. >> announcer: this is al jazeera. hello. welcome to the newshour. i'm martine dennis in doha - these are the top stories - chuck hagel, u.s. secretary, is to resign no deal this time. iran and world powers suggest a nuclear agreement can be reached within months. devastating floods in morocco kill at least 31 people, and forecasters worn more storms

are coming. and beautiful but controversial - hundreds of paintings hoarded by the son of adolf hitler's art dealer are on their way to a swiss museum. first, we have heard within the last hour, the u.s. defense secretary chuck hagel has resigned. u.s. media reports say president obama accepted his resignation. the former republican center has been pentagon chief since last year. live now to patty culhane, who is at the white house. the world will be asking was he pushed or did he jump. >> the white house will come out in an hour saying he did his job, he did a great job but they need to change course. you can mix course, but he's

basically been fired. the president is under pressure, the polls show that they don't believe he's doing a good job when it comes to fighting islamic state of iraq and levant, i.s.i.l., or the ebola crisis. who is the public face of that? chuck hagel. when it came time to fight i.s.i.l., the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff convinced the president, not his scrtry of defense. he was called the jb team. soon after chuck hagel came out and said they were an imminent threat to united states. they haven't been on the same message. secretary chuck hagel taking the blame for that, the bad polls and will be leaving washington. >> out of step with the president. what about with the military. often there's tension between the political arm of government and the military. >> especially when it comes to

this administration. we have seen self times where the president and his people were not on the same page with the military commanders. he's popular with the enlisted troop, he was enlisted. he was brought in to cut the budget. obviously that is an unpopular thing to do. i think this basically boils down not necessarily his relationship to anyone in the pentagon, but his relationship with the president. >> stay with us, if you will. we'll go live to mark kip et, brigadier general mark kimmitt, former central command - you must have been taken by surprise, as we all were. >> i think we were. but i think it's fundamentally right.

he was not popular among the senior levels. demrired by the junioring -- admired by the junior levels, but not part of the inside team in the white house. if someone had to take the fall for the president's unpopular security decisions and executions, it turned out to be the secretary of defense. >> what does it reveal about the state of administration of the u.s., with regard to the fight with i.s.i.l. ? >> it's not just the fight with yil r it's the draw down -- i.s.i.l., it's the drawn down in afghanistan, the fight with ukraine - the president is looking for someone to take the fall for policies that are seemingly not in the best interests of the united states, or the execution of these policies. as secretary rumsfeld left precisely at this same point in president bush's second term, this is the time when this

president is asking his secretary of defense to step down. >> now that he's removed, should we expect someone with whom many associates the policies, should we expect a chance of gear with respect to the president obama military policy? >> i think it's likely he'll find someone quiet, someone closer to the inner team of susan rice, secretary kerry, and the white house national security staff. it's hardly likely we'll see a change in the policy. this president believes his policies are heading in the right direction. eight years ago when secretary rumsfeld stepped down that led to a change in the national security policy as regards iraq. i don't see the president doing a left or right term on his beliefs to how he approaches the

world. >> before i let you go, can i ask you about top contenders for his replacement? >> likely attend is michael flore -- michelle florenoid, a former secretary. this is not the time the president will be looking for a high profile figure, particularly since a high profile figure really wouldn't have the time to put into placy radical changes in any policies if he wanted them, for one, and, two, if he was able to get them through the new congress second. i think what he's looking for is a caretaker secretary of defense before the next president picks the next secretary of defense. >> mark kimmitt, thank you. back to you patty culhane in washington d.c. how will it go down it the american public? will it make president obama appear to be stumbling in terms of the national security policy,

or could it be a popular move? >> i don't think, unlike when president bush fired secretary rumsfeld at about the same time, after the midterms. i don't think this will be as high profile. i don't think the vast majority of americans know who the secretary of defense is, unlike secretary rumsfeld, he was visible in washington, he was the face of the policy. i don't think it's the same for secretary hagel. the president is the prominent person getting the blame. changing the chairs is probably not going to change the view about i.s.i.l. or the ebola can i ask you this question which has been bugging me for a long time. why did chuck hagel appear on national television and internationally with a plaster on his face? what was that about? was there explanation? >> they said he cut himself. no, there was not much of an explanation. it didn't look like they went to lengths to conceal it.

sorry, i can't answer the question that is bugging you or others. they said he cut his face on a cabinet. >> okay. thank you very much. patty culhane, our correspondent live there at the white house. of course, we are expecting president obama to take the stand and address the nation within the hour. of course, we'll bring it to you here at al jazeera. now to our other main story, and that is concerning iran and the talks around its nuclear programme. well, those consultations failed to reach comprehensive deal in vienna by their own sell-imposed deadline. no one is walking away yet. in fact, all the sides say they have made progress. there was an agreement on the nuclear programme, and they have extended the deadline to july the 1st. foreign ministers from the five permanent members of the u.n. scun security council, plus germany and iran have been

talking for days. they'll hammer out an agreement by march, before reaching a final deal with specific detail by july. >> translation: in spite of a very constructive atmosphere, unfortunately we didn't get as far as i would like. we made some progress, new ideas have been put forward. since we are dealing here with the finer technical details, we have to go back to the expert with the ideas. >> live to jonah hull, in vienna, covering the talks. everyone is trying to talk up this end situation, which is neither one nor the other, is it really. it's an extension of the status quo. >> that's right, essentially, as far as we understand it. they'll try to talk it up. there's little considering the negotiations on the deadline day

has broken up. you can see cars lined up outside the hotel where they were taking place, i think to take away the british foreign secretary hammond. in december, low-level talks will resume ahead of a deadline of 1 march, when they'll try to reach a framework agreement, and a second deadline on 1 july next year, by which time they hope to have a final agreement in place. we are waiting at the moment to hear from secretary of state john kerry, who is due to address the media, and after him, we are told, katherine ashton, who has been chairing the talks. the former e.u., foreign policy chief and the iranian foreign minister will stand together to give a statement. what will be interesting is if we hear from any of these people what exactly has been achieved. how much progress has been made, and where exactly the problem points are. up to now, as you say, they have

been talking them up. they've been vague. it's as if neither side, marr teen, has been willing to commit to anything, until everything is resolved. >> one thing they have also been stressing is the fact that an awful lot of progress has been made over the decade or so in which they've been negotiating on iran's nuclear programme, and no one is willing to throw that away. >> well, you hear this refrain constantly here, from both sides, that the talks, that nobody involved here wants to see them fail. outside. umbrella of the talks, there are conservatives on both sides, in the united states and iran, who may, if they don't see sufficient progress taking place, seek to take sustains steps that will scuffer a future

deal. that is why they didn't want the talks to be scuffered, and this at the very least they want some credible, formal sign of progress, if there is to be an extension period, we have not seen or heard any sign of that progress yet. >> okay for now. thank you very much. as jonah mentioned, we are expecting john kerry to address us, give us an explanation as to where he thinks the progress is. we'll bring that to you as well, live here at al jazeera kurdish forces backed by iraqi troops and shia militia say they have retain two towns under i.s.i.l. control in diyala province and to the north-east. imran khan sends us this report

from baghdad. >> reporter: kurdish peshawar forces celebrate the retaking of jalala city. it was a tough fight. i.s.i.l. fighters have been forced are from the area. >> translation: the areas have been taken. our forces entered and freed the entire area. >> reporter: iraqi jet fighters let attacks in the early hours on sunday in saadia and jalawla. ground troops swept in checking the area. >> translation: we won a huge victory with the start of the iraqi army. we launched a joint offensive of. jalawla and saadia are under control. >> reporter: casualties were treated in hospitals, others were flown out. there is confidence in iraqi and peshawar forces. diyala has seen clashes in june when i.s.i.l. took part of the province, the operation is not over, it's hailed as a success,

and being looked at as a blueprint for future operations. this was a cooperative effort between the iraqi air force, kurdish peshawar forces, iraqi ground troops and shia militia, and may serve as a blueprint for future operations. where i.s.i.l. has their strengths in anbar province, it will be the real test of whether iraq can beat i.s.i.l. back. that fight in those provinces will be difficult than the fights faced in i.s.i.l. so far still to come in this newshour - talking business. the egyptian leader abdul fatah al-sisi is in europe on his first official visit as president. we'll be live in rome plus, joining the fight against i.s.i.l., we look at what is motivating some britains to pick up arms and go to war in syria in sport - the catch described as the best in n.f.l.

history. more storms are forecast for morocco after rain caused flash floods. 31 are known to have died. others are missing feared drowned. >> holding on for their lives, a group of men wait to be rescued in the southern regions, others battle the current alone - swept away by powerful torrents, with drivers on dry land able to do little but look on. river across the region burst their banks. authorities are rushing to get help where it's needed. >> there's a rescue operation that has been underway since yesterday, sunday night. it's mobilizing the area with

the helicopters, and they are trying to recover bodies. there is a lot of evacuation that has been happening from remote villages, evacuated by the helicopters to take people away from regions. >> reporter: the south suffered from drought for the past 30 years. heavy rain meant an increase risk of flash flooding. infrastructure in the south is lacking. it's feared the worst may be yet to come. >> the national weather forecast period has issued another warning saying that more storms are coming to that region, and maybe kazaa blaja. >> civil defense -- casablanca. >> reporter: civil defense teams warn people not to take chances as rescue workers scramble israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu promised to

push through a propose add law over the religious status of the country without the support of coalition partners. a controversial vote on the jewish state bill is due to happen next week. if a passed the law will define israel as belonging to jewish people. critics say it's race. >> >> reporter: this woman has a lot on her mind. the english literature major at hebrew university has exams to study for. she finds it hard to focus, distracted by the jewish state bill by israel's cabinet. >> it's painful an apartheid law. the policies are not new. we as arab palestinians, are the natives, and have been treated as second-class citizens. >> reporter: the proposed law, requiring parliamentary approval, changes the definition

of what israel is as a nation. according to the 1948 constitution it's a jewish state. the new measure describes it has a national homeland of the jewish. a move that this person is against. >> giving it legitimacy enshines more racist policies, and racist rules. >> reporter: if approved by parliament the law would become part of israel's basic laws, a legal framework working as the country's constitution. it would not only recognise the jewish character, it would institutionalize jewish law as ain spiration for future -- aninspiration for future talks. >> reporter: the move could bring down binyamin netanyahu's government. it not only effects the

democratic character, but it race it. >> a member of the coalition government and tourism minister agrees. >> it's a natural basic law. it is saying what is clear to every country. that israel is jewish, and democratic. >> reporter: the controversy over the bill comes at a moment of heightened tensions across israel. while the proposed law does little to help calm the situation, few believe it will pass parliament in its counter form. whatever the case, prime minister binyamin netanyahu has bought himself time to get more support for the deeply controversial bill, a bill raising questions from israelis of all backgrounds about how the state has been defined egypt has closed its border with the gaza strip, following sunday's bomb explosion in sinai, killing a police officer. many palestinians are stranded because the rafah crossing is

shot. a number are badly injured patient that need expert medical care. the report contains images some may find distressing. >> doctors in gaza can't give this man the treatment he needs. devastating burns covered half of his body, since his house was hit during the bombardment of the gaza strip. >> reporter: i have pain all over my body. my arms are painful. and my back itches all the time. i cannot sleep at night. it's too painful. >> doctors say he needs specialist treatment in europe. the family ka no longer leave. rafa is the only border crossing between gaza and egypt. it's been shut by the egyptian authorities for a month. the empty terminal is where most palestinians come in and out of gaza. the building was slightly damaged during the bombardment

this summer, but is functional. this is the main departure area. normally hundreds, if not thousands of gazans would be here waiting to move across the border to egypt, and perhaps travelling abroad. now it's abandoned egypt closed the crossing after an attack by an armed group in the sinai killed 33 soldiers last month. the egyptian government is evacuating a 1km wide buffer zone to stop tunnels and supply routes into gaza. some buildings have been levelled. authorities in gaza say closing the rafa crossing is unreasonable. >> translation: the chaos in egypt is an internal affair. we have nothing to do with it. it's not fair that they pay the price for the gayos.

the only option now is it to apply for permission to leave gaza via israel. such prime ministers is rarely granted al jazeera is continuing to demand the release of our three journalists who have been held in prison in egypt for 331 days. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and baher mohamed were gaoled on false charges of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they are appealing against their convictions. now, the egyptian leader abdul fatah al-sisi is on his first european trip as president. he's in italy, where he is due to meet pope francis later on monday. he is scheduled to visit france. during his 4-day tour of europe, he'll work to boost economic ties. live to our correspondent at vatican city, i can see the vatican behind you. why is president abdul fatah al-sisi decided to pay a visit

to pope francis? >> well, that's a good question. and president abdul fatah al-sisi's motor kad left the vatican about 10 minute ago. in a two hour meeting with pope francis, he - they are supposed to have centered on the relationship with the roman catholic church and egypt. a relation that abdul fatah al-sisi is keen to improve. also during the wars, between the vatican and sunni muslims highest institution of learning. at the university that has had a falling out with the vatican in 2011, following comments that were made by pope francis predecessor pope benedict xvi. what we know is they have been

talking about normalizing this relationship, and the tour or the visit to the vatican by president abdul fatah al-sisi - it is expected to accelerate that. as we speak, abdul fatah al-sisi is on his way to a meeting with the italian p.m. renzi. >> live from vatican city. thank you. now, the international labour organization, the ilo, suggested emergency measure could help greece recover faster from a 6-year recession. it includes a programme, lending commissions and constructural reforms. greece has been hardest hit, and mass unemployment. we have this report from cattalini where consumers are buying from farmers to save money. >> at the farmers market in katter eeny, food is rary

fresher than it is in -- rarely fresh are than what it is. millions of people have been unable to fill storm cupboards, and a grass-roots movement responded, inviting farmers to bypass supermarkets and farmers markets like these. a law is threatening to put a stop to the no middleman movement, making life difficult for people like this. a person supporting his wife and two children on a teacher's sally. >> the movement helps the family budget and has an effect on supermarket prices. when the no middleman movement sold a product. supermarkets load their prices. >> reporter: the law is hurting farmers. this one would have told 4.5 tonnes of apples at 20% below price, he is afraid of penalties, so his apples languish. this is where bulk sales were

held. a new law fines farmers $6,000 for direct sales. it impounds produce and imprisons them for six months. the government stopped giving farmers retail licences. it has thus effectively snuggled a consumer movement. grassroots groups gathered here, seeking to check what they see as a failure of parliamentary democracy. >> translation: our actions do not go against the law. people have the rights to buy their food freely wherever they wish, and it must be the producer's rights to sell where he wants to. with >> reporter: local lawmakers who voted for the bill say consumers are not the only constituents >> translation: i know people say we pass the law to help the supermarkets, but there are greggers. don't you -- growers. don't you think they'll shut down for less if people buy off

the back. of farmers' trucks. >> some ignore the law and continue the sales. it is this power, outside the party system that worries politicians. now that the politicians assaulted them directly, they wow to we'lled the power with more -- wield that power with morp determination still to come on the al jazeera newshour. >> i had nightmares that i was in prison, that they'd take me back. they are memories that don't go away. >> can argentina's reform to the judicial system bring justice to innocent prisoners. in sport - lewis hamilton labelled one of formula 1's greats as he celebrates his second drivers' championship.

>> protestors are gathering... >> there's an air of tension right now... >> the crowd chanting for democracy... >> this is another significant

development... >> we have an exclusive story tonight, and we go live... >> friday. al jazeera america presents. >> this is it. >> oscar winner alex gibney's "edge of eighteen", thanksgiving marathon. >> oh my god! >> intense pressure. >> if i said that i'm perfectly fine, i would be lying. >> tough realities. >> i feel so utterly alone. >> life changing moments. >> in this envelope is my life. >> if you don't go to college you gonna be stuck here... i don't wanna be stuck here. >> catch the whole ground-breaking series. "edge of eighteen". thanksgiving marathon. friday. 9:00 am eastern. only on al jazeera america. hello, i'm martine den. >> these are the top stories. u.s. secretary of defense chuck hagel resigns. u.s. media reports say president

obama expects his resignation. he has been pentagon chief since last year kurdish forces backed by iraqi troops and shia militia say they have retaken two towns under i.s.i.l. control in diyala province, around 50 i.s.i.l. fighters died in the battle of jal alla and saadia iran and six world powers failed for a second time to resolve the dispute over tehran's nuclear programme. diplomats meeting in vienna decided to extend talks until jooul next year, and -- july next year, and say they have made progress. regarding the issue of tehran's nuclear power, there's a group of hardliners on all sides who don't want to talks to succeed, or are skeptical. in the u.s. a senior republican

senator john mccain said "i believe on the nuclear issue we have gin away the store to allow them the right to enrich and not put in check the rights to war heads and the means to inspect them. and and the p.m. of iran saying no deal is preferable to a bad deal. >> there has been opposition in iran, the ayatollah reiterating that iran's enrichment capacity must be expanded up to 20 times the counter level, adding that the work of nuclear scientists should: let's hear from the german foreign minister. >> translation: in spite of a constructive atmosphere, unfortunately we didn't get as

far as i would like. we made spom progress, new ideas have been put forward. since we are dealing with finer sec call details, we have to go back to the experts with the ideas. >> joining he here on set in doha is al jazeera's senior political analyst. who are we talking about when we talk about the hard liners, starting with the iranians. >> the same on the american and iranian side. there's the politics, the john mccain, some jealous of president hassan rouhani. there are opposing anything in politics there are those opposed to it, because they think any deal is a bad deal, like the hard liners in united states, iran, who thinks no deal with islam makes sense.

no deal is a good teel. deal. then the third opposers, those going towards a big deal or bargain, any deal involves a nuclear issue, looking at iran, the united states and how they divide the region between themselves. that's the great bargain, a lot including israel, and the arab states are worried about that kind of a deal. >> the talks have been described as critical and fundamental, and in order to avoit a war, something has to arise. is this overtalking. is it overplating or are we at a serious juncture. >> there's no doubt at one point in time there was a bit of a psychological pressure going on that if you don't give up soon a

number of cards, you will be bombed. it was clear for many that this was not realistic. iran's nuclear facilities are spread throughout many sides, and there's no point to bomb them because it would accelerate the development. at this point. i'm surprised by the fact that they would postpone them for seven months. it's a long time. we heard 24 hours ago that this could be permanent, any time there's a deal. you can expect under the next seven days or weeks. it is a long time. >> one is that the americans like the iranians are waiting to see how things develop to see which can make the bigger deal. >> i can't let you go without asking you about your response to chuck hagel's resignation/sacking. >> you know, i think the worst thing that happened is president obama, is not chuck hagel.

i think chuck hagel is scapegoated for certain failures in the president obama administration. i think he was president obama's choice, a chois get him out to shake up the administration. i think chuck hagel was at one point a good candidate, but he was massacred during confirmation hearings, and remained to be a sitting duck secretary defense for the last few years. >> a fall guy for president obama. >> thousands of foreigners reportedly joined i.s.i.l. fighters in iraq and syria, growing numbers are joining the battle against the group. harry smith has the story. >> reporter: no one nose for sure how many western volunteers joins the fight against i.s.i.l. as the battle rages around kobane, across the turkish border, evidence suggests

numbers may be growing. messages posted on social media show an american by the name of jordan maddison on the left and a britain jamie rid, fighting on the side of the y.p.g., kurdish defense units. maddison is believed to run the recruiting operation for lions of riava. an offshoot of the y.p.g. reid says he trained with the french arm your, before leaving for syria. another british citizens recruited by mattson is james hughes, describing himself as a former british infantry soldier. their presence in the battlefield raises concerns back in their home country. those familiar with the radicalization of young westerners say there may be many reasons why they are drawn to war. >> i.s.i.l. has a strong appeal to extremists. it promises a utopia, pristine

islam, and the return of the calafat. that is an attractive idea for lots of people. not all people, not all extremists even. there are significant differences between these jihadists and a group like al qaeda. however, it is a very persuasive and pervasive ideology, and the propaganda is effective. >> a military analyst, a former u.s. soldier says men join wars for different reasons. >> countries fight for their own reasons - oil, terrain, religion. individuals fight for their own personal reasons also. i read the article. guys getting a lot of tweet hits, he's fays booking, doing it -- facebooking, doing it from the media. he has a history of fighting in wars. in this case the individual has a taste for the war. the british, who are going there on the i.s.i.l. side - they are

going to support the caliphate. they have an ideology going in there. some western governments, including britain threatened criminal sanctions against citizens who fight for i.s.i.l. none said they'll take similar action against those that joined the kurdish side. to afghanistan now - at least six have died after a bomb attached to a motorcycle blew up in the northern kundus province, it was parked at a market. it comes a day after a suicide bombing kid more than 60 at a volleyball match in patika. the bombing on saturday was the doedlyiest attack since 2011 the tiny bodies wrapped ready for burial. children are among the dead. covins are prepared close by. the suicide bomber walked into a

volleyball furniture, detonating a device. in a village in patika, eastern afghanistan. >> translation: what kind of cruel person can do this, come in and massacre innocent people. this is not islam. we are all muslims. apray that god will bring peace to this country. >> reporter: the graves dug, men lift the coffins into the cemetery. hundreds of people came to the funeral. >> this is a barbaric act. god should destroy them, they are pakistan slaves, there's a tragedy in every family. the afghan intelligence agency blames the network. the group has ties with the taliban and al qaeda, who predominantly operates across the border with pakistan. afghan intelligence say it was an afghan national under the control inside afghanistan. the afghan government in the past repeatedly appealed for

help from neighbouring pakistan in dealing with the group. more than 50 injured people were airlifted to kabul for treatment in a military hospital. local police may have been the target. >> translation: i'm a policeman, i was standing with my colleagues. i heard the bomber cry god is great. many were killed with my colleagues and police commanders. the attack came hours after the parliament voted unanimously in favour of u.s. and n.a.t.o. forces remaining in afghanistan to continue training afghan forces. >> reporter: the afghan intelligence services says it foiled 11 suicidal attacks in patika province. the majority of forces leave afghanistan. the focus on training the afghan counterparts has never been more important columbia's government great to suspend some military operations in order to secure

the release of a kidnapped high-ranking germ and other host -- general and other hostages, f.a.r.c. rebels said they would not release him because of massive troop deployments in chocho, an area where the general is held. choka, an area where the general is held. chok piece talks were suspended. we'll go live to bogota, the capital. at the beginning of this, when the general was kidnapped by the f.a.r.c. rebels, it seemed simple - they said they'd hand him over, and the government said "fine, we'll restart the peace talks." it's got rather more complicated. >> well, martine, this release is never easy. this is actually typical for this kind of operation to take time to take many more days than what people would want.

in this particular case, i think what we should clarify here is that the political will is still in place on part of the rebel f.a.r.c. for the release. what they are saying is that they want all military operations to be suspended in the larger area, in the region of choca, and along the river, where the general and the other two officials are being kept. the minister of defence says the military scaled back operations there. all they are doing is protecting the local population. once they hand over the captives, they could be easily attacked while trying to make their way back to the camps and a safe location. and now they are seeing military helicopters flying around. they see soldiers in the villages. one other point they are making is for the international red cross helicopter to land.

they'll have to land in one of these villages. they don't want any soldiers present there. again, this give and take, you know, this going back and forward is normal. the problem is that these talks are suspended, and so everybody wants this to be resolved as fast as possible. now, on the other hand we did receive good news regarding the other two soldiers in the hands of the f.a.r.c., in the region. this is on the other side of the country close to the border with venezuela, the international red cross confirming that they have coordinates for the release of these two soldiers, and this will likely happen on tuesday. >> how is the government likely to respond to the demand from the f.a.r.c. rebels that it suspend military operations in order to facilitate the handing over of this, the highest military capture that they have ever made in the 50 year war?

>> well, we'll probably see the military scaling back and this will take time. they'll probably have to move away all the soldiers from the village. the government will have to negotiate with the military, of course, how fast they can do this, and how. but until the f.a.r.c. doesn't feel that they are safe to be able to go forward with the release, they'll probably just wait and take more time. how long will this take? >> probably it's difficult for us to know, but i don't think there's any alternative. if they want the release to happen for the military to accept what the f.a.r.c. is asking for. >> thank you now, argentinians don't have much faith in their judicial and prison systems. the government is pushing through some fundamental reforms to try to improve the institutions that failed so many, and questions remain over

what changes should be made and how far-reaching they should be. daniel schweimler has more. >> they didn't do it, he didn't murder a 17-year-old in january 2009. before the courts ab solved him of involvement, he spent 33 months in one of argentina's toughest gaols. >> translation: i saw three guys get killed. it was the first time in my life i saw it and thought the next time it will be me. what am i doing here? >> reporter: more than 2.5 lost years. there was no examination or apology. he's struggling to rebuild his life. >> translation: at first i had nightmares that i was still in prison, that they'd take me back. they are memories that don't go away. if was not 2-3 months, it was years. 2.5 years. >> the lawyer acting for the

murdered man's family who realised that he was innocent and took up his case. >> he was really very fortunate. he's not the some case. >> unfortunately we are growing accustomed to seeing prisoners. >> reporter: proposed changes are welcome, but do not go far enough. the charge is that the judish system is not meeting the demands of society and prejudice the people they are supposed to be protecting. the institutions have roots in the past, and can be difficult to reform. the government with qualified support is changing many things - from the way criminal investigations and trials are conducted to how foreign law breakers are dealt with. >> translation: it's not official or transparent. it gives too much power for the police. the judge conducts a major part

of investigation. argentina's judicial system suffers backlogs and bureaucracy, understaffing and funding. they came up. >> the reform changes to an accuse tri system, where the judges controlled the legality of the process. this should allow quicker decisions. >> the reforms will not solve all the prosecution, but may help to prevent others suffering leandro's nightmare. >> time for all the sports news now. here is sapper. >> this will start new contract negotiations with lewis hamilton, after claiming his second fawn 1 driver's championship. lewis hamilton has been celebrating after his victory at the year's final race. the englishman getting the better of his team-mate nico rosberg. >> definitely an incredible

feeling to wake up this morning feeling fresh and definitely grateful for my surroundings and the people involved in my career. >> lewis winning the championship, a second title, one. grea greats, and us bouncing back. continuing to write the history books as a team coming back with a dominant season. >> russian ice hockey coach died at the age of 84. the coach of the soviet union and unified team to gold in 1984, "88 and 1992. many will remember him as the coach of the soviet team.

the loss to the united states in a game known as a miracle on ice. the 1980 semifinal saw a side made up of college amateurs during the cold war. he suffered from a long-term illness. miami heat ended their 3-game home losing streak beating the charlotte hornets by a point. despite missing dwayne wade for a sixth straight game through to injury, he took a lead and held on to it. holding on for 26 points. chris bosh added 20, in the final motes. they were squandered. a jumper missed with 25 seconds left to hand in the heat a 94-93 victory 17-year-old has collected the biggest pay day in the history of women's golf.

in a second year as a professional recorded 4-under ground, lydia ko, collecting half a million for the win, and $1 million bonus for finishing as the season's leading point scorer. ko is the largest millionaire in tour history, the first to win five professional tournaments before the age of 18. for your information, she was born the same year tiger woods won his first major. >> when i saw the million dollars in the box, i was like "wow", i wonder who the winner will be. it's amazing. i have never seen that much cash in one place before. this year has been awesome. the wins, it's an honour for me to be here in this position. i'm looking forward to what is coming up next thailand's anti-doping agency revealed sam young failed a doping test this year.

he became the first chinese swimmer to win olympic gold, winning two events at the olympics. the agency says he tested positive to a banned stimulant during championships in may, and has served a 3-month ban. it has not been explained why the positive tests kale to light now. >> karate, judo and taekwondo are well-known martial arts. how about the ancient art form. they have been joined in the philippines. >> reporter: it was once disguised as a folk dance during the procolonial spanish period. the rise of martial art during the 1970s, helped to capture the interest of philippine i don't say for the marital art.

>> they say learning the sport is a way for filipinos to learn the culture. korea has taekwondo, japan, karate, this is the philippines sport. arnis, a nation's martial arts that uses weapons - whether it's blades, knives or fighting sticks. despite the government directive to include is in the physical education curriculum, basketball is a popular sport. many saying the american sport is easier to endorse commercially than this sport. arnis says it has to deal with a

deep-seated colonial mentality of filipinos. >> translation: it's a mixture of technologies of two cultures. what the european has is a very severe straightforward action. what the filipino has is a graceful flowing rhythmic well-timed movement that is able to deliver the techniques of the europeans in the signature way. >> reporter: it's an efficient self-defence system. the potential of the sport is intact. more than just the discipline, the sport brings something else to the country. with athletes saying filipinos have a sport they can finally identify with and finally, beckham is usually a name associated with kicking footballs.

another has made himself known by catching one. >> manning is going to heave one. there's a flag. beckham. one-handed catch - how in the world. >> a junior pulled off this remarkable one-handed touch down, described as the best catch of the season, some pundits claiming it's the best after. he has his mum to thank for the long fingers. nas it from me thank you. a museum in switzerland decided to accept a controversial inheritance of a german man whose collection included masterpieces stolen from jewish owners by the nazis. the son of an art dealer who worked for the nazis, his collection worth more than a billion dollars. the museum has chosen not to

take every master work on offer. nick spicer with the details from berlin. >> reporter: masterworks thought lost, until discovered by accident in a modest apartment. a billion dollar hardway dark past. a third of the 1,000 plus art works may have been taken from jews fleeing persecution. he died tireless, leaving his inheritance to the art museum. a legacy the museum took six months to accept. >> the decision ladies and gentlemen, was far from easy. there was no feeling of triumph, it would be inappropriate in light of the art collection history. >> reporter: a german panel is deciding which works, like this $20 million matisse belong to the heirs of former jewish owners. it decided on three of some 500

suspect works in six months. >> translation: germany's culture minister says shedding light on the origins was of importance given the history. now that the museum accepts legacy, the german government can return stolen works. >> it's a good step in the right direction, it's the first steps to go to restitution. it's general. and complete questions for survivors. for example, to whom do they go to in order to get back the art. should they go to the german government. >> but the decision by the swiss museum does not put an end to the saga. his cousin says he was not in his right mind when he wrote his will. and the collection is right fully hers there's nor come in al jazeera, don't go away.

♪ >> the sport now, here is andy. >> thank you. after qualifying in poll position for sunday's f 1 championship decided in abu dhabi, double points for the first time, the german who is 17 points behind hamilton can overhaul and with a win if hamilton finishes third or lower. after qualifying on saturday,