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opponents. first tonight - the fight against i.s.i.l., kurdish fighters were on the grounds in syria. about 150 fighters crossed the turkish border into syria, bringing in heavy weapons like artillery, machine-gun, syrian kurds hope they can retake several villages under i.s.i.l. command. >> we are a few kilometres away from kobane, where the sound of fighting and shelling persisted throughout saturday. >> behind me is an entrance to the town. that's where the iraqi kurdish peshawar forces crossed late on friday, early hours of saturday, bringing with them much-needed reinforcements for the syrian
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kurds that have been combatting i.s.i.l. the peshawar forces when they entered, stationed themselves in the western part of the city, and brought with them the semipick up trucks, carrying heavy weaponry, russian launchers, baz oakas and the like. these were weapon ris that the syrian kurdish fighters had been calling for for several weeks to say they needed to swing the battle in their affair away from the battles with i.s.i.l. they continued to hold their suppositions, entering with one side that is i.s.i.l. controlling the eastern and southern words of kobane.
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>> al jazeera correspondent crossed into kobane, and his report has been translated into jish. >> we are now standing in the western neighbourhoods as hearse known as kobane. they are the forces fending off i.s.i.l. attacks, that are in desperate attempts to control the areas, and have a firm grip on areas to the east. to the north, where the high rimps can be seen. the turkish army and forces are positioned, closely monitoring the fighting taking place in the city. the groups that joined the kurdish forces are deployed fighting i.s.i.l., wighting for orders from the turkish comment.
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the syrian kurdish forces are planning a new assault against i.s.i.l. positions in kobane. >> demonstrators in several cities to back the fight for kobane. 1,000 marched in berlin, carrying flags and banners. in france, members of the kurdish community protested the visit to france. they feel turkey could be doing more. in turkey tens of thousands of turks took to the streets. in iraq, fighters are digging in. one of the first reporters to reach the boarder down. >> peshmerga soldiers fire at
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fighters from islamic state of iraq and levant, in northern iraq. the syrian boarder is kilometres away. >> the fighting has been increased. defending the motion is vital for the kurdish forces. >> rabia is important, because it's the main route for i.s.i.l., between syria and i.s.i.l. >> the pesh forces built the banks. they were killed in the battle for mab ear. 70 thous fled here. the peshawar military vehicles are parked among the abandoned homes. >> forces are over a kilometre in that direction. the peshawar have retaken the
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town of rabia. >> i.s.i.l. used trucks. they send fighters on foot, who try to infiltrate the camp at night. >> they have tried to come in on foot. the day we retook zuma, they thought they had hit us heavily. they left many, including rpg rocket launchers. >> the question is whether the peshmerga could hold the position. >> translation: the air strikes are important for us. the second thing is antitank weapon systems and night vision capability, we need engineers for clearing.
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improvised devices. >> destroyed villages dot the road. the peshawar say they could never have retaken the town without collision air strikes and weapons. as winter draws closer, so the challenge increases to defend towns like this thousands of israelis gathered to honour rabine, the 19th anniversary of his assassination. he was gunned town at a peace rally. he along with perhez and arafat won a peace prize in 1984. he was critical of binyamin netanyahu's government saying those that renounced making peace are not patriots. meanwhile in jerusalem, tensions are running high over the al-aqsa mosque, with demonstrations and a mortar
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round fired into the southern israeli area. it opened yesterday to men over 50. palestinians and security forces faced off over several locations. tensions started when security forces killed a palestinian man suspected of shooting an activist. israel closed act for the first time in a decade. we'll take a deeper look at the unrest. coming back in 10 minutes. >> what caused a splays plane to crash during a test flight is a mystery. virgin galactic spaceshiptwo broke above the desert. photos showed the engine ignighting after it was released. a test pilot was killed killed. the other, peter see bold was injured. he is alert and talking with friends, family and his doctors. kameron kielly has the latest on
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the crash. >> richard branson, billionaire and investor struck a summer tone. >> we understand the risks involved. we are not going to push on mindly. to do so would be an insult to those affected. >> the spaceship grasped after an in-flight anomaly. >> we are determined to honour the brave ci of the teams, only then can we move forward united by boundaries of working toot. >> the co-pilot was killed. the pilot ejected. an experienced pilot copiloted the same sound graft. he worked for scale deposits.
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he had reportedly logged seven flights in the last four years. the spaceshiptwo took off in what was called a halloween tweet. the white night two aircraft at 45 thous feet. it was clear that something had gone wrong. photos from the yound showed the engine ignited. it was the first test flight using fuel, space ship fuel was the first when it reached its highest altitude of 71,000 feet. virgin gall abbing dick completed 54 test flights after being released from the mothership. the program suffered a number of setbacks. >> it's the biggest test programme carried out in commercial aviation history. to ensure that this never happens to the public. >> branson was due to be on board the launch, but it is
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expected that friday's crash may lowdown the program. >> one we found out what went wrong, if we can overcome it. we'll found out what went wrong. >> branson said he'd recover tick its. several hundred are still planning to fly. >> al jazeera america contributor derek pits says the crash is a teachable moment. >> this is a learning opportunity, it's a teachable moment, it is because of the fact that these kind of things happen during the testing phase, as branson said, that is the reason why the testing is done, it is extensive to beat all the bugs out of the system, so nothing like this would happen during the regular reiterations. what happens now is they figure out what happened and how to prevent this, and they move on.
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they cannot move on until they figure out what happened. that is the most important thing they can do to keep the momentum going forward. >> howing before the kings in the industry are ironed out. >> it's hard to say. you have to go through the testing work. that takes time, nothing can be done except to go through it methodically, carefully, and take care to make sure that all eyes are dotted and the teas crossed federal investigators recovered the black box from a small plane crash at wichita on thursday. a king air plane slamenteded into a flight safety building. three people inside the building, as well as the pilot died in the crash. >> a u.s. veteran of the afghan war is back home in florida
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after being arrested in mex toe. andrew tahmooressi spent eight months in a mexican gaol for crossing the border with a loaded bomb. marines said he crossed the border by accidents. the doctor in new york city treated for ebola is in new york city. dr craig spencer contracted the virus while working with doctors without borders. he's being treated with an experimental drug. his fiancee is quarantined at the apartment and does not have symptoms. >> nina pham has been reignited with her dog. she contracted the disease whilst treating thomas eric duncan in dallas. she was released last week. today she expressed her gratitude for bentley's care. >> thank you for helping to take care of bentley over the last 21 days.
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caring for him. and showing compassion and love is abundant. >> caring for bently cost tens of thousands adding to donations and grants should cover the bill. the number of cases rises now, with more than 13.5,000. the world health organization says the death toll will be 5,000. almost all of the nations were confined to three west african neighbours. we are this report from fan ghana >> reporter: these health workers are preparing for a scenario they hope they do not have to face, they are learning how to take care of ebola patients. the personal protective equipment is uncomfortable. it's necessary to protect the health workers. this treatment center can take up to 10 there are two others built in other parts of
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country. the government wants to reassure people that it is making preparations in the everyone of a possible ebola outbreak. the organization that represents doctors says the preparations are not moving fast. >> by now we should have more in place to ensure treatment is in place, and health workers should have an idea of how they would manage a case, in case it comes to the area before it is passed on. >> the man in charge of the drink rejects the application. do not train everyone. focus on the second level of team, knowing how to identify a case. it will take you a long time. it is one step at a time. if not, you get the chills. at least what we have done is prioritise ourselves.
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ghana is in the spotlight, the u.n. emergency response is on ebola. supplies are sent to ebola-affected countries. it led to a debate about whether the country is exposing itself to risk. observers say it's all the more reason for ghana to be prepared. what the health workers experienced is a small taste of what those are doing for real. after the break - tensions running high in jerusalem, after security forces kill a palestinian man suspected of shooting a jewish activist. we take a deeper look after the break. >> it's a closely lost race. republican senator against independent greg ormond.
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we take a deeper look at
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increasing tensions. u.s.-born rabbi was shot by a palestinian. he survived. but israeli soldiers entered the home of a suspected and shot him dead. the compound was closed to screwish and muslim -- jewish and muslim worshippers. friday it was reopened but to men over 50. clashes broke out. we begin with courtney keeley, and a look at why emotions are running high. >> reporter: the 38 acres are some of the most contentious real estate in the world. the symbolic state of jerusalem. israel temporarily closed off the compound, and threatened to keep it closed. >> the jews attacked the house
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of god. the jews have no right. >> the israeli police somehow open the gate to the temple mount. it should open for jewish visitors. >> it will be open for muslim prayers. religious wars bloodied the land. roman legends, crusader nights and armies fought. it's been a flashpoint for israelis and palestinians. muslims call it the nobel sanctuary, the dome of the rock and the al-aqsa mosque. it's a place where the prophet began his journey. >> it is called the tem ble mount and the ancient site is revered. at its base is the western wall. known as the wailing wall. the retaining wall of the second temple plateau.
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when jordan controlled jerusalem's city. >> to keep the peace, the government prohibits jews from praying. a movement by religious zionists seeks to open the compound. the united nations partition plan that created israel recognised the complexion. it was designated an international city. the war of intin dependence, has israel in control of west jerusalem, and jordan the east. 19 days later, during the 6 day war, israel concurred and annexed jerusalem. >> it is on recognise said by a number of countries. israel says the city belong to them, and vows it will never be divided again.
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palestinians claim the city's east, an area including the old city and the temp pell mount is non-negotiableful. >> i reiterate. east jerusalem will not be the capital. >> despite the rhetoric, earlier rounds offered hints of compromise, such assist joint sovereignty over the old city, with each retaining control of its own places. a deal was never close enough that it had to be. an attempt to do so would be politically dangerous. >> the size of jerusalem evolved over the years. here is what the area looked like in 1948. this was the size of jerusalem up until 1967. after the 6-day war of the 1967, israel expanded. let's look at the old city itself. home to the muslim quarters,
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jewish, christian, consisting of mainly orthodox christians, and the ar mainian quarter. the holy sep you will kerr is located in the christian, and you see the location of al-aqsa mosque and the wailing wall. to discuss the situation, founder and director at the center for dialogues, and the historian author - great to have you with us. i want to start with the closing of a sacred site. what does it mean? >> the signal of this is something ancient and old. whatever we expect. emotions on both sides are high. so the landscape is so dry.
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the smallest spark ignites it, ignites fire. we have this again. as long as we don't look at the route causes of this wisdom, unfortunately, is lacking. they think of the present, not the future generations, what we leave for them. conflict, tension, day after day. it's the situation for this. as a dad situation. >> a spokesman called it a declaration of war. what do you make of those words. >> they are strong words. >> as an hist ory. it has a long history.
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the roman, putting down a revolt forbade the jews entering. in the med evil period, muslim holy sites into churches. to 1967 jews were prevented from entering and praying there. it's one in a series of a long history of restrictions. each has political dash it has a holy site. >> it has a balance of young and old jews and muslims, is there a resolution in the near future. what do we see here? >> i got my degree history, not prophecy. i'm not sure. put i think the work that mustafa is doing, is important. >> how do you ease the matters? >> by taking into account
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people's emotions and attachments in the city. i think we were almost - we were closed at one point, statesmen. like rabin and arafat, clinton. so the complexities of all of this, and tried to figure out, unfortunately event did not materialize as we had hoped. the only way to look at the future. it's really to educate people about the importance on both sides of jerusalem, to the other side, and therefore mutual understanding is very important here. it's a matter for education and educators, you have to bring schools and textbooks. >> you were saying targetting the youth, 800, has been
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arrested. targetting the youth. you have to educate people about the importance of jerusalem. once you understand that. you understand the emotions of the other, as long as you do not respect the emotions of the other, you have a solution, and only provocations. this is the sad story. it's not going to be tomorrow. let's hope that we can look at the future with a different perspective and try to build small steps. >> small steps. anything you want to add. >> i would say i agree. one has to understand the importance of the city, and the secretiveness of the city. there were two sides, three. there's central itty of the place, to which they pray. the importance of this place as
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the sight of the passion of chris and the purchase of the sepp you will kerr, and the place, to having and pray led in prayer, to be a profit. it's an important place, a great tradition. that is what is beautiful about the place, and what makes it difficult to negotiate over it. >> jordanians came out this week, saying that israel's actions was in a way targetting jordons. will this strain the alliance between israel and jordan. >> i don't think jordan is strained because we know the relationship between jordan and israel is deeper than one event. i am sure they'll find ways of managing the crisis. however, i don't think that jordan and the king should be pushed too far.
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he's a true friend of israel, and situations like this, you have to respect those who are really there, sending - standing alone sometimes, in a situation that is not that easy. >> i'll take that into account. today, in the arab world, you don't have that many. >> the importance of the alliance between israel and jordan, there is an irony, of course, that jordan, when in control of the city did not allow free access for the city for the three religions, for the jews coming across the green line. >> the jordanian minister urged the international community to take action. can very have any efforts? >> very little. >> very little.
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we have seen it since the 6-day war, 1967, the so-called peace process and the international community failed, simplies because no courage on both sides. there were a few moments when there was hope with rabin. he looked at the situation and found something had to be done to break the cycle of violence you don't have people like rabin and arafat tonight. you have small politics, day after day, you need a vision of the nurt and not think of your children today, but the generations to come. if you do that, you'll see solutions. >> what does this mean, if you will, in relation to the diplomatic crisis between israel and the u.s. >> i don't think this moment has
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a strong impact on the deepening crisis. >> it is a crisis, and it is scary for those interested in the city, and in this conflict. because the more that israel feels itself is rated on the one hand that can be helpful, or the opposite. so i - i'm anxious about it. so your thoughts? >> i'm anxious about it too. i think it is a difficult moment for the administration. the administration that invested a lot of time in this effort to try to get both times to agree to a minimum. in fact, the president failed in this first term, i don't see as a lame duck, left after a time
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that secretary kerrry spent on the issue. i don't see anything of measure breaking through. we will see, you know, noise here and there. understandings, and the crisis, and whipping up public opinion. >> what do you envision moving forward? >> i really see only more misunderstandings, particularly if you take the whole area, which is today and tomorrow. if reason were to prevail on the israeli and arab side. they should look at the common enemy, and that is extremism in the area, in the middle east, and the whole region, and the common enemy will go etch, so if i were looking to saudi arabia, jordan, egypt, those who are
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willing to bring some stability to the middle east, to everyone, and there to see what we can do together to this conflict, to bring it to an end. this is an opportunity, a moment. that will probably be there again if we do no take into account all the factors involved. >> your final thoughts? >> i'm not terribly optimistic about the future. this is a long-lasting conflict. a conflict with deep roots, and one that i don't see ending any time son. >> remains to be seen. founder and director of centers for dialogue at new york university, and an historian and author of "defining neighbours." great to have you gentlemen. >> coming up, it's a close one in kansas. pat roberts battling to hold onto his seat.
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>> i'm respected as a sailor in the united states navy. i respect them for their service. >> one of the few sub mariners facing unique changes. her story coming up on al jazeera america
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i three days to go before the elections. president obama was on the campaign trail. mpaign trail. one of tuesday's closely watched races is taking place in kansas. republican senator pat roberts is fighting to hold his seat, challenged by greg ormond. al jazeera's correspondent has a look at the race. aosta watta my kansas is a place of 5,000 people, 20 churches, one cafe and a proud
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history dating before the civil war. it's a conservative place. >> most people in kansas are republican and i believe they vote republican. >> people here are not happy with politics and politicians. >> people are tired of the politics, they are tired of the general direction that the country is going in. >> washington is not doing anything. it's like - it's broken. >> that is pad news for this man kansas's long-time senator pat roberts. >> the road to the senate runs through kansas, and kansas will deliver. >> or maybe not at this time. roberts is in the fight of his political life of this man. awn is a businessman.
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>> the american public expects washington to work and solve problems. unfortunately when we send the same people back, we don't send that message. >> greg ormond turned the senate race in kansas into a toss up. support grew. in september the democrat candidate dropped out of the race to give greg ormond a better shot at beating roberts. panicked at the prospect of losing kansas and a dream of controlling the senate, roberts party poured money into his nagging campaign and rolled out big-name endorsers. >> it is essential to re-elect pat roberts again. roberts says greg ormond is a democrat and an ally of president obama, whom he bitterly denounces as reckless and flawed. back at oso watta my many feels
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that roberts has grown out of touch. >> mr roberts has been in washington too long hanging on to a pay check and life-long pension. he has lost contact with the voters. >> i'd like to see the independent, and hopefully see that he is independent. we need something fresh and new in there. someone that will listen to the people. >> long-time kansas political observers say greg ormond has a tough job. >> he faces enormous challenges, but building his organization, getting people. doesn't mean he can't pull it off. >> polls show it's tied. on election day, places like oso watta my may send washington a message. on tuesday we'll look at who votes in the elections, and why voter tonne out is low. that's in the sunday segment "the week ahead". we invite you to join us
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tomorrow at 8mm eastern, 5:30 pacific. senior enlisted female sailors will be added to submarine crews soon. >> reporter: travelling the depths of the ocean, they call themselves the silent service. a dedicated brotherhood of mariners, no women allowed. >> this is a popular place. >> reporter: until four years ago when female officers were allowed aboard the ballistic submarines. >> you are the only woman. >> i am. >> reporter: this lieutenant is one of four women on a crew of 450 men. >> this is where logistic workers work out. i'm in here a solid 10 hours a day. long hours in tight spaces are
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the reality of life. >> here is an example of the living quarters, the hallways are two feet wide. around the corner is a state room. where the officers often sleep and spend personal time. here is a bed. there's three of them to a room. when enlisted women are allowed on board. there'll be nine to a room. slightly bigger. the navy made the announcement that it would allow enlisted women to integrate in 2020. enlisted women, when they bored. they won't have the same privacy or authority. >> first reaction was whoa, they are probably going to be in trouble. they are going to be in that space for a long time with a lot of men. women in those situations can be at high risk for sexual kault.
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>> sara is a nurse, and captain. >> we spoke to an officer, and she said she has had no problem. >> that's good, really good. i know from the interviews that i did, i interviewed 60 women, from world war ii to counter day. i know officers have a different experience to enlisted people. >> the vast majority of victims were young enlisted women. officers represent 6% of assaults. >> most tell you that they are used to the drama beat. treating them with respect. >> one of the highest achievements for a submarine, she understands that she is forging a path.
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>> on the investigation into yesterday's virgin galactic spaceshiptwo crash. the n f.s.b. says it has been able to gather a great deal of evidence because it was a test flight. the investigation is likely to take 12 months. virgin galactic will not be put on hold. this does not stop the operator from operating. if we find something that needs attention, we can find that out. >> the ntsb has not been able to talk to the surviving pilot coming up, a controversial election. voters in the donetsk region of eastern ukraine will be choosing their government. >> plus, an october surprise in georgia, rebecca with the details. >> this is early, three weeks early for chicago, which was snowed yesterday. now it's blasting into places
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around maine, and georgia, south carolina, and the west. cold winds ahead. i'll show you where else we are getting snow, coming up.
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>> they're firing canisters >> ... emmy award winning investigative series. landlords. >> only on al jazeera america. there new reports of fighting in eastern ukraine. tensions are running high despite the ceasefire between the government and kiev and pro-russian separatists. in a few hours they are protecting to select a leader in elections condemned by kiev in the west. organizers say the vote tomorrow is an important step towards legitimacy. after months of fighting residents are worried it will not bring change to the region. we have more. >> reporter: the first wrestling gold medallist of the donetsk people's republic. the competition included athletes from two breakaway regions of luhansk. less than a year ago, they were
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united. >> times are hard right now. there were a lot of changes. i dream of the olympics. we hope it will become a recognised republic, and it will be possible. >> elections will be shown live on local television. now to the pressing reality to deal with, near the front line, where people have nothing left but fear and misery. they live hidden away - it is dark, damp, and in the underground bunkers. shelter was built during the second world war, it's cold and there's no sanitation. >> translation: this is where we sleep. here there is a sick man. go in, don't be scared. he hasn't come out for three months. >> this man spoke to us recently. he says that all is going to the fighters.
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22 people have lived here for months, they have not received pensions. others come and two depending on the fighting. the sound of war is present. hopes of a lasting ceasefire with bullets and shells fired. >> maybe after the elections there'll be intelligence to end the fight. six months ago it was within county, we didn't hate each other. now people that live 100km away hate us. i hope the government find a compromise. i doubt it. >> alexanter is the front runner for the leadership. >> i suppose politically we are ready for military action and are not afraid. this is our land. our compatriots and brothers are living in land occupied by the u.k. . >> for those living the dark
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day, the question of the ukraine or a new donetsk people's republic doesn't matter much any more. >> as long as they return living above ground coming up, up to a quarter of a million americans didn't use banks last year. why the decline - we talk to an expert next plus, argentina is losing its force, and the lands' indigenous people are fighting for it to stop.
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fewer americans are using banks. a report released shows that 25 million americans are what are called unbanked in 2013. more were underbanked meaning they rely on alternate financial services. i asked the author of "new york times" op-ed "are banks too
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expensive", if not having a bank act goes against practice. >> we feel having a bank account is a sign of stability, moving up the ladder. for a growing people, they find that banks are too expensive to use, not transparent enough, it's hard to figure out what the products are on offer, and how much they cost, and the service is not so good. which is something almost everyone i spoke to relate to. >> you worked to - at cashing centers. >> i did. >> did it change your mine of what a cashing center is all about. >> it's interesting. i went to the research trying not to have preconceived notions, what i read talked about how pay day lenders are abusive, sleazy, and predatory. i tried to go in with an open mind. i found that it wasn't really like that.
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i found that people were finding it almost to be a community space, where they would be treat with respect. it's a misconception that people are ignorant or not have good information. the case is people don't have the options. >> why are more and more turning away from banks? >> i think there are two reasons, and neither of them has anything to do with the alternative sources. one is increasing financial instability. before it was fixing of financial services. that is because it declined winter games since 1972. income doubled over the last 30 years. it's really more of a week to week thing, where you have
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people with salary jobs, moving to hourly jobs, and not moving on from week to week. >> another reason why people don't use banks is they are too expensive. heavily rain caused a mud slide. 11 homes had to be evacuated overnight. no one was injured. north georgia. it went into effect earlier than usual. advisories are in place. you never know what you'll get. >> the few hours before marks is where temperature will get their lowest. it's a story of a storm to the west and to the east coast. the same storm bringing a lot of snow into the bitter root mountains. in central idaho. that's the storm that brought
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southern california record warm low temperatures. some regard cool high temperatures to wrap it up. and regard rain fall two, all in southern california around san diego. it's has contributed to a mud slide we saw pictures of. increasing amounts, drought-stricken california, we got a dose of rain fall, up to an inch. so many spots and mount many slow. we captured this to the north of the nevadas, north of lake tahoe. we'll continue to stay cool. 10-15 degrees. in the north-east, it will be slow to dry overnight into the morning hours, especially into main where we'll get rain initially, but it will mix with
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snow and change over. rain is heavy, the wind will have an impact. 30 to 40 miles per hour. for most us, to the morning hours, up to 50 were boston. as we look at the winds. outside, even though it's 43 degrees, it feels like 20. you see the concerns for the power outage, here are the areas with warnings in the south, overnight into the morning hours. >> thank you. environmental groups have been protesting deforestation in a region where indigenous say their world is torn down. we have this report. >> reporter: the damage on the
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ground is brutal. huge areas of forest ripped up by chains dragged between two bulldozers. the method is simply but effective. the station is starker from the air. 100,000 acres of forest ripped up to make way for bean, soya and sugar problems. >> in the end we'll see the disappearance. and at the current rate there'll be nothing left. >> with advance technology and resilient seeds, agriculture is moving to areas considered unproductive. salta is a new frontier. the rate of deforestation in recent years - this is what is known as the forest over the dry barren soil.
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some can take hundreds of years to grow. it takes days to destroy 120 hectares of forest to leave the land like this. greenpeace erected this to stop fuel delivers to the bulldozers saying the government working with landholders is mapp i'mulating, sometimes -- manipulating sometimes flouting the law. >> translation: it's badly conserved. the province authorises deforestation. >> reporter: it's a charge the government denies. >> translation: the legal framework we have, which we respect, allow us to make the changes. we also ready to listen to objections by the environmental groups. the indigenous community numbers the thousands, making a living by hunting and gathering,
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doing odd jobs. but it's been whittled away. cut down to clear the way for agriculture. >> translation: why don't they respect us. we need our space. if they don't leave us land. there's nothing for our youngsters. >> thousands of the original settlers were killed with the arrival of european colonists. survivors live on the edges of a modern society. this woman speaks english but insisted talking her native language was no one else was listening. >> there's fear in her heart for children and grand children. she doesn't know what she'll do. somewhere join al jazeera on
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