treated by i.s.i.l. 49 former hostages return home to turkey. hello, i'm david foster, you're watching al jazeera also in the next 30 minutes - situation in yemen deteriorates further. doctors in sierra leone say they don't have enough staff to

identify ebola victims, as the nation-wide lock down continues. plus - 200,000 forced to flee their homes from a major storm in the philippines. hello there. 49 turkish citizens held in iraq by the islamic state of iraq and levant, i.s.i.l., have been freed. turkey denied paying a ransom to secure their freedom. they were flown na apping carra from southern -- flown in to ang carra using the prime minister's plane. imran khan has more from baghdad. >> reporter: the former hostages arrived in ankara where they left from a turkish border town near syria. also on the plane, the turkish prime minister. he said it was a preplanned

intelligence-led operation. many wonder whether a ransom was paid to get the 49 hostages out of i.s.i.l.-held territory. the turkish government claimed they didn't way ransoms. they knew where the host iments were and now they changed locations and said there were a number of rescue attempts to get them out. companies on the ground didn't allow the rescue attempts to go through. what does this now mean for turkey? well, it's seen as a sheikhy ally in the -- shaky ali in the collision. most say turkey was over a barrel much the turks are willing to do some things to allow the u.s. to mound air strikes. -- mount air strikes. things like allowing them to use air space.

they have not gone as far as to allow the u.s. to use bases. will this make a change for turkish policy, and allow them to be open. if language is anything to go by, that may be the case. the turks didn't refer to i.s.i.l. as a terrorist group. it changed after the hostages were released. >> thought of a turkish analyst from chat am house. he said the release of the hostages will not have anything to do with turkey's position. >> given that it's a muslim majority country with a specific majority, and many anti-bashar al-assad armed groups are located to turkey. it would have been a step too far, and have the i.s.i.l. not released the hostages, turkey may become a more willing partner with the anti-i.s.i.l.

agenda continued by the united states. it will be a reluct apt enthetic memb member of the coalition. turkey indicated that its territory and air space will not be used in combat obligations by the united states and we were powers in iraq and syria. in particularly, in incirlik, an important air base in southern turkey, will be used for logistical and humanitarian operations. 45,000 syrian kurds crossed into turkey in one day to escape i.s.i.l. eight border points into turkey were opened on friday. turkey is home to nearly 850,000 registered syrian refugees. yemeni government troops and houthi rebels battled for a third day. more than 100 have been killed

in fierce fighting. these are the latest clashes in sanaa, yemen, as the nowhere hills turped into a battle ground. heavily artillery was used by both sides. through most of the day, on friday, the houthis advanced from north to south, taking the major highways, attacking the headquarters and some universities. clashes continued through the night as houthis gained more ground. heavily armed fighters besieged the capital. thousands of supporters marched in the streets demanding their resignation of the government. several attempts to find a peaceful settlement failed. >> we agreed on a number of points, that it could constitute the basis for an agreement after the end of talks on thursday. i realised the situation in

sanaa deteriorated. i'm sorry for the developments and the use of weapons at a time we are doing our best to reach a peaceful settle. to the crisis. as diplomacy appears to fail, gun fighting and shelling is louder. yemeni is a country where the change from dictatorship to democracy has been uncertainty. leniency and the peaceful option happens used, now they are accused of ipp competence in the face of armed groups. >> mohammed with us in the studio. let's talk about the targets that the houthis are going after, and the instance of them. >> look. they are attacking the air defense. you see the aircraft, they are trying to weaken the army where it is the strongest. they are opening the main highways, including the ones in the airport.

the targets are strategic, the houthis are getting hold of the capsule, controlling the most vital areas in the capital, and it's clear. it's clear they want to control it. >> why are they brave, why are they saying we don't need to talk. in 20 years of fighting the houthis have never come close to the capital. they see what they say, it's historic chaps for them. top lipping the government for a long title. the government is more fragmented than ever before. and the houthis have been getting weapons more and more weapons since the fall from iran and other countries, allegedly. it's an historic chance. >> what are the chances of them taking over the capital.

>> if they take, it will not be for a long time. the houthis are a minority within a minority. a minority of hard liners, shia hardliners within a shia community. if they take power for a day, it the be the beginning of a civil war in yemen, all-out civil war. >> thank you. an israeli drone appears to have crashed in sadda, in southern lebanon. the army cordoned off the area. the device has been brought to military headquarters. thousands of anti-government protesters are taking to the streets of bahrain. they are unhappy about government reforms, which they say don't represent the potential. the crown prince say the reforms are aimed at bringing stability. there has been a sunni ruled bahrain by shia muslims, 2011. when al jazeera continues to

demand the release of its journalist imprisoned in egypt. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have been behind bars for 266 days. falsely accused of aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they are appealing against the convictions. the ukranian government and pro-russian rebels are taking a step towards ukraine. two signed the scheme. to finalise the initial ceasefire agreed there two weeks ago. it's the latest attempt to end the conflict, leaving 3,000 dead. the government in kiev agreed on a number of points to establish a 30km buffer zone along the front line. the two sides say they'll allow a deployment of an international team to monitor the ceasefire. more from robin in donetsk.

>> the peace talks were supposed to inject confidence into the ceasefire, in place since september 5th. there has been repeated violations with casualties on both side, and reports of more fighting overnight and into today. what has been discussed and what has been agreed is the creation of a buffer zone. where the ukrainian forces and pro-russian rebels will withdraw the pieces and other heavy weaponry back from the conflict zone 15 kilometres. there's a 30km buffer zone. we are told that this would bounce effect within the next 24 horse. >> the effect of russia's annexation of crimea is felt. the renaling ept is struggle -- regent is struggling to attract

half the number of toursists that is normally does. >> there's a million fewer tourists this year, anatoli tells us as he throws his taxi around the twisting streets. i earnt about $350 a month, which was enough to life, and save some money. now my ruble income comes to $200 a month. >> the warm sun shines and the sea is inviting. much has changed in crimea. since it became russia's. ukranian tourist shunned the peninsula. russians have not made up the shortfall. there are very few people here this year. no one represented the yachts. last year we worked well. this year there's hardly by work. >> crimea holds a special place in the hearts of many. >> they built palaces and stalin

brought churchill and roosevelt to draw the map. a new russian leader redrew the map once more, and for now at least the image is celebrated. you will never capture, says a slogan on this one. this should be easy enough to understand. and this one over here refers to the soldiers that took over crimea earlier on in the year. they were called the polite people, and this one, suggests putin is the politest of them all. he accuses ukraine of protecting crimea, and promises a new age of investment. $19 million has been invested. >> it's needed. queues for the ferry hit 40 hours this summer, suggesting many russians want to come, but find getting here is difficult. the deputy tourism minister says

investment should start with a brim to mainland russia. >> the bridge is the main obstacle that holds back the ipp flow. we talk to tourists answering their question of the we know the problems. building the bridge will make it possible for cars and trains to use it. it will be easier and faster for tourists to reach crimea. whether it's called a russian land grab, crimeans are trying to adjust to the tumultuous times. most agree it's a bad tourist season. it's still a war. in a moment we go to a hospital in erbil, where kurdish fighters battle. plus, the security situation in kenya, an i can't remember after al-shabab -- a year after al-shabab fighters attacked the westgate mar -- mall in nairobi

much stay with us if you can. vé

welcome back, these are the top stories this hour on al jazeera. dozens of turkish hostages held by i.s.i.l. in iraq have been freed. a group was flown into the capital turkey and ankara on the prime minister's plane. turkey denies paying a ransom to secure their freedom. more than hundreds have been killed in fighting between yemeni troops and hoouth christopher gibson. the university has been --

houthi rebels. the university has been forced to close. >> a ceasefire in eastern ukraine has been signed. the latest attempt to end a conflict that has killed more than 3,000 people in five months. >> three months of fighting i.s.i.l. in northern iraq has taken its toll on the kurdish forces, peshmerga. injured fighters believe the true death figure to be higher. sue turton has gip rare access to -- given rare access to hospital wars in erbil. the fight etched across omad's case. his unit pushed forward towards the city of mosul, when his vehicle hit an improvised device. killing one and injuring six others. >> we don't have specialised equipment for i.e.d., it's a huge problem. the enemy nose what it is doing

with iuds more stars and fighters. >> this man was on the same operation when his unit came face to face with the enemy. >> i lost my nephew. they killed him. he fired his weapon, or a sniper shot him in the head. >> we were given rare access to hospital wards of kurdish fighters. the peshmerga kept the media out, fearing that the site of wounded soldiers would hurt moral among its army and the kurdish people. >> we are losing a lot of people because there is such a huge difference between us and them. they come to die, and when they run out of ammunition, they blow themselves up. >> the peshmerga fought against the islamic state of iraq and levant, taking on far bigger guns with little more than assault rifle, and rocket-propelled grenades. their official death toll is 200. it's a sensitive subject that

could affect moral. >> in our history we fought with patriots. you need more than patriotism to win this fight. the international community needs to lead the fight. it's global. now, we are alone in fighting them before the whole world. >> in central erbil the weapons market is busy. civilians are preparing to protect themselves, unsure if the peshmerga can hold the line. an increased security threat was announced two days ago with a warning na i.s.i.l. is preparing to target civilians and public places. >> this has been here since 1991. it's never been this busy. i.s. opened in the city, businesses have rocketed. here this cost $1.50, now it's $5. an ak 47 has gone up $100 to

$700 the [ explosion ] >> reporter: i.s.i.l. is waging a social media war, with a steady flow of hollywood style trailers beheading videos and footage of the arsenal, aimed at undermining moral. kurdish spirits have been lifted by casualties. they need the promised weapons to arrive to address the imball balance to help them believe they can win the conflict. the united states says iran has a role to play in defeating i.s.i.l. they have not been invited to be part of the military coalition. the u.s. secretary of state told the u.n. security council that iran could help take out the group. diplomatic editor james bays reports. >> reporter: the latest effort by the united states to build a coalition against i.s.i.l. >> the agenda is adopted.

>> secretary of state john kerry chairing the u.n. security council, the u.s. has the rotating presidency this month, and used it to call for a global fight against the group to control large parts. >> it's about taking out a network, decimating and discrediting a militant cult masquerading as a religious movement. 37 nations wanted to speak at the meeting. the evolving coalition includes two countries who have taken military action - the u.s. and france. >> it would like to be called islamic state. actually, they are throat cutters. it has no legitimacy of the state, more does it represent islam. >> i now give the floor to his excellency. a country that is deeply opposed to u.s. foreign policy in the middle east spoke. >> we rose to the challenge

early on and helped save erbil and other places from i.s.i.l. we were there with advisors and equipment before any other help arrived on the scene. on the same day my government was ready to assist, and other governments threatened by the i.s.i.l. >> there's a role for narrowly every country in the world to play. including iran, i.s.i.l. poses a threat. >> iran is not part of the coalition that washington is building. but it is nighting i.s.i.l., and it's not the only one of the u.s.'s foes that says it's doing that. syria's ambassador was told his government is acting in close cooperation with the iraqi government, a u.s. ally, to fight i.s.i.l. iran's foreign minister says the response to i.s.i.l. should

come from the region. >> i believe the international community should come to realise that this is a common threat or change, and requires a common response. it's argued that the response should come from the region and support the international region. he has been cooperating from the government of iraq and kurdistan. in order to defeat the terrorists because we consider the terrorists a threat to all nations in the region because of the foreign fighters. the government is fighting the ebola outbreak. most of the country has been confined to their homes. thousands of health care workers are going house to house to it's late people. the doctors say they don't have enough people to do the job. we need health care workers, people trained, experts, people

to come here and cope with the salonian stuff. help them to work in a safe way with high standard, supplies and equipment. ordinary we'll keep on going, and then it's like a loop, where everywhere is scared of working with ebola, because they think they'll die. the tropical storm forced them from their homes in the philippines. tropical storm battered manila for a few hours. in that time it caused thousands of homes to flood. rescue crews threatened to reach people. we could have been trapped in our homes. we needed to evacuate. >> a lot of people are asking for help. it was raining hard and the water levels were going up.

we needed to respond. >> the tropical storm made landfall on friday, north of the philippine philippines. the effect are being held. the equivalent of half a month rain fall was felt. tens of thousands found shelter. relief was brought in. the parliament submerged in water. it's been washed away. >> we don't want though to return home, because the river is high. some want to go and clean up. we let them. >> in manila, a sprawling metropolis of 12 million, rivers overflowing, flooding homes. heavy rain and strong winds blew down powerlines.

>> we can't move, we just built it. we'll stay here. >> reporter: many expect help from the government to be slow in coming. they are rebuilding on their own with what little they have. >> new zealand's prime minister won sa third term in office. the leader of the conceded defeat to the national party. it's been overshadowed by dirty politics and mass surveillance. there has been fighting between pro and anti-yes supporters. voters chose to stay part of the u.k. in a referendum held on thursday. after the result the scottish first minister alex salmond announced he'd step aside and called on the u.k. prime minister david cameron to deliver greater powers to scotland. el salvador's former president has been sent to

prison to await trial on charges. embezzlement. they are accused of stealing $5 hill -- million, and accused of mismanaging $10 million. >> a fast-growing wildfire in oregon sparked ehave beening use orders. it's 100km west of the portland, the biggest city. shelter at a local school has been set up for those asked to leave. sunday it's a year since the al-shabab fighters opened fire, in the kenyan capital killing 67 people. several other attacks rocked the country. katherine sawer reports from nairobi about a growing security threat? >> the bullet entered from this point and wept into the brains. >> the same bullet that lodged in this man's head, killed his mother as she tried to protect

him. it was in march. a few months after armed gunmen attacked, killing randomly. six were murdered. the government called it an act of terrorism. terrorism continues to be the way it used to be. we have no visitors coming. less that two months later, a series of attacks in mpeketoni, another part of the coast leaving many dead. since the westgate mall siege there has been 20 attacks and assassinations in nairobi, the coast and northern kenya. police have been accused of failing to prevent attacks and responding late when they happened. we see the dynamics in terror.

>> -- tomorrow it's luck im in buildings. all this are schemes of these people, to ensure that they are able to propagate and vons, our dire, we membership mice the incident. the police force is working closely with private security companies guiding most social places in the country. security threats have become part of life in kenya, looking for suspicious looking people or explosive devices. the problem is the guys - many are not trained to engage. >> reporter: at this security firm, different kinds of it closives and how to detect them. this is now. they had to train the manual.

helping with the threat. >> these people will be deployed to work stations. in times of danger, with nothing but clubs and buttons. they'll be at the front line positions. head of the enforcement. >> they go to the website aljazeera.com for the news and background. aljazeera.com. ^ here psh psh if left unchecked, these terrorists certainly would pose a growing threat beyond the region. the united states building its coalition to take on the islamic state.

[ singing ] plus, scuffles in scotland. the fallout after voters reject independence from the u.k. and a soaring launch for internet giant alibaba as it debuts on the new york stock exchange. >> i got it wrong in the handing left ray reece matter. and i'm sorry for that. n.f.l. commissioner roger goodell breaking his silence - an apology after multiple scandals rock his league. >> good morning to you. welcome to al jazeera america. thanks you for joining us. it's our pleasure to have you with us. i'm morgan radford. a covert rescue operation overnight in iraq where 49 turkish citizens were kidnapped by i.s.i.l., and are free back on home soil. it brings turkey's serious situation, one making it

reluctant to join i.s.i.l. diplomats, soldiers and children were seized from the consulate in mosul. we go to imran khan in baghdad for us this morning. do we know why the turkish hostages were released. did turkey pay a ransom to i.s.i.l. >> that certainly is what most people assume, including security analysts here in this country. the turks are insisting that they did not pay a ransom. i knew exactly how many sometimes the hostage was moved, and they tried to mound six different rescue operations to get the hostages out, but were unable to mount the operations. this was a turkish-led, intelligence-led success story. this is happening while the u.s. air strikes continued against i.s.i.l.

how secure is the capital in baghdad right now. >> it was as secure as it has ever been. in the last 48 hours, there is still tension out on the streets, we are seeing the militia checkpoints and army check points increasing in number. there's a lot of sunnis living here, telling us that they are living in fear. the capital is as safe as ever, but it was not that safe before. >> imran khan is building international support. john kerry says iran could play a role. let's listen to what they had to say at the u.n. security council on friday. >> there is a role for every country in the world to play. including iran. whose foreign men's is here with us today. i.s.i.l. poses a threat to all of us, and we are committed to

washing in close partnership to defeat it. >> how would the involvement change the playing field? >> what you have is the acceptance that the iranians can help in three different ways. they have a good network on the ground. with fighting with the iraqi army on the front linings. the american advisors, they are in a training role predominantly at the airports. the demepting unit will be on the ground. that's what the iranians are going. they can help in that way. ryanians have great relationships with many parties, including the sunni parties, and also they have political reactions. they are close.

if you want to rout i.s.i.l., you have to get involved. there steaeems to be a scost th. into thank you so much for being with us. >> meanwhile more than 100 people have been killed in sectarian violence. a can day of fighting caused thousands to flee their homes. the revly armed shi'ite reeb else attacked the hours, while government troops are trying to protect the buildings. >> scots are recovering from a near divorce. despite the vote to reject independence, many hope for more autonomy. >> despite the no vote, when the lights came on in scotland, it marked a new dawn, not just in scottish politics, but the whole of britain. a movement that began on the streets ended in the resignation of the map who led the campaign

for independence. >> for me as leader, my time is nearly over. but for scotland, the campaign continues. and the dream shall never die much >> reporter: a bitter moment for captainers who believe he still has a job to do. >> we need our first minister more now than ever before, because i'm not entirely sure we can trust the westminster parties to stand up and follow through on what they promised the scottish people. >> his most dangerous opponent may be going, but the british perform faces demand to deliver on promises made during the campaign. >> scotland voted for a stronger scottish parliament, backed by the strength and security of the u.k. i want to congratulate the no campaign for that, showing people that our nations are better toot. >> some of scotland's youngest voters are making demand of their own.

>> if they can be trusted on a big issue of independents. i don't see why they can't be trusted with general elections. >> do you think you may vote on the issue again? >> hopefully it does. i voted yes, and i think that it will be good. >> what was it like putting him in the box for the first time? >> it was a different feeling, normally 16 and 17-year-olds cap be trusted. every one is valued and trusted. >> scotland's referendum sparked a national conversation in the still united kingdom. more than this, it transpired countless people around the world, reminding them that they could demand change from their own politicians. among his promises, british prime minister david cameron says scotland will have more control over spending and

taxation. in glasgow pro independence and pro unity sides clashed the pro unity side celebrated when the opposition showed up. police say it was an isolated incident. there were no widespread clashes across scotland. >> a rare respiratory violence is spreading across the united states. the viruss been reported in 22 states, the recent cases in california, washington. it start off like a cold and can cause breathing problems especially for children with asthma and other issues. the c.d.c. advises parents to take the same precautions with kids as with any common combed. >> the disease is a threat. we understand that. we are paid to deal in risk and mitigate it. it's difficult to eliminate it and the men and women that sign

up understand that when they do. >> more american troops are in liberia. the pentagon says the soldiers will have no direct contact with those infected. much of sierra leone resembles a ghost town, where the government ordered everywhere to stay indoors by three days, in an attempt to tackle ebola. the virus killed 20 others across west africa, showing no signs of slowing down. >> a maya cull pea after people are calling for the resignation of road christopher gibson. our own ross is here with the story. >> the commissioner says he got it wrong in the handling of the abuse case. the commissioner held the conference. all the hot topics was about the

scandal. the critics and public outcry for roger goodell, to step down. all this from the incident. that's when rice was seen on video dragging his wife out of the elevator by the hair. the tape surfaces, showing him punching her in the face in an elevator. it was then that reece was cut from the brave -- rice was cut from the bravens and banned. roger goodell tried to explain why the league did not see all the information, he managed to dodge the question. >> there was new information that developed because we have not seen the second tape that became public 10 days or so ago. it was not consistent with what he said. >> well, the one issue with this is this is a matter of appeal, as you know, the n.f.l. pa - it's a matter that is going to

be tape up in the appeal. >> if you recall, roger goodell came under criticism for suspending rice. yesterday he said the league condemns violence against women and children, such as in the case, where he left his 4-year-old son badly injured. it's interesting. where are the owners if all this. we are watching roger goodell take the heat. we are taking the figurative bullets. >> roger goodell is employed by the n.f.l. openers, and says he has the support as of now from all the n.f.l. openers. if you achg the players, it's a different story. they feel there's a double standard in terms of when they do the wrong doing and admit they do a mistake, they get a consequence, they are fined, lose money. roger goodell admitted a mistake, saying he handled the situation wrong, he made a mistake and apologised. there's no consequence.

they feel there's a double standard. they people like roger goodell should give up salarsalary. he made $24 million. and openers support him. he's taking the bullet for the n.f.l. openers. the big question is everybody wants them to resign. pressure to resign, and we'll have the answer coming up. >> a lot of money and a lot at stake. a texas man jumps the fence at the white house, making it through the front door. the moment happened friday night minutes after the president and his daughters left for the weekend. the west wing was evacuated, and 42-year-old man darted to the residence demanding a command to stop. he was stopped, but not before he got inside the building. a growing wildfire led to the evacuation.

the blaze is a rural area 25 miles west of portland, in one area is grew from four acres to more than 100. 70 firefighters battled the flames. the helicopters sprang the fire from above. the weather is on the side of those firefighters, let's check with the meteorologist. >> look at the wind direction. smoke is the big problem. smoke causing a lot of problems. especially people with ailments. what will the wind direction show. satellite to the north and the south. this is the fire west of lake ta hoe. the window going from east to west. so this smoke area drifting to the north. no rain with the radar or the

clouds of burping with 10%. a lot of damage has come in across the area with a lot of home damage. a lot of areas that have seen the damage. that is the question. will there be reigns. certainly not with the radar in the crowds. watch that closely. especially for people who have trouble with the lung ailments, it could cause problems. innocent until proven guilty - clem students say it's the opposite when accused of sexual assault. some never had the chance to clear their names. chinese ecommerce company alibaba hits the u.s. stack exchange breaking records much why some say it comes with risks. and at 8 o'clock, rebuilding their lives after flooding in pakistan. the tough road ahead, and towns

left completely under water. stay tuned.

the white house launched a new programme, aimed at stopping sexual assault cross college campus, featuring celebrities and athletes. >> it's on us to stop sexual assaults. >> to get in the way before it happens. >> to get a friend home safe. >> and to not blame the victim. >> it's on us. >> to look out for each other. >> to not look the other way. >> there you saw john hand, kerry washington, and rapper common, the justice department allocated 6 million to spread among 18 colleges to deal with the issue of campus assault.

colleges have been facing criticism for not cracking down on sexual assault. they are under fire from students accused of misconduct much many say they are not getting a chance to defend themselves. >> they threw me off without looking into the matter at all. >> this young man said he was a sof mar when he learnt the college was investigating him for sexual misconduct. saying a classmate invited him to a room, asking him to bring a condom. >> i asked her permission every step of the way, for permission to take off her shirt bra, do certain things. she said yes. >> reporter: two months later he was called before a student conduct board, and they found him guilty and expelled him from the school. >> i did nothing to deserve the harsh condescending treatment.

into . >> reporter: he is one of dozens of men suing the college. he is his college showed a bias against malls, withheld information, and didn't let him have a lawyer. the lawyer he has says colleges are trying to prove they are tough on rape, motivated by investigations launched by the department of education into how nearly 80 universities are handling sexual assaults complaints. >> there's a preassumption of guilt that any accused young man faces on college campuses. the pros is broken. >> women's rights advocates agree that the accused should have their rights observed. with one in five sexually assaulted on campus, many more guilty me are going unpunished than innocent men punished

unfairly. >> that is so rare, and evidence is so overwhelming that i think it's troubling that a lot of young men are banning together and suing. >> al jazeera was told that the university did not comment on pending litigation, but due process is important to the college. the american beer paps is in moscow's hands. the russian based company, oasis before ims declined to disclose the price. they own the blue ribbon label, cult 45, old milwaukee. bud wiser and bud light's parent company is based in belgium. an historic way op wall street. lash christopher gibson became alibaba became the biggest ip

ever. it makes is worth $231 billion, and the c.e.o. the richest man in all of china. >> reporter: as the opening bell rang out across the new york stock exchange floor alibaba set a new record, topping visa and facebook. in just the last quarter of this year, the online marketplace made more than $2 billion in profits. investors seized the opportunity to cash in on the middle class much. >> china had 80% of the market share. who wouldn't want to be involved. >> ce. jack marr, and the company's other founders worked out of his apartment. today alibaba employs 24,000 workers at his headquarters in

south-eastern china, connecting 10 million small and medium sized businesses to chinese and global customers. >> investors are eager to get in on the technology boom. the middle class is growing and people connected to the internet. there are risks in investing in alibaba. china has different financial regulations and security laws. analysts see the economy slowing. >> jack marr is set up to be not just the richest man in china, but an imperial c.e.o., able to control a company he doesn't own the majority of shares in. alibaba is the first technology company to be listed globally, signalling what could be a pivot in the online world. >> stay tuned. travelling to space, one step closer for you and me.

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bad weather forced russia to put off of the launch, it's sitting in cape canna val. it will be at the international space station. it will try the launch tomorrow. one project that is getting off the ground is space tourism. this week the commercial airpost was the first to get a licence. heidi zhou-castro has the details. >> reporter: behind me is the midland international air and spaceport. this has become the first primary commercial airport that is licensed by the f.a.a. to launch people into space. it has started to build a hangar here. in less than a year, it will be the home of the links aircraft, and a space tourist will be here beside the pilot astronaut. it will take off, before

shooting into the sky, reaching more than 3,000 miles an hour, and getting up to 62 miles into the sky. all of that takes just half an hour, and the price of the ticket is $100,000. despite the offense more than 300 people have signed up. it appears certain that space tourism will begin in midland texas in the near future. >> with the approval of the licence comes a name change to midland international air and space port. a woman choking was saved by a quick-thinking cop. the n.y.p.d. released dash cam video. the officer noticed the driver pulled to the side of the road. he got out of his car and saw the woman holding throat as if she had trouble breathing and realised that the woman. was choking and performed the hine

lick manoeuvre to save her. the ancient city of pompeii is having new life breaths into it. included is an opera festival. that's where we have this story. >> reporter: in pompeii opera is making history. boch eeny opened in the open-air theatre, a test ride for a music festival that could inject new life into the site. experts struggle to rescue the site from decades of neglect say the idea is music to their ears. >> we are happy because the theatre has been close for a long time. this proves we have given it the value it deserves. >> the last time a major musical event took place in the theatre was a live recording by pink floyd in 1972. since then the main sound

echoing across pompeii has been the noise of crumbling rocks. ancient houses, columns and walls collapse. mismanagement, corruption and neglect means the preservation after the erall the in 79 ad is a work in progress. >> in 2012 the european union pledged more than $150 million. and yet two years later only two out of the 39 projects were completed. >> but the idea of a music festival hasn't convinced everyone. antonia provided the organise agency, saying it's a publicity stunt. >> translation: it's a decoy. it may be good to promote

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mousse [ ♪ music ] if left unchallenged, these terrorists certainly would pose a growing threat beyond the region. good morning to you. welcome to al jazeera america. live from new york city. i'm morgan radford. a stern warning from john kerry about the i.s.i.l. threat as the organization releases 49 turkish hostages. it brings the serious hostage

crisis to an pd. randall pinkston is following the story from washington d.c. good morning to you. thank you for joining us. turkey has been reluctant thus far to join the u.s. coalition against i.s.i.l. because of the very hostage situation, saying that it was too risky for them to get involved. will that change now that the hostages are free. >> first of all, let's point out that this is a significant development. the hostages grabbed on june the 11th when i.s.i.l. rolled through mosul, taking the city, and took the consule general and held them. turkish's newsagency was not revealing details, except to say the hostages were tracked with drones. there was no ransom paid or military operation used to obtain their safety. turkey must have done this through negotiation, saying that they were not going to become

involved because they were concerned about the hostages. one obvious question is whether the deal was made with i.s.i.l. we don't know that but there is every indication that turkey is a reluctant to move forward with respect to the u.s. - the u.s. coalition at this point. the reality is that turkey had multiple players in the game. let's listen to what an analyst had to say. >> i think that i.s.i.l. did not want to gain the amnity of turkey. it has a strategic geography and many of the anti-asset groups are located in turkey. so i think it would have been seen as a step too far. >> it was described as a strategic geography. my question is will the obama administration pursue turkey as a partner given the complicated relationship with the companies. it's interesting. one aspect of the strategic

geography has to do with n.a.t.o. it is an american ally, you heard the analysts refer to anti-bashar al-assad forces in turkey. allowing the flow back and fourth across its border of the forces, and that, of course, obviously would have included some i.s.i.l. forces. it's a complicated question, a complicated relationship. the u.s. will try, the u.s. needs boots on the ground. it has a huge army, the largest in the region, whether they will use the troops in the american effort, the coalition several is an open question. >> let switch gears. there's a lot happening. a security breach, a man jumps over the fence and walks through the door before officers could apprehend him. how does something like this happen? >> you know, that is definitely the question that the secret service investigators are trying to answer this morning. he didn't walk, he ran.

the man jumped across the fence, making a sprint. all the secret service agents were on the ground taking off. electing not to fire him. they elected not to do that. they are identified has 42-year-old omar. he was not armed. it is not clear why he jumped the fence and showup in the white house without an invitation. i shouldn't make a joke about that. the truth of the matter is the obamas were not in the white house, but had only left for camp david 20 minutes earlier. this is the second or third incursion over the fence in the past two months, the most recent being september 11th, and the toddler slipping through the crack in the fence, there must be attention paid to security at

the white house. >> absolutely. >> secret service with their hands full. thank you for being with us. >> sebbing fairian violence killed more than 100 in yemen. thousands have been forced to fully their homes. the heavily armed shi'ite rebels apparently attacked the state television headquarters. government troops were trying to protect the building. >> today marks a year since the deadly attack on the westgate shopping mall. gunmen from the al-shabab group killed 57 people. a somalia-based al-shabab carried out smaller but deadly attacks. commemoration ceremonies will be held today. it looks like a buffer zone will be created to separate warring parties. netters agreed to plan the meeting in belarus. the zone, 19 miles wide

separated ukranian troops. all heavy weaponry and foreign fighters would be withdrawn, working towards a lofting peace. police in peninsula may be closing in on the blan believed to have killed a state trooper. gun fire heard in a remote area, near the home of eric crane's parent. he's the survivalist accused of shooting two state troopers before setting off into the woods. one of those troopers was, in fact, killed. scotland started its weekend still a part of grit australian. some disappointed rejected ses eggs, others looking forward to promises of change. julie mcdonald has more from the scottish capital. scotland woke up to a mixture of feelings - frustration and

disappointment for some, relief for others, who are glad they don't have to ask this question. a double defeat yesterday for the yes campaigners, first the no vote to contend with. and campaigners felt shocked by alex salmond who felt he had to resign. it was political strategy from the party who had a narrow marmgin that they could -- margin that they could demand on. in glasgow tensions wild obvious. there was a yes campaign. it boiled over as they were joined by people who have been supporting the no campaign. a couple of missiles were thrown. things were overheated. there were police on horse back. i believe what happened then is the yes campaigners wept away, and there was a fracas between them and the unionist supporters. that kind of division and that example that we saw yesterday in

george square. i don't think that's how the majority feel in scotland. there's an issue of constitution revolution, the impacts of the referendum here, and how that is going to affect the rest of the u.k. there's going to be a lot of debate and discussion to make sure that all the different parts of the u.k. get a balanced settlement. gordon brown are the prime minister announced there would be a parliamentary debate in object, and promised a timetable that hasn't materialized. it will be a long road, indeed, until we get a settlement for scotland, in tanned some with a settlement for the rest of the u.k. . >> the failed referendum is stopping a mott for independence in spain. catalonia's parliament voting in favour of an independence vote there much the spanish government opposeds the government, taking the dispute to a court.

the regional president said that scotland's referendum showed the way to ipp dependence. a rare virus is spreading across the united states. it's been reported in 22 separate states with the most recent cases identified in california, washington and georgia. it votes off like a cold and causes problems, especially for kids with asthma and other res pier at tri issues. it voidses parents to take the -- advises parents to take the same precautions as kids with colds. the n.f.l. has been in the headlines for offcourt issues, particularly wep it comes to domestic violence. yesterday he breakize silence. >> roger goodell has been on the hot seat for his handling and mishandling. he apologised yesterday saying he got it wrong and promises

that change is on the way. roger goodell says he's not going anywhere. when asked if he considered stepping down, here is what he had to say. >> i'm focussed on doing my job. i believe i have the support of the owners. that is clear to me. they expect us to do a better job, and as i said to several. i don't like to let down anyone. if the 32 owners had a vote. what do you think the results would be. >> it's a hypothetical. >> the commissioner was sure on pacifics and vowed to change. >> searching myself, i hold myself to the highest standards so when amake a mistake or don't get something right, it bothers me more than anyone. the openers saw that in me. i think they know we tried to do the right thing. mistakes happen, sorry for that.

elget this rite. >> three weeks into the season the league was rocked with five domestic abuse cases. coro linea's greg hardy, and arrest of jonathan dwyer for domestic abuse. it was the ray rice scandal that triggered the tsunami showing him punching his wife in the elevator. it was then that the commissioner banned rice from the n.f.l., and the bravens cut him from the roster. >> there was new information developing. we did not see the tape. that was not consistent with what he said. >> well, this - the one issue with this is this is now a mart of appeal. as you know, the nfpa appealed

this. it will be tape up in appeal. >> reporter: despite the support of openers, players from critical of r50d christopher gibson, and teddy bruce ki called for roger goodell to step down. terry o'neil was on our show last week, from the national fraegs for women" reiterating her calls for the commissioner to resign. >> the latest development is that baltimore head coach wanted to cut ray rice in february. he was overruled by the ravens opener and general manager, according to a report. the ravens parted ways with rice after the second video was released two weeks ago. >> a lot going on. coming up later in the hour, we'll speak to robert boland, professor of port at n.y.u. about the n.f.l.'s continuing problem. first the forecast. >> reporter: we are keeping an eye on the tropics.

this is in the pacific. moving toward taiwan. it's about a month said worth of rain in six hours. flooding is the issue, there has been a number of people that died, hundreds of,000 ands displaced. the storm tracks yorth and we are dealing with flooding. this is the remnants of odile, across the southern plains in texas. looking at the map, we are dealing with the remnants of odile, more moisture that can lead to flooding. this is another tropical storm. it turned to the west and not as strong ag odile. we are watching the south-west. >> thank you so much. >> there is flooding happening all across the world. in fact, coming up, thousands

abandon their villages in pakistan after record flooding swamps their homes. arming the syrian rebels, we talk to mark lyons on logistics of how it might work. we talk about the steps to move forward in the fight against i.s.i.l. and a vital revival, a man's plan to revive music. stay tupd. -- tuned per cent pass

lash rsh lived up -- alibaba lived up to its billing, shares riding at 45% on the first day of trading at the new york stock exchange. making the c.e.o. the richest man in china. his dominion may be starting. alibaba hopes to expand into europe and the united states. thank you for joining us on al jazeera america, i'm morgan radford, coming to you live from new york city. flooding swamps villages forcing hundreds out of their homes first, there's as many as 1500 rebel groups in syria with political leapings, and 100,000

fighters among them. they have not been terribly successful so far, controlling 20% of syrian territory. it provide military and financial help to a small number of rebel groups. it's arming and funding 12-14 groups, and as many as 15 others in the south. as to which groups, we won't know. 50,000 fighters are with the syrian free syrian army. there's doubt about the ability to unite moderates under their demand. there's an hosa movement and the syrian revolutionary front vowing to fight i.s.i.l. and bashar al-assad. they helped to push i.s.i.l. out of parts of syria. most of the rebels have been fighting for more than three years in syria's civil war.

they are tired and running out of the resources. if supporting the moderates go to plan, they'll be outnumbered. the us proposes to train and arm 5,000 rebels, i.s.i.l. has 31,000 battle hardened fighters in iraq and syria. to talk about that and more is major mark lyons, a retirement major, and with the truman research progress. >> the turkish hostages have been freed. how is that affecting the u.n. processes. >> i think it makes turkey risk averse. i think their release may see a change. we need turkey to shore up the border and stop the fighters coming across. it would go a long way. they may not join the coalition and do air strikes, but on the ground that would be key.

>> let's talk about a timetable. training and the opposition has to be better. how will they do that. >> it's painting a moving train. there's so much going on. i don't know how we'll get 5,000 troops. they'll be protected and be under attack. train them up, give them the weapons, it's coming in from qatar and kuwait. this is a huge logistic at operation that takes place, that will be a tart. the bashar al-assad government has to be an aircraft. something that i'm curious about is how exactly is the syrian opposition vetted. >> we'll have a tough time to figure it out. it's likely the weapons that we give to them, and some of the training techniques will go to i.s.i.l. it's one of the things we expect. we'll have to get the partners

in the region to help, or the locals to insist on individuals having certain qualifications. >> you mentioned partners. france is an ally, and it began its own air strike. how is it that she is international players could coordinate the effort. >> i was surprised to see within 24 hours, they attacked a logistics depot that tells me it should been a target, and announced that by themselves. i thought the u.s. was leading the effort. we need to get our arms around the situation if each of the nations think they'll come in and get prime ministers from the iraqi government and fire up target, there'll be a disacco disaccordated effort. it's good they are there. but not worth the effort if it's disjointed. >> will france's involvement take some of the burden off the

u.s. >> it should. it will allow the united states more supply. the question is does france continue to support at this level. it was manned aircraft. this mission is difficult. if you have a french plane down, they have to rescue a pilot. there's employed task when you have air streaks. >> another thing, it seemed like kerry was singing a different tup, saying iran can -- tune, saying rain can play a role getting involved. >> how would they affect the mission. >> it would be big. they have a large ground force. they know the tribes in the hear. he left the door open. i thought that was interesting. iran is an enemy of the united states of the blood on their hands and our hands. >> major mark lyons, always a pleasure to have you with us, senior fellow at the truman international projects.

india and pakistan are dealing with some of the worst flooding. nearly 300 are dead in northern pakistan and indian-administered cakashmi kashmir. people in one village are facing a long road to recovery. >> reporter: when the floodwaters started to rise this family stayed foot. they didn't think it would get this bad. now they are on an island without food. the neighbours left, crops under water and their mud brick home is crumbling. it's type to go. >> translation: we are upset. the kids are upset. our house is damaged. parts of it collapsed. now we are thinking "what will we do?" i'm at the mercy of god. if the government helps us, good. if not, i'll work and rebuild the house. >> the family is not taking much

with them. thin blankets and a couple of pots. this man is staying behind to look after what is left. this is the only way to reach the village. >> it's hard to imagine this used to be a village with homes and fields. it was a school behind me. the question is though how do you go about rebuilding all of this? >> every house has been flooded. roads, fences and farms. swept away. >> electricity cables dangle in the water. soon they are back on dry land, exhausted and hungry. they are looking for the rest of their family. >> we are facing problems because people are not cooperating with us, some are refusing to love. they knew it was coming. many are sitting at home, surrounded by flood water. >> the roads have been cut. the government diverted the flood water to rural areas to protect major cities.

now 7,000 people are living in the middle of this main road, the poorest and vulnerable communities have been hit hard. >> when the floods started, i didn't sleep for four nights. i didn't know what happened. earlier the government said they weren't going to breach the embank. . but they did. i couldn't save much. just our lives. >> the floodwaters are starting to recede. it will be weeks before people can return home. they'll need a huge i am not of support to rebuild their villages. many are hopeful that it will come. police efforts in kashmir are almost completely volunteer driven and india is blocking international aid entering the disputed territory. >> time for a check of the forecast. and meteorologist dave war ep is

here. >> we are talking about flooding from the south-west. the remnants of odile passed through. a lot of moisture is in place. areas with flooding are expecting it. the major flooding is pushed. a few flash floods warping. a watch continues to be in effect. right there in western portions of tex us up to the panhandle. that's the moisture and a storm close to the southern tip of the peninsula. this is polo, not expected to intensify. they have taken it specifically. we'll continue the weekend. watch closely. that is close to areas hard hit. that plastering nosh city buses. -- new york city buses.

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violence where thousands have been forced to flee their hotel. n.f.l. commissioner roger goodell speaking out about the race rice scandal prompting calls for its resignation. he vowed to get the n.f.l. house in order and said he will not step down. this despite the missteps in the handling of the ray rice abuse case. >> have you considered resigning at any point? >> i have not. i'm focussed in doing my job. i believe i have the support of the openers. that is clear to me. they expect us to do a better job. as i said to several, i don't like to let down intib. if the openers have a vote about whether to keep their job, that's a hypothetical which i can't deal with. >> joining us now is robert boland, professor of sports at

n.y.u. i didn't see the tape, but it's interesting, remember when the saints' players were suspended in 2009 and 2011, he said ignorance is not a real excuse. now he's seeing the same card. what gis. it's the hardest thing to deal with. whether you saw the tape or not, it's irrelevant, it's the one thing that could by a continuous issue about it credibility. if it shows the tape, that is one set of facts that is damaging. let's talk about goodell for a minute. does he have a larger issue, he's the one pushing for an 18 game season. he's been ignorant of the evidence about concussion. does he care about the manslaughters or the sport. >> i think he's done a

remarkable job. for whatever reason his relationship and credibility is damaged. he said it himself, don't believe what i say. or no one has to take me at my word. you have to trust me on better facts. that is a gap. >> if people don't believe what he said, what about the supporters. some say he has historically been an enforcer. there was the ben rosoberger who was acquitted of rape in court, but he was suspended for six games. then there was prior suspended in college. is he harder than he seems. >> he's been harder historically. >> that is one of the reasons he has been hurt more, he's deemed as being tough on the players. the problem in his creativeness is he used different penalty yes at different times, and the domestic violence issue, there's

no consistency. >> what did you think about the press conference. some said it was sterile, especially when you compare it to adam silva's press conference on donald sterling. >> i think it was rehearsed and on point. he was emotionless. i don't think he did much harm or good. people watching were critical. it was certainly more bottoming out almost, saying we have hit bottom, let turn the negative into a positive. i don't think he turned it in the press conference. >> let's talk about the larger role commissioner, where are the team openers. is goodell being paid $34 million to take the heat? >> it's right. he's the shield for the openers. that they can act through him, and he is a protective mek scrnism, and a -- mechanism and he is a powerful voice. the success rate for the owners

has been strong. the biggest problem is they'd like not to take the matter on. domestic violence is a problem. the n.f.l. thought they were bigger than domestic violence. and in some cases they miscalculated the force, how much time we spent looking at is it. it's a powerful force. the owners would like to stay out of that. >> when you mentioned power of the voice, is the n.f.l. reactionary or not reactionary enough. it seems like they are taking the temperature on public opinion and then issuing the mandate. >> they are taking the temperature out, and the demerize poll that said 63% of the people objected to the n.f.l.'s handing compelled him to go out to the public. i think the n.f.l., i think, found a hole and is digging a

little. that's what you should do, stop. >> my last question is is it the commissioner's job to police the players with what they do on the weekend. >> if it affect sponsors and fans, it affects the game and falls into his domain. >> thank you for being with us. new york city's transportation authority is rejecting a series of controversial ads for buses and subways. the american freedom defence force paid for the ads posted on public transportation. the ads go against the stand ards. a muslim group said this group tried ads before. >> he makes a living defaxing and misinforming people about

islam and muslims. telling them that they are the boogie map, and ipp sanity is not what the country stand for or what it was founded on. >> they posted odds on new york's transit system, calling enemies of israel sav uj. >> the grandparents expert overseeing an out sop si agrees with findings. after going through case files, he believes that the staten island man died from compression of the neck. gardner died after being arrested for selling boot leg cigarettes. video emerged of police putting him in that choeping hold. >> teenagers can make bad decisions putting them in trouble.

scrard christopher gibson looks inside -- jacob ward looks inside the teenage brain. >> reporter: for felix, adolescents changed everything. >> did well in school, up until about eighth grade. maybe in six, seven months i was convicted of second degree murder. i was sentenced to 18 years in prison. >> reporter: teenagers are different to adults. metabolism is faster, they need over in my opinion horse of sleep. the most important physical difference is the behaviour that we associate with teenagers comes from the way we grow. >> you have a kid with powerful feelings, but no system to rain them in. it develops through childhood and adolescents, bottom up back

to front. >> i feel like i remember as a teenager the highs being high and the lows crashing. i think that is scpt with the assistance of the reparts circuitry. it's all in maturing, developing without breaks. >> adrian and jerry are emerging from that period in their lives. >> when you make a bad decision, how do you make it. >> it's hurt until you bring it out. you olent. >> the silence cap explain so much. juvenile defenders or committed my eye sowingsation. they have no role to play. >> a former researcher works

with juvenile offenders. often what we see with teenagers, is they - there it happiness in groups. it's not that they had a choice and made the wrong one, this were in the wrong pleas at the wrong time. that's a thing that distinguishing being under 18 as over, you can't control what street you live op, you can't control what school you go to, you don't control who your parents are. >> when i was younger, it's hard for me to like tore focus on one thing. there was a lot going on in my surroundings. little kids get a shot. >> in spite of their vulnerabilities to pressure, circumstance, teenagers are some of the safest people to be around. juvenile graham of all sorts dropped. in the tame time period the number of crimes committed about adults.

here is the thing to consider. courts convicted him for being in the car with the killer, not for pulling the trigger. and adrian wept onto hang out with kids who committed a robbery. >> i was with friends, we had a good time. i was with my girl. next thing you know i see my boys robbing a dude across the street. when you are caught up around with those people, what do you expect the officer to say. >> perhaps it's not the brains that get people into trouble, it's where and how they live. you can catch more of the teenage experience in the new series "edge of 18' airing tomorrow, 9:00 eastern here on al jazeera america. stay tuned. we are dusting off the classics. we'll introduce you to the man whose vital collection

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>> conversations you won't find anywhere else. >> talk to al jazeera. >> only on al jazeera america. >> oh my! check this out. seaweed has overtaken the coastline of this island. the president says it's common, but not this much. scientists say the growth will not cause health problems. people are staying away. good morning, welcome back to al jazeera america. thank you for joining us, i'm morgan radford. a revival of vine ill in brazil -- vinyl in brazil brich by a man's passion. first a look at where rain may fall with meteorologist dave

warren. >> it's the last weekend of summer. fall begins on monday, 10:29. the sun will go over the equator, and on average across the globe, 12 hours of daylight. and what feels like fall. pushing off the east coast. you see it directly getting cooler and feeling like fall on the first day of fall. that's what we have to expect next week. >> higher humidity helped firefighter battle a fire in nowhere california. the wet air slowed the growth of the copying fire. nearly 3,000 people have left their homes and more than 100 square files have been burnt. tech no's phil torres shows us how californian firefighters are trying to get ahead of the

flames. >> reporter: it's showtime to the team. they've been called to a brush fire. the commander took off. we have the sky cranes behind. and super scooper a pair of super scoopers arrived two weeks earlier. the aerial firefighting fleet is known for interipinging into action and its ability to pick up water. >> both of the aircraft leave with 1,000 gallons of water. they are able to go to the fire and make a drop without looking for a water supply. >> the two superscoopers released for $3.1 million, can hold up to 1600 gallons of water and reach a fire in a matter of minutes. an ex-part pilot -- expert pilot took me inside one of these birds.

>> if we got a call, how soon could we be in the air. >> 5-7 minutes. >> another in l.a. count ci is the eriksson air crane. >> we'll put a hose into a lake, stream, tank full of water. there's a pump that forces the product into the tanks, 45 seconds later we are gone. >> with 75,000 miles of coastline, the fleet uses salt water. california is contenting with 12 fires. and super scoopers are leapt out. >> there's no break in the fire season, bringing on challenge. >> this is shaping up to be the most disruptive on record. here at the base they have the most advanced aviation to fight

the enslaust op techknow i report on what scientists of doing to monitor the violence and predict how it will spread. well, it's not just happening in california, there are raging fears near portland oregon. firefighters are battling. >> a new book focussing on the last year of martin luther king's life has been released. the author tells antonio mora what he believes about the president. >> i think that the president has a difficult job. i certainly am pulling and praying for him not to be a garden variety poll simple and be a statesman. he could have been that in ferguson and chose to be another politician. he didn't want to be involved. >> should he have gone to ferguson. >> absolutely.

>> even though martin luther king didn't go to new york or... >> he wasn't the president. president obama is. king is a profit. obama is the president. and as far as i'm concerned republican or democrat. if there's a major crisis and city next to an american city. he's on fire, and the city has been militarized and the city was burping, and people are riding and protesting and being killed and beaten. the president ought stop into that situation. i'm not letting him off the hook. cash the full conversation with travis smiylie today on "talk to al jazeera". many of us dream of searching for our family tree but many of us don't get around

to it or are documented by the past. three african americans embarked on a rely mfiand record itted -- relative and recorded it in a documentary. >> i went to a family village. i translated over the gate, the entrance to the village - it was translated to say prosperity, family and education. i thought - what does my family stand for, but that. >> he was about 3,000 years from now, before. >> 3,000. >> 1,000 b.c. >> yes. >> so it's documented. >> yes. >> jeeping us now is a sib

limbing, and executive paula madison. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for inviting us. >> you surprised a lot of people when you left a career in television and wept on the journey. why did you do it. >> my mothers was three years old. my grandfather was chippes and graf jam ache jan, my mother had an air of melancholy. i realised armed time i retired, majoring in history, and having become a journalist, an vettive reporter, and the quest to accumulate as much cal tall as i could, i realised i had been readying my entire life. i had to try to bridge the gap, the hole in my heart.

she passed in 2006. i'm a believer in the energy and the spirit, trying to make things as rite as possible. i knew i was going to retire when i was 58. i planned it when i was 51 and deeded to leave before retirement aim, to find them. >> you did it. you went to china. when trying to bridge the gap, what were you expecting. >> well, my husband who is african american said to me - he posed the same question. he said what do you expect to happen. should you meet the chinese people. >> he timely said "do you know you are black?", and i realised at that point that he who comes from a community of african

americans, he was trying to prepare me for a possible objection. >> he said "don't you thip it's odd that we didn't think of that. he said here is why. the face of the woman that loved us, even they we lived in harlem. she identified how we did. when we were coloured she was coloured, when they were neeing roe, she was neeing roe. and when we were black, she was black. even though she had a chinese vis im, she was whatever her chin were. that gave me the faith that all i needed to do was find them and they'd embrace them. when they learnt that we existed, shes the eldest child. when they learnt we existed. my half jamaican, half black was tame to jamaica, she grabbed my

hand and said "bring all of them home." ultimately 20 of us black chinese went to a place in china, and met 300 of my grandfather's direct descendants. >> here is a photo of the entire family. >> many of the children, some grand children. what you don't see is the audience, 250 of us. we go to china every six months. my family and i are first cousins, and formed a multinational business enterprise where we export wine and lobster to china. we come from a long line, 3,000 years back. >> when i look at the photo and hear the story, it's similar to

some elment. >> my father is jamaican. >> what would you say to someone in a similar position. >> when indians, and the chinese went to jamaica, it was in the 1850s. ar england abolished slavery, and the africans could no longer be forced free labour. we came over, and immediately the men were not allowed to bring their wives and families. they came to the island and made new families. >> i would say many of those grandfathers and great-grandfathers didn't talk about where they were from, so a lot of us didn't have the history. what i say to you is what i say to jamaicans. almost all of the jame achans, if they came from the 1850s to the 19 # 0s. >> the prove jints is no the

southern china. there were 14 names. common to the caribbean. up until 1980. that was when the new chinese were coming. what happiness is they come from an area that is a 30 mile radius. if you know your ancestors last name, you are likely to find ancestors in china. they never leave the village. the question is does the village survive. here is a tip. a website run by a mormon church called familysearch.org. >> the documentary is showing the the urban world film fest in new york city. all right. the sound of music. something that has changed over time as everything goes digital. for many there's charm that

captures music deals. al jazeera's correspondent meets a man in brazil that believes he has the largest collection of vinyl records. >> reporter: the sound of music coming from these relics of the past. vinyl lp record rarely being made sense the 1980s, and mostly resigned to nothing more than antiques of music history on the cusp of extension. in a warehouse. they pour over the 5 million records bought from music stores or dealers around the world. if it's a vine ill record any type of music from any country, any era, he'll buy it and treasure it. >> translation: 90% of people coming to me are looking for a record, are doing it to bring back old memories, and that is good. i don't discriminate against bad

music. if i start to get too much music, it would bother me. buying the music is easy, preserving it is diff. it starts with the records getting a cleaning. the cover sleeve is photographed, and then a team of researchers enter every detail they goond about the record and database. it's placed in rows upon rows of shelves. >> that does it for this edition of al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford in new york city. have a great day.

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