>> announcer: this is al jazeera. ♪ >> welcome to the news hour, i'm sue in doha, coming up on the program . . . a car bomb in lebanon kills six people including a former finance minister. in egypt two people were killed and more than 140 arrested. from london, i'm covering news from europe, including

russia's defiant rockers pussy riot announce what is next. and the government says it has recaptured a key town in south sudan. ♪ we begin in lebanon, where former finance minister has been assassinated and at least five other people were killed. dominic kaine has the latest. >> reporter: these chaotic scenes show the immediate aftermath of the explosion. a car bomb detonated in lebanon's downtown business district. the bomb killed a close aid to the exprime minister and one of the leaders of the future

movement. the force of the blast blew out windows across a wide aria. >> translator: we were inside and felt glass breaking and coming in, and then we heard the sound, and that's what hand. we waited until it was all broken and then went out and saw this. >> reporter: the killing comes as he was preparing for meetings in january over the internation lal tribunal looking into the 2005s 2005s a nation. his son said the respects are those who are fleeing international justice and refusing to represent themselves before the tribunal. all of the leaders were due to be in the area for a meeting when this bomb went off. one leading journalist based in in beirut had told al jazeera

that friday's bombing is different. >> this particular assassination is different from the others, because the individual was a moderate voice in the sunni community and leader of the march 14th coalition, season who wanted to actually extent a hand to the hezbollah group to build the state. >> reporter: he served as his countries ambassador in the late 1990s, but it is closeness to his group which may have cost him his life. dominic kaine, al jazeera. let's take a closer look at the background of the man who is believed to be the target of this bombing. he became the finance minister in july 2008, he was affiliated to the future movement. he was very close to the former prime minister, the son of late

leader who was assassinated in 2005. we can cross now to the scene of the blast. can we assume he was targeted because of his position with regards to the syrian government? >> well, we don't know exactly because investigators are still looking for clues. however, his fellow politicians from the future movement say he was targeted and they accused iron, syria, and hezbollah, and they say he was targeted because he had these allies. here on the spot, i'm going to move out of the camera, and you can see they are still looking for more evidence, but the scene is quieting down, people are going home trying to fix all of their windows and whatever has been broken. five more people were killed in this incident.. and 71 injured. nine of them are still in the hospital. and the aftermath of this assassination is going to be

huge, that's why many lebanese feel it's just a signal of more violence to come. >> is this really seen as because of what is going on just across the border in syria? the sort of fallout of that conflict? >> definitely, yes. this is something you won't find any lebanese disagree with. the crisis is having its fallout here in lebanon. people feel that they are now fighting each other on lebanese soil with lebanese blood. >> how much is this effecting every day life for people there? >> a lot. even before this attack in the past two weeks people have been on high alert, and so are security forces. security forces are checking any suspicious cars or personnel,

and they info that similar attacks could take place, but in the past few months we had similar car bombs but they were targeting the southern suburbs of beirut, hezbollah stronghold, amongst the shiite community. now the target is a politician in downtown beirut, a very different area. many people see this attack as a tit for tat for the other car bombings, others tie this in to lobbying the international community. it has been years and the tribunal was set to start in january.

again, it is all speculation, but it will add more polealization. >> many thanks. two people have been killed and almost 150 arrested in protests in egypt. police fired tear gas at the university in cairo. they are protesting against the military coup. it follows the arrest of 23 people allegedly linked to the muslim brotherhood. let's go straight to peter live in cairo. it really seems like security forces are clamping down quite hard. we're seeing women being dragged away, and bird shots are being used? >> that's right. i was at a demonstration today where a bird shot was fired into

the crowd and one of the people i was with was hit in the head. this is a scene that has been repeated in cities and towns right across egypt today, and it has turned out to be a test of will on the part of the protesters to see how many of them are willing to take to the streets and not just facing the wrath of the police, but also being arrested and charged with promoting terrorism ideology, by now after the announcement on the 25th that the muslim brotherhood is a terrorist organization, now carries a sentence of up to five years. as you already mentioned about 150 people have so far been detained. we know of who protesters who have been killed. we also understand that ats least three police weeks have been set on fire. it does like on the part of the

authorities they are willing to carry out and arrest protesters wherever they find them and in pretty significant numbers. >> in the mast the protesters have been a mix of people, the anti-coup alliance and of course the muslim brotherhood. so how do the police now decide who to arrest? >> the authorities have been very, very clear in what they consider to be someone who is supporting terrorism. and that's anyone who shows up to these protests. whether you are a woman, a child, a youth, whether you are carrying a sign or simply walking with them, and all of these people are in principle as far as the government is concerned subject to arrest and five years in prison. they don't seem to be distinguishing on that. we'll have to wait and see how

the courts apply the law. and this will be the next interesting test, when the courts convict and sentence somebody simply because they are disagreeing with the government. >> peter with the latest from cairo. now to south sudan, where the forces say they have retaken a key city. regional african leaders say the government in south sudan has agreed to end hostilities. the meeting called for dialogue within four days. meanwhile the united nations says 120,000 have been displaced and the un says at least $166 million is needed to help the people who have been

displaced by the violence. mohammed joins us live from juba. we are hearing positive things, but what about the previous vice president? are we hearing anything from the man who supposedly stirred this whole thing up? >> well, sue, the government has said it is committed to unconditional talks with the former vice president and his allies. however, he has stated that clearly he will not be ready to talk until his allies in detention are released. and he also said any talks must be held in the capital of ethiopia. this is something the government here in juba does not want to hear.

when they say talks should be held in four days, it looks highly unlikely because although the president of kenya, and others have had talks with the president and might have agreed with him for the release of his detainees, it doesn't look -- they will not be released and the vice president is saying he is not going to talk until his allies are released. >> does this mean really it is going the go's way then? we are hearing that they are managed to retake the soil fields, and they are saying all of the right things to the other african leaders. does it really sound like the government is -- is winning the day? >> so far they have managed to retake two of the main towns, bor, and also malaka which fell

today after four days of bitter fighting, and the forces loyal to the president is key here, and it's a very big coup for the government here to have retaken it, and a very big seth back for the vice president and his forces. it is also home to one of the most productive oil fields, and home of the secretary general, and the retaking is key, and that is going to encourage the go in going forward and trying to retake the capitol of the upper states, which is also one of the oil-producing areas. now what we know also is that everyone here, both the government and those oppose to

it know that the only way out of this crisis is through dialogue, and have been trying before the talks begin to retake as many areas as possible. so the government seems to be replaying the game of trying to retake as much area as possible so they don't have enough to negotiate on when and if the talks begin. >> thank you. still to come on the news hour, days of heavy rain leave tens of thousands homeless in brazil. we have the latest. and in sport the loan skier who will be representing an entire country in the winter olympics. ♪ news from europe, and two members of the punk band pussy riot say they still want to topple the russian president

after being released from prison. they also revealed plans to form an organization to help inmates. >> reporter: after serving nearly two years in a penile institution in russia, members of the pussy riot were released. both are young mothers and the separation from their children had been hard. on friday one of russian's independent tv stations both women met the world's press, both looking surprisingly well after more than 18 months in two of the country's toughest labor camps. they said there will be no more pussy riot they are moving on in a different direction. >> translator: what we want to attract attention to, first of all the attention of people

living abroad is they should not go to the olympics as if it's some sport of cultural event. think of it as a political event. but if you decide to come, just remember that there are russian citizens who do not have this opportunity because nay are behind bars and for no reason. >> reporter: putin was describeds a -- >> translator: reserved, he is afraid of lots of things. he surrounds himself with walls. he is deceived and he is ready to believe in that deceit. >> reporter: they are now forming a new charity called zone of rights that will support the rights of prisoners in russia. the women say they have been in touch with the former multi-billionaire pardoned last week, not for financial aid, but

for mutual support in their work. >> translator: our final goal is solidarity, a developed civil society and the ability to help each other. it was a real miracle we saw all of this in prison. >> reporter: unlike mix -- mix hail they say their decision is final. six more gene peace activists have left russia. british and canadian activists were in high spirits as they arrived in st. petersburg on friday. all have been released as part of the amnesty under which thousands of prisoners are being freed. >> thanks for having us.

st. petersburg is a beautiful, wonderful city, but yet still very much concerned about the invasive drilling in the arctic. we'll take a breather, but the ultimate goal is to stop drilling in the arctic, so we'll carry on. a ukrainian journalist who was chased down and beaten as a result offer this report against the government has spoken out. >> reporter: this video on the dashboard of this woman's car revealed terrifying chase. the assailants crippled her car,

savagely beat her, and left her in a ditch. her nose was broken and one of her eyes don't close. >> translator: i was really scared. i thought they were going to kill me. >> reporter: the attack came a few hours after she visited the house of the interior general. demonstrators call on him to step down and held up photos of the journalist. she is no stranger to the controversy, earlier this month she chained herself here in independence square. she says she doesn't know who attacked her. she says she has discovered another property owned by the president and she has been prominent in anti-government protests. >> translator: i'm an

investigative journalist, i have done a lot of investigations that have disrupted the lives of many people. >> reporter: this assault is the latest against government opponents. earlier this month, members of a police watchdog group was attacked and one was stop. the incident dangered protesters on kiev's independence square. and they are planning a march to the president's home on sunday. a london inquest has opened into the death of a british doctor who died in prison earlier this month. they say he committed suicide just days before he was to be released, his family says he was kill. a full hearing will begin in february. and now back to sue in doha.

>> a suspected suicide bombing in afghanistan has killed at least three foreign soldiers. the attack is being claimed by the taliban. it targeted a military convoy on the eastern outskirts of the capitol. forces are scheduled to withdraw from afghanistan after more than a decade. at least 13 people are being killed in yemen after an attack. and thousands are homeless after flash flooding and landslides. gabriel alexander reports. this is what more than a week of torrential rain did to this area. hills scarred by mud slides. dozens of highways and bridges

washed out, hampering rescue efforts, but it's the human suffering that has created the most pain. more than 60,000 people have been forced from their homes. most are taking shelter with friends and family. about 5,000 are stuck living in shelters. the flooding and mud slides have killed more than 40 people. >> translator: we only hope that they find bodies of my children, because i think the chance of finding them alive is doubtful. >> reporter: this region of brazil has seen the heaviest rains in more than a decade. >> translator: when i heard a noise there was no more time for anything. i was pushing against the wall, but got buried as well. i heard my daughter asking for help, and when i freed her, i heard another girl and got her out as well. >> reporter: they have helped coordinate rescue and relief

efforts and have already plucked more than 150 people from the flood waters. >> translator: you have to save people and then guarantee them shelter. this is what you do when confronting a disaster. we worry about human life first. >> reporter: with so much lying in ruins it is clear when the waters finally recreed, rebuilding will be a difficult task. for now it's still survival mode. forecasters are predicting more rain in the coming days. a bombing has killed at least seven people in the somalian capital. two group has claimed responsibility so far. two peace keeping soldiers

were killed in the central african republic. underage marriage is illegal in kenyan, but in many rural areas the practice is still common place. >> reporter: schools are closed and these girls should be at home with their families, but if they go home, they are being married off by their parents. rose and elizabeth escaped marriage in 2008 and 2009. >> translator: i went back home last year, but my father did not want to see me. he was so angry that i had shamed our family by not getting married to the man he had chosen for me. >> translator: if i go back home, nay will marry me off. they still have not returned the

cow they took as dowry for me. so i'll stay here. >> reporter: poverty and tradition have forced thousands of girls to early marriages. the problem is particularly persistent with patter toalist communities. this girl was 20 years old, she was married off at 16 as a second wife. now with two children, no education or skills she feels hopeless. >> translator: when i got married i was so young. life has been so hard for me. i regret i did not finish school. >> reporter: there are laws that have criminalized underage marriage, but they now do it in secret making it very difficult for the laws to be effective. this man one of the -- from one

of the most affected regions believes that communities must abide the laws. >> they have direct public interest, and they should be equally public mobilization, so it that is widely known that this law is meant to regulate all kenyan communities at the same time. >> reporter: and so he says they'll do things differently at the local government level. and campaign heavily to make sure the locals understand the laws. in the meantime, many girls, like rose and elizabeth must keep hiding in rescue centers, their only refuge. still to come on the program, political turmoil in turkey as the prime minister struggles to contain the fallout there a corruption investigation. plus --

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♪ you are watching the al jazeera news hour, a reminder of our top stories. a car bomb has killed former lebanese finance minister. five others also died in the explosion in the lebanese capitol of beirut. two people have been killed and almost 150 arrested in protests in in egypt. police fired tear combas at demonstrators at the university in cairo. on wednesday the interim government declared the muslim brotherhood a terrorist organization. south sudan says its forces have retaken the key oil producing state. meanwhile regional african leaders say the government has agreed to end hostilities and

have called for dialogue within four days. bangladesh has among the highest rates of maternal morality in the world. most of the deaths are preventable, but even the most basic resources are often scarce. it has been a year since this man's wife died, but his young son still doesn't understand where his mother had gone. she had been pregnant with their second child and died on the way to the hospital after severe pains. she was 23. >> translator: i couldn't get her to hospital on time. there are no doctors or proper facilities around these parts. >> reporter: the main causes of death hemorrhaging and clap see ya. many women don't have access to clinics or professional health workers. one in six women gives birth at

home. in the past ten years the country's population has risen by 30%, but the number of house to house health visitors have remained the same. >> translator: in areas where government is unable to do anything, charities have to step in and provide support. >> reporter: it is these women who hand out advice on pregnancy and health matters. >> reporter: the major of live in rural areas and it can take up to an hour to get to a hospital or local clinic. the number of women who die have gone down by 40% in the last few years. it is still on course to reach the united nations goal to reduce deaths.

>> definitely whenever you are talking about large symptoms, are there will be bureaucratic processes. >> reporter: while this remains the case many women will risk their lives in pregnancy. the typhoon that hit the philippines killed thousands of people. we return to see how people there are now coping. >> reporter: it more than two months since this man's family lost everything they worked for. but he is grateful, he says, because at least for now he has found a job. >> translator: it's a bit hard, because you don't know where to begin, where to get the money to rebuild everything, but in god's

grace we manage to make the most out of the situation. >> reporter: more than 200 people were killed. the earthquake destroyed roads, schools, and hospitals. here in this town, life has slowly improved. most of the children have gone back to school, there is food, water, and electricity. but the future is still uncertain. over 4,000 homes need to be rebuilt. that is a huge task for a town with limited resources. so for now people will have to live like this. government resources are stretched. the mayor tells us it is not only infrastructure that needs rebuilding. >> how people are coping, and rehabilitating ourselves, but on our end, on the local government unit, we're working. first for the rehabilitation of the persons.

the traumas that they experience will little by little ease up. >> reporter: people say all they can do now is to keep the faith, hoping it won't take too long before life can go back to how it once was. the turkish military has issued a statement saying it will not get involved in the political turmoil in the country. the government of the prime minister is reeling from a corruption probe which has prompted a string of top-level resignations. now three mp's are quitting the ak party. let's more from our correspondent liver for us in istanbul. omar we're hearing the go has been trying to provoke the

prosecutors to reveal the investigation results. but they are struggling to contain the impact of this. >> reporter: yes, they are, and the turkish -- one of turkey's supreme court [ inaudible ] government regulation asking the judiciary and the police to ask their superiors before launching or carrying out any raids, so that is seen as a step which stands in front of the government's effort to stop it. now having said that, the government and the prime minister has said -- he criticized the prosecutor saying that the investigation into this scandal in particular was going on for about two years and he was asking questions why is the prosecutor leaking information to the public? so there is mistrust from the government with regards to the

prosecution as a whole. let me put this into perspective we have a power struggle between two blocks in this country. one is the government and the other is the movement lead by a muslim scholar philosopher who has a lot of followers in this country. so probably that's why the government was trying to curtail those followers. >> so how is this high-level power struggle playing out on the streets? we're hearing calls for mass protests? >> reporter: well, we shall see in about one hour and a half. there are people gathering behind me, and there is a lot of police. i just saw about tens or dozens of mistaking positions at corners of the iconic square,

that's the same square that saw the protest go back in may and june. now since the scandal started, there were protests in different parts offist tam bug and other cities. numbers vary from hundreds up to thousands of people. the main demands on the government is that first they want full investigation without government interference, interference to stop it, and the second, some of them, a smaller number was calling on the prime minister to resign. the prime minister was speaking to his supporters earlier in the day, and he said it is the turkish people that will decide if i should stay or not. and he was making reference to the ballot box. >> good to get your thoughts thank you. let's go back to the beirut bombing. the security situation has been deteriorating in recent months

in lebanon. right now there is not formal government. the government has been unable to bring lebanon's rival sectarian groups together. earlier this month a senior hezbollah commander was shot outside his home. hezbollah blamed israel for the killing. and last month two bombs went off outside of the iranian embassy in beirut, killing 23 people. marie is the founder of the institute for near east and gulf military. he joins us from dubai. so far we haven't heard anybody claim responsibility. all of the fingers seem to point to hezbollah. b but damascus says they were not involved. >> well, this is natural. this is -- we were expecting that the march 14th group, which

is the pro-saudi, prowestern political alliance in lebanon, usually after each attack, assassination of one of their members, and this has been going on since 2005, they are quick to lay blame on the syrian, iranian access lead by hezbollah and lebanon, and vice versa, so it was expected that the syrian and hezbollah were going to be denying any responsibility. while the other side is laying the blame on them, lebanon is today divided as seen for a war by proxy between international powers, and the political parties are only tools, pawns in

this game. >> why this assassination in particular? >> well, he is an advisor to the former prime minister who is now the leader of the opposition block that is anti-syrian, anti-iran. and it's been perceived by many analysts as a message by the other side that things have not changed; that syria has not lost its influence and ability to change things, and lebanon, some people say it's a message for him to come back to lebanon, others say it is a message, you know, to -- to be lebanese president, and the prime minister designate not try to do things opposite to what hezbollah and syria wishes and the type of the formation of a new cabinet.

a lot of you know -- back and forth here, a lot of scenarios, but we still are in the same divide between the two groups and each trying to deliver messages in a violent manner. >> good to get your thoughts. thank you. let's go back to salina in london for more news out of europe. yes, computer hackers are gathering in the german city of hamburg for an international conference. about 3,000 are expected to attend. topping the agenda will be the spying revelations of edward snowden. hackers say the conference will look at ways that people can better protect themselves from being monitored by ill tell against agencies.

it was organized by the chaos computer club. does the average person really need to be worried or fear that they are being spied on? >> the average person doesn't need to be worried. it is clear that the average person is being spied on. so it's a very bad thing to put that kind of power into the kinds of some not democratically elected groups. >> some of these agencies obviously carrying out the spying work say it's a necessary evil in order to keep society safe. >> well the allegations have shown that now the terrorist activity has been stopped by the nsa, and this is just a claim to show that they are doing something, but no results have been showed.

so i think i call the bluff and i want to see what they have actually achieved so far. >> they say the -- you would applaud these actions. would you say they are victims not villains? >> of course, i would applaud their actions. society has a chance now to review if they want to change the policies of those who work in secret and do not have oversight, so i think it's important for society to see the effects and decide if they want that power given to -- >> what sort of things would you say people should do or could do to protect their privacy to a greater extent? >> for one, the private person can avoid giving away their data for free, like up loading their

images to facebook, drop box or google, on the other hand, political pressure to say that we do not want this, that it is not worth being spied on, and -- yeah, just the political action and stop the surveillance. >> the political action is fair enough, but talking about not using facebook or twitter -- the explosion of social media now, it's quite difficult to reign that back now. >> sure, but on the other hand it is getting easier and easier to host the services yourself at your home. and just put your thoughtless [ inaudible ] control yours and you don't need to up load it to the cloud, so this will be an easy step to protect your data. >> all right. dirk thank you for joining us

from hamburg. now to france and the emergence of what some are calling a parallel welfare state. charity and volunteer services are increasingly bridging the gap from paris simon explains. >> reporter: housing volunteers inspect their project. soon this apartment will be available for 20% of the going rate. demand is so high. increasingly voluntary housing associations are filling the gap. >> translator: earn should be concerned for their neighbor. we tend to say it's the state's job, but the state is all of us. i don't think that it is a bad thing that associates offer people a way of helping their

neighbors. >> reporter: this man lost his job and girlfriend, and spent nine months living in his car until the housing association found him this home. >> translator: having a place to live is everything. loosing it makes you loose everything, your work, your physical and mental health. finding it again gives you the impression of getting it all back. >> reporter: as it is with housing so it is with food as well. this distribution center hands out 20,000 meals every week. as the financial constraints grow, so too do the challenges. this restaurant has been providing food packages and hot meals since 1985, but they have never been busier. >> translator: less and less money available, so it's clear

that the volunteer needs to do more or the help we have from the state is decreasing, so we have to compensate to find [ inaudible ]. >> reporter: leyla has been coming for seven years. without this, she could not survive. >> translator: food is very expensive and they can't afford it with though money they have. >> reporter: as o-- others in this europe begin to grow, france economy still harbors in recession. simon mcgregor ward, al jazeera, paris. two russian kos ma knots are taking a space walk installing high-resolution cameras and scientific equipment. the work will take about seven

hours to complete. it's the third space walk this year at the iss. and that's the latest from the team here in europe. let's go back to sue in doha. >> thanks, salina. coming up in sort, england's cricketers finally made their mark in the ashes series. don't go away. the stream is uniquely interactive television.

now it's time for all of the sport. here is andy. >> thank you very much. spain has once again been

leading the line. just missing out of the century in bourbon. he bowled out for 334. south africa, just getting their reply underway. the series is level after the first test was drawn. england has shown some belated signs of life at the home side, finishing the day in real trouble on 164 for 9. kevin peterson there for 71. australia's batsmen have really struggled in melbourne. jimmy andersson took quickets as australia finished day two nine down and 91 runs behind. >> we just really hungry to get something out of this tour, and i think we showed that today. we fielded -- well, most of the

other guys fielded all day. i thought we dived around a lot, and we chased everything. >> england are on top. yeah, i think we have had our worst day of the series. but that happens. england played very well today, we're up against it, but there's a lot of games to go in this match, so we have to fight well for the rest of it. >> the english football association is to investigate the manager after he criticized the referee. afterwards he had a lot to say about the officiating, including questioning the wisdom of appointing a referee from the greater manchester region. >> i was really proud of the players. i thought they were outstanding. they had no help from the officials. i never go on about officials,

but i thought today they were horrendous in terms of performance. but i'll focus on the players. they were outstanding. took the game to a team that was of top shape. >> reporter: mckei is the fifth manager to lose his job this season. he got them back into the top five for the first time in more than 50 years. the dismissal follows lengthy disputes with the club owner. tim duncan got his team off to a good start here. grabbed santonio's first two baskets. green hit 15 points, and the spurs looked comfort at the midway point, but dallas didn't give up. they trailed by just three with the clock running down.

but some more green magic restored san antonio's 6-point lead, killed off any comeback hopes. the spurs winning this one 116-107. in that leafs the spurs third in the western conference. but the trail blazers top the table. 27 points from james harden helped the rockets defeat the memphis grizzlies. [ inaudible ] beaten in straight sets in his match. the spaniard didn't seem to bothered by it afterwards. he has won ten tournaments this year including a record 8 french open titles. this player already looks to be

hitting good form. the world number 2 defeating his opponent in straight sets. and he will now face a match on saturday in the final. the first skier to represent peru in the olympics in a long time. he has no hopes of winning, but has hopes of making a big impact. >> reporter: in the souths of southern british columbia, a solitary skier trains and chases his personal olympic dream. >> skiing and being in contact with natures and the trails, you are on your own. you go on your own pace, and you are just thinking about million things. >> reporter: among the many things spinning through his head, memories of a night four

years ago, the opening ceremonies of the vancouver games, when he had a flag in his hands and a country on his shoulder. >> the curtains open up, and you walk out, and you are like oh, my god, and then you feel the roar of people, and you can't put it in words. >> reporter: born and raised in peru he was a national surfing champion long before he tried skiing. he finished 94th out of 95 in his event in vancouver, and knows he is not going to win a medal in sochi. victory is just raising awareness of the winter sport in his home country. right now he is the peruian winter olympic skiing team, all of it. but he has a vision of kids

growing up to some day take on the world. >> to train a group of kids that live in the andies, and put them on roller skis, and perhaps few years down the road, we'll have a house made peruvian delegation. >> reporter: and he hopes a second olympic appearance and what he expects will be a better performance will help him raise money and interest so he can get that program started. meanwhile it's just him and the snow and a challenging trail ahead. okay. plenty more of course on our website. you can check that out, aljazeera.com/sport, the latest on south africa's second test match with india. okay. that is all the sport for now. >> thank you, andy. stay with us here on al full b with me is straight ahead.

don't go away. here is more. >> beneath the fluorescentsun in a former meat packing plant is the latest trim in farming. they call it "vertical farming."

these fields grow on floors on at industrial park and farmer john adel and his staff agrees user. >> my shipping proceed did you say 1500, 2,000 miles to get are. >> the plant of the indoor -- as the indoor formers call it doesn't grow corn or soybeans but mustard, high end micro greens on the plates of white-napkin restaurants. these fish supply the vert liser that number issues the

line welcome to al jazeera america. i am del walters. a prom noontide throb knees politician something dead, killed in a powerful bomb blast in beirut. this move will help his school, a former dallas cowboy. how this move will help his school. we begin in beirut where a car bomb has killed lebanon's former finance minister and at least five oth