>> welcome to the news hour live from doha. these are the top stories. >> huge hunt and unconfirmed reports as rescue teams try to find a missing plane. >> a group of nuns released as part of a prisoner swap. >> the columbian election turns into a referendum on whether there should be a peace deal

after decades of civil war. >> rival rallies raised tensions between pro russia and pro kiev supporters in ukraine. >> art wars. the north american add vert that's got italy up in arms over its renaissance masterpiece. >> vietnam police authorities found debris in the sea they think could be linked to the missing malaysian passenger plane. there are still no confirmed reports about where it is or what happened. interpol voids concerns about concerns at the airport, saying two stolen passports were used by passengers to board the plane. it is not known if that is linked to the disappearance but

footage is being checked. one man said he thought his passport wouldn't be used again. >> may be some people come to steal my passport and i think my passport can't be used again, because when they come back to italy, i talk with police, italian police and i think nobody can use. >> military radar indicates the missing jet may have turns back before vanishing. based upon that, teams looking for the plane have widened their search. it is a huge operation, seven countries, 34 aircraft all looking for the flight. what are you hearing about the spotting of possible debris belonging to the plane? >> vietnam police officials say

a navy plane spotted debris off the southern court of vietnam, however are unable to confirm that it may be part of the missing aircraft. now the planes have returned to base. for now, it's too dark to continue the search but the search is expected to resume at first light monday. malaysian authorities have not received any sump information from their counterpart in vietnam. this information that the object has been discovered by vietnamese planes comes a day after search teams discovered two large oil slicks in an air in the south cline in a sea just farther south. >> tell us more about interpol and their concerns about the passports that were stolen and how they were used. >> interpol has said that these two stolen pals ports, they've confirmed that those names have

been entered into interpol's database of lost or stolen travel documents. this is a vast database containing 40 million names from more than 100 countries, but it also revealed a shocking fact, saying it's completely dismayed that no country in the years since those parcels were stolen in 2012 and 2013, they said no country ran a search on these two passports against interpol's database. because of that, the agency's unable to tell whether these travel documents were ever used to board other flights or to cross borders. this is a system that is very easy, very cheap to use. it says to present terror acting, the system has to be used by more countries. it's not just immigration officials, it's banks, hotels, travel agencies abairlines who have access to this database.

>> this could possibly kickstart -- thanks for that report. >> exactly. >> most of the passengers are onboard the flight from china, their relatives waiting anxiously for any news. from beijing, rob mcbride reports. >> a second day without knowing, a second day of anguish. this hotel has become the coordination center for relatives and friends waiting for news of their loved ones. many are now comforted by a team of caregivers assembled by the airline taking them to be closer to the scene of the search. for relatives like this woman, waiting for news of her niece, being here or being there is just as agonizing. >> i don't know what to do. we're waiting here. even if we go to mag alicia, they will still make us wait. >> another relative traveled here from nearby trying to find news of her brother-in-law.

>> we still information on what's happened she told us. we've had no final confirmation. malaysia airlines has been criticized for a slow response as this emergency unfolded, a claim the carrier denies. >> when something like this happens, you do not immediately jump to the conclusion that something bad happened. you start investigating all issues. then you start contact be air traffic control, malasia, vietnam, china, hong kong, looking for any opportunity to find that aircraft. >> until they have confirmation otherwise, the airlines officially lists the aircraft simply as missing. already it seems relatives are prepared for the worst. >> relatives have been turning up all day for briefing sessions with air lines start at this hotel looking for any news about their loved once. while the whereabouts of the aircraft remains unknown, the

authorities are taking no chances, the president ordering security be stepped up an all aircraft leaving and entering china. aljazeera, beijing. >> one of the mysteries about the plane is a lack of contact before it went missing. there are several methods used to track aircraft. one is raidar. another is a flow of data relayed by satellites, a planes speed and altitude. that stopped 40 minutes into the flight suggesting a major incident that cut all communication. malaysian military suggests the plane may have turned back. now a report known as black boxes save flight information and record cockpit voices. they have response ponder activated in a crash and can be found using homing signals. a former spokesman for britain's air accident investigation says the black box should be

relatively easy to recover, once the plane is found. >> they don't float, they sink but they do have pingers or transponders on them which are automatically activated and gives a chance of finding them underwater. normally, the devices transmit for maybe a month, but they can go on for much longer. it all really depends on exactly how they are located on the sea bed. if they're on a flat area, that is obviously more easy to find them. if it's down a crevice, you need to be more on top of it to find it. there are incidents where these devices have been recovered over the years with a trolling a receiving device under the water. in the past, it's been pretty successful. >> the rackee prime minister accused qatar and and you had

rain of declaring war on his country, saying the government is sending fighters into an bar province. the iraqi government is struggling to bring under control. a suicide bomber has killed at least 40 february people in the city of hill also ar. >> the twisted frame of the security check point is testament to the power of the blast. during rush hour traffic the driver of a mini bus detonated his cargo. passengers didn't stand a chance. this is the main entrance south of the capital baghdad. fifty cars were destroyed. one man clearly shocked describes the scene. >> the check post was very crowded. there's no many victims, in cent people, police officers and citizens. >> they are looking to contact relatives and tell them of the attack. violence continues to blythe

iraq and its prime minister is in no mood to minutes words. in the television interview, he blamed the government of qatar and saudi arabia for funding groups who in turn he says are responsible for attacks like this one. >> the former ambassador to the none from qatar said the information is manipulated. >> it is not good since he came to power. to me, at least and to a lot of people, he is stooge, doing what they want him to do, so nip should not do anything. if he has any evidence, he should take it to the security council. >> security will be on top of the agenda and iraqi's fear that attacks will increase.

>> the head of the syrian national coalition says there can no longer be a political solution to the country's war, speaking at an arab league meeting in co row. he urged foreign ministers to fulfill their response, of supplying weapons, saying it is the only option left. >> the failure of geneva two, there is no space for dip lematic solutions. the answer with a clear message which entails refusing the political solution through firing tanks and dropping bombs. they answer the message by dismissing it. no collaboration between arabs will be relevant. there are people who only understand the use of force. >> a group of nuns taken by an armed group is being released. 13 syrian and lebanese nuns were

taken from the ancient christian town in december. lebanon and qatar have been involved in negotiations to release them. the opposition prisoners are expected to be freed later. we are live on the lebanese-syrian border crossing. tell us about the release of the nuns and where they are. >> it is taking a very long time. we understand that the nuns for most of today were in a safe area in no man's land between syria and lebanon, just outside here on the border, which is also very close to syria. we understood that about an hour ago, a 30 car convey of the delegations, the qatar and lebanese delegations arrived in the area where the nuns are staying and it is believed that they are staying at this farm for most of today. they are supposed to at some point make their way over to this part of the northern

lebanon, which is the border crossing up the sheet here behind me taking you straight to damascus, where the nuns are supposed to go. we understand the syrian government is preparing for celebrations and the ceremony to really welcome these nuns back. as you know, the syrian government likes to always show that it is capable of protecting mines such as christians, so this is a very big victory for the syrian government, when it's completed, the release of these nuns. >> tell us more -- >> that many people have been calling for their release. >> tell us more about the deal, how it came about. >> we a lot of details about the deal because as you know, this is ongoing, the release still taking place. we understand that the rebel groups that were holding these nuns wanted hundreds of women, female prisoners in syria to be

released. after a lot of shuffling between beirut and damascus by these qatar and lebanese officials, they settled for the release of 150 female prisoners. there are thousands who have been jailed in syria and rebel groups have been demanding their release. i think this is more of a victory for the syrian government than the rebel groups who were holding the nuns for such a long time and using their kidnapping as a bargaining doing to negotiate with the regime indirectly. >> all right, thank you. >> we report from el salvador, polls opened in a presidential run off, could a former guerilla commander be the country's next leader. >> doctors working to change lives in bangladesh.

>> i'm in western alaska on the yukon river, as the iditarod sled dog race enters the final stages of the odyssey. while be reporting an who's leading and who eventually will win. >> the arrival rallies are raising tensions between pro russia and pro kiev factions in ukraine. thousands turned out to call for closer relations with moscow. they view the new central government in key every as illegitimate saying it came to power through a coup. protestors were asked by police to hide in a church to avoid clashes. >> pro russian demonstrators are on the street of the capital of crimea. the rally was in lenin square.

many coward russian flags in the crowd. meanwhile, in the same city, only about 100 people rallied to oppose crimea joining russia. the referendum is due march 16. scuffles have broken out in the eastern city, pro russian activists there seized regional offices, forcing the governor to resign. in the capitol in kiev, thousands there attended a peaceful demonstration in independence square, the event on ors the poet known as the father of the ukrainian language. a former foe of russian penalty vladimir putin addressed the demonstrators. a former oil barron accused russia of being complicit in police violence against protestors. >> i was told and shown what the ukrainian government was doing here with permission from the

russian government. over 100 people killed, 3,000 to 5,000 injured. i have seen shields as demonstrators were holding against bullets and i wanted to cry. it was scary. this is not my government. >> meanwhile, russia's president has defended breakaway moves by the pro russian leaders of crimea. putin made the point by phone to his german and british counter parts sentenced. ukraine's prime minister heads to the white house wednesday for talks with the u.s. president. they will discuss the standoff in crimea just days before a retch renne did you mean takes place. the white house says the visit will highlight the strong u.s. support for the people of ukraine. speaking on sunday, saying ukraine would not be defeated by

russia. >> this is our land, our parents and grandparents spilled their blood for this land. we will not give up a single centimeter of ukraine land but russia and russian president know this. >> crimea prepares for that referendum next week, minority groups have been speaking to aljazeera about their fears for the future. a crimean group has patrols to protect themselves. >> they aren't taking chances especially at night, because these days, minorities in crimea feel under threat. >> we need a plan, i trust ukraine but if the new regional government stays, i don't know what will happen to us. >> about 300 unarmed men deploying shifts around a neighborhood can't fight off a

pro russia militia if it came but try to fend off provocation. >> people are receiving threats on their door steps. many crimeans have woke up to find these on their gates. it reminded them of a dark memory when signs said you are about to be deported to russia or central asia. >> several houses have similar markings. the threat is so serious that this man doesn't want to be identified, but he's afraid history might be repeating itself. >> please stop this war before it starts. it's really hard. we grew up hearing the stories of our grandparents being forcibly deported. >> pro russian propaganda dominates the public debate, leaving little space for other ethnic groups to voice their opposition to what is called a russian invasion. >> people are afraid. if you speak up, they will burn

your car and burn you up. if there's a need to fight, i will join the ukrainian army. >> his 15 room hotel was burnt to the ground overnight. police suspect it was an arson attack. >> there are people who want can frontation in crimea. we call on the u.n. to send peacekeepers before it's too late. >> the regional government is going ahead with a referendum in which the choices between join russia now or later. many feel their identities are being stolen away. >> i'll be back with more news from europe a bit later this hour. now back to jane in doha. >> column beans will vote for a new congress, the election seen as a referendum on the government's attempts to secure peace deal with the rebel group

the revolutionary armed forces of colombia or farc. the contested senate seat candidate has become a fierce protestors. the group has been fighting the colombian government for 50 years, increasingly relying on funding from the dug trade. >> how important are these elections? >> they are very important, jane. they are very important for the present and the long term future of colombia, because this will be the congress that will eventually have to vote on the implementation of a peace deal, if that arrives in 2014 as many people are hoping. that's definitely what the president is hoping.

today we'll have to see how many votes will former president get, and his party, the democratic center, who opposes the piece talks and will try to filibuster legislation that could arrive in congress. that's definitely one thing to see, although most people here believe that he will be able, his coalition, to maintain relative majority in both chambers of congress. >> i believe people are quite surprised how well and peacefully it's played out. >> >> hi, vain sorry, i couldn't really hear you. >> >> i believe people are quite surprised how well and peacefully it's played out. >> it has been extremely

peaceful considering the long story of electoral violence in colombia. people are voting behind me in the center of bogota, but across the country, the day has gone mostly in a rather calm and smooth way. we have heard of a few incidents in some very remote area that there is a large presence of the rebels group farc. we haven't been able to verify independently. there have been very minor occasions, everybody has been able to vote, so this is definitely one of the results of the peace process, we're seeing more peaceful and more normal voting in colombia. >> thank you for that. the e.u. foreign policy chief said there is no guarantee of a final deal with iran on its nuclear program. she's been meeting the iranian

foreign minister in tehran ahead of more talks aimed at reaching that agreement later this month. have been's representing the five members of the u.n. security council, plus germany and they're hoping for a deal by july 20. >> i've been engaged in discussions with iran for nearly four years on these issues. i think this interim agreement is really, really important, but not as important as the comprehensive agreement that we are currently engaged in. difficult, challenging, with no guarantee we'll succeed, but i think it's very important with the support of the people of iran for the work that is going on by the minister and his team and with the support of the national community for my work that we should aim to try and succeed. >> we have more from tehran. >> the e.u.'s foreign policy chief dad run ashton is in iran on a visit. a little bit of business, a

little pleasure. was on the business agenda, nuclear talks, the war in syria, security in afghanistan, as well and human right here in iran. iran's foreign poles minute officer says an agreement can be reached by the july deadline web stressed there must be no ambiguity with any agreement they come up with. catherine ashton has been largely rewarded as the key to getting a temporary nuclear agreement that was reached in november. she's here as a friend of the foreign ministers at the invitation of the foreign ministry to talk about these issues of course but also a friendship building exercise. catherine ashton did stress positivity about bilateral talks but also that there was no guarantee that any final, permanent agreement can be

reached. both sides seem quite hopeful. >> over 100,000 children are born with cleft lips and palates in bangladesh. it takes a simple surgery to treat them but they don't have enough trained surgeons to meet the demand. one medical charity is working to ease that pressure. >> he has looked this way since he was born. it is a simple problem. >> it's really stressful. what will his life be like when he gross up. i showed him to many doctors, none were willing to do the surgery. >> then someone learned about a plastic surgery that could change her son's future. there aren't enough qualified surgeons in bangladesh and none that they can afford. doctors come to help every year. >> people here have come from all over the country.

they can hardly wait their turn to register. missing out could mean they lose their chance for another year. >> they treat them and burn victims. >> yesterday we had someone who when he was three years old, he got burned. the whole face, and the whole upper body here, and so his neck was locked like this for 18 years. he grew up like that, and the doctors, they free the neck yesterday and they free one arm. >> this public hospital director said the problem in bangladesh isn't restricted to plastic surgery. there's lack of access to doctors in most fields are medicine. >> there's a lot of doctors in this country, but it's very expensive to go with them. they're all in the big hospitals in major cities. there aren't enough doctors in village. >> he is one of the lucky ones,

thanks to the effort of the visiting team, his surgery is successful. aljazeera, bangladesh. >> more to come this news hour including making milk until the cows come home. new e.u. laws will law farmers to produce as much milk as they want. not everybody is happy about that. a little later on, more on the palestinian hotel in the middle of the dispute over the israel separation wall. >> how the olympic champion slipped up in the slalom event. we've the the sports later on. evidence... >> now a three year al jazeera investigation, reveals a very different story about who was responsible

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>> welcome back, a reminder of the top stories on august. vietnam's civil aviation may have spotted an object from the missing malaysia airlines plane. it is waiting for daylight to confirm what the object is. a massive international operation is underway to locate the flight. the plane vanished saturday

morning. >> the head of syria's national coalition say there con no longer be a political solution to the war. he urged the promise of arms supplies. >> rival rallies across ukraine by pro russia and pro ukraine supporters. a referendum will be held on crimea's secession to the russian federation. >> most polls predict the former rebel commander sanchez is now set to win a clear majority in he will value have a door. he fell short of the amount needed to avoid a second round.

he promises to continue social programs and strengthen the police force. he faces the conservative former mayor. he said he'll crack down on criminal gangs possibly using military help. david mercer is in the capitol. how's the voting going? well, we were out this morning at a voting station here in san salvador and while outside, there was a really sort of carnival-like atmosphere, even, with people who are affiliated with both parties out with banners. there was music, drumming, all sorts of things going on. inside the actual station, things were calm, things were very orderly, in fact. now, this shouldn't be allowed to take away from the fact that this is an incredibly politically divided country. as you said, we've got two people contesting the elections

here from very different sides of the political spectrum and they have very different visions for he will value have a door's future. >> what are the issues on the voters' minds? >> well, there are really two key issues that people have been talking about here. one is gaining violence and how to stop it, how to prevent it and the other one is a struggling economy. el salvador has one of the lowest growth rates in central america and again these two candidates, sanchez and quijano have different ideas about the economy. spreading social programs among the countries poor is one approach from sanchez and

quijano wants to look to create jobs through private enterprise. it is one of the poorest, most trouble down theories. no matter who wins today, it's going to be a very disk task ahead of them. >> afghanistan's vice president has died. he had suffered from diabetes for years and was in poor health. the 57-year-old led the northern alliance in battles against the taliban. >> egyptian authorities have now held aljazeera journalists for 51 days, they are accused of having links to a terrorist organization and spreading false news. aljazeera rejects all charges against its staff. their trial is set to resume marv 24. another reporter has been detained for more than six months. he's been on a hunger strike

since january 2003. >> nor careens went to the polls earlier to approve a new parliament. the vote appears to be little more than a rubber stamp. >> these are carefully controlled images, filmed by agencies under the strict watch of the nor korean regime. it is election day and people have little choice, they must vote. >> i just cast a vote of approval for our candidate. i will divert all my intelligence and strengths to strengthen our socialist system. >> these are elections, but the term is receiving. only one candidate runs for each district, so there is no choice. what you can do is vote yes or no for the person, but if you vote no, you need to very publicly enter a separate booth and that is something very few here are willing to risk. >> the last elections were held

in 2009 under the late leader kim jong-il. he received 100% of the vote and turnout was reportedly 99.98%. these are the first elections since kim jong-un took over and the expected to yield similar numbers. >> we will show the might of the single hard unity of our army, people who are firmly united. >> observers say these elections are really about two things, for the regime be used as a senses and check to see who might have escaped and made it across the border. if you don't vote, he will be investigated. this girls the outside world a peek into who is in favor in this state. they are hand picked by the party and approved by the man they call their dear leader. >> thousand have taken part in abanti nuclear protest in japan,

following the nuclear disaster three years ago. the prime minister expressed interest in restarting some of the idle reactors in the country. >> the international committee of the red cross said one employee has been killed in central african republic, saying armed men entered and killed one. >> the army says the cargo approves advanced weapons with some surface to surface rockets. next year, the european union will lift restrictions on how much milk dairy formers are allowed to make. for more on the consequences, we go to jane.

>> in germany, the have r. e.u.'s largest producer of milk should reap the awards, but traditional producers worried they'll struggle to survive. >> this is the face of the modern dairy industry. high tech, efficient, more factory than farm. hundreds of cows are housed here, they are well fed and we will fillinged. the colors around the animals neck send data to computers, about the cow's health and productivity. >> this is very much the future of milking. >> yes, if you want to manage so much cows, you muff it. >> it hasn't always been this way. five local farmers have tornado a cooperative to buy more cows and make higher profit. the large share of this milk is destined for china. when quotas are lifted next

year, they will be ail to produce as much milk as they like. not far away, the small scale traditional farmers worry about the future. the more milk, the lower the price, making it harder for farms like this to continue working. >> my first wish for the dairy farmers here in germany is to speak with one voice. the prices for milk are too low and this is due to our political conditions. >> there are only around 60 cows at this small dairy farm. by modern german standards, that's a tiny herd. this farmer is thinking creatively to stay afloat. they've got their own calf fee, meat and sell eggs. nobody knows how sustainable this will all be in the face of such massive competition. >> aljazeera, lower saxony.

>> the italy government said it will take action over a copyright on the commercial use of an image. it says it infringes on the law. i am joined by art critic. thank you for being with us. why is there outrage over this? >> this is the face of italy, this and mona lisa and when anybody dares to do anything with either, the italians feel their human rights are infringed almost. it's an attack on their culture as far as they see it. if you look at it from the american's point of view, the first amendment is their right to bear arms and how important it is to them, it's the

greatness of the italian art saying their guns should be appreciated as fine feats of engineering, as well. >> you don't think they seriously that's what this ad -- that's the message that it seriously communicates? >> i really do think that. i know that americans do have a different sense of humor than europeans, but i don't think it is anyway poking fun at the italians. i think it's saying their product, their gun is such a great work of art. >> trying to sell a piece of machinery, increase sales and make money and doing it in what they think is a humorous sort of way? >> i think they're saying how great it is, to a gun enthusiast, it's just as important as michael angelo's david. what's interesting is a lot of art critics and history torens have said in the past that michael angelo's david does look

a little effeminate but with a gun in his hand, makes him more balancey. >> i'm wondering how really is this depiction any different. >> it's a picture, it's a depiction through a two. d. image. however can the italian government say that they're infringing on copyright? in europe, 50 years after the author's death it becomes. >> when this was finished in 1504, it took about another 400 years before italy became the center of the art world again with futurism in about 1909, so they've been clinging on to the past because maybe they haven't

made anything that's great since. >> can you call it a distortion of the original piece? >> andy warhol said you have to capture the message in a couple of seconds. billboard art is no different to pop art but before i turn the page in a magazine or drive past that billboard, i need that message and that is contemporary art. contemporary art today is fused by social media. a selfy is no different than a self portrait but now done with a phone camera. >> a wheelchair isn't a barrier to get that go starring role. >> a busy day of football in spain. we've got the action from the liga coming up as real ma descried look to increase their

lead at the top.

>> a court in israel is set to decide on whether the separation wall in the occupied west bank should be built around a hotel owned by a palestinian family. israeli authorities have been trying to confiscate the cliff hotel since 1996. alan fisher reports from the west bank town. >> it was a welcoming place where people a you will over the world would gather now an israeli army outpost. it's sweeping views across

jerusalem, it's a hotel that became well known. the israel's took it over, telling the family who owned it it was actually in jerusalem. as they lived in the west bank, that made them absent owners and they lost the right to the land. the family said it was always part of the town administered, governed and regulated by the west bank authority. the family never left. they went to court to win it back. >> it's my family property, my property. i lived there as a child, i married here. i met my wife here. i had my two daughters here. this is something we own and cherish, and it's for us, this is something we have to get back. >> the israel army moved in and began building part of the separating wall around it. the plan was to build off a wall from the west bank. four times teams have arrived here ready to finish the wall. the last time they were here,

dropped off huge concrete blocks. four times the owners have gone to court and managed to get them stopped. >> now the wall sits unfinished. the only part in this stretch where there's a gap. the israeli's say the hotel is a security risk and want it on the jerusalem side of the wall. that means the family would lose it forever. >> one group said the state's case is a mess. >> if the reason were security, you would not use the absentee property law. it's a different issue than security. mixing the two situations together raises serious questions and doubts as to what is really happening here. >> the case has drown international attention. the norwegian representative to the palestinian territories arrested for an update as we were questioned by israeli soldiers. it's not the only land dispute the wall has created, but this has gone on 11 years and the

court decision is expected in days. it could change the line of the wall through the west bank. >> to sport news, i believe you've got football news for us. >> a very busy sunday. we're going to start with football out of spain. real madrid looking to go four points clear. the team in action enjoying a good run at the moment, top of the league in the final. on the brink of a quarter final and currently in the lead in this game. making it 1-0 as early as the 11th minute. in sunday's early game, espanol moved up to eight with a win. doubled the advantage midway through the first half.

keeps them in the rung for a europa league place. >> the english f.a. cup, in the quarter final, the second tear side opening the scoring in the first half. they scored a penalty. then they doubled their lead just after half time thanks to james perch. city's rally, putting a goal back, they couldn't find the equalizer, the final score 2-1. the champions face arsenal in the semifinals. >> keeping their six nation

title hopes alive with a win against the reigning champions. they won the last three meetings between the two sides. this time, it's england claiming their first triple crown in 11 years. taking five penalties and converting two tries, 29-18 the final score there. >> through to the third round before winning in straight sets. the men's tournament, nadal given a scare, fighting back in the second round match. andy murray, the fifth seed lost his first set against russell 6-4 but did come back to win the next two and put him third place in the third round. roger federer had it much

cleaner. he wins 6-2, 6-2 and 7-6. >> olympic slalom champion came agonizingly close to winning his first race since sochi, leading the world cup event but clipped a pole near the finish line leaving him out of the running. that allowed the lead to be snatched in the overall standings by four points with one race left in the season. >> the iditarod dog sled race in alaska is nearing its closing stages. it's physical and majestickiccal challenge, we have been following the race on the ground and in the air.

>> dozens of aircraft carrying food, medical splice and people for the check points along the trail. the dog teams can't race without air support. >> you name it, it's in there. >> is there room for you? >> i squeeze in. fortunately i'm small. you like small pilots, light ones, too. >> the race passes through remote, rugged country, from above, the land dwarves the dog teams and their human handlers, mushers, who run all night through all weather. scattered ham lets along the check points, havens of food and rest. his father won last year's race and is reviving a tired team keeping up family traditions of mushing and bravado. >> i'm having the time of my life running the best dog team

i've ever run and that's what i love doing. to be competitive in the race is an awesome bonus. >> taking a break along with his dogs is one of the norwegian competitors. there are several norwegian mushers, six or seven countries are represented this year, including jamaica making it one of the most international races so far. >> it's a home state favorite at the front, as the finish line looms in a few days' time. ali is setting records. as one of the last important check point nears, half the town is out to welcome here. first, her dogs need some attention and then she talks about her amazing run so far. >> i don't think i have a secret. i have a really good dog team aband i made strategy moves that have worked so far, so they've got to work another 300 miles.

>> not far behind are veteran mushers who have won before, one of them four times. they're determined to use the challenging terrain and the remaining days to press their own claim to victory in what they like to call her the last great race. aljazeera, alaska. >> thank you so much for watching. >> people with disabilities say they are underrepresented in hollywood. a unique film festival taking place in new york this weekend aims to change that. we have the story. >> being an actress in a wheelchair comes with all kinds of challenges, from physically getting to auditions, to getting the right part. >> the part was called screaming running girl, and i think they really wanted someone who could do the screaming and the running. >> hi. i'm teal. >> the award winning web series my gimpy life is loosely based

on the star and creator. >> i didn't feel we were well represented in the media. instead of exam plaining, i thought why don't i do something about that. >> a documentary is about the history of the disabled in hollywood. she is promotes it in new york. >> it took off very quickly. the first year we were in 15 locations. >> isaac started real ability to show what life with a disability is really like. >> people are starting to understand that there's a market for these films and it's easier today than six years ago to make films and that means that people are making them as web series. >> hey, i just met you and this is crazy, but can i borrow $50,000? >> the first season was so popular, she was able to raise $60,000 on line for her second season.

she's not giving up on other hollywood roles just yet. >> why can't i play the lawyer or scientist or best friend. why does it always have to resolve around disability? it's not always about disability. that's important for audiences to see, too. >> that is the goal of the festival, showing audiences that people with disabilities have stories to tell and even a character that can't walk can ride off into the sunset. aljazeera, new york. >> to space now where one man is boldly going where no other japanese astronaut has been before, becoming the first from his country to take command of the international space station. it is the second major milestone, he was the first japanese astronaut to live aboard the station in 2009, back down to earth from us here, thank you very much for watching. a full bulletin of news coming up.