this is al jazeera. hello. welcome to the news hour. these are the world's top news stories: they are hamas terrorists, carried out thursday's kidnapping of three israeli teenagers. >> prime minister netanyahu points the finger at blame, but hamas calls his statements stupid. volunteers queue up to put down an uprising in iraq as a government regains ground from

rebels. people escape from tribal areas in pakistan where the military is targeting foreign fighters siding with the taliban. and pedal pour in burundi means children don't have to do their homework in the dark. israel's prime minister is accusing ma'amas of kidnapping three teenagers. they are among 80 who have been arrested by troops. here is what benjamin netanyahu had to say a short while ago. >> they are hamas terrorists, carried out thursday's kidnapping of three israeli teenagers. we know that for a fact. these teenagers were kidnapped, and the kidnapping was carried out by hamas members.

hamas's denials do not change this fact, and this attack should surprise no one because hamas makes no secret of its agenda. hamas is committed to the destruction of israel and to carrying out terrorist attacks against israeli civilians, including children. instead of abiding by his international obligation to disarm hamas, president a become bas has chosen to make hamas his partner. israel holds the palestinian authority and abbas responsible for any attacks against israel that emnant from palestinian controlled territory. >> netanyahu's statements are stupid.

they are meant as part of a secret service war. israel is fully responsible for the escalation against our people and against the p palestinian leadership including the large-scale detention as and arrest of hamas members in the occupied west bank. >> abdullah abdullah, joining us live from ramallah. the israeli prime minister seams absolutely certain, doesn't he, that the members of hamas have got something to do with the kidnapping of these three young men? >> i don't think that he has any credibility for the statement he made. if he knows for sure that hamas did that, then let them go and get these israeli soldiers. but to accuse hamas and to carry out collective punishment, arresting all people, members of parliament, elderly women, young

people, it's only at this demonstration of the failure of the israeli security as well as the israel intelligence of knowing of how -- the whereabouts of these three soldiers. no one for sure can tell what this -- >> mr. abdullah. >> yes. >> tell me, as a senior member of fatah, have you sauté insurance from hamas that they nor any of those who follow them have had anything to do with this kidnapping? >> i think hamas, since it signed on the 23rd of april last, the end of the division between the palestinian party, i think they came to the conclusion that they have to be part of the fold, palestinian fold, and they followed the policies of the abbas which is negotiating peaceful solution to the conflict between israel and

palestine following the peaceful, non-violent resistance against the israeli occupation, and it's criminal against the palestinians. i think hamas is changing to the positive sign. now, accusing them, it's only pushing them to be on the extreme because that makes it easier for the israeli government and its policies and the palestinian land. >> you are convinced then that hamas, itself, has got nothing to do with this. have you asked for any evidence? have you asked for the evidence of israel -- that israel claims to have to be available for you to scrutinize? >> listen, everyone is innocent until proven otherwise. let the israeli government present its proof, and then we will work together. >> so you have asked to see the evidence. have you? >> we asked them to give any leads. they don't have anything.

they met this morning, the israeli cabinet, the minister of defense. what did they come up with? have they any leads? have they known where these guys might be? who carried out? if they were kidnapped? until now, no one can say for sure that they were kidnapped. no one secure one scenario against others. >> and this is -- this is clearly something that is going to have a big impact upon not only the newly formed unity government but more generally amongst the residents of palestinian territories. what time you say -- how would you assess the impact at the moment of there being 80 palestinians having been rounded up, including at least one senior hamas leader? >> this is a collective pun i werement. we reject that. we condemn that. we tell the israelis with these

punitive measures, they are om going to put oil on the fire. and let them be more rational rather than go really to the root cause of the conflict. try to work closely with the palestinian leadership and bring about piece to the israelis and to the palestinians as well. >> abdullah abdullah talking to us live from ramallah. thank you very much. iraqi soldiers appear to be holding back an add vance by sunni muslim fighters north of baghdad. government soldiers are reporting to have retaken two tongues from the rebels. but the fighters still control the important cities, tikrit and months mosul. >> after a call to arms from the most senior shiia cleric. referral fighters have taken a number of towns and cities. sunni fighters continue their offensive, this video allegedly

shows them celebrating the capture of mosul. iraq's second largest city was taken on tuesday. this is rioters news agency reporting that rebels were also seen in the northern city of bigi setting fire to the courthouse and police station after freeing prisoners. u.s. the u.s. is beefing up naval presence in the gulf because of the rebellion in new york. the uss george h.w. bush which carries dozens of fighter jets is moving there from the north arabian sea along with two naval vessels that are equipped with guided missiles. meanwhile, a roadside bomb in baghdad, the capitol, has killed nine people and injured many others. nine people were killed by a suicide bomber near tahrir square in the center of the capitol. we can talk now to our correspondent who is there in baghdad. and imran, tell us about this latest car bomb that's certain place in baghdad. should we see this in the wider

context of "the sun"ni renalion taking place outside of the can'top. >> it has risen to 12 people, the death toll. the suicide bombing took place engineer tahrir scare not far from where i stand at the moment. it comes just after the baghdad operations come on. these are the people tasked with securing the city announced enhanced security measures. they put a ring -- a perimeter ring around the city, more checkpoints. so this is really a blow to them because they were promising baghdad the city would become much more secure after the events of recent days. so, it's not rae assuring for baghdad residents to see another bomb has actually managed to take place. this time, this bomb took place in a very busy area of the center of baghdad. so clearly, it was designed to show a message, a message that says: we can strike anywhere.

>> now, the iraqi government claiming to have recertain some tongues from the sunni rebels, in the early days of this rebellion, we saw very swift movement led by the isil fighters. can we say that add vance toward the capitol has slowed somewhat he? >> there is a lot of misinformation, prop positive began a. there have been clashes on the outskirts of baghdad, the isil have promised they will come to baghdad. we are hearing of further attacks up in the north. >> meanwhile, the u.s. warship heading to the region. we know the iranian president is on standby, waiting for a request from baghdad to weigh in, in support of the maliki government. this seems to be internationalizing? doesn't it? the conflict in iraq.

>> did he have malaci? >> -- we seem to have lost imran khan, our correspondent in baghdad. of course, we will keep you right up to date with all dochlts in that rather fast-moving situation here on al jazeera. now, the rebellion has caused thousands to leave their homes for safer areas. al jazeera, abdul hamid met some in northern iraq. >> it's a melting pot of people who share the harsh realities of being refugees stuck beside a check point between monthsul and they have no where to go. she was in hospital when monthsul fell to sunni rebels. when everyone around her fled, she had to follow. i never imagine i would ends up

like this. without this camp, we would have nothing. >> the rapid fall of monthsul crea create. the united states -- the u.n. says it's just the beginning. >> it's been dramatic how events have unfolded at all kind of levels but particularly the humanitarian level. there is displacement now happening in diala, and people are crossing in to the proof ince. we will probably see some in the south go towards baghdad. so really, as i said in the beginning, we are very much just at the tip of the iceberg with the whole problem. >> when they first left, none of the people here realized the scale of the crisis. this camp is growing by the day simply because a lot of people have run out of cash. many of those who are staying

here, are actually for the second time displaced. they come from other parts of iraq. in the past years, they moved to mosul for safety. >> that's what happened to abdula wadi. he never thought he would have to find a new shelter for his family of 8. ? >> we moved from talafar to mosul where there was security. then things got worse. i had to come here. i had about $200. we spent it all on hotels in the first days. i don't have anything left. so we are forced to come here. >> this man's story is even more telling aboof what iraqis have e through in the aftermath. u.s.-led invasion. he is too embarrassed. >> i have four children. each time i start putting a life together, i have to move again. now, my children are all over the place, and i am here. >> the road to the kurdish region is choked with exhausted refugees. people continue to plea mosul and surroundings as the sunni

rebels con sol date their power. many wonder if they will ever go home again. in north ten iraq. >> syrian state t.v. is reporting that the army has regained control of a town of kasab in latakia province. it had fallen to rebels in march. it's the only border crossing with turkey, where the president's alowhite second has a presence. it left the army without any functioning border post in turkey. the air strikes have been launched against foreign fighters in northwest earn pakistan. army commanders say more than 50 fighters were killed north of the

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that eight soldiers have been killed during an attack on a military hospital. at least four brothers were wounded after an attack in aden. the gunmen haven't been identified. much more to come here on this newshour including driving through the maze of separatist check points in eastern ukraine where the wounded fighters battle to reach a hospital. swimming with the gentle giants of the sea. are tourists getting too close for comfort in the philippines? another surprise defeat at the world cup. we will tell you what happened when lowly costa rica took on uruguay. the ukrainians have been gathering in kiev's index square to mourn the deaths of signature earns of soldiers killed in a military attack in the east.

the plane was shout down, killing all 49 people on board. this is the worst attack since the government launched it's offensive against pro-russia fighters. russia has accused ukraine of not doc enough to stop an attack on the embassy in kiev. cars were smashed and bricks were thrown at the building during a protest. the dmroj separatraightors morn says by failing to stop the violence, kiev breached its international obligations to protect foreign embassies. is nato has released photographs of what it says are russian tanks in eastern ukraine. the pictures are said to show moscow's tanks close to the border in early june and their subsequent movement. the russian government has denied any of its tanks have crossed in to ukraine. sources in ukraine say they are trollyi struggling to cope with those who need treatment. dozens have been killed.

more injured. a report from nikolovka in the eastern part of ukraine. >> reporter: we are on the road from the city of donetsk to the front line through a maze of checkpoints. as the army closes in, anxieties are growing. here in the tongue of mikolivka, people live against a backdrop of war. we are shown the areas only functioning home where civilians and separatist soldiers injured in nearby fighting have been treated. >> a tank fighter shell and i was hit by the debris. my friend was also badly injured. >> this man has a large piece of shrapnel embedded in his back. doctoral ex ander hopes to remove it. it could leave the man paralyzed. but even here, in the midst of

violence is new life mark was born shortly before we arrived. his parents took 5 hours to drive a perilous drive from a town under constant ukrainian bombardment. >> we hope the army will stop the fighting and that we can go back to slovyansk and that everything will be quiet. we are afraid to go back there with a child while the killing continues. >> outside the hospital, a car races towards us carrying separatist fighters. one of the men boards our van and makes us drive to a base closer to the fighting. we are held under armed guard and forced to wait. . >> we have come to the edge of the town, close to a separatist checkpoint where we were held for about an hour. you can probably hear in the background the sound of heavy art i willery into a do you know close to the center of slovyansk. locals are leaving very rapidly.

they say it's no longer safe to be here. >> the red cross has been gathering supplies to help hospitals struggling to cope. the ukrainian president promised a humanitarian corridor to allow civilians to flee the fighting. until this becomes a reality, the innocent continue to pay the price of war. need barker, mykolav in the. >> so many things are recycled these days. blood has joined the list. a new machine to help overcome blood shortages and to cut the need for trans fusions. phil lavel explains how it works. >> it is one of the issues medics have always faced: how to minimize the amounts of blood lost during major surgery especially with demand for it seems insatiable which is whyhem

hemocet. this portable machine takes the best bits out of the blood that leaves the body and then prepares them to go back in. >> what this system will do is it will take the blood and then suck it into the back. and once it's in the bag, the bag will start to filter out ought of the water-life solution so you are left with the clotting factors and the red cells and then they can be given back to the patient. >> very important bits? >> very important bits that the patient requires to help them stop bleeding and to continue carrying the oxygen around the body. >> the notion of recycling blood first caught on during the early years of the aids crisis with concerns about contaminated supplies. it's not a new idea. what is new is being able to do it all so cheaply. a unit of blood costs $240. but parts for this machine are half that price. $120. and they can even be manufactured on a 3-d printer.

>> the actual device, itself, is a very small footprint. so you can move it to the location it's required. and it is very cost-effective compared to current methods. >> why is it cost effective? >> basically because you are recycling the whole blood species, you don't have to add platelet therapy when you are giving blood trans fusions. so, it can save cost and time. >> it was intended for war zones, where spare blood is typically in short supply but helping groups like jehovah's witnesses whose religion bans them from receiving another person's blood. it is less traumatic than traditional trans fusions, reducing recovery times and risks of complications or death. the feeling is this machine could revolutionize the operating theatre. >> time for a look at the weather. here is richard. >> thank you, martin. what's special about it? typical journalist question. we look at the indian monsoon.

nothing special about it but it's interesting to see how it develops each year. i find it quite fascinating. you see on the satellite image re, we had failure heavy rain working way in parts of goa. let's not forget the monsoon across the eastern states of india where we are seeing a lot of rain here at the moment. now, as we take a look at the progress of the monsoon, this is where it should be on the 15th of june, so pushing all the way up into central parts of india. you see it pushes up across more northeastern lines. you can see a natural fact. it's a long way south of where it should be which means that for signature tral northern areas of the sub continent, we have heat to content with. at mumbai. it looks like the highest temperatures are up across into pakistan.

only 40 degrees. yesterday, they managed 39, which is the first time selects the middle of last month that temperatures haven't had 40 degrees. again, we are still looking at high temperatures across there. heavy rain likely t looks as though mumbai will be particularly wet with highs here of 31, martin. >> richard, thank you very much. always special. isn't he? now, swimming with the world's biggest fish is a thrill but scientists are warning that the close en countsers are further endangering the giants of the see. jamilla alendovan reports. they are called wooden dings here, which means the sea's gentle giants. tourists travel to central philippines hoping to catch a glimpse of the biggest what i will sharks in the world. some as much as 14 meet it will

. despite their size, they are not a threat to humans. classified as filter feeders, living only on planktons and crills. visitors can interact with them for $10. they have classified them as endangered species and local establishments are reminded to make sure the whale sharks are protected am feeding and twit touching the whale sharks are not allowed. the concern is tourists and boats are way too close to them, leaving many of these creatures vulnerable to injuries according to conservationists. feeding them opens them up to

vulnerabilities. instead of learning to hunt, they are if he had by people. this alters their behavior. >> the island was once a sleepy town that relied only on fishing for its livelihood. but since tourists started coming here more than two years ago, people say they have managed to earn a living through tourism. >> i started with a tiny shop. because of the tourists, my business has grown. i am thrilled. >> tourists who come to see the whales contribute to more than 90% of the island's economy, earnings that have managed to provide for basic social services to communities. the local government insists tourism practices are sustainable and says it is all about balance. >> anyone who is caught violating, they are penalized by a certain amount. so, in that way, we are locals

say they are doing the best thing. they admit striking a balance is never easy. often, the demand to earn a living and provide for their families must always come first. al jazeera, central philippines. >> much more to come here on the news hour. we will go live to colombia to the capitol, bogota to the second round of voting in the presidential election continues. will it mean the ends of peace talks with the farq rebels? and how pedal-powered means kids don't have to do homework in the dark. we visit razario where messi, ball star, grew up.

>> hello. this is the al jazeera headquarters in doha. a quick run threw of the main stories today. israeli prime minister is accusing hamas of kidnapping three teenagers three days ago. they are among 80 arrested. hamas said bienjamin netanyahu accusations are stupid. families leaving pakistan tribal areas because they fear airstrikes. army commanders say more than 50

fighters were killed volunteers are trying to put down a rebel advan advance. the capitol baghdad. >> the conflict in iraq, deep, historical, political and ethnic roots. groups are concentrated in different parts of the country. largely due to historic conditions. we can have a brief look at those now. start in the north where people real kurdie and sunni. >> forms part of the cuddish ancestral homeland where most of the minority drives live and where iraq has significant oil reserves. this band from east to west is a mixed area, primarily made up of tribes, kurds and arabs. moving to the country's center and the west, people are primarily sunni arabs and north of the capitol, baghdad, we get the sweeping crescent which

extends down to the sephrif. the shiia hot lined concentrated around holly sites and the oil field. the rebels have moved across this bit of the territory making southwest gains and primarily in sunni arab and mixed areas. you can also see where they have got foot holds in neighboring syria. so a very confusing, convoluted and complex story, the rebellion in iraq. moron is from the arab ci, at t doha institute. thank you for joining us on the set at access it is a complex story can we start with those people, those forces making up this sunni rebel yon?

>> mr. maliki would like us to believe people have angagenda but a closer look in my opinion shows it is more complicated than that the isil could control this within a few days. >> who are the other forces? >> mainly sunni tribes and fo h forther baathists and local people who have been margin marginalized over the past few years. these are the same people whom the americans tried to bring into the political process after the surge in 2007. after the establishment of the azwad who fought and defeated al-qaeda in 2008 and 2009 paving the way for the americans to withdraw from iraq, the policies

over the last three or four years alienated these people again. >> he has been criticized for not being inclusive? >> absolutely. he has been marginalizing his political opponents, including some shia. this is why like to present it as if they are fighting to rally against him. is it the toppling of one government or something larger, deeper than that? >> they would like to remove maliki and most would like to remove him because he has beniers or nine years now on the other hand, they want equal share in power. this is why they are actually

fighting they tried to communicate with him by using peaceful process now they are telling it the shiites behind him, it's time to think about the new power sharing formula for iraq. >> what about the outside forces that are lining up talking about iran obviously on the one hand, the iranian president suggesting he is awaiting the request from the maliki government and the united states who are massing now in the gulf area? >> of course the iranians having seen the investment in iraq, heavy investment in iraq over the past few years is at great risk and danger they are trying to salvage the maliki government in iraq.

they are trying to offer help in order to stop the sunni tribes from remobaring iraq since the overthrow of saddam hussein in 2003. >> thank you very much indeed. let's go to libya where four people have been killed and many wounded between forces loyal. he electricity has been cut to benghazi and neighboring towns after rockets hit a power station. >> in columbia, they voting for a new president with farq rebels at stake. >> this second round of voting is the tightest race for 20 years the current president saying it could be a war wound end. saying farq rebels can't be rewarded with political

representation after 50 years of war. let's go to mariana sanchez in bogota. it's a close race. isn't it? in the first round, neither men got anything substantial above the other? >>. >> it's a tight race, neck to neck, 50/50, impossible to predict who will win this race. in the last few days, we have seen some polls giving the president over one percentage point. other poles given the opponent candidate just one percentage point over santos. it's difficult now. many people are here -- it's difficult to define and to determine. many people are absolutely convinced santos will win others convinced his opponent will win. the challenge this day will be how many people will go out and vote as you were saying on the

first round, 60% abstensionism. in colombia traditionally there has been a 45% abstentionism at least. candidates have encouraged people to go out and vote some analysts are predicting a couple of more million could go out. >> that's impossible to determine. now, make people are saying they will go out and vote because this is the day that will define who the next president will be. president sant ashen has voted behind me here and what he said to all of the press there is that he is hoping and encouraging for columbians to go out and vote. >> mariana, thank you very much, mariana sanchez live in bogota. she will keep an eye on developments in colombia for us today. more than 100,000 cambodians have left thailand ahead of the rumored crackdown on illegal

workers. the international organization for migration says at least 70,000 have returned home in the past seven days alone. thailand's military government says it only plans to ensure that undocumented immigrants, the legalized. vernon can a has more on the cambodian side of the border. >> the issue here are they g getting the hydration they need, pressugnant women, the eldery a disabled? it's extremely hot. they need to find transport to get to their home provinces. aid agencies like the international organization of migration are providing buses to get them to various parts of the country. otherwise, they would be stuck here, stranded, as it is, we are hearing about a thousand people are stranded every night because they have run out of transport drivers who need to sleep. they are waiting for the next

transport to take them out of here. do clarify that the military rulers deny that there is any crackdown. they deny a report that's been going around that nine thai workers were actually killed by the royal thai army and they say these are pure rumors and they are trying just to make sure that undocumented workers are legalized and they will enforce anything that needs -- that is needed to make sure that security and stability are primary, the priority in thailand. african leaders are meeting in the senagalese capitol, daka. they are talking about the funding of it. much of the infrastructure was destroyed during the civil war. only around 3% of its people have access to electricity. new technology now means more are no longer living in the

dark. >> reporter: she is looking forward to not using candles tonight. she lives in a remote part of burundi that doesn't have electricity? >> i have this light. when i used it for the first time to see in the dark, my husband was surprised. he loved it. now, we can see at night. >> she says the small rechargeable lamp has made life easier for her family. when it gets dark, her children can do their homework. she also saves money. on average, she uses two candles a day. >> that's $0.40 of a household budget. the next day, people in the village meet to discuss how everyone can get more lamps. one lamp costs about $5, $0.50. >> those with money to spare contribute. nearby, henrimartina is the charging her lamp. she said it's like riding a bicycle. when i was using it, it was

hard. now it's easy. i have become very fast. >> about three % of berundi's has access. they are cheaper than kerosene, candles and firewood. >> already, four families are spending meager. it's drawn out of the community. what if now we can keep this income within the community and invest it in good energy. first of all, you will have a huge impact on the health. you will have an impact on the productivity. >> bur underi is still recovering from a civil war that ended in 2005. families who will had fled the fighting are coming back, but they are starting from scratch. with no electricity, many people in rural areas wake up to two hours to the nearest town to charge things like their mobile phones. >> it can be any store like the barber shop. you get your air cut and other peopl people have things to do. so while they are shopping, they come, leave their phones

charging in the corner. when they are fully charged, they collect them. >> the u.n. officials said the lamps plus a little pedal power is helping light up burundi. >> lots more to come here on the news hour. >> the rivalry is historical based mainly on football. >> not only the big world cup much. >> in sport, could they stay in front of the pack? all of the action from the third round coming up

tulle stars kick off their world cup campaign later in rio de janiero. some who can't afford a ticket have organized their own in the slums. here is the story. on cocobana beach, argentine fans call for divine intervention hours before the 2014 world cup debut. high above in the santa marita savila an argentine team is

preparing for another game. their trainer is houseman who played on the team that won the 1978 world cup. they are all proud to be slum dwellers and they work for the powerful throat. >> the idea is to cover the real face of the world cup. for the first time, it's from the slums. this is historical. . >> as they leave to meet their brazilian counterparts, they sing in rhyme. look how crazy. look how great. today the slums will show what television ain't. their opponents are from none other than the city of god. an oscar nominated film about violence, drug trafficking and corruption in brazilian slums. both teams insist it's only part

of the story. >> for those who saw the film "white elephant" are or those who saw "city of god," we have come here to exercise our right. >> after discarding the official fifa football for the worn out ball they are used to, the game begins. . >> the rivalry between brazil and argentina is historic and indisputable and based maim on their competitiveness over ball. here, far away from the stadium, here on the ground level, people are able to cheer both sides. >> with every goal a jubilant player flashes a message: no child is born a thief. it's meant to counter the stigma so many here have been born with. using tulle to send that message with a powerful voice.

al jazeera, rio de janiero. >> some real world cup news. >> that's right. we will have more on the opening game against bows nia hertzo debovenia. beating south american champions uruguay. columb columbia eased past greece, to beat japan 2-1. 4-time winners, italy downed england by the same score line as saracoats reports. >> reporter: italy went into the clash with england without captain and goalkeeper bufon who was out with injury. despite that setback, they took the lead thanks to clad yes marpezio. two minutes later, england were leveled. italy had the last word, thanks to botelli's second half hitter giving them a 2-1 win.

the shock of the day came when uruguay were beaten by costa rico in group d, coming from behind to claim a 3-1 victory. in group c, colombia proved they can cope just fine without their striker, radimil. they had a 3-nil 1. more drama as the ivory coast took on japan. japan's a. c. milan midfielder honda opened scoring with one of the goals of the tournament so far. then, two second half goals in two minutes by the ivory coast turned a match on its head. the ivory coast winning this group c clash 2-1. sarahcoats, al jazeera. . >> undoubtedly the story of the day, it is a result that will be

cheered by brazilian fans as well as costa ricans? >> this is almost certainly the best result in the history of coast a rican ball. they came in with trepidation. how could they possibly win those matches and fight their way through? a group world cup in 1990, but this beats that. to beat uruguay 3-1, having been a goal behind and turn the match around was ex hill rating. they are proud and it's been really appreciated in brazil who haven't forgiven uruguay for winning the 1950 match here it's put the cat among the pigeons because with italy beating england, it means england and uruguay are struggling. costa rica are sitting there with 3 points on italy. >> three games on sunday. switzerland will face he cecuad

the big fixture in group f, argentina will take on bosnia who make their world cup debut. this match taking place at rio's famous americana stadium. >> many hopes and expectations of rest on the shoulders of star player messi. some say he will never be considered a true great until he leads his country to world cup victory. daniel schweinler visited where messi grew up in rosario. >> this is rosario, a city rich from a luke raich crop but currently em body in controlling drug traffickers. it's a deep ball tradition expressed in the fierce rivalry 2010 two main teams. it's a hotbed of tall event that produced the young our main spo

balling area. these pitchers produce a huge number of talented kids who aspire to play in the top divisions. >> messi born in this humble neighborhood was one of them, a precocious talent despite despite his tiny stature. his childhood friend diego who says with messi's face everywhere, they are exchanging memories of him. >> we mostly played ball since l leo always had a ball at his feet. we played other games, too. built huts and climbed trees and spent all day on our bikes but it was ball most of the time. >> diego shows us where 16 years ago, the boys wrote their names in wet cement. >> there was always a big difference between the way leo played and the rest of us. in his movement and the he expressed himself. seeing him play as an adult, i remember those same movements as when he was a kid. >> argentina now hopes to see

those same skills bring them world cup glory for the third time. >> we are a long, long way in so many senses from here, the school where the young leo messi honed his tulling skills to the world cup being played a few hundred kilometers north of here in brazil. years after he left, leo messi is being remembered in the way he would most appreciate and understand: with youngsters having a kick-around in the park. argentina is poised for a world cup that many here expect them to win t that expectation in rosario, the birthplace of leo messi is that little bit more intention. daniel schweinler, argentine yeah. >> joining andy richardson for al jazeera special brazzim 2014 update on the air each day at 1540 gmt. >> that's just under two hours from now. heads for our website, check out

aljazeera.com/brazil2014. there are results, fixtures and reports from our teams in brazil. the al jazeera again aljazeera.com/brazil2014. >> the golf of marchtin climber will take a round at the u.s. open in pinehurst in north carolina after carding consecutive rounds of 65 in his first 2 rounds, he ended sought with a 72, 2 over par for the day but 8 under par overall. ricky fowler and eric hom deny are tied for second. san antonio can clench the mba championship with victory in game 5 against miami heat to later on sunday. the heat are trying to win their third consecutive title. and while that hope may be slipping away, their impaeconom impact is not t a report from florida. ♪. >> the miami heat is more than just a basketball team. in recent years, it's become one of the biggest and most successful sports franchises on

the planet. players like lebron james have help the heat become a global brand. their prowess on the court is formidable. the success and growth has meant big benefits for miami. >> it's been huge. i mean as far as merchandise, as far as keeping bars full, as far as keeping taxi drivers working, filling up a few hotel rooms, people coming in to this arena and parking downtown, i mean lebron and the heat have definitely had an impact. >> it's an impact being felt by small local businesses like the windwood brewing company. they only opened their doors a few months ago. after an executive from the heat dropped by, a new beer was commissioned. this is white hot wheat. it represents a huge boost for this miami business. >> i can have celebrities try my beer that i am not even aware of. so, it's huge. for us, it's a big -- it's a big step, you know. we are definitely very humbled for the support from the heat. and, you know, we are excited to keep growing.

>> downtown miami, too, the benefits have been close to the heat stadium plain to see, roll call opened two years ago but business is brisk. >> during the heat season, being we are across the street, of course, it's just up and dopand their success gives us more success. it goes hand-in-hand. >> it's hard to exactly quantify how success on the court translates to real financial change. the heat have grown in stature, thousands have benefited. whether that success continues may well depend upon what happens on this court. andy gallagher, miami, florida. >> back to you, martin. >> thank you very much indeed. stay with us here at al jazeera with another full bullet of news coming up in just a little while. don't go away.

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