Supreme Court Nominee i meet tony barrett faces some tough questions from democrats on day 2 of her confirmation hearing the netherlands hits a new record to run a virus cases more than 7000. 00 in a day the Prime Minister is due to speak in the next few hours and an indian Jewelry Company pulls an ad that caused outrage because it shows interfaith marriage. Montana how much now have all the sports. Portugal an event is football star christiane or noddle becomes the latest high profile athlete to test positive for coronavirus. So we begin with the undercover al jazeera investigation which has led cyprus to suspend its controversial citizenship for Investment Program the attorney general is also. To probe into possible criminal offenses following the revelations back in august down to serious Investigative Unit released the cyprus papers which revealed serious flaws in the citizen by Investment Program expose high ranking officials expressing a willingness to help convicted criminals obtain e. U. Citizenship here is more from our Investigative ReporterDavid Harrison whos in nicosia weve had 3 announcements on the abolition of the Investment Program under which people could buy passports if they paid a certain amount of money in which our investigation revealed evidence of that was being abused the 2nd one was the president of the pall of demitra saloon is who was one of the people implicated in the scheme in our investigation hes announced hes stepping down until an investigation launched by the government is complete hell step down from next week under their demands and so on the 3rd announcement is that Christakis Giovanni an m. P. Dont position m. P. On the owner of the giovanni Property Group who was also exposed in our. Documentary is someone who is willing to help a criminal by a passport hes resigned as an m. P. Under resigned all his party rolls what theyre saying they said it was the current scheme is being abolished now that of course doesnt mean that there may be it may not be reborn in another form that we have to see wait and see what we do know is that they do have some previous to that in the cypriot government of weakening and tweaking tweaking tweaking the scheme it stronger toughening up the regulations only to soften them later so that is really one for the future obviously well be watching that very closely as will the cypriot people who have been venting their fury on social media at the corruption that we exposed. So there is more in line of course when it comes to the cyprus pipe is a podcast for starters which you can find it on to see what a concert podcast slash aljazeera investigates or just pop it in the search bar also there is the full program the cyprus papers under cover the next screening of that is at a 100 hours g. M. T. Just take my word for it but there it is a little under 10 hours from now will have its next screening were moving on to other news now guns abortion money and politics all of that featuring on day 2 of the confirmation hearing of u. S. Supreme Court Nominee amy carney parents republican and Democratic Senators each have 30 minutes to ask him questions which are real touch points to Many Americans as we approach particularly this president ial election on november 3rd so its ongoing at the moment so were going to talk to our correspondent more in a moment but 1st lets have a listen to what amy county barrett said earlier she was questioned by Dianne Feinstein who is the most senior democrat on the Senate Judiciary committee this was on the issue of abortion is a contentious issue which is a no one reason why it would be comforting to you to have an answer but i cant express views on cases or precommit to approaching a case any particular way well that makes it difficult for me and i think for other women also on this committee because this is a very important case and it affects a lot of people millions and millions of women and you could be a very important vote. Helen fisher is on capitol hill covering this one for us today hi allan interesting to watch that exchange because Dianne Feinstein putting the pressure on amy in contrast to say Lindsey Graham who we saw earlier who was well through lobbying a few softballs here we say. Well certainly this hasnt been nearly as contentious as the brick oven our hearings which you remember happened 2 years ago at that point he was accused of sexually assaulting someone at a teenage party it got very very angry indeed there were very bitter exchanges break covena approached it in a very combative style this is much more laid but much more respectful people would say but still the democrats are trying to to make significant points theyre asking him equally how shes likely to rule on very important cases touched on cases here in the United States such as money in politics on abortion on obamacare and obamacare is important well come back to that in a 2nd but she continues to say lou that she will not make any statement about something that could come in front of her if she were confirmed to the court and she continues to insist she didnt make a deal with the president the democrats keep saying look he said that he wanted to make sure there were 9 justices on the court to ensure that if that election went there to be decided he would have a majority she said no deals have been done she wouldnt make a deal with the Senate Committee either to ensure her nomination be confirmed shes saying that she will be someone whos independent on the judiciary why is about constantly being referenced and youll hear a number of democrats bringing up stories about their constituents who are doing much better under obamacare that is because one week after the election there is going to be a case in the Supreme Court which will decide whether or not shouldnt Companies Still must provide coverage for those with preexisting conditions there is a concern that given that the trumpet ministration is signed up to try and screw. That lead that part of the legislation that if the Supreme Court votes against obamacare goes away for millions and millions of americans and so that is why theyre putting this front and center they understand that they might not change votes on the committee but they want the American Public to be concerned the vote its a political ploy but its also hoping to put pressure on republican senators who might be sweating about whether or not to alan a quick word on amy honey bear herself whether you agree or disagree with her policies she appears to be very composed very well prepared for this hearing. What is interesting is just in the last few minutes john cornyn who is a senator from texas he said look many people when they come here have notebooks of books that they can refer to can you sure what youve been working with and she held up a piece of paper which is given to people who go into these halls with us tonight it States Senate on top of a new note so she has been speaking for just over 2 hours talking about case precedent she would interpret the law giving some examples as well and doing it all with notes he said that is very impressive john cornyn also made the point that look people arent complaining about your ability your academic credentials your experience he said i think everyone would agree that youre qualified for the Supreme Court this is become a political battle and to a degree hes right because the democrats dont believe that this should begin to push through so close to an election that it should be left for the next president and what were going to see is perhaps the 2nd most partisan election of the Supreme Court justice in history covered up being the 1st and this is going to divide almost exactly along party lines both in committee if the democrats turn up and if and when it goes to the senate as well a little after 11 am in washington that hearing continuing on capitol hill thanks to the show. Were almost 10 minutes past the hour here is whats coming up the Opposition LeaderAnwar Ibrahim pushes his case for becoming the new Prime Minister of malaysia. Putting on a show of strength a report from libya with the internationally recognized government is stepping up the fight against armed groups and support the newly crowned. N. B. A. Champions there they are. Back on details with son of a little later. On to other news e. U. Countries are coordinating Coronavirus Travel restrictions theyve agreed not to restrict people from traveling between socalled green states countries will be assigned traffic light colors based on the latest testing numbers up until now the well basically been making up their own rules creation complicated patchwork of regulations were going to focus on the netherlands which is imposing new coronavirus restrictions after a wreck or daily increase in cases nearly 7400. 00 new infections announced on tuesday the netherlands now with one of the highest per capita infection rates worldwide the nation has until now largely avoided the strict nationwide lockdowns imposed in neighboring countries earlier this year stepped fastens in amsterdam for us talk us through this one step is this these huge numbers now are they the result of of the netherlands not locking it down earlier. Yeah alarming numbers here and then add a length nearly 50000 in a weeks time thats double the number of the previous week and as you say more than the 7000 just today and that means that this reality is only very slowly taking in the sinking in here in the netherlands so people have been reluctant to follow the rules and also the government has been accused of being far too lenient inconsistent unclear the measures were all very voluntarily the government called it an intelligent lockdown basically urging the people just to take responsibility themselves for keeping to distance and following the rules and that obviously didnt happen and also didnt work so now than the last couple of weeks its especially hospitals doctors who are ringing alarm bell saying theyre running out of capacity theyre struggling the netherlands has a very limited number of i. C. U. Baths around 1400 and with this rapid increase of patients that number is going to be reached very quickly i believe step the Prime Minister is going to speaking later on this tuesday is the expectation that he will announce something stronger some sort of stronger measures. Well thats what a lot of people are hoping but what we know so far there have been some some linkages from what he is going to say its called a sort of a light lockdown so not an intelligent lockdown but a lockdown lights and that means that theyre going to be closures of bars restaurants sports clubs theaters and all that kind of thing and also. Not to use public transport if you dont need to but lots missing again is theres not going to be any mandatory rules for wearing face masks for example and that madelines has an exceptional stance in this whole area because neighboring countries have been using facemask for a long time already and in that the government has so far always said that they dont work doesnt help to protect you against a virus and only last week the Prime Minister said well now i strongly advise people to wear them and its so confusing that most people still dont wear them but again it wont be mandatory also as far as we know announced tonight in this press conference on this wondering is it going to be enough or is it going to be too little too late ok well talk again later and hopefully when we get some more information out of the netherlands bronsons in amsterdam. Russia is again reporting a record high a new corona virus infections nearly 14000 reported in the latest tally following the previous record set on sunday russia has the worlds 4th highest number of infections with nearly 23000 deaths as well and then there is a run in with the daily death toll has again reached one of its highest level since the beginning of the pandemic more than 250 people have died in just the past 24 hours stories of imposed strict new measures to control the outbreak but as dosage of our reports from tehran not all iranians are respecting the rules. This is batman hospital its one of the 118 hospitals here in the capital which has been turned exclusively into a facility. Steels with covert 900 patients there are over 500000 people in iran who have been infected so far and over 29000 people have died 4500 people are currently in Critical Condition across 31. 00 provinces which have all been declared red zones by the Health Ministry now in the capital tehran which is one of the hardest hit provinces the Health Officials have said that as of last friday the hospitals will no longer be receiving any nonemergency patients and that they will set up field hospitals if the cases of patients continue to increase as they have of the past few weeks meanwhile ordinary iranians who are living under crippling economic sanctions imposed by the United States are desperately trying to make ends meet in very difficult circumstances past 3 months before this result of the impact on businesses and peoples incomes but Big Companies are under a lot of pressure and so are employees also considering the current inflation and daily increase in prices of everything our dinner table is consistently shrinking the situation is very bad and corona is making it worse bind them up with almost a habit i used to work in a travel agency but i lost my job in april ive been sitting at home with no income its been difficult but although the in this shelter income has been cut by half and our expenses have gone up by loss we already had many problems with corona its become even more when seller is reducing costs go up naturally al buying power goes down god knows how it lead. On saturday president has done rouhani finally announce new guidelines masks are now mandatory across the capital at all times people will be fined a small amount if they are caught without one but not everyone is abiding by the rules Health Officials have asked of us each thats the paramilitary volunteer force of the revolutionary guards to help enforce the new rules but as officials announced a 2nd week of closures here in the capital its becoming increasingly difficult to expect people to say home when they receive no financial assist. From the governments. Health care workers in china are testing all 9000000 residents of one city for corona virus and theyre doing it in just 5 days 3000000 have been checked so far in darwin doctors expect to be finished before the end of the week the Mass Campaign follows a dozen cases linked to a hospital treatment over 19 patients 6 of them were local transmissions the 1st for nearly 2 months in china china is around to respond if the u. S. Goes ahead with planned arms sales to taiwan the u. S. Has been encouraging taiwan to modernize its military to resist threats from china the latest arms sale includes rocket launchers missiles and advanced sensors for fighter jets china regards taiwan as a breakaway province and has not ruled out using force to retake the islands. Malaysias Opposition LeaderAnwar Ibrahim is that talks with the king again tries to form a new government he says hes had the Parliamentary Support to replace Prime Minister seen since last months meeting took charge in march but only with a tiny majority or reports from kuala lumpur. 3 weeks after he 1st said he had the support of the majority in Parliament MalaysianOpposition Leader i know i brought him finally got to meet the king he was carrying what he says is proof he has a convincing majority to form a new government i would appeal. To listens to exercise. Patience wisdom. And. The king to. Decide based on. The. Question is i guess the response from the palace came quickly shortly after our noise News Conference the palace issued a statement that seemed to contradict on was assertion that he provided evidence of majority support in parliament the statement said and i want told the king how many members of Parliament Support him but did not provide their names it went on to say the king also known as the agong has advised on want to abide by and respect the constitutional process for the risk is that his credibility is under threat in order for it to reach the numbers that hes claiming of over 120 this is the perceptions are that this involves some members of i know we used to lead malaysia before 2018 for decades but particularly from the party are the individuals who have charges against the Prime Minister yassin appears at least for now to have held on to his job. Not. Annoy is following lead ins own strategy in february he led a group of m. P. s out of the governing coalition to join forces with politicians he had defeated in a general election in 2018 they include former Prime Minister najib razak whos been convicted of corruption and one has fought for years to unseat a governing alliance that been in power for more than 60 years he was still in prison for sort of majoring the 2 1018. 00 election on what he says were pol