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>> hello once again from doha. this is the news hour on al jazeera. the israeli prime minister has quit to forge a new governing coalition. three protesters are killed in burundie amidsts the president's bid to stay in office for a second week.
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and an attack in a jewish neighborhood. thousand was migrants are saved in the mediterranean in the last two days. >> developing news. israel's foreign minister has resign: he said he will not be part of president benjamin netanyahu's incoming government. lieberman instead will join the opposition. we have more now from jerusalem. >> it's a major blow to benjamin netanyahu's attempts to get control of 61 seats in parliament that would allow him to form the country's next government. sources who were close to the coalition negotiations say that not only had lieberman insisted on retaining the foreign minister portfolio but that he asked for control of relations of the united states. this was a function that had been carried out by the former justice minister.
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the six seats that lieberman would have brought in to the coalition envisioned by netanyahu are seats that net netanyahu desperately needed. he's now looking at 61 seats in the parliament. that's a narrow coalition and would create a far from stable government. >> and after speaking to mike hanna we got analysis from gill hoffman. he said that lieberman made the move because he does not believe that netanyahu is right wing enough. >> he claimed that netanyahu intended to go forward with the creation of a palestinian state. that he did not intend to build in areas of jerusalem and west bank and continued settlement freezes and lieberman says he believes that netanyahu
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intended after internal party issues are settled and in the labor a party bring eye stock herzog and the left into the party. he explained it as a purely ideological move and i might add it's very personal. there has been a lot of bad blood between netanyahu and lieberman for quite some time. >> the u.s. secretary of state john kerry has pledged millions of dollars in aid to help kenya host somali refugees and to fight the armed group al-shabab. kerry is in kenya meeting with the country's president kenyatta. his fifth after 148 students were killed in a kenyan university. >> we're proud of the fact that we're perhaps the largest donor in the world in terms of the
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refugee effort at this moment with $3.8 billion alone going to the refugees from syria in that conflict and this year a significant, about $100 million coming in additional aid in the fight against terrorism here in kenya alone. this fund something part of our effort to maintain our longstanding commitments and kenya's longstanding commitment to be able to provide havens refugees. what this money will mean is better schools. it means access to health clinics. it means safer housing and clean water to drink and it will benefit not only refugees but also particularly the kenyan communities who graciously act as hosts. >> now the saudi arabia led coalition will allow aid in, but
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has warned the houthi rebels against taking advantage should airstrikes stop. a suppose person denied that they used cluster bomb in yemen. qatar is buying a new fleet of french fighter jets. it's president went to france to sign the deal. françois hollande was welcomed by the emir of can interior. >> police in texas are holding a press conference. let's listen in. >> the security concerns that they had was because was because of a top event and a speaker
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they were having and issues they were having with those folks before. the plan was formalized they added officers. and i'll explain it garland police officers work at the event center all the time as an off-duty job. that's what the case was last night for everybody that was seen and some s.w.a.t. personnel in the back. the event paid an additional $10,000 for the security last night. the plan included security officers uniformed police officers bomb personnel s.w.a.t. personnel along with fbi and atf. the event began at 5:00 p.m. and was to go to 7:00 p.m. the event was going very smoothly and about 10 minutes
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to 7:00 a dark-colored vehicle pulled up to the west entrance parking lot. there was a police officer, a police car there blocking that entrance, a police officer along with a security officer. when that car pulled up and stopped those officers began to exit their vehicle and two men exited the dark-colored sudan. both of them had assault rifles, came around the back of the car and started shooting at the police car. the police officer in that car began returning fire and struck both men taking them down. at the same time that that was starting we could actually hear gunfire around the parking lot. we had a s.w.a.t. react team in the back that very quickly responded within seconds and help secure the scene. both of those men died on the street next to their car.
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as soon as they got that secured the fire bomb unit and what we know and what we've trained on is it's very likely that these people who do this may well rig themselves or their vehicles with bombs. we started taking that precaution. we started widening an area and securing that, that included businesses around in the area. that included the sports academy just behind the event center, the sonic drive in, sam's walmart, to mention those. on the other side of garland road we did not evacuate any of those. we also evacuated the hyatt hotel that's right behind the center. once we got that done many of you were there and we continued to work the vehicle from the bomb unit side. they detonated as they started working the vehicle there were several detonations of things
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they were finding. one of the first detonations you heard was to open the trunk of the vehicle. once that was open they found several things that they were suspicious of, and continued to ignite those and look into those. there were no bombs found in the vehicle. the site is still an active crime scene this morning. the fbi forensics along with our forensics unit is working that and again it's an ongoing situation. the concern yesterday and today and every day that we work here is the safety of everybody in this city. visiting and the folks who live here we set up a plan yesterday to keep those people safe. we had one incident where the
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security officer was shot. he was shot in the lower leg. he was taken to the hospital and treated and later released. he was the only one hurt in this incident. because of the way we were set up we were able to stop those men before they were able to penetrate the area and shoot anybody else or taste to shoot anybody else. that plan was successful that we set up. once we were working last night of course, we were stressed on personnel. plano, irving, dps along with fbi and atf continued to assist us and assisted us last night. with that i'll take some questions. >> did you determine the men's names and whether there is a connection between the event that is happening.
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>> there is a lot of things that i know is going out and some people are releasing names. we're not releasing any names. again, at some point they will be but we're not releasing any names at this time. >> what were they doing there? >> they were interest to shoot people. we'll continue to investigate. this will not an fast investigation. we'll monitor suspects and gather other intel to make sure that we're not getting any threats. so we don't know the intense other than they were willing to pull up and start shooting on police. >> were they terrorist attacks. >> we're working with the fbi and we will eventually figure out what that is.
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>> there are a lot of things in motion right now. [ inaudible question ] >> we had enough personnel there. we had the react team very quickly. >> at what point did these men get to the dallas area. >> we don't know. there was luggage in the back, but we're not sure when they got here. [ inaudible question ] >> luggage i know, and i don't know what all was inside the luggage. i know that there was additional arrivals. >> in the days leading up to the
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security planning, were these two suspects someone at a that you were aware of? >> not that i'm aware of, no. >> were there any threats? >> with anything like this, we continue to look every single day at things. had there been chatter over a month or so yes but no specific threat. >> why wasn't this-- >> no, this was several months ago. >> how many total officers. >> we're not releasing that right now. i can tell you it was $10,000 spent on extra police officers. [ inaudible question ] >> they simply got out and
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started firing. let's do one at a time. >> the first officers put down both suspects. >> when the car pulled up was there a garland officer hit. >> they were both in the same car. >> how did that sequence go? >> they were both sitting in the same car and they had that entrance blocked sitting in a squad car. as that car stopped both started getting out of the car. the men came around, and that's when they saw the rifles and the men opened up on them and our officers started shooting back. [ inaudible question ] >> the officer shooting was a traffic officer. the officer in the car was the one who took down both. >> correct. >> the men looked like they were wearing protection. can you tell us what they were
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wearing? >> i was told that they had had body protection on. i don't know what type. >> do we know where both of these suspects come from? >> that's what we're working on now. >> therewere you aware of the tweets. >> yes, we are but we don't know if it was those people who put that out. that's one of the things that we're working on. >> the attendees last night. there were approximately 200 people inside the. event center. school direct buss were brought to the center. they were taken away from there. a lot of these people don't even live in garland. in fact, this event well doesn't have much to do with garland
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other than they rented a site here in garland. they were taken away. most of them made plans to stay somewhere. we ended up putting a number of them up in a hotel and taking care of them until they were able to get to their cars. >> surely you know their names. are they on a watch list of any type? >> we're not sure of that. do we think we know who they are? yes, but you're asking questions that we're not aware of yet. >> are they members of the city u.s. or are they foreign? >> i don't know that. there are a lot of things that you're asking. there is an i don't know going investigation. there are some people who know more than i do, but i don't know that.
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>> can you talk about the weapons used by the officer and the two suspect? >> the officer was using his duty pistol. they were using assault rifles. >> i know you can't give us the officers' name but can you tell us how long he has been on the department? >> he's a tenured officer. i don't know how many years. but with what he was faced with, and his reaction and shooting with the pistol, he did a good job. >> you mentioned last night that when you were initially pre-sented with the security plan you went back to them and they said it needed to be beefed up. do i understand that correctly? >> say that again? >> when the security plan was presented to you i think you said last night that you said that they needed more security here. >> no, we addressed them as we were setting it up. we told them what security we thought they needed, and that's
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what they adhered to. >> i know there were suit cases. there were some things that they could not penetrate. for safety sake they detonated and got into those. but so far as finding any bombs in the vehicle they did not. >> was that the-- >> yes do you know if they drove here? >> you know, i don't know with the car. with suit cases in the car you would think that they had drove but i don't know that. >> did they fire? >> multiple shots. there are a lot of casings out there. i don't know how many are out there. >> is there anybody else connected? >> there is a man we detained we thought might be a suspect in
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this. however, after we interviewed him, he was not part of the event and he was released. >> you would have to talk with them. when they have an event there and they ask us--we have police officers work security there all the time. they came to us with this event said they were going to do that. and asked about security and we assisted with that. >> can you say that it is believed that the shooting was related to the event? >> again we're gaining knowledge as we go. last night we were focused on not having anybody else hurt, and we were looking at a possible bomb.
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today forensiccally we're doing everything. we may have forensics done late this afternoon. but as you see that is going to be almost a 24 hour event by the time they finish if they finish then. so as we get that done we learn things there continue to run things down. we'll know more. as we do we'll let you all know. >> could you brag a bit more about your officer. i think the scenario is that two guys with assault rifles who were wearing protective gear against up officer with a service pistol. did he a hell of a job. >> he did what he was trained to do. under the fire that he was put under he did a very good job. and probably saved lives. we think their strategy was to get to the event center into the
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event center, and they were not able to get past that outer perimeter that we had set up, that was part that have security. >> what about the whole idea of holding this event in that venue. is that something that the police department can put on, where they would give recommendations or in retrospect, was holding the event something that the police department thinks was a wise idea? >> well certainly after this event and after the event that was in january i feel its safe to say that officials will look into this, but that's not for us to address. we'll focus on what happened yesterday, making sure that we do everything that we need to do at that crime scene and that everything that we believe happened we can prove happened.
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>> and the officer who was shot, he got out of the car unarmed. did he look for cover or did he try to attack. >> god no, he did not try to ago. he was hit in the lower leg. we're told he simply stepped out of the car and that was the time that the gunfire started. >> was this the first time that they had to fire the service weapon? >> i don't know that. >> another thing, there is high school is right next door. they're having classes today. we've opened that area up, and to my understanding everybody has shown up. it's business back at usual. however, naturally our awareness
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is heightened because of this yesterday, but we do this--we do intel, we've got people who work on task forces. we conduct intel to keep our citizens safe in this city every single day just as we did yesterday in a plan we put together and no doubt it saved lives. >> is that where graduation is going to be? >> there are graduations scheduled there. >> the suspects, did they come in the vehicle already holding the assault rifles or did they go back to the car? >> they came out with them. >> will there be increased presence at the high school? there, there is added personnel there simply because there are parents that are worried because of what happened yesterday. we still have a crime scene there. there is added personnel there
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today. i will take two more questions. >> i was told that they did have body armor. i don't know to the tent the bodythe extent of the body armor. >> okay, you have just been listening to police news conference describing the events in garland texas. according to a police spokesperson two gunmen open fire on a police car they were holding assault rifles. officers then returned fire. the suspects both died at the scene. an officer was hit in his lower leg during the shoot out. they did not find explosives in the suspects' car but they detonated some items as a percussion. we did not hear the name of the two suspects. we did not hear a motivate
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motive. the nature of the event was billed as an artist event that included cartoons of the prophet prophet muhammad. at the end he said we think their strategy was to get in to the event center. they say this was an ongoing investigation that forensics are being done in the next 24 hours and we'll continue to follow developments here on al jazeera america. let's go back to more news and our cookings in colleagues in doha. >> nepali soldiers are delivering more aid. many planes are ready to fly to provincial areas. these tents have arrived from china. >> as soon as that cargo lands it's off loaded. it's registered to know exactly what it is, and then reloaded on to aircraft like this.
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>> while getting aid to nepal is easier the only problem is not every victim lives near an airport. >> we've had a commitment from the government that the challenges that we experienced in the early days of the crisis, that resulted in limited access getting out to the communities. that those problems are pre-solving. >> the disaster zone is huge. the majority live in isolated areas. many reachable by road. this is where local aid organizations are playing a crucial role. the perishable items you have rice beans lentil salt sugar over here. and sanitary products and for families that need it, plain gets clothes for a lady and
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small item of clothing for children. there are 6,000 ngos across nepal. they're coordinating their efforts along side the government to make sure that the aid that people really need gets to them and gets to them on time. the people of nepal are also helping each other. uppermost in many minds is the coming monsoon. the heavy rain is expected in six weeks' time. six weeks to save and help those who need it most. >> one of the most incredible stories at the moment is the 101-year-old man in rural nepal who survived the earthquake. he was buried under the republic ofrubble of his own house. >> at 101 he is the oldest survivor of the earthquake. he was at home when the ground began to shake and the walls of his home came down.
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>> the walls around me collapsed. the squealing came down, too. some of it fell on my chest as well. i was trapped inside. i received injuries to my foot and my arm. >> he was alive during the last major earthquake of 1934 but said this one was much worse. >> every in my family is alive. there are just two of us there but seven other people died in my village. >> he's bothered by all the attention his story is receiving, but it is a story that has sparked hope that in nepal's villages people may still be alive. >> still ahead on this news hour. >> we're reporting from the south china seas. we'll tell i couldn't this is at the center of one of the world's biggest security flash points. >> and in sports news the slip that cost the u.s. a shot at gold in up of the relay
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>> these are the top stories. the israeli foreign minister lieberman has resigned. a decision means prime minister netanyahu may have to settle for a narrower majority. [explosions ] >> three protesters killed in barundi as it's president's bid stayprotesting against its president continues for bids foreanother term continues. hundreds more refugees arrive in the past 48 hours. a suicide-bomb attack targeted a military facility, the al-qaeda linkeddal news is
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al nusra front claimed responsibility. >> the residents of the district said that they heard two explosions in an area controlled by the syrian military. a military general was injured in the attacks. he's head of logistics. it could indicate that there could be another group of rebels rebels. >> the attacks has been claimed by the al nusra front which is now joining other groups against bashar al-assad and his forces. it's spokesman said despite difficulties its fighters are determined to succeed. >> damascus remains a strategic base and the command center of the regime. this is why it does all it can
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to protect in order to maintain its operations on the ground. we do all we can in order to defeat them. >> in the north it captureed idleb. activists say barrel bombs and chemical attacks have increased in northern syria followed by gains in idleb. 200 regime soldiers are succeed to be sheltering in this hospital after rebels recaptured areas of the city. and this was the result of another government barrel bomb attack in aleppo. this rebel was a school building despite all the fighting in the city was still open. rescuers have been digging
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through the debris, but they believe many of the dead are children. >> i urge king salmon, i urge him to turn the decisive storm towards syria. we cannot take this any more. >> syria's opposition political leaders have been following the campaign in yemen lad led by saudi arabia. they're asking for them to defeat assad forces. >> foreign investors can own up to 20% of the saudi-led company. and combined 10% of saudi's stock market value. it's the last major markets still out of bounds for foreigners. a national peace conference will discuss how to bring
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stability to the country. the u.n.'s warning that sectarian tensions continue to simmer and the country's humanitarian aid. >> fighting between the muslim seleka militia spread across bangui. now the u.n. said that the degree of stability has returned. >> you look at bangui, it's bustling with small shops everywhere people moving around at any time, and not really seeing incidents.
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>> they have little power to take on the wearous warlords and militia. the u.s. said it has arrested 300 powerful individuals some suspected of major human rights abuses. these people can be put to justice and the u.n. would at last be making progress. >> those who are causing trouble knew there would be amnesty and then after a while they would be in position to start again. now this is not going to happen this time. we've caught quite a few big fish. people know the terrible role these people have made. >> the peace form will discuss elections due to be held later this year. this is a country where 900,000 people are still displaced.
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millions depend on foreign aid where infrastructure is broken and communities have fallen apart. eyes of the world have turned away but it's still very precarious for most. barnaby phillips, al jazeera. >> the nigerian air force has released new video showing what appears boko haram fighters fleeing their stronghold in the sambisa forest. more than 200 women and children held captive by boko haram were able to escape. china is building a runway on the disputed spratley islands in the china sea. we have this report from one of the islands called thitu. >> thitu one of the largest
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islands in the south china sea. the philippine government controls it along with eight other disputed islets. they were forced to hand over the island in 1974. around hundred people have lived here since the '70s. there is a health center, a school and police station and even an airstrip, and they've been living here peaceful for many years. but that is slowly starting to change. these are troubled times. he said that fishermen like him are being harassed by bigger vessels from china and they're inching closer. >> they're using cyanide so there is no fish in the area. we cannot go out far because we're afraid of them.
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>> the south china sea is believed to be home of rich oil worth billions of u.s. dollars. but it's china's actions that seem to be the most aggressive. it has claimed seven reefs in the area and patrols and blockades of other areas have been deemed provocative. >> i don't expect an imminent military force but it shows what they call their cabbage strategy to make it more difficult to, have more ships this is like a trap. the chinese basically are trying to achieve their objective without firing a single shot. this is something that they've learned from the chinese strategy. >> the philippines are building closer relations with the united states which continues to be the biggest naval power in asia. the government has filed a
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landmark case versus china seeking to have china's claims invalid up the law of the sea. >> we must get a favorable ruling in the arbitration case, and second we must maintain a credible self defense force. the island is called hope here. that's exactly what people are hoping for, a chance for peaceful coexistence in a region currently lost in the web of claims. al jazeera. thitu island in the south china seas. >> now colombia's annual bogota paying tribute.
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books are a long way off for many colombias. >> at the national book fair in bogota the enchanted place invited by noble prize winner who died a year ago. >> it resembles our wildest dreams. >> it aims to bring colombia to the books. >> this is like looking deep into a magical mirror that reflects passion and conflict and contradictions for colombia. and despite major public investment to crease readership,
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most do not read books. >> most towns do not have a bookstore. books are expensive and are considered a luxury item. the response is to build public libraries and provide free access to books computers and technology. 104 new libraries have been built in the last four years. like this one deep into a territory hit by the country's internal conflict. >> the desire to see the world can be achieved through books even if you don't have the money to travel anywhere. >> there has been a mobile version of the library where books are brought into isolated areas often under rebel control. >> we expect 15 to 20 people. when he got there 60 people all
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wanting books. >> for works they have been rewarded with the national price and $20,000 to expand their reading programs. mostly aimed at the next generation of readers. it's an uphill battle in a country looking to improve its educational system. but in this small town they're fighting fighting it one page at a time. >> still more ahead on the news hour. we'll tell you how robots and computer games are helping stroke patients recover. and another young athlete died from sudden cardiac arrest. we'll ask what more can be done to save lives in sport.
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>> on the banks of the river thames london rises in the sky. there is an an acute shortage of property in the capital. a 1 bedroom flat here costs $1 million and most are sold. a new american embassy will be here.
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the development has been advertised to phoners. >> the center of london tends to attack middle east money middle eastern money are looking for prime property in london. and investors who are investing for their pensions for their children. >> down the road developers have their eye on another lucrative plot. this woman has lived here for 20 years. she has helps victims of domestic violence.
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>> what they're offering us, we won't be able to afford to live in london. >> developers have taken their road shows to investors in singapore mumbai, beijing who can charge thousand as month in rent. the cranes are moving in. they protest that the voice but the protest of against development. >> successive governments have let this happen after 1997. tony prayer's first act was to visit this estate. he said there would be no forgotten people in the britain he wanted to build yet it was his government that came up with the idea of knocking down these people's flats. >> this brings you the elections
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and the endless debate between the deserving and undeserving and whether there should be a cap on the number of poor immigrants allowed in the u.k. nowhere is there conversation about the role of rich foreigners whose actions have made it incredibly difficult for many many people to live in london at all. >> housing inflation found that just 43 homes in all of london were now affordable for first-time buyers. house thousandsthousands of young people have had to move out of the capital entirely dominateed by foreign investors. >> and to sport. this idea of football and rugby players dying on the pitch has become very serious. >> i think it's because it happens in high profile instances. i don't know if it's because they're sportsman or it
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happened--yes, absolutely. sports is coming to terms with the death of an athlete from sudden cardiac arrest. danny jones died after collapsing during a game on sunday. jones was in action for the game game. the 29-year-old scored more than 1,000 points in 150 games. and he had been capped 12 times by wales. now this is rare. on average 2 to 40 out of 100,000 athletes will suffer cardiac arrests but there have been high-profile i wants particularly on the football pitch. gregory martin had died in hospital three days after collapsing in a game in belgium. and then in 2003 marc-vivien foe died during a cameroon cup and
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then fabrice muamba survived after a collapse in 2012. we spoke with a cardiologist for the 2012 london olympics. he said all sporting venues should have equipment on side, and even athletes who have had their hearts screened can still be at risk. >> screening is not full proof. early cpr and defibrillation improves the outcome by several fold. and someone should apply the defibrillation paddle within minutes the outcome can be improved. death rates go up for every minute delay of defibrillation. >> andy murray has won one of his first claycourt titles. the
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world number three winning in three sets in monday's final. he's the first british player to win a title on clay in 39 years and as a special treat did he an encore costume change so he could collect his trophy in traditional lederhosen. >> we should build a few more clay courts in the u.k. that's a very long time. and i think it's always nice to try to--i wasn't aware that that was the case, but it was nice to have done that, and i can try win another one in the next few weeks. >> stephen curry has just machine named the nba most valuable player. he averages 7.7 assist and edge edging out houston's james
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harden for that award. in the east top the hawks were beaten. a win in game one. the wizards becoming the first team in nba history to win four straight game ones on the road, and they remain unbeaten in the postseason so far. >> everybody sacrificing and not complaining for us to win. during the regular season sometimes you might not get than put everyone is out there and we'll keep winning and advancing and we're sacrificing a lot. >> rory mcilroy won in san francisco for the first time in his career winning in the final.
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mcilroy was four up after nine holes against woodland. a late finish on saturday meant that he would have to give up his tickets for the pacquiao-mayweather fight. the northern irish will be at the u.s. open next month. >> this really gives me some momentum. i feel like the confidence is there. i feel like my my game is very close. even at the masters. but to get a win is nice well. >> welcoming fans from around the world as it hosted matches at the brazil world cup. they would win the championship, after the game there were violent clashes between the two sets of fans.
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this stadium being torn apart just months after being rebuilt at a cost of $200 million. jamaica taking gold in the world relays in the bahamas. usa dropping the baton ending their chances. bolt had warmed up for the heat but withdrew from the team as a precaution when he felt some tightness in his hamstring. he was watching that is your sport. >> thank you andy. 50million people suffer a stroke each year. it's a major cause of disability for those fortunate enough to get access to rehabilitation it can still be a slow process. that's why london has brought together a team of robots to help. >> eight years ago amanda suffered a stroke.
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she managed to relearn how to walk but never regained full use of her arm and hand. she's now undergoing a treatment where she uses robots to help patients relearn physical movements. providing a computer controlling ex-owe skeleton using video games. >> your mind is taken over, and you still have to use the arm. the machine actually guides you through the program and it's a lovely feeling because naturally you can maneuver it in a way that your left hand works. >> the team says 500 repetitions of a movement are needed and each session to make lasting change. the robots will aim to achieve this in a more focused way. >> being able to do a my number of reputation we get dose and intensity. we know that you need hundreds of repetitions in order to get
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those benefits. >> the hand and arm muscles of stroke sufferers frequently tighten through lack of use. this makes every day movements difficult. the robotic treatment system can help strengthen the muscles although it's unlikely to entirely replace traditional treatment. >> we can't have just robots. the robot won't lengthen tight muscles or know which weak muscles need strengthening. >> in a number of hospitals around the world are now looking at using stroke rehab robots. the patients appear willing to get all the help they can. al jazeera. >> that's us. we're all done here on the news hour. we're standing by in london for
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>> hope for a new life after hundreds are rescued from the mediterranean. >> hello, this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up. we travel to a remote corner of quake-hit nepal to find out how people are surviving without any aid. >> i'm reporting from thitu islands in the south china sea. we'll tell why this is at