>>ing a america and president hollande head to russia. >> this is al jazeera live from doha. also ahead. >> investigators say one of the engines of a transasia plane that crashed into a river lost power after takeoff. >> after 10 years the occur fee

imposed on iraq's capitol is due to end. inside were you ever baghdad's motor fashionable neighborhoods. >> we begin to ukraine and a new diplomatic push to resolve the conflict that has left more than 5,000 people dead. the leaders of germany and france will arrive in moscow to meet with russia's president vladimir putin. angela merkel has promised to use all her power to get president putin to sign a peace plan. let's go live to moscow. you've got president hollande saying he wants not only a ceasefire, but a comprehensive peace agreement as soon as possible and angela merkel saying she doesn't even know if it is possible to get a

ceasefire. what kind of reception will they get in moscow? >> when they get here, they were supposed to be arriving about this time, but running slightly late. when they get here, they'll drive straight into moscow and into a meeting with vladimir putin. ellis to what they've got to say and offer a plan of his own. he has submitted that plan to them in writing in the last few days so they've been looking at it. they've come up with an idea of their own an idea that respects ukraine's territorial integrity but beyond that, we know very little about what angela merkel and president hollande or even president putin are going to be talking about. there are various rumors and conjecture speculation what we think is going to be on the table at least from the european leaders is basically a kind of good cob routine to the united states bad cop. they will say to vladimir putin

look we don't want american weapons coming into ukraine you don't want american weapons coming into ukraine let's freeze this conflict. there are going to be obviously very very tough points of contention, likes of where is the border between ukraine and the separatist territories, how much territory do the separatists get. this is going to have to be digested by the separatists themselves. you can have talk between merkel hollande, putin and other nations but on the ground whatever is agreed has to be sold to the separatists as a good plan in their best interests. >> talking of the good cop bad cop routine, vice president joe biden has been making marks about russia's involvement saying it doesn't matter what you agree with russia, putin's

going to ignore it anyway. that's not exactly helpful, is it? >> well, it's rhetoric. we hear this from both sides and it's fairly standard at the moment. it's come from kerry as well in the last few days and the russians have their own version of it. it's part, really, of this massive divorce that's going on at the moment between russia and the west, and whatever biden has been saying, the russians will have their own counter to it, so when biden says things like putin can't be allowed to redraw the map of europe, the russians say well hold on a second, what happened in kosovo, that was a redrawing of the map of europe, we didn't like it, serbia didn't like it, but the west pushed it through anyway. when biden says putin ignores agreements that he signs putin and the russians will say that's exactly what nato has done, as well that nato made promises after the fall of the soviet

union, not to expand eastwards and yet russia is in a position where nate to you he is now up gets its borders in the baltics and up and down its western flank. that they are deeply unhappy with so a massive divorce is going on at the moment, no trust really on either side. >> rory, thanks very much indeed. >> thousands rallied in jordanned capitol in a show of salad dart for the family of pilot muath al-kaseasbeh. demonstrators support the government's military campaign against isil. we have more now mom amman. >> thousands have participated in this protest in downtown amman in support of the government and king abdullah and the army. they are right now chanting in support of the king. they say that the best thing

that happened out of the tragic death of muath al-kaseasbeh is that it has united people together, that jordanians are now speaking with one voice. they say that before, there were people who didn't agree with the government's role in the international coalition against isil and now they do. people also had doubts and were wondering why jordan was participating in this coalition. now they have their answer. they say they want revenge and they want it to come soon, because they feel that the killing of muath al-kaseasbeh and the manager in which he was murdered has hurt and touched every single jordanian in every single home. now the jordanian army has also said that tens of its own fighter jets and outside the framework of the international coalition against isil has shelled isil targets in iraq and syria on thursday. the army says that all these

targets that the shells were destroyed and they include weapons storage facilities as well as training camps. the army said that this is just the beginning and that they will make isil pay for every hair on muath al-kaseasbeh's body. what we expect next is a very active and pronounced role for jordan in the international coalition against isil and it's now even talking about supporting troops fighting isis on the ground, such as the kurdish peshmerga forces, iraqi army and moderate syrian opposition which jordan had been reluctant to as in the past. >> iraq's prime minister promised that his military is close to defeating isil in mosul. that's a strategic city, because of its proximity to the mosul dam. the source of most of iraq's water and power. the comment was made following a meeting with his german counter part angela merkel in berlin. they've been discussing

germany's help in coalition efforts to defeat isil, and current falling oil prices. >> i want to take you now to yemen, where we're expecting houthi leaders to announce the formation of a presidential counsel. now the shia are given a wednesday deadline to negotiate a way forward. we are live from aden. >> now that that deadline that passed the houthis are saying they gave these parties an option of trying to come together and agree on something but that hasn't taken place so unilaterally announced from the presidential palace they will announce a constitutional decree or declaration. it's expected that that would constitute some sort of presidential council as you say, however the political parties say the reason why they

didn't get involved in negotiations was because the houthis had forcibly taken over and forced the president to resign and what they did amounted to a coup. on the ground, the streets have been closed off by houthi fighters. in other parts of yemen have been large protests against the houthis taking control of these parts. we are ready to find out exactly what this constitutional decree will entail, but it's almost certain to increase the division within the country. >> where does this leave u.n. sponsored talks? >> those talks were trying to find a political solution to this and now that it seems to the houthis are going it alone and unilaterally going to decide how the country will be run u.n. special envoy has got on a plane headed to saudi arabia where it is expected he will meet with the secretary general ban ki-moon as well as the

saudis because the saudis are big regional players here, on the borders and there are economic military, cultural ties between two countries. talks have fallen flat or reached a dead end without being able to find some sort of solution, so we'll wait and see the u.n. response. i think many people are actually waiting more to find out exactly what this constitutional decree will entail and whether it will leave any room for political post declaration. >> investigators in taiwan are begin to go unravel why a plane crashed into a river killing 35 people. one engine appears to have failed before the second engine was apparently manually shut down. search teams are still trying to recover bodies from the wreckage which is sitting in freezing waters. harry reports now from taipei. >> for a third day they

searched the waters for the missing flight and more bodies were brought to shore. among those found, two young boys, 11 and 12, still strapped into their seats. the causes of the crash started to emerge. investigators announced what the block boxes revealed. engine two appeared to malfunction, automatically tilting its propellor blades to no long give thrust. engine one was manually shut down after a discussion by the pilots picked up by the voice recorder. >> essentially you're saying the pilots made a decision to shut down the one engine that was still providing thrust to the aircraft, is that correct? >> in the c.v.r., the pilots, actually they did discuss reduce the power on number one. right now, we can only stick from the data. data indicate the engine b. cut off, but we do not know why or

who did it. >> what is clear is by the time the plane made its last plunge into the river clip ago taxi and a bridge, one engine was spinning uselessly the other not turning at all. the taxi, of all the stories from survival in this crash surely one of the most remarkable it. >> goes without saying just how lucky the driver and his passenger were. large parts of the vehicle were untouched, but at the toronto front, this slice taken out by the wing tip, two lives saved by a mere fraction of a second. >> another amazing escape, in the moments after the crash a passenger freed fellow passengers from their seats. he'd been sitting in the rear out of habit because it makes it easier to get away with more hand luggage. he said he knew there was a problem as the plane took off. >> it felt unbalanced in the cabin. i guessed there might be

something wrong with the engines. the plane seemed to turn around. i started telling the other passenger to say protect themselves. >> the survivors were the minority. most onboard are now mourned including the flight crew, who's decision-making is now at the heart of this investigation. taiwan's vice president hailed them for their heroics in missing apartment buildings saving lives with the last seconds of their own. al jazeera taipei. >> just ahead here on al jazeera, we'll have the latest on the ebola virus. there are fears that infections are on the rise again. >> prisoners get a dose of shakespeare as part of a new education program in new york.

>> the leaders of france and germany are due to arrive in moscow for talks on the ukraine conflict pushing for a peace plan. more than 5,000 people have been killed. >> thousands of people rallied in jordan in a show of solidarity for the family of pilot muath al-kaseasbeh, who was killed by the islamic state of iraq and the levant. >> investigators in taiwan are attempt to go explain why a plane crashed into a river on wednesday, killing 35 people. they say it appears one engine failed before the second engine was apparently manually shut

down. >> the united nations expressed concern about the increase in new ebola cases in west africa. the infection rate had been dropping in recent months, raising hopes that the worst was over. almost 9,000 people have died from the diaz since december, 2013. the latest now. >> in a village in southeastern guinea health education teams from the united nations spread the message about ebola. this in itself is progress, many communities who were once suspicious of aid workers are starting to pay attention to their efforts. >> yes, ebola is still here. as long as the world health organization doesn't announce the outbreak i guess over, we will stay vigilant. >> in the past week, the number of new cases went up for the first time this year in all three of west africa's worst-hit countries, liberia, sierra leone and guinea. the rise ended what had been an

encouraging downward trend. >> good progress is being made but the outbreak still presents a grave threat, and we really hope that there will be no complacency among anybody involved in the response. >> the w.h.o. said unsafe practices have added to the flare up. >> at the end of february, we will start running out of cash all right which means two or three weeks from now. the one thing we can be sure of, there will still be ebola in two or three weeks. we cannot be sure that we will have the money we need to make sure we stop that ebola. >> there are some positive signs. the largest clinical trial being run by french researchers

yielded positive results and the first vaccine trials are started, but it's in early stages. the w.h.o. warns that more needs to be done before the rainy season begins in april which will make it difficult for health teams to reach affected areas. al jazeera. >> the nigeria based armed group boko haram attacked a border town in niger marking the second time a neighboring country has been raided by the group. on wednesday fighters killed dozens in cameroon. cameroon is where three days of cries talks are being held to finalize the african union plans to battle boko haram fighters. the u.n. are also attending the summit. last week,a.u. leaders agreed to send troops to fight the group. chad and nigeria are already targeting boko haram.

>> a threat posed by boko haram and the global drop in the price of oil is create ago tough financial environment in nigeria. the economy is underpinned by oil exports and the price slump is putting pressure on nigeria's currency as we plain. >> she is shopping for toiletries in the capitol. the prices have nearly doubled because of the falling global price of oil. sellers buy goods in dollars from abroad. the local currency has lost nearly 10% of its value against the dollar, making the goods more expensive to import, so sellers have passed the increased costs on to customers. >> it's ridiculous. i came to the market today with an intent of spending 7,000, but ended up spending 9,000. when i was asking the man, most of the things i used to buy for like 1,500 were now 1,800, 1,850

or even 2,000. everything had added money. >> nigeria's central bank has reduced the value. oil has lost 60% of its value over the last six months. at stores like these, they have been preparing for the increased costs of importing goods. >> bringing in most of the goods from abroad has kind of slowed down. we kind of expected i did because of the drop in the price of oil. it's just simple business. >> the situation is a hardship for consumers who have to buy dollars when they travel abroad and have to spend more to get dollars.

>> we should save in good times. if you look at some of the arab countries, you know, they have diversified their economies away from oil. >> nigeria hopes the price of oil stablizes and prices can come down. >> there could be more pressure on the currency just around the corner. the presidential election is being held in just over a week and there are concerns that if there is any insecurity, that could further weaken the currency. al jazeera nigeria. >> africa cup of nations organizers are under pressure to punish equatorial guinea for the behavior of fans during their semifinal loss. the match against ghana was marred by violence as the crowd spilled on to the pitch eight minutes from time. ten were injured when angry equatorial guinea fans attacked ghana supporters and players. the security forces fired tear gas to disperse the crowds. it took 34 minutes to restore

order in the stadium until ghana were able to complete their victory to reach the final against ivory coast but their fans left upset after being targeted. >> i know equatorial guinea and ghana, we are friends. this is a football game, you win, lose or draw. i don't know why. >> hundreds of people have marched through haiti demanding fuel prices be cut. demonstrators set fire to two vehicles in port-au-prince and police used tear gas to disperse the crowds. the government reduced the price of fuel to just over a dollar a liter, but protestors are threatening a second demonstration if fuel costs aren't brought down even further. >> protests in bangladesh against the opposition leader. her bang blah derek national

party called for a transport blockade last month and demonstrators say shutdowns led to increased violence on the streets. >> baghdad's decades long occur fee ends saturday as the government tries to improve life in the iraqi capitol. some form of curfew has been in place, hampering commercial activity and the movement of civilians. some neighborhoods have become more stable, encouraging investments with that we have a report from baghdad. >> you might think this traffic jam is made up of iraqis trying to leave baghdad. they're actually russia to rushing to get to shops. investment increased there's now so much money at stake in

this predominantly soon any neighborhood, it protects the areas from bombings say some. here within a few blocks is almost everything fashionable iraqis could want. there are no american chains here, but some try to come close. while in other neighborhoods jewelry stores are still the target of attacks, these have been immune. it's the first time the family has been in baghdad since they left for syria and then the kurdish region two years ago. >> the situation has improved, so we were encouraged to come visit. i didn't before, because i was worried about terrorism and concerned about my daughters and myself. >> people here make the most of the hours leading up to the midnight curfew. >> iraqis love going out particularly in baghdad. the streets are filled with people shopping or going out for dinner or just getting out of the house. although 2 million iraqis have

left because of the violence those who stayed have adapted. >> on this bustling street corner, catering to iraqis getting an early start on valentine's day. in baghdad, there's an attention-getting twist. restaurants and cafes are packed. iraqi investors opened this franchise of the turkish chain last year. they plan to open 13 more. >> iraq people now have the money. they want to spend it. >> there's more to come. this 33-story complex will include a shopping mall, hospital, and a luxury hotel. it's the biggest private sector project in iraq. across the city are huge projects started by sadaam hussein and abandoned when the war came. businessmen say the future lies in private investments, and

enough stability to make them work. al jazeera, baghdad. >> al jazeera journalists baher mohammed and mohamed fahmy have spend 405 days behind bars in egypt accused of reporting false news and supporting the outlawed muslim brotherhood charges they and al jazeera deny. peter greste arrived back home in australia. mohamed fahmy and baher mohammed are still in prison. al jazeera demands their immediate release. >> more than a million people are behind bars in the united states. three quarters of them will reoffend when released. a new program is trying to reverse that trend and it begins in the classroom. >> at first glance, it looks like any college english class. >> we're going to read just that quote. what is the quote again? >> the man standing guard and

the barbed wire are a constant reminder that this is taking place inside the correctional facility and most of the students are inmates. matthew wilson is near the end of a 13-year sentence for armed robbery and joined the class for one reason. >> change. i knew i had to change. education is a part of that. education opens up doors. >> students from the outside also participate in the class. they say they're learning from the inmates, as well as their instructor. >> understanding how much they really care about their education, the time put into it. >> the prison to college pipeline is sponsored by john j. college of criminal justice in new york. what makes it unique is that it guarantees inmates a spot here or in any city university after their release. the idea is to provide an education that continues not only beyond prison, but also beyond the classroom. >> robert tate is now pursuing a major in english after serving

10 years for robbery. he says the program is a lifeline. >> my thing was when i came home, find a job, find steady housing, find steady income, and, you know, get back to family, and start to build my life over again, so i was starting at 30 years old as a 17-year-old. >> the program provides assistance with all of those things and more. >> specifically for our population coming back to the community after having served time, it's vital to reestablish community, and a new community may be from the one that you left behind, so the campus becomes that place to find a new self, find a new community and build a new life after prison. >> the new program is yet to see its first graduate, but participants appreciate the second chance to expand their minds and opportunities. al jazeera, new york.

>> sort of briefly show you yemen right now. we're expecting houthi leaders to announce the formation of a presidential council. what does that mean? let's bring in our correspondent -- >> about the fact that human beings could heal themselves. >> offering insights about coping with fear and anxiety. >> stress is the perception. i like to think of stress like waves on the ocean. if you're a skillful surfer then