>> announcer: this is al jazeera. >> hello and welcome to the al jazeera news hour. i'm in doha with your top stories. the battle for iraq. heavy fighting near tikrit. the gaza ceasefire is extended once again, but israel's military claim rockets have been fired from the strip. [ shouting ] >> missouri authorities claim police have come under heavy gunfire in ferguson, but the

protesters say they are the ones being mistreated. >> i have been harassed three times by the same officer. and that's what people get tired of. >> and hundreds of millions of dollars in damage? detroit's worst flood in 90 years. ♪ hello, the iraqi army is fighting the islamic state to retake tikrit. it's a sunni, dominated city where the islamic state has now cemented itself with help of other sunni groups. the advance has been slowed on the outskirts of the city due to sniper fire and roadside bombs. there has been fierce fighting in the area for the country's largest dam which is now in control of the army and the

kurdish forces. let's go to the northern city of erbil the capitol of the region. now that the musol dam has been taken, it seems the battle is moving towards tikrit, but it is going to be a very different type of fight. >> undoubtedly. there are many front lines in iraq. the iraqi army's advance now hold it because of heavy fighting. this is not the first time they tried to recapture an area they lost last june. they took over the sunni heartland basically in june, and the iraqi army has been unable to take that territory. really this has been a source of tension with iraq sunnis, they do not see the army as an army for the iraqi nation, but a

sectarian force, and the only way they can win this battle is if they have the iraqi sunnis on their side. they welcomed the nomination of the new prime minister, but they have conditions. and one of the conditions is that they get real representation in the government and have a say in governing their country, and they want a sectarian policies as they put it, to be a thing of the past. so recapturing of the sunni heartland will be difficult, but here in the north it is a different background with different players. you have elements of the iraqi military who have made advances, but only because they have air support from the u.s. air force. they are not recapturing arab land, they are recapturing a critical infrastructure, the

mosul dam. and this is not going to be an easy fight. >> reporter: they are still in control of territories in the east of musol. the islamic state group is holding their grounds. preventing the kurdish forces frommed from advances. they have been coming under sniper fire and the islamic state have been using mortars to target their positions. this is an activing front line, and the kurds with limited resources have been firing back. this general hasn't left the battlefield since saturday. he told me that they are facing a strong enemy. >> translator: they are well trained. many of them were former officers in saadam's army. there are also many arab fighters. >> reporter: kurdish forces have been able to recapture three

christian towns, but islamic state controls a third of the country. we are just 9 kilometers from the city center of musol. the commanders tell us they have no intention of pushing towards the strong hold of the islamic state group, but they would be willing to do so only if there is an agreement among the iraq communities. it is important for the obama administration to show that they are not just helping the kurds. >> translator: we are fighting terrorists and terrorism on behalf of the world so all countries help us. >> reporter: they have been forced out of their homes, an old couple were left behind because they were too old, frail, and sick. they lived in their home without food and electricity for over a week when the islamic state was here. >> translator: they knocked on our door, we kept quiet. they left, but we were scared.

>> reporter: this battle is not over. western nations may have stepped up their military involvement, but many here believe it won't end unless sunnis, shiites and kur kurds unite and night this war together. this time yesterday, this dam was still being fought over. the u.s. launched the biggest series of air strikes since the start of this complain. after that men like that pushed in with the help of iraqi counter terrorism units. it's an unprecedented cooperation between the kurdish troops and iraqi central government forces. the u.s. said it wasn't easy to put together, but in this case it succeeded. after 36 hours of fighting they managed to take back control of this dam, the largest in iraq.

the fight continues though over on that ridge to the west of the dam. there is a long line of vehicles. we're told again it is the counter terrorism units in the lead. you can see them now. but they are backed by the kurdish forces doing the majority of the fighting on the ground. the next campaign is just over that hill to the west. and beyond that it is another 60 kilometers or so to a mountain that is a strategic point for the islamic state, and people have been trapped on that mountain as well as slaughtered in some of the villages. in the last few minutes the israeli military has confirmed that three rockets have landed in southern israel. this comes hours after palestinian and israeli negotiators agreed to extend the

ceasefire by another few hours. let's cross over to jackie-to-find out what more the israeli army is saying about these three rockets that have reportedly been fired from gaza. >> well, they say that the rockets fell in open areas, between the small settlement which is about [ inaudible ] to the east of gaza, and the larger town which is about 50 kilometers to the southeast of gaza. so rockets of a short to medium range. we're told they fell in open areas, and that there were no injuries at all. this is the first time that rockets have been fired from gaza since late on wednesday. and they come in the hours approaching the latest deadline for a ceasefire to either end or be renegotiated. so clearly it is a tense moment,

particularly when we bare in mind that prime minister benjamin netenyahu has in the last couple of days warned that any rocket fire from gaza would be met with what he described as a very aggressive response. >> okay. jackie thank you. both sides, the israeli side as well as the palestinian sides have been taking part in the indirect talks in cairo, trying to find that a way to end the conflict. the head of the palestinian delegation has warned that the two sides are struggling to agree on some issues. >> translator: we're going to have one more day of ceasefire, either we agree or we don't. we hope to make use of every single minute of the next 24 hours to reach an agreement, otherwise violence will continue. all that has been circulated in all of the media about some kind of progress is baseless.

no real progress has been made so far. >> jane ferguson is in a refugee camp in gaza where she is joining us from. jackie was describing it as a tense moment from west jerusalem, and there are just a few hours left until the 24-hour humanitarian ceasefire expires. and now there are reports that rockets have been fired from gaza towards israel as well. >> they have. we have got confirmation that those three rockets were fired from an area here in gaza, about 30 minutes from where i am. it's not clear who fired those rockets, which group here as fired them. there has also not been a military response from the israelis at this point, but it is still an incredibly tense time. less than eight hours until the ceasefire runs out, and rocket

fire is of course the last thing that anybody wanted who was hoping for a deal at the end of today would have liked to have seen. as we heard from the palestinian delegation, they are saying no progress has been made. so when you hear of rockets coming out of the gaza strip you are wondering what kind of progress can be made? it will be the third night in the last nine nights of people waiting to hear from cairo, waiting to see if they can go back to their homes and start to pick up the pieces from this war. >> and there are some long-standing issues as they are being described, jane, that are meant to be talked about in cairo, indirectly between the israeli delegation, and the palestinian delegation. how do people in these areas feel about what is going on in egypt? >> well, at the minute,

obviously people want peace. people want to be able to start to rebuild. they have not known the kind of destruction or loss of life in previous wars. people support calls for an easing of the siege, of course. the impact that has on their lives is enormous. the movement of people in and out of the gaza strip impact everyone's live on a day-to-day basis here. so they supportive of pushes to have the siege ease here. but people don't want to see rockets falling on their heads again. over 2,000 people killed in this war, most civilians in gaza. and so they will be looking at cairo, and seeing what they are going to get from the heavy price that they paid. >> all right. jane, thank you. that's jane ferguson reporting from us in gaza. and just to let you know that we

are hearing that the israeli prime minister benjamin netenyahu has ordered the israeli military to strike gaza, quote, terror targets -- and this is after rockets from the enclave hit israel, and we're going to find out more about what that means and bring in jackie once again from west jerusalem. >> yes, just literally in the last moment, really within a matter of minutes of the news coming that those rockets had landed? open desert areas, government officials are now saying that the prime minister benjamin netenyahu has given an order to the israeli military to strike what is being described as terror targets within gaza. so it looks as though we are seeing this ceasefire unravelling before our very eyes. even as negotiators are in cairo

looking to find a way to extend the extension. this marks a very worrying escalation of the situation if we see action following up on those instructions given by the israeli prime minister. >> jackie thank you. well, israel has reportedly been preventing amnesty international as well as human rights watch workers from entering gaza to investigation allegations of war crimes and human rights violations. we're going to find out more about that -- excuse me -- and loss over to london and speak to steve, the director at the office of the secretary general of amnesty international, one of the organizations that is being banned from entering gaza.

so according to israel they are saying that you do not have the correct paperwork? >> yes, they can always come up with some excuse. the truth is we have repeatedly been knocking on every possible door to get the information. and constantly given one excuse after another. on the one hand they say that the crossing is closed, which is wrong. but what they haven't allowed in is the human rights organizations. each one keeps sends us somewhere else, and both amnesty international and human rights watch have had the same experience and having been allowed in, in the past. >> when you say the past, that was prior to 2012. i understand that was the last time you were allowed into gaza. >> correct. >> so what will you do next? >> certainly now that the issue

is being highlighted and if the israeli government says all we have to do is ask, well, thanks very much. we have asked repeatedly. the work of a human right's organization is to document what is happening on the ground without fear or favor, clearly we have seen crimes being committed from the hamas side and strong evidence from the israeli side where we have had schools, hospitals, and so on attacked. we do need to be present on the ground. we document from outside, but that's different from what we do on the inside. and that needs to happen for justice for all on both sides. >> and the implications of not having these groups on the ground are what, steve? >> well, it sends a very strong

signal. we have documented the situations from the outside, but the signal that is being sent, if you don't want the real facts to be out there, i think people should judge for themselves and we all need justice and that is the way to get it is by ensuring the facts are there. no other organization will do it in the same detail that we would. looking at lots of military experts and human rights experts just talking to people and hearing and documenting exactly what happened on the ground. >> steve thank you so much. al jazeera is demanding the release of its three journalists imprisoned in egypt. they were falsely accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. in june, mohammed fahmy and peter greste were given seven year sentences.

baher mohamed got an extra three years because he had a spent bullet in his possession which he picked up at a protest. here on the al jazeera news hour, there is much more to come, including the silent african killer. and coming up in sport, the teenager that is the youngest ever formula one driver. ♪ but first ukraine's military is trying to take control of the center of luhansk, from pro-russian separatists. television reports show buildings on fire. ukraine's military has also recovered the bodies of at least a dozen refugees killed when their buses were targeted. and swat teams on the

streets, the national guard deployed and tear gas sfi sfier -- fired at protesters in ferguson, missouri. police say they came under heavy gunfire and 31 people were arrested. >> tonight there were numerous reports of shots fired. we had two fires. one at a business, and one at an unoccupied resident. in one area our officers came under heavy gunfire. our officers confiscated two guns during a car stop near the media staging area. >> our correspondent rob reynolds sent this report. >> reporter: a tense moment in ferguson monday night. police advance towards protesters ordering them to disperse. in the distance clouds of tear

gas were visible at police took aim at a group of about 100 protesters. a car with an injured man sped up and hustled away by onlookers. police made several arrests. community leaders, and volunteers managed to convince most of the remaining protesters to leave the area where police stood in riot gear backed up by armored vehicles. for most of the blazing afternoon and the sultry missouri night, groups of protesters marched peacefully along the main street where many storefronts are boarded up. police ordered protesters to keep moving continuously in the heat. they said if they stopped they would be arrested. protesters said their fundamental constitutional rights of peaceful protest were

being ignored. >> if we stand still they try to arrest us. i have been harassed by the same officer three times just handing out roses. >> reporter: there is a law against handing out roses? >> not that i know of. >> reporter: it was a steady flow of people on foot demanding justice for the death of michael brown. missouri national guard troops were deployed with a limited mission to guard a police command center. protesters say a larger pattern of police mistreatment has worsened amid the protests. >> i was tear gassed me and two teenage kids, we weren't doing anything. we had our signs up and we were standing still. i just don't understand it. i just don't understand why do we have to be treated like animals. >> reporter: the president interrupted his summer holiday

to consult with officials about the situation. >> our constitutional rights to speak freely, assemble and report in the press must be vigilantly safeguarded. there's no excuse or excessive force by police or any action that denies people the right to protest peacefully. >> reporter: agents are interviewing witnesses as part of what officials say will be a thorough investigation into whether brown's killing violated federal civil rights law. and to underscore the importance of that investigation, the highest law enforcement officer in the land, eric holder will visit ferguson in person on wednesday. well the city of detroit in the u.s. state of michigan will need more than $500 million to fix the damage that has been caused by recent floods. many homes in the town's infrastructure have been badly

redestroyed. bisi onile-ere reports. >> reporter: $640 million and counting is where the damage estimate stands now. but local officials say the destruction caused by the historic flood could be close to twice that. rick snyder spent another day surveying the damage. >> you look at it in terms of who is suffering the most and it is devastating. >> reporter: i'm in warren, michigan which is one of the hardest-hit areas. there are many residents who are still recovering, and for some it is a process that could take months. >> on a scale of 1 to 20, probably 22. >> reporter: rising water caused gretchen's basement wall to cave in. she has home insurance but is not covered for floods. >> you know, and i have no money to fix this.

>> we had over three feet of water that went through the house. >> reporter: this woman called this house home for five years. now it is condemned. she and her two sons are living in this tent for now. she also didn't have flood insurance but after talking to the governor, she is hopeful federal relief will arrive. >> he said they are going to work very hard to get the money here. so we'll see what happens. >> reporter: with a third of the city's homes and bidses damaged by water, the warren mar your says the federal government must come through. >> if not, there's going to be a looming human crisis and a disaster. >> so i'm hoping they can help us, because this is a financial catastrophe for not only myself but our community. >> reporter: the federal emergency management agency is evaluating the devastation, but no word yet on whether help is on the way. bisi onile-ere, al jazeera,

detroit. well, let's actually find out whether there is going to be some more flooding, more storms wrath heading towards detroit? >> yeah, it's the time of year for summer storms. certainly a risk in the next 24 hours heading across the state of michigan. but you are talking about a different order of magnitude. it's the second wettest day the city has experienced in almost 100 years. so there are storms around but nothing to compare. towards the west we have the same problem with wildfires. there is a sizable fire in the sierra nevada. and it is certainly causing some problems there across that part of the state. now down into central parts of america, it's a very different picture. here we have had -- as you can see, some significant storms

building up in mexico city. really nasty hail storm. leveled at about 30 sent meters or so. it has caused real destruction across meks sew city. honduras is likely to see the greatest amount of rain in the next 24 hours or so. but over towards mexico city some potential for very heavy rain in the next few days. >> thank you. pakistan's interior minister has announced that the army will take over islamabad's heavily controlled district. supporters of pakistani opposition leaders are calling for the prime minister's resignation, and they accuse him of rigging last year's elections. tens of thousands of

yemenese have joined aal in response to a call by the houthi rebel group. they protested against a petrol tax increase brought in at the end of july. mohammed has the details. >> reporter: the capitol has been the scene of protests held by the houthi shiite group. their demand was to force the government to restore fuel subsidies. but it's not just economic problems that prompted the demonstrations. there are long-standing grievances. the leader of the houthi group has said friday as the deadline for the government to resign or face what he calls ovther choices. several months ago, houthi rebels took a region. now they are fighting to take

the oil rich region in the northeast. clashes with troop -- government troops have been going on there for months. they resumed rebellion and were able to take large areas of territory. in the past houthi's have demanded an end to marginalization. and now they say the government aspires to take over other groups and rule though country. supporters are asking the government to do more to tackle the houthi rebellion, and return security. the government is facing enormous on -- obstacles

including outbreaks in his own government. real change in yemen is still an unattainable goal. the battle between rival militias in libya has moved closer to the center of the capitol. rockets were fired into the city. for weeks the groups have been fighting for control of the capitol as well as its airport. much more to come on al jazeera, including we're taking a look at the dangers facing aid workers. and coming up in sport, we'll meet the man who declares himself the world's only blind cricket commentator. details coming up. ♪ when you run a business, you can't settle for slow.

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a ♪ hello again, you are with the al jazeera news hour. the top stories. benjamin netenyahu has ordered the military to strike targets in gaza, after three rockets landing in southern israel a short while ago. this comes as the latest ceasefire which was extended for a further 24 hours on monday is now hours away from expiring. negotiators have been holding peace talks in cairo. and there have been heavy clashes between the iraqi army and islamic state fighters from tikrit. the progress has been slowed by

land mines as well as snipers. tens of thousands of yemen ese have joined a protesticlingpro e protesticle -- protesters calling for the government to resign. this report shows how in attacks have taken place on humanitarian workers . . . once again, last year saw the highest number of aid workers come under attack of the 460 victims, 155 were killed, 171 wounded, and 134 were kidnapped. three-quarters of all attacks took place in five

countries . . . stephanie is the director of non-violence peace force, and joining us live in south sudan to talk to us about this new report, and these numbers are really quite outstanding when you look at 2013 it set a new record with 251 incidence. what do you put that down to? >> well, i think there are a number of things that are happening. we have seen an escalation of crises around the world, not just natural disasters, but also man made conflicts. i think we have seen a complexity to the level of conflict that is happening. conflicts are no longer binary

relationships. and in doing so, as this happens, the motivation of the conflict parties are different. we have seen conflict over the last 100 years really shift from the primary victims being the armed combatants to modern conflicts where the victims are civilians. >> three-quarters of all attacks have taken place in five countries, south sudan being one of them. what sort of threats have you or your team experienced? >> sure. i mean violence happens on a number of different levels. we have had a team working inside one of the spaces at a time when armed actors came into the place, came over the fence and came in with the intention to attack and successfully completed a massacre inside one of the bases. and we had our team in there,

and were pinned down by gunman. they have been held at gunpoint or harassed or threatened by various armed actors around the country. sometimes it's just intim a decision tactics or verbal harassment that happens. if people don't know who you are or trust why you are there, and you are in ament complex environment and tensions are very high. >> how can you handle these situations and get themselves out of them? >> yeah, absolutely. the training is a critical part. you can't just drop somebody into a conflict environment without preparing them for what this is going to feel like. simply because we're humanitarian workers doesn't mean we are widely accepted by anybody who is there. it is very heavily dependant on building acceptance with the stakeholders. we're none partizan and trained

to be non-partisan. we work with the conflict parties and reiterate that position over and over again. we work in a transparent way. and they are trained in how to deal with threats, how to move away from artillery if that is what is happening in the area. >> all right. tiffany thank you. we're crossing over to show you live pictures right now from gaza. that is the gau -- gaza skyline. the israeli army has retaliated after reports of rockets being

fired from gaza. so that is the gaza skyline the israeli military saying it has launched attacks after these three rockets were fired at israel. and of course this is all coming as the two delegations, the israelis and the palestinians are talking in cairo, and they agreed to extend the 24-hour humanitarian ceasefire due to expire in a couple hour's time. so this is the situation right now in gaza. well, there have been some major developments in west africa with the outbreak of ebola. the death toll is at 1,229. liberia says it has found all 17 patients who ran away from a quarantine center at the weekend.

the ebola virus has been devastating many communities in parts of west africa. these are the affected countries, guinea is where the outbreak began in december last year, from there it spread to liberia, and the quarantine area was set up in the capitol. it also spread to sierra leone. in senegal people are on high alert there, but there have been no reports of the virus there. >> reporter: doctors can't tell what is wrong with this woman's daughter. she is in pain. this hospital ward is hundreds of kilometers away from the ebola outbreak. >> translator: i'm scared it could be ebola. >> reporter: but this is not ebola. it is likely to be a different

virus, one that is far harder to contain and kills more people in west africa, hepatitis e. >> translator: the hepatitis outbreak started at the same time as we found out about ebola. both are very dangerous. we are trying to combat the virus as best we can. >> reporter: samples are send away to confirm if it's hepatitis. 19 pregnant women have died so far in this district hospital. hundreds or even thousands could be infected. doctors simply don't know. the world health organization calls hepatitis africa's silent killer. so what is it about hepatitis

that makes it so deadly? there's no vaccine and the virus can stay in the body unprotected for years. it's mostly found in unclean water or poorly cooked meat. >> translator: it's a problem of sanitation. if we can be careful with what we eat and drink, we can control the virus. >> reporter: it's the world's most deadly infection disease. some patients will overcome the disease naturally, others face a harrowing wait for news. the australian government is planning to release around 150 children from immigration detention sen -- centers. human rights groups have long criticized australia's immigration policy. andrew thomas reports from

sydney. >> reporter: australia's long-standing position is to detain in centers like this behind me, any asylum seekers who come by boat to their shores. adults and children alike. that has faced increasing criticism, because of long term detention of children. it is important to point out who this latest announcement applies to and who it doesn't, only those children under 10 will be released into the community. a pacific island detention center will not be releasing, because those children arrived after july 2013 when australia's government said anyone arriving after that date would never be

resettled in australia. they are going to keep those children detained in those offshore camps. australia's immigration minister is due in front of a public inquiry on friday, and we'll have to defend why some children are being released but not all. chinese police have arrested two protesters on drug charges. jackie chan and jc. police said the men tested positive for marijuana and admitted using the drug. emergency crews in eastern china have rescued 12 minors crapped in an explosion. chinese media says the government had ordered the fine to be shut down twice, but it did continue to be operational. a wildfire in central california is threatening 13,000

homes and businesses. local officialings have sent evacuation orders as the 200 hector wildfire bares down on the community. john henry smith reports. >> reporter: the junction fire began monday afternoon averaged uncontained just outside of yosemite natural park. the flames have already consumed 800 buildings. you can't believe how powerful that is. the trees are a couple of hundred feet tall and you see flames at least two or three feet higher. >> reporter: highway 41 is usually packed with cars heading into the park during the busy tourist season, but the flames have forced local authorities to order the evacuation of 13,000 people, including everyone staying at the 130-room best western. >> we have been real worried

about something like this. and now we have got it. >> reporter: this family has been visiting from boston. during their visit the fire broke and roads were closed. >> we walked about a half mile to get our suitcases and now we're going to try to find some shelter. >> reporter: the fire got too close for comfort to the oak hurst community shelter causing managers to shut it down and sent people south where the red cross has set up shot. >> this is a really tight knit community. and everybody has offered to help, to make sure that everybody is safe and co comfortable. >> reporter: the california governor has declared a state of emergency to bring up funds to help fight the fire. we're bringing you breaking news from gaza and israel. what is happening is the israeli

media -- this is according to israeli media reports, they are reporting that the negotiations currently going on in cairo, in direct talks between palestinian officials and israeli officials are now over, and that the israel team has been ordered to return to israel. so once again israeli media reporting that the negotiations in cairo are over. and this is after just -- in the past 30 minutes or so, we did see three rockets leave gaza towards israel, southern israel, and then israel also sent -- did attack areas in gaza. so it is a bit of a fluid situation, and we're keep you updated on all of the developments, but still ahead right here on al jazeera, we'll tell you why so many germans are addicted to crystal meth. and what is the check

connection? we're on patrol with the police. >> do we have any clipper fans here? [ cheers ] >> reporter: steve bomber makes his presence felt of the new owners of the clippers nba team. ♪

america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now ♪ hello again, germany has a growing problem with crystal meth, the drug is being mass produced in the czech republic and transported across europe's open boarders. nick spicer met with police to take a closer look.

>> reporter: the target doesn't know the police are closing in. it will be a spot check, all of the authorities are allowed. the inspection finds nothing, but police regularly catch people hiding small amounts of crystal meth on this road leading out of the czech republic and they are worried. >> translator: crystal meth is the fastest growing drug at the moment. we are here right at the border where crystal meth is being produced and sold. consumers can get it cheaply, and that's why it is so popular. >> reporter: over the border is a check where cameras aren't welcome. there are goods, but also meth, you just need to ask the right person. this man knows the scene too well. he has been off meth for a year

now, and regained the 40 kilograms he postafter being arrested. >> translator: it was all about getting more. it would keep me awake for days and days and then it all went downhill. i stopped paying my rent. i lost the lease on my apartment. and squandered my inheritance, so i started stealing to get money. >> reporter: the problem is eight times bigger than it was six years ago. used as party drug, but also used by people who want to perform better at work. an estimated 7 tons is produced in the czech republic each year. this is a boarder crossing that hasn't within used since 2007, when the czechs joined an area where there is no inspections of people across the border. they try again. another spot check on a czech

car driving in germany. the find? marijuana seeds. also illegal. the policemen say they conducted the search on a hunch. they just wish they had as much luck with crystal meth. it is time for a sports update now. >> thank you very much. [ inaudible ] isn't allowed to legally drive in his home country of the netherlands, but he is going to become the youngest driver in formula one history. he turns 17 next month and will drive for them the next season. the previous youngest driver was 19 when he raced at the 2009 hungarian grand prix. they currently compete in formula 3, and his father is a former f-1 driver. >> of course you want to be

fast, but just try to be consistent and not make too many mistakes, and that is the main goal for next year, and in the future, of course, i hope to become a world champion. >> sometimes when i see him driving away in the car, considering he is only 16 years old, sometimes yes, i have in my mind it could be dangerous, but then when you really look at it and think about it, i think those days, motor sport is -- is safe. >> some football news now. lewis has admitted that he is seeking professional help to stop himself from biting his opponents and in order to avoid future suspensions from football. he is serving a four-month ban for biting during the world cup. he has been allowed to take part in training and friendly games. he has been officially unveiled

on tuesday saw with rez assuring the club and fans that he will be keeping his teeth to himself. >> i feel bad about this game and the situation as well. and this is a happy moment for me, and i say to all of the fans thatting don't worry for that, because i won't do it anymore for that, and i know every time they maybe [ inaudible ] and on myself, but it's not matter for me, and i [ inaudible ]. >> arsenal will face [ inaudible ] on tuesday in the first leg of their u.s. champions league qualifier in turkey. they are coming off of their opening league on saturday. >> we have -- we know that it is a game where we want to perform

at our best, and that's the only way we can go into this game. it's on the back of a good result, and that's why we are very -- we're on our toes and want to produce a good performance tomorrow. >> and it was rap music high fives and rally cry to fans. there's no doubting the enthusiasm of the new owner of the clippers. the former microsoft ceo is celebrating his new ownership of the nba team. >> reporter: after a deal months in the making, steve wanted to make the most of his moment in the limelight. >> do we have any clipper fans here! [ cheers ] >> i can't hear you! [ cheers ] >> reporter: bomber took charge of the franchise in a $2 billion

deal, an nba record. former owner donald sterling was given a lifetime ban by the nba in april after making a racist comment. it allowed his former wife to complete the deal. >> are you going to be hard core! hard core! [ cheers ] >> reporter: the former microsoft executive guaranteed supporters that he wouldn't move the club to seattle. something that had been rumored after his failed attempt to purchase the kings. >> this was a familiaral opportunity and i love l.a. also, and that's where the clippers play. they are the l.a. clippers. the l.a. is not changing. >> reporter: the sales pitch has fans convinced at least.

>> with him, the way his energy, the way the players respond, we are looking for championships. >> reporter: the clippers will officially start their new era in their opening game of the season on october 30th, bomber hoping fans will have a lot more to scream about. >> i'll boldly say the clippers will win many, many, many, many more larries in the next 26 than the last 26. comment taiting on a game of cricket is not something most of could manage. doing it without the use of your sight seems impossible. >> my name is dean. i'm 37 years old and from zimbabwe. and i suppose what makes my story relatively unique is i'm the world's first and up until

now only blind cricket commentator. i was bourn with tumors behind both retinas. for those of you who understand and follow cricket, you will know that there are microphones right by the wickets so when the bowler comes in to bowl, and his foot lands at the crease, some drag their foot a bit, and some give a bit of a grunt. and that's when you can tell who the bowlers are. and i can also junk by the time of delivery. and when certain shots are played at well. when a bowl is hit to the off side, there is a different sound and when he plays a ball to the in side it is a bit more muffled. sometimes the bat scrapes the ground a little bit. graham smith when he played the hook or a pull shot he would

give a bit of a grunt. i don't want to be treated any differently because i'm blind, but at the same time i don't want to be second best purely because i'm blind. my ultimate goal is to become a full-time cricket commentator. >> you can check out more stories on our website, aljazeera.com. and that's all your sport for now. thank you very much. just to remind you of the breaking news here at al jazeera. it seems the talks are going on in cairo have now collapsed as the israelis have been recalled back to israel. much more coming up in just a moment. for our viewers in the united states, it's back to your

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