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how volunteers helping where the government is not. traditional healers from nigeria. we are in lagos and more and more people are finding better results. >> >> we go to ukraine where an exercise has been said to be launched. gunmen seized hundreds of weapons when they took over a police station in slough. our correspondent hoda abdel-hamid sees no visible sign of the authorities getting tough at all when you arrived.

>> absolutely, and there's no visible sign. the building to my right - there are people standing there, they have the barricade of rubber tyres manned by me who are not carries weapons. presumably the ones that stormed the building are in the building. you don't see them. >> we are in the city center, there was a warning from the government for the resident to evacuate. i think few have heeded that call. families are walking around, shops are open. this there is an anti-terror operation carried on. i think we are at the early stages of it, or it has not started. what we did see is a 45 checkpoint, a military checkpoint on the road leading from lagansk to slovyansk.

and barricades from the city leading to the city center. they were manned by the pro-russian protesters. >> what do you make of what the interior minister is saying on his facebook page, admittedly, that a state security official has been killed, five wounded, an unidentified number of casualties among the federalists have been killed or wounded in the operation in slovyansk. he says there has been a gun battle. >> well, there has been an exchange of gunfire yesterday. assuming that exchange is not known, certainly with the conversations with the men at the barricades, they seemed relaxed and friendly at this hour. our producer came back, and the interior minister, his word on the fatalities on the government side - i think what happened is

yesterday there were several take overs of several buildings in several towns in the east. they were more or less happening one after the other. it gave an impression that there was a replay of crimea. remember at the time when unidentified men were taking over military bases. you have this issue that this is not crimea, it is mainland ukraine, and the government needs to be seen as doing something to protect its building, and its cities, and downs. the reality on the ground is that it's not doing anything, at least from what we see, and it would be a risky operation, because around the buildings you have groups of supporters. there's a few hundred people standing in front of the police building. they say they'll stay here to protect those who are inside the building. you have that same screen in

lieu -- all the towns and cities. it's at a loss. the people that do support the government want to be seen to do something. >> the opposition in russia is planning to mark in moscow angry at a clamp down on independent journalists and freedom of speech. the protest will begin in under two hours. organizers are expecting tens of thousands to show up. >> syria's government and rebel fighters are blaming one another for what they say are chemical attacks. the deposit of president bashar al-assad is pointing the finger at terrorists. the opposition denies that it is responsible, and is demanding an investigation by the international community. we have more. >> it looks like the usual

bombing campaign in syria, according to analysts these contained toxic chemicals. according to witness accounts the chemicals went airborne after they fell. as people were ferried in ambulances, the person reporting the video is coughing, and others covering their mouths. we cannot independently verify the videos, but syrian state tv says there was an attack but blamed opposition fighters. >> in the hamas suburbs to have been killed, 100 injured in a chemical attack by the terrorist group news ra. they attacked the village. we are aware they are prepared to carry out pore attacks. >> -- more attacks. >> many died in the field hospital. children and adults appeared to have difficulty breathing as if they had inhaled something toxic. it wasn't the only reported

chemical attack on friday. the opposition says poison gas and concentrated pesticides were dropped on the outsirts of damascus. syrian -- outskirts of damascus. several attacks happened in the last few months and it wants the world to take action. a statement by the fnc says: >> the bashar al-assad regime missed a series of deadlines to destroy chemical weapons tox piles. it agreed to destroying toxic weapons after hundred were killed. syria has 550 tonnes of chemical weapons, even after more than half of its arsenal was destroyed. rebels possessed the chemicals. in the cross-hair are millions

of civil cans. caught between a fractured opposition and a beleague oured government. >> the words now, from a syrian doctor, who witnessed what happened. . >> translation: on 11 april the city was targeted and the gases were all over the place. we went to the scene, dozens were affected. they were almost suffocated. most were elderly women and children. two cases were faeibility. they died. on old man, and a female childment the symptoms were they were not able to breathe and had severe head aches and high temperatures. >> thousands of people have been protesting against austerity in the french capital paris. they were angry at taxing cuts. he is promising to cut france's public deficit.

the government of the social president francis hollande is accused of going ditle to reduce unemployment -- little to reduce unemployment. >> what this trendy street in the italian capital became a battle grouped for protesters. those against the government held a demonstration against the prime minister, since he took power in february. >> translation: if politics does not provide answers people gm desperate. this is why we'll fight every day. >> the international monetary fund says the world economy is turning a corner after a deep recession. christine lagarde says the economy is too weak. she is in london meeting the world bank and i.m.f. urge, not returning to failed policies. >> in iraq tribal leaders urged the government to put an end to the crisis in anbar province.

400,000 people have left their homes because of fighting between security forces and the islamic state of iraq and the levant. the sheikh solomon warned security in baghdad may collapse if the government does not do something. >> translation: i have a final word for the government. if you want to solve the problem, you have to solve it quickly, otherwise it will collapse within the next few weeks and the same will apply to other governments. >> the iraqi government are saying there's 5 million registered orphans. they have lost their parents and missed out on a good education. >> this is no ordinary school. every child here is an orphan. in iraq, you are an orphan if your father has been killed. in many cases both decided after

violence. they live with parents that can't afford to look after them. >> they have seen much violence in this region since the american occupation. today the children are grateful for the opportunity to be able to learn. >> translation: my father died in 2005. he was a taxi driver shot by gunmen. my mother passed away two years later. i live with grandparents, i come to the school, i feel happier. >> this woman runs the school in three shifts of the 300 students are enrolled. for her it's a labour of love. she gets no help from the government and pays most of the expenses herself. >> i set the school up after my husband was killed in a

sectarian violence of 2005. i realised that so many children lost their parents and i needed to do something. >> with god's grace i opened the school in 2009. i asked the government to help. >> there are no accurate figures available to tell you how many residential orphanages and schools. there could be thousands of children attending the institution. for many, it's an indication that the government failed to provide the basic of services. >> this woman runs an officially recognised charity, childhood wishes for humanity. there's a long way to go before the needs of iraqi orphans are met. >> translation: we see more and more orphans. more children will be left without family. we are under a tremendous amount of pressure, and without real

help from the government, these children will be left without a future. >> for the orphans of bag dad schools like this are a lifelong. these children, and thousands like them will be forced on to the streets. >> alan shak ram is program and quality director of save the children and told us how serious the situation is in iraq. >> the violence for the last many decades created damage in the basic infrastructure. it has, it takes many years to help. of course, it's government and the international community both are responsible to the rehabilitation - the infrastructure and especially education. save the children is, at the moment, it is supporting the iraqi children through protection - child protection systems, and to work for all

children in iraq. as a same-time save the children is responding to the displacement from the conflict in mumbai. we are supporting the syrian children who are - have been displaced to iraq. so over all, we have programs that especially work with women who are mainly taking care of women in the households. to empower them to be economically self-reliant. to pay for children's edcuation, application and to be self reliant. >> al jazeera continues to demand the immediate release of our journalists imprisoned in egypt. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr appeared in court on thursday, and their case was adjourned again. this time until later this month. they are accused of providing a platform to the outlawed muslim

brotherhood, and they have been behind bars for 106 days. abdullah al-shami, the fourth journalist in detention has been held without trial since august, and has been on hunger strike for the last 83 days. al jazeera rejects all of the charges. >> well, coming up on the newshour, tensions rising among lebanon's frontier, with the israeli occupied golan height. we are on patrol with the u.n. forces. 13 candidates, one of the top job. whoever wins the guinea paszau election has a tough time. and in sport - could a masters debutante be the youngest winner at augusta. we'll have thoughts on that. and the rest of the part. >> they have begun fighting in

guinea passau, where two years ago there was a military coup forcing the capslation of a presidential -- cancellation of a presidential run off. the people are hoping to end four decades of chaos, coups, they won independence from portugal. a major election issue, and a worrying international issue, the trafficking of drugs such as these seized in guinea, it's a regional problem, spreading. an influential report is warning that guinea pass awe could be the first narco state. let's go kathryn soy live at a polling station. it's thought drugs come from smerk -- south america, and it's on an enormous scale. >> yes, it is. it's a serious problem. 30 pounds of cocaine pass through the country from latin america through the atlantic.

that figure could be higher. the problem is complicated, even farther. by the fact that the trade is set to be - the people who are said to be involved in the trade are very serious, very passive individuals and senior military officials. in fact, the current chief of general staff, antonio is indicted by a federal grand jury in new york for drug trafficking. this is very complicated and a serious issue. the president, who is going to be elected is going to have a difficult challenge trying to contain this situation. it's not something that a lot of people talk about. it's a very sensitive issue, whoever asked so many questions

get killed or arrested. you can imagine the problems here, and it's a problem that is growing. >> you talk about that report, it's by the african center for strategic studies, a well-respected group. i want to talk about how far this is spreading outside guinea. mentions worrying signs of this happening in mali, gambia, mozambique, kenya - the countries listed in one paragraph. is it possible to assess how major this is. how many tonnes of drugs are getting out of av yes -- africa into the european union. >> i can't tell you how many drums, but it is a serious problem. drug traffickers from south america are looking at africa because of the corruption, instability in the state, governments unable to contain the situation, and where i am in

guinea pass awe. the problem is bigger because of instability. because of how it has been since 1994. when the country held the election. the fact that senior government officials, milt initials are involved -- military officials are making guinea passau be the hub of cocaine in west africa is growing. this country is going to be the narco state in this region really. >> thank you. >> let's explore this with eliza bet harmon, a research fellow from chatham house. whoever takes over will have an enormous job to control the drug

problem spreading out from guinea pass awe. >> yes, you are right. it will be difficult. not only about narco traffic. but economic development has been stagnant. they face a strong crisis. there's no state. it's almost a failed state, meaning there's no institutions. the public servants haven't had salaries for a while. there's a lot to do. drug trafficking involves key players. political livership demands engagements and needs to be done in an intel get way. in the past, 2012, any operation, or reforms that they don't and tricky. you face the rebellion from the military. it's a kind of - you need to come promise. >> let's not forget it was a military coup that toppled the

last government. we have a military supporting a democratic process. if anyone tells us they stop the lucrative sideline, rather then sitting saying "please stop", how do you do it? >> it's true. in any government coming up from this election. you'll not be able to do it by themselves. they need the support of the community. it's divided about how to go further. original organizations - they need to not compete how to perform, they need to be there with the new government. and come up with a reform, engagement of different actors and the government. let me ask you this brief, if you can. the report that you mentioned.

do you think it's a problem across the continent. in west africa we see some countries they face, and they perceive it as week. >> guinea pasz is motive for warring. it's one million people. in the past, there's not a humanitarian crisis. it's perceived as a forgotten country. that's why now it's the main player in drug traffic. it is true that other african countries - we have in some way, the state exists in operating the problem. they need international community to solve the problem. >> thank you, that's ellisa beta harmon talking to us from

london. very much much appreciate your expertise on that. >> everton is here in the studio, he's taken us from a journey from africa to south america. there's a forest fire burning. a frightening looking thing. to show you the pictures, it's around about 100km to the north of santiago. 40 homes have been destroyed. ongoing conditions, people struggling to cope here with the burning fire which may well cause further problems over the next couple of days. no sign of any rain in our forecast for chile. we are seeing wet weather northwards and eastwards. 108mm of rain in par guy. that's where the main area of wet weather remains, it will push eastwards through the next couple of days.

big downpours, textures at 26 degrees. around to 24 in rio as we go op through the course of tuesday. showers continue through the heart of the amazon basin. moving across the central parts of the united states. see the large mass of cloud, thunder heads erupting here, we may see the odd tornado was the system slowly but surely makes its way eastwards. >> interesteditional med -- traditional medicine has been practised informally in africa. it's often the easiest and cheapest option. the lagos state government wants it to take its place, alongside its modern counterpart. >> broken bones have been set for more than 20 years, and is using a traditional form of orthopaedic therapy. he has no medical degree, taking

it up from his father and learnt it from his father. make no mistake. he is licensed. he one of thousands practitioners recognised by the state of lagos. >> they tell you about eight weeks before conformation. i would tell you before six weeks he will walk with it. >> patients say they fined traditional healers available, affordable. >> my friend had a fracture like mine and went to a regular hospital. and amputated his leg right away. they had more confidence in the traditional way. >> for many generations after the advent of science, traditional medicine appears to be doing as well as it has. >> critics warn that it's not based on scientific research or evidence. some say it is difficult to draw the line between it and wich craft. >> that's exactly the impression

the lagos alternative medicine board has been trying to change. for years it has been licensing, monitoring and training healers, including herbalists, bone setters and birth attendants. the six week course teach nutrition, anatomy and other topics. the chairman of the board is a doctor and says this, in the end, is about providing better health care. >> what we will do is have a meeting to doctors so they can deal with our patients. we have a country with 30 doctors, to 200,000 patients. >> as part of a push lagos is working on setting up a center for herbalists and scientists to capitalize on all perhaps. they hope to offer home manufacture grown solutions it

epidemic areas. they hope to establish a hospital working side by side with physicians. with practices here to stay, they say it's the natural thing to do. >> dr wells joins us, the founder of the herbal clinic in nairobi. in kenya. across the other side of the continent. good to have you with us on this newshour. are you finding that generally there is more acceptance of traditional medicines than there used to be? >> yep. there has been a clearly increased need or more positive perception of traditional medicine around the world, particularly in africa. there is - more people have been complimentary. what i call complimentary

medicine. >> we captioned you as dr wells, and i introduced you as dr wealth-wonjala. do you have a recognised medical certificate or is it something that you adopt as a title because of the work you do? >> we have certification from traditional medical practice bodies. therefore, we forecast on the use of plant extracts. it is not traditional in the aspect of cultural or inspectorual practice. it is basically from a cogthatsy or ecology. >> these practices have been around for thousands, if not tens of thousands, far east asia, and particularly in china. why do you think there was so much mistrust. why are some people referring to this as wich craft?

>> it is because of misconception by the general public, where they tend to think, especially conventional medical doctors, where they tend to thing when you mention traditional, they look at spiritualism, divinals, people that use spirit mediums. this is not the case. we forecast on the benefits of plant extracts. it is a clear science of the use of phyto chemical compounds from the plants. it is not spiritualism. >> thank you for talking to us from nairobi. we appreciate your time. thank you very much. >> coming up on the newshour, one of spain's treasured sites is caught up in an argument over its pass. they are known as untouchedables. we visit a remote nepalese town

where people fight discrimination. how barcelona's week got worse. that and the rest of sport in about 16 minutes.

>> you're watching the al jazeera newshour. ukraine's stays it has launched an anti-terror provision. moscow is accused of backing cups that declared self-rule.

votes have been cast in guinea passau, where they are having their first election since two years ago. they are hoping to end 40 years of chaos since winning independence from portugal. >> syria government accused of dropping barrel bombs of chemicals. they blame terrorists. the opposition demands -- denies responsibility and demands on investigation. >> hezbollah claimed responsibility for an explosion in southern lebanon, a disputed strip between that country and israel and the golan heights. it was the first attack in the area since 2006. our correspondent went on patrol with u.n. forces to see how they are deal with the violence in

lebanon. >> u.s. peacekeepers seem at ease as they patrol the mountains. they are at ease. >> maintain the peace by using or patrolling. as you have seen, monitoring activities. >> the u.n. soldiers continue their patrols, going back and fourth on the roads. >> it looks calm and quiet. this is one of the most vulnerable spots in lebanon. right there is the technical center, separating lebanon from israel. behind it are the shebar farms. the lebanese government says it's lebanese land and occupied by israel. hezbollah insists it has every legitimate right to fight israel in order to liberate it. less than two months ago an explosive device is detonated while an israeli patrol is right

there. later on hezbollah claimed responsibility. it was a daring operation conducted under the nose of u.n. monitor, and despite numerous rouse israeli towers. this is the headquarters of the indian contingent in charge of patrolling. u.n. commanders stand here to have an overview of the borders below. you can see here where the bomb exploded. the leader of hezbollah says the bo bombing with was partial retaliation on an israeli attack in another corner of lebanon. israeli and lebanon attacks were minor. strong messages were being exchanged. hezbollah suspects israel believes that while hezbollah is busy fighting among the syrian army, israel can hit its position inside lebanon, and hezbollah can afford to retaliate. hezbollah says it carries out the attack to prove to israel

that that is not the case. >> it was a direct and clear message that these cannot be breached or even think to change the game. >> many of the villages seem confident that the israeli government won't retaliate for the recent attacks. they calculate hezbollah's response, and they will not do it. the government in israel asks the u.n. to take measures against hezbollah. u.n. peacekeepers are aware of the tensions. they are trying to keep an eye on the borders but acknowledge their limitations of how much they can do to prevent either side from escalating. >> talks to end a crisis in venezuela brought more violent protests. here the country's national guard firing tear gas and bullets in caracas, a protest march organised by politicians

who refuse to take part in the talks with the president, brought the crowds out and dozens of protesters have been killed and thousands arrested during two months of anti-government anger. one of spain's important historical sites is caught in a dispute over its christian and muslim paths. the cathedral was a mosque, but the roman catholic church wants ownership of the site, and the city's muslims say it would be a rewriting of shared history. >> on the banks of the river, one of the greatest mosques ever built overlooks the city. a reminder of the times when it was the center of the area. inside it's almost like stepping back into the time. when it fell, defeated by christian forces, so did the influence as a grand center of civilisation. over time, the mosque became a

cathedral. the roman catholic church the authority denying other religio religions. these days it's a u.n.e.s.c.o. site belonging to the public. >> now the church is looking to secure its hold over the site, and it's in the process of registering itself as a sole owner. >> this complex housing a cathedral built inside a mosque is for many a potent symbol of a multicultural path. it's a source of pride, reflecting a golden age in spain's history. for some, what the catholic church has done is tantamount to stamping out the islamic identity. >> a million people come every year, paying $10 to visit. the entrance very going to the mands of the site. in the last 20 years the church invested $27 million in its upkeep. the acquisition of the site drew

criticism, even from unesco. the church maintains that it is a catholic site. >> our ownership and management here are evidence. no one can question it. if others think otherwise. >> critics say the church's attempt to own the site is to do with revising spain's history and it is trying to whitewash the hold that islam had here. >> it's as if the arabs who came here were muslims, and there was not a time when the majority of the people were muslims. the culture is acceptable, not an islamic one. >> a past where the city's muslims, christians and druce lived in peace alongside each other. those who come will find a city as beautiful as it is fascinating. and the co-existence that is so often talked about is what

spain's government needs to preserve if it is to live up to its reputation. >> discrimination which is based on the caste system is illegal in nepal. but many ballots, the untechables say life is difficult. children are banned from some schools and struggle in society. we have a report from the capital. people in the village know what discrimination feels like. most of them are the so-called untouchedables in the hindu class system. this is one of them. he decided to stand for elections in the school management committee. he and the other locals claim that district officers responsible for conducting the elections picked a person from a higher class, forcing him to lose. >> they say that both candidates

had the same number of votes. the 58th vote, on my side was invalidated. then they tossed a coin and decided we would have to draw from a hat that said defeat. both the papers had defeat written on it and i was made to draw first. >> the entire village feels betrayed and they say it's a typical behaviour and claims that the state's allocation for development doesn't necessarily reach them. >> because we are poor and illiterate they don't risen to us. >> majority of the students. >> the locals contributed money and labour to set up the school, but have no say in it. parents signed a petition to have a re-election of the 123 parents, 83 signed a petition. the matter has gone to court. >> we talked to the head mist rest who says that the elections were free and fair. >> the election was over, and after the winners and losers

were announced we went home. later they came and padlocked the schools, saying the process was unfair of the the district education board will have to decide. we asked the official who conducted the election, but he was too busy to talk to us. >> from east to west the incidents can be seen. there are schools where students are banned from entering classrooms or made to sit separately. students have to bring their own plate and bowls to school for lunch, and many are not allowed to use local taps. >> for the many living across nepal, it's a daily reality. >> united nations leading climate change body, the ipcc is calling for a major change in how the world generates power. most of the globes energy comes from fossil fuel, about 80%, in fact. the international panel made up of hundreds of experts, backed

by government and says the use of fossil fuelled must drop by two-thirds. in coming years the ipcc wants to treble the use of clean energy by 2050. if we don't, it warns we risk catastrophic climate change. the ipcc says the shift to clean form such as wind and solar will cost billions, and likely be resisted by some governments. well a small island off the coast of australia is being used as a model for testing renewable energy. it is hoped that the pioneering methods will be used in other remote places, from king island. andrew thomas splaps -- explanation. >> it's hardly a pumping metropo lis. australia's king island, between the mainland and tasmania has for cows than people. it's becoming a prototype for how islands the world over could be powered.

traditionally small communities rely on diesel generators. king island did. there are times the island is powered by renewable energy - the needs of 2,000 people and industrial customers. king island includes a high-end cheese making plant with the most power hungry machinery on the island. >> so far we ran the island up to 7.5 hours of wind energy, over the whole island. total to date of 150 hours. >> ironically renewable energy targets have been reached while keeping diesel in the mix and wasting power. the problem with window power is it's unreliable. not enough, and the lights can go out. too much can be as bad. a surge can trip the system. the breakthrough is combining two innovations. it fires up and burns diesel when the power generated by the

wind and the son drops below demands, and a resistor which taps off excess power when overperforming renewables threatens the system. >> we aim to eve out the variabilitiy for the energy sources. the combination of the technologies makes this a winner. the screen shows the power mix coming in, and the output demand is pulling out. wind power generation would cover demand. it is stopped up. in case a big customer turns on a big switch. the resistor pulls out the excess and trains more if the windmills turn faster. the big hope is that the technology here can be rolled out to other small islands and remeat facilities gnt on diesel. there's plenty of fluctuating sun and wind. handwritten asking it can

transform islands more than this one. >> we have a man picking a fight in just a moment. the filipino boxing legend mani pakky ou trying to regain his crown.

>> time for sport. a debutante and an experienced

player share the lead. jordan and bubba watson are tide. >> the masters is meant to be about men with experience. at 20 years old, and playing in his first major, jordan speeceion, shooting a round of 70 to move to 5-under, he stands on the verge of becoming the youngest ever winner, replacing tiger woods, winning his masters at 21. there's not the slightest indication of nerves. >> tomorrow is about seeing how i can control, you know, my game and emotions on the course, against guys that have more here, recently. they have been in the position, i haven't. doesn't necessarily mean i don't think they have an advantage in any way. i think that i'm very confident in the way things are going, and really looking forward to

tomorrow. >> beating bubba watson will be no task. he struggled in a 2-over round 74, but it was enough to keep him in a share of the lead. >> you know, it's one of those things you dream about this your whole life, if you want to be a professional golfer, you dream about it, and thought about it. and have the chance. if someone told me i would be 2-over and still in the lead, i'd take it in a heart beat. >> the challenges are matt kuchar and jonas, a stroke back. >> while the youngsters stole the show, one veteran is in the hunt for hits first major. the lowest ever score was tied. for a man 60 and ever, he had a 6-understand 56. >> i like to feel the knot in my stomach. i feel nothing since monday.

i love that pressure. it's nice to be competing. the 50-year-old spaniard two back heading into sunday's final round. >> it's tight ahead of the final round. seven players are within three strokes. >> manny pacquiao defeated timothy bradley to reclaim boxing's w.b.l. welterweight. the 25-year-old filipino won the bout in lo las vegas, outboxing timothy bradley. turning in a performance to rife his years. in 2012 timothy bradley ended manny pacquiao's rein. many thought manny pacquiao had woun the previous fight. >> he got me in the first round.

i see stars. and i listen to my... ..hands up. and just box. >> yes, i couldn't find my balance. injuries happen, manny pacquiao is one of the best fighters. you know all that means is i have to go back to the gym and get better. one defeat anti-going to box me. i loft the war. >> now, they are in with a champion's league contention they are in danger of missing out on a spooeg title. a third dropped on the table. >> three days after being knocked out by the leave, barcelona had the chance to g above them at the top of the spanish tail. grenada made barca's week worse. the home side up by one, after a

quarter of an hour. brazilian namar went close to equalizing. he was denied. the grenada goalkeeper. he stopped seb fabry gas. lienel messi's free kick. saerchio's toe poke. gran arda holding on to win 1-0. barca are a point behind atletico and real madrid, after real were four-neil winners at the b ejs rnabale. put ahead in the first. the world's most expensive flag. a 90th goal. 3-0 for the host. he joined bayern munich in the

semifinals. and substitute maratta came off the bench. ronaldo was missing with a leg injury, and they hope they'll be back in time against barcelona. >> atletico madrid retain top spot on goal difference. they are three clear with victory on saturday. sunday sees a game that could go a long way to deciding the title. liverpool are taking on third place manchester city. the beauty for us is it is a special place to play football. we will unleash the supporters this weekend on the opponent. and it's a difficult place for people to play in. i sense a real nostalgia at the moment. it's a real feel of the old liverpool. >> if liverpool are beaten, top

spot could be taken by chelsea. jose muirinio's men are behind. >> arsenal are in contention for their first trophy in nine years. the gunners advanced to the finals, beating wigan in a penalty shoot-out. in scenes mirrored across england, the 25th anniversary of the disaster was met by players. the man who gave the take away equalized before his side prevailed on penalties. >> german champions bayern music suffered losses for the first time since 2001. they lost 3-0 at home, a week after the 53 game unbeaten streak. they had wrapped up the league title last month and defeated manchester united to advance to the semifinals of the champion's

league. >> the atlanta hawks sealed the final eastern conference with a win over the miami heat. lebron james finished with 27 points, but it was not enough for the 2-time defending champ correspondence. jeff te scoring 25, leading the hawks to a 98-95 win. miami and indiana are at the top of the eastern conference. >> mark markaz will start on poll for the motogp in americas. the spaniard leads the championship after a win at the first race of the season in qatar. there's more sport on the website. check out aljazeera.com/sports. that's all the sport for now. >> thank you very much. indeed. to a place that is famous for bright lights, roulette wheels, slot machines, cabaret acts.

you guessed it, las vegas. it's wants to add contemporary art and culture. we explore how creativity can flourish in a town not known for subtle tie. >> las vegas, where 40 million tourists flock to cam ble, party -- gamble, party, indulge, but generally not to appreciate art. >> we are at the university of nevada, and patrick duffy, who supported the art scene shows us works both home grown and global. he won't deny the arts struggled here. the las vegas art museum closing in 2009 during the recession. he remains optimistic. >> we have about 2 million people that live here every day of their life. we are going to be able to also gather some of those tourists to be interested in our galleries and institutions. >> some tourists have already

made their way up the strip. one block from the city's mainly during is the gal rip. the current -- gallery. the current exhibit rips off the neon sign. >> they respond to the colour, the bright lights, not necessarily the life still, but the colour. >> artists based here, like tim bavington say sin city inspires. >> you know the saying, what happens here stays here. it has a permissive atmosphere. it's good for artists, because you have to feel like you can do anything. >> out here in the desert, he can wok in a low- -- work in a low-profile studio, drawing on the high profile of the city. >> it never escapes your mind. on the strip the hotel and casino has a gallery. some tourists drop in, it's not why they come to vegas. >> a good time with the girls.

>> forget your problem. >> not art. >> sorry. >> you can go to a museum to experience art, or the arts can come to you. that's what is happening in las vegas city center complex, which carries a large collection of contemporary and modern arts, including this by henry moore. brick it to the people, and perhaps someone will pause to appreciate the art here. >> david ryan's abstract sympathises colour into what looks like wall puzzles. as for so many we met, he can't imagine being anywhere else, put here. don't underestimate las vegas, there's a lot of culture, random, bizarre culture. >> off the into made into art. >> here on al jazeera, we'll report on some results in the

afghan presidential election. for me, for now, good fi. -- goodbye.

>> gun fire in eastern ukraine as special forces try to ease out russian militants. fire destroying dozens of homes. >> more accusations of chemical war fair in syria. >> she was in shock just as i was and that prevented him from

moving. >> a survivor speaks. one student recounts the awful ent leading to a fiery bus crash that killed five teenagers. >> it requires a level of attention to detail that there is continuous. >> art and science, the painstaking work to preserve history for the future. >> good morning to you. welcome to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford live in new york city. ukrainian authorities say an anti-terrorist operation is now under way in slovyansk. that's the eastern town where pro-russian militants seized several security buildings on saturday. one security service officer has been killed and five others wounded. people would live will are

warned to stay indoors and away from their windows. they have seized a plagues and that was following a shoot-out. in a show of support, the white house says vice president joe biden will travel to kiev this month to meet with top government officials. >> these pro-russian standoffs are taking place in eastern ukraine. al jazeera's hoda abdel-hamid reports where the government says security forces are working to clear out and occupy buildings. >> we in the city center - there was a warning from the government, for the residents to evacuate. very few ceded the goal as families are walking around the shops. if there is an anti-terror operation carried on, as the government says, i think we are at the early stages of it. or it is - it still has not started. what we saw is a 45 checkpoint,

a military checkpoint on the road leading from luhansk to slovyansk. and there were barricades around the city, on the road leading towards the city center. they were manned by the pro-russian protesters. yesterday there were several takeovers of several police buildings in several towns in the east. they were more or less happening one after the other. it gave you the impression that there was a replay of crimea, when all these - at the time these men, unidentified men were taking over the military bases there, the issue that this is not crimea, this is mainland ukraine. and the government needs to be seen doing something to protect its building and its cities and its towns. the reality on the towns is it's not doing anything, and it would be a risky operation. around the buildings you have groups of supporters.

there's a few hundred standing in front of the police building. they'll stay to protect those who are inside the building. they have the same scene in lieu, and all the up tos and cities. it's a risky building. it is an operation for the government, and it feels that it is at a loss and the people that support the government want to see that it's able to do something in mainland ukraine. >> washington gives russia a stern warning. stop we have more from washington. >> the statement by the national security council at the white house called on vladimir putin to cease tactics aimed at creating a destabilising situation in ukraine, inciting sabotage against that state. it said that what we were seeing were these efforts to invade

ukrainian government establishment in eastern you crane, reminiscent of what was seen in crimea, just before the referendum supported by the russians, and there upon the appeal for annexation by russia. it comes overshadowing the outlook for the meeting schedule on thursday, at which the ukrainian government, the e.u., and the united states are expected to meet with the russians to expect a diplomatic understanding. the russians themselves are accusing the ukrainians of threatening pro-russian elements and speakers in ukraine, and they are saying that meeting may not come off because of what they allege is happening on the part of the ukrainian government. >> that's tom ackerman recording. >> in chile what started as a forest fire destroyed a dozen

homes, leaving two dead. michelle bachelet has declared it a catastrophe zone. that means the military are in charge of evacuating people. in syria, reports of a poison gas attack injuring dozens. it comes as a team to remove the stock people. the syrian government and the rebels are blaming each other for the attack. >> it looks like the usual bombing campaign in syria, according to activists, the barrel bombs drop from helicopters and contain toxic chemicals. >> according to witness accounts, they went airborne after the bomb fell. as people were ferried, the person recording the video is coughing and others are covering the mouths. we cannot independently verify

the videos, but there was an attack says state tv and blamed opposition fighters. >> two people have been killed, and 100 injured in a chemical attack by a terrorist group. they attacked the village using chlorine gas. we are aware that the group are preparing to carry out more attacks. activists said many died in the field hospital. children, as well as adults, appear to be having difficulties breathing as if they have inhaled something toxic. it was not the only reported chemical attack on friday. the opposition says poison gas and concentrated pesticides were dropped on the outskirts of the capital. syrian national coalition says several similar attacks happened, and it wants the world to take action. a statement by the fnc says:

>> the asaad regime missed a series of deadlines to destroy chemical weapons stockpiles. they agreed to destroy chemical weapons after hundreds were killed in a chemical attack. they still have 550 tonnes of chemical weapons, even after more than half of the arsenal has been destroyed. the asaad government says rebels possess these chemicals also, and in the cross-hair are millions of civilians caught between a fractured opposition and a beleaguered government bent on exerting its authority. >> syrian state tv said chlorine was used and the geneva protocol of 1925 which syria signed banned its use in battle. >> the taliban abducted 40 in pakistan, in the northern valley

where the taliban is gaining ground. they are currently involved in peace talks with the taliban, which observed a ceasefire from march to april. they are deciding whether to refew it. >> a farmer u.s. marine has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in iran on espionage. amir hekmati was arrested accused of working with the u.s. government. a previous death sentence was overturned but his lawyer said he was secretly retried and sentenced back in december. his family insists he's innocent and was only in iran to visit miss grandmother. president obama is calling for his release. >> in california the ntsb is investigating a report that the fed ex truck that slammed into a bus of teenagers was on fire before the accident happened. it clipped a nissan car before slamming into the bus and the couple driving the nissan says the truck was in names. the couples arrived with five

teenagers, three chapper owns and the drivers of the bus died. there was a dispute that the fed ex truck was on fire saying it was in the wrong place at the wrong time. >> all the teens were from the los angeles and were on their way to humboldt state university. >> miles hill has been reliving thursday's bus grash every moment since it happened, saying it could have been prevented and retraces the steps over and over in his head. >> our bus was late. it was an hour late. we were supposed to leave at 6:30. all the buses. >> miles says the bus had been involved in a smaller accident earlier. that, too, slowed them down. >> if that had of app, the bad accident wouldn't have happened. >> miles says he saw it all from behind the drivers seat. >> he had time to move out of the way. he was in shock just as i was and that prevented him from leaving the wheel.

>> the shock doesn't change what he saw. he said reports that the truck was on fire before it hit the bus are wrong. >> it was in perfect continue, it exploded upon impact on the bus. it was not in fire at all. amidst the chaos, miles said he will never forget watching his new friend and chapter owns. >> i watched him on fire before kicking out the windo. michael and mad leap were engaged. they died on impact. i saw that happen. >> all the teens were seniors from the los angeles and san diego areas, and on their way to humboldt state university university where they have been accepted into a program for lower income families. >> a 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck near the solomon islands, sparking a tsunami warning. it was cancelled a later. it sits in the ring of fire.

that region is reeling from flashing floods that killed 28 over a week ago. the flooding was from the formation from cyclone ida that moved to australia on friday. >> good sunday morning to you. i'm deepwater horizon, meteorologist -- eboni deon, meteorologist. we'll be tracking the weather. we had storms across the upper midwest. we had a number of reports not only of heavy rainfall but a lot of large hail. some areas saw hail in excess of an inch or two. golf ball size hail fell across the areas. no red circles indicating tornadoes. the threat is going to change today. we'll shift the threat of weather south, mainly across the southern plains, into parts of southern missouri, and kansas.

the threat will be isolated tornados, and the threat of mefry rain fall. we -- heavy rain fall. we have light shading. we are cooling behind the storm system and are expecting to see snow into the mountain awes areas. this area barely quiet. the only exception rain coming in across the interior sections of the north-east. it's back, across the midwest, where the storms are brewing. we'll be watching the areas closely. some storms have prompted thunderstorm warnings, although right now we don't have warnings that are in place at this time. as we head south, we have the rain ongoing, just a small guster of storms to the north and west of st. louis. we'll have to watch the skies closely, because again we are under that risk of severe weather. mainly just the slight risk. more of a moderate risk head into the area.

behind the system, colder air. that is giving way to snow showers in the mountains of colorado. >> the world's top finance authorities say the global economy is finally recovering. according to the international monetary fund, the world has gone through a lengthy economic disaster and is moving into a strengthening phase. the i.m.f.'s policy chair says the new task of politicians is to avoid making bad policies as time gets better. >> that means facing strong emphasis on medium term fiscal planning, so we don't build up deficits that can only be solved in a crisis, which is when it's more painful. >> the world bank has been meeting, mejing to work towards faster economic growth in the hope of alleviating high unemployment. >> for the first time in 30 years a high-ranking french official visited cuba.

they met with a cuban president on saturday, trying to improve ties between the e.u. and cuba. >> today we started favourable situations for bilateral relations with great prospects. we in france need to reinforce ties with south america and cuba. >> in february the e.u. agreed to begin negotiations with cuba. this is now the most significant diplomatic insist in ringses -- shift in relations between the two since sanctions where lifted six years ago. >> president obama loosened travel restrictions allowing cuban americans to visit families. tourists are soaring although most u.s. citizens are barred from travelling there. we look at the impact that is having on the island. >> family brought robert fisher to cuba. this video shows he had no problem playing the tourist and the ham.

what made the trip special is meeting his in-laws, and seeing the island through their eyes. >> you drive through the cities. family or friends, you know, that you haven't seen in 30, 40, 50 years. you visit them. you see the continues that they go through. i mean, it's devastating. it's heart-breaking. the number of american tourists visiting cuba continue to rise. they are on track to be a record year. president obama eased travel restrictions five years ago. 355,000 more americans walked the streets of cuba. havana is the top destination. >> in the five years since we opened travel and remittance to cuba we have seen greater cooperation with the island. >> this is a nonprofit comprised

of business and community leaders. the increase in american tourism is putting cash into the pockets of small business openers and employees, easing the restrictions on remit appses is injecting money. >> the ailing economy. >> over 450,000 prit entrepreneurs operating are doing so with seed funding and resources received from friends and family abroad. >> travel may be harder in the short term. they may have a hart time getting visas. >> after it couldn't find a u.s. bank to handle diplomatic accounts. the problem is getting worse. as for fisher, after two drups to cuba, he has no plans to return. they can see america through his eyes. >> since the beginning of the year, more than 170,000 americans travel to cuba.

controversial cattle - a cattle rancher gets the government to back off. >> i'm here at one of spain's controversial monuments caught in a controversy between islamic and christian heritage. >> and the futuristic ship with a multibillion price tag.

>> good morning, welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford live in new york city. the navy cystened a war ship, first, the temperatures across the country with meteorologist eboni deon. >> today is a day of transition across some of the parts of western u.s. it will be a big cool down and we'll feel the cooler air making its way to the south and east as we get into the work week. it will take time to make its way to the east coast. you want to take advantage of the warmth that we spill now, because in the places like new york city, it will feel more like june than where we are for now on the calendar. enjoy it while you can.

the cool-down taking shape around the mile-high city, and denver was 13 degrees older than yesterday. yesterday it was highlighted. high temperatures into the mid 30s. we'll top that at 39 in bismark, 38 in bargo. 47 in minneapolis. 80 around d.c. >> a standoff between federal land managers and hundreds of armed protesters in nevada came to an end. officials confirmed they released 400 cattle behoppinging to a rancher who was refused a court order to stop grazing his cattle on public land. authorities seized the cattle. demonstrators demanded that they be returned to their rancher. the cattle were released due to escalating tensions. the fight between bundy and the land management bureau sparked a debate over state rites and federal land use policy.

>> 26 government hopefuls gather in new hampshire for the freedom summit. donald trump used it to take aim at obamacare. and rand paul had a message. >> how many people paid? they don't meant the 7 to 10 million that lost their plan and doctors. obamacare has been the single greatest lie i have wit sentenced. i've been in politics. we need to be bold with the message. parts of it has to reach out to people who we haven't been hitting, who have not been listeningment the door is not -- listening. the door is not going to open up to the african american community, the his panic community. >> ted cruz was there, with former presidential candidate mike huckabee and newt given grix. two high profiles were no shaw. chris christie, and jed bush. they didn't attend.

a judge is giving chris christie and others more time to respond to a pair of lawsuits relating to last september's lane closures and the george washington bridge. the former campaign chair and the port authority of new york and new jersey is among those inconvenience because of the traffic jams. >> a lawsuit was filed by taxi and limousine companies. >> u.s. navy is entering a new era. the first and biggest ship is the uss "zumwalt." it's 600 feet long. look at that. the new design makes it hard to detect and it is named offer admiral elmo bud zumwalt, a reformer giving opportunities to women and minorities. they celebrated the event by christening the ship.

>> champagne bottles open across the bow. it was christened in the usual way. this vessel is anything but ordinary. many spoke about a technological investigation. we welcome the advancements, as we invest the challenges that we face as a navy in the future. we need the ship. >> more than 600 feet long is the largest destroyer. officials say the special shape will make it look as small as a fishing boat. despite the sues it needs half the crew members. what it lacks in crew members, it will make up for in fire power. >> you are talking about being able to fire some of the project isles from far distances offshore. >> the navy spend 3.5 million. the ship christened is the first of three. as the military deals with

budget cuts. the navy would say they are. it feels a capability gap that they identified. >> they'll have to wait some time before the uss "zumwalt" heads to see. the navy is not putting it into service until 2016. it will ship out with the star cap tape of the helm. his name, cal tain kirk. really. he's a navy legend spending 25 years in the military. >> boston is preparing for the marathon and with it a sombre anniversary. tuesday marks a years signs three were killed and 260 others were injured. city officials released details public safety plans, starting a week from tomorrow. there'll be changes, and more than 100 security cameras along the route. >> down links from state police so they can get a different view from what is happening.

they have folks out there monitoring social media. >> the new safety plan includes a bigger police presence for an emergency communication system. >> challenges facing a large election. a look at why voting in india is not so simple. crossing the border will introduce you to some people risking it all for a chance at life in america. >> i'm andrew thomas. on why the island nations are looking to the australian king island, for how they can be powered by renewable energy.

>> good morning to you. welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford these are the top stories.

>> an anti-terrorist operation is under way. security officers are said to take on pro-russian militants who seized several buildings on saturday. the ukraine government claimed one security officer was killed, five other wounded. >> what started as a forest fire destroyed 500 homes and left two dead in chile. it happened in a seaport city, which has been declared a catastrophe zone. the syrian government and rebels blame each other for chemical attacks. dozens of civilians were poisoned in the village on the outskirts of damascus. it dams as an international team is working to remove the chemical stockpile. >> u.s. envoy martin indyk is expected to head to the middle east in an effort to bridge the divide between israelis and palestinians. israel said it would stop the monthly transfer of tax revenues to palestinians after a move by the palestine authority to align itself with disagrees pal

organizations. both sides accuse the other of not being fully committed to the dialogue. on wednesday the arab league called on the u.s. to continue efforts bringing about peace. >> to discuss the latest in a mid east negotiation is an assistant professor in a school of international service at an american university. thank you for being with us. >> u.s. envoy martin indyk is expected to return to the region this weekend. some israeli officials say there's zero capses for an agreement -- chances far on agreement before the deadline. can anything be accomplished given the tough positions. >> i think the peace process will remain at an impasse for the foreseeable future, due to the holiday, which is over a week, the passover holiday and the unilateral measures that both sides have been taking.

the best case scenario is that the two sides will, at some point in the near future, agree to at least continue talks past the april 29th deadline. >> how difficult is it for binyamin netanyahu to control members of the coalition government. given strong statements just a few days ago from net alley bennett's to quit the government if an agreement is reached. >> that's part of the problem. both sides, and perhaps in particular prime minister binyamin netanyahu have been playing to their domestic audience, and binyamin netanyahu is definitely being pressured by those on the right. the majority in his party and government and coalition are opened to a two-state sol use. net alley bennett's and other are doing what they can to

undermine the negotiations. >> what was your reaction to the latest move by mahmoud abbas to prisoner demands and signing international deals. did you see it as hurtful to this process? >> yes, any unilateral step should be seen not just as unhelpful, a term the administration used, but destructive to the process. because the idea here is a netted two of this state solution. the unilateral measures that both sides have been taking are destructive and should be called such. both sides are engaged now in a very childish tit for tat that raises questions about both bosses and binyamin netanyahu's commitment to a negotiated deal. and also underscores the lack of profound - the lack of leadership on both sides. >> speaking of leadership, given the threat by secretary kerry to walk away from the process

because the positions on both sides, is it mission impossible. is america losing prestige and credibility in trying to narrow the divide. >> i think it's tempting in light of the destructive measures taken by both sides to be an avalanche of criticism directed at secretary kerry, and the busy foreign policy agenda facing the administration. it's tempting to suggest that kerry should drop it, the united states, the barack obama administration should drop the active role as mediator. i think that the danger is here, the risks are too great. i don't think the united states can risk greater instability in the region, and renewal of violence. briefly, before we go, given everything we are said, what grade would you give secretary kerry? >> i'm not in the business of assigning grades outside the classroom.

for effort i give him an a plus. >> a for effort. thank you. the assistant professor in the school of international service at american university, joining us were washington d c. >> thank you. >> the world's largest election are currently underway in the world's largest democracy. voting began almost a week ago, and 850 million are heading to the polls. voting dates are spread out. indians are voting for which party will head the lower house of parliament. in turn they serve the prime minister. here are the frontrunners. narenda modi is from the hindu national lift b.j.p. party, the chief minister, the american equivalent to a governor. he's seep as sectarian. many believe me played a role in the rite ot between hindus and muslims killing thousands in 2002. then there's rahul gandhi, from the congress party.

he comes from one of the india's maim us families, his father, grandmother and great-grandmother served as prime ministers. there's a new contender and that's arvind kejriwal. his common party was founded two years ago with the aim of rooting out corruption. less than a week into the elections there has been reports of violence this some state and 12 were killed this central india. security is very, very tight. >> there was concern about security across the general election, and when certain states went to vote. what we have seen in the first week of elections a violence in what is described as the red corridor of india. they have been fighting a left-wing maoist insurgency. individuals feel that the

natural resources of coal, minor always and lumber are between taken away interest the state. the revenues are not being ploughed back into the infrastructure, and for the benefit of the people. >> security is a major concern in a northern indian state where religious tensions run high. >> we report on voters that fear for the lives as it heads to the polls. >> mehboob ali may not have much. he has the right to vote. and that is what he and his wife are setting out to do. they were forced to leave their home after communal violence raf imed their village -- ravaged their village last year. sips then he struggled to recover his family's official implementation. he got them temporary ideas to be able to vote. >> translation: there should be peace in the country, all

indians should prosper peacefully. we should all have work and a place to life. >> from the rooftops, paramilitary and police officers were out in force, fighting between muslims and hindus is a real and unsettling threat to voters. because of this, the need for visible protection was paramount. >> the government tried to boost the confidence of some voters by issuing these. this white card invites people to vote without fear. and this red card is a warning to officials that may cause trouble. >> some say the event of august compelled them to speak up. >> i want a government to believe in criminal har mope and will -- harriony and deliver on development. >> through my vote i can pressure the government to help me more and provide me with the basics. >> sayyad sarafat is more than

100 years old. he wants his vote to be counted. there are people like mehboob ali, who despite trying, did not make the voters list. he said we should be in line at the polling center, trying to make a difference. instead he's left to comfort his children with lula bys. are >> illegal crossings along the south-west border increased dramatically. the "new york times" says the border patrol made 91,000 in the rio grand valley. that's 69% more than the year before. recently there has been a string of shootings involving the border patrol ates. paul beban is none the ground in nogales. a town stratling mexico and arizona. >> a dusty cross, and faded plastic flowers mark the spot

where a boy, jose antonio rodriguez died. gun downed in his home town of nogales. this is the story of a boy, a border and a wall of silence. some time before 11: 30pm m, the 16-year-old died significantly when hit by a bullet in the back of the head. as he fell face down eight shots hit him in the back. one border agent fired from around here, through the fence, down into ut street, down into mexico. why? border patrol says he was throwing rocks at them. one eyewitness says he was walking down the street. even if he was throwing rocks, was shooting him an appropriate response, was he a threat to armed agents on the clip, behind

the fence. >> jose antonio's grandmother is an american citizen. and lives on the arizona side of the fence a few minutes away from where her grandson was killed. at a bedside shrine she prays. >> translation: there needs to be justice, because it seems to me a cold-blooded calculated crime. to me it's a crime with no justification, because he was not doing anything. he was just walking. he was not doing anything. >> almost a year and a half after the fatal shooting the border patrol responds to jose antonio's family. >> this is the claim, this is jose antonio's mother. >> the family's american attorney showed a letter he received dated march 14th. >> your client's claim can't be attributed to a wrongful or

negligent act or omission on the part of the united states custom and border application - and it's over, as far as they are concerned. >> the border patrol took four minutes from the time of the shooting to make this call to mexican authorities. >> let's listen to the call. >> the delay suggests indifference to the fact a mexican boy had been shot. >> if they are really worried about someone being hurt, wait four minutes, because obviously the shooting had stopped. >> jose antonio's mother said the letter from the border patrol is an outrage. >> translation: well, i think they are mad. they are wrong. how can they not be to blame. it was an assassination. at no point did my son shoot at them. he didn't have a weapon, for me it was a murder, and i think a murder needs to be paid for. justice has to be dealt with,

people can't go around killing people and have impunity. >> setting aside the unanswered questions of the jose antonio case, border patrol agents face assaults with rocks. this memo went out to agents a week before the letter to jose antonio's family and said: >> the memo instructs agents to take cover and not shoot unless they are in imminent danger of death or serious injury. with all this in mind the question remains is shooting ever an appropriate response to rocks. despite the border patrol's letter, both the department of justice and the fbi are investigating. local border patrol ates would not talk about the case or use of force policies. >> people feel like there's stonewalling, a lack of information or transparency.

>> how does that affect the job. >> it doesn't really affect it too much. because we don't have any control over the investigation. i explained that to people. overall, once it's pending, we are out of it. like i say we cooperated but as far as giving information to the public, we can't do that. >> surveillance cameras tower over the intersection, but whatever images the camera caught, it wouldn't be released. >> translation: show me a video of him throwing rocks, even with that, they didn't do the right thing. i want to see the video, i want to see where my son hurt them. it's a pain inside. only when someone a brought to justice will i be able to thing all americans will be border patrol and not bad guys. >> and coming up al jazeera

america will debut a new original series called "borderland," tracking six diverse americans retracing the footsteps of three migrants who died crossing into the united states. it's tonight, 9:00 pm eastern, six pacific. >> christians around the world are marking the beginning of holy week with palm sunday services. thousands packed st peters square. palm sunday is the day that jesus was welcomed into jerusalem, a week before he was persecuted and crucified. >> the next seven days are the holiest of the christian calendar. >> speaking of religion, one of the beautiful examples in spain is a mosque built more than a thousand years ago. it's home now to a catholic cathedral. >> on the banks of the river, one of the greatest waskss ever built overlooking the city.

>> reminded at the times, as islamic spain was known. >> inside was stepping back. >> that time. when it fell, defeated by christian forces, so did the influence as the grand center of civilisation. over time the mosque became a cathedral. the roman catholic church became the authority, denying other rely imions. these days it's a u.n.e.s.c.o. world heritage sites, and it belonged to the public. now the church is looking to secure the hold over the site and it's in the process of registering itself as the sole owner. >> the complex housing a cathedral is, for many. it's a potent symbol. it is a source of pride reflecting a golden age in history.

for some it would be thumping out islamic identity. >> a million people came every year. the entrance fee going towards the maintenance of the site. in the last 20 years the search invested 27 million in its upkeep. the acquisition of the site drew widespread criticism. the church maintains it's a catholic site. >> our ownership and management are evident. no one can question it. even if others think otherwise. critics say that the church's attempt to own the site is to do with revising spain's history, and it is trying to whitewash the hold. it's as if the arabs that came here, but there wasn't a time where the majority of the people were muslims. the culture is acceptable. but not an islamic one.

>> the past where the city's muslims, christians and juice lived in relative peace. those that come here will find a city as beautiful as it is fascinating. the coe existence that is talked about is what spain's government needs to preserve if it is to live up to its reputation. >> preserving the past for the future. we'll introduce you to some experts who conserve artistic masterpieces. the winds of change. how a small island becomes the prototype for power.

>> morning to you, welcome back to al jazeera america.

let's look at where the snow and the rain may fall with meteorologist eboni deon. we are going to see a little of both. some areas are feeling like june with the warmth we are experiencing in the east. elsewhere we have the return of wintry weather. we'll see it spilling south into the plain, the southern plains, as we get into the rest of the afternoon, as far as the rain, we have been watching it across minnesota, blowing up over wisconsin into michigan, and now we are seeing a few more showers across northern areas of missouri, where there is a warning. >> a wind farm done under could set the standard for how power is generated in remote communities, andrew thomas shows us how this projects is merging old and new energy sources. >> it's hardly a pumping metropolis. australia's king island between the mainland and tasmania has

more cows than people, but it's becoming a prototype for how islands can be powered. traditionally small communities rely on diesel generators. king island did. there are times the i would is powered by renewable energy, the needs of 2,000 people, and industrial customers. king island include a high end chase-making plant with power of hungry machine ray. >> so far the island ran up to 7.5 hours. total to 150 hours. ironically renewable targets been reached by keeping diesel in the mix and wasting power. and the traditional problem with wind power is it's unreliable. too much can be just as bad. a surge can trip the system. >> the breakthrough is combining

two innovations, a generator that fires up and burns diesel when the power drops blow demand and a resistor, tapping off excess power when overperforming renewables threaten to overwhelm the system. >> what we achieved with the technology is evening out the variability in the renewable natural energy sources. so the combination is what makes this a winner. the screen shows the power mix coming in, and the output demand is pulling out. here wind-power generation covers demand, but is topped up with diesel, in case a customer turns on a switch. the resistor pulls out the excess and drains more if the windmill suddenly turns faster. >> the big hope is that the technology here will be rolled out to other islands and remote communities dependent on diesel. across the pacific there's

plenty of floouk tuting sun and wind. harnessing it could transform islands there more than this. >> this pilot project, if it's a success, hyde i don't tasmania plans to build a wind farm to 2017. bring is in the air and the in addition's capital is in thul bloom. thousands celebrate the end of the cherry blossom festival. the cold winter kept it from peaking this week. they were a gift from japan more than 100 years ago. >> ancient civilizations and the existence of history are threatened. old buildings will crumble and documents would disintegrate. conservist professionals meld art with science. >> this man sees some of the

most beautiful and damaged furniture. damaged by sun light, water or heat, the pieces come to him for a face lit. one that only a man of his expertise can give. like the 1877 rocking chair, once owned by a famous sharp shooter. >> it came to us through a private collector through western memorabilia. he felt the chair was so important because it was owned by anni oakley, and not only that, it has the label of her membership. so it's an historically important chair. >> the objects can take months to restore, a process running into the thousands. there are about 300 conservators in the u.s. specialising in period furniture. one of the top in his field, he is often stopped by museums and private collectors. like the philip johnson

glasshouse, designed by a renowned arc effect in 1949, it was immediately recognised as an architectural master piece of style. one that leans on a team of experts. >> conserve tours have a knowledge and technical still. preservation is a constant dialogue. it requires a level of attention to detail. that is continuous. so it's a project that is never complete. >> maintenance of the 49 acre estate present a unique set of challenges. when it transformed to a public trust in 1997, many surfaced. >> during the transition, we discovered, well, the environment was not always stable, and this is evidence of

mould. >> it's contents like these. the center is developing. students here work on old master paintings, preparing tear, treating colours, and plying varnish. >> when this arrived here for treatment. it had a yellow varnish, and the panel had been completely split in two and had had been realigned correctly. >> the 4-year masters in art history and conservation is the only dual degree offered in north america. these objects are patient. they can't talk or tell us their past medical history. we have to never theless find those out. if we don't keep the objects around, we lose pieces of our past. it means we really lose the future. the study of conservation is evolving. yuri says natural disasters like

hurricane sandy provide changes for even the most seasoned of conservatives. >> at the end of the first hour, here is what we are following for you. gunfire in eastern ukraine as special forces try to overtake the militants. >> two people, 500 homes destroyed in a fire. >> a gas attack in syria - dozens of people sickened. both sides accuse each other. >> one of our main objectives as christians is showing people how they deserve to die and need to die. >> plus, stay tuned - coming up in the next hour, a small texas town at odds with an evangelical church founded by three young men. people opposed to the group say it's a cult and they want them gone. >> we'll stick around for another day in the east. all the changes on the way.

we'll have the details. >> back with you in two and a half minutes when al jazeera returns.

>> clashing in ukraine, kiev's attempt to push out protesters may have taken a deathly turp. >> i could hear the screams of people burning alive. >> the survivor of the deadly californian bus crash talks about the sounds he'll never forget. >> explosions and tear gas on

the streets of venezuela as demonstrators turn the tables on a group of soldiers. >> i'm dead. christ lives inside me. >> critics say they've been brain washed and now they are wearing out the welcome in the lone star state. they evolved against a churn that some are calling an assault. -- a cult. >> good morning, welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford live in new york city. ukrainian supporters say an anti-terrorist opposition is on the way. pro-russian militants seized several buildings. a security service officer has been killed. people who live there have been warned to stay indoors, away from the windows. on saturday a group of armed men seized a police station in the

city, following a shoot-out. >> we have more. >> we are in the city center. there was a warning from the government for the residents to evacuate. few people have heeded that call, as we see families walking around. shops are open. if there is an anti-terror operation being carried on, as the government says, i think at the early staples of it, or it is - it has not started. what we did see is a 45 checkpoint, a military checkpoint on the road leading from luhansk to slovyansk. and on the roads leading to the city center. they were manned by the pro-russian protesters. yesterday there were several takeovers and sever police buildings in several towns in the east.

there are more or less happening one after the other. it gave the impression that there was a replay of crimea, to remember when, at the time we call them men, unidentified men taking over. i think you have the issue that this is not crimea, this is mainland ukraine, and the government needs to be seen doing something to protect its building and its cities, and towns. the reality on the ground is it's not doing something, and from what we see, it would be a risky operation. around the buildings you have groups of supporters, there's a few hundred people standing in front of the building. they say they'll stay to protect those who are in the building. you have the same scene in lieu, in all the -- in lieu, all the -- in luhansk, and the towns and cities. they feel at a loss, and the people forkisupporting the govet

want to be able to do something. >> ukraine's minister says there are dead and wounded on both sides of the battle. >> the u.s. is showing support, and vice president joe biden will head to kiev to meet with officials, discussions efforts to stablilize the economic recovery and elections set for may 25th. the national security council spokeswoman addressed the cruise sis in ukraine saying: >> in california, the ntsb is investigating a report that the fed ex truck that slammed into a bus full of college-bound teenagers was on fire before the accident happened. the truck clipped a nissan car

before slamming into the bus, and now the couple driving the nissan sauce the truck was inflamed. the truck survived. five teenagers, shopper owns and the driver of the truck died. >> it was already in flames. >> yes. not from the front or the engine, more from behind the cab. >> teens were on their way to humboldt state university, where they had been accepted >> a program for lower income families. >> one survivor disputes that the fed ex truck was on fire saying it was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. >> all i could see was fire and hear the screams of the people burning alive, and i could hear the boom of the bus when it exploded. >> miles hill has been reliving the bus crash every moment sips it happened. he says it could have been prevented and retraces its steps over and over in its head. >> our bus was late, it was an hour late, we were supposed too

leave at 6:30. miles says the bus had been involved in a smaller accident earlier. that too slowed them down. >> if that hadn't happened pt the really bad accident wouldn't have happened. miles said he saw it all from behind the driver's seat. >> he had time to move out of the way. but he was in shock just as i was, and that prevented him from moving from the wheel. the shock doesn't change what he saw. reports that the truck was on fire before it hit the bus are simply wrong. >> it was in perfect condition. it exploded upon impact. it was not on fire. amidst the chaos, miles will never forget watching hits friend and chaperone. i watched him on fire, and then there were two, michael and madeline. they died on impact. i saw that happen.

>> it's an emotional eunion, parents hugging their college-bound son who survived crash. many parents like those of 18-year-old harley say they may never let go again. harley is thankful to be alive, but the memory of what happened haunts him. >> i fly forward and see the fed ex truck coming right at us, boom, hits us ted on. everything is sore. everything, all my scratches, and my line is killing me. i'm pretty beat up. >> the scratches will heal, and hoyte plans on attending humble state in the fall. >> recovery workers paused for a moment of silence. they honour and remember the victims. they tore through oso weeks ago. 36 people died and several are missing. >> security concerns mount in pakistan after the taliban

abtucts 40 people. it happened in the northern area, where the taliban is increasingly gaining ground. the pakistan government are involved in talks, and the group officially observed a cease fire. they are split over whether to renew it. >> clashes broke out again in venezuela. >> that's where government troops tried to break up thousands of protesters in car abbing as, days -- car abbing as, days after nicolas maduro claims he wanted to end the crisis. they are angry about high crime rates, inflation and food shortages. >> a few weeks back we brought you the story of the church of wells, an evan gel ukal church setting up in wells. people that live there call it a cult and they clashed with

members in an effort to get them out. >> who are the church of wells? a group of 100 fundamentalists owning homes and businesses, they raise their chickens and home school the children. they live behind windows and closed doors. as captured in the cell phone video. they tell people they are going to hell. it turned violent. several men attacked church members as they preached to the gathering, including jeffrey ruther tonne's daughter. her and several others are traumatised from it. they are having nightmares, and they are not wanting to go out and play. two church members retreated for injuries, but did not press charges. >> i forgive them, i love them. 28-year-old shaup morris, 25-year-old jacob gardner and

ryan brinkwell the are the elders. they are willing to be martyred for their belief. >> one of the objectives is showing people how they deserve to die, and they need to die. and it will happen at the second deaths or now, by the grace of god and christ. >> i understand your message. sam would say it's filled with damn nation. and that god hates sinners. that's a message adults could think about, why target children? >> you have to under there were little children in the crowds that the apostles, every generation that they preach to. while the they strive to live the lifestyle, the present-day townspeople say enough is enough. they staged the protest on saturday. >> are you judging the people

because they are not like you all. >> yes or no, it's a triple. this meeting is what the church of wells wanted, a conversation with the town. but not every church member here was wanting to talk. >> do you love your family. >> do you love your parents? >> 37-year-old katherine grove is a church member. her parents tried to you night with her. >> prays the lord. not about me, i'm dead. christ lives inside me. if you want to talk to kath rip, she's dead. >> all the members are free to leave. that's a group that will not leave wales. not until god tells them to. >> that was heidi zhou-castro reporting. >> the bible will tell them when

god wants the church to leave. christians celebrate holy week with palm sunday services. thousands of catholics filled st. peter's square. scriptures marks palm sunday as a day jesus was welcomed? jerusalem. the next seven days are the holiest of the christian calendar. the palm sunday is being preserved. pilgrims are retracing the steps that jesus is believed to have walked though the city and pilgrims begin, over looking the city. they make their way to st. anne's church. meteorologist eboni deon joins us with a look at the hour and the national forecast. souped like spring is on the way. b.c. wrapped up the gerry blossom. what can we expect, is spring in the air. especially in the east, with the

warm temperatures. with the warm temperatures comes problems. we are watching for rain to come in. we factor it in with warm, mild air. and we will deal with flooding concerns across the area. that's not the only place where flooding will be an issue. back across parts of the midwestern, we have dealt with heavy rain fall. in the last 24 hours, some areas received 2-4 numbers of. and an additional one to two inches, with the rain and storms coming in. we watch for the rivers to rise and small streams and creeks, and the threat of severe weather. it's in effect for another few minutes. that's in north central missouri, it's not only into missouri, kansas and oklahoma, down into texas will be watching this area across the southern plains, in addition to the heavy rainfall, the possibility of

hail and winds, tornados will be a threat, with some of the stronger storms that developed into the afternoon and evening. with the rain, that's what the milder air in place, on the back side of the storm system dealing with snow. temperatures will take a tumble, allowing the snow to fall across the mountain awes areas of the winner mountain west. >> doctors say it's rare, sometimes parents make their own kids sick on purpose. lisa stark takes a look at medical child abuse and talks to a mother that says she's been wrongry accused. >> gabriel is a playful five-year-old. his mum says he suffers a rare and poorly understood continue called mitochondrial disease. >> mitochondrial diseases are diseases in which the part of the cell that produces energy for the body to use doesn't work properly. >> jessica hilliard says

gabriel's older sister had a more severe case of the same illness. >> all of her tubes and wires are behind her. we did a job of concealing them for the pictures. she died shy of her fifth birthday. snow a few months later, the hillier's were back at the hospital saying he was showing signs of the illness. it raised a red flags with doctors and a chaunch of munchausen by proxy, known as medical child abuse. >> it was difficult to describe how it was, to be in the midst of grief of losing our child and accused of harming a child. >> it can take many forms. >> you have persons who, because of their anxiety or any other reason, they commaj rate symptoms in their children, that's a lot more innocent: parents actually induce illness.

one of the most notorious cases was that of florida resident cathy bush. prosecutors were able to prove she had overdosed her daughter jennifer with a seizure medication. >> this is a chart where we see how many days each child was in hospital. >> during the years, cathy bush was a darl. first lady hillary clinton highlighted the struggles, but ultimately the mum went to gaol, and the daughter perfectly healthy. >> a cause in the spotlight is 15-year-old geena, taken from her parents more than a year ago, after doctors at the boston hospital suspected medical killed abuse. the family claims it has been wrongly accused. >> it's almost never black and white in a complex case. at a consequence, tragic errors

occur. on both side. >> as for the hillier family, child protective services investigated them for medical child abuse, but found the allegations unsupported. there has to be a middle ground. where you were able to investigate suspicions that a child is being harmed without destroying the family. >> so far the middle ground has been hard to come by. >> neither boston children's hospital for the massachusetts department of children and families were willing to comment on hillier's case. >> a printer printing human body parts. it pay be the beginning - the endless possibilities of 3d printing. a vending machine selling marijuana, not everyone is high on the idea. a computer glitch in outer space that may delay a launch here on

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>> a live look in jerusalem,

where thousands are gathering to retrace the steps that jesus is believed to have taken. >> in canada the waters rising, and that's nothing stopping it. areas are facing a major flood risk today. melting snow is combining with heavy rain, leaving roads and farm ware under water. nothing is draining because most formers' rivers are jammed with ice. some areas are expecting 2 more numbers of of rain today. >> good morning, and welcome back to al jazeera america. the magic of 3d printing and the endless responsibilities that may hold to the future. first, a look at the forecast with meteorologist eboni deon. >> that warms across the north-east is sticking around. temperatures above average, 10, upwards. we'll see low 80s showing up. a great day to enjoy the cherry blossom festival. new york city around 73. typically it will be around 60

degrees. colder air on the move, pushing off to the south and east as we get into the work week ahead. today looks fantastic - mid to upper '60s around memphis right now. >> n.a.s.a. is trying to decide if a mission to the international space station should go forward. a backup computer failed on friday and may require a space walk by astronauts to fix it. it controls an arm that would guide the ex-cargo ship as it docks. the resupply mission is scheduled for tomorrow. a time decision on allowing the launch is expected later today. >> there's a new way to purchase marijuana in colorado. it's a vending machine. it includes a vending machine that takes a photograph of customers. >> it's a good way of keeping track of the inventory, and the man who developed the machine says he works hard to cope the weed out of the hands of

children. >> you can stack invent rip. >> i'm the father of a 12-year-old daughter. i wouldn't want her to have access. a machine can detect app age using a drivers licence. recreational marijuana is legal, the machines will only be in licensed dispensary. >> courtney kealy takes a look at the endless possibilities of 3d printing in new york. >> the first 3d printer was introduced three years ago by a company called 3 g systems. they have come a long way. small printers are available to consumers. lower that prices before. $1,000 or less. while they are impressive, the manufacturing grade 3 d-printers are what steal the show. >> at the inside 3d expose.

exhibitors displayed everything from sneakers to bites and instruments. >> 3d printers upleash creativity in every avenue or interest. >> want to replicate yourself, no problem. with the tablet and hand-held want. there i was. >> it's a simple interface. it's taking all that data and creating a 3d picture. from these digital images or models that anything can be printed. >> objects are created by cutting or bending materials into a shape. with 3d printing a raw material is dripped or sprayed in layers, creating an object from the bottom up. as the technology grose, so does the amount of material. they can be piped into the

printer and affect the durability and weights. just a few weeks ago in the medical field, a dutch woman received the first full 3d print skull replacement. previously only parts of the skull could be replaced. doctors had to create the implant by hand in the surgical printer using cement. >> now they making eyes, nose, ears and dental equipment. >> this is a hip. >> this is 3d printed in colour. bad on an m.r.i. or ct scan, it's ana topically accurate. if you need an implant, you scan, and basted on this an implant could be made, surgeons could practice. >> we'll see more in the way of the health care, you'll have organ replacement. bone scal -- scaffolding.

we have eliminated cadaver bones and can use 3d bones. some point out it can be used in neffarious ways. an in profit group released a video of its founder shooting a 3d printed plastic gun. the goal is to create a fully downloadable gun design in support of universal access to firearms. some lawmakers say it could cause problems, allowing criminals to make weapons. it outlaws firearms that can't be detected. as 3d permitting evolves, grey areas will need to be resolved, such as who should own the copyright. if someone re creates another person's work, who is it for, the permitter or the person that distributed the file without

permission. >> a cabinet member resigns. hillary clinton dodges a shoe, and the opportunity for a landmark moment for women's rights mix. "the week ahead" is next. >> i used to feel alone at home. now i come to the school, i'm happier. >> their parents vic sims of sectarian violence, a look on the impact of war on children in iraq. >> we don't see runners pounding the pavement in north korea very on. >> a live look at palm sunday ceremonies in jerusalem.

>> bruises and the final score speak for itself. there are 7.5 mullion people across the country that have the security of health insurance, most of them for the first time, and that is because of the woman standing next to me today. and we are proud of her for that. >> that's an historic accomplishment. >> that's president obama praising the work of kathleen sebelius after she formally resigned from her post as secretary of health and human services. >> kathleen sebelius stepped down weeks after the deadline for people to sign up for coverage through healthcare.gough. the president praised her. that is next. >> i'm joined by a couple of guests. is kathleen sebelius a scapegoat for the white house?

>> i wouldn't quite call her the scapegoat. the reason i say that, i don't think anyone in the white house understood the magnitude of what they were doing, and the way in which they needed to implement the health care policy. it's not unlike medicaid part d in 2006, a bumpy roll out. she's not quite the scapegoat, but i think the entire white house is to gain. >> the obama white house did not know what they were doing. i'm happy with that. she was definitely thrown under the bus. remember the hearings on the hill. she had a tough year. they stuck with her. and a bit of good news, there's reports of her being frozen out of the inner circle. barack obama had to bring in other folks to handle it and get it to where it is now. she's not leaving in a good

light. it's been a long five years for her as the head of hhf. it was a very tough program to implement, not well written. someone had to be thrown under the bus, and she was the right person. >> i think she's leading in a better light than she started, in the sense that five years ago, the beginning of the program, that you have the president and the health care policy meeting the target. >> let's listen to what she said to say. she said it was meaningful. >> we are on the front lines of a long overdue change. fixing a broken health system. this is the most meaningful work i have been a part of. it's been the cause of my life. i knew it wouldn't be ease yip. >> there she was saying the system was broken. sylvia mathews burwell, does she have the gravitas to fix the

system. >> she does. when thing they has is the ability to work with the republicans. she had been a liaison to the republicans on the hill. if she conditions to show that, there's an opportunity to making is right. someone augmented, changed and amended. sheep was the right person to do that. a lot of what you'll see is not so much tweaking of a policy, but a concern about the legacy of the policy, after the president leaves office. this is a signature public policy issue. while they have met the targets, they'll be focused on how to talk about in, not just in 2014 in november, but 2016. >> and the approval rating is in the lower 40s. the rollout with of obamacare has been a tonne to do with that. there is a failure perspective. it probably won't be successful. you'll see during the midterms

america will favour the republicans. democrats will not be talking about obamacare. >> is that true? do you tiping they won't talk -- think they won't talk about obamacare. >> the problem is we saw this, that the democrats are running away from it, i think it's... >> you think they are running away from it. >> in part. i think it's a bad strategy, pushing harder and talking about obamacare, to their base. this is helping poor people, helping the uninsured. i need to embrace it. initially they were running away with it, hedging, it never worked in campaigns. push forward, motivate the base. >> is it more important to embrace it in 2014 or 2016? >> more important to embrace it in 2014. you need to energyize the base. >> it's the people in the middle

that you need to convince. >> the folks in the middle are not convinced, that's why they don't favour obama. this is it a good issue for republicans, not good for democrats. >> speaking of crossing the aisle. i want to go back to something you said about working with republicans. let's talk about unemployment benefits. it feels like here we go again and again and again. >> we are seeing the g.o.p. leadership in the house. does it have a chaps this year? >> i don't think it does. >> they said they didn't like what was coming out of white house. he did not see tax cuts for businesses. i'm not sure why he's still asking for that. according to his rule. if there are no offsets, he won't be able to push forle plan. the economy is inching back to where we needed it to be. he's asking for that.

fortunately it's dead on arrive. >> the same argument that the economy is inching forward and betting better and better. from the republican perspective, should benefits be extended, probably. do we need to offset them, does the country need to keep moving forward. one way to do that is for tax cuts for small and medium businesses, because they are the ones that hire. i own one. if i had some offsets to hire more, i would do so. >> how difficult will it be for john boehner to keep the caucus happy. >> john boehner is pretty good at this. he gets a lot of flak in the media. he's been in for a while and he's done a good job. he has the ability, even though it's a large speck tral, he kept

the folks behind him, and hasn't been changed. he bends but never breaks. >> i'm glad my cole egg is confident that a lot of tax breaks will go to small businesses. we have seen the republicans wanting to repeal obamacare. it helps small businesses. >> i think a lot of affects are concerned that a lot of experts will go to big" r businessed. they are giving away gen fits, the -- benefits. the people here are the ones paying for it. how long do you extend for, is it unending, ever green. you can't live with that. >> speaking of paying for it. let's speak about someone paying for something. a woman has been taken into federal custody after throwing a shoe at hillary clinton. let's take a look at that. >> resighingling about...

is someone throwing something at me. >> that was a fast throw. look at the rehabilitation. what did she say "hey, at least she didn't play softball." i thought hillary clinton handled it well, and george w. bush did handle it. the woman snuck in under the rope line. it shouldn't be allowed to happen. that's part of the news not reported. the fact that a shoe was thrown is not big news, every politician has a lot of fans and detractors. the fact that the security let her in, secret service allowed that to happen. that's the bigger story. >> that's true. but she handled it beautifully. >> she was speaking at a marketing summit and said qc i'm deeply honoured to have people ask me, i'm thinking about it. >> do you think it's the biggest

hint this she'll do this? 2016. >> i'm not into reading tea leaves. there has been health concerns in the fast, and frankly in '08 we assumed that she would run and win, which she didn't. it's very likely that she does, but if she said "listen, i had a great run, i'm an historic person in the history of the united states of america. first lady, senator, secretary of state, that's enough for me", >> you'd know better than us. >> i actually wouldn't be surprise if thee didn't run. they are brilliant, in that they never close options. i think that's what you are seeing happen now. if she decided not to run, my guess is she would make the decision because she recognises there are other leaders, women, that would be phenomenal candidates, and you don't want

to do it based on others expectations of you, with something you personality want to do. it will be gruelling. in 2008 there was an inevitability, and here comes the new die. >> there aren't the other leaders. if not for her, they look at joe biden, and he was under 1%. i don't see the other leaders. >> some could say they are not there for the republican party. >> we'll do great. >> not if you are jed bush. >> not this sunday morning. thank you very much. former aide to hillary clinton, and former aide to the mccain/palin campaign. >> preliminary results in the afghan candidates points to two candidates. abdullah abdullah has 32%, and 27% a former world bank give,

ghani. hamid karzai is not run, but his candidate is trailing. >> a 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck near the solomon islands, triggering a tsunami alert which was cancel. there were no report of damage and the solomon islands sits on the ring of fire, an area prone to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. the area is reeling from flash floods that killed 28. and that was from the formationful cyclone ida which moved through australia on friday. >> it's been a violent day in iraq. 10 were killed in a car bomb, 12 injured. the violence is having a huge impact on the most vulnerable, and that is the children. 4 4.5 million kids are orphans. >> this is no ordinary school. every child here is an orphan.

in iraq you are an orphan if your father has been killed. in many cases both parents died as a result of violence. they live with other relatives who often cannot afford to educate and look after them. the schools are tucked away. a neighbourhood that has seen much violence since the occupation by americans in 2006. >> today the children are grateful for the opportunity to learn. >> translation: my father died in 2005. he was a taxi driver, and he was shot by gunmen. my mother passed away two years later. i lived with grandparents, i used to feel alone at home. now i come to the school i feel happier. >> this woman runs the school in three different shifts.

300 children are enrolled here. for her it's a labour of love. she gets no help from the government and pays for most expenses themselves. >> i set the school up after my husband was killed in the sectarian violence of 2005. i realised so many children lost his parents. i opened the school in 2009, and i run it by myself. i asked the government to help, but our pleas fall on deaf years. >> there are no accurate figures available to tell you, but these schools suggest there could be thousands of children's attending institutions such as this. for many, it's an indication that the government fail. >> this woman runs childhood wishes for humanity, an officially recognised charity. for her, there's a long way to go before the needs of the iraqi

orphans are met. >> we are seeing more and more orphans every day. security situation sees that more children will be left without families. we are under a tremendous amount of pressure. without help from the government, the children will be left without a future. for the orphans, schools like this are a life line. those running them fear they won't have the money to keep them open. and that these children, and thousands like them will be forced to the streets. >> an american makes history in north korea. for the first time the reclusive country opened its doors to hundreds of foreigners to compete in a marathon. runners gathered at kim jong un stadium. thousands cheered them off. a runner from nevada ran the amateur race. he enjoyed the experience. >> it was pretty exciting.

to come out to the field - i don't know how many people are here, how many thousands, and hear them cheer and the start, and doing a course, it's interesting. there were tonnes of people all ages out there. yelling and screaming for me. slapping hands, and it was uplifting. >> the marathon is named after the birth place of the president kim jong un. >> marking 50 years since the signing of an important law this american history. where we stand in the fight for equality and the road ahead. >> we have more confidence in the traditional way. >> they say it's not witchcraft, but it looks like it. the push to turn medicine men into medicinal doctors. >> looking life in the holy city of jerusalem. thousands gathering to retrace

the steps that jesus is believed to have taken on palm sunday.

>> another live look in the holy city of jerusalem, where thousands gather to retrace the steps that jesus is believed to have tape. >> many residents of nigeria opt for traditional healing over modern medicine. critics say it has no scientific basis. we have this report, nigeria's government is trying to integrate traditional afghan medicine into the health system. >> this man set broken bones for more than 20 years, using a traditional form of orthopaedic

therapy. he took this up from his father who learnt it from his father. make no mistake, he's licensed, one of thousand the practitioners recognised by the state. >> if the bond is broken, they tell you about eight weeks. in a traditional way i tell you before six weeks, he will walk. >> patients say they find traditional healers available, affordable and less invasive. >> my friend ha a fracture like mean and went to a regular hospital. they amputated his leg. we have more confidence in the traditional way. >> for many generations after the advent of modern science, traditional medicine appears to be doing as well as it has. critics warned that it's not based on scientific research or evidence. some say it's difficult to draw the line between it and wich

craft. >> but that is exactly the impression that the lagos alternative medicine board has been trying to change. for years it's been licensing, monitoring and training healers. including herbalists, bone setters. the 6-week course educates practitioners. it's a pre-rech which is item for getting licensed. the chamber of the board is a doctor. he said this, in the end, is about providing better health care. >> what we are doing is trying to have a meeting between the doctors and the traditional healers, so there can be a mid patient. we have 30 doctors for 200,000 patient. >> they hooking at setting up a

university. traditional pracitioners have been lobbying officials to establish a hospital, having them working side by side with physicians. practices are here to stay, they say that it is the natural thing to do. >> we are following breaking news from the solomon islands, another earthquake truck much it was a 7.7. it follows a 7.6, that struck yesterday. we'll continue to brick you the latest as soon as we get it. >> last week marked 50 years since a piece of legislation changed america forever. >> in 1964 president lyndon johnson signed the civil rights act a few months after president kennedy was assassinated. last week president obama spoke

at the l.b.j. library. >> also addressing the event former president george w. bush, clinton and carter. president obama said he wouldn't be president today if not for the civil rights ak. >> because of the civil rights movement, because of the laws president johnson signed, new doorses of opportunity and education swung open for everybody. not all at once. but they swung open. not just blacks and whites, but women and latinos, and asians and native americans, and gay americans, and american with a disability. they swung open for you, and they swung open for me. that's why i'm standing here today, because of those efforts. because of that legacy. >> joining us this morning is wade henderson, the c.e.o. of

the leadership conference on civil and human rights. >> what was the summit all about, and what were the goals of this meeting? >> this was an important meeting both a look back, and a look ahead at where america is today, and where we were 50 years ago. it was a commem rigs of the legacy of lyndon johnson, one of our greatest modern ps, and one who initial -- modern presidents, and one who initiated social change. buy signing the act he launched us on a new period. as we heard with president obama, were it not for that legislation, president obama would not be the president of the united states today, nor would the changes that we take for granted, the integration that we see in society, both with african-americans, and other groups who have been accepted more readily today. it would not have happened. it was an important demem

ration, and a look -- commemoration, and a look ahead at what remains to have been done. it is uneven and unequal. education policy and k2-12, public education is not where it should be. issues like immigration reform continue to bedevil our country, equal right for women's, and persons with disability, individuals who are gay and lesbian, those are issues remaining still, and part of the movement food. >> you mention gay and lesbian rights, is that part of the frontier. >> it's par of the ongoing challenges of our society. progress has been made, new legislation has been adopted. certainly there is an unequal status of l.g.b.t. individuals in our society. lesbian. gay, bisexual, transgender. we know that women who continue

to make $0.77 for every dollar a man makes faces unequal challenges in the work police, and we recognise individuals with physical and mental disabilities face changes. the civil rights movement of today is not only about race or ethnicity, but a range of issues affecting all americans, specifically targetting questions like immigration policy, for example, which are so serious to our country. >> so in the big picture. in the grand scheme of things, where do you think we are in the fight. >> in the grand keem of things i'm pleased to report that america is a work in progress. we have made significant process. if not for the civil rights act. it's unlikely i would be sitting here today. it's true, notwithstanding the progress more change remains to be done.

>> we heard from president obama, who shared a similar sentiment, what about people that say we have a black president, we're in a post racial america, and we have arrived. >> i think that's optimistic and almost an idea income view of the country. we are a work in progress, trying to reconcile the itools that make america -- ideals that make america great with what makes life - so the gap between the real and unreal remains to be closed. that's what the civil rights union is about, making opportunity real, making values that we as a nation embraces, real for every one citizen and projecting to the country, what we attempt to project for the rest of the world. we are the greatest representative democracy, and

committed to an ordinary process of change. we can't be complacent. we can't accept life has it is. we must continue striving to improve. that's what the goals of the summit were. >> you say we can't be complacent. what are the steps we need to take now to close the gap? >> that's a great question. let's start with the school system. an affect notwithstanding the fact that we had significant change in hoping up opportunity and public education. we are celebrating the significant anniversary. perhaps the greatest decision of the 20th century that helps to end formal segregation, and we know we have school systems that are decided between opportunities for the well to do and less well - less significant opportunities for those that are not well to do. racial minorities, the poor,

individuals who have not been given the kund of opportunity that some. our country take for granted. making sure we provide a fundamental high quality education for all should be a goal we strive to am come plish. that's an example we have to put forward. >> the c.e.o. of civil and human rites. thank you for being here. >> we are following breaking news from the solomon islands, where another earthquake has just struck. reports say it was a magnitude 7.7 and follows the magnitude 7.6. the islands have been hit by catastrophic flooding. we'll continue to bridge you the latest. for now, a quick check on the forecast with meteorologist eboni deon. >> i'm following rain and thunder storms. taking place across the upper mid west. there's an area of low pressure.

notice on the back side of it, we are not seeing the green, but the blue. the area is colder. >> that does it for this edition of al jazeera, i'm morgan radford, stay tuned.

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