>> you're watching al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm jonathan betz with the top stories. demonstrators rally to support police in albuquerque in the wake of a string of officer-involved shootings. >> honouring those lost, in the shootings at fort hood. >> protests in the east - demanding they join russia. >> and a fast-growing country in africa reminded of the past -

the rwandan genocide 20 years later. >> doz eps of people are on the streets -- dozens of people are on the streets of albuquerque, aaccusation the police department of excessive force after a series of officer-involved shootings. the rally is in response to a protest on friday. a homeless man was killed, the 23rd person that officers have killed there. jim huli joins us live with more on this. give us an update on what is happening today? >> things are quiet in front of the albuquerque. a short time ago we had 200 plus chontors, pro -- demonstrators, pro-police demonstrators. this embattled police department, some carrying signs saying "i love the albuquerque

pd", and others, friends and families. 100 members of a local motorcycle group. all of this happening in the same place where a week ago antipolice demonstrators turned out. 800 demonstrators on sunday night - they spat at police. they say police are out of control. police are just doing their jobs, they say. >> i'm concerned about the shootings, but i'm concerned about those that don't grol the laws, and those that you don't here about. the police department handles a lot more calls in a situation where they are in danger that is not told to the public. >> on the right side - doing the right thing. what is wrong is the mental health system. the people that have been shot in this community are mentally ill. i want to see the community

leaders saying they'll give a.p. what they need to take care of the problem, which is mental health services. >> the jobs that the guys do proves that at times they have to think quickly on their feet. >> our albuquerque police officers respond to an average of 1600 calls a day. we don't hear about the ones that end up peaceful. they help so many. we want to show our support for that. >> now, all of this is happening before a city coup meeting set -- council meeting set for city hall in albuquerque. the city council expected to take up the issue and the crisis that embattled the police department. again, many demonstrators will be here tomorrow night - pro and con - for the police department. >> rival demonstrations. have the police outlined changes after the shootings? iment

well, there's a new police chief. he is here and has been on the job for the past month or so. tomorrow night city councils will discuss proposals under way. i must tell you the department is under investigation by the department of justice, and the federal bureau of investigation again. looking at some of the policies, some of the training methods used in albuquerque. >> life for us in albuquerque, jim huli. >> searchers are zeroing in on a patch of water where they think the missing airliner may have gone down. ships picked up underwater signals from deep in the indian ocean, that may belong to flight mh370. it could be from the data and voice recorders. australian crews spotted debris about 55 miles from where the signals were heard. authorities warn none are confirmed to come from the plane. >> it may sound hopeful, but australia prime minister is at

best cautiously optimistic. >> it's a very, very difficult search. while we certainly are throwing everything we have at it, and while the best brains and technology in the world will be deployed, we need to be very careful about coming to hard and fost conclusions too soon. >> people in malaysia are remembering the passengers in flight mh370. there was a vigil for the victim. well-wishers lit candles for the missing 239 on board. >> thousands attended a prayer ritual in kuala lumpur. >> officials said they would not give up hope of finding the missing plane. >> a trip has been cancelled to deal with unrest in ukraine. donetsk is rocked by rallies. protesters pushed past police entering the administration building. the city has seen several

protests since the ousting of viktor yanukovych in february. we have more. >> (technical difficulties) >> obviously we do not have that, we hope to get back to that report later. >> afghanistan is counting the 7 million votes cast in its presidential election, dispit threats from the taliban durn out was -- despite threats from the taliban turn out was high. the election marks the end of hamid karzai's 12 years in power. whoever replaces him has to decide whether to keep troops in afghanistan beyond this year. >> joining us now is a former chief of staff. thank you for being with us today. >> thank you for having me. >> let me get your thought. how big a hotel was it for afghanistan. >> it was huge.

it was history rick. the afghan -- historic. the afghan people rose to hope and expectation. a major challenge lies ahead. that's the political outcome. the investment of international community has been vindicated by the resilience of the afghan people that fight taliban and terrorism lay down their life. it is now up to the political leaders to accept the outcome of the election. >> you say the investment has been vindicated. do you worry it's early. there's concerns of fraud and corruption and the taliban. >> i agree with you, it's premature to have a victory lap. by the same token, the major challenge is the political outcome, and that will be among the leaders, the person that win, and the person that loses,

how the success is measured is through coping with the disappointment. yes, there remains to be - that challenge remains to be seen. >> all the candidates said they'll sign a long-term security deal to keep american forces there beyond 2014. do you think they'll live up to their word and sign the deal to keep forces in afghanistan? >> you have to remember despite the fact that enthusiasm was enormous with the afghan people showing up to the polls, this happened with the support of the international community. the afghan national army and afghan national police need the support of international community. it cost about $45 billion to sustain that. without the commitment from the international community, that will be a major challenge. whoever is the elected leader will take into consideration the

hope and future of afghan people that will lead to signing a partnership for the afghan people and the united states that it will not be used as a plat formality for terrorists to congregate and attack the west. >> why is it then since you work for the afghan government, why has hamid karzai been reluctant to sign the deal? >> president hamid karzai wants - he has his open views on his own legacy. i think the detail of why he hasn't signed is a mystery. there has been numerous articles, but he has not said it will be an impediment. the political process will sort the thing out. all the three major candidates

have shown an indication that they will sign the agreement for the united states, but president karz's decision is personal, and one has to respect that. he respects the constitution that he wants to leave the office. it's already a pager success. >> former chief of staff for of afghan military - thank you for your time. >> president obama will be in fort hood, texas, on wednesday to pay his respects to the victims of last month's rampage. the military community gathered today to remember those killed. heidi zhou-castro joins us live with more. what can you tell us about some of the victims from killeen? >> yes, the remembering of the three soldiers killed last wednesday as heroes. sergeant first class daniel jane

ferguson, 39 years old from florida, active duty for 11 years, fighting in kuwait, iraq and afghanistan. he decided while blocking a doorway to shield others. staff sergeant rodriguez served for 20 years and hoped to enjoy retirement at the end of this year. sergeant timothy owens, 37 years old served in kuwait and iraq and whose uncle called him an honourab honourable individual. the life of these soldiers is a heavy weight on this community. less than five years ago 2009, major nidal hasan committed the worse mass killing on an army installation when he killed 13 people. churches in the area are painfully used to this kind of

memorial and wonder why it is happening to them. one pastor says that the community is in disbelief that the scene of violence again unfolded. >> our hearts are broken, our community is hurting today. we want to honour those effected. i don't know if any here were directly affected. some were. we pray we'll be an encouragement and comfort and remember those lost on that day. >> now, on wednesday of this coming week there'll be a bigger memorial service on base. president obama will be attending that service. >> have we learnt about what may have note vated the rampage? -- motivated the ram page. >> sure, it narrows in on an argument, this is coming from base command, that ivan lopez had prior to the shooting.

according to the father of a soldier that was wounded, his son saw ivan lopez enter the office asking for a form it request leave. he was told to come back the next day. at that point ivan lopez was upset, retrieved his gun from his car and came back, opening fire. the question of leave was a sore point, last november his mother decide of a heart attack. he was able to go to her funeral on the island, but could only get a 48 hour leave. in december when his grandfather died, he was unable to attend the service at that point. while it is early in the investigation, and the criminal investigative command say don't jump to any conclusions, the question of leave and the argument - that is the point they are narrowing in on. >> thank you heidi zhou-castro, in fort hood, texas.

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>> ukraine's interim president cancelled a foreign trip to deal with unrest in the east of the country. massive pro-russian rallies are rocking donetsk. protesters entered the administration building. they have seen several protests

since the ousting of president viktor yanukovych. >> pro-russian protesters stormed this administration building, marching down from lenin square. a small group were able to get inside, and are standing on a balcony. they called on the thousands gathered outside to come in. now the riot police line is holding firm, not letting people inside. look, what people want here is quite varied. some people want to join moscow right away. others want more autonomy for the region. they are waving a flag, a new flag that they have created for the region of donetsk. indicating that they want to be separate, but to be able to have the chance to choose whether they look westward or whether they look eastward. they say that ousted president viktor yanukovych is the legitimate leader, and say the authorities are not listening to their demands.

this is quite powerful given the run-up to the presidential election in may. many people here say they'll boycott the election because they say it's not legal, and the authorities in ukraine can't get the east of the country to vote, it could have sprees implications for the credibility of the election. >> some are calling it the new y2k scare. on tuesday microsoft ends support for windows xp. it runs on millions of computers around the world. we look at the rib. >> here at lick ety split ice-cream shop, the cash registers run on xp. you'd think they'd want to upgrade t. >> i feel like we should be safe. we'll risk it, i guess. >> after 12 years microsoft is walking away from xp.

computers running the system will work, but there'll be no more security support, no more automatic fixes or updates for xp. >> if you are running an antivirus, a firewall, you still have protection. >> no more protection from new viruses or cyber criminals that want to steal personal information. >> small business computers, most of the atm, and 30% of personal computers run on xp. not everyone feels the urgency to upgrade, especially now with a lot of people in the middle of doing their taxes online. do i have it password protected and is my software - do i have a virus protection up to date - it's overwhelming for some people. >> atms and cash registers were built to last a long time, longer than operating systems, which has made some hesitant about making the upgrades.

if it makes you worried about your financial information, one security expert says "it's not going to be an open door." there has been years of updates that probably patched up the majority of holes. it's not like as time goes on new holes develop. >> we talk to one expert who says health grade facilities that have not upgraded from xp should be worried: >> consumers using xp will be out of luck. users with deep pockets have more time. jm morgan chaise and the british government are paying millions to microsoft to get tech support for atms for another year. >> and this man will pluck down

there 100 for an upgrade. >> you feel a bit of heat, but it will happen. >> a risk he's willing to take. >> okay, let's talk about this with "the washington post" reporter who reports on technology. thank you for being with us, hayley. >> thank you for having me. >> we heard the concerns, it's the possible y2k scare that atms may be vulnerable to cyber attacks. is it that big a deal? >> if we remember what happened to the y2k scare, tv worry about nothing. we may see a couple of problems, but certainly your computer will not explode before tuesday. >> why is microsoft doing this? it seems to be a popular operating system. why are they pulling the plug? >> to be fair, it's a 12-year-old system, it's something coming down the pipe for a long time.

they normally keep support around for a second. because of missteps with window vista, and there's backlash to windows 8. they have been keeping support open. in a lot of ways the technology outpaced the design of xp. they are trying to push people on newer systems. >> can you read into this a larger shift within microsoft and a change within the company? >> you know, i wouldn't go that far. this is a 12-year-old system, and they normally keep support for a decade. they are pretty much in line with the time line, but i do think, sort of, the - you know, the way that we are going to see the operating systems update moving forward, that is a shift in the way that microsoft does business. they are making new operating systems quickly, and i feel we'll definitely see that continue. >> is there a concern that this

may backlash, because if you buy a computer or pay a couple of hundred to upgrade the system. >> microsoft doesn't have the best reputation with customers. in that regard there may be a little bit of pushback from folks, especially business customers, but, you know, it's sort of part of the game, i guess. >> it's hard to upped how understand how populous this operating system is. a lot of atms rely on this, even though it's old, 12 years old - hospitals and corporations rely on the system. >> it's the majority of microsoft business customers, who are the core customers, they have had missteps with updating the systems in the past. windows vista - disaster is a strong word. it wasn't well received. window 7 was well received and they managed to get people to

switch over in greater numbers. with windows eight, the recent system, they redesigned the way it looked. making it for touch screens. a lot of people did not like that, particularly businesses who are used to a traditional pc. >> a lot of businesses do not like change. >> thank you for your time today. >> thank you. >> you no longer have to be a scientist to be part of a breakthrough. researchers are turning to crowd sourcing to pay for projects. >> this is the big touch all the way like this. 8.5 feet long. >> at the bourke museum in seattle. dr christian theodore entertains on investor, an investor who loves dinosaurs and triser tops. >> that beak is bigger than mine. >> yes, this is the real thing. >> lizzie donated $5 to the

proposal to dig up a trisera tops in wyoming through experiment.com, a crowd-source fundraising platform allowing anyone with a scientific question and solid methodology to ask strangers for research into everything. the scientists vet projects before it's put on the website. >> biology, projects in medicine, space, ecology, social sciences, psychology. >> the doctor hid his fund-raising goal, which the company requires before anyone is paid, and 67 million-year-old bone that that might not be unearthed were. >> $2,000 here and there to check something like this makes a big deal. >> investors like lizzie get access to the process. theodore and his assistant posted pictures from the website. lizzy and others will be invited

to special events. >> it is exciting. we keep in mind "what are we doing to tell them? what do they want to see", it's a different funding, but a familiar start-up story. this is world headquarters of experiment.com. a cramped san francisco office and living space where the company has helped researchers find more than 600,000 in funding. the website and the work site growing beyond what cindy wu expected. >> six of us work there every day. >> it's not pure philanthropy. 8% of the proents goes to the -- proceeds goes to the company and cost. wu wants to remake research funding, scientific col abb rags and publishing -- collaboration and publishing. >> the thing is to make it available to everywhere in the world. >> that's a femur, probably

bigger than you. >> no project too big, no investment too small. >> a telecommunications giant says it has new technology that could triple wi-fi feeds. the new product will work like a carpool lane. it will not change but will group users, allowing everyone to go faster because other lanes have less traffic. >> still ahead - learning your country's history, a standard for students, but a delicate subject for kids in rwanda. how they face a terrible legacy next. >> efforts to rescue children in the middle east from the growing threat of polo. -- polio.

>> welcome back to al jazeera america. here are the top stories this half hour, dozens of people are on the streets of albuquerque, supporting the city's police department. it's been accused of excessive

force after a series of officer involved shootings. a pause to remember the shooting at fort hood. a veteran ivan lopez killed three soldiers and wounded 16 others before turning the gun on himself. investigators are searching for a motive. president obama will visit the post on wednesday. a possible breakthrough in a month-told search. chinese and australian ships picked up three signals that may be from the plane's black box. it's happening in the southern indian ocean off the coast of australia. >> today marks 20 years since the genocide in rwanda. demonstrators are too young to remember. the focus is on making sure the horrors are not forgotten.

katherine sawer reports. >> this person was three when hutu militia men killed her parents and three older brothers. neighbours saved her life and her brother's by hiding then. at 23 she doesn't dwell on the past. >> i want to move on with my life. i don't want to know this is tutsi, this is hutu. in this period of "94, i feel pain, i don't have parents, they have been killed. i don't really want to focus on that. >> that is why hopes of a fully united rwanda are pegged on the young people. they come from different parts of the country to discussion issues that affect them. everything from laws, employment, patry otism and moving the county forward. >> the youth are important. for them they look at the future

in a different perspentive. they are not so much tied to the past. not like the older generation. >> in schools the history of genocide is a mandatory part of the curriculum. every child born after the massacre knows what happened. >> these children know about the history of the country, the genocide, what caused it. they are taught about the importance of reconciliation and tribal provisions. many say it's crucial dealing with what happened in 1994. >> this boy says talking about the genocide helps to make it feel more real and not something that happened a long time ago. >> i talked about what happened and all the bad things that happened. >> that message is one that is

passed on to this man's grandchild. a hutu presented his tutsi wife from killers by bribing them. he was sentenced to 10 years in prison for killing other tutsis. >> i tell her that we are all the same. that we cannot exist, but look at us now. >> he grew up being reminded by his parents, neighbours and the government that tutsis are enemies. he wants a different destiny for clementine. >> more than 2 million rwandans fled to neighbouring countries. we have this report from the democratic republic of congo where 200,000 refugees remain. >> after 20 years as a refugee

this man is a going home to -- this wombon is going home -- woman is going home to rwanda. she was 10 when the genocide began. she just about remembers what happened. since then, she's pregnant with a fifth. >> i want to go home. my children do not go to school here. i'm getting older, i want to be back with my family. >> more than 2 million fled from rwanda. they were mostly tutees escaping. among the refugees from politicians and militia responsible for the genocide. nearly a million people crossed the border coming from rwanda into the democratic republic of congo moving into the city of goma. they lived in camps along the border area. it was infamous for squalid positions and for armed groups who launched attacks.

the army and militia came into congo, they broke up the camps. others fled into congo, and to this day the u.n. says that nearly 200,000 rwandan refugees live here. >> this man was among thousands living in remote areas under the control of the rebel group. they don't allow refugees to go home. she managed to sneak away. they are in a group of 20. they move a small group every week. the trickle of returnees is slow. many are not free to go home and others don't want to. >> we spoke to several that didn't want to be filmed. they are worried they'll be targeted for criticising the government. this man agreed on continue we hide his identity. he was seven, and said rwandan soldiers killed their parents,

he doesn't trust the tutsi government. >> what makes me afraid to go back is the government killed my parents, and some my age have been forced to come back to congo and fight as rebels. >> the groups arrived. she is confident her move is for the better. she has given food. in the coming days she'll be taken back to her image. she's one of many that feel they can rebuild a normal life. for others, the turmoil and the legacy goes on. >> a diplomatic row has seen france pull out of commemoration event coming after president paul kagame said:

>> joining us live from london is carina, the human rights watch lead researcher on rwanda. when you hear the words from the president of rwanda, is it a fair statement? >> well, certainly france played a very harmful role in the period leading up to the genocide and during the genocide. france supported the former government of rwanda, and trained and supported some of the forces that went on to carry out the genocide in 1994, it was drctly involved in that process in the period leading up to and during the massacres. france, like other countries, failed to intervene to stop the massacres once they began. there was, at the international level, a collective and shocking failure to prevent the killings in 1994. >> explain why the rwandan

president is singling out france. there was a lot of blame passed around to a lot of western countries for not doing enough in the mid '90s. >> well, france was particularly involved in supporting the former deposit of rwanda, more so than certain other governments, it was directly involved in training some of the forces, security forces at that time, and others that went on to commit the massacres that claimed lives in 1994. it was more directly involved and directly responsible, you could say. that was 20 years ago. obviously a lot has happened since then. in france, one of the things that happened recently this year is that there was the first trial in france of a rwandan suspect, a former chief tried in a trial in france. he was found guilty of

complicity in crimes of human di and genocide. it represents a major step forward, even if it took france 20 years to hold the first trial. >> i know you spent a lot of time researching rwanda and that region beyond the genocide. how much has the country changed in the two years since the horrible days since 1994? >> well, rwanda changed in many, many ways sips "94. visit scores that go there now would not believe it was a country practically destroyed by genocide. the country was devastated. it has come a long way in terms of development and economic growth and rebuilding grur. a lot has been achieved. in terms of respect for fundamental, civil and political rights, there's not been a similar progress, and roou wanna

today is a country ruled by fear. it's a -- rwanda today is a country ruled by fear, where there is restrictions on frood om of expression and -- freedom of expression and no democracy. on one level a lot has been achieved. on another, there's a long way to go before people can feel themselves. >> do you get the impression that there's a lot of demand more democratic freedoms, or most of the population is grateful that the dark days are behind them and they are at peace? >> well, they are certain are, obviously, releave the that the period of extreme violence is behind them. it's difficult to know what the majority of rwandans think because they are not free to express themselves. this is a problem. rwanda has an authoritarian style of government, and, therefore, anybody who may have

a view that is different from that of the ruling party will be afraid of ex-processing that view. it's hard to get a sense of what rwandans really think. opposition parties are not allowed to function freely. independent journalists have been silenced and civil society has been significantly weakened. therefore it's a country where it's difficult for people to come out and say what they would really like, what style of government they would like, and how they see their own country moving forward. >> from london, for human rights watch, thank you for your time. >> a mass vak sin saying starts in the middle east -- vaccination starts in the middle east today going out to syria, iraq and egypt. unicef hopes to vac sin out 20 million -- vaccinate 20 million children in the next five days. >> we hope to reach 20 million

children. it's the biggest campaign launched from unicef and partners. the reason is that we have found polio cases have unfortunately come back to syria, towards the end of last year. we need to respond rapidly and quickly. >> she says the strap of polio originated in pakistan and re-emerged in syria due to the people displaced in the crisis there. >> this week argentina's president christina hernandez became a godmother to a child to a same-sex couple baptised. it's hoped that the move will create social change in the country. >> at the roman catholic cathedral an unprecedented baptism and a blessing for a 2-month-old daughter of a les y

byian couple. the first child of a same sex couple. >> the father told us he was waiting for a marriage like us, he accepted us, giving way to social change. the roman catholic church said yes to the baptism of a baby girl. >> the godmother is argentina's president christina fernandez. the president sent an aid as her official representative. >> four years ago president hernandez signed a bill legal liesing same-sex marriage and adoption. >> it came when the pope was leader. francis said all chin have the right -- children have the right to be baptised. >> translation: we hope to

imagine this moment together now. more, we are awaiting a wedding. we want a wedding for the two of us. >> the couple are illegally married but are requesting an official ceremony in a catholic church. >> we have strong thunder storms popping up across the south-east, eastern texas, all the way into portions of louisia louisiana, and a storm watch, a line of storms along the frontal boundary, a lot of moist air seeping in off the coast of mexico. when you get the two air masses colliding you see the volatile thunder storms. you see the thunderstorm watch in effect. it will expire shortly. meanwhile, we have a tornado watch issued 12 minutes ago by

the storm prediction center. the area in the red is a watch area going until 12 o'clock tonight. damaging winds, hail and the chance of tornado. a lot of instability and a lot of vertical winter meaning the winds are challenging direction with height. heavy rain a problem. jackson, mississippi, 3.34 inches of rain in the last 24 hours. heavy rain fall is a problem. you need to take caution. 3.25 inches of rain in the last 24 hours. the tornado watch goes until 11 o'clock, 12 o'clock tonight. damning winds and tornados. the cell that prompted the watch has a history of producing hail. we need to be careful and vigilant with the safety. where is the rain going? it's lifting to the north and ast.

it will be wet along portions of georgia all the way into the north-east, across the mid-atlantic by tomorrow into the evening, if you are making your way home. expect a lot of rain fall. >> how much. >> up to two inches in the deep south. >> serious storms there. still ahead - back from the brink. grey whales that have managed to fight off extinction boosting a struggling economy. >> i'm andy richardson in the sahara desert talking to runners about to undertake one of the world's toughest races.

>> and welcome back. jessica taff is here with sports. this marathon in the sahara desert. i can't imagine. >> as if running a marathon is not much. why not throw it and run it in the desert, and make it tougher - the marathon is the equivalent of six marathons over six days. more than 1,000 runners began the gruelling race in the sahara desert. this report from morocco. >> adrenaline, nerves and no little fear. runners getting ready to take the first of oh so many steps in

this year's marathon. >> i'm ecstatic. i can't wait to run and have fun. this is why we are here. >> i've been following this for 20 years. 20 years it's taken. i'm here. >> s stages covering more than 250km of brutal desert terrain lie ahead. the sahara dunes may look beautiful. less so when the toed and kit for the -- when the food and kit for the week is on your back. >> it's draining on your legs. now you are going up, down and up, and there's no end in site. >> one veteran described the runners here as being like roetizery chickens, marinated in sweat and sand and cooked by the sun. it won't surprise you to know the medics expect to hand out more than 6,000 pain-killers over the next couple of days.

with water rationed and feet reddened. it's set to be a difficult place. >> it's very difficult. we are sure to see nearly all the runners at the clinic, because there's a lot of business. >> placing yourself in harms way is, it seems, a perverse attraction of the case. >> i found it a life changing experience. it makes you appreciate what you have at home. it gives you time to think, takes you to dark places. it gives you time to get your head straight. >> the challenge is not just getting through the days ahead, but to think of what to do when it's over. >> major league baseball is not an extreme sport but the regular games proved to be the crime. players are compensated. it's an entirely different story, many are not making minimum wage. a lawsuit filed by some players

are hoping to change that. >> for many, being drafted by a baseball team is a childhood dream come true. hard work and long hours play off when players are accepted by a club and sign their first contract. the reality of chasing their dream sets in when they look at the details of the contract. >> a minor leaguer has no choice but to sign the contract. for that first year, major league baseball, acting as a cartel since they have the anti-trust exemption has set salaries. >> aattornttorney gareth brush- knows too well. he played six years in the minors. after giving up a hard ball dream in 2009 he went to law school. his financial struggle in the minors stuck with him.

most players earn less than $7500, a number that led him to file a lawsuit on behalf of 20 minor lagers against -- leaguers against the commissioner, the teams, claiming they are violating labour laws by paying less than the minimum wage. >> provisions that deal with wages are illegal from the standpoint that they don't comply with federal and state wage an hour laws. in that way they are illegal. >> since 1976 is claims that major league players salaries rows 200%. minor league rose 75%. inflation has risen by 400% in the same period. players actually earn less today than players in 1976 is the result. >> we are asking that major league baseball and the owners comply with the same wage per

hour laws that wall marts and mcdonald's comply with. we are nosk asking for them to make $ -- not asking nor them to make $50,000 or $70,000. >> those in the minor league system are expected to make the trip in september and play for free, because despite playing in front of thousands of paying customers, the minor leaguers are not paid. >> the contralent specifies -- contralent specifies that the player is under a duty to perform duties. no salary will be provided except for the 5-month season. >> to give you an example of how the leagues differ. if you are the first player or the last, you sign the same contract. the only difference is signing amounts are different. >> no matter how much money the team makes, they make the same,

which is $7500. >> something like that. >> do they make money? >> depends on the team. these guys go to the big league, and they can buy a small country possibly. the numbers are phenomenal. >> you have to love the game at that level. >> thank you. >> finally, the pacific grey whale was nearly hunted to extinction. it's back and boosting a local economy. david mercer has that story. >> power and grass in motion. a grey whale surfaces in the warm waters off of the mexico's peninsula. >> a peopleal travelled 12,000km from the arctic to give birth. it's one of the only places on earth you see the greys swim with their new calf. scientists have been coming here for centuries to study them.

>> translation: the st. ignacio lagoon offers the ideal water temperatures for the grey whale. it's important for the young whale because orcas, and large sharks, predators, don't enter the shallow water. >> the isolation and remoteness of places like this keeps the whales coming back. people here are in poverty, but because of the whales it changes. locals used to fear the whales, referring to them as devil fish. more and more are coming to see the greys and attitudes began to change. fisher me like this never looked back. >> translation: many people make their living from the whales. men and women work in kitchens as boat drivers, shuttle drivers, cleaners. a lot of thinks.

>> it's a relationship that means thousands can glimpse through a window where wales up to 15 metres long offer themselves up to be touched by human hands. for many, it's a once in a lifetime opportunity. >> it's something amazing and beautiful. they seem to come out of nowhere. they are so friendly. >> this year this were more grey whales to see. sign tists reported a 50% increase over numbers last year. a return from the brink of extinction, based in part a new-found appreciation of these marine giants. >> and that's the show. see you with more news in an

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