To resist. Nigerian Rights Groups say the number of protesters killed in a Police Crackdown on cheese day is higher than previously reported. In some of the clearest language yet the Catholic Pope says same sex relationships should be protected by law plus pollution is being blamed for killing fashions of fish in iraq leaving fishermen in fear for their livelihoods. Top u. S. Intelligence agencies are warning of raw interference by russia and iran in the upcoming president ial elections in a horribly cold press conference the director of National Intelligence and the head of the f. B. I. Said 2 nations have obtained Voter Registration data and want to cause confusion and social unrest mike hanna reports now from washington. D. C. These are members of a far right wing Group Calling itself the proud boys according to the f. B. I. Iranian agents are planting emails to Democratic Party voters supporting to come from the proud boys with the intention of creating social unrest to that end we have already seen iran sending spoofed emails designed to intimidate voters incite social unrest and damage President Trump repeatedly recently when asked to condemn the proud boys President Trump instead asked them to stand back and stand by both the director of National Intelligence and the f. B. I. Head ive been accused of attempting to downplay russian interference allegedly in accordance with the president s wishes but russia was also named 1st we have confirmed that some Voter Registration information has been obtained by iran and separately by russia this data can be used by foreign actors to attempt to communicate false information to registered voters that they hope will cause confusion so chaos and undermine your confidence in american democracy barack obama had been warned of russian interference in the months leading to the 2016 election won by President Trump but the only thing apparently on his mind on this day was to catapult his former Vice President to victory physically campaigning for the 1st time displayed the charm that made him a 2 term president. Very good. I have to say because of your sexual. Physical process. But a full throated attack on President Trump he hasnt shown any interest in doing the work. Or helping anybody but himself and his friends for treating the presidency like a reality show that he could use to get attach it was no coincidence that the bar most 1st appearance in the Campaign Came in the capital of pennsylvania barack obama took pennsylvania in 200820128 was flipped by donald trump in 2016 the state has a high proportion of African American voters and joe biden and his Campaign Managers have identified pennsylvania as the single most important state to win if he was to make his way to the white house. Donald trump continued on his campaign trail apparently not pausing to prepare for the final debate with joe biden that will be taking place on thursday. Washington irans u. N. Mission has denied any attempts to tamper with the votes writing on twitter unlike the us iran does not interfere in other countries elections the world has been witnessing the u. S. Is on desperate public attempts to question the outcome of its own elections at the highest level. One of the big concerns about the upcoming u. S. Election is how few polling stations will be open the majority of poll workers are over 60 years old and many are hesitant to work because of the pandemic has led to a high profile recruitment drive targeting young people to get them to help his past. Us elections need thousands of people to make everything work jacki names handed out ballots even doling out those stickers usually the majority of these temporary workers are older but given their risk for corona virus many said they would sit this year out sending Election Officials scrambling were down about 50 percent thats 20000 people who are trying to recruit to be election judges as a result the state of maryland is closing about 80 percent of the places where people usually vote but in some cases theyre opening up larger facilities like this arena hoping that just fewer workers can help many more voters of these places are even though in local. Transportation routes so. In order to. Use theres nearly clothing or even as an election. There are requirements within a certain distance to close. But during the primary fewer places meant longer lines in many States Election lawyers fear this shortage of poll workers could be exploited in some areas to hurt democrats weve seen unfortunately more voters of color being affected by those poll closings and consolidations some counties you know specifically targeted minority communities for these closures and consolidations so now superstar athletes like Le Bron James and others are getting involved using their celebrity and their money to recruit poll workers especially for minority areas its got done kumble is the codirector of power the polls and he says theyve been able to. Recruit more than half a 1000000 young people what were doing is were really trying to go where young people are these days which social media and so one of the one of the reasons for organization is you know Election Officials dont know how to run its grammar had somehow run snap chat ads so really working closely with like snap to try to get young people and if we have we have succeeded and this is expected to be an election like no other record turnout in the midst of a pandemic and a us president hoping to cast doubt on the elections credibility his opponents thinking creatively about how to give him one less reason to do that. Aljazeera maryland and israeli delegation has made a rare visit to sit done to discuss normalizing ties thats according to israeli media it follows a deal which in washington and cartoons to remove sudan from the u. S. List of state sponsors of terror the us has been instrumental in helping israel reestablish relations with countries most recently the u. A. E. And behind we also are continuing to work to get every nation to recognize israel the rightful jewish homeland and to knowledge their. Basic fundamental right to exist as a country that is certainly include sudan and we are working diligently with them to make the case for why thats in the Sudanese Government best interest to make that sovereign decision we hope that theyll do that we hope that theyll do that quickly we hope every country will do that quickly nigerian protesters have defied a curfew jury in the face self with Security Forces as demonstrations against Police Brutality threatens a paralyzed the nation the Rights Group Amnesty International says at least 12 people were killed on tuesday night when in the violence on the military base reports from the capital of pooja. And Early Morning fire set by arsonists burn spark to because at a government bus station in lagos Officials Say 30 buses were destroyed. In lekki while Security Forces opened fire on protesters the previous night the standoff continues. The latest state governor who visited victims of tuesdays attack in hospital said more than 2 dozen have been hospitalized so you know. Well. We have not seen any fatality. That used. To social media but protesters dispute that i cant really see who was shooting we know who was in jail getting i cant give you the afternoon because. I had to run my life were running for their lives. Got injured so i. Might want to. Im listening to national agrees say there appears to be credible evidence of fatalities but the pictures have not been independently verified. The United Nations secretary general who spoken with president bashar in recent days has called for restraint its time for all countries to understand and i hope nigeria will be able to do so that Police Brutality needs to stop and those that are responsible for. Such. Violence. Made accountable and this is essentially essential everywhere. Proctor started 2 weeks ago after police men shot and killed a man in the south of the country the protesters are demanding the scrapping of an old police unit accused of murder extortion and disappearances. They also want an overhaul of nigerias Police System the trial of the officers accused of crimes and compensation for victims. Some of these demands have been met but the deep distrust remains between protesters and government. Journalists have also been caught up in the sudden turn of events here and independent television station in the city is set on fire a few hours later another broadcaster was temporarily forced off because of what it calls an imminent threat to its staff and operations yet in the capital the streets are common in lagos early on wednesday Security Forces dispersed a group of young men gathering on the outskirts of a. Menace cools and businesses here remain shut for most of the day after the violence and destruction in lagos wow. Theres a general feeling that the end to Police Brutality protest may have been infiltrated its not clear how much damage this has done or could do to that course which many nigerians still see as a legitimate decrease. So to come on aljazeera says keep up the pressure on colombias president to resign as thousands marched through the capital bogota. And the makers of a powerful painkiller will plead guilty aiding the start of the u. S. Opioid epidemic and 8000000000. 00 settlement. Hello the Eastern Mediterranean is getting quite story at the moment significant showers in crete and in turkey and you think that might influence the weather in the levant but not really a bit of an onshore breezes cool things down a little bit but not substantially still 30 degrees in jerusalem and 27 in beirut on thursday thats both and above normal its about right everywhere else a bag thats a little bit warm same is true of kuwait there houses where should be the breeze is a gentle northerly not particularly dusty is a light dust in it and the seas off the coast of a man have now come down once more but we still do have some heat and in damascus it shows the point the average about 2530 or 28 for next 3 days its on the high side and to invest in nestle very that much this part of the world. 3rd assess this is where the rain should be it is still showering in south sudan and not as many as they were missing but they are still there and theyre still fighting on the ground but the heavy rain is for this size and it goes right through the congo and just far west is gobbling fact well see some pretty big shares over the next day i say but the rain doesnt go much further south and that is prompting a few showers in parts of south africa where the moment it is quite warm but that wont last. For. Killing on Global Community we are having this conversation now about the. Health crisis the response that looks like the part of the debate issue in egypt you can jump into the conversation right away when no topic is off the table youre not afraid of anyone taking power we just cant quite see a reason to listen to what you says the rich are getting richer and the poor getting poorer its not kill and destroy the system its just to look at the system and. This street on out is there. This is al jazeera a quick reminder of the top stories for you now the u. S. Federal bureau of investigation says iran and russia have obtained information on Voter Registration the f. B. I. Says the aim is to cause confusion and chaos in the u. S. President ial elections from a u. S. President Barack Obama Says donald trump is in capable of taking the job seriously here supporters of joe biden to vote early. And nigerian protesters have to fight a curfew to continue protesting against Police Brutality and the Center National says at least 12 people were killed cheese steak. The Roman Catholic the leader of the Roman Catholic church has endorsed same sex unions for the 1st time but francis made the comments in a documentary thats premiered at the rome Film Festival and for chappelle has more. News about an hour into a new documentary film about the leader of the Roman CatholicChurch Pope Francis appears to go on the official script explicitly calling for same sex couples to be given Legal Protections because he says all children of god have a right to a family. The statement of support for civil unions is a major departure from official Church Teachings even from the views of his predecessor benedict the 16th who called homosexuality an intrinsic moral evil i think it will be received in very different ways in Different Countries will accept. Finally something. Has happened finally most European Countries it will be received in a very difficult way in the United States its an open question how it will do see churches in africa asia because itto then Strong National interest nations always exist marriages that are very. And in time where so many people are divided about the worlds problems and whos causing them pope francis appears determined to take the church out of the culture wars and away from divisive social issues but for some in his native argentina the move doesnt go far enough. In this recognition from pope francis that all couples are also families that gays lesbians bisexuals and trans people have rights to form a family were taking a step forward especially for people of faith but when he says that we have to recognize the rights of civil union thats where we say its progress but not so much. Progress takes time in a church that so old for many this message of togetherness and inclusive is just what the times require. Enter chapelle aljazeera french president Emmanuel Mccraw has kohl been murdered School Teacher assembly of petty a hero and his killer occurred at a ceremony in paris on wednesday he was decapitated on friday by an attacker who accused him of insulting islam 7 suspects including 2 teenagers will face charges for assisting the attacker just wow. Tonight i wont talk about the procession of terrorists of their accomplices and all the cowards who have committed and made this as a nation possible i wont talk of those who gave his name to the barbarians they dont deserve it they dont even have a name anymore protests have been held in the colombian capital against the policies of president ivan decay the demonstrations are part of a National Strike being led by Union Members students teachers and many of colombias indigenous population and the sandra reports from war with her. Waving flags and chanting against the president thousands of colombians marched in downtown bogota is the largest demonstration in the capital since the easing of coronavirus restrictions in september there was a coalition of Union Members teachers students and activists are demanding a variety of concessions among them a minimum survival income for those who lost their jobs during defend them ik its easy. We want the government to talk to us this shouldnt be the attitude of a leader interested in unity only by talking to all sectors of society find Common Solutions almost 10000 representatives of colombias many indigenous and ethnic groups also traveled to the capital the mending to meet with president evo theyre calling for an end to the killings of hundreds of human rights activists and the rising violence in their territories. They accuse duke of turning a blind eye to the killings and the peace accord signed 4 years ago with a rebel group that promised to end the years of violence again i am on my back we will not stand idly home anymore we are back on the streets demanding guarantees for our life and demand this government implements the peace accord this is a message for the International Community as well they cant keep silent. Anger against the government had already reached the boiling point a year ago with some of the biggest demonstrations in decades before being muted by the pandemic president. The protesters the man politically motivated also refusing to meet with the leaders of the strike and the. Asians that travel. He says the protests could cause another major Virus Outbreak just as the countrys economy is trying to recover now. Nothing justifies putting our health and life at risk right now if we need to discuss lets do it with. In the framework of democracy without issuing a summons or ultimatums or invoking judgments that have no basis in reality. But protesters and their leaders say they will continue to confront the government calling for another strike a month from now on the anniversary of last years mass demonstrations brought the country to a halt alison and. Election observers in bolivia say sundays vote was free and fair the