>> only on al jazeera america. >> announcer: this is al jazeera. ♪ welcome to the news hour. i'm in doha. coming up in the next 60 minutes. iraq's president urges the world to join the fight against the rebel groups taking over large part of iraq's area. >> translator: this organization is transnational transboundary, and intercontinental. the british parliament votes to join us-lead air strikes against isil targets in iraq.

abbas asks the u.n. to help put an end to the israeli occupation in the west bank and east jerusalem. >> translator: we are confident this endeavor will receive brood and full support. and international travel in half the time, we'll tell you how it could soon become a reality. ♪ the u.s. defense secretary, chuck hagel, and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general martin dempsey have just held a news conference at the pentagon about u.s. air strikes in syria and iraq. >> as we continue our operation from the air, i also want to emphasize that no one is under any illusions, under any inlugss that air strikes alone will

destroy isil. they are one element in the campaign. working are coalition partners and a new government in iraq. >> the campaign against isil will be a persistent and sustained campaign and it will take time. this is not an iraq -- this is an iraq-first strategy, but it's not an iraq only one. our coalition strikes this week demonstrate to isil that they have no safe haven this syria. our targeted actions are disrupting isil's command and control, their logistics capabilities and infrastructure in syria, while in iraq we're empowering our iraqi partners to go back on the defensive. >> rosiland jordan joins me now. both men there stressing the importance that there is a need for a global effort against isil and that this effort will be a

long-time commitment. >> they say it is a very long time commitment because it is going to take a lot of time to not only train syrian opposition fighters who are still in the process of being vetted but they need to boost the numbers to 15,000. they also are trying to continue their work in shoring up the capabilities and end strength of iraqi forces. we of course know that iraqi forces in the north and northwestern part of the country basically cut and run when they were overrun by isil fighters earlier this year, so the u.s. military knows that strengthening the iraqi military is going to be key towards defeating isil. >> and rosiland, now we know that there is a long-term commitment that is needed to fight against isil what has been the reaction from the american

public? >> the american public is still very much in support of this air campaign, but there hasn't been a lot of overwhelming public discussion, mainly because members of congress are in a six-week long recess for the fall elections. however, once the two reporters -- the two american reporters were beheaded by members of isil, that really galvanized public tensi-- atten. there is a growing sentiments whether the government needs to grant a new authorization for military force. that is likely not to happen until after the elections. >> thank you very much. iraq's president has used his speech at the u.n. general as assembly to call on the

international community to help in the fight against isil. the u.s. is leading air strikes against the fighters, and the military action has been the focus of many speakers at the u.n. >> translator: this organization is transnational transboundary and intercontinental. and eliminating this organization can only be achieved by forming a unified global front. we in iraq are determined to cleanse our land from isil. we would like to stress to you that eliminating terrorism in iraq will be an important step in the direction of protecting the world and ridding the world of this danger. i'm joined now by al jazeera's senior political analyst. we had iraq's president there also echoing everything else that other global leaders have

said at the u.n. general assembly, and that is that there is a need for a global committed fight against isil. >> that's true. and clearly the american leadership on this has nudged or pushed so many more than hundred countries to join in. clearly there is a western urgency because of the foreign fighters who hold western passports and they could be coming back home to root. and that poses a danger for western countries. and there is a sense that while so many leaders are coming on board is this remains to be a western agenda, that at the end of the day the syrians and iraqis are dying not only because of isil, but because of the tehrannys, and those

sponsoring the fight against isil. so this remains to be an urgent question that probably will be dealt with militarily, but unless the broader questions of tyranny are handled this will lead to more instability in the middle east. >> thank you very much for that analysis. britain's parliament has voted overwhelmingly in favor of allowing air strikes in iraq. david cameron kept open the possibility of a future vote on the question of attacking isil in syria. jonah hull reports. >> reporter: the international coalition welcomes its newest member, britain. six royal air force jets on stand by in cyprus are now cleared for action.

the vote went overwhelmingly the government's way. >> what we have to weigh out is the consequences of action, but we have to also think of the consequences of inaction. if we allow isil to grow and thrive there's no doubt in my mind that the level of threat to this country would increase. >> reporter: the man who lead a revolt against david cameron last year, offered his support. >> i believe although this is difficult, it is the right thing to do. there is no graver decision for our parliament and country, but protecting our national interest, security and the values for which we stand is what i will be supporting this afternoon. >> reporter: tough questions were asked by members of the house. >> look at what the house of commons agreed to. iraq, afghanistan, in this government libya, none are success stories. >> how long will this war last

and when will mission creep start. >> we have seen this before. we were in iraq in 2003, it costs thousands of iraqi lives and left the country more unstable than ever. >> reporter: with parliament clearly unnerved at the prospect of renewed military action in the middle east, david cameron has worked hard to reassure that there is a clear plan to help iraqi and kurdish forces on the ground and a united iraqi government, but the elephant in the room, of course, is syria. quite deliberately syria wasn't on the immediate agenda, but it is clear nothing is being ruled out. >> i do believe there is a strong case for us to do more in syria. i don't believe there is a legal barrier, because i think the legal advice is clear that were we or others to act, there is a legal basis. >> reporter: that will be another debate for another time. let's go to barnaby phillips

now live for us in london. barnaby the mp's have voted and spoken overwhelming for to join the coalition in air strikes in iraq. what is the public opinion? >> the public opinion so far as we can tell is there is support with caveats for what parliament has agreed. i saw a poll that said 57% favored this action. what helped was the brutal killing in recent weeks, including the british aid worker, has solidified the opinion behind the prime minister. i will also say that could change in the weeks and indeed months to come. the prime minister warned that this was a long-term campaign and i don't think there are many politicians or members of the public in this country who are

under any illusions of just what could go wrong. the possibility of mission creep, whether it is logical to only attack isil in iraq and not syria, whether iraqi forces on the ground can do a necessary job, because this coalition is only striking from the air. there's very little faith in the ability of the iraqi army. it has been trained at enormous costs and proven itself to be very ineffective in recent months, and iraq struggles to put together a truly representative government. all of those things could mean that that public opinion tentatively behind this government in the moment, could turn in the future. >> how soon are we going to have british fighter jets in the

skies over iraq? >> the possibility is imminently. whether that means tonight, saturday night, or sunday night, we don't know at this stage. but there are six royal air force tornado jets? cyprus, and we know that the british air force has been carrying out reconnaissance over northern iraq in recent days, and they have intelligence from special forces, and they are receiving intelligence from kurdish forces on the ground. but to return to what the prime minister was saying, don't expect shock and awe in the british contribution, and remember this is a military action that could go on for months, indeed years. so in other words, it's a very long-term commitment. >> barnaby thank you. barnaby phillips speaking to us from london. the russian foreign minister has criticized the actions in

syria. he says the actions should have an agreed with the government in damascus. >> translator: it's very important that such cooperation with the syrian authorities is established, because excluding the syrian authority not only goes against international law, but also undermieps the efficiency of the effort. >> reporter: the us-lead coalition is continuing to bomb isil targets in syria and iraq. there have been ten strikes in the last 24 hours. they say they destroyed armed vehicled and isil controlled centers. an oil refinery was targeted again. it has been targeted several times since the air strikes started on tuesday. at least 52 isil fighters have been killed on the iraqi syrian border. they were trying to cross the border when they were attacked.

part of the syrian opposition are evacuating their headquarters in the northwest of the country. members say they are leaving after days of air attacks by the us-lead coalition. they say they do not want to put civilians who live nearby at risk. >> translator: the sites are now empty. it's part of a redeployment of fighters. we're expecting more coalition attacks. after the first wave of air strikes the targeted different opposition sites and the fear that they destroy everything. there has been protests in several parts of syria against the us-lead air strikes. crowds have been on the streets in several cities. protesters carried banners reading stop shelling civilians.

zana has been monitoring the developments from beirut. >> reporter: day four and the coalition continues to target bases. this undoubtedly will waken the group, but they are adapting to these air strikes by melting away among the civilian population because they do control cities and towns, but these air strikes are not going to defeat the group or stop the civil war raging in syria. we understand the syrian government carried out a number of air strikes in provinces targeting rebel-controlled territory. but the go also going on the offensive in the suburb of joebar, the suburb of damascus, and it seems they want toengd

the rebellion around the capitol. but sishians are taking to the streets demanding the international community take action against the syrian government and not just isil for them what the government is doing is just weakening their rebellion. so suspicions really growing inside syria about the objectives and aims of the coalition's military campaign. coming up, tension grows in yemen's capitol. plus students in hong kong storm the government headquarters during a first day of prodemocracy protests. and in sports, fifa's president reveals whether the investigation into corruption will be released. ♪ the palestinian president has used his speech at the u.n.

general assembly to launch a renewed bid to end the occupation by israel. he appealed for israel to set a new time line for the withdraw. james bayes has more now from the united nations. >> reporter: this was a strong speech from the palestinian president. he said he was full of grief, regret and bitterness. he compared the war in gaza that lost more than 2,000 lives with previous conflicts in the territory and said the scale of genocidal crime is larger and described israel as a racist state. he went on to come up with a new proposal. >> translator: this endeavor will end the israeli occupation and achieving a two-state solution with east jerusalem as the palestinian capitol.

we could reach a resolution of the plight of the refugees. >> reporter: there was applause as he finished his speech. but it's the security council that matters for his new proposal. the time line for an end of the occupation. and in the security council the u.s. is normally very supportive of its ally, israel. the students in hong kong have stormed the government headquarters during a fifth day of protests. hundreds of university, college, and high school students charged where they later held a individual isle. they have been demanding that free elections be held in the city in 2017. the chinese government has refused the demands. rob from where you are, we can just see those protests continuing, and hear chanting as well. just explain what is happening there.

>> reporter: there have been chaotic themes here as you say in hong kong. we're at the government headquarters surrounded by maybe up to a couple of thousand of demonstrators. they are protesting the hundred or so demonstrators who managed to break through and are sitting inside the courtyard there, and stop them from being arrested by police and taken away. occasionally police are approach, we can hear another group of police approach here. the crowd start chanting back off, back off. and when they do so this is meant to be a peaceful demonstration. the demonstrators will make a point of holding up their hands and saying this is peaceful, not violent, but there have been some tense standoffs with the

police tonight. >> bob, do they have much support for their demands for free elections in 2017? >> they claim that they do from various referendums that have gone through here. they point to holding a referendum a few months ago. they say they have an awful lot of support. and we're going to see a that when acts of civil disobedience are set to start on october 31st. that's when they have announced they will bring hong kong to a stand still. there have been these other wild guerrilla type actions, this has certainly been the most serious tonight. the police, the authorities are hoping as we get through the nighttime hours they will try to disperse them, that people will drift away naturally.

the protesters have been contacting other protesters on social media, saying it starts now. get down here. this is where it is starting. >> all right. rob thank you. speaking to us from hong kong. the world health organization says thousands of doses of an experimental ebola vaccine should be available in the coming months. the u.n. agencies say the vaccines could eventually be given to health-care workers and other people at the high risk of the deadly virus. anti-government protests are taking place across egypt, including in the north. tear gas has been fired south of cairo. there has also been fighting in cairo. in yemen houthi rebels are celebrating their first friday in control of the capitol. they are calling it the friday

of victory. houthi fighters have taken over a number of mosques in sana'a. a peace deal was signed on sunday, but the rebels did not agree to leave the capitol. let's go to muhammad val on the line. we know the houthis have taken over large parts of sana'a, what has happened to the security forces? >> well, that's the question that everybody here is asking, and -- and apparently what happened was that some of the generals leading the army have decided not to fight and we have even been told by an advisor to the president yesterday that actually the president and top generals of the army decided not to fight, because they have seen that the houthis might have a lot of fire power, and confrontation in sana'a itself, the capitol with many millions living in it will cause a lot of

deaths. that's the story we have. but what we have seen after that is a total, total absence of the army, police, and security, and only those houthi rebels who came from the mountains in every street in every corner, and they are storming the houses of their opponents. so it's not just the government did not want to fight, or the army, but it is a total absence and total control for the houthis who can now enter wherever they go, and take revenge against any of their enemies, and that's what is worrying to earn here, and what has caused this backlash that al-qaeda is warning that they will wage war against them. so people are saying who can save sana'a, who can save yemen, and al-qaeda has never been on their minds as a choice. but anything can happen now. people are thinking about by way

by which yemen can go back to normal. >> as you say anything can happen in a security vacuum. mohammed thank you for that. now hundreds of migrants rescues from the mediterranean sea are now in cyprus after hours of negotiations with police. a group of more than 200 people delivered to be syria refugees were rescued after their boat hit rough seas. many of the migrants initially refused to leave the ship because they wanted to go to italy. energy ministers from russia and your next question have been meeting with representatives from the e.u. in a bid to solve their long-running dispute over gas supply. the european energy commissioner says some agreements have been made, but an official deal still hasn't been finalized. europe gets more than 30% of its

gas from russia, half of which passes through ukraine. moscow cut off supplies to kiev in june because of a price dispute. nick spicer has more from berlin. >> reporter: ukraine will pay $3.1 billion in two installments before the end of the year, and in exchange will receive some 5 billion cubic meters of natural gas; that is gas that it needs to get through the winter in order to keep its companies going and the households warm. however, the energy ministers of russia and ukraine need to go back to their national capitols to get the deal approved. the energy commissioner for europe said he hoped to come back here to berlin next week to finalize the accord. but a deal won't put an end to the dispute between the two countries. ukraine says it has been

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>> i'm ali velshi, the news has become this thing where you talk to experts about people, and al jazeera has really tried to talk to people, about their stories. we are not meant to be your first choice for entertainment. we are ment to be your first choice for the news. ♪ welcome back. let's check on the top stories on al jazeera. the pentagon says air strikes alone will not defeat isil. the u.s. defense secretary says the campaign including -- includes many efforts. the british parliament has approved air strikes against isil in iraq. prime minister minister david cameron recalled the politicians

from the summer recess to put the matter to vote. and palestinian president has renewed his bid to end occupation of the west bank. he wants a new timetable for israel to pull out of occupied land. let's get more on our top story, the us-lead coalition air strikes. in the last hour the u.k. has agreed to join the strikes. and discuss that i'm joined by a spokesman for cage a group set up to empower people impacted by the so-called war on terror. thank you for being with us today. the u.k. parliament has given the green light for u.k. participation against isil for air strike iraq. but you are not buying the prime minister's reasoning.

why not? >> i think there has been a lot of talk about going into iraq and syria, and there has been a fear factor that has been ripped up in recent weeks. yesterday we saw a [ inaudible ] and a number of his inner circle. and today those people have now been released. with those arrests, what we see is the media start to latch on to it, and start to push this narrative that we are in imminent danger. >> but your organization, and organizations like yours are in this the minority. the british general public tend to agree there is a need to stop these extremist groups. >> i think the british public, you know, maybe understands that, you know, isil, you know, maybe is a threat to the region, but i don't think most people people see isil as being a

threat to the u.k. we have heard from the homeland security chief saying that isil presents no danger to american homeland. we have seen other high profile security experts say the same thing about the u.k. as well. >> okay, well what about -- what about these foreign fighters who are leaving the u.k., apparently in droves to join the fight in syria, in iraq, to join groups like isil. aren't you concerned what would happen when they return home? they may pose a threat to national security. >> i think it's very important to look at the evidence before us. since 9/11 there have been about 66 britains involved in terrorist plots in the u.k. of those only two or three were involved in fighting or training

abroad. so the majority of those people committed those atrocities because of western foreign policy at the time in afghanistan and iraq. the war in syria which most fighters wasn't against british or american foreign policy. it's only now that western countries have decided to declare war that we're seeing direct threats coming from isil, to really target places in the u.k. >> thank you for coming on our show and sharing your incites with us. >> thank you very much. there has been a rally outside the central mosque in paris protesting the actions of isil and the killing of a french tourist. sonia has more from paris. >> reporter: several hundred

people attended the rally at the mosque on friday afternoon, just shortly after prayers. the aim to come together to denounce and condemn the actions of the group islamic state of iraq and the levant and the murder of the french national who was killed -- beheaded by an algearian group, a group that has links to isil. the feeling was very much one of solidarity, even though the director called on muslims to at ten the rally, it was very much a mixed affair, people of all backgrounds attending. and also at tended by the town's mayor who called for tolerance. >> it's highly symbolic, because all of the communities were

here. >> basically to explain just we don't want to be associated with such activities that is absolutely not in our religion. >> reporter: while there is certainly a sense of solidarity, an agreement that there needs to be some sort of condemnation against groupings like isil there is a sense of fairness that the muslim community leaders here in france have the responsibility of having to condemn this, when the muse limb community here at large have nothing to do with the practices of one jihadist group, but the pressure was there on the leaders of the french muslim community here, they had to be seen as doing something to distance themselves from such groups, but say they there is a time for there to be a serious debate, by calling by

condemnations, there needs to be a debate of something more serious, more nuance for there to be a proper understanding of the situation. in the past decade more than 300,000 arare treeians have left west africa. but why are they leaving in such numbers. they gained independence in 1993. all males have to do national service in what many call a corrupt government. and freedom of movement, speech, and assembly have increasingly been restricted. there has been a rise in france where border police are struggling to cope with the influx. >> reporter: niese central situation, among the crowds there are people who risk their

lives to reach here. the border police say more than 90% of illegal immigrants from africa are from eritrea. >> translator: i want peace, but i want to work. i'm 19 years old. i come from a country where there are problems. i had to leave eritrea, because there is no food, money, nothing there. >> reporter: many didn't want to talk ob reveal their identities. >> translator: the population is being repressed. >> reporter: they are not crossing the border between italy and france in record numbers, but most are trying to reach the united kingdom. it is now being called the north

korea of africa. 10,000 political prisoners are being held there in appalling conditions. >> reporter: this man was a professional photographer in eritrea. he has been officially recognized as an refugee. he told us his elder brother was drowned attempting to reach the shores of europe. >> translator: i would rather be in my own country, with my family and my own work, but i'm happy i made it to france. i'm alive. that's good already. >> reporter: his first love is the camera. he has been documenting the polite of his fellow countrymen and women and their journey through europe. he describes it all as a form of madness. but he says his people have no rights. they are completely helpless. exile is their own hope.

>> reporter: afghanistan's government says the taliban has killed at least 70 people in the country's east. a report suggesting 12 victims were beheaded. jennifer glasse has the latest from the capitol kaboul. >> reporter: local officials in the district in the west say this fight has been very brutal going on for nearly a week now, and the taliban have been launching revenge attacks against afghan local police, villages where the police have been protecting them against the taliban, and the taliban have been burning down many of those homes, brutally murdering any civilians they feel have acted against them jfshgs the taliban trying to take over the district headquarters and gain control of the area. we understand they attacked four check points along the road. they say they killed many police with improvised explosive devices planted in the road.

the governor says he believes afghan forces will prevail but he is waiting for reinforcement and it's difficult to get there. 400 reforcements have been sent but are running into trouble among the mountainous roads. it is a very difficult fighting season for the fighting forces. the new president is set to be inaugurated on monday. afghans hope this will bring more stability to the country. the taliban have been using the somewhat of political some a couple to launch more attacks. air travel at chicago's o'hara airport is slowly returning to normal after a man set fire to a traffic control center. the fire was reportedly started by a man who was found with self

inflicted wounds. he is being treated for burns. the north korean state television has acknowledged its leader is suffering from bad health. he they said the king is suffering from what is described as [ inaudible ]. it's the first official statement made about his health. he has been absent from government meetings in recent days. >> reporter: under an agreement cambodia will take in an unspecified number of australian refugees for $35 million. >> reporter: we met this man? july selling bread on the streets, he said he was fleeing torture, but life in cambodia was not one he would recommending to others.

>> it's very, very difficult to survive. so i don't want to advise anyone to come to cambodia. >> reporter: it was three months ago that australia was rumored to be making a deal with cambodia to send refugees there. that is now a reality. to deter more migrants from attempting the sea voyage the australian government says even confirmed refugees will not be allowed in many. so where will they go in australia has been looking to other countries, cambodia eventually said yes for about $35 million in aid. >> cambodian is ill equipped and an unsafe place to send refugees, and australia is the most well equipped place to deal with these meme.

in sydney there was a protest against the move, but very small, for most australians refugees here are out of site, out of mind. those here are angry at what they see as australia's in parting its responsibilities to another country. but they are also issuing temporary visa for those who are already here. they only apply to those who arrived after 2013. tens of thousands arrived before then. when australia's government was elected last september it promised they too would never be allowed to call australia home. >> they do not provide a path to permanent protection visas. >> reporter: that means a life in limbo. australia's deterrents are working. but that many argue comes at a cost to many australia's

reputation. that it turning its back on some of the world's most vulnerable people. still ahead on al jazeera, we'll show you what could be the future of air travel with flights across the globe and into the stratus sphere. and we'll find out who has the advantage at the end of the first day of the ryder cup. ♪

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tests later this year. what sets this company apart from other major players is what they intend to lawn -- lunch here. unlike previous designs which rely on rockets, this spacecraft is launched on the back of a modified an airbus aircraft. once proven the technology could also be used for passenger flights. >> reporter: you go to 10 kilometers, at 10 kilometers you have begin to have release, and the small vibration, and for 200 seconds you have a big boost. >> reporter: but going so high, the aircraft is able to drop down on to almost any

destination on earth. the flight between london and new york could easily be less than two hours. >> if we can fly people from point a to point b then we have a viable business model. >> reporter: the company is up against virgin galactic who has already sold hundreds of tickets for its joyrides. a u.s. company is also selling tickets for flights, and another u.s. company is dropping $75,000 balloon trips which take passengers 26 kilometers above the earth. bawl of these rides are aimed at tourists rather than point to point air travelers. it hopes its initial focus on satellite launch will give it the thrust it needs to one day

revolutionize travel. >> it's time for sport now. thank you very much. europe lead the united states 5-3 after the first day of the ryder cup. the united states lead after the morning, phil mickelson and keegan bradley beating rory mcelroy. >> when i played with darren clark in 2004, we had our budget -- butts kicked. and we had that today, but things can change very quickly. it didn't quite work for us on the golf course, but, you know, we have to look forward to the matches we're going to play ahead. but what a come back by

europe in the afternoon foursomes. they got their second win of the day. mcelroy and garcia fought back to have their match, and then finally graham mcdowell and victor won the last match of the day, to give europe that 5-3 advantage. >> we have got a great team, and it doesn't really matter who brings the points home, and there is always going to be some pairings that will lose, and there's so much that plays into it. so, you know, i don't really care who wins and who loses. >> fifa president says the report into alleged corruption into the 2018 and 2022 world cup bids will remain a secret. this follows a demand for more

transparency. lee wellings reports. >> reporter: this was the day it was hoped that the mist around fifa would finally be cleared. still a murky issue for football's world governing body three years after the hosts for 2018 russia, and 2022 qatar were announced. and for executive members, the report was not on the official agenda, being discussed at their meeting. >> someone who wants to see this thing put to bed once and for all, obviously i think it's in fifa's interest to be put to bed. >> reporter: he refused to say whether he complied with an ethic's advisory committee to hand back a watch. but with internal and external pressure he is being forced to address the corruption publication issue. >> do you want to see ultimately

transparency? >> absolutely. absolutely. we are, and it's not only from today. we started specifically in 2011 for transparency with our new committees we have installed, and we know now that the beginning of november they will be ready to report, or to give a report, and so we had just one months to wait. >> reporter: but proper disclosure has become a political football being kicked between fifa, garcia, and the judge, the man reading the report and responsible for delivering verdicts. without transparency, fifa cannot meet its desire to improve its image. but there are new members who went around the bidding process. i want to reflect public opinion by finally putting an end to

this world cup caw saga for good. the women's weight lifting at the asian games gave china another gold. she raised the bar by a further 2 kilograms, lifting 192 kilos. it's china's seventh gold in weight lifting at these games. south korea took on the north fight for the bantamweight title and the south korean prevailed winning all three rounds by a single point to take the gold medal. and to unquestionably my favorite sport of the asian games, especially volleyball with feet.

they are now face south korea in the gold medal match. rugby world champions new zealand are in argentina to play the pumas on saturday. since joining the newly named competition in 2012, argentina's record is 15-14-and one draw. >> reporter: these are the pumas, just back from their latest game in australia, where they came close, but that illusive first victory again eluded them. next up, the all blacks. one of the best of all times. current world and rugby championship champions, does argentina have any chance at all? >> translator: personally, i think we need another two years before we reach the levels of

the southern help m -- hemispheres. >> reporter: rugby has been played in argentina for more than 100 years. but now as then it's mostly an amateur sport played for many reasons, money not among them. this is the first division game between two of the biggest teams in argentina, and as you can see it's a fairly low-key affair. they lack in passion and dedication. some in the game like things just the way they are, while others are searching for the best combination of amateur and professionalism to push argentine rugby forward. >> translator: there's a very strong amateur base in argentine

rugby where the players are formed, and to reach the elite they must be professional. >> reporter: the best players go abroad like this fellow, who enjoyed a glittering career in ireland, england, and france before returning to norman where for him it all began. what are the dreams of the next generation of promising players? >> translator: the truth is i can train as much as i like, but it's not the same as having a contract, something thatting binds me a bit stronger than coming to train when i feel like it, so i believe we have to move towards professionalism, whether it's the pumas or the argentine club if we want to become a powerful rugby people. >> reporter: there is money in argentine rugby, it is spent on training, for travel, to rup the clubs, but not for player's

wages. some want to keep it that way, while others insist that bringing professionalism to the field would bring that elusive first victory. derek jeter said good-bye to his home stadium after two decades with the new york yankees, and i was a fairytale finish for the 40-year-old has he hits the winning run with the score tied at 5-5, bottom of the 9th, jeter connected allowing richardson to get safe with the winning run. securing the 6-5 victory with the 3,463 hit of his career. he'll end his career against the be ittal rivals the boston red sox at fenway on sunday. >> raul thank you. stay with us here on al jazeera, are we have another full bulletin of news for you at the top of the hour. reminder too, you can always go

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