welcome to the news hour from doha. the top stories. hungry and homeless, rescuers battle to reach victims of pakistan's earthquake. >> i'm in the worst affected, where hundreds of people have been killed, but the help does not arrive on time. the fear is those casualty figures may rise. after the siege, the search

for bodies and clues. how did gunmen hold a kenyan shopping center for four days? we have news of one of sport's greatest-ever comebacks. >> we wouldn't have it any other way. >> they take the showdown in america's cup. hungry, homeless, and sleeping under the open sky or in makeshift shelters two days after the powerful earthquake hit the remote southwest, thousands of victims are still waiting for help to arrive. the quake has affected an area the size of switzerland. the latest death toll stands at 348, but it is feared that that will rise. the quake flattened large swaths of the awaran district. it's the country's poorest

province and already lacks medical supplies, hospitals and other aid. al jazeera is the only international news channel with a team in the affected area. we have this update from the epicenter of the quake. >> reporter: three days after a massive earthquake the province, the destruction in at least six districts is visible. we're here in awaran, which is the worst-hit district, and the villages here have been completely flattened. the people here are complaining they have not received any help from authorities. the elder said people are not digging for gold or valuables but looking for loved ones still missing. a number of people are still buried under the rubble. there are no rescue efforts underway except by the local population. the family members have been digging for the last two days with the hope that they may find

the people that have gone missing. we're told in every village there is a considerable number of people who are still not accounted for. >> the head of operations at pakistan's disaster management authority told al jazeera it has been difficult to reach many of the worst-affected areas. >> the infrastructure losses are huge, because these are mostly mud homes and the majority of those have collapsed in the affected region. the figure we have is around 21,000 households that need help. we have moved a number of medical teams and a field hospital has been established in the district in addition to the hospital that was there, which has been made functional again. we have a number of other hospitals in the neighboring districts as well that we converted where they're being evacuated with helicopter and ambulances and thing. no amount of relief or response

is ever sufficient, but in areas like the one that we're discussing, it becomes even more difficult. yes, there was a little delay in responding, but that delay was not because of some other reason. it's because the area happens to be really far from any areas. if you move the relief and supplies, it takes 20 hours to get to this particular area. it's for that reason the initial relief supplies and other elements took a while. we have not called off the rescue, but it is over 48 hours now. since there were not competent structures that collapsed, the rescue effort wasn't a difficult one. the only need was to get to the area. what we're doing now is that we're trying mobilize more medical support. the number of teams that are still on their way, we're

sending them. the other relief items that we are concentrating upon are food and non-food items. food primarily means food of different items and water. the armed group al shabaab told al jazeera they killed two police officers on the border with kenya. the group carried out the attack, and their only demand is kenya withdraw troops remaining in somalia. security at the border has been tightened at al shabaab fighters besieged a mall in nairobi. international experts have joined the investigation into that attack. specialists are searching the wreckage for bodies and explosives. andrew simmons reports. >> reporter: this is the aftermath of the final assault by kenya's special forces on the attackers in westgate mall. the roof at a car park at the

rear of the building collapsed. three floors beneath it caved in, crushing everyone below. the attack came on monday when military helicopters flew close by the building. explosions and gunfire followed. this former army officer, now a defense analyst, believes the special forces came under such fierce resistance that they resorted to heavier wpary. >> there may have been more firepower used to sub due the terrorists that led to the collapse of the building. >> reporter: whatever happened an unknown number of bodies lie buried in the rubble and they believe the remaining hostage-takers are dead. announcing a major inquiry including the u.s., israel, britain, germany and canada, kenya's interior minister spoke to an inquiry into why the building collapsed. >> we have been asked how that

caved in. again, that's a matter to be determined by structural engineers who have since moved to the site, and we want to request that once we get the information on whether the action of the exchange of fire or otherwise, we will come back to you. >> reporter: he made no reference to any bombs detonated by the attackers. it isn't known how about bodies will be found. the special forces rescued many people from the attack, and there could have been military logic in using heavy weaponry. >> you get to a point people aren't ready to surrender, but you must deal with them, the people holding hostage. in the process we shall have damage. >> reporter: what was a place where the middle classes would spend their money on fashion, food and entertainment now stands as a symbol of horror.

that horror is now playing out in the faces of people coming to the city mortuary searching for family and friends. the total number of dead could rise to beyond 1100. al shabaab picked its target careful by, but they were from all faiths and many nationalities. among all the grief, the funeral of an elderly sikh woman and her grandson. the answers could be a long time coming. andrew simmons, al jazeera, nairobi. >> we're live in nairobi. many families are still searching for news of missing relatives, but the grim reality is that the death toll is only likely to go up. >> reporter: indeed surely, and that is what the government is

saying, although they are saying that any increase in the number of dead will be insignificant. however, we are hearing from sources that they have been put on stand-by and asked to prepare up to 100 body bags, which will be a very significant number. we also heard from officials involved very closely with what is happening that have arrived now. the forensic investigation is going on, and they're saying it will be days and maybe even more before the death toll is known, because the pathologists and the forensic experts as well as the structural engineers who arrived now at the mall are looking for any leads that might help with the investigation. it will be a consider amount of time before anything is moved from where it is right now.

the wait is going to be longer for the relatives of 71 people who are missing. >> even as the investigation continues into this attack, there have been other attacks being blamed on al shabaab. again, the aim of those attacks, according to al shabaab, is to make kenya withdrew its troops from somalia. >> reporter: indeed. just a few minutes ago i spoke to a senior al shabaab leader who told me that they had planned out an attack on the border of somalia and kenya in which two police officers were killed. he claims there was some vehicles belonging to the police. he said that happened at 2:30 a.m. this morning, and he said the only demand they have is for kenya to withdraw its troops from somalia.

he said that as long as kenyan troops remain in somalia, they will continue carrying out attacks. he said today westgate and tomorrow it's northgate and southgate. he was just trying to say that there will be other places, attacks in various parts of the country. however, the kenyan government remains adamant that their troops will continue being in somalia to fulfill the reason they went in there for, to fight al shabaab. >> thanks very much indeed for that. mohammed updating us from nairobi there. in iraq multiple bomb blasts in busy markets have killed at least 20 people. it atargeted two predominantly sunni areas in baghdad. the number of people killed has soared to a five-year high.

there's more to come here on al jazeera. we'll have the latest on international agreement on a deal to see syria hand over chemical weapons. the united nations is also set to discuss ways to stop the $10 billion global trade in illegal wildlife. and renaldo lights up real madrid's night in the premier league. we'll have all the latest in sports. in sudan at least 29 people have been killed after three days of protests across the country. demonstrations began on monday following a decision by the government to end fuel subsidies. that doubled prices overnight. joelle niam reports. >> reporter: violent demonstrations, the protests began on monday after the

government cut fuel subsidies. with the price doubling overnight on wednesday, it turned deadly. the protesters set fire to petro stations across the country, burning cars and attacking office buildings. police responded with tear gas and arrested demonstrators. several people are believed to have died. the opposition is calling for change. >> translator: the salvation of the nation lies in a new system. our party has laid out our vision for this new system, a vision for a new constitution, a comprehensive and just peace, and how to achieve this. mobilization, sit-ins and civil protests leading to a general strike. >> reporter: internet access was cut off across sudan after activists showed images of the protests on social media. opposition websites say the newspaper the sudanese was shut down. the government says it's not worried. >> translator: we're not embarrassed by the protests.

it's understandable and respected, but we condemn all protests that damage public property or individuals in their rights. >> reporter: sudan lost 70% of the oil income after south sudan gained independence two years ago. the government can no longer afford to offer cheap fuel, a perk seen to benefit mainly the wealthier population. the cost of food and bus tickets have soared in recent months, along with inflation that some analysts estimate remains as high as 50%. although there's anger in the streets, its not clear yet in those protests will get bigger or die down. joelle niam, al jazeera. let's bring in bashar ramar. he's the foreign secretary of a popular opposition group in sudan. good to have you on the program. the sudanese government says these fuel subsidy cuts are necessary to help the economy. what's your view?

>> actually, it is not a subsidy, because in the current budget they are putting about 5 billion sudanese pounds as revenue from the oil sector. so if a sector is bringing revenue, that means it is not subsidized. actually, this is just a ploy from the government. the government is in difficulty. the budget is in shambles. they want just to raise money for the expenses of the government, and it is national congress party. there are no subsidies at all. also, they want more money to fuel it for the war, which is ongoing in darfur, in chartoum and brunei.

the sudanese public is in hardship. when they were talking about increasing the price of the gasoline and the oil products, we told them, if you think this is very hard, you cannot give it to the people to swallow it. even in medicine, if something is sour you quit it. we said not only is the problem economically but politically, so that is why we are asking them to open up and also to have a political reform, to have an administrative reform and then the people can -- >> do you think the protests will achieve that? do you think the protests will achieve what you want and that the government will back down on this? >> i think they have the policy,

which is started even before, of shoot to kill. so i think without the pressure from the people, they cannot just back up overnight. because their relations with the international community, with the area here is bad, so there are no investments. there is no economical help from outside, and i think they are isolated from outside. now they are isolated from inside. >> are you encouraging the protests? given that there's been a lot of violence in the protests, we've seen shops being attacked, cars burned, schools closed, transport disrupted, the protest is certainly making things worse for the economy. so are you encouraging them? >> the demonstrations now are sport nspontaneous. the people are furious and poor

and now ner going to be even more poor. that is why they came out. the opposition is not sponsoring these demonstrations. we are saying it categorically we're against violence and against destruction of public and private property. the blame is on the government. they know the situation, and they are just putting fire on this situation. so it is very inflammable. it is out of the control of the opposition. we are saying to our people, to our followers that if we are going to demonstrate, we will demonstrate peacefully. by peaceful it means that we are sure that we can attain democracy, freedom and then after that if we have freedom then i think the people can understand any measures and they can believe in the future will be more bright rather than to

live in a dictatorial regime. >> we'll have to leave it there. thank you very much indeed for your thoughts. thank you for being on the program. well, to syria now where president al assad isn't ruling out the possibility of u.s. military strikes. in an interview with a late continue american tv station, he says the u.s. has a history of violating the u.n. charter. >> translator: for an offense will always be present. at one moment under the pretext of chemical weapons. other times it's different. the important thing is for decades the united states is exceeding the security council violating the united nations charter and the sovereignty of states. perhaps we should take that possibility into account everywhere in the world, and this is what we do in syria. we ask ourselves if there's a possibility an offensive will take place. no one knows for certain when that possibility can become

reality. >> well, that possible use of force has been a sticking point in talks at the u.n. security council over a resolution on syria, but russia's deputy foreign minister said they're two days away from agreeing on a deal on syria's chemical weapons. the council's permanent members are ironing out the differences on the sidelines of the general assembly in new york. the united states and russia have been at odds on a resolution on how to deal with syria's chemical arsenal. we're monitoring the developments accord the border from syria in lebanon's capital of beirut. after all the strong disagreements we've heard, we could be two days away from an agreement? >> reporter: like you mentioned, they have been struggling to reach some sort of resolution to start the process of dismantling syria's chemical weapons stockpile, but according to the russian deputy foreign minister progress has been made. according to him chapter 7 will

be referred to. it authorizes the use of force or enforcing sanctions against the syrian government if it doesn't comply with the agreement. according to the deputy foreign minister, this doesn't mean force could be automatically used or sanctions imposed ought maktsally. if syria does fail to comply, then a new resolution will be needed in order to launch any sort of military action or to punish the syrian government. it seems that they are ironing out the differences. they want to reach this agreement. we know that the international community is pushing for a political solution, and they're hoping that, you know, they get rid of the chemical weapons. the at least this takes away a deterrent against israel and a deterrent the syrian government has. >> there's also a big push to get this geneva peace conference off the ground, but a rather big problem dropped into the mix

there with quite a large number of syrian rebel groups deciding that they no longer recognize the authority of syrian national coalition. >> reporter: exactly. now, the international community wants to push for a political solution. we've heard many western leaders say there's no military solution to this conflict, but who will represent the syrian opposition? we understand that the western powers as well as russia have talked about the possibility of convening geneva, too. the syrian government has expressed their willingness and ready to attend. the syrian national coalition have said they're ready to talk if it's aimed at creating a transitional government with power. the most powerful groups on the ground, the fighting forces, they have issued a statement saying the smp doesn't represent them. who will they represent in any talks? we've known for quite a while now that the smc's credibility,

its authority has been questionable because people on the ground that we've been speaking to say they just sit in hotels and have been appointed by foreign governments. they do not represent us. this really diminishes the chances of a negotiated settlement even further. even if they agree to sit in geneva, who will represent the opposition on the ground. if any deal is reached, who will implement it? >> thanks for that in beau beirut. former liberian president charles taylor lost his appeals against a war crimes court. you can see an official speaking live from the hague. taylor was sentenced to 50 years in march last year for planning and aiding rebels during syria leon's civil war. now, turkish security forces

are recaptured 17 of the 18 members of the kurdistan workers party that escaped from prison. the pkk prisoners got out by digging a tunnel outside the city. the prime minister is due to unveil a reforms package designed to keep the fragile peace process with the pkk on track. one of the most endangered elephant herds has been targeted by poachers in sglim bab sgl zimbabwe. they were killed for their tusks. the united nations is set to discuss ways to stop the global trade in illegal wildlife. a high-level meeting is due to take place on the sidelines of the general assembly in new york. the trade is estimated to be worth around $10 billion annually. poaching is threatening rhinos, elephants, tigers and fwor ril

-- gorilla with extinction. thailand and china said to be among the biggest markets for illegal goods. let's discuss this with the director of global advocacy for traffic, a group that monitors the wildlife trade and joins me from cambridge in the u.k. good to have you with us. it's encouraging that these wildlife issues will get discussed in front of the u.n. general assembly this week. what is the main thing you are hoping for? >> well, that crime usually isn't on the agenda of high-level meetings such as the u.n. general assembly, so we're really encouraged by the fact that for the first time this issue is being taken seriously, and primarily because high-level decision-makers are now looking at what wildlife crime not just in terms of a loss of species

but also in terms of its links with national security, with rule of law, with governance. we hope that the event this week will set up a process by which a draft resolution on illegal wildlife trade can be drafted and accepted by members of the united nations and that perhaps a special person can oversee this process and countries can convene a group of countries that can take this resolution forward. >> you were talking about the links to crime there and security. it is widely reported, for example, that al shabaab, which is responsible for the shopping mall siege in kenya, is funded through the ivory trade. >> well, there are allegations that a lot of this illegal poaching is funding terrorist and insurgency activities.

we know that bands of militia crossing the borders into central african countries and killing elephants by the thousands. just early last year there was that which resulted in enforcement officers being killed as well. so the popular belief that poachers are farmers with rusty shotguns is a complete fallacy. today poaching consists of very heavily armed and very well-equipped militias and insurgents roaming into sovereign countries, killing elephants by the thousands. they're very sophisticated. the trade links stretch to transit countries and destination countries in asia. so they're very organized, and ufrl agencies in africa are finding it hard to cope with the

situation. they're out of control and outnumbered and outgunned and they're up against an enemy that's farwe well more equipped and organized than they are. >> i was going to say clearly a very sophisticated and global operation. we hope that you get the resolution that you're looking for and that it can be enforced. thank you very much indeed for speaking for us. that's the director of advocacy for traffic there. let's get to the weather with steff now. more trouble brewing for the philippines? >> that's right. the philippines has had a very bad patch recently. we've seen one storm that didn't hit us but got very, very close. that moved away, and then this area of cloud and rain here, which is usually at this time of year, gave us more torrentially heavy downpours. unfortunately over the past few hours it appears that we have a tropical cyclone formation alert

just to the west of the philippines. now, whether or not it develops, it certainly looks like it will intensify the rains across the region. that means for some of us in the philippines it will turn even wetter through the next couple of days. this will be either a low pressure or a tropical storm in the next few hours. you can see all the winds will be working their way to the south of it. that will just feed plenty of tropical moisture to the western parts of philippines and give them very heavy downpours. some places can expect 200 millimeters of rain in the next 48 hours. of course, the ground is already sat raurate saturated, so we'll see more flooding here. the extended area of clouds extends through parts of vietnam, too. here are the latest pictures showing the wind and rain there, and the flooding there is likely to improve. the rains are surely easing. >> thanks for that. you're watching al jazeera. this is "the news hour." lots more to come, including

latest high profile case in china. the son of an army general is in the dark for gang rape. in new york international historians and museums have joined forces to try to protect syria's artifacts being destroyed by war. why the detroit tigers are celebrating for a third straight year in sports. stay with us.

welcome back here. a reminder of the top stories now. thousands of earthquake victims are waiting for emergency aid in

pakistan. nearly 350 people have been killed and hundreds of others have been injured. poor access and security issues are hampering relief and rescue efforts. international experts are helping kenyan authorities investigate the site of the mall that was attacked by al shabaab, and a leader from the group has told al jazeera it killed two policemen in a town near the border with somalia on thursday. russia's deputy foreign minister says a deal on a u.n. resolution on syria's chemical weapons is two days away. security councilmembers are in talked on the sidelines of the general assembly in new york. the lebanese armed group hezbollah has been fighting alongside syrian forces. the stated policy was to prevent damascus for falls, but it paid a heavy price for involvement and is under increasing pressure at home. >> reporter: the military balance of power in the battle for syria is still in the

regime's favor, and that's unlikely to be affected if the syrian government loses the chemical weapons stockpile. that gave bashar al assad a new lease on life by averting international intervention, but it could be a painful concession not just for the syrian government but its allies as well. >> if syria ends up at the end of this process really giving up the chemical weapons, that is a strategic loss for syria, that's a strategy loss for hezbollah and others. those chemical weapons were part of the deterrent against israel and against in a sense the u.s. i think for hezbollah in the short term, they are feeling quite secure that the assad regime will be around for a good while longer. >> reporter: the armed group no longer feels security at home. the stronghold in beirut has been targeted by car bombings believed to be linked to its involvement in the syrian war. the area is now being protected by the state. security forces replaced hezbollah's men at checkpoints

set up after the attacks. hezbollah, said the move, the first of its kind, should silence critics who believe they're acting as a state within a state. >> translator: hezbollah's message is they want to return to a state. i expect them to announce it will pull out of syria and say it is no longer involved. it has paid a high price, and the future of syria is now in the hands of russia and the united states. >> reporter: the leader sent a message to those that support syria's opposition, to resolve the conflict through dialogue. >> translator: i want to extend a sincere and honest invitation to saudi arabia, the gulf, turkey and the rest of the arab and islamic state. review your positions. you're betting on a failed military option. the solution is political. >> reporter: hezbollah never shied away from declaring the stayed policy, and that's to prevent damascus from falling. this policy hasn't been without

a price. it has earned itself enemies, especially since the forces have fought alongside the regime. it's not clear if hezbollah entered syria with an exit strategy, but there seems to be an option. the main backer, iran, is not only pushing for a political solution to the syrian war, it is pushing to be a part of it. syria's civil war is threatening some of the oldest cultural heritage sites in the world. heavy fighting has damaged castles, synagogues and many other precious artifacts. a group of historians have join forces with the u.s. state department to try to save them. >> reporter: two years of fighting, more than 1 100,000 people killed and millions displaced. there's no end in sight to the war in syria. the rich cultural heritage is also in damage of being wiped out. this is the castle built between

1142 and 1271 and named a world heritage site. earlier this year, one of its towers was damaged in an air-raid. other historic buildings in da mass and aleppo are a fragile backdrop to the conflict, and there are thousands of much smaller but just as significant artifacts also at risk. now some of the world's leading museums and historical groups are working together to protect them. >> syria the cradle of so many of humankind's achievements, and the widespread damage being reported demonstrates nothing less than the destruction of syrian identity. >> reporter: at new york's metropolitan museum of art, an emergency red list of syrian cultural objects at risk was launched. it shows items which could be or already have been looted and trafficked on the black market. it includes sculptures, ceramics, coins and manuscripts with skig monetary value. >> we're engaging

internationally with ministries of culture and other entities in countries where it might transit and where these objects might find a market. >> reporter: the museum is already home to historical artifacts collected from the middle east that capture the region's heritage and evolution. syria also has a rich religious history. christianity, islam and judaism have overlapped there for centuries. >> the stories are central to these three religions, and they are in part syrian stories. >> reporter: these exhibitions, cultural items are displayed for the public. the emergency red list is a desperate attempt to ensure objects remain part of syria's history long after the fighting is over. they call themselves the great guardian of civilization, the destruction continues, there won't be much left to guard. al jazeera, new york. somalia arrested a

greenpeace photographer arrested near a russian oil rig and has been jailed for two months. he's one of 30 people detained after protests of oil exploration in the arctic. the other activists are investigated for piracy. the fbi released surveillance video showing a gunman stalking people in the u.s. capitol. he's accused of killing 12 at the washington navy yard last week. alexis believed he was controlled by an external force. >> there are multiple indicators that alexis held a delusional belief that he was being controlled or influenced by extremely low-frequency or e.l.f., electromagnetic weapons. he said my e.l.f. weapon and on the left side of the remington

shotgun is believed to reference these electromagnetic waves. a judge in montana is coming after fire after he sentenced a man to 30 days in prison for raping a teenager. the 14-year-old victim later killed herself. with the man's release imminent, activists call for the judge to step down. we have the report. >> reporter: he was sub dued a formal bureaucratic procedure in a government office, the boxes of signatures dropped off and the complaint filed. activists say they're making a powerful statement speaking out against injustice. >> he needs to go and now. >> reporter: on august 26th when district judge g. todd bah sentenced a man to 30 days in front for raping a 14-year-old student, he said she was older than her chronological age and in as much in control of the situation and he sparked a storm of outrage. two days later hundreds of

protesters rallied outside the courthouse. yellowstone county attorney's office wanted him sentenced to ten years behind bars. >> it's never okay to blame a victim, and i think the attention to this case has gotten has sort of put that issue at the forefront. it's never okay to blame a victim. it would never be ever advanced by this office. we protect victims and fight for them. >> reporter: morales' mother said she was horrified by the judge's comments, chronological age? who is he to decide that she's older than her chronological age? she was 14 chronologically, and that's what is relevant. >> a child of 14 is not responsible for consent. she cannot give consent. >> reporter: this activist wants to make sure this case doesn't deter young people from reporting sexual assault. >> i want to make sure if a young person, male or female, reports that they are getting everything they can possibly be done to help them.

>> reporter: the judge later issued an apology for the comments saying he wasn't sure what he was trying to say, but it comes too late for morales. he was charged with rape in 2008. in february 2010, as the case was making its way through the courts, she took her own life just before her 17th birthday. in china the teenage son of an army general has been sentenced to ten years in prison for rape. it's the second high-profile verdict in china in a week after the communist leader was sentenced to life in prison for corruption. we have more fra beijing. >> there's the second generation rich, they're the children of the powerful in china born after they opened the country in 1979. they've never seen the hard times so many here endured. the 17-year-old son of an army

general, his mother is a famous singer. he drove a $100,000 luxury car at 15 and attended a private school in the united states. that life came to an end on thursday. he was convicted of gang rape, and he'll spend the next ten years in jail. the teenager and four others were fount guilty of raping a woman in a hotel. he said he was drunk and knew nothing about the attack. living in a bubble about luxury and prestige, stories like this inflame the public in china. hundreds of millions of people here struggle to make ends meet, but it's more than that. the new second generation rich are raised to believe that they're above the law. when his trial started, his name was the second-most read topic on china's top microblog. some feel that kind of interest could have swayed the court. >> translator: this case garnered so much attention from the public. sometimes in china the opinion can strongly affect the verdict. >> reporter: more than gaining

the public attention, the case sent a message. >> translator: even though he were well-known and connected, he still spends many years in prison. i think he deserves it. >> reporter: -- >> translator: as long as you commit crime, you'll still be punished. >> reporter: that's what the chinese government is trying to do. not only working to narrow the massive income gap but portray the image all people have to live under the same law. al jazeera, beijing. still to come here on "the news hour" more than two years after the tsunami that devastated parts of japan's east coast, we're in alaska where debris is still washing up on beaches. a fairy tale finish at the america's cup. weep -- we'll tell all about that in sports in a moment.

welcome back. now to france where the number of people out of work has dropped by 50,000, the first time in two years unemployment has decreased, but it comes as the french government unveils big cuts. the government will reduce its budget by $20 billion. 80% of the savings come from cuts to public spending, and a fifth of the savings are funded by increased taxes. the economic impact of the financial crisis is felt across the euro zone. six months ago cypress was bailed out by the european union and the imf. we report on the impact.

>> reporter: he's very rich but might not be for longer. his chain of convenience stores is down from 50 branches to 41. this business relies on cash flow, but cash in cypress is not flowing as freely as it once was. things are not easy right now. >> we stock enough product for one week, and why we stock for one week is because we have to manage our money. things have changed, and we went 50 years back. >> reporter: cypress was bailed out in march. 10 billion euros or $13.5 billion, but it had to close major banks and the government dipped into some customers' accounts. huge lines formed. six months on the lines are gone. the disgust and distrust is still here. the disgust is aimed at those who bailed this country out, the eu, the imf. remember, that catch came with

conditions attached. tough banking reforms and austerity measures, and that's where the distrust comes in. it's aimed politicians, because since then they have plummeted further into recession. unxment went up. cypress is a proud nation, but right now it's not a very happy one. pessimism is the word on the street. >> translator: there are people who are hungry, and you see people eating out of rubbish bins or wait for contributions to get a bite to eat. >> translator: things are very difficult for retailers, and in order to have any improvement we need drastic change. >> reporter: the government will tell you things will only get better, but it won't happen overnight. >> things will remain difficult for some time before they start improving. i am optimistic medium to long-term. >> what is if you don't trust

the banks? you keep your cash at home. that's what's lots of citizens now do, which has led to a reported increase in burglaries. as for phil, he's remaining optimistic. >> surely we'll survive. >> reporter: it's perhaps the best defense he and many others here now have. phil lavalle, al jazeera. it's more than two years since the tsunami devastated parts of japan's east coast, but debris is still washing up on beaches in north america. alaska has thousands of ki kilometers of coastline. alan scheffler explains. >> reporter: the high wide view is spectacular. america's largest uninhabited island looks press teen. but land on the beaches and walk the shoreline with chris and his clean up crew, and you get the true close-up picture, a picture of what he calls a slow-moving environmental disaster. metal barrels, parts of old shoes, plastic bottles, fishing

floats and buoys from aqua farms as kro the pacific litter the beach. >> it's not hopeless. we need more resources and people. it's not hopeless but never-ending. >> reporter: half or more is tsunami debris. it's collected by hand and packed into huge bales and flown out by helicopter and put on the nonprofit organization's barge for the long trip to civilization. this is a national ocean dumps site in the northern corner of the gulf where currents and prevails winds drive logs, wrecked fishing boats and anything else that floats onshore. >> pole urethane foam. there's whiskey. >> reporter: he said conditions are a little better this year. heavier stuff is coming in now, but there's less of it. last summer in the first big wave of tsunami trash, the

modern garbage on some alaskan beaches increased 100-fold, a huge job for the crew trying to cover every inch of every beach. >> job security, yeah. based on what i've seen so far, you can't find an end right now. >> reporter: so far they have 30 tons per mile of plastic like this off the coastline on the ice lant -- island and they hav lot more work to do. they figure about 75 more miles to the south. the farther they go, the harder the operation will go. 100 to $150,000 a mile, another eight to ten years at current staffing and funding levels. >> we don't know what the environmental damage is. we can look at how many miles of coastline are covered with plastic, but what does that translate into as far as ecological damage and what is it doing to fisheries? >> reporter: he thinks 10,000 miles of alaskan shoreline will have to be done.

somebody has to do it. this is our kitchen. we need to keep it clean. that's where we get our food. >> reporter: it's where more of this comes ashore every day with every tide. allen schauffler, alaska. we have all the sports now. i beat new zealand can't quite believe it, can they? >> it's a shame. it happens in every sport. i'll tell you about it later on. oracle team usa completed one of the sport's ever greatest comebacks. they won the race against new zealand to claim the america's cup. this is the eighth straight victory in san francisco seeing them overhaul an 8-1 deficit. we have the report. >> reporter: one of the great comebacks in sporting history or one desperate escape. two possible endings to an engaging 19-day story, the longest regatta in the 162-year history of the america's cup.

the early stages of the race had all the closeness and intensity that fans had come to expect. >> this is it. this is it. >> reporter: words of encouragement from oracle's british sailing legend brett ainsley. after the halfway mark they surged into the lead. from there hope evaporated for team new zealand who spent a week with one win to history. the team usa eighth straight win is now the most famous one as they retain the cup they won in 2010. >> oh yeah, baby! >> reporter: led by an australian skipper and with just one american on board, but that counted little to the adoring fans. oracle's win made more notable by the fact they started the event with a two-point penalty for legal modifications.

>> the cup. a huge victory out here you could say. it was a fantastic race. i mean, we wouldn't have had it any worry way. we came from behind, and they just showed so much heart. >> reporter: once again a decision on the timing of the next event rests in oracle's hands, the 35th america's cup will certainly have a lot to live up to. our reporter melissa khan was at the race in san francisco. she explains why oracle's comeback is so impressive. >> reporter: a lot of the focus is on the fact that team usa won eight straight races in a row, but i actually want to start at the beginning of the america's cup, because it was not 0-0 on the scoreboard. in fact, team usa was in the deficit, minus 2 to zero because for lack of a better word they

cheated last year during trials ahead of the america's cup in 2012. they had weighted their boats, and it gave them better control of the boat. right out the gate team new zealand had all the momentum winning the races because team usa had a great embarrassment. it was embarrassing for the team and fans, and they had a great, mental challenge to get over. around race 10 you could start seeing that the team finally shifted gears and started winning races. here we are at the america's cup, the winners, team usa, in what has been the closest race in history. >> how does team usa's efforts compare to some of the sports other recent great escapes. in 2004 the boston red sox came back from a three-game deficit against the new york yankees to win the american league championship series. they went on to win the first world series since 1918. a year later liverpool found themselves 3-0 down in the european champions league final

against ac milan. they recovered to level the game and won the cup in a penalty shoot-out. last year ryder's cup saw the miracle of the u.s. team. europe still managed still managed to win one of golf's most prized titles. now we have team usa on the brink of defeat for the better part of the week. they put themselves firmly in sailing's history books. he can check us out on the website and vote for your favorite in the poll. louis has been making his own football comeback, but he couldn't inspire liverpool to win over manchester united in the english league cup. united won this game 1-0. the striker was back after serving a 10-game ban for biting an opponent. hernandez was the match winner

for united easing the pressure on the manager after their 4-1 lost to manchester city in the league. >> i thought it was excellent. i thought he was -- you know, he's been out for such a long time. he ran himself into the ground, and you could see he was always a threat. the defenders were on the back with a couple twists and turns that he was going to get in. as he goes on, he'll get a wee bit sharper. overall he can be very pleased. i was happy for him. his contribution was brilliant. >> real madrid as renaldo and a bit of good fortune to thank for their latest win in the spanish league. they were far from convincing after the portuguese start had put them ahead. they're back in spain's top division for the first time in 24 years for a last-minute equalizer. real may be awarded contention with the penalty and they step

up to win 2-1 in the 96th minute. real is third in the table now, two points behind barcelona and athletico madrid. in baseball the tigers beat the minnesota twins 1-0 on wednesday. to h torii hunter started off the innings with an rbi single. he delivered the win at target field with seven shutout innings against the twins. the tigers are the first team since 2002 to 2004 to win the division three years in a row. that's the sports for me. thanks for that. see you later on with more sports. that's it for "the news hour." elizabeth will be back after the break with all the day's news, and i'll see you a little later on.

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