h. this is al jazeera. >> hello there, welcome our top stories. any deal keeping u.s. troops won't get final approval until after he leaves office. >> with all the news from europe, as three women are freed by police in london, after being held as slaves for 30 years. and no release, ukraine's refuses and drops plans

for a landmark trade deal with europe. also ahead, go home. somali refugees in kenya have told they have to leave, they say that will put them back in danger. and on the frail of the lizard kings. the world's most notorious wild life trafficker. afghanistan's president has announced he won't sign an agreement to keep u.s. troops there after next year. they should support the deal, but that he would leave it to the next president to give its final approval. elections are due in 24 teen. one of the most contention issues in the security packet is giving u.s. troops immunity from prosecution under afghan law. as well as the right to self-defense.

but only if forces ask them to, and finally troops numbers. if the draft is signed up to 15,000 american soldiers could stay behind after 2014. >> the scouter agreement will give us the opportunity to move from a transitional process to a stable process. this is drawing to foreign troops from afghanistan should be a happy process. if the foreigners leave unhappy, lit be very dangerous for us. i hope you get my point. where he really appealed to the representatives there. he also went through in mine newt detail the last minute negotiations he has had with washington, d.c. part of that, was him presenting reading out a letter signed by u.s. if the barack obama promising that u.s. troops would respect the

dignity of afghans in their homes. lose the last minute negotiations had been around the americansomes right to every afghan homes on raids. and it has been settled that would only happen under exceptional circumstances. otherwise forces will do it. now later in the speech, landed something of a bomb shell, on those watching his speech when he said that if the security packet was agreed to, by the -- and then agrees to by the parliament, he would sign it but not until after the presidential elections. those aren't due until at least next april. so that's unlikely to be lucked by washington, d.c. who want this signed as soon as mobil. it's unlikely it could even become law for quite some time.

>> joining us live from washington, jury how problematic receive the the u.s. that coors say doesn't want that signed until after the next presidential election? >> well, officials in the obama administration are reviewing his comment. and i do have requests out for clarification. even though the u.s. military typically plans for the sake of plans as some wags here will suggest. they do need to present -- that is a very complicated process, for the u.s. military, because you are not just talking about some 35,000, 36,000 combat forces that are in country version ease anywhere anywhere from five to 15,000 troops. you have to figure out who they are.

where they need to be deployed and they would have to do that in consultation with the afghan military. clearly, the situation on the ground will dictate the final numbers, but really, the u.s. military prefers to have as much lead time as possible, so we are going to get a briefing here at the state department in the next few minutes. we might get some more insight on what problems could arise if the afghan government doesn't sign this agreement into effect by -- in the next five or six months. that could have a significant impact. >> what about this question of whether the u.s. government should apologize for civilian casualties in afghanistan. was there any indication this would happen. >> well, if you listen to the secretary of state or the national security advisor, this was never under discussion. they are surmising that something was lost in francelation, or as

people will understand the game of telephones where apparently an offer to issue a letter being there because he was invited somehow that may have been turned into whether or not the u.s. government would apologize for the suffering that afghan citizens suffers during the 11 year long war. but the obama's point, is that an apology was never going to be a part of this discussion. this is strictly a security agreement, this has nothing to do with the country to country relationship on a diplomatic level. which is under the context. that anything resembling an apology would be proffered. >> thank you very much indeed for that. jump dated us from toward there. >> now, three women have been freed from a house in london, after apparently spending 30 years as slaves. let's get the latest on

that story. >> police announced earlier that they arrested two people in relation to the slavery investigations. from the outside world for her entire life. at the london police head guarders and he can join us now. >> a short while ago, the head of the antihuman trafficking squad here at police head guarders in central london told me that this was the most extraordinary and worst case that he had seen of its kind. during his working life. in terms of how long the women had apparently been held, 30 years. now, one of the women the youngest of the three, was only 30 years old. and it's quite possible, although the police are not confirming this kind

of detail at the moment, that she was born into this particular form of slavery. three women. a 57-year-old from ireland, and a 30-year-old british women were all rescued. all three women were highly traumatized and were taken to a place of safety where they remain. these are deeply traumatized people, and it is essential that we work sensitively to establish the facts in this case. >> . >> it seems incredible,

30 years in that house. why is it after 30 years they have been rescued and found now? >> well, there seems to be a chain of events in which a charity was featured on the television. one of the women saw that program, and made contact with the charity. and in fact, the women themselves were released around three weeks ago. and since then, the police and the charity have been working with them to establish the veracity, the truthfulness of their story. clearly, the two people who have since been arrested were september under surveillance during this period. and early thursday, this mourning 7:30:00 a.m., police moved in and arrested the alleges captor. captors. so this is how this happened. the police say the women

were allowed a limited amount of freedom during their years of captivity, but the charity involved has been working closely with the police, says that they were on occasion physically and mentally abused. and clearly, now, they are with counselors, they are receiving help, and at the same time, the police are getting more and more information from them about exactly what went on during those three decades. an extraordinary amount of time. >> it comes after parliament refused to allow the former prime minister to travel abroad. they believe the jail sentence is politically motivated, and it wants pheere visit it.

>> before the vote, european representatives refused to predict the outcome. >> we'll see, we'll see. >> perhapses with good reason. as the ballots were cast, europe's expectations were dashed. supporters of the former prime minister, blame them for not pushing members of their own party to push for her release. >> the president is personally responsible for stopping the movement of ukraine towards the european union, because he didn't want to vote for the law, and so it stopped this vote. >> it appears that the ukrainian government is backing away from the deal, possibly scuddling six years of talks. russia has been hitting ukraine with terry barriers over everything from chocolate to steel to get them to set up to

a different trade law. and ukraine appears to have folded with the ukraine saying it was renewing active dialog, with the aim of adopting measures to ensure national security. releasing tino was the final of stackle to signing the deal. she was sentenced to seven years in jail with corruption, in a trial in in europe saw as an attempt by the president to eliminate a political rival. german doctors whoa have examined her, says she has severe back problems requiring medical treatment. right now she is under armed guard at a medical facility in ukraine. it now looks like that is where she will stay. five major dis appointment to her supporters. they will be holding a rally, but it does not look like that will do much to get her release or bring ukraine closer to europe. al jazeera, berlin. >> later in the program, now let's go back to doha. >> thank you, barbara,

more from us too, coming up here in the program, including burdened by a website that just doesn't work, why president barack obama popularity at home is in free fall. plows, we will be live from geneva as talks resume. and in sport wide baseball star alex rodriguez stormed out of his own hearing as he appeals. close to half a million somali refugees have been told they need to leave from kenya. most have fled violence and hunger to seek shelter at the refugee camp. one of the big nest the word. but many say it is not safe to return, and to make matters worse, the u.n. is also cutting down food rations because of funding problems. home to nearly half a

million people, the camp is actually like a little city, it has an administration center, and there's a market, primary schools even a hospital. from the camp, peter reports. >> nobody is going so convince her that it is safe to go back to somalia. she and her three children are the newest arrivals. that is after they first killed her husband when he refused to stub out his cigarette, and then threatened to force her into another marriage. but according to the government of kenya, and somalia, and the u.n.'s refugee agency, somalia is now firm on the path to peace and security. they all signed an agreement that would send half a million refugees home over the next three years. but the u.n. insists nobody is forcing them out. >> toe make sure that the

refugees make their own decision, prior to -- so it is purely voluntary, and we have to ensure that refugees take that position. >> twice a month, the world food program uses sophisticated bio metric checks to decide who should get a handout of rations. it is a massive logistic exercise that costs donors $8 million a month. kenya says it has paid a heavy price, and the time is now right for refugees to go. the russians are carefully calculated to make sure each person gets just enough nutrition to survive. but earlier this month, the agency announced it was cutting food by a quarter thanks to a budget short fall. >> the reduction has nothing to do with the agreement. it is just a coincidence, but the refugees don't see it that way.

for them, it send as very clear message, that both the kenyans and the donors have had enough of them. >> they understand how his community feels. he knows of nobody that thinks somalia is now safe. >> i want to thank the kenyan government for hosting us. but as a refugee leader i don't think many people are willing to go back. very few, i am not sure that any will go right now. >> they want to get a sense of how things still are, consider this. the place is that refugees run to is always better than the home they have left behind. al jazeera, refugee camp in north eastern kenya. >> in pakistan, at least two senior members of the network have been kimed in the u.s. drone strike three others are also died in the strike.

always causing huge problems this one seemed to cause more anger, because it took place outside the tribal area. >> thought's. an awful lot of anger here, but serious amount of concern as well. since the u.s.' drone program began in 2004, there has literally been hundred of drone strikes in pakistan. but the vast majority of them have been in northern tribal areas. this is only the second dime we have seen a drone strike in what is described here as a settled area. an area with a relatively dense population, and is governed with a civilian government. now the concern here is that is a new phase in the program where we see

more strikes again in areas which are more densely populated and strikes that are outside of again that tribal area. very very critical about drone strikes. he is saying that something has to be done, what is he planning? >> perhaps one of the most vocal critics of the program, very angry about this drone strike in the district. blow a few weeks ago the leader of the taliban, when they were killed in a u.s. drone strike, he threatened to take his supporters and block nato supply routs. well, it looks like he is going to make good on that threat. on saturday, he has planned a very large protection, he is expecting thousands of people to attend, and he has threatened that they will block those supply routs.

here is what he had to say about that protest. >> this is the most unjust thing, drone policy, it is against all humanitarian laws. you cannot be judge, jury. someone decides or president obama has presented a kill list and say look these are the ones that we intend to eliminate. what is this war achieving in all it is doing is radicalizing our country. >> some very strong words there. a feeling shared by thousands of pakistanis.

>> the tie in islamabad there. now it's been another attack in iraq, at least 25 people are dead in the northeast. six world powers are struggling to make progress with iran on a deal over its nuclear program. in exchange for concessions on uranium enrichment. so far no agreement has been reached. >> what they are trying now is to rebuild countries that we lost in the previous round, because of the misunderstanding or mismanagement which was until the previous round. we have not discussed any

serious negotiations yet. but we are try hard, since yesterday to once again build confidence between the two sides of the negotiations. >> live for us in geneva, so james, iran talking about lack of trust, we have had strong words from france as well. where are we regarding the prospects of an interim agreement. they are going through a draft text, they are going through it word by word, frying to deal with the various issues. because they are dealing with those sticking

points. those problems that led to this being centralled ten days ago when they were last year. what are the issues. what are the gaps that have to be closed here. i think that shows us what the sticking points are. rye ran says it has a right to enrich uranium. we also are aware that some of the other countries particularly france, concerned about the heavy water reactor, that iran is currently building. they want all of that work stopped. also, concerned about the stocks of uranium that have already been enriched to the 20% level. which is quite a time -- france i know wants them shipped out, those are the issues that are being discussed in these negotiations. by senior officials, no foreign ministers here

yet, but we keep hearing that it's possible foreign ministers may fly in at some point if it looks like a deal is very close. all right, james, thank you for that. jump dating us on those talks in geneva. his poll numbers are plummeting. the public is losing confidence in his ability to turn things around. >> at 23 years old, christian doesn't usually need help to walk. but on this, the 9th day of his fast, having only taken in water, he is getting weak. trying to send a statement, with sacrifice. and demonstrations in the shadow of the nation's capitol, calling for a vote on immigration

reform. >> we just have to knock some sense into baner to give us a vote, because this is a moral issue. people are getting separated day in and out. >> john boehner has said he won't allow a vote, on what president barack obama has called a top priority. normally, that is when we would see the president do this. lot your member of congress know, get them on record. ask your me of congress -- >> on the debt, taxes and guns. the president has pressured congress by asking the american public to weigh in. but according to poll, the american people are in no mood to listen to him. only 37% approve of the job he is doing. 57% disapprove, and more damaging to the president, the area he has always excelled in has been hit hard. only 49% of those asks say he is honest and trot worthy. due in launch part to his rocky healthcare roll out, a website that

doesn't work, policies unexpectedly cancele canced for many it is just too expensive. >> the idea that the t president can go to the country right now and ask for the people's support for say comprehensive immigration reform is fanciful. the president can do nothing else. until he gets his arms around these early difficulties with the american -- with the affordable care act and wrestles them to the ground. he is running out of time. >> if mr. obama doesn't deliver on the healthcare reform he is promised it seems unlikely he will be able to deliver on the other. pros he has made, including the issue that people here are willing to starve themselves for. we want reform we have no fear. >> argentine that's president has sworn in the new members of her cabinet. it's the first official act in operation to

remove a blood clot on her brain. heavy losses in midterm congressional last month. columbia's president will stand for re-election next may. it was a move widely accepted for him. the stand off will take opposition candidate oscar ivan in a campaign likely to focus on how peace for the rebels would transform society. i am doing so because i am convinced we have made enough progress, and finally we can get prosperity and peace that all columbians deserve. >> coming up a new security threat for

lebanon. what is driving the groups plus, peaceful elections despite a boycott threat? we will more on the winners and losers in the local election. >> one of the shots of the day. highlights coming up in sports

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plans and will return to russia for help with its economy. reject add key e.u. demand by voting against the release of jailed opposition leader urif. more now on the by lateral security attacks. david is a former u.s. deputy assistant secretary of defense for afghanistan and pakistan. welcome to the program, good to have you with us. that do you make of the statement that nothing is going to be signed until after the presidential elections next year? because clearly, there's going to be a different afghan president then. >> i think the most important thing is is that the tribal elders and other important people are bedating the agreement. what really matters is at the end of the meeting rather than at the beginning. that they sincerely want

this agreement, that they believe. this is the opportunity that the afghan people have to speak up. approve the deal, is there a decision binding, what happens if they don't approve the deal. >> i don't think there's any leakily hood. the question is how strongly and how determined they push for it. jergi is vital, because it represents the will of the afghan people. this is not about one man, it is about the future of an entire country. and the loya jirga speaks for them. especially when there's pressure in iran not to support this agreement. >> what about this issue of trust, karzia says we

don't trust the u.s., and the u.s. says they don't trust him, that's clearly problematic. >> again, this is an issue of president karzia not trusting u.s., and the lack of trust towards president karzai. without getting it into all, but the afghan people, the afghan nation, aprocedures to want this by lateral security agreement, and if they trust the united states enough, i believe that the people of afghanistan have the chance to convince the president to move ahead. you talk about water under the bridge, one of the issues is of civilian casualties. do you think if the u.s. had offered an -- as was speculated on, that that would have made things easier. >> no, the issue of civilian casualties today, caused almost entirely by the taliban.

everybody can read it. reiterated that it is not u.s. policy to go into afghan homes. it is not policy to do anything that he is concerned about. so it is not a question of that issue. how quickly that can move forward and secure their future. >> thank you for talking to you, david there live from washington, d.c. >> thank you. >> a ceremony has been held in triply to mark the withdraw of militias from the libyan capitol. have art started to pull out after angry demands from people. last week, more than 45 people were killed after gunman opened fire on protestors marching on their base to demand that they leave. armed groups have controlled different parts since they helped topple former leader.

funerals have been held for a second day, the target of the embassy. al quaida linked break guys have claimed responsibility. the group has a new layer of security problems in a country struggling to deal with the spill over from the war in syria. to suicide bombers were responsible for this. it was attack tick that many in lebanon fears may turn their country into another iraq. the garage of the brigade has claimed responsibility for the attack. in august, the group's leader release add message to the shiite of lebanon. and the audio recording measured called on members of the sect to abandon their leaders. he wants of consequences if they continues to support the regime in syria.

the brigade suicide a well known armed group. lock before the syrian war began. it claims responsibility for the explosion that attacked a japanese tampinger. he told us the brigades use to send fighters to iraq from here, this lebanese journalist pointed out the organization gets its strength from the prevailing political environment. >> al quaida will become stronger as long as hezbollah is fighting syria. for hezbollah doesn't publicly climb it, al quaida will be weak. >> they didn't target a hezbollah convoy in the heart land in july. and it did warn of more attacks if they don't withdraw its fighters from syria.

many say this attack was the latest message to he is bob almost and iran. the conflict will not be confined within syria's borders. >> there are those that believes it was a direct result of saudi iranian rivalry. they have directly accused of sponsoring armed groups many now say lebanon is part of an open regional confrontation. i think with the player up we will see lebanon deteriorating into violence and unrest. many people warned it won't be the last. al jazeera, beirut. >> let's get more fluid from europe now, where green is seeing red. here is barbara to explain. >> the green groups have walked out of the climate change talks.

complainers with bro testing by the lack of action by industrialized nations in tackling green house gas emissions can they believe are behind increasingly violent weather. they say too little progress is being made to cut emissions and not enough is being pledged to help the poorest and most vulnerable adapt to the changing climate. >> they say that the governments negotiating these talks are making a mockery of the process. they feel that even just being here, they get have litty to the process that is not looking out to the process of most of the world. this meeting has failed to deliver. >> this is a statement that this particular cop has run out of steam. that, in fact, our political leaders came here with very low

ambitiouses, and what we have seen is the ambitious lever goss lower and lower, specifically at a time when the science is telling us we are running out of time. >> represents 49 of the worlds poorest countries. he says it is hard to remain positive in the future of of so many vulnerable people. they are now responsible for providing the support to the whole mission. >> and are we seeing that support? >> not yet. not yet, it is just talk. just talk. we are talking on that issue. >> it also covers many other issues relating to pollution, health, and climate change. some progress has been made. >> around the table, you have the united states, you have nor dig countries, you have nigeria, and others all

united and practical action that can make a huge difference of human health, for how you get to work in the morning. and guess what, these local changes. but this progress has not been enough to keep these activists at the talks. they have spoken with their feet, and hope it will focus the minds of negotiators in the final hours of the talks. vladimir punt tin who somewhere scaled the platform were acting in a mobile cause, but he still believes their actions were wrong. it comes on the day that another one of the green peace protestors was released on bail. from finland. and questioned that a literary conference in moscow putin's attitude of the environmental activists appear to be

softening. >> were they doing something noble, yes. but were they right? no, they were not right. >> now, they broke the mold in comedy. millions across the world loves them, others struggled to get the joke. the monty python team are reuniting for a stage show. on a comedy come back. they became one of the most irreverent shows ever on television. >> whoa, whoa. just stop. >> they reappears on a london stage to announce they were performing. they were the first to exist without punch lines. and to those who didn't

get it, sometimes it made no sense at all. monty python jokes have develop around the world translating into many languages. it was a question put to them by al jazeera. why does the joke travel so well? >> and then they are translating in their own way. >> it's been so years since monty python appeared on stage, and the team admits they are nervous about the prospect of doing it again. and despite having a combined age of 357. they are confidence their jokes will still make people laugh.

with that you are up to date with the news in europe. >> all the look on the bright side of life. now the ruling party has emerged on top in local elections which were peaceful despite an opposition boycott threat. fear do return a fear to civil war. after it said it was abandoning a 1992 peace deal. more in central mozambique. in 1986 he stepped on a land mine. at the time he was a soldier in a war that ended in 1992, since june, the party has been fighting against government forces. >> you can see me now with one leg. i wasn't born like this. war is not good. it destroyed lives people and buildings. it is evil and sense less. >> people here -- the ruling party won in most

municipalities. but five-year-old opposition party, made greater end roads into government controlled areas and became support in opposition strong holds. they boycotted saying they favored them. despite threats the military wing to disrupt the polls, things were relatively calm. but something must happen to prevent an ex-collation between soldiers and the fighters. >> if you wish to talk to me, please, stop attacks. government says no, we will not attack, we are doing something different. soldiers are different, people form attacks. so it can be difficult to get some koch six. >> government officials say that normal factors

are attacking in rural areas but they deny this. >> many people say they are not going to use the main highway. they are too scared to. every day they hear stories of people being ambushed and killed. they are not going to take the risk. more than 20 years after it ended he hopes history doesn't repeat itself. al jazeera. mozambique. >> coming up in sport. how english cricketer silenced his australian credittics on day one of the first tests. stay with us.

a year, one of the most notorious wild life traffickers was released from a malaysian jail. there is now evidence showing he is back. our year long investigation took al jazeera team from africa to asia. this is steve exclusive report. home to some of the most rare creatures. madagascar has long been a valued souther country, for the lizard king. and so is in the capitol we start to infill strait his network.

particular owe is the first to mention the men were after. >> okay, okay. >> how do you know him. >> i introduce him to someone. he is the lizard king's name, caught twice for trafficking in the the the world's most dangerous species. he served eight years in u.s. and malaysian jails. he was released last year. informant whose work with him, say it hasn't taken long to resume charge of his smuggling network. >> you are sure he is still smuggling despite the fact that he has served time in jail in the u.s.? >> yes, i am very sure about it. people confirmed to us that the infamous

tradeser still at it. >> still doing it now? >> yeah. >> yes. >> we needed to prove it ourselves. for that we head to the rural property, in his hometown. >> 2010, when law enforcement officers busted into this place. and found two bangle tigers as well as the crocodile. the question is that sort of thing still going on here? >> trying to avoided guards we sneak past all cages and then we come upon new ones. there are big animals inside. experts tell us there are believed tock several cats from north africa. our year long chase include add paper trail. none of which are possible without the consent of authorities. >> i won't know -- >> despite years of allegation, the minister in charge of the wild life agency, doubts there

is any corruption. >> if there is corruption, then i must go after it. you know. >> if anybody is corrupt, if anybody accepts bribes then i must look into it. >> with all that we have learned it was time for us to confront the lizard king. >> mr. long, steve chow from the program. how are you. >> wang was not in a mood to answer our questions. >> no. sir, are you still involved in the trade of threatened and endangered species? >> soon, workers of his emerged to stop us filming. >> but not once did he deny that he the world's most infamous trafficker was back in the trade. al jazeera, malaysia. do see the full premier of the return, own al jazeera on thursday, at 2230 gmt. and if you missed that,

and steve ciao you can visit our website for more information on his investigation. lawyers say they will stop participating in arbitration hearing unless major league commissioner bud selig agrees to testify. he is appealing 211 game ban for doping but stormed out of a hearing on wednesday, when told that he wouldn't be appearing. i lost my mind. i knew it wasn't fair, but what we saw today it was disgusting and the fact that the man from milwaukee, that put this suspension on me was not one bit of evidence something i didn't do. and he doesn't have the courage to come look me

in the eye and tell me this is why i did 211? i shouldn't serve one inning. and this guy should come to my -- to our city, i know he doesn't like new york, i love this city. i love being a yankee, for this guy, the embarrassment that he has put me through, and he does haven't the courage to come see me. is tell me this is whyly destroy your career. and i thought rightfully so, this should end with me on friday, under oath, put your money where your mouth is. >> were you guilty of these charges? >> no. >> did you do anything wrong? >> no. >> did you do any t.d.es in. >> no. >> did you obstruct justice, did you do anything that they accused i don't have owe doing? >> no. >> the big job ahead of them heading into day two of the first text ginn england. they were booed by the crowd, they were reacting to his failure to walk

when called out in a match earlier this year. but the fast bowler silenced his critics with the pick juries of 5-65 as australia was reduced to 273. there is something about correct that brings the best out of me, there's more nickel plays against the aussies that means so much to me, i feel it does bring the best out of me. and obviously delighted with today's performance p but looking to the future i want a lot more. >> in a few hours time, with where the bribe has unbeaten on 78, with mitchell johnson has saved all trail yeah from embarrassment after they had slumped to 132 for six.

we have to assess the conditions in the morning but we want to get 300 plus. and we think that definitely is a good score to have. and definitely plays in the minds of the opposition, once you get that 300 mark. >> they have continued their recent scoring spree in india, one day over the west indies. two west indies won the toss, and chose to ball, but could only post 211 they put on the century partnership in reply, reaching the target with nearly 15 over, to win by six. until they put on a partnership of 96, in game two. sealed their place at next year's cup after a

goal against jordan in the second leg of their playoff. they held a 5-nil lead, but couldn't find a way through -- this time, in montevideo the championships are the last of the 32 teams to book their place in the finals and brazil. >> yes, the truth is i am relieved, the last part of these qualifiers was complicated and tough. there's a decisive match, and this team handled it. and with the respect we had for our opponents. we are here qualified for the world cup and for us it is a huge drawing. >> defending champions the united states and den mar lead after the first round of the world cup. five under par, 66 from the american kevin and dane thomas buion helped themselveses to the top of the leader board. they are playing for ireland and he had one

shots of the day when he sunk an eagle on the 9th hole. he ended up one over par. for progress on the 2018 olympics. all of that and more immediate concern in and out of competition testing is being increased but there was no mention of the fact that the moscow laboratory is facing suspension by the world anti-doping association. >> we have decided for the seven hi olympic winter games to increase the testing program by 57%. compared to vancouver.

>> in the nba lebron james scored 21-points to lead the heat to 120-90 against the orlando magic for the fifth win in a row. the penguins beat the washington capitols in their first nhl match up, and a new metropolitan division. we'll have the visiting penguins who lost four of their last six games entered the night lead the capitols by one. but pittsburgh got the better of them. they scored four on the night. that's it for me. >> thank you very much indeed for that. and that's it for these news hour, until then from me and all the news hour team.

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