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difficult. it's hard to tell quite how ma they doing all they can to end this siege. >> the siege continues in nairobi. what was the initial reaction to this incident. we were speaking about 24 hours ago the initial reports from kenyan police was that they stormed the shopping mall. did they take any of this seriously? > reporter: they great numbes and the response was a typical

robbery. that's the local police in the area came to seem. it was very limited response. it was established up to an hour later, the special teams were called in. armed officers and anti-terrorists squad and some time later the army was deployed. in that power, there is no doubt about it, so much ground was lost. if that's the case if they may have contained the attack in a more effective way. what they say right now is confusing. it's because they have said that they have cleared the security threat in the second floor and there were people hiding in areas of the under ground basement car park. they are more on the the third floor and it's clear.

this isn't a situation where by the hostages are in one room and the gun room are in another. it's a complex situation. it will take a lot of hard work to bring this to an end. no one knows how many more lives could be lost in that process. >> does it look like some operation. are they getting any help from the british and the americans who are here in kenya? >> reporter: well, we know that they have been to ground.

all security forces are being carefully watch what they are saying in terms of what's going on. it's being monitored. now, i spoke to the government spokesperson earlier.

thank you very much. the gunman is still holding an unknown the hostages in the shoping the mall. now people have been safely evacuated. let's listen to the witness who was at the mall when the attack began. >> i went down. he was caught up when he was getting in to the mall entrance. i'm really sorry. can you tell us what happened stp. >> i was with a friend of mine and we were driving. that's the moment we had -- actually our car was being checked at that particular moment. they thought probably it's a

robbery. about two minutes after, a gun fight intensified. so oh, i was luck can i can i was able to hide near the security entrance and the main entrance to the parking lot. i was able to hide behind some flowers there on a pavement. what i remember i went to the rooftop but the security guard knew where i was. about two minutes later i saw ten guys walking and they were pulling up with very throng guns. one of them had bullets tide around himself and they were shooting random people. i remember them shooting in to the security area. that's kwhepb i remember very well. unfortunately they shot the

security guard ahead of me. there was graze of a bullet. it did not hit me so i lay down flat. so, that's as i laid down there the shootin shooting continued a while. there was some quite about so or 15 minutes. that's when i had some people calling that anybody can come out to walk. i saw some people walk out with some children and woman. i didn't knowty was shot until i saw blood on my leg. >> how did he look like? >> i couldn't make out what they

were talking about. at that time you are worried about your life. >> scored a big win we elections in the north. >> plus, it's so popular it's given a statute. still ahead in sports.

the death toll has now risen to at least 60. many who died were leaving sunday services. the death toll has been rising. what have you heard about this attack and what may have motivated it? >> we don't know what motivated in this attack. we do know that two suicide bomb pomers itbombers went in to thee bound where the sunday worshipers were coming out. two detonating, burying themselves up and killing at least 60 people as we are told now by the hospital authorities it's an emergency situation.

over 120 of the wounded are also being brought in. they have a military hospital also on alert. many of the wounded have been shifted there. tall have been cancelled. so in an emergency situation and especially in the christian community which says that the church was properly guarded. >> thank you very much for that update. that's live for us here in islamabad. >> this great chinese politician has been given a life sentence after being found of robbery an corruption. >> reporter: it was the verdict that all of china was waiting

for. sentenced to life in prisonment and all assets for committing bribery crimes. the fate sealed and once rising star in the communist party. . he was found gullty of bribery, corruption and power on sunday. he's ordered to pay the government $4 million-dollars. many feel due to the five-day trial last month but because he pled not guilty. cracking down on corruption. he made it one of the ministry's most important tack looking to tap the support of the many chinese. accused of kupgs quickly fade away serving their time in prison. his down fall was set in motion after the murder of a

businessmen. he called her a mad woman while professing his innocence. >> how he handled his then police chief after he this was told of his wife's actions. he will appeal sunday's decision then a higher court will hear the court and a process that should take a few months. giving more time in the spotlight. for more on this, hear are the china study center and he joins us now live from sydney. thank you very much. the verdict in this trial is a conclusion but the second thing is pretty harsh. before the hearing, four families predicted a sentence given the se tphaeu seniority. what message are they trying to send with in life sentence? >> i think this is a unique trial, a unique case.

it was unique trial. i think the leadership that they dealt with this and that their hope is to let it sink in to on security. they have a chance to appeal a crack down and it's unlikely that anything will happen. it may be that he has a chance to speak again and that he can say some damaging things to this leadership. i think some time we see the the leadership when it could be extremely decisive. >> this case certainly cast a bad night on china.

there's a key meeting the fall. do you think this is going to go away or does it still handle over that key meeting of what's coming up. i think there's a way the leadership will deal with it is to call ate rule of law. i suppose there are options to spin it as the party really showing that no one is tpwo*f law, nobody who they. >> i do i this is really proof in china. the problem is that this sta mitt call trial. it's always been political as your correspondent just said. harsh treatment. didn't really kind of admiting real guilt about the corruption and abuse of pow ter issues. we are attacking and one he felt

and his wife by calling her crazy and mad. help did make an impression. i suppose when we saw that serving chinese politics put they is least politician and what extraordinary thing thing.ing brought to the rest of his life in jail. very interesting. thank you very much. executive director. thanks for your time. >> and this is the most powerful typhoon caused widespread damage as it makes your way across southern asia. >> bringing heavy rain and bringing thousands the homeless. in taiwan the storm triggered mass slides and the ar nip has evacuated -- chinese authorities are on red alert as they work their way across the southern slide. storm surges threaten the province closing schools an most businesses.

now headed towards hong kong cost flights and closing the -- while he's now here in the studio with us. it's about to make land fall but there's good news. yeah, that's to say that the storm has weakened somewhat. it does make its way in to parts of the east of hong kong. that's the other thing that's good. the. he's expected to make land fall. we look at the satellite picture that we have. you can see the amounts of rainfall that we are expecting where you see 20 200 mill meets across southern taiwan. we are seeing in the the last 24 hours or so. lots coming in the coming year. see that massive cloud is taking its way through and it has weakened somewhat.

that's good news. there's some very rainfall. the sustained wounds are 175 miles per hour and higher gusts. it's to the east of hong kong and will gradually make its way to the north of hong kong then it will continue to make it forward. in tefrpls of what's going on, we have more in the philippines, you can see we have this large massive cloud and rain which is now making its way just to the east of the philippines and that's going to drive a small over the next couple of days. a clearly defined eye on the store is organizeed.

it is likely to turn in but at the moment. i about 200 kilometers per hour. pushing up towards that eastern side of japan. ahead of that cloud and rain. tkpraert amounts of rainfall on this. the system will make its way through the start and allow -- you can see from the south there are the outer bands of our next tropical storm which will push it. ahead of that, temperatutures ae well in to the 20s here. make the most of what we have in japan in the next couple of da

days. >> voting is taking place in germany's election. they will return to power far third term. she may struggle to keep her coalition majority in parliament. if election is being watched very closely across -- on the eve of the german election demonstrating against the rise of the far right at home. the symptom they say the oh opposed by germany. >> in the beginning of the crisis. it's power in europe and a lot of politics which is in europe. -p than's tpw-pb measure and

they tkpropl germany. greece is likely to be the third pail out. there's pressure from more european integration and the banking union and all the issues it's germany that has -- his country is described as europe's power, this parliament is crucial toll the big destpheugs descriptions in europe. it's.ing put on hold in the outcome of the german election. the four years since the euro crisis eruptioned as countries like greece, german is financial aid joining prosperity in thaerps you have a public. it's likely to change including a member of the party whom says lit stay within government and she this is the large left.

>> he's also a very committed european it's necessary now to safeguard the euro because it's important for all our economy. it is the possible to call far democrat. it might lessen the pain. but public opinions will have tough conditions in return of germany's help. thank you for covering these elections. how's it going so far? >> well i'm standing outside a building center, a polling center, there's ban slowly trickle of people coming in to vote. we know the democratic parties

has cast his ballot. we expect a chance for himself to detail in these next few hours. now, one of the possible permations with future coalition government would be what is called the grand coalition. the democratic party and junior coalition partners will join the coalition with her. she will -- in to what's called the tkwrapbcalleda grand coalitn democrats. the the social democrats with angle merkel for government how have things changed in terms of pros tearty and tkpwaoeugd europe. >> i think the change will be left visible in the out site if you expect this from germany. it will be a much smaller

partner which means it's less on the the decision. on the other hand, it was the former financial minister when the crisis started so he he author of so. crisis management. they will definitely try to lower down the importance of measures. they will increase the pressure on stimulation for partners. they might pretend that we will need more time for that country to fulfill the criterias but the german will stay the same. >> will things the improve somewhat in what is called the -- in per lynn the motor of europe. >> i think angel merkel and having a social democratic

partner in germany and government. his position as the leader of european socialists. a grand coalition might put him under pressure and he might feel much more uncomfortable with this. thank you very much. thank you to the european council with the foreign relations. one of the outcome of this election, however the real outcome is up for the german voters to decide. >> nick, thank you very much. some news now just coming out of syria and we're getting reports that water has landed inside the russian embassy compound. what are you hearing about this? >> sources on the ground are confirming that.

the russians attack and not saying -- but if you look at that same area today and the fighting and the government forces are try to come to the area controlled by the rebels. they are hold territory an 48 hours in the outskirts. by the way the opposition made it quite clear that they consider russian epl pacy and targets that it will continue targets. >> and with the hearing from the russian foreign minister who oh says russia is ready to send troops to syria. >> reporter: to reach the international community that they are the deal as far as destroying the weapons. they are going to be with the russians along with the international troops to perfect

the mission it's an international community and the british are trying to plaque mail over issue. it's a resolution that they will like tat punish if delayed or if it doesn't hold. russia says no. there should be no measure whatsoever because you are going destroy the whole deal. >> thank you very much. >> mexico is dealing with a after math of two tropical storms that killed at least 100 people. emergency crews are trying to find dozens buried under this

landslide. >> reporter: california tkpraeups are making a difference for afghan farmers. >> formula i trim world champion continue his dominant. coming up.

welcome back. security forces are still locked in a stand off it' now 24 hours

since the fighters stormed the mall killing 59 people. more than 60 people have been killed in the suicide bombing in pakistan. it happened in a church of the northern city of pashawar. >> back to our top story now. let's take a closer look at al-shabab, the organization that carried out the attack in my row nairobi. it started in 2006. it controls large parts of somalia p-fr driven out. they have foreign force including ethiopia, kenya and uganda. more than 70 people were killed in july of 2010 when al-shabab

planted two bombs in a football match in kampala. mohammed, al-shabab was driven out of many areas of somalia by the african unikwraoep union fo. from what we're seeing, there's still a force to be wreckened with. indeed. we know very well that it's a

movement. they are in uganda. now, al-shabab has not had any against them for the past few months. it's on the offenseive cutting out in other parts of the country. the african union has been suggesting in somalia that has been considering weakened. they have not been weakened with the african union wants us to believe. it's within themselves that they manage to kill and they will

inspire issues. and they many many have become victorious. the organization is much more united than it's been before. pit's much more capable of cutting out like this. their immediate goal is to establish in somalia. has that goal now change? ed has it been expanded if you will? >> well, we know it's phrepbledd allegiance to al qaeda. given the leadership tussle and it's from the sitting end and to al qaeda even. it's a major rule of wanting to topple and all somalia and is to establish across across the

globe. in 2009 when i went there and they told me they are going across alaska. >> interesting. mohammed abdul, thank you very much for your insight. >> let's turn our attention to other world news and the stand off between philippines military. they have enter there had 14th day. it's opinion a tough couple of weeks as a multicultural city. >> he says his first public mass after.ing released by muslim reptists rebels it's made of of others like him. people also held hostage and used as human shields of the liberation front.

>> but despite the oh ordeal says he harbors no resentment. it's not a religious war but a political one. it's the power of what's in the philippines in the province. people here have thron long prie themselves. >> some of the fighters say this is where they were trying to get when the fire fight broke out nearly two weeks ago. they wanted to raise their flag of independence over the city hall. she says she always felt safe and accepted growing up here but she's beginning to notice a change. >> translator: it's not like before whether you were wearing

a hijab or not, muslim or not it made no difference. we were just free to walk around. now you're wearing a h thi hija. >> she has been helping to the tens of thousands of people. >> there are also many interesting helping victims of the con phreubgt that helping to avoid a religious or social divide by encouraging people to talk to each other.

tens of thousands the working in the garment industry. about four million people are in the garment industry. more than so 0 people have died after two tropical storms were hit. up the stair, david mercer reports now from the mountainville and where a mudslide has buried more than 60 people. rescue teams slowly unearth what

lies beneath the disaster zone. mudslide is huge and seems little chance of finding survivors. here they locate the body of a woman. one of many they expect to find in the coming days. >> translator: i lost my entire family. the hill slide collapsed last sunday. the result of days of torrential rain brought on by tropical storm manuel. >> reporter: more than 60 people are still missing. although people are safe here, it's impossible to know what

happened. the government said emergency aid is ready to be delivered. more than 50 communities have been without food or water far week. washed out bridges and flood damaged roads means the only way in to these villages is by air. we are doing all we can. >> two days later t it was found crashed with no survivors. but the operation will continue. and with help in the community, many can recover. their town no longer exists. david mercer, al jazeera,

mexico. there's higher value crop. that's a pretty good deal. >> the group came here ten years go. they werafghan were dragging grn the ground. >> translator: it's good for us. the grapes are safe from the rain, wind and from rotting on the ground. before any thing could be

clear, -- there used to be a giant crater right here. the organization have land mines all over the world. it's t -- it's -- the project isn't just help farmers grow fruit. >> with this market center and with the -- and system, they are able to -- >> a nearby school was built after her daughter collected 50 million u.s. pennies so afghan children wouldn't have to study una tree. the organization works with

50,000 farmers and all of afghanistan's 34 provinces and these people are the lucky ones. only 1% of afghan farmers have access to cold storage. most were brought against the market. the 300 afghans who work with her want the seeds to flourish and spread. all right t including swedish -- the tour of championship including $11 million-dollar fay day. my name is jonathan betz. i'm from dallas, texas, and i'm an anchor for al jazeera america.

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welcome back. more than 90% gave less than $2 a day and few can afford cars. people in the city of goma are getting a risk far different way of getting around. it take concentration and a steady hand. >> translator: we didn't have much money but they have given me money. >> reporter: the need to carry almost anything.

this man is bringing in to the town. there you see the cargo in your back. this is o is operated with your. it's got tires and suspension. it's faster now and i've found the brake. going uphill is hard work. most people here cannot afford cars but many say if you own one of these you'll always be able to make a living.

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pacecally, in the british open and is playing consistently well. it's not surprising that he does out in front. he didn't leave like this. he's got to be playing very well. >> it's an open ball game i'm sure. i'm winning the tournament and i know if i do that then i'm going to win the fed-ex cup. we will try one more day. >> and as we wait a little longer. it's this year's american cup. they come team usa. we just need one more win to claim and the unsettled wins over san francisco bay and the competition is rated at 14 and 15. it's back date is now scheduled for sunday. they are moving to the top world cup play off cup in the

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... good morning. this is al jazeera. i am dale walters. these are some of the stories that we are following. hostage stand-off a day after gunmen killed more than 50 people inside a kenyan mall. they are holding hostages and keeping security forces there at bay. usagi is hammering from hong kong hav hammering the philippines. people on the chinese coast are preparing for a direct hit. >> reaching out to the west, on the eve of his trip to the united states, ready to talk about the nuclear program. >> a deadline to keep the u.s. government running. neither political party showing an