>> the point is we continue to be concerned about the situation in anbar province. it's not unrelated to the concern that we have or about the priority that we placed on ultimately driving isil out of mosul as well. >> can you say what the president considers success in terms of time frame what would the white house consider to be in line with what you're shooting here? >> i wouldn't put a timeline on

it from here. but we've heard the it announce ed a specific plan for what it believed was necessary to retake ramadi at and drive out anbar provinceisil at anbar province. it is an effort to reinforce that previously announced strategy. and the way that it will reinforce that strategy is both by bolstering the iraqi security forces. but it will also make it easier for the abady government to fulfill an element of their aty recruiting sunni local fighters and make sure that their efforts

are coordinated the with the security forces as they take the fight to anbar. we can assist that effort by giving advice and supplement those efforts and up suring that we're sufficiently delivering equipment and material to those fighters as. >> consideration is one thing. why weren't these acted upon? you said that abady didn't ask for them until after the fall of ramadi but surely our advisers are the ones making decisions when iraq has not been able to hand this will isil problem from the beginning. why wasn't the pressure put on or the decision made for the advice given to do some of this before the fall of ramadi? clearly the problems were identified. >> michelle, i'll say a couple of things. these kinds of decisions are

are closely made with the abady government. the decision to expand the air base was a decision to request the abady government. but reflected the recommendation that the president received from his national security team. these are the kinds of teams that the president national security team has been considering for some time and it reflects the need for the united states our coalition partners in for the iraqi government to be nimble as we respond to an adversary, an opponent on the ground in iraq, and has demonstrated the capacity to adapt their tactics and capital lies on their perception of weaknesses. that's what we're trying to do. but ultimately we continue to have confidence that the effort to build the capacity of iraqi security forces to enlist sunni

tribal fighters and put them under the control of the iraqi government and this will be a tactic against isil and anbar. primarily when you're bringing in sunni tribal fighters from anbar into this fight you've got local iraqi security force who is are fighting isil in their own province, and in some cases in their own communities. we believe that will be effective because these are fighters who are fighting for their own towns. that's a good thing. both in terms of trying to drive isil out of the town, it's also a representative path. we need to build up the local forces and governing structures to governor these areas. this is something that american

people and american military can do for the iraqis. this is something that they have to doing for themselves, and we'll help them do that. >> this is a doubling of how many that is there now--when you say doubling that is there now. there is no u.s. military at the air base. >> not at the air base, but in iraq. it was a breakdown from the 3,000 or so that are there now. >> i don't want to leave you with the impression that the 450 are all dedicated to training. some are dedicated to force protection but okay, we're on the same page. >> when you look at the number that is there now this is a significant increase. doesn't that also point to a significant under estimation in what was needed initially?

>> the situation on the ground in iraq would benefit from more trained iraqi security forces and more sunni tribal fighters that are operating under the command and control of the iraqi central government who are--who have received advice and equipment from the u.s. military. this is predicated on enlisting sunni fighters in the fight setting up training and advising and assisting mission at the air base. that will facilitate the effort. >> just the fall of ramadi alone, doesn't that indicate under estimations on the part of the iraqis as well as the u.s. advising them? >> i think what we've said about ramadi is that it was a set

back. there are other places where the iraqi security forces with the supreme support of the coalition partners have made important progress. there will be areas of progress and areas of setback. we want to apply the lessons learned in areas where we've had success and apply them to areas of set back. we want to offer advice and assistance not just to iraqi security forces but to sunni fighters in anbar. we know other places that have been successful in improving the iraqis on the battlefield that's why we're applying it to anbar province. >> and why isn't it time for that right now? >> that is part of this announcement as well, to insure that we can more quickly and more efficiently provide that equipment to not just iraqi

security forces but to sunni tribal fighters who are operating under the government. this will carry out training, advising training mission at the air base, but also included in this announcement is the process for more efficient equipment delivered to the iraqi forces or tribal forces operating under the control of the iraqi central government. justin? >> looking back on trait really quickly. first i want to ask about the letter that was sent today. i'm not sure if you saw it. >> i haven't seen it. >> well, they said that the president a few weeks ago said

on principle, they were oppose to trade, but he noted that back in 2000 he said this kind of mexico characterization mischaracterization was essentially-- >> we've been listening to a very long press conference with josh earnest where he has been explaining the decision by to send 450 additional personnel to iraq to help iraqi forces and local fighters to battle and defeat the islamic state in iraq and the levant. we can bring in now al jazeera senior political analyst marwan bashar. the white house pushed back quite hard on why 450 additional trainers needed to be sent specifically to anbar province.

>> well, as he put t he tried to describe the decision making behind the decision, and i'm not sure that i understood fully aside from saying well, there was a process we studied the demands of the iraqi government, and we concluded that it will take 400 to 450 advisers to train iraqi soldiers and tribal fighters. it's really much earlier years in what the united states tried to do during the awakening when they tried to arm advice advise and finance if you will, to fight al-qaeda and end the resistence of the iraqi occupytation at the time. now we're seeing assist, advise

and arm the iraqi forces hopefully in conjunction with tribal leaders that will join them. in order to degrade defeat and destroy isil. for the time being in the last year it has proved to be a constancy, a formula for failure. is there anything else that washington has up it's sleeves in terms of support for political dialogue, for the inclusive government that baghdad needs now to deny the popular incubation, if you will. that did not come through in the press conference. >> josh earnest was asked if the president was prepared to authorize anything else. he basically said we're not ruling out anything, except we're ruling out sending in ground troops because the president does not consider that to be in the u.s.' interest. it's a fine line for obama who has made it pretty clear throughout his tenure is that he

does not want to be seen as the country that is doing a lot of interfereing in middle east affairs. >> that's on the one hand. he certainly wants to be credited with his predecessor president bush as the person who pulled out forces of iraq. not the one who would put foot soldiers on the ground. on the other hand this is clear to me that this is the beginning of an american involvement. even if they want to take its time iraq is falling apart. we are in real dire straits today, iraq and syria are breaking pup. sunnies are alienated and a lot of them are joining isil.

this is a nightmare that no one would have even dreamt even a few years ago but it is happening now. and the american reaction, well, it is slow. it is indifferent. it is not even involved. we don't see the kind of leadership that is necessary especially in a country like iraq. that basically broke up because of the american envision american invasion of that country a dozen years ago. we're going to see more of that. again, it's not clear to me how this very particular strategy is going to lead to an immediate or even intermediate term evaluation if you will, from isil of iraq degrading and destroying isil. >> marwan bisha ra with his take on quite a long press conference. it has been one year since isil first declared it's intent in iraq. that's when it took over mosul

as the iraqi troops fled. we have more from northern iraq. >> beyond the bridge is isil territory. mosul the center in northern iraq. 2million people are believed to still live there cut off from the rest of the country. >> they have to provide guarantee to prove they plan to come back. they live in a prison. >> these people are born and raised in mosul. they need to the kurdish controlled north last year when isil took over. al jazeera does not have access to the city, but these journalists have contacts inside who secretly film. they explain how isil use every opportunity to brainwash the people of mosul. they even breach in mosques. according to these journalists isil hides its weapons in neighborhoods so that people will turn against the u.s.-led

coalition when it targets the area. but isil does have some support. it is able to support sunni grievances. many in the community have long felt targeted by the iraqi government. >> the majority may not support isil but we cannot deny there are those who do. isil exploits the long-held oppression of the sunnies. some prefer the isil or the kurds, who they believe wants their land. >> the peshmerga forces from three sides managed to hold the lines with the help of the u.s.-led coalition airstrikes. but right now they have no plan to move towards the sunni community. they say they'll play a supporting role if and when the decision is made to recapture the second largest city. isil has been preparing for that battle. it has dug a trench with a line

ever concrete barriers as a line of defense and it is breeding a new generation of fighters. >> isil is recruiting children. there are thousands of new graduates. >> a major part to control every aspect under the rule. even if it loses ground ensures more to come. >> still to come on the news hour. >> in the central philippines. we'll be reporting on why the united nations wants to applaud the country for what it calls it's strong tradition. >> and for a royal rumble, it's just 100 days for the world cup.

>> we have breaking news. in the past few minutes. some breaking news on corruption investigation at fifa. we know that the attorney general in switzerland says that fifa football governing body has now handed over it data as part of the investigation. they opened criminal proceedings against individuals on suspicion of financial irregulators. earlier it was announced that the 2026 world cup had been put on hold. fifa secretary general has said that they would start the process. in just the last few minutes the office of the attorney general in switzerland said that

fifa has handed over corruption allegationinformation for the corruption investigation of fifa's governing body. there is a meeting in western do you san, a crucial meeting in what has been described as the world's most dysfunctional peacekeeping operation. >> the situation in darfur is certainly deteriorating. these are people who have been forced to flee their homes since the beginning of this year. the size of the current peacekeeping force in place since 2008 has been reduced. just 15,000 troops and police patrol the territory the size of france. on the security council one diplomat told me that unimed, a joint mission by the u.n. and africa union was the most dysfunctional peace keeping

mission in the world. some are calling for an exit strategy. others want a more focused approach doing better things better. >> now is not the time for unimed to rea drawl. we need to reconfigure its mandates protecting civilians and we see a role in mediating a conflict but any other task we want to reduce so that it can focus more effectively on that control role--core role. >> omar bashir indicted in 2009 on war crimes charges relateed to darfur, said in the past he wants unimed out of his country. the acting head of the commission was clear when i asked him about the problems he faces.

>> the ability to go back home without fearing they also need to engage to. >> an example of the problems in the relationship between the government of sudan and the u.n. is a recent incident where permission was requested for an injured ethiopian peace keeper for evacuate: the request was denied and he died. when you speak to people away from the cameras u.n. officials will tell you privately that the actions of the government of sudan are one of the reasons why unimed is not working. when you speak to the security council, some will tell you that if unimed continues to fail, then eventually the u.n. should withdraw. but of course that's exactly what sudan has made it clear it wants to happen. james bays, al jazeera, of the united nations. >> security has been set up at

sites across egypt after a suicide-bombing in in the city of luxor. two gunmen who were with the bomber were shot, one was killed. the other was badly hurt. no occurists were injured and there has been no claim of the responsibility. >> talks aimed at solving libya libya's political cries has rapped up with no immediate solution. they had been meeting in berlin a day after negotiations for an unity government fell apart. >> well, it was remarkable for two things. firstly, the absence of representatives from either libyan governments along side the two speakers, as it were to say anything from their points of view. and then secondly for the general foreign minister about

the need for speed in dealing with the situation. they both said that they praised each other's institutions but said that the two libyan governments needed to appreciate this proposal, this draft proposal that was a last best option as it were, and it had a she shelf life. >> libya has no more time. for all those who are listening for libya it is very important to understand and to translate these in concrete action in saying clearly that enough is enough. and the time has come to make a deal. >> and the reference to time there is particularly to do with the muslim holy month of ramadan, which is only days away and which they were clear in saying to reporters that both sides need to appreciate that this was the right time for them to be trying to find resolution moving towards an agreement. they also talked about the role of the islamic state of iraq and

levant and that they had taken the city of sirte. they said this should be a catalyst for both governments to come together, to form a national unity government. but as i say neither of those two governments were appeared to appear long side either speakers and speak for themselves. and the communique that eye merged from the press conference was full of warm words but did not appear to have any announcement in the coming days. >> let's return now to our main story, the president of the united states, president obama's approval of 450 troops extra troops to train iraqi soldiers. also a new base set up in anbar province. we can speak now to the spokesman joining us there from washington, d.c. thanks so much for your time. can i start by asking you how will an additional 450 u.s. trainers really make a difference in iraq when one of our analysts have just pointed

out parts of iraq are in complete disarray now. >> well, that's a good question. the focus of this training effort will be is on local fighting force. so these are sunni fighters. they have the stake in this. they have a stake in this fight. this is their region. and so it's about giving them the training, certainly but also the equipment and the material they need to take the fight to isil. that's vitally important. we've seen this have success elsewhere in anbar and elsewhere in iraq. there are two aspects to the current military effort on the part of the iraqi government. part of it is bringing more recruits to the fight. part of it is mobilizing local forces. and this is really to reinforce the latter effort. this is done if conjunction with the iraqi government. >> we know just how important the local fighters have been

especially as the u.s. has criticized the iraqi forces. and they have shown no will to fight having fled from ramadi and mosul. who is going to decide, though, which of these sunni fighters are going to be trained and will the u.s. be solely responsible for that training? >> well, again these are part of a longstanding training efforts now for a better part of a year. these forces will be veteranned by the iraqi government. this is done at the request and part of their efforts to build a more diverse and security force that is more emblematic and representative of the country. of course these troops will be vetted and it's about trying to mobilize local forces so they can take the fight to isil. and then another aspect of this, it's important to recognize is the stabilization fund. after these areas are liberated we need to bring in stability.

we need to bring in police forces. we need to provide security to the populations in the aftermath. >> many sunni fighters have complained and they've complained to al jazeera that they were not given the equipment the weapons needed to fight isil. they say that the iraqi government does not provide that. i know that the u.s. has planned to ex-at the died the sending of more equipment to iraq. will the u.s. directly give help equipment weapons to the sunni fighters that it trains? >> so again that's an important point. we are looking to expedite through this process how we get equipment material weaponry, to these fighters on the ground. again, done totally in conjunction with the iraqi government but recognizing that we need to get stuff to them so that they can get them, use it in their fight against isil. that's an critically important element of this. >> they won't be give directly? >> again we're looking at

different mechanisms, different frankly, and there are logistical challenges, different ways we can get them to the fighters. but in coon just with the approval and coordination of the iraqi government. >> right more than 9,000 iraqis, if i understand it, have been trained by the u.s. where is the proof that the train something actually proving to be effective begins isil? ramadi has been taken. mosul is still occupied and controlled by isil. the group still expanding through the training up until now. >> i can't stretch too much that this is going to be a long struggle. it's hard to put a timeline on it and it's hard to find immediate successes. it's important to know that isil controls 25% leicester tore than they did but ramadi has been a setback. we're acknowledging that. we are learning as we go along

and we've seen the type of training and equipment we've seen today we've seen success in anbar. some of iraqi forces that we've trained are frankly--some of the iraqi forces that have been in the fight have not been trained by our folks. those who have we've seen them perform quite well in the battlefield. it's about getting them through the front line, providing them with the type of equipment and material that they need and then as i said mobilizing the forces. they have a stake in the fight. it's in their backyard. >> what is the u.s.' ultimate aim now in the campaign against isil? obviously it started off being de degrade destroy and defeat. how is that going to be achieved when you bear in mind when isil does not just involved in just

iraq but syria. >> you're right, we can talk about syria, it's a very complex situation there. we've got training programs there working with the moderate syrian opposition. but i think you're absolutely right. this is ultimately about degrade, defeating and destroying isil. it's brutal terrorist ideology. we're trying to insure that the iraqi military, the security courses of iraq have the capacity and capability to take that fight to isil. this is about building their strength and ability to be a stranger force and defend their country. >> how does the u.s. caw lilts. is it au.s. call isil? >> i don't want to get into categorizeing.

we've seen from isil that it is very agile effective brutal in its techniques. all of which means that we, our coalition partners and iraqi and military and security forces, we need to lift our game. we need to get better. we need to get strongly coordinated among our fighting forces and we need to take the fight to isil. it's about building capacity. it's about helping soldiers on the field better command and control and take the fight to isil and win back territory. >> i wanted to ask you also, how far away does iraq from all of its communities having a say in its government. how far away is iraq from that?

>> well, they've clearly asked a vision for the country that is more integrated. we obviously support that, that vision. look they're struggling with incredible challenges right now both economically but also as we all know the presence of isil on significant amount of their territory. but you know, we believe that they're on a much stronger path than they were in the past. >> it's great to have you on the news hour. thank you so much for talking with al jazeera. thank you. >> thank you. >> a reminder of the top stories here in al jazeera. president obama has approved a plan to deploy 450 military personnel to anbar province to help fight islamic state in iraq and the levant. a short time ago the white house

gave more details. >> what can we do to better support the strategy laid out by prime minister abady? and what more can we do to capitalize on those elements in our strategy that has proven effective in iraq? and the best way for us to do both of those things is to essentially expand the capacity of our train advise and assist mission in anbar province. that is to build up the capacity for iraqi security forces, give them the punt of training by u.s. and our coalition partners. we also are seeking to more efficiently provide equipment and material to iraqi security forces and those fighters that are working in concert with iraqi security forces. >> well, the announcement comes a year after isil took control of mosul iraq's second largest city. al jazeera has discovered evidence of the group recruiting thousands of children in the

city and forming sleeper cells. a day after u.n.-iraq talks broke down,u.n.-libya's talks poke down, there was a meeting at the u.n. the group mainly of africans have left libya for the italian island of lampedusa when their vessel broke down. four of the migrants, including a pregnant woman is being treated in hospital. we have more from tunis. >> this is a reminder that tunisia is not immune from the crisis effecting libya and europe. now when the coast guard managed to ask these people, 400 of them were brought back to tunisia. many of them are from sub sahar

rawsub issub-sahara and elsewhere. once they get to tunisia, what happens to them next? those who are economic migrant from west africa, gambia sierra leone, they probably will have to be sent back home. those who are asylum seekers now they can claim asylum here in tunisia. they're unlikely to do so. tunisia does not have the jobs or resources to look after them. they may well try to attempt to get back to libya threw the desert and try to make another attempt of that perilous journey to italy. >> the philippines says it wants to share with other nations it's expertise on how to look avalanches. the country has a long tradition of helping asylum seekers. it was also one of the first to offer assistance to the row

rohingya fleeing from myanmar. >> the father returned to the central philippines three years ago after decades away. not that it's home, father john said that he has been without a home since his family fled vietnam on a small boat in the midst of a war. the philippines was their first stop towards asylum in the u.s. >> my thought is to do something for the filipinos as part of repayment, a form of repayment of their kindness. >> some 400,000 people from vietnam, laos and cambodia came through here between 1975 and 1996 fleeing war and oppressive regimes. it was a temporary settlement before permanent relocation elsewhere. not much remains of the philippines first asylum center. it closed down in 1996. the refugees that were still here then, some 1300 were moved to a smaller village. but the philippine tradition of

offering refugee goes as far back as the 1930s and 40s when it welcomed jews fleeing the german nazis. spanish republicans fleeing a civil war. russians fleeing a social revolution and chinese fleeing a japanese army. it was a return for dr. fong. they met here over 25 years ago. he was running the u.n. asylum center and she was among hundreds rescued at sea after fleeing vietnam. fong still has nightmares, and she said she see it is reflected in the images of refugees at sea today. >> i thought, oh my god that's how we were. it's terrible. >> the last of the refugee village still stands.

a handful of people have chosen to stay. but thousands more have moved on. the near empty streets seen as a testament that hopelessness can be turned around. >> people in this country has gone through a lot of hardship. it will give them a drive in order to succeed. and most of them will become cuffs successful and contribute to the societies that help them. >> dr. john said that being a refugee helps him to be stronger and help him to do what he does. he said there is proof that refugees should not be treated at burdens. >> the "world health organization" has called on the south korean government to reopen thousands of schools which have been closed because the middle east respiratory syndrome or mers. but it has been described as

nonsensical because cases have only occurred in hospitals. nine people have died from mers and another 100 have been effected. the latest u.s. police officer accused of violence against black people has resigned. there was international outcry when a video of him manhandleing a 14-year-old girl went viral. there were protests and allegations of racism. >> our citizens called us to a fight in progress and general disturbance of the community. we responded. i do not condone the actions of those individuals who violated the rules of the community showed disrespect to the security person on scene and to the officers who responded. however, we as a department are held to a high standard of action as we do our jobs.

>> the great prime greek prime minister is meeting with germany chancellor angela merkel and french president hollande. interest is a strike of against non-prescription medicine on sale at supermarkets. >> battling a rare form of leukemia. she manages to hold down a job teaching economics and manages to go swimming every day. but despite her misfortune she considers herself lucky. >> i couldn't forward my medication on my own. >> she helps others by donating some of her pills.

the government is trying to provide for everyone, but charity and solidarity play an increasingly important role because state healthcare is struggling. the head of the staff unit at one of the busiest hotels in greece. >> this hospital has a bunch of medicines and consumeables just half of what it was two years ago. we received $4.8 million of that, at least we get money now. we won't have medicine in september nor will most hospitals across greece. >> that could leave the hospitals half million outpatients a without proper care. >> much of the difference has rolled on the shoulders of patient whose copayments have tripled, and some of the differences have been absorbed by drug makers and sellers who have been forced to accept lower retail prices. that threatens access to

medicine in a different way. >> the government has not reimbursed them for prescription medicines, one in six say they're in danger of going bankrupt. >> we reached the point to an expensive medicine of say 2,000 euros gives up the profit margin of 1%. i have to pay the wholesaler in a month but i get paid in four months. do you call that trade? >> the wholesalers say they're supplying the greek market as cost and their only real profit comes from reexporting i am importing medicine. third of greeks are uninsured and the biggest insurer the state, can't pay for it in a timely fashion. she only hopes that her cancer will one day go into remission. and until it does her insurance and her endurance are the only

things keeping her alive. >> now the amazing story of a belgian woman who was given birth. she was 13 years old when she had an ovary removeed. she had about to undergo invasive treatment for sickle cell amine i anemia. she was able to give birth last december. 40 babies have been born from issue taken from older women but this is the first taken from a teenager. this is an extraordinary

story. the process than been done before but this was the first time that an ovary has been removed from someone as young as a teenager, a child. >> that's the extraordinary thing. that's why we're talking about this story today. because you know, now a lot of young girls having treatment for things like sickle cell anemia or leukemia, where you have to undergo invasive pervasive chemotherapy, which damages the ovaries, causing them to have an early menopause and so for them if they survived that childhood illness they had then the chance of a family is perhaps not going to happen for them. so this story today is going to give great hope. probably to the mothers of those girls. because when your 13 your first thought is not having a baby. >> but that's the thing isn't it, it's an extraordinary thing for a child to have to think about at the time.

the parents who give concept but the doctors carrying out the procedure on whatever it is, they have to be wise enough to say that we think this is going to be a good idea for the future. this is up to the doctors who have to come forward and say this is available and your child might like this for the future. >> i'm pleased that it got so much coverage and everyone is talking about if. there needs to be joined up thinking with the medical profession so the people who are treating the child for what she presents with are also thinking about perhaps we need to talk to our colleagues in the officer tillty preservation department so that we're make sugar that all these things are in place. and that to find out and discuss discuss and join the team if this treatment is appropriate or if it needs to happen more

quickly and there isn't time to doing the surgery. it's making sure that the pathway is in place for the patient. >> do we know how much success there has been? how long the transplant ovary will last and it's all being studied? >> it will be studying coming out of this case. with a world first that's it. you know, although it's exciting, we have to say well, it has only happened once. we have to see if it can be replicated. we have to follow up and see how long this tissue remains. but it is, you know, an amazing thing when you think she went in pre-puberty she started to have periods because they gave her drugs to induce periods but after they did that, they grafted the tissue back. she started to men straight again, and now she conceived

naturally. this is really fantastic and it will be, you know, give hope to a lot of people. but we must not get carried away that this is going to work for everybody. because it may not. we may have been lucky this first time. so fingers crossed that it will revolutionize revolutionize treatment. >> still to come in sport slamming it down, lebron james showing he has got the game for the nba finals.

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>> in the investigation in corruption fifa said it will delay the bidding process for the 2026 world cup. the hosts were to be to be decided in kuala kuala lumpur. the expectation is to hold a presidential election in september of this year. asked about allegations of a $10 million payment from a 2010

tournament that went to vice president jack warner. >> we have nothing to do with this money. we say you want us to transfer the money? you want us to get the money from the budget, it is a request from the south african authorities signed, we will do so as long as it is in line with our regulations. as long as it is approved by the committee, it is fine. >> michel platini has not confirmed if he'll run for president with blatter out of the way. >> i told you there were things happening there. one day they'll call me in. when i know i will tell pup today i don't know what's going on. i'm finding out the same as you. i have a fifa alert on my phone. i don't know more or less than you do. we'll see what happens.

there is election congress, and i think that's all for now. >> i wonder what happened when he pressed that button, the opening match kicks off in santiago on thursday. there is said to be a deliberation of the greatest footballing talent a region has to offer but the stadium it is houses a dark history. we have reports from santiago. >> the final touch has been applied to the national stadium. ahead of chile's opener here against ecuador. it's a ground that has hosted many sporting triumphs. this goal taking chile's biggest club to the 1973 cup final. >> the surprise for many of us was how stadium entertained the people and could be turned into a torture center, a prison where people simply disappeared. >> there are talks now about how chilean football and

particularly the national stadium was disgraced during the 1973 coup. more than 30,000 prisoners were tortured. some executed in the stadium. manuel mendez was one of the survivors held for 50 days in what should have been a changing room. >> when they opened that door we never knew if it would bring good or bad. they came to take people away. 10 or 15. we didn't know what for. >> what was used as a control for a former political prisoner was a cell for victims. >> unfortunately the stadium is a double message. the sporting message which is marvelous, we love our team, which plays here, but there is a prize that the emotion of chilean families like no other site in the country. >> the idea that sport and politics don't mix could not be

more wrong than here in chile's national stadium. these benches were prisoners once sat preserved as a memorial for their suffering and the darkest entered of chile's history. it would also host one of the most bizarre games between chile and non-existent self soviet union side disgusted by human rights reports. there were no prisoners in the stadium. >> according to fifa there were no prisoners watching that game against the ghost soviet site, but a friend of mine a prisoner said that's a lie. on the day of the game he was there. >> chile qualified for the 1974 world cup in west germany but

they felt shame and paid badly. the current team is hoping that the national stadium will be remainder remembered for its victories and not the painful ghosts of the past. >> now former england manager has been confirmed as manager of english premiere club. he struggled with his first 18 months and missed out to promotions last season. he has been given a three-year contract with newcastle that could be extended to eight years. just two days before europe piano games, the host of the next one has pulled out. the government of the netherlands said that there was insufficient support of funding for the event in 2019, which cost $65 million to stage. the games will take place and feature 50 nations competing in 20 sports. european olympic committees which granted the netherlands'

hosting rights will resume discussions with five potential hosts. 100 days to go before new zealand begin their defense of the rugby world. 20 years after the sport went professional players are stronger and faster than ever before. but there are questions in france whether illegal means are being used. we have reports from paris. >> getting their hands on the rugby world cup is the price in the game this year. whatever level its played, though few sports need the range of physical attributes from power in the scrum to the the agility of wing play and the ability to take knocks. the temptation to play has brought some players to do things that bring health risks.

>> it's not possible if you respect the rules. you have to do the test. >> but some have been. ten players in england were banned for doping in 2014. while in south africa 12 out of 52 tested school boys were found to be positive. the governing body world rugby say they do not believe that systemic doping. >> they believe that rugby is sitting on a time bomb.

>> rugby players are expected to be marathon runners, waste lifters at the same time. it's not compatible. if we don't make warnings about medicalization and doping the future of these players is problematic, and the future of the sport also. >> it's not a view that gets much sympathy within the game. >> people are writing books about rugby and doping. i wrote this book because i need to be known. for sure it's not positive books, but our sport is growing more and more. >> the pressure on rugby players to perform is getting greater and greater never more so than a world cup year and some have crossed the line into doping. the people who run the game will hope that those who have been caught are not an indication of a bigger problem. >> finally the cleveland cavaliers may be suffering from injuries but they're getting closer to the nba title.

they beat the golden state warriors. lebron james was again the difference top scoring and now he has scored 123 points in the series over all the most ever scored by a player through the first three games of the finals, and the results 96-91 the fourth game in cleveland on thursday. >> i'm just trying to do whatever it takes to help. i know you keep hearing me on elaborating on whatever it takes, but that's what i'm trying to do. high volume shooting, but it's not like i'm going out there and i'm high volume shooting and not doing anything else. i'm doing everything for our team to help our team win. that's all that matters. >> it's been exciting. i'll be back with more sport later. >> thank you so much, indeed. that's about it for me, lee and the rest of the news hour team. don't go too far away we'll of more news in a couple of minutes. bye bye.

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