>> good afternoon, and welcome to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford live in new york city. here are the stories we're following for you this afternoon. in syria four aid workers wounded by gunfire as their convoy entered homs. and right here in the united states protesters express their anger over the toxic spill in west virginia. and then the firestorm over

401k cuts making it worse by comments about sick kids. >> an aid convoy came under attack in the syrian city of homs. today, four aid workers were injured. one truck was hit by bullets while another was hit by mortar shells. this cuts short the three day cease-fire agreed upon friday. 80 people were evacuated from the city, and many more are expected to leave throughout the week. attacks on the civilians are on the rise in afghanistan where last year was the deadliest year for civilians since 2009.

we have that story from kabul. >> reporter: it's people like this who bleed the most in conflict. 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 couldn't see. >> reporter: he's part of a growing number of civilian casualties here. according to an u.n. report released on friday, there was an increase across the board of civilians being injured or killed compared to 2012. most of the casualties were caused by anti-government forces says the report. the taliban say they don't target civilians and reject the findings. when civilian casualties increase that of course includes children. children around 11 years old injured in a bombing in the

province where she's from. but even younger is this child who we think is two years old, injured in the head by a bullet. one of the very youngest victims of afghanistan's war. 561 children were killed in the 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 forces, daily the taliban is engaging afghanistan forces. blanked by villages, and schools. >> anyone 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. >> and now new information in the case of kenneth bae. the state department said the american missionary has been transferred from a hospital back to a labor camp. they say the development is deeply concerning since bae has been held for more than a year after being sentencing to 15 years of hard labor. he's been accused of trying to overthrow the state. a boulder fell on a train in the french alps. it fell on the front car that you see right there and caused it to derail. nine others were injured. the train was on a three-hour trip from nice. the justice department has given a boost to same-sex marriage. erik holder is expected to announce the department will grand full equal treatment to same sex married couples.

this will provide benefits for couples who don't live in states that recognize same-sex marriages. a trial of a white man who is accused of murder of a 17-year-old black teenager i in 2012. it started in a convenience store parking lot. he pulled next to davis with his three friends inside. arguments ensued over the loud music that the teens were playing and then dunne claimed he feared for his life when he shot into the vehicle but no weapon was found. over in west virginia residents are worried that their water still is not safe. they filed a petition with the state supreme court against the department of health. hundreds of people marched today angry about a chemical spill just last month that cut 300,000

people off from their water. we're now in charleston, west virginia, where the rally finished not long ago. randy, what happened at the protest today? >> reporter: morgan, a couple hundred marched from a local church here to the water company where this has become the focus of part of their angry. they're demanding the water company compensate them for losing their water for nine days last month. they say the company has not done enough. they included envelopes to the company that contain bits of licorice because the smell from the chemicals that spilled last month smell like licorice. >> what is the remaining concern besides the smell of licorice that you just mentioned? >> reporter: well, the health department says all their testing shows that the testing is safe. there might be a bit of the

chemical in the water not enough to make the resident unhealthy, but residents say that the smell irritates them, and one man said he feels it all and doe. >> i was told to take a shower when we were told it was safe to take a shower. i had eye infections. >> reporter: again, morgan, the blame game has extended here in charleston, the water company, the water department and the government has favored the water industry here, but one of the protesters we talked with is starting to question whether the

politicians are maybe changing their tune as well. >> i know that our politicians really want this to go away. i know they would like to support the political industry as much as they can because that's their gravery train. i hope that marchs like this will show that the industry may be their gravy train but there are industries who want to be here and want to do a good job for our state. >> reporter: finally, morgan, the protesters are sending lots of letters including licorice to president obama to get across how frustrated they are. >> sending licorice to president obama. thank you. towns not effected by the west virginia chemical spill rushed to help during crisis. they shipped water to residents who couldn't use their own tap water but all the shipments led

to broken lines and empty reservoirs. >> their reservoir tanks are down next to nothing. they have been serving everyone for a month now they need help. >> reporter: the town hopes to truck in water from our counties to replenish their own water supply. the price of aol dropped $4 between thursday and friday. the loss is linked to tim armstrong's comment blaming distressed babies to two of his employees. he made the comment during a conference call defending his decision to cut winds. thiarmstrong also blamed obamace for the cuts. professor this all started when aol decided to match a lump

sum rather than distribute it throughout the year. what does that mean for workers or parents of sick kids? >> well, the real issue here is not the 401k or the technicals of getting it taken care of. the issue is that the ceo has to convince people of two things. first, that he is competent enough to run the benefits package for the company and the people who work for it. second, that he cares enough about them authentically that they're not going to be thrown under the bus. he has dug a hole and he keepings digging after a while. >> is this bigger than aol. is this a practice sweeping across corporate america? >> i don't think so so. i don't think you would see this in every company or every corporation. i think each of them has to approach the challenges of

change in the rapidly changing healthcare, but for sure there has to be leadership in the process o for people to at least trust in the company. >> how realistic is it to blame, first it was obamacare and then sick kids. what is the problem? >> the think the problem is the ceo's real intent was to show his level of connectedness to people in difficulty and the willingness of aol to be behind them. that's a good strategy, but when you begin to talk about sick children you are on very thin ice in maintaining people's perception. >> thank you for joining us this afternoon. >> thank you. >> clashing with police. the people in bosnia take to

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humanity >> is libya unraveling? >> there's coffin after coffin being carried into the cemetery. >> fault lines libya: state of insecurity only on al jazeera america >> good afternoon, i'm morgan radford. in bosnia thousands in the country are protesting the country. the government using tear gas. this is the most violent gathering since the war in 1995. >> cars destroyed and debris littering the streets of sarajevo. the bosnian capitol was still in chaos. firefighters spent the evening putting out smoldering fires after protesters stormed the presidency and another federal building setting them ablaze.

medical personnel say around 200 people were injured in clashes throughout the country. >> what is happening in the last few days is the result of criminal policy of the ruling elite. they must be removed from power otherwise the situation will only worsen. >> the violence started on tuesday when thousands of workers gathered in front of a regional government building to force their anger over factory closings and unpaid salaries. but the discontent quickly spread across the country after it morphed over high unemployment and corruption. bosnia is one of the poorest and most divided country.

although elections are due in october, protesters are demanding the government resign. they say many problems including al jazeera. >> iran supreme leader ayatollah khamenei said that it would overthrow iran's government. he told a crowd of air force officers that america is lying when it says it is friends with iran. and speaking of demonstrators in brazil, protesters take control of the it's main rail station over transit fare hikes. it quickly escalated with police using tear gas to disperse the crowd. for now the $0.10 fare hike has been put on hold, and protesters are angry that the government is

spending billions of dollars to host the world cup they want to use the money to improve education. an extraordinary hear something taking place in spain where princess christina has been ordered to appear in court on accusations of fraud and corruption. it's the first time that a member of the royal family has been involved in a criminal allegation. we have more from mallorca, spain. >> reporter: the duchess arrive in mallorca on a regular flight from barcelona, princess christina appeared calm almost cheerful as she approached the courthouse greeting the press on her way inside. on the other side of the building there was little sympathy for her plight. demonstrators gather outside. 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 second attempt to question the princess about her finances. she's suspected of tax fraud with the company that she co-owns with her husband. using money from the company to refurbish their mansion and dance classes at their home. the princess said she has been looking forward to this day to prove her innocence. this has been one of the most high profile corruption scandal for the country, and even the royal household has tried to maintain a distance from the duke and duchess, and there is no doubt the damage has been done. it would 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 this case has left the public disenchanted with the royal family. >> reporter: not only royal figures are immune from corruption scandals in spain, and it shows how it has affected the lives of orde ordinary peop. that members of the royal family were allegedly involved in such cases has increased the disillusionment with the country's establishment. >> anti immigrant bias and housing is nothing new. but a landmark case in new york could become a model for communities who are fighting it. al jazeera's report. >> reporter: ever since he came to the united states from honduras 19 years ago, he has called farmingdale home. >> i've liked this community ever since i came here.

finding housing has been a problem. >> reporter: juan antonio settled in a low income housing complex in the village's little latin america neighborhood. but in 2004 he and the other tenants were told they had to leave. >> we were kicked out because supposedly there was an emergency, but it was a small emergency to have evacuated everyone. that same night my friend christina contacted a professor at hofstra university, and that's when the fight began. >> reporter: the professor and his law students took on the case for free. they found out that the village had been targeted for redevelopment. >> it was targeted because of the people who were living in the building and the area. >> reporter: the building watts sold and bulldozed in 2006 to make way for these luxury arguments. that year they took the case to federal court. >> we sued to be able to get compensation for the clients for

being evicted from this building, but we also sued to force this village to replace the unites o units of housing td been destroyed for low income people. they're looking after their lawns and irrigation stems of their home. they don't want them in the community but they want them to be doing the work for them. >> reporter: the case stretched on for eight years. >> i never imagined that within my second year i would be given assignments on a complex housing discrimination civil rights case. >> reporter: right before it was due to go to court the case as settlement. the settlement guarantees 54 units of affordable housing will be built, but it won't be guaranteed housing here where they once lived. >> the mayor helped broker the settlement which brings undisclosed settlement for the

plaintiffs. >> 10% to 20% of the projects that come into the village should be affordable and workforce housing. >> reporter: for juan antonio that means staying in the community where he has worked and lived for decades. >> it's heartening that the authorities have taken us into account. just as we're professionals here, we're part of the working life of this town. >> reporter: a town that will include affordable housing for years to come thanks to the perseverance of these nine immigrants. al jazeera, farmingdale, new york. >> it's been a long winter, but some people are actually inspired by it. that story and your top headlines when al jazeera america returns.

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>> good afternoon, and welcome back to al jazeera america.

i'm morgan radford, and here are your headlines. protests in bosnia where friday marks the third day of unrest in the country where 25% of the people there don't have jobs. thousands of protesters took to the streets. syrian tv said four aid workers were injured an their convoys were attacked in homs. the cease-fire was just brokered on friday. this has rebels and the syrian government pointing the finger at one another. we have new weather events taking place right here in the united states as well as all across the globe. we turn now to the very latest. >> meteorologist: i want to take to you bolivia where flooding has killed 38 people. we look at the rescue missions under way. we have several feet of rain, rescue workers out there trying not only to save people but livestock, 100,000 cattle are

looking to be saved there, we're talking about devastating flooding. over in italy we have several feet of snow across the alps, and we'll have to continue to deal with that. there is a pressure over the mediterranean and high pressure system that is east of that that is blocking that area of low pressure to continue moving. so look at the snow. we've had several feet of snowfall across the area, also in california right now. we're talking about heavy snowfall, which is a great thing given the fact that it's been so dry. we're looking at rain pushing across portions of california right now. that's great news because the people there certainly need it. we'll go to the weather map with what we're calling the pineapple express. it's a river of moyes moving across southern california. which is great news because we've been talking about the drought there for a long time. pushing from hawai'i to california, sierra, nevada, and

we're talking about winter storm warnings in effect. drivers on i-5 use precaution because the ground has been baking for quite some time now. the oils located in the roadways have come to the surface. when you culminate that with the rainfall there will be slippery conditions out there on i-5. the moyes is there and that's great news because people have been suffering with the lack ever heavy rainfall. you can see the areas in green, especially dark green, some areas need up to 36 inches of rain. further east very cold across the north central plains. and 11 degrees in bismarck, you don't like the cold, so it will be a nice day in new york city. >> i don't like the cold, and i don't like the rain, but i'm glad that california has it. it's been a long winter, and it's not over yet, but not everyone is complaining. some people are being inspired about it. and we have that story from chicago.

>> reporter: the winter games may be in sochi, but for these artists in chicago the competition is heating up. 27 teams foreign and domestic are taking part in the snow sculpting competition. >> we have a number of teams from warm weather climates. they practice with sand, so it's pretty amazing how they practice to premium for this event. >> reporter: each of the 15 professional and 12 student teams begin with a 10 x 8 x 8 solid block of highly compressed snow. >> we'll see what we're doing here and use another can to compress it, and we do that over and over. >> reporter: the better the snow compression, the easier it is for the sculptors to work with. from there they begin the process of chipping away at the snow block. some use small clay models to create their arctic sculptures. everything from monsters to the abstract. while the balmy 32 degrees

fahrenheit which is great for snow men may seem great for snow sculpting, but that's not the guess. >> last year we were at about 32 degrees, and we had a collapse the day before judging, we had to rebuild it. >> this year the wisconsin team are faring better with their most sculpture which some may recognize from the "silence of the lambs." from car loos carlos ramirez ans team, the snow sculpture is a drastic change from their hometown in mexico. >> yes, everything is okay. >> reporter: for these artists on the competitive streak and a penchant for the frigid, it's all in fun and who can complain. al jazeera, chicago. >> finally beatle mania descended on new york city

marking the 50 year anniversary for the fab four visit to the u.s. in 1964 american met by thousands of screaming fans just days after they touched down. thank you for watching. i'm morgan radford. "fault line" is up next. >> are you guys ready? in the event of any emergency, let us know through coms. >> high above the artic circle, >> stand by.... >> in some of the world's coldest waters, canadian military divers are preparing for a search and rescue training mission. >> the bottom is about 40 meters, 120 feet down, the water is about 2 degrees below zero celsius. they can stay down there 40 minutes to an hour without really getting too cold. >> yellow diver well, yellow diver well for leaks. >> lately, the arctic has been seeing a flurry activity. that's because there's something locked beneath the ice.