we're here in the vortex. saturday, 7:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. is >> close quarter battle some of the fiercest battle fighting since the cries i in ukraine began. russia says nato is encouraging the ukrainian government to use force. hello i'm felicity barr. you're watching being be al jazeera, from london. cutting carbon emissions by 50% by 2030.

questions in the bust the deal that freed the al qaeda rl prisoners from guantanamo. can his son revise the troubled monarchy? cialtion. >> hello.russia's calling a disa a -- strike in a be building in eastern ukraine. a dorm attack by dms our correspondent david chater is in luhansk for us. >> our ukrainian border guard post under attack, the troops inside thought to number around spi have been surrounded -- 70 have been surrounded by a force around 500 strong.

ukrainian jet fighters were scrambled flying missions from lu lance -- luhansk. heavy plumes of bill owing smoke are rising. local administration headquarters in the city. one of the many sites that have been taken over by the separatist forces. the mayor has ordered air raid shelters to be opened for civilians as the fighting escalates. the region near russian border northeast of the city of donetske has seen a sharp upsurge of volunteer fighters, helped with ammunition and new weapons. they have sworn to defend the self declared people's republics by ukraine's forces. military mission against them laiblghting them as -- labeling them as terrorists and enemies of the state.

it's attacks like these that could endanger that mission with each day that passes. more and more volunteers are coming in. many of them battle-hardened veterans with military skill and weapons that could really challenge the ukraine army. clos by -- close by, we come upon a woman speaking on mobile phone to her son. trapped inside. she and her husband were desperate when they hear the bombs and mortars falling. >> translator: when will they stop? i've been waiting. not just shooting but flattening us. now we're running away. >> ukrainian border guards, trapped, surrounded and heavily outnumbered. air support will not be enough to help them. it is a stinging military humiliation in the making with the new president elect in kyiv only days before his

inauguration. >> david chater joins us live from luhansk. is it fair to say this is the most intense fighting you have wens witnessed so far? >> it most certainly is and i think as i said, this is a real problem for the president elect, petro poroshenko, in kyiv. only hours after he won the first round with 54% of the votes in the election. so i think that he is being let down by his military commanders at the moment. they are saying that they are sending reenforcements to luhansk. we don't know exactly where from, how many, but they have said aviation and armor will be needed, and some form of excuse for what's happened. they say special forces military base around here couldn't get to the scene in time to give any aid to those 70 beleaguered border guards who are now under

fierce attack. and the jet fighters keep having to be refueled, so they can't be above the scene tall time. the cover of darkness that has now fallen over this city, we've moved away from the areas of fighting just for protection' sake. means that the separatist fighters, 500 of them maybe more coming in may be able to launch their own attacks against those border guards. it was very noticeable when we came into the city. usually we find checkpoint out of checkpoint full of fighters. all we've seen is police most of them have been abandoned. drawn into that conflict so it might have been 500 at the start of the dawn raid. it's probably many more by now. >> david can you give us the sense of the scale of the city of luhansk? what are civilians doing inside the city? i know you met some who were fleeing. >> reporter: yes, i mean you can't escape the warfare here.

the jets are striking targets occupied by the separatist forces inside building. there is a fierce firefight going on around the border guard base and the whole place is surrounded by the typical soviet style blocks. it reminds me what i saw in the first chechen war this is where there could be huge casualties among the population. there is no attempt to form these humanitarian corridors that sphro sergey lavrov has de. it's really going to be a tough fight try and dislodge the fighters here in luhansk. >> david chater, thank you very much very much indeed. encouraging ukrainian troops

to use force. urging an immediate halt to the violence. foreign minister sergey lavrov wants a humanitarian being corridor to be created. >> the draft u.n. resolution will include demands for immediate end of violence, aimed at establishing a stable and immediate cease fire. humanitarian corridors for which being being civilians can. >> paid a portion of that bill. the dispute could threaten europe's gas supply. joining us now from the united nations headquarters in new york. what kind of reaction do you

think kristin, the russians can expect from the u.n. security council where they called this meetings? >> well, felicity, i've been speaking with security council members and they say they've yet to see any proposal from the russians. all they know is what sergey lavrov has been saying publicly that he wants some cease fire and some humanitarian corridors for people to flee the violence there. and of course he is blaming the west for the escalation of violence there, and the west is blaming russia for encouraging the pro-russian fighters so i think it's safe to say that the western ambassadors on the council, the western members are very skeptical for what russia is asking for here. they have told me on background that they would want any resolution to include reference to ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty. something that russia is not likely the want to talk about,

given its recent annexation of crimea. this has been a sticking point on the council for some time now. also, there's likely to be a lot of questions about the actual need for these humanitarian core stores and what form they would take, who would police them, how would they police them, would it be a russian peace keeping force? a lot of questions about the humanitarian situation there when, in fact, there is no humanitarian presence on the ground at this time. so very preliminary stages to the negotiations at this point. >> the question has to be asked. we all know the security council has been very divided on the question of ukraine. why now try ointroduce this resolution? >> -- to introduce this resolution? >> we know what sergey lavrov said that the violence is escalating, perhaps it would cease after the elections, that hasn't happened.

it is quite common for countries here at the united nations to propose resolution they know will have little chance or no chance of passing in order to set the debate to set the talking points, frame debate in their own terms. we have russia blaming the u.s. ever what's going on there and blaming humanitarian considerations. interesting this is coming at the same time that the security council is considering a humanitarian resolution on syria that calls for cross-border access into syria without the permission of the syrian government. this is something that russia has opposed, interesting timing. >> be kristin in new york, thank you. are being militia fighters in the city of benghazi. forces led by the former general halifa hafta, more from the

capitol, tripoli. >> it started in the early hours of the morning, residents awoke to this. ing. >> so the fighting now is going at the 3-2 sites, one is the western site and the other is the eastern site. >> fighters attacked a special forces base who have sworn allegiance tot being being deposed general halifa hafta. this soon turned into a full scale war. there have better than casualties and civilians are among the dead. benghazi is a heavily populated city and the fighting is spilling over into residential areas. haftar has launched strikes in

the recent weeks. they are now fighting back. drejts describe the -- residents describe the fighting as even worse that be when gadhafi informs tried oenter the city in 2011. there is anger in the seat of power in tripoli. many believe thatting being successing governments haven't done enough. now there are two you priementse minister and two governors. >> benghazi fieding that lasted almost eight hours, starting very early in the morning. the grun launching an attack on a base of a group that pledges its allegiance to the operation led by the former general khalifa hafta, be to be rid the

country against terrorists and extremists. this is the worst fighting, worse in fact thoon than when gi forces tried to enter the city. also people not happy here that we haven't heard any word from the government from two governments in fact that are in place here. they say it peoples like no one is in charge. no one can you rein in this extremely well trained group. both sides, haftar and the other side say they are going to fight this out until the ends. >> still ahead on the news hour from london, you palestinian

president mahmoud abbas. and rafael nadal and the french open. the king of spain is abdicating after almost 40 years on the throne. his son the crown prince will succeed him. >> king juan los, after years of dictatorship under general franco, for that the spanish people hold him in high regard. in recent years the elderly sovereign had bm become increasingly frail. nonetheless the abdication announcement delivered by the spanish prime minister still came as a huge surprise.

>> translator: his imaginity the king last abdicated. >> photographs, provided 50 spanish government showed the moment the abdication order was signed. it was followed by a video statement by the outgoing king himself. >> translator: my only ambition was and always will be to contribute to the welfare, progress and liberty of all spanish people. i want the best for spain to whom i've dedicated my entire life and to whose service i have given my ability my efforts. >> juan los came to power in 1975, two days after franco's death. his approach was fresh and easy going. but when being being be forces attempted a military coup, he was praised for defusing the

crisis. but in recent years his popularity had dipped significantly. the king embarked on a luxury safari trip which included knowledge be a hunting trip. his daughter princess being pris christina is under scrutiny for a scandal. if the king's abdication brings about positive change well i'm all for it. i think the prince will be a good king because he's been prepared well. >> last year a poll showed 62% of spaniards wanted the ci kingo abdicate in favor of felipe.

soon, he will get his chance. paul brennan. al jazeera. >> and we spoke to miguel anthamarad offerings and asked him how king juan los will be remembered. >> he's still loved by the people. his position, recent, all the people would have a very good memory of him. but the general idea is that he had his time, that he was a man of what is known in spain as the application concession, between the dictatorship and the monarchy. he was out of touch with the modern world with the 21st century and all its political and social changes. so in that sense i think he will be remembered as important this terms of his legacy as moving from the dictatorship to democracy. yet at the same time, his image will suffer for the say last five to six years of his reign

which has been disastrous. >> people killed in the syrian city of aleppo in the past few days. firing rockets into areas hold by government forces. nine children are among the dead. the president of syria bashar al-assad is widely expected to win a third term in office in tuesday's election. is are attorney 160,000 people have died sinks the uprising in march 2011. as parts of our theory remains of the state, james bays looks at how prepared the international communities is to deal with assad for the next seven years. >> they are arguably two of the most senior most respected international diplomats in the world, former u.n. secretary-general kofi annan and

lakhdar brahimi. the death toll is higher than anyone could have imagined, when the conflict began more than three years ago. it is without doubt the most deadly conflict this century. rare moment of international agreement, the geneva accord of june 2012, it called for a new transitional government in syria with full executive powers. brahimi got bode sides to come to geneva earlier this year on how to work out this government but the two sides wouldn't even agree with the being envoy answer being agenda. there's no chance of a transitional government if president assad is reelected. for the past three years

there's only been rare moments of unity. russia backed by china is likely ting continue to use its veto if necessary to support damascus. but how will the rest of the international community react to be a regime that gives bashar al-assad seven more years of tower? declaring the damascus regime an international pariah. >> commercially, whether they wants to do business with syria, a country that's got no business to deal with. or what, get on russia and iran's good side? there is not an imperative for anybody to pretend that election is real. the election will change things within assad's deluded mind or his small entourage.

>> life continues to get worse, the u.n. and international aid agencies are finding almost impossible to get medicine and aid to besieged areas. there is talk of a new resolution in the u.n. security council on humanitarian access but getting the agreement of russia and china will be nearly impossible. on the ground the death toll continues to mount. but doing nothing to break the deadlock around this table. james bays, al jazeera. >> international community needs to do more to help refugees caught up in the conflict. >> one key thing the international communities should do is first of all when it comes to lebanon in particular, work with the len nee -- lebanese go,

dealing with refugees. right now in lebanon the latest policy is that refugees would be sent to a no man's land camp inside syria or on the border with lebanon. in doing so the lebanese government is in a way ignoring the extent and scale and the longevity of the problem and this is not something sustainable. the second thing the international community should do more broadly is is work with arab countries neighboring syria to come one a regional strategy and regional policy regarding refugees which may start with granting them official refugee status in the first place which they don't have in any of the countries neighboring syria. >> mahmoud abbas. three minister from gaza were banned from entering west bank

by israel. >> being it is the first palestinian national government to be formed since the one president mahmoud abbas formed two years ago. starts whe when when be when har the area. >> selected ministers acceptable to both sides was a complicated process. but veej ensured a government of -- eventually ensured a government of technocrats existed. >> i'm standing down from my role but i'm not abandoning my responsibility, the responsibility to my home land. we'll remain serving the people

wherever we are, within the government, outside the government. we'll continue to serve the great people of palestine. >> national reconciliation is demanded by all palestinians, especially those in the gaza strip. unemployment has never been higher. >> translator: everyone will benefit from the unity government. students can go and study in egypt and patients can go there for treatment. i've been doing nothing for almost seven years. my stores are empty. hopefully the doors are open so we can get construction equipment in. >> making life more bearable for its resident. forming a government may be the easy part. the more challenging part is preparing for elections next year and dealing with any punitive issues from israel. >> joining me from washington,

d.c, is being mort perry. welcome to the program thanks for being with us. such bitter rivalry, you could forgive the palestinians if they were skeptical couldn't you? >> certainly. reconciliation agreements in the past of have all fallen through. there's really skepticism about the leadership of mahmoud abbas, particularly because of the failed peace process. my thought is this is likely to last, it is been ambassadorsed by abbas, all the obstacles have been overcome. this is i think a giant step for be the be palestinians. >> still regard hamas as a terrorist group. where does this leave attempts to try restart the peace

process? >> i think peace process is dead. and the united states has been very careful to say it won't cut off aid. while it condemns the reconciliation agreement i think the secretary of state or failed seacts john kerry has to -- secretary of state john kerry has to admit that the failed process went nowhere, is this, this is the payment you get for failing. all of the arab states support it, where most of the european countries very quietly support it and that it strengthens the palestinian side of the l terrible. what can we do to the palestinians to punish them? i don't think so it will happen. >> already talked about punitive measures, what measures could they take, do you think? >> well obviously the one card that the united states has and the europeans have, are economic development and support for the palestinian authority.

but we're in a bad spot if we end financial support for palestinian authority and if israel continues the withhold funds then palestinian authority will collapse and israel will have to take control of the west bank totally and it doesn't want to do that. so we're in a very bad spot and we know it. ing secretary of state says they're going to have to wait and see about the national unity government. frank hi the u.s. is very skeptical that this is a terrorist government as israel has called it. it is not a terrorist government. this is a technocratic government. >> looking ahead what obstacles may come up bearing in mind we've got palestinian elections due to be held next year? >> well, i think that the palestinians face a number of obstacles prior to the initialing of this agreement there were increased arrests of hamas political members in the west bank. large numbers of hamas political

operatives remain in palestinian jails. this is something that hamas and fatah will need to negotiate. minister of affairs in this government, hamas insisted on, that was a good move. but security concerns willing loom large in the days ahead. >> thank you for your time. all right so to come on this news hour. thousands celebrate the formal creation of india's newest state. under scrutiny, top investigators prepare to make the organizers of the be 2022 world cup.

>> these protestors have decided that today they will be arrested >> these people have chased a president from power, they've torn down a state... >> what's clear is that people don't just need protection, they need assistance.

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pro-russian separatists. renegade former general in knowledge eastern city of benghazi. and palestinian presidenting cialg mahmoud abbas has sworn in a new government. more now on our top story, on the situation in ukraine because the city of donetske has been the scene of intense fighting between ukrainian fighting. and produce separatists. kim vane lfertion last the story. >> aareand eerie quiet. >> anything can happen. artillery bombing or maybe an airplane could be shot down over the city. i know about the military

operation over the airport which is why when i drive through city i'm worried. no one would have thought that kyiv would have waged war against us just for a difference of opinion. >> the conflict home for people here, dozens of pro-russian fighters were killed in the siege and some of the residents believe it is only amatter of time that the whole town is retain. >> now i feel they are in a lot of danger. be the be militia i'm worried about them and pray for them. the ukrainian government is a dictatorship. >> the are pro-russian vostok battalion, escorted us inside an ukrainian army base they'd taken over. we were told obe get into a

sealed truck. we declined and were hasty lir escorted out. pro-russian fighters aren't as visible elsewhere. the relative accustom extends to what has been the center of the pro-russian movement the city administration building. it's been a few days since the vostok battalion cleared the building. kyiv would no doubt like to negotiate its way out of this crisis. donetske people's republic leaders say, until the being yuenness withdraw from the region. kim vanel, donetske. >> deal with demonstrations. 44 cities across spain. they are calling for the end to a monarchy in spain and for a third republic to be set up.

al jazeera's nasniy nashiri is there. this follows the abdication of king juan carlos. >> yes, it is. the crowds are getting bigger as we speak. they are pretty quiet in terms of violence but vocal for what they're saying. they're calling for a third republic. they say tomorrow the monarchy will end. let's get the cameraman to pan down and look at what's going on in the crowds. this is an age of austerity in spain and many are upset with the monarchy. they see this as a new era, new beginning for spain but don't want the monarchy anymore. they are calling for a republic. they are calling for a new generation, new era of hope. this is a big problem for the spanish government because

actually is legally there is no mechanism for abdication for prince phillip who is the son of juan carlos to take over. >> nasiny, i don't know if you can still hear me but i guess royalists are hoping that the in-coming king will help save the monarchy. because the king has been quite popular in the past few years hasn't he? >> yes has. he has been popular for the past few years, can you hear me felicity? >> i can. go on. >> the problem started really with a holiday that he took in botswana, where he basically went elephant hunting. that holiday during an era of austerity where there was massive budget cuts here was

really disappointing for most people. as well as the fact that his daughter and son-in-law are implicateiimplicated in crungs n charges. his wife a former tv news presenter is quite popular here as well. at the same time, as i say, the crowd is growing and we understand that 60 cities around spain are also calling for an end to the monarchy. so this is a big, big headache for spanish government here. >> nazni everybody nashiri, thank you. >> the international atomic being agency is meeting, washington and five other powers are to reach and agreement with iran. all on the first day of this week long meeting the agent's director general praised iran for becoming more om about his -- open about its nuclear

program. >> being agreed under the framework for cooperation with the agencies. iran has engaged with this agency substantively. to help us gain better understanding of its nuclear program. we are now analyzing information provided by iran. >> at least four people have been killed by a massive sandstorm in iran. the freak weather blacked out the sun and brought being ones of 50 kilometers an hour. several flights had to be diverted. al jazeera continues to demand the release of its journalists detained in egypt. mohamed fahmy, peter greste and baher mohamed were back in jail. a fourth, abdalla al shami has

been held for more than a year. attack happened in the remote town of a stronghold of the armed group boko haram. killings are thought to be in reprisal for the deaths of boko haram members who raided the town a few weeks ago. police in nigeria have band people in the capital be abuja for failure to rescue over 200 girls kidnapped by boko haram. forced by security reasons, fearing the group will detonate explosives. failing ofind the more than 200 school girls more than a month ago. thousands of people have been celebrating the formal creation of india's newest

state. arch for separation, the new state will have a population of about 35 million people across ten districts. lidy being dutt has more details. >> tribute for people who died for cause. chief minister of india's newest state. welcomed a chap in the country's history. >> be 14 years education to get bl. >> after what people from being telenghana, jubilant and hopeful. but beyond this show of strength lies a job of building the state that more than 30 million people will call home. some of hydrabad, come to this

government hospital for treatment. dr. b ngender has been doing the rounds here for 32 years. he says he didn't want to puft lives at risk by ignoring the harsh political reality. >> there will be separation and will improve the infrastructure aspect as well as medical staff also. >> be be but not everyone's house is in order. lifetime employee of what was the states of andra pradesh. now a new state, his future is uncertain. >> i have beings pass 24 years now because the capital is moving i will have to work until i retire. but my wife and children will stay here. my family has been divided.

>> the leaders of telenghana have little sympathy for people like krishna. >> they will take day jobs according the their need to study. >> india's newest chief mints mr greets his subjects. lidy dutt, al jazeera, hydrabad, telenghana. >> president of el l sasmed swears in its new leader. and be one of the best players is poised to move across the atlantic.

>> hello again. u.s. president barack obama has unveiled strict new rulings for powmp evere power plants will specifically target coal burning power plants. coal emissions will be cut 30% by 2030. a scheme that's being being forecast to cost $8.8 billion annually. similar commitments from nations like china and india. white house spokesman jay carney,ing ting get international cooperation. >> we have faith that as the years progress it will become

more and more a consensus view in the united states. even hire in washington. -- here in washington. that we have to take action to ensure that we protect ourselves here in the united states against the most serious sequences of climate change and global warming. and one of the steps that we will take and can take is reduce carbon emission, which ultimately has to be an international effort. >> the first hint that president obama had found a way around the international obstacles came last week. >> this week we are revealing the guidelines that cut down on carbon and soot that threaten the lives of most vulnerable americans including children and the elderly. up to twheun asthma attacks and 2100 heart attacks will be avoided and those numbers will

go up from there. >> a jailed opposition leaders in venezuela has been denied being being family visits. leopoldo lopez was imprisoned by insidincite violence. forchler first guerilla to lead the nation. wants to create a country where life is free from dangers. rkmarian sanchez has more. >> salvador sanchez takes over this tiny is nation. gang voyages has maid el salvador one of the most

dangerous countries in the world. >> organized crime, drug trafficking extortion and all forms of voyages. we will combat crime with all the legal and coercive tools we have in the government. >> sanchez promised to reform the police and say the army will continue to combat crime. the homicide rate tripled after the former government launched a crack down. the government never explained why. now 14 people are killed every day in el salvador. among the public officials named for this new government there are some who are in favor and others who are against facilitating the truce with the gangs. so now president salvador sanchez will have to decide whether he will report it or use a strong fist policy to conquer crime. but victor pena who makes around $6 a day at the market says the president should focus on the economy and that will bring

peace to el vastled. el salvador. >> i think a large part of the youth would leave their gangs, if there are more jobs to develop their futures. >> but many salvadorns do not believe. >> one hopes that things will change and i never see change. as the situation is right now, the option is to stay at home. >> sanchez will need the trust of salvadorns to support a new crime strategy whether he being gives to demanding for jail benefits to get some peace in return. mary ann sanchez. are al jazeeral jazeera, el sal. straight sets wi win.

al alise hol manhas the story. >> being be record in paris now stands at just one defeat from 63 games. being being nadal's opponent in the quarter-finals will be fellow spaniard david ferer. four-set win ove over is south african .

>> imposing, i am in quarter finals here. i am happy the way i arrive at here. >> i think is that i am a little bit better than when i was playing games here in mon tee carlo. >> , being booked her spot in the quarter finals. number 4 seed sim offeringsna hali pferg who had never been past the second round, overcome 6-3, 6-4. michael bid process for both the 2018 and 2022 world cups continues. comes today after the british newspaper the sunday times has made being fresh allegation of the qatar bid.

rg alleged to have made $5 million in payments to help secure the event for his home country. garcia will complete his investigation by flex monday, before submitting a report to the foiferthe foifs fifa panel. >> i think we should let that inquiry take place. not happy memories in terms of the way the whole thing was arranged and the role of fifa, let's let the inquiry take place. as for the future of the world cup in 2018, generally speaking we should try okeep sport and politics separated and i think we should use that as a ruling. >> there's just ten days to go now until start of football's world cup around the competing nations are submitting their finalist squads ahead of the

deadline. one of the finalist training session, vernaldo has a thigh injury. his teammates are confident about their star player's fitness. >> translator: we are confident christiano will be at 100%. he has worked that from morning to night. i'm sure he will northbound great shape when we arrive in brazil. >> ricky lam berths has completed a dream transfer. liverpool, rls 32-year-old has come full circle after being released from liverpool since he was just 16. >> even now i'm glbs being frank lalampard is also on the move.

35-year-old has been in talks with the new united states soccer franchise, new york city fc. it comes after spanish world cup striker became the first to sign for new york city dprmplet. international being all time goal score. the former president of german champions bi-munich acknowledge sentenced to three and a half years in prison, after dodging $32.5 million in taxes. highest figures in sport, be he hopes to return to be after his release. being up to 13 in the world rankings after becoming the youngest ever winner, 22-year-old the betty american

kevin nah in the playoffs. he is tonal fourth japanese born player to win on the p gmptaga . >> win on the you u.s.pga tour and now that i've done that my next goal would be to win one of the four majors. >> i think we have a great winner. this young man is going owin a lot of golf tournaments. his first win in the united states, got to start somewhere. we're proud he's our win are. >> the los angeles kings will play the new york rangers in the stanley cup final starting on wednesday. chicago black hawks were defeated. when alex martin scoreboard the goal that finally split the sides. >> i didn't really even know it went in until i saw stoly going bananas, he was getting pretty

excited, that's when i started celebrating too. i didn't know it went in. i know it went off a couple of bodies. i tried oget it in and fortunately it went in. >> last been unveiled as the new skipper of the wallabies, first test match against france in brisbane. >> i'm well aware of the traditions and all those things that go into representing your country first. get the opportunity now to lay the side is certainly not lost to me. very special moment for me. but i'm not going to get caught up too much in the romantic side of it. going to test on sat. >> that's all with sport back to you. >> thank you very much. now the back streets of the big cities of asia are renown for their cheap food outlets.

but urban development is pushing them out. many are setting up their last dish. robert bryce reports from hong kong. >> he has been making and serving up dim sum for in the same place for 35 years. this might be his last. two years ago, his lease went up by 30%. he fears another rent rise or worse. >> many of the buildings have already been redeveloped and a lot of the older people who lived around here and were my customers have moved away. >> necessarnestling in the back, being squeezed by rising rents and more expensive eateries. >> there university to be lots of old chinese restaurants here but now there are only one. and no more old style cafes anymore. >> l foot stalls numbered in the

hundreds when he set up this one with his father back in the 1960s. now it's one of bairlt 20 left and -- barely 20 left and with no interest in his children running it, it will probably close when he finally hangs up his ladle. hong kong faces the dilemma as other asian statistician, how to develop into a modern metropolis. there is a suspicious the city wouldn't mind losing that rough side of its character for good. >> closing and disappear. >> some critics believe the authorities have used reents food safety scares and virus outbreaks to unfairly target street food outlets. the result a vanishing heritage. >> that's rob mcbryde reporting for us on the

vanishing food outlets in hong kong. that is it for us. please stay with us, i'll be back for more of the news. bye-bye. ftc ftc