Survivors after the explosion in beirut the president raises the possibility of external interference. Ripped apart after skidding off the runway at least 17 people are killed theres an Air India Express jet crashes in catalog. The u. S. State department has spoken out in support of a former top saudi intelligence agent who was allegedly targeted in a fall the sasser nation attempts it describes sather job as a valued partner and job or a filed a lawsuit in washington d. C. On thursday accusing the Saudi Crown Prince mohammed bin man of sending a hit squad to carol to try and kill him mike hanna has more. Patrick leahy was one of 4 senators who sent a letter to the white house last month in the letter the senators expressed their concern about what they call the abduction in saudi arabia of saddle jobbery son and daughter. In his court filing our jobbery said his children now aged 20 and 21 were being held as what he called human bait to lure him out of hiding the state department has now responded to the senators concerns in a letter to senator leahy it describes jobbery as a valued partner to the u. S. Government working closely with the u. S. To ensure the safety of americans and saudis it also states that any persecution of family members is unacceptable adding that it has made repeated requests to the saudi government about the status of his son and daughter. Was an advisor to the previous crown Prince Mohammed bin nayef but in his court filing he says he left saudi arabia because he feared what would happen if and when muhammad been summoned took over the state Department Says its concerned about the alleged activities that resulted in algebra exiled to canada it says that any saudi accusations of wrongdoing against him must be and i quote address through established legal channels with full transparency and respect for the rule of law interpol rejected the request for algebra arrest saying it was rooted in political and not criminal grounds President Trump has continued to express his support for the Saudi Crown Prince despite the repeated allegations of Human Rights Violations describing him as an ally and friend but increasingly this is very much at odds with the prevailing view in Congress Mike hanna aljazeera washington. Beijings top representative in hong kong has called us sanctions on the territories leader ridiculous and barbarous carry lamb and the territories current and former Police Chiefs are among 11 officials targeted the sanctions were prompted by President Trumps executive order last month its a bid to punish china over sweeping National Security law imposed on hong kong sarah clarke joins us now live from hong kong so were beginning to get more stronger reaction from officials right. We are semi and this morning of the last 15 or so minutes a beijings top Representative Office in hong kong has released this statement strongly opposing and condemning the u. S. Treasury sent thousands on hong kong and this is that this reveals the unscrupulous intentions of u. S. Politicians to support anti china color chaos in hong kong thats a quote from that particular statement and that he said these particular actions really ridiculous again another quote is now we have had some comment as well from members of the Hong Kong Government weve had no official statement from kerry lamb as yet but weve had ministerial representation do some feedback or media press conferences on saturday morning in particular the commerce and Economics Development minister and he said the sections are unreasonable and severed and in the long run it will send the wrong signal for u. S. Investment in hong kong and hes described it as blatant interference in hong kong or the citys Domestic Affairs now carry them has defended the introduction of beijings National Security laws in hong kong shes described this is constitutional legal and reasonable and shes on again and again said that the reason why these were introduced it was simply to restore peace and order and to remove the chaos and violence that the demonstrations had paralyzing hong kong last year as a settler saying feedback been fed at all dripping out from certain Hong Kong Government so far has read one minister responding but this latest response from beijing or so in beijing is Liaison Office in hong kong or as rangoon clearly brewing but how actually damaging could these sanctions potentially be. Well given the timing of certainly the response weve just seen from beijings representatives in hong kong this potential for this city to reciprocate and we do believe in potentially target u. S. Individuals in the city and potentially American Companies operating here in that the American Chamber of commerce it has 1200 u. S. Companies its representing 1200 u. S. Companies in hong kong 800 of them in the city or rather regional or head offices in the city now the American Chamber of commerce has expressed a number of fears about the introduction of these National Security laws in hong kong and they also forecasted a number of companies my leave as a result but certainly these sanctions have been introduced by the u. S. It shows a dramatic escalation in tensions not just between beijing and the United States but certainly hong kong and the United States as well thanks so much sarah clarke for lebanons president is raising the possibility of external interference in tuesdays port blast in beirut michel aoun has promised an investigation into whether the blast was caused by negligence an accident or even a rocket or bomb the government is facing widespread anger over accusations of mismanagement and corruption 157 people are confirmed dead so the holder has more from beirut. This is what is left of beirut port the stockpile of tons of Ammonium Nitrate that appeared to set off tuesdays blast was in one of the warehouses some of the missing people are believed to be underneath the rubble its a complicated job to look for them because the damage is considerable International Rescue teams have joined Search Operations but hope of finding survivors is fading and they say the affair. What were trying to do is to find the structures that are still under tons of rubble specifically the cells in the technical rooms that are under the silos they could have been buried by the rubble and still be standing which could allow us to find survivors the. Lebanese authorities have begun investigations into the blast that destroyed much of the central parts of the capital port and Customs Officials have been detained and their assets frozen investigators initially said it was triggered by a fire the president michelle and says they are looking into all possibilities. This accident is a wake up call as i said it could be an act of negligence or we have another possibility it could be a rocket attack or a bomb attack i personally requested from the french president if they were in possession of any aerial footage to kindly provide us with it in order to identify any aerial attack or missile attack if any. Popular anger at a Political Class blamed for years of corruption and mismanagement is not new people have little face in a government inquiry that is led by the politicians and Security Officials who they believe should be the ones questioned theres a problem. For trust between the political system and the population and this exists for years not just now but now the problem is that the investigation the person in this committee they feel they are a part of the Security Services that people are asking questions about their attitude french president Manuel Mccall visits. The devastated neighborhoods in beirut on thursday joined voices in lebanon and abroad calling for an independent International Inquiry but the governing alliance headed by the iranian backed hezbollah has dismissed that. And send the i would like to emphasize that hezbollah categorically refutes and rejects that we have materials at the seaport not a single bullet weapon ammunition or a bomb nothing at all belongs to hezbollah even the materials the Ammonium Nitrate that does not belong to hezbollah. I believe that there is a consensus amongst all lebanese that a complete comprehensive transparent and fair investigation must take place authorities are welcoming International Humanitarian assistance which has started to arrive in a country already broken before the disaster but they are against internationalizing the crisis which would weaken their control call for actions against the ruling class are growing louder following reports that officials were aware of the presence of highly explosive material in the middle of a densely populated city there are plans for mass demonstrations the priority is no longer just the humanitarian emergency there are attempts to revive the momentum of the protest movement that began in october but bringing about change wont be easy. Beirut u. S. Frezza randolph trump says hell be joining other World Leaders on the Donor Conference call for lebanon on sunday he also said. Is already on its way at 3 pm this afternoon i spoke with president. Of lebanon to inform him that 3 large aircraft are on the are on the way there are fully loaded fully loaded with medical supplies food water and many other things lots of emergency equipment also 1st responders technicians doctors and nurses are on their way. At least 17 people have been killed in a plane crash in india the aircraft slid off the runway as it was coming in to land in the Southern State of cattle in heavy monsoon rain with reports. The desperate search for survivors from an express flight which is being bringing people home from the u. S. 190 passengers and crew on board the planning 737 when it overshot the runway because according porson karen. The pilot had apparently tried to land minutes earlier in heavy rain Officials Say the plane landed at speed and skidded down a slope before finally coming to a store it broke just several pieces it seems to have crossed that runway and fallen into a ditch sort of a place because there is a different shield between the runway and the other parts of the airport and because of that impact there seems to have been a breaking off of the fuselage into the aircraft a different portion has been very badly mangled and damaged. It is moments sitting season in india making the rescue effort even more difficult many of those injured and now being treated in hospital both pilots reported to be among the dead there are currently no commercial flights in or out of india this was a repatriation ply from dubai bringing indian nationals whove been stuck overseas because of the coronavirus pandemic in a tweet indias Prime MinisterNarendra Modi said he was pained by the accident thoughts which will be shared by the nation investigators will now want to know how and why this accident happened and why he would aljazeera. So i had on aljazeera. Protesters across colombia show their support for former president alvaro uribe on the. House arrest. Punishments are handed out to violate is a very as well as coronavirus roles but many say they have to take the risk it will. Hello another edge effect of the monsoon is this circulation of cloud in the arabian sea its produced rain in karachi there is more to come for the south of pakistan and theres more to come just into iran and probably a mom if not on such day then on sunday and it may well stop the hot and dry dusty breeze thats coming out of iraq or down into the Empty Quarter it diverted away from doha for example which means the 43 could turn into a more humid 43 rain proper there were shots over the mountains of amman and a hearty still blowing from the south coast now the northern extent of the rains has probably been reached now through eritrea and sit down the sudden extent is more or less like victoria which breathes showers every night and every day stores and westwoods interwar under the coastal when this particular moment the forecast for mortgage issue is not exactly a wet one a study 25 and breezy so the showers are in land alone the moment Southern Africa should be largely drawing apart from the passing showers or occasional winter fronts to go through cape tumble a moment the wind is a northerly is quite warm in both cape town important as with summer heat wave is just a nice bit of mid winter warms. Talk to own their own we ask is the government not taking the necessary action to really address some of the structural issues we listen i still think that at travel is the safest mode of travel and to spend that we meet with global news makers and talk about the stories that matter on the phone to 0 i care about how the u. S. Engages with the rest of the world were willing and fit in taking you into a place you might not visit otherwise and feel that you were there. Welcome back youre watching around the 0 time to recap i have lines the u. S. State department has called former top saudi intelligence officials. A valued partner a job he filed a lawsuit in washington d. C. On thursday accusing the Saudi Crown Prince of sending hit men to canada to kill him. Lebanese president michel aoun has launched an investigation into tuesdays devastating explosion in beirut at least 157 people were killed he says the blast could have been caused either by negligence or external interference beijings top representative in hong kong says u. S. Sanctions are barbarous and ridiculous chief executive kerry lamb and territories current and former Police Chiefs are among 11 officials targeted. The United Nations envoy to yemen has condemned an airstrike that killed at least 9 children on thursday Martin Griffiths is calling for an investigation into the attack and of which also left 12 women and children injured the saudi u. A. E. Coalition has been blamed for carrying out the strike griffiths says civilians are protected under International Law or u. S. Intelligence official is warning china russia and iran will all try to interfere in upcoming president ial elections the director of the Counter Intelligence agency says all theyre using theyre all using online this information and other tactics to influence u. S. Voters and create disorder william every year says china wants President Trump to lose the election or russia wants him to win and hes working against his opponent joe biden. Protests have been held across colombia after the Supreme Court for the 4th president alvaro uribe under house arrest his supporters have been rallying in their cars across the countrys major cities with the detention deepening political divisions that m. P. s are reports from the capital but what are. They came out in force in the 4 wheeled protest to abide by current restrictions got their only. Their stanch supporters of former colombian president. Who for them will always be the country savior no matter what. Needle and upper class conservatives forever grateful to an expresident who improved security in a nation battered by a long and bloody civil conflict one go to quote america we disagree with this and just dont remember we couldnt leave the house with the current who gave us freedom. For them the Supreme Court decision to detain libyan witness tampering and fraud charges this week is an outrage when thousands of former fighters have gone free tanks 282016 peace deal no i dont its not fair that they keep him like a vile criminal when those guerrilla fighters are sitting in the senate its not fair not fair. But to others here its who you are who is the criminal a man with alleged ties to drug traffickers and paramilitary groups with no regard to human rights whose war against marxist insurgents left thousands of innocent civilians there. Position against a hard fought peace deal with fired rebels that his predecessor Juan Manuel Santos achieved leaving the country split into. Pension promises to defend these divisions there threatening the possibility of requests in an already deeply move it. Would have this party in this political protests current president have attacked the courts the situation even calling for an overhaul of the Justice System and a change to the constitution. For Many Political commentators the Current Crisis this testing the countrys institutions in society one of the basic questions here is whether or not the political structure can hold this attack that its being done against its legitimacy against dorothy. Per better or for worse. Dominated colombias Political Landscape for decades and will likely continue to do so as a symbol of a deeply polarized country still trying to reconcile itself with its past alison that impunity. Venezuelas government is being accused of taking punishing measures against people who break quarantine rules imposed to curb the spread of covert 19 but the prolonged lockdown has severely impacted the economy many simply cant afford to stay at home anymore or about manly has more. Food to sit in the sun on the style exercises and even public beatings soldiers in venezuelas capital caracas are accused of taking these punishing measures against people violating warranty rules turning a copper how do you know. I was buying corn meal for my children i removed my face mask to clean my face and i put it back on there a soldier stopped me there this is crazy there are many people here. For the 1st case of a crew in a forest hit the country in mid march to cut the spread the government imposed and knocked down a mistreated Movement Across the country since then Security Forces have roamed the streets imposing strict mask wearing and curfews moves the many say difficult to follow. But i leave my house at 11 am to work and get food for the day and they wont let us work they grab us and sit there it is easy for the soldiers because they have food but what do poor people do the food box given by the government is not enough for family the government has to understand that we go out on the streets to look for work if i dont go to work i cant find food for my kids Rights Groups in the published video online which is said to show more punitive measures taken into a state in western venezuela president Nicolas Maduro has accused Rights Groups of receiving money from the cia and supporting what he calls donald trump Security Forces. Hes throwing the military back in court in 1000 but its also a country that can use a food for the bars to spread there are some far more than 23000 cases of corona virus and just over 200 deaths with the Health Care System on its knees following movie is infrastructure decay is a medication and why the un is cooling the government tonight in outside help to deal with the crisis opposition lawmakers and Rights Groups say maturer is using the pandemic as an excuse to further militarize the country. With the police and judicial handling of the pandemic there will be a higher rate of infection a lower capacity for care and cases will be complicated then the population will not only be afraid of the virus but also of the Police Handling of the pandemic people sleep on the floor they mistreat you they arrest people for having a virus that is all over the world with many venezuelans and with little choice look forward to feed their families and face the consequences youre a 1000. 00 money. More than 100000 bikers are expected to ride through the u. S. State of south dakota its despite calls for the annual sturgis right to be canceled amid the coronavirus pandemic at least half a 1000000 people usually attend the week long event but that number dropped this year as the u. S. Records tens of thousands of new infections every day versus share ways has begun cutting thousands of jobs because of the impact of the pandemic many of those who remain will face state pay cuts and lose benefits British Airways says more than 6000. 00 workers have applied for voluntary redundancy the company lost more than 900000000. 00 between april and june. The u. K. Economy is facing its biggest annual decline in a century the bank of englands forecast hammers home the impacts of the krona virus pandemic and says it could take more than a year to get back to prelaunch down levels providing the residents of 2nd need barker reports from london. This rush hour but theres little on the move this coffee kiosk normally serves long queues of customers powering workers and surrounding offices with a Small Business is under pressure. Economic storm is brewing i have a team of 7 people and currently at the moment with the way things are of the lucky to bring maybe one or 2 back. If it remains like this i think its going to be very bleak specially for small independents like ourselves that will live on cash flow. And the foot float come through. Is a similar story in londons financial district where every day feels like sunday this week the bank of england forecasts the economy would contract by 9 and a half percent over the year thats less severe than 1st thought but its still the biggest annual decline in 100 years and by the end of the year when government funded support schemes come to an end the bank believes unemployment will double. With many office staff now working from home the streets and alleyways in and around londons financial district have fallen silent thats catastrophic news for all of the local businesses that depend upon passing traffic covert 19 is redefining the country cities and towns can see the from the beginning of march that fall started to decrease quite rapidly data scientists in the u. K. Have been watching our changing behavior since the start of the pandemic using tracking technology and shops and high streets to find out how where and when we spend our money. They are the economys a vital signs and point towards a slow recovery when lock down hit for dropped like a stone and really we were looking at drops of 8 men over 80 percent over 90 percent in london where the streets are absolute deserted weve opened 3 nonessential retail weve opened hospitality were encouraging people back to work all of those things created to some for and yet post those because we are still 40 percent lower than we were last year the figures are going in the right direction a surge in online sales is keeping parts of the economy afloat but a 2nd surgeon coronavirus could risk another damaging lockdown denting Consumer Confidence silencing the nations high street for potentially years to. Leave. London Pacific Island nations have largely avoided outbreaks of covert 19 but many are facing economic devastation due to the collapse of Tourism Industries now a rise in cases in Papua New Guinea has authorities worried the already Fragile Health System could soon be overwhelmed nicola gage reports. Outside a sports stadium in port moresby people white to be tested at 19 inside a makeshift hospital has been set up to treat iraq as a number of paper with the coronavirus until now pup when you get me has avoided a large scale outbreak but in recent weeks it has spread to new provinces forcing the closure of a massive copper and gold mine and Many Health Workers are testing positive protective medical equipment is being distributed and International Health teams flowing in but there are concerns the already Fragile Health System wont cope for all we know there are some great things going on behind the scenes the communication between Government Health department and then down to the people that hasnt happened the government has brought down measures including closing its border with indonesia but in many areas social distancing is a challenge and with huge numbers living below the poverty line access to clean water for hand washing is limited what we can do is find ways to overcome challenges whether its washing hands. In a creek washing hands and they are. Using salt which my stable have is a means by which to wash their hands while few cases have been recorded in other Pacific Island nations then now facing economic devastation due to the collapse of trade and tourism and countries like south a student reeling from recent deadly Measles Outbreak so many of the nations in the rage and relied on tourism people coming to visit to really sustain their economies and i just dont have that capacity now so a huge Economic Impact for those island nations right across the region thats going to last for years the Asian Development bank says the number of People Living in extreme poverty in the region could in. By up to 40 percent in the short term many perceive the current nations who need help to keep their economies. Gauge aljazeera. Lets take you through some of the headlines here in aljazeera now the u. S. State department has called former top saudi intelligence official sounded a valued partner algebra filed a lawsuit in washington d. C. On thursday accusing the Saudi Crown Prince mohammed bin of sending hit men to calendar to kill him. Top representative in hong kong says u. S. Sanctions are barbarous and ridiculous chief executive kerry lam of the territories current and former Police Chiefs are among 11 officials targeted sarah clarke is in hong kong has more on chinas response beijings top Representative Office in hong kong has released this statement strongly opposing and condemning the u. S. Treasury sanctions on hong kong and this is that this reveals the unscrupulous intentions of the u. S. Politicians to support anti china color chaos in hong kong thats a quote from that particular statement and that he said these particular actions are really ridiculous again another quote its now we have had some comment as well from members of the Hong Kong Government weve had no official statement from carolann as yet lebanese president michel aoun has launched an investigation into tuesdays devastating explosion in beirut at least 157 people were killed he says the blast could have been caused either by negligence or external interference 17 people have died in a plane crash in india the Air India Express jet broke into when it overshot the runway at an airport in the Southern State of kerala. The United Nations envoy to yemen has condemned an airstrike that killed at least 9 children on thursday Martin Griffiths is calling for an investigation into the attack in the gels which also left 12 women and children injured the Saudi Coalition has been blamed for carrying out the strikes griffiths says civilians are protected under International Law and u. S. Intelligence officials warned china russia and iran will all try to interfere in the upcoming president ial election the director of the Counter Intelligence agency says theyre using online this information and other tactics to influence u. S. Voters and create disorder those are your headlines the news continues here also talked to al jazeera stay with us. A Global Pandemic mass protests demanding change economic recession and geo political tensions not to mention the small matter of a looming election join me Steve Clemons in conversation with leading voices on the bottom line your weekly take on u. S. Politics and society on aljazeera. The world it is good to see. The covert 19 pandemic forced governments worldwide to impose look down earlier this year. As 1000000 stayed at home for months normal life grounds were virtual holds. That meant a major reduction in air and Water Pollution some animals even reclaimed the stolen habitats. But as some countries start to ease emergency restrictions and governments implement plans to rescue their economies many are concerned the clear blue skies wont last forever. How will the post lock down surging Greenhouse Gas emissions affect the climate crisis