building. these images were recorded earlier, lions, and tigers, and bears o my. all this to protect endangered species. >> a symbolic visit as yemen's exiled vice president makes a trip to the war-torn city of aden. coming up in the next half hour, a call to withdraw iraq's kurdish leader urges pkk rebels to leave their bases in order to protect civilians. for another night migrants in the french port of calais attempt to travel into the u.k. and we go back to nepal to meet a young girl whose life was changed forever by the

devastating earthquake. >> yemen's vice president have has toured the southern city of aden. the most senior official to visit the city since local fighters drove out houthi rebels more than two weeks ago. he is also the prime minister of the exiled government has "s" traveling with several members of the cabinet, a saudi-led coalition has been carrying out airstrikes against the houthis since march after the rebels fought--forced the yemeni government into exile. >> what happened in aden is unforgivable. we will never forget those scenes. >> now the visit comes as the world food program begins delivering desperately needed aid in aid. the united nations said that the conflict has killed nearly 4,000 people, half of them civilians.

80% of the yemen population is in need of aid. we were in aden as supplies began to arrive. we have this exclusive report. >> this is one of the first areas where they recaptured the airport from the shia militia, the houthis and the allies, hundreds of tons of much-needed aid being delivered by the air force, now being delivered. behind me to the right you'll see the passenger terminal. when we had arrived here a few months ago the sign has read enter in peace and security. two things that millions of yemenis wish they had more than anything. an already impoverished beleaguered by war saying that over 80% of the population in dire need of humanitarian aid. look at this control tower behind me in the airport. you can see the destruction that

has been inflicted in the battle for the strategic city. around we see the armed men, those fighters, like i say, loyal to president abd rabbuh mansur hadi. they're not in uniform. many of them volunteers, and never had picked up a gun before. there have been special forces, which we've seen that we understand belong to the gcc coalition that has been supporting the government by request of president hadi to try to establish some sort of security here in aden for the government to return with outlook to hopefully as far as they're concerned spread the operation not only in aden but in the rest of the country. the situation is still fluid. it is still somewhat turbulent, that's why they were come to deliver the cargo, unload and

leave because of the shelling and attacks that sporadically take place. >> the leader of the kurdistan region has ask pkk fight tours leave their bases in the north of the country. they're concerned about strategic casualties. >> president barzani calling on pkk to protect civilians saying if there were no bases in northern iraq, then turkey would not be bombing the area. the krg really linking it's call for humanitarian reasons. but you know, this raises the question what will happen on the front lines with isil? the pkk have been helping the kurdistan regional government. they sent troops to the border to help them hold the 1,000

kilometer front line against isil. it seems that the krg is now confident that they can hold this line by themselves. really these two groups are unlikely allies. they have a long history of conflict. and unlike the pkk, the krg enjoy good ties with turkey. not only that, turkey is an economic lifeline for the krg. the krg would like to get rid of a force that really could challenge its authority. the official line is that we want to avoid northern iraq becoming a battlefield but the pkk has been a thorn in their side. all these groups are fighting isil but no unity among them. this is the front line with iraq. across the border in syria opposition groups have taken up arms against each other. there has been even more infighting, threatening the u.s. program to train and equip a

force to take on the islamic state in iraq and the levant. >> and for another night migrants have been attempting to cross the channel from calais into u.k. french riot police responded by spraying them with a chemical irritant. thousands of migrants tried to get into the town. they also have scaled fences to hop on freight trains or trucks destined for britain. and britain's prime minister david cameron has been criticized by the church of england for his, quote, lack of compassion over the migrant crisis. attempts have been made to attempt the u.k. by the euro tunnel this week. >> they came, a resident group campaign forgive better

treatment of migrants trying to reach the u.k. they say politicians have to do more to save migrant lives. in particular the lives of those trying to get through the travel tunnel by clinging to cars and trucks. nine have died since june. >> there are a lot of people who feel the way i do which is migration is a force for good and we need to treat our fellow human beings with respect. >> there needs to be an european initiative. that sets up properly managed refugee camps where they can be properlied cared for and properly processed rather than less to live like animals in the jungle. >> a few yards away protesters with an all together different view written first and opposed to immigration of any kind. noisy and with the usual symbols

of english nationalism, but with an argument that resonates with some. >> we've got enough here at the moment. our country is on its knees. we need to concentrate on our people here, our veterans, our homeless, allowing more people in the country will only deteriorate our system evener. >> just a few hundred yards from the entrance of the channel tunnel of what many people here might see as the front line of this country's struggle with the immigration issue. colorful and noisy these demonstrators might be they are from the extreme left and right of the political spectrum and shows how polarizing this issue has become. >> in this corner of england migration is creating strain, in kent, more than 600 unaccompanied children are seeking asylum. 400 migrants have made it across since june. and relative to london this is not a rich place. when there is trouble in calais

the aftershocks are felt here. tunnel disruptions have led to traffic chaos, and that's bad for business. the british prime minister has been forced to act offering more control at the access at the tunnel. he spoke of issues all summer. simon mcgregor wood, al jazeera. >> u.s. secretary of state john kerry is in cairo for the security talks with egyptian leaders. they're expected to discuss the growing threat of rebels in the sinai peninsula. kerry will troy to ease egypt's concerns over last month's nuclear deal with iran. he'll then travel to qatar for thursday fashion. an egyptian court is expected to deliver its decision on sunday. mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed and peter greste were convicted in june of supporting the banned

muslim brotherhood. peter greste was deported to australia in february, mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed were later released on bail after 400 days in prison. all three deny the charges as well as al jazeera. activists have begun a 40 day march from america's deep south to washington, d.c. to highlight racial inequality. the. >> journey for justice began in selma, alabama, the scene of civil rights protesters 50 years ago. organizers are hoping to organize thousands of people along the way. it ends with a rally in washington, d.c. on the 16th of september. andy gallagher reports on why the starting point is so significant. >> in the hit of civil rights

few places are as iconic as the edmund pettus bridge. it was here 50 years ago that a few hung so-called foot soldiers led by martin luther king marched for voting rights and were met with clubs and fear gas. that day became moan as bloody sunday but led to the voting rights act of 1965 giving african-americans the power to cast their ballots for the first time in u.s. history. >> your vote matters. and as we visit selma and understand how the people fought hard. >> today selma remains as a living testament to those monumental achievements, but many people feel that the battle is far from over. >> it's painful that racism is still alive, and people spend time trying to keep people of color from growing in the strategies that they're using to

keep that happening is disheartening. >> a student when he marched with dr. king in is the 65, he says that this latest march to washington, d.c.or washington, d.c. will raise awareness to a large range of issues. >> not only in voting rights, but in equal jobs and equal education, and all across the field. and so that's why this march is so necessary. 50 years afterwards. >> what the organizers behind this journey for justice are trying to do is bring civil rights issues back into sharp focus to make sure that the achievements and sacrifices made here are not for nothing. >> they helped to bring about what is widely considered one of the most important legislation in u.s. history. now legislation seen as targeting minorities and their votes is emerging as the new battleground. >> we have this modern day slavery that wants to treat us

in many ways the same way. that's not what i thought would be happening. in 2014, '15, '16, or '17. >> the civil rights era is one of the most important chapters in u.s. history. but for the next generation there will still be battles to win. al jazeera, selma, alabama. >> still to come on al jazeera, swelter through a heatwave with no power or running water, the iraqis say they've had enough. plus. >> what could be the kitchen of the future where these robotic arms are whipping up a crab bisque. bisque.

>> you're watching ankle. a quick reminder of our top stories. yemen's vice president is touring aden. peshmerga fighters are asking pkk to leave. migrants to the northern french town of calais once again tried to cross the channel into the u.k. praying a chemical irritant as two hundred migrants broke down security fencing at the entrance of the euro tunnel. if thousands of people in iraq have protested against energy

cuts. j. >> s the second day of corruption and employment and crime. >> that's the reason for the services. what is this is dangerous. >> people of iraq say they've had enough of power outages. protesting on friday in the. >> many accused iraq's government of failure to provide basic services. it was a heavy security presence. earier this month a protester

was killed. >> we are demonstrating against a failed government. a government that has disappointed the people. they keep giving us false promises. have they no shame for years we've been telling them that they're failures, thieves, corrupt. have they no shame. >> five years ago there were riots as thousands demanded better services. people say that the situation has worsened nutrient years. the government declared a four day holiday after a heatwave was predicted. president al abadi held meetings with the minister of electricity and ordered power cuts in institutions and homes. people came out to baghdad looking for some relief. they're calling for the minister of power to resign. >> we're outside because of the heat and because there is no heat. power comes for ten minutes and

then it goes off. >> iraq's aging power plants cannot keep up with the surge in demand. the government said that it's invested billions much dollars to increase capacity that was badly damaged during the 2003 u.s. invasion. last week iran announced the construction of $725 billion power plant that will take two years to be operational. for now demonstrations like these in major cities continue, and the protesters say they won't go home unless the power cuts stop. al jazeera. >> dozens of palestinians have fought with israeli troops during a protest some of the demonstrators through stones at soldiers who try to disperse them. hundreds took to the streets after a palestinian teenager was shot by israeli forces a day earlier. killed at a protest, he was demonstrating after a

18-month-old baby was burned to death in an arson attack. the baby's brother and parents were badly burned and are receiving treatment in hospital. witnesses have blamed israeli settlers for the attack, and palestinians leaders say they hold israel responsible. hundreds of israelis gather in tel aviv to condemn friday's arson attacks. they called on the government to crackdown on stallment lawlessness in the west banks go we're asking for reservists who will go from house to house and check th the excitement documents and look for weapons. we ask to arrest the murderers and punish them and their families members and for their houses to be destroyed. >> a cyclone has killed 21

people in myanmar. it's triggered flash floods and landslides in neighboring neighbor. police are searching for at least 21 people feared to be buried under a landslide. we have the latest. >> it takes just seconds for this apartment building to crumble in the landslide. myanmar state is one of four areas the government has declared a disaster zone after weeks of unrelenting monsoon rain. rice fields are underwater. many remote areas are cut off. strong currents have swept away homes and drowned livestock. the prime minister ha will bring supplies for relief efforts. the flooding has disrupted the lives of 100,000 people many forced to find shelter.

many years are ill equipped to deal with such disasters. it has also hit india. many schools and offices are closed while swamped railway tracks have caused severe transport disruptions. >> six lorries are submerged. we escaped our convenience or the 12 of us would have died. >> we have to commute through this, the dirty waters. and the buses are not aligned properly. that's a probable for us. >> the state government of west bengal has set up an emergency help line to monitor the situation. they have issued advisories for fishermen to stay away from the rough seas. the storm is forecast to travel along the eastern coast with more rain predicted to come in the coming week.

>> at least 500 people in india have been stranded after a landslide brocked a highway in the northern state. torrential rain forced rocks and stones out of the highway. nearby temples attract hundreds of thousands of pilgrims to the region every year. well, since a devastating earthquake in april and nepal has struggled to rebuild. many families are working to return to normal life after so much loss. following the quake al jazeera met one girl whose mother and brother were killed when a building collapsed on them. now 11-year-old rishma is going back to school, but in a different village. she traveled to see how how r rishma and her family are copi coping. >> this is 1-year-old rishma's morning routine. while she's now used to this routine this, is not her home.

after the earthquake in april she stood with her grandparents and other relatives waiting for her mother and infant brother to be dug out of the collapsed building near her destroyed home. a chinese rescue team found their bodies three days later. huddled together. their death devastated the family. her father inconsolable at times took to drinking alcohol. rishma was left motherless, without a home or school. an al jazeera viewer saw her story and offered to sponsor her education. now she lives with her relatives and goes to school an our away from her village and away from the scene of so much tragedy. >> after the morning assembly she goes to her new class. sitting with her new classmates

rishma has adjusted quickly to her new surroundings and life. >> sometimes we need our families. that is the main thing. >> rishma and her family know this is better for her. this gives her a chance that many children don't have, escape from the devastation that airplane's earthquake has done to her family and her home. when she was back there her life would be very different right now. these are the ruins of her house. not far from her old school, which is condemned. her family live here now in this makeshift hut made of sheet melt donated by the government and held up by wood from their old home. outside rishma's father sits contemplating what to do next. he has received help for his drinking problem, but he said he would need more help to reconstruct his home. until then this is what the family calls home. cramped with dirt floors and only the most basic necessities. at least it keeps the rain out.

the walls are strewn with memories of happier times. rishma's grandmother misses her, but she's happy. >> she visits occasionally and makes me laugh. one has to move on. i feel my son should remarry since my granddaughter is away from school. i just can't help crying all the time. >> on another morning last minute home work is accompanied by the father. what the earthquake took from them a hundred gays ago left their family with an uncertain future. for rishma, it looks a little brighter. >> special forces in peru say they've rescued 5 more people being used as slaves by the rebel group the shining path.

some of them were children born in captivity. earlier they rescued 39 people were a rebel camp where children are forced to work and become fighters. well, making dinner may be a little bit of a chore for some people. but as reported help is on the way. >> it's time for dinner and the world's first robotic chef is hard at work. every moment comes from a real chef recorded as he makes his specialty, crab bisques. >> graceful arms moving cooking dinner behind me really do respect the way a normal chef would cook dinner. this was a prototype installation. this will go on the market i in 2018 at $75,000. but the diners--designers of this union said that could come down substantially if it catches on. the company imagines one day all

kitchen also come fitted with robotic arms and the instructions with how to make each dish will be sold online much like books are sold today. >> recipes that are intellectual properties of hundred thousand different chefs in the world, and in this case you can enjoy any kind of dish potentially today if you have the same ingredients that they use for the cooking process. >> much of the robot chefs still come from its hands. >> what we've done is said let's replicate the capability in the machine, and so where we need to copy the human hand down to the last detail we have done but in other areas we've taken engineering compromises that give us the same performance but without the complication of things like knuckles. >> the company is looking at how the robot arms can be used at the food preparation stage beyond serving the meals for

those who can afford the hefty price this could be put to other uses. >> this could have huge social impact. we have a crisis much not having enough careers in this country, and to have a system like this to prepare fresh, high-quality meals for people in their own homes could be fantastic. >> the crab bisque goes without a hitch. an impressive technological achievement, and we're told it's almost exactly like the chef's real dish. years of development are still needed but if adapted it could change the way millions aroun arounaround the world prepare their dinner. >> the first of any dish is in the tasting. very nice. al jazeera, central london. >> members of an international team have broken the world record skydiving formation over an u.s. state of illinois.

164 sky divers built the largest ever formation. a giant flower while falling of speeds up to 240 mph. they held the formation for several seconds before breaking away. ♪ >> this week on "talk to al jazeera": international piano superstar lang lang. >> the art, you know, it's about, you know... the distance and in and out, big picture, precision. >> billions of people around the world have seen him perform. at the beijing olympics... the world cup in rio... even jaming at the grammys. >> as a musician we will collaborate with great