>> welcome to the news hour from doha. living in fear, migrant workers arm themselves against more attacks as violence spreads to the streets of johannesburg. >> the u.s. calls for a ceasefire in yemen and launches an appeal to help those suffering. >> hundreds attend a memorial service for the victims of the

germanwings plane crash in the alps. >> some of the world's best coffee beans are leaving a bitter taste in the mouths of the farmers in kenya. >> south africas foreign minister has called for diplomatic support from other african nation to say end a wave of attacks against migrants. the violence spread to johannesburg. police fired rubber coated bullets to disperse people with machetes after a trees of break ins on foreign owned businesses. south africa is a country of 50 million people, home to 65,000 refugees and 295,000 asylum seekers. the united nations say they are the ones most affected by these attacks. there are 5 million migrants living in the country. it's hard to be precise because

many live and work illegally. many have attributed the recent violence to a lack of jobs. the jobless rate in south africa is 25% but even more dramatic is the youth unemployment rate at 40%. we spoke with a senior reporter in johannesburg. >> what we see is a fresh flare up of tension and violence going throughout the night. we've had teams out and about through the night. there have been a lot of clashes. there were flats burned down, cars on fire. there were running battles throughout the night rubber bullets used by police to push back those in the streets. within the last hour, we've seen tensions rise up again. at least one person was taken by ambulance. this was of course still the tension between the locals downtown and some of the

foreigners living there. police are out and about as we speak right now trying to calm tensions. this began about two weeks ago in one other province and then slowly spread into johannesburg. this happened also in 2008 when we saw the previous flare up. when the violence started in soweto in january that was particularly targeted at shop owners small shop owners running businesses in that area. now it appears the violence is aimed really at anybody who is a foreigner, in other words we're seeing attacks on people simply because they are from ethiopia, somalia, pakistan. the anger is being vented at foreigners in general. >> the chairman of the department of african diplomacy at university of johannesburg said the recent events are a legacy of the apartheid era.

>> it's a combination of sectors in a confluence. there is no doubt a mob culture and a mob movement, a third force at work here. but i think what south africa should be more jump set about and government in particular is that it appears to be foreigners or let me be more specific, africans from the north being targeted. in other words this is apfrobia. we are going to see spill overs from durbin to johannesburg r.burg and sadly to say maybe to other parts of the country. i think the government is really under be pressure and is at pains to show its hands, at the

very least to condemn it, if not to take firm action and even deploy military troops in these hot spots because i think government has the intelligence to prove that there are hot spots where these things are being planned against fellow africans from elsewhere in the continent. >> united nation said it needs $275 million to meet humanitarian needs in yemen over the next three months. the situation is deteriorating food flies are running short as the violence traps many in their homes. ed world food program said it needs to distribute food for 100,000 displaced people just in the city of aden in the next few days. before the fighting began, it was estimated over 10 million people were already short of food. it now says that the escalating violence that left more than 12 million yemenis in need of

assistance. can you describe for me the rate at which the situation is worsening? >> the airstrikes are on a constantly base. as i came in here, i got a message from my team in aden and also in sanna that the airstrikes have been constant and there have been -- they've been in great tension and displaced from their homes and taking shelter elsewhere. the situation is bad because the various commercial sectors providing food or fuel, as well are not functioning. people are hungry, there is no -- there is embargo on moving ships into the country a country that has been totally dependent on commercial imports for both food and fuel have

limited access to the food that they could purchase or be available in the local stores. to add to it is the problem of fuel which is now really making things very difficult because the opportunities that were available for humanitarian purposes working day and night in the country find it difficult to move. they find it difficult to move the food stuff that we had prepositioned in the country just before the crisis erupted. we are finding it difficult to get enough fuel to move the food to the people who need the food. >> sounds like distribution is a worsening challenge. how are you getting the food to the people or how are they getting to you? >> we have information of about 2 million people who are extremely vulnerable at this

moment. we have food stuff that could reach out to about 300,000 people in the coming days. right now, we are -- our distributions are taking place in aden. we've had distributions done to about 2000 people in aden. however, the security situation is so grave that the people who are out doing the distribution are finding it very difficult to reach out to those communities who snead it. there are people who are displaced even living under trees because their houses and shelters are no more existence. to add to the challenge is very limited access to the medical services and to support those who are in hospitals to provide them the much-needed food that they would require for quicker recovery at the hospitals, as

well. >> so really, the situation is dire getting worse and bad for the people and those trying to get help to them. thank you so much. >> diplomatic sources tell al jazeera that the united nations lined up a new special envoy to yemen. he has worked for 28 years with the u.n. in africa and the middle east. he will exceed the envoy who resigned after failing to broker an end to the fighting. >> tribes fighting on the side of president hadi received reinforcements. we have the latest on the fighting on the ground.

>> pickup trucks descend on the town east of the yemeni capitol. they are reinforcements for the tribes fighting shia houthi rebels and their allies. both sides have been battling for control of the area around the two hour drive from sanna. we will not leave except victorious. we will sacrifice our money and belongings to touchdown our land. >> we will not led down our brothers. we will defeat the houthis. >> in taiz, the birth place of the uprising which ousted president saleh in 2011, houthi fighters are on the main roads together with soldiers loyal to

the deposed president they've been trying to consolidate control of the city seen as a gateway to southern yemen. further south the popular commission committee are making gains every day particularly in aden. street to street battles continue in the center of the city with tanks and heavy shelling as they try to force the houthis to retreat or surrender. airstrikes gunfire and heavy bombardment mean streets are practically empty except for fighters from both sides. rubbish is piling up everywhere, because there are no government services. some young men are cleaning the streets themselves to make sure diseases are not added to the list of challenges they already

endure. >> the u.n. security council members have been moved to tears by graphic pictures of suspected chlorine gas attacks in syria. they heard firsthand accounts from doctors who treated victims, many of them children. this report contains disturbing images. >> this shocking video was filmed in the immediate aftermath of a chemical attack in syria last year. the pictures of doctors trying to revive young children were shown to security council ambassadors. they were shocked many were moved to tears. >> the video of the attempts to resuscitate the children, if there was a dry eight in the room, i didn't see it. it was -- it's just devastating to see the facts of what this regime is doing so people were visibly moved. >> some of the worst stuff i've ever had a watch i've got to

say. there were moments where all i wanted to do was to look away and then i realized that the people we were seeing actually had to live through this and regrettably die through it. they heard evidence from a doctor and survivor. they later briefed reporters. >> in the video, you can see that the patients were one on top of the other. that's because we received many sick people in a short amount of time. as far as my feelings, of course it was disturbing. every time i watched the video i remember events that occurred. >> want one of the victims of a sarin attack in 2013 at one point doctors thought he was loft. >> i was placed between the dead bodies for nearly 45 minutes until a friend of mine realized i was still alive called the doctors again gave me more

medication and for some reason, i came back to life. >> a rare moment of unit on syria when the resolution condemnedding the use of chlorine was passed. the members condemn what they say is a clear act of defiance by the assad government. any action seems extremely unlikely. russia would block condemnation of the syrian government and the obama administration remains reluctant to take military action. james bails at the united nations. >> syrian president bashar al assad has given an interview to a swedish t.v. network. friday is syrian national day. while meant to be a time of unity, the country remains bitterly divided with no end to the civil war. he said terrorism is a global issue and not a regional problem. >> as long as you have terrorism

growing, sweden cannot be safe. known as the back yard of europe, there have been eight i don't say and full of terrorists europe cannot be safe. >> what are syrian refugees saying about these comments by bashar al assad? >> today we've seen to all the refugees here who say they're not marking syrian national day in any way whatsoever. there's not any sense of any kind of pride in syria national day. what we've encountered are people who's lives have been devastated who of children here just trying to get the most basic fundamental medical care. in fact, you look just behind us behind my left shoulder is a line there mothers and their children many born since they've been here, trying to get

immunized so they don't get sick. you have a huge refugee community here in lebanon. one quarter of this tiny country's population is comprised of refugees because of the political situation here, you have makeshift camps. in that interview that bashar al assad gave today with the swedish newspaper he talked about how sweden was one of the few european countries that's opened its doors to the syrian refugee community. take a listen to what he had to say. >> this is a good thing to do, give people refuge, but if you ask the syrian people, they don't want to flee syria because of the war. they want to end that war. that's our aim so i think if we have people in -- if you give

people -- the best is to have them going back to their country. >> syrian government forces have stepped up attacks in aleppo in idlib killing 40 civilians including 20 children. activists say barrel bombs were dropped on the eastern side of the city. in idlib bombs containing toxic gas reportedly dropped by government aircraft. human rights workers say there have been more than 100 strikes in the area recently. >> u.n. brokered talks are continuing in morocco. the u.n. is working on a unity

government in libya. >> still to come. u.s. troops arrive to give ukraine a helping hand in the fight against pressure rebels. >> three years ago in northeastern brazil, this reservoir stretched as far as the eye can see. this is a sign of the drought gripping the area and the people here are running out of options and patience. >> in sports, 18 time olympic champion michael phelps returned to competitive action. >> italy is appealing for help to cope with an unprecedented flood of new arrivals as migrants continued to make the dangerous journey across the mediterranean. hundreds arrived in italy on friday. it is thought 40 others drowned after the boat they were on capsized. over the past week, more than

7,000 people mainly from africa in the middle east braved this journey to escape poverty or conflict. authorities said an italian coast guard vessel conducted six differently investigations in two days in international waters off the coast of libya. they attempted to cross the mediterranean on six different votes. how italy is trying to cope with the huge number of arrivals. >> at the port of augusta the coast guard delivers its human cargo, nearly 600 rescued from a variety of stricken boats. filed ashore by officers in protective clothing, these men women and children have risked death in the hope of a better life. such are the numbers involved. teams are volunteer doctors work alongside the ship's medical staff. what they have seen pulled from the water in recent weeks is

harrowing. >> sometimes we see if people -- they swallow water and gasoline, and it's awful. awful. >> some arrive with a little money for their new life. others arrive without even shoes to wear. they come from syria eritrea somalia and there is no sign of a slow down in the unprecedented numbers seen. the european commission admits solutions are needed. they don't have any at the moment. >> the european commission alone cannot do it all. we are putting all our energy zoo developing a new approach on managing migration which we said we will be coming forward with in may moved up from july but we do not have a silver bullet or panacea that is going to make

this situation go away like that and no amount of finger pointing is going to change that. >> in the next days, this coast guard ship will put to sea again. many more lives will be saved as a result. the question of how to stop them risking their lives in the first place goes unanswered. al jazeera sicily. >> director of migration and mobility policies from the european policy center said the spike in arrivals may spark action from e.u. governments. >> many things are now on the table. there are many, many discussions around different solutions to be implemented, but i think that what happened over the last few days is going to put more pressure on e.u. leaders.

relaunching the maritime operation is one solution that could clearly be discussed today or tomorrow and implemented in a pretty fast manager. >> the arrival of nearly 300 u.s. troops in western ukraine has russia saying it could destabilize the situation. they will train 900 ukraine guard as fighting continues in eastern ukraine. we are joined live from moscow. tell us more about these troops, who they are and what it is they're going to be doing. >> they are part of the united states army's airborne brigade usually stationed in italy. as part of an agreement reached

between washington d.c. and kiev at the beginning of march are now beginning a six month deployment in ukraine. they will be training parts of ukraine's national guard outfits. they are not the only foreign troops in ukraine at the moment. there are already 75 rotating british military advisors who have been educating the ukrainian military on things like logistics and battlefield medicine and intelligence. we also understand that some 200 canadians are going to be arriving to join this complement of international forces in ukraine. they'll be there by the beginning of summer. of course, none of this is going down particularly well in moscow. >> tell us more about the reaction of the russian to say all of this.

>> well, a sort of familiar tone of diplomatic disappointments came from the kremlin spokesperson when he talked about this earlier. he said that this was not conducive to what was agreed in minsk and the terms of the minsk piece agreement. he said this would destabilize further the situation in ukraine. you can probably assume that the kremlin is a built more worried about this than they're letting on. they will see this as part of a continuation of nato encroachments on russia and they have always been against the joining of ukraine into the nato security umbrella. obviously this isn't going that far, but they won't look on this particularly kindly at all. another thing the russians will be watching closely for is exactly who is being trained by these u.s. paratroopers, because

included in ukraine's national guard are irregular units fighting against the pressure separatists in the east. some of those are on the far right of the political spectrum, so if it is proven that brigades are included in this program it will give the russians a very strong case in able to say that they are training fascists and nazis. >> a memorial service have been held for the victims of the germanwings plane crash. relatives, rescue workers airline employees and top politicians gathered. all 150 people onboard were killed in the french alps last month. the co pilot who had been treated for depression is thought to have crashed that jet after locking the captain out of the cockpit.

we are live. dominic. >> the service of commemoration is now over and the center reverting back to a tourist venue and business area. a short time ago this was the venue for an active commemoration, germany's final act of commemoration concerning the germanwings crash. there were around 1500 people, dignitaries and the germ chance angela merkel and full of hundreds of relatives of the victims of the flight. inside during the service christian readings were made from the bible. there was a reference to the book of revelation and also from st. palm's epistle.

>> thank you. >> top brazil where drought is devastating cities, towns and villages. an emergency plan will be announced to try to revive the region. the lack of water is affecting everyone and farmers' crops, as well. >> the water truck is here. it means she can fill her buckets, do her washing and feel that things are getting better. >> we're saving water and using it to wash our clothes to water the plants and to clean the floor. >> 56 cities in this region are suffering severe drought. another 49 are critical.

this is the rainy season. there's been enough to keep things green but not much more. three years ago this would have been full. where i'm standing, the water would have been above my head. this gives you an idea of the devastation caused in this region and what is left of what was once a very large lake. >> fields lie abandoned. there's not enough water to produce a crop, so the farmers walked away. for an area that release on agriculture, a contribute water shortage is killing crops jobs and hope. >> there is hope only if god helps us. without water, we have nothing. >> when the truck appears it pumps 20,000-liters for 90 families for three days. locals know this isn't a long term solution. >> if the course of the river could be changed it would help farmers where creeks are complete dry.

>> the government will present an emergency plan in the next two weeks detailing how to tackle the drought. for towns and villages, there's no quick fix nor immediate solution with a problem years in the making and years in the suffering. al jazeera northeastern brazil. >> to weather with everton. can we expect rain in northeastern brazil. >> we can expect a few showers but it's not going to be near enough. if you look at satellite picture, you can see the area in question is in the district, but shower cloud really centered around central parts of brazil toward the western side of the amazon so we're really not seeing too much here, although we may see one or two showers over the next days. another area hit by drought is the southeastern corner, sao paulo. we've been talking about this for the last couple of months.

this area is badly hit by the worst drought in 80 years. we've had heavy rain. the rain has not fallen into those very, very low reservoirs, but you can see how appalling the situation is, animals struggling to cope under very, very difficult conditions. they will stay largely dry across northeastern brazil. you can see the winds coming in from that easterly direction. you might see one or two showers coming back in over the next couple of days. a little change going on here. you can see the flooding further saw the remains a problem. we've had problems across parts of the u.s., no sign of rain clearing away over the next couple of days. likewise towards the west, it stays dry. >> thank you very much. ahead on al jazeera we'll tell you why a journalist in china has been sent to jail. >> the changing facing of street art in india's capitol city.

>> still ahead in sport the new masters champion returns to action but his day does not go as planned. we will have the details.

>> welcome back. let's look at the top stories here on al jazeera. >> south africa's foreign minister is calling for diplomatic support from neighbors nations in attacks. men armed with machetes have

conducted break ins at shops. >> humanitarian needs are iryemen for medical supplies and food assistance for 7.5 million people affects by the fighting. >> the italian government is appealing for help to cope with an unprecedented flood of applying grants from north africa. another boat load of survivors arrived friday morning most heavily bruised and bandaged. >> we are getting breaking news out of iraq that a prominent sunni leader has been killed. he is said to have played a role in helping isil expand in iraq. he created one of the most powerful sunni armed groups which has been fighting in recent weeks. we are joined on the line from baghdad to put this in

perspective. can you do that? >> yes, i can, he is from the former regime, sadaam hussein's deputy. during the occupation of iraq, a powerful armed group that fought both the americans and the iraqi army that is the group that has some sort of collaboration and cooperation with isil last year to over run mosul and tikrit. the group is very well armed. it is the kind of strong along with other groups. his death is a significant blow to the group however i

think -- fight the government. >> reporting live. a prominent sunni leader has been killed in iraq. palestinians in the occupied west bank are honoring prisoners day. some detained stay in prison for years without ever knowing why. we have this report. >> these pictures show the israeli army rounding up palestinians on wednesday a scene that is repeated almost every night. when israel carries out these raised palestinian security forces are not informed. israel currently holds 6,000 palestinians in its prisons, 450 of whom are held in administrative detention. this means detaining palestinians without charge or trial on indefinitely renewable military orders.

a hamas representative in the palestinian parliament spent over 13 years in administrative detention. he was released two weeks ago and while detained, he's missed the birth of his two children, some of their weddings and the funeralles of his mother and two siblings. >> israel's policy of administrative detention is based on not letting inmates know the reason behind their detention. this causes a psychological conflict because neither the prisoner nor their lawyers know when they will be released. >> palestinian protest regularly and this is one of many demonstration to say honor palestinian prisoners day. >> the issue of prisoners is a soar point for protestors here. one in every four palestinians has at some point been detained since israel began its occupation of the palestinian territories. for decades the united nations has been calling on israel to stop detang palestinians without

charge or trial because it violates the geneva convention. >> israel said administrative detention is a legal tool it uses sparingly and insists detainees have the right to appeal. >> we prefer not to have to use this tool, but when fighting vicious terrorist organizations who have no hesitation whatsoever in murdering innocent israelis and palestinians, we have no choice. >> arrests increase in times of heightened tensions between palestinians and israelis. so do abuses of inmates according to palestinian legal organizations. >> testimonies from lawyers confirm many prisoners are suffering illnesses as a result of torture and the policy of medical negligence. >> in the last year, the number of palestinians held in administrative detention alone has almost tripled. prisoners say more are being held in solitary confinement and deprived of family visits. with no political progress on peace talks palestinian

prisoners have little hope that things will get better. al jazeera. >> amnesty international said the jail of a certain journalistist in china is blatant political persecution. protestors condemn the seven year sentence given. her lawyers say she will appeal against the conviction for leaking state secrets to foreign news organizations. the 71-year-old became famous in china for her hard-hitting reports on political elites. the east asian director of amnesty international said she was jailed for exposing clamping down on dissent. >> she plans to appeal on the basis that what formed the conviction was basically extracted and forced confession, and also that since this was a document that was then laid out in detail in the state

including the communist party's press and the people's daily there was really no dang in terms of national security. the government is taking a very hard line on defense criticism and any kind of opposition within the party or outside of party and for exposing the sort of neighborhood effort at reinforcing one party dictatorship she embarrassed the communist party. >> thailand said prime minister has been speaking to reporters six months after a military appointed legislature chose to make him leader. the general praised his government for bringing stability to thailand after years of protest. as we report from bangkok his critics are alarmed at new military powers which replace martial law.

>> due to appear in court taken for taking part in protests, he could be sentenced to three years in prison if found guilty. >> i wouldn't be so concerned if we went through the normal judicial pros. normal citizens should not be tried in a military court. we can't find a fair and just system there. this makes me lack confidence in thailand as a country. >> days after the coup, demonstrations were held across bangkok. soldiers were sent to public areas to prevent further protests. >> on the surface things have returned to normal. the walk ways like this one here in bangkok connected several shopping malls are filled with shoppers office workers and tourists. >> the thai economy suffered throughout the years of political uncertainty and this year's prospects don't look

great, either with many analysts downgrading growth forecast the. some say thailand faces its worst economic outlook in 40 years. >> when we have democratically quote unquote government, we went through nearly five or six years of turmoil a protest counter protest and a lot of people are very, very concerned especially people in the business world, in the financial world. they want to have stable government more than anything else. >> the prime minister said the military has done that, create ago more stable political environment which in turn has helped the economy. >> this is my power. i give orders to people. i give justice. i push the country forward. that is my power. this is the power of this government. i did not abuse power. >> the government recently lifted martial law and replaced it with article 44 of the interim constitution which

activists say is so wide and vague that it's open to potential abuse. for them, that's enough proof to say there hasn't been any progress made in thailand in the past year. al jazeera bangkok. >> it has been 40 years since fighters marched into the cambodian capitol. victims are being remembered. many mass graves were found after the fall of the communist regime. 2 million cambodians were killed. >> counting has begun as the presidential parliamentary elections that ended thursday. only a third cast ballots. opposition parties boy chatted the polls. results of expected on the

27th. >> police fired water cannons in burundi. hundreds of people have fled unrest ahead of presidential elections in june. >> street art in india some call vandalism. we have the story of one artist trying to change per specks. >> he paints in the most unlikely of places. his canvass like this one in an abandoned community center are scattered across new delhi. he is one of a growing number of indian graffiti artists. >> i painted legally now am moving to developing my style more, for example this spot

today, i was just walking around this neighborhood and found this abandoned building. i said it's a really good spot to paint. >> authorities consider his work vandalism. the urge to paint has taken on a more institutional form. annual events bring artists together with their indian counterparts to change the way neighborhoods look and feel. for him this is a chance to share scenes he's been painting owl over the world. >> i work on latin american and global things. i want to highlight the mix of cultures. i use a character who visits many cultures, a friendly clown who tells people how to be good. it's very entertaining. >> artquist in controlled spaces but street art brings creative expression. in new delhi that means painting canvass in places often

used at garbage dumps or even open toilets. >> for now it's part activism, part rebellion. every day spaces and things are used to camp the attention of passers by. >> these teenagers came looking for this quiet corner in a busy commercial enabled. they're drawn by the graffiti on the walls. >> if you have a look at the city we live in, they're all concrete jungles. the people who use the most have almost no interaction with them in the general sense of living. what we are doing is reclaiming the spaces. >> he deals he's making places long abandoned brighter for those who item pell upon them. his audience may be limited but it's a chance to expression himself that really counts.

>> all the sport formula one winner had a slow start to his day.

jo. >> kenya produces some of the best coffee in the world but production is on the decline worrying many kenyans.

>> he begins his weekly task of tasting dozens of cups of coffee. he grades them so his employers can decide what to bid for in the upcoming auction. coffee exports provides an income to 150,000 small scale farmers in kenya. most of it's tasted, then traded here at the nairobi coffee exchange. downstairs, samples are collected for tasting. coffee production has been going down since the 1980's. this coffee is some of the best in the world and surrounded by hundreds of samples of kenyan coffee awaiting auction. a lot of the world's leading coffee brands include kenyan coffee and their blends to bring up the quality of the coffee bought from other countries. traders say because of this, kenyan coffee fetches about as high a price as it can on the international market. there are a number of factors

between the exchange and the farmers that grow it that mean a lot of farmers don't want to grow it anymore. >> nairobi's construction boom is part of it. a lot of coffee plants around the city have been pulled up and the land sold to developers. the new properties don't provide jobs in the long term. nearby, one of the farmers is still growing it. she's 81. she says she gets a fair price and it provided her a steady income throughout most of her life, but many of her neighbors gave up. >> sometimes the cooperatives were not well organized. there were few people who could help and advise. people opted out. >> at the exchange, they know the business better than most. he's the c.e.o. >> price is not the problem, production is the problem. when you look at the production capacity of a bush, it can go up

to even about 40-kilos per bush. currently, we are producing about on average two-kilos and that's our problem. >> here on the trading floor kenyan coffee may make good money but for the farmers to earn enough, they need advice and investment. the government says it's trying to help. everyone in the business including robert hopes for a turnaround in the coming years. millions of kenyan jobs depend on it. malcolm webb, al jazeera nairobi. >> time now for sport. let's check in with andy. >> thank you so much. the ferrari pair have set the pace in first practice ahead of the grand prix. formula world one mercedes decided to keep their foot on the break hamilton only 16th 16th quickest. the team decided to take it easy

during this daytime session because final qualifying and the race itself will take place under lights and after sunset. we'll see how they go. jordan speith struggled on his return to action following his masters victory shooting a three over par opening round at the r.b.c. heritage in south carolina. it ends his 16 straight rounds under par. the 21-year-old is eight shots behind the leaders. some mass back is in as her i can't, serbia were against the decision to recognize kosovo as an independent nation. the olympic committee hopes it doesn't stop future cooperation. it means their athletes can now compete at next year's rio olympics. >> in order to give all the

athletes of the word access to all olympic sport and olympic games without any form of discrimination the i.o.c. took this decision of the recognition of the n.o.c. of kosovo. >> speaking at the congress in the bahamas the reamen currently has three world cup with a fourth country facing a playoff. the fifa presidential election takes place at the end of the next month. >> it's a personal opinion but i think it's also your opinion.

it should have detonated -- >> taking eight wickets play set to resume in the next minutes. england taking control with a lead of 437 runs. then made an early break through, here he is, removing craig. >> going for it gives us more opportunity to take wickets. second session we've got the second new ball, i think. if we can get then four down with that, then absolutely we can, you know, push on from there and get a win at the end of the day. >> the new york rangers won the first game of their playoff

series against the penguins, taking the lead after 28 seconds at madison square gardens. putting in the rebound, they got their second with slap shot. the rangers take the game 2-1. >> michael phelps making a return after a six month ban following his second conviction for drink driving. he went on to win the 100-meter butterfly in phoenix finishing ahead of ryan lochte. phelps wants to compete later this year, and is hopeful to making it to rio next year. >> i guess going in 2004 and going into 2008, you know, like those were probably the best physical shape and the healthiest that i've ever been and probably the times where i swam the best. you know, it's being able to get back to training times and training sets that i did back then i think, you know, it's only going to be a positive

thing for me moving forward. >> for decades baseball has given young venezuelans a shot at a better life in the united states but due to increased diplomatic tensions, the chance of making it from that country to the u.s. major lees are now smaller than ever. we have this report. >> this is the last time the seattle mariner players will be practicing in venezuela their home country. after 15 years the u.s. team has decided to quit their training schooling in the town and move to the dominican republic. >> basically doesn't escape from all the problems the country is going through but the work is done. our product is the individual and that talent is here. american schools have been closing their doors but new visa regulations are expected to cut down on the visit of american scouts searching for

talent. >> this man knows all too well what it means to play major league baseball. he was among the first venezuelans to be signed up more than two decades ago. his two sons of followed in his footsteps and he lives a lifestyle that many senses can only dream of. >> i was the example that paved the road for countless more. all that i am is thanks to baseball. if scouts don't get visas they'll go to other countries. >> as teams abandon training fashion sits, they take opportunities for the young with them. >> recently signed by the atlanta braves, today his joy has been overshadowed, because he knows he could be one of the last to go. >> americans will stop coming and that blocks the future of players here. it's a terrible situation because our friends won't make it and it's very frustrating. >> in the last decade, 12 of the

16 camps initially operating in the country have left. a career in professional baseball transformed the lives of players and their families. whole communities also benefited, but now all that's likely to change. al jazeera. >> that is all the sports for now. >> thank you so much. take a look at this. video is not running backward. a falcon nine rocket is returning after delivering supplies to the international stays station. it almost pulled off a precision landing on a ship. that's the second time sentenced has ended in fiery failure. they're trying to make reusable rockets, so we'll have to see. they say it's like trying to balance a broomstick on your hand in the middle of a windstorm. that's all. [ laughter ] >> stay with us, another full bulletin is straight ahead.

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