"edge of eighteen". thanksgiving marathon. tomorrow. 9:00 am eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> announcer: this is al jazeera. hello. welcome to the newshour. the top stories on al jazeera - sifting through the rubble of their homes, the iraqis in diyala face the consequences of the battle against i.s.i.l. >> building bridges with islam - pope francis begins a 3-day visit to turkey. >> flooding in gaza. rain adds to the palestinians recovering from israel's

bombardment still. >> and i'll have your sport. including special tribute to philip hughes who died on thursday, as kraus -- cricket australia announces an investigation. into player safety there has been fierce fighting in iraq. the oil city of kirkuk is in the middle. kurdish peshawar have been involved in a fiercele -- fierce battle for three days. i.s.i.l. holds thousands of kilometres of territory shown here in yellow. in the shaded area, most backs the sunni armed group. in the past few days there has

been heavy fighting. let's cross live to imran khan. let's begin with the fight for kirkuk. who has the upper hand now. what is the latest there? >> at the moment what we are seeing, and this is typical of the tactics that we see from i.s.i.l., is when they are pushed out of an area, they take refuge in a country side, and that is problematic for iraqi forces. the fight at the moment is for the town. you take the major towns, you deny i.s.i.l. cover. they then go into the countryside and mount the hit and run tactics. we have seen this across iraq. baiji oil refinery was an example of that, and now in kirkuk. in terms of the upper hand, it's the iraqi army, controlling much of the area surrounding kirkuk with kurdish peshawar forces.

the hit and run tactics are difficult for the iraqi army to stop. the only way is to send in troops to the areas, we are seeing more of that kind of thing happen. it's problematic. iraqis are learning and are trying to do as much as they can. what is a big problem is what happens to the towns when you take them back. a lot of devastation, a lot of damage. i.s.i.l. has been in the towns, and the iraqi army has been in the towns, there has been heavy fighting and the towns and houses are destroyed. let's look at one man's story in diyala, who tells us that he is worried he'll never rebuild his house. >> reporter: this man doesn't know where to start to rebuild his house. etch he look, it's) everywhere he looks it's devastation. when i.s.i.l. took the township, nearly all the people fled. ahmad stayed until i.s.i.l. used

his house as a base to launch attacks. >> translation: my house was destroyed by i.s.i.l. i escaped to the nearby farms and hid there. there were clashes between i.s.i.l. and armored forces. houses were destroyed and people killed. there's nothing left for us to salvage, just terrible memories and shattered hops. -- hopes. we are afraid to rebuild. >> ahmad's father used a wheelchair, and was caught in the crossfire. he is buried near here. as iraqi forces pushed them back, i.s.i.l. destroyed the houses to stop the iraqi army using them as cover. >> translation: look around, you all these houses were destroyed by i.s.i.l. before they left. they destroyed that for many people. have a look again. you see destruction and burnt

down houses. >> the iraqi army hasn't offered xrngs. he has no idea if he'll rebuild. he has nowhere to go. the iraqi government sees the operation as a success. that is bittersweet. the damage caused by the fighting is immense. no one in authority is looking to rebuild yet. leaving many across iraq with no choice but to live like this. >> for more on the situation in iraq, let speak to the senior political analyst. marr won, the iraqi government says it has the upper hand in pleases like kirkuk. when you look at the devastation, and, you know, the trauma that people are going through right now, is this government really winning the battle against i.s.i.l.? >> absolutely not. and that is almost an amazing

thing that this is a country supported for years by the united states and other coalition forces - been armed, trained, and peshawar forces that have been armed and trained and it's really turned out to be more of a pose than an effect on the ground. it's a big question why all these forces, armies, supported by russia and the united states cannot defeat this organization that is not supported by anyone, not armed by anyone, turned by anyone. that does pose a question about how much of a knee jerk. how much of a short of sited strategy this has. clearly the fact that there is a dual standard that you fight in iraqi, not syria, that's a problem. two, the fact that you don't treat the fundamental question about the fight, which is why would sunni in iraq and syria

want to defeat i.s.i.l. no one has answered that question. >> would you say the loiky government has not gained -- iraqi government has not gaped legitimacy. >> absolutely not. whoever is governing in iraq and a clone for iran. the identities, the shi'ite militias continue to expand and basically depress without a deterrence, and for years, so that arrive an approach, that sort of situation certainly has deterred many sunnis, and this is a matter, this is the most important map that we have seen. so the expansion of the islamic state in islamic state of iraq and levant is where the sunni population is. it is almost like fire and hay.

you can expand this because there's a political problem, where the sunnis feel repressed by the bashar al-assad militias and iranian supported iraqi militi militias. that needs to be resolved. >> thank you so much to other world news. pope francis is on his way to turkey for a 3-day visit aimed at building bridges it islam and supporting minorities in the middle east. the pope arrived at the airport in a ford focus, a sign of how he rejects luchurous trappings of his predecessors. we go to father, director of catholic media center in milan, jordan. papal visits to turkey is rare.

this is a story. how do you see the pope reaching out to muslims, does he have credibility in the muslim world? from the first day of francis, he elaborates and makes visits to jordan and palestine at lax -- the lax mosque. al- absque mosque. we emphasise the importance of adopting peaceful efforts.

he will call for more collaboration because he's touching the boards of extremism, where iraq and syria is suffering especially from the persecution. he will, for sure, call for the respect for human dignity, the respect for religious freedom and every human being. >> this is a region with a heightened political sense of sensitivity. can the pope play a role in de-escalating the crisis. can he be a religious facilitator working alongside the political and diplomatic efforts? >> yes, in the european parliament he was well received as a head of state of vatican city, and a religious leader

calling for respect for human dignity. pope francis is coming to the region where the fire is on. he's not taking with his fans a peaceful initiative, but for your he will call for peace, negotiations, building all the groups, the states in the middle east. he's not a political man, he's a religious man calling for semitrailers for strengthening the collaboration among the religious factors in the region, but, of course, he will be - he will feel very sat that near him there are persecutions, refugees from their religious pat rom owny. >> thank you for speaking to al jazeera on the pope's visit to

turkey. he's expected to arriving in an hour or so. thank you for your time. >> thank you very much, goodbye breaking news out of afghanistan. an improvised explosive device detonated inside a mosque. the blast hap thenned in nangarhar province. 16 have been injured. more on this as and when we have information. >> now to egypt. and an army officer has been killed during a security crackdown. more than 100 people were arrested during nation-wide government rallies manned for friday. [ chanting ] >> protests took place in alexandria and around cairo. the demonstrations have been called by the prolegitimacy alliance led by the muslim brotherhood. soldiers and police have been deployed across the capital al jazeera continues to

demand the release of our three journalists held in egypt for 335 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. >> there's lots more ahead on the al jazeera newshour. huge hail stones hit the city of brisbane, leaving a trail of destruction. plus, why oil prices are plunging after o.p.e.c. decides to keep pumping. >> and the latest in sport. after a move to a special care unit in a sao paulo hospital. . >> first, flooding across the gaza strip declared the united nations to declare a state of emergency, a week of heavy rain added to the suffering of palestinians recovering from the

assault. the bombardment damaged 28,000 homes, making 100,000 palestinians homeless. 30,000 are lying in emergency shulters. they endure black outs. the only power plant is switched off because of fuel shortages. they, because of the israeli blockade make it harder to treat the and enact clean drinking water. the rain exacerbates the problem. there's not enough fuel to run pumps in flooded areas. >> days of winter storms inundate the gaza strip. rescue teams assist poem and vehicles. residents and business owners do all they can to protect belongings. >> we are removing our goods so they are not ruined, last year a lot was destroyed. we were not compensated.

>> we left our homes because of the rising water levels and the rain. the situation is bad. everyone had to leave because of the heavy rains. the u.n. relief and work agency is supplying emergency rules to end sanitation facilities. the rains that overwhelmed the system in some areas, and water is not draining out of gaza city. in one neighbourhood workers tried to create a new catchment area. >> as a result of the rainwater to flowing to the pool. it's flooding. the pumps can't empty the pool. it complicates matters for tens of thousands much palestinians living intinis living in temporary shulters or among rubble. restriction has not begun,

leaving large swathes of gaza in ruins. we will face more misery two people have been killed and seven are missing after a tropical storm forced hundreds to leave their homes. a man and woman died from drowning when the storm hit the province. in australia a massive storm hit queensland causing flash flooding and cutting power to homes. several people were injured when large hail storms smashed parts of brisbane damaging homes and businesses. wind gusts of 140 k/hr brought down trees and powerlines. andrew thomas has more from sydney. >> weather experts say what happened is two huge storm cells combined to create a super cell thunderstorm. that made in practice is strong wind and rain, huge hail stones,

lumps of size, sometimes like golf or tennis balls, smashing car windcleans and windows, and the heavy winds bringing down trees on top of cars, on top of people's property, and the rain flooding houses and massively disrupting the transport system. a spokesperson for the insurance industry of australia says 3,000 insurance claims have been lodged totalling $20 million. based on similar storms, expecting the final financial bill to be around the $100 million. what is remarkable is that no one was killed given the damage. there were reports of 12 minor injuries. incredible despite the huge amount of damage, no one injured. the clean-up is under way. at its height, 90,000 homes were without power. the premier of the state of queensland where bres is expect 80% of homes in the business area to be reconnected to the

bridge by the end of friday. >> let's get the update of the weather. morocco also hit by rains. >> you may recall last week we talked about deadly floods hitting morocco. we have a long line of cloud spilt out of spain and portugal. it sank down the north-west of africa. it's refusing to go anywhere. we are seeing 55mls of rain. in the south of morocco, further thorth, heavier rain, 18mm of rain in 24 hours. here we expect 80mm in the month of november. so huge amounts of rain fall and it continues to come down. more heavily rain through the remainder of friday. struggling to get up to 15 degrees celsius. going into saturday, yes, it's raining. sunday, the rain is easing. it is very much there in place.

it is spilling, as i said, out of the atlantic across spain and port gal, running across the -- portugal, running across the regions. heavy rains into spain and portugal. southern parts 54mm of rain. likewise, we are hanging on to the rain. wet one on friday for spain and portugal. saturday - more rain coming through. it is still raining on sunday. >> thank you so much the french president heads to the west afghan nation of guinea, his trip focussing on the fight against ebola. francis hollande is the first head of state to visit. a significant visit. what is the message from paris. ? >> according to president francis hollande's office, he will arriving later on friday, he carries with him a message of

solidarity with the people of guinea, a french-speaking former colony. a message of solidarity, a first visit by a western leader to this zone hit so hard by ebola. 1200 people in guinea have fallen victim to ebola. countless thousands more. he brings with him concrete health, $25 million as the french intend to build two centers for the training of medical staff in guinea itself, one back in france, and hope to establish field hospitals, 200 beds, and provide extra equipment for the testing. the world health organisation says that the ebola situation in guinea is stabilizing, but there are still pockets of infection flare-up in the south and south-east. francis hollande will be

visiting health care facility and having a round-table discussion and meeting his opposite number in the capital. >> after that, he's due to go to senegal for the summit of french-speaking countries there. yes, that's right, that's an annual thing, a franco fern summit. he'll move on to dakar and senegal where he'll convene the summit. where it is likely the agenda is largely dominated by ebola, the effects on the region and how the international community responds. >> simon mcgregor-wood reporting from paris. british prime minister david cameron is making a major speech on immigration. these are live pictures. he wants to ban migrants from other countries from claiming benefits until they have paid

taxes. the speech is a response to euro skepticism and concern about immigration in the u.k. lawrence lee joins us live. who is the speech aimed at? >> well, that's a good question. it's aimed at disenfranchised english working class people in post industrial britain, and there's a lot of them. you can see this is the middle of birmingham, britain's second city. it was a global leader in engineering and manufacturing. it's not anywhere. a lot of it has gone. at the same time as it's gone, a loss of immigrants from eastern european countries have come to live in the u.k. it is they, rather than the collapse in industry who are blamed. there's a large community sense here. it's been here since 1980. the polls live in birming hand.

the message for the disenfranchised working class is this. he understands their anger that in his opinion, if it's wrong in some ways, europeans are here for the purpose of benefits. his plan is involved, deporting people. within six months, if they can't get a job, and none of them get any benefits, child benefits or tax breaks or anything like that, even if they have got a job. it's brutal, radical. it chimes with a view in england. that immigrants, many of them are not here to work but to milk the system. it's because the u.k. and the independence party which wants a withdrawal has won two seats as well. elections are coming next may, a hard-faced one at that.

>> these fees will be implemented. >> well, i think it can be done. what he hasn't down is say we want to block, which couldn't be done. if, inside europe, and he wants agreement from germany as well, they are workable, they need the agreement of the european union. if that doesn't happen, the elections will effectively become a referendum on whether britain joins the european union. >> the other question is whether he's right. economists say the amounts of money they cost is small, and britain went after the big corporations, and got them to pay tax, the country wouldn't have a balance of payment deficit. that argument is not winning, it's the anti-migrant one. >> thank you lawrence lee, live in birmingham the price of oil hit a 4-year low after o.p.e.c. decided against conduct.

they'll retain production at 30 million barrels a day. the world is consuming record amounts of oil, 93 million a day. there's more than enough to meet demand, keeping prices low. more is likely to be added. shale oil increases in the united states. it's taken over saudi arabia, and russia, to become the biggest oil and gas producer in the world. >> not all of o.p.e.c.'s 12 members can afford to see oil fall for long. >> with deeper pockets in a competitive marketplace, saudi arabia holds sway. if and the other gulf producers said "no change." in the interests of restoring market equilibrium, the conference decided to maintain the production level of 30 million barrels a day as agreed in december 2011. before the meeting some members

were hopeful. like iran, shackled by sanctions over the nuclear programme. >> i am not sure that in this moting, but i am sure we'll do it. they have faced many problem before and many measures. >> reporter: many oil producers have little else to sustain economies and rely on the high prices of previous years. >> let us hope we dom an agreement around the table, because it impacts many of our economies very particularly. >> the saudi oil minister knew something they didn't. he was tight-lipped. >> get the hell out of here and go there. >> why is that sir? >> i don't want to talk to anybody, okay. go. >> analysts say o.p.e.c.'s decision is good news for consumers. >> as long as o.p.e.c. produces at current lels and changes the dynamics in the supply or demand

side, it's hard to see how crude oil can do anything than slide further. we'll get a taste of that on monday when the u.s. markets return from the thanksgiving holiday, and, yes, it looks as if lower oil prices are here for some time to come. >> the message from o.p.e.c. seems to be don't panic, we have seen prices lower than this. the market will correct itself. the risk for o.p.e.c. is it may be a hostage to market forces it can't control. less of a potent influence than it once was. >> still ahead on al jazeera. big ben is broken. we look at the cultural decline in the port city of hayden. >> plus undercover contraception. women are keeping mum about family planning options. and the start of a new

tennis week heralding a new era in sport. details coming up. stay with us.

welcome back, you are watching the newshour. there has been fierce fighting near the city of kirkuk. kurd irk peshmerga launch -- kurdish peshawar launch an proigs to retake areas from islamic state of iraq and levant pope francis is on his way to turkey for a 3-day visit aimed at supporting islam.

he'll meet president recep tayyip erdogan at his palace. two security officers were killed in a crackdown. army and police have been deployed ahead of nationwide anti-government rallies planned for friday in egypt mexico adds president unveiled -- mexico's president inveigled changes to the police forces. he's been under pressure to act after the suspected killing of 43 students. his proposal will allow government to depose local government infiltrated giving control over corrupt police forces and stim replify the -- simplify the way z corruption is dealt w it's a third attempt to improve police operations in mexico for the past decade. we have this report from iguala

in guerra state. >> reporter: months of protest forced his hand. mexico's president announcing that he will take control of local police forces. >> translation: we are clear - only through the state of law can we defeat together the challenges of insecurity, corruption and impunity. in the wake of the tragedy of iguala mexico is being tested. face with this, mexicans cannot fall into pessimism nor abandon our hope for a better future. >> this is the epicentre of the crisis in mexico. iguala, where students disappeared and were handed to cartel members by the local police. it's feared they were executed. this is what is left of what they were telling me was a luxurious office of the mayor. protesters burnt it down. he was xriched because he was

part of a drug cartel. this is happening in many places around mexico. this is a situation that the president will have to deal with. the president says he'll send congress a plan to reform the justice system and establish a hotline for citizens to report crime and corruption. it's too late for many members of towns like iguala, where cartels are fighting for control. the president vowed to send troops to conflict zones. >> translation: we don't believe anything the president says. he goes on trips while the country mourns. the president promised change. economic reforms earnt him great abroad. he has been criticized and accused of corruption. we wanted him to do things instead of announcing changes in

the future. >> reporter: the announcement an attempt to calm a wave of anger. people say they are tired of promises. it's change they want. >> protests over the shooting of unarmed black teenager michael brown gripped many cities across the u.s. a grand jury decided not to indict darren wilson over the shooting in ferguson million dollars. [ chanting ] >> reporter: protesters tried to interrupt the annual macy's parade on thursday. seven were arrested, and this happened near the parade, according to police. >> for millions of americans celebrated the holiday on thursday. in the basement of a small church in st louis. a group of people kale together

to eat and give thanks. many were strangers. brought together after the killing of michael brown. we have the story. >> this was about thanksgiving tradition. this was also about the police killing of unarmed teenager michael brown. mis-kath was feeding those that gathered from all over the world as she has since the beginning of the protests. >> i have a responsibility to my community sh. they are my family. we didn't know each other 111 days ago. today we are an extended family. it's my responsibility to offer what i can. my role is care, comfort and nut regs. >> she is about to graduate from culinary school. she asked how she could help. cook was the answer. >> we was dealt a blow. i want my family to know they

were loed. this is a tame for them to be brief. to love on each other. share food and break bread. this is what tonight is about, given thanks. we have this going on, we have much to begrateful for. >> for katherine, what is happening is a battle neglected by her own general agency. >> this ain't the government's civil rights movement. this is 2014. we confront the problem that our mothers and fathers confronted. >> we have to do better now. my generation came along. we fed off of what they did. we didn't fight or keep the fight going. because we didn't keep the fight, our children have to fight. >> as we talk after our interview, 14-year-old aviary gail takes a seat.

they were strangers. they got to know each other because avery would forcefully play the drums. michael brown's death hit him hard. >> they had no reason to shoot him. he could be out there playing the drums, doing something that he wanted to do. they say he died before his graduation. i don't want to be like that. have police shoot me before my graduation. >> this year, thanksgiving in st louis was not like the others thai lands military rulers started impeachment. a hearing will begin on a rights subsidy programme. india's environment court

slammed the government over air pollution. a string of measures to bring it down has been announced. >> there'll be pollution steps on buses. some are higher than in the chinese capital. >> hundreds of thousands have been displaced in a tribal region. they are living in tents. they are exposed to the elements. scott heidler visits a refugee camp on the outskirts of peshawar. >> intensified military operations in the strikal regions displaced a million people. some arrived in camps. despite the fact that the federal disaster management authority said the people will by looked after, there's no

tents. people said they were facing hardships, families needed clothes for the winter and there was no food. whatever little distribution effort was underway was undertaken by the world food program or the united nations. people would need help. children do not have warm clothes, there's a crisis, a lack of water in places such as these and they have to be managed before the people turn angry. we have been able to see a lot of anger. people are complaining that the government has left them in the lurch and not given them the assistance that they had promised yemen's southern si of aiden was once a -- city of aiden was once a viable rant center, but

big ben, and other areas need repair. >> reporter: this is where the influential french poet ard you are rumbo lived in the late 19th century. a historic building was sold to a businessman. under the new opener aden's renowned tour unfortunate attraction is a furniture store. a picture of rambo engraved by a french artist is the only sign he was ever here. this is an activist. she has been lobbying to preserve aden's houses. >> translation: my colleagues and i repeatedly told local authorities, do something about the buildings. our calls were ignored. aden is my identity and history. if i cannot preserve it, i'll lose my past and future. >> this was the palace of one of

the aden's power of the sultans. it's a museum run by mohammed, who shows me the balcony from which south yemen's independence from british rule was proclaimed 50 years ago. the museum once had hundreds of gold coins from the roman era. they disappeared in 2009. the curator at the time is in prison, but the priceless its were never recovered. some people believe there's a political reason behind all the neglect. the central government is destroying aden's architecture and history. they are killing the spirit of the city. aden's heritage foundation chaired, has an annual budget of $5,000. that is not much in a city of ports and palaces that needs

repairs. most center to be renovated like the aden big ben tower built in 1890. the clock has stopped running. it used to chime when the seaport city was the most cosmopolitan center in the region. >> there's a sentiment among people in the south that neglecting to repair the landmark buildings was politically motivated to undermine the identity of the region. now as the secessionist movement gains momentum people see the restoration as a kurm step towards -- crucial step towards preserving their legacy we want to bring you picture from egypt's second-largest city, alexandria, where hundreds of people have taken to the streets after friday prayers. demonstrations have been called by the prolegitimacy alliance,

led by the outlawed muslim brotherhood. the organizers built the protestors and islamic uprising against the regime of abdul fatah al-sisi. soldiers have been deployed in alexandria and cairo. more than 100 people have been arrested so far. >> now, in sudan, more than 130 people have been killed in fighting between rival groups in the west. violence broke out because of a land dispute between groups belonging to the arab tribe. more than 100 were injured. arab tribes have been fighting for control of resources in the oil-rich region. >> staying with africa. easy to use contraceptive device will be available for women in poorer countries, it's used in burkina faso, but as reported from the capital wagah doggal

women are keeping quite about the injection. >> reporter: this nurse says the contraceptive is empowering women. the drug is d administered by squeezing the plastic bubble. >> i had a caesarian, i had to wait three years before i get pregnant. i need this. i take one injection every three months. >> it can't be reused, there's no risk of infection. there's a reason this woman doesn't want us to use her real name. >> some women don't want their husband to know they are using contraceptives, they don't tell their partner they are going to the clinics, saying it causes problems at home. >> burkina faso is a conservative society. changing opinions and stereotypes is difficult. >> there are some men who

believe if a woman is taking contraceptives shell sleep around and be promiscuous. that's why some don't want their wives to protect themselves. >> when we talk to them, some husbands change their minds. >> it costs less than a dollar. it's more convenient. an injection protects you for three months. if you miss a pill, you could get pregnant. school is out. most of the girls go to university. something many women across avco don't get the chance to do. >> if a woman's has a lot of children. five or six, it's a burden on the family. she has to stay home. that means she can't have a career of her own. >> reporter: that is why it is discrete and cheap, giving her

and others the four choose when and how many children to have coming up in the newshour in sports, two of the biggest names in football. they battle for a place in the copa sued maracana. that's coming up. stay with

welcome back. voters in taiwan on saturday get the change to elect mayors and

councillors, it will be the biggest test before the 2016 election. the next report contains flash photography this man takes the party machine to the streets. he's the ruling party's candidate for the mayor of tapei. the city election is local. its significance is wider. he is proposing policies that favour closer ties with china. based on what is called the 1992 consensus that says there's one china, and that taiwan is part of it. i think the 1992 consensus is a basis for corporation. this consensus has an effect on the future development. many young people do not want closer ties with the mainland. this year thousands protested against plans. paralyzing parliament with a sit in that lasted 28 days.

the candidate appealing to younger voters is this man. this is not an old-style party politician. he is a surgeon and trauma specialist. he is independent. his views are close to the opposition d perform perform. he talked of galvanising the economy, employing skills and experience. >> translation: being a surgeon, i want simplicity, to be honest if we want to reform the market that will take more than 10 years. >> although it is more than 10 years older, his language resonated with young voters. >> i would like to vote because he is not a politician. many of his views are proyoung people. >> by that logic defeat on

saturday could upset the existing relationship between taiwan and china. it establishes china because it dealt with the kmt. the cooperation between communist china and kmt was successful. it helped them to win free trade agreements. the role of tapei has been seen as a step on the path to the presidency of taiwan. the two candidates have different positions. meaning seat's result may have a profound impact on future ties. >> south china's answer to las vegas, mccaw, a gambling hub. takings are down. fewer visits on high-spending mainlanders, a worry for workers for whom the casinos are the only dame in town.

>> it is the school that trains the people who keep the casinos running. in mccaw. work is the only game in town. the industry's losing streak has everyone alarmed. >> there are very few alternatives for local people. mccaw needs to be more diversified or it will face risk. >> the mccaw government has been trying to diversify the economy, away from its reliance on gambling. the casinos account for 80% of revenue. business is reliant on china. allowing gamblers across the border. >> there's no shortage of day-trippers from mainland china. what is lacking is the high rollers. the crackdown on corruption means it's not wise to be seen flaunting huge amounts of cash.

and the big money stays away. >> they wrath not coming. especially those who are - we call them the big shots, the high rollers. >> it made the industry review expansion plans. paradoxically a move welcomed by workers. dealers have been protesting about wages that can't keep pace, but with inflated prices, and for dealers, the predicted doubling of casinos filled him with dread. >> translation: it is extremely hard for local people to maintain living standards. the slow down gives macau time to adjust instead of being dominated by the gaming industry. >> reporter: a former portuguese colony before the casinos arrived. macau can pause to remember what

that was like. all right. time to catch up on sport with raul. >> thank you. australian cricket officials say it's too early to say whether the test match against india will go ahead next year, following the death of philip hughes. tributes have been coming in. >> reporter: 24 hours on from the death of philip hughes, emotions are raw in a country where cricket is a much-loved national sport. >> we often talk about how cricket can move the mood of the nation. unfortunately this morning, as we know, the mood of the nation is sombre. >> reporter: tributes were not hard to find for the 25-year-old battsman, who died after being struck on the lower part of the head during a state game on tuesday. others taking to social media, with a campaign # put out your bat taking charm. the act of placing a cricket

baton display to honour hughes. images from cricket venues to australia parliament. every day homes, and maxville primary school in philip hughes's home town. kraus displayed 63 bats to mark a score of 53 not out. google got in on the act as did the cricketers of nz and pakistan, day 2 of their test in the u.a.e. postponed as players dealt with the news. as for australia players, they came together in sydney, a decision yet to be made on whether the first test against india will go ahead next week. >> cricket will go on, and will go on when we are ready. to be honest, we haven't broached the subject with the players. we will in time. australian contributing officials announced they'll launch a review into safety protocols and the protection for

player. >> it makes you feel timid. a lot of things flash through your mind. if you are a cricketer you react in different ways. >> reporter: a lot of consideration is offered to 22-year-old shaun abbott, who bowled the delivery which struck hughes. >> shaun's holding up well. i had a shat to limb last night and was incredibly impressed by the way he held himself and his maturity. >> a date has not been confirmed, a state memorial service will be held at the sydney cricket ground, the venue where philip hughes played his first and final game of first class cricket now, pele thanked fans for their concerns, insisting that his health problems are not serious. the brazilian football legend is treated for aurin airway invction. the -- urinary infection.

he had been transferred to a special care unit. he said he was moved for privacy reasons and is looking forward to spending the holidays with his family. >> bokka juniors have been beaten, reaching the copa sub-marikana. it had finished scoreless, bokka had the chance to take the lead in the first minute. the penalty shot was saved. or proved to be the winning goal, the only goal of the game delivered in the 16th minute. 1-0 win and they face columbia's atletico. i do apologise. in a few hours times a tennis league modelled on the indian premier league. it will feature the likes of roger federer, serena williams, along side names of the past, including pete sampras and andre

agassi. explaining the different rules and format. we'll have a look at the line-up for the manila mavericks versus the u.a.e. royals, beginning, and feature andy murray. each match is made up of five sets, each of a different category. beginning with the men's signals, andy murray playing marion chill ig, and the women, maria sharapova taking on kristina mladenovic, and huey partners daniel nestors, against krillic and zimonjic, and nip kens and huey, and the legend singles, featuring carlos moya, playing gorham ivanisevic.

u.a.e. royals. each game worth a point. the first to six wins a set. if it's 5-all, a super shoot out will be played, and players will only get 20 seconds between each point. should be fascinating to see how that gets on. rihanna is one off the lead. the defending champion, the round 59 including six birdies. the eel is one of five players tied for second. adam scott carded a 56, and is three shots off the lead. >> that's the sport for now. >> thank you. that is it for the newshour. thank you for watching.

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