th long evironmental focus fragile planet ♪ living in fear how airstrikes targeting yemen's houthis are affecting families across the country. ♪ >> good to have you along. i am david foster. you are watching al jazeera live from lovvorndon. a syrian government airstrike near a school in aleppo is said to have killed at least nine children and teachers. >> hello, iowa. >> the race is on. hillary clinton expected formally to say she wants to be president. fighting for the forest. the women of costa rica taking

the environment into their own hands. saudi arabia is saying it's carried out more than 1,000 airstrikes across yemen since the start of its campaign there. eight civil yajz we understand were killed in one of the most recent attacks in the city of taiz. some of the firstest fight something in the south where the houthis are trying to take the port city of aden. there has been resistance from local tribesmen there in ibb and in shabwa province. from the u.n. the estimate is more than 600 people have been killed and more than 2000 injured. saudi arabia says it has killed more than 500 houthi fighters. food and water supplies are dwindling. prices skyrocketing. al jazeeramet 1 family struggling inside sanaa.

here is gerald tan. >> reporter: the seemingly quiet neighborhood in sanaaa, the mountain is home to a base of the republican guard who back the houthis and has been targeted by the saudi-led coalition related. those who live close by say this no longer feel safe. >> we didn't know the war would come. we can only leave things to god. the kids are petrified. my daughter things bombs will fall all the time now. when the shelling starts we panic. we've got no where to go. we don't know if we will live or die. we live in a state of fear and don't leave the house. >> al mohammed lives with her five daughters, her son, daughter-in-law and grandchild. she takes us through their bare living quarters and one room where the force of a bomb blew out the windows. >> as soon as bombings happened the glass shattered. we were so scared that my girls

and i ran to the coredor and lay on the ground. at least there are no windows there. but we were afraid the ceiling would collapse she shows us how shrapnel injured one of her children behind her neck. another fell ill but they faced difficulties getting her to hospital. it's not just the attacks at night that scare this mother of six. she is worried will how she will feed her family. in the kitchen, the stove lies cold and dusty and containers meant for provisions are empty. >> we have run out of supplies. we don't even have gas. we can't go out and buy anything. there is nothing in the kitchen. we have no food. schools have been closed since the shelling started. who can go out in this kind of situation? this is no way to live. >> al mohammed said one of her daughters is showing signs of trauma. the girl asks when she can return to school and when the

bombings will end. her mother has no answers. gerald tan, al jazeera. >> i spoke to the journalist iona craig. she spent years working in sanaa. she told me food could start entering yemen pretty much more easily pretty soon. >> the naval blockade has stretched from aden and we know aid has been crucial but yemen imports 90% of its food. >> food hasn't been coming in because of the naval blockade. they will now search any approaching ships. does that search they are going to allow cargo supplies, i.e. wheat, rice which is very much needed on the ground in yemen as we know there is also a food shortage. people are struggle to go get hold of basic food stuffs. so, it's kind of crucial that that happens almost immediately now and so if those searches go ahead, perhaps they will start letting food in for the yemeni

people. >> saudi arabia says it has the support of yemen's tribes and will provide them with ground support to confront the houthi rebels. >> there has been considerable interaction with the yemeni tribes. they have declared their loyalty to the sovereignty and president hadi and to defend yemeni resources and preventing houthis to prevent them from achieving their heinous goals. we are working to provide them ground support so the military operations will have effective outcomes. >> president hadi has appointed a new vice president. he is khalid baha considered popular across the feuding parties. it could lead to some negotiation. he was recently held under house arrest by the houthis. the french foreign minister is in ryad saying his country will support saudi arabia's efforts in yemen.

until a solution is found and ends the bloody conflict on the country close to saudi arabia france has expressed ability in helping to find the right solution. no a certainsyrian government an airstrike has rormentd killed schoolchildren and teachers in aleppo. the aleppo media center and observatory for human rights says many children were hurt when the air raid held in the sarii neighborhood a day after rebel shelling. government airstrikes killed more than 30 people on both sides of the divided city. >> the u.n. says it will work with the syrian government to ensure the safety of more than 18,000 palestinians and syrian civilians in the yarmouk refugee camp on the edge of damascus.

the head of the u.n. agency for refugees met some who fled the fighting in yarmouk? >> we remain very worried for the refugees and civilians who are inside we are determined to provide assistance to those who have decided temporarily to leave the camp, itself and find shelter elsewhere. we will take seriously the needs, also. we are very determined to be able to respond to the needs of the people who have reached there? >> northern egypt now and in sinai have killed at least 13 people we are told. seven died when a suspected car bomb went outside the main police station in the provincial capitol. earlier, a roadside bomb killed six outside of that city. a group affiliated to isil claimed responsibility for what had happened.

one of the worst kept secrets ever now finally hillary clinton is said to launch her campaign to be president of the united states. the former secretary of state is expected to announce pretty soon on sunday that she will run in the 2016 election. that is if she is selected by the democrats. former florida governor and possible candidate for the republicans jeb bush had this to say ahead of what mrs. clinton might say. >> we must do better than the obama clinton foreign policy that has damaged relationships with our allies and emboldened our en needs, better than their failed big government policies that grow our debt and stad in the way of real economic growth and prosperity. >> hillary clinton has tried before second time around, this will be for patty colhane takes a look at her journey so far and what could lie ahead. >> hello, maine. >> hillary clinton has spent most of her adult life in the public eye. first as the wife of a president, then a u.s. senator

and secretary of state. >> hello, iowa. >> now she will once again try for the presidency. she got close in 2008 but lost to barack obama. >> although we weren't able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling this time thanks to you it's got about 18 million cracks in it. >> in this campaign she's going to have to walk a fine line. she can't be seen as being too close to president obama. he's not widely popular. but she also can't distance herself too much. >> what she needs to do is she needs to communicate to a lot of constituencies that are very close to president obama that he has done a lot for them and she's going to do as much or more. she can't distance herself too much from the president because, yeah, she loses progressives. she looses ethnic minority voters but she also needs to appeal to independents. >> hillary clinton. >> she could have another issue: her name with jeb bushels

expected to jump in to the rates, there are already complaints about family dynasties. >> the presidency of the united states is not some crown to be passed between two families. it is an awesome and sacred trust that to be earned. >> trust could be an issue. she heads into campaign already facing a controversy. she used a private e-mail account as secretary of state and admits she deleted tens of thousands of e-mails. government records are supposed to be preserved. republicans claim she is covering something up. >> but she is by far the strongest democratic candidate, and sheets best positioned to raise the millions of dollars a presidential campaign needs. the other thing she has going for her: experience not just in the white house but in the race for it. she's done this twice with her husband and once on her own. now, she's hoping the fourth time is the charm. >> i found my own voice. >> patty colhane, al jazeera, washington. >> gaberiel joining us outside mrs. clinton's headquarters in

brooklyn, new york. i suppose she has a campaign headquarters means she has been think being this for some time. until true 21st century style, gaberel, she is expected to announce it in social media. you've got your phone at hand? >> i do. i think a lot of people who watch politics will be watching their phones closely because she is expected to make this announcement via a youtube video she will send out on social media, primary twit tory more than 3 million of her followers there. so that's what a lot of the political watchers are watching here in the united states today. it should come out a little bit later today. outside of her campaign quarters, it's quiet here in brooklyn ms. clinton is expected to be in iowa later today. that's one of the key, early voting states here in the u.s. she's expected to make this first video announcement as pitching herself as really a

candidate of the working class, the middle class. that's really going to be her key message we hear but just to give you an idea of how devisive this campaign can be look at this david. someone who clearly was not a clinton supporter put up about a dozen of these posters on the streets around her campaign quarters headquarters. this one says, "entitled. >> i think we know what it over. it's over a picture of mrs. clinton. we will take a look at mrs. clinton, hillary clinton's twitter feed now. this is where we are expected to see it nothing new there. as gabriel was telling us and translated across to twitter and other forms of social media. we are keeping our opens. we will let you know as soon as we know. >> still ahead: no job, no pay. why parents in australia could risk losing money if they don't immunize their children.

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reminding you of the head lines here on "al jazeera america." the french foreign minister is in ryad where he pledged support for saudi arabia's airstrikes across yemen. carried out since march 26th,

destroying it says houthi air and missile capabilities. a syrian government airstrike near a school has reportedly killed 5 schoolchildren and four female teachers in the northern city of aleppo. hillary clinton is expected to announce her campaign for president of the united states. she said she will run if selected by the democratic party. there has been one death and 100 people have been hurt in a stampede at a university in the kenyan capitol nairobi. students pan issued after an electricity transformer exploded bringing with it fears of an attack by al shabaab after fighters from that group stormed garissa last week killing 148 people. people who live in kenya's dadaab refugee camp are asking their government to reconsider its decision to close it.

it is one of the world's largest refugee camps. kenya's government has given three months to relocate the group accusing al shabaab of hiding there. mohammed adow is inside the center there. the first one is up to half a million some ali refugees. some have been living here for the past 25 years. the first batch of refugees came dadaab and were put in this camp in 1991. they say they are disappointed with the calls that are coming from the kenyan government calling for their relocation across the border. they are saying that they have not been involved in the state of security no assurance that with their location kenya will have peace. they also say that if the kenyan

population have a lot from their presence here, they say the majority of the workers here and other aid agencies care are for them a half hour for the from the local population. >> voting in state elections in parts of nigerian after contested river state. that's down south. some election material anywhere arrived sick66 incidents of violence and nine deaths related to the vote. turkey has sumoned the vatican am batsdor to the foreign ministry after pope francis used the word genocide to describe mass murder of armenians 100 years ago. pope francis was conducting an anniversary mass in saint peter's bass ilka in front of the church leadersillica in front

of the church leaders. saying people were murdered by ottoman forces in 1914. turkey rejects accusations it was a genocide. the pope said those lost must never be forgotten. in the past century, our human family has lived through 3 massive and unprecedented tragedies. the first which is widely considered the first genocide of the 20th century struck your own armenian people. dear armenian christians, today with hearts filled with pain but at the same time with great hope in the risen lord we recall the sintiniara of that senseless slaughter who's cruelty, your forbearers had to enjoy. it is necessary and a duty to honor their memories for whenever memory fades t means evil allows wounds to fester. >> brazil is bracing itself for more anti-government protests. demonstrations planned across

country's public discontinues tent grows with the president dil maroussef. her approval ratings hit a low of just 13%. the protest last month saw people on the street in more than 50 cities. growing anger at the multi-bill multi-billion dollar scandal with petrobras. now, rely from sao palo. i will start with: are these just individual people who have come together because they are by and large discontent with what's going on or is there a political movement here getting the people together and out on the streets? angry at the way the government seems to be handling the petrobras scandal. foes those who don't know there are access that senior figures in the state-run oil company accepted bribes for construction contracts. the problem for the president is she was chairman of the board at

the time. there is no suggestion that she knew about the bribes that she was connected to any alleged bribes but it's tainted her government. it's hit the economy as well. that's been a defendant problem. she is making spending cuts trying to do the right thing many economists believe to try to get the country on track. it's hurting a lot of people as well. that's what's driving them out on to the streets. as you see in march, we had million dollars on the streets and more than 50 cities across the country. more than 4 oreo protests planned for today 400 protests planned for today. it was much smaller than the one in march, but they are expecting a bigger one here in sao paolo, so it's a worrying time for a president who is waking up to headlines with a new survey showing 63% of brazilians that she should be impeached for what is going on at petrobras but

xlix % believe she will be forced out of office a few months since she was re-elected. approval ratings have tanked is she in danger here? >> not of leaving. not immediately. there is no illegal or constitution a.m. reason why she should go. you will remember she won her first time reasonably comfortably. the second term was much tighter, a sign of how polarized the country is but that was a sign too, of how the economy was slowing, how it was becoming much more difficult to do the thins that brazil had done in the 5, 10 years before, when it was one of the world's fastest growing economies so she is reaping the dividend of that really and people that were poll arrestized before the election need to give her the benefit of the do you not aren't seeing things get better. it's interesting to see at the end of sunday how many people took to the streets to voice particular their concern for a president who says she is

listening, that may work in the long-term. in the short-term people are saying delma, we want you to go. >> thanks alan. australia's prime minister says his country will stop handing out government benefits to parents who refuse to vaccinate their children. parents stand to lose as much as 11$11 and a half thousand dollars in byrd every year as a result of the know job, no pay policy. there has been a defendant debate on immunization across the country. some believing vaccines against deadly diseases are dangerous. >> this is essentially a no jab, no pay policy from this government. it's a very important public health announcement. it's a very important measure to keep our children and our families as safe as possible. >> the prestigious metropolitan muse them new york is set to host those from musems around

the world. it's been embracing new technology. wayne hay went to auckland art gallery. this is what he saw: even the building that houses the most extensive collection of new zealand art is itself a work of art. it won the building of the year swarld at the world architecture festival in 2013. inside the innovation continues, which is why the aubing land art galae has been invited to new york. >> at that complete surprise. and it was wonderful and i had to read the letter a few times to understand quite what the enormity of it was. >> representatives from just 15 facilitys have been invited to the metropolitan museum of art's so-called global leaders' colloquium aimed at keeping musems relevant and connected with the public particularly in the digital age, something this will gallery prides itself on. >> we are in some areas.

all about 99.9% is online which is very unusual for a museum but we have no offerings at the moment in terms of a digital engagement when visitors come. i know the met has gotten fabulous programs in this way. >> one of the goals is to offer visitors new ways to think about art. that's something its current exhibitor has always tried to do. on display at the gallery at the moment are the works of new zealand artist billy eddle in the 1960s collaborated with annie war holiday to pioneer the pop art movements. his latest passion is marrying art and branding. despite being 80, billy apple is up with the digital wave. believes it's easier for young artists to connect with their audience? >> there was the museums and the gallery. and then, you know once a year if you are lucky, you might get a show or in a group show or

something like that. it was very traditional. i think we have gone way paste all of that. >> aubing land's gallery considers itself a global pioneer especially in the ability to evolve and adapt to an ever changing society. that's one reason it is about to join a select club in new york wayne hay, al jazeera, aubing land. >> china's likely to limit the number of people from the mainland who can get al hotel, many were residents of neighboring shin gin making use of unlid intro permits without having to pay import duties. prices have gone up. there have been protests in hong kong. in future those shopping trips might be limited to just one week. here is hong kong. >> shindin is a special economic zone across the border from hong kong. in 2009, the chinese government granted residents of the city permission to apply for multiple

permits into the territory. but with these new restrictions they will be only allowed to travel to hong kong once a week. >> this is definitely going to be an issue for me. i often come here because it is much more convenient for me to buy quality medicines for my family and other imported goods from hong kong. >> it is shops like these usually frequented by mainland visitors most event. the number of mainland visitors to hong kong is expected to drop by 4.6 million people a year. that's about a 10% drop from the number of mainland tourists in 2014. >> yeah. i welcome this policy because it can free up the streets and more importantly, it could reduce rental prices for shops so that we avoid the situation of hong kong stores only catering to mainland tourists and squeezing out local business. >> the chinese government made the decision after weeks of protests last month, some which turned violent, against mainland

traders who came into hong kong to to buy goods to sell back across the border in shenzen. hong kong products are seen -- are considered to be higher quality as they meet stringent safety standards. but there has been an underlying resentment against mainland tourists. last year alone, there were 47 million mainland vicinitiors, six times the population of hong kong. >> mangroves has a del can't eco system. they have been in decline for a number of years. andy gallacher went to meet the keepers of the mangroves. >> the fishermen are making a good living from the sea. fish are plentyiful and work is constant but it wasn't always that way. in previous years, overfishing and the mismanagement of the vital mangroves spelled

environmental ruin. it was a future 13 of the island's women refused to accept. the collective as they have become known, began to take things into their own hands. >> we used to sell mussles, clams and slip. they were important to us. now e we can't find any. we benefited but we ran out, mainly because we over exploited them. now we decided to make the decision to protect the mangroves. >> the vision these women had faced challenges from the island's fishermen and even their own husbands. >> one of the biggest and most serious problems that we had when we began to organize was the prevailing culture. we couldn't get past that attitude from the men and it wasn't until we started to get results that the fishermen changed their minds. then they asked for our help. >> that help involved getting the fishermen to get up their gill nets in favor of traditional hand lines, a

technique that has helped fish stocks replenish. >> gabrielle cruz tells us this is now a responsible fishing area where the mangroves are cherished as nurseries. it's here in the mangroves that the women have made the most progress. >> go to our website aljazeera.com and great deal. l.