people are left homeless after 10 days of fighting. ♪ ♪ >> hello and welcome. this is al jazerra live from doha. also ahead. the united states orders a security review in all of its military bases after the navy shooting which left 13 people dead. the first visit to the u.s. in almost 20 years over a spying dispute. and the rise of african art.

we'll tell you why point goes are now fetching hundreds of thousands of dollars on the international mark. ♪ ♪ >> we begin in the philippines where 10 days in to a siege in the city and separatists rebel as peer to be losing grounds. mount military says it now controls 80% of the areas which were held by the national liberation front. but it's been at a cost, scores have been killed and 100,000 are homeless. it is the third large of the city in the philippines and it's reported to be losing a billion dollars a day. a major military offensive has taken back areas in the center of the city in santa barbara and santa catalina, there has been heavy fighting in talon in the piece and also crashes on the outskirts of the city. the military says it's killed more than 100 rebels but not

known how many remain. margo or teague he is as more. >> reporter: it has the upper hand at the siege and they are now on its 10th day. they have taken back the majority of the area originally taken by i rubble fighters, 80% now is their estimate. they are still holding on to 30 our 40 a sillvill 40 civilian an shields. there was sporadic gun early this morning that has since abated but the mill i ever tables that the rebel fighters are actually running low on ammunition and it's a time before they expects more fighters to come out and surrender to them. >> and more from the city zaps sports stadium used as a sportsr for the holmes. >> reporter: this is the result of 10 days of armed conflict here in the city.

the social welfare department has now put a number of evacuees at over one had yo 100,000. government resoars are stretched. barely enough food or drinking water. not enough tents for many of them here. we have spoken to some of those who have been affect bide the identifying, they said they are eager to go back home. their children still have not been back to school. now, some of the human rights workers are saying that they have also discovered that some children are actually showing signs of trauma from the violence that they have witnessed since the last 10 days. this is just one of the many, many issues that human rights workers have to deal with here. a lot of these evacuees want to go home. they want to be able to see if they can -- they still say home to go back to. because there are reports that at least 600 homes have already been raised since the crisis began, human rights workers are saying that this crisis may impact the people here long after the clashes are over.

>> to the united states now where it's been revealed that the gunman who attacked a security base had a valid pass to enter the site. arron alexis had a history of mental health problems and one run ins with the police, an official audit has uncovered other lapses, kimberly reports from the fallout of monday's killing. >> reporter: armed guards stand at the gate of the washington navy yard. where a partial return to work for employees was anything but normal. workers say they are struggle to go understand how 12 people could be shot and killed in what should have been a secure military facility. >> i am still obviously in shock like everyone else is. you know, digesting everything that has occurred. >> reporter: nearby cafes remain mostly empty. but neighbors who were told to stay in their homes following the mass shooting are now beginning to venture out. >> it seems like it's back to normal, sort of. i mean, you can tell parking lots are not as full.

people are uneasy. it's an active crime scene. the gunman 3040-year-old arron alexis the former navy reservist was let go in 2011 with a general discharge and a record of misconduct. it's also been revealed alexis had a history of mental illness. and two gun-related arrests. yet somehow alexi was still able to legally purchase a firearm to carry out his crimes. the fbi reports the search for evidence could be fine consuming, it's a process many say could delay grieving. still at the nearby washington national baseball stadium, canceled game are now resuming. but there is a moment of silence to other ore the victim, fans reacting with a shooting being so close by. >> it's a sad day. it's a shame that people have to express themselves in that manner and can't find another way to communicate. >> it's just terrible news, you wonder who motorcycle slates

somebody. motivates somebody. >> reporter: it's a question that still remains unanswers and & may take time to understand. al jazerra, washington. >> president obama says a lack of thorough background checks is putting the u.s. at risk of mass shootings. >> the fact that we do not have a firm enough background check system makes us more vulnerable to these kind of mass shootings. and i do get concerned that this becomes a ritual that we go through every three, four, months where we have these horrific mass shootings, and yet, we are not willing to take some basic actions that we know can make a difference. >> well, john mapping us matthen author executive director of community safety institute and says connecting law enforcement and mental health departments could help bring down mass shootings in the u.s.

>> one of the things that we have to do is we have to look at our workplaces, we have to make sure that they are secure. we have to make sure that we are providing the proper train to go our personnel. and one of the key indicators in a majority of the mass shootings that we have had in this country, the offenders has been somebody that has had mental health issues and we have a real disconnect between the law enforcement community and mental health community and individuals that need services, individuals that need medication, individuals that need observation and hospitalization aren't getting the services that they need and they are winding up in these situations being disground gdisground go ahead, d taking it out on innocence victims, i think we have a breakdown in the system, we have to provide mental health services that we stopped provided over the years, we deinstitutioningized many individuals, in my personal experience, i have seen team with mental health issues that were released from institutions and given 21 days medicine.

puts out streets and they can't take care of themselves when they start hearing voices and have no criminal record and can legally purchase a weapon, you have a perfect storm for these mass shootings to occur and we have seen that over the last couple of years here in the united states. >> the brazilian press has post posed a trip to the us. it was called in to doubt after leaked documents revealed that brazil was one of the targets of the u.s. spy program. president obama has tried to reduce the tensions they met on the sidelines of the g20 december you want and the white house says it understands why the revelation have his caused so much controversy. >> i they both look forward to that visit. which will celebrate our broad relationship and should not be

overshadowed by any issue know matter how whaepblging th challe may be. and we are acknowledging the concerns that these disclosures have generateed in brazil and other countries. >> egyptian forces have captured a town which huh been held for two months by fighters of morsi. helicopters and vehicles were used in the predawn rain. 11 people were injured and more than 80 arrested. in asia gunmen killed two soldiers, northeast of cairo. the u.n. security council's five permanent members are struggle to go agree on how to deal with syria's chemical weapons stockpile. they insist that they have the same goal to rid syria of its chemical arsenal. but a joint shaoupbgs on how too

do it is alluding them. >> reporter: calling for accountability. u.n. secretary general man ki-moon pressured the counsel to reach an agreement. >> i sincerely hope that russia and the united states demonstrate their leadership at this time. particularly the countries of permanent members of the security council, they have a causally important historical and moral political responsibility. >> reporter: secretary of state john kerry sought to reassure members of the senate foreign relations committee that the framework of an agreement reached between the u.s. and russia can work. with security council backing. >> the united states will not do any of this by trust. this is not a matter of trust. it's a matter of verifying and verifying and enforcing. >> reporter: but how to enforce syrian compliance. that is what the u.n. security

council is still trying to work out behind closed doors. will this restless lining invoke chapter 7 of the u.n. charter which could pave the way for international military action if president bashar al-assad doesn't comply? french foreign minister met with his russian counterpart to push for chappe chapter 7 saying a u. investigation makes it clear the syrian government white sox behind the chemical attack. >> we think that this report as the u.n. general second mr. bon ki-moon said is a very accusatory report. if we look at the amount of sarin which was used the targets and the equipment that was needed and at other aspects, then we have no hesitation that the syrian regime is behind these attacks on the 21st of august. >> reporter: russia is adamantly opposed to chapter 7 and unwilling to assign blame for the attack. >> we have syria's grounds to believe that it was a provocation and several of our

partners without unrefutable proof announce that only the regime could use such chemical weapons. but the truth has to be determined. >> reporter: councilmembers still hope to have ideal before the start of the u.n. general assembly next week. which kerry and lavrov will meet with bon in hopes of revival a geneva two peace conference for syria. >> and there are some latest developments on this. we are getting reports that russia is saying that the syrian regime has handed over materials that implicate the rebels in a chemical attack. this has just come in to us. we'll, of course, bring you more information on it as we get it. and still to come on this program. top nuclear an voirs from north korea and china consider a return to the negotiating table. plus. >> reporter: people are desperate and they want to get home. they want to get out of here. >> hundreds of tourist try to leave a mexican resort after the worst flood in decades.

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impact unless you've heard angles you hadn't considered? antonio mora brings you smart conversation that challenges the status quo with unexpected opinions and a fresh outlook. including yours. >> hello again, lets me take you through our top stories. 100,000 people have been made homeless often days of fighting in the southern philippines. the military says it's taken back 80% of the territory held bicep tesby separatist rubbles. a pentagon audit has shown dozens of convicted criminals

gained access to bases because of cost cut to go security programs. and brazil's president has postponed a state visit to the u.s. of allegations that his washington side stpao*eud top se additional so visuals. nuclear an voice have met in jay jinx and discussing ways to review the talks and end north korea nuclear program. 10 years since the talks began, harry faucet has more from seoul. >> reporter: the last time the official delegates of the talks representing russia, china, japan, two koreas and the u.s. sat down together was in testimony 2008. the following april north korea pulled out of the process, it said never to return after its failed rocket launch was met with u.n. sanctions. nonetheless, two senior north korean figures are in beijing to attends this informal version sponsored by kin chinas foreign

ministry. >> i think it will be a very important message to the united states. so if we can do that, i think there will be so-called concrete results on this. >> reporter: in march this year north korea declared it would pursue twin goals, economic development and its nuclear program. it said any talk of denukenucler saying, the core purpose of the process was under the table. satellite images suggesting its plutonium reactor was restarting. for south korea and the u.s. that position has to change before 6-party talks can resume. >> holding six-party talks, be it early, working level or full is not that important. what's important is the possibility of change in north korea's intent on the nuclear program and their identifying their changes. south korea are sending two relatively junior officials the

only americans at the talks will be academics. none theless away from nuclear matters, north korea's general attitude has shifted considerably since the tensions of march and april this year. seouso at least washington wille interested what they have to say. al jazerra, seoul. >> tony abbott has been sworn in as australia's prime minister. comfortable lower house election this is month. his alliance doesn't change the senate which means it could be dill to him to push pollution through his legislative agenda. >> we pledge ourselves to serve the people of australia for their benefit to the very best of our ability. we are determined to honor our commitments, to scrap the carbon tax, to stop the votes, get the budgets under control and build the roads of the 21st seen cent,

we will be a problem-solving government based on values not ideology. >> almost half a million birds are to be killed in napal to contain a bird flu out break but the move is being criticized by poultry farmers facing huge losses, we have more. >> reporter: this used to be a bustalling poultry farm, but last month 4,000 chickens cat dialed stop the pred of the bird flu virus. >> i have not come back up here since then. it makes me very sad. they were such beautiful birds. >> reporter: he lost $20,000, most of which he owes to the bank. without his chickens, he can't even pay the interest anymore. and he's just one of the thousands of farmsers facing this problem. which the first cases of the bird plus threw virus were discovered last month, some farmers rushed to sale sick birds, spreading the h5n1 virus that causes the disease.

last month, the district was declared a bird flu insurgent zone. healthy and sick chickens were all killed. over one and a half million birds have already been killed. farmers say that the government's unwillingness to competent farmers has helped spread the virus. >> if the government just gives farmers knowledge knowledge relief rather than full compensation at market price, farmers will keep trying to get return on their investments and put people's health at risk. >> reporter: but the government says it's already paid more than $2 million in compensation to farmers. >> if we increase the compensation rate, then farmers may not be motivated to minimize this. >> reporter: now the government is targeting domestic chickens. in. >> in order to control bird flu our team will come to all homes and destroy all ducks, chickens and eggs. >> reporter: from sea producers to the meat processing industry.

to local butchers and consumers, all have been affected by this crisis. and while the virus has not spread to humans, the government has not been timing bring it under control yet. the fear is, without everyone's corporation, it could infect people. al jazerra, kathmandu. >> austrian police saw they have found the charred body of a man believed to have killed three policemen and i paramedic. special forces stormed the farmhouse in austria, after a stands off which began on monday. he reportedly shot at officers trying to arrest him on suspicion of illegally hunting animals. he's thought to have set himself on fire. so with the mammoth task of setting the costa concordia up right over, salvage team are now turning their attention to searching the vessel. cruise ship is now vertical. 20 months after it capsized. 32 people were killed in that ship wreck and the bodies of two

victims are still missing. now eight months ago sergei the director of the bow russian bale aways nearly blinded in an acid attack, one of the dance percent now on trial after afte admittis involvement. but he's back at work. >> reporter: arriving to the theater the star was the artistic director. sergei had acid thrown in his face in january, suffering serious burns to physician his face, several months ago they said he had lost all vision in one eye and much of the sight in his other. now he says he needs more medical treatment, but he's doing well. >> i don't know, it's hard to tell how i look or how i feel. but inside, i feel good. and my condition is stable enough to be here among you today. to participate in the season opening and to start working. >> reporter: one of the top

dancers, pavel, is on trial on charges of ordering the attack. he told a court he was upset with the management and the director but he wanted him beaten up in the no attacked with acid. he and who two alleged accomplices face 12 years in jail. but they are concentrating on the company. >> sergei has come back to us and can now work with us, i think it adds a positive atmosphere and op a optimism. everyone is happy to sea sergei and that he is working with us ask doing what he lovers most. >> reporter: six the acid attack the long-serving head of the dal a habalance layballet has one r. company will be hoping sergei's return can mark an end to the in fightinfighting and scandal. al jazerra. >> public sector workers in greece are holding a 48 hour strike in protest against the government. they are frosting the dismissal

of thousands of state workers under new reform. teachers and doctors have been den straighted since monday. the prime minister says greece will have to wait six years for delivering standards to reach preeconomic crisis levels. now a new report has found that sue chewed sao*eud has been on thsuicide has been on the incree since 2008. those figures rose in parts of our up and seems that more men than women are effected. emma heyward is in london and met one man pushed to the edge after losing his job. >> reporter: three and a half years ago kevin shepherd felt like his world was falling apart. the loss of his job through redundancy and then the breakup of his relationship led him to the brink of suicide. >> i don't remember going out the door. i don't remember walking through town, next thing i know i am on top of a multi-story car park looking down, the redundancy from work was a massive, massive i can pact, purely being a middle-age man you are seen as

the breadwinner and it's every man's goal to get his job, his family, and house and you are set for life and then all of a sudden you wake up one day and it's all take wayne from you, it's gone. >> reporter: kevin is now in good health. and working again. but what happened to him was by no means unusual. a new report examining data from 54 countries found that suicide rates increased after the start of the economic crie crisis, researcher found 4,900 more people committed suicide than based on previous trends, in europe more men of all ages took their lives, but the rise was sharper among the 15 to 24 age group n general rises in national suicide rates seem to be associated with an increase in unemployment levels. in greece, the financial crisis is still biting hard. and as the poverty and

unemployment levels have risen, so too have the suicide rates. >> even if we take in to consideration it's common fact, common knowledge that [inaudible] then we are seeing almost a 50% increase in a few years. >> reporter: researchers of this latest report say the rise in the number of suicides is just a small part of the emotional distress. caused by the crisis. for kevin, though, life is now moving forward. emma heyward, al jazerra. >> at least 47 people are dead after two powerful storms hit mexico on opposite coasts. the state on the pacific coast is one of the most affected areas and is expected to take at least another day to get relief to people stranded there. david mercer has more. >> reporter: while it might look like a perfect holiday destination, but here is acapulco one of mexico's premier

tourist destinations, people are desperate to get out. more than 40,000 people have been trapped here for the past three days. while major storms have dropped heavy rainfall and caused flooding and landslides in the area around here. now supplies are getting short, people are trying to get back. we are here at the military air base, and we've got military planes that are taking people out by the hundreds. they've got plans for one plane every hour, they have used the plane to his bring supplies in and now using the same plane to his get people out. people are desperate and want to get home. they want to get out of here. >> demands for modern art from africa is on the rice and nigerian artists are getting at tension. now a report on one artist helping to drive the popularity. >> reporter: she is one of the budding modern artists. her exhibition is called unmatched beauty.

the paintings include diverse themes and not stereotypical images from africa. in this painting, she depicts refer layings, temptation and creation in the garden of eden. in this series of work, she calls still they rise, she focuses on the strength and resilience of women. and these paintings don't come cheap. they have sold for as much as $10,000 each. >> right now african art is [inaudible], yeah, a lot has changed drastically, you know, last year and of course in our country to get the [inaudible] now. people are collecting african art just to have something hanging on their wall, some of them are selling it now. >> reporter: sales of her paintings also show that there is a growing demands for modern art from africa. last year a piece from neighboring ghana sold for $850,000. and sales of south african art have increased by 500 percent

according to an auction house in johannesburg, and the idea that traditional african artifacts represent all that african artist have his to offer is changing. here in the art market, artists say there is a decline in sales of traditional african art. like mask, textiles and sculptures and shoppers are going for more modern pieces now. at the gallery nearby, art dealers say the increase in sales is because of the fact nigeria and west africa are now more accessible. >> african art in general has been under prized, you know, really, it's amazing some of the pieces i have been in the business hereor 15 years, it's amazing the prices we use today sale for some top-notch art, 15 years ago, as compared to the prices now. this is why it's a great time to be collecting as an investment if you want to be collecting african art in general.

>> reporter: that is good news for artists like her. she will be taking her exhibition for london next month where he she thoepz find new how buyers. >> and you can keep up-to-date with all our stories and features on our website aljazerra.com. when you think back five years ago, why was it so hard for americans to understand that banking could go bad and fail? >> yeah, because we had seen housin housing crisises before. it would be somewhat more manageable. what we didn't know is that banks who were every leveraged, who were borrowing lots of money, were making derivative bets on the rise and fall of the housing market, loading up on these cdos and then not having the capitol reserve to actually pay for the mistakes that were made. so it really -- that accelerated the crisis in ways in which it became the biggest, since the great depression. >> abby why did lehman brothers fail? when others were ability to stay afloat? >> i think the reason -- what actually happened when they collapsed is why they collapsed. when lehman failed the government safety net split in two. the government bailed out bear stearns leaving the market to believe that the government would step in and rescue everyone. so when lehman failed that set off chaos in the market as far as what is the federal government's role going to be? >> i want you to respond to that neil irwin. >> the fundamental thing with lehman brothers unlike bear stearns and aig, it wasn't just having a short-term shortage of cash, it was insolvent. and at the time the government had no tools around to fill that