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radford. in a few hours, the ukranian presidential elections in a few hours after months of turmoil. the pope calls for end to sectarian confliftenght a look at the -- conflict.
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we begin tonight with the latest on that california rampage. the santa barbara sheriff confirmed that 22-year-old michael david elliot -- elliott rodger was responsible for the death of many people. >> there could have been further loss of life and injury, when the suspect had over 400 rounds of amu nicks. >> brian rooney is live at santa barbara, and was at the news conference. what do we know, and where are all the people behind you
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headed? >> we are in a central plaza, at the tail end of a vigil. a couple of thousand people are here, marching across the cam s campus. the sheriff gave a detailed press conference a couple of hours ago in which he drew out as many details as they know or could tell us of what happened last night much. >> reporter: it start when three young men were stabbed to death in an apartment. 22-year-old elliott rodger tried to get into a sor yority house. within minutes there were two exchanges of gun fire. rodger came to a crashing stop in his black bmw, found dead of an evidently self-inflicted gunshot.
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23-year-old chris martinez was one killed. his father spoke to reporters. >> you don't think it will happen to your child until it does. chris was a great kid. ask anyone who knew him. his death left resource family lost. why did chris die? elt elliot rodgers left a manifesto. he wanted to kill pretty girls that wouldn't go out with him. despite a history of mental troubles, he was found with three legally purchased pistols and live ammunition. >> if a person has not been institutionalized or taken against his will and put on a hold. that information is not put into a data base and is not
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disqualified information. hours before a spree he posted an outright threat. >> after i anhilated every girl in the society house, i'll take to the streets and slay every person i see there. >> reporter: on a busy friday night there were plenty of witnesses. >> he smashed into a bike rider. there was someone laying in the street and someone attending. >> reporter: and the person in the car was elliott rodger, the last to die in the incident, we think. it was disturbing to watch richard martinez come to the press and talk about his son. we have seen a lot of these things over the years, and to see a parent talk like that about a son killed when he's going to college, it's difficult to see. >> disturbing is the right word. speaking of disturbing, i want
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to go back to the youtube videos, they were chilling. do we know about the content, and did anyone else know about the videos before the shooting happened? elt. >> reporter: there were alarms about elliott rodgers, it was a mental health check-up by the police. he seemed okay, and they didn't commit hum. he was asked to take down some things posted on the internet. he posted more, and posted that chilling video, hours before all this unfolded. >> reporter: i think we heard the sheriff talk about how earlier this year, in january, he exercised the right for a citizen's arrest to arrest the room-mate for some three candles
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worth $22. looks like he had run-ins with the law. brian rooney, joining us live. earlier i spoke with psychologist who said a profile of the shooter may be telling. >> there is a profile. the profile of the shooters is consistent. usually a lot of internal anger generating into a retained anger, as psychologists call it and moves into a rage, where they want to strike out at the world, mother and the world, and it's a similar pattern for most of the shooters. they feel that they are not part of the society, they are on the outside looking in, and you can hear with this shooter that he's kind of on the outside when it comes to women. he's probably got a lot of self-doubts, and with early as perkingers, they have problems socialising. they probably have issues socialising, being with a peer
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group, a lot of personality issues here. >> ukraine is hours away from the country's first president shall election since the ousting of viktor yanukovych. it could be a monumental day. as dana lewis reports, more is happening in kiev. >> reporter: in this kiev subject this truck blares a message "give a gift to ukraine, elect petero poroshenko, don't elect criminals", his supporters and polls say the 48-year-old has victory in the bag. on the last day of the campaign petero poroshenko already talking like ukraine's leader. he's the candyman, the king of chocolate stores and factories, who unlike many businessmen seem to have built the empire in an honest and transparent way.
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crisscrossing the country, he promised it all. saying he will rebuild the economy and turn ukraine away from russia. and security - he'll rebuild the army to deal with separatists who refuse to lay down lessons. he tells us amnesty for some, not all. >> we have talks with people in the street, the terrorists. >> people are on the street on the east. we are willing to have a talk. people with their arms - not. >> petero poroshenko has somehow emerged unscathed from a lopping history of politics, a former minister. when the violent demonstrations broke out in kiev, he was one of the first officials to go to the street, and supported these fighting for change. he publicly denounced corruption and interference and doesn't rule out ukraine one day joining
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nato. >> if insecurity rises up, if instability doesn't stop after presidential election, who knows, maybe we should make the decisions. >> ukrainians are in no mood for false promises, whoever wins the elections has russia to deal with. these demonstrators want a massive overhaul. at this tent camp in maydan, they honour those killed by bullets. this is the first gunned down in violence. he visits the tent where his father lives, he said "i didn't want him here, but he told me he'd stay until victory or pay with his life." his close friend warned petero poroshenko must deliver or demonstrations will begin again. that literally puts ukraine's next president under the gun.
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certainly petero poroshenko doesn't have a short of term solution, he talks about amnesty for the gunmen. if they put down the weapons, they strengthen the ukranian army and bring about security in eastern ukraine. he'll strengthen the economy and talked about long-term that he would give more autonomy and he believes it would be the key and gives more autonomy to people in ukraine. >> pope francis getting a warm welcome on his first threat to the middle east. that's him in jordan. the pope met syrian refugees and calls for an end to syria's civil war. nick schifrin has been following the pope's visit from jordan's capital. before pope francis came here, he promised it wouldn't be a political trip. you can't come here without confronting conflict. he spent the day focussing on syria, the war and the refugees
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that fled the country. he spent the day trying to inspire the downtrodden and everyone in the region, starting with the first event - a mass. when the man that leads a billion catholics lands in the holy land, pope francis brought his popularity, and pleas for peace to 25,000 christians. [ speaking foreign language ] . >> it's a holiday. this is the new starting. with jesus. it came from across the middle east, lots of lebanese flags. the jordanian christians say they are treated well. >> it's a difficult time. we need this badly. from all the leaders. to understand that we belong to god. we have to have the peace.
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we love peace. >> in his whom illy francis said peace was possible, but acknowledged it was not easy. >> peace is not something that can be brought and sold. it is a gift to be sought patiently. >> francis came to the site jesus was believed to be baptized and his message shifted, becoming sombre. >> much of this crowd are iraqi and syrian refugees. 20,000 syrian christians fled here. including joseph. >> translation: in the last three years syrians suffered from violence. the pope understands the suffering. >> reporter: joseph fled to imam, and in syria they lived in a city that for 150 years had been a christian sanctuary. the war arrived in malula. joseph had to defend his family
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himself. >> translation: they shot at our house and at me. >> his daughter shows me a few syrian mementos that she had time to bring. >> my life was so amazing. in syria there is a lot of freedom, more than here. >> joseph feels that his house is a prison. in jordan, he is not allowed to work or integrate. >> my message is this: return humanity. >> reporter: joseph and his family decided to apply for asylum in canada, feeling they have no choice but to become refugees again. >> tomorrow pope francis will be the first pope to fly into the west bank without going into israel. israeli officials feel like they
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are getting a similar endorsement, and pope francis will head to mt hertzel. pope francis's pred des assessors did not make that. israeli officials believe going there he's endorsing the israeli right to the land, an attempt by pope francis to push forward on the two predecessor's trip, and trying to strike a balance. >> the department of veterans' affairs will allow more veterans to receive health care at private facilities. they face allegations that veterans have died. the agency says the department is enhanciing clinic capacity. >> today defence secretary chuck hagel and retired general david pet ray us were among those paying respects to fallen veterans much the u.s. had a
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sacred obligation to take care of its veterans. coming up next - a deeper look as voters pick a european parliament. how the low economic government could affect the vote. and details on the brussels shooting when we condition. -- continue. been
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travelled across europe talking about reactions. >> reporter: at this school so-year-olds have been drawing what they have seen the country going through. have you a man going through a bip at a restaurant. a woman shivering because electricity is too expensive. cuts to the health service. and children sharing a sandwich. teachers realise parent can't afford to feed them or clothe them properly. >> in summer they have winter clothes. in winter, they have summer clothes. you see them without the right material to be in the class. they don't bring pens or notebooks. >> reporter: they called in a carte which is spending money on spanish children as it does with those in asia or latin america. >> this country may have the fourth largest economy, but has 13% child poverty, the only
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place worse is romania. another country hit hard is greece, where some voters feel disillusioned. >> you know a country has a problem when the rich are not happy. in this luxury car dealership. they are not having a good time. >> business has been bad for the last five years. >> reporter: the dealer, george, speaks about the state per cent cuting the well off, a culture discouraging those that have money, from spending it. >> the greek economy is a zombie economy. we are trying to say we are getting better. it's not true. >> if the rich are disillusioned others have more questions. >> the issue in greece is for the young people to find a better future. >> the pensioners, too, say old ways of thinking are causing problems for future generations.
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>> translation: it's a problem that goes back years. greece always survived on borrowed money. >> the greek economy shrunk by 25% sense the last elections. the consequence of this has been the fragmentation of greek politics, particularly on the left. pasok, the party that ruled greece disappeared without trace. in the elections voters will be offered a choice of no fewer than 46 different parties. >> in the netherlands, some say that it's other countries who are not doing enough on their part. >> reporter: having your hair cut is not a bad way to find out what public attitudes are like, after all, barbers spend their lives talking to customers. the mood here says the lazy europeans have to do some work. >> when i'm on holiday there, i
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am sure we are working harder. it starts with a lunch. when we have lunch in holland. we go to a shop, buy a sandwich and we carry on. if we go to the southern parts of europe, when i go for lunch, i start at 11 o'clock, and i finish at 3 o'clock. >> tom works in venlo where the dutch-german border is invisible. where the european union was born, it's down the road. many here would happily burn the european dream. genlo is the home of a party trying to bring down the e.u., which it insists is doing the wrong thing by opening the border. >> if we explain the benefits, when it comes to sovereignty, immigration, if they are more stronger and bigger than the
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negative sides of it, i can sell it to a lot of people. >> reporter: time has proven the establishment powerless to stop the rise of the parties. >> if we are unable to stop the danger are, it could easily, together, have the majority in the parliament in 2019. >> businesses here, which rely on the border constant for the movement of goods despair of the response to the anti-europeans. >> we do more business with italy than all the bric countries together. that wouldn't happen if there wasn't an e.u., or if there was no euro, and i cannot understand why the politicians from - i don't know which party, cannot come with simple facts that everybody can understand the relevance and the importance of europe. >> here is the big question. what happens over the course of the next four years if parties say they are unable to defeat
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the arguments of people like the french national front or the pvp in the netherlands. what happens if by the end of the decade that's popular mandate to put the border back up. >> the anti-europeans persuade many people that the dream of free movement is a social nightmare. europe spend 70 years trying to tear down the walls. by the time the chin are adults, things may be different. kurt volker was the gooety assistant secretary of state for eurasian and american affairs. i asked what the nower parties popping up in the election are bringing to the table that is different? >> they are giving voice to frustrations that people feel in the country. in most european countries they don't take the parliamentary elections as seriously as they take the national elections, this is in many ways a protest
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vote, against the things recovered in the reports, against the things we heard - immigration, joblessness and a slow economy and injustice between north and south, and over centralisation in brussels. these are all the things motivating voters to vast a negative vote or rejectionist vote in parliamentary elections. parliament doesn't have a great deal of power. with an easing far right it will be less than a majority. i don't think it will have a significant impact in the near term. >> you call this is protest vote against immigration. is the rise of these fringe groups a surprise given the state of the european economy, and, really, what could this mean in the long term for europe? >> that is the more interesting question. will the trend of movement toward the far right political parties bereflected in national
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elections as they occur. we have seen in the u.k., the rise of the u.k. independence party. they'll do well in the european elections, but next year when the uk has a national election, how will the u.k. independence party perform. will they take votes from labour, or the torr jis or both. >> as an american, i have to say all of these things smell very familiar. could you compare this to the rise of the tea party in the united states? >> yes, i think you can. i think some of the things that motivate the tea party are a sense of injustice, a sense of disenfranchisement. a sense that elites are leading the country, and it's a protest vote in thest. >> could they change the nature of europe's relationship with the united states. >> at this point i don't think so. these elections are not likely to change the leadership of the
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european parliament. the parliament doesn't have influence in the over all direction in europe, compared to the nation state. we are seeing nation states grab more power back from a central illsed european union, that's when we deal with a chance of angela merkel, germany or david cameron. i don't think elections today or this weekend will change. they point to the trends about motts in society -- movement in society towards the far right party. if that is reflected in the politics of eastern european countries, that will be significant. >> you are saying it doesn't change the parliament or infrastructure of power. i want to go to something that has been grabbing headlines. from a global perspective some of the fringe groups have been come out in support of an intervention in ukraine. if it doesn't fundamentally change the structure of power, could it bolster vladimir
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putin's position? >> vladimir putin has been working hard to support the far-right groups, because they are challenging the more moderate and main stream governments that are obstacles to the designs in europe. it's coming from his own grey power stand point wanting to support fringe groups to try to undermine from within. that's why there's an afiny there. i don't see them powerful fuf at this stage to make -- powerful enough at this stage to make a difference, and we have to admit the reaction to the governments to what happened in ukraine that is disappointing. if anything, it will perpetuate the trend that the government will see that popular mood is not in favour of doing anything about ukraine, they'll sit it out. >> we'll keep our eyes onned trends. thank you for being with us kurt voel core. still ahead - a deadly
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good evening to you. welcome back to al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm morgan radford, and a look at the top stories - new details on the shooter behind the deadly rampage in california. 22-year-old elliot rodger stabbed three in his apartment before driving along the streets and shooting a number of people. in all six victims from killed, seven wounded. roger left a manifesto detailing his plan. >> in reading this 141 page
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rambling autobiographical - almost a combination of an autobiography and a diary, it's apparent of the severe extent of how disturbed mr roger was. and the fact that he had been - and was continuing to be seen by a variety of health care professionals. it's apparent that he was severely mentally disturbed. >> the suspects family said they warned police just a few short weeks ago when roger posted disturbing video on social media. in ukraine the presidential election kicks off in a few hours. there's concerned that pro-russian separatists may interrupt the voting. >> pope francis gives his first maths in the middle east and is
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on a 3-day drip to the holy land. he spend his first day in jordan, where he met with syrian refugees and heads to the west bank tomorrow. >> pope francis stops in israel, it's a troubling time. hate crimes by jewish ultra nationalists are on the ride and christians say police are not doing enough to stop him. we have this report. >> reporter: jesus's garbage, death to arabs and christians - a few messages blamed on jewish ultra nationalists. they are known as price tag attacks, given the name by people would carry them out. the attacks have taken place over several years now. it left ahead of pope francis's visit. some here, including the russian
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patriarch believes it's not a coincidence. >> in the rite of the coming visit of pope francis it is a challenge against the visit of the pope. it creates that atmosphere. >> they accuse the israeli police of not doing enough to prevent the crimes even after the vatican's profit was targeted. >> they can do more, should do more. >> it doesn't seem to be happening. >> the banner welcomes pope francis to the holy land. the center was asked by the israeli police to take it down, fuelling the high tensions among the community. >> the government in israel long described itself as a protelentor of christian communities. many dispute that.
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>> we feel we are threatened with expulsion, our presence has been high jacked and the future of our children has been hijacked. >> the attacks frighten jewish israelis, including the daughter of former israeli prime minister. she spoke to israeli army raid scro and said the current climate reminds her of the atmosphere leading to her father's assassination saying:. >> reporter: francis's visit to the holy land is meant to be a delay of interfaith unity. the attacks tell a different story. authorities in belgium can't rule out an anti-semitic motion in a shooting. three were killed when a gunman opened fire at the jewish museum
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in brussels. we have this report. >> reporter: the shooting happened in broad daylight. around 4:00 pm a car pulled up in front of the jewish museum. with two men inside. one got out and walked in to the jewish museum and started shooting. two died, a fourth is injured and in critical condition. the area was cordoned off. the prosecutor's office announced they had arrested one man. >> we have identified one person who left the keen in a vehicle. they have been detained and questioned. we don't know if this person is linked to the incident. other witnesses spoke of another person whole seems to have fled on foot. we haven't identified or detained them yet. >> there is a huge police operation and a sense of shock that such an incident could happen here in the center of a city in broad daylight at a time
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it was filled with hundreds of shoppers. >> hundreds visited the scene to express the condolences and the determination to have this responsible. >> the government is shocked by the evil acts of violence. thoughts and emotions are with the victims, family and friends. >> given the nature of the target, there's speculation that this was an anti-semitic attack. jewish leaders said no threats had been made. >> such an act is so incredible, we are not used to this. we had few anti-jewish terrorist attempts. if it's the case, it's a very bad signal for the future. as a precaution security had been stepped up throughout the country country. now to elections in egypt where voters are getting ready
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to elect a president. we hear about the man leading the polls, calling for closer ties to the united states. >> in 2011 they overthrow an army general. three years later they are about to elect another one. egyptians are deeply divided over the role of the military in politics. we don't want any political role for the army. its role is to protect, not to rule. >> it's been over-60 years since the army got involved in politics after ending the monarchy. the first generation of leaders are seen as war heroes. tasked with liberating and ending the israeli occupation. during the rule of hosni mubarak, perceiving threats over external ones. hosni mubarak imposed decades of
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laws. yet, when the egyptians rose up to overthrow him they were able to distinguish between the crew and the average soldier who they saw at the defender of the nation. the army refused to clamp down on protesters. the military helped in the overthrow of hosni mubarak, and was seen as the saviour of the nation and defender of democracy. that situation didn't last. army leaders formed a military council to rule an open-ended transition, and tried to cling to power. military police crashed protests before the army held elections. the president was elected. that didn't mark the end of the trouble with the military. a year later another general staged a coup. this time popular support for the military was shape by one
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camp, including hosni mubarak supporters and other opponents of the muslim brotherhood. on the other hand security forces opened fire on anti-coup protesters killing several hundreds in cairo. abdul fatah al-sisi poses as a man that doesn't want power. that stance changed. >> i announce my will to run for the egyptian presidency and would be honoured to have your support. >> abdul fatah al-sisi's candidacy and the crackdown preceding it caused many to worry that a new chapter is about to start. abdul fatah al-sisi's supporters say this is the only solution for egypt at the moment. meanwhile three al jazeera journalists are spending their 148th day in an egyptian gaol. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are accused of conspiring with the outlawed muslim brotherhood.
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their trial has been adjourned one more time until june the 1st. >> columbians are getting ready to cast their ballot, getting ready to choose the next president tomorrow. they showed the encam bant, santos in a dead heat with his rival. neither is expected to score enough to avoid a run-off. courtney kealy has more. >> reporter: it's been a cam spiften marred by a -- season marred by attacks and mud slipping. the right wing opponent, a former minister of finance asked the president if it was true that drug money helped to finance his 2010 campaign. santos demanded that he tell the truth about spying, launched against a member. paul showed that they were running neck and neck. well ahead of can't dates. with neither expect to get the
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necessary 50% of the vote, the run-off is likely. >> the government announced a land-mark agreement with the maxist guerilla group, known as f.a.r.c. his government has been in peace talks for 18 months and santos promised to reach a deal if re-elected. >> translation: we are going to persevere, despite the enemies of peace who attack us. we'll persevere in the pursuit of peace. that is the supreme right of all societies. >> he has threatened to call off the talks held in cuba if there's no assess fire. >> my proposal is with reduction of sentences we agree. those that committed heinous crimes have to go to gaol. those committing such type of offenses will not be eligible for political office. a peace that respects justice,
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not based on impunity. >> reporter: peace talks are not popular. the debate was not widely watched. >> if it was a natural debate, you would think people are interested in who proposals to bring to the table. >> after years of blood-letting most ol um anyiens are -- column by jps are not ready. >> the process in havana will not be successful, because in the end there has to be social inclusion. they'll be demobilized and ri integrated into society. if that hatred is alive, there'll be resentment. it will be a vicious cycle. 300 people lit candles in a
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park, honouring more than 200,000 killed in the more than half century conflict. the organizers say they'll support a presidential candidate who wants peace. we spoke to michael shifter, the president of the inter-american dialogue, a think tank located in washington d.c. he said that this election has huge implications with the peace process with the f.a.r.c. >> clearly columbians want peace and want the conflict to end. it's been a terrible cost for the country, many killed economically. it hurt columbia, at the same time there's skepticism about the process and whether the f.a.r.c., the insurgency, is serious about negotiating in good faith. the process is taking a lopping time. it's gone slow, there's frustration, and the polls show there's skepticism. the president is committed to
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pursuing this and he hopes to have an agreement by the end of the year. as we know, if he loses the election that will not sustain. >> the united states's relationship with columbia could change after the election. >> the united states has supported the peace process and supported the government of santo, and what he is trying to do. he knows washington well. the kates united states is prepared to support him. should he lose and they are candidate win. i think that would create some difficulties for the relationship that would not be the same commitment to peace of another government, the government of zualagwe if he was
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elected president. and so things that are underway between the united states and columbia would have to be re-evaluated and really try to establish a different relationship. and still ahead on al jazeera america - we are weeks away from the world cup, and there are still questions about security right inside brazil. we'll tell you what the police military are spending to keep fans safe. plus, he's arguably america's greatest ever soccer player. he's not going to brazil. donovan fires back after being cut from the roster.
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in portland oregon the water is safe to drink. this afternoon the city lifted a boiled water notice in effect since yesterday. the warning was implemented after tests showed elevated levels of ecoli. tests today came back clean. a wildfire burning in arizona is expected to tripple in size much the fire is 5% contained and crews say they'll let it continue to burn until it reaches flat areas that they can't defend. that means they can grow up to 36 square miles. it is still unclear what started it. and speaking of wild weather, al jazeera's rebecca stevenson is here with a look at the forecast. >> the first hurricane of the season for the atlantic or pacific is here. it's amanda and is a category 3. it's in the eastern pacific. this storm a spinning off
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thunder storms, strong, wet storms dumping rain fall in some of the same places that had significant rain last year with hurricane emanuel. that slammed into parts of acapulco and moved across mexico. this storm is sending parts of rain into areas that grow the largest percentage of limes for the united states, in mexico. lix prices have soared because -- lime prices have soared because we are not getting as many here. looking at the thunder storms on the satellite, they are the bright tops you see spinning off. we'll see the storms strengthen before it weakens and turns off and glows a deprosecution. we had severe weather, and this will go across areas that are
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getting wildfires in arizona and new mexico. with the rain dumped to the burn areas, it causes flash flooding, which will be an issue for parts of the rockies. in the pooent we are looking at record -- meantime we are looking at record rain fall. at ros felled, 4 numbers of, shattering the record in 1992. the temperatures cool under the large area of low pressure and severe weather is diminishing. we are still getting a lot of rain fall causing flash flooding in texas. >> we'll keep our eyes on thax the world cup kicks off in draz ill in less than -- brazil in less than three weeks. authorities are investing $800 million for security. 168,000 police officers will be on the streets of the host cities. daniel schweimler has more.
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>> the security operation is in place in rio de janeiro for the 2014 world cup. it's the biggest in the region's history. it's a similar story across brazil as the tournament looms. preparations hampered by strikes and protests. >> so there is a specific contingency plans for demonstrations. if needed the security forces will act the way they have been. >> reporter: but the way they have been may not be what the half a million or so visitors to brazil have in mind. these engaging in classifying a fefella in time for the tournament. >> security has been an issue, especially in the crime-ridden favelas. the world is watching and we'll ask whether what happened here will be transfersed to the rest of the country during the world
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cup. >> reporter: the tiny anti-world cup protest attracted hundreds of heavily armed police. why so many i asked the officer-in-charge? he replied "to guarantee the safety of the protesters and ensure that traffic flows smoothly." >> police learnt little from last year's experience with demonstrations. in this context of the world cup they'll be instructed to be careful to avoid major incidents or scandals. the police training video shows demonstrators what awaits them if they attack authorities with their shoes. it may not placate the critics. >> we have been spending a lot of money on infrastructure. there's a lot of corruption and frustration. how it will be expressed, we don't know. >> the many strikes and
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demonstrations in the weeks leading to the world cup put the authorities on edge. they are reassuring the world that they are prepared for any eventuality while at the same time trying to show the relaxed welcoming face for which brazil is better known. >> here in the states the biggest controversy over the world cup has to do with the players. you probably heard this week that america's all of time leading goal scorer was cut from the team. landon donavan got a chance to fire back. he was at practice after team coaches told him he was not good enough to be part of the team going to brazil. let's say he does not buy system. >> i think i trained and played well in camp. i think i was one of the better players. that's why it sitings a little -- stings a little. i love the country, playing for
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the country and representing the country. i'm not angry, i'm disappointed. i spent most of my adult life and majority of my life in general det kating myself to this -- dedicating myself to the sport and country. >> earlier the coach said it was difficult to leave donovan behind. >> soccer plans in madrid are partying all night long. check them out. thousands of real madrid flans swarming the streets after the champion's league elliot rodgers final. they beat atletico mad rid to clench a victory. >> it didn't matter which team won. that celebration was inevitable. >> still ahead - using microchips to track bees. why it could be crucial to save them around the world. [ singing ]
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the globle bee population is in decline. scientists don't really know why. in australia they are microchipping them to find out what is going on. andrew thomas has more from tasmania. >> until one stings you bees are easily ignored. they are crucial. almost everything people eat is dependent on what they do. every piece of food on the planet starts off from a plant. and then the animals eat the plants and then it makes the meat. >> bees are in crisis. something called colony collapse disorder wiped out a quarter of the world's honey bees. >> einstein said if bees disappear they have about four years to live. whether he's right or not, i don't know. i don't want to put it to the
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test. >> scientists on the island of tasmania are testing bees' movements. tony microchips are attached to bees with superglue. >> about a third of the weight that a bee can carry. it's not much, just like someone walking with a back pack. as each microchip bee leaves and comes back, it's recorded how long it's been away. over 18 months 10,000 will be chipped and tracked, and the idea is to get broad data on how bees move. bees are tracked in pristine conditions to establish a baseline pattern of behaviour. >> what we expect is a deep understanding on how the bee behaves so we know how many times they leave the hive and how long they've been out. >> reporter: soon low levels of pesticides will be put into the
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sugar water and separately components of pollution, to see if either changes behaviour. >> bees navigate to a source and back and communicate that information. if it is not perceived by the nervous system, bees are not doing it efficiently or back to the hive. >> once it's clear what is changing the behaviour and dodging them. that can be addressed. movement patterns can be tested. bees like being busy. yemen is getting a lot happier thanks to a viral video going around on youtube. check it out. [ singing ] that "happy", was created by yemeni bloggers and activists, all who say their mission is to
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