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>> there are signs ukraine could be inching towards a diplomatic resolution. secretary of state john kerry changing his travel plans. this after president putin reached out to obama last night saying he has no intention of invading eastern ukraine. jennifer glasse joins us now from kiev. for weeks iraq has been putting boots on the ground, but--for weeks russia has been putting boots on the grounds on the russian border. have they offered an explanation for the troops? >> reporter: no, they have not offered an explanation for the troops. the american fears say that the troops could not appear to be on a spring exercise.

lavrov also said they had no intention of invading ukraine, they will also continue to protect the interests of russian speak necessary ukraine. nobody notes what that means, and president obama an in discussion with president putin said he warned of rampage in the east of ukraine as in kiev. russia is saying they will protect interests. we don't know what that means. they have got thousands of troops amassed along the eastern border and what is an effective black saiblockade on ukraine's t borders and there are russian troops placed there and russian

speakers there as well. president putin expressing his concerns to president obama. president obama saying he would like to see russian troops pulled back from ukraine border and what are russia's true intentions are. >> a big shocker today former boxer saying he will not run for ukraine's president. what they're trying to do is avoid a run off election. for there to be a straight winner and they were concerned there were three candidates who

would divide the vote, and the potential candidate said you have to do things quickly otherwise the sovereignty of ukraine is at stake in reference to the russian forces on the borders. so i think they made a deal. they promised that they would support each other. but they said vitaly klitschko is the man to rebuild kiev and running against yulia tymoshenko. she was very much th the poster child, but many people here think that she still represents some of the old guard of what was wrong in the old politics, and that may work against her in this election. >> thank you so much, jennifer glasse joining us from ukraine. in afghanistan the taliban

has attacked election headquarters in kabul. this is the second attack in the capitol in just 24 hours and comes a week before presidential elections. the police say some taliban members entered the compound disguised as women and fired on the compound with grenades. foua little girl was killed in e cross fire. slipping into saturday routines and no one would be prepared for what came next at 10:37 a.m. local time the earth gave away and lives would be forever changed. 90 are still missing after th ae fatal mudslide as they hold a moment of silence this morning. the governor has called for this moment of silence, but do you know what is planned in terms of ceremonies?

>> we don't know for sure, but per the governor's request that moment of silence will take place at 10:37 pacific time, the exact moment when the devastating landslide wiped out the community of oso. we've been hearing from rescuers the past few days, and now we're hearing from those who are helping the rescuers, helping to nourish and feed them. one such person, jennifer owns a restaurant outside of seattle, about an hour and a half from here. but she started a kitchen soup feeding rescuers, she's come to this community to do what she can to help. >> i would never want to do their job, but i can cook. you know, they are my heroes. >> you just learn to put things in a box even though you're going to something awful, and

there is time when you're done to cry. when you're done, you cry. >> reporter: besides ginger pastorrelli, there are others here helping the rescuers, looking for any survivors in that debris. grief counselors who are on hand for crews, some who have been working for days who are not only physically exhausted but emotionally exhausted. grief counselors are on hand to help process their feelings. >> you mentioned the resources available, but are officials reluctant from calling this a rescue mission and calling it a recovery effort? >> reporter: well, that's right. they're still treating this as a rescue operation. bulldozers, backhoes, that sort of thing. they're holding off. they're not using that instead.

they're using shovels and even their bare hands to dig through that debris looking for any signs of life. officials acknowledge its pretty slim at this point it's been several days since last said since they have found anyone alive. >> joining us from arlington, washington, thank you for being with us this morning. a powerful earthquake followed by a hundred aftershocks rattled southern california late last night. the magnitude 5. 5.2 centered fm la habra, so far there are no reports of serious damage but it was strong enough to break windows and even rupture a watermain break. inspectors are checking buildings for structural problems, and a shop owner talks about how the quake shook up his store. >> the building was shaking like crazy, you know.

then i just screamed for everyone to get out from the start. everything fell from the wall. i could hear noise. and then i run, all the customers run outside of the store. even myself, i fell on the floor because i hit some stuff. that's the thing, it was really bad. >> according to experts there is a 5% chance that last night's quake will turn out to be a foreshark of an even larger one. now to that missing malaysian jetliner. chinese ships picked up debris in a new search area today, but they can't confirm that it's part of the aircraft. they determined that the jet lost fuel faster than suspected. iraq ate parliament elections are coming up in april, and the government is determined to crackdown on violent groups tied to

al-qaeda. >> the government in iraq have declared war on a group, and it's being fought on two fronts. one militarily, and one through the media. these tv spots paid by the government and created by state television single out a grou grs enemy of the states. it's not just television. huge billboards dot the area whe.isil should be singled out . but are the iraqi authorities crediting the group with too much power. >> we're not giving them power but some media organizations are focusing solely on them. we've been fighting a war on

terror since 2013. now we're fighting their offspring. we're using all means at our disposal and this campaign is one of them. >> reporter: given the many problems is this complain campan distracting from other issues. >> reporter: there is divided public opinion. there are those who say it is a distraction, that the government should be focusing on other issues, a crumbling infrastructure, poverty. but others have welcomed the initiative. >> it's a waste of time and doesn't help us at all. >> it does add a positive message that the government is at least doing something. >> reporter: by singling out the isil as an enemy of the state, they hope to turn any group against them. the government thinks they can defeat the group and perhaps finally get rid of all of these

all-too familiar check points. al jazeera, baghdad. >> when we return on al jazeera america, an effort to relocate thousands of somali refugees in kenya, and the fight against it. plus they say it's just a game, but not to these guys. soccer helping the homeless find a home of their own.

>> the kenyan government wants all somali refugees to leave urban areas to keep them in two refugee camps far away from the cities. but reports from nairobi people are not listening to the government's demand. jamal came to kenya 22 years ago. he runs two shops that sell meat and fish. but now the government wants him like him senpeople like him to k

to refugee camps, but he has no intention to leave the life he has built. >> it's not right. we left our country. telling us to go back when there is no peace makes no sense. if kenyans hate us that much, take us somewhere else, not back to the camps. not back to somalia. >> it's a hub for tens of thousands of kenyan somalis and an unknown number of somali refugees. without them business would grind to a halt. but they are worried after businespolice have arrested hunf people. somali fighters and al-shabaab warning there will be more violence if kenya does not pull its soldiers out of somalia. >> we all have seen in many attempts a lot of criminal activities have been triggered there.

that really hurts them. so it is for their own good and for the good of their country. >> the government is encouraging people to inform on refugees and foster a sense of patriotism towards kenya over any loyalty they may feel towards their own community. the government is trying to fix the streets, but the crackdown is damaging relations here. instead of bringing unity for a common cause people told us the government could just be encouraging extremism. >> it could bring a situation where many urban youth will be taken back to camp, and they can be recruited by criminals and terrorists like al-shabaab. >> reporter: the overthrow of the foot path that unless by force it seems that no one is going anywhere. al jazeera, nairobi. >> drug agents in peru have seized more than 1300 pounds of

cocaine after raiding a house in the capitol of lima. peru has just surpassed colombia as the number one production of cocaine. bloodshed the work of a group that opposes westernized education, we went to the scene of the latest attack. >> reporter: it's been a month since their 14-year-old son was killed. in his room they find comfort shuffling through his home work looking at his good marks. he wanted to be a doctor, due fighters stormed his school and killed him and 13 other students. >> i can't get over what his body looked like. he was shot five times in the stomach, arm and leg. it wakes me up at night and i can't sleep again. >> reporter: his cousin a classmate, described how female

students were spared. >> we were crying. some were crying, some were praying. i don't want to go to school again. >> reporter: it's a feeling shared by many students across the area one of three northeastern states under emergency law while a nigerian forces battle fighters. they believe that western education is sinful, and has called for a rampage on schools. the attacks have killed 100 students in eight months. officials say the latest attack in the bordering school in the remote town killed 32 students. some people say more than 50 died here. every single building in the school compound was burned down. this is where the worst forces of the attack took place. fighters locked up the male students inside their sleeping

quarters. those who tried to escape from windows were either shot or had their throats slit. the administration shut down their other school and school attendance across the state has dropped with estimates ranging from 30% to 90% depending on how dangerous the area. local governments have been relocating the students to safer areas in the state. >> that means by giving in t isa big challenge to all of us. let us face it. we'll give our children the education they require. >> parents are being encouraged to accepted their children back to school with promises of better security, but the family still isn't sure the time is right. such is the burden of a generation making a choice between living today and striving for a better tomorrow.

al jazeera, northern nigeria. >> now to our series "homeless in america," it may not be the major leagues but it is a lifesaver for a group of americans who are down on their like. helping the homeless find a home of their own. >> it's a rough and tumble indoor match for the seattle team. down three goals early. but being down and fighting back are things these teammates know well. they share a history of homele homelessness. most live on the streets bounc bouncing from shelters for years. number 17 is eddie castro. he had a small room in this shelter when he heard about street soccer two years ago. >> i felt like in shelters i never really had a personal space. >> reporter: but now he does have a space. a big part of the big changes in his life. >> my own apartment.

all mine. i don't share with anybody. mine. >> reporter: he credits the team and the game itself for giving him the structure, the discipline and support he needed as a teenager fighting to survive on his own. >> when we would be having this conversation i would be somewhere else, maybe on the streets. >> reporter: the game has brought an unexpected bonus. a soccer friends family has unofficially adopted him, giving someone he can call mom and little sisters who share his love for soccer. for eddie who came to this country illegally as a six-year-old and is working towards citizenship, the stability has helped him to get and keep a full-time job. >> reporter: chris is the coach for this decidedly low-budget, no frills group. they meet in a church basement to talk about personal challenges, pizza is the pre-game training meal. success off the field is the biggest goal, and eddie now an assistant coach is an example for new team members. >> he's got a job.

he's got housing. that's really what we're looking forward to. >> reporter: this tea program helping 2,000 homeless people a year through sports. >> if you want a goal, you have to work hard to get it. you have to structure, communicate, give and go, and get the goal. >> reporter: on a this night the come back falls short but it's victory enough for eddie castro and his teammates. >> we had fun. we did our best. everyone has smiles on their faces. i'm winning in my heart. >> moving forward using soccer to survive, and looking ahead to new opportunities. alan schauffler, al jazeera, seattle. >> when we come back on al jazeera america, what exactly does it take to earn the title tennessee whiskey. we'll have that answer for you

in just two minutes. >> start with one issue ad guests on all sides of the debate. and a host willing to ask the tough questions and you'll get... the inside story ray suarez hosts inside story next only on al jazeera america

>> good morning and welcome book al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford live in new york city. and here is today's top story. secretary of state john kerry is changing his travel plans to talk with his russian counterpart to talk about the crisis in ukraine this after presidenafterafter theforeign my have no intention of entering ukraine. a moment of silence is planned later today for the victim's last week's mu mudslid. the death toll is 19 and 90 more are missing. there is a question of what defines tennessee whiskey, and

lawmakers weighing in. >> reporter: whiskey making has long been a tradition, so much is produced here tennessee whiskey is considered it's own type of bourbon, jack daniel's put tiny lynchburg on the map and now ships out 10 million case as year. lately in washington to lobby for the process of tennessee whiskey. >> i hope we can quit debating what is great whiskey and get back to making it. the state has been known for its whiskey for a long time. >> reporter: to be considered tennessee whiskey it had to be made in the state. now all tennessee whiskey must undergo a charcoal filtering process and be aged in new oak barrels, but other producers protest saying old barrels are

cheaper and can be just as good. but arnett said it's about maintaining a standard of quality much like france's standard for champagne. >> the sugars, all those things. it's all readily available. >> running a small distillery outside of nashville where he ships out cases of whiskey every year. he said lawmakers should not define quality, and new barrels can cost $100 more and can hurt smaller companies like his. >> we're seeing a tremendous shortage of those barrels and it's not going to be long until we see price of barrels go up and up. >> reporter: many are pushing the state to rewrite the law. lawmakers admit the legislature may have overstepped it's bounds. >> if we mandate a word called tennessee whiskey, then somebody

is going to come to us, another big behalfer see grams or somebody wanting to say, we want to defined tennessee vodka. then another company will come and say we want to define tennessee tequila. >> now the decision on what constitution tennessee whiskey in your glass may not be decided at the bar but in court. al jazeera, nashville. >> meteorologist: good morning to you all if you're waking up on the east coast or the west coast this is soggy morning to say the least. we're looking at the rain still coming down along the pacific northwest where the landslide actually occurred last week. we'll continue to deal are rain across this area. we could see a half inch to

threthree-fourths an inch of ra. the flood warning in effect through sunday night. and that rain is going to continue to come down very heavy even across the seattle area the next several days. temperatures are right where they should be at this time of the year. recomfortable day across the central planes. very warm down in middle east as well, almost at 90 out there today. and we're going to have to deal with potentially severe weather. now we're looking at a line of storms making it's way across i-10 making it's way across florida right now. we could see damaging winds and hail and tornado warnings out there. if you're traveling you need to take it easy out there. the warning goes on until

5:00 tonight, so be careful. >> thank you for watching al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford. "inside story" is coming up next, and remember for news updates all throughout the day you can always head on over to www.aljazeera.com.