>> hello from al jazeera headquarters. this is the news hour. i'm jane dutton. ukraine in crisis. the president has abandoned the capitol but said he won't resign. while his archrival you'll i can't tymoshenko is freed from jail. and one of the most wanted men in the world is said to have been captured in mexico.

>> reporter: pope francis appoints 19 new cardinals and appoints them to shun the rivalries of the past. >> the president has abandoned the capitol. kiev is under civilian control and the former prime minister has been field from jail. some of the momentum events that have taken place in the ukraine in the past few hours. and while his regime seems to be crumbling viktor yanukovych is defined and adamant that he won't step down. we have this report from andrew simmons. >> few would have predicted the pediatrician of events. 24 hours after e.u. brokered a

deal of peace, it was signed and the ukraine in tattered. then came a pre-recorded statement and he accused parliament of mounting a coup. >> all that is taking place is vandalism, crime and a staged reinvolvement. >> he spoke after protesters and thousands of site seers took over his presidential compound just outside of the capitol. none of the presidential security was in sight. the buildings were locked. the guards travel from independent square. it remains an unknown location. the absent president, the

parliament is the only discussion of power working in ukraine right now and the opposition has the majority. yanukovych party members have been defecting or resigning. >> i would like to inform you the head of the parliament has written a statement removing himself from all duties as parliament head because of illness and his need for treatment. >> reporter: mps voted for presidential elections on the 25th of may and they fast track the release of yulia tymoshenko. she was driven out of jail and heading towards the capitol. back at the presidential grounds where yanukovych has spent millions of dollars of his personal facilities, thousands of people were still streaming in long after protesters decided to open the gates. as everyone set sight on the la very much building and ornate garden it's hardly a case of

revolutionary fervor. more a walk in the park, an extraordinary atmosphere where everyone is convinced that the president won't be coming back. the security vacuum have been filled by activists. there are no police or soldiers to be seen. this was a country under an iron fist more than a week ago. but whether it can stay this p lacid, if this president can go quietly is still uncertain. andrew simmons, al jazeera, kiev. >> and now barnaby phillips in kiev. what a day, barnaby. any idea what is happening with yanukovych at the moment? >> reporter: no, as you said earlier, jane, highways been speaking in defiant terms from the east of the country. we did have information about an hour ago from the new speaker of parliament that is pro opposition figure, alexander

torshenov. and what he said was that the president tried to flee from ukraine this evening. he tried to board a plane to flee into russia. but he was not allowed to leave and he's now in an eastern city. we have not had that confirmed from other successes but if it's--from other sources. but if it's true it means there is a marked difference between histone from the earlier remarks of the day and his actions which look much more like a man on the run. i think there is a difference as well from the president's tone and the reality of what sort of power he has left at his disposal because throughout the day the security forces have been dissociating themselves from their former boss. perhaps he will be able to rally support in the south and, indeed, the eastern parts of the country. we don't know that, but it does look very, very bleak for him. >> and we do know where yulia

tymoshenko is, she's on the way to the square. she might make some sort of address. what can we expect from her? >> reporter: well, it would be surprising if she didn't come and address the square this evening. it would be the natural thing for a savvy politician to do. i have no doubt that she will get a very warm reception at independent jaar from the thousands of people who you can see behind me. but i think its important to put things into perspective. there have been several opposition parties, several movements involved in this up rising over the past three months, not just her own party, and this revolution, if that is what it turns out to be, was not abouyule iyulia tymoshenko. she may have the chance to shape this country's future, but if

you spoke to people in the square throughout all the long weeks of january, february, december, going back to november, they were not talking about her release at the top of their list of demands. they always wanted the president to go. they wanted what they would call a more democratic institution. those were the aims. >> thank you for that, barnaby phillips live in kiev. let's talk more about yulia tymoshenko. she did speak shortly after her release, and this is what she had to say. >> this is the first time i can see the sky. this is the first time i can see the people. the whole of ukraine for the first time can see the sun and the sky because a dictatorship has fallen. >> tymoshenko spent the past two years in the prison of a northern city. looking back at her career in politics and what led to her being jailed. >> the trained engineer and economist yulia tymoshenko made

her fortune on the back of ukraine independence. she became known as the guest princess and like many tycoons made her move into politics. tymoshenko quickly rose through the ranks becoming deputy prime minister in 1999. then tymoshenko came into her own. along side ally and presidential hopeful she called on ukrainians to take to the streets and protest. in the color of her opposition power hundreds of thousands turned out and was dubbed the orange revolution. after re-election the orange power took power and tymoshenko became prime minister. but by the 2010 presidential election tymoshenko was ready to go out on her own. and in a defeat she was beaten

by archrival vim vim and then was arrested. amid outrage from the west she was sentenced to seven years behind bars. from prison she staged a hunger strike saying she had been beaten by guards and needed better medical tension for chronic back pain. now after two years of her incarceration, she has been set free. >> let's get the view from russia on the event unfolding in ukraine. the ukraine opposition has failed to deliver on its side of the peace deal. accusing opposition leaders of being under the control of armed extremists. in the statement h he said: forr

adviser to the kremlin joins me live from london. is it fair to say that the kremlin is anything but unhappy with these events? >> well, it obviously seems that the kremlin is not happy at all, but what happened, although we must remember that the russian envoy who came to kiev did not sign that agreement, which was brokered by the european union. in a sense the kremlin distanced itself from the initial stages as well. but events simply have overtaken everything, and now its anyone's guess of what is going to happen the most worrying thing for the russian government is that no one is in charge really in ukraine. that's the most dangerous thing. who is going to fill this vacuum? you have been talking about--your correspondent has been talking about yulia

tymoshenko being released from prison. this is a decisive figure. many in the ukraine don't want her to come back. i don't think it's a great chance for somebody to fill this vacuum. i think-- >> we did talk of early elections. hopefully this vacuum will be resolved in that period. what i want to know from you is what does this exactly mean for russia? >> well, for russia it means a lot because ukraine has always been a close partner, basically been part of the soviet union, but it's russia divided. >> i don't think it was huge support for yanukovych directly. it was just russia and ukraine were very close.

culturally and historically. i'm picking up from moscow the message that russia and russian government is no longer supportive of yanukovych. there were hints made by several officials that they don't really see him as the future leader, and i think that there is a pragmatic sense we have to see who is-- >> but they will be moving with events. what does it mean as far as the $1 billion deal is concerned, will russia honor that? >> well, that's another tough one. obviously russia at the moment has not transferred the promised $50 billion to ukraine. and maybe it's a wise thing. to be honest with you when there is such confusion there is no way of knowing who is in charge and who is going to be running the country, what's the point. all the banks are closed out. the situation is very dramatic

for russia, and what do people i pick up from russia and moscow as well they are a bit confused with this laid back approach by the kremlin. we have the olympics still going on. but there has to be a stronger signal, i suspect, coming from moscow to the russians themselves. >> and maybe a different signal, i mean, many people feel that putin was wrong putting ukraine in a tug-of-war type situation between russia and europe and the e.u. >> well, i think that russia russian--that russian government did try to find a solution. and it did try to tell the european union, okay, let's all talk. let's talk at the available with ukraine, e.u. and russia, and the european union has refused to do that. i personally think looking at the situation carefully and

spoken to a lot of people in kiev and in moscow, i think the europeuropean union was in a had line, and after the deal was refused to be signed. let's face it, the economic point of view, that deal with the e.u. was not a good deal. the russian deal was much better, and it's quite clear why president yanukovych decided to go with russia. the european union would not have any of it. >> let's leave it there, former adviser of the kremlin. thank you very much for your time. >> thank you. >> still coming, support of venezuela after days of violent protests. plus we meet the people risking it all to secure afghanistan. and norway's cross country queen becomes latest.

one of the world's most wanted drug lords has reportedly been captured alive in mexico. he works under the alias el chpappo, he was arrested in quality mala in 1993 and deported back to mexico where he was imprisoned but managed to escape in a laundry truck in 2001, and has been on the run ever since. his fortune is worth $1 billion, and he has been included on the forbes list of billion narrows since 2009. we're live in veracruz. very dramatic events. how was he captured? >> reporter: according to reports he was caught in the airline morning. they had been searching this

area of matzalan. and they had been looking for him and his lawsuits for days. there was a summit just a few days ago with barack obama and the presiden president peña nied prime minister harper. supposedly there was no shots fired. a picture published on the mexican media organization shows the man por pore ported to be guzman. the president here enrique peña

nieto says he's making mexico safer. it's not sure that statistics bears that out, there are still thousands murdered, but this is surely a big, big deal for the government here in mexico. >> as you say you wonder what sort of dent it will make on this cartel. it was enormous, and it is still run by many people. >> reporter: we're talking about a cartel, as you mentioned, that is listed by forbes that their ceo, let's call him, was on the billionaire list. there's not going to be any shortage of people who can step up to the challenge to run this global organization that stretches from china, south america and well into the u.s. not only smuggling routes but controlling many of the gangs that sell across the united states. we have seen heroin sales skyrocket in recent years in the united states in large part that's because of the cartels

operating here in mexico getting u.s. consumers hooked on that drug. so we're not going to see this cartel go anywhere any time soon. >> but for now a rare celebration for the police in mexico. united nations security council has voted unanimously to approve a resolution for aid into syria. the document demands access for convoys delivering supplies to the besieged cities. we can get more from kath turner who is at the u.n. in new york. what are the resolution points? >> reporter: the resolution is very clear in what it wants. it wants international cross border access for those convoys, for the human march takenaire aid. it's calling for an end of the bombardment and shelling on towns as well. previously what it doesn't include that was in previous

texas was u.n. sanctions of anyone getting in the way obstructing the delivery of aid. russia didn't like that, and that has been taken out. instead ban ki-moon secretary general of the united nations say they report every 30 days and they have intentions to take further measures if this resolution is not implemented on the ground in syria. >> the fact that it was passed unanimously, what does it say about the concerns regarding the humanitarian situation in syria? >> reporter: we've seen three resolutions in the past vetoed by russia and china. today was the day that there was a diplomatic break through at least we're seeing right now as i'm speaking to you the u.s. ambassador for china, who has also vetoed previous resolutions is stating that the humanitarian level has reached a desperate point. it has gotten to a point where

there must be unity oh to help those trapped. and the kathlee u.n. said the ht now is the implementation of this resolution. they must find a way to agree on exactly how this aid is going to get through. samantha powers said the u.n. is famous for its broad language and generalizations but this resolution is very specific about the towns it wants to see it lifted from, and wants to stop the barrel bombs as well. this is something that we can measure specifically, and that's something to take heart in. but there is skepticism that remains about whether this resolution will actually make any difference on the ground. that's what we're going to have to watch for now. the diplomatic part is over for now. the next part is making sure that the syrians get the help that this resolution promises to deliver. >> thank you, cath turner.

two soldiers were killed at an army checkpoint in lebanon. it happened in a town in the border with syria. the area is a hezbollah stronghold. we're live on the line from beirut. what happened, stephanie? >> reporter: all we know is that a car approach an army checkpoint and this is the first army checkpoint. the soldiers subjected the car and the bomber blew himself up. two soldiers were killed, one an officer, one a soldier and 15 people injured. this is according to the red cross. five soldiers, ten civilians. we know this check point was set up after hezbollah declared it was there was fighting inside syria. this checkpoint was not here before because as you mentioned, there were reports that hezbollah fighters use this town because it is on the border with syria to go in. highlighting the intense

security situation here in lebanon. there was twin suicide-bombing that happened three days ago south of beirut, so people you speak here are extremely concerned about what's going on in their country. >> thank you, steph. thousands of people are rallying in rival demonstrations across venezuela, both president nicholas madera and government have called for a show of support. there was an anti-government protest in car caracas. thousands of people have gathered in downtown caracas on saturday. these are people who support the opposition. they've come here to have a concentration and message of peace. [ cheering ] they also have the same concern they've had all week. [ cheering ] while these demonstrators are here there is another march happening which is a pro

government rally. what they have told us is that they want the government to listen to their complaints and take them seriously and to helpfully enter into a dialogue where they can start addressing these problems that affect all venezuelans no matter what side of the political line they sta stand. >> algeria's president will run for the next election. he had a stroke last april and has not spoken in public sense. the trial of egypt's deposed president mohamed morsi has been adjourned until monday. morsi faces charges related to his escape from prison in 2011. he's also accused of kidnapping and murdering policemen. morsi was removed from power by the army in july of last year. china's foreign minister made an unexpected visit to afghanistan to meet his counterpart.

he'll also meet the president hamid karzai to discuss ties between the two countries. beijing has become increasingly concerned with the region. it says extremists are receiving help from fighters across the border. there has been a dramatic decrease in the number of afghan police officers killed and injured on duty. despite the drop the job remains one of the most dangerous in the country. >> reporter: for much of the past six years this has been his life. lying face down in a bare room. former police officer was paralyzed by shrapnel after his pickup truck hit a roadside bomb in afghanistan. >> i've endured so much pain and tragedy for the past six years my wife, god bless her, she turns me over, looks after me. after god she is the only person who cares. i can't even use the bathroom.

>> he joined the police as an idealistic 22-year-old. he said he wanted to serve his country but there is only so much that his country can do for him. he was flown to india for surgery, however, doctors there could not help him. 80 officers were killed every week from you the april to november fighting season. >> he used to tell us these terrible stories from the front line. he used to tell me about the dangers of the job and i told him not to go any more. he said as long as i'm iowa life i will serve my country. the country used him. now that he's paralyzed they don't care about him. >> reporter: he wants treatment in the u.s. or europe. will cost 10s of thousands of dollars. the reality is this is how he'll be for the rest of his life.

>> the number of casualties have fallen dramatically from 20 a day to 3 or 4 now. they put that down to provide reinforcement more quickly during attacks, better medical evacuations and stopping unnecessary patrols. but this remains a very dangerous profession facing an enemy that is willing to blow itself up and kill indiscriminately. >> it is eight currencies circulating, but people in similazimbabwe still can't affod basic goods. and real madrid makes it look so easy as they keep the pressure on barcelona. robben will have more on that later in sport.

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yanukovych has left kiev and is in the east of the country, we believe. earlier he appeared on television refusing to resign and accused the opposition of carrying out a coup. opposition leader yulia tymoshenko has been released from prison an, she was servinga seven-year sentence of abuse of power. el chapo, leader of a cartel has a $5 million bounty on his head. let's get more on our top story. some politicians are worried that the country will split between the west, which wants closer ties to the e.u. and the east which favors russia. the country has long been divided long linguistic lines. oh two-thirds speak the ukrainian language. one in every six people are "s"

a russian-speaking ukrainian. this is how the country voted, the ukrainian-speaking west voting for tymoshenko and the russian-speaking east voted for viktor yanukovych. he won that election with more than 48% of the vote. we're joined live from london. that's key now, how to unify this country and how to make this revolution successful where so many revolutions of late haven't been successful. >> well, it appears that the orange revolution and the newcomers to the political scene have the second chance. within 24 hours we saw that the president who signed the agreement with the opposition and there were some hope of the current authority surviving

seems that this has dissipated, and we're looking at new reality. and i think that the key now for opposition leaders is to turn from revolutionary leaders and barricades into mature statesmen and women who can bring together, as you mentioned, the two divided sides of the country. >> do you think yulia tymoshenko will be one of those players? we expect her to speak any time now. >> well, i think the vote i in 2010 answered that question. in 2010 presidential elections effectively ousted her from th the--from power because she wasn't an unifying figure. because people were unhappy with her policies. i think she's a very charismatic leader but that's her weakness

as well. she's very good at doing revolutions but not really good at running governments. that will be a challenge for the opposition, for the new government, also for ukraine. >> when does all of this leave the opposition? they are extremely divided, and what makes their job even harder is the economic state of the country. so many people have been on the street. is it time for them now to pack up and go home and rebuild the country? >> reporter: i think even if they pack up and go and leave the street and squares the economy is in such terrible shape that effectively they are looking to default. their own source of financing is russia or was russia in the light of changing events. so what they could do now is really try to get some help from international monetary fund which will come with serious

strings attached, and these strings mean reforms and these are unpopular reforms. so ukraine is really looking to really tough time. i think the focus will gradually shift from the political instability to economic instability. to be honest i think yanukovych has handed over a massive headache to the new government. >> it has, indeed. my previous guest was a former adviser to the crime len and he believes the deal with russia, the $15 million deal is at risk now. if ukraine loses that deal, where does it leave it? well, even yesterday it emerged that ukraine decided not to place their $2 billion bonds for russia to buy. i highly request whether russia will continue providing 33% gas

prices for ukraine. from russia's perspective there is no justification for supporting an interim government that are clearly anti-russia. as i said the focus will be now on getting alon alone from a lo. unless they cut down on public spending-- >> we've got a technical problem, and i want to jump in. is the security situationish and i'm focusing on lviv, one of the cities taken over by the residents. how worried are you abou about . >> there is a power vacuum, and this is a major security

concern, economic concern. there has to be a new government in place, and it has to be formed as soon as possible. obviously there could be some discipline among the opposition but it does not mean that they can control all elements of society. especially in the past three months we've seen that firearms have been widely used by some members of the opposition. and many of them, they're unhappy or they have other--they can. it really comes down to organizing the states again, the administration and take hold of the situation both in the capsule and in the region. >> thank you very much for sharing your experience with us. >> well, pope francis has appointed 19 knew cardinals at a ceremony in the vatican. we have more on that story. let's go to our european broadcast center.

>> reporter: thanks, jane. well, the pope urged the new appointees to shun the rivalries and factions that have been blamed for the scandals that dogged the previous papacy. cardinals were appointed from south america, haiti and africa. we have more from the event in rome. >> reporter: the new cardinals were the personal choice of pope francis with half coming from outside of europe and none from the united states. many were from developing nations but francis made it clear he wants to shift the balance of power away from the vatican. but the appearance of pope benedict xvi was a real surprise. it's been one of the most important weeks for pope francis and for the catholic church as a whole faced with reported opposition pope francis has been leading a debate on whether the

church's teachings on abortion, contraception, divorce and homosexuality may need rethinking and the church's take on church morals. in polls most say it is outdat outdated. >> reporter: the change is little by little. it can't happen automatically. you have to take small steps. in the vatican you have to follow a certain process. >> homosexuality, civil unions, i'm strongly christian, but i think this pope will open doors that where before they were sh shut. >> reporter: another key conference will come later in the year on family issues, but the council say the pope's aattempts to modernize the church is an uphill battle. >> catholics who divorce and

remarry even gay couples adopting children are becoming the norm in the western world. so the church can't just ignore them. >> the 19 new cardinals will be among those who will make life-changing decisions for millions of catholics around the world asking for pope francis to break with tradition and keep up with modern times. al jazeera, vatican city. >> stay going to italy, matteo renzi has become throw' italy's youngest prime minister. mr. renzi has already presented his cab inspect line up to parliament. it is one of the smallest and youngest in italian history. they are expected to face a confidence vote on monday. russian government said the

cossack man who whipped members of the punk band pus i didn't riopussy riot hasbeen apprehend. he doused them with pepper spray and whipped them. two pussy riot members were jailed in 2012 for similar style protest, but this time they haven't been charged. a judge in spain has summoned international monitor who is were overseeing eta. the whereabouts of the groups' fugitive members have been called into question, and eta had given up a cache of weapons towards the first step towards disarmament. that's all the news from europe for now. back to jane in doha. >> thank you. zimbabwe's president has returned home from singapore after under going cataract

surge. he has been in power since 1980 but increasingly blamed for the decline of the country's economy. >> cornelius living in hyper inflation. it now uses several currency. using multiple currencies has made goods available but some say they can't afford them. >> reporter: zimbabwe has had no currency of its own since 2009. the central bank recently allowed the use of the australian dollar, chinese yan,

and runnel and some say that will warn that that will not solve the economic problems. 12,349 the president has just turned 90 years old. he is africa's oldest leader and there does not appear to be a plan for changes. infighting make investors nervous. >> it is a major threat to the growth and development of this economy. it goes hand in hand. no way in the world is there a significant chanc change. >> reporter: zimbabwe's liquidity crisis has seen businesses close. they keep laying off workers and

banks aren't lending money. the unemployment rate is 80%. corruption in state run companies is an all-time high. government officials blame western sanctions for the country's problems. some people worry zimbabwe's economy is in an irreparable state. >> it's listed as a critically endangered species. to come on the news hour find out how australian fish farmers could save the blue fin tuna. and in sport shell sea leading late against everton.

>> good afternoon. i'm morgan radford live from new york city. california politician has been accused of corruption. state center ronca ron calderons indicted on counts of fraud and bribery. >> reporter: fraud and bribery and money laundering against one of california's most powerful state senators ron calderon. his brother also has been charged with bribery and money laundering. >> he has accepted approximately $100,000 in cash bribes, trips, and gourmet dinners and trips to

golf resorts. >> reporter: outlines of his detailed alleged misconduct. he's accused of taking $100,000 in cash bribes, gourmet dinners and trips to upscale golf r resorts. >> he has taken bribes and passing legislation that will be favor those who gave him as part of an elaborate fbi sting agents posed as owners of an independent film studio. they approached the senator and allegedly paid him off. at the time the fbi james

explains the approach. >> they would have had to establish bank accounts, incorporate a company, they needed a business license, and so it's a very extend i have exy operation. >> reporter: correspondent josh bernstein caught up with him as calderon was arriving at a fiv five-as far resort. >> we were hoping we could ask you about your ongoing legal problems. >> i'm here for a conference. i'm not going to discuss that. >> the fbi allege that you have accepted 10s of thousands of dollars in bribes in return for supporting edge. >> like i said, i'm not going to answer anything. >> reporter: ron calderon has plenty to answer for now. he could spend the rest of his life in prison. the charges carry a maximum sentence of 400 years.

he's expected to turn himself in to federal authorities on monday. >> the democratic leader of california state senate is calling for ron calderon to redesign or at the very least to take a leave of absence. the united auto workers union is appealing last week's vote at volkswagen tennessee plant. the union is now claiming outside interference in the vote by comments from tennessee senator bob corker and is asking for a new election. a car producing powerhouse. honda started production at its plant in central mexico on friday. more than 200,000 cars will be assembled there every year and that will push mexican car imports to the u.s. to 1.7 million cars a year. and mazda, nissan and audi are

all opening up new plants. the city of detroit released a blueprint with how it plans to deal with its $18 billion debt. bisi onile-ere reports the plan is not exactly sitting well with everyone. >> reporter: detroit finally has a plan to dig itself out of bankruptcy facing $18 billion in long-term debt. emergency manager kevin orr filed a reorganization plan that calls for cuts to thousands of retirees, banks, and bond holders. the emergency manager has proposed that pension checks for retirees be cut 34% and fire and police retirees will see a 10% cut in their pension. but donald smith who worked for 30 years as a detention officer said it will hurt. he receives a $800 pension check each month.

under orr's proposal that will drop to $500. >> this makes such a drastic affect on me i can't even imagine how i'm really going to make it from day to today. >> it's not just the 34% hit. there is incremental hit in the amount that they're going to have to pay in excess of whatever the city gives them to subsidize their healthcare. >> many creditors are also feeling the squeeze. orr is proposing to pay them $0.20 on the dollar on the money they are owed. it has also eased some fears for now. city owned art at the detroit institute of art is spared thanks in part to money being offered under the state and private donations. along with the cuts are some investments. orr proposes investing $1.5 billion in city services. this means more funding to

improve police, fire, lighting and blight removal. city retirees like smith are expected to put up a fight. >> and i'm angry. i'm angry to think that people don't mean anything any more. >> reporter: and the deal is far from done. negotiations between the city and it's creditors will continue. orr's plan will likely look are a whole lot different by the time it reaches the judge for final approval. bisi onile-ere, al jazeera detroit. >> meanwhile, arizona legislation that would allow business owners to refuse service to gay customers is one step away from becoming law. the state legislature passed the legislation. governor jan brewer has a few days to decided if she'll sign

it. the world population has led to increased fishing and massive depletion of stock. >> reporter: bare hands, a line and hook. this is how fishermen have made a living in the pristine waters of east indonesia. but fish don't bite that easily any more. >> five years ago when we still used engines we could catch up to 700 feet in one night. now it's not more than 50. >> reporter: more aggressive and illegal methods are being used to catch remaining fish. many fishermen admit they use explosives. they don't want their identity to be revealed. >> i feel guilty using this illegal method, but if we use lines we haven't caught enough to make a living and to be able to send our brothers and sisters to school.

>> reporter: despite using desperate measures they still can't compete with the big boats catching all the fit. although they now have to travel a lot further to find tuna. they sail to far away corners of the ocean to catch these, but they're afraid they won't find any more. it's won't be just their livelihood that will be destroyed but often those of their children and grandchildren. >> the effect of overkitchenning become painfully clear in this harbor and valley where most of the tuna fleet is docked. >> with these boats using huge nets it's clear that more traditional boats are out of business. i have 30 boats docked at the harbor for six months now, no, sir working. there is no fish. >> millions of indonesias are depending on fish for their income and nutrition.

the government has introduced marine-protected areas where fishing is limited to make sure fish populations will grow back. but this might be too little too late. with aggressive fishing techniques not being banned traditional fishermen have only a slim chance to pass on their skills to the next generation. al jazeera. >> the southern blue fin tuna listed as an critically endangered species australia has turned to growing the fish in captivity. let's hope one day that farmed fish will allow wild fish to be left alone. >> reporter: these fish are being taken out to sea. the blue fin tuna. >> this is blu blue fin tuna, we

starting the process now. >> every year hundreds of thousands of juvenile wild fun in a are caught in nets in the open ocean and dragged closer to land. they're fed twice a day and in six months they'll double in size. an international quota limits how many fish can be taken in the first place. those in the tuna industry say after decades of overfishing that means that this is sustainable fishing. to the dismay of environmental groups who say southern blue fin tuna numbers are still critical the. >> an amazing sight. the maturity of the tuna in this pen will be sold into japan. there an average fish such as about $600. that makes the tuna in this pen alone worth well over $1 million. >> as the number of people eating fish around the world increases it's probably not

enough to save the species. he has made a fortune out of tuna fishing, and he said at current levels it's sustainable but not in demanding increases. >> if you push you up towards 9 billion people in the world. the fish has to come from somewhere. and the fish can't come out of the ocean any more. >> reporter: so at the facility, scientists are trying to farm tuna. >> to farm southern blue fin tuna from juveniles that have been caught. >> reporter: tests so far have failed. there is confidence that it's possible. king fish produced here are among the species that have been farmed commercially for years. it wouldn't be much of a life for a southern blue fin tuna, but if it could be farmed it could save the species and meet ever increasing demand.

andrew thomas, al jazeera. >> more bad news for california farmers. not only have they been dealing with severe drought but now officials say their water reserve is running dry. they're talking about the system that sends water to inland farms. it's california's largest water delivery system and authorities say it won't be sending any irrigation water to apartment this year. west virginia's water supply is safe. that's after januar january 9th chemical spill that left some 300,000 residents without access to clean water. the cdc said there are no detectable fo toxins in the watr that it's safe to drink, clean with even for pregnant women. you're watching al jazeera america. we leave you now with live pictures from independent square.

>> good afternoon, and welcome to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford live from new york city. here are the stories that we're following right now. freed from prison, former ukrainian prime minister yulia tymoshenko released from prison. this after the protests against yanukovych. pope francis picks a dozen new cardinals from differe