In their sights triggering lawsuits designed to dissolve the gun rights group. As the people of lebanon grieve for the victims of tuesdays blast the french president emanuel macron has been touring neighborhoods devastated by the chemical explosion as despair increasingly turns to anger people have been demanding change with president macron adding his voice to calls for urgent reform the death toll from tuesdays explosion has reached 149 but it is expected to rise about 5000 people injured many of them being treated in hospitals that have already been overwhelmed dozens of people are missing and unaccounted for and then more than 300000 people have been displaced from their homes shopkeepers and residents are still clearing up the rubble that litters the streets and homes up to 8 kilometers away from the last. Call for a Transparent International inquiry into what has taken place the french president met with lebanese political leaders after surveying damage from tuesdays blast he was also mobbed by residents in the city who are furious with their government and demanding accountability. What i know is that the people of lebanon have electricity shut down every day and its not working the provision of imports and exports has collapsed because of the Financial System so theyre out as for the short term that we need as we know the answer is to fight corruption reform the energy and electricity systems the customers we need transparency for imports and exports we need reforms for all the sectors and insist on these changes quickly its a public anger against lebanons ruling class is growing many hold them responsible for the economic collapse of the country and as aljazeera is in a holder reports from beirut the state has been noticeably absent from the recovery operation search and rescue teams are still digging through the rubble at beirut port the site of massive explosions that damaged or destroyed much of the lebanese capital families are desperate for news about their loved ones dozens are missing there is pain and grief zainab fears she will never see her husband allie again. Theres a still are still you know i dont know where he is i havent heard from him since 6 pm monday i want to know if hes alive or dead. Rescue experts from abroad have started to arrive to help a country that wasnt prepared to cope with a disaster like this all of us are. Hoping to each other with army to find more corpses theres still a lot of destruction we need to move the stock to building to find theres somebody. The blasts were felt kilometers away killing dozens and wounding thousands buildings homes shops all destroyed 300000 people displaced billions of dollars in damage investigations are focusing on possible negligence in storing tons of highly explosive material at the port officials have promised assistance and compensation to those affected by the explosions but driving around the city the state is noticeably absent in destroyed neighborhoods like this one it is the people who are helping each other they are cleaning the streets clearing the debris and distributing food and water to those in need public anger against the Political Class many believe is responsible for lebanons near economic collapse is not new decades of corruption and neglect triggered an antiestablishment Movement Last october weve been fortunate growing used to this day not being present for its citizens we dont have properly just city we dont have a proper garbage infrastructure we dont have proper water infrastructures and unfortunately the people have gotten used to it but its its its a time for change its weve been asking for change for quite some time and i think this last catastrophe is going to make change for the country much better the priority now is to help the victims many are still in hospital in Critical Condition calls for accountability and justice are growing louder for now people are focused to rely on themselves i need money tools to manage myself. And i need everything. I didnt want to be. So this is why im here i want to. At least leave. Some may call it resilience but for many this is about survival nearly half the population of 5000000 lebanese were below the poverty line before this disaster the situation has since got worse. Beirut. Smith is also in the lebanese capital beirut protests today near the parliament. Weve seen all day mainly armies of mainly young people with. Pickaxes shovels and brushes theyre out trying at least to clean up almost everywhere you look every building you look up to the glass has been blown out people are picking up. Plastic sheeting and windows to try and give them some sort of privacy of protection from the elements those that have gone homes or shells of homes to go back to there are some 300000 people who do not have to go back to many of got relatives elsewhere in the country theyre not even able to go into the mountains for cousins and relatives living up there but there are other people without anywhere to go and that frustration is manifesting itself tonight with a small outbreak of approaches near the Parliament Building not far from me here in the center of beirut an indication really of the stream frustration and powerless in a speech full of feeling because they are getting any assistance lebanese authorities said they are they have detained 16 individuals in connection with their investigation into what led to this explosion but of course in the very top of the political tree we havent had any resignations or any admissions that they are responsible for what happened. The Saudi Crown Prince is accused of dispatching a group of hit men to canada to kill one of his top former intelligence officials. The allegation was revealed in a lawsuit filed by 3 in washington the hit men were allegedly sent by mohammed bin sound money just days after janis Jamal Khashoggi was murdered inside the saudi consulate in istanbul in october 2018. Is seeking damages from the crown prince for allegedly orchestrating an attempted extrajudicial killing and for violating International Law might can or is following the story from washington and joins us now what does that also claim mike. Well its an extensive lawsuit over 106. 00 pages lays down to the argument from the fact that the Saudi Crown Prince was responsible for the skewed squad sent them to the United States together before attempting to enter canada to carry out the killing side our job breeze arguing very strongly as well that the crown prince was in communication with him after he left saudi arabia and took up residence in canada he received a number of messages from the Saudi Crown Prince at 1st asking him to return to aid with the transition following the departure of the previous crown prince but then he started getting threatening messages messages saying as well that he was going to be dealt with according to the papers filed in court but a very extensive series of allegations including among the papers a flow chart that identifies alleged individuals of the hit squad and their links to the Saudi Crown Prince. And why was the case filed in the us instead of canada. Well the case is being brought in terms of legislation that allows nonu. S. Citizens to take action in u. S. Federal courts against foreign individuals who are alleged to have committed torture or carried out extrajudicial killings but in addition sought algebra he contends in the papers that the hit squad assembled in the United States before attempting to enter canada and then very importantly. That his son and daughter are being held by saudi authorities said an undisclosed venue in what he describes as human bait to lure him out of hiding now this has become an issue within the United States for senators sent a letter to President Trump last month asking him to bring his influence to bear to go. The release of the children under way so certainly jobber you would hope that this court case will give impetus to this particular attempt to get the saudi authorities to release his son and daughter thank you from washington mike hanna. The attorneys general of new york and washington of announced a lawsuit aimed at dissolving the powerful National Rifle association are accusing organizations leaders of financial mismanagement new yorks attorney general that he should james says years of corruption and misspending has undermined its ability to operate as a Nonprofit Group the n. R. A. Has described the lawsuit as a baseless premeditated attack and is countersuing the new York Attorney general that he should james for violating their right to free speech jabatan c. Is in new york with more on the allegations. 64000000. 00 siphoned off from the n. R. A. Funds in about 3 years by wayne la pierre the n. R. A. C. E. O. And 3 other executives the attorney general of new york says they used the n. R. A. As their personal piggy bank to found an obvious lifestyle wayne la pierre has 500000. 00 worth of luxury private jet trips to the bahamas not just for him but for the his family and extended family one mr la pierre wasnt even present as well as. Life and off money to various friends familys Business Associates and rather dodgy dodgy business deals the attorney general wants that money paid back but she also says that the n. R. A. Has been so destroyed by this corruption it can no longer be registered as a Nonprofit Organization in new york so this will now go to court the n. R. A. Has filed a countersuit this is likely to take a very long time and as you suggested he had already is already suggesting in a very trumpy and fashion that this is simply a part of a witch hunt whatever happens to the n. R. A. The right like you think of this is actually just what we needed just before the november election to get people to remember why they voted for trump trump in the 1st place and as far as this idea of disillusion is concerned is concerned that the dissolution of the n. R. A. As a Nonprofit Organization in new york even told trump didnt seem terribly terribly bothered by that thats a very. Terrible thing is that. I think the n. R. A. Should move to texas. And lead a very good is beautiful life. And ive told them that for a long time i think they did move to texas that would be a great place for to another state of using so this may or may not be the end of the n. R. A. Either in the short term or over the long term but historically weve seen that when the gum robis are under attack follow if they follow us to mobilize. So actually on the program africa has passed and 1000000 coronavirus cases and there are concerns still isnt enough testing. In many countries and a pandemic moratorium on elections is left across the states in the u. S. Millions fear they will be left homeless. However got more lively weather pushing across southeastern parts of australia some wet weather here just moving across South Australia some thunder a shower isnt quite an intense area of low pressure now easing across into queensland into New South Wales some significant rainfall coming in as we go on through the next couple of days for many even into the interior of New South Wales maybe 25 to 50 millimeters of rainfall coming through that weather stretching across much of the state victoria seeing some very wet weather too and that wet weather pushing across secured parts of queensland some heavy downpours coming in here as we go on through friday fun and dry behind not cheap pattinson easy to me have got a spell of wetter weather coming in this we go on through friday cooler air tucking in from the south as we go through sas day in temperatures then will struggle to get into double figures just figure on this little storm that we have in the tasman the possibility of another east coast low just coming into New South Wales as we go on through the next couple of days that could bring some flooding more flooding rains across the good parts of south korea lots of cloud still showing up on the satellite picture here that whats the weather still spilling across the yellow sea outs of eastern china pushing across the Korean Peninsula heading towards japan but for much of japan is fine dry and sunny. In russia Victor National hockey didnt just pull it. To bring the fame fortune and power i thought alexis won a 100. 00 investigates on aljazeera. Be the hero the world needs right now no. Washington. The in the ear. Of him by a look at the headlines french president emanuel has visited by a route 2 days after its massive chemical explosion is called for a Transparent International inquiry and says there must be a new political order in the country the death toll from tuesdays blast has risen to 150 and is only expected to rise from there people are still clearing out rubble littering the streets kilometers away from the port. And i want to headline a lawsuit filed in the us to accuse the Saudi Crown Prince of dispatching a group of it meant to kill one of his top former intelligence official saad al jobbery in canada. Now a surgeon coronavirus cases in africa is alarming Public Health experts who warn that the pandemic could overwhelm already strained Public Health systems the number of covert 1000 cases on the continent has surpassed 1000000 and has been at least 21000 deaths recorded 75 percent of the continents infections are in just 5 countries south africa egypt tonight syria ghana and algeria theres concern that many cases are going on recorded because of a lack of testing just 10 countries account for 80 percent of the new coronavirus testing actually taking place south africas recorded more than heart of all cases on the continent critics of the South African government say corruption is hampering efforts to curb the outbreak that for me to mina reports now from johannesburg. South africas Public Health sick to has for years been overwhelmed and now with a Global Pandemic infecting more than 500000 people here Public Hospitals are under more pressure. More than 24000. 00 Health Workers have contracted kovac 1181. 00 have died since march unions and workers say corruption is contributing to push Service Delivery and is putting lives at risk while the governments given contracts to Service Providers for personal protective equipment or p p e the prices have been inflated in other instances people has not been delivered at all or contracts have been given to companies and people connected to the government and the Ruling African National congress party. President s a little more plus i know we can use that as promised to deal with the croft corruption during a National Disaster is a particular heinous type of crime those found to have broken the law to enrich themselves through this crisis will not get to enjoy the spoils regardless of who they are with whom they may be connected but drum up was as chief spokeswoman is embroiled in a scandal involving her husband tendencies a way hes companys been accused of winning a 7000000. 00 contract to supply p. P. Eat through his political connections decodes taken special leave and she and her husband deny breaking any laws the province of halting stop Health Official bundler must to go and his wife to. Have been implicated when the 1st infections were recorded back in march the government declared a state of disaster which meant that the normal tender procedure for government contracts was abandoned within days of the announcement a number of questionable contracts were awarded now the finance minister tetum but when he says the process has to be more transparent a Government Agency the special Investigative Unit says 102. 00 companies and how to get a loan under investigation while in other provinces officials have been suspended and investigations have begun but no ones yet to been charged to prosecuted corruption during this Health Crisis is estimated to have cost the country more than 116000000 dollars at a time when south africa is dealing with the 5th worst outbreak of covert 19 in the world for me to malaya aljazeera johannesburg. A number of american seeking Unemployment Benefits dropped to 1200000 last week hiring picked up in the month of may and june as a states began lifting coronavirus restrictions after a record loss of 21000000 jobs in april more than 16000000. 00 americans are now collecting Unemployment Benefits though and a federal aid package of 600. 00 a week in addition to the state benefit expired at the end of july politicians have failed to reach a deal to extend it when millions of people who rent their homes across the United States could soon face eviction experts are saying that it will most certainly lead to the worst housing crisis in a generation and he gallacher reports from miami. Even as unemployment rates remain at historic highs the coronavirus pandemic shows no signs of slowing with so many out of work in the midst of a Health Crisis the specter of massive victims is now real temporary moratoriums meant to prevent renters losing their homes have been lifted in 30 states and millions of facing a harsh reality the landlord here has started an a