>> welcome to the news hour. from al jazeera's news center in london. here are the stories. thousands brace for a new winter while living in camps. tension in thailand. anti-government protesters tackle a group of demonstrators in bangkok. >> hello there, i'm julie mcdonald in london with all the news from europe. ukrainukrainian opposition leads

call for a strike in the capital of kiev. and one person has been killed after a police helicopter crashed in the scottish city of glasgow. the death toll is expected to run. >> welcome to the program. millions of syrian refugees are bracing themselves for another biting winter away from home. many are struggling to cope. the u.n. received less than half of the $4.4 billion it needs to provide for people in syria and it's neighboring countries. well, we can bring you the full picture right across the middle east. we're in jordan, and first let's go to northern iraq. just tell us about the camp where you are, and how worried

are people from the on set of people there? >> reporter: well, this is the first winter that many of these people will have faced. they only moved into this camp a few months ago. and let me show you around now. now i have to say as it got dark the temperature plunged considerably. this camp was busy during the day. look at it now, scarcely an anda soul in sight. and we're not even into the peak temperatures yet. apart from the freezing temperatures will be flooding. this is surrounded by three different holes. you'r--three different hills. there is a dip here and the camps have flooded. they're building these drainage systems but things are taking a while. people here, this is their first winter that they faced. i spent friday to find out what their fears were.

>> reporter: it's early morning and women in the refugee camp prepare food. they have been cooking outdoors for the summer but that will end soon because winter is coming and with it plunging temperatures and heavy rain. >> i'll make a special effort to cook every friday t, a small trt to help get where we are. even this small treat will be taken away from us. >> reporter: preparations to get this camp ready for winter are well under way. drainage systems are put in place to make sure that the camp doesn't flood. the president from the refugee agency said things are on track but there is a long way to go. >> of course there will be challenges but we'll support the international community for the winter.

>> reporter: but there is a huge difference between a camp being ready for winter and the reality of having to live there. despite the hard conditions around the corner, children find a way to smile and have fun. these children are taking advantage of the mild weather before the severe weather actually comes. it doesn't matter how well prepared this camp is for winter, the one thing that these children and the camp residents want, that's the one thing that the aid agencies can't give them. safe passage to syria. >> reporter: but that is a distant dream. there are more pressing things to worry about. >> ten days ago it rained. the whole camp was flooded. my tent was flooded. my chirp couldn't walk anywhere. winter is coming and i'm scared how bad things will get. >> reporter: with the u.n. agency facing a funding crisis before winter this camp is

typical of many. it's ready technically for winter but that's scant comfort for those who have to live through it. what happens next they say is up to god. >> meanwhile over in jordan refugees are struggling to cope with harsh conditions. for some residents better shelter is coming. we have report from the refugee camp. >> reporter: for 18 months the refugees here have weathered scorching heat, sand storms and even snow storms. their only shelter, a plastic tent. another freezing winter is coming so fo these new trailers couldn't arrive soon enough. >> in the winter the rain causes floods everywhere. tents collapse on people and if they have electricity they catch fire. the people who have been here longest are the first to get a

trailer. there is always a lot of frustration when they're given out. but there are strict rules of people who get a trail from ticking advantage of their good fortune. many would sell their trailers for hundreds of dollars to those who live in tents. now refugees have to sign contracts promising not to trade camp property. this man says he has been in the camp for a year. the aid worker answers those getting trailers now have been living in tent a year and a half. the trailers cost $2,500 and replacing tents so far have cost $35 million. around 3,000 families still live in tents like this. the hope is to replace all the tents with trailers by january

before the weather gets unbearbly cold. they're also getting thermal blankets. winter clothing and shoes are given to the most vulnerable. there is not enough money to provide everything they need so conditions in the camp remain difficult. >> don't think that we were all prepare for the crisis to last so much longer. it took many of the dollars not by surprise, but it took many of the dollars saying, well, if we look and find more money available. >> reporter: these refugees have no idea when they'll return to their country. if the promised funding isn't delivered they could suffer for many more summers and winters. >> let's get the view from lebanon. we're live from the refugee camp, talk us through what is happening where you are, and what the conditions are like for the refugees there. >> reporter: well, it's not yet

winter, but the temperatures are dropping. it is cold. people here live in miserable conditions. we are at what is known as the tented settlement in lebanon. lebanon doesn't have official camps so basically refugee who is arrive to this country, you know, set up homes, homes basically which are tents. if i move out of the way you can see no concrete on the ground, mud, and just a few days there was rain and you can see even when you walk inside people's homes it's dark, there is no electricity. but earlier we showed our viewers how their homes have no concrete so they're not protected from the possibility of floods. these people are facing a new danger, that is cold, harsh winter conditions especially here. social workers are complaining that they aren't able to reach all the refugees, and some people are suffering from

respiratory problems, there is a possibility of pneumonia. really dire conditions. lebanon is hosting 1.3 million syrians. 800,000 have been ledgesterred with the united nations. but they're scattered across the country and since there are no official camps it's hard for aid agencies to reach all the people here. we've been talking to all the people here throughout the day, and they're telling us they want mattresses, and our children don't have proper shoes and winter clothes. many are resigned to the fact that they're not going home any time soon as the war continues in their country. >> the lebanese government is struggling to control the influx of refugees. is there anything more that lebanon can do? >> well, lebanon faces it's own problems. it is economic problems. the presence of refugees has put

a strain on the country's resources. they are taking the jobs of the lebanese people. sir januaries are ready to work for less amount of money. could you imagine the social tensions brewing in this country. apart from the fact that there have been a lot of security incidents related to the conflict in syria. this country has been appealing to the international community for help, but we do know that the international community faces it's own problems, trying to get enough money to help all these people. >> okay, thank you. >> now the united states has offered to help destroy the most dangerous parts of syria's arsenal. it will happen at sea on board an u.s. ship. they are still looking for a suitable port to process 500 tons of the most dangerous substances. an additional 800 tons of

chemicals will be destroyed in commercial incinerators. meanwhile inside syria 12 people were killed after an airstrike hit al bab northeast of aleppo. this is the town of nabak and there has been reports of heavy shelling there. this is what is left after a night of shelling apparently by government troops. and there has been further evidence of violence in syria, army tanks were used to evacuate a school and transfer people to safer parts of the city. let's go to other news now. there has been violence in bangkok where protests are entering a second week.

let's get more on the day's events. wayne, reports of some clashes in the capitol where you are. bring us up-to-date with what you have been hearing. >> that area where you saw those pictures emerge from, there was always grave concern that could an flash point today because the red shirts, as they're known, this is the pro government group, came out in big numbers in the stadium, they're planning to stay there for the next few days in support of the government. but outside that stadium right next door some anti-government protesters had also gathered outside of an university which is a stronghold of people from the south of thailand where the opposition democrat party is very popular. the democrats are one of the organizations that is supporting this anti-government movement. during the afternoon some of those government protesters

attacked those suspected of being red shirts and attacking one taxi, the driver, and attacking a bus as it was coming near to the university. and then this evening there has been some gunshots fired towards the university, we believe, with some people being injured. it seems in that area the situation appears to be deteriorating. >> the thai prime minister has ruled out early elections and called for talks to solve the crisis. is this likely to end any time soon? >> it doesn't appear so. the opposition group, the anti-government protesters are saying that it will end tomorrow. that is the day they will topple the government by seizing more property, including government house where th they operate fro. they have been able to take over

other government buildings fairly easy, but the government house very well protected. the last few hours those protesters have made preparations to start entering that facility on sunday. they have piled sandbags up against the walls that have been erected by the police. so not a good sign there as far as the government goes. in response the prime minister has asked the military for assistance. she is not declaring a state of emergency which would allow those soldiers to come on the streets. but they have been deployed to some of those facilities at the moment we are hearing they're unarmed. >> the pakistan prime minister said that he is bringing peace to afghanistan. they have greed to allow members to meet a taliban leader who was recently released from pakistani

detention. the hope is to kick start talking with the taliban. protesting against the bangladesh national party. they're angry for enforcing a 72-hour blockade on road, rail and water ways, and the party's demands for the postpon postponf up coming elections. they want a caretaker continen cabinet tok procedures before people vote. in october taiwan will review it's gay marriage opinion poles. less than 1,000 people rallied in support of the bill outside parliament. outside the presidential palace thousands rallied against the

pill. in nigeria children getting formal education for the first time. and in sports, a rare hat trick. >> reporter: the ukrainian opposition leaders are vowing to continue protesting against the president despite threats of crackdown by authorities. on friday about 10,000 people rallied against the president's refusal to sign a trade deal with the e.u. we have the very latest. >> reporter: the move against the pro european protesters was brutal and swift at independent square. they dispersed the crowd, some who were beaten and dragged

along the ground. tear gas was tired against the demonstrators who were mounting an overnight vigil. ambulance crews and paramedics treated, many who were pleading badly. the ukrainian president refused to sign a trade pact under influence of the soviet presidenrussianpresident. they called for a general strike across the ukraine. the protesters cleared from independent square.

>> we were holding back the police for about four minutes before they overpowered us. we were defenseless against their shields. he was beaten and dragged from the square. we managed to get to the cathedral. they wanted to intimidate us. it was the most brutal thing i ever experienced. >> it will be a hot and hard day for all of ukraine if the police brake up protests and blood is spilled on the streets. ukraine will be plunged into civil war. >> reporter: the anger is swelling here. the crackdown by the police has reignited the forces and they're set for a violent stand off between the government and.

>> it does not appear that protesters are deterred. >> reporter: yes, it is extraordinary what a difference a day makes. very quiet here at independent square. they're preparing an ice rink, if you can believe it, and most of the protesters have moved up the hill 500 yards. you can't see them from here, but it's essentially a sanctuary of an old monastery, 12th century monastery. and the feeling there was extraordinary when i went to visit them. feeling betrayed and now they're feeling very angry about the brutal treatment at the hands of the riot police who moved in just two hours before dawn behind me to clear the square. so they are determined now that they will all unite to try to demand the resignation of their president that ther, demand eary

elections. they form a national headquarters to coordinate all their actions and called for a general strike. we don't know when that is due to take place, sometime next week and probably in the eastern area of the ukraine, which is mainly russian speaking, where a lot of industry is based, they probably on the get a big response, but at the moment any damage to this economy will be serious because of the plight, they find a huge black hole in their budget, and that may explain why their president turned his back on the humiliating offer from the e.u. and turned to russia instead. >> how much is this about economy? you said a strike however successful would have an impact on this already weakened state of affairs. >> reporter: well, it couldn't come at a worse time, could it.

facing repayments on $1.2 billion loan from russia, they're hoping for a new agreement on that so it doesn't cause such austerity here in ukraine, and also hoping for cut in gas prices against the cruel winter here. we'll see from the kremlin what they can actually produce from their hat, but they've turned towards president putin and now the ukrainian president will have to live with that decision. he'll face a whole series of protests over the next few days. he is far from having solved this problem. he has actually reignited it. >> thank you for that update. now at least one person has been killed after a police helicopter crashed into a busy pub in glasgow.

>> reporter: a friday night on the town turned to horror as rubble crashed down on people. there were reports of initial panic as people struggled to scramble free. many were trapped. one eyewitness said it was pandemonium and another talked of a horrific scene. >> you could hear people screaming. there was a girl standing next to me on one side. i could hear them screaming, and they were screaming because they were afraid. >> reporter: investigators were trying to discover why the police helicopter with three people on board plunged out of the night sky crashing onto the roof of the pub. >> i was 50 yards from the pub, and then the smoke above the

pub, and it just ran straight in front of the pub because i knew something serious had occurred. >> reporter: and one point those who escaped from the pub formed a human chain to help out others. after the crash emergency crews were still searching the wreckage for survivors. >> i think a few moments after the helicopter crashed, people just pouring out of the pub, and dust seemed to be coming out from nowhere, from the roof, the door, the ground, but there was no panic. it was very quiet. >> reporter: the area was cordoned off. more than 30 people were rushed to hospital. scotland's first minister described it as a black day for scotland. tim friend, al jazeera. >> we'll have lots more from europe later in this news hour,

including croatians prepare vote on a referendum on the controversial issue of same-sex marriage. ♪ >> now news organizations in the united states are protesting against what they call unprecedented restrictions on reporting on the white house. they say official photos of the president are often the only pictures they are allowed to use and independent photographers are being shut out. we have more. >> reporter: sometimes it may seem that the white house press corp are covering minutia, but it seems like a fundamental right of journalists. the white house did not have problems letting photographers in for this, the welcoming of the annual christmas tree. for other significant events no independent observations will be allowed.

instead only official white house photographs like these will be released. such pictures are adding to the administration's transparency as they're taken at private gelants we've tried to use new technology and the president's personal photographer as a way to provide additional insight. that's why on your television network nb nbc will have if we e a photograph we can release because we want to provide additional access. >> reporter: some argue that these events are official business and the administration's release of careful photos shows the white house recognizes their newsworthiness. the white house is accused, quote, replacing independent photojournalism with individual press releases. this photo of the president and hillary clinton. >> giving you and your viewers a sense of what is happening at

that lunch. >> it's a photograph that has them-- >> the washington editor which operates 30 u.s. newspapers announced they won't run the official photos unless there is a security reason for not allowing a photographer to attend. >> if the white house is not going to allow basic journalistic access which is to take pictures, we don't feel we should be running those that are issued. we've seen a lot of measures that we've never seen before to this degree to crackdown on the flow of information. >> reporter: back at the white house the photo op is opposite. contemporary reporters and future historians will have plenty of documentation to shape their analysis and record of the christmas tree of 2013. other moments cannot be said

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>> i did my job and just had to sacrifice my brain to do it. ♪ >> a quick reminder of the top stories. one dead and three injured after violent clashes in bangkok against anti-government protesters. ukraine one opposition leaders are call for a countrywide strike. in the capitol of kiev they have broken up protests. and bracing themselves for another freezing winter. blanket hand out are arriving in preparation for the bitter

months ahead. countries continue to pledge a great deal of money, but many failed to deliver the promised amounts of cash. the united states is the largest donor country but it has sense half of the money it promised. the united kingdom pledged $360 million but only handed 25% of that. gulf nations are the biggest offenders. qatar has paispeaking to us fro, we describes people doing whatever they can to make ends meet. >> in many cases they're coming in with some money, sending that. they're selling things they own,

precious jewelry and bore reyou money. many of the lebanese business versus been incredibly generous giving people food and what they can. i met a lady a couple of miles who had taken two refugee families in her own home because she remembered she was a refugee in syria and found hospitality. but it has been very difficult. people have been living in tents made with sheeting and coffee sacks stitched together. and with the winter coming win t has become increasingly more difficult. >> now nigeria has started an ambitious program to go to school.

>> one of several thousands across nigeria. many children don't have access to schools, a situation the government wants to change, so it came up with the education project where classes like these traditional lessons and western curriculum are taught side by side. this is to ease the concerns of some parents who distrust western education. the authorities say this could have immense benefit to the children and the nation. >> in essence of what we're doing is not just to have access to education, but we have skills, and good to move on your own or move furthe to further education. >> reporter: always wanted to go

to a regular school. now after one year in this school he believes he's on the road to achieve his dreams. >> i'm happy here. i don't have to worry about what to eat, where to sleep or about clothes. i want to be a doctor. my people need a doctor, and i want to help them. >> reporter: this school is by far better than regular public schools. the facilities are meant to give students basic education and skills. now some parents are taking their children out of private schools and enrolling them here to take advantage of that. which means the kids, these schools are meant for, may eventually lose out. but authorities say they won't let that happen. the success depend on state government, which are responsible for basic education. some have even taken the program a step further. >> from the beginning it has now

been expanded to 100 schools. our opportunity to grow, and the local governments are equally encouraged to assist. >> but many states are still struggling to pay teachers' salaries and improve school facilities. and unless that can tackled the project could fail along with the hopes and dreams of millions of children. al jazeera, nigeria. >> leaders of mali's rebels deny they have a cease-fire agreement. anger among the troops. the democratic republic of congo has assured that they have won the fight against m 23

rebels, telling people that the war is over. now the wreckage of a missing airplane has been found. all 34 performances were killed during the crash. it disappeared from mozambique to angola. they have been searching a national park where they last had contact with the pilot. africa has made great gains in the fight against h.i.v. a.i.d.s. the reason for that, the funds have been reduced and the results could be disastrous. we have reports in the second part of our series on h.i.v. and a.i.d.s. >> she said she never wanted to become a sex worker, but she had to feed her children.

that was bad enough, but things got even worse when she developed a.i.d.s. she said the stigma is unbearable. so we've changed her name and hidden her face. >> my son is only three years old. he's innocent, but i gave him a.i.d.s. when he was born. i'm worried about what will happen to him when i die. everyone will see him as the child of a prostitute. [ sobbing ] >> this organization helps sex workers with a.i.d.s. get access to life-saving drugs. nearly 20% of the sex workers in senegal are h.i.v. positive. but the medication reduces the chance they'll pass on the virus. across the whole of the adult population less than 1% of people are h.i.v. positive. that's one of the lowest rates in sub-sahara africa.

even local graffiti artists have promoting the use of con dome to decrease a.i.d.s. paul runs an a.i.d.s. clinic, and he says they need more. >> we need more assistance from president obama and ask him to help us. to help us because we know that we need help. everyone who needs to be treated has to be treated. >> the u.s. said it's now spending efficiently and more people in africa are on the medication. it is still millions more who aren't. and for the women like pascalin

work on the streets, the risks are enormous. the fights against a.i.d.s. clearly isn't over why. malcolm webb, al jazeera, senegal. >> let's now go to julie with news from london. >> the issue of same-sex marriage rights is big around the world. nepal which has strong opposition from the country is being held following a campaign by a catholic group. we spoke to both sides of the debate and we have this report. >> reporter: they will ask whether people agree marriage should be only for man and woman. the answer could be question, but campaigners for same-sex marriages hope this last-minute show of support may give them

the boost they need. if not it could mean a new law banning same-sex marriage despite opposition of the prime minister. the drive of the referendum comes from a group called "in the name of the family. >> i grew up with a mother, father and brother. now i am and wife and mother, and i believe children have a right to be raised by a mother and a father. >> reporter: across town they will vote again. >> this is a human rights issue. this isn't only about the right to marriage and inheritance or hospital visit. it's the right to walk down the street hugging the person you love. >> reporter: in the last ten years they have become more tolerant of its gay and lesbian community. but the e. usaid same-sex marriage is a matter for individual states. >> people behind the referendum

insist they are not looking to discriminate against anyone and the rights of same-sex couples are protected under law. it's just that those rights do not extend to marriage. al jazeera. >> sandbags of soil from the cemeteries have been paraded through central london. the soil from the battlefields will be used in a memorial garden opening in 2014. now french anti-racism campaigners are staging a mass protest in the capitol of paris. they say hate crime is increasing because of factors like economic hardship and opportunism. >> it was sense same-sex marriage but the impact shocked the whole country. the target was the justice

woman, a black woman. they chanted monkey and waved a banana skin, and their parents and police just stood by. >> the groups who have become prominent against gay marriage law have tried to bring in a wave of hate. first homophobic, then sexist and racist, and anti-semitic. >> reporter: in a french survey, 7% of those asked admitted that they were rather racist. 22% said that they were a little racist. only 44% said they were not racist at all. in 2012 there was a 23% increase in racist incidents and threats reported in france. but it's not without precedent. >> racism in france is a phenomenon which reemerges every 30 or 40 years always because of

a crisis. we're seeing it around immigration issues, an. >> 65% of those asked said that certain behaviors sometimes justify racist reactions. the far right has very effectively capitalized on people's fears of jobs, the economy and security and the far right rejects evidence that racism is ricing. >> no, i don't believe this at all. i think there is a media game right now where the french people are being led to believe there is a surge of racism going in. i think the only thing growing in france is anti-white anti-french. >> these youth tell me they're regularly called dirty arabs. should the banana-waving

children be made an example of? >> i don't like it. i think the politicians and the media, they are to take responsibility. it is a very important moment. >> reporter: the principle means that they are color blind. surveys are not allowed to ask about racial, ethnic background. but when it comes to opposing racism perhaps it's time for everyone to stand up and be counted. al jazeera, paris. >> three irish women are taking a case to the u.n. criticizing ireland's abortion law. the issue of abortion rights have split the country for years now. in 1992 the supreme court ruled women had the right to terminate the pregnancy if it was a danger

to their own life. two years later there was renewed pressure following the death of a woman who was refused a termination in an irish hospital even though she was miscarrying. and in july the irish parliament passed the right to life pregnancy act where they expect the mother's life is at risk if she carries the baby full term. >> 21 weeks partner when she and her partner were told that her baby daughter would survive no more than minutes outside of her body and would die of immediate heart failure. faced the choice of watching their baby die in front of their eyes or termination they wanted what they saw as the act of kindness but they were told they doesn't have that choice. >> the thought that she might--that i might actually

carry her to full term, deliver her and watch her die in front of me, watch her have a heart attack, and the only thing when you're expecting a baby, and you're so--you would die for that baby. you become so protective, and i mean, the only thing that i thought of that i could do for her was make sure that she was never going to suffer. >> it's been years since ireland has had think about a woman who bled to death because she was miss carrying the baby inside her. >> specifically we think there is a breach of article 3 which is the prohibition of inhuman and de grading treatment. and if you look at the pattern of the manner in which people are treated and once there is a diagnosis of fetal

abnormality de grading is the only word that comes to mind. >> they insist that women should have that choice and have support during bitter go if they manage to bring their baby home they'll be given the support medical and in other ways to enjoy the time with their baby and it really is a--from women i've spoken to and families i've talked to, it can be an extremely comforting and enjoyable experience. >> james and amanda have heard all this many times. >> what that would be would work really well for some people who choose that. but even if we had the best care in ireland, we would still terminate the pregnancy because we feel that is the best thing to do for our child. >> they see the basic level of

decency. >> that's all the news from europe. >> julie, thank you. now iran is facing a crisis. it's population is aging and young adults are choosing not to have children. a population decline means fewer persians in a region dominated by arabs. we have the story. [ baby crying ] >> reporter: this is a message from the iranian government to its citizens. have babies and have lots of them. not the standard message of 75 million people, but iran is on the verge of a crisis. it's population is aging and births have dropped to 1%.

>> we want to create situation to marry as soon as possible. we want to help with employment, to help them to have a house. to help them have a stable economic condition, and to help them to have more children in one marriage. we think that everyone should have many children. >> divorce rates have risen. people are getting married later and putting their careers first. with the bad economy convincing iranians to do otherwise is a challenge. >> having more children. we are from the working class. having children brings a lot of responsibilities and i need to see if i can provide what is needed. >> as iran's population continues to decline, the

government said it will threaten national security. there is a catch, the government wants only the educated to have children. >> these are the group that are educated and probably financially better than lower class. they can raise better children and these children will not an burden on the family. >> that means no burden on the state either. many pushing this agreement agree it is not the solution to anything. it will only make the problem worse and should be a long-term solution. after all it was a baby boom in the 1980s that created this problem as you can see. it doubled iran's population, caused environmental damage, pollution and for poor families,

it just made their economic problem worse. they agree the biggest challenge they face is not repeating the mistakes of the pass. al jazeera, tehran. >> time for another short break. when we come back stan will be here with all the sports stay with us.

>> welcome back. time for the sports. >> thank you very much. arsenal bidding to move to seven

points at the top of the english premier lead. they have the lead at halftime. later new castle take on westbrom. to spanish football where there will be action on sunday. third place real madrid are getting ready to host on saturday. the win will take them three points behind barca. they will have to do it without star striker ronaldo. thbecause of a thigh injury. >> no, christiano ronaldo is not playing because he doesn't feel comfortable. he's feeling good. we took a scan this morning, but

he's not comfortable. he has not trained too much so we're not going to take the ri risk. >> and they'll take an opportunity to strengthen their position at the top four. they announced two points clear of the relegation. in japan, they missed their chance to secure the j. league. it was sold out for the win to clinch their first title in nine years. but visitors spoil the party with a 2-0 victory. that means j league will be decided in the final game of the season. after winning this year's

u.s. masters adam scott is poised to end his best ever season on a high. the world number two holds a four-stroke lead on the third round of the australian open. he's aiming to become just the second player to claim the triple crown after securing the australian masters and pga in the past months. he won the world cup with jason day. and rory mcilroy with a round of 70 on saturday. and he has yet to win a tournament this year. >> it was a tricky day with the wind, and yeah, i mean, just trying to keep up is tough. he's playing solidly, and i felt like i left it there, i'm four back going into tomorrow instead of closer. i'll try to get off tomorrow and try and catch him. >> australia taking on new zealand in the final of the rugby lead in manchester. australia is running away with

the match. 28-2 in the second half. and south africa's cricketers have won the one-day international against pakistan. pakistan still win the series, 2-1. the new york knicks have slumped to their eighth consecutive loss in the nba. they were beaten 97-95 by the denver nuggets on friday. nuggets in comparison posting an eighth straight win. the knicks on their worst losing streak in almost four years. there was a dramatic finish between oklahoma and the golden state warriors.

sank three points in the final second of overtime to give the thunder 113-112 victory. the boston bruins have maintained their lead at the top of the nhl conference with their 3-2 win over the new york rangers. boston came back from a goal down to tie the match at 2-2, but then the score from their captain, who fired in the shot with five seconds left on the clock to snatch history. well, he doesn't quite fit the profile of a snooker player, but this four-year-old has become the internet sensation. his father puts him through three hours of training every day. >> all right, thanks, stay with us here. i'll be back with more news at the top of the hour.

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>> welcome now to al jazeera america. i'm richelle carey. here are the stories we're following for you. the desperate flight of syrian refugees driven from their homes beyond the borders of their country. north korea releases video of an 85-year-old's alleged apology to that nation. and the president promised to have the affordable healthcare website working properly for most people. >> jaar's