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>> welcome to al jazeera newsroom from doha. these are the stories we'll be covering in detail this hour. no advance warnings. no inaction from us. nigerian government dismisses criticism that it failed to react to the boko haram and asks for the release of the school girls. >> in these girls we see our own daughters. we see their hopes and their
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dreams. we can only imagine the anguish their parents are feeling right now. in south sudan there is a truce after months. bitter conflict. in thailand following the legal problems that forced shinawatra from office. and the surveillance society are the latest security cameras in chicago an innovative step too far? >> international security experts are arriving in nigeria's efforts to ask you 270 missing school girls. the military has rejected accusations that it was tipped off hours before boko haram had kidnapped the girls. the nigerian government has been
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criticized for being too slow to respond and rejecting international offers of help. tell us more about these claims that the military was warned that something was going to happen. >> reporter: well, amnesty international as well media organizations that there was advance warning, but that the military had failed to react, something that the military has saw the need to silence on friday and issued a statement for the first time since the attack took place. describing blow by blow exactly what happened on that fateful day, jane, essentially saying they did not have an advance warning four hours to the attack as amnesty has maintained, but they called for reinforcement by onone of its patrols once the attack was under way, explaining
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and justifying that they were ambushed by the boko haram fighters and detailing that they had to discatch reinforcement from the central area inborneo state, and where they were taken into rugged difficult terrain. and explained because of the nature of the area and the nature of the insurgency the patrols all along needed to be mobile patrols. and their investigation into their own conduct is still under way. >> it seems incredible in these accusations against the government that it reacted far too slow, and that the military may have been warned about the acts of boko haram, it seems that the government has been impugn tomorro to this criticis.
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if this happened in any other part of the world the government would be asked to step down. >> this is the strongest episode of pressure for the administration of president jonathan has faced over the past few years. what the government keeps saying again and again is that they are new to the situation to counter insurgency just like the united states was struggling, trying to figure out how to deal with al-qaeda, they have been in the same situation trying to count r insurgency where they don't have a lot of experience. it raises a lot questions about the issue of accountability and provided a lot of information to the opposition specifically as the government faces general elections next year. so these are going to be very tough challenge for the
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administration of president jonathan. but it also exposes the state of the nigerian military. what exactly is going on with the military that at one time was very well reputed across all of west africa, with very successful involvement. questions now why it's unable to do so within its own border, the questions about its equipment and the training that it's soldiers have been getting. >> we go to first lady michelle obama who calls it as unconscionable act. she has delivered the weekly address. she said the u.s. is offering all help possible for the search effort. >> unconscionable act was committed by a terrorist group determined to keep these girls from getting an education.
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grown men attempting to snuff out the aspirations of young girls. i want you to know that barak has directed our government to do everything possible to support the nigerian government's efforts to find these girls and bring them home. in these girls barak and i see our own daughters. we see their hopes and their dreams, and we can only imagine the anguish their parents are feeling right now. many of them may have been hesitant to send their daughters off to school fearing that harm might come their way. but they took that risk because they believed in their daughter's promise and wanted to give them every opportunity to succeed. >> boko haram is one of africa's most violent armed groups. it wants to create an islamic state in northern nigeria and is stepping up its campaign against western education. >> reporter: a mother of four
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lost her husband to boko haram a few years ago. she dreamt of her children becoming doctors and lawyers, but boko haram's attacks on schools forced her to change her mind. >> i really wanted them to go to conventional schools but abduction made me rethink. i pulled them out and put them in a qur'anic school instead. at least they'll be safe there. >> her youngest daughter said it was a painful decision for them. >> i feel sad when i see my mates going to school, and i am not. to be honest i am also afraid of what is happening in schools, but at least i go to a qur'anic school. >> her story is echoed around the region why sending girls to school is proving to be a real struggle. evidence that boko haram's threats and attacks have affected school enrollment. dozens of schools have been destroyed and academic activities disrupted.
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schools like this in th remain d except for students who are taking their final examin exams. when parents say giving in to boko haram threats will have serious consequences. >> they just want to live in society. they don't want anyone to go to school, particularly girls. we cannot train our children. we cannot train our daughters to be engineers, doctors, nurse, like we need in society to do. >> reporter: the attacks and killings continue with a significant impact on school enrollment and pupil numbers. ten and a half million children are out of nigeria's education
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system and the increasing number of attacks on schools many that many parents face a tough choice, their child's safety or their education. al jazeera, nigeria. >> south sudan's president signed a cease-fire agreement to end months of brutal violence. the u.n. has accused both sides of crimes against humanity. they hope the deal will pave the way to a peaceful future for the world's newest state. we have more from the ethiopian capital where the cease-fire was agreed. >> after a day of talks with mediators and representatives from the international community they finally reached an agreement. at the end of the deal the two
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men will issue immediate orders to end conflict and en conflict. >> the signing today this agreement. i'm sending the signal that this conflict must be ended peacefully. i hope. the other side will also be serious. >> reporter: he did not leave any room for doubt on who is in charge. >> i am the president of south sudan. i order from that position, the leader of the country. >> they want no hand shakes no, smiles, no reaching out to each other.
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forcing the european leader who negotiated the agreement to issue this warning. >> make no mistake that the region and international community will not sit idlly by. >> reporter: if it holds this is an agreement that could ease the hardship of people in south sudan have been facing for the past five months. it's the fears of the looming humanitarian crisis that is left to the international community to apply pressure on the leade leadership in south sudan conflict to come to an agreement. it has left thousands dead. the u.n. has accused both sides of crimes against humanity including mask killings and rape. they hope that it is finally at an end.
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al jazeera, ethiopia. >> the supporters of the thai government has been rallying outside of the bangkok. the opponents of the government are holding rallies of their own. they want the entire cabinet to step down. we have been speaking to people on either side of the political divide. >> reporter: she misses the material comfort of her home in northern thailand, but she's willing to put up with the inconvenience. she's fighting for what she calls a corrupt government. >> take me, for example, when i get construction contracts from the government i have to pay a cut to local officials. not a small sum but up to 40%. she and other protesters want a new government, but don't believe in choosing one from the ballot box.
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instead they put their trust in their movement leader. it's an idea that has deeply divided this country. as people opposed to it want to show they have support, too. the pro-government people were asked not to hold their rallies too close to the anti-government protests. this is being held at an hour's drive from the heart of the city. pro-government supporters don't want to give the military a reason to intervene. in 2006 the then prime minister was ousted. he was convicted of abuse of fire. they have just arrived from
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their village into bangkok. they brought food for several days. they said they used to support the opposition party, but not any more. >> when his party came into power i could see that it benefited the grassroots. that was the turning point for the village. >> the people hearsay they only want a chance to choose their government and have their choice respected. florence, al jazeera, bangkok. >> oon the outskirts of the capitol of bangkok. how is it going, veronica? >> reporter: there are thousands of people streaming into this area, and i'm joined by one of the organizers of the forces that are assembling here. doctor, please tell me why you are here? >> well, we would like to protect our government system.
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>> those are the anti-government protesters we're seeing outside of the government house. >> yes, it's not just one man. he is just a speaker who speaks out. to over throw the system. >> but what can you achieve with a demonstration like this? >> well, first of all we can change their mind. we can see a real movement with victory. a settered group against the system. we should try to recreate another military coup. >> what if that happens? next week there are some legal
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cases going through. they want to replace the government. what will you do if that happens? >> well, i have a good perspective that the supreme court will not accept that today. because it would go against other laws in thailand, so i have a good perspective. but put in an interim prime minister, which is against the constitution. the prime minister has been pushed out by the people. >> there are those who fear conflict because there are armed elements on both sides. >> we persist on the non-violent struggle.
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yesterday they tried to hit the people who drive on the tollway. even then open fired on us. but we do in the use arms against them. >> it's very difficult to answer though question, of course. let me ask you this: is this a fight to the end? >> yes. the majority of this country, and i do believe myself that 90% of the country they love democratic. they hate fascist, they hate dick stadictatorship. the people of this country are looking for a new direction. >> what roles do you think the military and the monarchy should play in society.
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>> well in my country military are above politics. anyone who respect monarchy, i try to speak this to every to understand this, and military, they do understand that the other side's goal, every article of the constitution. so the military does not support them. by this situation the military also does not support us.
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>> doctor, we have to leave it there. there is so much to talk about. which wish we had more time. you can see how intricate the levels that this political drama here in thailand has been played out on. it's like an intricate chess game and the future of thailand is at stake. >> it is, indeed. still to come, russia is warned it risks more tanks if it doesn't smooth out elections by the end of the month. >> the conditions are perfect for traces of the early univer universe. >> and in sports find out who takes the spanish grand prix. details of saturday coming up.
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>> german chancellor angela merkel has met with french president françois hollande, and both said that sunday's referendum in ukraine is illegal and will carry no weight. >> we consider the referendum scheduled for sunday as illegitimate. it would leave to further destabilization to the country. we're ready to take further sanctions against russia. >> paul brennan is live in donetsk. it looks like the referendum is going ahead on sunday. tell us more on what they hope to achieve by holding this referendum. >> well, the chairperson, the chairman of the commission of
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the self proclaimed donetsk republic, the ballots are being assembled and they will be ready. the aim of the vote, a yes vote would mean that we have the majority, and the right to change things. it would not necessarily mean that yes vote automatically means annexation to russia. if the result is positive, it will make them legal in the eyes of global society. well, i think we can see from angela merkel's comments that that is certainly not going to be fulfilled. despite the russian president urging the separatist leader here in don etsk to abandon
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their vote or postpone it, it will go ahead. >> and obviously the question of security. everyone is worried about more eruption as we've seen overnight. tell us more about that and the cleanup operation. >> well, on the view of the security the germany said if the polling stations are going to be manned, staffed and garred by volunteers. and many volunteers are armed with pistols and rifles. it's hardly a reassuring volunteering presence, let's put it that way. and the mood has been complicated by the events on friday where the ukrainian army went in, mariapol has been a flash point. they went in to clear a police station, but instead of liberating it, they basically obliterated it.
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the feelings there are against the kiev government. and so the mood here has been very tense leading up to this vote. perhaps the operation was i will advised, nevertheless it will will go ahead and it's adding to a huge sense of tension here. >> thank you, paul. the region of crimea has held a referendum on its relationship of ukraine and with moscow rather than kiev, but not everybody is happy. minority tatars say they've come under increased attacked. many fear they are being persecuted as a result. we have reports from the city n
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the crimean region. >> reporter: this place was previously part of ukraine. now it's under russian control it's proving less than a happy union between moscow and this minority group. the crimean tatars have seen the council which sits in the building behind me as their representative body, but some members say they're coming under pressure from new authorities in crimea. this member said he was beaten up by the defense forces. he said many more tatars are being attacked or threatened. >> the problem is it has given publicity to this situation. the police say they have come in
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every day. >> reporter: when tatar leader, who backed the kiev government, wanted to move from crimea last weekend, thousands of demonstrators tried to cross the board to welcome him. but he was stopped. he is now banned from crimea, and the authorities have threatened to declare them an extremist organization. but the people running crimea rejects that the tatars are being persecuted. >> we've already doubled the amount being spent on crimea's tatars to $20 million this year. that's more than they've received when this was ukrainian territory. >> reporter: but some crimea tatar politicians remain skeptical. >> our people exiled for 50 years and returned to a place where nobody was waiting for them. will putin now solve that on a
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case by case basis? >> reporter: they are not worried as long as the government does not try to sweep away the tatar language and culture. we want to be recognized as a people. >> as the new chapter against in crimea's history, the tatars wonder what it's role will be. >> richard, i'm hearing about flooding in the eastern part of india. how is that looking? >> meteorologist: you know how we associate flooding with cyclones there is an early season peak across this region, too. this didn't form into are a full-scale cyclone, nevertheless it was a nasty piece of weather. there is the rainfall we saw, 146 millimeters in 24 hours p
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really quite a nasty system. and we've seen significant rainfall across bangladesh. as i run through the sequence, you can see how it butts up against the eastern states of india. and it's here that we had some significant flooding at the region. they've also had a lot of deforesdeforestation in recent . it looks like the far east of india is risk of rain in the short term. that will tend to move away and it's back waiting for the progress of the monsoon rains. we're still looking for the heat building. over here in the arabian peninsula, the temperatures of course. there is the potential for hours, too subtle for the computer forecasting, but we could see more rain in the southern parts of saudi arabia,
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and it may push towards doha. it's pretty hot, 39 in doha and pushing 40 in abu dhabi. >> children behind bars, trying to cope with the asylum seekers australia has turned away. working together, vigilanty and police hunt down mexico's most hunted man. we'll tell i couldn't the operation may soon come to an end. and in sports the new outdoor athletic season is underway, but it hasn't gone well for one of the brightest new stars.
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>> the top stories at al jazeera. volunteers are arriving in nigeria to help rescue over 200 school girls who were abducted. first lady michelle obama speaks out. thousands have been killed since fighting began in december in south sudan. german chancellor angela merkel has urged vladimir putin to do more in ukraine. and says sunday's referendum is illegal. in aleppo the united nations accuses of syrian government from removing medical supplies
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from aid convoys. the u.n. said it is unacceptable. here are reports. >> reporter: these fighters are trying to gain access to more areas. fighting around aleppo has intensified. reports say both sides are continuing to fight for control. some aid has trickled in the areas, but thousands of people are still unreachable, and the praises within reach the united nations is warning that the syrian government is blocking medical aid. >> medical supplies are being removed from convoys as part of a strategy to deny the wounded medical care. this is an abomination in terms of who are taking the medical supplies out of the convoys. it's the government of syria who are either not authorizing the
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free movement of all the medical supplies that we need to move, or whose officials are removing from the convoys the medicines that the medical supplies. >> activists have long accused the government of deliberately blocking access to medical care in addition to targeting hospitals. the u.n. again is calling for help. it wants all those who can influence the government and fighters to allow access to the nearly 10 million people in desperate need of aid. officials say they can't help with deals, and recent agreement in homs where iran and russia brokered a deal to allow fight tours leave the city in return ac mandarin h he is to pro-government villages in the north. >> we are at the limit of what we can do. we're at the limit. our colleagues are putting their lives on the line. our colleagues are losing their lives.
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in this conflict. and yet we cannot reach millions. >> 5,000 people are being killed in syria every month according to the united nations. as death toll amounts many believe they are getting used to the violence. >> reports of three gunmen killed in different attacks in yemen. gunmen open fired near a military checkpoint near the presidential palace. they take intended to kill the
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president. three of al jazeera's journalists have been detained for over 100 days. our colleague from al jazeera arabic has been on hunger strike for 110 days. recent blood tests show that his health is deteriorating further. al jazeera rejects all the charges and is demanding their immediate release. >> many afghans are still without aid supply. more than a week after a deadly landslide. donations have been piling up in warehouses but distribution efforts have been hampered by fighting and bad weather. we have reports. >> reporter: life isn't getting any easier for survivors of the landslide. for over a week they've had to
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live rough in tents and struggled to get food to eat. the weather has also turned making this makeshift camp a cold and muddy mess. they lost everything in the landslide. this is the first hot meal that he has and his family has had in days. >> we survived by the grace of god, but we need hope. our problems are getting worse. you can see us sitting in the mud. i worry if it rains again we'll die. >> his concerns are shared by many here. the consistent problem of poor aid distribution has only added to the misery. a police officer is responsible for keeping supplies meant for survivors safe. >> this aid was found on someone who shouldn't have had it, so we took it back. we're doing our best to prevent people from other areas from taking the aid, but it is not
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easy. >> just after speaking to him, people started shoving each other for the supplies. >> time and again we see successful like this, people fighting over whatever aid they can get. it under scores how chaotic the delivery of supplies are for people who badly need it. >> but they were not able to keep the aid safe. a group of men got ahold of it and then started fighting each other for the supplies. the governor of the province. he he i estimates more than 2,00 people lost their lives in the landslide over aid agency said that the figure is closer to 250. in apin any case, aid is in nee. >> god willing we will help these people and make their
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lives better. >> but few here are convinced. al jazeera, northeastern afghanistan. >> in argentina groups of roman catholic bishops have said the country is sick of violence. comparecompared it as a cancer g death. there was a deliberate attempt to blame it for the insecurity. dominick cane reports. >> reporter: the argentinian president greets the argentinian pope at the vatican. for many years the country has been strongly roman catholic. but the elections six years ago ushered in an era of social reforms, notice ply the introduction of gay marriage in 2010 at a time when the policy was opposed by the church. now a rising tide of violence
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has angered some of the country's catholic bishops. in statements they said we notice with pain and concern that argentina is sick with violence. some symptoms are clear. others more subtle. criminal acts have not only risen in number but in aggressiveness of violence ever more ferocious and merciless. screens like thi--scenes like ts in northern argentina, this was a demonstration by hundreds of trade unionists and workers for more wages. the police response wag strong. the president himself has not spoken publicly since the bishop's statement. but a government spokesman said that there was a deliberate attempt to blame the government for the violence. the president has met her country's first pope three times since his inauguration, a sign
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of the importance she places on the relationship. dominick cane, al jazeera. >> the largest democratic exercise on earth is coming to an end. campaigning in india's general election ends on saturday and monday will be the final day to vote. it has been a heavily contested poll with india battling the main opposition for power. it's still too early to say if it will get the 272 seats required to form the next government. every year thousands of asylum seekers try to get to australia by boat. many end up in detention centers in indonesia. some are trying to get out, and an increasing number are trying to get in. here are the reports.
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>> reporter: they were looking for safety, and instead they found long-term detention. men, women and children escaping violence in syria, pakistan and now stopped in indonesia. the australian government tightened its refugee policies and refuses to asylum seekers who come by boat. >> we're in a disagreement with australia. we believe people in territory waters or land in the territory of australia as a 1951 signaturer, they have a responsibility to allow them in the process. >> reporter: australia is strugglinstruggling with the inf asylum seekers. they have long reached capacity, so asylum seekers allowed to
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live in communities, but some are so desperate that they ask to be put in detention. nohe left afghanistan but now is threatened to indonesia. >> i decided to go to the detention center because my money has run out and the abuse and behavior of the people here. they throw stones at us. i am not feeling safe here. >> these people here are desperate. most of the asylum seekers have no way afford an and--no way forward and no way back. with money running out, some are willing to be locked up behind bars. since indonesia has not signed a convention for refugees, asylum seekers here are considered illegal immigrants. they are locked up. for thousands of others there is no space.
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this man from afghanistan said that the officials rejected him. >> we went to the detention center to ask for help, but without any questions they started beating us, and they threw us outside. we tried again a few days later and they beat us again. >> the immigration department denies the beatings happen, but admits because of overcrowding fights occur regularly. >> this is very difficult for us. we don't have enough capacity to take them all, and we can't reject or deport them. we really hope the u.n. will pediatrician up it's asylum seeker process so they can be brought to a better place. >> asylum seekers are often stuck in indonesia for two or three years before their application is processed. they call australia's policy a failure because it has not stopped asylum seek e and they
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are acting as if they can move their problem so it's neighbor. >> we have sports including why the indiana pacers show where they're one of the favorites in the championship.
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>> chicago is one of the most watched cities in the u.s. with 350 traffic cameras in place, and it's going to take steps further this month tracking
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individuals as well as traffic. >> reporter: in the windy city big brother is busier than ever. chicago's traffic cameras are now doing double duty catching red light runners and performing surveillance. what we don't know are we tracking a terrorist or are we tracking someone else. are we tracking someone who we don't like because of their political views. are we tracking that person simply because they are an attractive person? >> reporter: chicago is among the most watched cities in america. by the end of may it's 250 traffic cameras will be replaced by new models that can pan 360 degrees. >> i feel a little violated. >> for years you could walk from one end of downtown to the other without being out of range. what's new with the new camera is they can pivot to follow an individual or zoom in for positive i.d.
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some critics say that is too much information. >> imagine someone takes that walk and along the way they stop for a political meeting, and maybe they stop to see their therapist, and maybe they even stop to see with whom they are in a romanticship who they're not married to. >> officials can watch those cameras along with 24,000 others from train and bus stops to housing projects to private office buildings all networked together in a web of constant surveillance. >> it's a little bit scary to know someone is watching me at all times. >> authorities say cameras like these help capture suspects. >> i feel safer with the cameras here. >> but they capture the mundane acts of every day life. >> that's a traffic camera. >> oh, wow. >> does it bother you?
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>> yes no, privacy at all. >> the only time mayor ram emmanuel spoke about it was when his motorcade was caught running lights. there are few laws governing traffic cameras and who is watching whom, when and how. only workers inside this building know for sure. >> let's go to sports. >> reporter: jane, thank you very much. we'll start with with barcelona. they qualified, and chase as fourth consecutive victory this season. it was another day to forget for the world champion sebastian vettel. he'll start tenth on the grid and he was outqualified by his teammate, who will start from third. in the nba playoffs the top seeds in the eastern conference,
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the indiana pacers live up to their billing in game three against the washington wizards. in front of their president larry bird, paul george with a stand out performance. that was his performance of the series. game four is on sunday in washington. >> knowyou know, this is probaby the ugliest game of postseason this far. this is, you know, our style of basketball. every now and then this team is fortunate to get hot offensively. what we do is play defense. >> well, friday's other game saw the oklahoma city thunder beat the los angeles clippers, is 18-is 12. they now lead their series 2-1. they had appointed dick parsons
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as the new ceo of the clippers. parsons, a former chief executive at time warner comes in as a replacement for donald sterling following his lifetime ban for making racist remarks. the nba are currently trying to force sterling to sell the clippers, a team he bought back in 1981. the minnesota wild have leveled their semi final series against the chicago blackhawks, trailing 2-1, the wild took the lead twice and it was given back twice. the second period goal gave them the lead that they would hold onto and force a gave five on sunday. now just today after his mother passed away new york rangers player was back on the ice helping to fight a 5-1 victory a.
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they still trail 3-2. the international olympic committee has described reports that it was about to ask london to take over the hosting of th the 2016 games from rio as total rubbish. reports claiming the ioc was so worried about the preparations for rio 2016 that it was about to step in as alternative host. but an ioc spokesman said that report was totally without foundation. this comes after the ioc vice president had described the preparation the worst he had ever scene. the global diamond league series will be the focus for the athletes and spring champion shelly ann fraser-pryce with a flying start. >> reporter: shelly ann fraser-pryce said she's
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concentrating on the 200 meters this season. but the do hat diamond league the champion proved once again untouchable. >> i'm pleased over all. for me to come out here and to perform, i wanted to just execute. i thought it would be my first race for the season. so i wanted to see where i was at, how training was going. i have a lot to go and look at. >> it was a record-breaking night for olympic shot putter valerie adams. she won her 47th final in a row. >> it was better than last season. obviously that's going over 20 meters. obviously i want more. but hey, it is what it is, and i'll take the win. it's my 47eth consecutive win. coming in fourth in front of
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his home crowd. the champion would prevail in a very competitive field. the russian jumped 2 meters 41 just four centimeters off the world record. concentrating on the diamond league. he won the 400 meters by equaling his world-leading time to 44.44 seconds. >> it was important for me to come out in the first diamond league race and get this win. to set the season up. >> the world record holder ou outinjured, and the world champion only just won to the line. >> so victory much to the delight of the ethiopian community here in doha, and they're hoping for a double in the women's 300 meters. she broke the 1500 and 3,000
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neither february. but the 23-year-old fainted badly in the 3,000 meters. and finishing back in sixth. >> in about five hours time overnight leader martin will begin his third round as the players championship in florida. it is one of golf's biggest prize. 20-year-old jordan specy finish at 11 under. the grand prix hasam cartery
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try of the game. that will decide 14, six up, and they're five points clear. >> you manchester city said aguero will be fit. the argentinian has recovered from a groin injury, sitting a point to win the league. >> i expect a win. we need one point. we are thinking to win the match. >> now it's sure to be an exciting climax on monday, but i'm not sure if anyone will score a goal as good as the one you're about to see. this is action from th ghana united. i think it's worth another look.
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going on to win this match, 4-2. that's it. >> thank you very much. he was born 13 billion years ago. it is one of the oldest stars in the universe. from chile's dessert nick clark talks to the astronomers who discovered it. >> spectacular and desolate. it is the oldest desert on earth and the dryest. some parts get no rain at all. that's why it lures astronomers time and again. >> it's very dry, and that is very, very good for astronomy. that essentially means that the stars don't twinkle as much. it's very pretty when the stars twinkle, but astronomers don't like it at all. >> they go up into the andes wait forgive nightfall.
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other observatories are benched in the air. those who are yearning to learn more just what is out there. >> here we are. this is my baby. we use the telescope several times a year, and we also are here in early 2013, so about a year ago, and one of the staff thastaff--one of the stars thate were observing turned out to be a second generation star of the universe. >> the still scope operators prepare to find their star targets. above the constellations they continue their relentless spectacular march across the skies full of mystery and unanswered questions. >> with key go to target number 13. >> telescope hones in on the newly discovered
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second-generation star. >> we think that the second generation of stars have formed from the ashes of the very first one. and that generation included stars. we have founded one of those. that is absolutely terrific that we have the tool and the telescopes to fish out these records of the very, very early times, and we can study the early chemical physical conditions of the universe. >> nighttime shows the milky way sweeping across the sky. amongst it all two faint to be seen here is an old, old star just discovered taking us close to the very beginnings of everything. nick clark, al jazeera, chile. >> if you want to get more news there is another bulletin coming up in the next couple of minutes. otherwise do log on to
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