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>> go behind the scenes at aljazeera.com/techknow. follow your experts on twitter, >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford life from new york city. syrian tv reporting that four aid workers were wounded by gunfire as convoy enter the city of homs. plus the casualty of afghanistan soars. >> a march marking one month since a toxic chemical spill in west virginia. >> it's fairly addicting.
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they're in here every week. >> vinyl or vintage, why some say the old plastic is back in style. >> an aid convoy came under ago in the syrian city of homs. four workers were injured, and one truck was hit by bullets. there is conflicting reports about who is responsible. the fighting cut short the three-day cease-fire agreed upon friday. today 80 people were evacuated from the people and many more are expected to leave throughout the week. the attacks on the innocent are on the rise in afghanistan. an u.n. report said last year was the deadliest for civilians since 2009. jane ferguson has that story
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from kabul. >> reporter: it's people like this who bleed the most in conflicts: civilians shots 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. i couldn't see. >> reporter: he is part of a growing number of civilian casualties here. according to an u.n. report released on saturday, 2013 saw increase across board of civilians being injured or killed. the taliban say they don't target civilians and reject the findings. >> when civilian casualty increase that includes children, children like this child here, 11 years old injured in a
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bombing in the province where she's from. even younger is this child two years old injured in the head by a bullet. one of the very young victims of afghanistan's war. 561 children were killed in fighting last year. those in charge of this hospital in kabul say women and children are dying more because the war has changed. once a game between foreign forces, the taliban are confidently engaging forces and battle grounds are flanked by villages, farms and schools. assassinations are also on the rise. >> reporter: targeting killings, these are anyone who is not particularly participating in the hostilities is a very serious thing. it may amount to a war crime under humanitarian war. >> reporter: but people here don't care who pulls the trigger or why.
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to them life is trying to survive the relentless march of this continuous war. jane ferguson, al jazeera, kabul, afghanistan. >> new information in the case of kenneth bae, the american missionary being held in north korea are being transferred from a hospital to a labor camp. conditions are concerning because bae has been held for over a year after being sentenced to 15 years of hard labor. he is accused of trying to overturn the state. >> the reservoir tanks are down to next to nothing. they have been serving everyone for a month. now they need help. >> reporter: now the town hopes they can truck in water from other counties to help replenish their own water supply. in west virginia residents
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are worried that their water still isn't safe. they've filed a petition with the state supreme court against the department of health. hundreds of people are now expected to march to the american water company headquarters. they're angry about a chemical spill that cut 300,000 people off from their water. we're at the protest in charleston, west virginia, joining us now. we see its snowing, but what else is going on there? >> reporter: well, the marchers have just wrapped up. you might have thought this ended last month when for ten days people in charleston, west virginia, were told not to use their water because of a chemical that spilled into the water supply here. but it has not ended. 14 days ago schools were closed down because of chemical smell generated in the water supply. that's why marchers marched in today led by the reverend mel
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hoover. you organized this march against the water department. it seems that the blame is spreading, why is that? >> we recognize that the blame needs to be spread. a lot of people are responsible, and what we're doing now is not spreading the blame so much, but helpinholding people accountabl. they're people of responsibility. they are by law supposed to do certain things. >> you're angry with them for giving you $10 back a month on the water flushing, that's all the residents are going to get? is that part of the problem? >> i think people are upset because of what it's costing us. we're only worth $10.29, and the president said they were being generous because they were only going to give us $5 originally. >> you put out a list of demands demanding money back for people who lost wages during all this, who had replaced water in their home, and part of this you're
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including an envelope with a little piece of licorice to denote the licorice smell you're smelling in the water supply. you're still smelling it. >> absolutely. we're still smelling it. that's part of the problem. it keeps generating mistrust with what is going on. it's not gone. some people smell it, some people still have physical impacts. we have not solve the problem. >> you feel you're not getting the answers that you're looking for from the health department or the politicians? >> i think that's part of where we are right now. we node to have a challenging revisit of the questions and the answers, because they seem to be shifting a little bit. is it because things have shifted, but we feel it has not. >> reverend, we appreciate it. we can say that the health department is saying that the water is safe even though that smell lingers. we'll find out what happens in the coming weeks.
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>> thank you so much for joining us live from charleston, west virginia. we've had major weather events taking place right here in the united states and all across the globe. >> meteorologist: that's right, we've had major weather events across the glebe, including bolivia where we've had devastating flooding. it looks like rivers across much of the terrain trying to get out there and save the livestock even. this is did he have tating catastrophic flooding that has taken place. we also turn to snow that has pushed across much of europe including italy where you can see snow-capped mountains and an of go of the terrain. you can see this light post. it's buried by the snow. it's a mountain of snow. even in california where we've had to deal with devastating drought over the last year or so we do see rain coming down in portions of southern california, which is excellent. they need the rain. it's been a very dry season. as we head on into this new year
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we look at a change in the actual pattern. you can see the pineapple express, that is moisture pushing in from the hawaiian islands into california. that rain will be pushing across the region today. and the areas that need the rain the most are going to finally get it. now we do need to see plentiful amount of moisture making it's way into northern california, and also across sierra, nevada, to make an impact. it's going to be a process. we're going to have steady moyes for a long period of time to really see an significant impact. but right now a change in the pattern. we had a ridge of high pressure in control here. over the last couple of weeks the change of the pattern has been wonderful, the moisture is pushing in southern california right now. if you're traveling along i-5, you definitely need to take it
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easy today. the oils on the roads have been seeping on the surface, and because of that there will be slippery conditions along with this rain falling. so slow go and take it ease in california. >> protesters take to the streets to protest high unemployment. going to court but not the good dined. the princess of spain is going to court on corruption charges. 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
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yay very. medical personnel say around 200 people were injured in clashes throughout the country. >> what is happening over the last few days is the result of critical policy of the ruling elite. they have been ruling this country for the past 20 years. they must be removed from power for bosnia to move forward. otherwise the situation will only worsen. >> reporter: the violence started on tuesday when thousands of workers gathered in front of a regional government building to voice their anger over factory closings and unpaid salaries. but the discontent quickly spread across the country after it morphed into widespread fury over high unemployment and rampant corruption.
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bosnia remains one of europe's poorest and divided countries. this is the worst unrest the country has seen since the end of the 1995 war that left 100,000 people dead. protesters are demanding that the government resign. they say their politicians have failed to tackle the nation's many problems including widespread unemployment. al jazeera. >> speaking of demonstrations over in brazil protesters seize control of rio's main rail station. they were outraged over a proposed rail fare hikes. at least 20 people were arrested and many others injured including a television cameraman. for now the $0.10 fare has been put on hold. the protesters are angry the country is spending billions for the world cup and they're calling on the government to use
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that money for their education system. to the streets ever kiev, we meet one man who tells us why he keeps up the fight against the government. >> my name is viktor. i am from political party people's movement of the ukraine. i am here from november 2013. in this huge tent live 20 people. it is our head quarter. >> reporter: so where do you sleep? >> yes, yes, here our people are sleeping, are sleeping. >> reporter: it looks very comfortable. >> comfortable, comfortable. we feel our army, military
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service, our people are on this boycott all day. ukraine is historical, it is part of europe. we will be with europe. we hope that parliament take decision which we want. >> reporter: if they do not take a decision which you want? >> no, no, no, we will stand here till victory. we will stand here till victory. >> iran's supreme leader ayatollah komeny said it would overthrow the government. he told a crowd of air force officers that america is lying when it says it is friends with iran. some lawmakers are on a humanitarian mission to cuba.
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berni sanders is head of the delegation. thethey then headed to guantanao to inspect the detention center. in spain princess christina has been told to appear no court to testify to allegations of fraud and corruption. it is the first time in spain's entire royal history that it has been involved in corruption allegations. we go to majorca, spain. >> reporter: arriving to mallorca on a regular flight from barcelona, princess christina appeared calm and almost cheerful meeting the press on the way inside. on the other side of the building there was little sympathy for her plight. demonstrators gathered outside.
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this is one scandal that has fueled anti-monarchy feeling in the country. >> we're being defrauded by the monarchy. what we need is food and jobs. >> we 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 a second attempt to question the duchess about her finances. she's suspected of tax fraud and money laundering at the company she co-owns with her husband. investigators have allegedly uncovered a serious of personal expenses that were billed to the company. they include refurbishnesses at their mansion and private dance classes at their home. the involvement of princess christina and one of the most high profile corruption scandals in the country has been an almost blow to the royalty of
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country. there is no doesn't that damage has been down and it will take an enormous amount of effort to try to divert that. >> the public doesn't tolerate corruption, stealing funds or tax fraud. all of this has been reflected on the duke. this is why this case has left the public disinchanted with the royal family. >> reporter: the case has highlighted that not even royal figures are immune from scandals in spain and it highlights how it effects ordinary people. that the royal family were allegedly involved in such cases has increased disillusionment of the country's establishment. >> the real men behind the movie "monument's men." plus the sound of music. why music lovers are returning
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♪ >> good afternoon to you and welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford, and here are today's headlines. violent protests in bosnia where friday marked the third day of unrest in the country. 25% of the people do not have jobs, government buildings were ransacked and set on fire as thousands of protesters took to the streets. and syrian's tv say aid workers were injured after convoys are attacked. rebels and the syrian government are now playing the blame game and it's unlikely any more aids will be delivered to homs today. two sheriff testified in a florida trial of a white man who killed a 17-year-old teenager in 2012. he was shot by 47-year-old michael dunne. the incident started at a
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convenience store parking lot as dunne pulled up next to the suv with davis and his three friends inside. they argued over the loud music they played, and dunne invoking the stand your ground argument when he shot into the vehicle. a movie of a true story out now. another mission was under way not in the battlefield but right there in a museum. >> the one thing we can't allow. >> reporter: the monuments men.bill itself the true adventure of a band o "band of brothers" on the greatest mission. >> reporter: the character of sam epstein played by dmitri
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leonid as, as 88 years young, one of the last members of the monuments men. born in germany, his family left germany in 1939 the day after his bar mitzvah. >> to tell a jewish person to travel on saturday, but that's the way this worked. >> reporter: he was return to germany a 19-year-old u.s. army private. he ended up with the monuments men by accident when heading to the front an officer found that he was fluent in german. >> he said, good. sit in this chair and this guy will tell you what to do. that was my entry to monuments men. >> reporter: he would spend the rest of the war sorting through plundered works of hard stashed in salt mines deep underground. the goal: return them to their
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rightful owners. >> this is one of the works rescued by the monument's men. >> it was. it was in the collection of louy rothchild. >> reporter: but another story would play high above europe. bombers had maps of targets to hit, but they had more than 700 maps like these drawn up by a team working in the reference library in new york. >> these maps are literally to make sure that these buildings didn't get destroyed, didn't get bombed. >> that's exactly. they were distributed so the bombing pilots would not hit the leaning tower of pisa. >> without these, the leaning tower of pisa may have been reduced to rubble. >> the fact that the leaning tower and the beautiful cathedral are still standing is something of a miracle. >> a miracle made possible by a war-time decision to safeguard
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rather than destroy. >> i believe it's the only time that a country at war bent over backwards to preserve the cultural treasures of the enemy. >> reporter: for harry, being an monuments man is a source of patriotism. >> for a brief period of time in civilization a country adopted the policy not to take things but to return it to their rightful owner. i as an american was very proud to do that. >> reporter: proud of an effort that saved millions of cultural treasures from the most destructive war in history. paul bebam, al jazeera, new yo new york. >> so beatle mania descended on new york city marking the 50-year anniversary of the fab four visit to the u.s. the beatles flew to the united states in 1964 met by thousands of screaming fans. days after they touched down they made their first u.s. tv
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appearance. then a plaque was unveiled at jfk airport with fans singing can the cover band. the music business went digital along ago, but vinyl never actually went away. now as jonathan reports, it's making a comeback. >> reporter: it's the largest vinyl record plant in the u.s. for more than 60 years they have been making and districting vinyl all over the world. 30 hydraulic presses push out one album every 30 seconds. >> it seems like magic a little bit. the whole process is both a science and a skill as well as an art. >> reporter: cds all but killed the cd industry. but now it has turned a cornered. sales have increased 30%. while the trend is up, the
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number of albums sold is still a tiny fraction of music sales. and for what is behind the resurgence audiophiles say music just sounds better on vinyl. >> few would debate that it's the sounded experience. >> and then there is the appreciation of the object itself. from the cover to the inside sleeve albums are at the forefront of the musical experience. >> people who prefer to have something tactile and want that optimum listening experience are the people who went back to vinyl. >> it was the highest selling vinyl lp in the united states that year. >> reporter: for grammy award winning jack white focusing on lps is nothing new. white started his label "third man records" five years ago, and since the beginning albums have been a key component. >> it's always been on vinyl. we never stopped. this isn't new for us. >> reporter: while album sales are climbing, digital music
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downloads are diving. for the first time since the dawn of itones digital sales fell. and vinyl is so hot and the albums are moving so fast, grimies record store has expanded. turn tables are hot commodities, too. >> it's fairly addicting. once i sell somebody a turntable they're in here every week in. most final releases come with a digital component giving record collectors the analog sound they enjoy with the convenience they love, showing that vinyl has staying power, spinning for generations to come. >> turn tables and vinyl. recapping one of our top stories in west virginia, residents are worried their water still isn't safe. they filed a petition in the state supreme court against the
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department of health. now hundreds march angry over last month's chemical spill that cut over 300,000 people off from their water. i'm morgan radford for al jazeera america. thanks for watching. "the stream" is up next. supply, plan b can be firing squads, gas chambers or electric chairs. >> lisa fletcher is out. we have our digital dj here with the feed back. we get the most light-hearted topics - first abortion, and now the death penalty. >> all before the weekend. >> this is the third real topic in america, you can't mention it without debate.

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