>> hello, from doha, this is the news hour on al jazeera. government troops have been forced out of the town in eastern ukraine. >> i'm paul brennan outside of the strategic important down of debaltseve which pro-russian forces claim to have overrun. and isil-linked fighters are in libya. and the conference on the free

convention of violent extremism. all that, plus. >> i'm in los angeles where we're all into oscars week, and many here are asking where are hollywood's missing glititinas. >> so ukrainian troops are retreating from the strategic town of debaltseve. which has been the scene of intense fighting, but it has now fallen to pro-russian separatists. a move condemned by the international community, which says that the separatests have violateed the minsk agreement. we report from debaltseve. >> reporter: they are beaten and in retreat. ukrainian soldiers gave up the defense of their position on wednesday, pushed out by relentless bombardment and the ground assault by separatist fighters. all this happened four days after the cease-fire supposedly

began. the ukrainian wounded were taken, and spoken about the gauntlet of fire. >> there are no words to describe it. along the entire way we were blanketed with shots. we fired heirs with machine guns and grenade launchers. we left at 5:00 a.m. and until this morning we were constantly under targeted fire. >> the bombardment which broke resistence was carried out by straightist unites like this one, southwest of debaltseve. we found the fighters confident and bullish. there was no shortage of tanks and armor. >> in my opinion the first task is to push the enemy back to the luhansk regions after that we will see. >> and there was a thinly veiled threat aimed at any stragglers.

>> i think what happened elsewhere will happen here. i can't imagine what will happen after that. time will tell. >> the loss of the town of debaltseve for the ukrainians is a bitter blow. they had invested much capitol both human and military trying to defend it. but the smoke over the town now appears to be little more than a cleaning-up operation by russian forces. the ukrainian forces have withdrawn. separatests are adamant that debaltseve was encircled well before the minsk cease-fire was gray agreed. but with debaltseve lost to the ukrainians, the fate of one of the last main disputed towns has now been settled. and that gives some small hope that the two sides can now begin to disengage across the whole length of the front line. paul brennan al jazeera.

>> let get the word from moscow now. rory challands with this update. >> so the russians and separatests have the what they wanted. vladimir putin was saying to petro poroshenko saying, look, your troops are cut off. they're surrounded. do the right thing. don't let them die. let them surrender. but petro poroshenko denies what vladimir putin was telling him and did he not want debaltseve to be used as a bargaining chip. they lost it now. what happens now? it depends on the rebels, the separatests have as much ground as they want at the moment, and whether they'll start respecting the cease-fire as agreed in minsk, or whether they might think that they have the wind in their sails and will carry on

pushing for other victories maybe down in the south places like mariupol. a lot of it depends on what the fighting conditions will be. is a thaw going to be immanent in which tanks would get bogged down in the mud. that is a fact. there is supposed to be a phone call later between angela merkel merkel, françois hollande and petro poroshenko, and there is going to be only one happy caller involved in that call, and that is vladimir putin. >> human rights says that 150 people have been killed since tuesday in the fighting in and around the city of aleppo. 70 pro government fighters and 80 rebels died. also the u.n. envoy to syria has announced the syrian government will suspend airstrikes on aleppo. it is a divided city.

it was once a financial hub, but the fighting, as you see has reduced it to ruble. ruble. the u.n. envoy described the move as. >> it's government has described to me it's willingness to halt all aerial bombing, all types of aerial bombing and artillery shelling for a period of six weeks all over the city of aleppo. from a date which will be announceing from damascus. i plan, therefore to proceed to both damascus, and hopefully to aleppo as soon as possible. >> u.n. security council holding an emergency session on a crisis in just over an hour. it comes as egypt carried out

airstrikes in libya in response to the beheadings of 21 egyptian christians. the operation targeted groups. and witnesses say that the strikes killed seven civilians including three children. we report now from the tunisian libyan border. >> witnesses say this boy was a casualty of airstrikes by the egyptian military. as was his sister, doctors could not save their lives or the lives of five our people. we started resuscitation on this bench. everything happened, but they say that it happened. the children were here, and the men who appeared on the video with them are from the anesthesiology department. >> but some in egypt dispute whether children were killed during the bombing claiming they died of other causes in another city in eastern libya. the airstrikes came after the beheading of 21 coptic christian egyptian nationals who were

living and working in sirte. the hometown of former leader muammar qaddafi. the egyptian government said in a the airstrikes were aimed at training camps of isil affiliates. some appear to have missed their target. >> there was no militant presence here. the there was a gentlemen killed. there are eight killed in the naked. >> the >> we condemn the blatant airstrikes by the egyptian army. >> egypt is now demanding for u.n. action. france and italy are also

coordinating. security has been beefed up at the border area. it's still not clear how strong of presence that groups have in libya, but the current political security vacuum create the breeding ground for such groups to extend. >> the united states is hosting a summit to prevent young people being recruited by groups such as isil. leaders were invited to present pilot programs in place. 150 americans have tried to leave the united states to join isil according to u.s. intelligence agencies. the number of foreign fighters in syria and iraq have now surpassed the afghanistan conflict of the 1980s. 20,000 foreigners have joined isil. one at this time fifth of them from europe.

11,000 come from the middle east. and then there is another 3,000 coming in from the former soviet union. 10% of them are believed to have died. and this would make it another 10% to 30% have left the conflict zone. we have more from the summit in washington, d.c. >> reporter: white house officials officially called the next three days a summit on countering violent extremism. conservatives have asked why is it not islamic extremism. after all the main focus is stopping the recruitment of isil isil al-qaeda, boko haram. they said that it's a mistake to focus only on islamic extremism. he said because 95% of the terrorist attacks that have happened domestically are because of right-wing extremists. but it focuses on how the federal government can improve our reach to the muslim community to stop those recruitment attempts. why not say islamic?

the white house has a couple of different reasons. he said that isil does not represent islam, and it would be a mistake to label it as such. he said that isil wants to make it a case that the u.s. is at war with islam. they don't want to give them that propaganda tool, and domestically they face criticism from different groups who say that focusing on islam would increase islamic phobia in the united states. [ coughing ] >> excuse me. kimberly halkett has been looking at some of the pilot programs being used. they have this report from minneapolis. >> when had woman fled somalia her only goal was to raise her family away from conflict. now she worries that her children and others in this enclave of minneapolis are now being targeted by isil videos.

>> we have enemies. >> since july seven people have left to travel to syria and have since ben charged with crimes related to their involvement with isil. the obama administration has launched a pilot program here as well in boston and los angeles. it's aimed to stop the recruitment of what it calls at-risk youth. the u.s. attorney from minnesota said it will address issues such as high unemployment and poverty that make young people feel isolated and vulnerable. >> there is a feeling of identity crisis. am i somali american? there is this sense of isolation. the community wants to address it, and we're there to help. >> the program has its critics though, who fear it will lead to

mass surveillance in the past. 2007 teenagers were actively recruited by the somali-al-qaeda-linked group al-shabab. but the government program designed to help them was also being used to gather intelligence. >> they were initiating what appeared to be community outreach programs from the outside, but in their internal documents they made very clear that one purpose of this outreach was to collect information about the community. >> after holding dozens of meetings with imams and youth leaders andy says that this program is different. >> we do have a problem. and we want to solve it. the community wants to solve it. we're going to do it together. >> community members say they're optimistic but also skeptical. >> i don't appreciate bringing a spotlight on the community.

>> saying as long as there is a stigma even when programs are supposed to protect young people. >> there is plenty more ahead on this news hour including this. >> nothing makes sense in this city any more. >> after years of attacks on boko haram fighters. after the conflict in afghanistan. and in sports cristiano ronaldo reverse a rare slump in form. real madrid is back in chance league action. >> myanmar's president has declared a state of emergency

after an attack on a red cross convoy there. government troops are trying to drive out the rebels. >> a barrage of bullets bring the truck to an abrupt halt. a new wave of fighting has broken out between rebels and government forces. >> in the resistence the army would attack the resistence. >> two workers were injured in the attack. one suffered head wounds and the other injuries to the abdomen. both are in stable condition. the red cross released a

statement saying: >> the humanitarian efforts are similar to when many would take refugee in chinese province. now 7,000 refugees have made the same trek after recent fighting. china is calling for dialogue. >> we want to use this opportunity to once again call on all sides involved in the clashes in myanmar to exercise restraint and avoid the situation escalating any further to ensure peace and stability at the border, and especially to avoid affecting security on the chinese side. >> but now three months of marshal law is being imposed by myanmar's government. a sign that the fighting is not expected to end any time soon.

>> the trial of thailand's former prime minister is supposed to begin on thursday. >> shinawatra was been impeached for dereliction of duty. she could be jailed for ten years and banned from politics for life. it's been less than a year since the military takeover she said was to allow space for negotiations between those for or against the shinawatra family. >> we needed to protect the dignity and honor of the thai people. we cannot step back any more. we must stop fighting and keep working towards reconciliation. >> but the criminal charges against shinawatra and her

supporters take the crackdown on them further than ever before. >> we can see clearly now we don't want to use any terms but there is a political effort to keep one side out and down and to enable the other side to go on. >> at this market in shinawatra's hometown, we found strong supporters of the family. >> of course, this is not the way to reconcile people in the country. what they're doing is totally against it. in any case we don't want to reconcile with them any way. >> this is where the shinawatra clan's ancestors' remains are kept.

it's more about politics than justice. >> every night it was armed soldiers in plains clothes who would come and record this play that comes to talk about freedom of expression. >> this is only one of the many cases. it's just that every knows about her us 'cause she's in the spotlight and reconciliation will not happen until we accept that people can think differently and express their views freely. >> for now any hope of reconciliation has left thailand's political stage. >> at least one person is dead after a sued attack in afghanistan. it happened in the city of kandahar. and afghan spokesperson said that the bomber attacked in a vehicle. the number of civilians killed and wounded in

afghanistan, is at its highest level in five years. nicole johnston has more from kabul. >> every hour he's rolled over. his father keeps an anxious vigil. he's 14. he was paralyzed from the waist down when he was shot during an ambush. >> the poor are suffering. i don't have anyone. just a small son and a wife. there is no one here who knows our situation. >> he had a bed sore the size of a man's fist. he's now recovering day by day. last year was a terrible year for afghan civilians.

the u.s. assistance mission in afghanistan says almost 3,700 civilians were killed. up 25% of the previous year. the number of child casualties increased by 40%. >> it's the worst year. we noticed an increasing shortage. they're creating a lot of damage. >> last year almost all foreign troops withdrew from afghanistan. now the afghan government is fighting against the taliban on its own. a large part of the increase in civilian casualties is being blamed on the withdrawal of international forces. the air support for the afghan security forces that means that the fighting on the grouped has

become much wider and it's lasting for longer. the u.n. said that the number of deaths and injuries caused by ground operations has increased more than 50% in 12 months. >> we've seen increased ground fighting between the insurgents and the afghan forces. both parties making offensive ground operations and defensive ground operations in and around often district centers. >> this man was traveling with his family in a minivan when it was hit by an improviseed explosive device. if lucky he should be able to walk again in another six months. nicole johnston. al jazeera. kabul. >> bangladesh's war crimes tribunal has sent sentenced leader to death. convicted of crimes committed during the country's independence war in 1971. later violence between applies

and opposition supporters. it's ninth high profile member to be sentenced by the tribunal. but it will be appealed. >> reporter: this is what many streets look like after five years of attacks by boko haram. hardly any new jobs are created these days. and many of the existing ones are disappearing. nowthis man may lose his job as a mechanic. >> nothing makes sense in the city any more. i used to earn the equivalent of $50 in two to three hours. to take care of my family and apprentices. sometimes i go

home with empty pockets because customers cannot afford to drive their cars any more. many resort to taxis and try cycles. that means most of us go hungry. . >> people in this part of apology near i can't are often used to boko haram so he's not sure how he will be treated elsewhere. a lot of businesses in the city are threatened. this is the biggest market in maidugari. it has been attacked five times. business has been tough for many traders here. but despite the threats they keep the market open. for those markets open, few customers come to buy. this man has not sold a bag in five days. >> most of the customers.

>> they will continue to gather dust. of the day has been a good one. he made $6 in nine hours. it didn't much, but enough to buy a few supplies that will make his family happy. but he's not sure when he will make that much again. al jazeera northeast niger gentleman weather. >> plenty more on this news hour. >> people look at me as if i'm not. >> life on the fringes why muslims in france feel they're undergoing scrutiny. >> on camera, video of chelsea's

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meets humanity. monday, 5:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> pro-russian separatests have taken over the ukrainian town of debaltseve with government troops now withdrawing. the national community saying that the separatests have violateed the minsk agreement. arab nations have yet to agree on a draft proposal to be present the. tunisia made it clear it wants a political solution. and a summit to prevent young people from being redroughted from groups such as isil. >> you know, the u.s.-led coalition has sped millions of dollars on this assault against isil. here are a few numbers here. as of january 30, 2015, the total cost of operations related

to isil, which began august has been estimated $1.5 billion, a daily cost of $8.4 million. how does that sort of thing go down in the united states? you know, i think people there must be so sick and tired of war, the amount spent on iraq and afghanistan, and here is a new open-ended conflict at half a million dollars a day not saying it going down the tubes but out of the country. >> compared to what we're spending in afghanistan it's not that much. for example as you pointed out it might be a couple of billion dollars a year. in afghanistan even this year we're still spending $40 billion and the expenditure for iraq and afghanistan was something like total over 2 trillion-dollar. while it is not insignificant

compare to what we spend in iraq and afghanistan, it's not that much. you have the defense budget about $600 billion. again it's a comparatively small amount. >> that's what i was going to ask you. basically is the money always there for conflict when needed? when you talk about $600 billion defense budget? >> right. if you count our base budget and the war funding budget. the war funding budget is over $50 billion. otherwise, our war funding budget is more than we spent on the whole state department. there is plenty of money in there to do these things. it would still be training and dropping practice ammunition to keep themselves on the cutting edge. >> what about other parts of the coalition? much was made at the start of this fight against isil that the coalition would need sort of air of approval: to give it sort of legitimacy in the region. arab states have a lot of money as well.

what are they putting in for it? are they putting enough in this fight? >> of course, the--a lot of arab nations are applying bombing missions particularly in syria. we have a lot of our nato partners in iraq. they're not putting about the same amount as the united states, but compared to their budgets it is a pretty significant amount. but the key thing is that as you mention the money but the legitimacy. we do not want to see this struggle between isis and just the united states or the west. we want it to look at the arab and muslim world. >> these sorts of battles i keep using this term battle. we're fighting a group. it's a loose group. it's not like fighting against another army or country. it makes it a more open ended. does it end up being--this is an odd question, does it end up being money well spent. it could keep going on and on, who knows for how long? >> well, i think the key thing

is that we can degrade them and stop their advance and undermine their narrative that they have the future, particularly of the sunni muslim world. but in the final analysis really it got to be the people and the arab and muslim world not only in the middle east but all over the world who see this as such a horrible group they don't want to be associated with. i think that what they did to the coptic christians. what they've done to the americans. what they did to the jordanian pilot is really going to hurt them in the long run. >> lawrence, it's always interesting talking with with you. thank you for your time today. >> thank you. >> now with the conflict in ukraine, russia is fast running out of friends in the european union. hungary remaining an exception because it remains heavily dependent on its gas supplies.

>> in budapest he was treated as an old friend. hailed his visit as a success for hungary. the two reached agreements for gas and other fields. and president putin hinted if only report was winning more cheap russian gas could come its way. >> if no one, we can implement it. we can use the agreement. >> there are those who say they're talking with the wrong guy. vladimir putin has more of his officials sanctioned. ukraine and the barometer goes that he is trying to tie countries like hungry hungary

into dependency, and it's a strategy to divide europe. >> to make that point. some 2,000 people protested on the eve of the visit to show solidarity with ukraine. hungary he is disruptive gas supply to its struggling neighbor. >> i don't like the eastern direction of hungary and becoming friends with putin taking on this idea. >> but mr. putin has shown that while the e.u. is looking for an union need front against the perceived russian aggression in ukraine, he still has allies in europe. and hungary's government said it is simply doing what is best for hungary. al jazeera. budapest. >> greece says it will ask the eurozone for it's an extension on its loan agreement. they want the country to be given extra time to find a solution to its debt crisis.

we have more from athens. >> reporter: the heart of the factory is still beating. but only just. this rolling door maker has lost 90% of its pre-crisis business. the collapse of the construction industry has bankrupted its clients, and with it them has gone $2 million owed. that's the problem because this company in turn owns banks $9 million it cannot pay. nor can it borrow to finance new business. >> i've been working in this factory since i was 18. it was then a small workshop of my fathers. now banks have played a big role in that and suddenly we're back to about we started and we're all alone. rather than to wait and die we decided to attack. >> this is the attack. a series of class action lawsuits involving 20,000 debtors representing more than $2 billion of bank debt. they formed a civic action group that wants banks to discount

their debt by 50% to 90%. the same discount banks would face if they sold these loans to distress funds. >> while the lawsuit is pending banks cannot ask debtors for loan installments. that will take 20 years for this to come to trial. we say to banks, do you want to wait 20 years or do you want to settle with us now and start earning money again? >> it is growing since greece owes banks some $90 billion they cannot pay back, and the real figure may be higher. banks were supposed to finance a turn around of this economy. they're decreasingly unable to do so. depositors withdrew money afraid that greece may be forced out of the you row zone. >> if greece does leave the eurozone the european central bank would stop supporting its banking system lead to go capitol control as happened in

cypress two years ago. >> what is looming over great banks is liquidity crisis. it's looming over the country. it's become ac becoming a problem. the bangers are scared. >> they're caught in a deathtrap. the lack of money and jobs. al jazeera athens. >> now last month's attack in paris reignited the debate over cultural divisions in france. the government has promised to do more to heal those divides. but as we report, many young muslims now feel they're under increased scrutiny. >> once an inmate at guantanamo bay. now he's a peace activist.

many are asking how three young men born and raised in france could turn to violence. for more on the journey from france to the training camp in afghanistan, it happens all too quickly. >> there are several reasons that people become radicalized. it could "k" be low self he is self-esteem or calling. it's because people cannot imagine a future here in france. >> this is where the seeds of violence are frequently sown. in this toulouse neighborhood three years ago a man planned a serious of deadly attacks on french soldiers and jewish civilians. this tough district sits on the outskirts of toulouse. some say they are living on the outkurtz of outskirts of french

society. locals feel under increased scrutiny. >> i live here. i'm integrated. i feel french, but people look at me as if i'm not. we're scared of the way people look at us. >> how are muslims supposed to integrate? does it mean that they have to be like everyone else? drink red wide, cut the beards, remove the veil? we're in a secular state. >> there are some days that i don't want to leave my house. i work in the market, and then i want to go home. people want to put us in the same basket, as if we're all to blame for the attacks. >> there is growing resentment. >> xenophobia and islam ma phobia has existed before the attacks. we don't know young people who want to go abroad to fight. about but if they're thinking about it, they're going to be

discrete. >> many here believe a sense of unity will only come with a greatest sense of equality. al jazeera toulouse. >> just a bit of news which has come out of athens in the last few moments. we had a report telling you about the latest financial situation. this is the parliament where a new president has been confirm confirmed. >> now the without growth president. now the chelsea football club is reacting to a video that shows its fans abusing on the paris metro. >> a black man tries to board a

paris metro train and is repeatedly pushed off by fans of the english football club cheltenham. the british man who filmed the scene at the station said that people around him could not believe what they were seeing. but what happened next was perhaps even more shocking. [ singing ] >> and the morning after chelsea's league match we managed to get a react from some fans heading home to london. >> we're disappointed for two reasons. first of what happened. secondly because we're all labeled racists. not just individuals that did it, but all of us. it set the whole club back 30 years. >> horrified. really horrified. >> it's unacceptable.

>> european football's governing body uefa said it's appalled by the incident. they'll try to help identify the fans involved while chelsea's football club put out a statement saying: >> this paris-based rights campaigner wants to see boulder action. >> you urge them to make a call for those who know the supporters where they can be persecuted. i armed urge them to please make a call. i urge the chelsea football club to take an opportunity to

announce a massive campaign. >> the paris police force is already investigating the incidents. >> still ahead rio brings out the big guns to guard against a different kind of robbery. >> now i know that the finish is near. i can have a hot shower and a warm bed. >> we'll hear from the yukon arctic marathon.

>> hello again. it's brazil's carnival season comes to a close. rio de janeiro will prepare for a grand finale. but the crime on the beaches have dampened spirits. >> reporter: rio de janeiro and the beach are any anonymous. when people from the article over flock by the hundreds of thousands. but locals know to bring the bear minimum. butthey will protect from the tsunami but not the tsunami that comes from the ocean but from the land, it's a wave that sends from the slums onto the beach he is stealing everything from its path. three months ago on this same beach this was the scene. beachgoers running in panic

trying in vain trying in the onslaught of thieves. these why rio de janeiro has howeverred a offered a new type of sun protection, police are in full combat gear. >> this is not an extreme measure. it's a precaution in order to protect people who frequent the beach. due to the large number of people who come here, some take advantage to commit crimes. >> some 300 police on motor bikes and on foot weave their way around the umbrellas. while on the pavement using state of the art technology to keep track of potential flareups flareups. these are the images from police

helicopters and local cameras we're told. suspects are arrested on the spot. >> without a doubt i sided to come here precisely because it's close to the police truck. it makes the whole family feel safer. >> you authorities promise to keep operation beach going beach going all year round. >> coming up in the european champions league with defending champions around madrid back in action and in less than an hour. in germany.

schalke are a team that real beat on the way to the tenth title last season. >> we're out here last year with a dream to win the champions league. we're here--we have the same dream. >> we have the debut in the cricket world cup going quite as the team would have liked. the latest chapter in cricketing success taking on bangladesh in australia. but as richard park reports it was bangladesh who finished up as comfortable winners. >> the afghanistan national anthem played at the cricket world cup for the very first time. they took four early wickets in their tournament debut against bangladesh.

bangladesh rallied thanks to a 114 partnership both players managed to get a half century to post 267. afghanistan beat bangladesh in their one previous meeting in this format in the end afghanistan all out for 162 so lose by 105 runs. >> we don't think that they're up for the fight right from ball one. that's a criticism that we'll talk to criticism now. >> we need a really good win. that has been done. that's not an easy win but a

comprehensive win. in that case i think it's really great feeling. >> bangladesh next face australia. richard par al jazeera. >> england's world cup campaign already has a growing number of problems. they were heavily beaten by australia in their first game. and headed their next match against new zealand. he's failed to score in four of the last five innings. >> i think it has helped, re reingauging with the belief that you need to have that tournament nation in your training. probably gives more confidence than if it was my first time going through a bad one. >> named as the european captain for the 26-16 ryder cup.

they won the title four times as and northern irishman will be leading a european team that has won six of the last seven matches. next year's event is to be held at the national in minnesota with davis love the third expected to be named u.s. captain. >> it's a privilege to follow in the steps of so many great european captains. i just hope we can do as good of a job as they have done in the past. especially of late, europe has been performing well, and i hope the team can do exactly the same again. >> defending champion venus williams is out of the tennis championship. >> competitors have started to cross the finish line after the.

we were at the finish line near dawson city. >> so there you have it. the finisher first place in the foot section of this race, he's from italy. and just at the very last minute a bit of drama one of the mountain bikers. there is a mountain bike section as well. peter felton of germany he came along and crossed at the same time. they have come at a remarkable distance. many have gone through the night to get here, and there are more people out on the trail. for now everyone is celebrating this finish. >> this remarkable man has led this race throughout, and not only that, he has come more than

690 kilometers in less than ten days. that is just incredible. this is a race not actually finished before 2009. people tried but did not make it. now people are doing it in less than ten days. an unbelievable athletic feat. when i asked whether or not they felt good about it, well, he was a little bit unconcerned. >> i wouldn't say that i'm an athlete. i'm normal person but now i know that the finish is near and then i can have a hot shower and warm bed. >> about ten people still heading for the finish line roughly give or take a few. mountain biker has finished. we await the first cross country skier. but simply finishing this 690 kilometer event is a victory in and of itself. >> that's all your sport.

>> the canadians have funny pass time. >> i miss it so much. >> finally hollywood the latin american community say they were left out of the picture. >> you can't move without seeing hollywood faces everywhere. they're everywhere. but you can't say the same for latino movies stars. latinos do more movies than any other ethnic group in the whole country in proportion to population. three-quarters say they go to the cinema at least once a month, and they account for a quarter of all cinema sales in this country. but it appears this place does not reciprocate that affection when it comes to casting. on an average year more than three-quarters of speaking roles in big budget hollywood films go to white actors. as for the latino talent, try

nearer 4%. they make a significant part of the country's population. 17%. and in lax los angeles the number is double. what is the problem? >> they're too white. >> this director said that stereotypes are very much to blame. >> the executives, the only relationship they have is to their maids maybe the gardner. and the stereo casts they've made about latinos in the united states, is the drug dealer, the prostitute. >> and diana knows all about that. >> gang members of drug dealers, played a lot of hookers and always the made and the servant. >> an actress she spent 30 years on the stage on the hunt for those elusive big-screen breaks. >> we don't exist. we're one out of six americans in the united states now. we're the largest minority. we outnumber blacks, yet you look at film and television, and

you do not see latinos. >> there are some success stories. case in point the writer of "real women have curves." this is her latest. this is her powerful message to others. >> it's sad to be the loser in somebody else's story. in a white man's story i get to be the loser i say no. challenge that story that you live in. okay. you do not get to be the loser. it takes so much dignity to be who we are because in somebody else's story we're the loser and i'll she you that i'm the winner. >> for some the red carpet does, indeed, come calling. for many more it remains just a dream. and its likely to stay that way. at least in the short term. large. >> and that is it for this news hour on al jazeera. we're over to our london broadcast center.

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