But on the phone with chief of staff mark meadows talking about Emergency Declaration for states as well as stimulus so hes hard at work despite the mild symptoms. Well alan fischer joins us live now from the white house any further reaction from the. Well of course the white house is saying that the president is finally suffering minor symptoms there is some concern of course because in the past the white house hasnt been fairly open about the president s health you remember some time ago he took a trip on a saturday to Walter Reed Hospital we were told that that was the 1st part of his annual medical and he would take in the 2nd part very soon that didnt happen as so there is some concern somewhat the that the white house isnt being fairly transparent about this but we do know that they say that the president is walking from the residence that you see behind me he is self isolating there along with the 1st lady and they are hes continuing to work and hes in contact mark meadows who is the chief of staff said that at the start of the day there was a phone call and he gave them 6 tasks that he wanted him to do during the course of the day as for joe biden well we know that joe biden shared the debate stage with donald trump on tuesday. He then was tested when he heard the news and he only had the news not through contact from the white house or from the Republican Campaign he phoned the news on t. V. Like everyone else he had to test its proved negative he had sent his best wishes to the president saying that he hopes he recovers very quickly indeed. What is interesting is how is this is going to impact the campaigning because we know that both campaigns are hoping to get out and push for the voters in the last month that becomes much more difficult for donald trump of course because he cant go home and do the big rallies that hes enjoyed doing much easier to pivot for joe biden because hes done a lot of things virtually as well but theres absolutely no doubt that this huge surprises up ended the american president ial race with almost just over a month before people actually go to the vote go to the polls on november the 3rd all right thanks very much annoyed house alan fischer. Living on to other headlines this hour the french president is proposing new talks and fighting in a separate his region of no going to car back on me and as airy forces have been battling each other of the disputed area for 6 days killing dozens of people the territory lies in azerbaijan but its controlled by ethnic unmeaning forces backed by armenia the us russia and france of call for the resumption of talks and armenia says its prepared to discuss a truce with mediators but azerbaijans president is saying the fighting will only end after armenia live draws from the area. Protests have broken out across india of the alleged gang rapes of 2 women in the countrys largest state of pradesh oath victims were from the marginalised Dalat Community their deaths of reignited National Outrage over Sexual Violence and a discriminatory caste system and the u. S. Has become the latest country to impose sanctions on fellow loose following its disputed president ial election earlier the e. U. And out sanctions on 40 better russian nationals all accused of falsifying Election Results and cracking down on protesters well president Alexander Lukashenko is not currently on the list the head of the European Council has warned that that could change. And its been 2 years in saudi. Was murdered inside his countrys consulate in istanbul after initially denying reports of his death the kingdom eventually said the generous was killed in a rogue operation by a team of agents sent to persuade him to return to saudi arabia. Will struggle over the nile is the program coming up next and ill have another quick update for you in about 25 minutes time c. N. N. The novel. The worlds longest river. A 7000 kilometers a lifeline for almost 400000000 people. Flowing north the nile runs through 10 countries. The highlands in the heart of africa the shores of the mediterranean sea. A source of sustenance but also one of tension even potentially conflict. These tensions between countries along the river nile have their roots in the 19th century. Colonial decisions of the past. Are a point of bitter dispute today. And new political realities on the ground are increasing the sense of uncertainty over who owns the river nile. In september 2005 a team of explorers set off on a unique journey up the nile river. Like you say. The not to be the longest running journey in the world. Led by new zealand adventurer a chemical a team aimed at being the 1st expedition to travel up the nile to its furthest source. The 1st stage of the trek through egypt and Northern Sudan proved a breeze. But then the explorers encountered the sued the Worlds Largest swamp. In fatherhood and into this massive swampy area of 1000 kilometers long and 3 and a kilometers wide is now held shes my jury he just did live and water its absolutely incredible. The suited means obstacles in arabic and it has proved just that a labyrinth of waterways that has hindered. Macleans team managed to navigate their way out of the swamp. After 90 days of travel overcoming tremendous obstacles they eventually arrived in rwanda. At a tiny spring which they determined to be the southernmost source of the nile. Its. Today but clay is settled in uganda where he runs a White Water Rafting business in the city of jinja here on the nile telling you that. If you like and its good. That im. Just a few kilometers away from the clays business stands this list a monument to a past mile adventure a john manning speak. Speak was a british explorer who arrived here almost 150 years earlier 1862 he came in search of the answer to an age old question where is the source of the nile. The Royal Geographical Society in london was established in 1830. It houses the maps navigation tools and personal belongings of famous explorers from the 19th century. Men who were in the grip of a romantic obsession to discover the source of the nile. For europeans the exploration of the mile is probably the biggest goal drives their enterprise in 1000 century because its seen as the largest the most important river and also because there is this long heritage or History Associated with it. Rather than trying to cross the so area in southern sudan explorers in the mid 1900. Another passage via the island of zanzibar. During the 19th century. Zanzibar was an arab kingdom controlling the trade route from india into africas interior. And these arab traders facilitate european exploration its the year of the the arab traders for example who began 1st to report that there are great lakes or a great like in the interior of east africa. Based on this information the Royal Geographical Society sponsored expeditions into the heart of africa. In 857 using zanzibar as a starting point john hanning speak cross to east africa and ventured into the hinterland where he found a huge lake he believed to be the source of the nile. 3 years later on a new expedition he travelled around this lake today known as Lake Victoria to discover the nile flowing out from its northern side. A roll call of famous explorers ventured into the continents interior to build on speaks discovery. Men such as samuel baker David Livingston and Henry Morton Stanley helped complete the picture about the true source of the nile. Back home they were lauded as heroes with monuments built on of them but others saw them differently it was mistakenly called to discover that you know most of the books in the past use it speak to discover the knife as if you was a fussed he might have been through the night when he was a fussy european to see this as of the night. But what the discovered it because he was even so and this is some of the nadir by the africans yes. The Royal Geographical Society helped push the boundaries of exploration and empire. But this age of exploration is seen by many as a precursor of colonize ation. Moment in is most of these people were explorers but Intelligence Services in their own countries made use of their experiences for them that. They were not only british but also belgians and french. And theyve served the people and the situation in these areas. They then pass this information on for colonize ation and as email has. Armed with greater information the age of exploration began the scramble for africa. The continent was up for grabs. To divide the spoils european nations convened at the berlin conference in 884 where they sliced up the african continent into spears of influence. Britain had formerly occupied egypt 2 years earlier in 882 to control the suez canal the strategic route to india the jewel in the crown of the british empire. In berlin it was decided the nile basin region would fall under british rule. When the british to control you knighted to their very soon realized that they had become rudeness of a society that were totally dependent on the nile so they understood from the very beginning that the Common Development of political stability to depend upon my control. To assert control upstream the british established what it called the east africa protectorate in 1905 comprising what is today kenya and uganda. The next step was sudan a territory ruled by egypt since 820. With their domination in egypt the british persuaded the egyptians to sign an agreement in january 8099 for joining rule of a sedan. In reality joint rule was a fig leaf for british command. Here in the president ial palace in khartoum to this day a museum houses portrayed of former governors of sudan. The paintings are testament to a time of british dominion. In our world in fact the british master the art of ruling sudan they completely sidelined the egyptians. The governor general was british the commander of the army was british and so were all the high ranking officials in the administration. Controlling the Great Lakes Region source of the white nile the british mix turned their attention to ensuring hedge many over the blue nile the rivers of a source originating in the ethiopian highlands. In may 1902 the british signed an agreement with emperor men like the 2nd of ethiopia in which he promised not to build any dam that might affect the flow of the blue nile to egypt. Feeling they had secured the full length of the nile britains Decision Makers in london began to put in place the next phase of their master plan economic gain. From quite early on the british also decided to transform egypt into the cotton farm where the textile industry is and like it here in the. British reliance on egyptian cotton began to increase. To boost the harvest the british set out to revolutionize egypts irrigation system a system dating back thousands of years. They gave a oddity to the vote countries deny countries their old engineers while the planners remained down from the colonials service and teed experienced guys. Given a lot of plans another Political Freedom so that they really can take the nile in hand. The british came up with the idea for a dam in southern egypt to hold back the nile flood and use its waters for irrigation. Construction on the ass when low dam began in 181009. It was officially opened 3 years later at the time it was the largest stone dam of its kind ever built. Britain wanted to ensure the full flow with the nile reached egypt to maximize cotton production. No one else upstream was allowed to siphon off any of the river. For have some strict orders were laid down to god in the use of the nile water because the british were concerned about egypt money on the island for example they banned sudanese farmers from using water pumps unless they obtained permission from the egyptian irrigation authority. And. Britain discriminated in favor of egypts claim over the nile. The british expected the egyptians to be thankful but they were to have a rude awakening. In 1919 following the end of the 1st world war the egyptians revolted against British Occupation and demanded complete independence. They were led by a fiery nationalist called saad zabulon. With such sentiment on the rise the british look for a way. To coward the egyptians into submission. The river nile egypts lifeline was an effective political weapon and the british had in mind a Perfect Place to use this weapon. The get 0 region in sudan between the blue nile and the white nile was an area with the potential to become the largest cotton growing region in the world. That 2 plans to motives or 2 main strategic ideas behind the conceived asking or wrong to increase the cut. Production in sudan for the benefit of the british taste of history secondly this hue it is not really in control of the now its running through saddam and his who has the power and. The bit it has a power in saddam. British attempts to intimidate the egyptians only further inflamed nationalist sentiment. A crisis point was reached when in november 1924 so least stack commander in chief of the Egyptian Army and governor of sudan was assassinated while driving through the streets of cairo. The assassins were arrested and sentenced to death. But the murder of the british official was a turning point in london now found its reason to implement the good 0 scheme. What they did was that ok you killed the governor general then the will take more work from the nile as a punishment so this was the 1st time in practice that stream power punished the dunstan polydor it. With a vote with. Britains trump card was this an odd dam completed in 1925. Built on the blue nile in sudan it would help the irrigation of the gears here area. But it also delivered an ominous signal to the egyptians for the 1st time in their history a dam built outside of egypt but affect the flow of the nile into their country. Nationalists however continued to mobilize Popular Support against the British Occupation. Cooler heads in london began to realize that relations with egypt were deteriorating fast. Something which could threaten british control over the suez canal. As before the river nile became a useful Political Tool this time for compromise rather than coercion. In maine 129 notes were exchanged between the british high commissioner in egypt george lloyd and the egyptian Prime MinisterMohammad Mahmoud pasha. This diplomacy led to a landmark agreement in which britain awarded egypt exclusive control over the full course of the nile waters from egypt point of view the night 29 agreement also calls. And victory because here the british said that well the nile is an egyptian. And it has a little right to stop its upstream if they dont want it. By signing the 929. 00 agreement the british sought to coopt the egyptians. No such consideration was given to the Indigenous Peoples upstream who were not consulted. Even though the river originated in their land. By the early 1930 s. Britain was becoming increasingly concerned with a growing menace closer to home. At the end of world war 2 in 1945 britain was no longer the mighty empire that could claim control of a large parts of the world such as the nile basin. After the 2nd world war britain came out of the jet brits economy came out very much a device that it and the u. S. Is now the king of the world of. The United States stepped forward to assert itself more boldly on the world stage in places formally controlled by the old then piles. In 1953 u. S. Secretary of state John Foster Dulles became the 1st time ranking american official to visit cairo. Dulles offered Financial Support for the construction of a massive new dam on the nile in southern egypt but 3 years later the offer was withdrawn. The americans had become suspicious of egyptian president abdul nasser as nonalignment policy. At the same time the withdrawal of the office provided an opportunity to undermine british influence john 1000. 00 on the American Government that understood quite clearly that one way or crushing the influence of the british imperialists in this area both to make them powerless when it comes to the now question became clear that everybody. That was of the americans decide it and the bridge had to just fall off as said prior to. Despite the withdrawal of Financial Support for the construction of the ass one high dam nasa chose to push ahead. In july 1956 nationalize the Suez Canal Company to provide funding for the project. To take over stun british and french shareholders in the swiss company. The british still ruling parts of east africa had a secret plan retaliation. The plan would involve using the enfolds dam in uganda to cut off the flow with the nile upstream in an attempt to force nasa to give up the suez canal. The scheme was never adopted since the ensuing drought would take too long to have its effect on egypt. Britain wanted more immediate action so they reverted to a more obvious method boots on the ground. In 1956 britain and france with israeli collusion invaded egypt in a bid to seize back the canal. The americans publicly distance themselves from the aggression. By the states but not consulted in any way about any phase of these actions nor whether we informed them in advance. It is our only intent just matter will be brought before the United NationsGeneral Assembly there with no veto operating the opinion of the world can be brought to bear in our quest for a just didnt do this tormenting. The United Nations de