everybody in beirut feels like there has been severely injured on august 4th 2020. rocked the city months on beirut's historic buildings remain unprotected in the rainy season and they could be damaged beyond repair. soso palace is a beirut landmark perched on a hill overlooking the port it's being home to mary cochran's family for 5 generations 3 story structure which dates from the 19th century the full brunt of the blast. so we are we're 4 men can shift meters in trying to directly in front of the blast the silo is right in front of us no buildings in front of us there's nothing that took the blast or we did so that's why we got a direct hit and that's why it's all banks and was out $23.00 centimeters. so the palace had stood 460 years surviving one and a half decades of civil war and 2 world wars 1st surely unscathed now its fate lies in the hands of a few volunteers and some talented crofts men. beirut's nobility and this old merchant family made their fortune in the ottoman empire over the centuries they've collected treasures from around the world which now n

news coming to you from for a lens stay tuned for reporter with a look at beirut's contra to climb in the months after the port explosion i'm there in evanston i'll have another update for you at the top of the hour hope you join us then. come to bobbie. total shock that's the total cost. despite coming from the king family to become president. challenges around the. credible story. starts december 10th on g.w. . much of beirut lies in ruins rebuilding the city is a race against time i mean it's not just us i think everybody in beirut feels like there has been severely injured on august 4th 2020 a huge explosion at its port rocked the city. beirut historic buildings remain unprotected in the rainy season they could be damaged beyond repair. palaces of beirut's landmark perched on a hill overlooking the port it's being home to marry cochran's family for 5 generations. the 3 story structure which dates from the 19th century bore the full brunt of the blast. so we are we're 450 meters in trying to. directly in front of the blast the silo is right in front of us no buildings in front of u

soso palace is a beirut landmark perched on a hill overlooking the port it's been home to marry cochran's family for 5 generations. the 3 story structure which dates from the 19th century bore the full brunt of the blast. so we are we are 115 meters in trying to. directly in front of the blast the silo is right in front of us no buildings in front of us there's nothing that took the blast or we did so that's why we got a direct hit and that's why it's banks and was out $23.00 centimeters. so the palace had stood 460 years surviving one and a half decades of civil war and 2 world wars 1st surely unscathed now its fate lies in the hands of a few volunteers and some talented craftsman. beirut's nobility this old merchant family made their fortune in the ottoman empire over the centuries they've collected treasures from around the world which now need saving. every generation has added something and also in the process has for story so it's been a. evolution of a collection of people that lived in the house over the time almost everything was impacted and it's just. unbelievable. every day in

so so palace is a beirut landmark perched on a hill overlooking the port. it's been home to marry cochran's family for 5 generations. the 3 story structure which dates from the 19th century bore the full brunt of the blast. so we are we're 450 meters in trying to. directly in front of the blast the silo is right in front of us and no buildings in front of us there's nothing that took the blast or we did so that's why we got a direct hit and and that's why it's all banks and out $23.00 centimeters. so the palace had stood 460 years surviving one and a half decades of civil war and 2 world wars 1st surely unscathed now its fate lies in the hands of a few volunteers and some talented craftsman. beirut's nobility and this old merchant family made their fortune in the autumn an empire over the centuries they've collected treasures from around the world which now need saving. every generation has added something and in also in the process has for story so it's been a. evolution of a collection of the people that lived in the house at the time almost everything wa

beirut's cultural heritage is saved it will be thanks to growth group's efforts. a very difficult situation there in beirut in lebanon and joining me is my colleague melissa holroyd melissa give us a bit more of a visual idea of the of the real extent of the destruction on the ground well this was a massive massive blast that to pass on the 4th of august some 300000 people were displaced half the city was effect is. thousands and thousands of buildings were damaged we're just looking at the images now. they are it's just they're just awful $640.00 historic buildings were also damaged. and many of those were built on the autumn and rule or during the french mandate colonial period. so that you have the damage across the sea was just immense so what's what's being done to save that i know this just looks almost where do you begin and what are the major concerns obviously in the in the immediate yes in the winter well in the piece where they talked a lot about the weather they concerned a lot about about the rain the about the rain season coming but there's also anot

palaces of beirut's landmark perched on a hill overlooking the port. it's been home to marry cochran's family for generations. the 3 story structure which dates from the 19th century bore the full brunt of the blast. so we are here for mentions 15 meters and trying to. directly in front of the blast the silo is right in front of us and no buildings in front of us there's nothing that took the blast or we did so that's why we got a direct hit and and that's why it's elevation was out $23.00 centimeters. so so palace had stood 460 years surviving one and a half decades of civil war and 2 world wars 1st surely unscathed now its fate lies in the hands of a few volunteers and some talented craftsman. this is sachs our beirut's nobility this old merchant family made their fortune in the autumn an empire over the centuries they've collected treasures from around the world which now need saving. every generation has added something and in also in the process has for story so it's been a. evolution of a collection of the people that lived in the house at the ti

beirut's cultural heritage you saved it will be thanks to grassroots efforts. a very difficult situation there in beirut in lebanon and joining me is my colleague melissa holroyd melissa give us a bit more of a visual idea of the of the real extent of the destruction on the ground well this was a massive massive blast that to place on the 4th of august some 300000 people were displaced half the city was affixes thousands and thousands of buildings were damaged we're just looking at the images now. and they are it's just they're just awful $640.00 historic buildings were also damaged. and many of those were built on the autumn and rule or during the french mandate colonial period. so that you have the damage across the sea was just immense so what's what's being done to save that i know this just looks almost where do you begin and what are the major concerns obviously in the in the immediate yes in the winter well in the piece where they talked a lot about the weather they concerned a lot about about the rain about the rain season coming but there's also anothe

so so palace is a beirut landmark perched on a hill overlooking the port. it's been home to marry cochran's family for 5 generations the 3 story structure which dates from the 19th century bore the full brunt of the blast. so we are we are 415 meters in kind of. directly in front of the blast the silo is right in front of us and no buildings in front of us there's nothing that took the blast or we did so that's why we got a direct hit and and that's why it's all banks and was out $23.00 centimeters. so the palace had stood 460 years surviving one and a half decades of civil war and 2 world wars 1st surely unscathed now its fate lies in the hands of a few volunteers and some talented craftsman. beirut's nobility and this old merchant family made their fortune in the ottoman empire over the centuries they've collected treasures from around the world which now need saving. every generation added something and also in the process has their story so it's been a. evolution of a collection of the people that lived in the house over the time almost everything was a

beirut's cultural heritage you saved it will be thanks to grassroots efforts. a very difficult situation there in beirut in lebanon and joining me is my colleague melissa holroyd melissa give us a bit more of a visual idea of the of the real extent of the destruction on the ground well this was a massive massive blast the $2.00 price on the 4th of august some $300000.00 people were displaced half the city was affects is thousands and thousands of buildings were damaged we're just looking at the images now. they are it's just they're just awful $640.00 historic buildings were also damaged. and many of those were built and autumn and rule or during the french mandate colonial period. so that you have the damage across the sea was just immense so what's what's being done to save that i know this just looks almost where do you begin and what are the major concerns obviously in the in the immediate yes in the winter well in the piece where they talked a lot about the weather they're concerned a lot about about the rainy and about the rainy season coming but there's

roofs must be covered in cultural treasures secured before beirut's rainy season begins. in the right state of american city that you may be easy to get right so when you're on the right area to analyze you know even i mean it's not just us i think everybody in beirut feels like their soul has been severely injured. yes i mean mecca haun is an engineer who's working fervently to save beirut's cultural heritage the ban is hanging on badly damaged buildings around to the port i meant to give people hard. to fit into to raise again so. you know here is a very tricky to connect to to nudge and to to hold so to. one's roof and their. needs really need to. be cruel. this spirit. and certainly we. saw. all the dreams believe that help you can provide. you can bring enough things to hold on. to the extent of the devastation is almost in comprehensible. as me mcelhone isn't alone she heads a crisis group which analyzes the damaged. collects donations and coordinates reconstruction efforts. everyone here is working pro bono voluntarily and for free . at the crisis center the group

so so palace is a beirut landmark perched on a hill overlooking the port. it's been home to marry cochran's family for 5 generations the 3 story structure which dates from the 19th century board the full brunt of the blast. so we are we're 450 meters in trying to. directly in front of the blast the silo is right in front of us and no buildings in front of us there's nothing that the blast or we did so that's why we got a direct hit and and that's why it's all banks and outs 23 centimeters. so powerless had stood 460 years surviving one and a half decades of civil war and 2 world wars 1st surely unscathed now its fate lies in the hands of a few volunteers and some talented craftsman. beirut's nobility and this old merchant family made their fortune in the autumn an empire over the centuries they've collected treasures from around the world which now need saving. every generation has added something and in also in the process has for story so it's been a. evolution of a collection of people that lived in the house of the time almost everything was affected an

its port rocked the city months on beirut historic buildings remain unprotected in the rainy season they could be damaged. so so palace is a beirut landmark perched on a hill overlooking the port it's been home to marry cochran's family for 5 generations 3 story structure which dates from the 19th century the full brunt of the blast. so we are we are 450 meters in kind of. directly in front of the blast the silo is right in front of us and no buildings in front of us there's nothing that the blast or we did so that's why we got a direct hit and that's why it's all banks and was out $23.00 centimeters. so the palace had stood 460 years survived.

beirut's cultural heritage is saved it will be thanks to grassroots efforts. a very difficult situation there in beirut in lebanon and joining me is my colleague melissa holroyd melissa give us a bit more of a visual idea of the of the real extent of the destruction on the ground well this was a massive massive blast the 2 price on the 4th of august some 300000 people were displaced half the city was affects is. thousands and thousands of buildings were damaged we're just looking at the images now. and they are it's just they just awful $640.00 historic buildings were also damaged. and many of those were built on the autumn and rule or during the french mandate colonial period. so that you have the damage across the sea was just immense so what's what's being done to save that i know this just looks almost where do you begin and what are the major concerns obviously in the in the immediate yes in the winter well in the piece where they talked a lot about the weather they concerned a lot about about the rainy as about the rain season coming but there's also ano

beirut's cultural heritage is saved it will be thanks to grass roots efforts. a very difficult situation there in beirut in lebanon and joining me is my colleague melissa holroyd melissa give us a bit more of a visual idea of the of the real extent of the destruction on the ground well this was a massive massive blast the $2.00 price on the 4th of august some $300000.00 people were displaced half the city was affixes thousands and thousands of buildings were damaged which is looking at the images now. they are it's just they're just awful $640.00 historic buildings were also damaged. and many of those were built on daughter and rule or during the french mandate colonial period. so that you know the damage across the sea was just immense so what's what's being done to save that i know this just looks almost where do you begin and what are the major concerns obviously in the in the immediate yes in the winter well in the piece where they talked a lot about the weather they're concerned a lot about about the rainy and about the rainy season coming but there's also

roofs must be covered in cultural treasures secured before beirut's rainy season begins. in the right state you can see that he's going to be easy going right so then you're. right every got to i don't want you to i mean it's not just us i think that everybody in beirut feels like their soul has been severely injured. yes i mean mecca haun is an engineer who's working fervently to save beirut's cultural heritage the banners hanging on badly damaged buildings around to the port i meant to give people hope. to fix who to raise again so. you know here's a secret key to the city to to knowledge and to to hope so too. sometimes if in the. midst really you take. this spirit. and certainly we. will do who do we believe to help you can provide. didn't bring enough things to hold on. to the extent of the devastation is almost in comprehensible. but yasmeen mcelhone isn't alone she has a crisis group which analyzes the damaged. collects donations and coordinates reconstruction efforts. everyone here is working pro bono voluntarily and for free . act the crisis center the group has

this is not enough all this destruction in beirut is due to a history of corruption before her son and after him they should question all of them men and women the. families of the victims have been protesting against the delay in justice now a high ranking official is being held to account but this process could drag on for years already some are saying is being unfairly targeted he once said corruption is bigger than the state senate for their beirut. argentina is poised to become only the 3rd country in south america to legalize abortion as politicians prepare to decide on a bill before congress pro and anti abortion rights campaign this have held rallies and when a site is where the legislation is being debated ahead of a vote in the lower house it's expected to narrowly approve the law before moves to the senate swear an even closer vote is expected an estimated half a 1000000 illegal terminations a carried out every year in argentina today is a bone has been out amongst the protests in what is scientists. who are not far away from us underscore the people that have. followed up t

this is not enough all this destruction in beirut is due to a history of corruption before her son and after him they should question all of them. and the. families of the victims have been protesting against the delay in justice now a high ranking official is being held to account but this process could drag on for years already some are saying dia is being unfairly targeted he once said corruption is bigger than the state senator there are beirut. protesters have returned to the streets of haiti's capital saying the government is failing to deal with violence and instability crowds burn tires and set up barricades walls denouncing present german illinois arms gangs controlled large parts of port au prince and blamed for a recent string of kidnappings. hundreds of construction workers cleaning crews and miners in peru of course traffic chaos in the nation's capital demanding salary increases and labor improvements crowds marched through limos historic center and over to parliament. a palestinian israeli father says he's fighting for equal educational rights for his children in a case

is in beirut for us and as international donors meet the peak need for people in lebanon could not be greater. more than half the population now for the beirut blasts it happened last august but before that the economy was already collapsing 40 percent of the population unemployed businesses are closing this was once a vibrant commercial district as you can see behind me it is so quiet many of the shops here have now closed so people really are struggling now this aid conference is about emergency assistance this is what the french president made clear time and time again that this is for recovery efforts to help the people who are affected by the beirut blast and no way is this aid conference about bailing out the authorities a political class that has lost legitimacy and credibility in the eyes of many lebanese as well as the international community the french president saying that there will be no international bailout from the i.m.f. or international donors unless the political class and act reforms reforms like fighting corruption and state institutions and if they don't do that

quentin sommerville, bbc news, beirut. police in edinburgh received hundreds of calls earlier today, from worried people who'd been woken up by what they thought was an explosion. but the loud bang they heard was actually just weather, and a phenomenon known as thundersnow. the snow caused disruption across many areas today, with the queensferry crossing closed for several hours. premier league teams start welcoming back fans this weekend, with up to 2,000 allowed to attend matches in tier 2 areas. last night, arsenal were the first premier league team to admit home fans for their european game. and their north london rivals, tottenham, have been preparing their stadium for its partial reopening when the teams meet on sunday, as our sports correspondent, natalie pirks, reports. la cazette. .. scores! they've made a difference, i think you could say, straightaway. they've made a difference, it was more of a ripple than a roar but, after more than 270 days out in the cold, last night's europa league match felt like the best

this is not enough all this destruction in beirut is due to a history of corruption before her son and after him they should question all of them and then when the. families of the victims have been protesting against the delay in justice now a high ranking official is being held to account but this process could drag on for years already some are saying is being unfairly targeted he once said corruption is bigger than the state senator there beirut. still ahead on al-jazeera all smiles in azerbaijan as the turkish president tells what he calls a glorious win against armenia in russia's backyard. the upside of long downs darting shows a record drop in comp and dioxide emissions. hell i we're into a nice quiet spell of weather across the middle east at the moment we have got a few showers in the full cost of benign we've got some wet weather just pushing across turkey over the next day or so just so the out shot just around northern parts of iran toronto at around 6 or 7 celsius over the next dials see some showers as you can see just pushing towards the levant as we go on through satur

quentin sommerville, bbc news, beirut. climate change remains one of the major issues facing humanity today. in germany, a group of activists are trying to combat the destruction of an ancient forest and they had a very special guest to help them. the bbc‘s tim allman explains. so renowned and so respected is pianist igor levit... ..he can sometimes be found in the studios of the bbc. here he is rehearsing for an appearance on bbc news in 2017. a very different kind of performance, though, taking place in the wilds of central germany. a rendition of danny boy in memory of the dannenroder forest, some of which is being torn down for a road extension. translation: even though the occasion is very sad, i'm doing a rehearsal, i feel like i'm playing a swansong for something that leaves us, i'm still thankful, happy and content to be here with you. protests have been going on here for more than a year. environmental groups, trying to preserve the country's habitat. the authorities, determined to allow lawful construction work

it's been 4 months since a massive explosion at beirut's airport this story didn't damage surrounding neighborhoods killing 200 people and injuring thousands. an investigation has yet to provide an explanation on what caused nearly 3000 tons of ammonium nitrate to explode. but for the 1st time senior officials are being charged. the caretaker prime minister has sandip along with 3 former ministers are accused of negligence dep says his conscience is clear and that he has no intention of being questioned again he's now the 1st prime minister in lebanon's history to be charged dad was forced to resign days after the blast but later returned as caretaker he was only in power for a few months when the explosion happened that's why some are questioning the judicial decision that the state is protecting itself and the clearest indicator truthout is with that accusation caught on foreign minister they also accused 3 previous transportation ministers a lot of articulate sponsible for the pork but so you to accuse the 3 previous prime ministers who've been and power since 2014 when the my trut

many thanks for joining us there from beirut as we wait for the final sentence in that case. now the u.s. has sanctioned a number of alleged human rights abuses a clue including the leader of russia's chechnya region carol it is a close ally of president vladimir putin 5 other individuals with close ties to putin have also been sanctioned 3 people in haiti and 5 connected to yemen's you see rebels the sanctions are part of the u.s. human rights accountability act also known as the magnitsky act. morocco has become the 4th arab nation to agree to normalize ties with israel us brokered the deal promising to in exchange to recognize workers' claim of a disputed western sahara region. well here is the area which up until now the us agreed was disputed western sahara in dark grey has been forced to have a few years by morocco and this a hallway ethnic group. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says it helps put the wider region on a good path this is the foundation on which we can now build this peace will resume liaison offices quickly between israel and morocco and work as

quentin sommerville, bbc news, beirut. some quite dramatic footage to share from minnesota, where an aircraft was forced to land on aircraft was forced to land on a highway at night. well, the single engine plane managed to fit in between cars, driving on the road at night. with very little margin for air, it appeared to have suffered an engine failure. just a minor collision with a car and no one was injured, although it took several hours for officials to clear the damage and reopen the road. a bit of hollywood history has a new era. this is the handgun used by the late sean connery in the firstjames bond film. it's now sold at auction. it went for £256,000 —— dollars in beverly hills by an anonymous bidder who has seen every an anonymous bidder who has seen every bond movie. it made its debut in the 1962 movie in the hands of sean connery, who died in october at the age of 90. that's it for me, you can reach me on twitter. thanks for watching. we started with widespread snow in scotland. that then turn to rain and

quentin sommerville, bbc news, beirut. us president—electjoe biden has called for urgent bipartisan agreement in congress to help people who have lost their jobs congress to help people who have lost theirjobs as a result of the pandemic. 2.3 million more people have become long—term unemployed over the past three months. mr barnes has americans need help now, especially as many covid relief measures are set to run out at the end of the year. if congress and president trump failed to act by the end of december, 12 million americans will lose their unemployment benefits, that they rely on. merry christmas. unemployment benefits allowing them to keep food on the table and keep the lights on and the heat on. pay the bills. emergency paid leave alland. a the bills. emergency paid leave all and. a moratorium on evictions will expire. states will lose the vital tools they need to pay for covid testing and vital —— and public health. almost a0 years after a shooting in paris that left six people that i suspect has been ex

quentin sommerville, bbc news, beirut. and american world war ii veteran who had been suffering from coronavirus has been discharged from hospital to celebrate his 104th birthday at home. # happy birthday to you. # happy birthday to you. # happy birthday to you. doctors, # happy birthday to you. doctors, doctors, nurses # happy birthday to you. doctors, nurses and family members lined up with posters and balloons as he left hospital in alabama. his family thank hospital staff. many congratulations. thanks for watching. it's been a renter he seen for many parts of the uk. we started with widespread snow in scotland. that then turn to rain and most of snow that's falling right now is really over the high ground —— a wintry season. particularly over the peak district. it's been a messy picture because we had these bands of cloud bringing wet weather around an area of low pressure with some stronger winds. that will tend to move down into france, so for a start, the winds will ease and that we can should be turning drier a

talk more now designing the whole though she is live for us in beirut and i think we can see behind you looks like people are trying to rebuild their homes and lives that they are holding out much hope at this point. well lebanese need to urgent assistance like you mentioned repair work rebuilding efforts it's been 4 months since that explosion at beirut's port destroyed and damaged thousands and thousands of homes and so people are not able to rebuild their lives without any assistance most of the work that is being done on the ground is by n.g.o.s the government this cash strapped they have had no real initiative to help people rebuild their homes you can see some people are living in their homes even though repair work continues a lot of these people are poor the country is in deep economic recession which was before the beirut port explosion after that explosion a lot of people lost their livelihoods people lost their jobs and the situation is quite desperate so they are hoping that more money will be pledged to be able to rebuild what was the story but very few of these people real

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quentin sommerville, bbc news, beirut. climate change remains one of the major issues facing humanity today. the planet continues to warm up and the dangers facing us all continue to mount. in germany, a group of activists are trying to combat the destruction of an ancient forest, and they had very special guest to help them. the bbc‘s tim allman explains. so renowned and so respected is pianist igor levit. .. so renowned and so respected is pianist igor levit... he can sometimes be found in the studios of the bbc. here he is rehearsing for an appearance on bbc news in 2017. a very different kind of performance, though, taking pace in the wilds of central germany. a rendition of danny boy in memory of the dannenroder forest, some of which is being torn down for a rodents tension. translation: even though the occasion is very sad, i'm doing a rehearsal, i feel like i'm playing a swansong for something that leaves us, i'm still thankful, happy and content to be here with you. protests have been going on here for more than

xina thanks very much indeed that sunoco to bring us up to date from beirut. africa's top public health official says it would be terrible to seeing rich countries receiving covert $900.00 vaccines on his continent misses out tone and congress song director of africa centers for disease control and prevention added that fair distribution is a moral issue with a new surge in cases being recorded in several african countries he's criticized western nations which are buying more vaccines than they need it's also as governments with excess dozes to give them to countries in need are joining us from brighton in the u.k. is christine staggering she's the executive director of funk aids and she has worked extensively across africa thank you very much indeed for being with us unfortunately this situation doesn't appear to be new complete economy in relation to africa does it. yeah thank you for having me it's not new because especially those of us who have worked on a child be in dates for a long time like i resolve in the organization i work for from my mates we have

i was there as a hold up live for us in beirut thanks in a. weather update next here on out 0 then cementing strategic ties turkey's president attends a nazeri military parade to celebrate its victory in the grower kind of back. and libya's internationally recognized government has released 2 russian detainees signaling an easing of relations. various looking pretty quiet now across the middle east some subtle changes going on we have still got some showers some wet weather it's that eastern side it's just pushing across the caucuses over towards the caspian sea northern parts of iraq could catch a shero 2 here include enough in terre temperatures at around 60 degrees celsius cold enough here in doha as well $25.00 degrees celsius on friday and it will feel even cooler as we go on into saturday a freshening northwest the a fresh breeze blowing through 23 celsius here the winds picking up a little bit lifted dust and sand to watch out for doubts was the south of the region you might catch a shower to around the southern end of the red sea that

the port and much of beirut was in chaos. at the orient queen, they wer still searching for missing croup. they took more than t hours to find the body of the ethiopian crewmen who was blown off the ship. he was found at a nearby pie another would not be found for days. his father traveled from syria. his dna was useto identify his son'semains. the explosion tore away an remaining shred of credibility from a government that stored for years dangerous chemicals here in the heart of the city. >> too much for the brain to accept andor the heart to even handle. reporter: she is the ship's owner. >> if this happened to metal and to concrete, can youven imagine? reporter: she is seeing the wreckage for the first time. like many here, she is overwhelmed with anger and disbelief that a disaster so easily avoidable was allowed to ppen. >> i blame every person that kn what was there at the port and not taking action. innocentives, so many people have lost lovedne have lost their homes, their work, their dreams. it is not just us, not j

is uncharted territory but justice here is now at stake center for their beirut. has made an exchange of prisoners between armenia and azerbaijan that's part of the peace deal that ended recent fighting over a disputed region of the goanna karabakh. relatives cheered as names of returning soldiers were announced outside a military apples in. moscow which brokered the truce says more than 40 were handed over to armenia on monday when it's a dozen prisoners were turns to azerbaijan a serious strain is prime minister scott morrison has warned china it would be in breach of global trading rules if it stops imports of australian coal his remarks follow chinese state media reports of a possible ban and further escalation and a growing trade to speak and a potential blow just trailers economy gauge reports from sydney. a strike here is one of the world's largest producers and exporters of coal used in both steel making and to generate power one of its major markets is china but months of imported lives have left millions of tones of the strain in cold stranded

prime minister has refused to cooperate with an investigation into the beirut force explosion an organist. former cabinet ministers face charges of carelessness and neglect victims' families say many other people need to be held to account reports from bury. the rule of law is what these people are demanding they came to the palace of justice to show support for a judge who is facing a political backlash for charging the caretaker prime minister has stand and former ministers with negligence over the beirut port explosion friday so one was supposed to question them this week but the defendants accuse him of violating the constitution by overstepping his powers and are refusing to comply it says me either he takes a decision that shows that he is truly working for justice and live or he don't do that and the shield that the whole decision that he took and everything that happened in the past few weeks was just another scenario that case is now politicized leading politicians and religious officials friends and foes rallied behind accusing so when of bypassing parliament and are calling his

a major explosion in beirut topple last summer destroyed large parts of the city at least 190 people died and more than 6 and a half 1000 were injured it was a disaster waiting to happen corrupt officials have allowed highly poisonous liquids to be stored in rusty containers a hobble for decades now the chemicals to be removed with the help of a german company there's a surprise in each and every container some of them have been stored beirut harbor for as long as 20 years there's no paperwork and no one knows who they belong to let alone what's inside the contents or dripping out forming noxious puddles the german company combi lift is now working to clean up the harbors toxic legacy. with very very important for us that we have an overview of all and to make test of the different kind of substances because it's not completely labeled everything so if you mix some things in there could be that with a blast so fewer can hydrochloric acid acetone and now banned pesticide that's a bromide are just some of the chemicals they found there the p. rude port authority wants to get rid of the

the port and much of beirut was in chaos. at the orient queen, they were still searching for missing croup. they took more than two hours to find the body of the ethiopian crewmen who was blown off the ship. he was found at a nearby pier. another would not be found for days. his father traveled from syria. his dna was used to identify his son's remains. the explosion tore away an remaining shred of credibility from a government that stored for years dangerous chemicals here in the heart of the city. >> too much for the brain to accept and for the heart to even handle. reporter: she is the ship's owner. >> if this happened to metal and to concrete, can you even imagine? reporter: she is seeing the wreckage for the first time. like many here, she is overwhelmed with anger and disbelief that a disaster so easily avoidable was allowed to happen. >> i blame every person that knew what was there at the port and not taking action. so many lives, so many innocent people have lost loved ones, have lost their homes, their work, their d

beirut. it's been 4 months since a massive explosion that they were its core of this story did damage surrounding neighborhoods killing 200 people and injuring thousands. and investigation has yet to provide an explanation on what caused nearly 3000 tons of ammonium nitrate to explode. but for the 1st time senior officials are being charged. the caretaker prime minister has sat along with 3 former ministers are accused of negligence gibbs says his conscience is clear and that he has no intention of being questioned again he's now the 1st prime minister in lebanon's history to be charged dad was forced to resign days after the blast but later returned as caretaker he was only in power for a few months when the explosion happened that's why some are questioning the judicial decision that the state is protecting itself and the clearest indicator truth out is with that accusation current prime minister they also accused 3 previous transportation ministers lauded articulate sponsible for the pork

a major explosion in beirut top last summer destroyed large parts of the city at least 190 people died and more than 6 and a half 1000 were injured it was a disaster waiting to happen corrupt officials have allowed highly poisonous liquids to be stored in rusty containers a hobble for decades now the chemicals to be removed with the help of a german company there's a surprise in each and every container some of them have been stored at beirut harbor for as long as 20 years there's no paperwork and no one knows who they belong to let alone what's inside the contents or dripping out forming noxious puddles the german company combi lift is now working to clean up the harbors toxic legacy. list very very important for us that we have an overview of all and to make test of the different kind of substances because it's not completely labeled everything so if you mix some things in there could be that with a blast so fewer can hydrochloric acid acetone and now banned pesticide that's a bromide are just some of the chemicals they found there the p. rude port authority wants to get rid of the c

and it took a deadly explosion in the port of beirut to reveal the poisonous liquid stored to them now a german company helps clearing out the chemicals. welcome to do business i want to johnsonville good to have you with us it will take months to be finalized and fully ratified but the new e.u. china deal which is expected to be signed today is certainly a landmark deal it will remove barriers to e.u. investments in china for a key sector but critics say it's rushed and it reduces europe's leverage on dealing with china. after 7 years of wrangling the e.u. is set to ink an investment agreement with beijing that it insists will guarantee a level playing field for european companies operating in china blocks top trading partner. the investment agreement a passion project of german chancellor angela merkel is framed as a victory of financial rallies politic over political concerns especially china's human rights record but critics say the deal is rushed and weakens the e.u.'s political power beijing recently imposed hefty tariffs on australian goods after camera made political criticisms

lebanon's prime minister has refused to cooperate with an investigation into the beirut port explosion in august. and 3 former cabinet ministers face charges of carelessness and neglect victims' families say many of the people need to be held to account and reports from beirut. the rule of law is what these people are demanding they came to the palace of justice to show support for a judge who is facing a political backlash for charging the caretaker prime minister has and former ministers with negligence over the beirut port explosion fadi so when it was supposed to question them this week but the defendants accuse him of violating the constitution by overstepping his powers and are refusing to comply it says me either he takes a decision that shows that he is truly working for justice in lebanon or he don't do that and the shield that the whole decision that he took and everything that happened in the past few weeks was just another scenario that case is now politicized leading politicians and religious officials friends and foes rallied behind accusing so when of bypassing parliamen

it's this is massive explosion in the port of beirut claimed $190.00 lives and injured thousands more it was waiting to happen corrupt officials allowed highly poisonous liquids to be stored in rusty containers at the harbor for decades now and from abroad is taking on the task to clean up the place. but there's a dangerous surprise in every container some of them have been stored at beirut harbor for up to 20 years there's no paperwork and no one knows who they belong to let alone what's inside the contents are jumping out now forming noxious puddles the german company combi lift is now working to clean up the harbors toxic legacy. list very very important for us that we have an overview of the whole and to make test of the different kind of substances because it's not a complete elated over saying so if you mix some things and it could be that with a blast in. sulphuric and hydrochloric acid acetone and now banned pesticide methyl bromide are just some of the chemicals they've found here in the bay report authority wants to get rid of the containers as quickly as possible but it's n

many 4 months in the beirut port blast investigators of almost complete at that time but the families of victims and human rights groups feel that high ranking officials will escape blame. in the front line of the explosion and from 4 months ago nobody helped us on august for a powerful explosion believed to be caused by ammonium nitrate that caught fire rips through beirut port its impact was felt kilometers away 200 people were killed thousands were wounded and tens of thousands made homeless peers emails extended family used to live in this 8 story building still displaced how can we come back in the states i didn't believe thousands of lebanese have been struggling to rebuild their homes the cash strapped government has largely been absent and geos can only do so much piers family didn't just lose their homes they lost a brother jacob what's happening grief is now compounded with anger towards a political class that acknowledged knowing about potentially explosive material and safely stored for years they destroy not only this city not only my houses and my brother houses and i wo

and it took a deadly explosion in the port of beirut to reveal the poisonous liquid stored there now a german company helps clearing out the chemicals. welcome to do that we have business i want to get germs in berlin good to have you with us it will take months to be finalized and fully ratified but the new e.u. china deal which is expected to be signed today is certainly a landmark deal it will remove barriers to e.u. investments in china for key sectors but critics say it's rushed and it reduces europe's leverage on dealing with china. after 7 years of wrangling the e.u. is set in can investment agreement with beijing that it insists will guarantee a level playing field for european companies operating in china to block stop trading partner. the investment agreement a passion project of german chancellor angela merkel is framed as a victory of financial wral politic over political concerns especially china's human rights record but critics say the deal is rushed and weakens the e.u.'s political power beijing recently imposed hefty tariffs on australian goods after camera made poli

and 34 months after beirut's catastrophic port explosion little faith remains the top officials will be held accountable. 3 prominent pro-democracy activists to be sentenced in hong kong after pleading guilty to unlawful assembly during last year's protests joshua wall agnes chow and ivan lamb were taken into custody last month they could face up to 3 years in jail last year's protests were triggered by the introduction of a controversial extradition bill which has since been shelved let's go live now to the courthouse in hong kong of zeros adrian brown is there adrian when can we expect sentencing. well i guess some time within the next hour. magistrate's court where so many activists have gone on. while during the past few months but today we have hong kong's 3 most prominent young activists appearing in court to be sentenced acne char joshua wong and ivan lamb joshua one of course is no stranger to jail he's been imprisoned 3 times before and arrested no less than 10 times but of the 3 of them i think adrian it is agnes child who is perhaps in the most serious situation right now

now nearly 4 months after the beirut airport blast investigators have almost completed their task but the families of victims survivors and human rights groups fear high ranking officials will escape any blame senator reports who are in the front line of the explosion and from 4 months ago nobody to help us on august who are a powerful explosion believed to be caused by ammonium nitrate that caught fire ripped through port. its impact was felt kilometers away 200 people were killed thousands were wounded and tens of thousands made homeless peers meals extended family used to live in this 8 story building still displaced how can we come back in the state i didn't believe thousands of lebanese have been struggling to rebuild their homes the cash strapped government has largely been absent and geos can only do so much piers family didn't just lose their homes they lost a brother jacob what's happening grief is now compounded with anger towards a political class that acknowledged knowing about potentially explosive material and safely stored for years they destroy not only this city not o

caretaker prime minister is refusing to be questioned over the devastating explosion at the port of beirut has sent the abol is charged with negligence over the blast but he says the investigating judge is playing political games with that the zoster that killed 200 people say the hold of reports from. the rule of law is what these people are demanding they came to the palace of justice to show support for a judge who is facing a political backlash for charging the caretaker prime minister has stand and former ministers with negligence over the beirut port explosion fadi so when it was supposed to question them this week but the defendants accuse him of violating the constitution by overstepping his powers and are refusing to comply it says me either he takes a decision that shows that he is truly working for justice in lebanon or he don't do that and the shield that the whole decision that he took and everything that happened in the past few weeks was just another scenario that case is now politicized leading politicians and religious officials friends and foes rallied behind accusing so

barely 4 months after the beirut port blast investigators have almost completed that time ask but the families of victims survivors and human rights groups fear that high ranking officials will escape blame so you know how to reports. out of the frontline of the explosion and from 4 months ago nobody helped us on august for a powerful explosion believed to be caused by ammonium nitrate that caught fire ripped through beirut port its impact was felt kilometers away 200 people were killed thousands were wounded and tens of thousands made homeless. piers males extended family used to live in this 8 story building who are still displaced how can we come back in the states i didn't believe thousands of lebanese have been struggling to rebuild their homes the cash strapped government has largely been absent and geos can only do so much piers family didn't just lose their homes they lost a brother jacob what's happening grief is now compounded with anger towards a political class that's acknowledged knowing about potentially explosive material and safely stored for years they destroy not onl

to bury the past by demolishing structures at the port that have come to symbolize what happened to beirut and its people the state says the grain silos risk collapse an assessment dismissed by some experts who say the structures should be kept as a memorial there is a similar situation that happened in hiroshima when the hiroshima bomb explodes. organized a sort of memory park to recall the the memory of the tragedy in lebanon we used to raise all the way 'd to the memory of to richard the grain silos are credited for absorbing the brunt of the explosion and limiting the damage to the western half of the city there also evidence of a crime many fear may go unpunished in a country with a legacy of impunity that it could there be 2 and a state of the planet is broken and humanity is waging war on nature that's the warning from the u.n. secretary general who says human activity is having a dire impact on the environment and turning over tears spoke at a forum on nature and climate change at columbia university in new york he wants to put tackling climate change at the heart of the un's globa

the port and much of beirut was in chaos. at the orient queen, they were still searching for missing crew. it took more than two hours to find the body of haile rette. the ethiopian crewman had been blown off the ship. he was found at a nearby pier. mustafa airout wouldn't be found for days. his father travelled from syria. his dna was used to identify his son's remains. the explosion tore away any remaining shred of credibility from a government that stored, for years, dangerous chemicals here, in the heart of the city. it's too much for the brain to accept and for the heart to even handle. hana abou merhi is the ship's owner. if this happened to metal and to concrete, can you even imagine? she is seeing the wreckage for the first time. like many here, she is overwhelmed with anger and disbelief that a disaster so easily avoidable was allowed to happen. i blame every person that knew what was there at the port for not taking action. so many lives, so many innocent people have lost loved ones, have lost their homes, their wor

according to one meteorologist, beirut last experienced a hailstorm in 1968. videos on social media showed cars sliding in water while roads were blocked off causing traffic jams, so weather was extremely severe during the weekend in saudi arabia and lebanon. the weather is improving, however. we are still looking at some rainfall in lebanon. so be careful of more flooding. we have this storm system. this system is expected to dump heavy snow, plus heavy rainfall in and around northern india as well as portions of afghanistan. temperatures are in the middle east. rainy weather and beirut could see a chance for thunderstorms once again on your tuesday with a high of 24. this area experienced flooding two weeks ago. so whether has been pretty rough in the middle east. meanwhile, japan is experiencing calm weather in many places and we saw the first frost of the season in places. snow is falling across the northwestern portions of japan at this moment. a snow will taper off as the day goes on on tuesday. snow is expected, though, later this week and temperatures