documentary series fault lines the deported only on al jazeera america >> from al jazeera headquarters in doha, this is the news hour. >> here's my bottom line. america must always lead on the world stage. >> defining america's role. barack obama defines his foreign policy vision for the rest of his presidency. polls close, voting was extended, but has it happened turnout? >> i'm barbara in london with all the news in europe.

including police bulldoze their way through migrant makeshift camps in calais. >> an >> first to the u.s. where barack obama has outlined the next stage for the foreign policy. he told military graduates that the world is changing and that presents new dangers. a group of decentralized al-qaeda affiliates and u.s. needs to match that without

stretching the military thin or stirring up resentment. >> the u.s. military remains the onremains theindispensable ima - >> fellow at the institute for policy studies. phillies, good to have yofillp g that you hadn't heard before? >> it was interesting to hear them address the question of anything that is not military. it begs the question of who says that the u.s. must always lead. i don't know that the rest of

the world necessarily agrees with that. but to the degree that he would talk about non non-military leadership would be a good thing. in a situation where clearly the military is not going to be able to make the situation any better. so all of his rhetoric about this isn't just about military solutions not every problem has a military solution. that's fine, but he is not looking for non-military solutions. >> to counter critics who say the u.s. is not doing enough in syria, barack obama promised to ramp up support. take a listen. >> jordan and lebanon, turkey and iraq as they contend with

refugees and confront terrorists working across syria's borders. we'll continue to coordinate with our friends and allies with europe and the arab world to push forward with the critical solution to make sure that most countries, not just the united states, are contributing their fair share. >> i think the problem is as he said in a different part of his speech there is no military solution. there is no military solution in syria, and no military solution in afghanistan. sending military training, sending, as they indicated,

sending weapons and congress is preventing the u.s. from sending these what are known as man pads, single person fired anti-aircraft weapons that were so deadly against civilians and other situations, and can be again. this is not going to help the situation in syria. when he talked about supporting neighboring states in the struggle to protect refugees, that's crucial, but linking that to saying we're going to help them go after terrorists, well, the problem is that the people and governments that they support that they're going after are not terrorists, a brutal regime, but the terrorists are on the same side as those, quote, moderate opposition forces that the u.s. is trying to arm. >> do you think, then that, the obama administration really wants assad gone? because the al nusra front, that

will be scarier for the u.s. administration, wouldn't it be? >> it would not be the first time that the u.s. has tried to overthrow dictators only to leave greater chaos in its wake. we can only look at iraq and the terrible situation there where violence has been spike to go levels we have not seen in several years. the situation in libya, very much the same. he referred to the capacity of battle-hardened extremists now in syria. now the place where those extremists got their training was in iraq, fighting against the u.s. so the idea that some how it's going to be different in syria if the u.s. now starts to train and arm others who will be clearly seen as representing u.s. and western interests, we're going to have the same problem, the same extremists are going to use that opportunity to train again, to then go to another country, perhaps. so each of these countries where the u.s. engages in regime

change through the force of arms has left chaos and greater violence behind. >> briefly on egypt, phyllis. he said security first, human rights second. what message does that send? >> it sends a message to those who are imprisoned, the families who have been killed that we apparently in the united states are going to continue to support a military regime despite its responsibility for massive human rights violations. despite the fact that many of the people who fought against both this regime and who fought against the morsi regime have pulled back and said this has been a real problem. we need to go back to the original demands of the arab spring, the original demands of tahrir square, which was about dignity, human rights, and not putting the military back in power to impress thousands of

people, and kill over a thousand people in protest. this is not what people went to tahrir square for in the first place, and unfortunately, it sounds like the obama administration is saying we're going continue to support the military. >> right, thank you very much for your thoughts. from the institute for policy studies joining us live from washington. thank you. >> well, in egypt polls have closed and election officials are voting for an extra day if a bid to cast ballots. they blamed the hot weather for lack of enthusiasm at polls. we're joined now on the set, voting was extended. they even closed a shopping mall to allow a few people to vote. they issued, telling people to

go and vote. will that encourage egyptians to turn out. >> turnout was helped by giving it an extra day. >> it will be boosted, will it be put to rest as totally legitimate. >> are there any numbers? >> there are some numbers. a private newspaper released estimates. i don't know where they got them from for every governor. the pattern of voter turn out by governor is interesting. the places that seem to have a lot of turnout in this election also seem to be the places that were most anti-mohammed morsi in the june 2011 election. for example, like the governor

at thanksgiving had the most votes from mohammed morsi i in 2012, 77%. this time one of the least turnouts, 30%. and on the flip side, the governor who was really anti-morsi, 28%, this time they had one of the highest voter turnouts of 62%. these are preliminary turnouts. >> al sisi is expected to win this election any way. why is it important that turn out is high? >> what they want to signal to people is that what happened in june of last year where--july of last year where mohamed morsi was overthrown is something that most egyptians are comfortable with and most egyptians accept this new process, and they want to move forward. the fact that you don't have a lot of egyptians participating cast out that narrative. >> you could say what is really happening here because we see

this correlation, this relationship between morsi support and low turnout, that maybe this does represent the muslim brotherhood was able to convince people not to participate. i think that's probably true. it may, on the other hand, it may signal that the revolutionary camp is alienated, and it makes it more attentive to the demands of those who represent the islamists and the muslim brotherhood. >> and al jazeera continues to demand the release of its journalist who is are detained in egypt. mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste have been held in prison for 151 days. they are trial has been adjourned until june 1st. they are accused of conspiring

with the muslim brotherhood. al jazeera rejects these accusations. a fourth al jazeera journalist abdullah elshamy since august without trial. a jet attacking a base belonging to the februar february 17th brigade a major armed group in the east. let's get the late fest stephanie decker who join us from the capitol. what do you hear about this operation in bengahzi? >> reporter: well, we heard from the spokesperson, the man behind this operation, he wishes to rid libya of terrorists. and he said the operation was on and we wouldn't hear more from

him until it was over. there have been two airstrikes a couple of hours ago now, and we haven't heard anything left. there is one of the other political shahs in the city have said that they would support haftra in this campaign. there is a load of rhetoric from those sides. we also heard from one of the groups on haftra's list yesterday, who said if he continues thinks operations they will bring in fighters from all over the world, because they see it as an attack on islam. a lot of words going back and forth on the ground after the two airstrikes at the moment nothing really happening. >> tell us about haftara's organization.

>> this is a man known to libyans for a long, long time. he was a general under qaddafi. he switched sides under the chad war and came back. libya has deteriorated over the past few years, ruled by the gun, ruled by militias. people feel there is no one to protect them. there is no real police force, no real army. this is where he gets the support from. it will be a huge challenge because those he wants to target are extremely well armed, well trained. it's not a simple operation. how much military support does he have, how well trained are those who support him. allegiances do come and go. some people will tell you, they don't think they can actually achieve it, but the message to have someone strong to say let's get this country secure, targeting officials, anyone who

is more liberal part of the opposition. their support for that message that he's delivering. >> stephanie decker reporting live from tripoli. you're watching the al jazeera news hour. still ahead we report from beirut where there was chaos as thousands scrambled to cast an early ballot in syria's presidential election. and a look back at the life of maya angelou. and a bad day for the williams sisters as they both fall to younger opposition. reaction on that coming up in sports. >> riot police have cleared three makeshift migrant camps. let's go to barbara for more. >> well, french police bulldozed their way through camps in calais wednesday morning having

cleared out hundreds of residents. many of the residents are from conflict-torn countries like afghanistan, and hope to go make their way to the u.k. there was an outbreak at the camp of scabies, and now many have nowhere to go. >> reporter: this bulldozer destroyed everything. turning these people's few possessions into a pile of rubbish. it was difficult for many to watch. >> the far right is gaining ground in france, many local people turned out to offer their support. this woman says, you've left them with nothing. the law isn't intelligent. it is weak. it is animals.

under the european law these people must claim political asylum in france or return to the first european country they arrived in. >> reporter: habeeb said he cannot go back. >> how many times have you tried to get across to the u.k.? >> five times. >> how did you try? >> i tried inside luggage. i hid myself under the car. i don't know, right now, november choice. >> for now the local authorities are trying to persuade these people to go to a holiday camp where they can have a shower.

but these refugees are afraid they'll be moved far from this port. they said war and poverty they would rather sleep here in the cold because it's the only chance they have of getting to the u.k. and a better life. al jazeera, calais. >> well, all those migrants trying trito make their way from france to to the u.k. others force their way through barbed wires. the area is surrounded by rock territory. about 500 people have made it through to a temporary accommodation center where their applications for asylum will now be considered. >> reporter: there aren't many land-based roots between africa and europe. this is one of them where morocco meets the spanish outpost, and this was the scene in the early hours of early

morning captured on cctv camera, people climbing over the fence, through razor wire and across the border. they are illegal immigrants now in what many believe is the land of opportunity. people from all over africa regularly try to cross the fences and in spain's other african enclave. both are boarded by morocco on one side and the mediterranean sea. it's a safer crossing than others make by sea. police fired rubber bullets to a group of people as they tried to swim ashore. 15 drowned. on wednesday more than a thousand people stormed the fences in all.

the spanish government says around 500 got through. they headed triumphantly to the migration center designed to house 500 people now, and it now shelters some 2,000. they will be processed here. a few will be offered asylum in mainland spain. many more will be sent back. al jazeera. >> well, immigration was a key issue in the recent european elections, and now a report in the u.k. has found the number of people of british people willing to admit being racially prejudiced has risen. the findings raise concerns about growing hostility towards immigrants and wide spread isl islam-phobia in british society.

>> reporter: britain likes to see itself as a tolerant nation where race relations are better than in many other european countries. but last year when people were asked about races, they said they were a little or a lot prejudiced. in 1983 the figure was 36%. it fell sharply to 31% in 2000. but after the 9/11 attacks it rose. >> we saw a real rise in immigration, and we know people are concerned about the level of immigration and the cultural impact and economic impact. and we think that's correlated to some extent. >> reporter: tough on

immigration may be link to the attitudes. in essex, this is where many people think of middle england with plenty of shops and sense of community. but just like urban areas where there are immigrants populations people here will tell that you over the years it has become more acceptable to say that you're racially prejudiced. maureen said she doesn't think the way people think has changed. they're more confident about it admitting prejudice in the new political climate. >> people are feeling more comfortable. i think people hav--i think thee feeling more comfortable talking about that. a few years ago you felt you couldn't say anything. >> maureen's husband said he doesn't mind being labeled prejudiced himself.

>> in 2012, london olympics featuring many british-blacks and the numbers dropped. >> let's go back to doha. >> thank you very much, indeed. the poet activist maya angelou has died at age 86. she is known for her memoirs "i know why the caged bird sings." >> reporter: she was a literary

voice for the past 50 years. she was more than a writer. she was an activist and poet. she was raised in the state of arkansas. her story is reflected in her book "i know why the caged bird sings." she grew up in segregation. she was raped at the age of eight and did not speak for five years. sha more serious calling overses she ran newspapers in egypt. she taught in ghana and she learned to speak five languages. she continued to write publishing more than 30 titles. she also acted in the famous tv series "roots." among they ar her accomplishmen,

grammy awards, more than 50 honorary degrees and the presidential medal of freedom. >> imagine it, a black girl from a little village in arkansas, smaller than this little town here. imagine it, now one of the most important writers. imagine it. >> the poem she wrote for president clinton's inauguration in 1993 sold more than 1 million copies. >> come, you may stand upon my back and face your destiny. but seek no hay no one my shadow. >> heshe said that life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the breaths that moments take away. she died in her home in north carolina, she was 86. >> joining us on the line is susan l. taylor, former editor o.thank you for taking the timeo

talk with us, for what i know is a difficult time for you. you've known maya for many, many years, what made her such a sensational figure? >> you know, larger than life. just a woman who was a rarity, a deep thinker. a person who was a leader of the highest order. what i so revered about her is she kept a keen eye on herself, on her own truth, and her personal growth and development. while also keeping an eye on humidity, on the world being of the people. >> tell us about her writing, her style. what was it that made it so particular and earned her all these awards. >> that she told the truth. that it was the unfettered truth from her heart. probably the first black woman

to write so intimately about her life, the breath of it, from her spiritual past to her sexual past. and that wasn't something that black women had easily done during the time that she first began writing. but what we loved so much about maya angelou is how she loved us. for me, i tell you, i witnessed the most generous person i had ever met. you couldn't pass through north carolina without staying at her house. not just dropping by, but she would want to you stay. well, i have a 6:00 a.m. flight. that means i have to get up at 3:30. there she would be holding a cup of tea and a muffin for you at 3:30 in the morning. >> she was a lifelong activist who did a lot of work not just in the u.s. but also in africa in places like south africa. >> in south africa, ghana, egypt, more than we will ever know. more than she ever spoke about. she spoke all the time.

this is a woman who stood strongly for justice. i would lover to see how people around the world would gather around her. they were with her in her home, also the big celebration that she has every thanksgiving in north carolina. in washington, d.c. as people gathered al from all over the country for the unvei unveiling. >> what is your fondest memory of maya angelou. >> the fondest memory that i'll hold closest to my heart. that is just on the 19th of may, just monday before last we probably did the last interview with her, the mentoring movement with hundreds of mentors on the call. she spoke for an hour how we need to care not just for ourselves, but our children and

our community. it is my honor to know her and share any portion of which she gave me with others. >> thank you very much, susan. we appreciate you talking with us. susan l. taylor, former editor in chief of essence magazine, and a long time friend of maya angelou who died at the age of 86. there is much more ahead on this news hour. first it's taken over the government. now it's tightening it's grip on the media. howe'll be right back.

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way in egypt for the presidential election. officials extended the ballot for an extra date to george people to vote--to encourage people to vote. more now on our top story and barack obama's foreign policy speech. our correspondent takes a losser look at what he said. >> president barack obama looked to reassure the country that it stills matters. >> the united states remains the unindispensible nation. that has been true for the century past and it's true for the senator t--for the century o come. >> even that has its limits. he said that he's unlikely to use military force describing himself as haunted by the dead he sent in to fight.

the solution is building coalitions and diplomat pressure as in the case of ukraine or when it comes to the use of force in syria he'll outsource the fighting. he's giving additional training to moderate opposition fighters. experts say that's unlike. >> i the fear that they'll receive man pads and use them in terrorist operation is far greater of this administration than the fear of assad surviving. >> we can't exempt ourselves from the rules that apply to everybody else. >> to do that he'll increase transparency in the use of drones, putting the u.s. military in charge of the operations. not the c.i.a. he made another pledge to close guantanamo prison and change the laws that allow it to stay open. those are all things that he said he would do exactly one

year ago. so far he hasn't. al jazeera, washington. >> ukraine's government has called on russia to tighten board controls to prevent the flow of what it calls terrorists from getting on ukrainian soil. barbara? >> well, ukraine's prime minister has urged moscow to cease military activity in the east. ukrainian fighter jets have continued fly overs in the city of doneskt and follows monday's successful military operation to regain control of the doneskt air force. 40 armed separatists were killed in that operation. >> after a day of bloodshed, a day of defiance in doneskt a as their sel.speaker after speakers

applauded. their message, the government in ukraine is illegitimate and kiev has fallen under the control of fascists. >> i'm a miner. every time i go to the mine i risk my life. i'm not afraid. >> they call us separatists. they call us terrorists pup i'm here to support the referendum because i don't like what is happening in the country. >> the miners showed nothing but disdain for the president's new president-elect and his message. we are in a state of war in the east. anti-terrorist operation has finally gun in earnest petro poroshenko told a foreign newspaper. you could say that normalcy has returned to doneskt, but that depends on your sense of

normality. jet fighters have been flying over, a form of psychological warfare. fighters were strengthening their barricades despite just losing the biggest battle of their up rising which left scores of dead and injured, they still believe they can keep the government troops at bay. the red cross here have put out a plea for medicines and bandages. >> well, the u.n. security council will be holding an open meeting on the situation in ukraine in an hour. among the people taking part is ukraine's ambassador to the united nations. we're joined live from u.n. headquarters in new york. thank you so much for joining us on al jazeera. this meeting of the security council of course, the first one since the election that saw president poroshenko being elected in kiev, but nothing else has substantially changed. the position of the players has not really changed. what are you hoping will come

out of this meeting? >> we go to the president. we go to some vision of the stability because--the president was elected by the majority for all the reasons he had full legitimacy for the entire nation. this is very important. the second, the strong message from the regions that he'll ring more inclusiveness and issues that are badly needed in that region. a very poor region, and the people there they started to protest because of that, not because of the separation. so that's why all these messages are very encouraging. what we need. we need the stability for the

stability we need that russia recall all its citizens and the militants and mercenaries who are invading in that-- >> sir, as we--forgive me for interrupting, but as we saw in the interview, there is reason for support in luhansk. they will not dialogue even though the general secretary of the u.n. ban ki-moon, has urged denial of the separatists. are you going to? >> yes, we're ready to speak to those who really represent the interests of the people of the ukrainian citizens. many of the groupings, including the so-called doneskt republic are beg head by russian citizens. that's why it's very difficult to speak with the foreigners on these this situation in ukraine.

but what he got from the regions, their readiness to the dialogue. that's what we're talking about in the openness to speak to the people. but not to the terrorists and mercenaries who came to ukraine. >> many people were unable to vote in the regions of doneskt and huhansk for the recent elections but now it's a situation of legitimatcy for president poroshenko. everyone will want to dialogue. are you going to listen to them? >> so in luhansk we had something around 80%. >> and there are a lot of people in those regions that are not really recognizing president poroshenko.

what are you going to be trying to do to make sure that the president is legitimate in the whole of ukraine? >> first of all, these people, they could not, because they were threatened by the weaponry, the polling stations were seized and occupied by the separatists. we know that the support is in that region is absolutely evident that people are supporting not the radicals, but supporting those who have the pro european progress. look at the first fo four leades of the election. they were all representing the pro european part of the ukrainukrainian political.

>> the u.n. security council meeting on this issue is due to start in the next hour. we will be following those developments. thank you so much for sharing your views with us. >> thank you, thank you. >> now france's far right group of the u.n. parliament. that's the national party winning the vote in france. the vote has the backing of right wing parties in the netherlands, austria and italy and belgium. but in order to form a parliamentary group representatives from two more countries must join with national front. >> representatives are meeting

in bulgaria to discuss talks of obesity. in the u.k. specialists are working on solutions ranging from clearer food labeling t weight loss programs. >> people are here for advice on how to lose weight and keep it off. as the number of obesity cases increases worldwide, u.k. doctors are now referring more people to weight loss specialists. >> people are encouraged to cook from scratch and it's best diet i've ever tried. >> modern lifestyles are making us increasingly fat, and in

richer nations, the economic slow down has increased appetites for cheap, calorie-ridden foods. scientists have known about the health risks from things like smoking since the 1950s even though it's taken 60 years for warnings to appear on packets. the same kind of progress has not been made when it comes to beating obesity. a lot of foods may be better labeled than they were, health experts need better briefing. >> on one hand there is education, but we also need to place it into context with the fact that cheap energy-dense, very fattening calories which are quite tasty are very easily available at one end of the english city high street to another. >> health experts are appealing

to restrict the abundance of unhealthy food. they want more advice to help people cut calories and increase exercise. the battle against obesity is about changing habits and improving lives. al jazeera, london. >> that's it for me and the rest of the team here in europe. now it's back to doha. >> thousands of syrians living abroad are casting their votes head of next week's presidential election. this was a scene in lebanon's capitol earlier in the day. trooptroops push back crowds. >> thousands of syrians.

>> they feel this presidential election that is going on is a sign that he has prevailed, that bashar al-assad has won over his opponents. and for many others, they came here out of fear. they are afraid for their families. many of them believe that president assad is not going away any time soon. he's likely to win this seven-year term no matter how concerned opposition are. and so they came here today to show--to register their names and make sure they can go home to syria one day. >> in thailand military is tightening it's grip on the media as part of the army's attempt to control the flow of

information following the coup. >> refusing to be silenced even though gatherings of more than five people is illegal. every day they come to express anger against the coup. these protests are organized through social media? >> we need to pressure him. to do it, to work fast. >> expreshe won't be able to exs his opinion any more. he was detained last sunday. >> i don't care much if i'm arrested.

this is why i like this, we are the same. we believe in truth. they call me and say if you still use the social media we will go to your house and take the computer. and also, you, yourself, meaning me, you, yourself, will be arrested as well. >> the military has been very effective in silencing its critics and violencing information on the coup. one thing it has not been able to stop so far is social media despite orders to stop. there was an outcry. forcing the military immediately to deny any involvement.

>> if they want to do this, they have to do it very briefly. people now are so used to this, too. repercussions could be greater than what they're aiming to achieve. >> the military is using traditional and social media to try to create support for the coup. these pictures are intended to show political detainees are being treated well. while they cannot control the flow of information. >> all the sports is coming up next, including how oklahoma city came thundering back in their bid for pace in the nba finals. stay with us.

>> thank you very much. defending champion and world number one serena williams has been knocked out in the french open in the second round. and big sister venus also going home early. the first time in serena's career that she failed to reach the slam. >> aher opponent, has other ides beating her in just over an hour

in a straight set victory. >> i worked really hard, but hey, maybe i can do better. i know for a fact i can work harder. i know for a fact i can play so much better than what i did today. i mean, it's a double edge sword. i didn't play well, but i can play better. if i couldn't play better i would be even more disappointed, so i know i can. sive something to look forward to. >> any chance of a williams family reunion was extinguished earlier when elder city venus crashed out. she claims the opening set before losing to her 19-year-old opponent. that result could leave the competition open for seventh seed maria sharapova with the four-time grand slam winner. in the men's draw, second seed

nowak djokovic with a win over geremi chaude. >> i had to stay mentally tough. i knew he was going to come out trying to take his chances with the forehand, and he has a big serve, but you know, i managed to make him play an extra shot. i managed to stay solid from the baseline. and i think forcing to make a bunch of unforced errors definitely helps with the wins. >> roger federer joins him in the third round. the 17th time grand slam winner, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.

he goes on for a spot in the last game. >> four more stages left, and catania has maintained the overall leader. following the wintery conditions on tuesday, wednesday, the 400 kilometer route was a lot more picturesque. and managed to avoid all that have trouble. to win it's first-ever stage. i has the 1.40 advantage. >> a 3-1 lead in the best of seven match up, and it's tighter in the west with the

oklahoma city thunder and san antonio spurs tied at two a piece in their series. they found the point guard an. the series moves to san antonio for game five. that takes place on thursday. >> i tried to come in personally just with set of mind trying to help my team win and they got me some open shots, and that would have knocked it down. >> now you know what i want for christmas. teams are preparing for the world cup in brazil just two weeks from now. nigeria will play scotland, but the game has been overshadowed by allegations that it has been targeted by match fixers. it has been leamed tha alleged g

syndicates has come. >> i don't know where it's come. >> is it a total shock to you? >> it is, it is. we're not here for that. we're here to play and get ready for the world cup. maybe some sort of joke is around the corner, and it's not very pleasant. >> cricket, england crushing ten-wicket win over sri lanka. this is after they bowled after 67 winning the toss and sending sri lanka. their total was third lowest in their history. england reaching their target with the spare. they now have the 2-1 lead in the series. the montreal canadians have kept

their hopes of keeping their hopes alive winning game five against the new york rangers. a hat trick earned montreal a 7-4 victory. they're one win away from the stanley cup. game six is on thursday, and it's a madison square garden. should be quite the occasion. well, there is more sports on our website. check out www.aljazeera.co www.aljazeera.com/sport. details there on how to get in touch with our team using twitter and facebook. plus we've got videos and blogs and correspondents all across the world. i'll give that you address one more time. www.aljazeera.com/sport. that's all your sport for now. i'll have a little bit more for you later on. >> thank you very much. and that's it for this news hour from doha. thank you very much for watching. i hope you stay with us on al jazeera.

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