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skewed in favor of the prosecution >> the fbi can't force the states to look at those cases >> the truth will set you free yeah...don't kid yourself >> the system has failed me >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford. >> i give my apologies to the families of the victims. >> the captain of that ferry now apologizing and explaining why he told passengers to stay on board. and a tense it stand off in ukraine where pro-russian separatists that remain defiant. a good drug that reverse as
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bad one. the drug that reverses the effects of overdosing. >> i am sorry to the people of south korea. head bowed and cameras rolling, and tear rolling from the captain of the doomed south korean ferry just after his arrest. the official death toll is at 32, but hope for the people still missing is quickly dwindling, and now their families are asked to submit dna samples to identify the decembered. >> for the theirs time authorities say bodies have been seen on board.
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>> the divers recovered bodies on the fourth floor, however the diver came out of the water due to time limits. >> officials admitting what families first made public that it had tilted over on its side making access more difficult. >> for families here at the potter it's been a familiar feeling that officials are not telling them everything that they know. some feel that it means any air pockets are gone and with them any hopes of survivors. others are hanging on to hope. >> reporter: there is a growing feeling that this operation is moving into recovery mode. divers back from the scene saying time had run out. >> when there was talk of air pocket, but now i don't believe air pockets exist. >> parents began submitting dna
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samples with recovery of bodies set to be a lengthy process, it will be crucial t to identify their children. the captain offered apologies to the parents and to the nation but also insists that he delayed orders to abandon ship because rescue boats had not yet reached the scene. >> the current was very strong. the temperature of the water was cold. i thought if people left the ferry without guidance if they were not wearing a life jacket, even if they were, they would drift away and face other problems. >> at the other end of the building the vice president had committed suicide. his body is being brought home for funeral.
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>> it's been an agonizing week for the families of those missing passengers. many are staying at the gymnasium. >> the temperature roam where grief is all around you. their daughter remains unaccounted for. these are picks on the left. >> she was a daughter and a friend. >> the daughter she wants to believe is still alive. >> mrs. kim, a devout christian, got the last call from her daughter on wednesday morning when the ferry harass listing dangerously to one side. >> she said mom, quickly pray to god. we're also praying so i hope god is protecting her.
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if god decides to take her there is nothing i can do. >> she's getting by on two hours of sleep a day and spends most of her time watching the rolling news coverage of the disaster. they have been through the full range of emotions. anger, denial, and now increasingly for some acceptance that they may never see their child again. >> mrs. kim's husband has spent the past four days demanding answers from the authorities. on this occasion challenging officials over the true state of the stricken vessel. his daughter did manage to call him twice. he told her to stay on board. >> as of now i don't know whether those kids out there are alive or dead. i just want to believe they are alive. but in reality i think they're dead. >> reporter: like many parents of the missing he's angry and frustrated over the official response of this tragedy, and why no one can still explain how
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this all happened. adrian brown, al jazeera, south korea. >> meanwhile, the search also continues for flight 370 where officials say the next two days are critical. malaysian transport minister said the underwater drone search should be over next week. they're scouring six miles of indian ocean based on where pings are heard. they're confident that those sounds came from the planes black box. >> the narrowing of the search for today and tomorrow is at a very critical juncture. i plead for everyone around the world to pray, and pray hard for our work over the next couple of base. >> the transportation minister said that the search crews may need to change their approach if they don't find anything soon, but they vow not to give up. >> search teams in nepal are
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serving fosearching for vings oe worth avalanche to hit the mountain. in response to crisis in ukraine. this comes after months of insistence from the kremlin that their presence was merely an exercise. president of ukraine, the agreement to de-escalate has had very little impact so far. >> the protesters remain holed in the buildings they have seize. there are sympathizers who come and watch the show that they're putting up to keep up the momentum, they play [♪ music ]
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they have people come up and call on their rights to be heard by what they call the illegal government in kiev. now they were pretty surprised by what came out of the geneva conference, especially since the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov called on them to disarm and give up the buildings. the response was he is not our boss. we will deal with our problems here. but behind that you felt that they felt abandoned. most fee look at russia as the motherland. the government in kiev needs to turn to reality all these promises making like an amnesty law in which the people in the east can also vote and say whether they want to have a
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federal system or not. so far there have been promises and a mistrust that exist between the two sides. it will be very difficult for them to leave the building without getting anything out of it. >> an airstrike has killed nine suspected al-qaeda. the drone strike happened in the albeta province and the suspected fighters were killed inside two cars. three civilians were also killed by that attack but yemen officials did not say who did carry out that strike although the u.s. has conducted similar drone operations in the past. troops to secure an united nations base attacked by gunmen. 58 people died, and the u.n. called thursday's assault a war crime. south sudan said that it's the u.n. peace keepers who pr provod that attack.
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>> a town that has changed hands between government and rebels several times since december. it's been in south sudanese army patrocontrol since late january. >> what happened yesterday was that a group of 350 men, women, and even some children decided to walk towards our peacekeeping base. they were led to believe they were going to hand over a petition regarding the work of the united nations. upon arrival part of that group broke off. they went towards the area of the base, which is where we're protecting civilians, and they open fired. we immediately returned fire and we have use legal force to repel the attack. >> reporter: the u.n. made a statement condemning the violence and said that it constitutes war crime. it reminded the government in
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south sudan that it has a responsibility to protect the people of its country. but the government said that it is the u.n. who provoked the crowd. >> they shot bullets in the air. shooting pull let's in the air provoked the situation. and the fight ensued between the youth, the enemy force, an. >> the past week has seen a wave of armed incident in south sudan. on tuesday in unity state the town of bentiu was retaken. it's rich in oil and strategically important to both sides. the hello and the government are supposed to be observing a
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cease-fire b but just this week they were told they were targeting the area and it's oil. >> on tuesday 129 teenage girls from kidnapped while in their school in nigeria. it happened where officials say 44 girls have been reunited with their parents, but 85 are still missing. >> so far 44 students are back with their families. to try to find the remaining 85 girls. one focus is the forest a known hide out of boko haram fighters in nigeria.
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the military has launched several air and ground assaults on this forest yet they have not managed to fully dislodge the fighters from this area. >> we'll tell you about an interest that has an entire city breathing an collective sigh of relief. they've arrested a suspect who is believed to be shooting at cars on highways. a reason to watch al jazeera america the standout television event borderland, is gritty honesty. >> a lot of people don't have a clue what goes on down here, the only way to find out, is to see it yourselves. >> taking viewers beyond the debate. >> don't miss al jazeera america's critically acclaimed series borderland on al jazeera america also available on demand
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>> every saturday, join us for exclusive, revealing, and surprising talks with the most interesting
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people of our time. >> everywhere i go there they are wanting to tell dr. jane what their doing... >> the inspirational dr. jane goodall talks to john seganthaller >> i started with a notebook, and a pair of secondhand binoculars. which was all i could afford... >> and reveals the remarkable human nature of chimpanzees. >> they have a dark side, and that made them more like us than i had thought before. talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america >> thousands gathered this morning to remember the oklahoma city bombing. today marks the 19th anniversary that timothy mcveigh filled a truck full of explod explosivese federal building and it has remained the most destructive act of terror on u.s. soil until september 2001.
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they honored those killed and those honored those who saved many more. the police arrested mohammed whitaker in connection with shootings on thursday. on friday he was charged with 18 felonies connected to nine of those 20 shootings. authorities still don't have a motive but they do say that the metro police, the fbi and atf received several leads that led to whittaker's arrest. >> a period of veins that stated this goes on and on of how this case was built. it was not built on one thing but a series of those things that have become very important. >> police say that whittaker wore a black hood sweatshirt and black ski mask when he was committing these crimes. he would pull up to the victims
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and slow down and start shooting. this morning he remains in jail with $1 million cash bond. states all across the country are arming police and firefighters with a new prescription medication that can immediately reverse the effects of drug overdose. signs and technology correspondent jacob ward reports from san francisco. >> reporter: it's a miracle drug. in 95% of case it is almost instan taken iinstantaneously e effects of an overdose. it simply keeps the drug from binding to the brain and restores breathing in the process. it inspired remarkable consensus. 17 states have moved to expand access. attorney general eric holder in
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a speech on wednesday urged that policeman, firefighters and other first responders should carry it at all times citing 10,000 overdoses reversed. the governor of maine had threatened to veto the bill to give the drug to first responders. but now it poises to become the latest state to make the drug available to police and emts, but it may not go far enough. by the time police arrive to the scene of an overdose it may be too late. they may give the drug directly to drug users and their family and friends. it can be the difference between life and death. patrick learned that first.
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>> and while i was in minneapolis, i acquired heroin stronger than i was used to in san francisco. i basically od'd. i didn't have time to prepare for it, save myself or do anything. my girlfriend had training in how to use it, had access to it, saw that i was unconscious, came over and inserted it, you can do you it through the nose, and revived me in five or ten minutes. i hope that people can open their eyes and see that there are no negatives to giving this training to public and the first responders. it can only do good as a whole. >> it's tempting to think that drug users will enjoy their habit if they know there is a way to avoid overdose, but it has had the opposite affect. >> in clinics where this drug is
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prescribed, we've seen it act as a behavior change. >> reporter: 20% of people in recovery treatment od'd during the prior month. surviving an overdose can be the precipitating factor to seek treatment for addiction. >> they'll go out of their way to receive the training and have it on them. it has a positive effect when people care about each other and they can care about glims it may be the best means of learning how to learn again. >> the state department has delayed a decision on the controversial keystone pipeline. officials said friday that they need more time to really get a better idea of what the legal challenges are. the keystone excel pipe life is designed to transport thousands of barrels of crude oil from canada to the united states.
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activists say it could harm the army. a decision on the project is not expected until november. al jazeera takes you beyond the immigration debate in "boardland." following the if th footsteps of immigrants who wanted to make a new life right here in america. >> retired marine met brooklyn artist alex have arrived in el salvador's capitol to meet friends and relatives of the 39-year-old. >> we need to talk about myra and learn about her life. it will be revealing as well as cool. >> what i'm here to do is to find out why she was maybe in the situation that she was in. so we're here to hear the story. >> like many undocumented
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el salvadorans. myra was disappointed to a country unrecognizable. the united states began depor deporting members of street gangs back to el salvador. and it is now considered one of the most dangerous places on earth. somewhere between 10 to 15 people are murdered in th the capitol every day. within hours of arriving randy and alex are confronted with realities of the shocking statistics. >> two hours in we came upon a body. there was gang violence, yes, right there in the street. >> knowing this is the kind of violence that is so prevalent in the culture, are you telling me that it's okay to just open the borders and let them all run into the united states?
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>> i wouldn't say it's the violence of the culture, and i wouldn't put that on the backs of people coming and trying to live a better life. >> it is a part of this culture to the point where people can just walk by and just keep on going. >> you don't have a right to take a look at a situation and make judgment about it. >> i understand that it's the result of a system that is so totally failed these people but it has so effected them that it's in the culture and we're talking that these people who have committed this violence are possible--i understand that there is going to be-- >> no, no, no. >> at the same time there are going to be people who are coming there that are absolutely violent. >> you say there is a greater potential of violence-- >> there is a greater potential. >> as if we don't have enough problems, and we're going to bring in even more? >> the second episode of
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"borderland" airs this sunday at 9:00 p.m. eastern. the boston marathon happens on monday but echos of last year's bombing are still reverberating. >> the last time i saw my foot, it was all intact. >> heather said she survived her injuries thanks to support that she received from all around the world. that's next on al jazeera america. [ grunting ]
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it's like hi-fiving your eyeballs. xfinity...the future of awesome. >> good morning to you and welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford. south korean divers recovered three more bodies from the doomed ferry that sank in south korea on wednesday. the official death toll is 32, and 267 passengers are still missing. and russia states that the thousands of troops stationed across the ukrainian border are there, in fact, in response to the crisis in ukraine. it is refusing to abide by the
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deal that entered into this we week. the police have arrested mohammed whittaker, he faces felonies connected to shootings. the boston marathon comes one year after the tragic bombing at the end of the race last year. this week paying tr tribute to survivors of those bombings. here is her story. >> the second explosion went off so quickly i didn't have a chance to say anything. the next thing i knew, the explosion had catapulted me through the front door of the restaurant. i was in excruciating pain, and my foot felt like it was on fire.
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i was afraid to look at t and people were trammeling, running by me. >> reporter: one woman came to her aid and another used a belt as a tourniquet. she was taken to the hospital by ambulance. but no one could go with her, not even her friend. >> the last time i saw my foot, it was all intact that morning i put it inside my shoes. i just never looked at it again. >> reporter: after three surgeries to try to save her foot heather followed doctor's recommendations to amputate. >> they painted a bleak picture, so i didn't expect i would keep it. >> she was fitted for her first prosthetic leg two months after the bombings. >> my leg was still swollen. it hurt a lot because the incision was still new, and it felt nothing like walking on two
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legs. it was one of the darkest moments i remember about this experience. i remember coming home and putting it in the corner and just trying. i could not believe this is what i would have to live with for the rest of my life. >> you know when we first met, it was a very realistic leg. you can't tell. >> now heather has four prosthetic legs one for every day use, one for running, one for swimming, and one to accommodate four inch heel. >> i did a an assessment of my heel sizes. four inches is my usual heel. >> i don't want to support those people, i want to show them that the donations that they made, and the efforts that they made to help me have gone to good use
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and that i'm doing well. >> al jazeera, newport, rhode island. >> thanks for watching al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford. "inside story" is coming up next. . >> back in october the hoped for 7 million enrollments under the affordable care act looked pretty doubtful. 8 million sign ups later , is the president's initiative working well enough to run on in november? that's the inside story. >> hello, i'm ray suarez.