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life from doha. keep up on aljazeera.com. >> announcer: this is al jazeera. ♪ hello, welcome to the news hour on al jazeera. i'm live from our headquarters in doha. our top stories. nepals prime warns that the death toll from saturday's devastating earthquake could reach 10,000. saudi arabia arrests more than 90 suspected isil fighters believed to have been planning attacks across the kingdom. also this hour, the syrian government is losing control of a second province. rebel fighters drive more government soldiers out of
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idlib. and the u.s. city of baltimore wakes up to a state of emergency after violent protests over another black life lost allegedly at the hands of the police. ♪ we will have more on her to stories in just a moment but first some breaking news on al jazeera. we have a report that iran has taken control of a u.s. vessel which is now being escorted back to iran. let's bring up alan fisher who is live in washington, d.c. for us. what is the world in washington alan? >> reporter: the details are just merging. this american cargo vessel was escorted by iranian security forces to an iranian port. the iranians allege it had breached iranian territorial waters. there are unconfirmed reports that a number of shots were
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fired, and then the boat was asked to follow the iranian's back to port. it's my understanding that the vessel is u.s. registered but of the 34 crew there are no americans on board. this may be a very simple breach of navigation rules. it may be something more than that, but obviously it needs some inquiry by the iranian authorities. the pentagon are aware, the white house has been informed. the americans are obviously trying to find out as many details as they can. but what we know is that a koor go vessel, which is american registered but with no americans on board, 34 crew members is alleged to have breached iranian territorial waters. the security services asked the vessel to accompany it to an iranian port and that is what is happening at the moment. >> thank you very much indeed. they are cold. they are wet, and they are homeless. thousands of people in nepal are
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starting yet another night in tents or even out in the open after saturday's devastating earthquake. we're getting reports that up to 200 people are now missing after an avalanche and mud slide. the united nations says the rains are making the search and rescue mission even more difficult. time is running out for many of those still trapped beneath the rubble. these hours are crucial. rescue experts say people can only survive about three days without food and water. well jamie is the united nations resident coordinator in nepal, he says the rescue and relief efforts are going well but there are problems. >> there are many internationals coming to support the effort. on the broader terms there are relief items coming in but the airport is quite congested. it is quite limited in terms of capacity so the result of that
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has been a bit of an impediment. but what we have to do is get to the most affected areas, the epicenters of the earthquake. we hope the after shocks will stop, because rain has kicked in making an already difficult situation much more severe. there will be large contingent of people who will not be able to go back home because of their houses being destroyed or unsafe. there have been -- there has been trouble getting relief aid to the areas affected by this earthquake. phil has more now from kathmandu. >> reporter: kathmandu, international airport, the only way in or out of nepal since saturday's quake. those that survived are finding their way there. many have been waiting for days. >> translator: we are from india, and a state or federal
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government is nowhere in site to help us. we're desperate to leave. we don't know whether we'll live or die. >> reporter: others were just thankful to have survived. >> the only thing i have been able to get is the flag that was in the airport. and that built that tent on the first night. it was very raining last night. so we have been able to stay dry actually with that tent. >> reporter: while they try to leave, search and rescue teams arrive with their dogged. >> it depends on the situation, because sometimes the people or the recue team possibility to drink and ate, and it's possible to wait for ten days but if don't have drink, two days only more or less. >> reporter: on the other side of the capitol, these are the lucky ones. they survived but haven't eaten for days until now.
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charities are stepping into the breach. lines of people displaced by saturday's quake are fed. it's their only source of food. they have lost everything. scenes like this are common across kathmandu. people continue to dig. many volunteers joining in the rescue operation, trying to find the remains of their homes or people buried. back at the airport, planes are arriving all the time. it's working at full capacity. the authorities are giving the military the priority to run across the quake zone and rescue survivors. but the lack of space means only a certain number of planes can land. with many roads into nepal badly damaged the rescue effort is vital. the first view days are important to get rescue teams in to try to find survivors in
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the outlying areas. police in saudi arabia have arrested more than 90 350e78 suspected of belonging to the islamic state of iraq and the levant. police say they were planning to carry attack -- carry out attacks across the kingdom. let's bring in mohamed vall for us. what more details are there about the threat? >> reporter: yes. a statement by the interior ministry has been published on the saudi press agency has given a lot of details about this operation. apparently it has been going on for several months. the first group was 15 saudis arrested in february and they had a cell which translates to the soldiers of the land of the two holy mosques. saudi arabia has called this -- this operation isil cells, so it's a number of cells, and now the number of
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people who have been arrested has reached 93, including 65 saudis. also they include one syrian and one saudi who are suspected of having tried to bomb the american embassy in march. another syrian is still at large and mentioned by the statement as one of the group of three, two syrians and one saudi. also the statement says that they include a woman, but it did not mention the nationality or her name. and it says that a lot of weapons and a lot of cash has been found with these groups and they have been trying to recruit more youths in saudi arabia to propagate the ideas of isil. >> thank you very much for that update. at least 52 people are feared dead in a massive landslide in northeastern afghanistan. afghan officials say the only way to access the area is by helicopter, with surrounding
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roads covered in snow. syria's defense minister is visiting iran to discuss military cooperation. the two-day trip comes as the syrian military is losing territory to an alliance of rebel fighters. the rebels are taking ground in parts of idlib province. karla marlon reports. >> reporter: this activist video of what appears to be large numbers of syrian government forces on their way out of idlib province. it's the latest sign that the government is losing control of this part of syria. most rebel groups fighting here have joined together to make up what they are calling the army of conquest. they have taken control of the second largest military base in idlib province. nusra front fighters sent suicide bombers into the camps in trucks. >> translator: the last suicide
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attacker has just left and will deal them a heavy blow. he will be followed by command does and then fighters. >> reporter: as the fighters took control of the camp there were air strikes from government jets. the rebels have already taken much of the province including the main city of idlib. fighting continues for control of the region's largest military post an air force base and a number of towns. >> translator: we are now engaged in tense fighting with the regime's forces, and the military post. >> reporter: the latest advance puts them within a few kilometers in the outskirts of a strong hold of president bashar al-assad and his family. it's a significant step by opposition groups trying to push forces loyal to syria's government completely out of idlib. the united nations says the number of people displaced by the conflict in yemen has more than doubled in a week.
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300,000 are now homeless as the country urgently seeks medical supplies food and fuel. and natasha ghoneim reports, they are also struggling with getting access to even the most basic of necessities, such as water. >> reporter: life was already a struggle for this man and his family. then the war began. he hasn't worked in a month, and he doesn't know how he'll keep paying his rent but the more pressing issue is ensuring his family gets enough to eat and drink. >> reporter: the suffering is twofold. our families are living in terror. we spend days without a drop of water. we can't even make bread due to the lack of electricity. >> reporter: relief officials say a catastrophe is looming in yemen. the country imports 90% of its food and most arrives by sea, but ships and planes have to be cleared by the saudi-lead coalition first.
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delaying ships with supplies and keeping people waiting. [ explosion ] >> reporter: in the southern city of ta'izz the battle continues, block by block, people say they are terrified. >> translator: we were a peaceful family of civilians, living peacefully here for 40 years. we're being hit by artillery shells for no reason. >> reporter: ta'izz is where the arab spring uprising began in 2011 which forced the president to give up power. now young people are fighting with houthi rebels and forces loyal to saleh. in aden there were reports that a part of the city was indiscriminately bombed by houthi forces. in the capitol of sana'a which is under houthi control, saudi-coalition air strikes destroyed arms depots and military vehicles. the ministry of interior and
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the home of a top houthi official were also targeted. as the fighting continues, many yemen ease like this man and his family are only seeing the conditions around them crumble. there's lots more ahead on this al jazeera news hour. protesters in burundi keep up the pressure on the president. i'm in kenya. find out why cows are very important in this community, and what people here are willing to do to protect them. >> reporter: and in sports there's four days and counting to mayweather very pacquiao. both men have arrived in las vegas ahead of the big fight. the very latest from both camps later in the news hour. ♪ in nigeria, hundreds of
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bodies have been found in a village that has been in the hands of boko haram. people returning say the town was retaken from the group by coalition forces in march. it's thought the bodies have been lying there since then. the villagers say they have been burying the bodies where they found them. staying with africa and hundreds of people have marched on the out skirts of -- burundi. malcolm webb has more. >> reporter: we have heard several reports that the youth wing of the ruling party have been seen out on the streets fighting with protesters. we spoke with some journalists who said they saw the youth group, and they said they saw them fighting with protesters
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and they said they apprehended them and tried to take their equipment, but they managed to get away. there hasn't been any direct comment from the government about this. but the police chief did hold a press conference and said some people were spreading rumors that were deliberately intended to cause fear. and make people leave the country. over 20,000 already have. and those people clearly are expecting the worst ahead of june's presidential election. returning now to the earthquake in nepal, and the country's rich history has been devastated by this earthquake. centuries old temples now lie in pieces. the u.n.'s cultural organization as described the damage as extensive ander irreversible. this is 1020 and this is how it looks now. the square was home to nepal's
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royal family until the 19th century. this is another queue of the square and you can see the nine-story tower on the right, and you can see how its top tiers have been toppled. the media estimates that 80% of the temples in the square have been destroyed. and this is the square in historic temple town in the kathmandu valley. unesco says it is sending a team to assess the damage from the earthquake. now for the united nations and other agencies this earthquake in nepal could not have come at a worse time. the organization specializing in this disaster risk response is stretched thin. let's take a look at how serious the situation is currently. there are humanitarian emergencies in south sudan, the countries affected by ebola, and in the middle east.
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15 relief agencies worldwide are appealing for almost $9 billion combined to address these crises. they have a funding gap of $15 billion. take the situation in syria, for example, humanitarian agencies say they need $4.5 billion dollars this year to care for basic needs. to talk more about this let's bring in a form united nations deputy special representative for afghanistan. he is live from boston in the united states. thank you very much for being with us on al jazeera. so we have a very strained humanitarian relief system here and the problem seems to be as i understand it not a lack of effort but a lack of donations, that funds are drying up. >> well i think that's right. the united nations does not have its own budget. it doesn't have any power to tax
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or raise money. so it depends on assessed contributions from members, and for relief activities on voluntary donations, and there are a relatively small number of countries that make these donations, the united states the european union, canada japan is one of the biggest, some others -- china, with the second-largest economy in the world contributes relatively little. and these countries have a finite capacity. they have domestic needs and the humanitarian need just gets larger and larger. >> as you say these traditional dooreoreor r -- donors is it the case they can't donate anymore? and also why isn't .there sort of like a kitty -- money in preparation for such disasters? why isn't there a fund that is
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dedicated to disasters? >> well first these countries can donate more. it's just difficult to get public opinion to support foreign relief activities. but that said the needs you cited $20 billion for economies the size of the united states europe and japan, is not that much. some have suggested there ought to be a fund set aside for emergencies, that's not very practical. because imagine there might have been a billion dollars sitting in the bank that might have been able but everybody would be criticizing the u.n. for not spending it on syria. >> is it easier to raise money
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for natural disaster like the one in nepal, rather than for a civil war? >> absolutely. first, nepal is a country -- it's not a place that has had a lot of violence in recent years. a lot of people have visited, have good memories of it associated with mount everest, but when you have a natural disaster, that's a finite problem, so you can deal with the immediate humanitarian needs, water and food medical supplies. you can help people rebuild their homes, and then it's over. so you can solve -- international aid can really help solve the problem. but when you have a civil war like the one in syria that has now been dragging on for four years, no end in sight, and
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there is donor fatigue in those situations. >> thank you so much for your time. now security has been stepped up in the u.s. city of baltimore, following protests that turned violent overnight. riots started after the funeral of a black man who was injured in police custody, and later died of a spinal chord injury. his family have called for an end to the violence. sheehab, you were of course in baltimore last night when the violence broke out. tell us first about the scene there this morning. what is the mood like? >> reporter: we're outside that pharmacy that became an icon of the unrest last night, it was set alight. today there are people with brooms sweeping up afterwards. just behind me in the last hour or so a large rank of police in
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riot gear dispersed. there is helicopter activity above us. but it is all very peaceful and calm and it's all about healing at the moment. we're expecting various announcements and statements from officials. president obama is to address what happened in baltimore in the next 45 minutes or so when we talks to the press with the japanese prime minister. call for parents to keep more control of their kids. and that really gets to the heart of how this all began yesterday. and the questions that perhaps aren't being asked is whether it was really necessary for the baltimore police to gather en masse, in full riot gear at the end of the school day, when the schools let out their kids and the kids had no way, really to go because they shut down all of the buses. and that's when the standoff began, and things escalated.
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so one really has to look at the roots of what we saw. this wasn't mass gang violence. this was a bunch of high school kids who were suddenly cornered by a bunch of security forces a mile away or so. i guess the other main question that isn't being asked is why is it that when we see flairups it tends to be in areas of extreme poverty and areas where there is a history of police abuse. >> yesterday was pretty violent, but there have been protests leading up to feddy grey's funeral on monday and the events around his arrest still remain unclear to this day. >> reporter: yeah and there is going to be another protest today in about three and a half hours maybe, continuation of the daily protests which were called off during the funeral and burial and remembrance of freddy
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grey over the weekend. those high school students did ignore that call from the parents not to hold a rally. but they were kids and they were saying look let's do something. there is also a peace march planned at 5:00. and yes, we still don't know what happened to freddy grey. he was in police custody for 45 opinion -- minutes, and that was enough time for him to have a smashed voice box, and 80% of his spine severed. for those deprived areas of baltimore, which frankly don't make the headlines most of the time. they only get in the headlines when something gets burnt up. it's clear for them this is another example of police abuse they see on a daily basis. >> all right. thank you very much for the moment with the latest from
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baltimore, maryland. the retrial of two al jazeera journalists in this egypt have been adjourned until may 9th. they are charged with harming national security and aiding the banned muslim brotherhood. charges they and al jazeera reject, of course. the battle for iraq's largest oil refinery continues as the iraqi army and the islamic state of iraq and the levant say they have the upper hand. our correspondent imran khan reports from baghdad. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: this is what iraqi security forces want you to see. a combination of force of army paramilitary, and federal mistaking the fight in the battle for beiji. beiji has been hard fought over for the last six months. >> translator: there are ongoing clashes between us and isil. that has been the case for two weeks. we are fighting on three months.
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we have pushed back isil attacks, and now we're trying to push into their defensive line. >> reporter: according to police sources, 200 iraqi special forces soldiers are now trapped in the refinery because an important supply line has been cut by isil. those soldiers are demanding air strikes. and counter offensive to free them. the armed group says it is in this control of the refinery. this man is a military affairs writer and analyst, he explains why the fight for beiji has been so hard. >> translator: there are three reasons why the fight has been so tough. first, because isil controls the military supply lines around the perimeter. secondly isil have established a strategic presence over the last eight months with fighters and weapons. thirdly, isil controls the key villages in the area and those
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areas are closer to isil due to ethnic and sectarian links providing support. >> reporter: beiji then is not at a stalemate. the oil refinery is a source of revenue for iraq and isil. isil has used it to smuggle oil and raise money for their fight. and that's why both sides are mounted ever-bigger offensives to try to take hold of the facility. all right. still ahead on this news hour a trade deal that is set to be the world's largest. the u.s. and japan meet for discussions on the trans-pacific partnership. the white sox will get the series going hopefully tomorrow. >> reporter: and in sport the baltimore orioles could be forced to play their game elsewhere following the riots in
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welcome back. you are watching the al jazeera news hour. a reminder of our top stories. iran has taken control of a u.s. cargo ship which is now being escorted to iran. the iranian state media reports say the ship trespassed territorial waters. there are at least 30 on board, we understand but no americans were on board. heavy rains in nepal are hampering the search and rescue mission. about 4,700 have known to have died so far. and another 200 people are missing after a new avalanche and mud slide was reported north of kathmandu. and saudi arabia has arrested more than 90 people suspected of belonging to the islamic state of iraq and the levant. police say they were planning to carry out attacks across the kingdom. now returning now to syria, where rebels are taking ground in parts of idlib province.
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joining us for more on this is a syrian academic and writer he is in the studio with us. thank you very much. before we talk about what is happening in syria itself and, you know the rebels making advances there. i do want to address this syrian delegation heading to iran for talks. defense talks i understand. what is the significance of this? what are they hoping to get there? >> that shouldn't be a surprise actually, because iran is the main backer of the syrian regime. and given the important advances by opposition forces in the north and the south, the two allies must come together to talk about what to do. >> i read iran have spent $35 billion a year to prop up the syria regime.
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why does iran continue to stand by this expensive ally. >> because syria is an important strategic asset for iran. the main concern of iran in the region actually is not only to have this -- this arc of influence influence stretching to beirut where syria is an important access but also because syria is very important for iran to keep its control over iraq because if syria is lost to the other side which is in this case saudi arabia and turkey that would threaten iranian position inside of iraq itself and that is a major security threat for the iranians. >> let's talk about what is happening inside syria itself. the regime forces seem to be losing grounds to insurgent groups who are now coming
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together it appears. what does this taught to you the fact that these insurgents are banding together and are we likely to see a change in the thoughts of the regime? >> well first of all there seems to be a concerted effort to bring the opposition forces together -- >> which wasn't the case before. >> that's very true because turkey and saudi arabia were acts against each other inside of syria. now it seems they are coordinating more actually trying to bring the major armed opposition groups working on the ground together and to accept political [ inaudible ] so this crisis because they have been trying this for the past three years, and the regime was not very interested saying that things -- the things on the ground will decide actually the sort of settlement that we are
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going to have concerning the geneva talks. so it seems to be that the decision of players are forcing the opposition groups to work together, and that was the major reason why advances have been made recently. >> are we going to see a change in tactics then from the assad government? >> well i think if we are talking from a operational point of view that should actually make the assad regime reconsider its position -- its position because now the calculation should be different from where they were actually a few -- a few months ago. so i think that should put more pressure on the regime because now as we see the pressure boiling in the regime in order to accept a settlement the -- the regime is getting, in fact weakened by the [ inaudible ], and let's see how regime will be reacting to that. >> thank you very much for your
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incite. now we want to take you back to the united states. the japanese prime minister is in washington today. let's bring in patty culhane. what is on the agenda? >> the white house is going all out to pry to impress the japanese prime minister. there are huge flags of japan and the united states all over the property. there is going to be a press conference. and tonight is state dinner. the president doesn't do this very much. this is only his eighth. the driving force the trans-pacific partnership, o tpp. that is the president's top priority in foreign policy right now. top aids have told me they think if the u.s. and japan can settle
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their differences, that is really going to pave the way for the deal to get done but they are down playing expectations that anything concrete is going to come out of that meeting, because there are still two sticking points. >> the visit being somewhat overshadowed by the events in baltimore. obama is due to speak with the japanese prime minister. will he talk about baltimore? and what is he expected to say >> reporter: white house officials say yes, he will address the issue in baltimore. he usually comes out and he'll condemn the violence but at the same time say that communities of color rightfully have problems with certain police departments. the big question is how active does his administration get involved. eric holder in the past would try to go to these places and
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try to calm the situation. loretta lynch is now holding that job. the question is does he deploy her to baltimore to try to ease the tensions. >> thank you very much. the city of baltimore, let's talk more about that. the racial and economic divide is doing under the spot light following freddy grey's death and last night's violence. gabriel has more. >> reporter: in one side of town they continue to protesticling for justice against police brutality. on the other side the predominantly white enclave where waterfront condos go for a half a million dollars. people here are viewing the anti-police protests from afar. just how they want it. >> i think they have a right to protest, but i disagree with the way they do it. the lynch mob mentality that
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they have downtown. >> reporter: baltimore is 60% black, 30% white and there's a stark racial divide here that can be traced to economics. but the real issue is jobs and here in canton the unemployment rate is less than 6%. but less than a 10-minute drive from canton here in the predominantly black part of baltimore, the situation is much different. here nearly two out of every ten african americans are without a job. this is one of baltimore's predominantly black neighborhoods that has been in economic decline for years. boarded up businesses a sign of how bad things are. local civil rights activist adam jackson tells me it stems from decades of lack of opportunity that keep people boxed in poor neighborhoods. >> it causes destabilization all over the city.
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>> reporter: but then there is red emmas, a coffee shop and bookstore trying to bridge the divide. >> this is a space that is kind of like very unique in that sense that it provides a meeting place for a lot of different, you know movings on in the city. >> reporter: but for now racial tensions remain hot in a city boiling over with anger. well let's now speak to kevin alexander grey a civil rights activist in columbia south carolina joining us now live. thank you very much indeed for speaking us to. walter scott, a 50-year-old black man was shot in the black earlier this month in south carolina where you are. what we're seeing in baltimore today? is it police brutality? is it a question of economics? of police brutality?
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and neglect? or there much larger symptoms that we outside of the united states are not understanding? can you hear me kevin alexander grey? >> i can't hear you. i heard you now. but i didn't hear anything before. >> okay. i was asking you what you thought the issue was in baltimore today. we heard from jesse jackson who talked about ferguson missouri and what happened there, saying there was a ferguson missouri in every u.s. city across the united states. is it about police brutality or about jobs and people being neglected? >> well i don't think that you can disconnect the two issues. when there's high poverty, when there's little development, when there's economic gentrification as you see going on in cities
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all across the united states sometimes the response by the powers that be by the political powers is more police power. coming down hard on people. the broken window's policy and this idea that the police are in these areas, and they see these areas as combat zones. they have a mentality with the people in these areas, as us versus them. and in the case of baltimore, they have a long history of police abuse, and in the case of freddy grey it was just straight up torture, to injure a man and throw him in the back of a van to give him that so-called cowboy ride is tantamount to torture. we learned in ferguson that if you allow people to have their say allow people to have their first amendment rights protected, instead of responding in a over militaryistic way,
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that's going a long way towards transparency on the police department. but what you have a situation like you have in baltimore, you have an explosion. as martin luther king said rioting is the language of the unheard. >> the growing violence in baltimore represents another challenge for president barack obama, the first african american president in the united states. we know he has spoken about this racial issue in personal terms in the past. has he done enough in your view? >> well if the justice department brings civil rights charges against officers in some of these departments, they have gone in and done studies, and in ferguson, of course they showed the economic impact of despairant ticketing and fining they didn't charge any police
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officers. when obama's justice department bring charges against people who violate the rights of citizens then they'll be doing something. when they put money into communities to help growth then they will be doing something. up until that point they are just talking. >> thank you very much for your thoughts. sports is coming up after the break on al jazeera. find out why the latest announcement from the organizers of wimbleton is good news for the game's biggest names. ♪
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♪ welcome back. cattle theft is a problem in many parts of kenya, and to try to stop cows from being stolen some people have resorted to extreme measures to keep their animals safe. haru mutasa reports from kenya. >> reporter: after a day in the field chaw cha brings his animals back home. in this part of kenya, if you own cattle you are considered well off. they arrive at the house, go down a narrow passage, and then into his bedroom. >> translator: the cow i love most are the ones that produce milk. i sleep with them because if they are stolen my family suffers. i look them in. it doesn't matter if the cow urinates on me.
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so long as they are safe. >> reporter: in here cha cha is literally on the same footing as his prize possessions. it's the only way he says they can be safe. so he gets comfortable, and makes sure his weapons are nearby. just in case thieves launch an attack. communities have been stealing cattle from each other for generations. >> it is a major problem. because it's a source of conflicts that reface around. it normally goes to the extend of cross border conflict. >> reporter: in many parts of africa cows are extremely valuable. often used in important ceremonies. today's a dowry or girl's bride praise is being paid. everyone seems happy and a wedding date is set. >> if you don't have a cow, even in the communities look at you
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as a very poor person. so the cows are very important to our culture and custom. >> reporter: the next day cha cha takes his animals back to the field. he says what you are seeing now is a small number. he has more than 50. he doesn't keep all of his cows at home. he gives others to friends and relatives. that way if they are stolen he doesn't lose everything. it's his way of protecting the family fortune, and he doesn't care if some people think sleeping with his cows is a bit extreme. time for all of the sports now. >> thank you very much. we're just four days away from one of the most anticipated fights in boxing history, i'm talking about floyd mayweather taking on manny pacquiao. the filipino fighter has rived in las vegas. he was greeted by hundreds of fans. with the fight now just a few days away the camp have admitted they are sick and tired
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of all of the hype and just wan the fight to begin. >> i'm going to feel a lot better on sunday because he has trained hard but this whole promotion has been a nightmare from day one. >> the father of pacquiao's opponent, floyd mayweather, sr. has called for his son to retire after this fight. he says he will fight one more time after saturday's bout. the 38 year old, is in a 6-fight deal with the broadcaster show time. the organizers of wimbleton have announced an increase in prize money, it has gone up to nearly $41 million. that makes it the richest of tennis's big four events. that means the likes of the former champions could both win $2.8 million if they pick up another simples title.
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they have offered the same prize money for both the men's and women's champions since 2007. >> i think without the world's best players, we wouldn't have the world's best tennis tournament. and we recognize the players are an essential ingredient of -- of our championships, and this level of prize money is -- is affordable for these championships, and therefore, we feel it's important that we should reflect that in what we pay the players. football and barcelona could open up a 5-point gap at the top of spain's league. they are basing a treble of champion's league and domestic league titles. in that feet was last achieved in 2009 under their former coach. and if they are going to repeat that they will have to get past his current team. >> translator: there are no
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minimum goals to reach. the goal is to win titles. we must keep on doing what we have done so far. the titles will show what we have achieved. well let's have a quick look at the spanish table. barcelona have five games left including tuesday's match. the crucial game would be the penultimate game of the season. valencia moves in just behind athletico. they beat grenada on monday. the former coach is chasing his own trouble. he won the league title on sunday in the semifinals of the german cup on tuesday. in previous seasons the domestic ryals have also been daultton, however, the coach is still expecting a tough game as they attempt to retain the trophy they won last season. >> translator: of course we have to improve our play against them.
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it has always been close. no matter what happens, they are still one of the best teams in germany. >> translator: if we want to win the cup, we must beat byron. we have also won games there in the past so everything is set accordingly, the way it should be. in england liverpool play hull. liverpool desperately needing a win to maintain their hopes. and from football's second tier is now on the brink of joining the english premiere league. they belt boulton 3-0 on monday. it means barring a mathematical miracle, they will be promoted for the first time in their history. they can now look forward to facing the likes of united and
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liverpool in the league for the first time. domestic football has ground to a halt in knee sha, after the government suspended the football association. joanna explains. >> reporter: football in indonesia is no stringer to controversy. it has faced problems with corruption security at games, and even the deathsover two foreign players who were unable to pay for medical treatment because they hadn't been paid by their clubs. this latest upheaval is more of a tit-for-tat. the government tried to block two teams from playing in the superleague because of issues over ownership. the fa ignored the order and kicked off the new season anyway. but then police refused match permits for games to take place. the league ground to a halt after just two matches. well football's governing body fifa warned the indonesian government to back down but now they have done the very
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opposite suspending the fa and saying that will settle for a replace organization but the clubs have already said they won't cooperate. it has lead to thousands of football fans marching through stleets in protest and could lead to fifa suspending all football activities in the country. one of the teams that can't play because of the impasse is [ inaudible ]. but they are still allowed to compete in regional competitions. they were comfortable 6-0 winners against warriors in singapore on tuesday. this is the second tier club competition for asian football. the indonesian teams playing at home remain unbeaten and would qualify for the knockout stages. to baseball now, an announcement is expected soon over whether or not the baseball team the baltimore orioles can play their series opener with
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the chicago white sox. the announcement by the local tv broadcaster was about the suspension of the game on monday. the area where the stadium is was affected think beprotests. a final decision is expected shortly. to the nba playoffs deron williams starred for brooklyn as they tied their series with atlanta. williams had come into some criticism for its performs leading up to monday. the guard who scored just 5 points in flefous two games racked up 35 points. the best of seven series now stands at 2-2. game five is on wednesday in atlanta. >> it feels good. it feels great to get the win. that's the most important thing.
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this was -- this was, you know, a team win, you know, all the way, you know, we -- we -- we fought we scrapped we battled. we were down ten, you know, going into the fourth and there was never any let up. never any give up. to the nhl mrooifs now, the red wings and the lightning will go to a deciding sechth game following tampa bay's victory in game 6. the visitors looked to be cruising when they took a 3-0 lead. but detroit managed to pull it back to 3-2, but any hopes of a comeback were snuffed out by tampa bay as they responded with a couple of more goals. the decider of this series is on wednesday. the washington capitals won their series against the new york ayelanders but just. an understandably tense affair. washington only taking the lead in the second period.
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but back came the islanders early in the 3. and scored a goal worthy of winning any series the washington capitals winning on the night, 2-1. next up for them another new york team, the rangers in the eastern conference semifinals. cycling for you, italy's cyclist has won the third stage on tuesday. to take over as the overleader. the 165-kilometer journey gin initialling in a steep mountain climb. but winning it by a margin of 7 seconds. lots more sport on our website, for all of the very latest check out the aljazeera.com/sport. we have blogs and video clips from around the world. >> thank you very much. more world news coming up shortly with my colleague lauren
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