[♪ music ] >> hello, and a very warm welcome to the news hour. we're at al jazeera's headquarters in doha. the top u.n. official is in syria to push for an investigation into an alleged chemical weapons massacre as the white house discusses options. bo xilai admits he made mistakes. the latest from the trial of the chinese politician accused of corruption. we report from russia's far east

and people who say they've lost everything in the worst floods in a century. and 50 years after martin luther king jr. shared his vision people in the u.s. march again for equal rights. >> u.s. president barack obama is with his security visorse adt the white house to discussion their options. the u.s. navy is reported the expanding its presence in the see the ship in the region. meanwhile the u.n.'s top disarmament official arrived in syriac and angle can kane wants

access to the site of wednesday alleged chemical attack, we have the latest pictures of the attack, a warning, you may find some of them upsetting. [ crying ] >> the two tiny bodies hang limp in his arms. what will i do now, crisis the father, a man destroyed by grief. pictures like these of the many men, women and children indiscriminately killed by what all evidence suggests was a chemical attack and shocks the world. the syrian government still

refuses access by inspectors. an agreement only to expect the sites of three previous chemical weapons attacks took place. there may be signs of a beginning of a shift in u.s. policy. defense secretary chuck hagel said president obama told the pentagon to prepare for military options in syria. in the navy a battleship in the mediterranean. is this a hint towards some sort of action. >> it certainly indicates a willingness on behalf of the security council to look at a number of options in response to what happened to syria over the weekend over the last few days. >> reporter: the united states says it needs proof that chemical weapons killed these people. the assad government denied it was behind any chemical weapons

attacks. experts say assad is the only one who what is access to the agent but these types of chemical weapons are not very, very difficult to manufacture. >> reporter: syrian state testify reports chemicals weapons have been found. and syria's biggest ally russia said assad must cooperate and allow u.n. inspectors to visit the site of last week's attack but there is little movement in stance. >> this shift is really, really small, and there is no indication that should western countries or a group or coalition o once again to intervene in the military fashion even in a limited way there is no indication that russia might be even slightly cooperative this time. >> reporter: barack obama's security advisers are meeting in

the white house over the weekend. the united nations disarmament chief has arrived in syria and is trying to negotiate access to visit the site. >> joining us now from moscow is of pavel felgin, first do you ae that the possibility of military intervention by the u.s. or military coalition is still highly unlikely, and there is no sign that russia will not operate? >> it is clear that russia will not cooperate at all and maybe diplomatically to prevent this, and a decision has not been made at all in washington. if the addition is made to prepare for military action we should look out for american,

french, and english air units beginning to move to the base in turkey near the syrian board, and to the sovereign british bases in cyprus. before the arrival of such tactical aircraft, there is zero possibility of sustained military campaign by the united states and its allies so the decision has not been made yet. >> however, should the united states decide to interconvenient militarily what options would they be looking at? >> of course in their campaign, they could begin with an air campaign to attack targets in syria valuable to the regime of assad, and possible caches of chemical weapons. i'm sure they have a big strike

list for that. there could also be no-fly zone. there could be a naval blockade and maybe raids of special forces to take out high valued target including chemical caches of weapon, and possibly establishing a safe zone for the rebels and for the ref few apologies near the turkish board, and this would move partially into syrian territory. >> pavel how do you think the russians would respond to these possible scenarios should any of them be taken? >> oh, russia would be adamantly against that, and would put pressure on washington not to do it. of course, russia does have some military presence in the area.

there is a small russian naval contingent in the mediterranean, and there are russian specialists and personnel, not very many and they are there, and they're there to help syrians with new aircraft, and of course the americans would be very reluctant to put russian military personnel in harm's way. so russia would be playing a tripwire for its function hoping for the possibility that russians and military personnel may get into the line of attack, and that those in washington, including president obama, who don't actually want to go into syria could use that as a pretext to do nothing, the russians in there and this may

escalate the crisis out of all proportion. >> we'll leave it. thank you very much for speaking to us. pavel felgihauer a defense analyst speaking to us from moscow. to lebanon where funerals are being held for the 47 people who were killed in an explosion on friday. i believe you're still at one of those sites of those explosions? >> yes, you can see the scale of destruction behind me, a very powerful explosion. to mosques were targeted yesterday, dozens of people killed and injured. it's been described as one of the worst attacks since the en d of the civil war in 1919. people here are angry. there was no claim of responsibility, but the people here have already given their verdict.

they believe the bombings were the work of the syrian governments as well as their allies in lebanon and the armed group. there is a lot of tension because people here feel it was sunnis who came under attack, and the mosque who wers, and ita movement which supports the opposition in syria in the syrian war. people here feel that they're fighting president about bashir al-assad's allies here and attacks in tripoli come a week after a week after civilians were killed in the southern suburbs of beirut. >> are things being made worst

by calls of clerics and vigilante groups to patrol the streets there? >> yes, the lebanese army really beefed up their presence. they have army soldiers in almost every street corner. but at the same time there are gunmen roaming the streets. they are all around us, really, and we cannot film them. men who are part of the movement, and men who feel they need to protect their community. we smok spoke to a number of th, and they believe the army cooperating with hezbollah against them, and really this is why it is so dangerous. two attacks, one targeting a shiite community, and another attack just a week apart, so a

lot of people feel they're going to see iraq-style bombings in lebanon. maybe it's too early to say that, but what i can say is after talking to people here, some of them even threaten hezbollah with retaliation. now some may saye say that it'sr causing them to say these things. they're calling for calm to be percented on the street, but really this is deeply polarizing and it's because of the war in syria. >> a tense volatile situation. live from the northern lebanese city tripoli, more details are revealed from the trial of chinese politician bo xilai. he said he was careless with money but denies embezzlement. a former police chief in china

has testify against the former politician. we have more from where the youe trial was being held. >> bo xilai's long time friend and ally, police chief where bo xilai ruled a as secretary. the two men gave very different accounts leading up to accounts. they do not deny saying that other people say that gu kailai, bo xilai as wife, was involved in the death of neil haywood. now did he deny striking him in the face in front of others after he heard that her from his wife that she felt they were

trying to frame her. but he knew that gu kailai killed him because she said that she intended to do so, and she had been hampering the investigation behind the scenes. he was asked by bo xilai do you believe you were dismissed from your job in order to stop police investigation? the answer was yes. most people here don't believe this is a normal trial at all. they believe the defense of bo xilai is part of the theater. he has been allowed to do this to give greater weight to his conviction, which has been pre-determined. >> there is much more to come on the al jazeera news hour. we'll be in the democratic of congo where a land is feeling conflict. and remember martin luther king jr.'s "i have a dream" speech 50

years later. wvery shortly. and rugby in new zealand. we'll have that story and lots more. >> egypt's acting prime minister has been speaking about hosni mubarak's release from jail. he was transferred from prison to hospital on thursday. they said that mubarak was put on house arrest to prevent unrest and prevent the president from being attacked. well, anti-coup protesters in egypt defied curfew on friday. this was held in southern cairo. there are marchs in other districts. the demonstration versus shrunk

in size. let's cross live now to mike hanna who is in our cairo bureau, hi again, mike, it seems that the security crackdown and the arrests of muslim brotherhood leaders and supporters have affected protest? >> well certainly yes, the size of the protest on friday, a traditional day of demonstration was muted in the course of the last 24 hours, far, far fewer numbers turned out on the streets than the organizers had hoped for. a number of reasons for this, certainly the intense security crackdown of recent days had the affect of keeping people in their homes. and the military and police imposed bloc blockades, so certy there was lessen shoesas less e.

what did occur in isolated precise geographical areas, many of them lasting for only a short time only one incidence of violence was reported. that was a death, where it is reported that those supporting president morsi, and those supporting the military cashed with the as a result of civili civilians fighting each other and one death. throughout the rest of this day very quiet, indeed, and very calm throughout much of the country. >> thank you for that update. mike hanna with us from cairo. at least seven people have died in the eastern democratic of congo after fighting between rebels and government troops. hundreds of people took to the treats to demonstrate against the ongoing violence.

the u.n.'s intervention brigade in the drc has been helicoptering rebel positions since it was deployed in march. buwe have reports from eastern town of masisi. >> the vilsack i village is a sf what it used to be. each household gets a plot of land 12 x 12 meters squared. there is not enough room to build their huts, grow food or bury their dead. villages gather to tell us their version. they lived on the land for generations unwritten but well understood. but when rebels and government forces began to fight here they

fled to a camp after three years they return to find their land had gone. >> is it right for one person to own 300 or 400 hecters of land? is that fair, really? >> what is happening here is a massively complex problem with three layers to it. first there is a traditional system of landowner ship put under enormous strain with the influx of refugees and on top of that is the government system of land titles. it has created enormous conflict right across the region. thethe fighting has forced at lt a million people to abandon their homes. people say conflict over land lies at its root. most of the militia is form to defend each tribes' land.

more displacement, more disputes, and yet more fighting. a lawyer helping settle disputes. she said colonial officers drafted the law governing land in 1959 with no understanding of its consequences. this law has been the main reason why there are so many disputes. it does not reflect reality. once it reflects reality then only then can we have peace. >> there is no peace. two were caught in an argument with a displaced family over a plot of land they both claimed. it grew so heated her husband was gunned down. she was shot in her leg and in her arm. there is no justice here she says. my husband is dead, and now they have the land. there is nothing i can do. in the east of the democratic publidemocraticrepublic of cong.

>> nelson mandela is showing, quote, great resilience while in the hospital. mandela, who is 95, has been in hospital since early june with a lung condition. he was south africa's first black president and led the country after the end of apartheid. hundreds of firefighters are trying to put out wildfires in portugal. one firefighter was killed and nine others injured when high winds forced the fire to change direction. planes have been dropping water over the area to try to stop flames from reaching local villages. the russian government has promised to build new barriers to protect areas from flood. floodwaters have reached it's highest levels in 120 years. >> reporter: to even reach the

outlying homes claimed by the floodwaters takes determination and a powerful vehicle. but andre wants to get home. this small community near the banks of the river was inundated in just 15 minutes. most of the people are staying with family in the city. it's a tight knit community but it's never experienced a collective disaster like this. homes gone. but the family dog refusing to leave. andre among those return to go salvage what he could, like others here, harboring a deep-seeded resentment against a government that he says has failed them. >> who is going to help us? everything is gone. they have done nothing. just a single tractor. everything was gone in 15 minutes. everything is floating and the dogs are howling. they know the waters are coming back. >> reporter: in the area the river's presence is all too

obvious. every day life more difficult and more at this streets inaccessible. more shops closed down and livelihoods threaten: they're saving the vodka stock at this grocery store, and it's going to get worse. the russian army has been employed in force and troops been put to work but the sandbags can't stop the rising waters. for these people the uncertainty just continues. they always believe that the floods would peak on sunday, but latest forecast predict heavy intensive rain down stream with the worse coming on the second and third of september. >> monitoring the floodwaters on their daily flight, the floodwaters will finally peak in eight days times. eight more days where conditions only get worse for those living out this ordeal on the ground.

>> california's governor has declared a state of emergency for san francisco saying that a wildfire on the edge of yosemite national park threatens the city's power lines. san francisco it 250 kilometers from the park. the fast-moving blaze covers an area of 320 square kilometers. wednesday will mark the 50th anniversary of martin luther king jr.'s famous "i have a dream" speech. 200,000 people took part of a march or jobs and freedom. it was seen as one of the most important moments for the quite of equality for african-americans. thens of thousands of people are expected to commemorate the famous speech in the u.s. capitol. their march is the first in a series of events to take place over the next five days. tom ackerman joins us live

from washington, d.c. tom, is as large a crowd expected there as in 1963. when martin luther king jr. made that famous speech? >> well, it's beginning to be, but the size of the crowd is not going to match what the 250,000 people who assembled here 50 years ago, but we're seeing a sizable crowd already gathered around the reflecting pool directly behind the lincoln memorial where martin luther king jr. delivered his famous address. the people here are coalescing here around a theme of what the organizers call the national action to realize the dream. the dream espoused by martin luther king jr. when he talked about an america free of racism and with equal rights. to give us basically an analysis of how far the united states has

come to that respect toward realizing that dream. hyrum? what would you say the--how different is the theme of this march and of this gathering than it was 50 years ago? >> first, it's the septembe senf urgency. 50 years ago united states was an apartheid nation. african-americans could not vote or get educated where they wanted to get educated. that's not today but there are still urgent concerns. >> reporter: there were a list of demands set out by the organizers of that march, and 50 years ago the title was the march for jobs and freedom. to this case to what extent is the economic brought to the foreground instead of just

racial equality. >> african-americans are still twice as likely to be living in poverty as white americans. still twice as likely to be rejected for job applications just beaus of their names. and that is mostly african-americans and latinos. the economic comparative is more important this time than the legal comparative 50 years. >> reporter: let me ask you about the partisan and political divide. we hear about it in congressional politics, what is that partisan divide look like now as compared to 50 years ago? >> well, 50 years ago it wasn't a partisan divide, it was racial divide. it was white members of congress saying they didn't want black people to have freedom in one way or another. now we have conservatives in the republican party, a lot of weak-kneed democrats in the democratic party who resist the

very existence of barack obama. they're just not as blatant about it now as they were 50 years ago. >> reporter: thank you very much. we'll return to the lincoln memorial hearing from the speakers as the day goes on. >> thank you very much, tom. tom ackerman live from washington, d.c. there's lots more to come, including. >> reporter: afghan revenu ref s prepare to return home to an uncertain future. >> and what do all these tennis players have in common? we'll be back with the answer in the sports section of the program. do stay with us.

[♪ music ] [♪ music ] >> hello there, welcome back. reminder now of our top stories. u.s. president barack obama is with his security advisers to discuss the options on syria. it's the first time they've met since an alleged chemical weapons attack in damascus that reportedly killed hundreds of people. meanwhile the u.n. top disar disarmment inspectors arrived in syria. a former police chief in china has testified. and people are gathering in

washington, d.c. to commemorate 50 years since martin luther king jr.'s "i have a dream" speech. the event is considered one of the most important milestones in the civil rights movement. the u.s. soldier who killed 16 unarmed afghan villagers last year has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. robert bale apologized for the attack calling it an act of cowardice. >> president karzai's first words was that sergeant bales if he had been tried here in afghanistan as many families wanted, would he have faced the death penalty or life in prison without parole? karzai said that none of those punishments would bring the 16 afghans that he killed back to live, and he opposes the death penalty but the victims that

we've been speaking to all agree that they had really wanted the death penalty, and they were hoping that their testimony in the united states might help bring that about. >> after decades afghans have taken refuge in pakistan. now more and more people are returning home even if it means risking their lives. we've been following the journey of the khan family as they make their way back home. they took the difficult rode from pakistan entering afghanistan throug, and that's e our reporter picks up their story. >> reporter: coming to this united nations' repatriate center is one of the hardest things. over the next few hours he and his family of 11 will give up

their refugee status and begin their journey back to afghanistan to start a new life an answer stable country that none of his children have ever known. >> we love pakistan, but life here has become so uncertain for afghans. the government can tell us to leave any time, so i want to give my country a chance and give my children a proper home. >> reporter: repatriatization is voluntary and an extensive process. retirees musreturnees must fully papers. he tells me why afghans choose to return. >> life in pakistan, scarcity of

jobs, jobs competition, all this together with improvements in certain parts of afghanistan. so we should look at this repatriatization from that angle. >> reporter: with the fo formalities complete, they begin the journey by road to afghanistan. they take the kiber pass which cuts through lawless tribal areas. it's a dangerous road. several armed groups control nearby regions, and they're frequently targeted trucks believed to be carrying goods destined to u.s. and n.a.t.o. forces in afghanistan. >> what do you hope to achieve in afghanistan by moving your family there and starting a life there. >> i feel that my children will have better education opportunities and i will have better business options. the government of kabul seeming to will be out for people, too. i know there are dangers, there

are dangers everywhere, but things have improved, and god willing things will stay that way. >> reporter: they go to the border crossing where their new life in afghanistan is about to begin. after crossin crossing this bore is no turning back for afghan refugees. but what lies ahead is far less certain than what they've left behind. al jazeera, at the a pakista pakistan-afghanistan border. >> let's go live, where th the family reports they were headed. >> reporter: yes, we're here in jalalabad, the first major center that afghan refugees will

pass through. we've been following the khan family. they made a difficult decision to leave their life in pakistan after 30 years and make their way back to afghanistan. frankly it was a difficult journey. but it's the journey ahead that is still in question. trying to answer some of those questions with me now is najibila, an analyst here in jalalabad. what are some of the challenges that the families coming back to afghanistan will face? >> the main challenge here is security. like when they are coming back, they have homes and their father's lands in the earlier era. earlier there were no security. the taliban are in power, so still who are here and they

have, like, the jobs with the government. they're living in urban areas. they're leaving their own homes and coming nearer to the cities and the centers, and nearer to the areas-- >> reporter: let me ask you that question. what capacity does the government in kabul, what capacity do they have to take care of this returning population? >> they do not have any strategy for the refugees in pakistan because they cannot afford the new refugees here because the majority of them, they do not have, like, jobs. they do not have their own businesses. the level of the poorty is increased.

so when they come here, the new refugees from which source they will make their own life here. they cannot hand--they will not make a facility for new refugees like water, like education system for the refugees, and no hospital will be for them here there. here their lives will be hard. >> reporter: a lot of challenge, thank you very much for that. that's najillib, an analyst here. as he points out there are an awful lot of challenges ahead for those who come back to afghanistan, questions of resources available to them. questions if there will be jobs for them. we follow the journey of this

family, and the future ahead for this family.

>> mutual approach to dialogue. i think there are always going to be red lines for each side. what makes this situation complex is obviously if the fishing had been prevented by having a police police in the area. >> reporter: an apparent attempt to reconciliation they suggested on friday that 59 spanish

fishermen could be allowed to return to the waters but it's doubtful whether that idea will be an offer. >> the faro islands between iceland and norway are home to 58,000 people. but the population is shrinking as young people leave to try to find better jobs. what has been done to try to keep them there? >> reporter: in the middle of the north atlanta is a group of islands shrouded in fog and mist. not many people live here. those that do catch fish in the fjords and keep sheep in the mountains. it's not easy and many young people move away. [♪ singing ] >> reporter: johan wants to pursue his dreams in music and journalism. soon he'll be off to denmark after his high school class of 20 only three will stay in the faros. >> the general consensus of

everyone roughly around my age is that moving out of the country is the best option for anyone who wants to study anything or also because of housing prices and things like that, living in the faros is extremely expensive. >> reporter: to understand the faros's democratic challenge you need to challenge to the smaller, outer islands. this is a village, and what is sad is that no one lives here any more. the last people left about 15 years ago. they just felt too isolated. and there are orvilleages like this in the faros today. remote commutes with declining populations all facing an uncertain future. olaf comes back to the village to collect hay for his animals and remember the place he grew up, but he doesn't expect to see people living here again.

in the capitol i met a couple with a typical story. their two grown up sons are in democrat mark with young families and busy lives. so do they believe their sons will ever live here again? >> i do have that hope, yes. >> i do not. i think they will stay abroad. i've accepted the fact that we will now grow old alone in the faroe islands. [ piano music ] >> reporter: there is a thriving art scene on the faroes, and some who do go away do come back to raise their families. but they always feel this is a place on the edge of the world. that's its draw back but also it's charm. >> as we've been reporting, a state of emergency has been declared in san francisco. as firefighters battle a

wildfire in nearby yosemite national park. we go over to richard for the latest. richard is the weather cooperating with firefighters? >> meteorologist: well at the moment the answer is no, but things are changing across much of the united states. it's the same old scenario with this frontal zone across the far south giving significant rain. there is still more rain in the forecast further towards the east. but then down towards the southwest we've got a tropical storm system which is developing, and this particular one is likely to be pushing up over the next 24 hours or so. so there is just on the bottom of our forecast map there, and you can see it northwards. it comes in across cold water so it loses its energy, but nevertheless it will have enough left on it to give some rainfall across the southwest corner of the u.s. and parts of mexico as well. all of this region is desperately in need of water. the trouble is the bulk of the

wildfires is further to the north and west, so we're not getting into the area at the moment. we could see some of the rain moving towards the north but at the moment the areas which really need it will get i not g. >> richard, thank you. once again still to come in this news hour, the bengal tiger baby boom in baghdad. and in sports how some football skill helped jamaica win this cricket match. we'll have that and much more after the break. every sunday night al jazeera america

[♪ music ] >> welcome back. and now here is something that you really don't see every day. a village of a tribe from the amazon who lived in isolation for decades. we have the report from peru. [ yelling ] >> reporter: on the banks of a river deep in the amazon rain forest they appeared first the men around 30 and then the women and the children. for degree days in late july nearly 100 members of the tribe made this unusual appearance. they live in southeastern near the border of brazil but they've hardly ever been seen before. a guard from a nearby watch post recorded the moment.

tribes live in isolation and brazil's laws for bid anyone to get near them. they're so vulnerable that a simple flew of diarrhea could decimate the tribal. they're nomads traveling through the reserves. anthropologists say logging, mining, and oil exploration projects are also affecting the ecosystem crucial for their survival. >> the ecosystem is so fragile in the area if a helicopter overflies the zone that scares the animals away, and that means that the tribes will not have food. >> reporter: years ago the government authorized companies

to exploit gas in some of these areas. former president garcia said what benefits a few cannot interfere what benefits the country. in july they demanded bananas and ropes. a tribal community leader thinks the sighting was a message. >> reporter: it's a clear message they're saying this is our territory. and you have no right to be here. they want to live how they have chosen to live. >> reporter: anthropologists say the rare sighting is a warning. these communities have survived centuries of intrusion by the western man but that could be changing in many ways. >> amazing footage, that. let's get to the latest sports news. >> thank you. picking up the latest finish against aston villa, they were

too strong for the 3-1 win. well, liverpool started their season with a win against stoke. >> the destructions have happened over the course, we were so very focused on our job, which is to win games and perform well, so i think it's safe to say that any distraction or speculation, we control that. >> chelsey playing manchester united on monday and they have completed the $47 million signing of brazil's.

defending champions juventus getting their campaign under way. the italian has led the team two years in a row. winning 4-0 in last week's super cup as well. >> last season we were the favorites on paper and we proved on the pitch that we were the strongest team of the champion. this year we were favorites because we won the last two championships. but i have to say that the favorites don't always win. the winners are the ones that show that they're the strongest team on the pitch. >> champions have kicked off their league, no living a 1-0 w. the forward they rejected a bid. >> new zealand have returned the

cup with the second straight win over australia. australia wins this run at new zealand now stands at 15 games. the wallabies stepping up after scoring three tries in last week's win over australia. the second half did see australia score this try, but it finished 27-16 to the all blacks, a win that puts the world champions top of the rugby championship table, new zealand lifting the trophy for the 11th straight season. sunday's belgium pre-hammible ton recording. a rain effected session, the champion was second fastest with his redbull teammates. they win by 38 points. and rain preventing any play so far in day four of the

finally test between england and australia. england resume on 247-4 and australia's first big inning. playing guyana in the caribbean premiere league. barbainbados scoring and their y main chris gale, but he was out for just three. the batter hit three consecutive sixes to wrap up a wicket win with an over two spare. team new zealand could secure their place later this saturday. they would sale the latest victory challenger series. if they win saturday's two rac races, team new zealand will

have won the event and right right to take on usa for the coupe next month. there has been quite a gathering of tennis talent in new york. celebrating it's 40th anniversary. the world's number ones met to celebrate. before 1973 players were ranked by their popularity. now there is a rather more scientific system in place. >> there is this big drive for waking up every morning and working so hard in order to develop the skills to be number one of the world. not many players have achieved that, and to be able to see to it with the fellow champions it's an incredible feeling, and it's a long history and tradition behind this. i'm really honored to be here. >> more on other website, of course. you can check that out at www

www.al jazeera.com/sports. >> you're looking at some beautiful bengal tigers and the world wildlife fund said there are 2,000 of them left in the wild, and 200 in captivity. now they're going through something of a baby boom. but not where you might imagine. we report from the iraqi capit l of baghdad. >> reporter: this is one of the rarest animals in the world and one of the newest residents of the baghdad zoo. he's a white bengal tiger, the rarest type of an endangered breed. he and his sister were born here three months ago. their keeper is waiting for their personalities to develop before he names them. >> if they are a bit menacing then we'll call them a certain type of name. if they're calm we'll choose something else. it depends on the personality. >> reporter: they haven't been shown to the public yet. zoo keepers have been keeping a close eye on this white tiger

cub not just because he's rare. but because of the inbreeding and genetic mutation white tigers have a weaker immune system. the keeper has been with him 4 hours a day. in 2003 an american soldier drinking in the zoo put his fingers in the tigers' cage. when it bit him one of his buddies shot the animal. >> i think from this place. we found it. >> reporter: wildlife sanctuary in north carolina later donated a pair of bengal tigers to help makeup for it. one of them was reilly. eating his lunch of donkey meat.

five years and many litters later the zoo has 12 bengal tigers including the white cub born after reilly and one of his daughters mated. there are also five siberian tigers. the zoo said they would like to avoid inbreeding but does not have an enough space to separate the animals other access to other tigers. >> 12 is a large number of one species in a zoo. perhaps if there were zoos in other countries we could exchange tigers or lions for other animals. >> reporter: they say they won't mate the white tiger. they hope he'll grow up to be as strong as the rest of his breed. al jazeera, baghdad. >> may that baby boom continue. do stay with us here at al jazeera. i'll have more news for you after a quick break. goodbye for now.

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11:00 a.m. hour. california governor jerry brown declared a state of emergency late last night because of wildfires raging out of control moving into yosemite national park. flames are tearing through acrers of pristine woodlands. the massive fire doubled in size and is the largest in california