on real money with ali velshi on al jazeera america >> cl >> announcer: this is al jazeera. hello there. welcome to this newshour. i'm laura kyle in doha. these are the top stories - boko haram massacre. a day after yingluck shinawatra forced out of office - another ruling one of syria's strategic cities in government hands.

rebels leave homs after a brutal 2-year siege, plaus... >> i'm in soo paulo, and a few kilometres away from the wuppertal stadium. there's -- one stadium. there's thousands of families camped out here, saying they have nowhere else to go. the nijian group boko haram is being accused of killing as many as 300 people in a remote border town in the north-east, in the same area where 270 school girls were kidnapped last month. al jazeera as the first international media organization to visit chibok where the girls were abducted. >> reporter: a traumatised

mother, still not having come to terms with the kidnap of her daughter. she things it's a bad dream. her daughter is one of the 270 girls taken by boko haram fighters. more than three weeks on, they are missing. >> i prefer if they ask my suggestion. they should go into my house, burn my house. break everything in my house. that would be better for me. even they take my life at that moment. i think i'm satisfied more than if they take my daughter away. honestly, i'm not happy. i feel like killing myself. >> her pain is shared by most of the families in this once vibrant community. for them, life will never be the same. homes and government offices were set on fire by the attackers. the sharpest pain inflicted on chibok and the people was here at the school.

>> reporter: a month ago the school was full of life. hundreds fulfilling their dreams. now it's in ruins, the girls gone. >> the attackers came before midnight, bundling more than 300 girl on to trucks before taking them into the forest. 53 escaped. among them this girl, whose father insists we hide her identity, fearing she might be targeted after the arrest of protesters. >> translation: after they attacked the town, they took us to their camp. i and three other girls lied to them, saying we needed to use the toilets. that is how we ran away. they chased us, we kept running. >> there is a sense of fear in the community. people are outraged at the suggestion that it never took place. >> it is heart breaking, the initial track di. it's a global calamity, it is

being politicized. the most important task is how to secure the release of these, our daughters. >> the news that came from the powers under way is reassuring. the scars of the april 14th tragedy is deep, and the drama long-lasting. that report if chibok in northern nigeria. let's move over to south africa's election. the african national congress has taken a clear lead in the vote. results so far show the party retained more than 60% as it has done in every election since coming to power in 1994. the election commission said half the ballots have been counted. wednesday's poll was the first time. people born after the end of apartheid had the chance to vote. live for us from pretoria -

despite the corruption allegations, protests against the a.n.c., it's clearly taking a very off lead. why is that? >> well, yes, it is. we are at the nerve center of the election center, where all the collating and counting is going on. they have all the numbers, and it shows the a.n.c. taking it clearly. a reason is it helped in apartheid. this is how people see it. imagine you live in a country where you are treated badly because of the colour of your skin because of the minority. you're not going to forget it, you won't lettour children forget that. you hope that officials will one day deal with issues relevant to the poor. look at zimbabwe, across the boarder. many support because it helps end colonialism. >> look at mozambique.

it's the same thing. that could change, if the liberation parties don't do more to address the needs of the poor. >> nevertheless, there are people who say that the leaders - the margin of the leaders will be smaller than in the past. where mite it not have -- might it not have fared so well. >> well, it may not have done well in places where after 20 years after apartheid the government didn't do enough. we speak to people saying they've been on a list for housing since 1996, they were waiting for decent accommodation, and water. that could explain why we see a lot of violent protests in some are areas. the a.n.c. got about 65% of the national votes. it could be a wake up call for the leadership. in public they'll celebrate that they've won the election. in private, they could be saying let's pull up our socks.

the opposition parties, the democratic ascplirnings the kids on the block, freedom fighters. seem to do well. the leadership will go away thinking what can we do to make sure we don't lose case, if that is the case, if that is what is happening this time. that report live from pretoria. thank you for the update. syrian rebels say they have blown up a prominent hotel in the northern city of aleppo. opposition fighters are believed to have detonated a bomb in a tunnel beneath the carlton citadel hotel. government troops were using the hotel as an army barracks. the islamic front claimed possibility for the attack. the hotel was the target of an earlier attack in february. >> over 1,000 syrian levels left their last positions in homs. the withdrawal leaves the city in government hands.

significant success for bashar al-assad's forces. it follows a u.n. and iranian brokered truce. we have more from beirut. >> after more than three years of fighting and two years of government seats, syrian rebels have to evacuate the largest strong hold. damed as the capital of the -- deemed as the capital of the revolution, now under control of president bashar al-assad's forces. this was a deal brokered and overseen by the iranian ambassador, with the help of the united nations. hun doctored of rebels were allowed to leave the city of homs with the light on, to the areas controlled by the rebels in northern homs. those that agreed to lay down their arms were allowed to stay. in return the the government released pro-government fighters held elsewhere in the country. the rebels will allow aide to be

delivered to shia villages in aleppo, that had been under siege by rebel forces. it was here where the armed rebels started their fight against bashar al-assad. here the government used all weapons at its disposal to crush the armed rebellion. whole neighbourhoods from destroyed in battle, and thousands of lives lost on both sides. it's a set back for the opposition. the government was adamant to regain control of homs, ahead of presidential elections due on june 3rd. and it did. for the syrian opposition, it's not just the loss of a strategic city, but a moral blow for fighters all over syria. some rebels are vowing they will come back to homs, but with the way that the battles are going, it doesn't seem they'll be able to do so in the future.

the united states has temporarily clones its yemen embassy, after an increase in attacks against western interests. a security alert in august last year saw all staff withdrawn. thailand's anticorruption commission says former prime minister yingluck shinawatra should be impeached, saying there's enough evidence to indict over a failed rice subsidy scheme costing the government billions in losses. the ruling comes a day after yingluck shinawatra was forced out of office by a ruling that she abused her power in a separate case. veronica pedrosa is following the story closely for us from bangkok and joins us live. yet another move against yingluck shinawatra. what does this mean for her?

>> reporter: this could mean her possibly being prevented from politics for the next five years. that will depend on whether or not the senate takes up the indictment by the national anticorruption commission and held an impeachment vote. if the vote goes against yingluck shinawatra, with three fifth majority, she would be barred from politics - impeached and barred from politics for five years. she's out of office as you mention for one day. that would affect her holding any political office at the moment. she won't be able to run in directions in july. the commission said that they had voted on this seven votes to nothing. this was a unanimous and convincing vote that there was evidence evidence to ipp diet the former prime minister. >> have been hearing calls from her supporters to descend on the

capital bangkok. their protests of the moves, taking them to the streets. this will fuel their anger even more. >> yes, i think so. we are hearing that on friday, tomorrow, that thousands of supporters of the so-called yellow shirts will be marching from the main part, the equivalent of hyde park in london or central park in new york, where they have been camped for several months now, and they'll go to an area where there was actually an outbreak of violence about six weeks ago. so what we are going to see is tensions building up as they take place on friday, on saturday, those that support the government take up their own mass demonstrations.

it's a situation that is just promising to get more volatile, and increasing the divide between the two sides. >> unstable time indeed for thailand. thank you veronica pedrosa from bangkok. the biggest corruption trial in hong kong's history has begun in the city's haurt. on trial are two brothers from one of the most powerful family for allegedly bribing a senior government official. rob mcbride reports. >> reporter: arriving for the start of a case going to the core of the government. arriving, this man alleged to have been offered billions in cash and benefits by raymond and thomas over a 9-year period, charges denied by all. >> are you confident? >> as one of hong kong's powerful famies.

the quoks control the second-largest conglomerate. 80 permission witnesses -- prosecution witsnesses will be called. >> reporter: also on title the connection between big business and government. there's a perception that tycoons enjoy a relationship with senior officials that are too cosy for anybodyies goods, apart from their own. >> a lot of tycoons are under scrutiny. they may have to rethink their relationship with government bodies or individuals. that it might trigger doubt or questions about the relationship. >> the case is a major focus of the anticorruption force, the icac. it prides itself on not shying away from taking on the biggest targets in its investigations. with this trial, they are taking

on their biggest to date. lots more to come on this al jazeera news hair - including - live from afghanistan. heavy rains is worrying survivors of the mudslides. plus, rebutting putin, the separatist dismissing calls for a referendum on autonomy. >> the n.b.a.s newest valuable player earns his ground. details coming up later. at least 10 people have died following government shelling in the iraqi city of fallujah. military shets dropped barrel -- jets dropped barrel bombs. around 50 were injured. the government denied that it carried out the attack. >> at least nine pakistani

soldiers are dead after an attack in north waziristan. the military said a roadside bomb exploded near the border with afghanistan. no group claimed responsibility for the attack. the area is considered a stronghold of the pakistani taliban. >> survivors of a mud slide in northern afghanistan say they are afraid that if heavy rain continues, it may trigger a landslide in the area. strong winds blew away some of the tents in the aide camp, where the displaced are based. temperatures dropped. friday's landslide killed hundred, and more than 1,000 are missing. >> let's cross over to our correspondent. it looks nasty weather there in badakhshan. it's making the terrain more treacherous. >> reporter: absolutely. it's a miserable situation for the survivors of the landslide.

nearly a week since it happened. as you pointed out, heavy rains overnight. heavy winds blowing some of the tents away. many woke up to a miserable scene - lots of mud everywhere, and, of course, they were all very, very cold. the situation here is, frankly, quite bad. however, it is getting a bit better, in the sense that aid is coming this way, but the reality is that the coordination of that aid has been hampered by this terrible weather. >> hampered too by the scuffles that we saw in the past two days, with gunfire to be fired. has that calmed down a bit now? >> frankly, it hasn't. we went to a few aid distribution points in the past few hours. each one that we went to scuffles broke out as aid was being delivered. at one point in an area where

there was aid that was confiscated by a group of people described as opportunist, from other areas that had been trying to get aid, as it was trying to be distributed to other people, people started fighting. the police had to break it up. that's been repeated in other areas as well. frankly, still a tense situation, but it underscores how desperate the situation is here for these people, those that have tried to peace together their lives after the devastating landslide. >> many thanks for that pretty bleak update from afghanistan. let's cross to steph with some weather from that region. have you got any good news for the people there? >> well, it has been raining heavily. we have had the rainy season. the good yours is it's coming to an end. if we look at the satellite picture, we can see the cloud over kabul, and pushing into the

northern provinces, that's where we see the hefier rain over the past few hours. it looks like that will stick around. more showers are expected here. after friday we are still going to see more showers, but they should be fewer and further between. another area of wet weather is out towards the western parts of our map here, in the desert. we have seen a lot of heavy rain and tourists had to be res cute. the system is pushing northwards so things should improve as we head through the day. it looks like it will be the western parts of turkey where we see the heavy rain. another police we are seeing rain, which is unusual. is across australia. you see the huge blanket of cloud shifting towards the east. it's given ferocious downpours, including to the north-western parts, where we saw 100mm of

rain, in perth we saw the most wet weather in a day that we have seen for about three years. it's edging eastwards. >> we are moving on to a place that has seen a lack of rain, drought in venezuela's capital. leading the government to ration water for four months. some of the city's 7 million could be left without water for up to three days a week. we have this report. >> for weeks this man had an unpleasant surprise when he turned on his faucet. with no running water, he started storing it in plastic bottles all over his apartment. >> translation: i have to come up with a strategy to save as much water as i can when it comes. so i can save it and use it when it stops running. >> he is not alone, cuts in the supplies are affecting many parts of caracas.

the government blames a draught season. one of the city's three reservoirs is empty and been shut off. on tuesday the environmental minister made the cuts official. >> translation: we have a special plan to reduce hardships in people's homes. the reality is this situation is the result of weather conditions beyond our controls. >> many claim that the problem is years, if not decades of inadequate maintenance, and a system that when fully operating falls short of demand. >> translation: i don't know who is right. what i do know is we are suffering. what we need are solutions from the national or regional government, or the city, whoever is responsible for this. >> the restriction of the water supply will add to the country's shortages of basic goods and can cause more protests on the streets. the government hopes the rationing will end by midse.

with unreliable seasons, many residents like fernando are left with little choice but to learn how to live with little running water. riot police in colombia fired tear gas at juste student. demonstrators hurled smoke bombs and rocks at police. the protest was in for of a farmer's strike. farmers say the government failed to reduce debt and control fertiliser prices. . >> the carr in thi um stadium in sooo paula will host the world cup next month. event have tripled. hundreds of families are camping out to draw attention to the lack of affordable houses in the city. >> reporter: this man and his family are clearing for a place

to sleep. >> translation: we are fighting for housing because i need it. i have a big family, i raise and feed by children. >> this family is not alone. look arrived the area. you see people building shelter everywhere. simple places made of sticks and plastic sheets. they are working families, the majority of whom are women and children, who organised a few days ago to take over the land as squatters. seeing their meagre income stretch. some say it triples, due to world cup speculation. off in the distance, over the tree line, the $500 million world cup stadium in the city. >> there's a contradiction between the world cup being done in the interest of foreigners and the world cup of the people. those that need a dignified place to live. >> in just a few days there's an estimated 2,500 families here,

more than 5,000 people with more arriving every day. it's now a mini tent city, and they are calling it the world cup of the people community. >> this is actually private land. it's been abandoned for almost two decades now. there's a chance that the owner could go to a judge and have all of these people forcefully evicted from here. it's happened in several other occupations of land occupation in brazil. the people tell me they will fight it and not leave inned any circumstances -- under any circumstances. >> like lucia and her 19-year-old grandson, seght up where they plan to build. >> we can't pay rent any more. my husband is sick and lives on fixed income and i'm a maid, so can't afford anything more. >> in their level case scenario, local lawmakers will turn the area into affordable housing for

everyone. if that happens, it will be a long way off. the football party may be approaching, but for these people the reality of an affordable place to live is a distant dream. more than 150 people have been arrested in a massive drugs' raid by u.s. authorities. it's the second phase of a federal investigation that has found 28 states, up $28 million this assets have been seized over four month. >> you don't always have to move big huge quantities of cocaine or suitcases of dirty money for us to notice you. sometimes all it takes is to be the source of a river of poison that runs through a few city blocks, just enough crack and heroin to ruin the neighbourhood. that gets our attention. >> now, children who spend two or more hours a day in front of the computer or television are

likely to develop high blood pressure. a new study suggests that people encouraged to be more physically active are less likely to day from cardio vascular diseases later in life. >> looking up scores on a video game, a pastime kids are too happy to indulge in. many a weary parent would concede that it's a necessary evil in today's world, a guilty indulgence perhaps for a bit of peace and quiet. >> it's a fine line, a bit of time in front of a screen can make your kids smarter. many say it's not the level thing for child development. the latest study shows that sitting for hours in front of a tv screen playing games can cause hypertechs, particularly those with one parents suffering obesity. >> it's not that children are spending time in front of a tv or playing games that is

harmful, but it may be the amount of time spent doing it. in this study, children that spend two hours or more had an increase in blood pressure, more evident in kids that were overweight. none of the children had blood pressure issues, there was a cause for concern over how many unhealthy snacks they consumed. that raises questions on how their health would proceed 20 years from now. >> not only do they have predisposing genetic factors, but they have other factors, if persons are inactive and not doing exercise, or there's fatly food. >> too much screen time may mean too little time spend outdoors. the average 8-year-old in the states spend eight hours on a phone or in front of the tv. they say it's contributed to problems such as childhood obesity. the recommendation is to get

them to spend less than two hours a day on screen time. for children under two, no screen time at all. a challenge given the appearance of smartphones. given half a chance, it would see children embrace being outdoors, rather than being cooped up inside. >> i can invite my friend over to kick a ball around. i do like seeing time, but i know that if i have too much it makes my eyes go square. >> not everyone agrees. >> i like playing on the ipad. it makes be chilled out and row laxed. >> maybe it's a question of striking a happy medium. still to come on the programme - we report from the philippines to see how recovery ests are going six months after the country was battered by typhoon haiyan. real mad ied lose cristiano ronaldo, and will the hopes of a

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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. great to have you with us. i'm laura kyle. these are the top stories - boko haram fighters are accused of killing up to 300 people. a local senator in borno state said gunmen stormed area near the border of cameroon. syrian rebels say they have blown up a prominent hotel in

the northern city of aleppo. they were using the hotel as an army barracks in the disputed old city. >> and another ruling against thailand's ex-prime minister. the anticorruption commission said yingluck shinawatra should be impeached over her role in the filed rice subsidiary scheme. yingluck shinawatra was forced out of office after a constitutional court ruled she abused here power, in a separate case. so who are some of the big players in thai politics. yingluck shinawatra's brother thaksin shinawatra won two landslide victories in 2001 and 2005. popular with the rural poor, he was toppled and lives in self-imposed exile. we have protest leader. he is supported by the urban

classes. the king is old and frail, but a powerful political player, and there are laws forbidding discussion of his role. there's the military. thailand had more coups, 11 successf successf successful and seven successful coups. we are joined from a bloggest in germany. thank you for being with us. i want to talk about the monarchy. the latest move against yingluck shinawatra. are you surprised to see her being taken down so completely? >> not at all. this is more adding insult to injury. she's not barred from running

again, but today's decision by the senate - you need three fifth of the votes to impeach her and get her banned for five years. it's not a given given the make-up of the area. you could say it's open season against her and the rest of the cabinet. >> moving on to the monarchy. we have not heard much from the establishment, but they are a strong influence. i'm wondering if we know how much of an influence he actually are goodnight the scenes. >> tifl, as you mentioned before, it is diff to talk openly about the monarchy because of the laws. having said that, it is, on the surface, and officially, difficult to see from the outside into the mechanics and

influence of the monarchy. there are elements and actors in the power struggle that are linked to the monarchy - for example, the military that sides with the monarchy, and their understanding is the protector of the monarchy before the people. >> and, of course, you have the anti-government protesters accusing the red shirts, the supporters of yingluck shinawatra of undermining the king. i wonder if it's as clear caught as that. >> it is not, and as i said, given the law and the atmosphere, it's a convenient argument to end all discussion. in the past few years that has been going on, the argument has

been used against political opponents to insight a witch-hunt that may not have anything to do with the monarchy. we are talking here about the future of thailand and how it look, and how the people of thailand are governed and what the people of thailand and what their influence and role actually is. thank you for helping us. a sensitive subject there in this thai crisis. separatists in eastern ukraine say they will go ahead with plans to hold a referendum on independence from kiev, this despite a request from russia's president vladimir putin to postpone the vote set for may the 11th. >> around 3 million ballot papers have been printed. officials said there would be around 1,200 polling station set up in donetsk and luhansk.

we are joined by jonah hull from donetsk. should we be surprised by the declaration from the separatists going against what vladimir putin suggested? >> reporter: well, on the face it is it is a surprise. no one was sure where they'd lead or were they have led is the people's rup lick of donetsk has, as a result of the people's council decided to go ahead with the referendum. it was announced by the chairman of the people's republic. he said that he respected the attempt by vladimir putin to try to calm the situation, to find a solution to the situation. with violence in the east and the south of the country, with the ukranian country carrying

out the criminal orders of kiev, he said we are the hand of the people, and the people's will must be respected, and he handed the microphone to someone described as the head of the central election commission of the people's republic of donetsk. three million ballot papers had been printed, everything was set to go. it would be carried out according to international norms and starntds -- standards. he said if we haven't gone ahead we would have lost the trust of the simply people. >> what are we expecting the outcome to be. how are people thought to be voting in this? >> well, i think there are probably different ways of seeing that. one is the assumption that this referendum will, in fact, be carried out according to international norms and standards, and people will swarm to ballot boxes all over the

region. and the other is the opposite of that will take place. it is not clear that there is widespread public support for the people of donetsk, or for any sort of sus cesson or take over by russia. the indications are that the movement is a minority here. there are no monitors to watch what is going on. there's no government structure, no way of monitoring the result or the voracity of whatever result is announce nounsed after may the 11th. >> thank you for bringing that to us from donetsk. >> the united nations blamed both sides in the south suitan

conflict. the u.n. mission will release a report detailing how killing took place. >> entire towns burnt to the ground. the fighting and destruction during the conflict displaced more than a million people. and in every place affected by the fighting, the bodies of the dead were left out in the open. fighting in juba spread around the country. civilians were targets because of the tribe. peter had to live under the protection of the u.n. he's so afraid of retribution. he was taken there after surviving the massacre of around 300 men. he was locked in a room with hundreds of others, without explanation. >> after it got dark, on armed soldier appeared in each doorway and window. they fired at us.

when it was quiet they came inside looking for survivors. they went around the room k looking for people that were moving. i hid under the corpses and pretended to be dead. they never found me. >> of the 200-300 nuer me, onward a dozen survived. most of the nuer tribe live at the u.n. camp or fled the city. >> the contest between the president from the dinka tribe and the former deputy who is nuer spiralled into ethnic conflict. there were attempts to suppress the ethnic nature of the violence. it was so widespread that over time it was not possible. the destruction continued as territory changed hand. in some cases five or six times. with each exchange of control the violence escalated with civilians not only affected, but

targeted. in malay cow eight workers found patients shot in their beds, taking the town back from the government army. by april other places of sanctuary were attacked and another massacre took place in a mosque. this time the victims were dar fewerees, perceived as loyal to government forces. days later there was a reprisal attack in bor. another massacre, 46 people kid, this time in sight of u.n. peacekeepers. >> what happened in dubai is equal to dinka in malacca and bor and other places. really, all of them have committed atrocities. whatever the magnitude, they committed it. they each have to be accountable. >> each attack brings reprisals. political leaders agreed to meet

for peace talks. the divisions are so entrenched there are concerns a political solution will not stop the killings. three al jazeera journalist have been held in an egyptian prison for 131 days. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are falsely accused of conspiring with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. the movement has been declared a terrorist organization by egypt. and our colleague abdullah al-shami has been on hunger strike for 108 days. al jazeera rejects all the charges and has demanded their immediate release. it's been six months since typhoon hayan wreaked havoc. 7,000 were killed, many injured and left homeless. we have this report from the city of tacloban. >> reporter: survivors of typhoon haiyan say they want to

be heard. farmer are upset about how long the recovery is taking, accusing the deposit of being too slow. they say they need emergency assistance. >> i think we are gaining ground. everybody is quite recovered. the schools are opening. the civic centres or the municipal structure are slowly being put back. >> people like gilbert are hoping for government help. he has not recovered from what he lost pests like these are finishing whatever is left. >> translation: farmers are ghoingry. we need foot shelter, capital to build the farms. this is like a second haiyan, we are unable to do anything at all. >> these sentiments are repeated

100 times over across the island. most fishermen have repaired their boats and gone back to see. they are catching fewer fish than they suicide to. around $14 million people were affected when the strongest tafe on to make land fall struck the fill phones. over 6, 300 were killed, and over 1,000 are missing. for many. survivors. finding decent housing is a pressing concern. >> more than 2 million people are still living without adequate shelter. most of them are living in tents, hoping for help with rebuilding their homes. >> access to basic services like water and sanitation is a problem. schools have reopened. around 1.7 million children are displaced. living in the disaster zones, where they are vulnerable to exploitation. >> what do we have six months later? we have a population

wanting to take their deftinies in their hand, are proud to conserve whatever is left of their dignity after being beaten up by the typhoon. >> international aid organizations say there are signs of improvement. it's no longer an emergency, but a recovering. for many, survivors of typhoon haiyan, it is not enough. coming up, we'll tell you why this youth from kenya's massi tribe made history. the city of belfast turns pink for cycling. farah will be here to explain

why. one of africa's oldest tribes is working hard to preserve its culture, the masi elected a young leader responsible for the ethnic group. we have a report from the rare ceremony in southern kenya. >> reporter: masi warriors celebrate through the night, preparing to welcome the first new leader of the young people in around 15 years. he appears at dawn. according to tradition, he is handed a symbolic staff. and smeared with cow dung. it's a rare and vital ceremony.

he is crucial to the ethnic group's survival as the leader of masi over the age of 18. he is responsible for preserving their culture. the masi are split into separate renaling jornings he'll be in charge of the youth here on the kenyan-tanzania border. meeting him in his hut. he told al jazeera, he knows what is needed. >> translation: without abandoning the cultural way of life, it could be a tourist attraction helping us get schools and hospitals. >> people here are trying to balance their traditions with the modern world while they raise livestock. there's one million. the top chief says the community had to consider who to choose for the position.

>> they have to consider his background. his bravery. his ability to lead - such things. he was selected among so many people. [ singing ] with masi gathered from various renaling jornings the celebrations went on. >> reporter: the young warriors have been singing and dancing though the night and morning, and are likely to continue like this for the rest of the day. >> the tradition of drinking cow's blood for strength is practised here. but some signs of modernity are clear. it's a delicate compromise between old and new. now, let's go to the support with farah. >> thank you so much. >> the oklahoma thunder defeated the l.a. clippers. ahead of the game the

commissioner adam silver presented kevin durant with the mvp trophy. the thinkeders forward went on. russell added 31 points to lead oklahoma to a 112-101 win. the level of series is levelled at 1-all. >> we both worked extremely hard. one thing about russ, he demands so much out of everybody. he brings the level of the team up by his intensity and effort. but playing with a guy that loves the came so much, putting his body on the line, it's great chemistry we have. it's growing every day. >> in the playoffs pittsburg peng wince beat the new york range rangers. peng wince ahead 2-1.

jussi jokinen scored in the third. pittsburgh extend their lead to 2-1, one win away from advancing to the eastern conference semifinals. >> the houston texans pick first at the n.f.l. draft, later on thursday in new york. who will be the top player selected. south carolina defensive is one of them. texas university's quarterback johnny mansell is expected to be a top five pick. >> despite teams investing in systemistical analysis, the science of making the right pick is imperfect. johnny elway is an example of when top draft picks work. he guided the denver broncos to five super bowls winning his last two. not everyone can go in the first round of the draft. in 2000 tom brady was selected in the sixth round.

he was too slow and didn't have a good arm. he won three super bowls with the new england patriots. sure things can turn out to be anything but. quarterback ryan leaf was a number two pick, his bookie season with the san diego chargers was a disaster with two touchdown pass and his career over in three years. more on the n.f.l. draft when it happens. manchester city has taken a step towards winning the english premier league title. beating aston villa 4-0 going two points clear. out of the final round of games, city was going in this game. strikes followed. victory - that moves within sight of a second title within three years.

we scored many goals, we score more. as for me, it has the same importance. in the way we play, the way we played so far, and i hope to ley play the next game, happy to manage it that way. >> here is how the table look, a point from their final game against west ham will be enough for city. liverpool has to beat. the title ambitions suffered a huge setback with relegations threatening. cristiano ronaldo was substituted after right minutes and a handstring injury. scoring for a fourth consecutive game. 1-0 until the 85th minute when alberto secured a share of the points for the lead. >> atletico mad rid are three year. atletico caming for the first

title since 1996 and played barcelona in their final game. >> tiger woods recovers from back surgery. he's at risk of losing his ranking. at the players championship, starting later on thursday. australian adam scott needs to finish 15th or better to overtake woods. bubba watt ston and hannah has a chance. scott says he's more interested in winning big tournaments. >> i have had a couple of good chances this year already and haven't pulled it off. not because it's weighing on my mind, but i wasn't sharp enough playing the last couple of rounds. like i said, i think the work since the masters has been good and hopefully it will hold up this week. i'd tlov win this -- love to win this golf tournament and ascend to number one that way, and not

just look for a position to do so. >> the tour of italy will make a grand start in belfast, in a city that is shaking off its troubled past, has gone cycling mad in anticipation. it paid more than $5 million to secure the first three days vt giroux italia. >> belfast is in the pink, the colour of the giro's jersey is plastered over churches and buildings. it's an event they didn't think she had see. last week sinn fein's gerry adams was detained and released. the ping has softened the heart of hardened politicians, agreeing to take down all the election posters for the european and local polls along the root so there's no distractions for the tv viewers worldwide. the political murals and

troubles will remain, they are part of belfast's history. >> the professionals about battle it out. the o opening 21.7km, 9-man team time trial includes a short of sharp climb to stormont. next day a 218km scenic route including the north coast. before day 3, and a slightly shorter sage from amar, across the border to dub lip. irish cycling hero steven nicholas's son could make the bodium. >> we know the cause way is not up to it. when people leave on monday, back to italy for the next stage, they'll have tired legs. >> dressing up in pink for the event shows the enthusiasm that we have for the event. >> that was a row over the time trial route.

not enough of catholic west belfast. moth are concentrating on the racing. >> we never thought a grand tour would turn up. i've been and seen a lot. seen the v, lta and the tour de france. it will be special for everybody and everybody in belfast will get the hang of it. it's exciting. >> etch is hoping that the rain will hold off here. the riders fly back to sunny italy from dublin to continue the race which ends in thrive weeks time. and that is all your sport. i'll be back with more later. looking forward to it. stay with us here on al jazeera - elizabeth has another full half-hour bulletin of news for you and will go live to ukraine to get the latest from the east. if you are watching from the united states - you'll see us again from doha later.

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