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privately that they should be released. >> president obama adds his voice to the al jazeera staff being freed. and food that will have you thinking twice before taking a bite. [ ♪ music ] welcome to the programme. we begin the newshour with a special coverage of the gaza. palestinian and israeli negotiators failed to agree with a truce of talks in cairo. israel has reported to offer on extension to the existing ceasefire by 72 hours. hamas is warning that the demands to the end of the siege must be met. the people of gaza are going their best to take up the pieces, homes and families destroyed.

64 israelis haven't killed, including three civilians and a thai national. over 1800 palestinians have been killed most women and children, civilians. over 200,000 are living in u.n. shelters. andrew simmonds is in north-eastern gaza, joining me from there. a difficult time, andrew, for those trying to, as you say, pick up the pieces. how are they coping. who have you been talking to. this whole crisis has the profound effect on children. people under the age of 18 form a majority of the 1.8 million population. the destruction you are dealing with. this is stream. let me take you across here, where this is a residential area

pods a business district. something like 2,000 families are living in the area as a whole. imagine the number of children amongst them. they had a warning about this barrage of attack from air, land and sea. many people in many other ors didn't get a -- areas didn't get a warning. many children scr died. in the two -- have died. in the two previous conflicts there has been a snowball on the effects of the minds of those that survive, those that have witnessed awful things. this time around the damage is more extensive and the injuries to the mind more so. how are the children coping? they are playing now, but this is street therapy in a place where you never have to look far for a reminder of what gaza is going through. the team of child psychologists

are using basic techniques to identify traumatised children and calm the stress of others. every child under seven has lived through three conflicts in gaza. and this one has been the worst. with whole districts decimated, a search for bodies upped the rubble is -- upped the rubble is going on, and the ever-present fear that the ceasefire could end and the killing start again. >> reporter: the bombardments could be on a scale never seen before. with the devastation is a damage that can't be patched up and rebuilt. >> this damage, the trauma of children. 13-year-old akmed's brother was one in four boys killed whilst playing on a beach. >> every time i think of him, i feel him playing alongside him.

my heart says he didn't die. he's in a home with us. it all seems unreal. >> translation: their faces will never fade from my mind. they are innocent children. what have they done? >> reporter: there's no doubt this family need help. normally psychologist would be on hand to give treatment, but not right now. his family home has been blown up. his mother is dead, along with three brothers and two other relatives. >> i lost six of my family. now i have to take care of myself, and to take care of the rest of my family. >> now you receive condolences for your losses.

the doctor says he'll have symptoms for treatment. this from a man working hard to destigmatize mental health care from gaza. it's hard to find anyone not touched by tragedy. we found this man sick and unsteady from a head injury, returning to what was the family home, pointing to what was the sitting room. >> translation: we were sitting all of us, safe, and they hit us. we have no rockets, missiles, nothing. >> reporter: he has little left in life and holds on tightly to his little girl. her three teenage sisters are dead. another, nine years old, is in a coma, she is peppered with shrapnel. another traumatised child with a father who also needs help. terrible scenario. within this month of conflict the u.n. has made flash appeals

for help. the international community is going to try and, of course, gather money together. that takes time, and getting the money into the region takes time for the issues to be implemented fully. what evidence is there that that help is on its way or that there are at least notions that help will be there soon? >> well, firstly there is an immense amount of work amongst nongovernment organizations and organizations in existence, palestinian organizations and mobile groups going around from trauma center to districts where there has been damage and many of them, trying to get programs going. but the demand is massive. and so many people are not coming forward. u.n.i.c.e.f. is calling for more funding so they can get more stations in place, more places where people can just drop in centers, and the head of the

gaza mission had this to say. >> we know that there isn't a single person, let alone a child in gaza who is not deeply affected by what has happened in this latest escalation. u.n.i.c.e.f. estimates of those upwards of 400,000 requires immediate psycholoingiccal -- psychological first aid, a specific invention in order to give the essentials to cope with the immediate loss and exposure to deep, deep traumatic events. >> a big need there because there are really millions of dollars required to get psychological assistance in the future for gazans, not just children, but also their parents. the overwhelming feeling in this district, the few people we have seen return to the homes is how do they cope now, what do they do next.

who do they see. what is the first calling point. is it practical or psychological. regardless of whether or not, there has been tunnels in places like this. there hasn't been, regardless of that, there's no doubt that the majority of the deaths are civilians. in places like that the needs are very big indeed. >> we'll have special coverage from gaza throughout the day and come back to andrew simmonds in a moment. let's look at the context to talks in cairo, and how the conflict in gaza divided the international community. jonah hull explains. >> reporter: appalling and disgraceful says the u.s. state department. the u.n. secretary-general urged an end to the madness.

france's foreign minister condemned the killing of chip, the slaught are of civilians. criticism of israel peaked after the apparent targetting of a third u.n.-run school in rafah last sunday. notably ab sent from the chorus of condemnation were the voices of arab governments. >> what is distinct about this particular round of the conflict is that israel has the tacit support of key arab governments. that is new. insofar as there is support for palestinians on the street, on the arab street, it's not visibly affecting governments, arab governments to do more about the palestinian cause, and the might attribute that to the tolerance that has sadly accumulated for the most savage violence across the whole region. what makes the palestinians special any more. >> so arab governments have not

leapt to the defence of the palestinians. for hamas in gaza, key player egypt is not the key netter it once was -- negotiator it once was, having waged a campaign against the muslim brotherhood, and the united states appears to have lost influence over israel. secretary of state john kerry's attempt to broker a truce was rejected with disdain by israel, signalling a loss of credibility after his failure to convince the parties to return to the peace process last year. >> we are also seeing in this context that the leverage of the united states which used to be strong when it came to israel is diminished. also, russia and china can be counted on not to be terribly enthusiastic about self-determination and human rights, it's not as though the u.n., the security council has a united position. >> reporter: in a statement u.n.

secretary-general ban ki-moon describes the rafah school attack as: l no one listened to ban ki-moon. there are calls echoing the secretary-general for justice. as the clock ticks tonne the 72 hour ceasefire, talks aimed at agreeing to a longer truce continues. i'm joined from ramallah by the chief palestinian negotiator. thank you for joining us on al jazeera, sir. before talking about the talks with relies to the story you have heard by jonah hull, will the palestinian authority in any shape or form have the notion of going to the international criminal court. there has been talk about it. what is the position?

>> yes, we'll be going to the international criminal court. we will be signing the stature and the atrocities and the crimes committed in gaza - this will be the scar of shame on the international communities, the civilized world who still describe such criminal acts as self-defence, as if they have read article 51 to the charter of u.n. israel was not defends -- defending itself, it was defending its blockade, using its mite to target and kill palestinians. >> does that mean you'll respect the court's guidelines if it says there are palestinian individuals that need to be brought to justice. will you obey their arrest

warrants if issued? >> let's play it one by one. this is the question that has delayed the process so far, and that's why i collected signatures from palestinian factions. the most important thing for the children of gaza, the children of jerusalem, and the children of the west bank, the palestinian children and women, those incident civilians whose life were interrupted, and who were killed and massacred, i think, justice will prevail. >> how second can we expect your sit on the botted line. >> we are in the final minutes. it could happen at any time. the decision will have to be subject to various considerations. one is the question you asked me, and that is being looked at by the legal teams, but the decision - the decision to sign their own stature is there. >> statements by the u.n. over the past few days certainly, and

weeks. and by governments acrossed world made it clear that the rule of international law, implemented at the security council has to be adhered to. do you feel there is a form of greater diplomatic urgency to resolve this? >> i think so far the international reaction, the failure to have a single resolution condemning the crimes committed by israel is something that has a question mark. >> it seems to be - it seems to be that the united nations and ban ki-moon seem to be taking a moral lead, and perhaps leading the pack, so to speak. >> what i appreciate very much what mr ban ki-moon and mr robert is doing and the chief coordinator, the red cross - i

appreciate all the people who have conscience and came. but what we need to do thou, we are at this stage trying to sustain the ceasefire, expend the ceasefire, and alleviate the suffering of palestinians. gaza is a zone. what we need it - are aerial, sea and land bridges that will bring us electricity supplies, medical supplies, water supplies, doctors, timber, shelters, totally catastrophic situation. once this is done, and i really urge the national community not to allow the israeli negotiating behaviour, to still at this moment, when ou children and women -- our children and woman require doctors, water, electricity - to use the elements of water, electricity, medical supplies as swords to suffero kate us, i urge the

international community to hold israel accountable. allow all things needed to lift of the blockade immediately and sustain and extend the ceasefire. once this is done, no status quo. i'm not speaking emotionally or anything. all i'm saying is either the international community provide a security council resolution. that will specify the end of the israeli evil occupation that's been with us since 1967, for the last 46 years, a specific time frame to end the occupation and bring about a palestinian state, to live side by side in the state of israel. this is what is needed. go back to the status quo negotiations, talking, settlement activity, incursions, rebuild gaza and 2016, another israeli prime minister will do again destroying gaza and wounding 12,000 palestinians, and killing 12,000 palestinians

and wounding them, we cannot afford it as palestinians, we are small people. it breaks our hearts and mind, this will never happen again. we'll have a direction towards independence because the evil - the source of all evil is the continuation of israeli occupation. what we need president obama, the u.n., the russians to do is stand tall and take a decision to specify a time to end the israeli occupation once and for all. that is what is needed. >> we'll have to leave it. we will, of course, follow what the palestinian authority does closely in the coming hours as we, say, the clock ticks closer to the end of that 72 hour ceasefire. for your time thank you. you can follow what the current ongoing scenarios are across the region with this story by logging on to the website aljazeera.com.

news and reviews constantly updated with the correspondents on the ground. you're watching the al jazeera news hour. still to come - ebola on the move. more stringent measures to stop the spread. and a goal leaving competition in the balance. islamic state fighters have taken control of another city. it is in the hands of is fighters. peshmerga forces and christian towns - they retreated, no fighting involved. the u.n. says many of the

thousands dropped by the islamic state fighters on a mountain in northern iraq have been rescued in the past 24 hours. tens of thousands fleeing to surrounding mountains after their town was taken by fighters. we have this report. >> reporter: this is the shrine of saeed, in shinj ark r, a holy place for main ar seedies. it's in ruins, destroyed by the islamic state, known ag islamic state of iraq and levant. since the city fell to its fighters, thousands left, fact k what they could carry and head -- packing what they could carry and heading to other regions, others to the mountins. >> translation: i speak in the

name of humanity. save us. 30,000 are trapped in the mountains around sin jar. without food and water. >> the ash eedy community existed for 6,000 use. their faith is based on an ancient iranian religions and philosophy incorporating muslim and christian elements. numbers dropped to around 500,000. >> the members of the security council condemn the attacks by the islamic state of iraq and levant, and express concern about the hundreds of thousands of iraqis. many from vulnerable communities. they are in need of humanitarian assistance. >> many appealed to iraqi kurd for help.

the kiddish army made some advances in recent days. but says its weaponry is not sufficient to defeat the islamic state group alone. >> translation: we want to make the whole world aware including america. they deserve to be taken care of. >> behind the call is the geopolitical nature. the kurdish authority is involved in territorial disputes. the community is trapped in the middle. >> the first convoy of the humanitarian aid entered a city after five days of fighting in syria, which spread to other countries. zeina khodr joins us from asser.

bring us up to speed. >> it's day six. it seems that the military stand off and the battle for ar sell is almost over. the situation on the ground attests to that. the lebanese army commander said that the situation is good and the army is in control. over the past three days allegations of muslim clerics have been trying to mediate on end to the conflict. they held a press conference and they were optimistic, and they believe it was a matter of time, and the situation will be brought under control. a short while ago we saw civilians trapped inside ar sell evacuated by the lebanese red cross. 42 civilians, and the majority were civilians. 100,000 lived in ar sell. if the wounded are evacuated, we understand from army sources and the mediators that the armed

fighters drilling to the self-declared state interiors, al qaeda branch, they have withdrawn from the town and are at the outshirts. there's a ticking point, the capture of the lebanese soldiers. they are expecting a deal. there's optimistic statements made. i can tell you, for example, journalists have been banned from entering ar sell. we have reached this far. it is behind the mountain behind me. the situation, it seems to be improving. but this in no way suggests that the tensions in lebanon are over. >> thank you for joining us from ar sell. zeina khodr reporting there. let's bring you breaking news coming out of russia. we are hearing that edward snowden, the american whistleblower, has been given or granted permission to stay in russia.

according to his lawyer - for another three years. that news is coming out from russia. we'll try to bring you more detail on that, that will irk the united states in the counter political -- current political climate between the two countsies, deadef announced -- the prime minister dmitry deadef announced a ban in retaliation for sanctions imposed by the european union over russia's support for separatists in eastern ukraine. rory challands is in moscow with more. >> reporter: the list of embargoed products is long and extensive covering beef, pork, poultry, fish, cheeses, milk and dairy, fruit and vegetables, no longer being imported from the european union, the united states, nor way, canada and australia. to give you an idea of how

reliance russia has been recently on these countries for imports, 61% of its beef came from the european union. and the united states in 2013. 27% of its milk, dairy and cheeses. other countries will step in to fill the void and russian production will have to up as well. economists are starting to worry about what inflationary pressure these embargoes might have, and russians have been going on social media. i have seen pictures of the empty shelves from the sooun yn days -- soviet union days. people are worried whether scenes will be repeated again in 2014/2015. a storm may be brewing over russia, i think it's brewing over hawaii. >> that's right. two hurricanes at the moment, heading towards the island - scary indeed. i'll show you the satellite. you see the storms, this one is

large, and it's followed by another one. because they are hurricanes, they are given names. the first is estelle and theon hulio, it is the more intense, but the first is estelle. they are tracking to the west. there's a two day gap in between them. the first one that will make land full, estelle will have sustained winds of around 130km per hour with gusts of around 160. this would make it a category 1 hurricane. the last time that a hurricane hit hawaii was back in 1992. we have been hit three times by hurricanes, it's a rare event. it looks like we'll see a hurricane as we head through friday. probably around 6 g.m.t. that is when we'll see et worst of this storm. the second - there's better news, it is gradually numbing

towards the north. at the moment it's the stronger of the two. it is a category 2 hurricane but is easy. hopefully hawaii will only have to deal with one hurricane. >> thank you very much. let's move on. a special u.n.-backed court in cambodia found two leaders of the khmer rouge regime guilty of crimes against humanity. it's taken years for the two to be brought to justice as part of the 19 '70s regime to blame for the deaths of up to 2 million people. we have this report. >> reporter: 40 years after the crimes committed, this was the moment justice caught up with them. >> the chamber sentences pt accused to life imprisonment. the chamber sentences the accused to life imprisonment.

>> as they were sentences. the defendant wearing dark classes, and the other defendant showed no emotion. for older cam bode yaps that witnessed -- cambodians that witnessed the moment there was no lack of feeling. [ clapping ] . >> this person lost five family members. >> translation: even though both are old, i'll happy because the court established the truth and sentenced them for life as we had opened. the judgment had detailed the mass evacuations from starvation and disease. is payment to crimes against humanity. this was one of a handful of people to survive the main torture center operated by the khmer rouge. >> i'm happy with the decision.

>> this was the biggest victory for the unique backed court bringing together cam baddian and disagrees at judges. decide the cost, supporters believe the judgment will be felt beyond cambodia. >> it sends a message to people in syria and sudan, or the central african republic, or other places where mass killings are occurring of the innocence that the day of judgment will arrive. there's no escaping it. they now face a new trial on genocide. the bigger issue for many is which khmer rouge commanders will follow them. this is case number two. it's thought that more trials could implicate senior officials in office. the prime minister stated that he is against it.

wanting this trial to draw a line. >> for relatives and survive juniors, this may count as their day in court. >> we'll have more throughout the day as we continue our special coverage marking a month since the start of israel's result on gaza. a full news hour at 800 hours. >> i'm andy gallagher on a golf course. players are leaving in droves. at this course they have come up with something different.

welcome back to the al jazeera newshour. israeli media reported that israel offered to extend the gaza ceasefire for another 72 hours, without conditions. hamas says it will not continue the ceasefire endlessly and wants its demands met. the ceasefire is due to end 0500 friday g.m.t. >> israel will be taken to the international criminal court. in other news a u.n. backed court in cambodia found two former leaders of the khmer rouge regime guilty of crimes against humanity former u.s. contractsor edward snowden has reportedly been -- contractor edward snowden has reportedly been

granted permission to stay in russia for three more years. he was granted temporary asylum but that ran out in august. this has been a costly offensive in terms of the numbers killed in gaza. it means in terms of damage to gaza, ties sfrur - well -- its infrastructure - well, it's incall cuable. it could cost more than $800 million, and add to that 131 schools damaged, five hospitals closed, and damage to the only power stakes, and sewerage and -- station, and sue ig and water costing $3 billion. charles stratford has more from the gaza strip. >> reporter: the blackened remains of the only source of electricity inside the gaza strip. egypt and israel are supplying a little power. since the plant was hit, 80% of

gaza's 1.8 million people have four hours of electricity a day. the israeli military hit the infrastructure hard. >> translation: we pleaded four times with the israeli army not to target us. we coordinated with the united nations. they ignore said us, early calculations put repairs at $10 million-$15 million. >> the palestinian deputy prime minister says rebuilding the infrastructure and destroyed homes will cost around $6 billion, and that's an initial estimate. >> israel says from the beginning it would targets hamas. i'm on the main road between gaza city in the noth, and khan youni [s], the road was being built with qatar's money. it's been hit an air strike. qatar is investing around 450 million into building gaza's fru. other -- infrastructure, other

arab states, the european union and turkey are long-established donors. the blockade of the gaza means people have not had reliable visity, water and a sewage system for seven years. a million letters of waste flows into the sea. without power to drive the pumps, sewerage flows in the streets. the israeli military destroyed businesses in the private sector. >> 175 factories are hit including manufacturers of medical goods. israel has to open the borders to get the machine and tools in to starred rebuilding. this is what is left of the gaza's factory, a family business of 40 years about biscuits and bread. the owner says repairing the structural damage could cost $2 million. it was told that it wouldn't target the factory.

>> the factory was on fire for two days. it's utterly destroyed. 600 men. what are they going to do now. >> cement is vital. this is what remains. the company finished 3 million of repairs from 2008/2009 and 2012 conflicks. this is going to cost me a million to repair. we hope the international community can help. this is the third time we've been hit. >> israel says it completed the destruction of hamas's tunnels, it's destroyed many of the buildings that used to meet the basic needs of gaza's people. the view from gaza. joining me now is martin, a retired professor of history at hebrew university in jerusalem.

thank you for joining us on al jazeera. has the public's impression of israel of and legitimate defenses changed over the years in comparison to what the government offers for a reason as to a wall tore iron dome? >> i must say i do not quiet understand you. i'm not familiar with any country today or in the past that would agree to have a country undermined by tunnels, and it's citizens coming under rocket fire. so i department understand what you are trying to say. >> basically i would like to know your opinion on how israel as a state is - does manage to actually explain to its public historically as to why it needs the defenses, when it is an

occupying power. >> it's not an occupying power in gaza, is it. >> it's an occupying power, and that has been stated within various u.n. resolutions - 242 for example. >> i'm sorry, i disagree with you. the west bank is occupied. gaza is not. >> gaza is not occupied. but it is under siege, sir. >> yes, it is under seem, as we have just seen, for a good reason, because if it had not been under siege, this would have been larger and more deadly war. >> tell me a little about how there, over the years there may have been a greater push to find the solution. have there been lost

opportunities under way in the negotiations between palestinians and israelis? >> i agree with you. there has been many, many opportunities lost. but, you know, you need two to tango, and it's not all the wickedness or the evil deeds of one side. both sides are to blame. both sides missed opportunities. i very much hope, myself, and i ning many israelis -- and i think many israelis share the idea that the recent violence makes many think twice and we can do something better than the status quo. >> what do you see as the way forward, with talks continuing in cairo, and both israel and the palestinian factions set on what they want from a long-term truce? >> well, i would very much like

to see some kind of arrangements which would enable the palestinian people in gaza to breathe more freely. that, of course would mean, yes, open the point between egypt and baza. allow them in the longer term, allow the gazans to build the airpo airport, but some system should be found and put in place to make sure that all this does not mean just war on the part of hamas. >> we'll see what happens in the future. thank you for joining us from jerusalem. three al jazeera journalists gaoled in egypt have spent 222 days in prison. al jazeera demands their immediate release. as gerald tan reports, they have been given support from one of the most influential men in the

world. >> reporter: the president of the united states is referred to as the leader of the free world - a champion for personnel liberties. when questioned on the imprisonment much three al jazeera staff in egypt barack obama spoke out in defense of media freedom. >> the issue of the al jazeera journalists in egypt - we have been clear publicly and privately that they should be released. and, you know, we have been troubled by some of the laws that have been passed around the world that seem to restrict the ability of journalists to pursue stories or write stories. >> peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and baher mohamed have been held in a cairo gaol since december 29th. in june they were convicted of helping the muslim brotherhood, a group outlawed in egypt. peter greste and mohamed fadel fahmy received seven year sentences. baher mohamed 10.

their detention, trial and the court verdict have met sweeping condemnation. al jazeera continues to demand their release, a call echoed by world leaders and rights groups. for months a campaign under the social media hashtag free aj staff garnered public attention and support. other media organizations stood by al jazeera, sending a message that journalism is not a crime. the group reporters without borders has an online competition, directed to the precedent, abdul fatah al-sisi. so far the egyptian government has shown little sign of budging. abdul fatah al-sisi cannot consider a plea of clemency or pardon until all legal proceedings are complete. including any appeals, a process that is expected to once again show the world how egypt plies the rule of law.

gerald tan al jazeera. the priest infected with ebola arrived in his home country of spain. he has or was working as a missionary in liberia, one of the countries worst hit by the virus. he's 75 years old. the world health organisation is holding a 2-day emergency meeting in switzerland, and hope to curb the spread of a virus taking over 900 lives. >> still to come in sport - we find out if tiger woods will be fit enough to play at the final major of the golfing year.

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welcome back. an undercover al jazeera investigation found toxins are being used by food producers in china. illegal and cheap chemicals are added to replace ingredients. >> reporter: our investigation centered on a bowl of noodle soup. specifically toxic ingredients are tainting a simple dish. at this wholesale market, that man takes me to buy igadditives -- illegal additives, ones he says is used by restaurants. many of the mixtures are found to contain toxic chemicals. most also don't have labels with the ingredients, which is against the law. in his kitchen he uses the

additives to whip up a fake ingredient. he adds water, white powder, colouring and flavouring. it's five times cheaper than one made with natural ingredients. >> translation: these vendors are blinded by greed, putting profit above other things. >> reporter: it's not only food vendors, pesticides, banned in the 1980s, are still being used. some so lethal they kill chicks on the spot. on this pig farm shells of farm suit -- shelves of pharmaceuticals, leading to bacteria resist apt to medicine. >> the government is trying to get tougher on antibiotics and other things used in farm animals. this shelf is full of it. >> reporter: the farmer admits to illegal practices. if it's sick it goes to market.

if it's dead, there's a chance it goes to market. >> reporter: police have arrested and charged those for selling toxic food. they have passed tougher food laws. >> translation: we are challenged by the u.s., european union and elsewhere to tackle the chinese mark. i don't think they'd dare to rmps it's a global concern as made in china food is being exported. as wore the fake bowl of soup, lab tests showed it contained illegal and harmful chemicals like pham alda eyed and chemicals so toxic a teaspoon can kill a child. >> more of that report on "101 east", on "food for thought itself, airing on first at 22:30 g.m.t. time for the sport.

>> football - the top club competition in south america is square after the first leg. a late equalizer saw paraguay drawing with argentina. let's look at the goals. the hosts in the paraguayan capital - both clubs seeking their first limited title. in the second half the goals started. it looks as though it stay that way. the equalizer in the third minute of added time. 1-1 the final score. the return leg in buenos aires next week. >> a few weeks on from the brazil world cup, let's get insight into the health or otherwise of south america club football. we joined by an sports ed for at the u.k. "daily" paper. great to have you with us ed. when it's the european champion's league final you get the feeling the whole world is

watching. less so with the copa. how do the standards of the two competition compare? >> it's been a fractured competition because the one split is in two. san lorenzo, for example, for the next leg, will be short of a star player, because the tournaments overrun. it's not been a vintage rear. it's reflected in the way the brazilian sides crashed out who had dominated the competition. in terms of quality, it's nowhere near as good as the champion's league , which is the highest quality football team. it still is, you know, the feistiest and interesting competition for me on the planet. >> the traditional cliche that we have is too many south american players leave superat a young age. is that happening? >> i think that is a problem. you have to see that they are producing fantastic players, not just argentina or brazil.

it's columbia, paraguay. they are producing players but are hoouferred up. while it may be good for the national teams, the leagues are general drstruggling and the ar tines have gone down and brazil will suffer because of a dip investment and post neymar leaving. >> you said you felt corruption, including argentina stopped their development. >> yes. the thing with obviously all the people that govern football is that they have to balance their interest with that of the national game. in south america you see the paraguayan chief. he is thrown out for corruption. they were thrown out for corruption. this week there was a death, implicated in an f.i.f.a.

scandal, an f.i.f.a. vice president. he died. having been in charge since 1979, when you are there that long, not so many fresh ideas, people suffered under him. going forward, it's how the countries revolutionize the garchance. if someone comes in with new ideas that can take the argentine football forward they can hope to progress if they replace the area with something similar. the game could suffer, certainly. deputy sports editor of the "daily mirror" newspapers much thank you. bayern munich ended their pre-season with a defeat against m.l.s. all star team. good goals in portland. robert levandoski opened the scoring, and bradley phillips top scorers with m.l.s.

equalized. and donovan coming up, the striker controversially left out of the u.s. world cup squad. tiger woods will be fit enough to tee off at the u.s. pga championship. injury threatened his place at the last major. 14th was the major winner. the u.s. open because of a back problem. midway through the final round he had to pull out. he said his physio had to pop a bone in place. he was happy with the practice round on wednesday. >> i feel good. once the bone was put back in, it's all good. inflammation is down. i have raping -- range of motion, i have speed and power. i just need to keep it up. >> now, it may surprise you to know that golf in some parts of the u.s. is on a serious decline, over the last decade

the sport lost 5 million players, and hundreds of courses forced to close. for the younger players, it is elitist and expensive. some are fighting back. >> abandoned, overgrown and off limits. in the sunshine state famed for the well-groomed greens, this is a familiar site. close to 700 courses have been forced to close due to golfers that stop coming. many blame the states because today wr stopped playing for a while. the gentleman's game was viewed by many. the sport of golf is in trouble. at this club something revolutionary was happening. this is foot golf, as far from the traditional game. the holes are bigger, the games are shorter and the rules shorter. it was introduced last october. it's been a big success.

>> it's more of a fun, relaxing environment. you can play with a bunch of friends, it's fast. play in half the time. soccer is getting big in america. >> reporter: it's changing the experience of a golf course that could help the players attract players and keep them. it's hoped some may pick up a set of clubs and play. they need to be creative within the confines of what we can do, and thing of different ways to make money. it doesn't interfere too much with the golf game. it brings a new demographic. >> most of the revenue comes from traditional golfers, many skeptical of bigger holes and footballs. a new generation on the fair ways has changed their minds. >> we love to see the kids here.

the assist, from four years old to 60 plus-year-olds kicking the balls. it's good for the course. >> these days more courses are closing than opening. golf is growing fast and attracting the kinds of people golf needs badly. that is how sport is looking for now. >> thank you. we'll have a further full half hour of news in a few moments time. we'll leave you this newshour with diagrammatic images from a month of war in gaza.

>> israel is offering to extend the piece fire. will hamas sign on to a new truce without its demands met. >> it's the worst outbreak of ebola. >> the global alert, the agency readying resources at west african countries try to control the