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>> nearly half of the population has fled their homes. the u.n.'s top agency say that world powers must put aside their differences to find a solution, and today the u.s. increased the aid that it is sending to rebel forces, promising $70 million in non-lethal assistance. the opposition has been losing ground to hard line elements within syria. rebels want the u.s. to take more direct action against president bashar al-assad. let's go to the white house where mike viqueira is there for us. so far the president has been reluctant to take more direct action. >> well, it's certainly true, and of all the foreign policy problems nat president has faced, syria is the most vexing and gained the most critics

towards president obama and his policies. in the most violent year yet in a conflict of four years. >> millions forced from their homes, 220,000 dead. what can the president do to stop it. so far many experts agree what he's trying isn't working. >> mr. obama's approach to stay out of the area with troops on the ground, that far he's succeed something far. >> six months into the civil war the president said assad must go. three and a half years later the carnage conditions continues and assad is still there. >> what are i see are enormous gaps between what the the obama administration claims they're trying to do there.

>> in 2013 the president's hands from forced. assad was accused of attacking his own people with chemical weapons, a red line that the president had clearly drawn. >> i said what i meant before and i meant what i said, the world has an obligation to make sure that we maintain the norm against the u.s. of chemical weapons. >> the next day however the president unleashed a surprise. >> i will seek authorization for the use of force from the american people's representatives in congress. >> it was an extra unexpected step that few saw as realistic. key allies in the region from angry. critics continue to see it as a mistake. >> in the syrian case it has clearly created more problems. the disengagement of the u.s. in my view is directly responsible for how awful the situation in syria has become. >> after the august 2014 murders

of two americans held inside syria by isil, the president decided it was time. >> last night on my orders america's armed forces began strikes against isil targets in syria. >> but the strikes are aimed primarily as isil. as the administration asks congress to support the campaign, it insists that assad is not the target. >> so how do we square up this aumf potentially with that longer-term goal, which is our principle allies inside syria would have? >> senator this is isil-specific. there are those who wish with "t" would include assad but it doesn't. >> but thosal those allyies do include assad.

>> unless we send them into unprotected into the battle line there is something more that needs to been. >> the indirect approach of working with the opposition is demonstratebly not working because that group is far and away the weakest conglomeration of major actors on the battlefield. >> what the president needs is a broader plan. >> the idea that you can simply strengthen these forces to fight jihadis without addressing the broader problems from syria are simply unrealistic. >> the conclusion of many in the region and beyond, the president must risk more in syria if he's to achieve his goals. and tony, the president plans to train moderate opposition and arm them in the fight against isil is still not in fruition. turkey and saudi arabia have agreed to stage those training bases. they have not gotten them up and

running, and meanwhile another $70 million in non-lethal aid bringing the total to $400 million to assad's opposition number syria. >> the president of nigeria says he expects to wipe out boko haram within the next three weeks, and now the country's military is getting help from foreign mercenaries. the outsiders are doing most of the fighting. the military officially said that the mercenaries are there for training purposes only, but there are reports that those fighter are from south africa and ukraine. this is not the first time that mercenaries from south africa have been involved in overseas wars even though that would be considered illegal. johnter ratjohn terrett. is here. with a what do we know? >> first, we don't know who they

are. what we do know is that it is illegal for south africas to fight in foreign countries. south africa was the first in the world to ban mercenaries outright. they passed 9 foreign military assistance act. it was inacted right after apartheid, and the goal was to stop members of the much-feared military, who had oppressed so many people, remember, stop them from finding that kind of work after apartheid fell. there are two exceptions. number one humanitarian purposes and number two approve approved deployment. many experts say that the law is not typically in forced. the united nations' estimates

several thousand south africas have been working in iraq. 35 of them have been killed there since the year of 2004. as you know south africa government today saying any citizen found fighting in nigeria could be subject to prosecution. >> all right, john terrett for us. thank you. today isil released an audio recording saying that it has accepted boko haram's offer to join their movement. we have the report now from abuja. >> reporter: well, in this new audio recording which is put up on the internet, it is believed by supporters of isil, a supports person of the group welcomes boko haram's allegiance. they announce the good news of expansion of the caliphate to west africa because the call the callthe caliphate has accepted the allegiance.

last week when boko haram announced and pledged allegiance to isil, many did use this as the last kick of a dying horse. the presidency has said that the group is facing extension and they are a gaining ground against the group. they also said in relation to the whole question of the relationship between isil and between boko haram is that there is no evidence of any capacity to collaborate or to launch joint operations anywhere in the region and therefore they see this as just propaganda. meanwhile, efforts to curb the group's activities go on. there is fighting in the northeast, and in the last 72 hours president goodluck jonathan say they hope to own the group's existence in the next two to three weeks. >> a reward has been offered to the arrest of whoever shot two police officers in ferguson, missouri wednesday night. the police chief said that the department is following several leads in the case, but no

arrests are eminent. diane? >> yes, tony this is still a very active investigation but as you say still nobody is in custody yet. now, as you probably recall yesterday police went and searched a home. several people were taken into custody, but those people were then released, and again nobody was arrested or charged. now today during a press conference st. louis police said that he cannot be certain exactly who the shooter or shooters were targeting early thursday morning. >> i would notthe bottom line there were many officers standing together, even if it is a long way off, if we want to believe there were at least three shots fired two of them did strike, but one missed. so you know, you take a look at anything beyond a certain yardage with the handgun you go well, that's a little bit harder hit but it can happen,

and in fact, it did happen. i don't necessarily ascribe to the fact that this has to be a marksman with somewhere with a scope. >> now, last night there were 50 to 75 protesters out in the streets right in front of the police station. today it's raining so it's hard to say whether we'll be seeing those protest he's out tonight. in the past when the weather has been bad it has kept people inside. >> are we hearing anything more from what the residents the citizens are demanding in ferguson? >> there is still a lot of frustration among the residents and there have been calls other officials in the community over the last couple of weeks step down. some people are wanting the mayor to step down as well. but there are other members of the community who want him to stay on. >> our mayor we elected him through the democratic process and we do not want him removed

unless we choose to remove him. it is our democratic right we have exercised. others are exercising their rights of freedom of speech and so on. our rights should nottic tramp nottic trampled on to to give others their rights. >> this continues to be a deeply divided community. >> diane estherbrook, thank you. it's friday, and the end of a volatile trading week on wall street with stocks closing lower than they started the week. ali velshi is here with more. >> the dow closed today 146 points lower nearly a percentage point lower than thursday, but all the major stock indices ended the week with losses between 1% to 1.5%. it's been awhile since we had a consideration like this, tony. it's the third straight week of weekly losses. the dow the s&p 500 are now

negative for the year. we don't want to get carried away. it's just the beginning of march, but it's negative. the strength of the dollar has been blamed for much of the sell off. the u.s. dollar has strengthened 23%. the euro fell to $1.05. the lowest it's been in 12 years. here's the problem tony. this is bad news for u.s. exporters. it does not mean exporters of produced goods but of services. we also sell to other countries. everything we do here that we sell elsewhere is now more expensive for people abroad to buy. now this is great news for americans who are planning an european or canadian vacation. the strong dollar means that trips are going to cost them less. oil is playing a part, too. oil prices were 9% lower lower than $45 a barrel.

good if you're filling up at the pump. bad news for oil companies. one thing that has stock investors worried is the fed. it makes the fed reserve increase lending rates sooner than some people would like. that's what's going on. if you got stocks, take a look at them. they've probably taken a hit. >> well, there you go, the six-year bull run ali is now over. >> that might be premature to say that. i would say that this is the time to remember your password to get into your account to manage your 401k or ira. if we see a decline of 20% or more in stocks off of the peak, then we're in bear market territory. six years is a very long time, as you point out, for a bull run. the bull market is the fourth longest in history and some say it is time for a correction,

that is defined as a 10% drop from the top. once we get into at territory you and i will be talking about stocks on this show more than we typically do. >> what else are you going to be talking about? >> we're looking at ferguson and the calls to dissolve the city itself. and a state representative who says that the police should be dissolved. he has a suggestion that does not make a whole lot of sense. we'll talk to him about it tonight. >> you can watch ali velshi every night at 10:30 eastern and 7:30 person pacific right here on al jazeera america. tainted ice cream has been linked to three deaths. listeria has been detected in blue bell creamery in no sugar added blue bars, cotton candy bars and sour pops green apple. the company has pulled those items from the shelves and the fda is telling customers to

simply throw them away if you have them in your freezer. just ahead a potential legal break threw, the founder the wikileaks julian assange may want to defend himself against sex abuse charges. and we'll look at where cyclone pam may be headed next.

>> this weekend the war in syria begins it's fifth year, and many are pressing the usa to do more to end the fighting. the former u.s. ambassador to the united nations and he joins us from washington. good to see you again. it's been a long time. let me dive right in here with you. >> good to see. >> you yes pleasure, pleasure. is there a diplomatic--look, you've been doing this your whole life. is there a diplomatic solution available to the war in syria? >> it doesn't look like it at

the present time because it seems the regime has the upper hand, and they're insisting that bashar al-assad has to remain part of the future, and the opposition including countries who support the opposition are not prepared to go that far at this time. for diplomacy to have a role besides some limited cease fires here and there there has to be a balance of power and an understanding among the e eternalthe external players that the change is desirable and we're not there yet. >> certainly the president does not want to put u.s. combat troops on the ground to end the conflict in syria. is he going to have to change

his mind? >> that's one option for the u.s. to become engaged and boots on the grouped is one option. but it could be whether he could use--create a no-fly zone or create a safe zone in parts of syria without a significant presence on the ground. the other option, obviously, is to do more unfortunately, we have waited too long and the situation has changed but to do more to help the syrians who are against the government do better and a third option is to reach an understanding with some of the neighboring countries who have more sympathy for the opposition, for the moderate opposition, for them to do it with u.s. support. you've seen more activity on the part of the turks for example

near aleppo. that was quite effective. boots on the ground is the one that some people rush to in order to undermine prospects for doing anything. but there are actually several options. >> ambassador, i'm going speak your words right back at you and i want you to reflect on what you said in 2012. this is something you wrote in an op-ed in syria. you wrote while opposition gains have precluded bashar al-assad shooting his way to victory, the opposition is too weak to bring the conflict to an end beyond exasperating the human toll, along with civil war it increases the likelihood that state institutions will fragment, that weapons of mass destruction will be used or fall into the wrong hands, that extremeists that extremists such as fundamentalists salafi

islamists and al qaeda will make head way and that ethnic and sectarian bloodletting will go on after the assad regime false. >> what do you think of those words today. >> knows words are the reflection that i felt with our policy not doing enough earlier and that circumstances we've seen more often today that become more and more desperate and extreme circumstances have been created as a result. that as producing extremist groups such as isil. >> yes. >> i was hoping that american restraint at that time would led lead to more diplomacy assistance from russia, iran, perhaps to compromise, to find a diplomatic solution. that has not worked. now we need to think about what

to do over the longer term by supporting more moderate elements since russia and iran are not willing to, at this time as i say it, to pressure president bashar al-assad to a more acome dading stance. >> let me ask you a more straightforward question. was it a mistake for the president not to authorize u.s. airstrikes in the aftermath of the chemical weapons attack, the chemical attack in syria. let's say it was august-september of 2013. was that a mistake? >> i think--i believe so after he had announceed that that that would be a red line. i think it was a mistake also in the beginning to say that bashar al-assad has to go, and then not to bring that about.

the united states, the world's most powerful country to say something, draw a line, and then not act on it is obviously problematic with regard to the case itself syria but also sends the wrong message in terms of the world and undermines u.s. credibility and the image of the united states. so i think that was a mistake. >> is there a broad based opposition front available inside the country or in exile that is available to transition syria? >> not now but it would take effort. it would take time, unfortunately, given what has happened in the last four years to build such a force. i think enough discontent, and you have to look at the facts. the use of chemical weapons, as you mentioned the use of barrel bombs, the sufferings that the syrians have experienced, the

refugees, the people outside if there was an u.s. coalition resolve to assist creditbly the the opposition, over time it is there. but is the united states now willing to play that role it wasn't before, and to play for the longer term against russia and bashar al-assad while pursuing policies they may have been pursuing, and therefore create the power that is more favorable compromise among the syrians. there is a need for political settlement, but the circumstances that's conducive

to whether the settlement needs to be created but unfortunately, that will take time. >> i enjoyed that. i really did. thanks for your time. i appreciate it. >> thank you. thank you very much. >> the founder of wikileaks has been hiding inside the ecuadorian embassy in london for years. he has been trying to avoid being sent to the usa on charge of leaking government jesus. but now he may get to respond to a different set of criminal allegations. >> reporter: at the ecuadorian embassy in london, a police presence is poised day and night to arrest the likey leaks founder if he sets foot foot outside. julian assange is said to have welcomed a swedish prosecution request to be able to interview him here. it's alleged that assange committed sex crimes including rape involving two women in sweden in 2010 allegations he has always denied saying that the sexual encounters in

question from consensual. >> we see this as a victory for assange. we see this as evidence that we were right all the time, that the prosecutor was wrong all the time, and we welcome her initiative. >> in 2012 assange lost a supreme court appeal to prevent his extradition to sweden, instead seeking asylum in the ecuadorian embassy while on bail. the swedish prosecutors want to come to london now because some of the crimes he is alleged to have committed will will reach their statute of limitations in august. time is of the essence. it's not clear when this meeting might take place but chief prosecuteor will hope to come here to london to the ecuadorian embassy both to interview julian assange, and to be able to take a swab sample of his dna. if assange were to face trial if swedenin sweden, he could be

extradited to the united states where an investigation has been on going of the release of the hundreds of thousands of classified diplomat and military files. no charges have yet been filed in sweden. in britain he's under police watch and has cost the tax payers tens of millions of dollars. >> more fallout from the fraternity controversy in oklahoma. they hire a prominent lawyer to consider their options. >> the presidential admission of mean tweets with jimmy kimmel that's coming up in today's politics.

>> throughout this hour we're looking at four years of civil war in syria. today the united nations called

on world powers to help end fighting in the country. syria has become a patchwork of battle zones. 10.8million people definitely need aid. most are homeless, trapped within syria's borders. they struggle to stay alive becomes more difficult now that isil controls supply lines. >> most syrians rely on foreign aid. here it means the difference between life and death. but now as isil has emerged to take command in some areas in syria security concerns make it difficult to get aid through. >> it's a shrinking humanitarian corridor the it's just more difficult to get supplies from here to there and for sure going deep inside syria where we were able to get fairly easily get into territories, and

on the east side of the country. now that road is treacherous. it's very dangerous. >> it's just not fighting that stops aid from getting through. many of the governments and larger charities that supply smaller aid groups will not allow help to be sent to isil-patrol areas. they fear it will, diverted to isil fighters. set up of the start of the conflict, the group's founders thought they would be needed for four or five months. >> just really basic help. medical aid that meant they needed bandages, cotton or baby milk sometimes. they would ask for it. just really basic needs. >> it's gone from providing cotton, some bandages, baby milk, to what? >> in to providing complete

hospitals now. >> hand in hand is now preparing for the next ten years an alarming prospect not least because of the costs involved. this year the u.n. is appealing for $2.9 billion to help build 12 million syrians that's more than half the population. the deliveries will cross borders here in turkey and in iraq and jordan into territories that have become some of the most difficult in the world for aid agencies to operate in. last year the u.n. only got half the money it asked for to help syrians. donor fatigue is a real concern. but without those donors and the aid groups they help, syria's next generation will have no chance. bernard smith al jazeera, on the turkey-syrian border. >> an activist and founder of shy, the syria humanitarian institute for national empowerment. she brings badly needed supplies and teaching people about self

government. she said that syrian residents are being manipulated. >> in the beginning of the revolution the first eight months, i was inside and i never saw any guys with beards on. then all of a sudden guys were growing beers. i said what's going on? they said this is what the donors want. now they're shaving their beards. we're still being manipulated through money, through our ignorance as well. we don't know how to make critical thinking sound decisions because we were never taught. we were never given the chance that american kids in schools had. i was fortunate, i was one of the very fortunate ones that grew up in the united states. i know what critical thinking is. my people don't. i know what financial stability does i know that independence that comes behind it. my people don't have that kind of legacy, if you want.

that's why you see them being manipulated. that's why you see isis coming in. that's why you see news are al nusra coming in. whoever has money whoever tells them what to do. do they want this? absolutely not. >> then what is the way forward for syrians? >> empowerment, tony. we have to empower those people. we have to give them the two skills they need. education, financial stability. we have to teach them how to make appropriate decisions. we have to teach them how to analyze facts, how to look up sources, how to document what exactly is going on. >> how do you do that in the middle of a civil war? how do you do that in the middle of a civil war? where barrel bombs are being dropped on residential communities. >> excellent question. there are times in the middle of the night when i was giving a

training on the light of a projector only, i wanted to stop because the missiles went right over our head. i was shake on it death and i was so scared. you know what they said to me? they said, look, we know we're going die tomorrow. we want to learn tonight. these people want to learn. life goes on. yes, you want to call it a civil war. call it a civil war but life goes on. people want to live. people want to learn. people want to make themselves financially independent. >> what do you want western powers world powers president obama to do here? >> i'm going to send a message to mr. obama through your channel, through your respectful channel, as an american citizen mr. obama, please, you have got to change your position. these people here, 12 million-- 12 million--12 million human beings are completely destroyed. their lives are destroyed. their children are destroyed. they have no hope of the future.

mr. obama, something has got to be done, and it's only you who can do it. it's up to you. it's in your hands. you have the information. you have the knowledge. you know exactly what is going on in this little nation, and you know about the atrocities that are taking place here. it is a shame on us, it is a shame on our principles in the united states, the things that we were founded upon, the things that i as an american grew up on, we are not practicing any more. this is very wrong. and this will shame the entire history. people will know, our generations, the american generation european generations, they will know who actually was genuine in stopping this massacre and stopping this world war iii taking place on innocent people, and who actually participated in it threw mere through mere silence. >> wow. thank you. cyclone pam is called one of the

worst natural disasters to hit the eye. >> and not only that, this is probably the most devastating storms and strongest storms in this area of the pacific they've seen. i want to take you and show you what we're looking at. this is the image in nasa. it made its way through the vanuata island. the forecast was that the storm would stay to the east of the islands. that didn't happen. we had a category equivalent five storm come out of this, make its way over the islands. vanuata is north of australia and new caledonia is also affected. this is what we saw as it made its way over the region. the storm still had its eye. it has come down in strength, but we're talking about it is saturday afternoon early afternoon, and vaunata we're talking about 120 mph winds. take a look at the video of the

port as the storm made its way through. unicef is saying that we're looking at catastrophic damage across the region. the death toll is over 40 people, but i expect that to go up because we're not out of this yet. we're going to be missing quite a bit of activity going on with this. as the storm makes its way across the region the rest of the islands are actually on the eastern side of the storm. tony, that is the worst side of the storm in this particular area. that's the side of the storm that's going to produce most of the winds and damage--it's still not over, we'll bring you more information. >> thank you. dallas police have arrested a suspect in the fatal shooting of an iraqi refugee. the 17-year-old is being held without bond. the police say he shot ahmed al jamali while he was taking photos of snow falling.

it was the first snowfall he had ever seen. authorities believe it was not a hate crime. >> first off we don't believe that he knew him. we don't believe that he knew his ethnicity. but what he did know was that he was in search for the individual responsible for shooting at his girlfriend's apartment. >> the police so far have not yet confirmed whether gunfire hit his girlfriend's apartment. the fraternity say that they want to negotiate with the university of oklahoma officials including the aclu and naacp in the discussion discussions. more hate speech is turning up

on other campuses. >> we're not here because we are interested in a legal solution. >> kicked off campus, the university of oklahoma chapter of sigma alpha epsilon. the university president shut down the sae house. [ protesting ] because they were caught on tape singing a racist chant on a bus trip. jones said he does not represent the students but said that the fraternity is concerned about the safety of its members on campus. >> there have been some incidents involving current members of sae where death threats have been given and

some members have frankly been afraid to go to class. we need to lower our voices and we need to catch a breath. >> the university's football team took the field to take a stand. team members in a silent protest against hateful speech. their coach said the players were looking beyond their campus campus. >> it's their feeling that this may not be just in oklahoma. in fact, it's fair to say that it's almost everywhere. >> 2,000 miles to the north west, some blacks students at the university of seattle said that a diversity march turned ugly as they passed a local sae house. they said that they were called apes.

>> they were on the grassy area shouting these things. >> it was unacceptable. >> but a spokesman for sae at the university of washington in seattle denies their fraternity members were responsible. >> every member of my organization is as offended and frustrated by this situation. >> they are also investigating reports that racist chants were used as sae chapters at louisiana tech and in texas at the university of austin in texas. and in maryland, a member of a different fraternity capita sigma, is being investigated for sending an e-mail with racist and sexist language. it happened a year ago but they only learned about it tuesday. >> thank you. implicit bias is the theory that says race impacts the thought process of everyone. the police, civilians, you and me even if we don't think it does.

kalamazoo michigan, police chief brought it up yesterday when i asked him why his department was disproportionately stopping black drivers. >> if you look at some of the research out there relative to black crime theory. if you step back and receive that type of research, and understand that we have our own biases. not intentional but they do exist within us. not understanding that you can see how these types of results can happen in any urban community is and kalamazoo is no different. >> science and technology correspondent jake ward shows us how they do it. [music] >> reporter: the students of uc berkeley a leading source of

peace corp volunteers might seem like the last group of people likely to shoot an unarmed black man than armed white man. but you'll find the same racial bias here that serves the root of the controversy gripping the nation. >> as troubling as the implications are in policing in america today, it's a compelling demonstration of the power of these implicit ideas. >> the professor of public policy at uc berkeley. >> instead of asking people would you shoot a black guy faster. would you be okay shooting a black guy. we look at their behavior. we're looking at differences in milliseconds and it's reflecting unconscious process. they may not even be aware of. >> the participate is told to shoot all armed targets and not hit unarmed ones. the research shows that the

subject would shoot unarmed blacks more than whites but they decide not to shoot an unarmed white person. >> i think this is the right thing to do, but it's tough. i'm not a police officer but i can only imagine what they go through. >> performing this task does not make you a racist person. they still see their own does tushing unconscious biases. >> are you still shooting unarmed black men. >> yes and armed white men. that's the mistake i make more commonly. my unconscious brain sees an unarmed white person safer than an black man. >> i was surprised at my own.

we can only process 40 bits of information at any given time. bias is like a mental short cut. but this is not an instruct research. these social sciences are trying to bring it out in people like police officers. >> a database of police stops and shootings in cooperation with 40 initial police departments that can track the signs of bias. >> officers say it's terrifying when they come under fire. the question is can we get them to the point where a police officer would be able to focus more on the hands of the suspect and not the the color of the hands but what's in them? >> jake ward, al jazeera, berkeley california. >> a leading republican foreign policy expert, who is planning a a 2016 presidential run is now engaged in some really damage control. he made some comments about

using the military on congress. david schuster is here with more more. >> reporter: lindsey graham spoke to people in new new hampshire new hampshire. >> here's the first thing i would do if i was president of the united states. i wouldstates: >> graham would use his authority as command center chief to force the legislative branch to act. the problem is that it vie violates, oh yeah, the constitution. this is referred to as a coup. he said it was not meant to be taken literally. on the democratic side of

the presidential race "the new york times" in a headline this week that said that democrats see no choice but hillary clinton in 2016. the story doesn't appear to frighten the governor martin o'malley. >> it's the inevitable frontrunner and that's unevitable until he or she is no longer inevitable. i think you're going to see a robust conversation in the democratic party of how we restore the middle class and middle class opportunity. >> a hillairous appearance on a late night talk show. they were invited to read the mean things that people tweet about them. president obama did not disappoint. >> is there any way we can fly obama to a golf course halfway around the world and leave him there. well, i think that's a good idea. a 30 rack of coor's light is now

$23. thanks obama. how do you make obama's light up shine a flashlight through his ears. that's pretty good. >> you did a great job with mean tweets by the way. [ cheers and applause ] >> i have to say though, those weren't that mean. i've got to tell you you should see what the senate says about me. >> kimmel went on to ask him and went on to say if he were president the first thing he would do in office is look at the ufo files. >> i would go there everything to find out what happened. >> right. >> did you do that? >> that's why you will not be president.

if that's the first thing that you will do. he will not be allowed to the secrets. >> kimmel asked again if the president had checked the ufo records. >> i can't reveal anything. >> really? >> because president clinton said he did go right in, and he did check, and there was nothing. >> well, that's what we're instructed to say. >> and wouldn't you know it, the conspiracy troy theorists are going crazy. >> david, thanks. coming up next on the program. pelicans under attack. >> i'm in the florida keys where a series of bra tall attacks brutal attacks on brown pelicans have conservationists worried.

>> there is growing concern along the florida coast after a

rash of attacks on pelicans. the birds are being slashed and face a slow and painful death. we have reports from the florida keys. >> my poor baby. >> maya is trained as a nurse in her native croatia. and these days she's putting those skills to good use. a refuge center has become a rye tall lifeline for the area's unique wildlife, and things have never been busier. >> it's 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. i don't like to go outside. i don't like to go here. i'm happy with my animals and i'm happy here. they need me, you know. >> in the last few months mayaa refuge has been inundated with battered pelicans. they have been found with slashed weeks. >> the horror in that is that

they don't want the birds just to die. they want them to die a slow, miserable death. this is not just hurt. it's torture. easy buddy. >> he believes that fishermen perhaps angry about pelicans stealing their catch are responsible. but so far no one has been caught or charged. >> i would like them to turn themselves in so we can put an end to this first and foremost. but you know, if anything, we're out there looking for. >> you for the most part pelicans in the keys are deeply respected, but it's their sometimes frowned upon defendcy that may be getting them in trouble. >> what makes these beautiful birds vulnerable is their relationship with people. they get a free meal, and they show absolutely no fear. but that also makes them an easy target. >> but for pelicans that are found and treated there is a good chance of survival once they're rereleased.

and as long as maya lives here the pelicans of the florida keys have a protector, who it seems will never give up hope. >> i love you babies. there she goes. >> al jazeera, big pine key, florida. >> for a look at what's coming up at the top of the hour, john seigenthaler is here. >> tony, coming up at 8:00 tonight, the fight against isil intensifying across the middle east. new pictures surfacing with the latest battle, and the partnership isil is now creating with boko haram in west africa. plus, no sewer system, no septic tanks. the problem for countless families in alabama. >> it doesn't make sense to me. for families to have to live like this. with raw sewage running in their back and front yard. it's not safe. it's not good at all. you got kids playing around this kind of stuff. it's just--it's not right. >> we're going to take a look at the ongoing problem that puts people's health at risk and ask

what is being done to clean it up. plus buyer beware. the real estate market in washington state that is disappearing because of erosion. what people are doing to save their homes and why people continue to buy there. and we look at the eye cantic band men at work. [music] claims that their recording studio were losing millions of dollars during the band's height in the 1980's, and his new career as a solo artist. those stories coming up in three minutes. >> appreciate it. thank you. decades' old shipwreck mystery has been solved. 75 years ago a blizzard sunk a massive freighter. no one was sure what caused it, but a group of divers and researchers took a look and found a broken rudder. they believe the waves were so

strong back in 1940 that it caused the damage to led to the wreck. that's our time for this news hour. have a great weekend. john seigenthaler is up next on al jazeera america.

>> hi everyone, this is al jazeera america. i'm john siegenthaler. the pact. fears over if you alliance between i.s.i.l. and boko haram. and the hired hands fighting them in nigeria. water woes. >> 2015 and we can't get sewage ran throughout the whole town. it's not good. >> the dirty little secret in one alabama county that activists say is spreading dise