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big one, following the rise in seismic activity. >> after missing for 45 years, two pieces of art are back where they belong. >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm thomas drayton. the nation is mourning the three victims shot and killed at fort hood on wednesday. flags were lowered to half mast at the capital building. a memorial is planned for next week. a time and date will be released later. >> the community next to fort hood, two men, bob butler and bob gordon painting crosses for the three killed, placing them in front of the three flags, one for each victim. >> he was an honourable

individual, like i say, i don't think he knew strangers. everybody that he met, i believe, that tim got along with him. you see it happen you never know it will come to you. >> investigators are trying to peace together the events of the shoot k. heidi zhou-castro shows us that they are starting with the mental health of the shooter. >> three killed, 16 wounded and the shooter, according to the army, 34-year-old ivan lopez, dead after shooting himself in the head. fort hood says ivan lopez had a visitry of mental instability and may have been sparked to violent by an argument with another soldier. >> there may have been a verbal altercation. >> two shot were the first to call 911. a female military police officer

responded within four minutes, and was the officer who confronted ivan lopez after he opened fire on soldiers in two administrative buildings. the man says there were many acts of heroism. >> a chain -- chap, protected other soldiers. >> in 2009 major nidal hasan, an army psychiatrist opened fire on troops ready to deploy to afghanistan. 13 were killed. he was sentenced to death last august. >> we are getting over the shock of the last shooting over there. now it happened again. i could - just happened, you nope. now it's starting all over again. fort hood said that ivan lopez purchased the gun from the gun

shop where hassan bought his weapon in 2009. >> investigators say the shooting doesn't appear to be an act of terrorism but they search for answers. >> the army criminal investigation is leading the charm, searching for the answers. >> with the federal bureau of investigation providing back up in analysis and logistics in determining a motive. >> military officials say lopes was deployed to iraq in 2011. he was not involved in combat, he worked as a struck driver during that some time. secretary of state john kerry is calling it a critical moment for middle east peace talks. israel cancelled the fourth release of palestine prisoners. as nick schifrin reports, both sides accused each other of violating an agreement to keep the process going. >> for 247 days america's top

diplomat made middle east peace his top priority. john kerry met 39 times the palestine officials, more than 40 times the israeli officials. press conference after press conference after press conference. thursday, alone, separated from sides john kerry made a last-minute plea to keep talking. >> the leaders have to lead and they have to see a moment when it's there. there's a saying - you can lead a horse to water, you can't make it drink. now is the time to drink, and the leaders need to know that. neither side seems thirsty. after releasing three groups of prisoners, the israelis refused to release a fourth, even though they promised to. men mahmoud abbas signed 15 international agreements, even though he promised not to during the talks. >> in response, the israelis cancelled the prison rer release.

>> the decision by the israelis to delay the release of the fourth tranche of prisoners creates challenges. >> the question and whether they are insurmountableful. >> the president and secretary of state john kerry need to be involved and engaged in the process by prodding both sides to avoid unilateral moves, to take the necessary steps that are needed, make the compromises, and demonstrate the flexibility that neither side has thus far been able to do. >> neither side has walked away. that means kerry and his aides will work to keep both sides talking. >> we will continue, no matter what, to try to facilitate the capacity of the people to make peace. so far that pressure failed. wednesday night the u.s. hosted a trilateral meeting for nine hours, that went into

thursday morning. it was contentious and solved nothing. a senior official posed the question. does the u.s. want peace more than the israelis and palestinians want it. the answer to the question will determine whether the peace talks survive or die. >> israel's refusal to release the final round of palestine prisoners is prompting calls for major demonstrations in the west bank. israel says it wants the palestine authority to agree to continue with talks before it releases the prisoners. russia says it has arrested 25 ukrainians from plotting attacks. the suspects are described by russia as members of ultra nationalist motts. the charges are called nonsense. the arrests follow accusations from ukraine that russian security staff assisted the former government during protests in kiev, in which more than 100 were killed.

>> lebanon has the highest confrontation of -- number of syrian refugees in the world. >> when the war began three years ago 2,000 fled to lebanon. in 201217,000 had crossed the boarder. the number climbed to 350,000, and by the u.n.'s latest counts there are more than 1 million registered syrian refugees in lebanon. the massive influx is having a strain on lebanon's government and forcing officials to make tough decisions. >> this is the 1 millionth syrian refugee in lebanon. he came from the city of homs with his sister and mother. most are here to register to receive aid, others to appeal the u.n. decision to cut them

from the aid program. this woman has one child and pregnant with another. other refugees have priority over her, she was told. >> for the second time we are trying to appeal the u.n. verd uct -- verdict. >> it's a painful decision, but a must. lebanon and the u.n. agencies don't have the resources to help the resources. financial and other resources have been depleted. each day 2500 syrians crossed the border into lebanon looking for health services and education. the lebanese government say they have less than a quarter of the money needed to provide for those coming in. the lebanese government is appealing for donations. >> translation: the demograveringss, trist -- demographics electricity, water,

food, health services - they are burdened. >> some communities have more syrian reeve gees than the -- refugees than the lebanese. we see long lines, a deterioration in services. government expenditures shot up. wages plummeted. >> it's a changing situation. >> for the lebanese government the burden is not just about providing services. lebanon's trade investment and tourism factors have suffered due to the crisis in syria. and the west bank estimates that lebanon has lost $2.5 billion in 2013, and that's why the u.n. officials say lebanon is a host company stressed to breaking point. syrian refugee children of school age outnumber lebanese students and with schools

overcrowded the quality of education can only grow worse for syrian and lebanese children. >> half of the syrian refugees in lebanon are children. >> the f.d.a. approved a tool that could save the lives of people that overdose on opioids. it's a hand-held automatic injector. the drug reverses the effects of an overdose, restoring the victim's breathing. according to federal reports, more than 16,000 died from drug overdoses in 2010. the device is expected to be available this summer. still ahead - facing dangers ahead of earthquakes. the mounting threats now faced. >> predicting the next big one in the u.s. the new warning system scientists are testing to know when it will hit. >> and the heavily price tag a

company will have to pay for causing one of the largest environmental disasters.

>> chile is beginning to clear up after two quakes that week. president michelle bachelet said the government lot do what it can to rebuild communities. lucia newman reports were a hard-hit area. >> a boat flying through the air at the port of iquique. one of a dozen vessels that can no longer float. the boat crashed on to the peer. now i can't work to feed the family. >> no one is out fishing. the port is closed. in any case, there's no case to keep the catch fresh, i'm told. it's been three days since a massive earthquake bought the port city of half a million to a

standstill and patience is wearing thin. this water is only good enough for the toilet, the woman complains. hundreds of merchants who come to the tax-free port for the day are stranded. many penniless. the only road to the border is blocked by a landslide. i never had the experience. we don't have earthquakes in bolivia. i want to go home. >> there has been hundreds of aftershocks, one as strong as the earthquake, residents of this neighbour hood were taking to the hills. this man shows the structural damage it his flat. the worst this his son's bedroom. >> we are sleeping outside in a tent. we are afraid it will collapse on top of us because the main

pilars are bent. thousands of homes are damaged and planning a strategy to help the victims. no longer willing to wait for the roads to open, these bolivians are starting to walk to the border. 450km away. >> at this hour tsunami warnings have been lifted. >> here in the u.s. two small earthquakes struck southern california in the past 24 hours, one east of los angeles, and one in malib u. they are part of a cluster of earthquakes starting with a 5.1 quake in the l.a. basin last week. experts say a sizeable earthquake may strike california, but when is anyone's guess. al jazeera's john hendren looked at the impact of the big one. >> in los angeles, etch is talk -- everyone is talking about the big one.

>> i wish people will stop talking about it. >> seismologists say it's not the stuff of legend, an earthquake, 6.5 to 8 is certain to rattle the landscape. southern california in the next 30 years. it could be a 7.5, like the pointy hills, this that fault line, under the los angeles skyline, and a population of 4 million. that is in the the nightmare scenario. >> the nightmare scenario would be a large san andreas rupture. it will affect millions of people in southern california. >> an earthquake erupts along the northern and southern runs once every 50 to 200 years. the last one in l.a. was 1857. the last one in the north was 1906. >> we have to be prepared for anything. you never know when it will happen or when.

>> scientists don't know if it's possible to see a catastrophic scenario, with one quake striking along the hundreds of miles of the san andrayos. predicting quakes has been the seismologists holy grail. >> the scientists believe predicting earthquakes is fundamentally impossible. evaluating is the priorities, and in california we are sure we'll go through a big one soon. >> the u.s. geological survey is testing a new early warning system. quakes rattling the landscape. there were around 200 in the past two weeks alone. make that 201. [ siren ] >> this one happened during our interview. [ siren ] >> this was our early warning system. and so we got about five or six seconds warning.

that might help in a small quake. if the big one hits l.a., a few seconds warning may be long enough to say goodbye. >> there are over 14,000 yaicks are of -- earthquakes of magnitude four or greater crass the world. that's about four a day. >> exxon says it will involve information about the environmental dangers of fracking. the texas oil company said it will explain how it impacts chemical, water and damage to roads, in response to new york city. the pension funds controlling a billion of exxon stock. scott stringer in a statement said: >> the federal government has

reached a settlement with the oil and gas company anna darko to pay 5 billion for the largest environmental clean-up in u.s. history. thousands of sites contaminated by chemical companies are targeted. kerr mcgee tried to dodge paying for the clean-up by splitting the company. oil and gas sold to annadarko are profitable and will have to pay. >> i'm meteorologist rebecca stevenson. a strong storm threat continues. as we go into the east the storms will track overnight across arkansas and the carolinas, tracking over the gulf coast. we've had powerful storms throughout the evening hours bringing in ping-pong to base-ball size hail.

intense down bursts of winds, bringing in damage. tornados reported twice in missouri, and tornadoes and funnel clouds in parts of texas. the warnings have been coming up as a whole, a large portion of the central south states are under a tornado watch the the most likely areas to have the lightening and wind with the potential for a tornado will move to louisiana and into southern illinois. missouri has been hit hard. storm reports, mainly hail, and they caused damage to cars and sheds. we'll see the potential of that damage and the wind gusts. that line tracking eastward. you can see where the concern focus further east into the carolinas and south along southern louisville to new

orleans. here is where we expect to see the issue in the states to the north. you will have participation flash flooding. there's a lot of moisture in the storms. it's raining very hard, quickly, but further to the north we can't shake winter. minnesota, you have snow forecast by friday afternoon, anywhere from 8 to 10 inches. >> major league baseball gets a curveball - why minor league players are suing over what they see as foul play. another farewell for late night tv - when david letterman plans to retire. the shocking discovery that was made about these paintings once they were found.

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>> major league baseball is facing a legal challenge. the plaintiff's minor leaguers. while the big leaguers earn millions, the minor leaguers don't earn enough minimum wage. >> for many american men being drafted by a major league baseball team is a dream come true. years of hard work and long hours pay off when they are selected by a ball club and sign a professional contract. the reality of chasing the dream sets in when they look into the details of that contract. >> a minor lager has no -- leaguer has no choice but to sign if they want to get in the industry of baseball. for the first year, major league baseball, acting as a cartel has set salaries at $1,100 per month. >> attorney garrett brushhouse knows too well. he played six seasons in the

minors, after being drafted by the san francisco giants in 2004. after giving up his dream in 2009 he went to law school. his financial struggle in the minors stuck with him. most players earn less than $7500 a year, so he issued a lawsuit against major league baseba baseball, the commissioner and 17 teams claiming they are paying less than the federal minimum wage. >> the provisions that deal with the wages are legal from the standpoint that they don't comply with federal and state wage per hour laws. >> the lawsuit claims since 1976 major league baseball players ris rose 2 this -- salaries coz

2,000%. the result players actually earn less today than players in 1976. >> we are just asking that major league baseball and the owners comply with the same wage per hour that wal-mart and mcdonald's is complying with. we are not asking nor minor leaguers to make $50,000 or $75,000 or $30,000. >> while many fans enjoy making a trip south for spring training those in the minor league are expected to make the trip and play for free. despite playing in front of thousands of paying customers the minor leaguers are not paid for their services. >> the contract specifies that the players are under a duty to perform services throughout the year, but no salary will be provided except for the five month season. >> after more than 30 years and late night television, david letterman is ready to retire. he made a big announcement

thursday night. >> we don't have the timing of this precisely down. it will be, i think, at least a year or so, but some time in the not too didn't future, 2015 for the love of god, in fact, bawl and i will be wrapping things up and taking a hike. [ clapping ] >> >> thank you. thanks everybody. >> in february jimmy fallon replac replaced leno forward the "the tonight show." no word about a replacement for letterman. >> two paintings in the past were stolen. the owner discovered the paintings are stolen art, worth millions. >> after four decades hanging on a kitchen wall, these masterpieces are on show and getting attention. they were snatched from a london

home in 1970, abandoned on a train, travelling from paris to turin. after they were found, having no idea of their value, they were put up to auction and bought by a working man. the owner won the paintings in a kitchen. that's where they stayed until the man's son wanted to know more about them. his dad was sitting on a goldmine. >> the value of the goh gan painting starts approximately at $13 million and could reach more than 40 million. >> such a find for italian police that cultural minister was showing them off. italy has taken a lead role in the fight against art smuggling and there's a police unit set up to investigate stolen art and solving the mysteries of missing

treasures like these. >> italy police are holding on to the paintings while they decide what to do with them. that'll do for it edition of aljazeera.com. news at the top of every hour. thanks for watching. >> hi, i'm lee and you are in the "stream." the drone industry could have been economic impact of $82 billion in the next decade. we'll explore what this means for you, your neighborhood, and your privacy. my co-host and digital producer, wajahat ali is here