>> announcer: this is al jazeera. ♪ >> hello welcome to another news hour from al jazeera in doha. i'm adrian finnegan, coming up in the next 60 minutes. grief-stricken families of passengers aboard the missing flight event their furry. the muslim brotherhood spiritual leader on trial in egypt along with 600 others. world leaders gather in the hague for a summit on nuclear

security, but why were women banned from serving them lunch? and i'll have all of the sport, including can pat [ inaudible ] german league title in record time. all of those details coming up. ♪ hundreds of furious relatives on those who died on flight 370 have clashed with police. there were shouts of have you no shame, and murders, from the grief stricken families. these are highly unusual scenes in the chinese capitol where public protests are banned. >> reporter: taking their anger to the streets. these relatives of passengers aboard mh 370, say officials deliberately concealed information, and delayed possible rescue operations.

>> translator: can the government understand? can they understand how we feel? if they could understand our feeling then it couldn't have come to this. look at what the malaysian government has done. >> translator: 154 of our relatives have lost our lives, the malaysian airlines and the government are really the executers. >> reporter: two weeks they waited for news and they feel they have been shown very little respect during that time. some received text messages in english from an unknown number saying their relatives were gone. many were told to gather in a conference room and told to watch the announcement together. others say they only found out through the media. chaos broke out soon after the announcement with relatives aiming their rage where they could. others needed medical attention due to the strain.

>> translator: i want to tell the journalists, the information they just sent, it's just not true. >> reporter: the chinese government is also not satisfied with the recent announcement. >> translator: we are paying great attention to this, and have asked malaysia to provide all of the information that lead to this conclusion. we hope that malaysia and other countries will also continue the search. >> reporter: as conclusive as malaysia might say it's minding now are, these protesters will not be silenced until there is more concrete proof such as debris. only then do they say they will be satisfied but they won't rest until they get the answers. in egypt the trial of over 600 people, including the spiritual guide of the muslim

brotherhood has just been adjourned. they are accused of violence in a town last august. with me here in the studio is hasheem, 528 people sentenced to death on monday what happened today? >> this is part of the widening clamp down on the outlawed muslim brotherhood, the session of today, 682 members, including the supreme diety of the movement face a wide array of charges including inciting violence, and setting fire to public property. some of these charges could result in death penalty, and this is a trial that comes against the backdrop of the stunning death penalties that have been handed down against members of the muslim brotherhood yesterday. this is why the defendant's lawyers are very much concerned.

they describe the trial -- the proceedings as a scandal. they say the judge is not respecting the formalities of the trial, and he is creating loads of concerns. >> the judge continued without them anyway. >> and that is the same judge. and that's why people are saying this is just part of a flagrant politically motivated trial. >> thank you for that. let's bring in the un's spokesperson after that verdict yesterday. he is a um human rights spokesman. good to have you with us once again. so what do you make of this verdict yesterday when 529 people were sentenced to death? we are appalled by it. when you are talking about the death penalty, you need the very, very highest standards of due process, and there must be

the possibility to defend yourself. so to have mass verdict like this, 528 death penalties in a trial that lasted two days is -- is quite appalling. >> as i understand it, the people convicted yesterday will have the opportunity to appeal to a higher court, and it is likely those sentences will be reduced. but what does this say about the independence of the judiciary in egypt? >> well, i think it's very alarming indictment, really, of the judicial process that this could come about. you are quite right hopefully it will go to appeal and be thrown out. but this is a travesty of the normal due process, especially when you are talking about the death penalty. this is the most extreme penalty.

and the range of charges are not -- are not, you know, what are considered under international law to be serious crimes. membership of the muslim brotherhood that is not a serious crime under internation ool law. one policeman was killed and you could argue there is certainly a case for someone to be in court on that, but not 528 people to be convicted of one killing. but it's not even clear what they were convicted of exactly. so really an at -- atrocious process, and another trial of even more people passing in the same court before the same judge. >> washington has expressed its shock and says it is deeply concerned. what can the un -- what can the international community do to press egypt on this matter of

trials that are blatantly unfair? >> well, obviously, you know, we're making very clear our disquiet about this. the high commissioner is the world's top human rights official. and what we say is based on law, and essentially this process is in violation of the international cough innocent of political rights, so we're saying this process violates that international treaty which egypt is obliged to uphold, and it is not good for any country to be seen to be trampling on international laws like this. >> thank you very much. three al jazeera journal lists have appeared in court. they will appear again next

monday. mohammed fahmy, baher mohamed, and peter greste are accused of having links with a terrorist organization and spreading false news. one family received a letter that has given him hope. >> meanwhile the journalist from al jazeera's arabic channel has been in custody for six months, and has been on hunger strike since january. on the outskirts of the capitol, on high alert ahead of presidential elections in april, four people were killed.

bernard smith reports. >> reporter: on the outskirts of kabul, the sound of gunfire reverbera reverberates. the taliban appears to be stepping up attempts to disrupt the presidential election of april 5th. as afghan special forces flew to the scene, around 20 members of the staff were trapped in the building. >> translator: this is to disrupt the election process. i urge the people of afghanistan to recognize the enemy. >> reporter: the assault followed a common taliban tactic, two suicide bombers one on foot, and one in a car. at least one police officer was injured in the shootout, which happened near the home of one of the presidential candidates. bernard smith, al jazeera.

still to come here on the news hour, hundreds are still unaccounted for after a massive land side in the u.s. state of washington. plus a place where shooting a bodyguard is considered a status symbol. we'll take a tour of one of the most dangerous cities in the world. and this man seeks a first-ever miami international title. that's coming up later in the sport. ♪ world leaders are meeting in the netherlands right now for a feignal day on a summit on nuclear security. the main business has been overshadowed by the take overof crimea. simon what is the latest? >> well, the latest is the

delegates, all 53 heads of state are finally concentrating on the core subject, which is trying to secure a much better system for guarding the world's stocks of nuclear material. there has been one headline so far which may be the most tangible result of this meeting, we'll hear about that a bit later, but 35 countries who are present here having a gre gresz -- agreed to sign up to a system with the iaea will set the rules. is too much highly enriched uranium and plutonium in the world. and some of it isn't necessarily properly guarded. they want regular inspections that everyone signs up to. 35 countries doing -- well,

almost signing up to that kind of thing is a good achievement, but not enough by any means. there is much more to be done. we'll have a press conference later, the dutch head and president obama will present that, the present host and the future host, this summit moves to washington in 2016, president obama will host that one. it is the final summit in this process, and one of the key concerns is at the moment that is it. there is no process beyond 2016 and yet there is much more work to be done. >> simon you alluded to this meeting mired in controversy. sexism at the summit screamed the headlines. why are only men allowed to serve lunch. >> possibly a cyclone in a soup bowl possibly. this concerns lunch and the revelation that the private

catering company that was hired to do the food for these heads of state and government decided only to employ a team of 25 men, no women involved, and the owner of the company has got himself into all sorts of trouble by saying it was something to do with the uniformity of the presentation. others have suggested that women present might have distracted the world leaders from the serious matter at hand. this is after all the netherlands a company that takes great pride in its liberal values, but i don't think there's much more to it than that. >> simon many thanks. ukraine's parliament hases dismissed the acts defense minister for his handling of the crisis in crimea. the resignation was initially rejected by his peers, but after talks they agreed to replace him with the head of the ukrainian

border guard. and kiev has begun to [ technical difficulties ] >> -- the largest naval base in the world, the suspected gunman, a male civilian was shot dead by security forces. rescue workers in the u.s. state of washington are sifting through rubble in a desperate search for survivors. well over 100 people with missing. >> reporter: a look at before and after of an area known for its beauty. a look at what was oh so

washington. >> it's muddy in areas it's like quick sand. the debris feels like big berms of clay and quick sand. >> reporter: when the hillside gave way families were home, and drivers were out. 49 homes and cabins are covered by the massive mud slide debris. if there were homes here, the conditions have made it almost impossible to find them. >> i don't think there is anything left. i have been told that this place right in the middle is about 50 feet under. >> reporter: david and his wife were planning on visiting his cabin on saturday, and decided against it. >> we're extremely lucky. >> reporter: the wet ground along with a history of previous

sliding made this area especially susceptible. crews are working around the clock with a hovercraft, dog teams and residents who are still holds out hope. >> it was heavy rain that contributed to that mud slide. let's take that look at that. >> yes, it really did rain very heavily there, and not just for a couple of days. we have seen heavy rain still falling just over the past 12 hours or so. you can see that area of cloud working its way in from the pacific. it is the accumulation of the heavy rain that has caused all of the major issues. between the first and the 22nd of this month, we would expect to see around 56 millimeters of rain in seattle itself. but this year in this period of march we have seen 162 millimeters. that's nearly three times the

average. that's is what has caused the major problems. it has caused the ground to become water logged. and over the next few days what we're going to see is yet more heavy rain across that region. as you could expect over the higher ground it is still turning to snow and then we're going to see more of that as we head our way through thursday as well. but it's not the only part of the world where we're seeing wet weather. across the arabian peninsula, we're seeing a fair amount of claude. but as we head through the next few days we'll see quite a few very lively thunder storms adrian. >> steph, thanks. the u.s. is bolstering its attempts to find joseph coney. pat

pat pattico han reports from washington. >> reporter: soldiers have been combing the jungles of africa looking for wanted war criminal joseph coney accused of murdering, raping, and kidnaps 10s of thousands of people for decades. now the u.s. will spending in four aircraft capable of landing in small areas. their search area is massive, uganda, south sudan, the central african republic, and the democratic republic of the congo. >> i think they have kind of found out where he is, and they need these helicopters and other devices to really pounce on him. i think now is the time. >> reporter: the pentagon didn't go that far. >> this is a mission that we have been conducting now for about a year, a support mission.

air lift has been one of the consistent requirements and requests of the african union. >> reporter: the u.s. has been reluctant to intervene to help stop bloodshed in africa, but finding coney has been a popular cause in the us. still this move could be unpopular with the human rights organizations. at the state department monday details of the changes that have been made. >> we are shifting help away from sectors that don't believe in our values. we'll identity key at-risk populations. we are redirecting approximately $3 million in funding previously designated for tourism promotion there. >> reporter: that money is being shift around inside of uganda.

making it clear they still plan to punish the man who threatened to tear it apart. the charges against joseph coney include rape and the recruitment of child soldiers. he helped to found the lord resistance armies in the late 1980s. peace talks between the lra and the uganda government began in 2006 but ended in failure two years later. in 2008 as uganda was preparing another operation against the lra, his forces killed 400 people and his forces have been on the run ever since. today there are only about 170 lra fighters. however, his fighters still carry out raids and kidnappings

in the central african republic. he gained the profile as a notorious war lord when an american group launched an online campaign calling for his capture. we have an uganda investigative journalist, he says the u.s. should be directing its focus elsewhere in africa. >> he's not the problem. he is operating somewhere in the region between the border of the central african republic and [ inaudible ], and from my understanding even when you look at the relationship between the uganda and the u.s. military, this is not the most practical problem. i think in terms of humanitarian crisis, you want to put your military at the disposal of dealing much more seriously with a crisis in central african

republic and that in southern sudan. i don't think they should allow themselves to be distracted by this symbolic hand for joseph coney. if the u.s. is serious about dealing with this region, it would increase its presence in south sudan and the central democratic republic. south american foreign ministers are set to meet in the hopes to find a solution to the turmoil there. the venezuelan government has threatened to charge with her treason. more than 30 people have died since demonstrations began six weeks ago. many people are unhappy about

high inflation and food shortages and the soaring crime rate is also a growing concern. >> reporter: it's lunchtime and bodyguard larry reese paces up and down outside of a posh restaurant, waiting for his healthy client. the street is usually full of armored cars and bodyguards, a sign of the times. >> translator: before there were areas that were more secure, now nowhere is safe. >> reporter: not even for him. reese explains that killing bodyguards and taking their weapons has become a status symbol for criminals. i'm invited to follow the heavily armored car, his job is to confront the criminals while the would-be kidnap victim escapes. >> translator: we repelled an attack recently but just barely because they are better armed than us. >> reporter: in poor

neighborhoods it's even more dangerous, we find residents drinking beer and betting on horse races. but as the owner of the kiosk explains it's not so much fun when the sun goes down. >> translator: we hear the gunfire, and a person is killed on one corner or another. it happens all of the time. >> reporter: all of the venezuelans have had to adjust to living in one of the world's most dangerous countries. even going to the movies can prove to be no escape at all. on at least two occasions, entire audiences have been held at gunpoint. but leaving the cinema is also a risk. this former policeman says he managed to fight off the criminaled who tried to kidnap him. >> translator: i realized i was

wounded, they caught him but he was released without bail because the judge said it wasn't a life-threatening wound. >> reporter: it's not poverty but a weakened system of law and order that is fuelling crime. >> you have a lot of money on the streets and a very dysfunction tall police force, very dysfunctional jew - jew -- judicial system and penal system. a japanese architect has been recognized for his dedication to humanitarian efforts. he was awarded the prize for his work with paper and cardboard. >> when we speak of architecture, some of the world's most imposing structures come to find.

the twin towers, the empire state building, buildings built to stand the test of time, yet the winner this year is this man from japan. he's best known for work that is meant to be only temporary. he first burst on the scene in 1994 when he designed for the un shelters made of paper tubes for refugees of rwanda's civil war. after the earthquake in japan he built paper log cabins on sand-fill sand-filled crates with walls of cardboard tubes. building homes in haiti, turkey, and sri lanka among others. he even designed a paper concert hall. and following the earthquake in

new zealand, he built his largest structure yet of a traditional cathedral. >> i have paper tube structure, structure made of cardboard tube. i'm just using humble material. and also i know the strength and durability of the building has nothing to do with strength [ inaudible ]. >> he always -- always has a series of more permanent buildings around the world. they call him a designer with infallible eye and acute sensibility. >> there's still plenty to come in this news hour. when we come back -- >> we are 60 feet below the surface. >> we'll take you keep into the arctic permafrost, where

scientists say clues to our future exist. and we'll look at how kenya tries to clean up its image after positive drug tests on his runners. that's coming up in sport.

♪ hello again you are with the news hour with al jazeera. adrian finnegan from doha. families of missing flight 370 have fought with police outside

of the embassy in beijing. in egypt, the trial of over 600 people, including the spiritual guide of the muslim brotherhood has been adjourned until april 28th. the same judge sentenced over 500 people accused of similar charges to death on monday, a decision condemned by the un. and in afghanistan taliban soldiers and suicide bombers have killed at least four people. the syrian government chair remained empty because leaders who couldn't agree who should represent the war-ravaged country. mohammed reports. >> reporter: the war in syria

dominated speeches, and the leader of the syrian opposition had these stropg words. >> translator: living the seat empty in the summit seconds a message to assad, that tells him, go and kill them all, and come fill your seat it's waiting for you. >> reporter: they called for a speedy solution in syria. and that was not matched when it came to egypt. the [ inaudible ] qatar emphasized the need to [ inaudible ]. >> translator: we all condemn terrorism and we all agree on that. terrorism has only one conception, the targeting and killing of civilians, the hating of civil institutions. dear brothers and sisters, we cannot accuse a lot of sects of

being terrorists. >> reporter: but kuwait and saudi arabia were outspoken in their support of the military backed government in egypt. >> translator: we congratulate our brothers in egypt who has been achieved according to the road map. and this will help promote peace and security. >> reporter: the summit's opening session has shown signs of division even though every single speaker has stressed the need for arabs to bury their differences, but special efforts are made, but little is expected to come out of the summit except brood terms on all of the major issues. live now to kuwait city, and james bayes who is there. james the arab league's record for getting things done is hardly exemplary. what honestly can we expect from this summit? >> well, there's a lot of talk

of unity here adrian, but i don't see this -- this unprecedented dispute that you have got between the gulf nations being solved at this particular summit. this is a dispute that relates to egypt, the muslim brotherhood, saudi arabia wants the muslim brotherhood banned, that escalated, and we saw saudi and others pull out their diplomats. mohammed morsi is of course now in a prison cell. we here the premier of qatar call for dialogue, but the egyptian go does not look like they are prepared to talk to the muslim brotherhood. we saw those death sentences, 528 of them, handed down.

>> about what the issues not on the official agenda. the things that the arab leaders don't want to air in public? what will be happening on the sidelines of that summit? >> i think that's where the real business gets done. and there will be hard talk about that split and hard talk about the issue of syria. you had the president of the syrian opposition here asking for weapons from arab leaders yet he is getting weapons from some but not from many others, and i don't think there will be an agreement on all of the nations on that, they can't even agree to giving him a syrian seat. they said in doha that the syrian national coalition would take the syrian seat. they now say there are legal difficulties that still need to be resolved. a mean there is still disagreement. >> james bayes thank you very much. the united nations is calls

on turkey to revert its ban on the social website twitter. the crisis has highlighted deep divisions to the lead up to local elections at the end of this month. >> reporter: [ inaudible ] is a muslim scholar --

[ technical difficulties ] >> reporter: -- a progovernment columnist, he says [ inaudible ] is dangerous. >> translator: he wants to be a religious leader staying out of politics, but wants to control everything. this is his program. in that respect he wants to be the idol of turkey. >> reporter: he says he opposed political islam and has different political allies. the prime minister sided with the network and the judiciary to end the military's influence in turkey politics, but they turned on each other when the government wanted to curb his power. he blames the group for orchestrating a corruption scandal in december to topple his rule. the government reassigned

thousands of police officers, judges, and prosecutors. it passed laws to control the internet. but further corruption allegations continue to come out, including alledged wiretappings of the prime minister and his family. he denies any involvement. >> translator: this is dark or black propaganda to tarnish our image. we don't have such power. no one in the police or judiciary have used our name to condemn these actions. >> reporter: every side wants to prove its power. the government and the movement seem determined to end this struggle. some say it is harming the image of turkey. at least 30 people have been killed in a bus accident in northern thailand, the bus was

carrying workers on a field trip to laos when it lost control and fell off of the cliff. a group of taiwanese protesters are still occupying government buildings. hundreds of people, mostly students have been staging the it sit-in. >> reporter: this is a movement that has swelled in a week since the students first occupied the parliament building here. thousands now turn out on a daily basis. their numbers increase in the evening. it's also a movement that has gained traction amongst the wider community. we see the professors coming out and supporting these students. some colleges are giving students time off to come and protest here.

the parliament here have been largely tolerant of these protests. they have been holding talks with the students. what they will not tolerate says the government is bringing the administration to a stand well as we saw over the weekend when students tried to expand the protest and take over other offices there was a very violent forced eviction. the students believe the government is trying to force through this very controversial legislation before this parliamentary session ends. they seem just as determined to try to stop it. campaigners in england and whales say prisoners are being denied access to rehabilitation. even prisoners guantanamo bay

can receive books. the rules were introduced to encourage good behavior, and the prisoners still have access to libraries. greece is stepping up pressure on germany to compensate survivors of nazi wartime victims. john reports now from the greek capitol. >> reporter: on june 10th, 1944, three columns of nazi troops defended in greece. they were executing resistance fighters when they were attacked from the fields. >> translator: the german commander was shot and died there. a woman brought him water and he heard the order to kill everyone except for her. >> reporter: soldiers then went

from house to house killing. this man was eight at the time. >> translator: when i returned i first saw my grandfather. the back of his head was gone. my grandfather was seated next to him, dead. inside the house i saw my mother. she packed all of the [ inaudible ] she needed that morning except one. her hands were above from her head, they killed her execution style. her blood stretched for a long line. >> reporter: they sought $17 billion dollars, and was awarded $7 billion, and has received almost none of that. greece half a million people in the war, 7% of its population, but only about 30,000 were killed in combat. the vast majority were the victims of massacres like that, mass executions, and starvation. occupation here proved harsher than the battlefield.

one of greece's top three courts is consolidating greece's demands. they include repayment of two loans the nazis exacted from the bank of greece, and the return of stolen antiques. the head of the national counsel for the reclamation of germany's debts to greece is also stepping up his demands. >> translator: the germans know that as soon as they sign a peace treaty with greece they need to pay what they owe. that's why they won't sign. so they asked us to sign a non-aggression pact instead. why won't they sign the peace treaty? as soon as they sign, they will have to pay. >> reporter: greece has reclaimed its independence, but many here believe its sovereignty remains in question while it fails to exact repayments for past wrongs.

just ahead here on al jazeera, the most powerful man in world cricket faces corruption charges. we'll have the details next in sport.

borderland only on al jazeera america >> this is the real deal man... ♪ hello again, just ahead of sport, air pollution is now the world's biggest environmental health risk. that's according to a world health organization report that found that about 7 million people are killed by dirty air

every year, that is one in eight of all people who die. more than half of the deaths are caused by indoor stores. the new estimates are more than double the previous figures. staff in the state of alaska are trying to help people find ways to cope with changing environmental conditions. daniel lack reports from fair banks, and the permafrost is already melting. >> reporter: how deep are we now? >> 60 feet below the s sur -- surface. >> reporter: along the walls the bones of extinct bison. this one once a fertile plane

before the glaciers rolled in. while other scientists come to see fossils soil and ice formed long ago, this man studies environmental issues for the u.s. military. >> if we can tease out that information that says what was the temperature prior, we would have really good information for the climate -- tologist. people have begun to notice how felting permafrost causes homes and roads to sag. >> the idea is not to scare anybody or set a -- you know, set out this notion that everything is thawing and we need to stop burning gasoline.

that's not what we're talking about. we're talking about trying to anticipate changes. >> reporter: there's real alarm among scientists. permafrost is thawing rapidly. >> former climates will be more permafrost thawing, producing more greenhouse gassing s, which will increase temperatures again. >> reporter: when the pipeline was opened in 1977, no one expected a changing climate, but they put the pipe on stilts to protect the tundra and forrests. it's what is inside the pipe, crude oil, and it's consumption, the impact of that on the world's permanently frozen ground those are the much larger

issues that the government, scientists, and the planet have to consider. looks pretty cold there, but spring has officially sprung in japan. the famous cherry blossom has finally begun to flower. they are flowering one day earlier than average. they are expected to reach full bloom next week. now to sport. by munich standing on the brink of becoming the earliest champions in the league's history. they need just one point for their match with berlin. they sit 23 points ahead of their nearest rival and they are unbeaten in 51 games, which is also a record.

last year they swept the champions league, the league, and the world cup. >> they have good organization, they are very aggressive. they give you no time to think. of course we have the chance to win the title. in england manchester united will host man city. it's a crucial part of the season for city who currently sit third in the table. with three games in hand they also face away trips to arsenal and liverpool in the next month. >> we know i think for our target we need three points. we [ inaudible ] next game, so i think it's very important to be a regular team from now until the end of the season starting

from tomorrow. >> i think we won't be trying to form better games no doubt of it. but we don't [ inaudible ], you know, that this isn't the one, or we want to win another game. we want to win them all. >> reporter: two other games being placed on tuesday with fourth place arsenal taking on swansy and newcastle takes on everton. the president of a football club has been arrested and put in prison on corruption charges. he also made 450 appearances as a defender for the team back in the 1970s, became the club president in 1992. he denies the allegations against him. he said earlier this month he would step down from his post. david beckham is confident

that his new plans set forth for his team in miami will be approved. he is proposing to build a 25,000 seat stadium on the water front for the soccer team he will own. >> the name is something that obviously is going to be very personal. the last time i was here, i said we had a few in mind. but not this time, the next time maybe in a month, month and a half, i'm going to come back with an idea that i have as the owner. that will involve the city, the people in the city, and then -- you know, then we'll be ready to announce. the defending nba champions, the miami heat recorded a 93-91 win over the trail blazers on tuesday. the heat rested dwyane wade, and chris bosh and lebron james were

all firing. the heat lead by 15 points early in the fourth quarter, but a late surge by portland had them worried, however they won it 93-91. staying in miami but switching to tennis courts. raphael continues to impress. looking good for his first title in miami. after his thrashed his istanbul opponent. the swiss star is also through to the fourth round. he is seeded second here, and the saw edward [ inaudible ] 7-5, 6-4. venus williams missed out on joining her sister in the final. she lost her match 6-1, 5-7,

6-3. the most powerful man in world cricket has been asked to step down while a corruption investigation into his activities is continuing. he is the president of the bcci, or indian cricket board. during last year's indian premier league, his son-in-law was arrested over claims of illegal betting. he is the ceo of a franchise team which he is also a team owner. meanwhile defending world champions west indies is playing bangladesh. the boston bruins have had their 12-game winning streak ended. the montreal canadiens inflicted

the loss. it went to a shootout, and the only goal in the time breaker to give montreal a 2-1 win. we're just under three weeks away from the london marathon. and once again kenya and ethiopia are expected to dominate. >> reporter: destinations in western kenya. this new athletes train hard in the morning chill, the best time of the day to run. they hope they will be able to clench some medals, maybe even break records. kenya is among few countries that dominate long distance international races, but allegations of widespread doping among athletes is threatening its image abroad.

>> it's just out of ignorance, somebody tries to tell them try to use this if you have a knee injury, take this, it's okay. without knowing this is a substance which is forbidden. >> reporter: in 2012 matthew was banned from running for two years, but he said his advice that the supplement he was using was legal. >> what i was given was [ inaudible ] and i want to prove myself i can still run. i'm still young, and i want to achieve a lot. >> reporter: he is one of 17 athletes who tested positive for doping between 2012 and last year. last year, [ inaudible ] set up to investigation allegations of doping among kenyan athletes. it findings and recommendations will be crucial in ensuring that the country's reputation as an

athletic star house is not ruined. they blame the [ inaudible ] of doping on unregistered therapists who flock to western kenya. >> they are now using a lot of supplements. they use a lot of supplements when they are massaging the athletes, and they say it enhances their performance. and they tell the athletes this has nothing to do with the [ inaudible ] issue. >> reporter: athletes say there should be more regular testing of competitors and a serious awareness campaign especially to young athletes who come from the villages and have no idea what is legal and what is not. that's it. more later. >> many thanks indeed. the latest on the top stories straight ahead. but that will do it for this

news hour. thanks for watching. i'll see you again. bye for now. ♪

welcome to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. here is a look at today's top stories. the death toll on the washington state massive mud slide is now at 14. the mud slide wiped out a small village gust north of seattle. two people are dead after a shooting on the navy base in knorr norfolk, virginia. a soldier was shot by a civilian, who was then shot by police. a storm at sea prompting authorities to delay the search for malaysian airlines flight