>> techknow every saturday go where science meets humanity. this is some of the best driving i've ever done, even though i can't see. techknow. we're here in the vortex. only on al jazeera america. >> this is al jazeera america, i'm thomas drayton in new york. we'll get you caught up with the top stories much vows of revenge after the u.s. and other countries launch air strikes in syria. the united nations russia lashes out at the u.s. over air strikes in syria, and claims america for the crisis in ukraine. protests grow in hong kong as tens of thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators lock

down the heart of the center. >> and how an artist and activist ai weiwei spreads a message of freedom around the globe. >> in a deeper look - the spotlight on the issue of racial violence. we begin with breaking news out of ferguson, missouri. local st louis media report that police confirmed an officer has been shot. it appears the injuries are not fatal. this is the same area where unarmed teenager michael brown was fatally shot by police, sparking weeks of protest. today there's no exception. protests had been taken place, and appears to be an increa increasingly tense situation on

the ground. an officer has been shot. more details as they emerge and throughout the morning on al jazeera. the other top story, new threats against the united states and its allies in the fight against i.s.i.l. the al nusra front is threatening to retaliate against countries. they say it amounts to a war on islam, one that could last for decades. >> it's the first time al nusra front reacted to the operation. coalition forces launched a fresh round of air strikes today. saudi arabia's sworn minister issued the following statement saying the war against extremists in the middle east needs years, and must not stop before eliminating all terrorist matters. more countries joined the coalition, joining the u.s. in five arab countries, and especially for the arab nations.

it's a complex geography of allies and their agendas. >> more from courtney kealy. >> saudi arabia, united arab emirates, jordan, bahrain and qatar. america is proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with these nations. >> five governments, all monarchies, all sunni led, united with the u.s. in a common economy. i.s.i.l. is who they are uniting again. the list is growing. >> it's not an arab or muslim fight any more. it affects every delegate here and beyond. it's a fight of our times. success is a united struggle backed up by strong resources. >> reporter: it's the international participation last seen during the 1991 gulf war. yet more complex.

saudi arabia and emirates are two the biggest. saudi arabia in recent years have been a large supplier of arms to syrian rebels, with a goal of over throwing syrian president bashar al-assad, an ally of iran. the air strikes in syria, while weakening i.s.i.l., could tip the civil war in favour of bashar al-assad, and his forces. they incrude iran ran -- include iranian backed fighters. >> how do they handle the interest and contradictions. >> the administration denied it could give the advance government warnings. until disclosed they sent an alert to the foreign minister. the same message specifying where air strikes would be was delivered to the syrian u.n.

ambassador. >> we will not allow geography and borders to prevent us being able to take action against i.s.i.l. >> reporter: embittered rivals also joined up. some arabs view support of the government in daing dad as support for -- baghdad as support for shia militias. iran is a critic. at the un. hassan rouhani, the iranian president blamed plunders by western countries for creating safe havens for terrorists. there has been reports that a chief negotiator, and u.s. secretary of state john kerry have discussed the progress against i.s.i.l. on the margins of a nuclear negotiation. president hassan rouhani met with the british prime minister damn on on wednesday, marking the first time that britain's and iran's leaders met in

35 years. >> it was harsh criticism of u.s. foreign policy at the united nations, where world leaders gathered in u.n. headquarters. diplomatic editor james bays has the latest. >> sergey lavrov in his second big speech of the week, a couple of days ago, when president obama chaired the meeting, a noncontroversial speech. this one more hard-hitting, saying the coalition against i.s.i.l. was like previous coalitions done outside the u.n. framework. you mentioned the bombing of ooug slavia, the invasion of iraq, the bombing and occupation of afghanistan. all these things undermined what had been built during the world war ii at the united nations, and he wept on, an important passage of the speech, to talk about terrorism and extremism and said that russia warned the world some time ago. let's listen to that bit of the

speech. >> translation: from the beginning. arab spring, russia urged not to live to extremists and establish a united front. we warned against a temptation to make allies of anyone that proclaimed itself an enemy of bashar al-assad, be it al qaeda, al nusra, or other travellers, including i.s.i.l., which is the focus of our attention. >> reporter: an important part of the speech from sergey lavrov, saying, i think, "i told you so", to the americans and others, that since the beginning of the war in syria, they warned about terrorism and suggesting that some of those that the u.s. supported with words is the problem. >> russia's foreign minister attacked the u.s. for its involvement in ukraine. sergey lavrov said the crisis was the result of political interference by washington. >> translation: russia is

prepared to actively promote a political settlement under the process and other formats. it should be crystal clear that we are doing this for the sake of peace and tranquility and the ukranian people. >> meanwhile, on the ground in ukraine, officials say the ceasefire holds sides moving forward with a peace plan. it has not stopped fighting across the east. soldiers had a shoot out with rebel fighters. they have been fighting over the area. >> the u.s. embassy in yemen came under fire. no one was hurt when a rocket landed outside the komented pound. it happened in sanaa, the scene of heavy fighting. the state department officials said: after months of political

discord afghanistan is getting a new government. monday, the country will inaugurate ashraf ghani and abdullah abdullah will be chief executive. the men have agreed to work together after months of fierce accusations that the other had rigged the election. in just 100 miles south of the capital city, a fight with the taliban. dozens were killed yesterday. in afghanistan - it's not unnoticed by the u.s. the governors of new york, nevada, tennessee and missouri were on the ground. you can see here u.s. military - they were at a u.s. military hospital en route to afghanistan. they were invited to visit men troops. despite a withdrawal of u.s. forces there were 10,000 personnel deployed in afghanistan. >> the leader of hong kong's occupy central movement launched a mass disobedience campaign. thousands created a blockade in

the center. we have the latest. >> it has gone from a student led street protest to a mass occupies in a matter of hours. thousands answered the call from protest leaders to make the stand for political reform. app anxious wait to see -- an anxious wait to see what the authorities will do next about the community of protests. demonstrators have been busy preparing for attempts to clear them, including setting up first aid stations and listening to speeches from local activists who have made civil disobedience a way of life. given the turn out protest leaders believe numbers are on their side, presenting a crisis for the authorities in hong kong. and by association, beijing. >> i think they are waiting for an opportunity to do so.

went the crowd declined. they need some kind of the process. >> reporter: others have been warned that the process is illegal, and they'll be arrested. given the thousands taking part it's difficult to see how and when that will take place. separatists in spain hope to succeed where their count part famed. the president of catalonia called for a vote on ses session. officials in madrid are calling the vote unconstitutional saying it is against the will of the spanish people. a man shot after beheading a co-worker at a processing plant has been formally charged with first degree murder. alton nolan regained consciousness and was placed

under arrest. authorities say he severed the head of a coworkers. he went on to stab another worker. that woman survived. >> flights in and out of chicagoar resuming. air -- chicago are resume. air parts are reporting delays. a fire was set to the control center. it halted hundreds of flights out of a higher. causing ripple effects throughout the midwest. the suspect is hospitalized. the 36-year-old attempted suicide after setting that blaze. according to the federal bureau of investigation, police were alerted by a family member. following a post to his facebook account. in his he talked about the disruptions and anger towards the u.s. government. he's been charged with disruption of aircraft or air facilities. >> there's no federal database

attracting the number of people to any race killed by police. we look at the communities they vow to protect and if aggression against civilians is getting out of hand. also ahead - we introduce you to the newest member of the clinton family.

once again we are following breaking news. an officer in ferguson, missouri was shot. shot in the arm, as reported by local media. the officer's position is not known. this is the same area where unarmed teenager michael brown was fatally shot by police in august, which sparked weeks of protest. today was no exception. protesters - protests have been taking place throughout the evening. it appears to be an increasingly tense situation on the ground. local media reporting that an officer has been shot in ferguson, missouri, shot in the arm. more details as they emother-in-lawing throughout -- emerge throughout the night. we'll look at racial bias and police shootings, there's no

database attracting the data of racial shootings. local data shows a disproportionately high number of african-american victims. the issue that drew attention in ferguson is far from new. >> translation: it's been more than 15 years since an islamic man was shot dead by 15 police officers. unarmed, shot by 41 shots. that shooting sparked protests and calls for reform. many wonder if that case and its legacy prompted change. three recent shootings of unarmed black men brought the issue of racial bias back to the center of public debate. the shooting of michael brown was addressed in president obama's speech to the united nations. >> the world took notice of a

small american city of ferguson, where a young man was killed and a community divided. yes, we have racial and ethnic tensions. >> the department of justice is looking into civil rights violations, and video was released of a black shopper killed by police in an ohio wal-mart. john crawford carried around a toy gun. the video contradicts a 911 call in which a shopper says a man was walking around the store loading the gun, pointing it at people. the grand jury plans not to indict the officers involved. there will be a review. it will be determined whether race has a role. video was released of another black man shot by a white police officer. 35-year-old levar jones was shot

during a traffic shot. ordered to produce a driver's licence, he reached into his car and was shot. the officer that shot jones, shaun groubert was fired from the force. jones is recovering from a gunshot wound to the hip. >> let's take a deeper look. i want to bring in "eva bee's jamboree"'s security and -- al jazeera america's security expert, and the mother of a man shot by police in 1999. ladies, great to have you with us. >> thank you for having us. >> ms dearticlo, you have gone through a pain no mother should have to go through. in 15 years since you lost your son, you have been hearing these stories. has anything really changed? >> i have to say since my son was gunned down in 1999, we thought things would be better

by now. 15 years later we are observing instead of progress, we are going backwards. this is troubling. because i - i thought my son's legacy that brought all races in the country together, and demanded positive changes, could have served to educate and inform the public that we need police and community relations to be improved. we have made little progress, and now, after ferguson, after what happened to - in new york city to many victims, we have much more to do. a lot more to do vis-a-vis the law enforcement, and all these victi victims, we cannot begin to

count how many people belongs the minority communities, they are all african-american, hispanic, in the minor neighbourhoods, we have to wonder law enforcement doing abuse of power, or are they just aggressively apprehending people in the different neighbourhood that different race to them. whenever there's a shooting case, we have seen the shooting victim will be back or hispanic, and more often the person that did the brutality will be white, unfortunately. >> you raise an important question. i want to get to you in the dealo case, where it was ruled that officers acted within policy. we hear this. what is within policy. >> each police department has its own set of rules on the use of force, and they are supposed to define different categories

of force and when it can be used. these are detailed rules that will say, well these are the circumstances in which you can use a choke hold for example, or these are the circumstances in which you can shoot. are you allowed to shoot after somebody fleeing, who has not committed a melone, or things of that nature that are precise. these are laid out in the police department's operational policies and procedures. they do give police officers some margin of discretion as they have to. but it can sometimes serve as a cover for when police have acted unlawfully. >> the officers are trained not to flee a situation. so if they are scared and intimidated, they could use excessive force. >> they are not supposed to use excessive force. the basic principle is that officers should use force

proportionate to the threat they are facing. they are not supposed to shoot at random. the question though is and this is what is difficult in these cases, is the weight that is given to the officers own situational aware possess, and his or her feeling of the threat imposed by the person that's been shot. >> reporter: the shooting death of your son gripped the nags. how do you -- nation, how do you feel your son was betrayed? >> unfair. he was stereotyped as a pore west african immigrant who lost his life on the tough streets of new york. and portrayed as uneducated, even though he graduated from bangkok international french school and went to singapore to have a computer science

programme, before moving to the united states. this is why whenever there's a shooting victim involving law enforcement, they portray the victim in a negative light. and this is unfair. he spoke five languages, french, english, thai, hispanic, spanish and folani. and was international world traveller. that didn't come to the reporting by the media. this is why when i speak, i speak across the country, about racial healing and journalism. it's really bad reporting that was done for my son. sometimes when we saw the headline in africa when i was living then, i almost collapsed. he was portrayed as a street peddler. it was unfair. >> a lot of people in the community feel they are of the vic tixes and diane

eastabrook -- victims. and diane eastabrook talked to the black community in ferguson, missouri where teenager michael brown was killed. . >> reporter: it's a typical day in this judge's courtroom. >> you have to stay out of trouble. >> reporter: defendants, mostly black, appear before the judge on traffic violations, often resulting in stiff presumes. lloyd is here for driving on a suspended licence. it's not his first ticket. >> sometimes i don't ride through ferguson, so i won't get stopped. accusations of racial bias in ferguson's police station department and the municipal court are prompting the city to dropping some fines that unfairly target minorities. it's a step to fixing community relations. last week the town took a step,

inviting residence to air grievances in a first of a set of meetings with the mayor and city council. the police chief apologised for the way his department handled brown's shooting. >> i want to say this to the brown's family, no one that has not experienced the loss of a child can understand what you are foal. i'm truly sorry for the loss of your son. >> reporter: on a radio talk show, a law professor discussed the violence in town, saying city leaders are trying to build a bridge to the community but have a long way to go. >> the citizens' frustration was yes, i'm voicing concerns, but not getting empathy. >> community activists say real change is not coming to ferguson until the resident take app active role. that means voting. 12% of the cities registered voters cast ballots. ferguson is predominantly blark,

but its mayor is white. >> patricia wants to change that. the democratic committee woman lives around the corner from where brown was shot. she has been holding weekly civic classes for residents, encouraging them to run for office. >> these are people that tried to act in the past. saying patricia, i'm sorry, i should have run. >> protests in ferguson continued. but are smaller, a reminder that the community has not found a new normal. >> how many department of justice investigations that are open are there? >> 33 or 34 listed on the website. >> what proomps an investigation? >> there's no rule back, but it could be one of several things. if there has been a complaint about the police text or the

justice department is reading about things that happened. generally speaking, the department of justice will intervene if they think there's a pattern of practice or misconduct. a single case of police brutality is not enough for the department to get involved. they only sort of put themselves into the picture where they think something is happening systematically, where there's problems with the use of force, the way it's implemented or cases are investigated, or that there are serious issues of racial bias. that's the other part. >> police departments don't have to report statistics to the department of justice as far as police involved shooting. >> no, and that's remarkable. there's a 1990s law authorising the department of justice to carry out investigations and mandates that the statistics should be reported. but it never required the police

departments to report them to the department of justice. as a result, whatever statistics the d.o.j. has on this are incomplete by a long shot. >> what question should we ask. is race and cultural issues the four issues here? >> we have to address the race issue. just saying that the law enforcement - a police officer who killed african american victim, we should not limit the accusation to the law enforcement officer per se. i want to say the system itself has to be kept in mind and we need a national conversation around the country so that people will accept and come around and talk about the issue, not like a day against -- they against us. we need to work together. we are not against law

enforcement or police, but against the individuals abusing power and killing innocent young victims like the way they kill my son and others children. what i want to add about the chief of police in ferguson, his apology, i think, if it is genuine and sincere, the community needs to understand that they have to give him a chance. the they have to give him a chance to redeem himself, so that we can have real solution, not just clashes and crisis after crisis. this is my voice, and i call on america, everyone to understand law enforcement, community. teachers, everyone in the neighbourhood need to come together with law enforcement and we need to work together because we need real solutions. >> we need to work together, do

you feel the officers in small towns and larger cities are trained in these situations with the minority communities. >> it varies, and that's the beauty and the -- with policing in the united states. we don't have a standard system. police department should have a good idea of what is expect from them in the context of use of force. because as there have been a number of d.o.j. investigations, and the d.o.j. entered into settlements with several police departments, and they lay out in a great deal of detail what it is that a police department needs to do and standard they make. >> with a growing number of incidents, some need to learn the right and teach communities how to respond if they are retained by law enforcement

officials. >> reporter: for days after being stopped. this man felt powerless. >> they basically jumped out of the car, four large officers and were yelling and like "get on the wall", and to me, it was very bizarre experience, because i hadn't done anything. they said if i didn't have id or produce it, i would be going to gaol. they said "the next time a cop tells you to do something, you better do it." i remember that ringing in my ears. he said the police let him go after he showed id. >> i had pent-up frustration. the best way to do something would be to get involved in the community. >> he started teaching know your rights workshops and they asked us not to show your faces. >> you have to take control of the situation by asking am i being stopped and arrested. >> a survey shows the experience is nothing new.

>> a show of hand. >> who in the room has ever been stopped by police officers? >> i was stopped. they said i was tired. they searched my book bag. i didn't know what to do. it was my first time. i was nervous "why are they doing this?" >> reporter: the workshop teaches teens to stand up for their rights, without making the situation worse. >> by stating clearly "look, officer i understand you have questions, i have id, i don't consent to you questioning me." you were letting them know you have a limit. >> he says when he has asserted his right police let him go on his way. >> earlier this year the n.y.p.d. undid a stop and frisk practice, which allowed them to search people committing a crime or were about that.

police say it drove down crime rates. but civil rights groups say it targeted their community. stop and frisk has lessoned. maria teaches a course on policing diverse communities and stress management to more than #00 n.y.p.d. -- 800 n.y.p.d. officers, saying mandatory training can prevent incidents. >> we have an obligation as a society to give the tool. >> investing the time and funny in training officers remains the biggest change. just in our final moments, where do we go from here? >> where we go is we need to have a national conversation about policing. it's been a long time coming. and we have seen many incidents,

particularly obvious the last few months, of police brutality and the race issues that are underlying policing in america. i think it's up to the administration at this point, and president obama to take the step to take the national conversation, to convene with people who need to convene in this way. police, community, still liberties groups, all the people need to be at the table, and we need to figure out what it is we want our police officerses to look like. >> do you think police body cams will help to hold police more account ail. >> that's what the city shows. it's been shown that body cans reduce violence, and there's a lot of concerns about privacy issues, police are going into very sensitive situations. say they are responding to a

domestic adduce call and are going into a home. the body cam would record the interactions. one has to think about how body cams are going to affect policing in those situations. you have to think about, you know, what actually happens to the data that is captured by the body cams. again, a lot of people's personal affairs need to be on the video, and they need to be thought out, robust policies to govern how they are controlled. >> your final words on your mission, and where we go from here. >> we are at the foundation, we are committed to condition the work that we need to do. stakeholders call n everyone to join. the last statement made about the body camera, there's a fine line there. in the end it will help to save

lives, we support that. i really am sad that we have to go to another funeral. it's something that i wish i would not do. but i went to a long island, to a funeral. i went for counselling, and i joined with trevor martin, and shaun bell - i cannot finish counting. this needs to stop. we need to work hard and make it a better place for everyone. thank you. >> appreciate your time in sharing four story, and as always, al jazeera security and law contributor. good to see you. we follow breaking news out of ferguson, missouri. local media reporting they confirmed an officer has been shot in the arm. no word on the officer's condition. this is a live look from north st louis, where there's an

active scene. police are investigating. they have the area roped off and several roads are closed. there's reports tonight that residents took to the streets after the news broke, but were asked by police to leave the scene. remember, this is the same area where unarmed black teenager michael brown was fatally shot by a white police officer in august, sparking weeks of protests, today was no exception. protests were held throughout the evening and it appears to be an intense situation on the ground. once again you are looking live at ferguson, it is 10:37 local time. media reporting an officer has been shot in the arm in ferguson, we'll bring you more details as they emerge. stay with us. left that i have of the mexican culture... >> fighting for their future...

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60 years ago this week. the national guard protected people, millions of people don't hold citizenship anywhere. we have their story. >> reporter: in the eyes of the law these people do not exist. they are among the more than 10 million people worldwide who are stateless. as such, they are denied rights to education, healthcare and the freedom to travel. at this mobile legal clinic, the villages on the thai border are getting help. university professors and students are advising them on ways to be recognised by thailand government. it's a small step towards the

united nations campaign launched on sunday to end the statement. this woman was stateless herself, but was born and grew up in thailand. she fought four years for sit dispepship and wants to help -- citizenship. and wants to help others. >> every person has a right to citizenship. every kid born should have a birth certificate for any document that prove where they - who they are, where they were born. >> that's easier said than done. the people lived in this area before myanmar and thailand existed and fled war and persecution, across the border. their statelessness is born out of the clash between a need to survive, and hard politics of nation states. >> it's the middle of the rainy season, and most of the houses

are makeshift. leaving the people somewhat unprotected. that is rather similar to the legal situation. about a third of the households here are not documented. that means that they are totally unprotected under the law. after getting legal advice at the village community space, they share what they have learnt with the men in the family. they have four children, born here, but they can't get the education or careers they want. they get sick, and can't access affordable health care and are vulnerable to exploitation and trafficking in some cases. >> translation: if we have education, we'll know what our rights are, and can pass it on to other people. >> reporter: norma, and millions like her, are out to prove that being stateless is far from being hopeless.

in egypt, a judge postponed the ruling for the retrial of hosni mubarak. the ousted president faces charges related to the murder of protesters. hosni mubarak was sentenced to life imprisonment for the same charges in 2012 before a retrial as ordered. a judge said the court is working to complete justifications in the case. al jazeera continues to demand the release of its three journalists imprisoned in egypt. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have now been detained for 273 days. they are falsely accused of aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood. badr got an additional three years for having a spent bullet in his possession. >> japanese rescue cruiews are trying to reach 40 climbers. the mountain erupt, sending a

plume of ash and smoke into the skies. it last erupted in 2007. at home we follow severe storms. let's go to kevin corriveau from the weather center. >> that's right. the areas of flooding we were talking about. we have a bit of relief. >> perfect. >> there's an area of fires that we talked about last week, that was a king fire. i want to break this down. you can see an area of circulation. on the eastern part of the area, that's where we are seeing the flooding across nevada and utah. on the western side of that area, this is where the king fire is located, and we have seen rain showers in the area. that's good news there. we had seen about 95,000 acres burnt across the region, but it is now 75% contained. they are also picking up snow here across the sierra nevada. and that is about 7500 feet and

above. not too much of a priority. what we'll see is that rain starting to make its way to the north-east. so idaho, mon tan yes, all the way to colorado. it will be a rainy sunday as well as this other area that we are watching across the south-east. so georgia, we'll see rain. that will continue to make its would up to the eastern seaboard. by the time we get to tuesday, it will fizzle out. temperatures will be warm. we'll see 82 degrees in new york on sunday. 77 in chicago, denver 78. the cooler air will make its way over towards the east. by the time we get towards tuesday, we'll see a lot of cooler temperatures across the north-west. and down to the south, over to houston, we'll see about 87 degrees. severe weather will be a problem over the next day. that's where the two air masses come together. the warm air mass, and the

cooler air mass up towards the north. seattle, cooler for you with a texture of 63. loss christopher gibson, a little -- los angeles, a little above average with a temperature of 84. >> parts of the country are holding on to summer. >> it's great. >> thank you. still to come on al jazeera america. china's famous activist ai weiwei may not be allowed to leave the country but his artwork is picking its way around the world. we explain when we come back. advanced labs. >> how do you scale somethig you

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once again, breaking news out of ferguson, missouri. local meet ya report and it's -- media reporting and it's been confirmed that an officer has been shot in the arm. ferguson, missouri, as you know, this is the same area where unarmed black teenager michael brown was shot by a whis police officer back in august. that -- white police officer back in august. that sparked a week of protest. you could see a lot of activity as the investigation continued. we heard of resident coming out as soon as ut news broke about the officer's shooting. they were told to go back.

this is an increasingly tense situation on the ground. once again, police say an officer has been shot in the arm in ferguson. the same area where an unarmed black man was shot. joining us on the phone. what are you hearing in the area? >> on top of the officer being shot in the arm, people in the crowd - they said over the scanner that the target was down. captain ron johnson came out and said he will not ask twice to leave. we need to clear the area. and the police are waiting. they are blocking off areas at the st. peters of angelo, and the church of christ. they occupied the parking lot. they have taped off the area.

there's unmarked cars pulling up right now. what the legal observers and pretty much areveryone out heres they are waiting to bring the body out. no one else was shot but the officer, but a target is down, so... >> once again, we want to confirm that an officer has been shot, shot in the arm. we don't have any confirmation about an additional officer shot. this is the video you took earlier this evening. when you received word of an officer shot, take us through the process. residents heard about the news and they surrounded the area, police told you guys to leave. what happened? >> we were in front of the ferguson police department. i don't know how many miles. not a lot, like 6 stop lights from where we are now.

we started seeing police from behind the ferguson police department. they were going in. they were going from the road to the chambers. chambers brings us to the sign where the church is now. and when we got here, they were - i think they were confused. they didn't seem to know where they were going for sure. finally they came up to the church, and there's a helicopter flying above with the lights off. what is his name. chief jackson from the ferguson police department drove by, spoke to an officer and drove off. i don't know if he's here, stayed or what. captain ron johnson, from the state troopers, he's here. he made a statement and told us to leave and clear the area. he's not going to ask us more that once. we heard him say to someone on

the phone or an officer that the threat ongoing are going to end today, because he's been verbally threatened... >> we'll have to end it there, we are trying to get additional information, i speesht your time, taking us -- appreciate your time, takes us through what you know and have been seen, we want to recap an officer has been shot. that's all the information we have, shot in the arm. we are trying to gather details. we'll have more throughout the evening. we'll be right back.

. >> he's china's most famous artist. ai weiwei, best known for his work, the design of the beijing bird cage during the olympics. emma haywood has a report from

england. >> reporter: under an 18th century ceiling, the classical and contemporary collide. ai weiwei's shankeda leer casting light on one of the britain's stately of homes. ai weiwei can't be at blenom to see his work go on show. his passport was confiscated in 2011, when he was held for 81 days by the chinese authorities. despite the difference, he has directed how the exhibition looks and feels. >> what we tried to do was create a virtual world for him. we started by photographing the palace, gave him books about the family and the palace, and made video walk-throughs, and took it a step further. as we got through the process, we had the scans. >> artists and activism came through the corridors. at one room, thousands of

porcelain given to a dinner. in another, hand dynasty advisors are covered in paint. an impact of consumerism. >> what is striking about the exhibition is ai weiwei's work sits comfortably in this palace dating back the to 18th century. a pal sass where winston churchill -- palace where winston churchill was born. ai weiwei has been a struggle for freedom. >> she profound in terms -- he is profound in terms of messages and what he wants to communicate. a lot of the things that he espouses and holds dear are things that winston churchill, a member of the family, also held deer. that's a nice sit gnatry.

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