>> this is al jazeera america. i'm betjonathan betts, live in york. >> ukrainians fighting back. u.n. has an emergency meeting. >> two frontrunners in the afghanistan election. >> a fast moving firein northern chile, taking lives and destroying homes. charting the seas - sailors relied on them for hundreds

of years, why is the government no longer printing maritime maps? >> for the first time today ukraine sent soldiers to confront arm militants. one was killed. ukraine ordered them out by tomorrow or it warned it will launch an operation to fight terrorists. the u.n. security council will meet to address the crisis. russia called for the meeting declaring ukraine's operation criminal. united states said it is clear that vladimir putin wants to seize part of the country. >> we have the latest. >> tensions are spilling obvious in eastern ukraine. this is slovyansk, and ukrainian authorities say they have

launched on ain't terrorism operation. the military moved in. >> the video, which can't be independently verified shows a man taking cover after being shot on the outskirts of the ski. a second man sits lifeless. >> in the ski center, pro-russian act visits remain in control. there was a retreat was of a risk to the government. >> we are the residents of slovyansk. the guard is coming here, and there has been a shoot-out this morning. we have nothing to hide. here is my face. i can't to ask comrade vladimir putin, you promised to protect us, come and protect us. >> that is was the scene on

saturday, in the nearby city. at the moment a police station was stormed, shots were fired and pro-russian activists moved in. the station remained in their control. >> when we were given access to the building, we were told we shouldn't feel the outer barricades, just the front of the police station. people were weary of how the unrest was portrayed. >> people maintained calls for a referendum. >> don vesk is like a bear, when you wake it, there'll be trouble. >> the council has been taken over, protesters blocked entrances and exits to the airfield. if ukrainian special forces reason. they won't get past. >> authorities maintain the

people here do not represent the region, with supporters gathering outside state buildings. they'll fall to protesters if the east. >> al jazeera's hoda abdel-hamid is in slovyansk where pro-russian demonstrators show no signs of leaving occupied buildings >> the building is still under the control of gunmen who seized it on saturday. they appear to be holed up inside, and there's no sign of the anti-terrorism operation that the interior minister warned of. the ukrainian plus in the building at the time appear to have fled. the street leading to the police station has been barricaded from both sides. on top the men are unarmed, they are holding plastic shields and wearing helmets. they are counting on the support of the hundreds of residents of slovyansk, who came to show

appreciation. the government of ukraine are concern that something similar to crimea is happening. in several towns and cities, or local councils, have been taken over. it might be a fact or reality that is developing that the government of ukraine has not been alt counter. >> ukraine's president will not allow russia to repeat what is happening in crimea. they are calling the order to use armed forces outrageous. the russian side is bringing up the crisis for discussion at the u.n. security council and the o.s.c.e. the prospect of warding off a civil war in ukraine depend on the west now. >> the state department spokesperson is not mincing words about russian's involvement, tweeting:

>> we'll have more in the broadcast on the u.s. rehabilitation to everything unfolding in ukraine a little later. >> there's a tight race in afghanistan's presidential elections. 10% of ballots have been counted. revealing two front runners. former foreign minister abdullah abdullah has secured 40% of the vote with ashraf ghani on 38%. a run off might be likely next month. once elected, the country democratically would have transferred power. >> to win the afghanistan presidential election, the leading contender needs to get more than 50% of the vote. there are results coming in, some being released next week. the final tally, announcement will be mid may. at this stage, while the figures could change, it looks like

abdullah abdullah, and ghani will be headed for a run off. they will take part if it looks like the election was conducted fairly . whilst it looks like there has been fraud, not enough to affect the outcome. afghanistan may not know who their next president will be until the end of october when the final results are in and counted and disputes dealt with. >> christians are celebrating the beginning of holy week. thousands filling st. peter's square, celebrating mass with the pope. jess us went to the jerusalem, seven days later he died. pilgrims re traced the steps that jesus is alleged to have

walked starting in the mountains before going to st. ann's church. but on the site where jesus's mother is believed to have been born. >> a new process ahead of the peace process begins. the u.s. special envoy to the renal job, martin indyk will -- region, martin indyk will try to host talks in july. israel announced new territories and settlements. palestine started its campaign for disagrees really recognition. >> for more, join us for "the week ahead", >> a gunman opened fire at jewish centres in kansas cities. three are dead at two separate locations. another shooting took place at a jewish living assistance center. police confirm someone is in

custody. it comes after a series of highway shootings in kansas city. a dozen drivers have been targeted at random. three were hurt. it's unclear if the highway shootings related to the murders. >> if you haven't filed your taxes, you better do to quickly. the odds of buying audited are the lowest in years. this year it will not just process taxes, it will implement part of the affordable care act. so the canses of being awed -- chances of being audited by the irs varies. less than 1% of people making less than 200,000 were audited. if you make for, it jumped to 3.3%. if you make more than a million, the odds of being audited was

10%. americans aare given an extension until june. some have gone to lengths to avoid paying anything at all. more from phil ittner in london. >> the u.s. embassy in london houses within of the only irs offices outside the state. the embassy is reporting a rise in u.s. citizens renouncing their citizenship. a new tax law, the foreign account tax compliance act means all financial institutions abroad must report to the u.s. treasury accountshold by u.s. citizens. it is intended to stop americans hiding their money from the irs. it is thought that is a big reason more americans are giving up their passports. the singer tina turner decided to renounce her citizenship in 2013. the actor jet lee made that choice, and so too the cofounder

of facebook. but it's not just the rich and famous. since it became law in 2010, more minister renounced their citizenship than all the years in the previous decade combined. diane is a london-based lawyer. she says many want to simplify their status. but there's a sense a frustration. >> it's making people thing "do i really want to reveal this information?" is it fair. most people outside the united states have bank accounts because they need to go to the supermarket, they need to put petrol in their car, why wouldn't they have a bank account. there's nothing sinister. >> holding a bank account abroad is harder. many financial institutions will

no longer talk on american clients, because if they fail to report to the u.s. treasury, they could face fines and levies. >> christopher is a wealth manager helping americans deal with problems aboard. and he said giving up citizenship is an extreme rehabilitation. >> i think the burred own n -- rehabilitation. >> i think the burden is nor on the financial institutions to comply with the reports of the law. >> there are laws to repeal or moderate it so it targets those that are trying to hide money, instead of a blanket measure on every citizen living abroad. >> for 6 million americans living abroad, there's a choice to be made - comply with the new regulations or make a life-altering decision to renounce the u.s. citizenship, guv up a pass -- give up a

passport and move overseas. >> it's been five years since barack obama eased a travel ban to cuba. we'll look at how this fostered the relationship between the two not-so-close neighbours. >> plus... >> i used to feel alone at home. now i come to school, i feel happier. >> the parents victims of violence. we look at the impact of war on orphans in iraq.

>> into welcome back. today marks five years since president obama eased a ban on travel to cuba. it made it easier for cuban americans to visit and send money home. the two countries had a turbulent relationship, going back to 1959 when fidel castro overthrow the president after leading an army of 9,000. two years later the u.s. broke off ties, and launched bay of pigs attack. >> the soviets considered sending nuclear missiles to cuba

in 1962, leading to the tense missile crisis. relations thawed in 2002 jimmy carter paid a goodwill visit, becoming the first visit to visit cuba since 1959. president obama eased travel restrictions announcing the u.s. was seeking a new beginning with america. many cuban americans are taking advantage of the travel policy. 200,000 americans visited cuba, we have a report from miami on the impact this is having. >> family brought robert fisher to cuba twice. he had no problem playing the tourist and the ham. what made the trip special was meeting his in-laws and seeing the island through their eyes. >> you drive through the city and visit family or friends that you haven't seen in 30, 40, 50

years, and you visit them, and you see the conditions that they go through, you're - you know, it's devastating. it's heart-breaking. >> the number of american tourists visiting cuba continues to rise. 2014 is on track to be a record year. president obama eased travel restrictions five years ago. sense then 355,000 more americans walked the streets of cuba. havana is the top destination. >> in the five years since opening up travel and remittance to cuba. we have seen greater change in the island than the 50 years prior. isolation as a policy nef worked. riccardo is -- never worked. >> riccardo is with a study group. he says the increase in american tourism is putting cash into the pockets of small business owners and employees, easing the restrictions on remittances is injecting money into the ailing

economy. >> over 450,000 private entrepreneurs are operating in the island, with seed funding and resources that they receive from friends and family abroad. >> travel to cuba may be harder in the short term. >> americans hoping to visit cuba may have a hard time getting visas. services have been suspended. a tour operator says the problem of getting banks to handle their accounts is getting severe. >> robert has no wish to return, but more interested in bringing his relatives to america. >> a few years ago raul castro loosened restrictions on the economy. one of the first changes is to allow cuban to work for themselves. we look at how it effects the self-employed. >> reporter: this is a peanut

seller in the heart of old havana. she has been working for herself for a year, one of the growing number of cubans working for themselves, now that president dick cavett has loosened -- president raul castro loosened control. >> the advantages of being self-employed are that thanks to god i can manage my income, i don't have to rely on a salary. i can organise the financing of my home and life. >> reporter: living out state report has diswangs. on her days off that's at home sorting, cooking, packing peanuts. while some burdens of state control disappeared, others from the free market have arisen. >> translation: when i started to sell peanuts, they cost three pesos 50. now they are at 15. at times they are 20. the paper used to cost 10, now it's 25. then it will go up to 30. >> for more than 50 years all

that most cubans have known is the tightly run state system, often inefficient and overly bureaucratic, providing few incentives to work. changes are occurring, they don't come easily. courses are run at this college in the center of havana of some aspects that those living in market economies take for granted - such as accounting, market services. >> translation: we discovered a need to prepare them. we didn't want them to open businesses that would fail. it wouldn't be good for the economy. >> reporter: entrepreneurs, capitalists. this woman is enjoying freedoms that being self-employed brings her. she's an individual who works in her own way. she's feeling something of the

pressures too. >> at least 11 died in a forest fire in chile. the number has been revised down from a previous estimate. more than 100,000 people have been forced to flee the port city. officials this to relocate 200 inmates from a prison. 500 homes have been destroyed. it began yesterday and has been called the worst fire in the region since 1953. >> the polls have closed in guinea passau, the first time sips a military coup two years ago. elections were called under pressure from the united states, e.u. and europe. they have been withholding sanctions. >> after less than two weeks on the job libya's interim prime minister is standing down. abdullah al-thinni is resigning

after militia attacked his family. it was described as a near miss. he's the second to step down. libya has been in turmoil signs the overthrow -- since the overthrow of muammar gaddafi. >> tensions in ukraine and russia take another turn for the worst. will the u.s. intervene. a report from washington is next. time to switch to renewable energy is now. we'll show you how an experiment in wind power could help.

>> welcome back to al jazeera america. in kansas city three are dead after a gunman opened fire at two separate jewish centres. a suspect has been taken into custody. there has been a string of shootings along highways in the city. it's unclear if today's incidents are related. >> the afghan election is a tight race. with 10% of the ballot taken,

abdullah abdullah has a lead over ghan. >> the situation is deteriorating in ukraine. pro-russian demonstrators who occupied several government buildings and police stations are reversing to leave. the ukraine -- refusing to leave. the ukrainian president is promising to fight back. >> translation: the national security and defense council made a decision to start a full-scale anti-terrorist provision, engaging the armed forces of ukraine, we will not allow russia to repeat the crimean matter in the east of ukraine. >> at russia's request the security council meets in a couple of hours to discuss the situation in ukraine. united states also believes russia is behind the escalation of event. tom ackerman is in washington. we heard from samantha powell, but do we expect more sanctions

from the united states. >> she did not specify what sanctions might happen. a short time ago the state department spokesman said the world will not tolerate russian provocations and support for violence separatists in ukraine. costs will be imposed. >> now, the u.s., of course, has imposed some sanctions against certain russian individuals and companies. also the russian bank is no longer been able to deal directly with american intristuals or businesses -- individuals or businesses, and last friday the treasury don't imposes sanctions on crimean based companies and individuals. what samantha powers message was a rit ration of what secretary of state john kerry told his russian counterpardon saturdayy

is that we know that the russians are behind all this. >> it has the tell-tale signs of what we saw in crimea, it's professional, coordinated. there's nothing grassroots about it. the forces in each of the six or seven cities are doing the same thing. certainly it bears the telltale signs of moscow's involvement. >> now, senator john mccain, who appeared on the sunday talk shows today again demanded more tougher action on the part of the administration, specifically he called for more aid in the form of military aid to the ukrainian interim government. >> unless we act with firmness and strength, including beginning with giving ukrainians weapons to defend themselves, and very, very severe sanctions that may cost our european friends, that is something in the short-term. the other thing is the

ukrainians will fight. they didn't fight in crimea, and probably not. if he starts moving in further, further encroachment in this way in eastern ukraine, they will fight. we ught to, at least, for -- ought to, at least, for god's sake give them light weapons to defend themselves. stereo so far the u.s. -- >> so so far the u.s. has not responded to the ukrainian requests for nonlethal aid and several thousands m-16 rifles, but as most military experts tell you, with 40,000 highly trained russian troops on the border, it's not likely that that would be much of an even fight. >> not a fair fight at all. >> so, tom, vice president joe biden is supposed to travel to kiev next week. what do we know about that trip, and what does he hope to accomplish there? >> well, the way that the white house statement put it, it's

basically is a stand behind the united and democratic ukraine. they are saying, between the lines, that the united states is expressing solidarity with the interim government and the process that is now set out by the government, which is to held presidential election on may 25th. of course, that is precisely what the russian government and vladimir putin dispute, saying that this is an entirely illegitimate process, that president viktor yanukovych was ousted, basically, from his job even though the ukrainian parliament did move to remove him. and as you'll see in the security council debate, which is going to play out in a couple of horse. that the russians regard that all of this action as in the words of some of its spokesmen, a cal action. there are all the makings of a direct confrontation here. how it will play out we'll see

in the next few days. >> it's not looking encouraging without question. >> let's talk about this with lincoln mitchell, on set in new york. he's an advisor with the oouman rights institute. thank you for being with us. how concerned are you with what we are seeing today. we are seeing ukraine flex its muscle. >> i'm concerned because of what happened in the eastern ukraine. it's a good sign. >> even though it could be dangers. >> it's already a dangerous situation, with russian supportive forces creating havoc in eastern ukraine - i don't think it's a secret - of undermining the ukrainian state. if that is to be stopped, the first important line to stopping that is the ukrainian people and government. before we heard from kiev that we're not going to do much, we'll not use violence, there's no reason why anyone outside

should get involved or care. i think the ukrainian government is doing the right thing, the russian government, i think is not. we don't have influence over that. >> what do you think the ukraine government should do, there's the threat of a massive anti-terrorist operation. it won't be a fair fight. ukraine cannot get into a war with russia. >> i'll say ukrainian is very unlikely to win a war with russia, but it also cannot do nothing, as russian backed forces move further into their territory. if you are a state, you fight to defend yourself, even when the odds are long, you try to reach out to allies. i've been on your network a few times, but think about what senator john mccain was saying. we can't give them resources to fight, unless they are willing to fight. they have to demonstrate that. then they have friend that can hurt. first it's the ukrainian people. not just the military. a lot of experts i read, from

the west, say if russia invades there'll be an insurgency. there's a data suggesting that may be true. if it happens, independent of the ukrainian site then you have a difficult fight for russia. if it doesn't happen, ukraine is in bad shape and the future in jeopardy. >> let's talk about senator john mccain's arms about supplying light arms to the ukrainian government. you think it's a good idea - why is this. >> if the ukrainian government is willing to fight hard, it needs to be considered. as friends, people that want to cultivate a good relationship, there's a sense to that. there is a long precedent of things like this going very, very badly. we can sit here now, and we have an interesting bipartisan emerging consensus on this. that is when you should begin to get frightened. we can see this going badly, a refugee crisis, we cap see us backing people that aren't savoury. we can see that all obvious.

this is something we have to proceed with cautiously. >> how does it end. what happens if ukraine goes flow with the threat to remove protesters. russia makes the next move, which a lot of people believe is sending in forces. what happens next. how do you stop this getting worse. every one in the international community seems to scream no violence. everyone knows no one can company afford it. >> if we look back to the 2008 russian invase of georgia, in that case the georgian military was tiny. it lost the conflict badly. they engage in the conflict. it demonstrated a resilience and strength in the georgian state. >> even though it lost part of its territory. >> it ends in one or two ways -

let's assume russia will invade. an ending that will happen is the kremlin will not say "you're right, we're leaving", if that doesn't happen, they invade, there's an insurgency making life for the russian military if deposit. the station are high here for moscow. the other way this ends is if they invade there's not a strong insurgency, the ukrainian military can't be mobilized. there are supporters of russia, in which case eastern ukraine gets peeled off, broken away from, whatever verb you want to use, from ukraine. i would centres the people in whose hands this lies are ukraine's. ukrainian government and people. >> that is bombing crystal clear. >> lincoln mitcham, thank you for your time. >> my pleasure. >> russians living in moscow are fighting their own battle with the government. thousands march through the capital as to what they see as a clamp down on media freedom.

>> peter sharp has more. >> reporter: media freedom has been under threat for years. journalist and supporters were gathering in moscow at a time of crisis. those on underclaim there was no independent voice left. the media clamp down by vladimir putin means that during the political crisis the kremlin decides on what you read and watch. >> translation: i protest against the censorship and lac of freedom in russian media. >> translation: the opposition is exhausted because it's hopeless, it suppressed so much. there's no point in protesting. the authorities don't listen to us. >> the last three months saw the kremlin widening its net. a well-reported newsagency lost its long-serving editor-in-ch f editor-in-chief, replaced by a more creme line friendly

journalist. a broadcaster that had been critical of russia's involvement in events in ukraine was virtually closed down. blogs could be banned without legal resource. >> at this time of growing political crisis of russia, its neighbour and the west, it's not just of the fate of ukraine under scrutiny, it's the freedom of journalist to cover it. >> peter sharp, al jazeera in moscow. >> police in saudi arabia arrested six people for smuggling drugs. more than a quarter of a billion of amphetamine pills were seized. production has soared in syria, with the breakdown if law with the ongoing civil law there. drug smuggling can be punishable by death in saudi arabia. >> in iraq more than a decade of active conflict has taken a toll on children. 5 million are reportedly orphaned.

not only have they lost their parents, but they miss out on getting an education. imran khan has more. >> in is no ordinary school. every child here is an orphan. in iraq you're an orphan if your father has been filled. in many cases both parent died as a result of violence. they live with other relatives who cannot afford to educate and look after them. the school is tucked away in a side street in baghdad, a neighbour hood that bore much of the violence the city has seen, since american occupation in 2003. today, though, the children are grateful for the chunty to be -- opportunity to be able to learn. >> translation: my father died in 2005. he was a taxi driver and he was shotly gunmen. my mother passed away two years later. i live with grandparents. i used to feel alone at home. now i come to the school.

i feel happier. >> that woman runs the school in three different shifts. in total 300 children are enrolled here. 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 sectarian violence of 2005. i realised that so many children have lost their parents, and i needed to do something. with god's grace i opened the school in 2009, and i run it by myself. i asked the government for help, ply pleas fall on deaf areas. >> there's no accurate figures available to tell you how many orphanages and schools, but experts suggest there could be thousands of children attending institutions such as this. for many it's an indication that the government failed in providing the basic of services. this woman runs an officially

recognised charity called childhood wishes for humanity. for her there's a long way to go before the needs of iraqi orphans are met. >> we are seeing more and more children. they'll be left without families. 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 baghdad schools like this are a vital 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 on to the streets. >> massive clean-ups are under way after a strong string thunderstorm hit western michigan. thousands are without power. rescue workers were clearing trees that had fallen on houses. no word on when the power will

be on. that's one of many storms. not looking good. >> there's a change in temperature. it's dramatic. the dramatic nature of this is spawning storms and warns. when you look at the radar and the area of arkansas, look for the hooked curve coming in off the portion of north-east texas, that's the focus we have for the powerful storms that are producing anywhere from dime-sized to quarter sized hail. you are feeling the cool down in a traumatic iing way. denver, you are 44 degrees colder than you were yesterday. all the warm temperature air mass that you had in place bottomed out as the temperatures cropped so fast, so quickly. the other thing that happened is it created a difference in pressure. the winds are strong in relation to where high pressure is located, and where low pressure

is located, and then you add in a little further down, think of the atmosphere like a sandwich, and closer to the ground is a big temperature change. in addition to the top of the sandwich where we have a change in pressure. wind gusts up to 40 miles per hour. it's blowing across the west into new mexico. in addition to the storms bringing in the tornado warning, dangerous lightening and the hail, and the gusty winds. when the cold air comes in on top of warm moist air, it makes it ver unstable because that cold dense air is very, very heavy. moist warm hair is light. it changes places. it makes the atmosphere turn over like a wheel. boy, that is going on as we can see across the midwest. coming in behind it, we'll go from textures in the 70s, to having freeze warnings in place,

in the same spots overnight tonight. >> what a change there. thanks, rebecca. >> the united nations panel for climate change is calling global warning a critical problem urging governments to act fast. >> harry smith has the details. >> this was the third and final chapter in the panel's report for climate change, and the message is clear. the world must cut its reliance on coal and oil, making a switch to renewable energy such as wind poir. the report is the result of intense negotiations. it offers reasons for hope, but stark warnings. the longer we delay, the higher would be the cost. that is something which is clear. but despite that, the point i'm making is that even now, the cost is not something that is going to bring about a major disruption of economic systems. it's well within our reach.

>> global surface temperatures are predicted to rise by up to 4.8 degrees celsius by 21 hupz if no action is taken. the ippc target is to keep it to 2 degrees. behind which dangerous impacts of climate change will be felt. to achieve that carbon emissions will need to be cut by 40 and 50% by 2050. environmental campaigners welcome the report and urge world leaders to act on recommendations. there is hope. this is a strong message of the report. we have the solution, we have time to present dangerous climate change, and it's not going to cost us money, it will save money. >> there are skeptics, alarmed at the costs involved. >> tough negotiations are ahead if agreements are to be reached to curb greenhouse gases by the end of next year.

>> a second powerful earthquake in as many days hit the sumatra island. 7.6 struck triggering a tsunami alert that was cancel. solomon islands sits on the ring of fire, an area prone to earthquakes. >> still ahead on al jazeera america, find out which american city was voted number one in brain power. the answer may surprise you.

>> new orleans is known for its music and festive atmosphere. it was recently ranked number one in brain power - thanks to a surge in new college graduates. robert ray has more on the brain power in the big easy. >> reporter: known for its vibrant way of living, new

orleans is becoming a brain power city, ranked number one, according to a new forbes study. despite the devastation of hurricane katrina, the big easy's population of graduates grew by over 20% from 2007 to 2012. nearly double the national average. >> people were telling me back home that "why are you going to new orleans. it was hit by a big storm. >> this is a ph.d. student. she came to new orleans from iran. >> all of the entrepreneurship going on here for my case, that i really enjoy, that i can apply what i learnt throughout all the years of learning science. >> she met her colleague through the biomedical engineering program. >> hurricane katrina forced her away for a semester in 2005. her ties to the university brought her back. >> i started biomedical

engineering and enjoy the program, the city and want to be part of the recovering. >> the population shrank after hurricane katrina. some saw a lost cause, some saw an opportunity, it's attracting students at a fast rate. a city known for restaurants, culture, is becoming home to tech companies, like game loft and global star who moved to covington from silicon valley. louisiana is attracting megaprotects. some are tech like us. the area benefits from a diversified economy. silicon valley was a changing place to work. it was crowded. it was expensive, competing for the west talent became challenging as well. >> in new orleans, global star liabilities the prospects and

playing field. >> we have a whole series of confluences that are allowing people to come, to stay, and to thrive in different businesses that a few years ago did not exist here. >> paris and elaine plan to stay in the city after graduation. >> they want to visit new orleans, but there has been a change of people staying. it's a positive outlook for the city. the ph.d. students started their own business and are optimistic about a city with a track record for overcoming extreme circumstances. . >> quite a comeback for the city. for centuries star fish fascinated people, some consider them good luck. they are also dying at an alarming rate. as rob reynolds reports, scientists have no idea why. >> in this rocky wave-washed corner of the california coast researchers are gathering evidence in a marine mystery.

they are searching rock by rock and crevice by crevice for star fish. normally many species thrive in these tide pools. they are an important part of the complex ecological system. today, however, researchers can find hardly any of them. >> so far we only saw two sea stars and in the past we saw 145. a year ago at the same location, to go from 14 # 5 down to two is pretty drastic. >> star fish lived in the oceans for 450 million years. now they seem to be in trouble. all up and down the pacific coast star fish have been dying off in huge numbers. scientists have no idea what is killing them. >> divers notices large unless of dead and diseased sea stars in alaska, and british columbia.

>> it's a massive mortality event. >> divers say they have seep the disease kill in a few hours. >> starts off as a white legion, they get deflated and their arms come off and creep away. at the worst state you see four or five arms spreading away from the center of the body. >> scientists believe a virus or bacteria is killing the sea stars, but are baffled as to why the animals are susceptible to them. >> given that it's a pathogen leading to death, and has consequences to the community, why now. that is figuring out why the path gen is virulent now, having been here before or why it has moved from wherever it was before. >> possible clauses include

manmade chemicals, ocean acidification, or warming oceans to the mann maled climate change. scientists say they are not ruling anything out. >> and still ahead on al jazeera america - the end of an era for charting progress at sea. plus, colorado's found a way to make it more convenient to by marijuana. details ahead.

>> n.a.s.a. has given the green launch for an unmanned cargo ship. the space ex-dragons rocket was loaded with 5,000 pounds of supplies. the computer failure will affect an ability to dock. rocket scientists will figure out a work around. the company will launch.

>> we will see a dragons climbing up the ash our, the protocol, approach, to the station, about 30 hours, with a grappling at 38 hours after lift off. >> space x has a $1.6 billion contract with n.a.s.a. for a series of supply missions. n.a.s.a. says a suppose walk may be needed to fix the bad computer. like most of the world the oceans are going digital. after more than 200 years the federal government will stop printing nautical maps. tonya moseley reports on the end of an era. she joins us from a boat it looks like ahoy there tonya, this sounds like a big change. >> yes, ahoy there. i am sitting here on a republica of a boat that george vancouver used back in the 1790s to chart some of the smaller waterways.

that information would be put on lithograph uk charts like this one. it could take a year to print. that was the way for decades, until now - thanks to technology. >> when captain tyson trudell was 2 years old, one of his first words were boat. by six he declared he would be a captain, charting voyages around the world. >> when you are a little kid you pull out the map, you think of all the places you can go. it's the same thing. >> the nautical chart - mariners rely on them to navigate through ocean seas and rivers, avoiding shallow areas and other hazards. trudell believes that printed charts are an important part of the nautical experience. >> it's pretty. i have a few that are framed, like the ones you can get for $25. >> since 1807 charts have been the signature product of the

national oceanic and atmospheric association. noah not only creates them, they print and sold them. today they are high tech - providing them online where they can be viewed electronically or printed on demand. those that need commercial quality can purchase the latest versions at specialty shops. the days of buying maps printed by noah are gone. >> we are collecting new information, but are only able to print them under the current model every few years. as soon as the chart is printed, it's out of date. >> out of date compared with the real-time ability of technology, which has evolved rapidly. mariners never use just one form of charting. larger vessels are equipped with computerized and printed systems. noah says with the decline in

demand for paper versions, printing them was a public service they couldn't afford. >> when the mariner paid for the chart, all he or she paid for was the cost of printing and distributing, but not collecting the data, verifying it, compiling or producing the chart. >> this is a clean one. >> this captain says unlike paper charts you can't hang a computer screen or app on your well. he sees the value in embracing technology. the end of an era, and noah believes the evolution of nautical charting. >> the end of an era. how often do mariners rely on the charts when they are out on the water? >> they rely on them all the time. one mariner told me a true mariner never relies on just one form. they use the charts and technology, and extra eyes inside of the front of the ship.

>> gps downwards always work on the water. tonia moseley noting along in seattle. >> there's a new way to buy marijuana in colorado. vending machines - you heard me right. it includes a camera taking a picture of customers. an owner says it a good way to keep track of inventory. others are concerned it makes it available to children. >> you can stack inventory in a safe area. >> i'm a father of a 12-year-old daughter, and we wouldn't want her to have access. we paid attention to that. >> the machine uses a drivers licence to detect age. recreational usage is legal in colorado. they will only be placed inside licensed stores. >> in just in, bubba watson is the 2014 masters champion, finishing 8-under, beating out jordan speef, who would have

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