>> it's also impossible to see... >> israeli aggression... >> coverage of the middle east conflict continues al jazeera america the attacks to gaza show no sign of lining up as the number of spal tinian dead reaches 1,283. it is investigating thetac but

did he have thousand of children face starvation in an african republic. we begin with the last week in the gaza strip. more people. israeli shelling continues for a 23rd day. and this is perhaps the worst of it. 16 people . 16 people this.

>> >> now, they act refugee shelte ties of come conflict. 85 in the gaza strip.

more than 20 owes people with joining me in these facilities. spokesman for the united nations relief and work agency november palestine refugees in the nearbieast thanks for joining us what's your reaction to today's attack. last night, kids slept in a designated shelter. clirn until their sleep s a thought of universealt shame. today, the world stands and evidence is gathering. craters and other damage. our initial assessment is it was israel art itary who hit our school in which three,300 people

including women and children and those trying to protect the site. we condemn the serious violation on the enter the national community to take deliberate political action to put an end to this continuing scannage.

>> international humanitarian law. but we don't have an army. we don't have a police officer police force. unarmed humanitarian walkers. we are vulnerable. you know, what you are saying. >> cleats clarify something else. is it often claimed -- we are waiting for them to respond to this incident officially, but the locations like this have a palestinian fighters and rockets, was that the case last night? >> we have absolutely no evidence that was the case. we started initial there was no militants. >> we will be speaking to a correspondant in we felt jerusalem t earlier, james bays suggested there will be a

high-brow conversation possibly at the u.n. in new york later in the day. but when do you -- what message do you have for those in the correspondencedors of pour in israel? >> from the ground, from the battlefield, we send up a cry to the heart to say those who held the power to make the guns fall silent and to force those whose fingers are on the trig towards stop pulling them to get in the to action. the humanitarian community is overwhelm overwhelmed. we are in the we willm of accountability. we need accountability. thanks for joining us and for your insight into what's happened in the last 15 hours. jamentz bays was listening in to that in west jerusalem. a cry from the heart and accountability to perhaps

different parts of the argument. difficult to know where the account able ability going to s and who is going to listen to those appeals. i think noel be listened to in the u.n. system. those are strong words coming from a u.s. spokesman. the other words to focus on is the call you just heard from the u.n. agency that deals with the affairs of palestinians. >> that's a direct call to the u.n. security counsel. last time a school was hit, begin killing 16 people. the u.n. security council put out their toughest statement on this so far there are draft resolutions gloating around in

new york this might be the idea. i think it will be back straight on the agenda in the morning as they wake up in new york. we have already seen valerie amos tweeting about this and her deep concern about the situation i would expected to here from ban ki moon. i think there will be after the prefers i knew dental noor school. i think there will be a strong reaction from the united nations maybe ban ki moon. >> we sigh if -- if at the moment, there is going to be so much anger from new york. what sort of response can we expect from the israelis?

>> they are saying, trying to get some sort of statements, someone from the israeli on our air to talk to us to explain what happened. they simply say they are investigating the incident at this stage. remember, also, the coming in the next couple of hours, we believe in tel aviv these meetings are technically secret. we tend to find out about them. the israel's security can net is meeting. i am sure they will be discussed. they are debating which way to go. they are begating whether to start talking again about a ceasefire. the u.n. is pushing them hard to try to institute they will debate that or the other option, continued military eveninglation. >> an unpredidn'tr dictable day. we will follow that with you from west jerusalem. up to date with all of the developments from gaza andusis on our website.

we have live blogs, analysis, videos and much more. updated 24 hours a day. aljazeera.com. aljazeera.com. more stories coming up, should airlines fly over war zones? airline workers in australia say no. and threaten to take action. a look at the difficult lives of children wounded until syria's civil war. in sport, a golden day for kenyan's athletes. all of those details are coming up ... to europe. cra crainian government forces are bearing down on donetsk. at least 19 people have been killed in the past 24 hours. many more have left their homes to evening ape the surge. the fighting has made it

difficult for flight investigators to access the debris zone to finish work safely. our correspondent joins me now from donetsk. there as been a great deal of fighting. it's a fluid situation at the moment. bring us up to speed on where we are at and what's happening. . >> this is al brutal war that's not just being fought in the open hills. also now being forced in heavily populated areas. both sides have heavy art illery and weapon systems and they are using them. ukrainians have been accused of shelling donetsk just yesterday and a town 40 kilometers away from here, they are certainly determined to take back many of these towns and strong holds for the separatists. now, the ukrainians on their side are blaming the separatists for the heavy shelling and the loss of civilian lives.

at least 19 people have been killed in the past 24 hours in this area. and of course there is still heavy fighting ongoing around the crash site of mh-17. >> how much of a worry, a concern, is it about the evidence gaining that authorities need to get from that crash site considering there is so much conflict in the area. it must be of a concern. >>. >>. >> reporter: the united nations said it could be a war crime. investigators need to put a file together of strong evidence that proves that one side other the other brought down the claim, what kind of surface to air missile they used, where was it fired from? there is information coming out of the flight data boxes, but they really need to get there on the ground to check that debris and wreckage and hopefully take it back and put it all back

together, piece the airline back together as much as possible. the fourth day in a row investigators from australia and the netherlands have been unable to reach the site. so the evidence is that they are screwing around. it's unguarded and potentially tampered with. so even if they do come up with a comprehensive report on what happened, the side that's accused can deny it and say it's been unguarded for weeks. why should we take this report seriously? >> a difficult situation there for all concerned. for the moment, joining us trans donetsk. following the shooting down of air malaysian flight 17 over ukraine, a number of airlines have faced criticism for continuing to fly over conflict zones. some have agreed to reroute their planes but andrew thomas has more from sidney. >> the downing of mh-17 has put the spotlight on airlines and the routes they choose to fly. >> others that were flying over

eastern ukraine immediately stopped. what about flying over other war zones like iraq and syria? emirates and quansas are partners. the two have taken different positions regarding flying over iraq. earlier this week, emirates boss said his airline would reroute around iraq rather than fly them over it. in a statement, quansas said it wouldn't. >> the reason it is risk to commercial aircraft, particularly at the altitudes we fly. >> that's angered some, including those who represent quantas workers. >> you don't know whether you are traveling over a war zone, xajz don't tell you because it's cheaper to fly over and $28,000 more if you by pass it. >> would passengers pay more to avoid flying over trouble spots? >> i would spent more money

rather than fly over a war zone. >> i would definitely spend more. i would spend more if it was taking me not by a war zone, yes. >> i don't think it's that big of a risk actually. >> i probably wouldn't spend more money. >> in canada, the international civil aviation organization met representatives of the world airlines to discuss a response to the malaysian airlines crash. they called the governments to share every bit of information they have but didn't announce any immediate change in their ad vice. >> what we do need are authoritative, accurate and consistent information and decisions from the authorities. we are only as good as the information with which we are provided. over there is quanas certain off from dubai. it will fly over iraq. whether it should or not is a hot topic here in a country which lost more than 30 people

when mh 17 was shout down. the world over o airlines are facing dmremas about where their planes should fly. sydney. >> let's bring you the very latest coming out of tel aviv. the israelis have now responded to that the shelling of the u.n. facility overnight. the israelis are saying that militants fired from the vicinity of the school. we will try to get more on that from the israeli government or the military to the expect nature of how they targeted that area and where that firing was coming from. israelis saying that firing occurred from the convinced of the school. the tanker carrying a million barrels of oil is in legal limbo. the u.s. state of texas. on monday, a judge ruled the tanker should be seized before

it makes its way to the port of galveston. >> a day later, she said it was too far offshore and could only be taken if it traveled into u.s. waters. washington opposes sales of oil from the autonamos region onon of iraq but has not the banned u.s. companies from buying it. the u.s. state department has referred the case back to the central government of iraq and the autonomous kurdib reason to resolve. >> our policies remains the same. there is a legal case here. given that we certainly recommend that the parties make their own decisions with advice from their counsel. there is a legal case. our policy position remains the same, which is that, you know, we believe that oil should be transferred through the central government of iraq, but again, this is a case where because it's not in our jurisdiction, there is little we can do at

this point in time. >> oil is issue for kurdstan. the kurds have been disputing it. baghdad claims it has the sole authority so sell iraqi oil. they began pipeline exports in may. the regional government's pipeline pumps $100,000 barrels to turkey. >> port is currently storing 2.8 million barrels of kurdish oil. iraq is threatening legal action against any by of piped kurdish oil. and drew simmons from erbil in the north of iraq. how relevant is this dispute with all that's going on in the country and the sunni military offensive saz you put it out there, this is a dispute that isn't new. never before has it been so

relevant with the central government in such a difficult position now militarily with the sunni uprising and the islamic state making some gains, it needs an economic situation that's more stable and, of course, there are millions and millions of dollars going out of the central reserves being brought in to kurdstan by these oil dealsistan by these oil deals. as far as kurdistan is concerned, it made gains because of this offensive, in the kirkuk area especially where there are a lot of oil fields and a lot of profits to be made. so what's happening now is that kurdistan is trying to work out what to do with the situation. the tanker, which has something like $100 million worth of crude oil on board isn't in u.s. territorial waters. it's in international waters. it's unclear about what action may be taken but it's been made clear by nouri al-malaki, the

iraqi prime minister that he regards this as robbery. he said that in the past. there is definitely a major, major dispute going on now that's going to escalate. >> there are a big question mark, aren't there, andrew, about who could or would buy this oil and what the likely outcome of any sale would be. >>. >> that's right. there is no education of who the buyer is of this large consignment of crude. right now, there are often oil deals of this kind. many parties involved and they can end up in many different places. for example, one consignment, again, more than a million barrels of crude, went to israel back in june. there were intermediataries but this caused a lot of controversy. israel doing business indirectly

with kurdistan. kurdistan says that it has to trade and there is a lot of background to this. we spoke the head of the energy committee for the kurdish regional government's parliament. he said legally, kurdistan isable to do this, that there was a federal supreme court decision back in june which said, quite categorically, that direct oil exports from kurdistan werepermissible. however, that is not the view of the central government. they see this as a major weakening of an already unstable position for the central government and baghdad has responded already back in january by with holding the 17% funding, amounting to $20,000,000,000 many are saying we have no other option. the question is what this court action will mean internationally, not just in the u.s. and how far it will go.

i think it is expected to go beyond al district court. >> thank you, andrew simmons in erbil. thousands of it refugees are being treated in neighboring countries for injuries received in the war. many have been left disabled and need specialist help. a report now from aman in jordan. >> reporter: becoming pairlized from the waist down at 12 years of age. she was shot by a sniper in the spine while fleeing an army offensive on her syrian hometown of hama. she came to jordan with her family seeking treatment, a physical therapist visits her at home once a week for a rehabilitation session. the treatment is meant to prevent permanent disability and make her semi independent. doctors say her injury is so severe she could never walk again. >> i can't walk anymore. i have been deprived of my childhood at only 12 years old.

>> there is no sensation in her lower body and she needs these braces to treat leg deformity caused by being confined to a bed. she complains of boredom. her life injury injuries have devastated her parents. >> translator: my heart is aching for my daughter. she was only 12 when she was injured, and now she is 14. i call on all countries to look at my child and her help her and other injured children. >> thousands suffer from war injuries. some are more treatable than others. mulhata is six. the same rocket attack on his home killed his father and two sisters and injured his mother. she, too, is being treated after being bed-ridden for a year. >> 1 in 20 refugees suffers from

injuries sustained as a death result of war. by handicap international, bombing, schrapnel and living in homes damaged by war were the main reasons for these severe injuries. handicap international provides rehabilitation treatment and walking aids says the needs of these vulnerable syrians is immense. >> we represent all providing humanitarian resources to do their best and include these people with specific needs into their programs. >> reporter: at nadia's house, her parents say no children, there is nothing i want more than to be walk again. >> this may only be a distant dream. al jazeera, aman. five people have been killed in a landslide in india. is it happened in the -- in a village very close to the city

of puney in the state of maharastran. a heavy rain has buried the villa village of more than 150 people with thought to be trapped. a news story, a weather story as well. for that, stef has more. >> that's right. let me start with showing you where it is on a map to give you some kind of idea. just here, it's about 150 kilometers to the southeast of mumbai, where we have seen heavy rain in the past couple of days. take a look at the satellite picture. see this bright white area of cloud here that sort of hangs around that western coast. this is what's given us the wet weather over the past 24 hours. we have seen 137 millimeters of rain. >> is enough to cause a problem with flooding. this is the on top of the rain that we have seen over the last week. so the ground is saturated and that's why we are having a problem with flooding.

here is a picture we are seeing from the north of mumbai. you can see how raging that river is and how its overflowed its banks. people gathering to have a look at it because it is quite an unusual site. now, over the next few days, unfortunately, we are going to go see plenty more rain. in fact, on the charts, see this wave of dark blue here around along the western coast which indicates we are going to see yet more very heavy rain in mumbai and puney. we will see 150 millimeters, maybe up to 200 in the next two days. it does state very well along the western coast. >> thanks, stef. still to come, gasns trying to lead normal lives without electricity and under siege. greece debates a bill that could be big money for developments but could threaten its pristine coastlines. >> in sport, the coach of worldcup argentina is set to

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welcome back to al jazeera. a reminder of our top stories here on the newshour. sixteen people have been killed in an israeli strike in a school in gaza. the attack happened just after dawn. the same area that came under intention fire on tuesday. hospital staff are overwhelmed with casualties, dozens of people are being treated. they say their u.n. shelter has

neither weapons nor armed men at the time it was hit by an israeli shell. the number of people killed in gaza as a result of israel's offensive is listed at 1,283. the u.n. says it's a breaking point its housing almost a quarter of a million people in its shelters who have been forced to flee their homes. our diplomatic editor james bays is in west jerusalem. we have been waiting for the israelis to comment on the situation overnight. and they have now spoken. >> reporter: yes. we have been waiting for their comment asking for a comment for some hours. they phoned us back in the last few minutes. a brief statement, though, only, which they say is the result of their initial inquiry. they say their initial inquiry showed that militants fired mortars towards the israelis military from the vicinity of the school. they say soldiers responded by

firing towards the origin of that fire and they say the incident is still being investigated. now, that's the statement from these israelis. i think it's worth adding some of the things that the u.n. has been telling us: one of those is that the u.n. has told the israeli militariary 17 times the coord nats of that school and the fact that it was housing innocent people, women, children, and men who had been trying to flee from the fighting. the last warning that the u.n. gave to the israeli military was at 8:48 local time in the evening, seven hours before this attack took place. i think it's also worth stating so that the response by the israeli military to what they say was rockets being fired is, itself, not necessarily an excuse under international humanitarian law. if you know there are civilians

in a place and particularly a large number of civilians, you should not be firing towards that place and now, we have the u.n. agency involved, unra calling for international political action on this. i suspect you are going to get a response in the coming hours from new york, i am sure you are going to see a statement pretty soon from the u.n. secretary general ban ki moon and the ball will be in the court of the u.n. security council. remember, last time one of these schools was hit and 16 people were killed on that occasion, too, the u.n. released add tough statement, its toughest ette. some members of the u.n. security council want, now, a resolution. they want a legally-binding resolution by the security council sub sill. in the past, the u.s. has opposed that idea behind the scenes. let's see how they respond in the coming hours. >> indeed. it's early morning on the east coast. we will see what comes out. at the moment, thank you. >> for most people there is

certainly psychological damage before israel's latest offensive started three weeks ago. this is the third time fighting has broken out since 2008. nicole johnston reports. >> reporter: this is as bad as it gets for gaza's electricity supply. the power station up in smoke. no one has ever seen anything like this here before. it's been burning out of control for hours. too dangerous to send crews in to try to put it out. >> reporter: there has been intense shelling around the power station for days. now, it's taken a direct hit. trying to repair this could take months. >> all of the plant's fuel is burning. >> it has been targeted several times for the last couple of days. we have informed all -- the red cross and everybody about the she shelling. they told me this is my mistake. this has been repeated several

times. >> al jazeera also visited the power plant a few days ago. then, one of its four generators had been hit. and the main. even still the workers showed up to try to keep the place running. but they were nervous. >> translator: at this dangerous. what can we do? this is our work. >> reporter: there has been no he'll electricity in east gaza since the israeli ground innovations started. >> talking about the humanitarian situation, there is no electricity. there is no water, no essential, no hospital did, no essentials. >> this shop relies on a generator for all of the electricity at this. the cost of running it is so expensive, they can't use freezers and only one fridge. >> after destroying the power plant in gaza, we suffer a lot from the loss of electricity. we just use our generators for eight to 10 hours a day. >> now, it's going to get much

worse for the rest of gaza. with the electricity plant down, people will be lucky to get a few hours of power every two days. nicole johnston, al jazeera, gaza. three are dead in egypt after a car bomb exploded in giza. the state-run news outlet quoted a police officer saying the three killed were likely to have been on their way to carry out a terrorist operation. 3 al jazeera journalists have spent 214 days in an egyptian prison. last month p two were given seven-year sentences. and one sechz seven or years because he had a spent bullet that he had in his possession. al jazeera continues to demand their release. aid workers say thousands of children are starving after two years of war. they are left in a country so

ravaged there is not enough food to survive on. >> a report from bange. we advice some of the images in her report are disturbing. >> reporter: yumbala is 17 years old, a widow. her husband was killed in some of the religious-based violence that has affected the area for months. she is hungry and alone. her baby is suffering from malnutrition. >> my heart breaks every time i look at him. he is suffering. i can't help him. i don't know what to do. i have nothing to give him. >> other babies are cling to go life, their bodies emaciated. it has displaced hundreds of thousands of people. families haven't been able to grow their own food. >> the children arrive with acute malnutrition and severe complications. it takes a long time to treat them. it's really terrible here the number of patients has dramatically increased. >> reporter: the united nations predicts nearly 110,000 children

will suffer from malnutrition this year. >> number could rise. around 5,000 people are treated every week. they come in with malaria, malnutrition and health workers say they are struggling to cope. >> aid workers say the humanitarian crisis here isn't getting enough international tension or funding. even under these conditions, some babies manage to survive. > . >> it's surprising how strong they are. some with maybe 900 or 100 grams when they are born, they did survive which she is fighting pretty well. we have one or two babies in one week who can die. >> there is some good news. some muslims and christians signed a ceasefire. many outside the capitol, roads aren't safe to use. >> me some who need help won't get it.

al jazeera. >> i am joined by marie de john claire. how serious is this situation? >> well, despite a decrease of violence in the last days in bangee, there is a lot much violence and tension in the rest of the country. many people are displaced. we are talking about thousands. there is a lack of water. sometimes, a lack of food. of course, a lack of health services and above all, there is a lack of security. together with our colleagues from the central african red cross, we are collecting people and bringing them back to the center we are delivering clean water and trying to reunite, reestablish links between family members who get separated because of the conflict and who fled now to neighboring countries such as democratic republic of the congo, chad,

kamaroon. >> are there parts of the country that have a more acute problem than others? >> well, certainly some places of the country which have been particularly affected by the violence are in a bad state. many health centers have been looted or destroyed. access to the fields have been blocked because of the violence. we work in bungee and north of there and in the surroundings. we are also in the southeast and in bambari. there, we can see the situation of the displaced burns is quite difficult p until terms of malnutrition, it was one of the subjects of the report. of course, the most vulnerable people such as the displaced people can be affected by malnutrition we are active at a creative level and trying to

meet the causes of such food problem by delivering foods in emergency or trying to give crops to the farmers. >> as a neutral organization, you walk a very fine line within a war zone. so how has the state in the sentence tral african republic been able to help you do your work without you being targeted? >> the way we work, we talk to everybody basically, representative of society. we talk to armed group members, international armed forces. we talk to members of the government. we talk to religious leaders. so, it's because of this dialogue that we have, since many years, we have been in the country since many years, that we manage, together with the red cross volunteers to go at the peak of thevite lens, the crisis

where our colleagues experience amazing, terrible images happening in the streets. we were able to collect either the dead bodies or to collect the wounded and bring them to the hospital. >> a very difficult situation there. for the moment from the enter the national committee of the redcross thank you for joining us. >> thank you. 150,000 greeks signed an online petition against a coastal development bill. as a result, the government decided today propose a new watered down version. many fear it's only a question of time before the bill is resurrected which threatens to destroy greece's coastline. jo >> reporter: these coastal swimming pools real popular with the russians. they are illegally built. a demolition order was issued seven years ago. it still hasn't been executed. the man responsible for doing so says the reason is political.

>> there is an order from the head of our service to postpone these demolitions indefinitely. we had information a new bill would legalize certain developments. >> the new bill fast tracks construction near the see by abolishing environmental impact studies. it's opponents say it's likely to return. >> under existing law, construction is strengths prohibited for at least 20 meters from this high tide line mind me. in many cases, 50 meters. the new bill would reduce that to 10 meters plus retroactively legalizing thousands of illegal developments throughout the country like the hotel, terrace and swimming pool as well as paving the way for new costal development. >> beaches are big business in greece. tourism is responsible for 1/5 much agrees -- greece's economy. they only allow them to rent

umbrellas. they draw the line at any type of construction. businessmen want the bill back. he lost 60% of his business after the demolition of an unlicensed wooden deck on this beach where he served food and coffee. even he believes the bill favors big business. >> legalizing developments that have trespassed for decades to build private marinas and swimming pooz has nothing to do with what we are talking about. we are asking people not to trespass. >> environmental groups see the coastal development bill as one of several promoting special interests. >> this bill promotes a certain. development, which revolves around big investments which have to go through quickly to the detriment of other smaller investments, of development which is -- which takes care of more localized needs, which is more sustainable. >> reporter: many people are

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champion world record holder david ladisha is set to run in the 800 meters. he will be hoping to continue the success of 10 years after they recorded a podium-clean sweep in the 10,000 meters on tuesday. doris katudi snatched gold. more comfortable for faith in the women's 1500 meters. the common wealth record hold ter picking up another goal, yet another goal for kenyan's distance runners, moving the country up to 10th in the middle table. tuesday saw the last day of competition if the pool. australia top in the medal count. daniel trana won the rates of the night, men's 200 meters. the real surprise came from daniel wallace who grabbed the

silver ahead of the olympic butterfly champion having been last with the 100 meters to go. roy mcilroy, the world number 2 tees off on thursday in ohio. following his triumph, the 25-year-old said he is focused on reclaiming the world number 1 ranking from australian adam scott, the northern irishman will return to the top spot. fin tissues outside the top 5. >> stwltsz a lot of thinthere i world number 1. i have never won a world golf championship. i have three measures but -- majors but never one won of these. >> that's another thing i would like to knock off the list. it was, as i said, a lot of stuff to play for. >> cricket, a lead on day 4 of

the third test in southampton after india started the day on 323 for 8 in their first inning but could only add seven runs. jimmie anderson taking the final two wicketts to finish with five for the innings. england had decided not to enforce a follow-on. the latest score 14 for no loss in their second innings. >> ball, the argentinian football association will hold a press conference a little later on wednesday where they are expected to announce the resignation of the coach. the 159-year-old had led argentina to the world cup final earlier this month. they lost 1-nil to germany. there will have been argentinas coach for three years. meanwhile, the man who presided over brazil's semifinal humiliation at the world couple has found himself another job after resigning following

brazil's loss to germany. he has taken charge of former club grammer. european champions real madrid suffered a surprise defeat during the pre-season tour of the united states. they were taking on the enter the national champions cup taking place at the cotton bowl in dallas. the only goal scored by 3 scenario-year-old fran che franchesco totti. >> englishside liverpool are another team touring the united states at the moment. they played a team that's just put them to the premier league title, manchester city, a friendly at yankee stadium in new york. ahead of that game, the club had been showing off their new signing, a belgian teenager.

he will have to wait for his liverpool debut as he is being loaned back to his former club, leal, in france for one season. >> i genuinely think he has the potential to go on and be a world class young player. you know, seen him as a young player, playing for the national teams and coming through, seeing his quality and see that grow and develop and play in the world cup where he shows a lot of his qualities. i just think it's good for the ball club. >> the organizers of the 20/'22 says they are concerned some migrant workers are being paid as little as $0.85 a day. the report in "the guardian newspaper" said some have had passports held by their employers. this goes against the workers'

charter who says positiall work should have possession of their documents. he said workers were provided the option of voluntarily and only with signed consent handing over their passports to the contractor for safe keeping. full access to their passports at any time. any involuntary confiscation of a passport is expressly forbidden and will be investigated. >> moving to barcelona, donald sterling has blocked a $2 billion sale of his team. it was brokered by his estranged wife, shelly after the nba banned mr. sterling for life more making racist remarks. the 80-year-old tried to block the sell to steve belmer. the judge has given a go ahead which means the deal could be depleted two weeks. >> we spoke to sports legal analyst jaffrey pope who says donald sterling doesn't have

many legal options left to him. >> his legal avenues are very limited at this point. through the probate court, he cannot even with hold the sale while he is in appeal. so the sale will be closed in a couple of weeks and donald sterling will be basically appealing as a former owner. the team local have changed hands at that point. >> you see from when he initially gave permission for his wife to sell the team, then took it back, and then once the team was sold, he said it was okay. then they had proof he did have some incapacitating issues. he went on television without any legal help or any pr help, so i think this may be a functionality of donald sterling maybe not necessarily having his mined together to be able to make proper decisions for the los angeles clippers. >> the chicago white sox claimed an emphatic victory over the tigers in the opening match of their pre-game series, consecutive home runs from abreu and dunnn broke open what had

been a close affair. abreu going on to secure the sox their 11-4 victory, a 2-run double in the 8th inning. >> meanwhile, the miami marlins have their 6th straight win, beating washington nationals. a double in the 8th inning and miami to victory. lots more sports on our website. check out aljazeera.com/sports. it is tells you how to get in touch with our team using twitter and facebook. >> that's all for now. >> thank you rajul. you can follow all we are covering here on our main website with news, views and reviews. watching the newshour, please stay with us.

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