From running and local elections now a leading activist has been struck by a severe allergic reaction while in jail. And a surprise winner expected at the Tour De France 22 year old amber knowledge is on track to win cyclings top race i mean the youngest winner and more than a century and the 1st ever from colombia but he still needs to cross the finish line. On nickel flourish thanks for joining us. Hong kong police are cracking down on prodemocracy demonstrators who have defined an official ban to blockade the city center protests were taking place near the Chinese Government office in downtown hong kong when police unleashed a volley of tear gas canisters its the 2nd consecutive day of such clashes last night dozens were arrested and many injured marchers are part of a weeks Long Campaign for greater democracy in hong kong and autonomy from mainland china. J w as much as building i was there when the police started to close in on the protesters a short while ago here is a live repor
27 live from the russian capital this is ought to International Im suspect in a welcome to the program. And fast stop making history donald trump has become the fust sitting u. S. President to enter north korea and the north korean media on truckin south dubbed the meeting an amazing event the reaction back home was far more muted if not outright critical. Vague talk about talks while kim continues to develop Nuclear Warheads and missiles seems like this gigantic p. R. Stunt in trenches unembellished his authoritarian rule without any real meaningful strategy for denuclearization out president shouldnt be squandering american influence on photo ops and exchanging love letters with a ruthless dictator instead we should be dealing with north korea through a principle diplomacy that promotes us securitate defends her allies and uphold human rights i have no problem with him sitting down with kim june in north korea or anyplace else but whats going to happen tomorrow and the next day if we
But first, get your mask back out to the combination of unhealthy air and rising covid cases. Is hitting the bay area hard. Thanks for joining us. Im christine zee. The bay area is dealing with a double whammy. Wildfire smoke is triggering a spare the air alert as covid cases continue to rise. Just in the last day, San Mateo County issued a face mask mandate for Health Care Workers. That will begin later this fall. And the Biden Administration is getting ready to mail out free covid tests once again. Joining us live now to talk about these issues and more, stanford Infectious Diseases researcher dr. Abraar karan. Doctor karan, thanks for your time today. Thanks so much. Well, lets start with the air quality at todays levels. Are you wearing a mask outside . Do you suggest others do . So its a great question. So as you know, in the bay area right now, weve got wildfire smoke coming down from oregon and from the northwest fires. And essentially, you know, the air quality index, if you lo
Is aljazeera. Watching the news from our headquarters here in sixty minutes of news and comment today. A critical meeting gets underway in south africa as the African National Congress Prepares to choose a new leader. Protesters in israel tomorrow and the Prime Ministers resignation. A china south korea summit comes to an end but it isnt exactly smiles all round. Also this hour well tell you why the trumpet ministration has ordered scientists to stop talking about science. Lets get going we stop. In south africa where president jacob zuma has made an urgent plea for the governing party to unite as members gather to select a new leader mr zuma whos facing a raft of corruption allegations is stepping down as head of the African National congress the vote to replace symbol take place on sunday but in the build up to that the party has been riven by deep factional battles tanya page now from johannesburg. The conference started with two warnings dont to saying divisive songs and to keep th