human activity is disrupting the climate. in many ways faster than we previously thought the time to act is now. president obama urges world leaders to reach a deal to protect the planet. hello, i'm darren jordon in doha with the world news. also on the programme... ..showing solidarity in vienna, thousands take to the streets to support refugees in europe anger erupts in ukraine over plans to give autonomy to

separatist areas in the east. we visit gaza's only private art school helping many to escape the harsh reality of life u.s. president obama says climate change is a problem that needs to be addressed now. he made the comments at the start of a 3-day visit to alaska. he joined a conference of nations in the arctic demanding action before a u.n. summit this year. patty culhane has more. >> reporter: u.s. president obama dragging the national spotlight to a place it rarely goes, the far northern state of alaska. >> over the past 26 years alaska warmed twice as past as most of the united states. last year was the warmest year on record, as it was for the rest of the westerly direction.

impacts are real. >> he'll tour glaciers and towns, talk to people that are now dealing with the impacts of climate change, a chance to reach a third of americans who tell pollsters, they don't believe climate change is real. this trip has environmental activists calling the president a hypocrite. he approved drilling for oil in the place he is touring. the administration says they couldn't stop it because president george bush approved it in office. environmentalists say it's not true. >> president obama never shied away from executive action, he's been on the defensive, trying to claim that these were bush era leases to drill in the arctic, it's been his decision, if he cares about protecting that progressive legacy, he can cancel. it's not too late. >> president barack obama made climate change a central part of the legacy, talking about green

legacy and made it a priority. he is pushing for more drilling. when he took office the u.s. produced $5 million barrels of crude each day. in 2014, it jumped to 8.7 million. a 39% increase. the president defends that, saying it will take time to get more green energy. >> our economy relies on oil and gas. we should relie on domestic production. we should demand high standards - our own. >> the president's mission in alaska to focus on the impact climate change is having on land, and not highlighting the cause of it off the coast well the wider international community agrees that something big needs to be done. here is a look at what they are trying to do. which countries must outline how they'll deliver on the promise to mobilize $100 billion from

2020 to help poor and developing nations. all 193 countries need to submit plans on how to reduce emissions. so far onward around 50 countries have done this. many say the combined commitments will not be enough to stablilize the temperature rise to 2 degrees celsius. it's feared the world is heading for drought, flouting and weather -- flooding and weather events as icecaps melt. this climate change campaigner said criticism of president obama is justified. >> he can't say he's a climate leader and simultaneously allowing shell to dig up the oil and gas that is unburnable if we are to avoid a catastrophe. president obama, it is true, has done more than any other president to address the threat. and policies like the clean power plan, and vehicle

emissions, addressing vehicle emissions are significant and a step in the right direction. he needs to address not just the results of burning fossil fuels, but their source. and that comes from stopping coal, oil and gas, and arctic oil and gas in particular. that needs to be stopped. those fossil fuels need to be kept in the ground. >> 20,000 people took to the streets of vienna, calling for fair treatment of refugees, after the bodies of 71 people were found in an abandoned truck. demonstrators rallied at the train station before marching down a shopping street. thousands of people gathered in in ancient cathedral to mourn and pay 71 refugees, dying an

agonising death abandoned beside a highway. and for thousands of others that died on land and sea, trying to reach europe. the deaths of the 71 refugees horrified the public. police checked trucks and vans. officials found 200 refugees packed into vehicles, and detained by suspected smugglers. the interior minister ordered the action. >> we are seeing people traffickers who are becoming increasingly brutal and unscrupulous. we have to fight that with tougher measures. >> getting tough snarled the highway from budapest to vienna, with a traffic jam 30km long. >> say it loud, say it clear. >> as night fell, thousands of people marched in protest through the streets of vienna.

demanding better treatment for refugees. people are not only grieving for refugees that died. many are spat with leader for failing to deal with the crisis. leaders wanted to apply pressure. >> 500 million european, and we can't take up a few thousands refugees. they are fleeing for their life. >> i want the government to be hor sensitive to foreigners, pain and suffering. give them a chance to live. >> prayers and protests are no substitute for a coherent policy. european leaders will hold a

summit on the issue in two weeks. between now and then, the limit will flow. >> refugees cheered and chanted germany thank you, holding a sign up by local people on monday. the arrival of the train from the huang airian capital jerl ni as taken in more asylum seekers than any county, 800,000 this year. there's intense scenes. trains packed with refugees were stopped. >> tom symonds followed the journey of hundreds of people. >> net another queue for wary refugees, hundreds boarding

trains from germany to russia, several living rough. this is happening a few hours after the hungarian government told yazidi there could be no travel across the borders awed visas. nun have visas, they are crammed in a crane. snoop at the off they yn border there's confusion and delays of hours. the railway was not happy with overcrowded carriage and wanted to transfer passengers to other planes. >> this man talked about elation after a month of travelling. >> i have a friend in germany. >> i go one day, two days. maybe in germany. it's a big country.

some were stressed whether they were tree to carry on across the border and did not fear rail officials. after an hour and a half relief. it's stiffling, the train is packed to overflowing. these people are celebrating. they don't have visas, the exception is being made, and the journey goes ahead. at last, on the way to the destinations they have grown to doubt they would ever see. >> meanwhile german chancellor angela merkel took aim at other european countries over their treatment of the refugees. >> we have a humanitarian responsibility. we need to establish registration centers and talk to african nations, talk to countries in civil war and

ensure there's a fair distribution of refugees across europe. not like what is currently happening across serbia, macedonia and hungary. >> an explosion hit a chemical plant in the eastern chinese province. one person is believed to have died. a single blast was heard shortly before midnight. we have more from beijing. >> the incident at the industrial site, a chemical factory occurred at 11.25 local time. one reported death, that of the factory manager, and a few photographs that were available on the internet were soon removed by the authorities. the site reported the blast. it was withdrawn. little coming out of the area. the location is 460km south-east of the capital beijing, coming

weeks after the huge blast which killed as many as 130, leaving 300 injured and 15 missing. authorities are clamping down on such incidents and vow to inspect those locations that are industrial areas and will prosecute those breaking the rules. it comes off the back of a smaller province, authorities want to stop this in a lead up to national day celebrations on thursday. where they welcome 30 heads of state and hundreds of delegations, a large commemoration in memory of those that died and fought during the war. >> an iranian police officer has been killed during protests outside a parliament building in kiev. hundreds of others were hurt.

violence erupted over plans to give status to separatist regions in the east. >> the moment when anger turned to bloodshed. pictures filled from in the parliament building showed the scene after protesters flew a grenade at riot police. the blast injured more than 100 police officers and 50 national guards men. many were taken away by ambulance. a crowd gathered ahead of a vote giving status in the andrei lugovoy region. some politicians tried to stop proceedings. the bill did pass on the reading. it's a crucial part of a peace.

since then, there has been sporadic and dead lip violence in the east. scenes in the capital are a reminder of how controversial it is. >> more to come - staying put. the guatemala president refusing to bow out despite mass protests over a corruption scandal. plus... >> i'm simon mcgregor-wood in paris, a city struggling to control its pollution crisis with the introduction of tough new measures.

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welcome back, a recap of the headlines at al jazeera. u.s. president obama out lined the taj caused by climate change at a conference in alaska. he said it's no longer a distant threat but a problem that needs to be addressed now. >> thousands took to the streets of vienna, calling for fair and respectful treatment of refugees. a memorial service was held for 71 people whose bodies were found abandoned in a truck a ukranian policeman was killed. up to 100 others were injured. fighting broke out over plans to give status to separatist regions in the east. >> an australian senate inquiry condemned conditions at a detention center used to house asylum seekers at nauru. reports say the conditions are not adequate, proocht or safe, and -- appropriate orp safe and

recommends asylum seekers children and families be removed from nauru and calls for an audit of sexual abuse at the center. >> andrew thomas has this report. >> reporter: the offshoring of asylum seekers trying to come to australia by boat and sent to australia to examples in other countries is a key plank of australia deterrence policies towards refugees. conditions are meant to be tough. this mattery report suggests they are too tough, and concludes conditions are not adequate, appropriate or safe for the asylum seekers detained there. there's more than 400 people detained on nauru. including 80 children. the committee had allegations of detainee and children. so traumatized they self-harmed. the recommendation isn't suggest closing the camp, but sugsing the process of romping abuse should be transparent, access to

human rights groups and the media to the camp at the moment. both finding it difficult to get in. chin should be taken occupant. and detainees given a look at where the claims are at. because in some cases they drag on for years. the u.s. state department released more than 7,000 pages of hillary clinton's emails online. she's been criticized for using a private server when she was secretary of state. a democratic front runner said she did not handle classified material on her private account los angeles is the largest city in the united states to equip local police with body cameras. many u.s. cities are looking to use the cameras after protests against police brutality. officials are trying to build trust with the community.

>> pinch like this police in l.a.'s mission hills neighbourhood call it the new normal. on monday, 80 officers took to the streets wearing body cameras. >> it's something we are not intimidated of or afraid of. it embroiss the idea. >> the first # 60 cameras will be deployed across the l.a.p.d. 7,000 will be issued, making this the largest city to use the devices on a large scale. body cameras will give the full story, unlike the deaths at the hands of police in missouri or baltimore. >> they are talking about a crime, an accident. that camera will be on. >> the organization has nothing to hide. >> peter with the a.c.l.u. disagrees. he notes that l.a.p.d. officers will be allowed to review the footage before filing the

reports. the department has no plans to little public see the video recorded. >> one of the things that body cameras promises to do is increase trust by helping provide the public assurance that officers will be held accountable. giving them the advantage of looking at the video betris that principle. >> i think it protects me more than the public. >> in 2012 the city of realtor east of los angeles became the first u.s. police department to deploy the devices. use of force by officers dropped by more than 50% after they started to use the cameras. body camera footage has been used against officers. this video shows a routine traffic stop escalate into a shooting. the white police officer is now charged with murder. he shot and killed the black

driver guatemala's president refused to step down after calls to resign after an involvement in a corruption scandal guatemalan's president refuses to budge. on monday molina told reporters he is incident and will not step doubt >> translation: no, i'll act in accordance with the law. it allows me to do two things, the first is present my resignation and make myself available to the court, and face due process. >> reporter: it was the first time the president appeared in public since the supreme court was arrived to strip his immunity so he could face prosecution. >> translation: i'm available to face due process and to respond, head on and with my head high.

if anyone has been hurt more than anyone else, it's me the president has been battered by a multi-million corruption scandal leading to the arrest of a former vice president. last week six cabinet ministers resigned and congress prepared to vote on whether to strip the president's immunity from prosecution. for the past four months. guatemalans gathered to protest against corruption and demand the president resign. on thursday, an estimated 100,000 packed into guatemala city, central park. and organizers say the protest continues and remains out of the office. the president says he should not be um judged prematurely. it's amid the crisis lara guttans head to the polls. for many, their faith in politicians is gone. >> the body of a woman who died

in sierra leone tested positively for ebola. it's a set back. sierra leone announced in august the last confirmed patient with a virus had been discharged from hospital. 28,000 have been affected. more than a third died from ebola in kenya five suspects are due in court for a second time in connection with the attack in the north-east. the men were charged in june for the april 2nd attack in which gunmen targeted students. 158 were killed. >> al-shabab fighters overran an african community base. local residents say al-shabab claims to have killed scores of troops. a similar raid on a base in june killed dozens of troops in the same province. >> royingy forces have retaken

the desert area west of i.s.i.l. >> troops chased out the fighters. the air force carried out strikes before the ground operation, it was part of a wider operation to recapture the largest province, anbar. >> paris is introducing tough measures to control the city's worsening air pollution. from tuesday large trucks registered before 2001 will be banned from the center of the city. simon mcgregor-wood has more many of these market traders trucks are about to be banned from the center of paris. according to the mayor, too old. drivers will be fined $40, and they are not happy. >> translation: it will affect

us. >> reporter: paris has a problem. parisians like to drive. back in march, the city briefly had the worst air quality in the world. critics of the plan say it's more about the city of paris trying to avoid a fine imposed by the european union, and also trying to get the house in order before it hosts the world climate change conference later this year. >> the city says it will encourage drivers to buy newer vehicle with cheap loans, restrictions covering more and more vehicles leading up to the '20s. >> air pollution costs $110 billion, a travesty for our heath and an economic travesty. >> big operators with 500 vehicles nationwide are taking

ston steps to meet the new rules. in is running on ethanol, this is a hybrid. all are service said. >> this is a p.r. exercise. but it's also a symbol, but important. the people in evidence of paris, they need to understand that they have to do something now. >> it's not clear how regrettably the rules are. the first steps in clearing the air will be taken by the small operators. and it's not clear they can afford it finally, the gaza strip's only private art school is thriving. when it opened, it found it didn't expect to have more than a few students. dozens of palestinians attend classes on a regular basis. we have this report on how attitudes to art appear to be

changing. >> reporter: tucked away in the corner of a building in a quiet street is the only quiet art school in the gaza strip. every day dozens of palestinians come here to learn to draw and point. the gallery was destroyed three years ago. she thought she may only ever have a few students. now most classes are so packed there's bayly room for everyone. >> the idea came to me, i saw there were talented people in gaza, all they needed was someone to help develop the skills. i believe in the school. it's important for the gaza strip, people don't realise how incredible art is. >> gaza is not known for having a large artistic community or established tradition of the arts. many here say attitudes are starting to change. this person has taken art sessions since it opened. she says she found it difficult

at first to convince her parents to send her to classes. when they saw how happy it made her, they started sending her siblings as well. >> when i go, i forget all the problems and war and everything about gaza. and the reward, i enter my own world, and my imagination after drawing things that i like. it's really fun. >> this man started taking drawing lessons. after surviving a war with israel. he came looking for a way to express his feelings. >> drawing helps to communicate the reality. it let's me share the truth of how we live.

students have different reasons for picking ep pencils and paint brushes, art gives them peace of mind. in uncertain times. >> all the news on the website, aljazeera.com. aljazeera.com. >> this is where i'll be buried. >> right next to her. >> mmmhmm. >> six years ago, roy bosley's wife, carol, died after overdosing on prescription painkillers. she was 60. >> it should have never happened.