>> results of analyses were 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 >> it broke my heart because i lost everything. >> tornadoes tear through the central u.s. leafing neighborhoods and killing 18. there may be deadly weather in the days ahead. >> the u.s. and europe intense filing sanctions against russia for its actions in ukraine. the specific parts of the russian economy they are targeting. >> there must be sanctions that make it clear that the nba family will have zero tolerance

for such conduct today, tomorrow or ever. >> the nba investigating allegations of racist remarks from the owner of the l.a. clippersers. how everyone from the players to the president is reacting to the controversy. >> arming cars to withstand bullets and bombs in a city with a long history of violence. >> good morning, welcome to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. >> i'm receive stay. parts of the united states are waking up to destruction caused by three tornadoes, at least 18 people have been killed by the twisters spawned by a powerful storm system. >> most of those fatalities happening in arkansas near little rock, additional deaths in iowa and oklahoma. >> tornadoes touched down in missouri near job lynn, the same small town where a tornado killed 161 in 2011. the storm system is expect the to remain active through

wednesday. >> president obama saying the federal government will be there to help those states hit hard by the tornadoes, speaking today in the philippines, the president sending condolences to those affected. >> i want everyone affected by this tragedy to know that fema and the federal government is on the ground and will help our fellow americans in need working with state and local officials. i want everybody to know that your country will be there to help you recover and rebuild as long as it takes. >> that deadly weather system now on the move with watches and warnings across several states. erica pitzi joins us now. >> emergency officials are warning people to be vigilant about the weather. we're hearing about more tornadoes and funnel clouds reported in iowa, kansas and missouri, all part of this massive storm system extending to the region known as tornado alley from the central plains through texas, louisiana and mississippi. >> parts of arkansas are still

reeling after severe storms slammed into the state, taking lives and leaving a trail of instruction through several towns. a tornado nearly a mile wide tore through the hardest hit town of mayflower outside of little rock. the twister crossed interstate 40 leaving pieces of homes and trees scattered around the road, shutting it down for hours. nearby is a scene of twisted metal with hopes and businesses destroyed, cars turned upside down. >> i saw some of the biggest trees turned upside down and houses set on top of cars. the garages, the car is in the garage in the yard. it's a mess. >> in northeastern oklahoma, emergency crews spent the night rifling through debris search forego residents who still need help after the same storm spawned a deadly tornado there, too. >> all of a sudden he came in. he didn't say nothing, he just

went like this. i said tornado and just about that time, everything was hitting. >> you could see the path of devastation near a small town where two died. sunday's storm came two days after the same system slammed into north carolina, multiple tornadoes across the central and eastern parts of the state destroyed more than 200 homes and killed an 11-month-old boy. >> it broke my heart, because i lost everything. thank the lord for not having me here, because i probably wouldn't be standing here right now. >> it's not just tornadoes to be concerned about with this storm system in missouri, severe winds ruling the interstate tossed this tractor trailer and uprooted trees that cut power to hundreds. with atmospheric conditions just right for producing deadly storms, officials urge people keep a close eye on the weather. >> thank you very much. >> brendan morris is with the arkansas department of emergency

management and joins us on the phone from little rock. i know it must be a busy morning for one thanks for being with us on aljazeera. we've seen the pictures. how bad is the damage that you're seeing, how would you describe it? >> well, it's widespread damage there in the county, the communities of mayflower and velonia are very hard hit. we've seen damage in northwestern pulaski county near little rock and also in white county. >> what are the main priorities for the first responders? are they still trying to rescue people, is there anyone missing and are there a lot of injuries they're seeing? >> we don't have a comprehensive list of injuries at this time. we also don't have any missing reports, but our main priorities are life safety, we want to make sure we can save as many lives as possible and as far as the environmental impact, make sure

there aren't any damaged utility lines that could possibly start fires or anything like that and then of course the property damage. we have seen a lot of property damage across this area. >> it really looks like a war zone from these pictures. what about emergency shelters, how many of those have been set up and do you anticipate there being a needle for more. >> there are seven emergency shelters set up here, one in little rock within several in falkner county. we're not sure the need for more, but we are working with faith based groups and the red cross and other organizations to make sure that we can get those open. >> ok. brandon morris, thanks for being with us. we wish you and the your community the best of luck. >> it does look like a war zone. there is as risk of severe weather for today and all the way into the middle of the week. >> let's bring in our meteorologist for the latest on

the storm system. >> it looks like it could be a rough start to the day, folks getting ready to head out to work and school and they might just have to stay put. we are dealing with that on going throughout the day. here's a look at what we had yesterday as far as the tornado reports, hail reports and wind reports. we saw a number of tornado reports right into the heart of arkansas. as you can see, you can track this lane. there were multiple reports but we are expecting to see the national weather service go out to see this. it will end up being one tornado, a long track tornado meaning it stayed on the ground and stayed on the same path over a long extended area. it is shifting further east. we have a tornado watch in effect for delta mississippi down into texas in effect until noon. there are thunderstorm watches but no tornado warnings. through the day, the day time

heating will destabilize the atmosphere. it's heavy rainfall coming down along portions of i-20. if you don't have to travel in this area, probably a good idea to hold off. we are seeing a wide counter clockwise situation, the area of low pressure help to go trigger thunderstorm activity. on the backside of it, we have much cooler air. that has produced snow into the mountainous areas of colorado. we'll get the push of drier air coming in behind it. the threat of severe weather will shift to the east. tuesday, it's going to include parts of the ohio valley down into the southeast, so atlanta, you will need to be on guard tonight into tuesday, as we talk about the rain coming along with it, it's going to be heavy at times. that is why we do have a number of flood warnings and advisories posted all across the southeast, some areas three to five inches of rainfall.

>> the u.s. and seven world powers are going to step up sanctions against russia over the crisis in ukraine, those sanctions will target sectors of the russian economy like banking and energy. there is a meeting in brussels belgium to finalize sanctions in a step to expand restrictions already in place. pro russian accept are a activities in east he were ukraine are holding a team of european observers, seven of them shown to the media, some saying they are guests and not held hostage, one freed because he was in poor health. aljazeera's paul brennan is in kiev. the first set of sanctions didn't stoop putin. does anyone believe a second set of sanctions will work? well, suddenly, there is as difference of opinion as to whether the first set of sanctions have had impact.

there are of course hawks there in the united states who believe that it's a pin trick on an elephant, really and that the sanctions, the initial set of sanctions did not do what they were desiring to do, reverse vladimir putin's actions towards crimea in the first place and eastern ukraine in the second place. the european union take a more cautious approach perhaps because of the amount of trade done with russia. the european union stance is that the sanctions are having an effect and it's fortunate stagger them so that you have a progression of sanctions, getting more and more serious. you don't necessarily go for the punch out right away. the e.u. says for example there has been capital flight from russia, investors are scared, there has been an increase in interest rates, the ruble is down and that the economy is having severe difficulties as a result of these sanctions. yes, you're right to say vladimir putin doesn't appear to have changed his policy toward

ukraine as a result of them, but there is a difference that opinion between america and the european union as to whether the sanctions have had the desired effect. >> the president speaking a while ago, confirming these new sanctions. >> the goal here is not to go after mr. putin personally. the goal is to change his calculus with respect to how the current actions that he's engaging in in ukraine could adversely impact the russian economy over the long haul and to encourage him to actually walk the walk and not just talk the talk when it comes to resolving the crisis in ukraine. >> the president has been trying to build that unified front with the e.u. for implementing the sanctions, but europe has deeper economic ties with russia than the u.s.

are e.u. diplomats willing to be part of that united front? >> well i think they'd certainly like to be part of a united front with america. they are close to america in many different spheres but the european union has closer economic ties with russia than the united states. the e.u. does 10 fold more business with russia than the united states does. a quarter of the gas consumed in western europe comes from russia and much of it is piped through ukrainian pipe lines. you can see that the unanimous stance required to get a decision from the european union is very difficult given the fact there are 28 nations involved. >> paul, thank you very much. ukrainians in kiev pausing to remember their dead over the weekend. more than 100 protestors died in february during violence that led to the removal of then president viktor yanukovych. ukrainians honored them in the capitol and left tributes.

hundreds of demonstrators who remain in independence square want the interim government to follow through on the promised rehe forms. >> president obama is in the philippines. he met with president aquino in manila signing a security pact. mr. obama says the u.s. is devoted to promote peace and stability in the region. >> we're together so that we're prepared for a range of challenges, including humanitarian crises and disasters. we'll work together to build the philippines defense exhibits and work with other nations to promote regional stability in the south china sea. >> we are in manila. it's clear what the philippines have to gain from this security pact. what's in it for the united states?

well, president obama says our alliances in the asia pacific have never been stronger a understand that is what the white house has been pursuing. not only here in manila in the philippines, the fourth stop on the asian tour, the white house did consider the last two stops in malaysia and philippines a success. this is part of the pivot president obama announced three years ago. a lot of people have had skepticism about the white house and president obama's commitment to that. they feel that this is a success and cap stone of the trip. a lot of the details here have yet to be announced, yet to be worked out. what we do know is that american troops for the first time in some 25 years, since the end of the cold war and since the united closed two massive bases here in the philippines, clark and subic bay, american troops

are going to be rotating in a understand out. there's sensitivity of the presence of american troops on philippine soil. they're going to be on existing philippine bases. where they're going to be, how many, what theirporture is on the bases all has to be determined. president obama talking about fighting piracy, talking about regional security, certainly enhances the stability of the region, but make no mistake, the question of china and their aggression in the region, their power and influence was at the top of the agenda. that is dominating the agenda and conflict over those disputed islands, the spray islands really heating up. >> >> the nba looking to punish the

owner of the los angeles clippers, accused of making racist remarks in a conversation secretly recorded by his alleged mistress. >> we have the latest this morning. >> there's been an outpouring of outrage over the comments donald sterling allegedly made to his former girlfriend. coaches, players, fans, even the president of the united states expressing strong disapproval. the cloud of controversy may have spilled over on to the court last night. the clippers getting blown out in a playoff game against the golden state warriors. a double digit defeat adding insult to injury for the los angeles clippers. before the game, a silent statement from the players, wearing their jerseys inside out in protest. with the playoff series against golden state knotted at two games apiece, much of the post game conversation was about clippers owner donald sterling.

>> we're going home now, and usually that would mean we're going to our safe haven, and i don't even know if that's true, to be honest. >> clippers head coach doc rivers deflated but determined, refused to blame the loss on the court to the fire storm surrounding his boss off the court. an and you had dough recording of sterling appearing to be making racist comments about his now exgirlfriend appearing in pictures with basketball legend magic johnson: >> that recording has not been authenticated yet. when the leader of the free world weighs in, it's touched a nerve. >> when ignorant folks want to

advertise their ignorance, you don't have to really do anything, just let them talk and that's what happened here. >> president obama responding to the recording at a news conference in malaysia. the nba's biggest star lebron james sounding off before his playoff matchup for miami. >> there's no room for that in our game. we've found a way to make this the greatest game in the world, and for comments like that, it taints our game and we can't have that. >> the nba's new commissioner adam silver said an investigation is underway. sterling has a questionable past, filled with allegations of racial discrimination, he's paid millions of dollars settling lawsuits and federal charges since 2003, all accusing him of discriminating against black and latino tenants at the buildings he owns. for now, many fans say the damage is done. >> rumors after rumors, they build up over time. there's usually a bitter truth to it. >> well, attorneys for the

exgirlfriend known as viw.stiviano is about 15 minutes of an hour long conversation she recorded. they say she did not leak it to the media. it's worth neating that she is being sued for embezzlement by sterling's wife. the fallout of this episode is just beginning. >> if there's an hour long recording, we may see part of that. >> hall of famer magic johnson appears to be the target of those comments. he responded on twitter saying: >> coming up in our next half hour, we're going to be talking about the controversy with the former executive director of the

national basketball players association. >> pausing to honor lives lost. it is holocaust remembrance day. >> why they say the government owes them, what is making them fight for the money they need to live. >> trapped for months as intense fighting raged around them, hundreds of muslims finally escaped a war-torn city. >> our big number of the day bun billion $200 million. >> some say it represents money wasted on military hardware. if i told you that a free ten-second test

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now you could have done it twice. this is awkward. check your speed. see how fast your internet can be. switch now and add voice and tv for $34.90. comcast business built for business. >> today's big number is $1.2 billion, the price tag for ammunition the pentagon is going to stray. >> some of the bullets heading for the scrap heap could still be used by troops. >> officials say the pentagons inventory system is outdated, the department of defense saying they do share stockpiles from different branches of the military but say it's hard because the system doesn't allow

them to share data directly. >> the armed services exchanged more than 44 million items in 2012, including 32 million bullets for machine guns and pistols. the report found sometimes the pentagon buys new ammunition while stockpiles already exist. that is a lot of tax dollars. >> straight ahead, a new holocaust photography exhibit that really shines light on the survivors as some of the world's darkest days. >> let's find out about temperatures across the country with our meteorologist. >> southerly flow helping to heat things up around the midwest. temperatures now in the lower to mitt 70's in cincinnati right now. rain will cool things off a bit, that is not the case here with storms through texas, hitting a high of 96 degrees in san antonio.

we are getting that down sloping wind warming things up. we could certainly be approaching a record or tying it for the day. >> 96 sounds good about right now. >> not to me. >> thank you very much. >> well today is israel's holocaust remembrance day, more than six mill jews died during the nazi holocaust. hundred was thousands of elderly survivors call israel home. even in the country safe from persecution, the survivors aren't free from the painful memories. some survivors say the israeli government has abandoned them. >> each one witnessed the 20t 20th centuries darkest days. each survived. each said their struggle antover. >> 140 faces that i hope people will never forget, and together, as a group of 140 holocaust survivors, yeah, i think it's powerful enough to make a

change, maybe. >> of half a million hole cost survivors still alive, 200,000 live in israel, struggling for dignity and respect even in a state created as their safe haven. >> they survived the holocaust and what they have to do now is also to be survivors. >> underneath each picture, the caption date how they fight the government for stipends or have given up on receiving the help the state owes them. >> she has many bureaucracy problems with the government. >> i see a man trying to overcome very differ are a in his life. he doesn't like to talk about

it, so he puts it on paper. it's very powerful. >> 89-year-old is a painter, 26-year-old who's the granddaughter of a survivor was miss muse and photographer. >> i thank her so much that i don't feel like... >> he grew up in romania where 200,000 jews slaughter. he survived in a camp. >> they put around and say stand up, you don't move. if you move, i kill you. >> the suffering was terrible, three years on the labor force. you are not yourself. >> he arrived in israel excited. he felt like he was home. he became a famous painter, but 70 years later, he says the government's abandoned him. >> the government, you don't get nothing. nothing.

>> in response to that anger, the israeli government announced this week it would increase survivors medical care, pences and hand down an additional $300 million. the people behind the exhibition say that improvement must be followed by more before it's too late. >> we're giving them the voice. we're giving them visibility, because we believe it's like the last chance, because it's a generation that's fading away. >> nick schiffron, aljazeera america, jerusalem. >> for the first time, a palestinian leader is expressing condolences over the holocaust, saying in a formal statement: he also expressed sympathy with the families of the victims and innocent people killed by the nazis. some suggest he may be offering an olive branch to israeli to

keep peace talks on track. >> donald sterling under fire after allegedly making racist remarks. >> reaction from the basketball communities and options the nba has in dealing with sterling. >> south korea's president compared to a prostitute and president obama likened to a pitch. >> the controversial headlines around world.

>> welcome to al jazeera america. >> ahead, why some say the nba is being let off the hook when it comes to that david sterling scandal because of a well. ized system of racism. >> women who suffer breast cancer treatments could face unemployment. >> a.c.l. injuries on the rise especially among young girl

athletes. we explaining the reasons behind the increase and what can be done to reduce the risk. >> there is stuff that can be done. first, a look at our top stairs this morning. a series of tornadoes tore through the central and southern united states. at least 18 people have been killed by the severe storm system that remains really active. hundreds of homes and businesses were also destroyed by the twister. arkansas was hardest hit by tornadoes that struck two towns near little rock. the u.s. and several european countries are threatening expanded sanctions against russia. the countries will target specific parts of the russian economy instead of just individuals. >> president obama finishing his asia tour in the philippines, the two countries signing a security pact to strengthen the military. >> the nba underway to punish donald sterling, apparently caught on tape making racist remarks. the man heard on the tape asked

the woman not to bring magic johnson to clipper games or pose for photographs with her black friends, stage ago protest before the game sunday, dumping their gear on center court and wearing it backwards to the logo wouldn't be seen. >> i'd be lying if i said i wasn't nervous. our fans have been amazing all season long and obviously, i hope that it will be the same, but, you know, you just never know. they've been amazing and we wouldn't be where we are without them, but it's tough. >> on sunday, the naacp announcing that donald sterling won't receive its lifetime achievement award as once planned. the former executive director of the and a players association joins us. first of all, this is not new to a lot of people in the league.

we keep hearing that now over and over again. how did it get so bad so far so fast. >> first of all, you have to understand that this is really a defining moment for the nba at this appointment and its players. it goes to the very core of the relationship, and that is trust as we all know. it's that trust that this foundation that was built by the players and owners sometime ago that led to -- >> is his conduct anything new. >> his conduct is new with relative to what we've all seen in the nba and its background and how he's treated his players. in the past, he's had other in discretion, but this is the first time that i think publicly it's come to fore that he has had that attitude. >> they talked about bullying in the locker room, they said this is the culture inside the nfl locker room, is this the

attitude in the nba boardroom? >> that i can't answer to directly, but we have to assume that this could be a factor here. if donald has had behavior like this in the past and it's been tolerated, this will become a defining moment and the penalty invoked here is going to have to be substantial. >> are there others that speak this way. >> i can't speak to say how many do. it's like any other organization that has had experience in the past that may not be all positive. we would assume that that's not true, but based on what donald has said, what it's suggesting here is that it could be not pervasive, but something that we all face. >> over the weekend, bryant gumbel had this to say. he said he's not surprised. take a listen. >> donald sterling's racial history is on the record. it has cost him money. it cost him his reputation long before this. i'm kind of amazed that anyone

is surprised at this and frankly, i'm kind of surprised that the nba is being let off the hook on this. you know, david stern and the nba owners knew what kind of a man donald sterling was long before this. >> the washington post saying exactly the same thing. is the nba being let off the hook? >> in some ways, yes, because his behavior in the past has not all been exemplary. we can go back and look at the justice department issues with regard to his real estate and discriminatory practices in properties that he owns, you can start with that. the reality is that it's only now come to fore because of this tape, but i think many people to engage with him and some of the players have never felt that comfortable. >> why shouldn't fans boycott the clippers? i know you will say it will hurt the players, but it is a game, it is a basketball game. >> the point is that it could very well be going forward, this is the beginning of something

that we don't know the end game, because economically, that kind of pressure could be brought to bear on donald that he would have to sell his team. we don't know what the reaction is going to be from the public. we know what the players feel but how the. will respond will be determined over the next season or two. even if he's suspended, the point being at some point economically, the economic pressure may force donald to sell that team if they don't take his ownership. >> one week ago in major league basketball, players wore the number 42. for players that are in the nfl and nba now to be able to enjoy the spoils of the shoulders of the people that they stand on, should the players themselves take a more active stance other than turning their jerseys inside-out, should they think about maybe saying we're not going to play. we are not going to make this man rich? >> i think we need to see what the owners do. we've got 29 other owners that

are going to somewhat determine his fate and commissioner. let's see their stand and let the players respond. the attitudes we are not concerned about at this point, but we are concerned about actions. with he want to make sure that mr. sterling is actually reprimanded in a way that's acceptable. >> thank you for being with us. stay with aljazeera for continuing coverage of the controversy. we'll talk about what type of action the nba should and could take. >> new video released by the south korean coast guard shows the captain of the sunken ferry fleeing the doomed ship. the captain was actually among the first to be rescued. in the video, he can be seen leaping from the listing ferry on to a rescue boat. divers are renewing their search for bodies still trapped on the

vessel. rescue efforts were behind erred over the weekend and the countries prime minister stepped down over allegations of mishandling the recovery. the death toll has now topped 187 with 100 still missing and feared dead. >> the search for missing makes airlines flight 370 is expanding. australian prime minister tony abbot said search teams will folious on a larger area of the ocean floor, where the jet was believed to have vanished in early march. he said search efforts will shift away from the surface and towards underwater mapping of the ocean floor. seven countries including china, the u.s., britain and japan are also helping in the search. >> crews are searching california's san pablo bay for a missing pilot a2 small planes collided north of san francisco in midair. the pilot of a single engine aircraft landed his plane safely about 40 minutes after the collision. he and his passenger, his wife

were uninjured. the americans were returning home from an air show. a witness reported seeing the other plane spinning out of control and into the bay. the coast guard says debris has been found in the bay. so far, no sign of the downed pilot. >> a court in egypt sentenced 683 people to death in a mass trial including the leader of the muslim brotherhood. the same court reversed hundred of death sentences passed in march. the detainees have now been sentenced to life in prison instead. many of the people were convicted for taking part in violence after the out of ther of president mohamed morsi last summer. >> egyptian presiding judge makes headlines once again. he has convicted 683 supporters of the outlawed muslim brotherhood to death, including the group's leader, muhammed

padilla. sentenced on monday, they are accused of inciting violence, attack ago police station and killing a policeman in the district in southern egypt. the attack happened last august shortly after egyptian security forces carried out raised on two large antti military protest sites in cairo. hundreds of people were killed, lead to go riots in other parts of the country. monday's ruling represents the largest number of people to be sentenced to death by a court in egypt. it also sets a world record. he also sentenced in march 528 supporters of the deposed president mohamed morsi to death in less than two hours. most of the defendants were not present in court.

they were accused of killing one police officer, seizing government weapons and damaging property when a police station in the district south of cairo was attacked last august. that ruling in march was overturned on monday, commuting most of the death sentence to say life in prison and the upholding the death penalty for 37 defendants. the mass death sentences have sparked outrage worldwide. rights groups and many governments expressed concerns over the fairness of the proceedings. aljazeera. >> meanwhile, the trial of our colleagues, three aljazeera journalists detained in egypt set this weekend. they've been in jail for 121 days. they all have been charged with providing a platform for the muslim brotherhood, now labeled a terrorist organization by the egyptian government. aljazeera denies the charges and continues to call for their

immediate release with that. >>en exodus is taking place in a country torn apart by religious violence for months, peacekeepers are escorting the last remaining muslims out of the capitol city. thousands have been trapped in neighborhoods by rival christian groups. they were escorted to safety. fighting between muslim and christian groups forced nearly a quarter of the countries 4.5 million people from their home since last year. >> in neighboring south sudan, the government and rebels are getting ready for another round of peace talks. the government recently released rebel leaders detained for the past four months. they're freedom was one of the rebel's main demands during previous peace talks. the president said it was a price of peace. he wants to end the bloody conflict. thousand us have been killed and more than a million fled their homes. >> syria is past a deadline to

remove chemical weapons. the u.s. say they are not far from the goal. 92% of the arsenal has been shimmed out or destroyed. the government was accused of killing hundreds of civilians, including children in that sarin gas attack. after international pressure, syria agreed to stop its chemical weapons program. the war has been going on for three years with rebel forces trying to overthrow the regime of bashar al assad. >> for the second time in as many years, farmers in columbia are preparing for a strike. despite promised reforms from the countries president, farmers say a lock of subsidies and rising costs are hurting their businesses. farmers say the government has only made empty promises. >> on the hills, potatoes have been grown for generation, but that is changing. >> i used to plant 180 heckers, now barely 20.

i would employ 120 people and down to 10 or 12. our business is not profitable anymore. it costs us more to produce than what we make selling. >> lack of subsidies and infrastructure, high production costs and the impact of columbia's free trade agreements have brought the agricultural sector down, triggering a wave of strikes that brought the country to a halt in 2013 when farm block indicated major roads and clashed with the police. the protests only ended when the president promised reforms. now the farmers say they will return to the streets, as the government has not delivered. >> what else can we do? we can't tolerate this situation anymore. we can't continue to work the land. they're kicking us out. they shouldn't call them free trade agreements, they're free plunder agreements, but the government won't renegotiate them. >> small farmers across the

country are ready to start the new process on april 28 and with presidential elections just weeks away, the government fears a new strike could seriously impact the outcome of the vote. >> ministers are touring the country, saying many reforms have been implemented and others are on their way. >> our negotiations are generating results. there's no reason for the farmers to despair and act violently or illegally. we're not only listening, we're solving the problems of the sector. >> big agriculture companies agree, saying further strikes would damage the country and the farmers themselves. >> even if the reasons are there, dialogue is our best option especially now that the government recognized that we don't have a nag agricultural policy and we need to build one.

>> many small farmers like ernesto feel time has run out unless the government changes the international agreements. they fear their business will slowly disappear. aljazeera, columbia. >> behind oil, columbia's farmers drive worldwide experts. the u.s. is the biggest consumer of products, accounting for 36% of exports, their most south after products, coffee, bananas and sugar. the three of those bringing in $4.5 billion in annual revenue for the south american company. >> new york congressman michael grim expected to surrender to the f.b.i., turns himself in in manhattan. he faces multiple federal charges connected to a restaurant he operated before election to congress. it may have links to an israeli fundraiser, allegedly coordinated $500,000 in

donations during his 2010 campaign. >> women who undergo breast cancer treatments often suffer many side effects. there is one costly long term impact many don't expect, unemployment. we look at why so many lose their jobs after undergoing chemotherapy. >> a new study from the university of michigan finds one third of early stage breast cancer patients who are treated to chemotherapy of unemployed four years later and not because they don't want to work. many had trouble keeping a job because of all the time they missed for appointments and procedures. others had long term effects from chemo, like limb numbness and trouble thinking or concentrating. >> i have one patient who put sticky notes all over her computer and it wasn't what she did before, but it's how she's adopting to keeping herself organized after chemotherapy. >> doctors are not suggesting patients avoid chemotherapy. the top priority is the most effective treatment for cure.

doctors and patients need to be aware that not everyone springs back into action. >> we need to look at not only the treatments but how do we do better as managing the side effects especially the long term side effects in the survivorship years. >> doctors say complications can last a year or longer and some are permanent. >> doctors say women who do resume daily activities while undergoing chemotherapy actually respond better to treatments. >> time now for a quick look at other stories making headlines this morning. major name calling coming out of north korea aimed at president obama and the south korean counter part, saying that in this case, she is a prostitute and that she is being pimped by president obama. >> they have made comments before that are offensive and always have that undertone of her gender, her being the first

female pot, this after talks of more sanctions on north korea. this is more activity at the nuclear test site. >> he is the. you set and she is the master. >> "the new york times" reporting economic recovery has created more low wage jobs than better paid ones, calling it an unbalanced recovery. essentially this study from the national employment law project says although there is economic recovery, bad jobs are replacing good jobs. >> all the jobs lost during the recession have been replaced, the problem is the high paying jobs have not been replaced. >> timing on the report as the senate considers the minimum wage bill. >> china reporting that the state media watchdog group is ordering streaming websites to remove four top american t.v. programs, among them the big bang theory. do they know in china what

they're about to miss? no sheldon in china. >> i do watch the good wife and i can understand why they might not want that on the air waivers, but i don't get the big bang theory. >> frustrated by the violence, some people are arming themselves now for safety. >> i was mugged four times in the last two, two and a half years. >> where people are protecting their vehicles against bullets and even bombs. >> coming up in our hour, discovery of the day, a star that is actually as cold as the north pole. that's cold. >> and taking a live look now in the museum of jewish heritage in new york city, a living memorial to the holocaust.

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>> in today's discovery of the day, a newly discovered dwarf star. >> it's the cold effort such body discovered, the surface temperature about as cold as the north pole. >> the brown dwarf star is also one of the closest to us at 7.2 light years away, making it the fourth close effort stall larr body to the earth. >> you don't have to worry about a sunburn. >> let's get a look at the wet weather today across the u.s. meteorologist ebony dionne, i don't know if you want to weigh in on the dwarf star debate. >> i'll leave it alone. we are still tracking storms

across much of the deep south and all pushing eastward add we go through the day. you can see the area of low pressure sitting across the middle of the country continue to go row taillight to the east. across texas, western texas will stay windy, hot and dry, but we still have the storms on going from parts of eastern texas into arkansas and we do now have a severe thunderstorm warning in effect for the memphis area that will be in effect for about another 15 minutes. >> a blast in southern pakistan this morning killed at least three students, another 10 wounded in the bombing. no one has claimed responsibility for the attack, but thousands of people have been killed in pakistan over the past decade. now every day citizens trying to figure out how to protect their cars from guns and bomb attacks. we report on the booming armored car industry. >> making a vehicle bomb and bullet proof isn't easy. this four by four jeep was stripped to its frame. mechanics will insert thick

metal plates into the door, in small bulletproof windows and beef up the suspension to cope with the extra weight added. armored vehicles are becoming a must-have for residents. the city has a long history of violence, much associated with gangs linked to political parties. in recent times, the taliban has also grown in influence. last year, more than 2,000 people were killed in attacks and around 100 were abducted for ransom. >> the killings and kidnappings show no signs of slowing. those who can afford it are installing windows that can stop a bullet and internal frame which can resist a bomb attack. >> this family has been in the car manufacturing business for more than 20 years. over the past year, he's seen a huge increase in the demand for armored vehicles. initially, he had one or two

customers a month, now at least a seven at any given time. >> now i think people have really become aware that such an investment is probably quite necessary if especially one can afford it. >> armoring a car isn't cheap. the cost of making it bomb and bulletproof is $30,000 to $40,000 and that's on top of the purchase of the vehicle. it's a small price to pay for peace of mind. this man hides his identity for security reasons. he had his jeep armored. >> i was mugged like four times in the last two to two and a half years and a time comes when you feel enough is enough and you have to look for a solution. >> in a country where many live on only a few dollars a day, it's a solution open to a privileged few.

>> about 2700 people were killed in the city last year. >> at least 18 people have been killed by that string of deadly tornadoes hitting southern and central parts of the u.s. that severe weather expected to continue over the next couple of days. >> the u.s. and other world pours stepping up cainses against russia over the crisis in ukraine. >> the nba now under pressure to punish the owner of the l.a. clippersers, donald sterling, over alleged racist remarks, clippers staging a protest before sunday's playoff game. >> ahead is a new study tackling the growing number of a.c.l. injuries in young athletes and the new less invasive procedures to get them back up and running. we're joined by the lead author of that study. >> south africa celebrating the election that changed the countries direction and put a future iconic leader in office. >> strong storms, heavy rain and the risk of flooding continue today for parts of the midwest

and south. i'll show you how long the threat will last. >> we are back in just two minutes.

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[ sirens ] >> deadly tornadoes slamming the central and southern part of the country, the twisters leaving behind a pat of destruction. bracing for more severe weather. >> weaver found a way to make this the greatest game in the world, and for comments like that, it taints our game and we can't have that. >> nba players crying foul, angry at the owner of the los angeles clippers.

the rant that sparked reaction from players and even president obama. >> president obama and european leaders looking to get tougher on russia, new sanctions they plan to hit moscow with. >> there's a new report shedding light on a.c.l. injuries in young athletes. girls are winding up on the sidelines more than boys. >> parts of the central and southern united states are waking up to destruction caused by tornadoes. >> at least 18 people have been killed by that the twisters spawned by a powerful storm system sunday. >> good morning, welcome to al jazeera america. >> most of those fatalities happening in arkansas after a massive tornado struck little rock, another in oklahoma. >> tornadoes touched down in three other states, including one near joplin, missouri, the same small town where a tornado killed 161 people back in 2011. >> it may not be over yet, that system expected to remain active

through wednesday with watches and warnings now across several states. >> erica pitzi joins us now. president obama addressing the devastation just a little while ago while overseas. >> the president took time out of his trip in the philippines this morning to promise short and long term aid for southern and mitt western communities ravaged by these storms. but this tornado outbreak is not over yet, more tornadoes and funnel clouds reported in kansas, iowa and missouri. >> a tornado nearly a mile wide tore through outside of little rock for nearly 30 miles. this couple rode out the storm in a safe room. when they emerged, everything they own was gone, including their home. >> we're alive and we're so thankful, so grateful. >> the aftermath is a scene of twisted metal with homes and businesses destroyed, cars turned jump side down.

>> i saw some of the biggest trees just turned jump side down and literally the houses picked up and set on top of cars. it was over there, the garages are just literally at and the cars in the yard. it's a mess. >> emergency crews rifled through debris searching for residents who need help after the same storm spawned a deadly tornado in oklahoma with too. >> he just went like this. i said tornado, and just about that time, everything was hitting. >> you can see the path of devastation forged by the powerful twister near the small town. at least two people died there. sunday's storms came two days after the same storm system hit north carolina. more than 200 homes were destroyed and an 11 month opened boy was killed. >> i lost everything. thank the lord for not having me here, because i probably wouldn't be standing here right now. >> it's not just tornadoes to

worry about with this storm system. in missouri, severe winds tossed this tractor trailer off into a ravine. with these atmosphere conditions just right for producing deadly storms, officials urge the millions of people in the strike zone to remain vigilant and watch the weather. >> it is spring and not over. for more on this latest severe bout with weather, we turn now to our meteorologist. >> things are start to go ramp up. we're going to see the severe weather risk lasting through june. things are getting primed. we have the cold air and have a streak of not seeing fatalities with the storms. the atmosphere is getting more volatile. here's the reports with the reports yesterday, right into the middle of arkansas just to the north and west of little rock where we saw a number of

tornadoes reported. it's on the same track. once the national weather service surveys the damage, more than likely the number of tornadoes which stands at 31 will be coming down, but certainly a long track tornado that caused a lot of devastation across the area. the risk shifted further east. we now have a tornado watch in effect for parts of western tennessee into eastern texas until noon. a severe thunderstorm warning in effect for memphis goes for another 10 minutes. woo these storms we expect heavy rainfall and with the bowing of that line of storms that we are starting to see across parts of middle tennessee and across northern areas of mississippi is where we expect to see the strongest winds. possibly rotation and straight line winds will be a risk. going through the die today. it's going to stop the severe weather risk through areas of kentucky. getting into cincinnati down towards atlanta on tuesday, back behind the system is drier, cooler air.

the system is moist. we could see up wards of five inches, maybe local areas seeing more than that. >> i almost said winter weather, because up until now, it seemed we skipped spring. >> allegation of big gory surrounding the owner of the los angeles clippers and the controversy spilled on to the court. >> the team making a silent statement against racist comments, turning their jerseys inside out before the playoff game before the golden state warriors. the on court distraction didn't help after the buzzer started. the growing controversy. >> it was ugly last night on and off the court for the clippers as they lost by double detects, all tied up at two games apiece. even though the owner wasn't at the game, he was the focus for post game talk. >> i'm not going to deny that we had other stuff. i just, you know, i just believe

when the game starts, the game starts and nobody cares anymore. >> whatever the distractions or whatever, i got to do a better job. i didn't do my job tonight and i take that permanently. >> clippers head coach doc rivers deflated but determined. he refused to blame the loss on the court to the fire storm surrounding his boss off the court. an audio recording of sterling making what appears to be racist comments about his now exgirlfriend being pictured on infra gram with basketball legend magic johnson: >> that recording has not been independently you a they want indicated yesterday. response has been fierce. typically it's politics on the docket for the sunday talk shows, but this was not any given sunday.

>> he needs to state unequivocally that's not me on the tape. if it is him on the tape, they need to move today or we're going after advertising, saying how can you advertise. >> if what has been alleged and as stated is authentic, then there must be sanctions that make it clear that the nba family will have zero tolerance for such conduct today, tomorrow or ever. >> sacramento mayor and former pro ball player kevin johnson is now serving at special advisor to the nba players association, working with the league's new commissioner on a response if the bigoted comments were made by sterling. >> it's truly offensive and disturbing and we intend to get to the bottom which it as quickly as possible. >> the recording has touched a nerve with fans, players, even the president. >> when ignorant folks want to

advertise their ignorance, don't have to do anything, you just let them talk and that's what happened here. >> attorneys for the exgirlfriend say the clip you heard represents about 15 minutes of an hour long conversation she recorded, but they say she did not leak it to the media. that's worth noting that she is currently being sued by embezzlement by sterling's wife. >> we're going to be diving deeper into this controversy. we're going to be talking about the action that both his fellow owners and the nba could decide to take against him. >> the u.s. and seven world powers say they will step up sanctions against russia over the crisis in ukraine. the sanctions will target individuals or companies with influence over sectors of the russian economy like energy and banking. members of the european union are meeting today in brussels to

finalize their own set of tapes r. sanctions. diplomats plan on naming russians close to vladimir putin in an attempt to expand sanctions already in place. pro russian represent are a activities are holding observers, seven were shown to the media, some saying they are guests and not held hostage. one was freed because he was apparently in poor health. we are in kiev with the latest developments. paul, first there are reports out of eastern ukraine that the mayor of kharkiv has been shot. what more can you tell us? >> very sketchy details at the moment. he's 54 years old, a rather colorful character, previously affiliated himself rather closely with president yanukovych who was ousted. he came back and allied himself

more closely with the new administration here. apparently he was shot in the back while swimming at a spa just outside kharkiv. it's an indication of how lawless it is out there in the east at the moment. >> we just mentioned that both the u.s. and e.u. are considering further sanctions on russia. president putin is undeterred by the first set of sanctions bit u.s., is there anything different in these new sanctions? >> the belief is that when the sanctions are announced they will come closer to putin's inner circle, but as far as making as he can foal sanctions as in targeting whole sectors, that is not going to happen, certainly not yet at least. the belief is that it's a slow

approach. there is tension between america and the e.u., but america would like to see a harder line, but it's not possible to get that kind of consensus from the european countries not least because they have significantly more business interests with russia than does the united states, some 25% of gas, which is consumed in europe comes from russia. it's the kind of mutually assured satisfaction. the ruble has plummeted, the russian bonds downgraded to one mark above junk status, so there is some dispute and hope that it will make an affect with this new round of sanctions. >> expect more details on sanctions later today. paul brennan for us, thank you. >> the president is in the philippines on his final leg of his tour of asia, meeting with president aquino this morning. they have a security pact that

will strengthen the military as it will promote peace and stability in the region. >> our alliances have never been stronger. our relationship with countries in southeast asia have never been stronger. >> we are joined by phone from mike viqueira. >> it's part of the rebalance, the pivot that president obama and the obama administration have been talking about for some years now. a lot of people have doubt that had, but the white house feels as though events over the last couple of days in particular, remember this is a four leg trip, he's on the final leg in manila at the moment the penalty is yet another state dinner with top officials, including the president here. they feel it's been a success.

malaysia, not friendly to the united states in the course of the last several generations warmly greeting president obama just over the course of the weekend and now in manila, this is a country after all, del, that is very sensitive about the presence of u.s. troops. as a matter of fact, encouraged the united states to leave an enormous base after the cold war. now because of increasing influence and power with conflicts with china in the region, many are looking to the united states to enhance security. the united states and philippines announcing signing an agreement today, a framework agreement to allow american troops to be stationed on philippine bases on a rotating basis. they haven't talked about the numbers, but the fact that they are cooperating is significant and a big message to china. china called the agreement reckless. >> our white house correspondent

traveling with the president in the philippines this morning, thank you very much. >> new video released by that the south korean coast guard shows the captain of the sunken ferry fleeing the doomed ship. the captain was actually among the first to be rescued. he can be seen leaping from the listing ferry on to a rescue boat. divers are renewing their search for bodies still trapped. rescue efforts were hindered by bad weather and choppy sea the over the walked weekend. the prime minister stepped down over the fatally. the death toll topped 187, 100 still missing. >> secretary of state john kerry saying israel is becoming an apartheid state. his comments published sunday in the daily beast, quoted as

saying? israelis upset that kerry would compare their country to apartheid in south africa. >> a cairo court sentenced 683 people in a mass trial, including the leader of the muslim brotherhood. the same court reversed hundreds of death sentences it passed in march. the detainees have now been sentenced to life in prison. many people were convicted of taking part in violence after the ouster of president mohamed morsi last summer. egypt has been under an interim government since, election, set to take place next month. >> the trial of three aljazeera journalists detained in egypt is set to take place this weekend. they've now been in jail for 121

days. they have all been charged with providing a platform to the muslim brotherhood, now labeled a terrorist organization by the egyptian government. aljazeera denies all of the charges and continues to call for their immediate release. >> saudi arabia is confirming 26 cases of middle east respiratory syndrome. health officials say there are another 10 who have died from the disease. it was discovered two years ago, where there have been 339 cases, 102 fatal. this follows the announcement that egypt that confirmed it's first case. doctors are scrambling to find the source of the deadly virus. >> there's no vaccine against it and it has killed more than 40% of the people who have contracted it. the middle east respiratory syndrome detected in saudi arabia in 2012 can cause coughing, fever and pneumonia and is related to the sars

virus. it has spread to egypt. >> the patient arrived from saudi arabia with the disease. he underwent the necessary analysis quickly and the infection confirmed. the most important thing is to prevent the spread of the infection and to put him under supervision and isolation to take the necessary medication. >> in the two years since its discovery, it has killed 93 people and infected hundreds more. the worst affected country has been saudi arabia, where 313 people contracted the virus. it spread to 13 other countries around the world, but most infections occurred in and around the arabian peninsula. >> what we know at the moment is that identical virus has been found, suggesting that there is a transmission from the camels to humans. that's why we see it so often in the middle east. >> the transmission from this type of camel is significant as

the virus has been common in the animal for the past 20 years. two of the most recent infections have been of separate individuals from different countries who traveled to saudi arabia and drunk camel milk while on farms there. one of the victims died from the illness. the world health organization says urgent investigation is needed to understand the transmission pattern of the virus. >> along with a more well known sars virus, it is linked to the common cold. >> mother nature creating new problems for haiti, which is still work to go recover from the devastating 2010 earthquake. why much needed rainfall may be doing more harm than good for farmers dealing with an on going drought. >> a pivotal moment in south africas history, how this one election changed the country

forever. >> one athlete getting moral support from dolphins as he swims the seven oceans. why his quest will benefit those same creatures.

>> welcome to al jazeera america. >> let's get a quick check of videos around the world charge. >> 18 have been killed in the united states after a series of tornadoes struck the region. this is video captured by olivia roseman, showing the twist are offer in the distance making its way toward the area. >> really makes your heartbeat fast just watching that. >> in ukraine, a rally by fans from rival soccer teams for a country that's obviously divided by violence right now. the fans were marching to the stadium prior to a match between their teams when they clashed with pro russian supporters along the route. >> something a little lighter, a swimmer gets moral support from a pod of dolphins.

they appeared out of nowhere, because a great white shark was also in the area. i guess you could say they saved him. >> really looks like they're protecting him there. the new crazy the people of haiti are facing. >> the temperatures across the nation today. we turn to our meteorologist. it's going to be hot in some spots. >> record heat into parts of texas, mid 90's. looking for the a.c. at that point. low 90s around houston today, 85 in shreveport. the air mass across much of the deep south very warm, moist and juicy. we are going to see more storms erupting here. atlanta, an isolated storm today, low 80's, upper 70's tuesday. once we get behind the storms, temperatures drop significantly. it's warm for now in advance of

the storms but then we are going to cool off with highs only getting into the upper 60s by the latter part of the work week. today we keep our temperatures, around denver, not really getting out of the 50's today. >> after the winter we just had, 90 doesn't sound bad. >> wait until summer. he'll be complaining about that. >> that's what i do. >> a severe drought is having a devastating effect on haiti, remote regions without rain for months. that means they're relying more on donations and government handouts. as the drought runs on, the donations, too, are drying up. >> high in the mountains of northwestern haiti, it's only rained once in the last seven months. its valley should be full of healthy crops and livestock, instead is barren, making life harsh following two years of

below average rainfall. >> local farmer planted his crops in september, only to watch them die. >> in a region remote and poor, the effects are felt throughout the community, almost all the food is brought in from the outside. supplies, help and time are running out. >> the drought impacts the children in so many ways. when they don't eat at home, they don't come to school. when they show up in class, they are exhausted all day. >> this part of haiti depends almost entirely on agriculture and there's been some success building stone walls that help keep the soil in place. other issues are harder to tackle. >> when the rains do come as they will in the next few weeks, the soil that is here is simply washed away because the deforestation, there's nothing

to keep it in the ground. that is one of the biggest challenge this region faces. >> it's almost impossible to get people to stop chopping down trees for charcoal when it's their only means of making money. >> not even a child can find anything to eat. the duties don't have any jobs or money. >> the rain could come any day now and it's much-needed, but again if it is below average, conditions may only get worse. aljazeera, haiti. >> just last week, the u.s. pledged $4 million in aid for haitian families affected by the drought. that's enough to feed 60,000 people for 10 months. >> we have been reporting throughout the morning the owner of the l.a. clippersers facing growing criticism from players. we'll talk about the

consequences he could face as the fellow owners including michael jordan try to figure out what they should do. >> a growing number of young athletes sidelined with a.c.l. injuries. the lead author of that stayed will explain why young women are being hit especially hard and what can be done. >> a u.s. congressman who made headlines threatening a young reporter, saying he was going to throw him off a balcony set to surrender that the f.b.i. this morning, the charges that have landed him in hot water. >> a look now at our images of the day and another look at the fallout over the alleged racist comments by the owner of the los angeles clippers, donald sterling. that's his team there last night, the silent protest before yesterday's playoff game.

>> this is a live look at the museum of jewish heritage in new york city as israeli marks holocaust remembrance day, remembering the anniversary of the warsaw ghetto uprising. 6 million jews were killed. the names will be read at parliament today. >> also ahead, the number of young athletes sidelined by a.c.l. injuries have surged over the past 20 years. we're going to talk with the lead author of a new study on how to prevent the injuries and rare the injuries. >> south africa celebrating a major milestone and the election that changed its path 20 years ago. >> caught up in the middle of a scandal involving their team's owner and his alleged racist comments, the l.a. clippersers had a very important playoff game sunday against the golden state warriors.

the team literally turned their backs on the man who signs their checks. >> the protest took place before the game with players wearing insideout warm up jerseys to the logo could not be seen. fans expressed shock at the statement allegedly made by the clippers owner donald sterling. >> to me, partially, he sounds ridiculous. he owns a basketball team with nothing but african-american players. that kind of made him sound like a racist. >> i love the game, i'm a sports fan, an nba fan. that's my team for the longest time and whatever he said, it's his own personal thing, it's not ours. we love our clippers. >> the issue goes beyond basketball with president obama commenting halfway around the word during his visit to malaysia. >> when ignorant folks want to advertise their ignorance, you don't have to do anything, you just let them talk and that's

what happened leer. >> the audio that's now gone viral has renewed the debate about america and racism: >> lebron james, one of the biggest names in the game is calling on new nba commissioner to take a firm stand against any bigotry. >> there's no room for that in our game. we've found a way to make this the greatest game in the world, and for comments like that, it taints our game and we can't have that. can't have it from a player, an owner, a fan. >> silver promised swift action, but the nba investigation could be complex. the voice from the recording has to be authenticated as sterling's and there may be an issue about how it was obtained. the players association is already asking to be included in

any decisions about the team owner. >> we are collectively one family, and i am confident that this family will speak together in one voice. there's absolutely no place in the nba family for ignorance, intolerance, reprehensible comments that are unacceptable, and not fitting for what this league is all about. >> as for the team, clippers coach doc rivers feels its best move is just to move on as one. >> i think the biggest statement we can make as men, not as black men, as men is to stick together and show how strong we are as a group, not splinter, not walk, not, you know, it's easy to protest. brought test will be in our play. >> the team was certainly hoping for a different outcome in this game. the clippers doing a pummeling on sunday, losing by double digits. >> sterling's alleged comments may shock many but some say this

is nothing new and has been going on for years. the question in the coming days will likely be why his behavior has been ignored for so long. aljazeera, oakland, california. >> the chair of sports management at new york university, also a former sports agent, and i will begin with a question just asked. i asked you were you surprised. you said no. why has this been going on for so long? >> we don't know about the history of racism or the comments, but we know that donald sterling has been a really fractious owner and been sued on numerous occasions involving race or other issues. not a shock in the comments, but shocked that they came out and played the way they did. >> why is everybody being so hesitant to come out and call it what it is except with the exception of the president of the united states. i bring this up because the nba is saying we're going to decide once we authenticate the tape.

>> is the tape in order, were there parts edited out, pieces rehe had its together may be the question. the nba needs to proceed carefully because the owners do hire the commissioner to manage the sport and they are like the old crown heads of history, they don't like attacks on each other, even the worse members. >> are the statements the exception or the rule when it comes to nba owners? >> i think they're very much the exception. i think the nba recognizing the diversity of the workplace and recognizing the owners who bought in, recognize the sport as african and now global. >> is he alone, though, that is a question that a lot of people are wondering. >> i think he he's very much alone in this one, maybe not the only, but certainly very much alone. >> you maintain there are steps that the ownerses can take.

what are steps neck do now? >> i think they are doing them now and adam silver acting appropriately. they are investigating the statements for authenticity. they are private statements, so maybe the capacity of the commissioner and other owners are somewhat limited. he can suspend obviously under the best interest clause of basketball. the problem with that is it can only be long enough that it's proportional and fitting the conduct, so it's speech and private speech, not game fixing or something worse. >> magic johnson saying he thinks the team should be taken away. >> he shouldn't own a team anymore and he should stand up and say i don't want to own a team anymore especially when you have african american renting his apartments, coming to the games and playing for him and coaching for him. this is bad for everybody. it's bad for america and so i'm

really upset about it. >> should he be stripped of his team? >> i think the question is can he be legally and i'm not sure that can happen. the other owners could put together a deal that bought him out as a profit but i think that's the limitation. sterling could challenge any concerted action of the owners in antti trust court and that would be a possibly winnings argument for him. i don't think there's ever been a suspension of an owner in court. the commissioner has greater pours with anti trust agreements, but i haven't seen the commissioner take that most powerful action against an owner of another sport. >> should the players walk off the court in protest? a lot of these leagues were integrated when people had hoses turned on them and dogs attack them in the 1960's. should they make a very strong and profound statement saying that it's a business, but we

will not tolerate this in any form? >> i think i don't know how productive that is for the players, particularly the clipper players who are pretty much innocent in this, who play for donald sterling and for their playoff life. i think they would like to play and i think their protest yesterday of not wearing the team logo was appropriate. i think kevin johnson's statements were appropriate. the players in salary cap sport are revenue -- >> of course they like to play, but should they play? >> i think they should. again, this is not their fight, necessarily to fight, and i'm not sure they're not playing gets sterling out faster on some level. >> thanks for being with us this morning. >> new york congressman michael grimm is expected to surrender this morning to the f.b.i. according to the washington post which said the new york city republican will turn himself in with that he is reportedly facing multiple federal charges

connected to a restaurant he operated before elected to congress. it may have links to an israel fundraiser who coordinated $500,000 in donations during grimm's campaign. he made headlines threatening a local television reporter and it was caught on tape. >> a connecticut high school student will be arraigned for the stabbing of a classmate friday in new milford, the same day of the prom. the 16-year-old was killed. the boy's attorneys say he is held under psychiatric evaluation and will not appear at today's hearing. he expects his client to eventually be charged as an adult. investigators are trying to figure out i if she was stabbed after turning down the boy's invitation to the dance. >> crews are searching for a missing pilot after two small planes collided north of san francisco. the pilot of a single engine aircraft landed safely about 40

minutes after the collision. he and his passenger, his wife, were uninjured. the planes were returning home from an air show tell the of the collision. a witness reported seeing the other plane spinning out of control and into the bay. the coast guard said debris has been found in the bay. so far, no sign of the downed pilot. >> missing makes airlines flight search now expanding. teams will focus on a larger area of the indian ocean floor where the jet is believed to have vanished back in early march. search efforts will now shift toward underwater mapping of the ocean floor. seven countries including cline in a, u.s., britain and japan now helping to search for that missing flight. >> an exodus is taking place in a count roy torn apart for months. african and french peacekeepers are escorting the last remaining

muslims out of the city. thousands have been trapped by rival christian rebel groups. aljazeera has more on the latest wave of violence and the people trying to escape it. >> these women are getting ready to leave and travel to the north for safety. they are muslim and they've been caught up in months of fighting between two groups, muslim selica rebels and christian militias. >> they've killed a lot of muslims. we can't stay in central african republic. we will leave to save ourselves, to save our skin. >> along the way, they are protected by african and french peacekeepers. not all muslims in the city are escaping the violence. some are staying behind. >> the plan is not to leave. we are working on other project to say keep them here, like the

cash for work project, other dialogue that will start, and i'm not sure that they want to leave actually. they told us that they prefer to stay. the condition is the security. >> the trouble in the central african republic started a year ago when mainly muslim rebels overthrew the government. christian groups formed militias against the fighters, carry out revenge attacks. >> it's regrettable, but we can't do anything about it, because they are the ones that brought weapons here. we live together for a long number of years, but they are the ones who brought weapons to kill us. >> as the trucks pulled out of the city, some people cheered. others looted property owned by muslims and vandalized the masks. the government is against evacuating people, saying it divides the country. with thousands of people killed and many more forced from their

homes, this may be the only way to try and end the violence. nicole johnston, aljazeera. >> on sunday, the non-profit group doctors without borders said three of its workers were killed in the central african republic. fighting there has forced nearly a quarter of the 4.5 million people to flee since last year. >> big fallout from the 2008 recessions hitting americans in the wallet. there are now more low wage jobs than better paying ones. the strongest employment growth has been at strip malls and fast food restaurants. the study finds the recession wiped out high wage and middle wage opportunities. the national employment law project looked at employment trends four years into the recovery. >> a milestone for public schools in america, new statistics from the education democratic shows the number of high school dropouts is falling. four out of every five students now graduates with a diploma.

the government hopes to boost that by 2020. >> 20 years since the end of a part hide. the country cast ballots in its first multi-racial election. nelson mandela and the african alliance tame company power. change has still been slow. >> africans at the official freedom day event enjoyed pomp and a party. it's 20 years since the end of apartheid when people of all races, voted for the first time. mary took part in the historic 1994 election. >> what i remember, i was very, very excited. i was very happy to vote, to put a mark on a paper. >> it was a day that promised a new era and hope that soon everything would be better. in the 20 years that the african national congress has been in power, basically services, housing, health care and education have all improved.

there is a wealthy black elite, but millions are still struggling to field their families. >> we are still struggling with the basic services, toilet, drinking water, we are struggling a lot. people have to build their own toilet to collect money and some donation, their own toilet. the government is not providing any. >> facing its toughest challenge yet at this year's may seven election, there is a rising sense of discontent that the party of nelson mandela just hasn't done enough in the last 20 years. >> voters are angry about controversies, such as the $22 million of taxpayers money spent on the president's home. he stayed in safe territory during his speech, focusing on the positive. >> south africa is a much better place to live in today.

1994, under the leadership of president mandela, we had set out to achieve the goals. >> despite the a.n.c.'s failings, it is still positioned to win. it has a special past. >> it is the party that brought liberation, that legacy and the legacy of nelson mandela is still there. >> in less than two weeks, they will vote again, whether they look to the past or the future when deciding who to vote for, it's a right no one here takes for granted. aljazeera, south africa. >> south africa has made efforts to bridge racial divisions in the past two decades, 3 million homes built and the black middle class growing. >> hard to believe it's been 20 years. >> and nelson mandela's passing

of course just last year. >> it can be a career ending injury for athletes. >> over the last two decades, a surging number of student athletes have had a.c.l.'s damaged. >> we'll talk about the advances being made to get these players, especially girls, back in the game. only on al jazeera america

>> welcome to al jazeera america. we'll talk about the growing number of a.c.l. injuries in athletes. >> first, parts of the u.s. are facing the threat of severe weather today. we have more. good morning. >> good morning. i want to show you the water vapor imagery, all of the moisture in place leading to the volatile storms that we will continue to see develop heading into the afternoon and evening already a few watches and warn ins posted. here is a look at available

moisture that these storms have to work with. going into the afternoon hours, a lot of heavy rainfall will be associated with this. you can also clearly see that counter clockwise motion, the area of low pressure helping to trigger the storms, so across the eastern u.s., we have the less stormy weather, the interior west, cooler and high elevation snow. >> a growing number of young athletes are being sidelined with a.c.l. tears, a devastating knee injury requiring surgery usually and often more than six months of rehab. as we report, one of the nation's lead be pediatric groups is calling attention to the problem and issuing a new set of guidelines this morning. >> i really love sports. i love playing them, i love being around my teammates. >> in the first game of high school soccer season this past foul, gabby suffered an injury that would debrief her of sports for most of her senior year. >> probably the most painful

thing i've been through. the defender hit me in the side of the knee with her knee, and i heard two pops. >> she had torn a primary stabilizer in her knee, the anterior cruciate legment or a.c.l., a greater risk in girls than boys. >> they are six times more likely to injury themselves. they have a wider pelvis and that actually causes them to collapse their knee in when they land and cut so that's a big contributor. they also have the balances that a lot of the boys don't have, their quadriceps tend to be stronger than hamstrings and that imbalance leads to these injuries. >> the injuries have afflicted four other athletes at the high school this school year. the athletic director has a theory. >> we are not teaching the kids starting the age of eight years old the proper exercises that

strengthen the leg muscles and the right way for the girls. >> an article in the may edition of the american academy of pediatrics monthly journal hopes to change that. >> hi. >> this doctor is the lead author. >> the american academy of pediatrics recommends that young people playing sports at high risk for a.c.l. injury, soccer, basketball, volleyball, participate in neuromuscular training programs, which are a series of exercises to strengthen the key muffles that protect the knee's before they participate in their sport. >> you can actually decrease the injury risk by 70% to 87. >> we'll watch them jump and see them land and they'll collapse in. a lot of that can be trained to correct them and teach them to land properly. >> for parents of athletes, the incentive to encourage a.c.l. injury prevention technique is high. >> if you injury your a.c.l. at

15, in your 30s, you could suffer as tio arthritis. >> the relative rash of injuries at the tie school raised awareness at her pierce but only to a point. >> lot of us have been taught now at least for have had access to teaching, but yeah, i think some girls just don't -- it doesn't register with them and that's fine, because i think i probably would have been one of those people had it not been for my injury. >> aljazeera. >> as you just heard in john's report, the doctor is the lead author of the study and medical director at the institute for sports medicine at the children's hospital of chicago, and joins us this morning. doctor, i feel like every high school game coach should read this study, but also every parent with an athlete. let's backtrack just a little bit. what is the a.c.l. and what

happens when it's injured? >> the a.c.l. stands for anterior cruciate ligament, one of four main ligaments in the knee, and it's the primary stabilizer during twisting motions performing sports maneuvers. >> why are we seeing more a.c.l. injuries in young athletes especially under the age of 18 than ever before? >> it's probably a combination of things, but primarily, sports has become more and more intensive in terms of the training at younger ages. there are more hours spent, the intensity of the competition has increased. also, there's an increased awareness among pediatricians and physicians in recognizing that injury, as well as more use of m.ry and images study to say make this diagnosis. >> when we look at the study, females between 15-20 account

for the largest number of a.c.l. injuries. you went into this a little bit in the piece but why are these injuries more common in young girls than boys? >> for the last couple decades, researchers have been trying to determine the reason for this gender gap. the majority of the evidence points to neuromuscular fact hours meaning girls use muscles differently when they perform athletic maneuvers compared to boys. they tend to land from a jump with less hip and knee flexion, meaning their using their adequatery accept muscles more. boys tend to be more even in recruiting both muscle groups. girls tend to have a dominant leg, where one leg is stronger than the other, where as boys tend to be more evenly distributed. girls generally tend to fire less of their or fewer of their lower extremity muscles while twisting and landing from a jump where boys engage those muscles

instead of relying on their bones and ligament to stop a motion. >> there's a silver lining to this study in that there are ways to protect the body from this kind of injury, so how did those exercise work and how effective are the prevention measures? >> that's the good news, these risk factors can actually be modified. the neuromuscular training programs focus on strengthening the hamstrings, core muscles, and jumping exercises to train the girls in power for the lower extremity muscles, but also how to land and what is the proper position. the key element in these programs is feedback from the coach or the supervisor to the athlete, making them more aware of where their knee's should be landing so they can avoid the unsafe knee positions. >> do you think there is enough awareness, as you mentioned,

high school athletes are training more intensively longer hours than ever before. is there enough awareness among high school sports coaches of the need to train their athletes in specific ways to prevent injury especially the girls? >> i think more and more athletes and coaches and athletic directors are becoming aware of this, but the american add my of pediatrics feels there should be even broader awareness, which is why the importance of releasing this clinical report. these prevention programs have been shown to reduce a.c.l. injuries in adolescent females by up to 72%. >> wow, that is really saying something and the new guidelines are out today. medical director for the institution of sports medicine at the lurey institute of chicago. >> you're a mom and has a daughter that age. >> really made me think. >> that's going to do it for this edition of aljazeera america. >> hope you have a great

morning.

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