, and we cannot close our eyes to tanks that are crossing the border from russia and coming in to ukraine. a top u.s. diplomate calls for a cease fire. >> the air force responds with deadly strikes on rebel held suburbs. >> with agree to disagree.

>> and. >> in berlin, with this year's film festival is getting underwayen find out what the organizers here did or rather didn't do. to upset north korea. that's coming up, later. they have arrived off of their vision that the town conflict should be stopped. the trip is part of a diplomatic push to end the fighting. the u.s. secretary of state offered his support to the ukrainian president. he is calling for an immediate cease fire, but rush are sha isen waying that it's security will be under threat, if the u.s. sends he that will weapons to ukraine.

and nato has a meeting in brussells to decide on a new rapid reaction force. the military is planning to strengthen it's eastern. where the later meeting is taking place. this is a key meeting of nato defense ministers over response to the crisis the ukraine. has anything come out of it yet. >> well, the meeting has fin thished a little bit earlier than it was first planned so they have made certain agreements. the center piece will be this so called spearhead force. which have up to 5,000 troops that will be ready to from deployed. which will be followed by other troops within the next week. that is what they are decided. they say this spearhead will be truly multinational nato

cooperation, and as the secretary general said, this is a true show of the solidarity. sikhs allies, sikhs countries already said that they are ready to work on this. there a rotation kind of way those countries are france, germany, italy poland, spain and united kingdom, whereas alongside germany nether-landsnether-lands and norway have already started to train and exercise with the interim spearhead forces. thorn the next thing they have agreed upon is to establish the command and control centers in six ally countries in the eastern part of europe. they will be based in bulgaria astoria latvia, poland and romania. and basically their task is that if a crisis occurs, that occurs they will have to coordinate and plan how to follow the secretary general

said that the national and nato international forces work as well. >> and katrina what about the diplomatic efforts to secure a cease fire, how is that likely to play out? >> well there have been certain questions raised during the day whether this will just sparkle the tensions while nato officials believe that it at least should not rise an further tensions. everybody here is really -- everybody here is emphasizing that the solution can be only reached in a peaceful, diplomatic way. so in this respect there will be certain meetings. they will try to talk to moscow and rush are sha, to cry to ensure the cease fire. however, as the secretary general all this is kind of a response because of the

intensive way to the threats coming from russia, and nato, they need to be kind ready for whatever is coming. >> thank you for talking to us. >> coming up here on al jazeera, after the plane crash, the mayor hailed the pilot as a hero. plus. >> i ask the government please to reopen the text messages i am really crying. >> after the government switches off the internet. >> that's all still to come. air strikes have killed more than 70 people in the outcuts of damascus. which killed at least seven people in the syrian capitol.

the group behind the shelling calls itself the army of islam. the army of islam was formed two years ago the leader has declared damarcus a military zone, and a target. that was in response to a series of government air strikes haves a strong hold. >> this is the aftermath of government air strikes. on the outskirts of damascus. the army has suffered major losses in this area. one of the main opposition armed groups in syria. after almost four years of fighting in the which thousands were killed, an entire area is reduced to

rubble and violence continues. damascus suburb, the army has lunched air strikes using barrel bombs. fighters have been trying to control this mountainous area. if they capture it, they say they can asly smuggle weapons to the outskirts to capitol. government attacks are aimed at driving rebels out of the areas this is a convoy from the army of islam on it's way to shell areas in the capitol. our attack on the outskirts of damascus and the country. before attacks we issues warning to civilians to avoided military areas. >> the armed group has consolidated it's control in many areas. here it's fighters attack government positions in

exchange shelling from both sides. we don't accept the civilians even if it was by the opposition. unfortunately, neither of them responded to our calls to put civilians out the army has already else pannedded forth where it has join an alliance of religious armed grow groups against government troops. the syrian military remains in control of most of the cities, now, it's on the offensive. government jets attacked this opposition strong hold on the outskirts of answer. the city is crucial for the regime it's fall may pave the way for the rebels to capture damascus al jazeera. >> the king of jordan has visited the hometown of the jordanian air force pilot

burned alive by isil fighters. to pay his respects to the family. jordanian fighter jets bombed isil targets in syria. government also needed reinforcements to the border with iraq. this is where jordanian pilots family wanted to celebrate his return. instead, it has become a place where they are receiving condolences after the islamic state of iraq and the levant burned him alive. king abdallah paid his respects to the tribe in the southern province. he told the pilots father that jordan's royal air force had just shelled isil forces in the syrian province. the king had already promised what he called a relentless response to avenge the murder of him. and now he appears to have more public support for going to war. >> planes from jordanian

forces just arrived after bombarding them. god willing we will end the existence in syria. >> the queen visited the female members of the family, be uh the wife is inconsolable. >> she is 25, and they were only married for five months. the mother is also shaken and heart broken. none of the immediate female family members are speaking to the media. we are very sad, but i am so proud of my cousin, he is a martyr who defended his country. and although my heart is bleeding i will also offer my four sons as martyrs for my country. >> many people want vengeance because of the way he was murdered. request should be united with one body, i call on all to be

one heart, one mind, and one soul. and we demand revenge. we will not rest until the response is harsh. >> high ranking officials as well as hundreds of army and royal air force officers also came to support the tribe. people here says isil has made an effort to try to turn jordanians against their government for joining the u.s. led coalition, so far this effort appears to have had the opposite effect. >> many say jordan's resolve has been strengthened by this murder. those who didn't believe isil was a threat to the country now say the war against the armed group is theirs. the new brook finance minister has met it's gentleman counter part for the first time. reports from berlin. >> the german finance minister

was always likely to take a tough line. he was a key player in negotiating five years of austerity for greece, and he wasn't about to let greece walk away. he said they agreed to disagree. i cannot hide my skepticism about some of the actions announced by the new greek government even though my colleague told me they are not confirmed in our opinion, they are not moving in the the right direction if he was disappointed he didn't show it this was simply the beginning he said of deliberations that will put an end to a never ended crisis we didn't reach an agreement, it wasn't in the card that we would. we didn't even agree to disagree from where i am standing. from i am standing we agreed to enter into deliberations as

partners with a joint orientation to european problems. >> greece's new prime minister and his finance minister have visibility key figures and institutions this week. lobbies to restructure the debt burden, while holding firm to their election pledge to abandon five years of bail outs. as collateral for loans to the increasingly shaky banks. for the new greek government, then abandoning austerity all together may be easier said than done. the message was said, whether it was here already is out but i hope so that, it was heard, that of course, it is not only a decision of some as to how the rest of europe should handle the greek debt. it is something where other

parties have also something to say and of course, they have to find a compromise. >> the new greek government is looking for support in europe and running out of places to find it. and there wasn't much support here at the german finance ministry where the message to greece seems to have been turned back, your plans to abandon austerity or we may turn our backs on you. >> outside the ministry, a small group of left wing protest tors sympathetic to greece's position. but this is a minority view in germany, and new poll indicated that 68% of germans are against debt release, if it walks away from it's commitments. and theger mapp government is acting accordingly. >> al jazeera, berlin. >> let's go live to new york. she is chief economist megan what is the e.c.b. decision to restrict fund thing to greek

financial institutions mean. >> well, it means a lot of the borrowing that banks are going to have to do will be pushed into this emergency liquidity assistance program. so they will have to borrow at higher rates. if they cut off this emergency assistance then greek banks are in big trouble. but moreover, i think it was a political signal that the e.c.b. is putting pressure on greece tocks find an agreement with it's creditors. previously greece exits the bail out on february 28th that was the real deadline. they removed that by saying we don't think you are really a part of the bail out anyway. >> there is a sense that banks are looking shaky is the government able to help the banks. >> and how long will the money last. >> the greek government isn't really able to help them.

it can in as far as -- as collateral for emergency lick wit pilot, but that's about it. the greek government is going to run out of money in a couple of weeks. but it can of course, always run up arrears. the real crumping period without any more assistance, will come in march or april. >> i mean there has been mounding speculation but are we heading slowly to a greek exit of the euro. >> the risk is certainly higher now but i still think it is very unlikely. about 80% of greek citizens are in favor of euro zone membership. and so i don't think the new government is going to go against that. and in germany side, they would like to keep greece in the euro zone, possibly not at any cost so it seems like a deal will be done. the problem is that it is hard to see what kind of deal can be done that's politically

acceptable to all sides. we will see that hopefully come to the floor. >> yeah, just a final thought that was the question, what kind of deal do you think can be agreed to help goose restructure it's massive debt? can it come up with anything? >> yeah, i think on debt relief, greece will probably get what it has in the past, which is a big extend and pretend, so maturities are kicked out. it just puts off the problem although if the debt is extended forever then greece never has to pay it back, so that counts as account relief. and in the exchange for that, i think the government is going to have to sign up to some conditions, but on that front, greece and they have a lot of overlap in terms of constitutional reform. so i think there are some things they can agree on. >> thank you for talking to al jazeera. >> now afghan refugees are being forced to leave the country in record numbers.

are forced to cross the border with nowhere to go. >> the border crossing between afghanistan and pakistan always busy, is even busier than usual. in january nearly 24,000 afghans returned from pakistan. that's more than came back in all of last year. it's been 36 years since they lived in afghanistan about a month ago the police raided his home. they jailed his oldest son for ten days basically keeping him hostage, he says. >> we have to give him a guarantee that we would leave in 15 days time. hangs son has never even been to afghan stan. registered with the united nations, and entitled to stay until the end of 2015, at least. they say that didn't matter.

the pressure started after a taliban attack in desks on the army public schools 145 people were killed. two afghans were reported to be among the six after that they started forcing afghans out. >> many of the families arrive here with only what they can carry. most have been gone for years if they even lived here at all, so when they get here, they have to start a new life. >> i don't have anything except my children and these are all of my belongings. now wherever god puts mely survive. afghan officials say they know returning families are vulnerable, but the government doesn't have the resources to help them. >> all the we can do is

register them, and give them a form. >> and only about 10% of afghan whose have crossed can get help here, the u.n. center where they are registered and educated about the danger of land mines. children are vaccinated. and the. >>n. gives them money to start over between 180 and $220 a person. many people here don't know how long that money will last them. and say it's small compensation for lives they were forced to leave behind. jennifer glass, al jazeera. afghanistan. the pilots of an aaroner that crashed in taiwan are become hailed as hoar rows. the captain and co pry lot are among the people dead. harry is at the crash scene. >> deep into a second night, still they bring assure thing

frommingments of flight g.e. 235. they seem so light so flimsy, it's hard to imagine that they were part of the fuse lodge designed to with stand the forces of flight. no match for the spinal steep pledge into the river. incredible, that anyone managed to survive. this man did and he saved four others unbuckling their seat belts as the water rose around them. >> i saw the others were drowning. if i did not move quick enough to help them, soon they would have been dead. >> one of several to say something seemed wrong even before take off, one father who saved his toddler from the water moved his family to the right site of the plane, on hearing a strange side from the engine. the pilot said there was a problem with the engine. >> . >> the airline denighted media reports that the atr turbo

prop took off with an unchecked faulty engine. the reports are not true. we can present the documents that prove we had checked the plane before it's take off and we will send the documents to the civil administration for further investigation. >> but with two fatal crashes in the last seven months, prime minister has promised an inquiry into the safety standards. at the crash site, there was mourning and desperate efforts to find the missing. relatives of those confirmed dead gathering to hold a ceremony. on the river the dive teams worked in short shifts in frigid water with visibility at near zero. and even as night brought still worse conditions they worked on. throughout the night we have been watching as they have brought ashore twisted peases of metal.

what the loved ones want to see is their relatives brought ashore and that's proving to be a difficult task. the creator of the silk road website faces life in prison. he was found guilty of seven drugs and money laubers charging. he will be sentenced in may. prosecutors said the black market site enables more than 1 million drug deals are at least $200 million. >> now a outbreak of measles in the united states, has called fresh debate on the effectiveness of vaccines. at least 20 people contracted measles in california, and then the disease is believed to have spread to more than 100 often vaccinated kids. now politicians are reacting and it is crossing party lines. rob reynolds reports from los angeles. >> the measles outbreak linked to disneyland in california has now spread to fantasy

land according to some, as american politician weigh in with their thoughts. >> new jersey governor a likely republican presidential contender and next year as election seemed to imply that parents could skip the shots. >> parents need to have some measure in choice in things as well. >> but other republicans were unekid 8:00, including john boehner. >> and likely domic presidential candidate hillary clinton tweeted the science is clear the earth is round the sky is blue, and vaccines work. >> we have been warning folks that this problem of measles was going to occur in other vaccine preventable diseases because of a lower incidents of people getting their shots. we have been very concerned about this. >> the measles virus is highly contagious and in rare cases can be fatal. but with conflicting advice, some people have been uncertain what to do. >> .

>> they say vaccines are safe, they are safe. not for my child. >> what has helped the virus to spread and other countries is the relatively small number of families who decided not to have their children vaccinated. either out of religious beliefs or concern over vaccine safety. >> disneyland gets tens of thousands of visitors every day, public health officials say one of those may have carried the virus. the virus that since then has become as widespread as the debate surrounding it. rob reynolds los angeles. >> more to come here on al jazeera, including. >> and they dragged up and tooktous the police station. >> demand end to attacks on their churches, plus. >> another death related to asbestos, it is banned in many countries but in the no

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>> the u.s. secretary of state also met ukrainian president in the ukrainian capitol. syrian government air strikes have killed more than 70 people in rebel held areas. the attacks are followed rebel rockets and shell attacks which kills at least seven people in the capitol said that it agreed to disagree. >> relate, as we mentioned earlier, the king of jordan has mentioned the hometown of the pilot burned alive by isil

fighters. the fighter jets have bombed isil targets in syria. let's talk -- let's talk first about the king's visit how significant is the visit to the hometown how has it been received. >> well, it's been received well people were very welcoming to the king. it's of course expected for the king to make such a visit to show commitment, and determination, to punish those who killed. it is also to show the military that they are very committed to going after however touches any jordanian soldier. what is interesting is while the king was meeting with the father of al kassasbeh. he was heard telling the father they just kept back from syria after hitting targets for isil, inside syria.

and what was interesting about that strike, is that when the military the announcement came from the military, to the jordanian television, it said the arm forces struck against isil it didn't say the international coalition led by the united nations, so obviously, it is an air raid that was combated be i the jordanian arm forced outside the frame work of the international coalition. and it's it shows that jordan is determined to make a more active pronounced role in going after isil whether in syria or in iraq, as we have been hearing from officials. >> yes because the king in his speech to the nation yesterday, did promise the nation what he call add severe response. >> yes he did say they are going to hit them on their own territory, on their own ground. and people where are wondering what this means how will it be translated. because jordan does take part in the international coalition. so does it mean that jordan

will spend special forces any ground involvement now the officials have been very adamant to say no ground forces. but they did say they are going to be more active in helping the syrian opposition fight isil in helping the iraqdy forces help isil, and today they are of course a movement by the jordanian armed forces. very close to the boarder with iraq where isil has positions and is stationed. so obviously they are adamant not only to punish them, but to take a more active role in going after them and finishing off. >> all of this comes against the back drop of those two iraqi convicts who were executed yesterday morning very early. what's the mood like in the capitol now? what are people making of this. >> what happened and now this very swift response from the jordanian military. >> well, people are waiting for more. the effect accusation of the two iraqi jihaddist was not

considered enough. and they say it is not the kind of response. it does in a way address the spontaneous revenge urge by many in the public, but the human rights watch and other -- the european union even some jordanians said it is more of an eye an eye response, and they would rather see something that hits at isil that diminishes isil expand and capabilities. because that is what people want they want isil to be punished. and what is the mood here is you can see now much more support for the government involvement in fighting isil. it isn't unanimous, but definitely more support. people thought if something happened people would be protecting against the government because they would be blaming the government for not doing enough. be uh the fact that he was killed on january 3rd of the government says way before the talk about the swap deal was being discussed and the way he

was killed, actually provokes people and made them switch sides from blaming the government for not doing enough to supporting supporting the government and blaming isil and putting pressure on the government to punish them. >> thank you. >> now the arab spring may be a distant memory for many, but tan these yeah has it moving forward. this is the moment the parliament agreed on a new government. it wasn't an easy decision for many of these members. the opposition will be small and weak. but tun these yeah's next prime minister says it is the only option. we are all invited to open the

doors of hope. >> most of the ministers are from tun necessary yeah's biggest party and a small number are from the main rival. the rivals seem to have put aside their differences on how much influence religion should have on state affairs she remember are vatted this historical building into a boutique hotel. she wants to see more economic reform. >> i think this a tremendous opportunities and almost every sector. so i this i the priority would be to make the pros is a lot smoother. >> tunisia doesn't have the

sectarian or ethnic divide that has been a problem elsewhere in this region. but there are security threats here. there's a fear violence in libya, might spill over the border. and the government says there are thousands of young tunisias fighting for isil. the vice president of parliament says the country needs unity. >> we agreed as we felt that this is aphids that we are passing through a phase of dialect agreement and harmony. we should all agree for the interests of the country. >> for some, the new government is a threat to democracy. for others, it offers stability. but most people here say they are willing to give it a chance. to prove it can change things. >> al jazeera. >> india's christian community is demanding greater protection from rising religious violence and hate crimes.

five churches have been attacked recently. community leaders accuse the government of failing to act. >> police were deployed to deal with troublemakers instead they watched as members of the christian community prayed for justice. earlier some of them were detained for police, the protestors say the police used a disproportionate amount of force during what was a peaceful demonstration. >> i had to lie on the floor and beat my hands. and say don't wrap me up. but they wrap up others and they drags us and tooktous the police station. >> the catholic bishops conference wants the government to address what it tribed as a growing threat to the state's secular nature. >> just because we are a minority the majority should

not take us. whether a minority or majority we are all citizens f india so i have the same right as you have, and as he has, because it is in the constitution of india. >> al jazeera obtained these photographs of a church that was ransacked earlier this month. recent attacks on churches in new driver's licensely have shaken the trust not just of christians but other indians as well. >> the whole right wing is out to finish. every other -- they want to build the state. they want to continue working here and do something like pakistan the only difference there you have muslim taliban. >> the prime minister came to power promising development but observers say incidents like this have taken to focus off of that agenda. >> they are always been an

integral part of society but some within the community, say they are a relatively small number makes them a target for those tries to use religion to divide. al jazeera, new delhi. >> boko haram fighters have reportedly killed more than 100 people in northern cameroon. amido rah major regional offensive against boko haram last week union leaders agreed to send 7,500 troops to fight the group. they are already in action. boko haram which has been fighting since 2009, has stepped up violence ahead of the february the 14th election. >> legal action to try to stop

more deaths from the cancerous fighters. we have their story. >> another asbestos related death in the town. 48-year-old jorge died of meise sew thiel yes, ma'am ma. >> as kids we would play with it and now we are seeing all these deaths. it continues producing tiles and water tanks insulated with asbestos. 14 years later he developed the cancer, after 70 rounds of chemo, he has little doubt about his fate, but hopes what he called the saline killer will soon be outlaws.

>> i just don't want anybody to suffer any more. this is so cruel. this pain is aprobably. >> he run as clinic here. he sees five new cases each year. >> the cases we are seeing are people who are exposed 30 years ago, and this is a progressive illness, more people will get six. all we can do is to stop this now, and at least make sure our children will not be exposed. >> as bestors is everywhere, one study says kit be found in 90% of all the buildings in the city, even here in our office in a richer part of town, it is an almost every roof. >> senior officials insist the asbestos used in columbia is

safe when used properly, but also promised they will look into change toss the law. >> the message from the ministry of health is that it is in our agenda this year the minister already summoned a meeting won the ministry of health labor and the national institute of cancer to start an investigation. >> but the victims are tired of waiting a class action is underway and so is the first lawsuit meanwhile, the struggle continues for survivors and families who are left wondering who will fall sick next. al jazeera. columbia. now to the this year's berlin film festival has had aen co fusing start, at least in the the eyes of north korea it has been incensed by the hollywood movie called "the interview." phil so besides all the controversy, it is shaping up to be a big night there.

>> yes a big night and a cold night thousands of people showing up to see their favorite stars. but as you mentioned this controversial there is one film that is notable by it's substance, and for the organizers it's probably just as well. >> they love a drama at the berlin film festival, but as this year's get june way, they are been at the center of their own. sony knows how that feels. allegedly by his people. and all because of this two the movie the interview. moving from hollywood to here, this is why. >> "the interview" goes onrelease here on thursday, but north korea the city of berlin confused it saw them as one single entity, and it was not happy at all. it described the sewing as

terrorism. i vowed vengeance the compactors were merciless punishment. racier hastily from the this man, he is the boss here, he lad to race to the north korean embassy and say look you have this all i don't think, it has nothing to do with me and it is just a coincidence that it is opening on the same day. he did eventually pull back, albeit privately. >> aside from that drama there is plenty more to see here on screen. other the next week and a half the golden bear is the big prize they are competing for here, with everything to cinderella on show. >> he is doing it without the director even being here. he is banned from making films until 2030, after he upset his government. not that that stopped him taxi is in for a real shout for the top prize, as he watches from home in tehran. he doesn't stop, because

that's what he is doing, he is expressing himself, so he needs to make them, and he will never stop and the films he makes are great and for us it is a great way of promoting his work to the world. >> over the next ten day disease movie world will watch. the crowds will freed tries to watch. and even north korea will be keeping an eye to make sure the crowds keep looking at this and not this. >> who just saw in that report the taxi driver, this is an amazing story this guy has had this ban since 2010, and yet he seemed to still be getting away with making the films even though the authorities don't want him to. back in 2011, he had a film showed at the kahn film festival. this was smuggled out in a memory stick in a cake. he won a silver bear award for another film that was smuggled out. yesterday, i spoke to some of the organizers and i said to

them how have you got ahold of this film, and unsurprisingly they just simply said there are people who helped. as for what else is being shown, a lot of films here. that is the opening film, she just got in rah few moments ago, that's a bit like a united nations in term oz who is involved. you have spain, france all co produced that was, it was shot in green land, and it is being premiered here. and it has a spanish director, and hispanic films are really popular this year. there are loads of them, all over the different releases. there is one echos of the mountain, there are various others. in terms of this competition 300,000 tickets have been sold already. remember, this is just day one. it is going to be very busy around here. >> phil, thank you, enjoy.

>> a lot more to come here on al jazeera. >> taking this caused a device more with that, stay with us

>> as we try to crack down on antigovernment dissent. the mount are cut off too.

>> this school for deaf children in the city is time for physical education. students here use sign leakage to communicate with each other and their teachers. i don't that they depend on text messages and mobile internet. and government switched off their services following antigovernment protests. it said government used them to instigate looting. and the children we pete are not happy about it. >> phone calls television and radio are still on, but are of no use to them, they say they are completely cut off i am really crying. >> they write signs to show us this boy is inspired by the protests in france last month. the children here learn skills that help them to fete work

these girls are learning how to sow usually the things they make are used to make money for the school. now they can't but there's no business in the completely are left hanging here on the wall. now she runs a sowing co-op for deaf children. they don't know sign language, and she is not able to talk. >> communication by text message is one of the only ways we can make money. so because we aren't communicating now we have lost a lot of money. >> the testify community here is struggling and there are many there's no accurate data but health charities estimate over 1 million. the lack of healthcare enmoos untreated infections often cause loss of hearing. this is association for the deaf has more than 500 members throughout the north province, but without text messages or internet the only way they

can meet or ask the group for help is if they walk around for hours looking for each other. >> sometimes our members have accidents and they need help. for example if someone is hit by a car. he can't contact us, or contact his family to come to the hospital. >> the group says he wants to watch this story on line, he won't be able to hear what we say, and won't even be able to see it unless the internet comes back. and deaf people need it more than most, there are few services to support people with disabilities, the children here at the school are luckier than others in the villages but one of the few things that make as hard life a little easier has been taken away. >> malcolm web, al jazeera goma in the democratic republic. all right time for sport. >> darren, thank you so much. equatorial againny will have home advantage. in the the african nations that semifinal takes off in the just a few minutes time. our correspondent robin adams

joins us live now and robin the hoes are going into this as the clear underdogs what are their chances against ghana. >> the home advantage is so important, just a few minutes ago, they were prointusing the ghana team, and obviously it was a big round of applause, but when he went to the guinea players every single one of them when he chanted out their names there was an incredible noise. that inside, the stadium is just a sea of red. that incredible home advantage, equatorial fans have come out in the thousands to support this team, that is only appearing in it's second nationsnations so far so 2012 is when they debuted they made it to the quarter finals. the semifinals this time, and the belief among the fans is they can most definitely see and make it a final two. the final against ivy coast they go on and win their first.

ghana of course, is by no means an easy prospect, they have been down this road before, this is their fifth straight semifinal, they have made the final as well in 2010 so ghana is obviously going to pose some stiff opposition for these fans. >> as you say, the winner of tonight's semifinal will face the ivory coast. to their third final in nine years can it be their time to finally take the title. >> . >> you have to believe that this is the best possible chance for ivory coast they now have the leadership that has had success. remarkably or quite interestingly, it was against ivory coast. beat the ivory coast on penalties. they have brought a new mind set in the players and a whole lot of new players as well, ivory coast he has been telling me as well, this is their best chance, you have guy whose have been waiting 23 years to be able to look at the trophy, and the fans will

expect nothing less, they want ivory coast to go all the way but whether or not they will be facing ghana or guinea we will only know later tonight. >> i just want to ask you quickly, how is this event being received considered organizers only had a few weeks to put it together? >> well, i have to say, i spent a lot of time with the local fans and this huge excitement, about showcasing not just the country but also the national team, which as i mentioned earlier, made the quarter finals for the first time in their debut year. also now going on to actually do one better going to the semifinals. there is an immense sense of pride, showing off the country to the world so absolutely incredible scene and a belief that again this is their time, it is guinea's time. >> enjoy the game. speaking to us live.

>> despite going a man down, 1-1 nil. >> 11th league loss this season. firmly anchored to the foot. >> the a.t.p. tour is investigating player after he retired in a match he was winning. victory would have seen him face an israeli opponent in the second rant. he took the first set of his opening match. but withdrew with an elbow injury, which he reportedly picked up at the australian open. victory would have seen him go on to face israel's in the next round. when he contacted the federation, they declined to comment. golf now and there's a tie at the top after the opening round in the malaysia open. shares the lead with his teammates and former world number one. the two of them started at the

seven birdies plus a bogie to finish on six under par. westwood is the competitions reigning champion. >> yeah, i had a lot of chances. yeah, i played the far fives okay. i just didn't have the chances on those i only played those in one under par. so i expect to -- well, i hope to do better be uh everything else is good. man chestser good. >> one stage two of cycling dubai tour. on what was a day to forget for a number of the righters who took a wrong turn, sending them offer course with 14-kilometers to go. he surged to the front with 50 meters left, capturing his first win as a team sky rider. but it is mark caven dish that holds on. in one of the season's high fliers toronto crashed to a shot defeat on wednesday

after trailing the east number 2 side for most of the half. they grabenned the lead, in third, and didn't look back, top scoring with 24, allen anderson chimed in be 22 of his own as brooklyn trashed the rap ever toes 109 to 93. new england patriots have been celebrating the super bowl victory in front of their home fans. thousands lines the streets to catch a glimpse of the super bowl championships. the celebrations are a day late because of the bad weather conditions. this is quarterback tom brady's fourth championship. title. and that's all your sport for now, more a bit later. back to you. >> thank you. all right that's it for me, stay with us here on al jazeera, they will of course, be more news at the top of the hour, thank you for watching al jazeera, bye for now.

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