lindsay moran is an ex-cia separatist announcer: this is al jazeera. this is the al jazeera newshour i'm david foster. good to have your company. this is a testaste of what we have coming up in the next 60 minutes millions of yemenis at risk as the war drives the country towards a humanitarian disaster. united nations describes the horrors these people went through before they fled syria's yarmouk refugee camp.

al jazeera given access to the university last week as kenya organises attacks against al-shabab. >> and i'm reporting from an orphanage in ukraine, where more than 100 children are caught up in a tug of war between the two sides. >> and all the sport - including the latest from turkey as the football league is suspended in the wake of the fenerbahce bus attack. it is their brief to protect children yet u.n.i.c.e.f. believes the war in yemen is driving the country toward humanitarian disasters, putting millions many the young, in danger. it's 12 days since the saudi-led coalition began to target houthi rebels this and the death toll

from the fighting continues to mound. in the last 24 hours at least dozens of people are reported to have been killed in clashes in the southern port city of aden. several days the city saw intense street fighters between ali abdullah saleh loyalalist and abd-rabbu mansour hadi on the other. food and water is in short supply. 400 politicians, activists and journalists have been detained by houthis. the red cross says it's sending 48 tonnes of medical supplies to yemen. it's a fraction of the aid needed. according to the u.n. over 60% of the people in yemen need some kind of humanitarian assistance. that is 15 million people. more than 330,000 people have been internally displaced. th have lost their homes. food is critically low.

this report is by ommar al-salah >> reporter: almost two weeks of air strikes and the humanitarian situation in yemen is worsening by the day. at the capital there's a rush to buy food. people arepanicking, personaling for the worse. this queue is to secure wheat. the price has almost doubled since the war started. >> the sack of wheat is become $40. poor people can't afford to eat. >> translation: some buy 20 sacks, others want one. i've been trying to buy one for the last few days. >> reporter: fighting and air strikes led to food shortages. people are scared. >> i have been here since last night. kids and the elderly are at home. they are terrified of the bombing and vibrations.

we do not have wheat and flour. air strikes are hitting the targets. they are killing civilians. many are searching for the bodies of family members. >> translation: this is the home of my brother. they hit hit home at 2am. it was a random bombing. we woke up to find the house reduced to rubble. >> reporter: and in aden in the south the situation is not much better. people say they've been without clean water for five days no electricity. and stores are cleared. the international red cross is preparing planes loaded with aid. >> the most urgent needs in yemen is in the hospital. there are wounded people arriving every hour. the hospitals do not have the capacity to provide treatment. the priority is to bring medical supplies. there are other needs in yemen. people have been cut off for days and don't have food

and water in many locations. >> reporter: it may provide little comfort to the millions of yemenis caught in the crossfire u.n.i.c.e.f.'s yemen representative said it will take the country and its people years to recover from the crisis. >> we have the ability to bring in some assistance over the last 10 days. we'll see where we are going. if we head forward we are heading to a humanitarian disaster. we estimate a million children are not able to go to school. 100 thous have been displaced. we have seen more children killed in the last few days. capacity is limited, needs are worse. we have to look at the immediate

impact but think about the secondary impact to the conflict. this is a country which is incredibly vulnerable. the nutrition was terrible. and now we are looking at the health systems of all of the country which will be undermined undermined. >> those comments cover pretty much all of the country, now let's look at aden. hashem ahelbarra is our reporter. >> reporter: the saudi-led coalition ups the air strikes in aden. they strike bridges and main roads leading to the seaport city. the aim, according to saudi army officers is to yest houthi fight -- prevent houthi fighters sending reinforcement. radar systems, checkpoints have also been hit. >> translation: the houthis target buildings and people and

managed to move to certain areas to take cover from air strikes. we are working in coordination with the tribesman and committees. >> reporter: but violence in aden shows no signs of slowing. [ gunfire ] [ explosion ] >> reporter: after days of fighting and running battles, many parts of the city have been destroyed. homes, shops, vehicles lie in ruins. civilians a being killed. houthi rebels along with fighters loyal to ali abdullah saleh, the former president, are infiltrateing near the city. these are fighters loyal to the president abd-rabbu mansour hadi, and they are putting up a fierce fight. they received weapons from the saudi coalition, but remany out

outgunned by their rivals. aden is a battle ground. locals are caught in the middle. abd-rabbu mansour hadi who pled to saudi arabia would -- fled to saudi arabia could be trying to restructure the military sacking the chief of staff, deputy chief of staff and commander of special forces. they are accused of treason, his decision may have little impact. the military is largely loyal to ali abdullah saleh, and is fighting alongside the houthi rebels in this war the developments on the diplomatic front with regard to yemen, the u.n. security council met to discuss the situation. russia and gulf states put forward draft resolutions. our diplomatic editor james bays has that story from new york. >> reporter: quite a lot of diplomatic activity behind the scenes of the united nations. remember over the weekend russia called a security council meeting putting forward a draft

resolution calling for humanitarian access for a pause in the fighting to allow the evacuation of foreign nationals - that's russia's draft. now there's a draft from the gulf countries proposing what they would like to see at the security counciling trying to get the draft approved as a resolution focussing on demands against the houthis, and demands the houthis end the use of violence that they withdraw their forces from areas they seized and refrain from provocation to neighbouring states. also in this resolution it adds to existing sanctions by the u.n. security council - those sanctions at the moment against the former president ali abdullah saleh, and two houthi leaders. the draft resolution adds two names annexed to the resolution. it has ali abdullah saleh's son, and the main houthi leader is

mentioned. the security council will look at the russian draft, at this gulf draft and net on the text to come up with something that the security council supports. james bay reporting there now to syria where the united nations says the situation inside one palestinian refugee camp is behind inhumane. i.s.i.l. stormed the yarmouk camp in damascus and controls more than half of it. about 2,000 people managed to get out. as many as 16,000 more are trapped. stefanie dekker reports from neighbouring lebanon. >> reporter: they speak of incredible fear. these are some people that managed to get out of yemen. the syrian national newsagency aired the pictures showing the army and palestinian factions - how they helped them to goatet to safety. >> translation: in a matter of

30 minutes they could have executed all in the schools. i.s.i.l. called if we catch one of you working with the palestinian group or the government - they will cut our heads off. they have no mercy. >> reporter: for the first time video of i.s.i.l. has been posted online showing the inside of the refugee camp. they have been fighting palestinians and others for the past six days. >> the camp has been besieged by the syrian government because rebel groups are based here. people are starving with no running water and electricity. now i.s.i.l.'s presence and syrian bombardment from a densely populated camp is making the situation worse. though some people made it out, most of the 18,000 that tried to survive here are trapped. >> translation: we cannot pay for anything. we are not on anyone's side. we want the whole camp to be

safe. >> reporter: the palestine liberation organization is sending a delegation to syria to try to solve the crisis. no aid is making it into the camp. we are told by activists inside that the lack of medical supplies is making it impossible to treat the wounded. i.s.i.l. storming the camp came as a shock, the presence terrifying people. the u.n. warning of a humanitarian catastrophe if the fighting doesn't stop the syrian government reportedly targeted residential buildings during air strikes in idlib province. people dug through the rubble to find bodies. air strikes intensified across other provinces in recent days. an air strike by the syrian air force on one of its own cities. a scene that is familiar to anyone that watched the fighting over the last four years. it doesn't make each hit less destructive for every person

affected. this is a district in the city of idlib. survivors try to rescue their neighbours. many are inconsolable after what happened. >> we are innocent people. it's wrong, the regime should direct the rockets to those with rockets, not unarmed people. >> reporter: there's no heavy machinery to rescue people, just people's hands and a will to get victims out of the rubble. there's a shortage of water. people do what they can to put out the fires, before the red crescent turns up with a water truck. the picture is the same north of the capital. rebels are in charge but access to the eastern regions has been blocked by government forces for two years. food and medical products are in short supply. air strikes are more frequent here in the last two days. civilians are often hit in the attacks. this video from deraa shows us

that the victims are often children. rebels have been fighting for control of idlib countryside as well. the army was cut this the area in the wider regions. >> translation: the regime's army command center - it is the head of the snake. we'll cut the head. >> reporter: they are using weapons taken from the army - tanks and rocket propelled grenades. it doesn't help civilians that came under attack in their own homes. 300 kurdish men kidnapped in northern syria have been released. a kurdish official said they were captured on sunday as they travelled by bus to aleppo and damascus. the al nusra front, al qaeda's syrian wing was blamed for the kidnapping but has not claimed responsibility for what went on iraqi forensic teams have started excavating the site of

12 suspected mass graves. it's thought they may uncover the bodies of 1700 soldiers killed by i.s.i.l. fighters last june near tikrit. so far 20 bodies have been removed coming up in the newshour in the next 15 minutes - keeping the wheels of industry turning between turkey and iran. we look at an important turkish fist to iran. plus... >> i'm jennifer glasse in kabul, where afghan shopkeepers are opposing a tax by closing their door. and golf's two faces get ready for augusta. zoe here with the sport a little later kenya's air force has been targetting al-shabab fighters inside somali. following the attack on a kenyan

university last week. jets destroyed two camps in the geedo region -- gedo region al-shabab said it fell on farm land. al-shabab threatened more attacks unless kenya withdraws its troops. kenya's defense force spokesperson says "there is reliable intelligence that the targeted areas are, in fact camps belonging to al-shabab." >> kenya protects the borders by carrying out strikes on the areas. we need troops on our side of the border to police the border. it's a long stretch. it will stretch the troops. however, we are able to at the moment take care of this area.

what of the university? investigators try to work out what happened. al jazeera's catherine wambua-soi reports from the university. >> reporter: this is where the killings took place. bullet holes pepper the walls of the dormitory, signs of a battle between security forces and the attackers. three soldiers were killed. behind this door around 100 people mostly students were shot dead in the courtyard. this is where it all happened. there's a strong smell of blood. it's difficult to imagine how horrified those who died here were. blood stains are everywhere. some of those who planned and carried out the attack are said to be kenyans who joined al-shabab. we spoke to rebecca a few days ago during the attack. she hid in a cubicle.

>> translation: both men were asking students "do you agree with uhuru kenyatta's government? will you tell the president to withdraw troops from somali?" the students answered what they thought the soldiers wanted to hear. some were killed any. >> reporter: this man is outside the gate hoping for news of a student. a member of his church. >> translation: they can't fight him in mortuary they can't find him in a list of survivors - injured or dead. >> reporter: this is the new commissioner in charge of security. last year he had to deal with a series of attacks killing close to 100 people in an area along the coast. >> if we contain that. i'm confident, i don't think it is insurmountable the only university in

north-eastern kenya has been closed. many students said they never want to come back. french special forces rescued a hostage inside mali. he was kidnapped by fighters in a hostel in timbuktu in 2011. he was rescued this the north, but there's no word of two others kidnapped in the same attack ukraine's president petro porashenko has indicated that he no longer objects to a potential referendum in separatist held regions. the government expressed anger when polls on independence were held by pro-russian separatists who went on to create their own states. the separatists that are in control of parts of the area dismissed petro porashenko's gesture as meaningless. as ostensibly enforced there are

almost daily violations by both sides - pro-russian separatist and ukranian government forces. there's concern with the impact this has on the children. 7.9 million children are in ukraine. 140,000 have been forced out of their homes. that figure includes some of the 95,000 children who live in orphanages and residential homes. as andrew simmonds discovers, those in state care are at the center of this crisis. >> reporter: in ukraine, a country in conflict there's a fight or children who don't have a home. they are aged from 5 to teens, and are all under the care of the state of the but they are from the self-declared republic of donetsk, looking to russia for its future. they have been living since last

july under the control of the ukranian government. the children were moved in secret as the fighting was at its height after they were told they'd be moved to russia for their open safety. >> translation: they told us whether you want to go or not, you have to go. we started to cry. they used words. they didn't care that we were children. when we said we are not going, they said just try staying and we'll shoot you and your teachers whatever happened these children became pawns in a political play-off. the ukranian government making the first move. >> translation: threatening children is not acceptable in any situation, by anyone.

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>> translation: it was hard to pay taxes. since the beginning of the year business has been bad. >> reporter: store owners say they plan to stay closed until the demand for lower fax is met. they support the protest, some shopkeepers like these opened saying they can't afford to lose the income especially in an economy where they were struggling to make a profit. the shutdown is a new change for the 6-month-old government of ashraf ghani who promised to reduce the amount of international aid that afghanistan relied on for 14 years. to do that he needs to build a tax base. it looks like that will not be easy. in india they launched what is called an air pollution index to track the air quality levels in 10 major cities. the country is home to 13 of the

world's most polluted cities. the world health organisation reckons that it is responsible for 623,000 premature deaths every year. the government there trying to deal also with overflowing hand fill sites where people dump their rubbish. the problem is that it is worse in city centers. there's no official recycling programme in mumbai. >> reporter: this mountain of trash is one of the oldest and largest garbage dumps in asia it can't take more but it arrives daily. this is one of self women hired by a nonprofit group to do something about the problem. >> we are helping the service by separating the wet and dry garbage. we sell part of the dry trash to make money. >> reporter: along with low-tech

solution such as selling garbage, the city is trying a high-tech message. this is one of three landfills, taking in 1,100 tonnes of garbage produced every day. here they use technology to break down the rubbish. a reactor is used to break down the garbage. >> recirculate the liquid coming off the garbage into the garbage, enabling it to degrade at a faster rate. some say 75% faster. the gas coming off the process we capture and turn into electricity. that solution is expected to take years, and is only done so far at one site. local officials say the city will need more dumping space in the meantime. >> we are looking at 60 to 65 hectares of land for the new dumping ground for the future

needs. we have problems. that is why we are looking for space outside mumbai in the area which is not surrounded by real estate development. >> some say reducing the garbage is an essential step in solving the problem. one that this neighbourhood is doing by composting organic waste for the past 16 years. >> we should not sit helplessly. we somehow take an initiative and do it. if they don't do it, nothing are happen the city will go to the dogs. >> reporter: as new solutions are tried, the mountain of trash grose, as a sprawling metropolis produces more garbage there has been an explosion at a petrochemical plant in south-east china. so loud people heard it 30km away. amazingly only one injury has

been reported although 400 firefighters are fighting the fire in brazil they are fighting an outbreak of dengue fever in the heavily populated state of sao paulo. government said cases have gone up by 62% this year. the disease is transmitted by mosquitos, and can be lethal. david mercer has more. >> reporter: this is a city of more than half a million, sorocaba - an hour's drive from sao paulo, it is known for its strong economy. the residents are on the front line of a health crisis. >> translation: i have a fever, headache dizziness and low blood pressure. i went to work and didn't feel well. they asked me to come here. >> reporter: brazil is a hot spot for dengue fever, a

mosquito-borne tropical virus. since january quarter of a million cases have been reported 10% registered here stretching the health system to the limit. >> translation: i came here last night. it was bad. there were so many people. i gave up waiting. >> reporter: the local government set up a field hospital to diagnose of worst cases. with 17 killed by dengue fever in sao paulo, treat ght the virus in the early staples is essential. >> translation: the main treatment we give is hydration. we need the community to get stronger to tackle the disease. >> reporter: government agencies are working to stop the spread of the disease. they have got their work cut out for them. a record drought and high temperatures followed by seasonal rains, means areas where people throw their trash

are breeding grounds for dengue. it's not all bad news for brazil. the country is a pioneer in the development of a vaccine to combat the virus. >> translation: our research shows that 30 days after a person has been vaccinated we an an immunological response but be don't know how long it can protect people. >> with tests expected before the end of 2015 it's hoped the institute will produce 60 million doses of the vaccine per year. offering hope for people in brazil and around the world. in the newshour back to the top story, the war in yemen, and pakistan's parliament has been talking about whether or not to become militarily involved in what is a saudi-led coalition. this follows a request by riyadh for help including help with aircraft warships and soldiers.

nicole johnson has more from islamabad. >> reporter: for over a week the government stuck to the line - that any thread to saudi arabia's territorial integrity would provoke a harsh response from pakistan. now parliament is debating what type of response, and whether it send soldiers to saudi arabia or yemen. >> we have pakistan's unreserved support and expresses the hope that pakistan joins the coalition by contributing aircraft naval vessels and ground troops. >> reporter: pakistan's political parties are divided. the opposition is against getting involved. >> translation: we are one of the biggest islamic countries, we are a neutral state. we tried to be neutral.

>> reporter: monday's parliamentary debate ended without a decision on what the level of pakistan's involvement should be. many say pakistan should defend saudi arabia in attacked. if it isn't, they say islamabad should act as a mediator to end the conflict in yemen. saudi arabia and pakistan are close allies. here both countries are carrying out a joint military exercise. pakistan's army is stretched. it has thousands of soldiers on the border with india and is fighting the pakistani taliban and others on the afghan border. as for saudi arabia there are around 800 soldiers from pakistan already there. as well as military advisors. analysts say saudi stood by pakistan when times were tough. >> for instance when the world was going to crush us after the nuclear testing this was the only country.

why do we forget that. it's a time of need. >> reporter: there's plenty of diplomatic manoeuvring going on and so far no clear sign of what pakistan will do google has a few hours left to comply or not comply with a turkish request to block links to pictures and video of a dead prosecutor. he died from wounds last tuesday after security forces stormed the office where gunmen had taken him hostage. turkey blocked access after photos of the prosecutor held at gunpoint were not removed. restrictions from twitter and facebook have been lifted after they complied with the request turkey's president arrives in tehran days after accusing them of dominating the region.

tehran made similar complaints. there are strong economic ties between the two countries. >> reporter: this modest factory in istanbul sells stationary to iran. they are part of the turkey's exports to iran worth $4 billion last year. imports from iran main by gas, were 10 million. economically both need each other. why is he here? >> he can't source the material me needs in iran. >> reporter: if a customer has a special order, we can source it. we can't do it in iran we can't get hold of raw materials, in turkey every door is open for business. but politically both countries are polling apart. in yemen iran supports the shia houthi rebels but denies giving

them aid. some in majority turkey said it may provide logistical backup to the saudi-led coalition against the houthis, and ankara put to one side some differences with riyadh especially the opposition for the saudi arabia-support for the coup deposing mohamed mursi. >> the foreign policy and practices seems to be assertive. they are supporting military organizations. they are supporting a group of military organizations, arming them. but this support do not solve any problems. they become more complicated. >> reporter: yemeni is the latest flashpoint in the region. it's on iraq and significantly syria where turkey and iran are at odds. >> iran consistently backed syria's president. while turkey wants bashar al-assad gone.

turkey suspects of iran using the fight against i.s.i.l. to extend its influence there. both countries hope to increase bilateral trade to $30 billion. we may expect more conciliation rather than confrontation when recep tayyip erdogan arrives in tehran. now to indian-administered kashmir, where the tulips are blooming and spring tourism is about to start. tourism is important there, but unseasonal rain led to a lot of holidays being cancelled. we go to one area in indian-administered kashmir. >> reporter: for this experience experience -- man, this is the best time of the year. the flowers transform the bottom of the mountains to a scene out

of a bollywood film. >> reporter: >> translation: these tulips are more precious to us than our children. we do everything to protect shem. >> monday is the start of springar's largest tourist attraction festival. the opening coming after a spell of unseasonal rain dampening the hopes of the tourism industry. this year more than 1 million tulips will bloom in the garden. it's not the flowers that they are worried about, it's how many tourists will come to see them. these are some of the few tourists to come to springar. it's on the couple's must-visit list for 30 years. this time bad weather was not getting in their way. >> there's a lot of empty seats on the plane. you think "is everybody else

doing the right thing and we the wrong thing?" being here i'm glad that we came. we are having a lovely time. >> reporter: houseboat owner rely on tourists like the mcas kills to earn a living. according to figures, tourism is a large employer. >> if the tourists not come here we be finished - no food no money. we can't do other businesses. >> reporter: the tourism industry is so critical to the economy that the chief minister overseas it. those -- oversees it. those working to improve it say exaggerated media reports are far from help. . >> we have a lot of tourists from south-east asia. we focus in that area. once there's news like this it backs the industry. >> reporter: that is why the region that markets itself as the switzerland of india is

counting o tourist to loo beyond the headlines. because more visitors means a brighter outlook for the economy. t.s. jury will deliberatate in the case of the boston bomber on tuesday. dzhokhar tsarnaev is accused of killing four by planting explosives at the finish line of the 2013 boston marathon. a month ago defense lawyers admitted the 21-year-old's roll in the attack. each side will focus on whether dzhokhar tsarnaev deserves to die for his crimes. the city of ferguson in missouri has become a symbol of racial tension since a black teenager was shot and killed by a white policeman last year. some that took to the streets calling for police reforms are turning their attention to local elections. kristen saloomey has more on

that. >> reporter: the crowd at st. mark family church may have been small. >> an informed voteranake a difference... >> the field of council candidates particularly black ones in ferguson missouri has never been large. four african-americans are running for three open seats in the april 7th election. >> we have an opportunity t eeffect ute sustainable real change right here in ferguson. >> reporter: change is what many of ferguson's residents demanded. ever since police officers shot mike brown, an unarmed black teen. the white officer was killed of wrongdoing. a federal investigation found racial policing. it will fall to the next city council to make reformed demanded. adrian hopkins is a single

mother of two. >> i saw the candidates and thout someone has to run and help us. decided to be the change i wanted to see. >> reporter: two-thirds of ferguson's residents are black. the vast majority are white. >> ferguson is not unusual. throughout st. louis country there are many communities that were predominantly white that have shifted to predominantly blab, and the leadership has not kept pace with the changes in demographics. the former mayor of ferguson is running for city council, a part-time job paying $250 per month. >> it's about participation. our african-americans don't participate in a level as caucasians do in the community. >> 6% of eligible voters turned out in the last municipal elections. whites were not much better. patricia bins is working hard to

change that. >> i'm hopeful. people are getting the message if they want change they'll have to get involved and take the reins and lead it. >> reporter: it will take more than new candidates angry residents have to make their voices heard in the voting booteds and on the streets. >> reporter: we'll return to that story, live to the united states. meanwhile there has been an increase in child abuse in mexico. between 2013 and 2014 the number of incidents of child abuse went up by 21%. authorities were informed of 40,000 cases compared with 32,600 a year earlier. abandonment was the most common form rising by 210%. there was a 42% increase in reports of physical abuse. let's talk to john holman our

correspondent in mexico city. are we seeing a massive increase in abuse of all kind. or do you think we are seeing more cases reported more people aware of the fact that they can go to the authorities about this? >> well what children's rites organizations have been on the phone, they have been saying to me that we are not seeing a big increase. we are seeing things that have been high for some time. it's just different states and authorities in mexico have been lapse in reporting the figures. it looks like an increase but it's been high for some time. that's been the case because in mexico we are talking about a society, that many sectors see it as okay to hit children discipline them and there's a form of punishment for children. it goes for some sectors of society and police and

authorities, saying that the organizations, when they take children to get the matters resolved, that the authorities and the police - the reaction is indifference or to stay that's okay, that's how you discipline children. for children in mexico that are suffering the problems and sexual abuse, which is a big problem in mexico for children in a 2012 satisfy from an electoral institute - 2 million children were interviewed, and 25% were touched in ways they didn't want to be touched, which is a huge number and a big problem. when you deal with that and a society that is maybe indifferent, and authorities that are a little indifferent. there's not a lot of ways out for the children apart from putting up with it or running away from their home leading to a reason in mexico which is children abandoned, living on

the streets. >> thank you, we'll leave it there. john holman in mexico city we were talking about on this newshour a short while ago that the fact that within the next 24 hours we'll see elections in a town you may have heard of ferguson, missouri. where a young black man was shot and killed by a white police officer last year. it was a damning report from the department of justice in the united states saying that there was a culture of discrimination in ferguson. now we are seeing for the first time in years a number of black candidates standing in the elections. we'll look into this now with jason johnson, a writer and professor of political science. tell me first of all what the department of justice actually said? what did it say was epidemically systematically wrong with ferguson? >> what the department of justice said is that the

ferguson police department acted as an aggressive tax collection agency that specially targeted african-americans. in order to keep the city running, they find primarily black citizens for trumped up charms and anything from trash on the sideways and use that to fund the city. in the event that people are unable to pay the fines, they'll rack it up and throw it in gaol. it was the worst example of government overreach, mixed with racism. >> was it that that led to the death of the young teenager? >> i don't think that specifically led to the death of michael brown. i think the death of michael brown came from the fact of on overly aggressive poorly trained police department and an officer, darren wilson who lacked the commonsensibilities to de-escalate conflict which is a standard part of policing.

there are a lot of factors that led to darren wilson killing michael brown that day in the culture of racism in the department is part of that. >> when it comes to the black candidates who are standing tell me what you think their strengths are, and what they think they cap can change. there's three african-americans and one white promoted by a lot of democratic institutions in and around ferguson and running on the platform of we know there's problems we'll reform them the police department we'll reform the hiring and training practices, we'll reform tax collection. they are more of a reform split. a lot of candidates think that's what they'll be sent to city council to do. >> has much changed since the summer of last year? >> not really. the city council has been inept and impotent at initial the

united stating the change of the the mayor, matthew knowles did little or nothing, pretty well disagreeing with the report. all the firings of judges police and others lost their jobs because the department of justice, the city government has done nothing since the scathing report came out. >> thank you mr johnson. we'll report on the elections tomorrow on al jazeera. just ahead in this newshour police in brazil camp down on football fans. zoe will be here with that and the rest of the sport in a couple of minutes. minutes.

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the turkish football league has been suspended after a gun attack on a fenerbahce bus. the attack occurred while the league leaders were travelling to the airport on saturday. they had beaten a nearby team. 5-1. no players were injured. the bus driver was taken to hospital for treatment. fenerbahce are the current turkish champions. >> translation: i would like to stress the union of clubs unanimously supported suspension of the super league and national cup. none of us want to go to a stadium to watch the game and the players appearing on the pitch and member clubs support. >> translation: this incident is

obvious. it's an attempt to kill 41 on a bus, including 19 players. this is an assassination attempt against fenerbahce. >> reporter: we spoke to the chief editor of '442" magazine in turkey. and said that it's an uncertain time for turkish football. . >> if the criminals cause in this period in the suspended period then everything is going to be all right, or everything is going to be better. if not, if they wait for turkish football because fenerbahce made a statement they will not play agame before the criminals are caught. let's wait and see if the criminals are caught by the police. in brazil an investigation is underway after police appeared to attack fans at a local derby match on sunday.

police fired rubber bullets and pepper gas at fans outside the stadium after there were complaints about delays entering the stadium. the fans were seen running from the police that man showing on injury caused by police bullets crystal palace surprised manchester city with a 2 -- 2-1 win. glen murray scored the opener. the lead was doubled with a free kick. tora pulled one back for city. palace are 2-1 winners. aston villa hosts queen's park rangers on tuesday. they have been struggling at home and plagued with an injury list. >> seriously, i have never seen

an injury crisis like it. i never thought i would be a manager, never mind about injuries unfortunately i have to. it's crippling, get one back and lose another two. one back and another two. they are not trivial injuries they are two, three, four weeks in september is okay. not now. that's writing off the season major league baseball may be suffering declining crowds and younger viewers, but it has not affected wages. there has been a marked increase in players salaries. los angeles dodgers topped the list of the the payroll is $270 million, and the average league salary is a record $4.2 million. an increase of 15% over two years. how does that compare to other major u.s. leagues? >> it's more than double the

n.f.l. salary of over 2 million. their squads are large. n.h.l. figures - last season sat at 2.8 meters. the highest salary is in the n.b.a. where they earn around a cool $5 million a season. those figures squu the by the small eyes. the countdown is on to the first major of the year. some of the golf elite arrived at augusta. 4-time winner tiger woods has recovered. it's rory mcilroy who is the favourite. the mosters is one major title that alluded him so far. >> one of the first things rory mcilroy saw was me playing and winning the masters. it's a world feeling. i look at all the guys on a senior tour. they are the guys i played

against, and i know. it's flipped. i'm one of the veterans and i'm coming up on my 20th year on tour. it's been a cool journey to go from massive fan to competitor in some way, you know. and friend. they are able to do things like this and they don't live too far away. we catch up from time to time see each other on tour a lot. so to think that not so long ago i was that little boy watching him on tv to where i am it's been a cool journey joining tiger and rory is american jb homes. his confidence would have been boosted by victory, a remarkable achievement considering he started the final round in a tie for 18th. he came from 6 shots behind from an 8-under par 64.

he went on to beat johnson vargner who missed the play off, handing him a fourth title following the second stage, providing a gruelling test a 21km route across the sahara. morocco produced 17 of the last 18 champions the fifth leg of saily's volvo ocean race has been won by the abu dhabi racing team. it happens once every three years. taking in almost 35,000 nautical miles. the latest stage saw them leave new zealand, auckland and the abu dhabi team crossed the line fantastic, thank you. from the newshour team, thank

you for watching. see you in a couple of minutes.

[ gunfire ] millions of people in yemen are at risk as the war drives the country towards what is called a humanitarian disaster. i'm david foster you are watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up... ..the u.n. describes the horrors the people went through before they fled syria's yarmouk refugee camp. al jazeera was given access to the university attack in kenya.