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>> i'm joie chen, i'm the host of america tonight, we're revolutionary because we're going back to doing best of storytelling. we have an ouportunity to really reach out and really talk to voices that we haven't heard before... i think al jazeera america is a watershed moment for american journalism >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. here's are the stories that we're bringing to you. the pact that could effect the middle east process. and troops on the ground as part of a n.a.t.o. exercise trying to reassure allies in the area.
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>> there is word of a handshake that could stop the middle east peace process dead in its tracks. two political parties ending their seven-year riff. hamas and fatah say they will form an uniform government in the next five weeks. we have more on this agreement. >> we spoke, and they don't feel like it will be different. they do want that unification, they want it to come together. they're disappointed that it has taken this long. in 2011 they signed an agreement there. and in 2012 they signed an agreement there and those agreements have been mentioned over and over again, and even in the speech today they mentioned further efforts are required to implement these yields. in five weeks time they want to form an interim unite government. within six months they want to
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hold elections. provincial and national elections. whether we'll get to that six-month time is the big question. this also comes as a critical time when the palestinians are speaking to the israelis. and president benjamin netanyahu spoke you had upset about that reconciliation agreement between hamas and fatah. he said instead moving into peace with israel he's moving into peace with hamas. speaking of president abbas. he said, i hope he choose peace, and so far he has not done so. this gives the israelis the ammunition to end the peace talks and in the end point the finger at the palestinians. a crucial time in talks between the palestinians and israelis, and that is if this comes.
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>> russia's foreign minister accusing the u.s. of running the show in ukraine. u.s. is saying russia is the the aggressor. now u.s. forces are in poland to take part of n.a.t.o. exercises in eastern europe. ukraine's government is still trying to get control of those pro-russian activists. >> reporter: no sign on the ground yet about the relaunch of this anti-terrorist agreement. those armored vehicles are still in that town. now it appears that this time the government wants to focus all its efforts on the area. these are the two towns that seem to be completely under the control of the russian protesters who are now armed.
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these are the lawlessness. but when it comes to buildings like this, the main administration building taken over by the main russian protesters since two weeks now it is a different story. it has been quite peaceful here. there is a lot of people going around there are a lot of pavilions to support them. when it comes to places like this, the government will still favor negotiations. >> as reported in the eastern town slovenks hundreds gather to mourn the death of three men killed in a raid. some demonstrators are pointing fingers towards kiev's operation. and that is where a journalist is also being held. they say he is being held under
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the suspicion that he is a spy. he works for the news agency, the state department asking russia to use its influence over the groups to release all of the hostages now being held in eastern ukraine. hope is giving way to mourning in south korea. it's been a week since that ferry capsized. the official death toll 152, and 100 people still missing. the davis have found no air pockets inside the hull and it's unlikely that they'll find any survivors on board. they still have not been able to get into the ferry's stern. in south korea three-quarters of the dead were students from a local high school there. we go to how the community is trying to cope. >> it's the community crushed by grief. there was a steady pro session of mourners. the majority of the dead and missing are students from the
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same local high school. funerals are the few occasions in south korea where people are expected to express their feelings. it's been an emotionally draining week, and with so many bodies to be recovered scenes like this are set to be repeated for days if not weeks to come. many hope the area will recover after losing so many of its young people. >> first it needs to recover from this sadness, and the students also need to recover and be able to go back to their schools again. >> the operation to retrieve bodies is gathering pace helped in part for better weather. the anniversary that seemed to pass unnoticed in jindo where the hopes of the families have been dashed in waves after waves of awful news. but the family of 16-year-ol a d
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can now mourn their beloved daughter. she said she talked to her on saturday. but she was year to embarking on a year of examines. her family is left to reflect on the lost dreams and ambitions. >> she was very good at design, so we thought she would work as an actoan architect. we wanted to support her in that. >> reporter: the funeral is taking place in the memorial room of a hospital where families are gathering. this 16-year-old loved [♪ music ♪] and had wanted to come a composer. the character of both lives conveyed by some of their most precious possessions, reminders of children now lost forever. adrian brown, al jazeera, south korea. >> meanwhile, president obama will pay his respects to the ferry victims when he arrives in that country later this week.
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it's one of his stops on his asian trip. his first order of business an informal dinner with japanese prime minister shinzo abe. the report that the president has a lot of fences to mend. >> reporter: it's said that actions speak louder than words. what could happen to the much rebalancing in asia. the top diplomat hillary clinton explained the new direction saying just as asia is critical to america's future and engaged america it's vital to asia's future. >> obama could not come last october because of the
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government shutdown, fiscal difficulties. this is a big problem for asia to find this pivot in rebound, we need to see more delivery. >> reporter: government in north and southeast asia want obama to time balance. some say the pentagon has not gone far enough and the u.s. has more limited resources. but washington does not want to antagonize china unnecessarily. economics leads the way for washington which leads to justify the pivot to american voters. but there is not much urgency for asian governments. they're confident of their growing market, that's been underlined by kurt campbell. who wrote in asia economic insecurity are inextricably
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linked and the united states will not be able to sustain it's leadership there through military might alone. around 740 million in asia live on less than $1.25 a day. no mention is made of them in the headlines of trans-pacific alliances. they're probably not going to notice obama's visit much but their government will watch closely. it's a critical test of the u.s. strategy so far. >> and first lady michelle obama not with the president on his asian trip. instead she's in kentucky. part of the joining forces initiative they started back in 2011. the goal, helping soldiers transition into civilian careers. less than an hour ago georgia's governor signed into law one of the most talked about gun bills in the country.
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the bill protects the liberties of residents of georgia, and it's just part of the second amendment right to bear arms. >> while we still guard against tyranny, america cherishes this right so people who follow the rules can protect themselves and their families from those who don't follow the rules. >> a grim anniversary today. 30 years ago today, h.i.v. the virus that causes a.i.d.s. was discovered. in the u.s. 50,000 people each and every year contract the virus, that's despite the efforts to slow the infection rates. >> jonathan watson remembers the day he learned i had h.i.v. he was 17. >> o it won't happen to me. that's what was going through my head. it won't happen to me, and it did happen. >> reporter: what made it particularly tough for watson was the sense he had let his mother down. she had educated him on the
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importance of protection from an early age and yet when that moment came caught in a whirlwind romance he let his guard down. >> they really don't believe that at that age they're vulnerable to contract h.i.v. and a.i.d.s. >> reporter: the number of those with h.i.v and a.i.d.s. has dropped since the 1980 he is, but where the infection has grown is young gay men. they face a 50% chance of contracting h.i.v. by the time they're 50. in the last decade much of the fight against h.i.v. a.i.d.s. has moved abroad with the united states leading the battle in africa and asia. some worry in that struggle we have neglected the home front. >> some don't think that h.i.v. is an issue, it's not a problem any more. we don't hear about it. we hear about the medication and advances, which are wonderful, but those aren't getting us to zero. we need people to understand
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that h.i.v. is a problem. >> what is important that we make sure that they're getting tested and more frequently so if they do have h.i.v. we can hook them up with a doctor and get primary care. >> reporter: the irony, the sense of immanent danger has fade: unlike an older generation of gay men who experienced the trauma of dying friends, most young gay men don't see the impact of h.i.v. watson represents another vulnerable demographic. african-americans account of almost of a of new infections. h.i.v. a.i.d.s. researchers believe a combination of socio-economic factors, poverty, may be factors. >> there are days that i'm tired and i know why i'm tired. i'm so used to burning through, like, oh, let's do this, do
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that, now i have to take a breath. take a weekend off from hanging out or going to parties and stuff. >> reporter: but for the most part he makes sure the infection plays a limited role in his life. melissa chan, al jazeera, san francisco. >> the american soldier wind t d the wikileaks scandal has chased his name to chelsea manning. coming up on al jazeera america, thousands of children have been killed through the conflict of syria. we're going to tell you the story of a boy who survived a mortar strike only to be killed four months later. and this banner leads to bio terror charges. while environmental activists say they are the victims.
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>> the united nations security council is set to hold an emergency today on the massacre in south sudan. an estimated 400 people were killed last weekend as they hid in a mosque in bentiu, problem calling th it an an abominationd violation of trust.
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this story coming out of syria. a young boy surviving a mortar strike only to die four months later. we have this story, but first a warning that the video you're about to see is very graphic. >> reporter: for the family, yosef is not just another statistic. he was their 12-year-old son. a mortar hit their home, it was only a few days ago that his father was able to remove the blood stains. >> there was smoke around us, and then i saw him lying down there. i picked him up and started to run. shrapnel hit his head. >> reporter: yosef is sitting on the far right sitting with his brother and sister. we spoke to them on skype last november just days after they escaped death. they all appeared composed
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considering this is what they survived. >> we were being by a journalist when the shell landed. we ran away. when we come home we told my mother. she started to cry. >> reporter: four months later his mother cried again. this time did he not survive the strike. they have seen the worst violence over the years. there are those who left, but this family is among those who say they have accepted their fate. >> i have faith in god, and i believe this was my son's fate, but this is difficult to separate this from my child. >> reporter: tens of thousands of syrians on both sides have lost their lives in this war. activists say more than 7,000 children were killed. yosef's sister still has not come to terms with losing her brother. she said she always sees him in her dreams.
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>> i don't want to leave jobar because yesef said if he dies not to leave him alone here. >> reporter: mind the grief is anger. this father blames the syrian president for his loss. >> i promise you, bashar, i promise you, bashar, you lose a son just like mine. >> reporter: this is not a story about a family, this story is about war and those who have lost so much. >> we'll take a look at the money news. the dow down right now 10 points. boeing and walmart have the largest gain so far. the dow gains 500 points this month alone. for the first time tesla is sending eight cars to beijing. they are now looking to build
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charging stations across the country. the cost in china? $121,000. police in oklahoma city say they have arrested two environmental activists on charges of bio terrorism. they were protesting the keystone excel pipeline. both sides now accusing the other of using terrorist tactics. >> reporter: this is what happened in oklahoma city last december 13th. environmentalists unfold a barn from which some glitter fell. as a result the activists were arrested for simulating an act of bio terrorism. if convicted they could face up to ten years in prison. near the site, the oklahoma bombing that left 168 people dead. >> we had the bombing in 1995, domestic terrorism, one of the worst act of terrorism in the
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country. >> reporter: the activists say no one was threatened by their glitter. a janitor swept it up before the police called in a team trained to deal with hazardous materials. >> i think the police are exploiting that history, perpetuating the idea that non-violence, civil disobedience is terrorism and devalues the actual experience of violence we had here in oklahoma. >> we're normal folks. we're from oklahoma, and we want to get a message out there that is not heard much. we're not trying to alienate people. >> reporter: oklahoma is accustomed to pipeline development. even here the keystone has created passionate opposition. and last year transcanada's pitch to law enforcement agencies along the pipeline's route was exposed. among the suggestions,
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consulting local district attorneys about the applicable of terrorism charges against protesters. the police deny they have seen the transcanada presentation but concede that it does take place after a document took place that city officials too took part ina meeting with transcanada. >> we do not take instruction from private companies. >> their passion remains undimmed. >> i've seen my family and land be devastated by the actions of gas and oil corporations. >> reporter: however, they accept that they can no longer be as active in protests against the companies. >> coming up on al jazeera america. the organizers of the tribeca film festival putting way they are popcorn for a video game
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controller, but these games are different.
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>> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. these are your headlines at this hour. the road map to peac peace in te middle east, fatah and hamas have reconciled after years of differences. president benjamin netanyahu said that fatah can have peace with hamas or peace with israel. n.a.t.o. said the operation is to reassure its allies in the region today russian's foreign minister accused the u.s. of running things in ukraine. the death toll in south korea continues to rise after the capsized ferry one week ago. 150 are still said to be missi missing. organizers of the tribeca film festival say they are not
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just looking at movies but they are also looking at video games. we picked up a controller to see why these games are special. >> reporter: games are as old as human history but at this year's tribeca film festival, they are trying something new. >> this game is difficult. this is challenging because both sides of the issue neither of them have it easy. >> reporter: this is the migrant trail part of a new generation of socially conscious games aimed at a world of moral decision making. designers make the games as real as possible using footage of a documentary that shows the cost of human migration, and it has a real effect on people. >> people were actually crying. sometimes it was tears of joy because they solved the conflict, but sometimes it was out of frustration, and i think
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it's good. i think it's good that we're pushing the boundaries, and we're looking at the emotions that we want to associate with gangs. [♪ music ] >> reporter: the market of humanitarian games which force you to decide the fate of refugees at a border crossing is growing. the game designer said despite the advances in game technology they still use the basic tools to help people learn. >> we use paper games and games that engage in different ways. it's not about games that become more immersesive but different games. >> looking behind at an empty water bottle or backpack, sometimes it's bodies. >> reporter: the games continue to grow and writers are writing a socially responsible aspect to
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an age old pass time. the concept of education through play is nothing new, but through technology this generation is getting to experience situations and make decisions they might not normally make. that's what makes this new socially conscious gaming different. al jazeera, new york. >> i'm meteorologist nicole mitchell. let's take a look at your highs for today. we're into the northwest. consistent patterns will keep things cooler. mimidsection of the country a lt of warm air and 60s out here. that will be part of the flow ahead of a front that is coming through tapping in not only warm southerly air, but war gulf wea. the risk is larger hail as this goes through and all of this risk shifts its way eastward in
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places like arkansas into the day tomorrow. as we watch this through the day tomorrow on the northern side even some areas of snow possible as the system moves in. as we put this into motion you can see a lot of rain in the midsection today and some of that can bring over to the chance for snow tomorrow. in the meantime as i said the west coast is very active, so watch for rain, breezy conditions, and even some areas that will stick with the mountain snow. the snowpack is beneficial but getting late in the season where you will want to see that white stuff. back to you. >> well, as the vatican gets ready to canonize two popes on sunday the city of rome is getting ready for a lot of tourists. one of the unique vents is a musical about john paul ii's life called "do not be afraid" and focuses on the teachings of the pontiff and the vatican endorsing the show. we want to thank you for watching al jazeera america.
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