behind the scenes at aljazeera.com/techknow. and visit us on facebook, google had are >> a new day is dawning in ukraine. what lies ahead for the government after a revolution leads to an uncertainly future for the country. >> the mighty mississippi - what is causing a shutdown of the busiest shipping channel. >> accused of being the most wanted drug lord. what the u.s. wants from mexico. >> i'm the only one laughing. nobody laughs here.

>> she was a ray of sunshine, why this woman's death may close a chapter of history the world will never forget. >> you are looking at pictures of kiev. the president is out, the former parliament speaker is in and the future is uncertainly. welcome to al jazeera america. i'm thomas drayton. as lawmakers get ready to form a new national government in ukraine pronational supporters are fighting back. >> in eastern ukraine supporters

of the viktor yanukovych attacked demonstrators on sunday. no one knows who viktor yanukovych is hiding, but he's refusing to step down. and we get a look at another of the former president's homes. it has been seized and top the public. it's on a property where fas ants and wild boar roam. the new president met with the american ambassador. america warns russia not to send soldiers, national security advisor susan rice says such a move would be a mistake. >> it's not in the interest of ukraine, russia or the united states to see the country split. it's in no one's interest to see violence return or the situation

escalate. a modern ukraine wants to integrate with europe and the old which had ties to russia, it need not be exclusive. >> protesters are hopeful about the future. the optimism has come at a price. >> this is the new seat of power, the parliament. it wasted no time signalling the viktor yanukovych era is over. minister by minister they were voted out. people thanked ministers for helping with change. >> there's a sense of freedom on streets that had been closed for weeks. as ukrainians come to terms with the reality, they are realising how much it cost. >> this woman is near the spot where protesters were killed, near where she stood were police and demonstrators, trying to

stop violence. >> the boys here with me at the beginning, i can't find them. i can't bring them back. a shrine for each of the lose. their sacrifice will not be in vain. much of the future is uncertain. >> but some have to be reminded this is a day of mourning, not time to revel in change. >> our future will be beautiful if we can be strong. >> people poured into independence square, the site where it began three months ago. >> 50% happy, 50% sad. we have little victory, but we continue. >> new battles in the country's south. >> the pro-russian demonstrators try to prevent the ukrainian flag being raised. the divide between the east and

west, a surging return. >> anti-government protesters are guarding government buildings, and patrolling the streets of kiev. it now appears that they are in control of the country's fate. >> the last day and a half the mood has been jubilant. you may hear it behind me. the songs are going in independence square. so many thousands of people are still in the square, and so many thousands have been fighting for the square for some three months. now, on these streets and in this square they feel like they are running the show. >> if you want to leave kiev in a hurry, you have to go through 24-year-old de macusin on the left and his colleague on the right. >> have you done security before? >> no, it's the first time. >> they fought the cost and feel

they won. to the victors goes the spoils, the local airport. the goal is to catch people who crack down on protesters. they check passengers against pictures of the most wanted. not the police's most wanted their most wanted. they don't want to be the the law, but the conscience that keeps order. >> do you want to be those that enact punishment. >> no. we want the law. >> when the real police arrive, the volunteers shoe them away. >> the guys have the law, it was three days ago. they are ready to shoot us because we stay here. this is it hypocrisy. >> you have probably heard of rosey of the riveter. meet the catorer. every member of the opposition is helping. they feel the fight is not over. >> if i do my best, and i'm the average person, probably everyone else is doing their

best. if everyone is doing their best, we have to win. >> in the heart of kiev the police have evaporated. the band, known as the hundredsers are in charge -- hundreds are in charge. even in the seat of power. >> outside you see vitaly klitschko, a main opposition leader giving a speech. here, his security are the citizen's brigade. a professional service, they are not. they are designed for production workers for snowboarding. despite the do it yourself armour, they have a command structure. >> we want to reboot the system. >> the politicians seem to realise that. >> people control us. they move the government away. and new government will be bad. they move us. >> down the block, the citizens

brigade controls the cabinet office. to some it may seem as if a building as important as the bent gone is guarded by buoy scouts. >> do you feel you have replaced the police. >> definitely not. we do hope the police will be replaced. >> stan's job is in it. he says his clients can wait. the third resolution cannot wait. >> what we have done changed us all. for years to come, anything that is not right, we'll make sure that we work to make that right. >> for that the public thanks them. they feel the volunteers will protect them and their futures. >> a final thank you kiss outside the cabinet building. perhaps it goes without saying, but all of these people have been working for no money at all. many have regular lions, and they'll be back at work tomorrow morning. back at the front lines or outside the buildings, back doing what they need to tomorrow

afternoon, and they say they'll do it for as long as it takes. >> the development in kiev prompted backlash in eastern ukraine. the area is a strong hold for the president viktor yanukovych. al jazeera's david chater reports. >> still standing high and proud in the main square. a statue of lenin surrounded by demonstrators determined to protect it and stand firmly by the historic links with moscow. >> the renalingin's governor walks among them, urging them to remain peaceful, resisting the tide of rebellion. >> translation: we are not going anywhere, we do not trust anyone, i am system the governor. i will not resign. >> the words were in russia. this is a heartland of support for viktor yanukovych. his whereabouts are a matter of intense speculation.

if he is seeking sanctuary this is where to find it. their votes get him democratically elected. >> the governor was evicted. the spirit has taken root in this city. they were arming themselves with sticks and batons. i saw a crate of molotov cocktails carried into the building. tensions crew. police used to keep the the sides apart. they should be called pro-government protesters. their people are ruling? in the city in the south of ukraine violent clashes broke out when pro-russian crowds broke up the rebellion. scenes are spreading. the scenes continued, a mirror image of months of

demonstrations on independence square. here they want to turn to russia, and keep their backs to europe. >> at this statue of lenin the people are gathering to protect. there's no denying the divisions are deeper and the situation dangerous. >> the opener of the hours are determined to stand their ground. they may be outnumbered but they feel history is on their side. >> across the u.s., ukrainian americans are voicing concerns about their homelands' future. [ chants ] >> demonstrators gathered outside the ukrainian consulate in new york on sunday. in chicago, protesters wore black, and read off the names of those killed in kiev. >> i'm happy, but i'm scared. i hope the government that they

put this is the right people they put in and we don't go through this for five or six years down the road. we are putting up a temporary government, allowing for the elections to take place in two months and get rid of the dead and old wood that's there. >> when the consular general, appointed by the former president, came out to address the crowd in chicago, he was booed. >> the u.s. issued a new travel alert for americans thinking about heading to the ukraine. the state department is telling them change plans or lie low. the warning says the situation in ukraine is unpredictable and could change quickly. the transition is peaceful, there's a potential for violence. >> thailand's embattled prime minister left bangkok. yingluck shinawatra office said she's at an undisposed location,

90km away. three were killed in a grenade explosion in the capital on sunday. 20 people have died since november. protesters are demanding the prime minister step down. >> uganda's president is set to sign an antigay bill, increasing punishments for moemo sexual offenses. it is illegal in uganda. the new law will punish first-time offenders. aggravated homosexuality will lead to life in prison. >> a silent killer strikes a crowded shopping mall. police have identified the source of a deadly carbon monoxide leak. >> he's one leader. it's a hide ra - you cut off one head and two grow in its place.

>> a drug lord behind bars. why america wants him sent here to pay for his crimes. >> and this holocaust survivor living life to the fullest.

>> welcome back. a 60km stretch of mississippi river has been closed while an oil spill is cleaned up. a barge began to leak oil into the water. authorities closed the river to keep the oil spreading. it will not affect the drinking water. the cause of a collision is under investigation. >> investigators found the source of a deadly carbon monoxide leak at a shopping mall. it happened at legal sea foods in long island mall in long island. investigators found the leak in a water heater's flue pipe.

27 people were taken to hospital with nonlife threatening injuries, one died. four rescue workers and three police officers were among those affected by the carbon monoxide. a sign on the door said it is condemned as being unsafe and fit for human hab tags. >> the u.s. wants a captured mexican drug lord to face charges in this country. federal prosecutors say they'll seek the extradition of joaquin guzman. the fate of the drug king pin is unclear. >> this web of tunnels linking seven homes, allowing joaquin guzman to evate capture. when he left them behind the risk of being arrested multiplied. mexican marines found him here in a small apartment in sinaloa state. they found an arsenal of

grenate, but he was unable to get to them in times. on the run for 13 years and the boss of the largest criminal organization, he seemed too powerful to catch, leaving in in almost mythical status. it inspired tributes, songs, detailing his exports and ways of evading the law and his capture. his submission to mexican marines designed to send a message that drug loords are not untouchable. many believed his provisions were tolerated. >> a former federal prosecutor said it was a symbol and triumph for the president. not enough on its own to break the cartels. >> the strike against joaquin guzman is an important one. what matters is the government's willingness to strike at the

financial operation, and to maintain social programs to steer kids away from organised crime. >> but skepticism runs deep. whatever the message, many doubt the violent country will be made safer. >> he's one leader. in the end it's a hide ra, you cut off one head and two grow back in its place. >> translation: it's a smoke screen from the government. it's a corrupt country. the government doesn't practice democracy. >> the sinaloa's business stretches from asian australia through the americas and into europe. it's been known to pay off officials. the last time joaquin guzman was gaoled he escaped from a high security prison. the u.s. prosecutors are seeking extradition to have him face charges there. officials at the attorney-generals office told al jazeera that he must face

justice here first. >> we should add joaquin guzman faces charges in at least seven american cities, including chicago and other places. >> drills between u.s. and south korea has taken place, despite the north korea asking for them to be stopped and threatening to cancel family reunions if they went ahead. they are taking place. 300 south koreans met relatives for the first time since the korean war. the reunions began with the north preparing for better ties. >> the oldest known survivor of the hollow cast died. alice herz-sommer spent two years in a concentration camp. music kept her going. she entertained others with her

concerts. we look at her remarkable life. >> she lived through the worst of humanity, but saw beauty. >> i am full of joy. i am the only one who is laughing. nobody laughs here. >> alice herz-sommer spent two years in a concentration camp in czech republic. more than 33,000 jews were killed by the nazi state. while in prison alice herz-sommer performed as a pianist. >> when we can play, it can't be so ter ible. the music, the music. music is the first place of art. upon the death at 110, alice herz-sommer was the odest known

survivor of the holocaust. the entire story is captured, the lady in number six of the the film is nominated for an academy award this weekend. >> music is a dream. >> music is a dream. >> an incredible lady. the film on her life has been nominated for best short documentary. >> history on the hard courts. jason collins marks a major milestone in the mba. a deal for netflix. why it could mean you could stream favourite movies faster. ♪

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john henry smith has the details. >> in a sense jason collins made history twice. first, he became the first openly quay player to sign a contract to play in a major american pro-team sport. hours later collins became the first openly gay man to play in an n.b.a. game. he checked in at the 10:28 mark of the second period. collins and his team the brooklyn nets led by nine. collins played 11 minutes in all collecting two rebounds, no points and a steal and 108-102 win. the nets signed him to a 10-day contractor after a search for a big man. here is collins after the game. >> i understand there is significance. but at the same time there are other athletes, you know, robbie rogers, michael sam, male athletes who are active. all of us, you know, it's about

being athletes, going out there and winning and competing, playing hard. it's just - that's what it's about. well, the winter olympics are over. three medal events on the final day of competition. we start with the one event that had the most positive outcome for team usa, the russians winning gold in the 4-man bobsled. the usa won the bronze by 0.003. steven hulkham won his medal for the games. on the hockey rink canada played sweden, superstar sidney crosby scored his first goal and canada's defense was locked down. three goals in six olympic contests. they are the first back to back gold medal hockey winners since

the soviet union back in 1988. here is a look at the metal count. russia ends up with the most total: >> that is sports for this hour. >> well, we are looking at some rain charts to the south. we had beautiful weather to the north-east. what we are really concerned about is the cold air that is filtering in from canada, comele in from the northern plains, that will be a considerable change for many people. what we are seeing is there's a line of precip and to the north of that line, that is where the

cold air will be a major problem. take minneapolis, the temperatures will be going down, and that is not factoring the windchill. looks what happens later in the week. down to two as a high temperature. the overnight lows at minus 7. if you factor the windchill it will be minus 15. here across the north-west, rain showers for seattle and those are tapering off tonight and this morning, but we think as we go through the rest of the day we'll pick up more showers. they don't expect to be too heavy. we do expect better conditions and warmer weather. temperatures going to the mid 50s. across california, for los angeles, it will be a little lower than it has been. temperatures in the high 70, and low 80s. los angeles 71 degrees. we don't expect that to get

better. by friday it will get worse and rain showers also. across texas we see dallas, not hi. you want the warm weather. we expect the showers come into play. temperature there are on wednesday of the 48. that will get up with a temperature of 16. >> comcast cutting a deal. the agreement pairs the popular streaming service with a number one provider. it will deliver movies and tv shows to comcast customers. it struck similar deals with cable vision. it could put pressure on advisors like verizon and atnt to follow suit. it has more than 41 million

customers. >> we leave you with pictures from ukraine. we expect new developments. we'll bring you the latest beginning 6am eastern time, here on al jazeera. hello, you are at the listening post. this week huhgo is gone and they continue to go at with the media over the venezuela story. first glen greenwalled's partner and now edward snowden's lawyer held. the