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>> however, the diver came out of the water due to a time limit and floating objects. but as relatives were shown footage of overnight dives news emerged of an overnight shift in the vessel's position. it had tilted on its side making access more difficult. for the families here at the port it's become a familiar feeling that officials are not telling them everything that they know. some feel that the undersea movement too the air pockets are gone. there are some who feel that this is in recovery mode. a diver just back from the scene told us time was run out. >> when there was talk of an air pocket that's when part of the ship was above the water. now i don't believe any air
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pockets exist. >> parents agreed to dna samples, the reality is that dna is likely to be crucial in identifying their children. as continuing anger at the captain and crew who appeared in court on charges of negligence and breaking maritime law he offered apologies, he also insisted that he ordered to abandon ship because rescue boats had not yet reached the scene. >> the current was very strong. the temperature of the water was cold. and 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 mace many other problems. >> at the other end of the country the body of the students' vice principal was brought home for burial.
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>> it's been an agonizing week for the families of those missing passengers. many are staying at a gymnasium near the harbor where the ferry went under. adrian brown has their story. >> reporter: it is one of the saddest place on earth. the gymnasium that is now the temporary home for the families of the missing. her 16-year-old daughter remains unaccounted for had these are pictures of kim on the left. her daughter is intelligent, optimistic and above all fun. >> she was a daughter and a friend. >> reporter: the daughter she wants to believe who is still alive. mrs. kim got her last call from her daughter on wednesday morning when the ferry was already listing dangerously to one side. >> she said, mom, quickly pray
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to god. we're also praying so i hope god is protecting her. if god decides to take her, there is nothing i can do. >> reporter: 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 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 that they are alive, but in reality i think they are dead. >> reporter: like many parents of the missing he's angry and frustrated over the official
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response to this tragedy, and why no one can still explain how 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. malaysia's transport minister said that the underwater drone search will be over within the next week. the underwater submarine is scouring six miles of indian ocean where the pings were heard. they're confident that those sounds did come from that plan plane's black box. >> the narrowing of the search for today and tomorrow an is ata critical juncture. i appeal to everyone around the world to pray and pray hard that we find something over the next couple of days. >> the transportation minister
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vow not to give up. on tuesday 129 teenage girls were kidnapped from their school in nigeria. it happened where educators say 44 girls have since been reunited with their parents. boko haram is blamed for the kidnapping. >> they have been taken from their school. less than half of the girls who were kidnapped from the high school have been reunited with their families. now it's hard t they have launct to find these girls. boko haram is accused of this attack, and they're suspected to have taken the girls t. although boko haram has not
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so it would be a good way to show they are involved in an dangerous occupation. >> russia said that thousands of troops stationed across it's border are in response to the crisis in ukraine. this comes after months of insistence that it was merely an exercise. they are now refusing to abide by the agreement set this week. and so far the de-escalation has had little impact. >> the stand off continues. pro-russian demonstrators are ignorinignoring calls for them e down the barricades. the mood is defiant this easter weekend as it has been for days. protesters say they won't back down until they're given vote on
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their region. >> everything is calm. a referendum that is take place for peoplareneeds to take placer opinions. >> leaders of the rebellion said that they won't leave the administration building building until the interim government in kiev steps down. >> we didn't come down to bow in front of this government, not at all. people don't have weapons here. we came to hold a referendum. >> a new opinion poll carried out across eastern ukraine reflects this widespread mistrust of authorities in kiev. but the poll also suggests that those who want to breakaway from ukraine and join russia are in a minority. in the city protesters still control the local.
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>> we have forces in the region of the ukrainian border, some of them are base there had permanently. others are there to reinforce against the backdrop of what is happening in ukraine whether it's just been a military could you any country is going to take precautionary measures to insure it's security. >> so it's dead long. the protesters in the east believe the interim government is illegal. while people in kiev describe these people as rebels and separatists. the only hopeful sign is an offer from the government to respect a truce until after easter. >> an airstrike has killed nine suspected al-qaeda rebels in central yemen on saturday. the drone strike happened i in o
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cars. no one has claimed ponce responsibility for that strike although the u.s. has carried out similar attacks there. 58 people died in compound and u.n. called thursday's assault a war crime. south sudan said that it is the u.n. peace keepers who provoked that attack. >> reporter: this is a town that has changed hands between government and rebels several times since december. it has been in south sudanese army control since january. a few months later the situation is still volatile. >> we're ready for any eventuallity. what happened in bore was a group of 350 men, women and children decided to walk
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forwards our peace keeping base. we were led to believe that they were going to hand over a petition regarding the work of the united nations. upon arrival part of that group broke off an they went towards the area of the base which we are protecting civilians, and they open fire. now we immediately returned fire, and we have used lethal force to repel the attack. >> reporter: the u.n. made a statement condemning the violence, statin stating that it constitutes a war crime and it has does a responsibility to protect its bases in the country. but the ministers of the country say that the u.n. peace keepers are the ones that provoked the crowd. >> the u.n. forces shot bullets in the air. shooting pull let's in the air provoked this situation. and as a result fighting ensued
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between the youth the enemy force, and th. >> the past week has seen a wave of armed incidents in south sudan. on tuesday unity state the town of bentiu was recently retaken by rebels. it's rich in oil and strategically important to both sides. a cease-fire was broken in january, but this week they were targeting south sudan's capitol and it's oil field. al jazeera, south sudan. >> in coming up al jazeera america an arrest that has an entire city breathing a collective sigh of relief. we'll tell but the man who police say terrorized kansas city by shooting randomly at
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rewards, and dangers of high frequency trading >> there are no rules or regulations >> all next week on the new expanded real money with ali velshi helping you balance your finances and your life. now an hour, starting at 7 eastern / 4 pacific only on al jazeera america >> thousands gathered this morning to remember the oklahoma city bombing. today marks the 19th anniversary the day timothy mcveigh filled a truck filled. explosivewith explosives, it remained the most destructive attack on u.s. soil until the september 11, 2001. kansas city officials say a collective effort by law enforcement and residents helped end a rash of serial shootings
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on aerial highways. the police arrested mohammed whittaker 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 metro police, fbi and atf all received several leads that led to whittaker's arrest. >> a period of surveillance, it involved ballistics, tips, witness statements, and so that list just goes on and on about how this case was built. it wasn't built on one thing. it was built on a series of those things that had become very important. >> police say that whittaker wore a black hooded sweatshirt and ski mask. he would pull along side victims cars in a green sad, and then he would slow down and just start shooting. this morning he remains in jail in lieu of a $1 million cash bond. on monday more than 36,000
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runners will all take part in the boston marathon. the race comes one year after the tragic bombing at the end of the race last year. this week the city paid a very emotional tribute to the victims and the survivors of that bombing, and heather abbott is one of those lucky survivors. john terrett tells her story. [ explosion ] >> the second explosion went off so quickly yo i really didn't he a chance to say anything. the next thing i knew the explosion had catapulted me through the front door of the restaurant. nice exi was in excruciating pa. >> one woman came to her aid, and a friend used a belt as a tourniquet. heather was carried to an ambulance, but no one could go with her, even the friend who had been by her side. >> i knew i needed to get to the hospital quickly.
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i told her to just let me go. >> the injuries to heather's left foot was devastating. >> the last time i saw my foot it was all intact the last time i put it inside my shoe, and i never looked at it again. >> after three surgeries to try to save her foot heather followed doctors' recommendati recommendations to amputate. >> they painted a pretty bleak picture. i didn't expect that i would keep it. >> heather was fitted for her first prosthetic leg two months after the bombings. >> the leg was big and bulky because it was swollen. it hurt a lot because the incisions were still new, and it felt absolutely nothing like walking on two legs. it was one of the darkest moments i remember. i remember coming home, putting it in the corner and just crying. i couldn't believe this was what i would have to live with for the rest of my life. >> you know when we first met i
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was--this is a very realistic leg. you can't tell. >> reporter: now one year after the bombing heather has four prosthetic legs. one for every day use, one for running, one for swimming and one to accommodate a four inch heel. >> four inches was my popular heel size so that's what i decided to go with. >> today she looks like every other person walking down the street. maintaining a positive attitude was hemmed by the worldwide support she has received. >> i don't want to disappoint those people. i want them to know that it has gone to good use and that i'm doing well. >> the state department has delayed a decision on the controversial keystone pipeline. officials said on friday that it actually needs more time to get a better idea of what those legal challenges are.
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the keystone pipeline wil bringl from canada to the united states. activists say it could help the environment. but the decision is not expected until november. al jazeera takes you beyond the immigration debate in our critically acclaimed series "borderland." following the steps of immigrants who wanted to make a new life right here in america. >> sammy has invited to the family home for dinner. [ speaking spanish ]
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>> claudette's mother is still struggling with the loss of her only daughter. >> claw edit's family is really warm. we had a lot of fun with the kids, talking with the ladies and the men, live learning about their lives here, what they do. i felt comfortable and i felt right at home. >> i guess i'll never complain about a supermarket line ever again. >> claudette's family, they are amazing.
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they're filled with love. she would do anything. her mom talks about her love for her family, her brothers, sammy, but they're hurting. >> it was nice to see a different side of compassion, a side of understanding, sometimes we get all of these ideas about immigrants, that we're criminal, they're dirty, nasty, they don't speak the language, they don't want to simulate. all of this misinformation that does nothing but create hatred. maybe we'll never agree, but as long as we remember we're talking about people. >> the second episode of "border land" airs this sunday night at 9:00 p.m. out with the old and in with the old. it's national record day, and we'll tell you why vinyl is making a comeback. well it's official...
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>> good afternoon to you, and welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford and here are today's headlines. divers recovered three more bodies from the ferry that sank in south korea on thursday. 260 passengers are still missing. today marks the eighth annual record store day created as a way to celebrates vinyl shops. this is why vinyls are back in style. >> it's the largest vinyl record plant in the u.s. for more than 60 years they have been making and distributing vinyl from all over the world. 30 hydraulic presses push out one album every 30 seconds. >> it seems like magic. the whole process is a science and a skill as well as an art. >> cds all but killed the vinyl
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industry. but vinyls have turned a corner. while the trend is up the number of albums sold is a tiny fraction of [♪ music ] sells. what is behind the resurgence, audio philes said that [♪ music ♪] sounds better on vinyl. >> there is also a revival of the appreciation itself. from the covers to the inside. albums are at the forefront of the musical experience. >> those who prefer to have that optimum listening experience go back to vinyl. >> it was the highest selling vinyl lp in the united states that year. >> for grammy award winning musician focusing on lps is nothing new. he started third man records five years ago and since the beginning albums have been a key
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component. >> it's always been on vinyl. we never stopped. this is not new for us. >> what is new, while vinyl sales are climbing, digital downloads are dying. for the first time since the dawn of itunes, sales fell. vinyl is so hot and the albums are moving so fast that the record store just expanded adding two here in nashville. it's not just records flying off shelves. turn tables are hot commodities, too. >> it's fairly addicting. once i sell someone a turntable they're here every week. >> most turntables given the analog they enjoy with the convenience they love. vinyl has staying power. keep spinning for generations to come. jonathan martin, al jazeera, nashville. >> thanks for watching al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford live in new york city.
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