bottles thrown at them. they want to hold certain critical areas that we believe we need to hold. >> that is absolutely correct. just to add, if you want to get into the specifics of vehicles we're coming in with up armored humvees. humvees. the goal is once we have those areas secured by police, we will come in and provide the relief

for them so they can go in and secure other areas. >> (inaudible). >> so we will have up to 5,000 that can be called up. it will be up to the state police and the governor to tell us exactly how many they need and at what points in time. >> (inaudible). >> general number i'd say around 1500. and again we are relying on, as the city has you know our partners in all of this. you know the law enforcement that they can bring in, they already have arrest authority in the state of maryland to come in and support things. certainly we are looking for -- i don't have a specific number,

more than i can possibly need i'd like to have but we're bringing in as many as we possibly can. >> (inaudible). >> right now. >> anybody else? yes. >> (inaudible). >> well, it's obviously very disappointing to us as marylanders and people who love the city of baltimore. what started out as a peaceful protest and for six hours or so, 95% of the people involved were conducting themselves in a very peaceful manner. it was well under control. we had a lot of outside agitators that came in from around the country and roving

gaks andgangs and young people who were looking, it's unfortunate i had a long discussion with the president about this this evening. he supports our actions 100%. we talked about the fact that we have got to find, everybody believes we've got to get to the answers, the concerns that everybody has in the freddy gray incident. that is one whole incident, this is an entirely different situation. these are lawless gangs of thugs causing damage and creating injury to citizens and we're not going to tolerate that. >> (inaudible). >> i mean all of it was disturbing. it's hard to say any one thing but when you see -- when the law enforcement officers were hurt and injured when police cars were on fire, when buildings were being set ablaze it was

very disturbing and we called everybody together in advance of the city requesting. so we were fully ready to engage immediately. >> it sounds like you're planning for multiple days. are you worried you're not going to (inaudible). >> well we have no way of predicting. can i tell you this: -- i can tell you this we are going to put as much manpower as it possibly takes to get this under control as soon as we possibly can and maintain the state of emergency until it comes to rest. >> what did the president say? >> he thanked me for the action, thought we were doing the right thing, he said i assume you and your team will be exercising due restraint, i assured him we were but not going to allow our city of baltimore to be taken over by thugs. and he said the justice

department was going to be -- the new attorney general would be coming into baltimore that we would all sit down together and see if we could bring calm to the community and find answers in the case of freddy gray but that was a separate situation that he felt we absolutely needed to get control of our streets and he endorsed the action that we're taking tonight. >> (inaudible). >> i don't know when. he didn't say when. all right. any other last questions? >> (inaudible). >> i don't believe i do know for sure but it's probably 1968. >> (inaudible) and if not (inaudible). >> well it's nowhere near as bad as that at this point. we want to make sure it doesn't get to that point. it's certainly the worst thing

i've seen since i've been governor which is only 90 days. any other questions? thank you very much. >> good evening i'm antonio mora. this is al jazeera america. we have been listening to a news conference from the governor of maryland larry hogan. there was also the maryland police superintendent and the national guard were all there. the governor had some very powerful words this chaos in baltimore is the worst he has ever seen. he has very powerful words the last thing they will do is escalate the violence, there is no way they're going to allow the city of baltimore to be taken over by thugs. a curfew has been put in place for tomorrow night in baltimore and the violence there today is raising a lot of questions in a neighborhood that has been hit very hard, a neighborhood that is poor, a working class neighborhood had a has been completely devastated today by this violence and the looting

and the burning. we are now joined by phone from indianapolis meredith, by kurt smoke, the former mayor of baltimore, first african american mayor of baltimore and now a professor. sir what is your reaction to what you have heard and seen. >> well, obviously it's quite a tragedy. what's happened today with these people kind of taking advantage of a situation. you know the young man who died in police custody, freddy gray, his parents asked for peace asked to honor freddy's memory. and these other young folks just took advantage of the situation using social media to gather a crowd and then create a roving band of destruction. so i'm very pleased to see that the mayor and the governor came together for a plan, that clearly will restore order in

the city and hopefully things will settle down in the next couple of hours. >> what do you think about the police actions today? it seemed like they wanted to do the opposite of what we saw in ferguson police there criticized so strongly for militarization. to loot and go into these stores in that neighborhood. >> well, they were trying to exercise restrains you -- restraint since they were under the mic row scope for the handling of the freddy gray manner. and i think what you saw was a lot of young people taking advantage of that restraint. i mean they went to one area, police moved there formed barriers, and then another group went to another area. and they were looting while the

police, you know, were diverted in other areas. so, you know, i think in this instance, that people were actually taking advantage of a police department trying to exercise restraint. there and now we're looking at these terrible pictures of the neighborhood in flames. this is a neighborhood that is struggled for decades. i've been there. it is -- you know it is a neighborhood with so many problems. with so many people who try to work hard and make a living. and to see these businesses where many of them have jobs, where many of them are business owners going up in flames. what is this going to mean for them? >> well, i can tell you one thing. i was mayor for 12 years and i was the chief prosecutor in the community for five. that last fire that you've seen that big one which is on gay street in east baltimore that's arson. that's not those young rabble rousers. because you see those young

people earlier today trying their best just to set a pharmacy a cvs on fire. and they couldn't hardly do it and yet that building on gay street went up like a match within a short period of time. i can tell you now that that's arson and thos not associated that's not associated with these young people. there are a lot of people who took advantage of opportunities in the community and i believe many of them will be held accountable particularly the looters because you know you had the helicopters right up in the air taking photos of license plates and things of that nature. so people will be health accountable. but most importantly i think it's good that the governor and the mayor have come together so that they can bring in enough force to restore order. it's a very tragic situation. >> former baltimore mayor kurt

smoke. it's good that you've joined us on this very difficult day. tony harris, it must be hard for you to look at this. >> it is. it is municipal mi home town, a city that i love. and the breaking news of this was given ome by my mom before we took it to air. she called me to tell me, look mondamen, there are kids who left douglas high school, the high school i attended. going across the street to the mall and causing all type of chaos. shortly after then we jumped on the air with the story. i don't know if i'm talking with my head or my heart, but i do know in the city there are a lot i mean a lot of really good

people in this city who will not stand for this. and the mayor -- >> sounds like the mayor and former mayor -- >> she's got her hands full. >> are speaking strongly about how they're not going to stand for it. >> exactly but beyond official baltimore people in neighborhoods and communities and church leaders, i don't know if we were able to get the pictures in there yet but this idea, adam may described it very well congressman elijah cummings, this powerful group in baltimore walking towards some of the flash points here, arm in arm and having a conversation with police. that is the kind of leadership that took two or three days to develop in ferguson and it's happening without fear in baltimore. and again i don't know if it's more head or heart. but i think this is a one-afternoon, maybe a portion of this evening event.

and that the cooler heads the smarter minds in baltimore will get on this. >> what do you think triggered this today? because there were words that this so-called purge that made students leave the schools and enter into the neighborhood. the freddy gray, african american man who died while in custody, and at that funeral there was some fairly inflammatory words. the family has called for peace everybody has called for peace but at the same time, there was the anger the frustration that existed in those neighborhoods also came out at that funeral. do you think that could have had anything to do with this? >> you know what i do know is that some simple questions need to be answered with respect to freddy gray and people really want to know what happened in those 30 minutes when he was in police custody. you don't take off from police and you're running in full

stride -- >> and suffer a broken neck. >> and suffer a broken neck. for a lot of people in the community that is unacceptable. the idea that you have got to way for an official investigation, is something that sticks in your craw and doesn't go away. you got an event that is an moacial packed as themoacialemotionally packed as his funeral, yeah, i think it was that mixture and pretty combustible. how do you properly express your frus strayings andfrustration and your outrage? >> it must balance if you are a leader in the community given the outrage and frustration that exists in the community to what happened to freddy gray. let's bring in john terret, he's on the scene in baltimore. john, what are you seeing?

>> reporter: well, antonio and tony, i have to say that the kind of conversation that you're having in the studio is just not what we are hearing on the ground here in the city of baltimore. it just isn't. it couldn't be more far removed from the kind of things that you've been saying. people here are saying look they'll listen to us now now they'll pay attention. i'm reporting to you conversations that people are having walking past us here, on the way to where the violence is taking place or on their way back. there's such a level of distrust not osay hatred between the police and the minority community, by which to say african american community in the main, not to say that they're a majority in the community, but you understand what i mean, the relationship between the police and the african american community has completely broken down.

we had two excellent speakers, two young men both 25 darryl and matthew on our air this afternoon, and they spoke most eloquently about what it is like to be an african american male in this city and to be harassed by the police almost constantly. that being said of course, everybody wants this violence to end as quickly as possible. politicians are blaming the thug element of the community the criminal community in baltimore rather than the people of sandtown where freddy gray was from, taking place in the community. i must say beyond the last few minutes we've heard it spreading beyond this area to the east of the city, five story building which has been set aflame in the east of the city. so i think this is outbreaks of violence running right the way round the city of baltimore. i think from some of the television pictures that it's quieting down but i think what

might be happening is it's fanning out around the city. now larry hogan is the newly elected republican governor of the state of maryland and he's given a press conference. he said everyone has the right to protest and express their frustration but lawless gangs of thugs, that's the phrase he used lawless gangs of thugs will not be tolerated. the use of the word thugs is quite deliberate. let's hear more of what governor larry hogan had to say. >> the national guard represents the last resort in order to restore order. look, people have the right to protest. and express their frustration. but baltimore city families deserve peace and safety in their communities. and these acts of violence and destruction of property cannot

and will not be tolerated. >> reporter: now we are hearing that the authorities are asking for 5,000 extra law enforcement officers to come in from the areas of northeast of the united states to help them out and i'm hearing that a similar number of national guard can be called in if necessary. on top of that we just heard that baltimore schools will be closed tomorrow because of what's happening tonight. we should not forget that 15 police officers have been injured and we are told that two of them are injured very seriously, two of them are apparently still in hospital. that's the situation as i see it here this evening and we're going to have to just wait and see over the next few hours whether this violence we have seen to the east of the city will die down or not. antonio and tony. >> thank you very much, john. we want to bring in glen martin, he's the founder of just leadership u.s.a a criminal

advocacy group. glen thanks for being with us. what is your reaction to what you've been hearing and what you've been seeing? >> you know obviously no one wants to see police officers hurt no one wants to see the citizens of baltimore hurt. at the same time, to be quite honest, this is what democracy looks like. and the people in east communities have finally had an opportunity to let america hear exactly what they've been hearing from law enforcement for decades. >> to say that's democracy is that really fair? does democracy involve burning people's stores and ending their livelihoods? >> that is a very small group of people in what's a peaceful process. if everyone was burning stores the entire city of baltimore would be burned down. but the treus is truth is, black and brown americans we are so quick to deploy law enforcement

resources when these people have been begging for all sorts of resources for many years. jobs employment, education health care and have the governor step up and use racial language like thug doesn't help. >> it wasn't just the mayor governor, it was the mayor. >> i know that and they should be thoughtful of the language they're using for people who are peacefully protesting. >> glen, i feel a couple of things i want to observe here, there are some things to suggest the violence we saw in a pretty isolated area and antonio you know this and glen you know this as well, when you focus a camera lens on an area, that's essentially all you see and i know that the area where all of this activity, 90% of this activity took place is a relatively small area, when you compare it to all of baltimore

proper. right? so that's one thing to keep in mind. and i also want to say i think i agree with the former mayor had to say is that the fire that we've been training a camera on, on gay street is in east baltimore and that's at least five miles removed from kind of the epicenter of what we were watching for most of the day. so i think that clearly feels like a crime of opportunity. so i just want to try to put this all in what i at least consider to be a proper fraim allframe,all right? and glen moving forward on this, there are issues of police, community policing that have to be addressed. i totally agree with you. i understand the frustration felt by a lot of the young people today. but there's got to be a way to channel that more effectively right? and i get that you get attention by looting.

but that's not necessarily the attention you want correct? >> the looting behavior is in no way justifiable just to be clear. at the same time these are communities again that have been asking for resources for a really long time. and this is finally their opportunity to have america pay attention. but there's no band-aid solution to what has become a cancerous situation. like it's going to take us a long time to get out of this. it keeps popping up in new communities every week, every month, this has been our response to communities asking for resources. law enforcement has essentially become a surrogate for jobs health care education and all these things the communities need to be healthy. the truth is public safety is not about police officers. public safety is about things like some of the things i mentioned. health care, education and all the other opportunities that help other americans to be safe in their community. >> education is a huge problem in baltimore. i will tell you that, antonio. >> i reported on education in my lifetime so i do know.

glen martin, the founder of just leadership u.s.a. it's very good to have you with us. thank you for bringing us your perspective and we will stay on the baltimore story. we'll take a quick break and come back with some other news of the day especially news from around the world. world.

>> welcome back to the swrcial newsinternational news hour of al jazeera america. we will go back to baltimore before the end of the hour but first we would like to bring you some of the news around the world. the dead number of dead is still growing, in nepal. at least four americans were killed in the capital kathmandu, more than a thousand people lost their lives. much of the city is in ruins and many residents are sleeping

outside. while aid is arriving in nepal it is not getting to the people who need it most and that has led to anger in some places. andrew simmons reports there an area near the capital kathmandu. >> they're fighting over sheets of plastic. anything assembling resembling shelter is in short supply. fearing another earthquake. this is where many of them have come from, from street to street it's the same. homes destroyed. the army is trying to save lives lives. but their success rates has dmshed. their efforts is now more recovering bodies. this officer is frustratehe doesn't have specialized equipment.

we have to work manually he tells me. it would really help if we had equipment like sensors. this is the sort of scene you come across all over this district. this had been a really close community. and now look at it. two families had lived among these ruins. now five people are dead. ganash pradam has gathered some family photos from the rubble. his only son,sonny was ten years old he's dead, aged 21. >> you found him here? >> i found him here, how i found the dead body of this my son head down, leg up. >> you must feel broken. >> not broken everything is, my life is full, my life is finished. >> ganesh looks over as soldiers

searches or the body of his grandmother monique. she was 87. one of unesco's seven heritage sites, four buildings dating back to the 14th and 15th century has been seriously damaged but for now the priority is life, what's left of it. not nepal's rich and valuable history. these women say they've given up any hope of finding their relatives. they're among more than 50 people who have lived at the end of this street. no one here wants to live in a building until they're convinced it's safe. the constant fog of funeral pyre smoke hangs over them. as if a reminder could ever be needed how the earth shook and consumed so many people's lives. andrew simmons, al jazeera

america, nepal. >> joint based charleston, south carolina, the plane is carrying supplies along with 59 los angeles firefighters and five search dogs. officials from the pentagon say the plane is expected to arrive tomorrow in nepal. 75% of the country is covered by mountains and that makes it extremely difficult for rescue and relief to find survivors. joining us from washington d.c lynn i'm sure you have seen these pictures, look at the faces of the nepalese, to hear that man his life has been finished, some of your organization, you have villages in nepal other organizations there. have they been able to continue and aid the nepalese? >> we have. we have been in nepal since 1970. we have actually ten villages throughout nepal three are

outside of kathmandu which is the area of most devastated by the earthquake. luckily, our hopes have survived -- our homes have survived and our children in our care are physically okay. remember these are children in our care because they have already gone through their own personal traumas before and they don't have parents with them. we are trying to help them with the emotional trauma of this. we are trying to help with the communities, opening up the village, providing tents and services for community around our investigational and most importantly, we are trying to find safe places for our children, and trying to find family members or trying ofigure out a way to make sense of what's going on or try and work to start building back their community. so trying the provide some saves as well as food, water and aid for the community that we have been serving for so many years.

>> because an earthquake of this size has a number of aftershocks, one of the aftershocks was more powerful than the northridge earthquake in los angeles. >> right. >> as you said a lot of people need shelter people are outside because they ar frayed living in tents. concerns concerns about disease i would imagine. >> absolutely. there was the rain after the earthquake made things much more difficult. clean water is hard to come by right now so sanitation issues, disease issues, all of those things need to be helped right now and we need to get funds as well as supplies into these communities. so we can first get the instant demands met and then the long term repair that is going to be so desperately needed by these communities. >> what are you hearing from these staff members what do they need most? >> well, we're providing the food and the water we have our staff on the ground cooking meals, physicians coming in to work with the communities we

need funds to be able to get to these communities as quickly as possible so that they can get what they need. on our website sosus.org, so they can get the funds they need and then we'll be assessing long term opportunities for building back stronger and trying to strengthen the community, so as the next disasters hit it wouldn't be as devastating as this one obviously has been. >> because nepal is a very poor country, and any country would be challenged by a catastrophe of this magnitude. what are they telling you about how the government is coping, can it cope? >> it is overwhelmed as everybody is right now. this is a huge earthquake. it had huge impact. we've seen in other earthquakes with haiti and the philippines few communities are ready for an

earthquake of this magnitude but everybody is pitching in and trying to help each other out. we have our areas of expertise ours happen to be children. we want to provide safe places. we don't want to put about these children and families in any danger, this is a very impoverished community that is already struggling. it makes it harder and harder for families to survive and to support each other so we need to do what we can to get them to a place where they can support each other themselves. >> ann croneneberger, thank you for your efforts. we'll have the latest on the violence in baltimore next. timore next.

>> as we've been reporting baltimore has taken a turn for the worse. the governor of maryland has declared a state of emergency. he has activated the national guard in response to the rioting. adam may is in baltimore. adam what is the situation you're seeing? it seems fairly quiet where you are. >> well it is right on this particular block. but all you have to look one block behind me antonio and back there is another small fire that is burning. this is a vehicle in the street. there are fires burning in a number of locations all across baltimore right now. in fact there is a very large fire right now that fire officials are arriving at the scene at and trying to assess the crews that are deployed throughout the city right now and resources are stretched a little bit thin. this is a high rise over on the other side of town which is very interesting to note. because for the most part the violence that has erupted today

has been in the general vicinity of where i am, eight or nine blocks this way a few blocks that way and into the city. right now a fire at this point we're unclear if that is related to the violence but obviously this is something that has fire crews literally rushing all over town. we saw fire trucks go down this street. what we saw happening in town right now a very dramatic scene we saw unfold here a short time ago. at the church that is behind me new shiloh baptist church, a very large church in baltimore and it is the church where freddy gray the man who died in police custody and those protesters were originally about that individual, he was buried here at this church earlier today. the family called for no violence. the pastors all got together here at this church and a couple hundred pastors from churches all across the city joined hands in a very moving moment here and began to march down the street

towards the center of where this roitdingrioting was taking place. then joining in the middle front and center was representative elijah cummings, a leader of the black caucus, the police line had a couple hundred officers there with their shields up faces covered aural standing there in a row blocking off a main artery in baltimore north avenue and the congressman stepped out in that line and greeted a commander from the local police precinct. there was a shaking of hands and suddenly all of these faith leaders they turned around and they start marching back down north avenue saying spread out spread out and they were joined in hands as they spread out clearing the streets they haven't got very far trying to get people to stop this unrest, antonio. >> showing pictures stills and video of that moment with elijah cummings there in the center

leading that group to try to control this violence. we were also showing pictures earlier of some of those fires you're referring to that are not far from where you are. news conference tonight from the governor the national guard the maryland police superintendent. there is going to be a very strong response? >> reporter: there is going to be a very strong response. there has been a criticism i actually live in the city, know lots of people here. all day long people are saying, where are the elected officials in all this? finally this evening we heard from the mayor the governor, new governor sworn into office, larry hogan but in his press conference he made a very bold statement saying this is unacceptable, that they were not only going to call in the national guard but i thought was striking the governor said he was going to call in resources from all around the mid atlantic

region neighboring states, up to 5,000 police officers could soon descend into the baltimore area if those resources are needed. the national guard will be here and already you do have resources here from neighboring sections. >> all right adam. more than a dozen police officers injured some of them badly. and we also now have confirmed that that big high rise fire that is burning tonight is connected to these protests in some way. that's what the associated press is reporting. again we'll go back to blower but now we want to talk about indonesia because that country is planning to execute nine convicted drug smugglers despite a chorus of international objections. the inmates received the required 72 hour notice of their execution over the weekend so they're expected to face a firing squat by wednesday. two australians and australia

wants the executions delayed until a bribery investigation into the trial judges is finished. but as sphch step vaessen reports: >> all fallen on deaf ears here at the palace in jakarta. president joko widodo has said he doesn't want to discuss the executions anymore and during an exclusive interview with al jazeera a few weeks ago he emotionally explained why he thinks drug traffickers have to die. >> translator: four and a half million people have to be rehabilitated because of drug abuse. we want to wipe that out completely. don't just look at the fate of those who sell drugs. the fate of those who become victims has to be considered, too. >> the president claims that 40 to 50 indonesians die every day

due to drug abuse but researchers who provided these figures now say they can't be verified and that in fact drug abuse has reduced in the country. and now on the eve of the executions, new claims have emerged that the legal process of the two australians on death row have been flawed by bribery and political interference. amitts all of that a country which supports the death penalty president joko widodo has decided whatever happens he has to show firmness at all cost. >> step vaessen from indonesia. phil, very glad to have you with us. >> thank you. >> is the indonesian government's intransigence political? because the president of indonesia has seen his popularity decline and the executions are a popular cause. >> unfortunately for these nine people who are facing imminent

execution in indonesia in as soon as the next 18 hours the death penalty has become one of president joko widodo's signature issues. he has dug in his heels and feels and has articulated that indonesia needs shock therapy and for him shock therapy is executing drug traffickers. despite the fact that there is no proven deterrence effect of executing drug traffickers. >> is there any proof that drug addiction has gotten any worse? there are 30 to 50 a day dying in indonesia. if it's the 30 number it's less than what die per capita in the united states. has it gotten worse? >> it is another troubling aspect. the president has said dmeerve indonesia is in the throes of a drug

emergency. international law calls for the death penalty only for the most serious of crimes and even worse you have a situation in which indonesia itself has opolicy and brings a lot of diplomatic and financial heft to get the worst form of hypocrisy. >> it's been aggressive in defending its own citizens that face the death penalty elsewhere. this is been a address only for a few years. why all of a sudden this emphasis and especially since it's focused on foreigners? >> the fact is indonesia had a defact to moratorium on the death penalty if these executions go ahead indonesia will have executed 15 people within just the last three months. why, president widodo has made this a signature issue.

he's digging in his feet and he seems like he can't back off. because there's popular support for the death penalty. >> on the other hand he could make a strong case if he's so inclined for this not to happen. australia says there will be consequences australia an important country for indonesia. france said there would be serious consequences if the french citizen ended up executed so he could make a case that he really shouldn't go ahead because this could be problematic for indonesia but he is not making the case. >> this is like a slow motion car accident. indonesia's biare lateral relations with international communities, is going to be terrible. this is not a crime that merits the death penalty based on international law. >> and based on the level of guilt, of some of these people here. thank you for coming. >> thank you.

>> japanese prime minister shinzo abe is visiting the u.s. also political announcement that sparked massive protests in burundi.

>> today the ceach government met with leaders on supplementing a free trade deal signed last year. the talks were dominated by the escalating violence in ukraine's east despite a ceasefire with pro-russian separatists. the head of the european commission warned of increasing sanctions against russia. poland has blocked a group of russian bikers, the group known as the night wolves showed up earlier at a border crossing between belarus and poland. the polish government warned them they would not be allowed over the border.

they were celebrating the victory over the nat dys70 years analyst nazis 70 years ago. >> monitors for the organization for cooperation in europe criticized the results. they said there was no credible opposition to the leader in power since 1989. many of his most vocal opponents are in jail or have fled overseas. the japanese shinzo abe is visiting the u.s., his visit got off to a less formal start today with a little sightseeing and a historic announcement. mike viqueria records from washington. >> reporter: first thing in america for shinzo abe this

year marks 150 years since abraham lincoln won the american civil war. and world war ii that saw japanese forces defeated, japan seems prepared to beef up its military. it's a move welcomed by the secretary of state. >> today we mark the establishment of japan's capacity to defend not just its own territory but also, the united states and other partners as needed. >> reporter: one possible scenario could have japan shooting down a missile headed towards the united states. even if japan itself was not under attack. the agreement also calls for sierp security, growing chinese military a growing economic power has alarmed the japanese. the last time the japanese

devised their defense ties. >> japan and united states changed dramatically. >> one potential flash point a clush of rocky islands in the east china sea known as the senkaku in japan but the chinese has another name for them. bound by treaty to defend the islands by any defensive movement from china. >> we reject any suggestion that freedom of investigation oversight and unlawful uses of the sea and air space are privileges granted by big states to small ones, subject to the whim and fancy of a big state. >> reporter: for 70 years since its defeat in world war ii japan has rejected any hint of

militarism. with its efforts restricted to defense of the home land, proactive pacifism including defense across the globe. >> the marine and also shipping inspection whether we will cooperate or not now based on these guidelines, based on the laws and regulations and looking at the situation we'll make an appropriate decision. >> the new guidelines will must be approved by the japanese legislature. mike viqueria, al jazeera washington. >> elections in burundi are still months away but violent political clashes have already begun. protesters are ang i angry over the announcement by the president that he will seek another term

in office. fled to neighboring rwanda, saying the members of the ruling parties have threatened them. in our global view segment indonesia's jakarta globe is taking on their own government. conviction of drug traffickers could be executed as early as tomorrow even though serious questions have been raised about indonesia's judicial process. in the moscow times the headline is is ukraine conflict a conflict a victory for russia, it cites concerns by poled over russia's military might considering the fears legitimate, considering russia's action he in crimea and ukraine. in an editorial edward jackfort,

blasts the timing of the speech. falls on the birthday of emperor hirohito. calls on congress to demand that world war ii veterans not be forgotten. first it was the air. now the railway. argentina has been nationalizing transportation. now it is taking control back supposedly to help revitalize the industry. in tonight's off the radar segment, daniel schwindler reports from buenos ayers. >> mechita is a town from another era a once bustling railroad town. with the aguer tienwith the argentine

railway system being retain. >> we hope it will pick up now at least a little. >> reporter: nowhere felt the effects of privatization more than mechita. these men spent their lives their career here. these are railway men. >> translator: we'd see 200 passengers coming from bregado sometimes 250 three times a day one way three times back. that was from 1945 onwards. >> reporter: this workshop was one teeming with life, with activity. it is a graveyard a victim of privatization. the only sound the memories of a way of life of a railway

system the way it was. >> the steam trains were emotional, now just pull a lever and they move but with the steam trains you had to check so many things to ensure it was running smoothly. >> the argentine privatization of the railway system didn't work. a series of accidents like this one in 2012 in buenos aires in which 51 people died. the government is also retaking control of energy, water and the national airline for much the same reasons. >> translator: the '90s were a model of privatization. but because the owners were not investing sufficiently, the government felt obliged to retake control. >> mechita boast $this small railroad museum. they are hoping nationalization will breathe new life into the

community, that these rails will rumble with the sound to check them with the rest of the world. daniel schwindler, al jazeera mechita argentina. the chile volcano has already endangered livestock in the area. the volcano erupted after being dormant for 40s years. series of riots broke out tonight in baltimore after the funeral of a black man who died in police custody. maryland's governor has declared a state of emergency. the mayor has imposed a curfew from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. police say that at least 27 people were arrested and tonight there are calls across baltimore and the country for peace.

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