whats going on all over the world a Climate Change and also the rise of islamic states which is given a lot of local small local groups that really wouldnt have had a cache or that kind of resource or power the kind of forage and the spread around the area at the same time youve got all the local farmers which are now being how would i put it put on top of these bigger problems so youve got tribal issues between a felony and the do one or the full ernie and you know herdsmans and farmers you know in nigeria and in the hell and all of these problems for in terms of Human Trafficking gold mining and things that are exacerbated exacerbating this for a crisis and causing people to you know the results of violence rather than dialogue and what about the efforts to contain it why have they not been successful so far partly because the efforts arent necessarily local youve got fronts you know which operates as the kind of the larger you know power there you know under other members of the g 5 to help groups or chart new book in a fossil or all of these countries have extremely weak governments quite