>> announcer: this is al jazeera. >> hello, from doha, everyone, this is the news hour on al jazeera. ukraine decided, rising tensions in parliament and the east. nato warns that the security is under threat. after flood the threat of disease, new fears for the people in the salomon islands. and criticism from the catholic

church after a court's decision in the philippines allows sex education in schools and free contraception. >> and i'll have all of your sport later in the program, including teens getting up for a final push in the semifinal qualification. the action from london and germany still ahead. ♪ >> so nato's secretary general is warning russia of grave consequences over the crisis in ukraine. >> russia's illegal aggression against ukraine is the greatest challenge to europe's security in a generation. and i urge russia to step back and not escalate the situation in eastern ukraine. >> while on the ground ukraine

is crackingdown on pro-russian sentiment across the east of the country as it tries to avoid another similar crisis to that in crimea. three cities in the east have seen protests and government buildings have been seized. activists are already calling for greater independence. more now with kim. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: adding fuel to the fire, pro-russia protesters clash with ukrainian government forces in the eastern city. activists calling for autonomy has been in control since sunday. but by tuesday morning special forces had taken control arresting 70 people. those caught will face the full force of the law. >> translator: last night the donetsk building was cleared of

criminals. this morning the regional administration building was completely cleared of separatists, during the liberation of the building, guns and hand grenades were used against police. several policemen were badly injured. 70 criminals were detained. >> the raid is heightening attention in donetsk. protesters have reinforced their barricades, but ukraine's deputy prime minister say police won't storm the building right away and hope a deal could be reached. but inside confusion reigns. the number of armed activists is falling and different leaders now speak for different factions. >> translator: there are private talks and private negotiation between influential people but no one is negotiating with the people of the republic.

>> reporter: but signs to join russia still plaster the walls. despite the talk of negotiation, molotov cocktails are at the ready. tensions too in parliament where a fistfight broke out, communist party leaders accuse politicians of complicity and the unrest in the east. >> translator: it turns out you are following not an american plan, but a russian one, on how to destroy the independence of ukraine. >> reporter: in donetsk the support is dwindling, although protesters say they will continue calls for a referendum to join russia. and they wait for ukrainian authorities to move.

but the russian foreign minister has discussed the u.s. accusations that it is moscow which is destabilizing ukraine. >> translator: we are deeply convinced and nobody has so far challenged this conviction that the situation cannot be calmed down and changed into national dialogue if the ukrainian authorities go on ignoring the interests of the southeastern interests of the country. >> let's go live to peter on this. you have sergei lavrov saying it is not us. there is pro-russian sentiment on the ground, how does it all fit together? >> well, it doesn't actually, it is a mess. and we have a war of words involving all four of those areas. and i suppose the day, tuesday

began with very, very harsh words from the kremlin and from the ministry of foreign affairs, urging kiev not to reinforce the southeast of ukraine with special forces or troops. that could bring about a civil war and they alleged a presence of what was 150 american mercenaries. but there has been a slightly more -- i guess more positive, encouraging note from lavrov a couple of hours ago when he said that russia is prepared to consider the possibility -- the possibility of engaging in four-way talks to try to resolve the ukrainian crisis. that would involve talks between ukraine, russia, the eu and of course the u.s. now this was originally floated

on march 30th when lavrov and kerry met in paris and was -- was talked about again yesterday when -- when they had another meeting. so with all of the harsh words, a glimmer, i suppose of possible diplomatic move. >> peter sharp helping put all of any puzzle pieces together in ukraine. thank you for that. aid workers are fearing an outbreak of disease in the salomon islands as people struggle to access fresh water. 23 people have been killed and that death toll is expected to rise with 40 people still missing. this from andrew thomas in the capitol. >> this is the river that divides the area in half. this was one of the two places to cross the river, a strong concrete bridge, but as you can see it was totally washed away. as for the houses next to the

river, well, there is a huge amount of damage being done over there. this is tuesday, the first dry day here for more than a week, and the people have had an opportunity to come down and see the extent of the damage. people are here to see the roaring water come through. and entire houses in some case rushing by but people as well. and there was little they could do to help. >> we watched people like shouting for help and all of this, but we can't help because it's very hard for us to get closer. >> reporter: this is where some of those people will have come from. there was a house on that foundation. it has been totally washed away. they are looking for someone known to still be missing as a result of these floods. the big immediate concern now that the rain has stopped for

now. it is not more flooding but particularly disease. one camp has 2,800 people in it with just two toilets. this break in the weather gives aid workers a small chance, but the rain is expected to return later in the week. the leader of canada's separatist party has resigned after her party was badly beaten in an early election. the vote a major set back from those in quebec who want to separate from canada. >> reporter: jubilant liberal supporters celebrate their parties stunning victory. the night's winner is this man. the people have swept him into office and turfed out the ruling party. >> translator: tonight quebec

has won, all of quebec has won, in giving it's a stable government. now our priority will be the economy and jobs. quebec has chosen union and openness. this is one of respect and one of the strong, proud, ambitious people. >> reporter: this is a serious blow for this party, its leader has resigned and even lost her own seat in quebec's parliament. historically her party has stood for separation from canada. despite this, it's desire to break away from canada, and to protect the role of the french lake wage has not changed. >> translator: if i have one regret it's that i could not reinforce the presence of the french language in all areas. so i say, i am worried about our language. it doesn't matter where our political allegiances lie. our duty is to keep the flame of

the french language live. >> reporter: if that flame is threatened it may be because the demographics of quebec have changed in the last 20 years. now unemployment is higher than in the rest of canada, and the number of non-french speakers has grown steadily. and now they say it's jobs and the economy that matter. >> translator: the is this idea of creating this state that has frozen the political landscape contrary to what is happening in other countries. for this season the choice between left and right has always been put to the side. >> he tried to portray his party as one that rejected national identity questions, who it's message was the new take of the old it's the economy stupid slogan of the 1990s, and it seems that has struck a chord

with the people of quebec. the palestinian president is due to meet the head of the arab league on tuesday. one of the ways he will be looking at is a way to strengthen the palestinian economy. thank you for your time today. there are some reports that the president is going to the arab league and looking for a hundred million dollars a month as sort of a safety net in case things go wrong at the peace talks. i think we all know that's not a good option, but do you think that would actually help in the short-term? >> first, of course, israel did not yet declare any decision concerning the transfer of money or funds coming from the taxes that israel selects from the

palestinian authority at the boarder. and it should be at least 150. that is what israel transfers every month. and this is two-thirds of the expenditure of the authority without taking into consideration donors money. so it's major, and as i know, yes, it is not a solution to go just and ask for money from the arabs, however, it could help. >> have you seen any changes in the way the palestinian economy has functioned in the last few years. part the plan has been to build up the west bank economy particularly. is it growing, changing in any way? >> look, the last two years -- i mean 2013 and '14, this year, we are basically having major drawback compared to 11 and 9%

growth a few years ago. we're now talking about 1.5 to 2.5%. so whether we can survive without any revenue transfer, basically no, we are facing serious challenge, and as i know, the palestinian authority have had measures to increase its local revenues, and they have increased the local revenues for 20, 24% more, but still it's barely enough to manage at least with salaries of the public officers -- >> so this is the problem isn't it? when the time comes you are hoping there will be a palestinian state and it needs to function on its own, and from what you are saying that will still be a while away. >> [ inaudible ] to make sure

that its expenditure has to be limited even less than what they have in the last few years. what we have seen last year and this year is to increase the expenditure and not to decrease it. i think this is now a measure that has to be taken by the authority to make sure that the size of the public -- of the public offices and the expenditure of the public, of the government should be decreased dramatically to make sure we can survive when israel takes such measures and when donors are having fatigue or not able to subsidize the government. >> it has been very interesting talking to you. thank you. still ahead this news hour, can france's prime minister win a vote of confidence? a month on and the search continues the latest on the hunt for the missing malaysian airlines passenger jet.

and the top spot in golf? robin has your sport a little later. ♪ sudanese opposition party has accused the president of preventing it from operating freely. >> reporter: in an address to his nation's parliament, sudan's president called on his political opponents to reconcile. >> translator: we will not give up calling for national dialogue, which leads to total justice in distributing power and wealth. we will sit with anyone that is ready for serious dialogue. our invitation is open and not excluding anyone. >> reporter: a day earlier at the national conference for dialogue, he announced its decision to let political

parties act freely, release political prisoners and allow media freedoms, but not all opposition parties are thrilled. some of the main opposition parties welcomed the call, but others are calling on the government to lift restrictions on freedom of speech and end what they call medaling in politics. the communist party refused to talk to the government before meeting certain conditions. >> translator: we will not take part any talks unless there is a proper democratic atmosphere. a call to release prisoners and end the war. there must be guarantees that what is agreed in this dialogue is done under the mechanism of a transitional government. >> the government is facing growing pressure and needs to show that it is willing to listen to its people's demands.

there were mass demonstrations in december 2013, demanding the leadership to step aside. security forces reportedly used excessive force and live ammunition. several people were killed. the crackdown lead members to question the question the legitimacy and the president. now sudan is at cross roads. either further turmoil or a step towards national reconciliation. >> we have the sudanese presidential envoy in charge of the peace talks, we thank you for your time. the opposition parties have explained in that report, they are not happy. the president says he has made life easier for the political parties already. e plain what the president has done. >> in fact not the opposition -- all the opposition

parties -- the communist parties, some factionsover the communist party and some factions of the [ inaudible ] party only this is about 8 or 6 parties out of 87 parties. today even the communist parties announced that five of the communist prisoners were released and the president tells at that meeting that all the detainees will be released. media will have the whole liberty and freedom -- >> so all of this should be enough for national dialogue, you feel? >> to start. >> at least to start it. >> yeah, for sure. >> but then what happens?

>> then people will talk about issues, and we are talking here about a round table. whatever is agreed in that round table will be implemented. >> are you confident about what can come out of those round tables? as you pointed out yourself there are a lot of different parties. >> yeah, for sure, but this is not the first time for the sudanese to come together to try to deal with certain issues. we have the experience of national political isolation in 1977, and could be repeated. we have also the round table conference in 1964, so we are optimistic -- >> those are a long time ago. >> yeah, for sure, but sudanese are still the same people. >> when i introduced you i

mentioned that you are also in charge of dafor peace talks. how are things progressing there as far as peace talks? >> we have the [ inaudible ] implemented right now for sure. some of the movement opted not to be part of that agreement, but now some of them are talking that they are ready to talk to the government, and we are open to talk to the government and the process will be welcome. >> thank you for your time. >> thank you so much. >> search teams have failed to locate -- excuse me -- the source of faint sounds that could be coming from the missing malaysian air lines jet. the signals were heard over the weekend and have not been heard since. chief coordinator of the search

says ships in the area are still listening and trying to narrow down the search area. the last signal was detected about 1700 kilometers away from perth. this is the strongest lead so far with the signal heard for two hours on saturday and sunday. remember the indian ocean in this area, though, is 4.5 kilometers deep. >> as you all know, we have a positive lead. today we have foreign ships and aircraft over those sites, flat out trying to enhance the lead and deliver up something more tangible, but again, of course as you have heard me say in the past this is a herculean task, the water is extremely deep. the philippines supreme

court has upheld the law requiring sex education in all schools. but as our correspondent reports the decision is being challenged by the catholic church. >> reporter: it is a law that has divided public opinion for years, and now the supreme court has ruled that the contentionous law is constitutional. that means that the philippine government will now have to offer sex education in schools across the country. it also means that the government has to provide contraceptives to the poorest families. for this woman this is good news. she says she has never heard of family planning before and that is why at the age of 33 she has seven children. >> translator: i can't afford to buy pills because the money is

used to buy food for my children. >> reporter: the law might be too late for her, but hopes her children will no longer have to suffer the same fate. the united nations has welcomed the ruling. >> it's really about the individual making that decision, and this law will make it easier for the individuals to get information and the services to make those decisions for themselves and their lives. >> reporter: the law comes at an important time, the philippines growing population is making it difficult for the government to sufficiently provide social services to its people. it is also expected to help educate citizens in a country with one of the highest rising cases of hiv in the world. the opposition comes from the hierarchy of the catholic church. local polls show that a majority of filipinos support the law.

some crucial conditions may have already been taken off, but supporters say they still very much welcome the move. this recognizes the basic human rights of every filipino and calls for separation of church and state. journalists from around the world have come together to announce the demand of the release of al jazeera staff detained in egypt. they are falsely accused of providing a platform for the outlawed muslim brotherhood. >> reporter: college students in new york joined the movement. >> first there is a tradition system of land ownership -- >> reporter: it has been 100 days since peter greste walked freely, 100 days since producer mohammed fahmy slept soundly, 10 days bin baher mohamed knew

freedom. and this man has suffered for much longer than that. all behind bars in egypt. their crime, committing journalism. in london journalists who so often compete with each other united. their silence sending the message the world is watching. they are keeping a close eye at the u.s. state department. >> we are of course watching closely the trial and continue to convey our deep concerns directly to the government of egypt. reurge the government to drop these charges. >> reporter: in new york some of the most powerful media organization at tended a press conference to express their support. >> any government wants to appear legitimate, but for as long as the egyptian government is parading journalists in cages, dressed in white jumpsuits, there is no way that a -- an egyptian government can

be seen as legitimate. >> reporter: these journalists believe pressure from those in their procession and the broader public will ultimately lead to their release. >> the hope is if the pressure is relentless, it will be see as a fix that can be made. >> reporter: a growing month to send the message to egyptian officials. the harsh spotlight on your country will not be turned off until your journalists are free. and there is more on the campaign to free our journalists online at aljazeera.com. the section which we're calling on the record, journalism is not a crime, messages from the families, members of our staff as well, check it all out at aljazeera.com. ♪ >> held in an egyptian jail. >> they were only doing their

jobs. >> they are innocent. we want them home. >> we demand justice. >> you are not forgotten. >> egypt, set them free. ♪ all right. let's get a check on the world now. we talked earlier about what is happening in the salomon islands. and behind you it looks like a lot of cloud as well. >> yeah, it is sfil pretty wet there. but the storm will be developing over the next day or two. there you go you can see the capitol, clearer skies here. massive clouds, and this is the cyclone making its way westward. sustained winds by the time it makes landfall at around [ inaudible ] gusting to 240 kilometers per hour. so damaging winds but it will be

thursday to friday before we see that system make its way to [ inaudible ]. you can see still a few showers there, but it will make its way further westward and come thrust that's when we are going to see it start to effect queensland. and we'll see flooding rains into the northeastern corner of australia. some bigger showers affecting central australia now actually. around 20 millimeters. we're seeing 30 millimeters in the last 24 hours. more rain in the forecast, i'm afraid. and then slowly drying up as we make our way into the latter part of the week. >> thank you for that. >> i'm tonya paige reporting from kenya on a marriage bill

which opponents say damage women's rights when it comes to polygamy. and microsoft retires its 12-year old operating system. and the world's toughest ultra mariners halfway.

♪ these are the top stories. nato is warning moscow to pull

its troops back from the boarder in ukraine. and disease is now the fear in the salomon islands from flooding. and sudan's president calling for national dialogue and reconciliation among the many factions. >> german authorities have banned a group accusing it of raising money for the armed group hezbollah. they have confiscated cash, computers and around 40 boxes of files this is interesting nick because this is not the kind of story we usually associate with germany. >> it is the lebanon children of germany project.

and the german interior said it raised money for families of suicide bombers who were part of the military wing of hezbollah, the military ministry saying that there is no freedom of association allowed for any group which has committed to the destruction of israel. this ban comes after a seven-year investigation, it has been in the works for quite a while. and the reason why is the german authorities want to make sure they have said they are on sure legal footing when they go forward with this ban. however, it is all take place within a wider eu framework on cracking down on the military wing of hezbollah a year ago last july. the foreign ministers of the european union gathered and decided to take steps including asset freezes and travel bans

and this one year after an attack on eu soil in a vacation resort in bulgaria which killed five israeli tourists, and that is what moved the european union to take these steps and allowed germany to do what it did today. germany has always been a steadfast supporter of the security of israel, and was pushing for the ban. so it all comes within that context, the amount of money amounts to around $4.5 million. >> very interesting. thank you, nick. we look at libya where the parliament has asked the prime minister to form a new cabinet within a week. in other developments an al-qaeda-linked rebel fighter has been killed in the east of the country.

his body was found on a farm. he was freed from prison after the 2011 uprising. let's find out what is happening on the political side of things. andrew simmons take us through this. the original report was there was a mass reorganization of the whole government. what exactly happened? >> well, what happened was this, kamal. the government threatened to resign. they are tired of the all the infighting. they wanted a clear mandate to push through a series of reforms. they could not do that under the present system and with a temporary prime minister who stood in -- he was the defense minister, he stood in when the last prime minister was ousted and left the country saying he was concerned about his own safety. now what has happened is this, those threats were made, and then the general national

congress decided that they would give him one week to form a government and that cabinet would then be put to them, and they would vote on it. now it appears that they are giving him a clear mandate now when they were originally every two weeks looking at the entire government and renewing the mandate. there have been rumors that he might be ousted in a similar way to the previous prime minister. >> so would you call this -- or could it be seen, andrew as a positive step or just sort of a band-aid treatment for now? >> it's already to see anything positive right now in politics in libya. so much influx going on in such a weak government. however, it does appear that he does have a mandate and if he is able to get through the cabinet he wants this would forge the

way through to elections, and elections are what the public wants. there is a lot of desent particularly about the security situation in libya right now, and those elections are expected to be held within three months, but everyone wants a date. an electoral commission is supposed to be formed very soon. so there could be positive news but it's very early to tell. and it is hard to judge particularly in the east. >> thank you andrew. the french prime minister goes before the socialist-lead national assembly this tuesday the first time since he was given the job in are government reshuffle. facing a confidence vote from assembly members who are dubious about the economic turn around and the $69 billion he is supposed to cut from the budget. the prime minister is quoted as saying there is too much

suffering in france and not enough hope. so at least he is acknowledging there is a problem there. >> yes, he has says that those poor election results in the local elections for his socialist party were a reflection of people's disappointments and dissatisfaction, and he says it was really up to the government now to give the french back their confidence in the future. now the speech that is still going on is very heavy on rhetoric and not very heavy on detail. he described the problems he needs to tackle. he described the need to fight racism, unemployment, particularly youth unemployment, the need to make france more competitive in the global economy, and that's when he started to get into knitgy gritty, and he wants to make it

easier for companies to hire people. but there are those within the socialist party who are concerned he was too much on the right-wing of the party. he may be on the favor of the bosses rather than the favor of the workers. so quite a difficult line that he has to tread. he has to appeal to the views and at the meantime satisfy his party. >> how much power and influence does the prime minister have? usually we talk about the french president on the international stage. just explain how important his role is. >> it's his job to figure out what the government policy is, and to tackle some of these very big economic challenges facing france. and how to meet certain requirements. he has to be careful not to be

too popular, because he could be seen as the threat to the president himself. >> thank you jacky. microsoft has ended its customer support for windows xp. it is feared that that could expose computer users to hackers, and really put everything -- people's identities all of these sorts of things at risk. a quarter of businesses, about 30% or so, are still using this outdated system of xp. and from today microsoft will end its security updates. so it will still work but it won't be supported. many it experts could exploit newly found security holes. small businesses could be at risk as well. because many couldn't afford to upgrade. and this is one which will effect us, 95% of atm machines

are thought to be supported by windows xp, the thing is everyone knew this day was coming. microsoft warned us of the change way back in 2007. alan has more from seattle. >> reporter: microsoft says it is up to each bank and financial institution to ensure its atm's are cyber safe, and that's about to get a lot harder if they still use the window's xp operating system. >> the major of systems have upgraded. >> reporter: she says that people have no way of knowing whether the atmis using the xp system. gary's business helps companies

manage, update and secure online operations. he says banking online is oak now, but could get riskier. the company announced five years ago the long-running xp, would expire. >> companies should have upgraded a long time ago, and a few did, but most didn't because of the cost and because of the complexity. >> up to 30% of computers worldwide still operate with xp. users can provide their own security or pay to upgrade. it could cost businesses a thousand dollars per computer to upgrade. for consumers who have used xksp for 12 years there is no requirement to upgrade, but microsoft is moving on, and if consumers don't want to move with them, it could mean added cost. and if companies want to keep their system going while they

migrate to different systems, experts said you may be better off upgrading now. >> it is probably safer to buy a new computer and move all of your data over. my main advice would be if you are going to try to upgrade to a new window's version, look for window's 7. it is still out there. window's 8 is a giant leap. >> reporter: but this editor says besides paying, the biggest leap may be the leap of faith consumers have to make trusting companies they do business with will take extra care with any data that is run through xp. >> it is something that security experts will be looking closely at. >> reporter: unfortunately so will hackers and online crooks.

so still to come on al jazeera, a cosmic auction will be in new york when moon rocks and space memorabilia will go under the hammer. and this nascar driver's unbelievable escape as his car turns into a fire ball.

♪ hello, again, ten years parliament has passed a bill legalizing polygamy. it would allow men to marry as many women as they want without

permission from their other wives. >> reporter: the chief says one of the benefits of his marriages is that the burden of chores is shared, and most of the time their union is harmonious because each of his wives had a say in the newcomer. >> translator: it's important to be part of the negotiation, because the land has to be divided again, and i have to make sure that the next one is willing to help with all of the chores. >> reporter: polygamy is about bringing whole families together. he consulted his wive's parents first. >> you don't just marry because you want more than one. no. there is a system to follow. >> reporter: kenya's parliament has just passed a bill that legalizes polygamy. but it also allows a man to marry again without his existing wife's consent.

the new bill has huge implications for women. if their husbands can marry again without their consent, effectively the wife has no control over how her family's income and resources are spread. but supporters argue it covers all kenyans and raises the status of women whether they are married in a church, mosque or si civil union. >> it protects all of them. it is the women who are complaining. >> reporter: this is one of mp's who walked out of parliament during the debate. >> as a woman i should not make a rule that just as vantaged men, and [ inaudible ] make a law that disadvantage the women. >> reporter: the marriage bill has lead to fierce debate over the balance between equal

rights, customary practices and their modern interpretations. it still needs to be signed before it becomes law. tanya paige, al jazeera, kenya. just a few more stories in brief before we get to sport. rescue teams are trying to free 22 workers trapped in a coal mine in china. there has been no communication from the men since the shaft was flooded early on monday. the u.s. secretary of defense is criticizing china's government for declaring a defense zone. chuck hagel reminded them that the u.s. will protect japan overs any disputes. and the first official trip by ireland's head of state since the independence in 1922. the visit is set to consolidate

relations between ireland and london. as promised sports news. robin. >> thank you very much kamal. we'll start with football. the teams to breach the semifinals will be decided. but they may be missing their top goal scorer for the second leg, the portuguese striker has been nursing a knee problem. the coach, though, is only focused on winning. >> translator: you don't think about losing. we have a goal, and so we have to concentrate on that. we don't think about the word if when our job is to play at our highest levels. >> the oppoen nexts [ inaudible ] welcome back their star striker after suspension. it was the poland international who scored four against madrid

last season. something the striker knows will be a hard act to repeat. >> translator: it was a bit sad that i couldn't play in madrid but we still have a minimal chance. if something thinks i can score four times again, that's a bit crazy. still we want to play as good as possible for 90, 95 minutes. and we are always dangerous here. ibrahimovic misses out with a hamstring injury. but the team played well without him on saturday in the french league to put them 13 points clear at the top of the table. >> translator: we know what went on in the first leg. we need to learn our lessons from that. is the match going to be like the last 30 minutes of the first leg or a case of dominating the second half or will chelsea have

the ball and dominate? we don't know. that's the imaginic of football. >> in the end of the two legs, i think we are going to score more goals than them. >> juventus is now a step closer to claiming the italian title for a second time. the win means they have reclaimed their 8-point lead at the top of the table. ac milan were all thes winners on monday. that keeps alive their slim hopes of qualifying for europe next season. there are still five points off of the top five, though. tottenham kept alive their slim qualification hopes. they crushed is under -- is

underland 5-1. that leaves them five points behind fourth place arsenal. athletico strengthened their grip on a spot in the spanish league. two goals scored for athletico, and they now move six points clear of [ inaudible ] with that win. they lead by one point over barcelona. monday's practice ahead of the first major of the season. the masters was restricted because of bad-weather players. only two hours of practice took place before the weather conditions forced the first washout on a monday for 11 years. the australian is one of three players who replace tiger woods who is absent because of injury. >> my goal is obviously to be

able to get to number one day, and to have a green jacket, and i can do that in -- in one week. you know, that's exciting stuff for me. it really is, because i know that there's been a lot of hard work and dedication that i have put into the game, you know, for many, many years, and it could all be off in one week. >> for the second straight day there are [ inaudible ] names at the top of the leader board. the second place was won by the moroccan athlete. having also crossed the finish line first the day before, three-time winner, lawrence cline won both stages in the women's category. day three traditionally sees the highest number of competitors drop out of the race. the ducks have gone 3 points clear of the nhl pacific

division. winnik got the scoring going, and then completed the 3-0 win. closing in on a playoff spot on the western conference. they beat the winnipeg jets 1-0. the new jersey devils are playing with a setback. they are now 3 points behind columbus for the final play of spot in the eastern conference. the new york yankees have won their home opener. they beat the baltimore orioles. they showed their support for derek jeter. the short stop announced this february that this would be his final major league season. the yankees hold on to win 4-2 against the orioles. and just before i go some incredible pictures to show you out of fort worth, texas.

where the nascar driver blew a tire. and then shooting wildly across the track and slamming his car into a wall. very dramatic scenes there. the vehicle quickly burst into flames, and finally he was able to pull the car over before making a very lucky escape through the window with no serious injuries. it is the first time he has finished in the last seven seasons. all of the day's big stories are on our website, website websi / -- aljazeera.com/sport. it is regularly updates for you throughout the day. >> thank you, robin. now, have you ever wanted to own a tiny piece of the moon? an auction house in new york city is selling off space items.

>> three, two, one, zero -- >> it's the final countdown to the space auction with the sale price of several note-worthy items ready to take off. these space suits are among the highlights. and while the shoulder strap may not look much, it is expected to capture at least $25,000 because it is covered in lunar dust. >> you cannot legally own lunar dust or rocks. so the closest thing you can get is to get something that an astronaut accidentally brushed on. >> reporter: this surface checklist contains handwritten notes that were used to get the crew safely back to earth is

valued at 35 to $45,000. perhaps what is most striking about all of this gear is how primitive it looks. >> the technology that they used when they did the first moon landing is not more advanced than a basic pocket calculator, so the iphones are a thousand times more advanced tech any logically than what they had. >> reporter: they hold this space auction every year, and it typically attracts bidders from around the world. they will accept bids by phone or the internet. >> it's one small step for man >> reporter: and one giant leap for collectors. back in a moment with more

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hello and welcome to al jazeera america. i'm del walters in new york. right now you would normally be watching "consider this." but we are awaiting secretary of state john kerry at this hour. he is set to appear before the senate foreign relations committee. it is app -- anticipated he will update them on a wide range of issues. both sides backing away from prior commitments