>> you're watching the news hour live from our headquarters in doha. we have your top stories. kiev fails to put down pro russia protesters in eastern ukraine remains on edge. hundreds of high school students are missing after the ferry they were in capsizes off the coast of south korea. and i'll have more news from europe, including this, blaming u.k. policies for a serge in the number of people relying on food

handouts. >> and recognizing one of the most worldwide professions. >> hello, n.a.t.o. said it will strengthen its military around eastern europe after accusing russia of destabilizing the east of ukraine. protesters, some of them armed, have been occupying buildings to demand regional power while the interim government restore order. >> ukrainiaukrainian jets fly oe city of donesk. it's the clear message that they control the skies. but down on the ground armed pro russian demonstrators don't seem to be listening. with the regional parliament

already in their hands they add the government city building in their conquest. >> we've come to this building so kiev accepts our demands, the demands of the order people to adopt a law on a local referendum. >> reporter: the seizure of the building may be dramatic but council members insist it's business as usual. despite gunmen stalking the corridors, civil servants are trying to get on with running the city. >> reporter: it's not clear how much public support there is for people occupying these buildings. here in donesk, the feelings. are divided about europe and russia. >> reporter: the ukrainian army seems to have suffered a set back. after retaking control of an

airstrip on tuesday the army has lost several armored vehicles to pro-russian militia. they paraded them around town with a pro-russian flag. they made the short drive to another town where pro-russian sentiment is running high. another parade and some enthusiastic spectators. there were claims that some ukrainian soldiers had switched sides. >> you ukrainian military vehicle which were on the way to suppress the riot were stopped. the people asked them to come. we came there and the pair tradition troopers joined the people's army. >> reporter: but the army denies there has been any defections and sent military jets to underline the point. across eastern ukraine it still has a fight on its hands. jackie roland, al jazeera, donesk. >> rescue teams in south korea are working through the night to

search for victims of the capsized ferry. leasfeast four people are confid dead. harry fawcett where the rescue work is underway. >> reporter: the ferrthe ferry d on its side. as they came ashore the government's response center said 368 people have been saved, 107 still missing. >> i held the hand rail and moved to the right of the ferry to try to get to the helicopter. rubbish bins were floating around me. i had water up to my neck. >> reporter: at one stage they were all being told they were rescued, a terrible revision. officials miscalculated. fewer than 80 children were confirmed safe, 300 passengers

declared missing. >> the announcement told us to stay still but the ship was sinking. there were a lot of students who did not get out of the ship. >> reporter: as night fell for the parents waiting on the dock side fear was giving way to despair. >> do you think they are alive now? they're all dead. already all dead. then we should at least recover them. the authorities keep sayin sayit search operations are under way. >> reporter: we're gathered at this port not just the emergency services but the relatives who are keeping an anguished vigil looking out for any news from the rescue site. this father saying another parent received a text message from a child alive still inside the ship. he and the rest of the parents here could only hope the coming

hours would bring them some certainty about the fate of their loved ones. investigators will also be looking for answers of what caused a modern ferry in calm waters to roll over and sink. >> at least 20 people have been killed in nigeria. it's the fourth attack in three days in the country. also 14 of the 100 school girls kidnapped managed to escape. for the latest on these stories we have more with the update on the school girls in a moment, but first what do we know about the latest attack? >> reporter: well, a local government official has confirmed al jazeera that this attack took place in the village of bo borneo state.

according to an official the men who stormed in were masked and heavily armed. they shot dead the security guards and proceeded to kill 18 or 19 other people. so far nigeria security services, the military and the police have not given any official confirmation that this attack took place. we expect in the next few hours or maybe days that there will be more information about exactly what has happened. no one has claimed responsibility for the attack, but it does look like the armed group of boko hara. >> there is an update on the school girls, what do we know? >> reporter: as you were saying in the intro, we learned 10 to 15 girls managed to escape from the abductors when the vehicles they were being taken away in broke down along the way. they have been giving

information to the security services about the nature of their kidnapping, the ordeal, and what happened. but we're also hearing that the local government are offering a reward to anyone who has any information about what happened to these girls, a reward of $300,000 u.s. dollars. what they hope is with that offer perhaps there will be more information about who was behind this attack. >> yvonne, thank you. >> chadian troops have completed their pull out. that's according to the prime minister of chad. the last soldier crossed the border on april 13th. chad announced a complete withdraw of its forces earlier this month. some accuse the soldiers of siding with success lim muslim seleka fighters.

they say they've captured bentu, close to the oil fields and is known to be a target for groups who are oppose to the government. oil production was shut down in the area because ofighting. people from bentu have been taking shelter at an u.n. base. here is a sudanese spokesperson saying that government forces are working to regain control of the city. >> yes, forces in the town and protect the public from the town. this was committed atrocities killing innocent civilians in the market, however, they are

moving and it's a matter of time that bentiu will be in the government of south sudan. >> pakistan's taliban movement has called off a 45-day cease-fire with the government. several taliban members have been killed in what appears to be in-fighting within the group. >> reporter: the spokesman for the taliban say that they have decided unanimously that it will no longer continue to hold the cease-fire with the security forces. they accused the pakistani security forces of killing over 50 of their personnel in the last 40 days of the cease-fire, saying that the government was

not serious, not sincere, and there was an unanimous agreement that they would commit to the cease-fire no longer. meanwhile they will try to convince that there will be an extension of the cease-fire but there were others who were expecting the next few days could be complicated because they have directly announced that they would not abide by that crucial crisis fire. >> systemic torture by government. using graphic pictures in a closed session on tuesday. we have more, and a warning that some of the images in the report are disturbing. >> reporter: this is another

glimpse of the brutality of the war in syria. images like this show the systemic torture that's taking place in military detention centers across center. they include eye gauging, beatings, and starvation. a group of international forensic experts, lawyers and proper cuters issued reports blaming the syrian government for systemic torture. >> the reason why i underscore this, and i'll highlight again, it's a rare thing in our business that we get this type of direct evidence, but it's direct, proveable, sustainable, beyond a reasonable doubt evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity being conducted by the assad regime. >> reporter: a former syrian military smuggled 55,000 images in january. the images were taken between september 2011 and august of last year. the government paid a law firm to look into the credibility of the evidence against the syrian

regime. more than 5,000 images have been examined by forensic experts. it's estimated that 11,000 bod bodies in pictures, and presented the report and new images on tuesday said this is not politics. >> it is a not politics but the conference of human beings. we're appeal to go human consciousness. we would like to refer syria to international court. we're not accusing the regime or the opposition. i'm speaking of all crimes against humanity committed in syria. >> reporter: syria's government has denied all allegations of torture. the justice ministry dismissed the report as lacking objectiveness and professionalism. they said some of the picks were militants killed in battle and others were killed by armed

groups. >> well, hundreds of syrians have demonstrated in damascus to show solidarity with bashar al-assad. the demonstration comes ahead of syria's independence day on thursday. assad has recently emphasized the regime's strength in the ongoing war. assad's opponents have been trying to gather international support against him. syrian opposition leaders met with chinese foreign minister who said the situation in syria has now reached a critical moment. >> we know progress isn't easy and it's full of difficulties. but certain that both sides are willing to continue talking. >> saudi arabia's chief has resigned. he voluntarily stepped down and has been succeeded by his dip. he recently criticized u.s. president barack obama's decision not to use strikes against the syrian government.

we have plenty more ahead including healthcare in venezuela, but it's doctor who is are paying the prize. we'll have that story for you straight ahead. find out why one of the wealthiest countries in the world has the poorest littericy rate. and coming up in sports, spani spanish's football's first piece of silverware as two spanish giants face each other in the copa del rey. >> but first the compound in occupied east jerusalem has become the scene of more clashes between israeli police and palestinians. the confrontation happens when israeli forces tried to escort 20 jewish visitors to the area they call temple mount. palestinian who is are throwing stones were met with stun grenades. it's one of the most contested religious sites in the world and claimed by israelis as well as palestinians.

three palestinians have been killed by an explosion in the gaza strip. it happened in a training camp belonging to hamas. five people were "r are in seris condition and in hospital. it's unclear what caused that blast. the nephew of the ambassador to libya. abducted on tuesday in tripoli. family members say the government failed to provide adequate security. >> the government confirmed that the reason there is lack of necessary security measures in resident of the jordan ambassador and the location of the embassy in libya, there is a case of instability following the revolution. >> egypt is tightening control over 100,000 mosques across the country. authorities are monitoring scenes considered hostile towards the government. 12,000 clerics have already been

barred. the situation is aimed to keep the mosques from becoming platforms for political groups. >> there is no problem for imam whether he's from muslim brotherhood or any other group as long as he preaches in accordance with the teachings of islam. >> al jazeera demanding the immediate release of its journalists imprisoned in egypt. they've now been behind bars for 109 days. their case has been adjourned until later this month. the fourth al jazeera journalist in detention has been held without trial since last august. highways been on hunger strike for the last 86 days. al jazeera rejects all accusations. creating a national truth commission aimed at finding out who is responsible for the deaths of 41 protesters since february.

the opposition wants the government to free jailed opponents including the leader of the popular will perio leopo. cuba sent thousands of medical professionals to venezuela and in return gets billions of dollars worth of venezuela oil. and with reports from caracas the doctors have to stay there as long as both countries decide. >> reporter: living out of a backpack for seven years. cuban nurse lives day by day cleaning homes, cooking, and hiding from the police. he doesn't want to be identified. terrified of arrest because he doesn't have the proper documents. >> i don't want to continue living in venezuela because of the insecurity. now i have to hide like a prisoner so the police don't arrest me for not having papers. my passport is not stamped. if i'm detained i will be jailed

and no one will help me. >> reporter: he defected from venezuela's social health program and a deal sealed by hugo chavez and cuba's preside president. venezuela sends billions of dollars in oil in return cuba sends medical staff. >> the cuban doctors arrived to give healthcare do venezuelans who didn't have it. >> reporter: a south florida group called solidarity without borders claims nearly 8,000 cuban doctors have fled from venezuela. cuban doctor agrees many doctors have defected. he said the number is not important. >> it's true that some doctors have abandoned the social program but the number is insitting. we're more than 70,000 doctors here. over 100,000 have come and gone.

we have saved thousands of lives. mortality rates have gone down, so few "a" few leav a few leavit effect the greatness of this work. >> reporter: people living in slums and poor areas get free healthcare in clinics run by cubans. they say the cuban doctors have made a difference in her life. >> excellent. i always come here because i can get good care. i've never had complaints. the doctors are wonderful. >> reporter: the cuban professionals have low salaries and are forced to stay in venezuela for as long as both countries decide. but he wants a better future. >> i'm like a boat stranded in a huge ocean withou without a rudr unable to go left or right. i've lost nine years of my life thinking the decision to leave the program watt bette was bett,

but it's been a nightmare. >> reporter: there has been a price he has had to pay for his dreams. al jazeera, venezuela. >> police used a tear gas to break up a protest in haiti's port-au-prince. they want the president to quit his job and for new elections to be held. now thousands of forist also hforist--thousands of tourists will head to brazil for the world cup. many host cities appear to be running behind schedule. >> less than two months in the world cup and travelers are greeted by construction and a lot of it. everywhere you look and everything you hear are signs the airport is not yet world cup ready.

>> lack of planning. there is no consideration for passengers. every is treated poorly. this is chaos. >> this airport is not alone. 15 major airports that will be used in the 12 world cup host cities are undergoing some sort of renovation. at the airport in brasilia, one of the two new terminals is set to open any day now. the delays are emblematic. to the problems. >> there are multiple factors for airport construction delays. >> reporter: brazil was granted the world cup over seven years ago, but it wasn't until december 2012 that the government decided to privatize the airports and hand out the contracts to the companies that would be responsible for rebuilding it.

therefore construction really didn't get under way in earnest until early last year. that's why with only a couple of months to the world cup, as you can see, there is still a lot of work to be done. >> airport officials keen to show off a new luxury v.i.p. lounge with a well-stocked bar, two mini home theaters, conference rooms, it's said to be the largest airport lounge in latin america. >> we're completing the new airport, and that is important to give to the passengers what they are deserving for many years. >> reporter: until then, the rest of the airport essentially looks like one giant hard hat zone. not a day, hour or second to spare to finish. al jazeera, brasilia. >> well, the u.s. has some of the best schools in the world, but not everyone benefits. and there is one state in

miracle where nearly 80% of fourth graders can't read properly. john hedron reports from mor moorhead in the mississippi delta. >> reporter: sometimes the best cecilia can do is a type of first aid. before she can teach the toddlers in her child care center to read she has to take on their crippling hardships. >> i had a father tell me i don't know how to be a father because it don't come with a manual, so what i see with early liliteracy is we need help. >> reporter: a report b ranked mississippi last in literacy along with new mexico among the 50 american states. few places have it worse than

moorhead. >> reporter: across the u.s. literacy has been on the rise but the gap between rich and poor keeps getting wiser, and that hits harder in the nation's poorest state. >> they say if you take the numbers from delta, mississippi, the numbers would go way up, and that is true. >> reporter: for some strong parenting overcomes poverty. like librarian valerie who has put her son in reading program at three months. >> learning to eat and becoming jade theducated--are learning td and becoming educated is crucial. >> children are like a sponge, and they soak up everything you give them.

>> reporter: the program has lifted reading rates but it operates in just a few dozen of the state's 1700 daycare centers on a budget of $3 million. 1 hers of the state'1% of the s. >> what do you do? wait. >> this seems to--are you sure? >> reporter: but the strain is showing. john hedron, al jazeera, moorhead, mississippi. >> the president of algeria will be looking for a fourth term in the elections. a man whose influence still strong has announced to the campaign trail. find out what voters are looking for right after the break. and her royal welcome in australia, but what is the future like for the british

monarch where the queen is also australia's head of state? how a deadly disease is effecting south africa's chance of hosting olympics in south africa. all that coming up in sports.

>> hello again, the top stories. nato is increasing it's middle in eastern european. pro russian forces have taken control of an armed convoy as well as a city hall in donesk. ask you teams in south korea continue to search for 300 people after a passenger ferry sanked. four people are confirmed dead. divers have no entered the shipd not found any survivors. algerians will be heading to the polls to choose a new president. the 77-year-old president is

running for a fourth term. his rifle has warned an army of supporter will monitor the votes to prevent fraud. >> reporter: the campaign has ended on a note of deep division. >> we want a fourth term. >> we live in misery, but we hope you'll win and help us. >> i think most people are against him. >> reporter: but the man at the center of it all is rarely seen. he has been take said to be ver. highways been taken to hospital several times, but his supporters say he is still the best choice for algeria. he has served since 1999, now

he's running for a fourth term. >> for the first time a serious rival is gaining support amongst some members of the military and the ruling party. >> no fourth term will ever accept a fourth term. >> former prime minister gained popular backing some years ago when he resigned over what he considered corrupt processes. many saw him as a potential reformer. because he is a member of the ruling party some are concerned that it will be only a continuation of the current system. >> this election will not lead to a change of don't or olympic debate. >> algeria is a big pr producerf

natural gas, but poverty, corruption and lack of freedom threatens stability. some opposition parties are boycotting the election. >> we're boycotting because we don't want to give legitimacy to this masquerade that has nothing to do with the interest of the algerian people. >> algeria has rooted the chaos of the arab spring, and supporters have granted his stability. but many believe he is too old and too ill to governor. >> well, you can find much more on the algerian elections on our website at www.aljazeera.com. cameras are rolling out the red carpet for britain's prince william and his family. if he becomes king he will

become australia's monarch, but that all depends on whether australians vote to change the system. >> this is a chance for future monarchs to meet their future subjects. because the united kingdom monarchs are also australia's. they remain a constitutional monarchy where the king or queen is head of its head of state, too. prince william would become king william of australia, and maybe george would be king george here. >> that's how i was brought up, and i want my children to do the same. >> reporter: it's as much about celebrity as it is royalty. even so you won't find many here critical of australia's attachment to the monarchy, but that attachment is not universally shared.

david morris believes australia should be its own head of state. >> the constitution tells us that a baby born across the ocean in a palace should sit, that's just wrong. >> reporter: some wonder if they should pitch monarchy for a president. but people voted against change. australia remained a monarchy an.the queen's son charles mades own trip to australia when his son william as a baby. since then his popularity had dropped. but now that he i he has becomea man, a husband, and a father, his popularity has regained again. >> should australia be a republic or monarchy. >> monarchy. >> republic. >> monarchy. >> monarchy, of course.

>> reporter: with celebrities in the helm. >> they're promoting great britain very effectively. we look food to the day when they would visit britain and promote australia. >> reporter: they have ten days in australia whether william or george would come back as kings is up to their family's subjects on the other side of the world. >> well, the economy overin the u.k. is showing signs of improvement, but not everyone is feeling the benefits. let's get more in our london broadcast center. jonah? >> the new government figures shows the number of people out of work has dropped to a five-year low and wages have caught up with inflation after years of falling behind. but the country's largest provider of food banks say it has handed out 500,000 food

parcels in the last year, three times the 2012 figure. as lawrence lee reports in southeast england, church leaders are warning that the poor are being left behind. >> reporter: holly aspire to be a business woman and has never wanted handouts from anyone, certainly not the government. but she had to close her shop down for a month when her four-year-old daughter became ill and had to go to hospital. when she came home she had no food in the fridge and not a penny to buy anything. now she goes to the food bank afteid food bank after raiding her daughter's money jar for a few coins to buy milk. >> we're nice people, we're not what people expect. we're not drug addicts. we're not alcoholics. we're not in this situation because we've lived this amazing life, and we've got it because it is just the way it is.

>> reporter: holly lives on england's south coast. it's posh here with the capital p. the fifth most expensive town in england but here as elsewhere, the food bank has never been busier. of course the government can point to a whole slew of statistics which say life in great britain is generally getting better. wages up, inflation down, but it's also clear that there is an entire layer of society here a million people deep who simply can't afford the basics. >> reporter: the trust that now has 30,000 volunteers around 400 food banks around the country has come up with startling figures. in 2010 just over 61,000 were asking for emergency rations. the following year that doubles and the year after that nearly tripled. and last year it almost tripled again to virtually 1 million

people. >> so many of these families, they can be just an unexpected bill away from a crisis. as their incomes are stagnating and bills continue to rise, so, too, things are going to get even more difficult for many of these families as we go through 2014. >> and now 40 senior anglicans bishops have expressed their anger. >> when i think of jesus and the things that jesus did, stood for and encouraged his followers to do, he talked of the good samaritan who helps his neighbor, who does what they can for real people as well as just coming out with great ideas of things that other people ought to do. >> reporter: a couple of days ago the prime minister david cameron said he felt he was continuing jesus' work in enabling social change in the u.k. yet it appears that many in the church feel his government lacks basic christian values in his treatment of the poor. lawrence lee, al jazeera,

england. >> well, earlier i spoke with jonathan butter worth the director of just fair which campaigns for greater economic and social equality. he said low wages have created a cost of living crisis, and the u.k. government has violated the human rights to food. >> maybe half a million people sanctioned in the last year alone. in reality we're seeing a huge amount of people affected by this, low incomes. a lot of people are in work. they're working hard, they're doing their very best but the minimum wage simply is not high enough. that's why we're recording living wage. we're doing a consortium, we're taking the government to the u.n. in 2015, and we're going say to them, look, the reality is they're introducing preschool meals next year, they're looking to lower income tax. many of these measures, they're not helping the poorest people.

it's these poorest people who are using food banks that human rights are there to protect. they're being forced to choose between heating, eating, paying the rent. you shouldn't have to do that. that's against human rights. you should have all these basic knees met. income, welfare reform, housing measures, all these things that go into cost of living crisis which causes the food bank situation. >> reporter: an al jazeera investigation uncovered the abuse of disabled people in romanian institutions. it revealed people in state-run facilities were beaten, medically sedated and restrained. we have reports. [ yelling ] >> they're abused, afraid and cut off from the outside world.

al jazeera has gone undercover to see what romanian state institutions for disabled people are really like. the results are shocking. at this overcrowded facility an elderly woman describes her desperation. this time for disabled children the place looks a lot more pleasant. but behind the locked door staff showed al jazeera how a four-year-old girl was kept on her own. in some institutions it's residents in this case young adults are strapped to their beds. [ crying ] while it's a private center where the state's transferred disabled children, they claim they have to restrain the youngsters.

>> when romanian joined the european union in 2007 it was told it was a priority to give disabled people the right to live in the community. since then it has received tens of million of dollars from the e.u. people who could have lived independently have now been sent to institutions. they told al jazeera what they have experienced. >> they would hit people one after another just for fun. >> they are bad because they screamed at us and injected us. >> injections? >> presented with al jazeera's findings thfindings those in chf

those with disabilities said they were outraged. >> we'll get complaints from all over, the 200 institutions in romania, and find out what's going on. >> yes. >> you're going to do that tod today. >> yes. i was given the idea today. >> but some in the charity sector remain skeptical. >> this abuse will continue. this is our prospective at the institution. >> reporter: meanwhile the european union will look at institutions that receive the e.u. funding. but how quickly things will change for residents is another matter. >> and you can watch the full "people in power" documentary, europe's hidden shame at 2230 gmt on al jazeera. an alleged mafia boss has appeared in court in the south

of france. antonio russo, who has been on the run for four years, was arrested at a cafe in nice. he is accused of being the leader of one of italy's mos 100 most wanted suspects. now clowns have been around for thousands of years. a constant presence at circuses and birthdays. but a crisis in clowning threatens to wipe smiles off their faces. the industry as a whole is in decline in the u.k. alone only 100 clouds remain. >> reporter: the laughs have guaranteed for the circus crowd, but away from the lights it's no joke. clowns are in trouble. put a group like this together you will guarantee there will be chaos, but there is serious talk amidst the madness. yes, they do have an annual general meeting.

they don't make them like this any more, which is causing something of a problem. and as a professional this is no laughing matter. they've seen their numbers fall. clowns blame television and movies and a lot of people don't see them any more as funny by find them slightly weird and in some cases a little bit scary. >> reporter: ten years ago there were 3.5000 registered clowns in the u.s. that's down to 2,000. and in the u.k. the body that represents them has seen it's membership fall from 1,000 to around 100. >> kids love us. there is no doubt about it. but the kids are not the ones who book us. so we need to get the message out to the moms and dads that clowns are still funny, they're still cool, they're still here. we're not going anywhere. >> reporter: those who hide away joey the clown has a story. he used to be scared them.

it's a recognized condition, and then he became one. and he wants others to follow in his huge footsteps. >> i started to go to the circus with family and friends. but then after that i release rd it was a fun job to do. >> reporter: these clowns were given a lifetime achievement award. seven generations of this family has been making people laugh. many see this not as a job but a vocation. >> we're here as a purpose. our purpose is to make people happy. >> reporter: this is a profession determined to have the last laugh. al jazeera, at the circus. >> well, clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, back to you in doha. >> all right, thank you very much for that. still ahead on the al jazeera news hour, roger federer in the monte carlo masters and we have sports news coming up after the break.

take a new look at news. >> hello again. time for all the sports news. >> reporter: thank you very much. the season's first piece of football silverware will be decided in spain. real will be without their world footballer cristiano ronaldo. >> we are losing a player of amazing quality, but as i said the team has reacted very well

so far. cristiano's medical leave might motivate the rest more. the matches we have played without him have been well played. we've made a bigger effort, running faster and keeping together more. >> there are two games taking place in the english premier league. everieeverton in fourth with a . >> well, they're expensively assembled squad continued their push towards the league. they're expecting their players tjust named the highest paid in the world. according to a new global sports survey paying an average of

$9 million a year. manchester city is just one of five english premier side of the top 20 on that list. she willcychelsea, man united in that list. what has been a game changer has been the introduction of billion billionaire owners. they have invested vast sums of money. but the e.p.l. is not the highest league paid as a whole. that's actually the nba with an average of $5 million a year. earlier we spoke with, in relation to the revenue they generate as a club. >> the way i see t and i think my biggest reservation of money

going around football at the moment is is it sustainable. is it something that we can sustain in the future and will clubs suffer because all this money we're paying out and will they recoupe it in any way. all the money that clubs get in, it goes straight to the players. they keep telling us that players have a short-term career span, and yes, i totally agree with that, but you still have a long time after that to do something else, and players are not only footballers, they are other skills and other abilities, and many go into the media. it's one of those things that you can't blame the player as such, but the sport of football, the clubs need to think about the sums of money that they pay to the players in terms of what they bring in through the turnstiles and sponsorship, that sort of thing.

>> the korean scoring in the first half. getting the goal. they rounded off the victory 20 minutes into the second half. in australia, a calamity with the game locked at 0-0 in stoppage time. a great finish, unfortunately it was net. the mariners must-win their final group game to have any chance of qualifying. cruising into the masters with a straight set win. roger federer progressed, 6-1, 6-2 in just under an hour. the slam grand champion misse md

the championship to be with his wife and their third child. >> i was patient, when i had the chance i came, and there were quite a lot of margin, and i was able to break. >> the l.a. clippers beat the denver nuggets. l.a.'s big guns were in fine form as they racked up their 57th win of the season. brass griffin with the top score of 24 as the clippers field 11 117-105 win moving within one game of the second seed. the brooklyn nets are also playoff bound. they suffered a hiccup against the new york knicks.

hardhighway netting 16 points. the nets wrap up the victory. now south africa will try to get the 2024 olympic games to its shores when bidding starts next year, but according to the head of the country's racing association, their chances might be hurt by african horse sickness, an infectious and de deadly decease endemic to sub-saharan africa. we have reports from cape town. >> reporter: african horse sickness is a fatal disease. it has to ensure that they are in perfect health before they can leave the continent. the e.u. banned south african horses two years ago because of an outbreak. now authorities are warning if it is not sorted out the bid for the summer olympic games might fail. that's because no other country will want to expose their equestrian teams to the disease.

>> you have to remove the horses and bring them back a month later. it's a exercise that is manageable, but it comes down to what constitutes risk of transporting the virus. we don't believe there is any. >> reporter: there is an vaccine for african horse sickness, but it is a live vaccine and it is not accepted by e.u. officials. the ban is putting buyers off. >> first of horses spend three weeks in quarantine here. then they are sen sent to a furr three months quarantine. only then are they sent to their

quartine. >> it impacts a lot of breeders and owners, and it's a big concern. >> reporter: one of the south africa's few black jockeys, and his options could flourish if the ban were to be lifted. so would south africa's chances of being the first on the continent to host the event. >> back to sport. >> thank you. well, a space probe captured what appears to be the birth of a new moon. the bulge on saturn's outer ring believed an icy object has grown to the point where it's gravity an is affecting the rings nearby. it's called peggy and if confirmed she'll become the planet's 63rd moon.

more news coming up in a moment.

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