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>> join us for the al jazeera news hour. i'm david foster and these are some of the stories we have coming up in the next 60 minut minutes. >> ukraine's prime minister said that vladimir putin wants to take over his country. and shelling in the east of ukraine for control of donetsk airport. building a coalition against the islamic state.
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thousands are still trapped and in danger. coulcould these cars be the future of formula one? >> well, there is supposed to be a cease-fire in ukraine, but in the course of the last few hours the airport in donetsk in the east of the country has been under attack. ukraine's prime minister said his country is still in a state of war. the warning that russian president vladimir putin, in his opinion, wants to take over the ukraine and recreate the soviet union. you're talking about hearing shelling at the airport, robert
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s that still going on? >> for now there appears to be a bit of a lull. some of that consistent heavy artillery sounds coming from the airport have subsided. actually what i can hear now in the background are the bells of donetsk cathedral, which is a more plenty sound on the ears. there has been what appears to be rocket fire, mortar rounds landing in the vicinity of the airport, which is till under the control of the ukrainian forces. they seem to be dug in there. of course, it's a very important strategic position which the rebels here very much like to take control to say that they have donetsk and this area entirery under their control. it does begged question whether the cease-fire is holding at all. the conditions were that both sides had to maintain their
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positions. that still seems to be the case. they repeal the attack, and they there have been other mortar attacks. they claim they have not been firing back except in self defense. still, the question is that cease-fire going to hold. as long as there isn't any major offensive that seems to be the case. >> the way you're laying it out. the way he says russia is trying to take over our country, vladimir putin is engaged in warfare with us. he's talking about the bigger picture. the political implications and geographical implications of a longer conflict rather than what you're hearing and seeing today. >> yes, seeming to be sort of taken together as a whole. yes, the bigger picture is that the prime minister wants to maintain very much that this is an international problem, that the russian federation is
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responsible for what's been going on. and he continues to call on international support saying it's nato that's really the only body that can actually fight off this perceived russian advance that they believe wants to create a corridor with moldova and link up all of these pro russian breakaway territories with this emerging here. you hear that language being repeated by the rebels. they want to expand, they want to have territory that's theirs, and they feel very much the cease-fire is preventing them from capitalizing on those gains. russia said that it is not militarily involved. we have heard of another convoy of aid crossing the russian
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border to provide assistance to badly damaged areas here in the eastern part of the country, eastern ukraine. >> we'll leave it there for now. u.s. secretary of state john kerry has had a meeting with the egyptian president al sisi. ten acre countries including egypt have so far given their support. >> the fact is that in today's globalized world it is only a matter of time before the threat of terrorism anywhere becomes a threat of terrorism everywhere. that is certainly been proven true in the case of isil. it is an organization whose brutality and shear evil knows no bounds. isil claims to be fighting on
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behalf of islam, but it actually has nothing to do with islam. it's increasingly clear that it's message of hate is rejected by the overwhelming majority of muslims all around the world. i have heard loud and clear from leader after leader in muslim states that i have visited, and it is clear in the pronouncements, the religious leaders around the world. >> well, shia militia who have been fighting against the islamic state group have seen revenge attacks. shia forces have carried out attacks against village who is are accepted to shelter members of the islamic state. >> reporter: a shia militia check point in an arab sunny area northwest, the battle
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brigade are looting and torching villages here after they allowed islamic state fight tours hide out. earlier they had been welcomed into the town. they fought along the iraqi army and peshmerga to break the siege. today the atmosphere is very different. a pickup truck blocks our exit and a militiamen aimed ak-47s straight at us. >> we've been trying to get through the checkpoint for the last half hour. it's clear that it's the shia militia that make the decisions here and they're very reluctant to let us through. we're trying to film a village they've apparently flattened and torched, a village that used to have sunni arabs in it. eventually they let us through.
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it was sheffield united by the shia. houses have been torched. one is still smolder. the peshmerga have a position close by that they are now pulling out leaving the militia in total control. they say they respect the house that they set camp in. >> we're giving our life to protect all people's property, but others are not doing this. in particular, this is not acceptable. >> the peshmerga have gone house to house, dismantling explosive devices left by i.s. fighters. they found this one buried under the road. they even found one under a ho toilet seat. see tell us the shia fighters had beheaded a sunni resident. >> when we witnessed that, we were angry. we cannot accept this.
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this is not acceptable. we ordered them to stop, and they promised to do so. >> reporter: but the shia militia don't take orders from them. one peshmerga man filmed this, he is giving orders in iranian farsi. as president barack obama announces an expansion of airstrikes, he risks the shia militia to take more and more sunni arab country. it will do nothing to win the hearts and minds of the community in this fractured battleground. al jazeera. >> we're joined by john hedron, who is in erbil. i don't need to say this for your benefit because you've been involved in it, but we have kurdish fighters. the peshmerga, who are alleging that the shia were persecuting
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the sunni villages for hiding the islamic state group. that's just to go through the main points of sue's report and give you the opportunity to tell us the opportunity of those who have been accused. >> well, we've been given a statement by the bader organization, he says, there is absolutely no such revenge attack on tunnies. we have liberated towns, and he goes on to say the badr corps and others are under iraqi army control. it shows you how concerned iraqi forces and the new iraqi are about these claims that there
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are sectarian reprisal attacks. after all, it's just been a few days since the government of haider al abadi has been put in place. he's still formulating his cabinet, and he has been under tremendous pressure from the u.s. and other nations trying to form an international coalition in order to join with iraq and attack the islamic state. and they're doing that at a time when these attacks are being reported increasingly on the ground after forces join together and take these towns. it's a matter of real concern. one of the things that they've done to address that is they have changed the way the army is structured so the national guard will be local in each area. sunni in sunni areas. shia in shia areas. >> we were talking about kerry
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in egypt, but he said he doesn't want to talk to iran, but the iranians are there already, aren't they? >> that's right. the horses have already left the barn in this case. i think kerry is giving the same type of statement we generally hear from the americans. they're concerned about what they believe is excessive iranian control. since the u.s. left they left a pow vacuum in iraq, and especially in the past administration of nouri al-maliki, which was shia dominated. and iranians as you saw in sue's report, there are iranians on the ground already. they have close ties with the iraqi government, and it's unlikely that anything kerry says to the contrary will make much difference on the ground. >> john hedron, we'll leave it there. john hedron in erbil. prime minister haider al abadi has ordered his own
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troops to stop shelling areas where there are civilians. >> i've asked these orders to be abided to by the letter because we do not want more innocent people dying even in the areas now under the control of i.s. however, let me say now very clearly that this does not mean that we'll stop pursuing them. >> the army in pakistan has breached a dike trying to divert water. they have dropped supplies for more than a million.
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>> the water levels are still rising, and submerged underwater. as you can see this family is now using two beds for direction. they were able to bring a few chickens and further down you can see the border which is going to be essential to save their livestock because those are the only valuable possessions that they could get out. and with the farmland underwater it's going to be a problem getting fresh water for the animals. you can also see people's belongings back in a hurry as you can see over here because there was no time to get out. they even brought fans, but there is no electricity here. these are valuable possessions. even though the government says
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it is doing everything and taking the opportunity to ford opportunities most of the relief effort under way is being handed out by the military or several organizations that have come to assist these people. but pakistan will need more help if they're going to cope with such an emergency. right now, to save this area the waters have been diverted. that means a lot of agriculture properties, villages, orchards had to be compromised. >> the smiles that hide the pain. children in gaza still traumatized by the things they saw as they return to school. and how close was it between the spring box and the all blacks? could they maintain their unbe unbeaten run? we'll show you later.
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>> 43 shoulders say they will not take part in any activity against palestinians. the statement said that some of their work prevents palestinians were leading normal lives. and the new school year is about to begin in gaza. this year it will be different. the united nations said 26 of its schools are being used as shelters for tens of thousands of people whose homes were destroyed during the 50 day assault. many children need psychological help. we have reports from gaza city. >> they run around and sing patriotic songs about palestine. but this isn't just a game. teachers here many of the children are traumatized by what they saw, heard, and felt during
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israel's military campaign on gaza. this private school is trying to take these young minds over the war before the new school year begins. >> children all over gaza including our students suffered during the war. in the child's mind schools became shelters in the war. we're trying to change that way of thinking before they come back to school. we're trying to give them a chance to forgot what happened. >> we're happy today because children face terrible days during the war. we want to make those children happy. >> united nations schools in gaza became shelters for tens of thousands of people fleeing the violence during the war. al jazeera visited this school minutes after it was hit by israeli shells. 20 people including three children were killed in the attack. so what is the situation here now? >> well, at this school preparations are being made for the students to return in a week or so. however, more than a thousand people who were seeking shelter
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here have been moved to another school down the road. five kilometers away they find an u.s. school they have been moved to. 800 people were already here before 1,200 arrived in recent days. these israeli military destroyed these people's homes and there is nowhere for them to go. so there is no immediate plan for students to return here soon. >> we don't know where all the children are. they're not where they normally would be, and we have to do a soft role out here. we can't have the children and teachers show up on the first day of school and pretend this is normal. we need a soft role out. soft social roll outs in, before we get into the structured learning environment. >> the right for these children to have an education free of fear and uncertainty, the right to improve their lives and the lives of generations to come has been lost again. charles strafford, al jazeera,
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gaza. >> more now on the ebola outbreak in west africa. there are hospital workers treating patients after returning to work after going on strike there. the hospital is treating 80 patients, and there are a number of doctors and nurses who have died from the virus. they complain they have not been paid for two weeks. we'll bring in photo journalists. i think you're at the red cross center, tell us exactly what you've been able to learn there as we look at some of your photographs. >> well, it's happening at the moment the red cross has just built a brand new treatment center which is ready to take its first batch of patients. they were supposed to be coming the first group. initiated about five patients expected to come from government hospitals. but because of the strikes it's
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going to be impossible certainly today to get any patients out of that hospital and into the red cross center. there appears to be lack of communication. people don't really know what the situation is. we also learned in the meantime there are three medical doctors who have been infected in free town, and they are on the road now on their way were free town, and they will become the first patients to enter the red cross treatment center. >> what do they do when they lose vital people such as doctors and nurses? we talked about the number of those who have died, and they say we'll have to bring in more volunteers. a, how do they get them to volunteer. secondly, how do they train them? >> they're getting them to volunteer by supposedly government incentives. the government is saying that
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they're increasing the salaries of nurses, that they're increasing the number of nurses. they're recruiting new people, but it remains to be seen whether people are actually willing to come and work in these places. i mean, the red cross center recruited 35 nurses for this new treatment center, and since the recruit center 15 decided they were too afraid to come and work here. there are local nurses. if you're keen to come and work, but the main thing is that the government is not coming through with promises to pay people. >> ashley thank you, thank you very much live from sierra leone. >> thanks. >> in the philippines traditional tuna fishermen are being squeezed out by bigger companies and tighter standards. we sent rob mcbride to general
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santos city. >> the highlight of this festival, a world record attempt of the largest amount of fish on display at one time. it looks impressive. highly prized yellow finish and big-eyed tuna in abundance. but trouble lurks below the surface. nearby, negotiating the sale of his catch. 50 tuna in 20 hard days caught by his crew using single lines and hooks from traditional skiffs. he's having to travel further for fish we go up to 200 kilometers. that's why we can't get the big ones. >> the catch being landed by the industrial scale fishing by trollers.
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among them immature yellow finish that will never reach maturity. >> it is the status, the catch is getting smaller. >> it has led to a warning. >> talking about an import ban by the european union has worried them. nearly half the tuna caught here ends up on the european dinner table, and a ban would hit this city hard. >> but the local industry is saying the stringent standard of europe are virtually impossible to meet in this developing part of the world. >> worst comes to worst. >> we have to develop another market. >> meant to force improvements in standards europe's action may
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simply cause the philippines to sell elsewhere from dwindling catches. >> now to the weather forecast on the other side of the globe. >> meteorologist: well, it's a similar type of weather we're expecting in the philippines. the philippines as mentioned before is going to have a tropical storm. already we're seeing cloud and rain, and there is another such storm west of mexico. you can see the huge area of cloud here, and it's within the central part of this bright white area that we have the storm that has formed. it's pulling itself together, and we're expecting it to become a hurricane as it runs its way up towards the northwest. we're hoping that the eye of the storm will stay away from land. that will certainly mean that we don't see the worst of the winds and the heaviest of rains that this storm has to offer, but you can see it has covered a large area. we're still going to see heavy
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rain over the next couple of days, and there is likely to be some flooding. now that storm is following a similar location to that what we saw from our other storm. now this is what is happening at the moment. we've got wildfire here. this is very close to los angeles. what we can really do is rain, and that storm ma may bring some wet weather but for the next couple of days there is going to be nothing of rain on the horizon. and for l.a. it's going to be 95 in fahrenheit. >> in california there is a fast-moving wildfire, which is being fueled by the hot weather and drought in that part of the u.s. it has spread over 1300 acres in orange country. evacuation has been issued for
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anyone who happens to live nearby. overcrowding in the prisons in columbia has cause inmates possible to be held to a playground instead. it has been handcuffed to the playground equipment much to the di approval of the locals. we go to bogota. >> dozens of prisoners have been spending weeks in this playground turned into a makeshift jail in bogota. their suspect of crimes ranging from petty theft to robbery to drug trafficking. authorities say they don't have any other place to put them in. >> they arrested me and brought me to this park a month ago. this is not acceptable. at least we should have a toilet.
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>> there are no bathrooms besides in budget. prisoners need to pay a local restaurant to use their facility. but many say the park is better than the actual jail. >> we're better off here. it's crowded inside and there are more dangerous people. >> this is a local detention facility where the suspects should be held. it can accommodate up to 40 them. commander said that they have 70 people now. the police said they had no option but to keep everybody else outside. for the people in the neighborhood the situation is inhumane. >> this is shameful. we have dangerous people here occupying children's space. there is no hygiene.
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yesterday i saw some of them smoking. >> colombia has been dealing with prison overcrowding for over two decades, but never before has it reached such a critical point. >> since the start of the year we already have reached a high level of overcrowding. with over 40,000 people, 60% of the limit. >> the prosecutors promise it will resolve the issue in the coming months. in the meantime these kids will continue to share their parks with prisoners. al jazeera, bogota. >> still to come in this news hour, caught in the cross fire, the civilian who is are suffering as yemen fight houthi rebels. we'll show you which is the most violent nation on earth for young people. anand a ball ends up in a
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rains caused 480 people in pakistan and india kashmir. 2million pakistans in this place. >> and secretary of state john kerry trying to bring support against the islamic state group. president obama has been explaining his strategy on the islamic state group during his weekly address to the united states. >> to me a threat like this we have to be smart. we have to use our power wisely and avoid mistakes of the past. american military power is unmatched, but this can't be america's fight alone. the best way to defeat the group of isil is not by sending a large number of american combat forces into the heart of the united states. that would not serve our
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interests. in fact, it would only risk fueling extremism even more. what is needed now is a targeted relentless counter terrorism campaign against isil that combines american air power. contributions from allies and partners and more support to force who is are fighting these terrorists on the ground. that's exactly what we're doing. because we're leading the right way, more nations are joining our coalition. this week our nation agrees to strengthen their support of the iraqi government and do their part in the fight against isil including aspects of the military campaign. >> the fighting is getting worse where the government is conducting airstrikes against shia houthi positions. let'let's go to our correspondent who is in the yemeni capitol. tell us what you've been able to learn of the latest fighting.
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>> reporter: well, david, fighter jets say they spotted the many houthie fighters moving into the area and started pounding those areas, and also they're being backed by pro government militias why this is quite significant for both the government and the houthies. the government is concerned if the houthies control the oil areas. >> and the civilians caught up in this. >> reporter: when you talk to people, it's the same words. enough is enough. they want a swift political solution to the crisis so they can lead a normal life.
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the fighting has been intensifying over the last few weeks. we know that 100 people were killed this week in fighting between the houthies and the rebels. more people are joining the fight, but also more people are fleeing the areas. >> the fighters begin to shell houthies areas. in this vast desert the army has a minor presence, and it relies on these battle-hardened positions. >> the houthies are criminals. they are invading our lands, killing other people, and destroying our homes. the houthies and alqaida are the same. >> reporter: these tribes are trying to maintain a political deal. a long history of mistrust between sunni and shia is an
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obstacle both sides seem unable to overcome. >> the intense fighting has undermined any chance of securing a cease-fire. >> civilians were caught up in the fighting. their houses were destroyed. hundreds have had to flee from the area. her only son was killed and her house was destroyed. >> my son was innocent. he was just looking after his family. but they tortured him and killed him. >> this small region is one of the poorest areas of yemen. the many people forced out of their villages may have to wait for some time an before they can go back. they can easily control oil installations in the neighboring province. with mortar tore and financial resources some say it might be
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just a matter of time before the houthies control the capitol. al jazeera, sanaaa. protest in the libyan capitol calling for the government there to bto be dissolved. they have been fighting to take control over the capitol. al jazeera continues to demand the release of its three journalists arrested in egypt. mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste have been detained for 259 days. they have launched appeals against their convictions. a new era of environmentally friendly car racing. formula e-race hopes to bring
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revolution on china's roadways. high speeds and no fumes and an unmistaken sound. >> china has been in the slow lane. this event perhaps shows a change of gear as battery-powed racing cars made their grand prix debut on saturday. >> this is the biggest capital in the world, china. it's a place where they're fighting pollution. this was a place for us to make a contribution. >> these cars don't quite hit the same type speeds of formula won, traveling no more than 225 kilometers an hour. it's a lot quieter as well. one of the two female drivers.
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>> it is something that can be complimentary to formula one. it is something that is taking care of the environment, but we're talking about motorsports. >> there are other big differences with formula one. each driver has to change vehicles halfway through the race when the battery runs out. they're trying to develop one that lasts an hour. >> it's totally safe, i'm assured. the chemical, a by-product to biodiesel fuels the batteries. the organizers say they're not trying to compete with formula one, but in many ways they're rewriting the rule book of motor racing. since everything to do with this event is new. the event was staged at the olympic park with 2008 games were held. most of the people here are from
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china's growing middle class, the group most likely to buy a battery-operated call. but some are clearly not won over by this green technology. >> i'm not considering a battery car. there are not enough charging stations. >> i will consider one in the future, but it's too expensive now. >> exhaust fumes from those petrol cars are responsible for much of the city's pollutions. the skies were clearer than usual today, but it was still unhealthy to be out, according to official and unofficial air quality indices. much of the technology on display is expensive and still in its infancy. >> technology, and it's use of technology. >> the hope is those
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improvements can filter down to the mainstream market. adrian brown, al jazeera, beijing. >> i'm pleased to say we have john watson, formula one driver joining us from united kingdom. you had a chance to walk this race a few hours ago. what did you make of it? >> yes, i got up this morning and to say that the inaugural event in beijing, it was well organized, very professional, indeed. and it took place on time which is very important. formula racing, itself, it doesn't have the level of speed, but i think the intention of the promoters of this event is to promote clean energy, and basically i'm listening to the lead in to this piece, but i think its more about the education of the young
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generations coming along, opening their minds to what might be available. >> how much does it work, people will take a look at the research that is done in something like car racing and then adapt that for the wider public, and the segue for massive space race as they develop things like teflon. >> in terms of the technology going into this e-form of racing is really in its infancy. part of that is the batteries that produce the power to drive the motors, and two high profile formula one teams are contributing to formula e is that electric order is being manufactured by one of their subsidiary companies, and the battery is coming from the williams graham preteam. there is synergy with formula one with their technologies being adapted to formula e. >> in terms of the racing rather than the technology, john,
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they're all identical cars in tha, they were telling us in the report. so it's more the skill of the driver rather than the skill of the team. >> the skill is a 45-minute race, and midway or approximately midway you have the option to change into your spare car because of the power of the battery does not last more than 25 minutes. and it's really about a driver who can carry speed. and at the same time do it in the most fuel efficient manner. it's not about the fastest driver over all it's about the driver who can manage the power or the fuel through the battery and the engine better in this competition. >> john, it's very different from what you raced. would you have liked to have a go at this? >> you know, i'm up for it. if one of those teams thinks there is a place for a pensioner former grand prix driver, who
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wouldn't seek formula style pay days i would certainly give it a go. >> i said would you have been up for it, when in fact, you still are. thank you. you answered my question there, david. john thank you very much. john watson. former arformula one who has won a number of grand prixs. thank you very much. >> when we return to a report by unicef which says that el salvador is the world's most violent country for young people. 27 childrechildren disappear every day. >> they are trying to find some comfort. the family and neighbors pray and sing to god in this tiny home on the outskirts.
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and the religious celebration has more meaning than usual. her son had disappeared more than three years ago. he was being introduced to a girl. he said, i'll be right back, but he never returned. >> every two weeks she takes an one-hour bus ride to the prosecutors, but they say with no witnesses there are no leads. >> they tell me to be patient, and to bring them information, but i don't know anything. >> many families and many mothers become the first line of investigators looking for the thousands who have disappeared as a result of gang violence. most are poor but they're putting up a relentless fight. >> nearly every day the families come to small police stations like this one. they go to the morgue or prosecutors office looking to be information about their lost relatives. but one of the greatest challenges for the investigators is to get that information, and
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that usually comes from gang members under a witness protection program. >> gangs have a code of silence. they punish those who talk with death. we asked one gang member in a police jail why do they hide the bodies? >> these are things that only we know. i can't explain it to you. it's the rule of the gang. >> willing to risk his life to find the dead. usually in gang-controlled areas. in 25 years he has exhumed remains in 830 gravesites. parents turn to him to find their lost children. they come to where he's working hoping for news. >> they bring me pictures of their children when they went missing, and point out areas where they believe they could be buried.
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>> the families say that the government has abandoned them. >> we've taken necessary measures to implement new policies to respond to these people positively. if there is more to be done? of course. >> and have received threats from the gangs to stop looking for her son. her eldest son fled to the united states to stay safe while she prays that her family will be protected she says nothing will stop her until she find her missing son. >> authorities have uncovered an al-shabaab site. security was increased. al-shabab is an armed group based in somalia that has carried out attacks in other
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a late goal to draw 2-2 against arsenal. argentinian striker put city ahead after 28 minutes in north london. 2-1 lead in the second half with goals from wilshire and new signing. in a few minutes the only two teams with 100% records go head to head as leaders chelsea face second place swansea. in the last game liverpool face aston villa. >> listen, this is a champions league. >> spanish league leaders kick off against atletico bil
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bilbou. cristiano ronaldo is at full fitness for the derby. >> his physical condition is optimal. he has been training very well. his condition is just optimal. >> champions bayern munich will be facing stuttgart. the host first goal came inside 20 minutes. but bremen went 2-1 up just afte after the hour mark. that was for bremen. and in the final minutes it
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would be 3-3. new zealand have maintained their five-year unbeaten record at home by beating sows africa 14-10 in the rugbyship. south africa taking the lead in wellington thanks to a try from hendrix, but they made it 4 46 wins at home. they now have a six-point lead. australia are joint second with south africa after they beat argentina in queensland. argentina pushed right until the end. touching down their third try. but australia held on to win, 32-35. argentina are still winless after three years in the competition. golf and at the halfway stage of the u.s. pga finale it's billy horshel.
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he's second in the fedex cup standings. world number one rory mcilroy with an interesting round. his ball bizarrely bounced into the pocket of a spectator. it puts him in a three-way tie for second. >> i know about my pockets i'm not going in anyone else's. it could have hit the tree and gone anywhere. i felt fortunate i was able to drop it there and make a par. it had nothing to do with easing the pressure. it was only the second day of the tournament. >> serve i can't are through to the final of the world cup for the first time after beating european champions france. scoring 24 points for serbia in madrid. serbia's only nba player also
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played a key role netting a slam dunk in the second quarter. serbia winning 90-85. they'll now face defending champions usa in sunday's final. >> we're expected to be a top game, for sure. but we go into the first half. we play good but maybe we'll run out and france is a good team, so they made some threes, and i don't know. i'm very happy. i don't know what to say. i'm really excited right now. >> nfl star adrian peterson has been charged in a child abuse inquiry in texas. the minnesota vikings running back will not play in sunday's game against new england patriots following claims he had abused his son. peterson's lawyer said he had only engaged in stern parenting. it comes just days after ray rice was investigated for
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domestic violence. floyd mayweather will earn $32 million in the fight against marcos madona. it was revealed with the nevada state commission. the rematch takes place at the mgm grand in las vegas. he beat the argentinian by majority situation back in may. >> he is a strong competitor. and he is a guy i cannot overlook. i'll take my time. keep my composure. it's all about taking my time, not rushing. i've been here before. i know what it takes to fight with fighters at this magnitude. don't rush and do what i'm supposed to do. >> that's it for sport. >> now to my home series where we look at the lives of millions who live in slums worldwide on
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any given day in the united states over half a million homeless people. many live on the streets. some in shelters, and some camp out in woods near the wealthiest cities in the land. we go to san jose. >> the people who live here call this the jungle. it's a rough patch of land filled with trees, shrubs, trash, and the makeshift dwellings of 250 to 300 homeless people. aa maze, there is no running water, no sanitary toilets. police and humanitarian workers seldom go inside. >> with we live in tents. it smells a little bit. we have the same things going down there that go on out there.
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people steal from each other. >> at the bottom of the gully coyote creek. sometimes people bathe in it because there are no showers here. an unemployed carpenter has tried to make his place as comfortable as possible. >> this is all done by dumpster diving with no income. just finding stuff and putting it to use. >> he has been here for four years and doesn't know when if ever he'll leave. it's hard to believe that a place like this exists in the middle of silicon valley, home to some of the country's wealt wealthiest people and some of the world's most profitable companies. >> nigeriaen-born nurse, helps people here with their health problems. >> we have a lot of people who have uncontrolled high blood pressure, uncontrolled diabetes and uncontrolled medical conditions raging from depression, schizophrenia,
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bi-polar, all varied, but a lot of them are untreated, which is why a lot of them end up here. >> some cities have launch successful programs launching subsidized arguments and care. but that's difficult in silicon valley which has some of the viest price highest home prices and rents. al jazeera, san jose, california. >> next in the series on sunday. >> i'm in mumbai reporting from our new global series "my home." i'm in one of the nation's largest slums meeting a family working hard against poverty. >> thank you for watching. bye bye.
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