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>> in bosnia thousands of people all across the country are protesting the government. 200 are injured after police use the tear gas to fight demonstrators setting the city on fire. >> reporter: buildings damaged, cars destroyed, and debris littering the streets of sarajevo. as darkness fell on friday the bosnian capitol was still in chaos. firefighters spent the evening putting out fires after protesters stormed the president's and other federal buildings abraise. arounablaze. 200 people were injured in the clash. >> the ruling elite have been controlling this country for the past 20 years. they must be removed from power

immediately for bosnia to move forward. if not the violence will only worsen. >> reporter: workers gathered in front of a regional government building to voice their anger in factory closing closings. fury over high unemployment and rampant corruption bosnia remains one of europe's poorest and most divided countries. it is the most unrest the country has seen since the end of the 1995 war, a brutal ethnic conflict, which left 100,000 people dead. although elections are due in october, protesters want leaders to resign. they have failed to tackle the nation's many problems, including widespread unemployment. >> speaking of demonstrations, in brazil protesters seize

control over rio's main trail system. the protest began peacefully but quickly heightened. for now the $0.10 fare hike has been put on hold. protesters are angry that the country is spending billions to host the world cup. on the streets of kiev, we visit one man who tells us why he keeps up the fight against the government. >> a my name is viktor. i'm from the political party people's movement of ukraine. i am here from november 2013.

this is our head quarter. >> so where do you sleep? >> yes, yes, so here our people are sleeping, are sleeping. we have faith in kiev. and our people are on this boycott all day. ukraine is historical and part of europe. we will be with europe. we hold the parliament take decision which we want. >> if they do not take a decision which you want?

>> no, no, we will stand here until victory. we will stand here until victo victory. >> four workers have been injured after their truck came under fire. they were delivering aid to the city of homs, and there are conflicts in reports of who is responsible. earlier over 80 people were evacuated from the city, and many more are expected to leave. attacks defensivelian against cn the rise in afghanistan. we have that story from kabul. >> reporter: it's people like this who bleed the most in conflicts. civilians, shot, blown up, and battered by two warring sides. a teenager was simply standing too close to a suicide-bomber

last week. >> there was an explosion. it threw me, and i was unconscious. after that i got up and was very dizzy. i fell down again and i could not see. >> he's part of a growing number of civilian casualties. 2013 saw an increase across the board of civilians beggare beind or killed. the taliban say they don't target civilians and reject the findings. when the casualties increase that will increase injuries to children. in this ward even younger is a child we think is 2 years old, russiad here after a bullet in

the head. 561 children were killed in the fighting last year. those in charge of this hospital say women and children are dying more because the war has changed. once a game between foreign forces after they leave the taliban is confidently engaging oafghan forces. assassinations are also on the rise. >> these are anybody who is not directly participating in the hostilities is a very serious thing. it may amount to a war crime under humanitarian law. >> reporter: but people here don't care who pulls the trigger or why. to them life is trying to survive the relentless march of this continuous war. jane ferguson, al jazeera, kabul, afghanistan. >> some u.s. lawmakers are on a humanitarian mission to cuba.

first they visited alan gross, an american citizen serving 15 years in prison. then just yesterday they headed to guantanamo to suspect a detention center. a florida judge has denied bail for a retired police officer accused of gunning down a father right there in the middle of the movie theater for texting. highlighting violence in public places as well as florida's very controversial stand your ground law. >> reporter: it was supposed to be an ordinary afternoon at a movie theater north of tampa. before the movie even started one man was dead and two wives were devastated. prosecutors say 43-year-old chad olsen was texting his babysitter during the preview. the theater was empty but prosecutors say curtis reeves sat down behind olsen and

immediately tapped him on the shoulder and told him to stop it canning. then reaves went to get the manager. when he returned he continued to argue with olsen. it appears to show olsen throwing popcorn. then you see reeves reach for his pistol and shoot, he would kill him. olsen's wife was shot in the hand by the same bullet. she had her hand on her husband's chest. immediately after the shooting reaves said he shot because he was scared. reeves said he was hit with a controcell phone, and prosecutos dispute that saying that the only thing injured was his ego. >> i have no doubt in my mind that it was the right decision. >> reeves attorney said this case clearly hinges on self defense. they say it's too soon to say whether or not he'll use the

controversial stand your ground law as a defense, but he cited it several times in court. >> in west virginia residents are worried that their water still isn't safe. they filed a possession against the department of health. runs of people are expected to march today to the american water company headquarters. they're angry about a toxic chemical spill just last month that caused 350,000 people their water. we're live, andy, what's happening over there? >> reporter: morgan, the blame game really started to spread. here at the water department they're taking all the heat today. hundreds of people are gathering at a church a couple of miles away. they're going to march with placards and demanding with various demands. they'll match two miles here to the water department and demand action. they say the water department

has been derelict in allowing the water problems to exist. we those that the problem went away. on january 9th a chemical spilled into th the elk river he in charleston. people were not allowed to use their water at all for ten days. eventually that was lifted, and the health department said that things were looking better, and people could use their water. since them people are smelling the licorice smell in their water semi. and kids were close down because teachers were getting sick. what we're hearing from folks is

that nobody trusts that. we spoke with a minister who said even after the order was lifted that it was okay to use your water, he still felt a burning sensation in his eyes, and no one is trusting anyone in these days. a lot of blame is being made with politicians. now some folks are saying that although for years they sided with the cole industry here they're starting to take the side of folks for their water. >> this issue is not just for west virginia. >> exactly. there is a similar march going on in south carolina. it's an environment effort. they presently had a spill of coal ash in their christopher near eden nort north carolina. as part of the marchers today

their group, they're calling it "my clean water matters." they're--they have a list of demands, but that the water pay them an amount of money not only for the wate water they lost frm their home, wages time where they couldn't work for some businesses that had to shut down. the water company is offering $10 to each homeowner for their troubles to have their water system flushed. other thing that they wan t wano demand, and in the envelopes they're putting in a little piece of licorice to let people

know what they would like to see happen. more than anything they want answers. they feel like they're not getting answers from the health department, the politicians or the water department, nor from freedom industries, the company that allow that chemical to be dumped and get in the water on january 29th. >> andy, thanks so much for being with us this afternoon. i'm morgan radford. you're watching al jazeera america. stay tune, we'll be right back after this short break.

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republic of congo. they were finally rescued when some of the rebels final surrendered to the congolese army. >> they said the children must go. the grownups stayed behind. >> reporter: the congolese army were fighting rebels and here they ge.some were forced to joie armed groups when their villages were looted and burned. >> some girls came here with babies. some were forced into marriage and raped. the girls are aged between 8 and 17 years old. some with babies are only 13 years old. >> reporter: the boys stay in a different part. they can't be integrated back into the communities because of growing insecurity. others may never go home. some of these children have seen terrible things and committed

atrocities. their communities don't want them back. finding a home for them is more difficult. but mikos was not afraid to take in three former child soldiers even though she has three of her own but it has not been easy. >> they were afraid. i told them you are not in the bush any more. no one will hurt you. they sometimes have been violent. i teach them violence is not good. >> reporter: recruitment of child soldiers is a war crime now being prosecuted by the international criminal court i n the hague. >> reporter: singing and dancing help these children with the trauma of war. it's a song they sang before going into battle. they changed the words to we're going to live a new and positive life. officials work to save more of congress goes children.

they say they are not violent. they are victims of a conflict largely ignored from the international community. they are victims of the wealth that lies beneath. >> and an historic hearing taking place in spain. princess christina has been ordered to court to testify on accusations of fraud and corruption. it's the first time that a member of the royal family has ever been involved in a criminal investigation. >> reporter: royal fanfare for the royal duchess as she approached the court saturday morning. arriving from mallorca, she appeared calm, become cheerful as she greeted the press on her way inside. on the other side of the building there was little sympathy for her plight. demonstrators gathered outside. this is one scandal that has

fueled anti-monarchy in the country. >> what we need is food and jobs. >> we are as citizens need to take some responsibility because corruption is a symptom of society's failure to deal with this. >> reporter: this is the outcome of the second attempt to question the duchess about her finances about the company she co-owns with her husband. he is accused of using his non-profit organization to embezzle funds. they have uncovered a series of personal expenses that include refurbishments of their barcelona mansion. and princess christina said she has been looking forward to this moment to clear herself. even though the royal family has

been distancing themselves, there so no doubt that the damage has been done and it will take an enormous amount of effort to try to reverse that. >> the public doesn't tolerate corruption. stealing funds or tax fraud. all of this has been reflected on the duke. this is why the case has left the public disenchanted with the royalty. >> not only royal figures are immune from corruption scandals in skein, and it shows how the corruption scandals have affected the lives of people. that the royal family were allegedly involved in such cases has only increased disillusionment with the country's establishment. al jazeera, mallorca. >> well, top of the morning to you all. it's a wonderful morning out in california. i'll tell you why, they're

receiving much-needed rain. we call it the pineapple express with moyes traveling all the way acrosacross the hawaiian islandd across the pacific into california. it's a bit of a wet day along i-5. if you're traveling you'll want to take it easy because the roads will be slippery. you can see in northern california the rain coming down quite a bit. they need it because they've been dealing with exceptional levels of drought. last year was the dryest year on record, as we've been telling you, and finally they're getting needed rain across northern california. whenever the reservoirs fill up it will bring that rain all the way down to southern california where they desperately need it. that's great news, and we're expecting this to continue for quite awhile. elsewhere across the country, well, it's very chilly across the north central plains. the temperatures are about 15 to 30 degrees below where they

should be this time of year. we have a look at temperatures this time of year, minus 5, minus 13 in fargo. it's chilly out there. elsewhere in the northeast finally getting a bit of a break from the snow to step outside in new york city, and the sun is definitely shining. we have a little bit of light snow as we track through tomorrow. we have that to look forward to. back to you, morgan. >> we'll tell you about the real men behind the new movie "monument men." on techknow, our scientists bring you a sneak-peak of the future, and take you behind the scenes at our evolving world. techknow - ideas, invention, life. on al jazeera america

>> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford live in new york city. here are today's headlines. violent protest in bosnia friday marks the third day of unrest in the country where 25% of the

people do not have jobs. buildings were ransacked and put on fire as protesters took to the streets. syrian state tv said four aid workers were injured after their convoy was attacked at home. this attack during a cease-fire that is had a rebels and syrian government pointing fingers at each other. spain's princess christina are in court for allegations of using company funds for personal expenses. it's a true story out in movies tonight. during world war ii art curators volunteered for military service just to help rescue europe's artistic treasures from the na nazis. >> one thing we can't allow. >> reporter: 9 monuments men builds itself as a true

adventure of a "band of brothers" on the greatest treasure hunt in history. george clooney's crew knew more about art than attics. it was inspired by harry, at 88 years young he's one of the few living members of the monuments men. born in german his family fled for america 1938 the day after his bar mitzvah. >> to tell a jewish person to travel on saturday, but that's the way it would work. >> reporter: he would return to germany a 19-year-old u.s. private. he ended up a monuments men by accident when an officer discovered that he was fluent in german. >> he said good, sit down in that chair, and this guy next to

you will tell you what to do. that was my entry into the monuments men 37. >> he would sort through thousands of plundered art work stashed in salt mines deep underground. the goal: to return them back to their rightful owners. >> this was one of the works rescued by the monuments men. >> it was, indeed. this was one of the collection of lucy rotherha louy rotherham. >> reporter: these maps are literally to make sure that these buildings didn't get destroyed, didn't get bombed. >> that's exactly right. they were made to make sure they

did not hit the leaning tower of pizzpiza. >> there were 50 bombing raids on piza alone. so the fact that it's still stand something a miracle. >> a miracle made possible by a wartime decision to safeguard rather than destroyed. >> i believe it's the only time that a country at war bent over backwards to preserve the cultural treasures of the enemy. >> for a brief period of time in civilization, a policy not to take things but to return it to their rightful owner. i as an american would be very proud of doing that. >> reporter: proud of an effort that saved millions of cultural treasures from an one of the most destructive war in history.

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