revealing... and surprising talks with the most interesting people of our time... talk to al jazeera part of our special black history month coverage on al jazeera america this is al jazeera. hello, welcome to another newshour from al jazeera, from our headquarters in doha. i'm adrian finighan. coming up in the next 60 minutes. >> translation: egyptians will not be allowed to go to libya. we'll do our best to evacuate egyptians living there i.s.i.l. says it killed 21 egyptian christians. new footage of the moments after a deadly attack in copenhagen. police give more details of the gunman they shot dead. the u.n. security council

votes in favour of a new resolution demanding that houthi rebels give up control of yemen's government a ceasefire between government forces and pro-russian separatists holds in eastern ukraine, but fighting continues in a disputed town and... [ singing ] ..we are live on the streets of rio for all the colour and spectacle of carnival. the islamic state of iraq and levant has released a video apparently showing the killing of 21 egyptian christians the coptic christians were killed in libya after being kidnapped by a group loyal to i.s.i.l. families. victims protested their capture in cairo. egypt's president called an emergency meeting with the national defense council. seven days of mourning has been

announced. >> translation: egypt has not only defended itself but the whole region egypt will react in the right time. we'll follow the situation and how we react. egyptians will not we able to go to libya. i asked the foreign minister to go new york to discuss the issues and hold international community responsible for what is happening in libya 21 egyptian workers were seized in cert this year. for from sonya on the efforts by their families and the egyptian government to try to secure their freedom. >> reporter: there had been appeals for any kind of help. this demonstration took place outside the coptic orthodox cathedral in cairo. relatives of 21 egyptian workers kidnapped in libya were desperate for their return. they and the country are within

mourning. >> terrific to see what happened and the effect it will have on families. these were sons fathers, brothers. they'll affect everyone in the community. fighters affiliated with the islamic state of iraq and levant are massing in numbers in libya. here it's claimed in cert. and the video of the cops murder suggests that that happened on a beech in the capital apprenticeship tripoli. but i.s.i.l. says they completely overran the city. douma, near the border. >> this incident could provide the egyptians with logic and rational to intervene militarily. look at what is happening. regional powers are being sucked in. egypt had been coordinating lesson for the government in tob rouk. the rival -- tobruk. the rival expressed willingness to help.

the italian government expressed its concern. the island of lampedusa is 300km away and closed its embassy in libya. the deaths of workers will add to the pressure for action to stop i.s.i.l. in libya, in its tracks police in denmark say the man suspected of carrying out two shootings in copenhagen was a 22-year-old with a criminal record. the danish-born man was shot dead on sunday morning during a shoot out with security forces. police were on a manhunt after the presumed gunman killed a guard outside a synagogue. hours earlier he opened fire at a cafe hosting a meeting on free speech. one person died in that attack. new footing has emerged -- footage has emerged. it shows the moment a man was hit outside the cafe. people ran to help the injure man, seen laying on the ground.

the main speaker at the event was swedish artist lars vilks, who received death threats for his caricatures of the prophet muhammad. nick spicer reports. >> 22 years old, born and raised in denmark. the police say this man had a background of violence gang membership and owning illegal weapons. he may be dead. denmark is on alert. police are vigilant after what is described as their biggest ever provision history. the prime minister thanked them saying it was time for the country to come together. >> we are not in a fight between islam and the west. this is not a battle between muslims and nolle prosequi muslims, it's -- non-muslims, it's a battle based on ideas of the individual and an ideology. >> it started here on saturday

afternoon at a cafe holding a discussion on free speak. a caricature depicting prophet muhammad as a dog in 2005 was the main guest. a discussion ended when a gunman fired 40 bullets through a window killing a man, before driving away. into hours later the attack continued at a synagogue. where the same man opened fire killing a security guard and injuring two police officers. it happened here 14 hours after it began, with a shoot out which killed a man police wanted to question about the attacks. denmark's intelligence chief said the attacker may have been motivated by the "charlie hebdo" killings in paris. in january. >> it is a person who is known to us. so yes, it was a person known to intelligence. >> in the french capital on sunday the french president added his voice to those of other foreign leaders. expressing solidarity. >> there is a denmark in france

a link that does not mean a network, but the same determination from terrorists strike where we are, what we represent, the values - of liberty, law and protection. >> people left flowers at the sippa sippa going in the mourning. jewish leaders are shocked and worried. there is a sombre feeling. police presence is strong. many can't believe what has happened. >> we are really shocked about it. we spent the night in the streets here. it happened only like one hour after we were here. it was really personal for us. >> very sad. very sad. and i hope that it won't influence our life here. >> leaders of denmark's muslim community expressed their grief, condemning their attacks. there'll be a ceremony of

remembrance to mark what happened trying to help people move on, if and however they can. >> let's go to a political analyst. he's live via skype from copenhagen. tell us something about denmark's muslim community, how large it is and how they'll feel about what's happened this weekend. >> thank you for inviting me in to the programme. well danish muslim community is probably the biggest minority in denmark, the second biggest religion in denmark after christianity or lutheran christianity. mainly the migrants stepping back from the 1960s.

my impression is that they are shocked about the event. many are responding in the same way as most of the population. >> denmark's prime minister has been criticized after he renewed a call for jewish to return to israel. what are thought about those remarks? >> i'm not close - i don't spend much time in denmark. i'm a political activist working in somali and other areas. being home knowing the jewing

community they have a long experience. and have been showing a lot of solidarity such as the right to have a mask. i wouldn't be surprised. >> we talk about minority communities. what impact will the event have on immigration in denmark? >> unfortunately, the global event, events inside denmark and international events. it has to create a polarization which can be unfortunate because affecting the actual realities

in a society. so - there are forces as far as using that for their political and ideological interest. what strikes me is first of all, the way the police have been handling the case very professionally very sound, not going out, making any conclusions before they had more knowledge. as it seems now, you can't make dire conclusions that this was a strong link planned attack by groups at a global level. looks like it may be a copy cat attack by a guy who has been distressed personally. >> all right. good to talk to you. thanks for being with us. >> yes, thank you. >> the united nations security

council is calling for shia rebels in yemen to give up control of country. the council has been holding an emergency session to discussion a political crisis in yemen, voting in favour of the resolution that calls for officials. the shia have control of most of the community, but in aden opposition is growing, with political opponents meeting to yun city their push against the group. live to new york gabriel is there. tell us about the resolution that the security council has been debating. >> it's remarkable that the security council call this meeting on a sunday. it gives you a sense. urgency that they sense the situation in yemen this is a

draft of the resolution and there are 15 point. there are three key one, number one the resolution says that the houthis should step down "immediately and unconditionally and also withdrawal all of their forces from any government office including the presidential palace." number two the houthis should release government officials that are currently under house arrest. that includes the president abd-rabbu mansour hadi and prime minister behar and cabinet members. and the third key point out of the resolution is it urges the houthis, through good faith manner, through u.n. brokered peace talks as well as the golf cooperation. those are key points out of

this. unanimously adopted the resolution. being frustrated at what was not. a lot of these times, in the resolution it's not what's in them it's what is not in them. clearly, there were three key things not mentioned. number one is the word coup was not used at all. that's a back track. it's a meeting representing those from chile and the united nations used the word coup but it was not in the resolution. there was no direct call for president abd-rabbu mansour hadi to be reinstated as president. and third and critically there was no direct mention as well of any consequences for any noncompliance to this resolution as well. that goes to the chapter seven

issue, and can'ter 7 is a mechanism used by the security council that would allow member nations to use military force under noncompliance, the g.c.c. was pressuring the security council to adopt that. that was not part of the resolution, the important chapter vii. there was serious and strong language. clearly there'll be people that say they did not go far enough. >> many thanks. gabriel elizondo in new york the modern republic of yemen was formed in 1990 when western-leaning north yemen and communist south yemen merged after years of fighting. with the northern based shia houthis in control of sanaa, there are tensions with sunnis this the south of yemen. al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, based in yemen has

been capitalizing on the unrest. >> al jazeera's jamal elshayyal has more. >> more than a week after power was taken in a coup protests continued across the country. there are many cities that remain out of their reach. among them is aden in the south. a number of figures met on sunday to discuss ways to unify the efforts. members of the government forced to resign together with parliamentarians and governors agreed that they can, which includes setting up a joint body to govern the administrative security and political affairs of the areas not under the houthi's control. welcoming calls by the gulf cooperation council allow for military intervention and sanctions against coup leaders. and changing yemen's capital

from sanaa to the southern port city until the houthis withdraw the militias. aden has been the safest of the cities there are those who do in the welcome in initiative. supporters of the movement staged protests on sunday against the presence of these politicians. they say they do not want the problems of the north brought here. they are not interested in what's and want to form their own state. >> we confirm that we make significant decisions regarding transferring sanaa temporarily to the province of aiden, we end the coup and the seizure of the country, we call on the community to support the move. >> earlier on sunday explosives were found at the venue where it was due to take place forcing is to be delayed for hours. elsewhere tribal leaders met on sunday to agree on a strategy to defend the province from what appears to be an imminent houthi

advance. yet another sign of how volatile the security situation is. that declaration is the most significant step taken so far by yemeni politicians opposed to the coup. the success depends on how much support it receives from the international community. that's why the type of resolution adopted is important. many say the struggle for power in yemen is not an internal one. >> still to come on the newshour the euro dips further against the dollar. we'll tell you why that could be bad for the u.s. economy. >> virat kohli smashes india to victory. we'll have all the action a little later in the hour. now to eastern ukraine, where a

ceasefire where government soldiers and pro-russian separatists are holding. leaders from france and germany describe the truces being observed but this had been shelling in the town of balshava. charles stratford reports. separatist fighters guard their position. the fighting has been intense here in recent weeks. the situation may be calmer in other areas since it ceasefires was called. the shelling continues. we are in a town one of the closest to debaltseve. we are hearing incoming and outgoing shelling despite the call for a truce. separatists won't lettize fill the possess. five minutes after the ceasefire began, the ukranian army fights

against us. some live there. if they fire first, we would respond. that's why we are firing. the separatists believe bolsavic is not included and the shelling started after the truce began. a few kilometres back from the front line these men are not fighting for the first time in weeks. they use the opportunity to train. many volunteers used weapons like this until recently. they tell us to crouch down behind the makeshift call before throwing grenades:

there is a deep distrust. you are training this is a ceasefire. there has been many ceasefires. ukrainians broke them many times. >> most civilians have been evacuated and left towns close to debaltseve. the fighting in this area is not over yet: >> bahrain says it will send troops to help jordan. meanwhile japan reportedly offered $15 million in aid to fight armed groups in the middle east and africa funding comes after two japanese hostages were murdered. tokyo promised $200 million to help refugees from i.s.i.l. controlled areas. the money goes through international organizations to

countries including those bordering syria and iraq. in iraq. shia militias are making gains. in the south and north-west of the country, some have been accused of killing sunni civilians. al jazeera is given exclusive access for one of the groups as it prepares for an assault. imran khan reports from zagr. >> 35km behind the valley is tikrit city and surrounding areas. it's under the control of the islamic state of iraq and levant. this is the front line marked by a tributely of the euphrates river. it's the base of a shia militia, one of many fighting in this area. it's mission is to keep the area clear of i.s.i.l. fighters and prepare for assault on tikrit. shia militias are backed by iran made up of civilians, not soldiers. some have been accused of revenge attacks against sunnis.

allegations that this commander denies. >> translation: in part i am a witness to everything that has taken place. i can tell you that has not hopped. >> reporter: for now they wait and wonder what resistance they face when they attack. >> tikrit has been a stronghold of anti-government sunni rebels. i.s.i.l. say they control the town itself in actual fact it's the army that is in control. they are a group of saddam hussein loyalists and he was worn in the town. they don't share the same goals as i.s.i.l. in establishing the caliphate. they do want regime change here. when i.s.i.l. and sunni rebels besiege the area it was this town amerli, that became the focal point of the fighting.

it took three months to break the siege and evidence of how tough a fight it was is everywhere. the siege lasted around 90 days i.s.i.l. made two offensives. the last was the fiercest. they try to attack a holy shrine in the town. i.s.i.l. are well equipment. we fought back we fought until the last bullet and we succeeded. these militia fighters fire exercises into i.s.i.l. territory. they are confident that they prevail, and they don't need international help. despite that i.s.i.l. still controls huge swathes of iraqi territory, and are proving difficult to push back. >> the free syrian army says that it's being ignored by the international community which is focused on combatting i.s.i.l. fighters. at a meeting in istanbul members of the syrian opposition

call for greater unity. dominik kane reports. >> this is douma. the area has been bombed by syrian forces. in the chaos, people rescue the wounded. before the civil war began, more than 100,000 people live here. now many are homeless. the u.n. believes more than 3 million people left syria since 2011. some like this woman, have gone to camps in turkey. >> if they gave me all the money this the world in turkey. if they gave me kilos of gold i wouldn't feel at home. how can one leave the homeland. i game they gave me things i'm not happy about it. >> reporter: while the daily violence continues in syria, members have been meeting. bashar al-assad's opponents struggled to form a lasting

coalition to fight forces. >> the chaos in the past stage is behind the differences in the coalition. we believe we have a chance. and to more positive relations. leaders of the free syrian army say their situation is challenging. frankly speaking we are not part of any plans by the international coalition and syrian territory. >> reporter: the problem, they say, is their influence has declined as the threat of i.s.i.l. has grown. now some countries seem more interested in fighting the armed group, than ending syria's civil war. >> thousands of kurd have rallied in towns across turkey's south-east. some battling with riot police. the region is kurdish, and protesters were calling for rebel leaders, the release. sunday is the 16th anniversary

of its capture. the turkish captives began talks, and the turkish party that he leads in 2012. a suicide bomb attack killed 10 people. a woman detonate a bomb at a crowded bus station in yombe state. 32 others were wounded in the explosion. >> we are approaching the midway point. still to come - the party of the year is under way as rio's carnival celebrates 450 years of spender. we look at kazakhstan's 2022 winter olympics. robbie will have that and the rest of the sport in around 25 minutes.

good to have you with us a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. new videos showing the moment a

map was shot. police killed the suspects who carried out the attack and is believed to have targeted a synagogue. two people died in copenhagen at the weekend. the united nations security council wants shia rebels in yemen to give up control of the country, voting in favour of a resolution calling for the release of the president. he's being kept under house arrest. the shia minority has control of most of the capital sanaa. egypt's president abdul fatah al-sisi says his government will take action against the islamic state of iraq and levant. making the statement after a group loyal to i.s.i.l. killed 21 egyptian christians in libya. for more on that let's get a view from ian black, the middle east editor from "the guardian." joining us on the line. what do we make of this the mass killing of coptic christians. what does it tell us about

i.s.i.l.'s spread? >> i think the intention with the horrific video is to show that the islamic state so-called is a significant presence a long way from the heartland in the levant in syria and iraq where we are accustomed to seeing them be a big player in the conflict in both the countries. and now in libya it's a month of chaos, unrelated to i.s.i.s. it is sinister and bloody presence there. it has the hallmarks of slick propaganda amassing by showing something horrific. it tells them about the kay otics over libya, they are two issues coming together in this

video clip. >> so where in libya is i.s.i.l. drawing its support from. >> we don't know that much about it. it's been a chaotic state. libya is run by - not run, there are two rival governments and there are a lot of militias aligned roughly with two main groups in the conflict. at the same time there are groups that people will remember sharia which is a home grown libyan jihadi group which we have seen and heard a lot of in the ben gassy area. in pleenths we find that the presence of the islamic state, or libyan affiliate or libyans to identify with the islamic state. it's not easy to pin down. you know for example, the so-called islamic state - this

they gave a 10,000 message late november last year. he talked about the presence of the islamic state in other places, and libya was one of the places mentioned. we used to talk about al qaeda, local group being franchises of or loyal to or taking a loyalty to pledging the way to the islamic state. that is what happened in libya. it's an area in douma. where they long had a presence but they claimed to be present in other parts of the country as well. >> what does this say about i.s.i.l.'s tactics. we had - the gruesome video of the jordanian pilot with the murders of aide workers and journalists. and now a mass killing of coptic christians. >> well i think what all these

things have in common is that they are hate filled. they are sectarian, whether it's shia muslims or coptic christians or western journalists. they are described as crusaders. the message is consistent of a militant extremist groups claiming islamic legitimacy disputed by muslims, and showing in this case that it is not confined to the levant to syria, to iraq but has a foothold claiming to have a foothold in a homogenous conservative country. it is in a state of chaos and lawlessness, with distant oil wealth and close to europe one of the messages i think, in this short film was a warping, if you like to europe

conquering rome. they are accustomed too seeing migrants fleeing across the mediterranean. many from the coast of the italy to libya in particular. part of the message appears to be we are close to europe and we are getting people in the way that they are used to in syria and iraq. >> ian black. the "the guardian" assist middle east editor in yooes, thousands rally in front of parliament in athens ahead of another round of talks with eurozone finance minister due to begin on monday. the ruling party wants to end austerity put in place by creditors. budget cuts were part of a $270 billion bailout. political uncertainty over the fate of greece is adding to the europe woe, pushing the euro

lower against the dollar in particular. it's dropped 20% over the past year and is hovering near 11-year lows that is affecting businesses in the u.s. as al jazeera's alan fisher explains. >> this is german classimmersing elementary students in georgia, in the language laying the foundations for a future career and this in a country where spanish is the fastest grow language. germany is the largest economy, carrying the e.u. right now. so german is an important language. europe has a growing interest and share in the markets. not just in retail but manufacturing services and finance. in atlanta alone, there are more than 270 countries with german links. employing thousands. that means a problem over there can be a problem over here. south-eastern states are a hub for european investment.

porsche, b.m.w. mercedes are big players. many other industries cross the atlantic. >> we have a positive outlook on the u.s. market and a lot of companies plan on increasing their strategic focus on the market. reasons are a strong demand from the customer base or proximity to customers. >> it means it is more expensive for companies to set up businesses and as economies struggle that investment may dry up. suddenly it will be a lot easier for european firms to produce in europe. they are paying wages in a currency that is cheaper. they are paying electricity in a currency that is cheaper compared to the u.s. and other currencies. >> a low-value euro makes exports more expensive. southern states offer big incentives to set up. >> countries come because they need to be on the market.

they need to be here because they want to be seen as having a commitment to the market to the region. the suppliers need to come here because they follow the large manufacturers, and the currency relationships and those shifts are short-term blips. >> interstate 35 links many states. it's known as the autobahn because of the large number of german countries. it's worth learning the language which may be useful to come. two imprisoned al jazeera journalists are out on bail after 411 days in gaol in egypt. the fight for justice is not over. baher mohamed and mohamed fadel fahmy, are still charged with colluding with the banned muslim brotherhood. their previous conviction was thrown out and the retrial set to resume on the 23rd. al jazeera is calling for the case to be dismissed and them to

be released unconditionally. >> there is grow international pressure on the president of sri lanka to speed up relocation of tamils at home. indian slum dwellers protested outside the house of delhi chief minister after - a day after he took office. they say that police demolished homes in a slum area using excessive force. they took office on saturday promising it fight corruption and a challenge to the federal government of narendra modi. conservationists saved 60 whales stranded in new zealand. nearly 200 were beached at farewell spit in the south island. 100 died on saturday. experts say the area is a whale

drop due to the shallow waters. stay with us here on the newshour. still to come on the programme. 450 years of splendor. a look at the history of rio's annual carnival. >> barcelona inspired by messi magic as they keep up the pressure on maleega leaders. robin stands by with all the details.

dancers, party goers take to the streets of rio, marking the

first day of the carnival parade. 3 million expected to celebrate over 5-day long event in our latin american reporter lucia newman says that the party is seen as a dressrehearsal for the licks licks. a lot has changed since a tropical city was founded 450 years ago. in the 1920s copacabana looked like this. today it is arguably a popular beach with luxury hotels and beaches. it has begun celebrating the 450th birthday of what is dubbed the marvellous city. >> our 450th year represents a moment of reflection about the

history, our city the chance to revisit the culture and our most genuine traditions. >> although the first carnival dates back to the 1700s, by the early 20th century, samba and lavish parties were the rage. a far cry from today's enormous parades, bringing up to 2 million people on to the streets. >> the 150th anniversary of rio de janeiro is the theme of carnival. a time when people don't go to work. party and forget their troubles. this city like so many has not only grown in size but in problems. rio was plagued by drug gangs, high murder rates, inadequate public services. all this as it prepares to host the olympic games next year. local and olympic committee officials believe the games will

transform the city. >> barcelona is a landmark as a city that is global after the games. rio wants to do the same construction is underway everywhere you look to build a new metro and rapid bus system. to the renewal of a magestic but run down port area. improvements are causing major traffic congestion and other inconvenience, a sacrifices many welcome. everything that helps to lift rio's image is to be applauded. we had a bad image, it is lifting. >> with authorities expecting a million visitors in four days rio earnt its reputation as a city for major event. as it celebrates the birthday rio's challenge is to overcome complex obstacles towards development, without losing the

unique flavour. >> lucia, who looks like she's having the time of her life joins us from rio. how is it going. the weather is not too kind. >> hello. i'm speaking to you from the samba. as you can see the first of the six parades that we'll be seeing over the next few hours has begun, it's been raining relentlessly mercilessly. nevertheless people are as ensthus yastic as ever -- enthusiastic as ever. it's an important time of year they wait for carnival with anticipation, what we see here as i said is the theme of brazil's black roots. it's more than just a parade of course. it is considered by many as an outdoor opera. there is tremendous work that goes into this more than 2,000 people parading in each samba school. they have up to 80 minutes to do

so. they have to tell a story. the floats are elaborate and the rain - hopefully they will not melt away. they are doing their best to see if they can win the award, to be the king of samba this year. >> once again, not without controversy. >> absolutely and this year has been no exception. it turns out that the king of equatorial guinea is a huge fan, coming 10 years in a row and decided to donate 3.5 million to one of the schools, and in exchange the theme is africa and the rise of equatorial guinea. a country not heard of. raising eyebrows particularly since 10% of the children in

equatorial guinea applied. many wonder why the president has been in power. >> enjoy. i'm very envious. lucia newman there. carnival in rio. >> thank you. >> that's where i want to be. nearly 3 o'clock in the morning here in doha. me and ian are on the night shift, and you look at that. we are in the wrong jobs. sport with robin. >> thank you. hello everyone. we'll start with cricket and the latest from the world cup. the west indies in action right now against ireland, the windies batting first. sad to say they are in trouble, if you are an indies fan, they lost. chris gayle looking to add respectability to the windy school card. he's been dismissed. marlon some ujs and windies 86

for 4 after 22 overs. well we have already had or seen the first records tumble at the world cup. it's worth remembering that over a billion across the world are tuning in to watch the action at the cricket world cup india. the team to beat - they have started the title defense on a winning note as richard reports now. >> the adelaide oval plays host to a rivalry as india took on pakistan. reining champions won the toss. they scored 73. they put on a century partnership with virat kohli. as did sure esh rainer who gets 74. kohli getting a total of 107, 22nd one-day tonne. kahn took five wicket. it didn't stop india hosting

300/7. pakistan's run chase started badly when eunice kahn fell in the fourth over. they lost three wickets in the space of nine balls midway through the inning leaving them at 103 for 5. >> ul hack tried to show some resistance. they were all out for 234, with three to spare. india's 76-run victory means they won all six of the world cup matches against their great rivals. >> this game was a fantastic game for us. as far as the bowling, batting and fielding department is concerned. it can be a benchmark. we'll play tougher speeds and replicate the performances. >> reporter: it was a record-blacking day in hamilton david miller hitting a world cup record of nine 6s in an unbeaten

innings of 138 against zimbabwe. he and domi put on a stand of 156. germany with an unbeaten century as the proteas scored 339/4. zimbabwe couldn't reach the total, falling 62 short from the pool b match turning our attention to football. and lionel messie's 300th appearance was one to remember. the argentine inspired barcelona to an easy win over islamic state of iraq and levant taking them back from a single point. messi scored a hat-trick. it's barca's 11th straight victory. they claimed fourth spot in spain with a 1-0 win. they lost ground in the title race. defeated 2-0.

knlnd - hull - arsenal is into the quarter cup finals. bradford's incredible run continued on sunday. the romance of the f.a. cup, the league one sider disposed of chelsea, swept aside another rugby league clubful this time two against sunderland bradford into the last eight for the first time since 1976 six nations rugby leave. wales notched up a win, coming from behind to win. it was costly for scotland allowing wales into the contest with three penalties. the visitors maintained the momentum after the break, and won the match 26-23. it's wales 8th win over scotland. >> the n.h.l. chicago blackhawks

recorded a win obvious the pittsburgh penguins beating them in overtime. they were tied at 1-1 at the end of the third. slapping the goal to break the deadlock. earning the blackhawks a second state win the president of the international olympic committee said russia is working on eradicating doping in sport, and is visiting kazakhstan and made the comments after recent scandals. the world doping agency is investigating allegations, but there are fears there's not enough transparency and if russia is cooperating. >> the russian authorities, in sport and government will do their best will be very open to

finalise this investigation. then there's the draw the necessary conclusions in this fight for the protection of the athlete. >> kazakhstan's largest city is hoping it can beat beijing to host the winter games in 2022. the i.o.c. currently in the area looking at the facilities. sach sochi with criticism for growing. dropping out citing financial concerns. we have this report from almaty. >> reporter: diane wants to be an olympic champion of every jump brings her closer to her dream. even the hard landings. the 18-year-old's not giving up. she's hoping to compete in her home city in 2022.

>> translation: people say hey, somewhere in asia is this country called kazakhstan. i think i'm in with a good chance. >> reporter: this city is also in with a cans. it boasts a lot of pre-existing infrastructure all close to the city. and the cost - a mere $5 billion. organizers estimate a fraction of the sochi games, the only competition is beijing. which has ample resources. unlike here is slow. >> these are the games that nobody wanted. all the european cities that we were thinking of hosting has withdrawn the bid. the games would be too expensive, and they were unpopular with their public. there's no danger of that happening. rich in oil with a so-called democracy. that means criticisms can be carefully managed. >> reporter: there are laws that

ban unsanctioned protests these environmentalists chose an inconspicuous river beds. if you squint that's the face of a mountain snow leopard. it's endangered by this planned resort which if almaty wins the bid will host the world's media. >> these games will not be financially profitable and will destroy the potential for development of eco tourism. organizers insist almaty's games will be green. >> we need to add the olympic requirements to fulfil requirements, and build family housing. that's it. for us it's a big showcase of the country and for the city. >> that's a view shared by diane, and most kazakhstanis. winning the bid would give her and her country a big list

brilliant pictures to show you from slovenia's who managed to break the 250 meter barrier, peter perrett. it was broken by everton 200 years ago. prevc leads the standings. >> what a job. thank you, indeed. a bout of wind and snow made its way to the new england coast in the u.s. the state of maine was one of the hardest hit by the storm, some areas receiving 1 motor since the know began to fall. similar amounts fell in massachusetts. that's it for the newshour. the latest news on al jazeera. i'll see you again.

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