re here in the vortex. >> monday, 5:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> and welcome to the news hour. we're in doha. argentina launches an investigation of argentina president christina concern in kink in achris christina concern in a.

>> and back home, al jazeera journalist mohammed, mohamed fahmy are freed on bail. >> good to have you with us. first to argentina. a legal case that dates back more than 20 years. it focuses on the 1949 explosion of buenos aires judicial center which killed 85 people. president church nery has been accused of covering up the high hanking iranian officials involved in the bombing for oil.

this man alberto nisman was investigating kirchner. daniel president kirchner has not been charged with anything. what has the prosecutor actually done? >> well, what the new prosecutor has done is implicated president kirchner into the investigation. so at some stage they'll be legally obliged to answer questions. it could be in written form. they could go to the court to answer those charges. but one way or another they're officially involved in that investigation. as you said earlier not charged that that would be a decision that with a have to be made by a judge on the findings of this particular investigation. >> a key word that the prosecutor has used, in legal terms what does that mean? >> well, it brings as i said

before brings president kirchner into the case. it puts the emphasis very much on her and says there is a case to answer. she is a person of interest in this particular investigation. it puts her in the frame no legal charge against her as of yet. >> how has the president responded to this? >> well, an interesting one. she took a plane a couple of hours ago to her weekend retreat for the beginning of a four-day holiday weekend here in argentina. she has gone there. those around her say this is a politically motivated case that really has no real relevance. the opposition here have a very different story to tell. so the government are really trying to play down this in many ways. but when they come back to work next wednesday here, a march has been organized by alberto nisman's former colleagues, and this is likely to be a focal

point in this debate about with this goes from here. >> what do we know about the prosecutor. >> alberto nisman was a very high profile investigator. there is still an investigation into how he died. he died in his bath with a pistol shot to his head. still they're investigate building that was suicide or murder. so i think in many ways they're deliberately keeping a very low profile. to make the case, to make the emphasis all about the case and not about him some of the criticisms were that there was too much focus on him and not his investigation. i think we're going to see a very different emphasis this time around. >> thank you very much, indeed.

now a latin america analyst a consultancy and information service in latin america who joins us via skype from manchester england. this move has been expected for quite some time. >> this is just another element in the extraordinary political brouhaha that has been going on in argentina. the government spokesman said that they regard this as a coup d'etat and the policies, the prosecutor who has now taken over the nisman file is has a record going back a for a years of carrying out cases against government officials investigating the vice president

of corruption charges. and a notorious case going back in 2015 involving caracas and venezuela. there is a conspiracy going on against them. of course, the president herself spun that theory when she appeared on national television and said that nisman was probably murdered they put him up to believing that the government was involved in a cover up with the iranians, and have been killed to make it look as though the president has done it. that's a far-fetched theory, but this whole thing is circumstantial. >> with with all those interests in the case how confident can argentinians be that it will be transparent. >> there is no confidence at all. if you're a supporter of the

government you believe there is a conspiracy going on against it. and if you're against the government you believe that you it's trying to cover things up. the pressure is on the judicial system but the government does regard the judicial system as part of the biggest conspiracy against it. so they're going to find it extremely difficult to carry out things in an impartial way. >> most of argentina's previous economic crisis have happened under weakened presidents. so far kirchner has been a strong president. do you think this will weaken the and have an impact on the economy? >> well, the economy is not particularly strong, and the

president is not particularly popular. she was re-elected at the death of her husband and she started off with high approval ratings but they've dwindled away. the economy is not doing well. argentina has gone logger heads with its foreign--i don't think she's in strong position at the moment. the government under her late husband enjoyed a period of growth and prosperity, but it has rather faded away now and the country is not in a particularly strong position at the moment. >> colin, always good to get your thoughts on these things. colin harding hard, a latin america analyst joining us on

skype. a political resolution to the fighting in syria must involve bashar al-assad. a report on the mission is due february someone. >> an important dialogue that we need to have. he is still president of syria. there is a government there. there is a large part of him that is under the control of the syrian government, and i would have important discussions with him because he's part of the solution. >> the car bomb outside of the syrian capitol of damascus has killed reportedly killed 10 people. dozens of others were killed in the blast in a mosque. worshipers were leaving the building when the bomb went off. and residents of the syrian city of douma have called for international help to stop

government shelling. some of them held a protest in the city. a government offensive in the rebel-held area, some 200 people have reportedly been killed. negotiations between the syrian government and the rebels have broken down in homs. government demand that they put down their arms in the safety of civilians are unacceptable. >> this has been the scene in homs. constant bombardment of review forces where the rebel stands. the government has asked fight tours give up their arms for the city. but they're not leaving. >> we're here to fight. we'll stay and defend our people. >> an earlier opposition fighters in arms and positions in return for allowing police and government institutions to

get back to work. it also meant that aid workers could deliver food supplies for civilian in the area. they hope that there is an agreement this time. >> why didn't anybody caring for us? we suffer in silence while the whole world watches. >> for the people of homs the end that have suffering is seen as a long way off. >> well, to iraq now where forces from the islamic state in iraq and the levant have attacked an government base housing hundreds of u.s. troops. we have more from the government of baghdad. >> according to the military command there was an attack around 7:00 a.m. on friday against the air base by isil fighters. now they have 300 u.s. soldiers within that compound. they say those u.s. soldiers came under any kind of threat.

now this attack actually begin on midday on thursday according to iraqi security forces. sleeper cells from isil activated themselves and took over parts of the center of the town and mounted attacks further out with the aim of air base. now we hear that the area has been cleared of fighters but there are still a number of isil fighters within the center of the town itself. also what we're hear something reinforcements have been sent in from the west. that's becoming a problem as well. so to wrap up, the attack on the base of first time isil has gotten so close and they say that their soldiers were under threat and the iraqi security forces dealt with isil fighters coming in. >> a former white house state department official and professor on u.s. policy. the american university. she says that there is piss

perception in washington about the process being made against else. >> there has been a growing narrative here in washington over a particularly the past two weeks. that isis or daesh is weaker, it's on its last legs and perhaps it could be expelled from iraq by the end of the year. but i think what this attack shows us is that daesh or the islamic state is still very strong. that's supported by the data. if you look at u.s. government data the united states has had six months of bombing dropped 5,000 pounds of bombs on areas under the islamic state's control, and all in all in the past six months the u.s.-led coalition has taken back less than 1% of the territory. in terms of the fighters killed, fighters claim that it has killed 6,000 fighters. we're not sure what a fighter is in terms of the u.s. definition but even accepting the 6,000 fighters have been killed. that also would have been less than 10% of the fighters that

the islamic state has and it's ability to recruit more. there is a narrative that isis is weaker, but i think this attack shows us that the data is really important to look at, and that real data, numbers of fighters number of territory under control which shows that the islamic state is quite foremiddible. there is a dimension here in washington. president obama submitted a resolution for authorization to use force against daesh. and it's important to show that that fight is winnable, that it would be a couple more years to fight. it wouldn't require troops on the ground, and there is an imperative to look like isis is getting weaker. but the attack shows on the town and on this base that "s" that there are hundreds of u.s. soldiers vulnerable to an attack and we don't know how

long it would take, and whether this military strategy is one that could win under any circumstances. >> gunmen claiming affiliation with isil have reportedly taken over a state run radio station. the residents of the city say they're broadcasting speeches by isil. they have responded saying that the situation put areas under threat. lots more to come in the al jazeera news hour. >> anti-government protests across egypt in support of the ousted president mohamed morsi continue. u.s. president barack obama asks technology firms to share more information with the government to tackle cyber crime. and in sport qatar's world cup organizers deny one of football's most controversial

figures who ever worked on their behalf. >> fighting continues in eastern ukraine. a day after a peace teal was reached in minsk. three people were killed when a shell landed in a school and the government held town. the ukrainian president petro poroshenko had this to say. >> this is a type of the minsk results. unfortunately, operations intensified. >> there is a fierce battle over the town near the front line.

>> is. >> the separatests say they have surrounded the town and it has some of the heaviest fighting there. if separatists take control of debaltseve, it would give a direct route into russia. >> ukrainian artillery was firing close by. >> everything is destroyed said this ambulance driver. you can't get into town and there are dead bodies on the road. >> we pushed up further towards debaltseve. there is a lot of heavy weaponry. we're hearing of heavy shelling. they say they don't like to be

filmed because they consider it bad luck before they go into battle. >> but some soldiers were returning from debaltseve, and one agreed to speak with us. >> we were sheffield united with mortars and rockets. we want peace and we're happy with the coming cease-fire but we don't trust president putin. >> behind me is the last bridge before the town of debaltseve. the military telling us it is too dangerous to go any further. there are fears that the separatists could hit this bridge at any time, and there is a lot of heavy military equipment going in that direction. >> the cease-fire is supposed to start on february 15th. for now the guns and rockets remain. >> behind me in the field the ukrainian military has set up tank batteries. now there are grads to my left.

bear in mind that we were here a few days ago and these soldiers were not here. there is a big fear that the separatists will try to take full control of debaltseve in this interim period between the truce being signed and it being implemented on the 15th. the battle for debaltseve goes on. charles stratford al jazeera eastern ukraine. >> egyptian state media says a bomb blast in the capitol of cairo has killed a police officer. there have been a number of anti-government protests across egypt. security forces used tear gas to disperse some demonstrators from giza. >> this is where a bomb exploded killing a police officer and injuring nine other people. it's the latest in a string of

recent attacks targeting security forces in egypt where there has been violence since 2013 when the army toppled then president mohamed morsi. every fray anti-coup protesters take to the streets to denounce the military and show support for more in jail. in the city of alexandria, protesters raise banners that read that el-sisi is stealing money from the gulf countries. they're referring to leaked tapes of president el-sisi apparently demanding money. protests take a violent turn. security forces fire tear gas. >> the coup is meant to apply

pressure on the el-sisi government. it's probably the most sustained protest movement in modern middle east history. because media organizations have been intimidateed from covering the protests, they're not having the kind of success that the organizers would like. >> the government accuses the muslim brotherhood of staging attacks, targeting the police and the army. the outlawed group continues to demand for its leaders to be released and mohamed morsi reinstated. al jazeera. >> al jazeera journalists mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed are back home with their families in egypt. they've been freed on bail after spending 412 days in detention. their retrial on charges of colluding with the banned muslim brotherhood are expected to resume on february 23rd.

richard martin reports. >> after 411 days. after too much time alone in prison this is a graeme con interest. >> baher mohammed with a day to celebrate with his wife and children. >> i'm proud of every moment i spent in prison. time goes back i would choose the same experience. i know that i'll continue to fight for the freedom of expression. and i'll never back off. >> mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed were granted bail by a judge on thursday. it comes as a huge relief. they've been in prison in egypt since december 2013. but the judicial fights for mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed will continue until the charges are dropped. baher was initially sentenced to

ten years and fahmy to seven years in prison. that decision was recently overturned. egypt's highest court of appeals have challenged the evidence brented by the prosecution. it says proceedings were flawed, and has ordered a retrial. [ cheering ] earlier this month another al jazeera journalist peter greste was deported to australia after 400 days in detention. fahmy an egyptian-canadian was told by authorities that his only way to freedom was to renounce his egyptian citizenship, which he has done. they have been wrongly accused of promoting the banned muslim brotherhood. their trials are been widely condemned by the international community and by human rights organizations. six other colleagues from al jazeera were sentenced in abstentia to ten years in prison. al jazeera continues to call on egypt to have all of its

journalists exuberated. richard martin, al jazeera. >> u.s. president barack obama has asked technology firms to share more information with security services to tactical cyber crime. senior executives from google, yahoo and facebook were not there. a rift has opened between the president and tech firms over his proposed plan. >> there is only one way to defend america from these cyber threats. that is through government and industry working together, sharing hospital information as true partners. >> jason johnson, a regular contributor to al jazeera. he joins us from the u.s. city of atlanta. good to have you on the show again. tell me something to make this work, it's all about sharing isn't it? that's not something that

private firms and government are really good at. is this going to work? >> no, it's hard to call it sharing when the president is asking you. he'll initially suggest and then bring policy to bear upon. this plan will not really work unless yahoo facebook and other search engines will agree but it won't work if technology companies like comcast and verizon work agree as well. >> the president was focusing on the information gathered by social media programs, for example, but there are wider threats that still have to be dealt with. >> the primary concern that the president wants to talk about is business concerns, tacking in banks, insurance companies and corporations like we saw with the sonny hack just a couple of months ago. this is how the president is attempting to sell this to

google yahoo and other search engines, but these companies are very concerned given the behavior of the u.s. government towards edward snowdon they're afraid of being complicit of helping the u.s. government to spy. and while it is a concern, it's not like they don't take other people's information to outside companies either. >> there has to be a lot of information sharing between the u.s. and foreign governments as well. sometimes that's going to happen like the information we learned from edward snowdon but there are going to be government who is are not prepared to open their doors to the u.s. >> yes, it will be really difficult. we've seen that already in the battles against boko haram and isis. isis has been transferring signals through three or tour different countriesed into to do propaganda for their war

communicate and recruit and often times the united states and western allies have difficulty tracing them because it requires agreement through different nations who all have different ideologies. this is a major major challenge. again, if the president had more integrity on this particular issue in the minds of the technology sector in the united states it would be easier, but he really does not have that integrity. >> jason one more question. we're pretty much greed that this is going to be an uphill challenge for the president. who is he selling this too? why was he making this speech in the first place? >> he has got to lay the groundwork. the reality is that the future of warfare the future of spy craft, the future of technology in the united states is going to require some middle ground between sharing technology and need for security. he can't back away from this issue no matter what difficulty he's going to face. i think that the president's goal right now is if he can sweet talk silicon valley into

working with him he won't have to go to the legislative route. once that happens that would encourage lawsuits and fights that will not help him in the long term. >> jason johnson there. >> thank you. >> the youngest palestinian female ever to be jailed by israel is freed. the psychological scars of a ask you diver with "n" a country with one of the worst maritime safety records. and trail running is growing in popularity. we meet a woman in nepal who is dominating the race to become a champion.

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bombing. for the first time u.n. said that resolution in syria must involve bashar al-assad. this comes after meeting with syria earlier this week. truce between head of ukraine government and pro-russian separatists. the taliban said it has attacked a shia mosque killing 20 people in northwestern pakistan. it happened during friday prayers in. >> friday prayers and what should have been a day of rest ended up like this. according to the people at the

time all men wore suicide vests and brought in grenades. >> three terrorists entered the mosque. two of them exploded themselves, and a third one god killed due to police violence. >> the people are caught in the middle of a long running campaign. it wants to impose a strict version of islamic law and wants more control. like other attacks it targeted shia muslims a minority community. >> during the prayer there were two explosions, one after the his or her. then armed men came in, and later he blew himself up. >> back in december in an attack in the same city that shocked many people both in pakistan and abroad. 150 people were killed150

children were killed in school. since then government has set up a special combat team to make the area safer but schools and mosques are soft targets. keeping them completely secure is never easy. >> in yemen, 18 shia houthi fighters were killed by sunni tribesmen. meanwhile, saudi arabia has become the latest country to close its embassy there it comes after the coup by houthi rebels. >> the official reason given by the saudis for closing their embassy is they pointed out the security situation in sanaa is making it untakennible for them to maintain the security of their staff. this is proceeded by u.s. u.k. france and italy for calling

closing their embassyies as well. the saudis are trying to apply pressure on the houthies after the coup a week ago. regional countries have not recognized the coup by the houthis. they're trying to adopt strong stances against the houthi coup calling for the reinstatement of the former government and calling on the houthies to withdraw their fighters from the capitol, and to return the government buildings and institutions to what they say are the legitimate rulers and government here. there are a few military bases that have been taken over by tribal fighters. this is after another military

base is taken and handed over to tribesmen there. a lot of different developments showing how unstable the situation. >> police in bahrain have fired tear gas at protesters. the protests marked four years of anti-government demonstrations. the initial 2011 up rising was put down with the help of neighboring saudi arabia. now after 45 days in israeli prison a 14-year-old palestinian girl has returned to her family. she was the youngest palestinian to be held by israel. >> they have waited weeks for this moment after 45 days in an israeli prison she was given a hero's welcome. the 14-year-old school girl was

arrested by israeli soldiers in december. they accused her of throwing stones and carrying a knife. she was convicted after agreeing to a plea deal for a shorter sentence. being the youngest palestinian female being held by israel. but her family said that she was pressured into making a concession. people from the village gathered at this hall to celebrate her release. applications made speeches, praising her for her resilience and strength while posing for photos with family and friends. we asked her what it was like in prison? >> i was always so cold. the prisons most of the time i was land cuffed and they would always yell at us. it was really hard. >> since you 2010 israeli military forces have arrested and detained more than 3,000 palestinian children. according to human rights groups after they're released

many experience symptoms of trauma including hopelessness and anger and nightmares. an advocase group helps children held in israeli prisons. >> children are soft targets if you're trying to control a population one way to do it is by arresting the most vulnerable of society to keep other members of society in check. we feel that the israeli military target these children in an attempt to break the will of the palestinian people and to clamp down on any kind of clashes or protests. >> two years ago an united nations human rights agency accused israel of routinely mistreating palestinian children including torturing those held in custody. israel accused the u.n. of bias. whatever the case, this girl is now freed, but her experiences in prison will likely stay with her. al jazeera in the occupyied

west bank. >> nigeria facing boko haram fighters carried out its first attack inside neighboring chad. ten people have been killed. fighters used canoes to cross lake chad, which separates the two countries. houses were set on fire in the board town of ngouboua. >> the details come from an unnamed security official. what we know is that boko haram stormed this village in the early hours of friday morning. according to the security official there were at least 30 suspected boko haram fighters. however, there is some discrepancy of how many people may have been killed. what does this mean for the broader fight of boko haram. if you talk to though who are supporting the military offensive going on against the

group by countries like nigeria chad cameroon, they say this is an ongoing battle. no army said they would be able to defeat boko haram. it's difficult to know where the group are to know where the members are and how they're planning their attacks. but when you talk to critics of the authority they say this news of this latest attack, it is just more evidence of the ineffectiveness of the armed forces who are battling the group. that billions of dollars are being spent fighting them thousands of soldiers have been deployed to the area, but they're failing to protect lives and property. >> in nigeria, they would postpone their general elections due on saturday. another reason for the blame of delay is the shortage of voter i.d. cards. the deficit may mean millions of people could be kept out of the polls next month.

>> anthony is happy the presidential election has been postponed. maybe this means he can finally find his permanent voter's card. without it he can't vote. but then again his name is not on the registry either. you struggle to get yourself registered in 2011. you come in 2015 just to be told that your name is missing on the list. >> but it's good news. >> yes-- >> election officials believe that more than 20 million people in nigeria still don't have their voter i.d. cards. officials blame apathy as well

as technical problems. delaying the election by six weeks in what is expected to be a hotly contested election, many believe the ruling party is trying to buy time. the ruling party denial gas stations and explains the army needs more time to secure areas in the northeast that had been attacked by boko haram fighters. some say it comes down to one thing. politicians interfering with the electoral commission. >> to have a truly independent process. >> people in the northeast also need their voter i.d. cards so the government is trying to speed up their delivery. those with access can quickly find out if their card is ready

for collection. you type in your personal code over here. your e-mail address and you put in your phone number. when you click on this link it tells you. if the army manage to make it safe for voters in north to return they will need their voter i.d. cards hopefully in time for the election. >> an 18-year-old man was shot dead during a protest in kashmir. his said he was just playing cricket nearby, and now they're seeking justice. >> people in the village have come out to comfort the family. he was legend allegedly shot and killed by security forces. the mood is somber, but at times angry. >> people hearsay that he was

playing cricket near where the protest happened. they insist that he was not one of the protesters throwing stones. his father was too emotional to speak to us, so his cousin spoke to us instead. >> there have been so many cases like this one. nothing has happened in those cases, and it looks like nothing will happen in this one either. >> the streets have been largely empty after the death this week, and there have been curfews and strikes across the region. some in response to the death. others to mark the anniversary of the execution of a kashmiri separatist. security forces were set outside of protests. >> local officials say that the

investigation will look at why shots were fired. insisting that police and military forces control themselves when faced with protesters. >> in anticipation of the protests authorities place several separatist leaders under house arrest. from his home, this leader says that the protesters were peaceful. >> used more force, definitely than before. >> the calm here is fragile. authorities say they hope to finish their investigation later this month. businesses have reopened throughout the region and people are returning to their daily lives. but many here worry that deaths

like these could lead to more violence. al jazeera kashmir. >> in india a temple built to worship the employment has been demolished. it featured a statue of narendra modi and a notice of his ruling bjp following. the prime minister said that he was appalled and shocked that it was built in his name. bangladesh has a poor record of maritime safety with one ferry sinking every year. diverrers are under pressure to return victims to safety. one diver has found as many as 100 bodies. >> no knife. no dive. that's this man's motto. a diver with the fire department in bangladesh. a large part of his job is to recover the bodies of the

victims of the country's many ferry disasters. >> it's very hard. the water pressure makes it very difficult. and you have to be so careful going up. if go up too fast, it's dangerous. you can even be paralyzed. >> the divers are often the target of public anger. families of victims who sometimes spend days onshore waiting for bodies to be recover recovered confront salvage workers wonder requesting it takes so long. >> most passengers usually go down with the ship. when one of these major disaster disasters happen divers can spend five or six days looking for bodies. this man is one of the best divers in bangladesh. he has recovered over 100 bodies over the years. he found one woman who was trap alive in a capsized boat that had a pocket of air. it was a special moment in a career of ups and downs. >> i become stuck in a vessel

that was underwater. i thought of my young son thankfully i was able to slip out. >> it took awhile for this woman to come to terms with the risks that her husband takes. >> people come to me and tell me that my husband helped them get closure by finding the body of their loved one so i'm really proud of him. >> he's always reminded of his son when he brings up a body of a child victim. psychologically it's hard, but it's the father like him wondering what happened to his child that pushes him to keep going. al jazeera bangladesh. >> the fbi is probing an incident in which an indian citizen was assaulted by police

in an u.s. state of alabama. the 57-year-old man says he was partially paralyzed and hado undergo surgery. an officer involved in the incident is under arrest. >> patel is about to meet up with police in alabama. a dash cam records what follows. the 57-year-old is tackled to the ground. the incident erred by a different camera in a second car. the police say they received a call about a suspicious person. patel's son said that his father had gone for a walk. >> the police told him to stop. he stopped. he was telling them no english. indian. and he was telling them in english house number and pointing towards the house. >> patel had arrived in madison two weeks ago to help his son

care for their 17-month-old child. audio captures confusion among the officers. >> when the police try lifting patel, they find he can't stand up. >> patel's lawyer said that he was severely injured and needed surgery to reduce pressure on his i spinal cord. >> i find that the officer's actions did not meet the high standards and expectations of the madison city police department. for that reason i sincerery apologize to mr. patel. >> the indian government has contacted the u.s. state department to express concern. >> our understanding of the situation is that while there has been progress in his fell

situation there is still a matter of concern. >> the u.s. state department has sent condolences to patel's wife in india and the rest of his family. patel is suing the city and it's officers. >> still to come, we'll have all the sport. in cricket australia gets ready to take on their oldest rivals.

>> it's time for sport. >> thank you so much. cricket world cup hosts newell

have gotten off to a good start in the opening match of the tournament taking on sri lanka in christchurch. new zealand batting first. making rapid process. but out for 65. new zealand 142-2 after 24 overs the latest score. now co-host always getting ready to take on their oldest rivals more than 90,000 spectators against england. australia has won 13 of 15 matches, their captain said recent history will count for little in this game. >> i would love to say that it would count for something but i honestly don't think it does. i think england has made some really positive changes to the way they play, their structure and i personally think they look really dangerous. and they don't rely too heavily on one or two players.

unfortunately, we all start on zero tomorrow. >> the last few have been very unfortunately from our point of view. there is a real difference in the beliefs we've got. there is a genuine belief that we can surprise a few teams. we feel confident enough that we can beat anyone if we have our day. >> the man in charge of organizing the qatar 2022 world cup has denied one of football's most controversial figures was working on his behalf. they have banned bin hamman when found in violation of ethics codes. they said they have no formal

working relationship. >> he was there long before the bidding football team was involved. he had his own goals strategy and vision. so it's safe to say i was not aware of his actions. executive committee members earlier on that were positive towards our bid and understood the spirit behind our bid and the vision of our bid, we had to work harder on him than other executive committee members. >> you can see that interview in its entirety on talk to al jazeera. whether qatar will host a summer or winter tournament, their reaction of reports late last year and accusation of workers rights abuses. it's all up for discussion at 0430 gmt. now bundesliga has taken a

turn for the better. here in the second goal, and then a fantastic bombing angle number three. four to the final score. >> the egyptian premiere league willleague--egypt's government suspended the weak after 19 supporters dying in cairo. games will be held behind closed doors for the time being. now andy murray's response of rebounding from losing the australia open final has been ended. the top seed losing his very first service game with someone taking the opening set 6-had. the second set got even worse murray losing the first three

games and eventually lost 6-2. you can see more sports on our website. check it out www.aljazeera.com/sport. you can find more from that interview with the qatar 2022. for from me later. that's it. >> now brazil's biggest party of the year has officially kicked off. and of course the pictures tell the story for five days around 1 million tourists are expected to pour into rio de janeiro for the carnival. this year's them is a braillan womentheme is the brazilian woman as warriors. that's it for now. we'll be back in a couple of minutes. bye bye.

>> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm tony harris. a desperate land grab before a truce in ukraine. the all-out assault between russian rebels and government troops. schools and government buildings under fire. and a soaring death toll just days before sunday's cease-fire is supposed to take hold.