three months of rain in three days - the balkans face their worst flooding in more than a century a break in the weather helps firefighters get the upper hand in california. an international outrage as a pregnant woman is sentenced to death for changing her religion. her husband takes action a dinosaur discovery - one

that could make the t rex look like a pip squeak. good morning to you. welcome to al jazeera america. live from new york city. i'm morgan radford. tens of thousands of people in the balkans fleeing their homes, trying to escape the worst flooding in more than a century. at least 25 people are dead, forecasters are warning of rising waters today as well. the floods are creating dangerous conditions on several fronts. in serbia it is threatening the main power plant. in bosnia it's washing away warning signs on unexploded landmines. al jazeera's peter sharp has more. >> reporter: three months of rain in less than three days, the worst floods to swamp the ball cams since records began 120 years ago. more than 10,000 waited for

rescue as the waters of the river surged across flood defenses, inundating three cities in its past. the air force helicopters plucking knows from the rooftops. winching aboard the cargo. following the rains, the landslides sweeping down from the surrounding hills, cutting through communities with no warning. scores died and a death toll expected to rise. >> translation: it's a catastrophe. when we saw the two houses slide down, when the place disappeared, you know, we do nothing but cry. this morning my house, everything i worked for for 36 years has gone. i saved my disabled daughter and wife so it doesn't matter. >> reporter: local schools and sports centers were filled with thousands who lost their homes.

>> translation: we left the car, the motorcycle and the chainsaw behind. we grabbed the phones and ran. >> some endured a long wait for news of missing relatives. >> last time i spoke to my uncle was yesterday. since then there has been no communication. it's cold and wet, i have no communication with him or the rest of my family. >> reporter: outside the serbia town along the banks of the river there's a sense of urgency. as emergency teams are deployed in preparing their defenses. prisoners from the local gaol volunteered to help, whether experts predict a new flood, moving down river is expected to strike on sun. government officials in bosnia say one million people live in the affected area. after days of raging wild fires,

firefighters in california have the upper hand. the effort is focussed on making sure that the charred ground doesn't reignite. all of this happened before san diego's fire risk season began. the report on the families returned home to see if they have a home still standing. >> reporter: dan and susan returned to their home of 32 years. devastation and disbelief. >> we had to see it for ourselves, before the kids get here. >> they grew up in the house. >> it was a three-storey house, three kids, seven grandkids filled it with laughter. >> it's a huge loss, but we have the family and each other. that's what counts. >> seven other homes had been lost. this was a cockos fire. one of a dozen, burning 20,000 acres, according to cal fire.

the couple were permitted to look at their loss. few can get past the roadblocks. susie and rich are anxious to get back to their house. they kill time in a supermarket parking lot whilst waiting permission. >> we can't sleep or heat. i'm nervous as heck. you want to be home, make sure your home is safe. >> reporter: they say they had a one hour warning to evacuate and grabbed everything they could. >> we have food, our safe, suitcases. couple of jackets, blankets. they will stay in the home until the last minute. >> flames are too close, i wanted to stay, i didn't want my wife to worry so we both left. >> reporter: he's frustrated he can't get back in to get his med sign. othersar in a shelter at a local high school. firefighting is less gruelling

but the recovery will be intense. >> we'll tell people we have to redo it. >> dan is an architect, and will rebuild his house, making it better than it was before. officials say 1,025 were evacuated than this week alone. we are joined and look at the role temperatures played. can we expect cooler temperatures for the firefighters? >> yes, we can. good news and moisture. we are dealing with on onshore flow ushering in cloud cover. not in the way of rain fall, but with the wind flow we see the temperatures coming down. here is a close-up view of los angeles, where temperatures are below average for the end of the weekend. 75 degrees, lower 70s and '60s showing up. keep in mind average highs are into the mid and upper 70s.

we had a week's worth where temperatures soared into the upper 80s, and 90s. six days straight. the forecast is rain free. we will continue to see that over the next few days through much of california. with the south-westerly flow we are feeling the heat across interior sections of the south-west. we'll see temperatures rising 5-10 degrees above average. with the dry conditions in faith relative humidity stay low from las vegas to phoenix. 5-15". it's dry air. along with the gusty winds throughout the day right now, as early as now. the winds gust. it will keep the fire threat around. it will be over arizona and new mexico. a united front against boko haram. african and western leaders declared war - agreeing to share

intelligence and military strategies. this in a bid to stamp out the unstable borders. we have more. >> an agreement by west african leaders to join a joint front is seen as a positive step. taking advantage of the poorest boarder along niger, nigeria and chad, the militant group has been crisscrossing the border, taking advantage of the poorest nature of this border. they've been sourcing their supplies and arms from the neighbouring countries, while carrying out a pact in northern cameroon. this joint function by niger, chad, cameroon and nigeria is something that will help in the long term. in the short term too, if they act on it quickly, it could help in finding the location where

the more than 270 girls were abducted a month , being held, and maybe helped in risking them. this has been welcomed by many in nigeria. how about the warning that there is a need to look into the issues that have brought about boko haram in the beginning, including poverty and employment, and unfairness in the distribution of the country's wealth. >> it's no coincidence that the summit was held in paris. they have a stake, given its proximity to north africa. it will be critical to security in europe. so to contain the violence french troops are planning to chase down al qaeda soldiers, which is why members of the artillery are in remote areas of france as we speak. 3,000 members of the unit will be deployed, and it's the same

type of operation that they stage in mali last year. >> terrorism in africa is a global threat. we intervened in mali to ensure not just malian and regional security. security in mali means security in wav ka, france and europe. the new deployment expands counterterrorism operations. yemen's government says it's taking back areas under al qaeda control. they are doing so with the help from the united states which considers al qaeda's operations the most dangerous in the world. dozens of targeted military drone strikes have been launched with help from the united states, and the department sent $87 million in security systems, and 161 million from the pentagon to train forces. we go straight to the front lines. gungun. >> reporter: this is a found in

yemen's front lun provinces. fighter jets, rocket launchers and tanks shell al qaeda positions here. the army says that these are fighters killed in its offensive. these are bupingers and tonne -- bunkers and tunnels dug by al qaeda to move in the front line. the armed group retreated leaving behind weapons and explosive devices, ready to be used in used bombings. security forces say they have stopped many revenge attacks and intercepted cars packed with explosives in the capital. >> translation: we have defeated al qaeda in this area. fighters fled. we'll make sure the terrorists never return here. >> reporter: now this is where the army's concern freighting efforts. al qaeda's last stronghold in sheb war province, top army commanders putting plans for a

final mission to recapture the town. >> translation: al qaeda fightsers say their islam, but they kill our people. >> reporter: the government is whack in the arse. tribes -- weak in these areas. it's been three weeks since the start of the offensive. the army says it's a mart of days before control is restored over the area. many al qaeda leaders and fighters retreated to remote rural areas. yemeni's army imposed a no-fly zone, following forces led by army generals and religious fighters. libya's government is accusing forces loyal to the former

general of carrying out a coup. mexican authorities say they have caught a drug lord. the head a gang. he is accused of trafficking to the united states, and police think he murdered eight army soldiers in trial date. other suspected drug lords have been arrested or killed since election in 2012. >> castro is said to be president obama's pick for the housing and development council. castro will replace shaun donovan taking over as director of office of management and budget. they are seen as rising stars in the democratic party. the white house has not confirmed the moves. colorado governor signed a law giving the terminally ill access to drugs. the right to try bill will allow patients to see if the

medications help them. medicines without federal approval are only provided for clinical trials. now there are more than 20,000 making their way through the f.d.a. approval process, which can take years. there's a third confirmed case of the deadly mers virus. an illinois man tested positive two weeks after the first case was diagnosed. this is the first time the virus appears to have jumped from one human to another. the pan were illinois was in contact with the indiana man that contracted it in saudi arabia. it killed 172 and send 570 others to the hospital - mostly in saudi arabia. there's no vaccine or treatment. the c d.c. is recommending all u.s. residents travelling to the middle east to monitor their health during and after their trip and report any and saul signs of illness a cholera outbreak in south

sudan killed two people. dozens are treated in hospitals. some are worried that the disease can spread to crowded camps around the city. malcolm webb visited the hospital to see how doctors are taking care of the patients. >> reporter: if left untreated it can kill. in the right conditions it spreads fast. south sudan's ministry of health announced an outbreak of cholera on thursday. the number of suspected cases arriving in this isolation unit has grown every day since. >> translation: when i became ill and the diarrhoea started i felt weak. i felt my eyes were sunken. i was unable to walk and lost strength. this woman arrived. she said she ate mangos. within hours she became sick. like most, she'll probably make it.

>> re hydration is crucial. the drip contains water, sugar. the beds are arranged outside because in the midday heat it's too hot to be inside. at the end of the day they'll take the patients into the ward for the night. doctors say that the wards are running out of space, and if the cholera outbreak reaches the camps around the city of juba, they'll be overrun. >> reporter: the rainy season has begun, tens of thousands ran away from the capital. they have lived in crowded camps like this. these pit latrine collapsed under the rain fall cholera would spread like wildfire. the u.n. says people need to be moved or the camps will become a death trap. the rest of the city has serious sanitation problems too. medics say they can only be detained if preventive steps are

taken. >> sanitation is poor. it is a breeding center for nighs, they'll jump on food which are exposed. and you take is in, you are gone. >> reporter: meanwhile some of the patients regain their strength. others keep arriving. it's the country's main referral hospital. everyone hopes they don't get more. cholera is transmitted through water or food that's contaminated with faeces or dirty hands. choopa sends war -- china send war ships to vietnam to get thousands of nationals out of country. >> i'm rob reynolds in riverside where scientists are going experiments that could help save the lives of people that fight wild fires. turning office face into artwork - the boom that is taking over hong kong.

dirty hands. artwork - the boom that is vé

good morning. welcome back to al jazeera america live from new york.

i'm morgan radford. tension between china and vietnam sending chinese nationals packing. first a look at temperatures we can expect to see across the country. we will see welcome changes for everyone across the country. >> looking forward to it. >> a warm up in store across the country. we've been dealing with cool air. it's cooler than average. it's been dipping in here in parts of the west. we'll see it shifting further eastward. a ridge building in here. we'll get a southerly flow. we'll have oranges and reds showing up indicating the temperatures will climb into the 70s to 80 degrees. what we are seeing here mimicking what we see on the jet stream with the ridge across the west. waking up to clear skies. right now as you step outside, it's 43 degrees.

45 in omaha. 49 in chicago. as we go through the day to day, notice the increase in our temperatures. by tuesday 79 degrees, sun shine keeping the clouds around and by wednesday we hit the 80 degree mark. for the afternoon we are starting to see the warm-up taking shape. climbing into the mid 80s, into the dakotases. houston, 82. phoenix - we are keeping the heat around at 101. for los angeles, and to the san diego area temperatures will be cooling. topping up in the low to mid 70s. a disputed sea creating tensions on land in vietnam. china evacuated 3,000 citizens, following a wave of anti-chinese riots killing two people. as adrian brown reports the decision to drill for oil in the

south china sea stirs widespread anger in vietnam. >> the fact that china is sending in warships to e fact ute the nationals is a measure of how serious the crisis has begun. the first of the warships is due to arrive in vietnam in the early hours of monday morning. the other vessels will follow. each, we understand, can accommodate 2,000 people. potentially we are looking at the evacuation of around about 10,000 chinese nationals. the last time we would have seen an evacuation of foreign nationals would have been when the united states began a speedy withdrawal from vietnam before the fall of saigon in april 1979. so far, some 3,000 chinese nationals have been evacuated during the last three days. that began after chinese businesses, symbols of china

were attacked by mobs in the north and south and center of the country. 22 out of vietnam's 66 provinces have seen some of the worst violence. the authorities have done what they can to put a lid on the protest. there was a small demonstration outside the chinese embassy in hanoi. that was broken up by the authorities, journalists and protesters and was pushed away. china is appealing to vietnam to do more to protect nationals. we see no counter demonstrations and the reason for that is simple. the chinese don't want spontaneous gatherings on the streets on the sensitive 4 june anniversary. china has disputes with two other neighbours, japan and the philippines, and i don't think to its people it wants to be seen as the bad boy on the block. a rare apology from north korea to people whose relatives were killed after an apartment

building collapse saidment the official newsagency said there was irspeble supervision and -- irresponsible supervision and didn't specify how many were killed. south korea's unification ministry said 92 families were living in the building the the time of the accident. staying in east asia, tens of thousands of protesters gathered in seoul voicing outrage over how the government handled the ferry disaster. many could be heard chanting - take responsibility and give our children back. they want the government to find 19 passengers that are missing and figure out what caused the ferry to sink, killing 270, many of whom were high schoolers. >> a recall for hyundai. 137,000 cars in the united states and 3500 in portee rico

are affected. they were built between 2011 and this year. there has been no reports of accidents or injuries. if you own one, they'll contact you. >> at&t is expected to announce a plan to by direct fv. according to sources familiar with the deal. they agreed on key terms. it would cost at&t somewhere around 150 billion. it's the largest satellite tv operating in the united states. at&t is number two in mobile phones around vzon. the acquisition would have to be approved by regulators. marking five years since the end of the sri lankan civil war. for survivors, the anniversary is not one they plan to celebrate. plus the future of the big screen. maybe the small screen. why some movie producers are looking to the internet as a way to introduce new films. making a run for the tripple crown. the latest horse with a shot at

racing's biggest honour.

good morning to you. welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford and these are the top stories. catastrophic flooding in serbia and bosnia - tens of thousands packing boats and helicopters and buses to get out. this is the worst flooding seen in more than 120 years. meanwhile californian firefighters contained more fires. winds are expected to pick up which could reignite the dying flames. more than 28 homes were destroyed in san diego county. the first confirmed human to human transition of mers here on american soil. the c d.c. says there's a third

case of middle east respiratory syndrome and the man from illinois appears to have contracted the virus from the indiana health work are who was infected in saudi arabia. it's been five years since the civil war ended in sri lanka. the government banned commemorations for tamil tiger rebels, a group it fought for years. the military held a victory parade today. amid the pomp and circumstance survivors say their suffering is far from over. we have their story. the mark of the million, worn by old married tamil women. this woman wore hers since her marriage to a leader of tamil tigers. she and these women say they don't know where their husbands are, their men were among a group of fighters vending to the military on the last day of the

war. >> translation: they loaded everyone, not just one by one, all the fighters taken after mediation by a priest. there were three bus loads of them. >> reporter: this is an elected member of the northern provincial council. >> translation: we do not want compensation, houses or property. give us our right. that's all we ask. >> reporter: the military spokesman told al jazeera that suf cases should be supported. it could make an informed decision on each case. questions about those that disappeared are overshadowed in the north and east. the government spent billions on roads and facilities. the development attracted tam ill experts who on the biggest hotel in northern sri lanka. here almost every house has someone outside. if you look at the long-term future. it's an inflow of money, making

consumer strength. they have a consumer strength. once the peace comes, it will grow. >> reporter: despite positive developments, there are divisions on how the country will mark the war. the government banned event remembering the tamil tigers and civilians. the military will hold a victory parade on sunday. friday, police crackdown on an attempt by tamil politicians to remember the dead. >> i think the last few months we feel again that the tamilians are treated as a terrorist. >> reporter: the editor the newspaper says there cannot be true peace without the government sharing power with the tam im community. rebuilding the railway line is a vital part of the post-war development programme. many tam ills say the issue of missing loved ones. many of them senior fighters is

an obstacle of building links between the communities. >> reporter: dozens of women waiting for news of their missing husbands. they hope the mark of the million is not worn in vain. there has been a fresh round of fighting in eastern ukraine where gunfire and explosions can be heard through a stronghold of pro-russian fighters. the violence erupted as diplomats met for a second-round of talks aimed at resolving the crisis. the foreign ministry accused the government of using talks as a cover for military operations. raising the minimum wage is a hot-button issue in the states. a similar debate was taking place in switzerland. they had a look at how likely it was. that it could pass. >> reporter: on the sures of --

shores of lake suric this is a restaurant that opened up in recent years. employees earn around 3,700 a month. the owners say they can't afford to pay people more. the question we ask ourselves is if the customer were ready to pay the price. we had to raise the prices for a coffee to six swiss francs. >> nations were struggling with unemployment and debt. switzerland was not in the e.u. was an island of prosperity. with unemployment at 4%. the debate over the remembered um -- referendum exposed the reality. not everyone is enjoying the benefits. this is how most got around on the tram. there may be lower taxes, but the higher cost of food, rent

and insures make it one of the most expensive countries in the world to live. in the poorer suburbs life can be difficult. many who live here are migrant workers who are paid less than the proposed minimum wage. small businesses like this have to make cuts if it's introduced, most agree it would be a fairer system. >> they hardly can afford food for buy clothes because everything is getting more expensive. so they need to get a good salary. some politicians and business leaders say a yes vote would lead to job cuts and companies abroad. switzerland's biggest trade union feel that's just scare-mongering. a minimum wage would benefit the country, not damage it. >> right now people that don't make enough money have to go to

the state to collect benefits to pay the represent. that's basically taxpayers subsidising big companies that don't want to pay employees enough. >> reporter: most of the polls suggest the minimum wage will be rejected. in the past the swiss took the employers' side. if the law is not passed there'll be another rmpd um on a basic income for all swiss, whether they work or not. if the referendum pass, switzerland would have the highest minimum wage in the entire world. the husband of a pregnant sudanese woman sentenced to death will appeal the decision a judge recalled that she should be happened. her husband is an american citizen baut claims he has -- but claims he has received no

hep. . >> translation: i'm disappoint with the american embassy's position. at the start of the issue i reported it to them. they didn't face much interest. they came late. the intervention was late. >> amnesty international assess the woman was raised an orthodox christian, her mother's religion. she grew up without a muslim father, who left when she was six. ibrahim's case is the first of its kind to be held in sudan. here so discuss the case is a senior researcher for the african division at human rights watch. understand two things are at stake - it's denouncing her faith, apostasy. the government said she should be hanged. and adultery. what put the woman's case on the radar of the government? >> it came up because a family

member took her to court. initially it was adultery. the memory was not recognised so it was ruled adultery, and evolved into an apostasy after she made a statement saying she was christian. what we have now was two charges against the woman. the adultery carried flogging, lashings, and the apostasy carries the death sentence. the sudanese bill of rights protects the freedom of religion, what makes the case different. >> the freedom of religion is prebd. it is party to human right treaties. they have bars or prohibit corporal punishment. human rights watch urms that sudan divulged the death penalty. their various human rite provisions that lawyers can

invoke and that the judge should have been aware of, that would make these types of penalties unlawful. the adultery cases are not so uncommon in sudan. but the apostasy charges are more uncommon, and part of the reason why the case attracted tappings is because we don't -- attention is because we don't see a lot of apostasy charges like this. the last time anyone was executed in sudan for apostasy was 1985 - the known case. charges are nevertheless brought on the basis of apostasy. we know of several that happened a few years ago. it's probably more than we realised. >> why now. are they trying to make an example. >> this became a flashpoint for the issue because there were lawyers on the case, organizations that picked up on it. it's an example, a stark example of a woman who is eight months

pregnant and has a small child, a toddler, who she has been m prison living with. >> the toddler is in prison. >> yes, and she'll stay there pending a final resolution. it was a flash point for these issues. underlying issues that this case underscores is the fact that sudan retains a lot of provisions in its criminal code that need to be reformed. there are many areas in which human rights watch and other groups urge for sudan. as it approaches the political transition, it will have to redo the constut use, it does have opportunities for legislatures to push the key reforms. >> is there anything at this point that the international community can do? >> it's important that the international community is picking up on such cases and it's becoming - making it clear to people inside sudan, who have divided opinions by the way.

there's a range of opinion about how sudan should succeed. for the international community to ball aware of this and put pressure, make it known to sudanese lawmakers, we are waxing what is going on, we would like to support the voices pushing for reform. that is what we are doing. >> thank you so much for joining us. senior researcher for the africa division at human rights watch. >> thank you. paying for power in the philippines is costly. families spend a quarter of their annual income on electricity. wassa explain the burden has many demanding a better alternative. >> this will be the largest solar facility in the country when it's completed in a few months. it will have 33,000 heck tears of farm land in the province.

at its inauguration the president said such a project is set to make history. >> the fruit of our efforts to ensure that future generations will not be subject to the same vulnerabilities as we are now. >> the demand for a shift to renewable energy highlighted several natural disasters that battered the region. cutting off power in many areas for months. the plant may provide for more than a million in central philippines. it remains to be seen how it can reduce electricity bills in a country with one of the most expensive power rates in asia. this is why this man is skeptical. he makes around $150 a monts, and though -- months, and though he buys electrical aminorses, owe -- appliances he opts not

to. he can't afford a bigger bill. >> a quarter of my salary goes to electricity. i hope with the solar plant benefits come. i hope itteeses the burden -- it eases the burden. >> reporter: neighbouring countries like malaysia and indonesia have lower prices because of the government subsidies. the philippines does not subsidise power. 30 years after the work began on a nuclear power plant, it is dormant and never reduced a watt of power. the government denies the country is going through a power crisis, blackouts occur all the time. power outages can last 12 hours a day. this puts a strap on the country's economy. >> the government says it will

replace oil imports with renewable energy. making the switch will take money and time. with all the wild fires in cam talbot, it's hard to imagine starting a fire on purpose. that is what the u.s. service is doing inside a lab to understand the science behind the did askers. al jazeera's rob reynolds takes us inside. >> reporter: a wall of flame leaps into the air and a blizzard of sparks whirls and spins. as scientists probe the secret of one of humanities oldest tools and enemy. forest. this is the forest service state of the art lab in riverside california. university of the california's scientist and their student are busy gathering fire data. they oversaw the ranch.

>> we are trying to help firefighters to better plan, prescribe burns or fight wildfires. for that we have a controlled fire, under controlled conditions, and we are looking how fires spread, what are the parameters to the fire, how fast is spreads, and we are hoping that that information will eventually be of use to fire fighters. >> reporter: sensors record millions of data events. it didn't reach the upper canopy, wind speed creates inferno. by the time the experiment is finished laptops are covered in ash. big wild fears are on the increase. across the u.s. in part because of drier

conditions and temperatures. the fire season started early, as widespread drought turns forests into tinder boxes. dave white says the laboratory research will augment practical experiments. these will allow us to start to describe what fire does from a fundamental standpoint, with equations and really undering the complexity of fire. >> one thing is certain, fire will always be with us. it is a force that can never be eliminated, but can be better understood. that could save lives. getting rid of dinner - apparently you may be better off eating two large meals a day. research shows that only beating breakfast and lump helps to control the metabolism with people with typetwo diabetes.

those that did, lost more weight than those eating six small meals a day. the research backs up the ancient proverb eat breakfast like a king, lump like a prince and dinner like a painer. al jazeera debuts an 8-part series examining a series called "the system", and he focuses on false confessions. >> i have done a lot of cases involving false confessions. this has a twist to it. if there was a false confession, there was not a cop figs at all. kirsten blazed a battle, did not confess to the cum. instead she claims that she was raped in a parking lot and defended herself, stabbing her attacker. she told a counsellor about her incident. when a homeless man was found dead and mutilated in a dumpster

on the other side of town, the counsellor called los angeles homicide. when the detectives came to her house she thought that they questioned her about her being a victim of a rape, attempted rape, a violent crime, not a suspect in a murder case. she was led to believe that they were talking about the same case. that is one of the biggest travesties we are dealing with here. >> tune in to "the system." two down and one to go for california chrome as he makes a bid to become racy's first tripple crown winner in more than 3.5 dec aids. on saturday it won the preakness race. >> california chrome reaching for the wire. on the outside. can't get him. california chrome has won the breakness. >> look at him go. he's in a position to be the first horse to win the tripple

crown since affirmed in 1978. the next and final test, the belmont stake on 2006. speaking of racing the world cup in brazil is a few weeks away. there's a lot of work to be done. they'll be statementing test ents on two stadiums. organizers hope it will help. next week f.i.f.a. will take over the stadium to begin its own prep. >> if the stadiums are ready in time for the world cup, many will be created with the stench of sewerage. polluted water in rio will not be cleaned up by the 2016 olympics. documents obtained by the associated press reveals it will take more than a decade to reduce the pollution. brazil promised to cut pollution by 80%. little progress has been made. coming up, an art affair.

a growing collection of works from around the world in a city more known for big business. and kilograming up the big -- digging up the biggest dinosaur ever. a look at the fossil that roamed the earth and where it was discovered. >> showers along the coast, and tracking the risk of thunder storms.

good morning to you. welcome back to al jazeera america live from mork. the growing trend of using the internet to release films originally meant for the silver screen. first a look at where the snow and rain may fall with meteorologist eboni deon. >> we are focussing on the west side. rain is expected to the north-west. we are deal with an area of low pressure. it will move further inland, it

will keep the chance of rain around for the seattle area for the next 48 hours. it will be a good idea to take along the umbrella. notice across montana there's a small area of showers, this is an area lost late in the day. the main threat is heavy rainfall as well as strong, gsty winds. >> thank you so much. hong kong is a city known for big business. now it's in the middle of a second international art show, art bassel. as rob mcbride shows us artists and collectors caught hong kong's moderate art fever. it's not what the hong kong office blocks are used to. installation artist nadine turns the floor into a bunker theme vodka bar. >> we cooked up an idea to set up a beeninger space in the -- bunker space in the city. >> reporter: he is one of a number of up and coming growing

artists given a stage in art. >> doing contemporary art many have since the '50s or '60s. people were not aware of it. >> they are starting to get aware now, once they have got to greps of the -- grips with the modern definitions of art. it is baffling to some and man. around hong kong there are signs that the attitudes may be changingment the government is moving aread with a museum for modern art. old buildings are being converted. >> everything kind of slowly moves together. >> reporter: it made morgan decide to move back here, setting up home in a last spoilt corner of hong kong, a place to be creative. this is the result. his biggest work has some

puzzled. >> they sow nothing. the -- see nothing. the photographer hates it. >> that's because they are not looking close enough. a work of durational performance. the white wall is indepth with the shapes of 50,000 tiny flags, payne stakingly peeled off to lee a mark. a talent making his re-examination on the developing art scene. joour asic park signo source are no match for the tano saur, the name for a new dino saur. there has been bones found of seven and they believe they were the largest creatures to walk the earth. it's estimated they stand 130 feet tall. and scientists guess that they weigh more than 14 adult elephants or 1,080 pounds making it as a film-maker is not easy.

up and coming directors, producers and actors are turning to different methods to get their movies seen. the cinema is changing its face. >> reporter: big names, scandal, the big apple but no big screen for "welcome to new york", this is a disgraced poll tarp dominiq dominique strauss-kahn. it's released on the internet. popular for directors. d.i.y. is in this year. >> in is to do with power. movie makers are beholden to film distributors, because they are nooun shall. by controlling how the movies are released they regain power and money. of course, this ties in with an insashiable demand to have everything now, now, now. the impatience brought about by

technology. if a film is released you have to physically go there to see it. if it's released online, you need one of these or these, and you can enjoy it wherever you may be. >> reporter: star trek is a hit "star wreck" enjoyed its success thanks to the net. as far as it's concern the web is the only way to go. >> you have been working with the fans. you know how to sell the film. giving the access there, it is, i believe, the level way - serves the film itself. >> reporter: "economics" was released in theatres, not before viewers and a chance to buy and watch it online. there's a push at cannes to bring power to the people. >> the fact that you put it online doesn't mean everyone will see it. you have to have a good story,

show and piece of work or something with an interest. >> reporter: "iron sky" had an online release and was so popular the sequel is in production. the block buster may stick to the old way of doing things, for the smaller film-makers, there's nothing to lose by helping themselves. at the end of the first hour, here is what we are following - it's a race against time to evacuate thousands of residents trapped by floods in the balkans. 25 people have died. firefighters were getting the upper hand. thanks to lower temperatures and diminished winds there are three confirmed cases of the mers violence, after an unidentified illinois man tested positive after the first case showed up in the

state. >> temperatures warm up. i'll show you where we see 80s. thank you for watching al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford. i'll be back with you in 2.5 minutes. don't go anywhere.

waging war. western leaders joining forces with the nigerian government to launch a full-scale assault on boko haram. >> i'm afraid that there's this attitude that is developing or maybe has developed that you can take truvada and do what you want. the federal government backing a daily pill for h.i.v. prevention, but as thousands lun up for the aids walk, there are fears that people are getting

the wrong idea plus the death toll in saudi arabia closing in on 170 people. now a third cas of the deadly mers virus diagnosed here. >> i think this is not typical of the columbian presidential campaign. >> allegations against the two front runners for president, with voters backing away from the ballot box. >> totally committed to ensuring that the girls are found, wherever they are nigeria's president speaking at a security summit in paris, promising to bring back hundreds of school girls. welcome to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford. african and western leaders say they are at war with boko haram, and the group is very organised. as tim friend reports, it's making the task to find the abducted school girls all the more challenging.

>> reporter: a hastily called summit at the request of the nigean president, grappling with an apparently insurmountable problem under the international spotlight. as leaders gather to declare war on boko haram, there was news of an attack in cameroon. >> translation: what we decided - coordination of intelligence, change of information, centralisation of resource information, surveillance of borders, military preps sh - especially in chad. >> reporter: lots of talk of solidarity. the leaders have a long way to go in combatting boko haram. francis hollande admitting that they were an efficient fighting force. almost nothing from the summit about the abducted group of school girls in nigeria that sparked the latest crease sis. the leaders -- crisis. the leaders have no idea where they are much an exchange deal

was ruled out. a military operation was fraught with new danger. the nigerian president ruled out visiting the area. >> the interest now it locating the girls where they are. they are not held in chibok. why the president go to chibok? if the president go to chibok, it does not solve a problem. >> leaders need better cross-border cooperation, lacking between nigeria and cameroon. according to the leaders, it's a bigger problem than that now, encompassing a threat to the west and central africa from a group with proven al qaeda links. they head home with a problem unresolve many leaders in nigeia are welcoming the united front from international leaders. we have this report from borno state where boko haram has a lot of power. >> reporter: this is something that they called for for a long

time - any attempts to try to find boko haram to fight boko haram without a cross-border cooperation and effort was wasted, in their open words. they say the borders are long and porous enabling the fighters to move freely across the border without a strong commitment from the neighbours of nigeia, to fight boko haram. it was all long thought that this was nigeria's problem alone. with this conference, with the renewed effort they can see all of the region cooperating in confronting boko haram. we have also seen a lot of civilian checkpoints on the ground. the civilians have said that they have really bore the brunt of the attacks, and they weren't about to sit and wait for government intervention. they needed to help. they have mobilized groups of hunters to find the girls in the forest, where they are believed to have been taken to. they say they have not sent out the hunters in fear that that

would contradict and connilent with the efforts to -- conflict with the efforts to find the girls. it's no coincidence that the summit was held in paris. the french have a huge stake given its proximity to north africa. what happens there could be critical to security in europe. so to contain all the violence french troops are training to chase down al qaeda soldiers, which is why members of the artillery regiment are in remote arse of france as we speak -- arse of france as we speak -- areas of france as we speak. >> translation: terrorism in africa is a global threat. we intervened to ensure mallee and regional security. security in mali means a

security of wav ka, france and europe. the new deployment expands counterterror. >> underway in central africa. o one human -- one human rights group is disappointed. he briefed on boko haram last week and said the white house only recently started paying attention. >> the congress of the u.s. has been ahead of the executive with regard to the situation in nigeia. and so we have certainly had a lot of interest from the congress in the last couple of years. it was the executive that was turning deaf ears to all our warnings about boko haram. what has happened this week though is that there are a lot more officers paying attention to us. you don't walk into an office

and mention boko haram and get blank stares. you actually see people who are knowledgeable and passionate about the subject. we'll follow the development in nigeia throughout the day. for up to the minute information, log on to aljazeera.com. tens of thousands of people in the balkans are fleeing their homes scoping the worst flooding. 29 are dead, forecasts warn of rising waters today. the floods are creating dangerous conditions. in serbia they are threatening a power plant. in bosnia it's washed away warning signs of unexploded landmeans left over in the 1990 conflict. we report on the challenging recovery efforts ahead. >> reporter: three months of rain in less than three address. the worst floods since records began 120 years ago. more than 10,000 people waited

for rescue as the waters of the mighty river surged, inundating three cities in its path. helicopters plucked resist departments from rooftops, winching aboard another precious cargo. following the rains, the landslides, sweeping down from the surrounding hills, cutting through communities with no warning. scores have died. the death toll expected to rise. drmpts it's a cat as -- >> translation: it's a catastrophe. when we saw the houses slide, the places disagree. we did nothing but cry. this morning my house, everything i worked for for 36 years, it's gone. but i saved my disabled daughter and wife. it doesn't mart. >> reporter: local schools and sports centers were fulled with thousands who lost their homes in this once in a century

disaster. >> reporter: we left the car behind, the motorcycle, the chainsaw and valuables, we grabbed the mobile wives and ran. some enduring a long wait for news of missing relatives. last time i spoke to my uncle was yesterday. since then there has been no information. i don't know where he is. i know it's cold and wet. i have no communication with him or the rest of the family. >> reporter: outside the serbian down, along the banks of the river there's an assistance of urgency as emergency teams deployed in last-minute work preparing their defenses. prisoners from the local gaol volunteered to help where experts predicted a flood. bosnia government officials say one million people, more than a quarter of the population live in the affected area.

let's get a look at what is in store. we are going to see improving conditions. that is the good news. we have an area of low pressure that can sit here and draw in moisture. we were dealing with rain for an appeared of three days. things are starting to move, we see the weather system moving out. dry weather for the next five days, it's good news there. here at home we are dealing with a few arse of rain fall. it's across the south where we have been dealing with a disturbs, riding out along the frontal boundary, there has been a few pockets of rain fall coming in around the area, and then on towards atlanta. we have seen the showers sleeping south words. there's even the risk of a few strong to severe storms across the south-eastern areas.

including the savannah area. make sure you keep an eye on the sky. we are seeing spotty showers. we are not going to get any rain fall when you need it. that is helping to bring in moisture. other than light drizzle, southern california, it is staying dry. it's bringing in moisture and cooling temperatures down. we have gone from the 80s, to 90s, but the south-westerly flow will heat things up. it is bone dry across the south-west. values are staying low. there's an issue of fires. the wind that fuelled the wildfires that ebony mentioned are expected to pack up. firefighters are working to make sure they keep them from

reigniting. they burnt through homes and we report on those wanting to return to see if they have a lone still standing. dan and sue return to their home of 32 years, devastation, dis belief. >> we have to see it before our kids get here. >> they say it was a three story house, three kids, seven grandkids filled it with laughter. >> it's a huge loss. we have the family and each other. that's what counts. dan says seven other homes have been lost in the remote hillside. this is the cockos fire, one of a dozen fires that burnt acres in the country. they are permitted to look at their loss. few can get past the road block. this couple are anxious to get back to their house. they kill time in a supermarket parking lot as they wait for

permission to return home. we can't clean, eat. i'm nervous. i jut want to be home, maybe sure i'm home south. >> they say they have app one hour warning. >> we got some food, our safe, suitcases. couple of jackets. blankets. >> this map stayed in his home. >> i want to the stay, i didn't want my wife to worry, so we left. >> reporter: he's frustrated that he can't get back in for his medicine. others are in a shelter in a local high school. fires have been mostly contape offed. it's less gruelling but the recovery will be intense. >> we are tough people. we'll have to redo it. dan is an architect by profession. he says he'll rebuild the house, making it better than it was

before. officials say 125,000 people were told to evacuate in san diego this week. there is now a third confirmed case of the deadly mers virus. an illinois man toasted positive. this is the first time the virus jumped. officials say a map from illinois was in contact with the indiana resident who contracted mers in saudi arabia. the resist wr killed 172, sending 500 others to the hospital, mostly in saudi arabia. there's no vaccine or treatment. the c d.c. is recommending that all resist departments monitor their health during and after their trip and report signs of illness. we are less than an hour from the start of the largest aids benefit, the walk taking place in morning in new york city. it comes on the heels of the

decision by the c d.c. to back the drug truvada. a daily pill to prevent hiv. it's prescribed to people that are hiv positive. some report that c d.c.'s message will be wrongly received. >> reporter: here at the south reach clinic doctors prescribe truvada who have h.i.v., daily. they are giving it to a handful of people to prevent it. >> somebody that can't put on a condom. how likely is it that they'll take a pill. >> reporter: this during says studies showed getting people to take the pill is challenging. he is not sure the drug will make that much of an impact among the high risk population. >> i'm afraid there's an attitude developing or has already developed that, you know, you can take truvada and go out and do what you want. and that is exactly the opposite

message of what it should be. >> we spoke to a few people who take truvada to avoid contracting h.i.v. one psychotherapist says that is because there is a stigma about engaging in unprotected sex. 46-year-old registered nurse doug steel has been taking truvada to treat h.i.v. had it been available to him, he said he would have taken it, but said it's only one fool in the tool kit when it comes to fighting aids. >> i think that people believe in sexual freedom in the gay community. that means in a perfect world you would be able to have sex with whomever you like and not be concerned. >> without education and changes in behaviour, the trueing cannot help the -- drug cannot help the people who need it. >> in life, there's no magic pill. >> the doctor worries that fewer will use condoms, putting them

at risk of contracting stds. >> a lot use it instead of condoms. we have been in the middle of a sif louse epidemic among gay men in south florida. >> despite hopes that it will be a game changer in the battle against aids. the level way to halt the transmission is to effectively treat people who already have the virus. the centers for disease controls says the truvada measure is 99.9% effective preventing h.i.v. you can lead a kid to water, but can't make them drink it. first lady michelle obama pushing for healthy options in caf tearias. >> i see most throw away the healthy foods. the district leading the charge says they are losing the

battle and going broke whilst doing it. the rocket's red glare and the skies over utah. this was not just a science experiment. why n.a.s.a. kept close tabs on the amateur astronauts. india's new prime minister elect riding a wave of popularity to victory. can he bring prosperity from his home state to a country of more than a billion people. al jazeera travels to the remote region where narendra modi began his rise to power.

the future of american space travel taking flight in utah. college students across the country testing prototypes for the new space launch system. that's the vehicle n.a.s.a. is designing to replace the retired space shuttle. >> all the work for this, i'm nervous too. >> come on, baby. [ cheering ]

. >> safe recovery. we are tlal. >> the rockets carried pay loads selected by n.a.s.a. to simulate real-life cargo. teams were judged from a launch that reached a mile-high into the sky. winners took home 5,000. welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford, live from new york. losing the battle in the school cafeteria, but first meteorologist deepwater horizon with the forecast. >> weather warming up. we cap use it. this morning we can use a jacket. temperatures are where they should be. we are at 50 degrees. 46 and 47 in fargo. chicago 46. as we go through the day temperatures will start to warm up. we'll go into the low 7 0s.

64 on monday, clouds of wet weather. we'll hit 81 degrees. that will be the first time this year since we saw the 80 degrees. nice form. not just from indiana, but across the midwest on tuesday, the darker red showing here. temperatures soaring to the mid and upper '80s. kav tearias across the country are trying to be health conscious. the los angeles school system is leading the charge. they may be losing the battle of the bulge and throwing millions in the trash. >> from trays to trash. >> usually it's gross. >> from hundreds of schools, this is what throwing away 80,000 a day looks luke. >> i see a lot of kids throwing away the healthy food.

>> reporter: calculated over one school year, that's $14.4 millions. >>. >> this is not okay. >> david, director of school services for the l.a. school districts says he can do little to stop it. that's because federal requirements from the school lunch programme requires students to take three food items, one fruit or vegetable, otherwise district will not be reimbursed for meals, meaning children are forced to take food, even if they don't want it, need it and will throw it away. >> we believe in health and nutrition. we don't believe in we should have health and nut ration going into the strash can. >> federal law prohibits children taking uneat ep food off campus. a number of schools is the up a share table where kids been

leave unwanted food like banana, apple, milk. others can pick it up and eat it. with the share tables, a lot of food ned up in the trash -- end up in the trash. it is happening at schools across the count ripry -- kouptry. >> the reality is waste is created because the students are not liking what is served to them. >> marler is a rptive with the school -- representative with the school nutrition association. a lobby group. >> i think the requirement to having student take three items - i'm okay with that. we would like a little flexibility, friendships, a plum, which is popular. we can't serve it. a plum is not half a cup. in order to meet half a cup we can't afford two plums, the u.s.

department of agriculture decloined a request for an interview. it cited a harvard school of health studies, looking at four schools over four days, and found that the new standard did not result in increased food race. david said this is not what he has seep, and before the new regulations were timized. a 31 page report was ished, calling on the f.d.a. to do away with the requirement. what we would like to see is the allowance at the federal memo, or a policy memo to happen to allow the children to take the food away from the programme for after school, for something they can put in their back pack and take home. >> reporter: school districts have a lot on their plate when it comes to serving lump, but getting them to eat it...

>> sometimes it gives me tummy aches. >>..is proving hard to swallow. >> healthier lunches are mandated upped the healthy food, parted frt michelle obama's anti-obesity campaign. >> president obama picking a cabinet minister, bill clinton defending hillary, and half a million on anti-obama adds. politics coming up next behind the scoops much a powerful documentary about syria airing at the fil>> sometimes i politics coming up next airing at the filairing at thec.

behind the scoops much a airing at the filiring at the f good morning, welcome back to al jazeera america. san antonio mayor castro is president obama's top pick for the next secretary of housing and development, replacing shaun

donovan who will take over as director of office of management and budget. castro and his brother are seen as riding stars in the democratic party. the white house has not confirmed the moves. it's first up in weekend politics. in new york we have a democratic strategist and former aid to new jersey governor, and in pitts pushing a political commentator and candidate himself. thank you so much for joining me. >> thank you. >> good morning. >> san antonio's mayor - is this the obama's way of rescuing him, protecting him from the politics of texas, so he can be a riding star in the democratic party? >> president obama has been friday in julian castro for a while and spoke at the democratic national convention,

the last one, and was the first latino to have a prime speaking role, to have the prime speaking role. there's no question that julien castro has a bright future. he was elected to council at age 26. he would be an asset to the obama administration. it helps obama by bringing him into the fold and into the administration. >> will a democrat be elected in texas? i mean, where does he go from here? >> a democrat will be elected in texas, but it will not be castro. what is going on is the same thing as with my former classmate antsy fox. you pud them in positions do you have young politicians, 45, 46. anthony foxx can go back to north carolina and possibly challenge for the race when that state is purple. and castro could be a vp

candidate in 2016 and make texas interesting with hillary clinton and castro on the ticket. it's a way to develop young tall epment something the republican party does a poor job at in contrast. >> you mentioned 2016 and the republicans' role in that. we talked about the historic nature of having two women on the ticket. what about a castro ticket. this will be a good idea. do you think it will be the perfect play for the democrats? >> for 2014 it seems that way. two years ahead. it will be great. you can make tefl as competitive -- texas competitive. you can make it to north carolina, go to florida. all of a sudden the purple state, ones that used to be solid red, now purple are arse that the republicans have to focus on. states that are swing states would likely lean

democrat. this is something that could be a major problem for the party yip. >> let's talk about those competitors. in fact, karl rove. by midweek rove was backpedalling on a story questioning hilary's health suggesting she had brain damage. her husband defended her. let's listen to what he had to say. >> first they said she faked her concussion, now they say she's auditioning for a part on "the walking dead." [ laughs ] >> you know, whatever it takes. >> i had a chuckle when i saw that. they can spin is however they want. given that hillary will be almost 70 in 2016, was that a low below. > definitely, and it was ridiculous. as bill clinton stated, we can expect to sow more of this kind of talk. they are trying to raise an issue of her aim and health and put a chipping in her armour.

helicopter is looking strong and well positioned. i think a typical republican overreplying the hand. then have a problem with women and are making an issue of hoyne's aim because she's -- helicopter's age because she's a -- hillary clinton's aim because she's a woman. you don't hear this talk from older candidates. you do not hear this talk around me as women. you think at a time the republican party recognises that it has a problem with women, that it would temper the talk. it's not the first or last thing it does. if they continue to level the nasty attacks unwarranted, unsubstantiated, the public will see through it as it has in the past, with comments about rape and other egregious statements. >> i see you shaking your head. do you agree with that. do republicans have a problem with women?

>> this is a great play to get democratic women and independent women gemmed up. this has nothing to do with hillary clinton booping a woman -- being a woman. hillary clinton seems unbeatable. you have to put chiption in the armour -- chinks in the armour. number two, her last name is clinton. how were the republicans during the '90s. we talked about monica lewinsky not long ago, what transpired during that. the reason they are going after her is she seems to be the pre-eminent nominee, it's pretty much ordained. they think they have to go after her and it will take two years to muddy her up. it's nothing to do with her gender. >> tara? >> i disagree. on the record there's so many statements that have been so egregious, over the loin about women -- line about women, their bodies, and the statements have

been crazy. when dodd aiken said a woman's body is been shutting things down. the problem for the party is there's a lot of folks making the statements. >> they are mutually exclusive. >> no it's not. >> why is if mutually exclusive? >> where was karl rove making statements with older men. >> were those older me at the top of the pack when it comes to somebody winning the white house. that's what we have to look at. >> there were owners made about chainy's heart. >> he had a heart attack. he had multiple heart attacks and continued to have heart attacks. >> are you saying... >> people said the same about john mccain - he's old, look who the vp candidate would be. that's where the sarah palin thing exploded when it came to

democrats going after that. jane is old, he's -- john mccain is old, he's a veteran. >> i want to stay on the focus of health, but slightly shift gears. to the health care debate. friday, peedia reported that 418 million had been spent on campaign ads against obamacare. what's more negative ads, 15 times more than positive ones, is the negative campaigning worth it on a law that's enacted. probably on a law that is not going to go away. >> there's two sides. i said obamacare will be along those lines. with the negative adds out there. something that is it practical, working efficient and affordable for the american people. i way the law is, it's not been effective. something has to change.

if the ads lead to that ept. it will be effective. we have to see what the 2014 elections bring us. >> is that the only thing that they have to hinge on. given the negative suspending, will democrats distance themselves from obamacare in the upcoming midterm elections. we see a lot of democrats running. there's a congress woman running on kentucky connect. it's a state commoning for the affordable care abbing. here is a problem. despite the fact that republicans spent a record amount of money, not just attacking the ad, but lying about the affordable care act. death panels, people have to go before death panels, it's not true. it's dangerous to tell people that need health care. they could have their grandmother or something go

before a death panel. spend so much funny in the emergency room for treatment, and they go bankrupt. 60 prds of people filed bankruptcy because of medical bills. it's a statement of fact. we have people not getting the treatment because they don't go at all. there was a woman in florida who died. it was in the papers, for the republicans to have gone and run the campaign against the affordab affordable care act. run adds that attack the merit not make things up. >> they have done that, talking about premiums going up. we talked about this stuff. let's not forget this bill was not passed by a single republic. >> millions signed up for it. given that millions signed up. >> they had insurance.

they had insurance. >> millions, new people signing up for the law, is that all the republicans have to hinge on going into the mid terms. they have to look at number one, that millions already had insurance. they lost the insurance. you have to look in the fact that this is scaring businesses from hiring the number one thing in the nation. the number one thing impacting the nation is the poor economy and the jobless recovering. >> i want to ask you guys another question before we have to go. a poll - jed bush and rand paul are tied for the leave at 14%. do you think they have a chance of winning over mainstream republicans. >> i think that he has an opportunity to build momentum. he may run into the same impact thing that his dad rap into.

it will be interesting how he pivots off of that. >> he has some similar fews. that's with someone like a jim turner or others overtake him. >> do you think it's enough to cause the democrat to take a settle. >> outh it will cause fellow republicans to take it. i don't think rand paul has the support of his father's base. his father may not have been mainstream. he had enthusiastic supporters. when you go to caucuses. iowa and vatican. those that are out there. who are supportive of you, and you can one caucuses with a smaller enthusiastic support group. not only does he have his fathers supporters, but when you look at the poll he polls well among the republican parties

base. >> perhaps wide are than we thought. thank you both for being was today. >> thank you. >> god bless, thank you. if you think there's dirty politics at play in washington, try running in columbia. both are accusing each other of taking bribes from drug lords. >> reporter: there are dirty negative cam pawns and then columbia's politics. spying, allegations of pay offs, painted elections seen as elections with f.a.r.c. incumbent campaign resigned. he received $12 million to act as a broker for drug lords, hoping to avoid contradigs to the u.s. two days later his closest rival

chief quit in a computer hacking scandal. >> they were trying to spy on the peace process. they were intercepting emails. >> former president entered the contest, saying he had evidence in the 2012 campaign, used drug money to pay off debts, but offered no proof. >> i think it is not typical of a presidential campaign, it's the lack of sail yet issues being discussed or being contested about. what is making of these very drty campaign. >> the scandals overshadowed crucial issues, like health or education, and the bad state of infrastructure in the country. that is why most believe that the accusation will most likely leave disenchanted voters away from the ballot boxes.

these voters call for a presidential debate. something counter president santos avoided so far. >> translation: young voters are seeing dirty tricks, false accusations, slander and a way to run a campaign. it's unacceptable and why we created the movement. acting for debate and civility. >> in this environment no candidate kars... > one this five voters say they'll pass a blank ballot and many are not planning to vote. a corruption scandal could derail a bid by the president of malawi. joyce banda is making a time push assist one of two female presidents in the continent of

africa. millions in state funds were stolen. the suspect is a former government official. banda said it was not her fault and she's part of the solution. >> i was advise the 7 months before the elections, it was too short for me to tackle corruption. people will fight you, smear you, bring you down. i said "yes, i don't have a choice." i have to choose my people. opposition supporters accuse banda of using state resources. she's facing three opponents, all me, and voters head to the polls on tuesday. a man elected it lead a large democracy has large challenges. india has been dealing with a sluggish economy. the prime minister elect campaigned on economic reforms, they were replicating that in the rest of the country may not be easy.

>> euphoria as the b.j.p. made history friday, emerging with a single party majority, the first in 30 years. this star candidate narendra modi is wide by credited for the victory after aggressively campaigning on a prode. platform. >> this is for inclusive growth. it means all caste, creed, states. >> voters across india were increased by narendra modi's physical achievements. a state he governed for the past 12 years. white the country's g.d.p. is below 5%, they are revelling in low unemployment and a thriving business environment. the state is a hub for manufacturing.

per cap ita income doubled between 2004 and 2010. yet economists warned that narendra modi faced challenges in bringing prosperity to the rest of india. >> in the center they could be laeth archic. and could be ipp different to the council that he has closed his heart. >> the development has been problematic. like thousands of residents, this woman and her young family were forced out of their city slum, to make way for a recreational park. officials promised them homes outside the city. that was four years ago. >> translation: narendra modi must have gip houses to a lot of people. i haven't seep anything. all i want is for them to give

me a house or send me back where i live. >> reporter: for years the government has been accused of neglecting the disadvantaged. many have been left behind. with a thuxing majority, rich and poor expect narendra modi to deliver on his promise of economic progress. narendra modi will be sworn in as india's new prime minister on wps. we are following braking news - 18 people have been arrested in connection with the deadly mine collapse in turkey. turkish media says the arrests includes executives from the mining company. it's the deadliest disaster in history. it caused outrage. hezbollah has been called on to pull out of syrian the armed

lebanese syria group is fuelling sectarian tensions. the story of the devastating war came to cannes, the film including more than 1,000 internet clips is premiering at the film festival "silvered water" is directed by a director in exile, living in paris. [ gun fire ] >> reporter: these images emerged from syria on a daily basis. on the new, tv screens, and now on the big screen here at the cannes film fest vam. it was directed from a pair. the maker cut together 1,000 internet videos from exile in paris. he come talking to a female in homs and she asked "what would

you film if you are here?" he told her. this is the result. >> i started to feel i was back into syria, and that virtual window became very real, deep, beautiful one. she became my homeland, and after i discovered yes, for me she is a metaphor of syria. >> reporter: this is a movie bringing the viewer closer to the daily horrors of life in a war-torn country, featuring scoops of rape, death, but also resilience. >> reporter: you are going back to syria? >> yes. >> reporter: are you scared? >> each if i die there, it's t not... . >> reporter: these are people that have lost everything, except their dignity. she carries with her a bag of

soil wherever she goes, a piece of homs. >> reporter: it's important to have a piece of it with you at all times. >> the message is there is no language, there is no way to describe what i feel her house no longer stands. her home will never leave her. the cannes film festival runs through sunday when the coeted palm d' or is handed out. today is national museum day. some are reinveepting museums to make it interesting to kids. hello belmont, could we have a treble winner. i'm tracking storms, where

they could turn severe.

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long. across tennessee. there's a developing frontal boundary. you'll move through the inner west. that will trigger storms. this morning i've been tracking rain fall across northern area of alabama. and along the front we could see showers and storms developing here, that will press further south of i-20. watching that area for strong storms, areas of low pressure triggering showers around montana or washington. it's in the montana where we could see the threat. more than 100 countries are celebrating international museum way, a great way to learn about cultures around the world. getting kids excited is not always easy. we report on museums reinvepting

themselves. >> it's 5:15 and a body discovered. a clue in the petrie museum. >> i'd like to come back. >> young adults noticeably ab sent among the pop u lags. institutes try hard to get them through the doors. while the museum is full of glass cases is forbid ep, there's music, whizz-bang technology or live habitat. about 5.5 million visit the national history museum, 22,000 a day. despite the crowds, it's a battle to keep the punters interested. britain's government sponsors some national museum. they are free to visit. in return they have to draw a

wide awedions. >> they give people an amazing opportunity to meet and see scientists, behind the scoops, for themselves. get their hands on the objects. across london there's plenty to handle after the british 5-year investigation, ravaged by fire, the director said it's more than a museum, it's a visitor experience. it's an annual turn over of $6.4 million. we invite people to comment. we do exit surveys. we do focus group work to get a sense of what people want. >> a key part of the arsenal coming back for more. more than 35,000 museums are participating. some are offering free

admission. glenn greenwald the journalist that led the reporting on the security lacks said more revelations are still to come. he spoke to john seigenthaler, who asked how many agents were in danger because of the leaks. >> there's more stories to go. i can't quantify them. there's among the biggest stories to be reported. there were a lot of new stories and documents in the book. there are many left. >> you have one big story that is coming at the end, and you and edward snowden discussed that and he's excited about that. >> it's a story that we haven't deliberately saved it to the pd, it's complicated. there's legal sensitivities, i think it will help to shape how the story is remembered because it apps central questions about surveillance. you can see glenn greenwald's interview on "talk to al jazeera" at 3:00 pm eastern.

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