>> announcer: this is al jazeera. ♪ hello and welcome to the al jazeera news hour. i'm martine dennis in doha. germany and austria call for a special summit on the refugee c crisis. >> i think the situation is extremely dangerous. >> condemnation from the palestinian ambassador to the u.n. after israeli security forces storm a mosque for a third day.

president putin says russia will continue to provide military help to the syrian regime. and we hear from a community in the u.s. state of california left devastated by wildfires. ♪ deep divisions have been exposed at the heart of the european union as border states install border controls. hungary has declared a state of emergency in two border counties and imposed enough tu checks at the front tiers. 174 people have been caught crossing the border illegally, and may face criminal prosecution. hungary is building a fence along the border with serbia, and now it says it will start preparer to work on the fence along the border with romania. >> illegal migrants do have to

comply with basic principles and procedures. those who haven't applies on their journey to any kind of asylum, and there's no sign of that in the system, and there's no proof of that, they are going to automatically be turned back. serbia is a safe country, macedonia is a safe country, most definitely greece is a safe country. it is impossible to cross these countries without at least attempting to participate in international protocol. >> germany and austria meanwhile have called for a social european union summit to be held next week to tackle the crisis. chancellor merkel called for action at a special news conference. >> translator: how can we better distribute refugees.

it is urgent, and we cannot wait until october. we had a constructive conversation here in austria. >> we can go live to our correspondent in the border town on the border with serbia, and andrew, this has been the scene of streams of refugees trying to get further west into the european union. now now it looks incredibly quiet behind you. >> it most certainly does martine. this fence -- not only this fence, but determination on the part of hungary's government to make new laws to basically exclude refugees. it takes this whole crisis in a different direction, metaphorically and physically, because these refugees may well have to find a different route. you mentioned the possibility of another fence being built. yes, romania has another border.

it is possible to go that way. but to put a fence along that -- it will be twice the length of this one, and this one is 175 kilometers. the noise you can hear is the police helicopter which is patrolling this area. the army is deployed. the police have quadrupled their numbers. a state of emergency -- it's almost like some sort of military conflict footing that is actually happening here. and of course it is concerning the hungarian people, but as far as the refugees are concerned, they are finding life much harder than before. quite a large number are actually stuck, trapped within the no man's land between hungry and serbia, because that is the main crossing into the e.u. from serbia. the serbian government is furious at both diplomatic and

political levels. it is accusing hungary of trying to make serbia into a, quote unquote, concentration camp for refugees. but apart from the moves on the side of the hungarian government, there appears to be no solid action from the european union whatsoever. we keep hearing about another summit, another meeting, but in terms of actually coming to terms with what hungary is doing, very little action has been taken against what they have been doing. the prime minister of hungary seems to be -- to have taken it upon himself to be the main player in all of this. he sees himself at being at the forefront of e.u. policy, by the symbol of this fence.

this is the front line against anyone other than e.u. citizens or people with visas coming into the union. and that of course cuts against the logic and the feelings of most european politicians. >> okay. andrew, we'll have to leave it there. it's getting quite difficult to hear you. but thank you very much for that. andrew simmons there. the french prime minister says getting rid of the syrian president is one of the ways to ease the refugee crisis. he was speaking at a parliamentary debate on his government's decision to launch reconnaissance flights over syria. let's get the latest from jacky rowland. what did the prime minister have to say, then, jacky? >> reporter: well, he made it quite clear in the view of france bashar al-assad is part of the problem, therefore, he cannot be part of the solution, and he was adamant that anything france might do militarily

should not strengthen assads position. we have been hit before, really, two years ago, when we were expecting a potential western military intervention after those images emerged indicating the forces of bashar al-assad had used chemical weapons. first the united kingdom decided not to president. then the u.s. congress decided not to. and in the end france also stepped down. so he reminded people that france had been ready to do something in the past, but ultimately in his view, it was the u.s. and u.k. who dropped out at the last minute. >> translator: since tuesday the 8th of september, an aerial force has been flying over syria. it is first and foremost a reconnaissance mission. this campaign will last as long as it has to, at least for several weeks. we need to better identify and

locate isil's positions to target them on syrian soil. these missions are being carried out in total autonomy, as only france chooses the surveillance zones. targets will be necessary, and we will choose alone which targets will be hit. and of course it is out of the question that these strikes will contribute in reinforcing bashar al-assad's regime. >> reporter: so of course just talking about intervention from the air, no mention of foots on the ground. we know, of course, how reticent politicians are about the idea of committing ground troops to wars in the middle east in the muslim war, because we have seen from recent history how those often turn into mission creep. he did, however, say, while any kind of western ground intervention would be in his words inconsequence -

-- inconsequential and unrealistic, but if countries in the region decided to go in to help release the country from the grip of the islamic state, then he said that france would support those efforts. air strikes are being planned, but it would be france only, and france alone which would choose the targets of those air strikes. >> jacky rowland live in paris. thank you. the russian president, vladimir putin, said moscow will continue to provide military support to the syrian regime, and has urged other countries to join in. the u.s. says russia's involvement will only worsen the situation. here is peter sharp, our correspondent in moscow. >> reporter: as concern in the west grows at russia's involvement in syria, president putin made it clear it will

continue to supply damascus with military equipment. >> translator: we have supported the syrian government. we have provided and will provide all of the necessary military and technical support, and we call on other countries to join us. >> reporter: and putin had another reason to back syria's war against isil. >> translator: the ranks of the islamic state fighters from other countries undergo idealogical indoctrination and training, also unfortunately from european countries, the russian federation, and former republicans, and we're worried with the possibility of them returning to our territory. >> reporter: but the view from washington from the president down is russirussia's continued support of assad is doomed to failure. >> what we would like to see is movement towards a political transition in syria, and as i said last week, we still believe

there's an opportunity to pursue that kind of transition in concert with russian authorities. >> reporter: if the west see president assad as an obstacle in the fight against isil, to putin he is a bull walk against the extremists and is determined to keep him in power. >> once russia -- soviet union were once a dominant force there. and now they are not. >> reporter: the kremlin argues that air strikes alone will never win the fight and only the syrian army has the muscle on the ground to face up to the isil fighters. and meanwhile russia is now stepping up its fight to damascus. russian troops and engineers are now said to be working to extend

an air base to cope with the increased flow. the kremlin insists its regular shipment of arms to syria are used exclusively in the battle against isil, but there are real fears that the weapons could be used in syria's civil war, which has cost the lives of hundreds of thousands of civilians, and in the west that is not acceptable. peter sharp, al jazeera, in moscow. 36 palestinians have been injured when israeli security forces stormed a mosque in occupied jerusalem. palestinians now fear israel wants to change the rules which allow jews to visit the mosque but not to pray. >> reporter: tuesday the police wanted to arrest people that had stayed in the mosque overnight. rocks were thrown, stun grenade fired. those inside built a barricade at one of the doors.

it later caught fire but was quilly put out. at least two dozen palestinians were injured. five israeli police were said to have been lightly injured. intense fighting in the early morning hours, a cleanup afterwards and like we see now, relative calm, but beneath the calm there is deep underlying tension. hard lines want jews to be allowed to prayer outside of the mosque itself. something that has been banned since 1964. jordan who is the custodian of the compound said that any more provocations in the old city will affect the relationship between the two countries. there will be an emergency israeli security cabinet meeting tuesday evening to discuss the

situation. we can now talk to a palestinian ambassador to the u.n. he joins us live from u.n. headquarters in new york. thank you for talking us to. how dangerous would you say this moment is >> it's extremely dangerous, because the extremists on the israeli side have been supported by the israeli occupying authority and security forces, including some ministers in trying to change, you know, the situation and the status quo on the compound of the mosque. this is very sensitive issue. and it is very explosive it is infuriating the palestinian people, the nation, and also the [ inaudible ]. and every situation is not contained it would -- could lead to a religious confrontation between muslim and jews over holy sites.

that's precisely why we have been campaigning in the security council for the last few days with the jordanian representative, and with the president of the security council, ambassador of russia, and also with other members of the security council, including the americans, that the security council should shoulder this responsibility and call for an mediate cessation of this aggression against our holy sites in east jerusalem. >> but ambassador -- can i ask you then why it is you are not accepting the reassurances offered by prime minister netenyahu that the status quo will be maintained? something that he has mentioned on several occasions? >> what he says is something, and the action of his forces and the extremists is something else. it speaks louder than his false assurances. if he is true to what he is

saying, he should withdrawal all of his forces from the mosque, he should not allow extremist jews to come to try to have a permanent presence to establish a synagogue, and to have prayer inside the mosque. that is contrary to agreement that has been put in place, and will be changing the status quo. if he is genuine about what he is saying, let his actions speak, and withdraw all of his forces from the compound and from the holy city outside of the walls, and take away with him and with his forces the extremists who are creating this provocation. >> and you say together with the jordanian representative at the u.n. you have launched a campaign to try to get security council action on this matter. what kind of reception are you getting? >> well, there is some positive

reaction. we know the israeli side is telling americans that they don't want any action from the security council. we'll see what will happen. the security council is meeting behind closed doors in consultation about this issue and other issues related, you know, to the situation and occupied palestinian territory. we hope the security council will elevate itself to have the political will to act and to adopt a product that would pressure israel to stop this aggression against our holy site? jerusalem. >> ambassador thank you very much. now we can talk to robby stable, professional of international law hebrew university. thank you for taking the time to talk to us as well. as you heard the ambassador described the situation as explosive with -- with great potential for it to get even worse, why isn't the israeli

government doing more to reign in those who would seek to challenge the status quo? >> i think it's good to put in some background here. israel has no dispute with islam. there is an israeli palestinian dispute. no israeli government has ever made it, and [ inaudible ] to make sure it is not a dispute, and islam should have no dispute with israel. certain elements are trying to turn this into a religious dispute. and i think it's a tragedy. 20% of the population are muslim in israel. >> but clearly the government of prime minister netenyahu is not managing the situation and is not even managing his own cabinet. a member of his own government was said to be part of the group making a foray into this holy of

sites. >> the policy is decided by the israeli government. and no jew is allowed to pray publicly in the area. knob has attempted to go to the mosque. the mosque is controlled by the [ inaudible ] and it has been controlled for the last 50 years by the [ inaudible ]. the question is can they pray outside? and even here the israeli government have determined that theoretically people can pray anywhere. but they don't allow yous to pray in public because it might offend islam. one of the few places in the world where people are not allowed to publicly pray outside of the mosque, and there will be no change in the policy. i have spoken to the government and they assure me this policy will continue even though it does offend some religious elements in israel.

>> right. the problem seems to be, though, mr. sable, that the government of mr. netenyahu is saying one thing and then turning a blind eye to what exactly is going on on the ground, so almost playing a double game, allowing the religious nationalist to challenge the status quo almost on a daily basis while playing lip service to maintaining the status quo. >> the policy has been continued, and it's the policy of the police to prevent any jew praying publicly in the area outside of the mosque, and this will continue. there are certain religious jews who have a right to do it, and the israeli government policy -- which has been approved by the court, because certain people took it to the court, and the government's answer was it might offend the muslim population. we're not going to do it, and we're going to continue not to do it. i think it's a tragedy that people try to turn what could be

a center of religious co-h co-habition into a source of discontent and violence. >> thank you very much. talking to us live from israel. thank you. ♪ now let's go to australia, because malcolm hurn -- turnball says there has never been a more exciting time to be an australian. andrew thomas reports now from sydney. >> reporter: in australia, it's becoming a familiar site, a new prime minister being sworn in. >> i malcolm turnbull do

swear -- >> reporter: he said his government would put forward a positive vision for australia's future. >> there has never been a more exciting time to be alive than today. and there has never been a more exciting time to be an australian. >> reporter: australia has had a turbulent recent political past with now five prime ministers in just over five years, four in the last two and a half. the outgoing prime minister this time said he had much to be proud of. but he said the instability and internal party division had to stop. for his successor he had this promise -- >> there will be no wrecking, undermining, and no sniping. i have never leaked or backgrounded against anyone, and i certainly won't start now. our country deserves better than that. >> reporter: he is a familiar figure to most australians less right-wing than tony abbott, and

once minister for the environment, he takes more seriously issues like climate change. he is favor of gay marriage. the former prime minister was a monarchist, turnbul is a republican. but most policy differences will be small. the big change will be one of style. abbott has slogans about stopping boats of refugees, scrapping a carbon tax, and defeating what he called the isis death cult, but he was seen as being prone to making embarrassing decisions. >> i think he was a bad prime minister. >> reporter: by contrast, opinion polls suggest malcolm turnbull is popular and likely to win an election due in a year. >> i think he is very capable. >> i'm actually really happy. >> i think he's -- he's

articulate. i think he will present well. >> reporter: it will be, though, economic management on which turnbull is likely to be judged. australia's economy closely tied to chinas is going through a tough patch. malcolm turnbull says he has a vision to steer it through. he has a year to prove it, assuming he is not toppled before the next election comes. andrew thomas, al jazeera, sydney. indonesia's governments says companies found guilty of deliberately starting forest fires will be their licenses revoked. steph vassen reports. >> reporter: the area on fire. thousands of heck tars of forest and bush are burning. creating thick choking smog that is spreading far beyond the

borders. airports are closed and early on, the economic consequences appear to be huge, but it's the effect on people's health that is most worrying. hospitals are filled with people suffering from rez pyrer to diseases. these are up 30% compared to last year. the doctors have one word of advice. evacuate. an impossible task since millions live in the areas. >> translator: people here are slowly but surely killed by the smoke. especially the elderly and people suffering from respiratory diseases. >> reporter: this man was diagnosed with lung cancer. he had to leave his village due to the smog. >> translator: people don't know what to do anymore. we can only hope the government will finally do something. i cannot even talk about my future. they have to stop the fire now, because all of us are suffering.

>> reporter: farmers and plantation companies have been caught deliberately setting their land on fire. indonesia has become the world's largest palm oil exporter in the past two decades. much of the forest land was cleared using fire. people here every year during the dry season are breathing smoke-filled air. the government has failed to change the culture of land clearance and the punishment of ten years in prison for arsonists is hardly ever enforced. only three companies have been brought to court for setting their land ablaze. the government promises harsher actions. >> translator: i apologize because we have to face this problem all together. we tried very hard to stop the fires in real, but now they are burning in the south, and the haze goes everywhere. let's do this together.

let's overcome it together. i am monitoring events every hour. >> reporter: the government has announced that companies won't be allowed to operate anymore, when their land is found to be on fire, deliberately lit or not. the worse cases will be blacklisted. thousands of soldiers have been sent to battle the fire, but most of them are raging several meters deep. it makes it almost impossible to extinguish the fires. we have got a lot more to come here on the al jazeera news hour, including -- >> i'm in the capitol of chile, one of a handful of countries in the world where abortion under any circumstances is a crime, but there is a chance that that could soon change. and in sport find out who has displaced real madrid as the world's most valuable team. ♪

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look at the top stories here at al jazeera. hungary has declared a state of emergency in two border counties, and has imposed tough new checks of its frontiers. it is also building a four-meter high fence along the border with serbia, as europe continues to be divided over the refugee crisis. israeli police have stormed a mosque in occupied east jersz lem for a third day. 36 palestinians have been injured. palestinians fear israel wants to change the rules which now allow jews do visit but not pray. the russian president says moscow will continue to provide military support to the syrian regime and has urged other countries to go so. the u.s. says russia's involvement will only worsen the situation. it is believed moscow has positioned tanks on a syrian air base.

some news just coming in from saudi arabia, the country has suspended the bin laden group. in that is one of the biggest construction companies in the entire kingdom from taking on new projects. this follows that crane collapse over the weekend in which more than a hundred people were killed in mecca. the biggest construction company in saudi arabia has been prevented from taking on any other projects while the situation is under review. we'll bring you more on that as soon as we get it. the u.n. special envoy to yemen is on the grounds. while an operation has been launched in ma'rib. the operation is aimed to cut the supply route for houthi rebels. >> reporter: it's a battle for control of these hills and mountains. for two days, fighting has

[ inaudible ] west or ma'rib. >> translator: we are in a battle of survival and we will hunt the houthis until we push them back to their places. >> reporter: but the battle has been more back and forth than straight advancement. air strikes on [ inaudible ] rockets all in play. [ inaudible ] pave the way for a [ inaudible ] country to advance. so far it has been slow and steady. the terrain is huge and rugged. >> translator: we are not slow. we move in coordination with our arab allies. it's not an easy task, but we are making progress. >> reporter: on monday coalition air strikes targeted houthi military camps in the capitol. other strikes targeted an air base in the city. in ta'izz intense fighting has

continued on the streets. houthis have been trying to regain control of some outlying neighborhoods, and once again there have been civilian casualties across the country. the u.n. enjoy -- envoy has called for confrontations, but the fighting continues. kuwaiti court have sentenced seven people to death over the bombing that went off at a shia mosque in june. five sentenced to death with still at large. eight people were given prison terms ranging from two to 15 years. the court cleared 14 others. opposition activists in the democratic republic of congo are holding a demonstration saying the president is planning to stay on in power beyond h

his -- second elected term in office. >> reporter: opposition parties say they have [ inaudible ] the president. they say when his term in office ends, he must leave and hand over to a new president. they put up banners like this. they keep saying come december next year, 2016, he must step down. they are counting the number of days until the deadline is reached. they say they are concerned the president is trying to hang on to power. they are gathering here at the capitol saying they want him to leave office [ inaudible ] constitution, because the constitution says that he cannot have a third term in power. >> no one can touch [ inaudible ]. the president's term is over. he's already done two term, and he cannot go out of -- for a

third term. we are waiting on 20 -- 20 -- 27 november, he is over for him, and on 20 -- on 20 december, he is -- due hand over with another president will be elected. >> reporter: the [ inaudible ] delay of the local [ inaudible ] and presidential elections. the court has asked the electoral commission to come up with new dates. the government has said it doesn't have money to hold these elections. that means the presidential election will most likely be delayed. people are saying that is the president trying to hang on to power, he will use that as an excuse to run for a third term. >> now more on the bin laden construction group's construction has been suspended. bring us up to date omar. >> reporter: the saudi royal

court issued a statement saying they suspended the work of the bin laden group, one of the biggest construction groups in the entire region, so they basically suspended their work and the grand mosque behind me, and also that construction company has massive infrastructure projects within the kingdom. so the statement they ordered a review on all of their work. now back to the incident that happened a few days ago which lead to the death of at least 107 pilgrims when a massive crane -- results of the initial investigation suggests there was a balance issue, there was always weather -- bad weather lead to the collapse of the crane, but there is also an indication that the contractors misused the manufacturer's instruction to use that crane, so an indication, perhaps of

negligence on their part. so it's very interesting to see when we have the full and official investigation into that tragic incident. >> and the king promised a very swift response, didn't he to the tragedy that occurred just a few days ago. but this could have quite wide ramifications, because as you point out, the bin laden group is massive, isn't it? >> reporter: it is absolutely. and i think the mecca incident brought everything up to the surface, so probably you can sense there were issues beneath the table and only that incident lead to that decision. it's going to be rather big ramifications they are going to look into big construction projects in this kingdom, contracts, and possibly there could be some criminal charges. i don't know, i'm speculating here, but probably if it leads to any big violations, then i

think it's an issue of safety and violating safety regulation, and then i think the government will take action on that. and all the incident of the crane put saudi arabia under the spotlight at a very critical moment. more than 2 million people will be converging on the ground behind me, and that put pressure on saudi arabia for that particular incident. they acted swiftly, however, it lead to the death of 107 pilgrims. they say it was tragic however, it will not effect the entire season. >> thank you. nigeria's president is in france asking for more help to fight boko haram. he met the president on monday, and there are two more days of negotiations scheduled. france already provides logistical and military

intelligence support to nigeria, as well as to its neighboring countries. after their talk. the president said boko haram is no different to isil. >> translator: boko haram is linked to daesh as we know and receives aid and support from this group. fighting against boko haram is fighting against daesh. it is no longer possible to distinguish terrorism from regions. it's the same terrorism, inspired by the same death ideology. >> it's important that those culture [ inaudible ] commission they can be in opposition, but the next region [ inaudible ] to ensure that boko haram has been routed. presidential con terns for the republican party in the u.s. rust debating again on wednesday. the spotlight has mostly been on

the controversial billionaire donald trump, but ben carson is always doing quite well. alan fisher has been looking at why he is attracting so much support. >> reporter: he is becoming a big noise in the race to become the republican presidential nominee. he is surging in the polls, not bad for someone who has never run for office before. >> i'm not going to be a traditional politician. >> reporter: ben car son has never served in congress, never been a senator or a governor. he is not a professional politician, and he thinks that's one more reason why people will vote for him. he is an american success story. raised by a single mother in detroit he dropped out of school, but when he tried to stab a friend in a fight, he called that a turning point. he found god his faith and a fresh start academically. he became a top neurosurgeon,

and hollywood made a movie of his life. in 2013 he criticized the president on his healthcare legislation as he sat and watched and saying the christian bible gave him the basis of a tax plan. >> i see the fairest individual in the universe, god, and he has given us a system, it's called tithe. >> evangelicals have a big role in the nominating process. >> reporter: but increased support comes increased skrutny is. >> you have to turn off the spigot that dispenses the goodies, including employment. if there's nothing to come for, then people won't come. in that will stop the influx. >> reporter: carson is not your traditional politician, but what

traditionally happens that someone previously off of the radar becomes the next big thing. being near the front of the race is one thing, having the money, structure, and support to win is another. do that, then the quiet voice might have something to shout about. alan fisher, al jazeera, washington. still to come here at al jazeera, we'll have all of the sports news, and continue our count downto the rugby world cup as australia gets ready to entertain on and off the pitch. ♪

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now looking at 30 years of chinese artist's work has just opened in london, four years after being banned from traveling aboard. he was unexpectedly returned by the chinese government allowing him to come to london. >> reporter: it's the most anticipated show of the year, where activism and art collide. it spans 30 years of his work. in china he is known as the designer of beijing's bird's nest stadium. nationally he is seen as witty, bold, and political. the soft-spoken artist has been able to personally oversee the show's installation and had this message about europe's refugee

crisis. >> western countries have to come up with some kind of decision to help each other to get a better, more sound way to dealing with the situation. >> reporter: he has long been a thorn in the side of the chinese government. this piece is made from the rebel of poorly constructed government-built schools destroyed by the 2008 earthquake. thousands of twisted metal bars have been painstakingly sorted and straighted. a mom youment to 5,000 victims many children. it's work like this that put him on the chinese government's watch list. this work is a sobering account of the 81-days held in a secret chinese prison, monitored by guard 24 hours a day.

>> he is probably the most celebrated contemporary artist in the world. the standing he has taken politically and culturally is enormous. >> reporter: the show is a reflection of his artistic achievements, casting a spotlight on the power of art to challenge authority. neave barker, al jazeera. okay. we can talk now to richard who is an [ inaudible ] in fine arts in london. thank you for talking to us. i was just wondering about whether it is his message or his art that makes him great. >> well, i think in the end it will be the art that he is judged upon, but certainly the method and objects themselves are very closely related.

i think there is two dimensions to it. one your little short piece indicated that it is highly political, but it is also quite important that he is very interested in material culture, he is an architect as well as an artist, and it interrogates the history of chinese material culture, and the culture of the surveillance apparatus and political apparatus of china. >> but it sounds as though you couldn't take the politics away from it, because his very philosophy, his underlying thoughts are about civil liberties and democracy. and that's expressed artistically. >> yes, absolutely. i think he sees art as an activity that can only thrive in an environment where you have freedom of expression. and if he was british or american, you know, his work

would be, you know, interrogated for its aesthetic accomplishments, but as he's in an authoritarian regime, he is sort of drawn to provoke them in order to emphasize the importance of making art in a civil society. so yes, of course, the art is very tied to his political views, but the political views are in a certain way imposed on him by the society he grew up and lives in. >> if we were an american or a britain, would he still be an artist and would he be as good as he is now? >> yes, i think he would be. i'm not sure he would have quite as much attention as he has now. he has been made famous by the persecution the chinese government put upon him. but he was an international celebrated artist, he worked in

new york, berlin, frankfort and -- i don't think he had been in london at that stage, but he was certainly very well-known. so i think he has been made famous by the political circumstances that he is in, but he is still a very important artist, and if he wasn't important i don't think the chinese government would pay so much attention to him. >> he is personally cure rating this exhibition which is unusual, isn't it? >> it is. but when someone reaches the status he is at, they would be making decisions. and that's not such an abnormal thing. >> okay. richard knoble thank you very much for talking to us here at

al jazeera. from art to sport here is farah. >> thank you so much. we start with football. the champions league kicks off in just a few hours. juventus are set to face manchester city. city head into the league in top form. they face a struggling juventus side. >> translator: well, i think city are one of the favorites to win the champions league this year. we need to make a distinction on europe and syria. tomorrow is one of six group games we are going to play. >> i think we are playing against a very strong squad. maybe they didn't start very well this season, but they have very good players [ inaudible ] and players, so i'm sure that if tomorrow we want to win,

we -- we need to -- to play very well. >> real madrid will start their 20th uefa champions league group against [ inaudible ]. ronaldo hit 5 goals in his last game. he is one of the few real players to have started with bonita admitting he is in no hurry to give certain players a rest. >> we can rotate players if necessary. but it depends on the positions. we have done at the moment and it is going well, but it's a long season but we will do it for sure in the season, but it depends on the players and the positions. >> reporter: real's likely rivals pair re-st. germane. [ inaudible ] are through to the asian champions league

semifinals. 3-1 up on aggregate. they allowed a lifeline after just 12 minutes. scoring for the j-league side, but this player killed off any chances of a come back with a stunner half an hour in. the chinese side going through 4-2 on aggregate. adrian petersen made his return to the nfl on monday after being banned from the league for a child abuse indictment. his team lost 20-3 to san francisco 49ers. it was his first game since september 2014. the dallas cowboys are now the world's most valuable sports team according to forbes. the nfl franchise has an estimated value of $4 billion. but what makes the cowboys worth so much? despite not winning the super

bowl for 20 years, their average home crowd is 90,000 with annual ticket sales worth $120 million. the cowboy's popularity is key to the tv deal. the team is pivotal to ratings featured in two of the three season's most watched games in 2013. total revenue for last year hit an nfl high of $620 million. and major league baseball the new york mets clenched their 8th season win. they lifted the mets to a 4-3 win over the miami marlins. they now lead the east. this is the sect loss in a row for the marlins. the rangers opened their four-game series against the astros. texas got the 5-3 win, and put them within a half of game of

the race with houston. the up coming rugby world cup ticket sales have set records. australia just arrived and they look keen to bring a bit of music to the occasion. ♪ >> monday night saw the official song getting an area, while the red rose was projected across london. >> not just myself by the coaches and the players about the size of this event. and the trick is to make sure we're prepared mentally and physically, but not to be overcome by the whole occasion. and that's all of your sport for now. >> all right. thank you very much indeed. there could be good news for many of just in that you know the dizzying and nauseous

feeling you get when you are traveling, most of us have felt it at some time or another. researchers in london think they may have a discovery that could suppression motion sickness. >> reporter: wearing a cap that monitors and stimulates the electrical activity of the brain and strapped into a revolving chair this man is taking part in research focused on motion sickness. >> we developed a way of using brain stimulation to suppress the signals from the inner ear to the brain. we thought if we could sup press the signals then this will be highly effective against motion sickness. >> reporter: and so it was. it made those testedless likely to be feel squeezy and nauseous, and recover faster. it appears to support the theory that motion sickness is produced

because of a confusion of impulses. >> you are struggling ing to fi out what is up right and what is the best way to deal with it. >> reporter: about one in three suffer from motion sickness. >> for these very small amounts of electricity you are putting through the brain, there are no adverse side effects or interaction, so the chance of it becoming a commercially viable prospect are quite eminent really. >> reporter: the team say within ten years they hope to have a device available. they say it could plug into a smartphone and attach to their scalp. an accessory that could make motion sickness a thing of the past. do stay with us here at al jazeera. lauren taylor is next. ♪

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