jamstream. this is al jazeera america, live from new york city, i'm richelle carey. here are the top stories. a pivotal election in ukraine - showing a ground swell of support for pro-western policy the end of a war era. the u.s. and britain turn over the last military base to afghanistan the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. blasts a lack of international efforts to blast ebola and west africa the uphill battle.

women trying to escape domestic abuse. we talk to two who succeeded it is election day for many around the world. polls closed in ukraine where people cast their ballots in parliamentary elections. exit polls show support for petro porashenko's pro-western policies much today's vote taking place as protests begin in the east. tunisians vote in parliamentary elections, this vote in the country that sparked the arab spring revolution, seen as a step in the transition to democracy. it's the first vote under a new constitution, and a second since the uprising in 2011. in brazil it's a tightly contested run off. dilma rousseff, the incumbent

seeking a four year turn, facing aecio neves to ukraine, polls are expected to close soon. >> reporter: on the street where dozens were shot dead in the uprising today they came to vote. the young and the old. everyone nose that this sa crucial time in -- knows that this is a crucial time in ukraine's history. they disappear on many other things. >> we hope many things improve. that we have peace and the anyhow will get better. these elections are important. >> what do you see as important in these elections? >> nothing. nothing will change the situation in ukraine. corruption is too big. i can't tell you that this -

there's people who are going to be in power in ukraine. practically they seem different, but they are the same. the mentality is the same as it was. >> president petro porashenko travelled to kramatorsk in the east. the town was captured by separatists this year. it was retaken by the government. his visit here was a statement. he wanted to say in this town belongs to ukraine, and the better times are ahead. >> people are intensive, want to vote. and vote for the new country. for the reform, for the corruption, for building up new state, and for the peace. all these people are waiting for the peaceful we are together with them much may depend on these men in the weeks and months ahead. the soldiers were given time to vote in kramatorsk. the ceasefire is shaky. many fear that the conflict is bound to resume. after all the turmoil of the

past year, there's a lot of talk in kiev of a new political beginning. the ukrainians know that the success of their country's transition is, to some extent. out of their own hands. it depends how much support they receive from countries in the west, and decisions taken by vladimir putin and the russians to the east. >> in independent square, life goes on. a vintage car rally is being held, where people fought and died to overthrow president viktor yanukovych. families hope that the sacrifices of the past year have not been in vape. >> later tonight, in our segment "the week ahead", we'll look at ukraine's election. president petro porashenko is calling it a cleansing of parliament. that's a quote. we'll see if that's the case at 8:30 eastern, 5:30 pacific. polls have been closed for

several hours in tunisia. the country that sparked revolutions across the middle east and north africa. residents are voting for a new parliament. a test for the effort to achieve democracy there is a sense of excitement across tunisia. for many young people, this is the second time they voted in a free election here. the thing is democracy will not be easy to achieve. >> it's a long way to go. i see so much creativity, and so many things coming out of the revolution. i'm staying positive. i know that there's a long, long way to go. >> most people are expected to vote for the two major political forces. the call for tunisia promises a separation between the state and religion. and another which is an islamic party led by this man, who lived

in exile for decades under the previous regime. >> today the dreams of the martyrs of april come true. those who died when they spoke up in tunisian parliament, and god bless the army and police men. >> the electoral system, proportional representation makes it unlikely a party will min an overall majority. >> i don't see a coalition takes place. they have been attacking each other over the last two years. i don't think the coalition - but it is possible that they sign an agreement towards the government to take place. >> it's that kind of compromise and national dialogue that led to a new constitution in january. but successive governments failed to cut unemployment, and improve living standards.

tunisians may be politically divided. now they can choose which path they want to take. the transmission to democracy is not just about a free election. people want economic change and security in the country. >> there's a big security presence around the country. a few days ago police discovered a hideout of a group preparing attacks. they raided the home, killing five women and a man who they say was armed. the civility of the country is at take in the election. most want the goals of the revolution fulfilled. what is important now is that people feel that they can trust the election results. hashem ahelbarra is in tunis, and joins us now. the connection is a little shaky, we'll do our best. hashim, tell us about the voter turn out. we know there has been a few

security concerns. >> well, officials say that the voter turn out stands at 60%. this is very good news for government officials, for political parties and tunisians, because until yesterday there were concerns about voter app athy, and you are talking about stability, and about the reez of armed -- rise of armed groups, particularly a group associated with al qaeda, designated as a terrorist organization. against this pack drop, the tunisians were concerned about voter apathy or a low turn out. tonight this shows with 60%, it shows that there was a genuine willingness among tunisians to move forward and have a genuine democracy. >> the voters, the electorate, the people there, are they

preparing for a coalition government considering there is so many candidates on the ballo ballot? >> definitely. tunisia has been beset by political bickering and divide led by the conservatives and the secularists. that divide has gripped tunisia for the past four years. they say that whoever wins the election. there's no party that will win a landslide majority. there's only one option, which is to form a national unity government. there's a realise agency in this country has bun way out, to form -- one out to form a unity government to deal with pressing demands, particularly

unemployment, which stand at 16%, and violence which is on the rise over the last few years. >> hashem ahelbarra, live in tunis. thank you after 13 years british and u.s. combat operations have officially ended in afghanistan's helmand province. two key bases were handed over to afghan forces. british soldiers and u.s. marine lowered plastic bags on camp bavtian and camp leather neck. >> the handover of the two bases in helmand province marks the end of the combat mission in that province. two large bases handed over to the afghan security forces. the last british base and the last american u.n. base. camp bastian, the british base, and camp leatherneck. this marks a big transition for the n.a.t.o. force as it wind down a 13 year mission in

afghanistan, 13 years of conbat coming to an end. only 10,000 american troops will remain, and the main goals to support, train the african security forces, to mentor them as they move forward. >> 350,000 afghan security forces across the country. the taliban control a lot of rural areas there. afghan officials point out that they haven't been able to take any district centers and towns and cities that they try to take. they control a lot of the rural areas. afghan forces doing their best, but they recognise that they don't have what nato did have. some of the nato intelligence and air support. those are the things that the now nato force, when it takes over next year in 2015, will be offering afghan security forces as they move forward into a new

phase, a combat mission coming to an end with the close of two large bases in helmand province. we'll see more forces levelling ag with the idea that only about it 12,000 n.a.t.o. forces remain in 2015. >> jennifer glasse in kandahar the u.s. coalition forces launched five air strikes against i.s.i.l., near kobane. the strikes hit several vehicles belonging to i.s.i.l. and a building. bernard smith has more from the turkey syria border. >> all that separates turkey from syria here is just a little bit of barbed wire. most of it pushed down. on the other side of that, syrian kurds. if they wanted to, they'd be allowed to cross. they don't want to leave behind cattle or vehicles. they are don't want to bring those over. most elected to stay there. they have been there for weeks on end, since i.s.i.l. started to encircle and push on kobane.

in the distance over there is kobane. this entrance to the area is one of two that could potentially be used by the iraqi peshawar when and if they come to kobane. you can see how close we are just hearing the gun fire and the artillery in the distance. the other border crossing right in the center of kobane is where i.s.i.l. forces have been shelling with mortars, because they want to stop, take control of that border crossing to prevent the passing of the peshawar so they can control access to kobane there. that is why this border may be the one used instead. here the turkish military are in control on this side, and on the other that, for the time being, is in control of syrian kurdish fighters. >> bernard smith on the turkey-syrian boarder

in iraq security forces say they have taken back part of the key city from i.s.i.l., south of baghdad. it is considered a biggest gain. the army was only able to do it with help from a controversial military brigade. imran khan reports. >> mortars hit i.s.i.l. positions. in a rare success storey for an army described as dysfunctional. the fighters are from a shia militia force. in less than 72 hours they took the villages and the main roads. fighting alongside regular army units. the brigade is battle hardened and controversial. during the height of the sectarian violence in iraq in 2006, '07 and '08 the group was accused of operating death squads and committing war crimes against the sunni operation. now it takes orders from the

iraqi government. this latest offensive shows that it is a highly disciplined and regulated fighting force. >> we have substantial gates, we have taken many orchards where i.s.i.l. was fighting. we are shelling the last of the farms where the fighters are. >> reporter: this is pushed by the iraqi army and political masters. prime minister haider al-abadi visited the area to congratulate the troops. in many ways this was the easiest operation that the iraqi army mounted. this is the furthest south the group has been able to come. this town is very crucial. this is the jumping off point of the south and there are key religious shrines. defending them is crucial. they are sacred for shia muslims

and represent a red line for the iraqis and iranians who threatened to send in ground troops to defend them. the push of i.s.i.l. to the south has been held back. but they are still in control of large parts of the country most of the polls in brazil are closed. dilma rousseff is seeking a second term, seeking a tough challenge from governor aecio neves. as we said, the polls are closed in some parts of the country, why are we not getting exit polls so far? >> well, it's an interesting technicality. it's daylight savings time here now, which means that for another hour and a half, the final - the last polls in the west of the country will not close, and since exit polls are not allowed to be announced. it will coincide with a bulletin put out by the electoral

tribunal. by the time it is closed, there's be 60% of results making exit polls pointless. this time around it was decided to scrap them. >> makes a lot of sense. any indication on who might be ahead though? >> no, we don't. we know that the opposition candidate has his stage ready in the home state. he is in down there now. the stage is ready for the acceptance speech, and the statement in brazil, where the president will be arriving shortly. all the polls show that this is a close race. it's the case that we have no idea as of yet. it will be an hour and a half before we have a better indication as to who is ahead. >> we'll check in again with you. straight ahead on "al jazeera america". protesters in hong kong call off the referendum. we'll tell you what the next move is.

that is coming up.

the center for disease control and prevention released the latest ebola death toll numbers, the top three countries are in west africa. 2300 liberians died from the virus. 1300 deaths were reported, and 926 people in guinea died. in all, the virus killed 4900 people, nearly all in west africa, a point emphasised by a doctor at the national institute of health. >> we have to be more - continue to be aggressive in our educating people to understand, because right now we have a devastating epidemic in west africa and an epidemic of fear in the united states. >> we have to educate people what they do not need to be afraid of. >> the ambassador travelled to guinea and was critical of international support. the u.s. envoy will visit

liberia, sierra leone, and the ebola mission in ghana. there were calls from lawmakers for a west african travel band. the u.s. government said it needed $1 million to fight the outbreak. >> it put a spotlight of several hundred companies not dealing with ebola. there's a plan in place it fix that. as tonya page reports, it is sparking controversy. >> reporter: this hospital has brought 21st century health care to the suite u. the company brought in a private company to operate it. the hospital is well organised. i come, i get a number and see a doctor. that didn't happen in the old one. >> reporter: it has the first intensive care unit, offering surgeries like hip replacement that patients used to have to travel to south africa for.

there's no doubt it's saving lives. >> this baby was born 24 weeks. full term is 40 weeks. if she was born in the old hospital, she wouldn't have survived. the hospital uses 32% of the house budget. oxfam alleges it is draining more. >> the hospital costs $6 million u.s. a year to run. it's an 18-year agreement that the government is locked into. the fact that it takes 51% of a health bank account and is increasing means that there isn't going to be a health budget for other facilities. >> the government admits there is not enough money left over for rural clinics. a u.s. charity is building clinics, but the government can't afford to staff them. the government says private partners are making too much money out of the hospital and

the world bank should not promote the model as one for other countries to follow. >> it is a good hospital, a good model. the infrastructure is good, and services. how you use it to benefit your own society is difficult for me so say that it is the best. >> the public-private-funding experiment in health care brought much-need the world-class services to one of africa's poor countries. it is far from perfect a quarter of the citizens have to travel more than three hours to reach the nearest health facility. >> organizers of occupy central cancelled a referendum to decide whether street protests should continue. protesters have been in the financial distribute for a month. they have been blocking access to businesses. the government offers to submit

a report to beijing outlining why beijing wants free and open elections. organizers plan to bet protesters decide whether to regroup, but says a referendum should take place. >> i think the reason for the suspension is because of sufficient discussion. therefore, i think what may be the next step in order to rectify the mistakes made, we need to have more discussion about it. >> thousands are camp out at the protest site. demonstrators say they see no resolution in site members of the young overseas chinese association expressed support for the police officers and disagreed with the protesters, urging them to negotiate with the government and offering present for police. students were attacked by police during an attack.

they were handed over to a drug gang and have not been seen since. adam raney has the story. >> reporter: these are the faces of 43 missing students, name to add to 8,000 that have gone missing since president peno nieto took office two years ago. in the past year mexico has been hailed for pursuing major reforms under the vibe rant new intelligent. as the case of the missing students highlights drug violence, corruption and impunity, the shine is wearing off of peno nieto's administration. marchers say they live in a narco state, a place ruled by drug cartels. family members of the missing and their advocates say the president largely ignored them. >> he tours disaster zones with camera crews in toe.

he is yet to visit the crime scene or the parents. >> it's questionable and unacceptable that he has not met the 43 families. all families blame the federal and state government for being absent, and thou they have acted for many years. >> it's not that the president disappeared. he appears on television at entslike this, where -- events like this, where he opens the cancer ward, but he didn't speak often about the missing students. they are brief remarks when he does, and he is yet to take questions from the press. >> the federal government will work with a confirm determination, clarify what happened and apply the full force of the law against those responsible. >> alex and roe was an intelligent official under the former president who launched the drug war in 2006. >> would you say that this shows

enrique pena nieto's security policy has failed. ? >> yes, he inherited a security policy and continued with it, albeit with better communication skills, with some improved coordination. it's the same policy. >> an unchanged mexico. one where large parts of the country are controlled by criminals, not authorities, one where people pay the highest price for government failures. ahead on al jazeera america - israel and jordan sign a peace treaty, it's not been a perfect relationship, we look back at the rocky relationship. and a story of two women facing a difficult decision - to remain in an abusive family or live homeless with their children. their story next.

welcome back to al jazeera america here is a look at your

top stories. today's election day in three countries around the world, each with far-reaching implication, in ukraine voters choose a new parliament, in tupizia a first election under a constitution, and in brazil a run-off decides the next president demonstrators in hong kong called off a referendum. they want dialogue. they will decide whether protesters remain on the streets and for the future n.a.t.o. combat operations end in afghanistan's province. bastian and leather neck were handed over to afghan forces on sunday. all nato troops are scheduled to be out by disease. -- disease. >> 20 years ago israel signed a peace treaty. the relationship has not been

perfect. we have this report from jordan. >> reporter: when jordan and israel signed a peace treaty 20 years ago, they put behind them 46 years of war and mistrust. since then, the two neighbouring countries had an uneasy relationship. king abdullah once described his relationship with binyamin netanyahu as cold and unplent. this is how he feels -- unpleasant. this is how he feels now. >> translation: today we have islamic and zionist extremism. if jordan is fighting extremism in islam and israelis are slaughtering in gaza and jerusalem every five minutes, there's a problem. >> reporter: fears of israeli negotiations angered the kingdom which hosts many refugees. jordan has a stake in the

palestinian-israeli conflict, not only because it has the largest palestinian population refugees. it recognises jordan's role in looking after islamic shrines in jerusalem, agreeing to give high priority when the palestinians net the future of the city. >> by allowing right-wing jewish groups to enter the compound jordan feels israel is under mining its role in protecting the site? we continue to tell israeli officials, anything action on the holy sites must be stopped. >> a refugee that fled to jordan is living in the refugee camp, since 2007. he says the peace treaty is more relevant to israel much >> translation: jordan assures the population there'll be no wars and no one will ask israel why it's stealing palestinian

land. >> reporter: there has been calls for the government to separate ties with israel. analysts say there's too much to lose. >> i'm convinced israel will never sever ties. it's not in jordan's interest. security accord nation is important. as important tore israel and -- for israel and jordan. >> reporter: the treaty defined borders and returned one area to jordan. for many, if feels like a truce, not peace jordan was the second arab country to sign a peace accord with israel. israel was the first to sign in 1979. western sanctions against russians appear to make an impact. analysts say it forces russia into a close alliance with

china. >> reporter: earlier this month russia and china struck three dozen energy, trade and finance agreements, the latest evidence that moscow's run around western sanctions is on the fast-track. >> the ukraine crisis is laying the ground work for a more robust russia-china relationship, especially in the energy arena. >> reporter: in may, two months after the economic sanctions against moscow, russia and china reached a landmark $30 million gas deal. over a decade in the mating, the pack secured a steady fuel supply, and opened a market to russia at a time when the west is trying to isolate it. move to starve russia of development finance saw moscow overcome an aversion to giving china a stake in strategic russian industry. >> we have seen more overtures

from the russis to the chinese, an invitation for the company to participate in the oil feeds. >> reporter: taking aim at u.s. dollar soup rem si, china and russia laid the ground work to boost trade in their national currencies. a conversion mired in public opinion. a pugh survey found the percentage of chinese viewing russia favourably is 66%. >> long before ukraine erupted moscow and ukraine,ed that the closer -- recognised that the closer trades could help them. it begged a question - could the tactical partnership between the two large powers blossom. >> an alliance. >> the two countries have plenty that divides them and a formal

military reliance mentioned in the same breath as nato doesn't team feasible. >> reporter: the council on foreign relations cautions against western complacency. >> history tells us, relationships, even of a tactful sort can spiral out of control and end up how we saw. >> reporter: as long as beijing and moscow work together, relations are bound to grow deeper. with days to go before the midterm elections, the battle for the top seat in kansas could come down to the vir. a report suggests that voters take a liking to democratic challenger paul, 55% want brownback to stay in office. "america tonight"s joie chen has

more on the kansas horse race. >> good morning everyone. welcome to the kansas state fair in hutchison in what could very well be a pivotal year in kansas politics. [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: in the race for governor of kansas, challenger paul davis is running neck and neck with the encum band sam brownback. >> i'm paul davis. i'm a moderate. a commonsense leader. an independent thinker. the governor's experiment is not working. we are trailing surrounding states and the rest of the country in virtually every economic growth indicators there's, plunging our state deep into debt. >> sam brownback ran in 2010, a huge republican year across the country and he won a sweeping victory. the brown back promise was along

the lines withwe would cut taxes, there would be a surge in economic growth. it hasn't happened. >> reporter: last year kansas loft a fifth of its tax revenue, two credit ratings lowered its bond rating. >> there's a lot of dissatisfaction for a politician like governor brown black to fight for -- brownback to be fighting for his political right is a remarkable storey. >> let's go through the cut. the cut was the obama stimulus money going away. that paul davis agreed putting it in the budget. he left a fiscal train wreck in the state of kansas, and he's the democrat leader, he's the nancy pelosi of kansas. that's what he did. governor, you can blame everybody you want. but the fact that remains that

you made the single largest cut to public school funding. all you have to do is talk to the teachers out here. >> reporter: teachers are mobilizing in a grassroots effort to gooet governor brownback. >> i'm a special education teacher. that has lit a fire under the teachers. they understand that people are attacking the public schools, students and teachers. they have to stand up and do something. we have to do something, this is the election. we are fighting for the future of our state tuesday, tune into "america votes 2014" 2014. we'll lock at the major races and key issues heading into the midterms. tuesday at 8 and 11:00pm imagine this is your choice - living in an abusive marriage or the streets. it's a cruel choice many victims of domestic violence face. we sat with two women that left their abusive husbands.

being truly free of an abuser can take years. this is the gone part of the story let's pick up with gabrielle and ronny. >> i am now a strong woman who knows what i want and the difference between what i want and need. i'm not afraid to voice it. >> gabrielle's past to the person she is now was filled with obstacles. obstacles that can lead some abuse victims and children homeless. >> really, clients are left with an impossible situation, where they have to choose between a life of violence and poverty without an intervention to assist them with comprehensive services. their need are for counselling, for legal services, for shelter and economic empower. services. >> leaving is the first step. building a new life requires courage, determination, knowledge of the court system

and money few victims have. >> one statistic i found that is troubles is domestic violence is a leading cause of homelessness for most women in major cities. how do you get on your feet. >> it is humbling. i waited eight hours for an application. it didn't work out. three years ago i would have been crushed. now it's okay. this didn't work out. you go to the next and the next. you keep moving and don't give up. >> at one point the bill for one lawyer was 80,000. money she simply did not have. ronny was in the same predicament. >> there was a time i drang all the money in lawyers, going back and forth to court. i prayed. got on my knees and asked got for amanda.

>> reporter: places like sanctuary offered the resources that women like ronny node. -- need. >> the family court system has to change. they have to make men responsible for themselves, children and actions. they should not be allowed to just walk away and make all kinds of lies and abuse the system, go from one court to another court. and make the woman miserable. you know with the children... >> reporter: how did you feel? >> i felt betrayed. >> ronny and gabrielle did not give up, taking advantage of what sanctuary had to offer - financial assistance, a clothing closet and a place where their children could feel safe. in the midst of legal battles, ronny turned a corner. >> no matter what you do, say it, go along with everything, agree - he will not change. >> reporter: both women want

other to know they'll get their lives back. >> you'll have to put money on the side. keep your credit up. if you don't have credit. apply for a credit car. let the mail go to a relative. prepare yourself if you need to leave, that you have a place to go to. >> you don't need any advice coming from anyone. only you know that. you don't need to listen what they are saying is good for you. only you know what is good for you. >> joining me now is amanda, director of the economic and matrimonial project at sanctuary. this is the first prayed for. thank you so much for coming. ronny was talking - giving women advice to do steps to do this and this and this. i don't think we can overstate the danger of leaving, can you put it in perspective, the danger women face.

>> the time of separation from an abuser is a dangerous time for victims of domestic violence. it can be deadly. many victims have been murdered by their abusers, frequently when they try to break free. >> put it into perspective for people that say why doesn't she leave. often that is why she doesn't. they are afraid it will happen. >> that's true. they are afraid for their lives, children and homelessness, starvation, off the ra sization -- off the ra sization. there can be a number of reasons. >> they talked about trying to get money and credit together. can you take about the economic tack tors that abusers use in a relationship. there's emotional and physical abuse and economic. >> yes, the economic abuse is often overlooked. what abusers often do their

victims is prevent them being economically independent. a way they do that is by undermining their victim's education, career. so that he or she cannot be financially independent. by ruining their credit, putting debts under their name, they charge them up so the victim has bad credit, and has a difficult time to represent apartments. >> it's something very much over looked. ronny and gabrielle had varying degrees of success in family court. what are some things that family court gets right, and some things they are missing the mark on? >> family courts can vary. a significant issue is access to civil legal services for a number of different types of cases. while victims may be entitled to coups. that can be -- counsel, that can be limited.

someone that is working but not earning a lot of money may not qualify. >> in other cases they are not entitled to free cases. particularly involving economic issues, housing, child support and enforcement action against abusers not meeting financial obligations. they are not entitled to an attorney for divorce matter and financial issues and divorce matters can make a difference to victims trying to break free. >> can you talk about the types of discrimination that abuse vic films face. it may be on the jobs and housing. are there laws to prevent these things happening. >> there are laws on the books to prevent discrimination against domestic violence. in new york city we have laws making it illegal to discriminatate gains victims of domestic violence. we see victims with difficulty

finding housing. their landlords are concerned having domestic violence there, and they hold the victim and not the abuser accountable for the domestic voubles. violence. employers may be concerned having a victim of domestic violence on their staff because of safety concerns of the abuser coming to the work place, or the victim may be distracted from his or her job as a result of the abuse suffered. employers and landlards can make a difference in helping victims overcome their abuse and break free from abusers. there are laws that will protect them if discrimination is something that happens to them. >> let's talk about all the things that we talked about, outline things that ronnie and gabrielle faced head on. it took a while. they are confident women that i spoke with. when women come in, sometimes

you think they'll never get to that marks but they often do. >> we have a lot of success stories among the clients and survivor leadership. it can come from that, it helps others to see that there is a chance for them. there are good things ahead if they are able to reach out and get services and assistance. they have to be brave. they inspire me every day. >> absolutely. amanda from sanctuary from families, and we want to give you an important phone number. if you or anyone you know is going through domestic violence, there's a hot line you can call, the national domestic violence abuse hot line of the the number is: or go to the website hot line.org. we'll be right back.

a 78-year-old man has become the first person to die of a virus in san diego since 2006. california reported 600 cases throughout the state. more than 20 deaths. the elderly and those with compromised immune system are at risk. it is caused by mosquito, causing innamation in the brain -- inflammation in the brain for years honey bees have been dying off at an alarming rate. mary snow reports there's a bit of encouraging news. >> reporter: it's a mystery plaguing scientists for eight years, billions of bees vanishing without a case. now colony collapse disorder, c c.d., may have run its course. the bad news is the bee population is still in danger.

first detected in 2006, c c.d. spread across the u.s., affecting 20% of the honey bee population, or 200,000 colonees a year. >> a beekeeper would go to the colonies, and over two weeks, the workers within the colony, have disappeared. >> reporter: investigators are seeing fewer cases of c c.d. commercial bee keepers are losing on average. 30% of their colonees each wint. double what most consider is an acceptable rate of loss. these losses are driven by three factors. >> the first is nutrition. we have seen huge changes in the landscape in the united states. especially in the midwest. there were once acres of meadows ploughed under, put into corn and soya bean. >> faced with a lack of diversify, bees do not have the

strength to survive the winter months, and are susceptible for diseases like those spread by a mite. pesticides, including those beekeepers use to control them are proving lethal to bees, and are deadly when chemicals from different fields combine into a single toxic cocktail. the die-off is as much of a concern to farmers in the food industry as to bee keepers. scientists estimate one in every three bites of food are pollinated by honey bees. everything from fruit and vegetables to tree nuts. honey bows contribute $15 billion to the u.s. economy. >> if we consider them livestock, they are the third most important livestock we have. after cows and pigs come the bees. they provide more economic value to the u.s. economy than the poultry industry. >> faced with a threat to the food supply, the obama administration invested $50

million to save the honey bee and urged the agricultural and farming industries for friendly farming factors. consumers and industry can do more. without the fresh produce honey bees make possible, it's not just their health at stake, it could be our open kerpel university is -- kernel university is studying ways to increase the population, and some pesticides may be banned ahead - a city in india banned people from riding bicycles because of traffic problems. now people say their livelihoods are at stake. that story ahead.

federal authorities have charged seven people with conspiring with al qaeda. >> since 9/11 the us has spent has spent billions of dollars on domestic counter-terrorism operations. >> i wanted to be in on the big game and to be paid top-dollar for it. that's it. >> many of these involved targeted informant led stings. >> to them, everyone in the muslim community is a potential informant or a potential terrorist. indian city calcutta banned

bicycles, many say it caused the livelihood to suffer. we have more. >> reporter: calcutta's roads are brimming with vehicles, like any indian city. with one difference - there's no bicycles on the main road. for the past year a bicycle ban pushed cyclists tonne the back roads. -- on to the back roads. it's hard for those that use a cycle to make a living. for this man the ban means travelling longer and working less. he estimates his income has gone down from $200 a month before the ban to just $80. >> translation: the ban has affected my family heavily. if it goes on for a longer time, i don't think i can make ends meet business is bad for those that repair bicycles. many cyclists switched to other forms of transport. >> translation: before the ban i

had 20-30 cycles in the garage for repair. there's not even five here for me. imagine what will happen if it goes on for another year. >> calcutta police declined a request for an interview. in past media statements police said general safety and traffic congestion were the main reasons behind the ban. there's no reason to lift it. with traffic increasing, calcutta police say since banning bicycles, traffic moves faster. beside banning this transportation, it puts down a green form of getting around. the state pollution control board says 50% of calcutta's air pollution comes from wars. -- from cars. the environmentalist says banning bicycles make it worse.

>> if there's more vehicles on the streets, the air pollution will rise. if we don't look at sustainable nods of transportation, it will be a problem. >> this man is fighting the ban, along with others that use their bicycles for work. they want to stop sitting idle. a family in michigan is parting with 120 cars this weekend. their collection was accumulated by their late grandfather who passed away last year. look at the cars. the weldon family is auctioning a rare 1976 cadillac bicentennial, only 200 were made. they want other enthusiasts to enjoy cars the way their grandfather did. i'm richelle carey, "real money" is next with ali velshi. ahead in "the week ahead", we'll look at a top story, ukraine's

election. ukranian president petro porashenko is calling it a cleansing of parliament. we'll see if that's the case. at 8:50 pacific, 5:30 eastern. keep it here. thanks for your time. it's a key economic issue that could cost the g.o.p. seats in the upcoming midterms. each in traditionally red states. it's the minimum wage. i'll show you how big a role it's playing. getting a mortgage with 3% down, that's what fanny and freddy say they'll do - haven't we been down this road before if you like apples, berries, and others, you can't have them without honey bees pollinating the