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>> emmy award-winning, investigative series. >> we have to get out of here. >> "faultlines: made in bangladesh". tomorrow, 10:00 eastern. only on al jazeera america. nearly 900 might go grants arrive in sicily after being rescued by with the coast guard. hello, you're watching al jazera live, and also ahead. the africa cran israeli community is protesting against violence and racism. two gunmen are shot outside of an exhibit. the race for the english premiere league, is over, and it's chelsea.
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hundreds of might go grants, have arrived in the italian port and more than 5,000 people have been rescued over the past 48 hours as they try to reach europe. and, let's go to stephanie, who is live, another new day has dawned and, still more and more people are arriving. that's right. well this boat that you see behind me, was just under 900 migrants. they docked here, well into five hours,ing a and they are still on that boat. it is taking a long time and that's because the rigorous medical checkup going on one-by-one and because there's they're concerned about diseases and you can see people are getting agitated and, they have had a very long journey so it is
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a difficult situation and, we have seen a couple of people disembark, and women and young children and one wounded man and it's still ongoing and there's just a last bit left and, they are wanting to get off the boat, they'll be split into two groups and 400 will be taken somewhere else. and 500 will be pro received here before then the italian internal minister will decide where they will go. we can see that the sky is clear blue, and the water and blast sid and calm and it's an ideal time for the might go grants to mat trip. absolutely and it's de i'veingly calm balls many do lose their lives the conditions under which they travel are difficult. small dingies packed with
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people overcrowded and smallwood den boats without engine and engineers breaking down and many adrift at the mers sift sea and yesterday we add dingy that was deflated and that was intercepted rescued by the italian navy and, it's a difficult situation and the summer hasn't gun yet and, this is not unexpected. they knew this was going to happen. this has been happening and the numbers have been increasing and they know thousands and,000 sands of more will try to mat crossing and we are told, by the border agency, that deals with the rescue operations, he said up to a million people could be waiting to cross here. so difficult numbers and people will tell you that the solution needs to be found across the border. a million people, that's a real problem. stephanie.
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thank you. thousand he of people from israel's african community have been rallying against racism, and, police brutality. tensions rose when a soldier was beaten by police, emerged last week. violence after hours of peaceful demonstration. named the assassinated president becomes a flashpoint in what they call a jewish nation, and one now with violence. on the one side, israel police and special forces. on the other a group of demonstrators led by ethiopea enjews argue that go they have been discriminated against because of the color of their
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skins and the protests began a while ago. the group is small but its impact is chaotic and traffic is far out of proportion and no permission was granted for this gathering and police have been standing by, attempting to prevent the crowd from moving further into the traffic. many of these protestors are born in israel, and children of those brought to the country, in a contro very sal airlift from e theo pea ends, and three decades ago. most peer, have viewed this video, with hundreds of thousand sands she in recent days, its footage after soldier being attacked by police officer and a his colleague and it led to a demonstration, that ended in violence and, to the events, of
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this day. the crowd which have increased in size appear to be disbursing peacefully, and then a few hours later began gathering again. no more restraint from the side of police, stunt grenades, and officers on horseback attempting to disburse the crowd. too late to stop events on this night, and the prime minister will be meeting representatives of the community along with the soldiers whose assault has become so public. an attempt perhaps to stop jewish unity from being washed away. we're getting reports, that a suicide blast, in the afghanistan capital has targeted a basket caring stuff from the
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toarnl jen's office, one person is dead, and 13 others, are wounded. taliban has claimed responsibility. in texas two gunmen have been killed, near an exhibition of cartoons, depicting muhammad, and, splaib why there was such a heavy police presence. we prepare for something like this, because there were additional officers that were hired by the school district. and we had talk we had them, in preparing for this event, in case something like this happened. now, more from the scene. this shooting happened in mere seconds and there was no description given of these two suspects and their bodies are still by the car which they used to come to the parking lot where they opened fire, hitting one officer, in the ankle and
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he has been discharge fred the hospital nothing on motive and description on these suspects. they have evacuated this large perimeter, which includes a neighborhood, a high school, and a shopping complex, they say more than 200 people were inside this event, that was being hosted, and the event was a controversial cartoon contest asking for submissions depicting the prophet mo mad him. they are a far right group and they, at the time, said this was not meant to be an insult in must lumps or an attack on the face, but rather an expression of free speech in lights of the events. now, the police, of course, they say it's too early to draw any conclusions and they're not learning the shooting, to the event that was happening inside. however, they say security was already on hand before the shooting happened and they did not receive any credible threats
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and knowing the potential of such an event, they had officers on the scene. again, this even, was hosted by the group american freedom defense initiative. and the controversial contents was offering $10,000 as a prize to be the best cartoon depiction. and they have received, 350 entrees and today was to be the jumping day. saudi arabia has denied sending any troops, and however some have said they have seen troops there. sources say these men are not what they appear to be, although their clothing is similar to the attire worn in this area, they are set to be
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troops, to help progovernment forces in the fight. local fighters don't have access to the kind of what we're seeing. anti tank weapon, and years, and infantry troops, and typical weapon that is used by special operation forces. and at the end of the day you have to give the objective and find the best way to achieve it and, going with a grant, it would not be the wisest way to do it. it would be very costly. these are special forces, in a mission. but, the saudi led coalition spokesman denies it. i assure you if troops were brought in, we would have confirmed through the daily briefing as was the practice, during the operation and all
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options are open, the coalition will not spare any earth backing the resistance and, the positive outcome is on the ground. they will not spare any effort and chief outcomes on the ground. no troop landings were made into yemen. ground troops would be a main or escalation in the war and, they don't seem committed to, at the moment. and, heavy casualties are inevitable. city hall made comments when asked about it, they have suggested, there may be a ground invasion but appears optimistic that it wouldn't bees in. and they have said airstrikes would be enough to take down the military. but, fighting is still raging and forces loyal to the president, seem to be making
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gains and aren't in complete control. there doesn't seem to be a uniguyed central command. still ahead, al jazera, travels, to a remote area, to view the area. i'm jamel and reporting in the south china sea and we'll tell you why this is at the center of one of the biggest security flash points. hungry and risking it all... >> these people wanna get as far away as they can >> the migrant crisis
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again, top stories here. hundreds of might go grants have i rhode island, after being rescued by european coast guard,. more than 5,000 have been rescued, over the past 4 hours. thousands of african israelis have protestedded against racism, and police brutality, andtiveses rose, when they were beaten by police. two gunmen are dead and a security guard injured, during a shooting, outside after event for a cartoon doe picks of muhammad. more migrants entering europe through boats and they have brought 470 people trying to travel to southern italy and
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back to shore. now, the big question is, where do all these people go? holding center here, is overcrowded and they'll have to be dispatched had to other centers, in other cities along the coast here, in western libya. and that is huge problem for this country and it doesn't have the capacity to deal with these staggering numbers of people who want to cross the mediterranean and those numbers are going to increase because of the summer and we heard from cell officials here complaining there is no assistance from the e.u., and no coordination, and the italian navy and coast guard and, they are left to their own devices, and libya feels they are taking the blame for that are migration that keeps on happening. well, one estimate here on the ground is, there are 1 million people who have come to this
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country, waiting to cross cross to southern italy. the libyans are saying, everybody is putting the focus on us and they're leaving from our country and we don't have the means did that and they are calling on the international community, on the u.n., and e.u. to come to libya to try to put together some sort of mechanism, and not only to prevent these people from leaving, and also, once they rescue come back to the country and, what to do with them. most of the embassies have shutdown and most airlines don't come to the country any more and, they don't want to go because the need war, and then they came to libya hoping that it will be better and, they are leaving war and, they want to go to europe and tee spite the dangers and risk and what they have seen of hardship, every person said, they would
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try to do that trip once again. well, some of the people trying to enter ire rop are from syria, and golferses have been accused of using chlorine gas are to the third time this week. paul has the details. in northwestern province, activists are reporting that regime forces have dropped barrel bombs and women and children and in villages were treated for breathing problems. throw towns were targeted, containing toxic gas, and 15 people were hurt and civil defense teams rescued to help. this follows two similar chemical attacks this week. the most populous city and this once quiet area, and the rebels in control are continuing to be targeted by regime forces. and activists are reporting that
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government has dropped barrel bombs, and one hit a kindergarten and a dozen people were killed, ten children and one woman and meanwhile near the capital regime forces have been bombarding the camp. the camp is home home to show sands of palestinians. and, it is turned into an urban bat ground, when fighters entered it a few weeks ago. most of the fighters have withdrawn. but despite this, the syrian army hasn't stopped this military operation. i am a resident, we were sitting in our homes when missiles and rockets came around us, they hit civilians and, children and we are paying the price. no armed fighters. where is the u.n.?
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u.n. security exowp sill has demanded all parties allow aid to reach without obstruction. our main demand, is allows for movement in both directions and so for those that would like to heave, they could leigh and for those that would like to stay in the camp, and receive assistance, they would receive it. and the plo is sending a delegation do damascus,. they to find alternatives, to militaries, to relieve the suffering. the u.s. military has denied reports that its air strike killed 52 civilians. they said they were isis fighters, and the observer said 7 children died. in afghanistan dozens of men are on trial for allegedly
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killing a 27-year-old woman after accusing her have burning the koran. a mob of men beat the woman and, ran a car over her and burnt her body, and test the justice system because the family's lawyer, will prosecute those who failed to help her. they should be prosecuted for murder and also, if you're just filming and not doing anything, then you have a legal obligation to protect her. in the border, 101 year old man has been pulled out alive after the debris, from the earthquake. he is in stable and then. authorities have had to shutdown the international airport, in katmandu, because of damage to the runway. well 67,276 people are now
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known to have died. and more than 14,000 are injured. and aid is able to reach some of the more remote areas and forecast with the who, and he has this report. the village is tiny and the devastation massive. i still haven't ben able to to comprehend what happened and how we'll recover. in eastern district, approximately 0 kilometers from the epicenter of the earthquake, the 70-year-old leads me around things small enclave while neighbors pick up pieces of their collapsed homes. he's saying there's about 200 people, 90 families, and that 90% of the homes were destroyed in the quake. he built his home, 58 years ago and it's gone. medical aid is finally starting to reach his community
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but residents are no long closer to feeling relieved. we don't know, howie going to live through monsoon season. of far more concern is what might happen, in the district, and the rest of nepal each before the rainy season begins. because of the expense of the destruction, we believe that most of the work, can destroyed and, that increases by the day the possible outbreaks of diseases. who workers took our team along as they distributed boxes of medication and water purification tablets and more. over 13,000 are still unaccounted for. up with quick glance, around the hospital proves how dire situation is. with lines out the door, young and old await treatment
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their faces show how much pain their in. more aid teams have arrived and more medicine is being dispensed, but not enough. under scoring how perilous it remains in on our way an after shock struck, it was brief but powerful, and causing fear for those that are already trauma tiesed. he was injured in that tremor and, it got even worse. scared and weak and in pain, she was forced to seek treatment on her own. my husband and son are both alcoholics she says, and my daughters are married and i had to walk for half-an-hour to get to the hospital. the treatment gives her some comfort, but not enough. she has no idea how she'll be able to get home. back at the village some residents feel fortunate
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they're all too aware that other areas were much harder hit and they would love more aid and assistance and, they know better than to wait for it. we can't just sit around, expecting the government's help. we all survived the earthquake, and there is no casualty in this village, we'll survive somehow and, we'll get through this. al jazera. tensions between the philippines, and china is continuing to escalate, there's worry that it plans to use the runway, as a military base and it doesn't have the naval power to do so. now, the report, from the islands. one of the largest i languages in the south south china
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sea, the philippine government controls this. in 1956, tomas, discovered it. and he was later thrown in jail boy former philippine president and was forced to hand over the island in 1974,. a round 200 people have been levering here. it's the community thanks relatively self sustaining. there's a health center, a school police station and even an airstrip, and they have been peacefully here for many years and, that is starting to change. these are troubled times. he says fishermen are being harassed by much bigger vessels by china and they're coming closer. they use cyanide because there's no more fish. and the south china say is home
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to rich oil and gas research. several countries and it's china's actions are seen to be most aggressive. it has claimed 7 reefs and it's patrols of other vessels have been deemed provocative. i don't expect an an immiment occupation by the military, but they can implement of what they call the the cabbage strategy, to make it more difficult, and have more fishing boats go around the area and this is like a truck the chinese they're trying to achieve their objective without firing a single shot, this is something they learn fred an anchen chinese strategy. the filipines is building better relations with the united
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states. and, seeking to have the claims declared invalid under the u.n. of the law of the sea. we must get at favorable ruling and, in the habitation case and we must have a credible defense fund. there's hope, that's what people like larry is hoping for. a chance for peaceful co excities tense new york a region lost in the web. let's move onto sports, chelsea are celebrating their first premiere league tight in, five years, they beat crystal palace. and, 1-0. chelsea also, the reigning
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league cup champion. when you go back to a place where you had success before, you risk a little bit you risk a little bit your prestige and your history, and i risk it. but, now i can say that, i won titles with chevy, with two different jep raisings. moving onto italy a fans have been celebrating after they columned their fourth consecutive title. events and crowned champions, and 1-nil. and it's the first link trophy. they face real madrid on tuesday, in the first leg of the champions league. we have to concentrate and we have an important game, on tuesday and, we all want to
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play it's our dream to reach a dramatic final. more of the stories that we've been covering, can be found on our website plenty of comment and analysis there. as well as the top >> on "america tonight", the merica tonight", the longest journey to save the youngest lives. >> we were going 270 knots and when we touched down we touched down in a rice paddy. just fallow fields. but i'd left the gear behind which broke up the integrity of the cargo compartment where most of the kids were. >> the turbulent and tragic stories of those final days.

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