>> they are running towards base... >>...explosions going off we're not quite sure... >> fault lines al jazeera america's award winning, investigative series... on al jazeera america >> it is 11:00 p.m. eastern. i'm thomas drayton in new york. let's get you caught up on the top stories. substantial differences on the iran nuclear talks. tuesday is the deadline. arab league agrees to an approach. some say it opposite opens the

door to discrimination. the week ahead an unlikely path to peace as the palestine palestinians enter the international criminal court and israel forms anew government. about time is ticcing ticking to reach nuclear talks. the group known as p-5 plus one and iran, secretary of state john kerry has cancelled all appointments and is staying in switzerland. they remain optimistic that a deal can be done. >> to put the bomb beyond iran's reach, there can be no compromise for that. if we're going to make the deal,

iran is going to make some tough decisions to make sure those red lines can be met. >> al jazeera's diplomatic editor james bays. >> p-5 plus one five permanent members of u.n. city council and germ if i are in lausanne, all -- are in anymore any -- in germany, are in lausanne. sergey lavrov and phil up hammond. >> it's in everybody's interest that a deal does bet done but it has to be a deal that puts the bomb beyond iran's reach there can be no compromise over that. if we're going to get this done in the next couple of hours iran has got to make tough decisions to ensure that those red lines will be met.

i'm very much hopeful that we will have a good result. >> beyond the initial ten year deal which is proposed by the united states, and also the lifting of sanctions particularly u.n. security council sanctions. the german form minister, frank walter steinmar, says the negotiations are difficult but he believes those negotiations can be surmounted. >> translator: there are some individual elements missing that are necessary for our security. so we need flexibility in negotiations from iran. there has not been enough of that so far. they must be negotiated. we are doing that very seriously. but i must say i have the impression that iran is also negotiating with the will towards reaching a conclusion. >> reporter: there are difficult negotiations, the weather here in lausanne is cold

and wet but they say it's good luck in persian culture. >> the negotiations, with iran continue to put strain on their relationship with israel. once again telling not to trust iran when it comes to making a dealing. >> translator: disagreement as it appears confirms all of our concerns and then some. even as meetings proceed on this dangerous agreement iran's proxies in yemen are overrunning large sections of that country and attempting to gain control. the yemen issue is very dangerous for humanity and must be stopped. >> accused tehran of backing armed houthi rebels in their fight in yemen. on wednesday the palestinians will officially become members of the international criminal court. coming up later in the segment

the week ahead we'll discuss the situation of israel and the palestinians. swirling what the deal might entail when it's settled. earlier we talk with joseph sirincione. >> they are all spinning but i think when you put them all together you are starting to get a pretty good picture of what this deal's going to look like and it could be pretty dramatic. we are talking about slashing iran's centrifuges perhaps by two-thirds, rolling them back to where they were five, six eight years ago on these sentry centrifuges shrinking the amount of gas they have so they can't turn that gas material into into plu tone why continuumplutonium.if they all end

up being part of the final deal. >> arab leaders gathering in egypt also blamed iran for stoking the situation in yemen. the two day arab league summit has just wrapped up. vowing to continue air strikes. and as hashem annem anhelbarra reports. >> rocket launchers in sanaa sada ibb. a fuel facility, the saudis have also deployed thousands of soldiers along the border they share with yemen.

>> translator: the houthis are a group of militias that stage a coup. the backing of former president ali abdalla saleh. >> started to retreat from areas in the south according to local forces. sunni tribes mefnlmen are on the move to capture territory they lost in the past few weeks. killed in an ambush while in the southern city. the arab league summit in egypt has been dominated by yemen's deteriorating security situation. the saudis and their allies say the air strikes will continue until the houthis and the deposed president ali abdalla saleh disband their militias. they also insist that the

deposed president abd rabbu mansour hadi is yemen's legitimate leader. >> translator: yemen arab states and the international community, the move became ending the houthi military coup and restoring legitimacy where it is. >> hadi has sacked ali abdalla saleh's son as ambassador to the united arab emirates. this comes after saud media reports that amend was in the country a day before the allies launched the attacks against yemen, willing to turn against the houthis if international sanctions against him are lifted. but the saudis apparently no longer trust saleh. accused of concluding with the

houthis to destabilize the region. hashem ahelbarra. al jazeera. >> as niz arena el shamaleh reports. >> yemen is nowhere close to jordan's borders but that hasn't stopped haman from joining the houthi rebels there. the reason given to refor territorial integrity having seen to be violated by iran. jordan is a country of sunni muslim and doesn't tolerate groups backed by iran and the sentiment is strong. >> houthis have nothing to do with islam they follow iran and we are against iran destroying any arab country. we are sunnis and houthis are killing sunnis. >> few people here need convincing of jordan's military

role in yemen unlike its role in the international coalition against the islamic state of iraq and the levant. it wasn't until i.s.i.l. burned a jordanian air force pilot alive that people here started to call for i.s.i.l. to be wiped out. but many jordanians feel if yemen falls to iran, it could happen to any of their countries. many believe that jordan's security is inaccept rablg fromseparable from that of saudi arabia, but what some don't understand is their government's recent attempt to improve relations with iran. earlier this month jordan's foreign minister visited iran and foreign minister hasan rouhani. some says it's evidence of jordan's contradictory foreign

policy. >> come to jordan to ensure this visit is a vision that iran will eventually play a serious role in running the affairs of the region and maybe jordan wanted to be early in mending the relationship with iran, which they -- jordan, thinks it would allow it to play a greater role in the region. >> reporter: some analysts argue that jordan is part of the arab alliance against the houthis as a matter of obligation but that it's more serious about fighting i.s.i.l. in neighboring iraq and syria. jordan now fears the corch flict conflict in yemen could overtake the issue in syria and iraq. >> taken place in a are central

syrian location of haman. essentially calling them impure infidels. >> during interview in damascus, assad shows the chlorine gas attack was propaganda. 90% of the civilian casualties come from his own forces. >> we cannot win the heart and mind of the syrian, position as a government and me as president while the rest of the world most of the world great powers and regional powers are against me and my people against me. that's impossible. i mean this subject is not realistic and this is against our interests as government is to kill the people. what do we get? >> assad also called turkish

president erdogan the same ideology as al qaeda and i.s.i.l. he is open to communication. >> we always wanted to have good relationship with the united states. it's a great power not a white person think of having bad relations with the country. >> can you have good relationship with a country that thinks you shouldn't be in power? >> no, that's not going to be part of the dialogue. this is a business, we have syrian citizens who can decide that no one else, whether they want to talk about it or not. it's not something we're going to talk with anyone. >> once again syria is entering its fifth year of conflict. 9 and a half million have fled the country or been displaced within syria. the united nations is tracking international aid for the crisis in syria and the numbers are not great for some of the world's most powerful

nations. caroline malone has a look at the report. >> helping civilians in syria only 63% of the money was donate. a new charity for oxfam compared to what they actually gave some of the worst offenders include australia japan, south korea and russia. this year even more people need help. an estimated 18 million people require a total of 8.7 billion. that would provide each person with only the absolute minimum. little more than the equivalent of one u.s. dollar a day. so far only 10% of that amount has been pledged. countries neighboring syria are heoverburdened with refugees. oxfam says only 2% of those people have been offered any kind of permanent reslelt resettlement.

signed the u.n. conventions to support refugees like poland, russia spain and new zealand. help more syrian seek egg asylum and by relaxinglaxing visa restrictions. >> nigerian presidential election results are aren't expected until monday night. yvonne ndege reports. >> up to 15,000 opposition supporters protested outside the electoral commission in port harcourt in the relinquish oil rich southern region. electoral sheets never arrived. the electoral commission is investigating what happened there. including underage voting.

in lagos believes the ruling party has lost the election. >> our major concern now is changes at the commission center or elsewhere. and we're not seeing this out of fear. we're not saying this out of insecurity. we're saying this out of practical reality. we're saying this because we know that the government of the day has lost. >> no official results have been announced by the election commission. outside abuja they are concerned about the delays in voting and technical problems. >> what i want to advise the inf is bring over a process like this. they have to test, they have to try it in a smaller election, like a governor ship election.

yesterday i noticed so many people if you put your hand to the machine it doesn't show. >> reporter: but the election commission wants the people to be more understanding. up to 60 million may have voted in some 100,000 poalings places across theplace -- polling places across the country. >> let it be finished to a logical conclusion. crucial gain for his unp party setting the stage for presidential election in 2017, will take over two-thirds of local departments. on the right marine le pen's party also won support but francois hollande in his party suffered major losses. a tsunami after a major

earthquake hit 30 miles out of the town cocopo. waves up to 10 feet high could put people along the coast at risk. coming up on al jazeera america the governor from indiana suffers backlash after signing a law that allows discrimination against gays. also in the week ahead we investigate the israeli and palestinian relations. coming up.

>> i'm just determined to clarify this. this is -- this is about protecting the religious liberty of people of faith and families of faith across this country. that's what it's been for more than 20 years. and that's what it is now as the law in indiana george. >> that was indiana governor mike pence appearing on nbc today. supporters say the law protects

business leaders and others say it opens the law for discrimination. >> reporter: several thousand people marched through indiana's capital city denouncing a new state law that allows business owners to refuse service to gays lesbians and transgender people on the grounds of religious belief. >> the backward thinking of the worst state legislature. are you tired enough to fight back? >> yes. >> reporter: indiana's republican party dominated legislature and republican governor said the law dubbed the religious freedom restoration act will stop government agencies for forcing business owners from going against their religious faith. indiana is the latest of 20 such

states to pass such laws. >> i'm working hard to clarify this, we're reaching out to business leaders. >> in one example the law would allow florists to sell flowers to be used in same sex wedding ceremonies. but a florist said she wouldn't turn away gay customers. >> if someone walked in my store i think i would search them. >> conservatives were unable to put a gay marriage ban in the state constitution. indiana's law could hurt its economy. some groups are reconsidering holding conventions in the state. angie's list postponed plans for expanding its offices and hiring more staff. >> if the atmosphere is such in the state that we can't draw the talent that they can't be comfortable then i can't commit the company.

>> apple's ceo tim cook declared hi company was deeply disappointed in indiana. professional athletes and film stars are spreading the hashtag boycott indiana on twitter. and the white house has stepped into the 48. fray. >> it should be wrong to discriminate against people just because of who they love. >> college basketball tournament due to be played in indianapolis, tournament officials say they might move the tournament to somewhere else in protest. scottscott heidler. al jazeera. >> comments come just 24 hours after he visited the mexican border in texas. fellow texas governor greg abbott introduced walker as

someone who quotes, governance like a texan. >> they ultimately need too go to the country of origin and get in line like everyone else would, there are benefits coming from voting and that's again where we've got to tackle these other issues first and have a president willing to deal with congress. >> the president endorsed the path to citizenship now he's insisting he never even used the word citizenship in that event. scott walker may have some competition. carly fiorina says there is at least a 50% chance she'll toss her hot in the ring. >> we need as other potential

candidates are doing we need to make sure we have the right team in place that we have the right support, the right financial resources lined up just as all the other potential candidates are doing. >> when would you announce? >> probably early may. >> carly fiorinna dubbed in 1998 america's most powerful busy woman by forbes. she was president of lucent technologies she was named ceo of hewlett packard in 1999, becoming the first woman to lead a fortune 500 company. two men missing since the blast in new york city happened at a japanese restaurant on thursday, one a customer, the other an employee. investigators believe the explosion was caused from work

on a gas line between the two buildings. aftermath leveled almost an entire block. more than 100,000 morners looked on at the funeral procession of lee quan yew. credited with turning singapore into a successful state. sahel rachman has the story. >> the body of lee quan yew is taken from state house. his body carried by members of the armed services. a chance for his countrymen to see him for one last time. the rain came down, but that didn't deter the many thousands that lined the streets to pay respects to the founder of this nation. young and old and across the social and economic spectrum, the crowds watched patiently

some watching the funeral on their computers. for many here it was the chance to pay tribute. >> he was a man of great courage and conviction, we are here to pay a lot of respect we have been here for 12 years. >> we should show our respect ototohim. >> lee turned this nation from a clone yum back water to an internationally respected economy. politicians lined up to pay tribute to him. >> singapore's transformation in one rendition is a tribute to his leadership. >> the funeral service took place at the national university. here his eldest son and current prime minister, lee suang long spoke warmly of his

achievements. >> mr. lee went from a multiracial multireligious nation singapore wouldn't be based on race or religion. but on equality, meritocracy integrity and rule of law. >> along with much of the journey there was a military guard of honor and a 21-gun salute. this country has been in mourning for seven days. and as monday approaches a new political dawn begins one without lee quan yew. his legacy will endure and be interpreted in many ways in the coming years. but how this island nation moves forward both socially and politically will depend on the younger generation. sahil raman, al jazeera singapore. >> what the international criminal court means for

israeli-palestinian relations. next.

>> welcome back to al jazeera america. here are the top stories we're following right now. western leaders are meeting in switzerland for negotiations curbing iran's nuclear prospects. secretary of state john kerry has cancelled his other plans to see the talks through. houthi rebels, killed at least 40 in air strikes today. the coalition leaders say they will continue their air strikes until the houthis withdraw from the capital city and they are not ruling out sending ground troops as well. ballots are being counted in nigeria's presidential elections, voting hasn't gone smoothly everywhere. some people have protested saying they have not been allowed to vote. voting was suspended in some areas due otechnical problems. it's sunday night and our

look at the week ahead. the international criminal court, move will allow them to press against war crimes they claim occurred last year in gaza. as of late it appears to be the only thing the two have been able to agree upon. mike viqueria has the washington perspective but first imtiaz tyab has part of the story. >> i'm imtiaz tyab in west jerusalem. horse trading goes on behind the scene, as parties are vying for crucial cabinet positions prime minister benjamin netanyahu has his work cut out for him. mr. netanyahu made a speech against a joint meeting of congress criticizing a deal that the u.s. is trying to make with

iran over its nuclear ambitions. on the background of all that mr. netanyahu also has to deal with the criticism he faced after making comments about palestinian voters ahead of the poll. mr. netanyahu has apologized but that does appear to fall on deaf ears. whatever the case, the prime minister has a lot of work ahead of him as we look ahead to what israel's 34th parliament will look like. imtiaz tyab, al jazeera west jerusalem. >> i'm mike viqueria. israel releasing tax bonds it withheld from the palestinian authority for months. negotiations between the u.s. and israel are at their lowest point in some 25 years. even though prime minister benjamin netanyahu walked back his vow he would not consider a

two state solution for israel and the palestinians, the united states is renewing its stance. they are drafting a resolution by france that would seek to restart middle east peace talks. a two state solution one of the goals. as recently as last year the united states has opposed such resolutions at the united nations. this will be an early test. and while many had expected the tense rhetoric between the united states and israel to cool down, so far it hasn't happened. president obama described his relationship with benjamin netanyahu as, quote business like. the only problem with that, he used the same relations with vladimir putin. so far the white house isn't backing down. i'm mike viqueria in washington.

>> mike, thank you. despite the u.s. and israel denouncing the palestinian inclusion in the icc they will be able to charge war crimes against israel. further strange the relationship on all sides. meanwhile the fallout from israel's election continues with the u.s. now indicating it may allow the united nations to place a deadline for creating a palestinian state. many believe the move is reaction to the comments prime minister netanyahu made before the election saying he wouldn't support a two state solution. he has since tine step back taken a step backwards. questions of when and if mid east peace talks would ever resume. and mid east war is only a matter of time. to future discuss the relationship of israel and the palestinians, professor at new york university and nonprofit

new american foundation, american strategy program. gentlemen good to have you with us on the week ahead. >> thank you. >> i'll start with you dr. ben mair. has anyone been able to articulate what benjamin netanyahu's long term goal is? >> this has been puzzling me since he became prime minister in 1996. i don't believe that netanyahu does in fact have a vision, where israel will be ten years down the line. that is extremely concerning many israelis because he as a prime minister has been in power nearly nine years he is going to have a new term and he may last another four years and israel has been going astray, in fact very little progress has been made. certainly during the last six years. >> does a majorities of israeli jews still support a two-state

solution? >> i think majorities do support a two state solution. what netanyahu managed to do is create the fear, fear of the unknown. what would happen if there is a two state solution and often he and his coalition partner would be using the term if we are going to have another state in the west bank, a general state controlled by hamas. so this is the tactic of fear has worked specifically during the election and i don't think he has any intention enss of moving towards a two state illusion. >> what is the hope moving towards a two state solution? >> what president obama said about the prime minister of israel, i have to take him at his word. and his word was there will be no two state solution as long as i am the prime minister. maintaining the status quo managing the current situation

withholding funds, releasing funds, paying salaries, more of the same but really nothing serious on a level that would lead to the creation of a palestinian state obviously you see france and the united states hinting at a serious move at the united nations towards forcing a united nations resolution even though it would be symbolic but still adding pressure on the current israel prime minister. >> what do to the palestinians want at this point? >> first of all the most pressing situation, what they need and then what they want. what they need is presidential elections, they need a unified election, they need to ufn unify themselves. they need to live as a free people with dignity and self determination. very pure and simple.

they want a palestinian state that they can live freely and without the israeli intervention. >> dr. ben azir. >> you know when you say much of the same will continue on for the year or two or three i do not buy into that. i don't think the current situation is sustainable at all. as a matter of fact, the palestinian authority turning to the international criminal court, in part resolution of the security council calling for negotiations to reach an agreement within two years is going to be new dynamics. so the situation will not continue the way it is right now. and i think netanyahu is going to, sooner or later face a new fact that he cannot maintain the status quo. and something will have to change. and this is -- my feeling however, if there's going to be any u.n. resolution, say within two years they will have to reach some kind of agreement, it

will have to have enforcement regime. to pass a resolution, without making sure there's going to be a progress at a given time, the kind of concession need to be made, these are resolutions like many l others will go by and nothing is going to happen. >> talking about the u.s. fire wall if you will in just a second. gentlemen stand by. we also spoke to a senior representative from the middle east nish and. >> fully no trust no confidence between these two parties. the leaderships don't like each other, they don't trust each other. they don't believe that the other side really wants to negotiate a reasonable peace but they have very different conception is of what a peace should include. there is the added problem that the arabs generally and the palestinians in particular look

at netanyahu as somebody who can't possibly be taken seriously as a peace partner. in the recent elections he talked about the arabs in israel in rather racist ways, saying they were bussed in to vote as if that is a crime. and israel claims it is the only democracy in the region. so why do some of its voters who happen to be arab citizens of israel, why are they portrayed as something dangerous? he said there's not going to be a two state solution. so there's huge reluctance on the palestinian seed to actually take netanyahu seriously. if he has a right wing government that's going to be even more difficult. and the arabs as a whole the arab countries have not really done anything significant or meaningful or credible to really push the peace process forward. we're at a standstill and what we've learned over the last 64

years, 65 years of this conflict is whether you get a stalemate and things come to a standstill they don't stay that way very long five years six years seven years then something happens a war, massive unilateral action by either side, external intervention to try to push the process forward. we do have a stalemate but we shouldn't expect it to last a long time. so people should explore radical new mechanisms, new ways, new approaches to try to find a permanent negotiated resolution of the conflict. >> let's get rami kuri, senior fellow at the middle east initiative. what does a single state solution look like? >> well when you look at it, it's becoming more and more likely every day. although not in the interest of

israel, when you make everything possible in your hands as an israeli prime minister, to create facts on the ground that would stop the creation of a palestinian state then what is the alternative? the alternative is either a one state, or you will have basically violence. and this is what rami was referring to. if you don't want the status quo to stay you have one of two options. either you move forward on the peace process which is a political calculation that netanyahu does not want to make or you bare the -- bear the consequences. one that netanyahu does not want to agree to. you accept the consequences and go with it. moving forward netanyahu will need to make that choice. does he want to live in an israeli democracy and call it an israeli democracy and not even

treating palestinian citizens of israel the same way he treats the jewish citizens of israel. netanyahu acting the way he is acting today puts everybody in danger. and serious violence. >> dr. ben maier do you think there's going to be a shift in u.s. approach to israel? >> i think there has got to be a change. president obama feels netanyahu is not serious about the two state solution. they are talking to the european community and trying to come up with some resolution that will be acceptable to all for the two state solutions to be negotiated within a certain period of time. but i did want to refer to something that's been said before in terms of one state

solution. i think that will never happen. that is, israel will never allow it be that led by netanyahu or by the most liberal israeli politician, that is simply not going to happen. we ask netanyahu what it's going to be ten years down the line, wishful thinking. whoever believes 30, 50, 60 years ago that we're going to get to this point today? look at what we have done, we have managed all these years expanded the settlement or continue to do so, say we will not look for one state solution, not allow it but continue to be able to maintain the current status quo which is not sustainable. >> how concerned do you think netanyahu is about losing the u.s. fire wall? >> he doesn't think it's going to happen. he thinks he will outlast president obama. it conceivably will happen. he is expecting the next

president, republican president to be far more sympathetic against israel. he is going to change his mind again, support two state solution, playing into the united states sentiment but not going to change his principled position, and therefore the relationship between the two countries will be rather tense but it is more so between president obama and prime minister netanyahu than by lack of relations between the two countries as such. and we have to distinguish between the two. >> mr. el salemine do you agree with that assessment? >> not really. i agree that that's where his calculation lays but i do believe united states is wrong. the united states does not have a benjamin netanyahu problem does not have an israel problem so to say. creating a palestinian state is

a national issue whether it's a republican president or a democratic president they have to deal with this faculty. so when you have a problem that keeps on coming it's not a problem it's a fact. my understanding even if you have a republican president in the next few years they still will have the same issue whether it's with netanyahu or whoever replaces limb up to the road how do you create a palestinian state. >> quickly. >> we are talking about netanyahu. we are not talking about what that prime minister will do what i'm suggesting -- >> do you agree my assessment is correct? >> what i'm saying to you is that netanyahu as a prime minister a will not allow such a thing as one state solution, two, he is going to come to peace and quote president obama for the next 20 months because he believes he will outlast him. however the president comes one or two years before the new president can find his way out

to see what the united states is going to do with the middle east, with the peace process but that's still going to give netanyahu two to three years to do pretty much what he twoonlts do. government to form, to go along with him i'm terrified that this could explode without any -- without any prior -- without any expectation. >> we're going to have to leave it there remains to be seen. i'll give you a final 10 seconds mr. al shameen. >> what i want to say israel and the middle east is not the same as it was five years ago. netanyahu is playing a dangerous game. you don't know what's going to happen in syria jordan could explode at any moment. just maintaining the status quo when knowing what happens is

irresponsible for israel and for netanyahu. >> we'll leave it there. american strategy program and dr. mayor, professor at new york university. appreciate your time tonight on al jazeera. on monday treasury secretary jack lew meets the global economy as well as china's reform agenda. on thursday, the lebanese parliament is scheduled to vote again on a new parliament. success to michelle michel suleman. everyone observe a day of

nonviolence. coming up on al jazeera america. they are part of the oldettes tribe in the philippines and not used to change but many of these women are now seeing the light.

>> welcome back. crews tried once again today to recover the second black box from the deadly plane crash in the french alps. investigators are looking for the second flight data recorder. the cockpit voice recorder was found last week. so far the theory is the co-pilot locked him self intentionally on the cockpit and killed all 150 aboard. landed hard in hal frax just halifax and slit off the pavement into a snow covered area. 138 crew members and passengers

were on board. >> whether the plane hit initially, it bounced back up in the air. >> we just skidded for a very long time. >> as of this morning the plane was still sitting in the snow in pieces. one photo shows an engine ripped off lying on the runway. pope francis marked the beginning of holy week today with a palm sunday mass at the vatican. the pope carried palm fronds in st. peters square. he paid tribute for those who had been killed for religious beliefs and also held prayers for the 150 passengers who were killed in the germanwings crash. gathered at the church of the hole i accept sepulcher. holy sepulcher.

it may be spring but parts of the u.s. will be seeing more snow. kevin corriveau joining us now with all the details. >> well, this past weekend we have seen a lot of snow across the northeast as well as record breaking cold temperatures down towards the southern parts of the united states. first of all i want to take you in and show you what you have seen with the system that has pushed off all the way from massachusetts all the way towards long island. we have seen two to four inches of snow. well that is out but we are going to get more snow up here towards the north. that is going to remain to the north mostly along the border areas up towards canada as well. of course we are looking towards spring and the cherry blossom festival, that's just about ready to happen here in parts of washington. these cherry blossoms come from jam an. jam -- japan. they are fairly ahead of us. festival did begin in parts of washington, does go to the

12th. if you want to go to washington you want to go to those tidal basin areas where most of the cherry trees are planted peak april 4th to 9th. all across the area, 68° maybe a little bit of rain tuesday dropping down towards a fairly rainy weekend there. towards the west, temperatures are beginning ogo down but not enough for parts of los angeles where we're still seeing temperatures tomorrow of 80. >> thank you kevin. in the philippines the ancient tribe are disconnected. 10,000 people are living in remote mountain communities. one project is shedding new attention to their lives. as marga ortigas reports. >> oldest tribe in the country. they farmed and hunted in these lands for thousands of years with little change.

now the tribe has a new hero. cita diaz doesn't know how to read or write but the once shy grandmother of 10 is called the engineer, the brier of light. >> translator: it gets very -- brier ofbring are of light. bringer of light. >> around the world who was invited by a special college to learn how to harness solar energy and build their own lamps and battery panels. >> we couldn't understand each other so we had to do everything through sign language. >> reporter: after six months away they returned to their community to share what they've learned. it's villages like this that the lighting project aims to help. isolated impoverished and without basic access.

the thought is empowering women will eventually empower the community. the aita has always been known for their fire making abilities. she can make fire of a different kind. >> translator: when there is light there will certainly be joy all around us. >> the aipas still call this new rival fire. they're not sure how it will change them exactly but they know it will change the future of their tripe. marga ortiges, al jazeera philippines. dozens had to climb down from coney island's iconic cyclone are rollercoaster. the ride came to a grinding halt near the 85 foot summit.

good news, no one was hurt and it wasn't upside down. i'm thomas drayton in new york. the news continues. have a safe night.

yemen's houthi rebels show little sign of retreat or surrender. saudi led strikes into their fifth day. hello i'm hazem seeker, we're live from doha. next 30 minutes. counting underway in nigeria's presidential election follows days of technical problems.