"hard earned". premiers tomorrow, 10:00 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> part of our month long look at working in america. "hard earned". this is al jazerra. hello there, i am barbars serra, a this is the news hour live from london. coming up, changing tactics. rebel groups in syria shift their focus to president is sawed's strong hold to try to defeat the government. one week on as the death toll keeps rising from nepal's earthquake. we meet one family struggling to cope. nigeria's military rescues another 234 girls and women from boko haram's forest strong hold. >> scotland can lead the way to a nuclear-free world.

>> how a fight over weapons could help to drastically change the u.k.'s political landscape. >> i am rob robin adams with all the sport. one story dominating all around the world pacquiao-mayweather hours away from throwing their first punches in the fight of the century, we are live to las vegas for the latest. ♪ ♪ thank you for joining us. we begin the news hour in syria where there are signs opposition fighters are making progress in their battle against bashar al-assad's forces. a coalition of rebel groups backed by turkey, qatar and saudi arabia. has made gains against the government in idlib province. they say their next move is to capture a strategic city and determined to capture president is assad's hot land but it's still claiming civilian lives.

>> reporter: medics wash the body of a man they say was exposed to chlorine gas. syrian activists say government war planes dropped barrels containing the toxic gas on the town in idlib province. it's the seconds alleged chemical attack on the town this week. and it's not the first time the syrian opposition has raised concerns. in 2013, united nations investigators confirmed the use of sarin nerve agent sowed ought side the capital of damascus without establishing who carried out the attack. the u.s. and many other countries there have repeatedly accused the government of bashar al-assad of attacking the syrian people with chemical weapons. accusations dismissed by the leadership in damascus. last month united nations security council ambassadors were shown this video

doctors trying to revive three child victims of an apparent chlorine gas attack. it was too late. rebels say chemical attacks have increased in northern syria following major gains by the opposition in idlib province. this is a military parade on the outskirts of the capital duh massdamascus. the biggest show of force by syrian rebels only weeks after they captured the city of idlib. the army of islam is tasked with securing the capital once the regime of bashar al-assad is toppled. >> translator: today we stand united against the iranians, they want to spread their influence here, they want to have a parisian state established here. i assure you that we will fight them and defeat them. >> reporter: across the country, rebels are shifting

tactics. in the north armed factions merged under the army of conquest to capture idlib. now their eyes are set on here. assad's strong hold. the u.s. has in the past refrained from arming syrian opposition fighters. the it was concerned about its weapons landing in the hands of groups like the al-nusra front and al al allah an al quada affiliate. but they are joining in the fight to repel them from syria. saudi arabia, qatar and turkey provide significant assistance for rebels. assad fighters still hold ground in major cities. more rebel groups are now considering joining forces to defeat assad. al jazerra. meanwhile, a u.s.-led air strike has killed at least 52 civilians in

northern syria. that's according to a monitoring group. the syrian observatory human rights said the target was the isil-held village near the town of. [ inaudible ] activists say children were among those killed and not a single isil fighter was injured. the pentagon said they cannot confirm the report but are researching it. professor of contemporary middle east studies at the london school of economics he says the new coalition of rebel groups is proving too much for president assad's exhausted forces. >> well, i think there are two major points. the syrian army in the last six months or so have suffered some major setbacks in i idlib and in other strategic targets. the second element is that the first time in probably two years the opposition is

fighting under a unified command. that is the army al-nusra front. al-nusra front is the official arm of al qaeda this particular coordination has made a big difference on the battlefield in addition to also receiving major pivotal support from turkey, qatar and saudi arabia. so the syrian army is exhausted. the syrian army is over extended. it lacks manpower, while the opposition is coordinating and unifying its strengths and receiving very, very critical support from the neighborhood. it's exactly a week since the death toll represent keeps climbing. over 6,000 are known to have died. around 14,000 people have been injured. the united nations believes nearly one and a half million people urgently need food aid and the government heestimates reconstruction casts could exceed $10 million.

which is equivalent to around half of nepal's total economy. but with the help still not reaching some isolated villages, aid organizations say that more helicopters are needed. andrew simmonds reports from one village in central nepal where families are struggling to comb. >> through the him los angeles ashimalayans.natural beauty is scared by what nature inflicted on the country one week ago. with all the ruined buildings, for now a way of life has been extinguished. without their homes without their farm buildings how can people plan ahead. without loved ones, how can they cope? that's the question going through the mind of a girl wearing the pink coat. her mother and baby brother are both buried in this rubble. she is 11 years old. standing with her grandparents wishing her

mother and brother could still be alive. for three days, they have watched from the pavement. a chinese search and rescue team has now taken over the operation. but with such an odor in the air, they are not expecting to find anyone alive. and her grandmother feels that all hope is lost. >> translator: my daughter-in-law and grandson were so beautiful. this tragedy is unbearable. i am not sure what will happen now. how we will manage. we lost everything. my son has reacted really badly. he doesn't have work, and now i feel i have lost him. >> reporter: it becomes too much for her her father is in shock and has taken to drink. he hasn't been seen for hours. the searching goes on in to the night. and the darkness can't fade out any of the pain. the chinese search team plan how tackle the next day.

her grandfather wants to hear some news but the only development is that his son suddenly appeared. slurring his words because of the alcohol but clear in his thoughts. >> translator: it's a dire situation. my wife and baby son are barried here. many people are buried elsewhere. but what is the government doing? we have nothing. please tell the government we hardly have anything to eat. >> reporter: not far far way the flames of protest people demanding food and shelter. she is spending another night under plastic sheeting for her shelter, surrounded by relatives. her grand a mother is unwell. what goes through the minds of an 11-year-old in this situation situation? her cousins try to lighten the mood. but daylight brings reality.

it's the start of yet another day and the chinese search and rescue team are back on the ground. it now appears they may have found a body. mother and baby son are found huddled together. it was never going to be a rescue. the family moved down the road away from the crowds trying to seek some privacy for their grief. but this earthquake doesn't even allow dignity with the lives it takes. the mother and baby don't get a hearse or even a car for the journey to their cremation. their bodies pass family that can't absorb what the shaking earth took from their lives. a father who can't face up to what's happened. and a girl who faces an uncertain future. without the love of a mother. andrew simmons, al jazerra nepal. >> the 11-year-old's story is one of the many heartbreaking ones coming out of nepal in the

last week. faiz jamil is in kathmandu and says even when the aid does arrive, there are still problems for those affects. >> reporter: more and more relief is reaching these remote areas, but one thing to keep in mind is even when they do reach it doesn't solve all of the problems of the people living there. in many cases their homes have still been reduce today roll they won't get rebuilt right way. and still have to live out in the open. the government has asked for 400,000 tents and blankets from the international community. and the ministry of home affairs has said that only 47,000 have been distributed so far. the other thing is while people's immediate healthcare needs are taken care of by the search and rescue teams when they arrive. their long-term care is also a concern, especially against diseases water-born diseases especially water purification tablets are still needed as well. and people here are still on edge. they still don't know when they can go back home. when their homes will be rebuilt for them to go back to. so even more than a week on since the quake struck, people here are still being affected by

the disaster. >> we are joined now by gary shea emergency response director for save the children. before that he was the country director for nepal. he joins us live now from new york. sir, thank you so much for your time. and talking to us here at al jazerra. we have just been hearing about the many problems we sieging the rescue efforts. the difficulties in distribution. access to remote areas the log jams at the airport. how many of them do you think have significantly improved in the past week and what are the crucial things that are needed in the coming days? >> the crucial things that are needed over the coming days are getting surprise to the people in the most remote areas. a lot of this has already started, save the children is distributed to areas that used to be a three to five-day walk in the northern area, which i know quite well. at the present times some food stuffs with the hem of the

nepalese army and helicopters it will make an improvement. it's also important to know that the n.g.o.s save the children many other n.g.o.s in nepal that supply chains with planes coming in with more surprise some will land in kathmandu, other goods will come in from india. we have medical surprise coming in from amsterdam. so the supply chain will catch up with the demand. the distribution is, indeed, challenging. but with help from the helicopter. more relief will get to those in need. the weather though, will be a challenge. we do have what i call a race against time with monsoon rains coming in six weeks. we need to make sure people have safe shelter, which is essential which will reduce the incidents of disease. >> i guess you mentioned the monsoon season there it's something that's particular to that area. you opened save the children's offices in nepal but also ran the operation in heat haiti after the 2010 earthquake.

another poor country obviously. how do you think the challe imagine paul faces compares to other similar devastation what sets nepal apart its specific needs? >> what sets it apart is the gee ography distance. the people who live in the rural areas are in action he is i believe often by days, three four five, six days. many lives are lost. in gorka many health facilities. i am just using that as an example. gee on the ground or aftergee on the ground rav is a the challenge, these are tour venture shall rains that start in june going until september. we have to make sure all the surprise and shelters are in place and medical attention is there.

and a prongs i have program that can be mounted. space is also a concern many of the people affected are obviously in kathmandu and a areas, three cities have that have very little space for people that are displaced. save the children and others are working there. we have close cooperation with the nepal ease government. the expectation that everything -- as much as we would like every child and family to have everything in hand, we have to bring in the materials from all over the world. the other strength is the strength of the nepal-y people, save the children has 450 stop, nepal-y on the ground. issupplemented from people all over the world many from india

that have this expertise. >> you mentioned in the time the world's attention will shift but the need for funding will remain. how will you try to maintain the international empathy over the people of nepal and make sure it translates in to continuing funds? >> it's important to continue the help with we get get from al jazerra. other media is important. we go people to go to our website www.savethechildren.org and help make a contribution. this is a multi of year program that nepal will need and hopefully you can go back and continue to cover the steps taken by save the children and other n.g.o.s in this. cash is the best way to help. save the children, other n.g.o.s it dawes make a difference, went to purchase as much as possible locally. and make -- and put the private sector back to work in nepal. that's also important. >> gary shea, emergency response

direct foray the children, sir thank you so much for your time. and still to come on this al jazerra news hour. rallies in the u.s. city of baltimore after six police officers are charged over the death of freddie gray. the world comes to italy for an event. the government hopes will breathe some life in to the economy. and coming up in sport, deja vu in the italian football league as the title is decided. robin has all the details. let's for to gem en now where the battle continues to intensify. with reports that at least 27 people have been killed. houthi rebels and troops loyal to the excited president hay are battling for control of the main airport there. hundreds of families remain trapped in their homes and running shorts of surprise. paul brennan reports.

♪ ♪ >> reporter: even the hospitals are now in the artillery gunner's sites. the hospital in the southern yemen see of taiz took direct hits on saturday causing panic among staff and patients. in the seaport city of aden, houthi fighters and forces loyal to the previous yemeni president saleh were blamed for artillery bombard little that hit residential districts. and there was fierce fighting reported in other areas witnesses said several terrified familiar are families fled for their lives. now a chronic shortage of gasoline is threatening basic infrastructure. >> the lack of fuel means that house facilities can no longer work. the tell communication network will come to a stand still of the water pumping systems will no longer function.

they urgently need fuel and food coming in to the country, we have without it we have to fear for the worst. >> reporter: yemen's slide becoming a failed state was not inevitable and the u.s. secretary of state everyoned negotiations. but the decent towards out right civil war since january is complex. yemeni security forces have split loyalties. many are loyal to the currents president hadi. others have cited with the houthi rebel leaders hadi predecessor saleh. in the south president hadi has the support of militia and the popular resistence committees. adding to an already volatile mixture bomb attacks in the peninsula and yemeni affiliate of aisles. the advance of the chia muslim houthi rebels also alarm the neighbors. such as saudi arabia, particularly because of their belief that the houthi militia are being supported by iran.

more than a thought people killed and hundreds of thousands fled their homes because of the ground fighting and the affect of saudi-led air strikes and no sign of imminent breakthrough on the peace process paul brennan al jazerra. >> meanwhile houthi rebels have called on the u.n. to end the air strikes. that's according to the reuters news agency. on friday hundreds of houthi supports rallieded to condemn the the air can payment. monday a dozen people remember killed on friday when a residential neighborhood was hit. saudi has been targeting rebels since march. 17 people killed in iraq's capital. bombs went off just minutes apart in a popular commercial area of baghdad. the first was a suicide car bomb that detonated near restaurants and coffee shops filled with customers the second struck in a

similar area. 49 men have appeared in an afghan court accuseed in a mob attack in which a woman was beat to death. the 27-year-old 27-year-old woman was accused of burning a koran was kicked to death by a friends i crowd and then set to fire. several police officers watched as aas a as the attack took place. ray moment of silence in baltimore. crowds of people marched from the site of freddie grew's arrest to city hall. six officers who were arrested on friday have posted bail and been released from custody until the end of the month. >> john hendon is live for us in baltimore. john obviously those officers have been charged, one of them with second degree murder. and then similar charges for the others. what impact has that had on the police i guess that are still

demonstrating in baltimore? >> reporter: barbara that really transformed the mood of what is happening out here. they were riots days ago and now it's really turned to relief. people here are somewhat surprised and happy that whatever the outcome is of those legal cases that someone is going to accountability. there will be six officers who are going to face some kind of justice review over this. it is rare in the united states to see a police officer charged with homicide and rarer even to see a conviction. so today there were marches in the streets thousands of people came to this park out in front of city hall, a site where there have been arrested as recently as last night. that was for violating the curfew and of course there has been rock throwing and all kind of other activity. today what we heard was relief from people and it doesn't seem to matter that three of those six officers, including the one charged with the most severe charge of second degree murder, were african american themselves. people i have talked to here have said this is not really so

much about black and white it's about blue. that's the color police wear. and police brutality here in the streets of baltimore and elsewhere. they say that it is african americans who are most likely victims, whatever the color of the officers involved. >> and i guess now just will take its course as the six officers have been charged. but do you think we'll still keep seeing demonstrations in baltimore with people wanting to keep folk us and pressure i guess on the case? >> to giver you an idea of how serious this case has gone, there were also protests today in new york, in chicago in ferguson missouri, all places where african american men have been killed by police. this is a movement that has gone beyond the city of baltimore. of course that's why we are talking about it here on al jazerra. the people we have talked to here in baltimore say they will continue to lead the protests. because charging six officers is not enough. they say this just happens far too often.

it will be interesting to see what happens in the court case, that will go on for months as well. so that may prompt some further protests in this case. >> john hendon live for us in baltimore, john, thank you. hundreds of girls and women rescued from boko haram have been taken to a refugees camp in the northeast. they traveled through three days through the forest after the army stormed the camp where they were being held. the army has vowed to push boca rah ham out of the area said to be the group's last strong hold. >> reporter: military commanders say these are some of the 293 293 and children rescued. now another 234 have been freed. that's more than 680 over the last few days. >> the military says they were held in inhuman conditions and trying to work out who they are. >> in their present state it is unfair to put too much pressure or demand on them in order to

get such information. >> reporter: the military is not ruling out the possibility that some of the rescued could be the chibok school girls. they were abducted by boko haram fighters in april last year. 219 are still missing. campaigners have been demanding the government does more to free the girls. and publish the names of all of those who have been kidnapped. >> who are these people? we didn't even know that they were abducted. and it shouldn't be such -- it shouldn't be the case, because every nigerian should have a name. right now they are nameless and face little. and the government and military can do more than we just hearing. [ inaudible ] that people have been announced. >> reporter: military commanders also say their operations against boko haram is going well. and they pictures to is free more prisoners from heightouts in the force he have in the next few days. we can't independently verify what the military are saying about these rescues, there are

restriction on his the media humanitarian and human rights organizations in the rescue areas, but many are hoping that the military's claims are accurate. and will lead to the chibok girls be found and freed. al jazerra abuja nigeria. let's go to burundi now where three people have died in granada tacks after a week of protests against the president's decision to seek a third term. the attacks happened in the capital. killing two policemen and a civilian near a police station in the central market. a government spokesman says 17 people were also wounded the government has vowed to put a stop to the protests. still ahead on al jazerra 1400 migrants are rescued from the mediterranean as they through to make their desperate journey to europe. and in sport a two-wheeled record for spain's local hero.

>> every day is another chance to be strong. >> i can't get bent down because my family's lookin' at me. >> to rise, to fight and to not give up. >> you're gonna go to school so you don't have to go war. >> hard earned pride. hard earned respect. hard earned future. >> we can not afford for one of us to lose a job. we're just a family that's trying to make it. >> a real look at the american dream. "hard earned". premiers tomorrow, 10:00 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> part of our month long look at working in america. "hard earned". now reminder of the top stories on al jazerra. there are signs that a change in tactics by syrian opposition

fighters is delivering results in their four-year conflict against the government. a coalition of rebel groups has made gains against have jim forces in idlib province and say their next sphaouf to capture president bashar al-assad's heartlands. houthi rebels in yemen have called on the u.n. to help end the saudi-led air strikes against them according to the reuters news exactly. fighting continuing around the southern port of aden. a week after the earth quake in nepal the number of people known to have been killed and injured don't rise, more than 6,800 people have died in the quake and the number increasing as rescue workers recover bodies from the rubble. the south african government is closing the camps where foreigners fled to when they were targeted by locals last month. seven people were killed in the violence and thousands were displaced. the violence has largely stopped but many people are still fearful because they have nowhere to go. charles stratford sent us this

report from one of the camps in the port city of durban. >> reporter: the fences started coming down in the early morning. the government wants to move these people to the last remaining camps in durban for foreigners who have fled the recent attacks by local people. she came to south africa in 2003 she has four children, she came to the camp a month ago. >> how can they remove the fences where there are kids sleeping in the night kids are getting sick every day. >> reporter: many of these people are asylum seekers are refugees from the democratic republic of congo and burundi. they fled conflict that their home countries and then attacks against foreigners in a country where they hoped to have safe. the government planned to move these people to another camp has

now started in earnest. and they are pulling this last tent down and as you can hear, these people are still refusing to move. >> our country is leading the fight. we can't go to congo, there is a fight. burundi there is a fight. we can't go anywhere. and that means we can't stay here. we need another peace countries rip to be there. >> i am telling you no. >> reporter: the united nations refugees agency has been trying to convince people in this cam top do what the government says. >> do you want to be. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: there is little food left. and the aid volunteers have been told to stop cooking. >> one of the guys from the military came in and said we should not be cooking because they have already closed the camp. >> lord we pray. >> we we would like to ask for water no, water no life. we have so many kids and now

they say that they are going take away the water. >> reporter: police stood guard as the last at the present time came down. buses were sent to take the people away. they refused to go. they still fear being attacked. they want to leave south africa, and they don't trust the government. it says it wants to register each person here as parts of its reintegration program. >> the reality is we are putting all of our energy and resource to get them back in to the communities. to the communities where they came from and to tell the communities to provide the safety and security for them. >> reporter: as night fell the men lit fires and families huddled together for warmth. there is no trust here. these people have heard promises of protection many times before. charles stratford, al jazerra durban. the italian coast guard says more than 2,400 people have been rescued at sea on saturday. on friday the coast guard picked up 220 people near the libyan coast. and they have now arrived on the

island of lamb par deuce a. according to officials all those rescued are men from subsaharan africa. this year has zenon precedented numbers trying to cross from north africa no to europe. let's get the latest from catania and sicily and speak to al jazerra's stef deck. stephanie, tell us exactly what happened there today. and what the sentiment on the ground is of course italians are used to these arrivals they have been happening for years. >> reporter: that's right but when talk about 2,400 these are unprecedented numbers in one day alone. there are 13 separate rescue operations we are told by the italian navy and the coast guard that happened today on saturday involveing navy patrols the coast guard customs officials and one french navel vice that would arrived here as part of the operation triton that was sent after the leaders met two weeks ago when you were looking

at the figures it's extremely concerning it's the beginning of may. the summer season hasn't everybody started yet. we know during the summer when the waters are calm and the weather is good is when a slot of smugglers will set off their boats filled with refugees. they say 30 times more deaths have happened at this stage in compare stop to last year and they are expecting that number to rise. they are used to 150. the rest will be taken, we are not sure there has also been a sense of goodwill here. people will tell you because the numbers are rising and the huge inflict, they are getting frustrated because they feel they are being left to do it a bone the italian government says it's a european issue and needs to be dealt with by all european countries. the italians feel at the moment

they are handling the burden full by themselves. >> not a lot of goodwill towards the northern european countries in italy. after all the media attention after the strategy that happened a few weeks ago when hundreds of migrants died. has any additional help been put in place? any temporary plan? >> reporter: exactly. well i think that's still a very murky situation. we know that the reality is that there is one french vessel here. that's what we have been told. it's confirmed and that took part as will as well in that operation. we are being told perhaps there is a german ship. a british naval vessel in the area but not committed to how exactly they will be operating. will it be a coordinated effort, through the triton system. it's very complicated. as you said there was this emergency meeting the world's eyes were turned on the mediterranean on hundreds of people dieing and there is a real emergency humanitarian

crisis looming. it's not enough. many aid agencies will tell you it's basically a face-saving operation. not a life-saving one if we look at operation triton they operate only 30 nautical miles off the coast of italy and malta. they don't go further never to the high seas where a lot of these migrants, a lot of the boats get in to trouble. soy there are questions about how committed the european union is to help. nothing has translated on the ground. we are seeing the numbers rise at least 2,400 rescued in one day. i have to say no fatalities were reported today. >> that's good news. stephanie deck never catania. thank you. stephanie hundreds of migrants making the journey almost every day.

many are make he go the journey through turkey under the circumstances a short distance to europe's borders but still a perilous strip. bernard smith reports. >> reporter: from the remote corners of turkey's coastline the distance between despair and hope for a new life in europe via a greek island can be just 25-kilometers. but overcrowded boats coast guard patrols and ruthless smugglers make for a perilous cross. he is a smuggler, he's about to take a boat full of migrants to the greek island. this time if he makes it, he will blends in with the passengers and claim asylum himself. >> translator: i have never sailed a diesel engine boat before but i have to sail it tomorrow. i have never sailed out this deep. the sea is scary, i will be scared particularly as at least 35 to 40 people's lives will be

my responsibility. but a smuggler is no humanity, when i sends you out to sea you'll either make it or won't. either way i will make money. >> reporter: he and his 29 passengers made it. he sent us these pictures. after a couple of days at this migrant reception center. they'll be free to go onto athens and beyond. migrants will play anything between 900 to $2,000 to be squeezed on taye small boat sailing them over to greece, that kiosk island just over there. if they get intercepted by the turkish coast guard on the way they'll be broad back here and turkey stopped some 15,000 migrants last year, but most of them will just try again. there is no shortage of potential passengers. in the western turkish city here at a known migrant pick-up area people wait with bags packed. many will be from syria but there are also iraqis, afghans and people from africa.

he is from syria and scared of the journey he will have to make. >> translator: the u.n. and the international community haven't offered any alternative way to get to our you feel that's why we are forced to take this road to death. >> reporter: the turkish government says more migrants are taking to the sea here because it's timed its landed border with greece and bulgaria. you cam, of course, throw bashed wire across the sea. so these routes will only get more popular with the on set of summer. bernard smith, al jazerra on turkey's coast. a day after demonstrations threatened to overshadowed the opening of the milan expo it's drawn thaws of visitors, the italian government is hoping the international cultural event will help revive the economy. from milan claudia reports.

bomb in a world that by that by 20 will have 9 billion people. another way to raise awareness is to show what supermarkets may look like in the future. consumers are becoming increasingly aware of the food's poff nance its nutritional value even its carbon footprint. in the future all they have to do to get the information is point at it. this is newted nations of food will last six months, but trends in nutrition will be explored

and future trends showcased. it's a 160 year olds tradition that just doesn't seem to lose its appeal. al jazerra milan. with less than a week to go before the general elections in the u.k. the outcome is still far from certain. the governor he go conservative party is neck and neck with its main rifle the left labor. it's the soaring popularity of the scottish national party that could fundamentally change british's landscape. the snp is gaining even more support with its opposition to nuclear weapons. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: 6:30 in the morning and these people are trying to get themselves on the news. off the buses linking arms refuse to go move. the blockade is outside the home of the u.k.'s fleet of nuclear submarines.

the protesters' aim is to make the case for a nuclear-free scotland a national election issue. >> we need to funds human needs. we have been campaigning now with that for a couple of years we started off a couple of years ago with the idea that scotland can lead the way to nuclear-free world. >> reporter: those who thought the smp was dead after it lot the independence referendum have been proved entirely wrong. the new leader has led the party to a huge surge in support. with the antinuclear campaign at its heart. it has the potential to cause some spectacular upsets. in this constituency, a 20-year-old university student is leading the poll. if she wins for the search np she would beat the man who would in the labor government be the foreign secretary. he's for trident and she most certainly isn't. >> how can you possibly advocate cutting childcare cutting

health service cutting education and all the while paying money for weapons? it seems to me that the establishment has its priorities wrong. >> reporter: labor candidates in places like glasgow scotland's biggest city which voted for independence in last year's referendum now find their westminster seats at risk. this veteran m.p. denies her party has become too right wing for scottish tastes. >> that's an argument about try dealt but not about whether or not we spends money on health and education what we are trying to do in labor is have an economic plan to grow our tax base and protect the central services. >> reporter: the nightmare scenario is the labor party is it gets wild out in scotland and has to rely on the snp a to form a majority government that would make alex salmon who led the campaign deputy prime minister of the u.k. because the scottish government the snp is stormily antinuclear. the equation between a replacement for trident versus

austerity, has become a really important issue in this election in scotland. and yet in england it isn't at all. because in westminster every single political party apart from the greens, have said that they are in favor of spending anotherringspends $150 billion on nuclear weapons. the snp has committed scotland to an anti nuclear movement the like of which hasn't existed since the 1980s this then could be the shape of things to come. lawrence lee, al jazerra in, scotland. land well, study ahead on the news hour we'll have sport with robin and ahead of boxing's biddest night we'll ask if the sport itself could be on the ropes thanks to a hard-hitting rival.

all right, now here is robben with the sport and parentally there is a fight isn't there? >> apparently there is a little bit of a big fight actually, thank you. thank you barbara. big fight in las vegas just over five hours to go until floyd mayweather and manny pack yeah pacquiao are to enter the ring. they are about to meet in the boxing ring for the very first time. >> my frame of mind is just to be smart, you knowyou listen to this man right here because without my father i wouldn't be where i am at at. >> this is a great responsibility for me to given joint to the fans and this is for me i believe that the fans deserve it. tomorrow the fans deserve to have a good fight.

>> okay, let's go live now to our man in las vegas andy gallagher. many of us, millions around the world wish we were there. can you give us a sense of the atmosphere. what's the excitement like in the lead up to the fight? >> reporter: well, robin you and i have been counting this count vents down all week, here we are it. -minus a few hours until the two men meet in the ring. look at the street behind me. you can see the excitement amongst the fans, they ever come from auld over the world i am surrounded by giant screens showing the faces of both the fighters. the sense of excite isn't huge, people have come from across the world, tied so much money in tickets. >> as you said it's been billed as the fight of the century not just because of the money but

the character involved. are we likely to see a bigger events in our time, do you think, andy? >> well, that's the big question here. a lot of people who criticize boxing saying this is all or nothing, where is the next generation of boxers, these aren't heavyweights. heavyweights usually a tract huge crowds when you talk to boxing fans here they say boxing will never die it has a core fan base, there is another sport at least here in the united states that is beginning to make inroads. ♪ >> if this is boxing's last big fight, then the so-called gentleman's game is bowing out in a big way. this is just the way in -- weigh in for the much-anticipated mayweather-pacquiao fight and the arena is almost full to capacity. some say boxing is steadily losing fans to a relatively new sport. >> i am going for that shot.

hey, hey. >> reporter: these are mixed martial arts fighters train to go compete in the ultimate fighting championship or ufc. and it's attracting younger fans. supporters say there are more -- there are more mock you want cross, more action and a rising roster of stars. but even the professionals here have their doubts about competing with boxing. >> boxing has been around forever. this is a billing fight. i am pretty sure when ali fought foreman they should that woulding the last fight. it's not going ham. >> reporter: nonetheless the ultimate championship is making inning roads here and the and the organizers say the way boxing is run it could be the beginning of its down fall. >> boxing is so greedy and never thinks about the future of the sport. what they did with the tickets here only a certain amount of tickets went on sale then went on a secondary market and there are tickets everywhere. there are tickets for this fight

every where and they priced the fans out of the fight. so many people would have love to have been here to see the fight. >> reporter: people in the m g.m. arena don't might the astro no ma'am calastronomical tickets prices. >> boxing is a sport that will live on. it brought you ufc. boxing will continue. mma is good, but i don't think it can catch up to box not any time soon. boxing is here to to say always has been always will be. >> reporter: mixed martial arts have come a long way in a short amount of time but that only is in the u.s. market. globally boxing is still king. you only have to soak up the atmosphere in this arena to know that for now that, boxing like these two bring in big money but both of these two are approaching the end of their careers, leaving many to ask what and who will take their plays. >> i am sorry to puts you on the

spot who do you think is likely to win the spotlight and why? >> reporter: you know, people have been shouting at me from the street all day who do you think is going to win this fight? but the money at least here in the states is may weather. he hasn't been beater yet 47-0. but plenty of fans here would love to see mayweather beaten for the first time in his career by manny pacquiao, i am the no i gambling man but there are two career clippers in the bought that's pacquiao and mayweather splitting prize money estimated to be around $300 million. >> all right. andygallagher live to us from vice vegas, thank you very much for that. pacquiao will not be making as much as mayweather but will still make quite a bit. it's a lot from his upbringing in strings poverty. >> reporter: this is where manny

pacquiao learned how to box at the age of 12. back then, the young manny was selling bread for two u.s. dollars a day to help his family in general santos city in the southern philippines. his uncle's prized possessions are manny's first boxing gloves he bought him. >> translator: i started teaching him how to box i saw he was different. he trained hard it, didn't matter that he was under the rain or boxing with bare feet or in torn shorts, the boy was determined. >> reporter: pacquiao's rise from humble beginnings is mirrored by his climb through different weight divisions. he started fighting for a prize of one u.s. dollar here. eventually he joined fights abroad and made hundreds of millions more. in this city, there are signs of the boxer's success everywhere. he has become a legends in a town where the majority of the people live below the poverty line. everybody here wants to be like

manny. this city has produced many of the philippines top boxers throughout history. 14 of them went onto become international champions. but not all of them were success is stories. the world boxing council ranks. [ inaudible ] as the best soup every soup every weight champion in history. in the '80s the fighter put them on the world boxing map and making hundreds of thousands of u.s. dollars of earnings. but he lost everything to alcohol and drug abuse. >> translator: i look back and regret everything. i wish i could go back. i miss the glory days, but it's all gone now. >> reporter: manny is one of the world's richest sports stars. he has also made smart investments, politics and even acting in the philippines. manny's fight against floyd mayweather has been described as the fight of the century. it is expected to bring in

hundreds of millions of u.s. dollar earnings. for the people here, though, it does not matter what the outcome of the fight will be. manny is a symbol of hope, a living proof that even in this poverty-stricken country dreams till do come true. al jazerra general santos city in the southern philippines. let's turn our attention to football. juventus have clinched a fourth success i feel series a title. it's juve's first league trophy. it's still a tight race in spain where the gap between barcelona and real madrid is still just two points, barca followed up their midweek demolition winning 6-0. this time around a comprehensive dismantling ofcomprehensive dismantle core to becore tobecristiano reknowledge dough

a hat trick sat at savilla. roger federer on course for his first victory of the season, the world number two through to the final of the istanbul open in turkey after coming from a set down to beat diego. he'll play another south american in the final. back to sport now spain's jorge will start the home motor g.p. from pole position after breaking the lap record. he had a slow start to the season but hit top form on roam ground becoming the first right tore break 1:68. around the track. champion should leader rossi will start second. that is the sport, there is more later, thanks for watching. very quickly you are on the spot who will win tonight. >> manny pacquiao. >> okay, we'll see. that's it for this news hour, thanks for watching. more news in a few minutes goodbye.

>> this week on "talk to al jazeera" nasa administrator charles bolden. >> getting to space is very difficult. getting to mars is very, very, very difficult. >> he's been aboard the space shuttle four times. his missions included helping deploy the hubble space telescope and flying the first joint us/russia mission. >> i think we've always gotten along with everyone "off the planet" better than we have "on it" for one simple reason, we're mission focused. >> now he runs an agency that has transitioned away from space shuttle missions to one focused