aljazeera.com/americatonight. talk to us on twitter and facebook. come back, we'll have more of "america tonight" tomorrow russian counter-punch. >> never want to be nice or an innocent athlete which might happen in the case. it's a step that has to be taken. >> reporter: the kremlin fights back at the world doping agency suggests, for accusations of state-sponsored doping, calling for russia to be banned from international competition the politics at guantanamo. >> the president things closing

the facility is a priority president obama vows to shut down the prison. the senate passes a bill blocking the closure independent nation. >> if we vote to leave, we will leave. there'll not be another renegotiation and another referendum british prime minister david cameron'ses message to the e.u., make reforms or britain will walk away from membership in the union strong armed tactics. >> the secretary-general underscores the importance of safeguarding freedom of speech and association in egypt freed am of speech atabbinged in -- attacked in egypt. abdul fatah al-sisi accused of gaoling and sen storing journalists that -- censoring journalists that don't agree with the government good evening, this is al jazeera america. i'm richelle carey in for

antonio mora. tonight we begin in russia with the latest on a sports doping programme sponsored by the government. a russian lab that processed drug offenses for 21 sports shut its doors, suspensions of credentials. the head of the lab has stepped down, accused of hiding positive tests. destroying evidence and extorting athletes. the head of the federation was implicated. the international athletics foundation has had a resignation for covering up positive drug tests. tomorrow vladimir putin will sit with officials from the sports federation. the kremlin sought to downplay the meeting saying it's to discuss next year's olympics. rory challands has more from

moscow. >> reporter: rain foal on moscow's -- fell on moscow's olympic complex. a fitting scene and mood. russia could soon find itself cast out of world athletics. >> translation: of course, it would be an enormous blow. i repeat once again, we hope for commonsense from the international association of athletics members, who first of all must work in the interests of the sport. >> reporter: the russian athletics federation has until thursday to respond. and i.a.a.f. council decision on whether to ban russia is expected over the weekend. a move some top athletes support. >> i think the action needs to be strong access now. you never want - there may be

innocent athletes, but because of the scale and level, it's a step that has to be taken. >> reporter: in moscow, the allegations invoked a siege mentality. this is the official address of the moscow anti-doping authority which wadia stripped of a -- wada stripped of accreditation. athletes paid bribes to have the contaminated samples disappear. we tried to get aside and spoke to someone. security turned us away. the russian agency hinted that wada contained a hidden agenda. >> some of the questions had a sharpness to them. it's perhaps difficult to feel anything but gloom on the bleak, damp day. this sports journalist is trying

to be optimistic. >> we should go the same way that we went in the football system 10 years ago. and we should appoint an independent forum, head of anti-doping system to exclude any of this kind of allegation. >> but it was iggor's paper that called the publication of wadia's report the darkest day in the history of russian athletics syrian government troops have recaptured an air base in aleppo. it is the biggest success for the army since russia launched the air campaign to support the government in september. hoda abdel-hamid reports from beirut. >> undoubtedly a gain for the syrian government and its allies, they lifted the siege on aquarius air base, it was besieged by i.s.i.l. soldiers advanced in the base,

joined up with the forces inside and are trying to secure the facility. we understand from syrian observatory for human rights, that i.s.i.l. is sending military enforcements. will they launch a counter offensive. will the government hold ground. we will have to wait and see. for the moment, this is a significant gain. the government can use the facility as a launching pad. we know an objective is to retake territory it lost in the province of aleppo and in the city. we have to remember that there are many front lines in the war, and the government has not made much advances on other front lines against other opposition groups. the fact that mortars landed in the city of latakia which is a strong hold of the government shows that the government was not able to push the rebels backs. incidents like this happened in the past.

this is the first time since russia militarily intervened. the fact that rebels launched mortars means they are close by. the objective of the russians was to push the rebels back. many were killed and injured. it's intensifying as efforts continue hoda abdel-hamid reporting from beirut. president obama will sign the $607 million bill approved by congress, including a provision that bars the transfer of detainees from guantanamo bay to the u.s. as jamie mcintyre reports, the white house says the president is committed to closing the prison the billion final legislative approval. breezing through the senate with overwhelming support from both parties. >> ayes are 91...

>> reporter: the white house says the president will sign it into law and offer a plan to repeal the ban on transferring gitmo detainees. >> oath -- we need a plan mer irting support of both -- meriting both parties in the congress. >> reporter: normally plans to move detainees stateside would be dead on arrival. president obama has not so secret weapon, the tactic used to circumvent congress, shut down by a federal appeals court. in the case of guantanamo, they say the president is on firmer legal ground.

gregory craig writing in "the washington post" argues the president can close article because: . >> the president is going to sign a bill into law, and then turn around and if he follows through, rightate the war that he signed. >> question the democrats controlled the senate. there has been decisions in relation to the transfer from guantanamo to the united states of america. the discussion from the administration saying that the president is contemplating an executive order on the issue would violate the law. >> we'll do everything we can to keep the president. this is anobsession with them al jazeera learnt the

pentagon recommended the supermax prison in florence colorado. considered the most secure prison in the country has the best place to move guantanamo detainees that can't be released. the group of sheriffs have written to the white house complaining that while the colorado prison is secure, putting the prisoners there could attract sympathizers that might mound an attack or commit an attack of terrorism a riot at a west african prison ended after a show of force by police. it happened monday in the prison in guinea's capital city. al jazeera's abdul asharmi said it began with an escape. >> gunshots outside. after an attempted gaol break. it started when hundreds of prisoners rebelled.

thousands came running to avoid others at the junction. there's something going wrong. the prisoners climbed the fence, throwing stones against the military a government statement said the gunfire prompted a timely response of the security services, adding that the situation is currently under control. 13 prisoners were wounded during the riot, sparking panic in nearby neighbourhoods. >> we were cooking when we saw the military calling for help. some were hiding. the prisoners shot at the military to try to escape. >> the prison is designed to accommodate inmates. including underage prisoners. it's a round of 25 prison dating back to the colonial prisons in east islam palestinians

tried to stab israeli guards in two incidents. israeli police say an 11 and 13-year-old sat guard, a boy was shot and killed. the other arrested. later. a knife wielding man was chasing them. 25 palestinians and 12 israelis have been killed in two months of fighting. more than 43 years after bloody sunday. police have made an arrest in the killing of unarmed protestors. british parachuters opened fireon chan 30th 1972. 14 were killed. a murder investigation began following a 12 year inquiry. the british government apologised for the massacre. today adds arrest has renewed the family's faith in the investigation. >> there's a lot of emotion.

and the fact that now they were in the final stages of the murder with the arrest of the individuals. for me - to me it was a great moment when i was told that the soldiers had been arrested. >> the suspect is a 66-year-old former british lance corporal. and police say he has been questioned in the murder of a man and another votes in myanmar are trickling in. the opposition party, the national league for democracy, or n.l.d. led by the nobel prize winner appears poised to win a landslide victory. the country drafting the constitution. they are vowing to call the new government. >> i make all the decision, i'm the leader of the winning party.

the president will be one we'll choose in order to meet the requirements of the constitution. does that mean that the president will have no authority? >> no, he will have to understand this perfectly well, that he'll have no authority. that he will act in accordance with the conditions of the party despite the apparent victory for the n.l.d., the military is a formidable power. >> the election result means many new faces, plenty of them eager to help change the political climate. wayne hay has the latest. >> reporter: she's one of the new faces of politics in myanmar. she was a political activist turned successful business woman, now soon to be a member of parliament for the national league democracy. >> this is not the end of the journey. it's justice. to go for - took over for the

better way for society. >> she's a face of hope for the people in the yangon constituency. where she beat the heavily wait in the elections on sunday. >> i think she can do everything for us. i believe she pushed througheveryone's wishes in the constituency. >> i voted for her, she can improve our lives, deliver better education and health care. >> there was concern about the prospect of cheating. the ruling union solidarity and development party is made up of former generals who ran the country for half a century. many worried whether they are ready to relinquish control. while the election process was not perfect. it seems to have been free of the major irregularities. >> the process is better than many expected beforehand. it is also true, however, that

more is needed, more reforms are needed to ensure that truly genuine elections can take place in the future. >> the european union wants to see an end to the military guaranteed a quarter of the seats in parliament. >> the n.l.d. is on track to form the next government. there are many challenges ahead. the army will remain a powerful force. after enduring 50 years of dictatorship, a lack of trust will take a long time to eerode. >> the army will maintain control of these ministries, and have veto power over constitutional changes. >> this should be a concern of all of us, because we still have to negotiate and we have to make the compromise. >> there'll be directors about

the n.l.b. ability to run the country. people are celebrating a change that will lead to a better myanmar. >> isolated and desperate. despite billions of dollars, even the most basic conditions are elusive overwhelmed by staggering numbers of people. a european nation takes steps to slow the flow of refugees across the border. the only way to get better is to challenge yourself,

and that's what we're doing at xfinity. we are challenging ourselves to improve every aspect of your experience. and this includes our commitment to being on time. every time. that's why if we're ever late for an appointment, we'll credit your account $20. it's our promise to you. we're doing everything we can to give you the best experience possible. because we should fit into your life. not the other way around.

in afghanistan people took to the streets to demand government protection for minority groups. the protest grew out of a funeral procession for several murdered over the weekend. four men, two women and a child were beheaded. officials say they were kidnapped over the past 6 months. afghanistan received billions in foreign aid since the u.s.-led invasion after the september 11th attacks. not everyone benefitted. afghanistan's provinces - many say they have been forgotten. we have the story in the in contest president.

-- segment. >> reporter: this is an $8 million hospital. it was built to help the people. but the chief says there's not enough staff or equipment. in the paediatric area, sewerage is backed up, and one warmer. there's one doctor for the nation. most of the hospital does not have running water. >> we do not have members in kabul. any other higher authority. when they make planning for our country. maybe they have forgotten. much has been spent. >> big money came. >> reporter: one reason could be the remote location of the

province. it's 400km. getting here is not easy. >> reporter: there's not a lot of paved road. the journey takes 24 hours. if the road was paved. it takes about five. >> reporter: the long commute means $0.35 in transport is added to every kilogram of fruit or produce brought in. about a quarter of the area has power. for nine hours a day, it's provided by diesel generators that are expensive to run. it costs 20 times here than in kabul. most can't afford that. >> almost none of the homes here have running water it's children that have to walk a kilometer or more to a spring, to get the only water fit to drink. >> as long as it lacks basic services many say they have little chance of a sparkling

future rebecca zimmerman is a policy analyst. she has travelled to afghanistan and studied the n.a.t.o. issue. she joins us from washington. thank you for your time. looking at that report, from our correspondent there, it really seems that gore has been forgotten. would you agree with that characterisation. >> yes, in my own time in afghanistan, in the years i spent there. it was the one province i tried to get to, but could never get there. when you work with an n.a.t.o. mission, it's hard to get there. at the peak it had a contingent of about 150 - 100-150 lithuanian soldiers and a reconstruction team, which, compared to other provinces are low. >> with that said. the fact that there's not help getting to them.

how concerned are you about the taliban or other government elements getting to them. >> politics appears to be deeply local. you have, of course, the provincial government, the official start of kabul. there's a lot of local groups and actors. that's something that is it not a part of an insurgency. it's not a part of government effort. it's responding to local issues on the ground. so i think, you know, how gore evolves or doesn't. it's tied to the local groups. >> does that mean they don't necessarily support ghani, or they just don't really have interest, because it's so separate from their lives. >> for a lot of people, in the lot of rural parts of the country. the central government doesn't reach out and touch them every

day, it will be at key points in their lives. but within gore, there are clearly factions that are interested in very strong links to kaboom. the factions that support the provinces, governors, and their efforts. there are, of course, parliamentary representatives, there are parts of the population that are interested, really, in that side of kabul. we would not expect is to be the whole population. >> could you tell us about the governor, the female government and what they are doing to try to help this area? >> sure. she is one of only two female governors in afghanistan. the other is in a province that is in some ways similar. it's rural, but in many ways is exactly the opposite. a province with a high level of government support. here in gore, it's an anomaly to

have the female governor. a lot of people questioned her appointment. there were some religious councils in the province, opposing her coming in. she found it difficult to implement pro-government gender there. among -- agenda there. there was a stoning of a girl, and the governor came back saying that she was pushed into a corner a little bit with some questions she got about whether she supported stoning. it's a challenge, it's a dangerous position she's in. she's having a challenging time bringing the benefits to the government. >> thank you for your insight, we appreciate it british prime minister david

cameron gets tough with the european union, presenting them with a list of demands that will keep the u.k. from leaving the group and an island divided and families torn apart by bureaucracy.

this is al jazeera america, i'm richelle carey in for antonio mora. coming up in this half hour of international news, the battle in egypt over freedom of the press. first a look at the stories making headlines across the u.s. in the american minute in missouri, the president for inclusion, diversity and equity. the president resigned on monday, saying they failed to respond to rampant racism on campus. officials in ohio say there are no survivors after a private jet crashed into an apartment building. nine people were on the plane. no one was hurt on the ground.

the flight crashed 2 miles from its destination, an international airport protesters nationwide hit the streets demanding a federal wage increase to $15 an hour. one of the largest crowds was in milwaukee, outside the republican presidential debate. more than 4,000 demonstrators showed up. protests were planned in 250 cities. german chancellor angela merkel is confident a deal can be reached with london to keep britain from leaving the european union. they gave a list of demand to stay in the union. cameron is hoping an agreement can be reached. we have more from london. >> will we stay or will we go? >> the question that will dominate british politics as a referendum approaches on e.u. membership. tuesday, prime minister david

cameron began his campaign to renet the terms of membership, something to convince voters to stay. >> i have every confidence that reachieve an agreement. when and if we do so. i will campaign to keep britain inside a reformed european union. >> broadly cameron believes that britain should be allowed to limit payments to migrants and kev geese for a period of four years amp they arrived. to opt -- after they arrived. with opinion polls showing a narrow lead for the out campaign, both are gearing up for a fight. >> it's all about negotiation. if you ask for a lot and are prepared to accept less. the only substantial things

asked for, even on that he's prepared to be flexible. everything else can be put on a pies of paper. >> what is the defining argument. you have to make it simple. what is the argument it stay? >> that it carries unknown risk. it's better given, that we can get things from the european union, a more british direction. demands are trivial, well rehearsed in the hallways of brussels and met more or less. the reforms will not do enough to alter the balance of power between brussels and westminster. among european leaders, german

chancellor angela merkel believes a deal can fe down and then judged by the british voter. >> the european union criticized the government of turkey for its human rights record. >> in a report to prepare for possible turkish membership. they say that independence when it comes to freedom of assembly and expression. slovenia's prime minister said he is not closing the border to refugees, but the country will erect temporary fences to slow the influx. 170,000 travelled to slovenia since hungary closed the border. 30,000 more are expected in the next few days on the way to austria and germany. >> austria indicated na it made limited numbers of refugees to 6,000 a day. slovenia's prime minister says a large number of people could be

stranded in the nation if that happens. >> it's the numbers of migrants arriving that are so big, they cannot survive a surge of refugees across the balkans was parked by a strike in greece last week preventing thousands from leading. >> the e.u. system has a backlog. if it stops taking applications today. it would take a year to clear cases. 707,000 applications were on hold as of end of sent. 346,000 are in germany alone. combined with processing applications, which handles about 60,000 a month. the agency attracting migrants

and refugees, there's there's 1.2 million entries. some may have encountered a second time. this year alone greece counted 540,000 refugees arriving on the shores. the obama administration is ask the the supreme court to overturn an injunction blocking a key condition of the immigration plan. it was upheld on monday. it shows - it stops a programme that allows up to 5 million undocumented immigrants living in the u.s. to avoid deportation. it's been nearly three months since the dominican republic had deported residents and denied citizen ship to dominicans of haitian defense. this led to a crisis tearing families apart and throwing hundreds of thousands of lives

into turmoil. kerry kennedy joins us now. she has returned from the dominican republic. we appreciate your time. the foreign minister and the dominican republic says no one there who was born in the gr will be deported. is that what you have seen? >> no. that's not what we saw. we stood on the border we saw 30 people come over from the border of the dominican republic to haiti. we saw at least two of the people that were there, were children. that's a violation of the rights of the child. several reported being beaten. the immigration service - what

the dominican republic will tell you is what we had found is that this is really a part of a pattern, a long pattern of discrimination. in the dominican republic against the haitian population, and also dominicans and haitian dissent. >> i know you went to the haitian side of the border. what did you see there? >> we saw settlements, of 5,000 people. it started on june 17th, a result of the policies of the dominican republic. 5,000 people, almost no access to food, water and medical. and everyone living in cardboard shacks. they take sticks.

plastic bags. they make holes in cardboard and takes the plastic bags. that's their home. is it because they are hopeful to get to the dr. that they'll come back to haiti and have no place to go. >> they have no place to go and are fearful of coming back to the dominican republic. there's 5,000 people, seven latrenes, two are broken. for one latrine per 5,000 people. when we were there, one of the people we met was this woman. she was pregnant and went - i'll show you her home, and she literally was going into labour while we were standing there. we put her in our truck and brought her to a hospital. if we hadn't been there at that moment. at that day. we said to her husband. what would happen.

no running water. not just no hot water. >> are there government officials anywhere that are trying to do anything about it. we saw no government officials when we talked to the government, officials in the dominican republic. they said, you know, not our issue. it's not our problem. what the conditions are when people return to the country. >> let's talk about the eco system. there's supposed to be a procedure for hatians - dominicans of haitian dissent. how does the court system work. is it working. >> the medina government which is in power passed a ruling and divided people into different

sections. one are migrants. people coming over the border from haiti. another are people who are who might have documents and are saying those people are citizens of the dominican republic. there's a lot of difficulty for them to get their papers in order. there's about 55,000 people in that category. >> who is doing something about it. it has to be the question? >> i think there are well-meaning people in the government of the dominican republic, which are trying hard. the catholic church, especially the jesuits, or - they are terrific, and there are certain international organizations that are working on it. and robert f. kennedy, let us not forget. >> absolutely. >> thank you for telling us about your experience. it's an important issue we'll

continue to cover on al jazeera. >> reporters without borders are contesting the arrest of a prominent anchor in egypt pt the crackdown came after the president abdul fatah al-sisi warned the media about unprofessional coverage. >> reporter: egyptian security forces raid the home of the owner of a newspaper. he and his son were arrested in giza, on the outskirts of cairo allegedly for corruption and hoarding guns and ammunition. the newspaper says it may be because of stories. it came days after the arrest of a prominent journalist. he has been a guiding force behind a movement and was arrested and released about an article of 26 military officers in august. they conspired with the banned muslim brotherhood, to overthrow the egyptian government.

the secretary-general underscores the importance of safeguarding freedom of speech and association and believes that pluralism, are key to achieving a long-term stability. the new york based community says that it is at an all-time high. the middle east coordinator says the egyptian military indicated contempt for the role of an independent media. the intention is an attempt to stifle reporting. monday, egypt's state tv suspended a presenter after criticizing president abdul fatah al-sisi on air about flooding in alexandria. rain flooded the streets and condemned corruption. >> if someone steams a pound. they get arrested.

the officials do what they like. president abdul fatah al-sisi warned the media about what he said is unprofessional coverage of the floods. 17 members of the government for blocking pipes in alex andrewa and causing the flooding. the suspects confessed to belong to the brotherhood, and have been coordinating and committing acts of fannedalism in the second largest city. egyptian media says the country is facing a western conspiracy over the crash in sinai. newspapers and tv stations aforeign military reports that a bomb brought down the metro jet is a plot to scare off tourists and destroy egypt's economy russia and the u.k. extended flight bans to sharm el sheikh

as the investigation into that fatal crash of a russian jet continues. the russian government says suspensions will last several months. the ban will continue for another two weeks. several governments, including russia are looking closely at the possibility that a bomb brought down the plain. ultimately 21 people on board were skilled. >> reports from progress in paris, working to set the framework in an international deal at the upcoming climate change summit. remembering the man that fought to protect nigeria from widespread industrial pollution. in the next hour, a wrap up of the presidential debate and the politics team, sorting through the rhetoric. it's coming up at 11 eastern,

8:00 pacific.

mexico's senate has started debating legalizing marijuana, discussing importing it for sick children. mexico's president voiced opposition. the supreme court ruled that

growing marijuana for recreational use is legal > a former president has died. he stood firm during the soviet armed build-up. as the returnans invited afghanistan. world leaders credited him to inspiring g7 and g20 meetings and organising a monitoring system to pave the way for euro fro appreciation and respect has grown a fondness for our former chancellor. helmut sh-mitted was a person whose advice and judgment meant something to me he died at his home at the age of 96

now a global view segment. a look at how news outlets are reacting. let's start with the moscow times, with the editorial entitled the kremlin and the crash, putin's dilemma. the crash of a jet flight puts russia in a position of admitting that it was the tart of a terrorist attack. it says if vladimir putin admitted it. it would lead the russian people to back an anti-i.s.i.l. campaign. the taipei times calls for a change to security. in an article titled airport security, it's les predictable. the paper refers to the current style of doing things such as security theatre. not enough is being down, and a global standard is what is needed. >> the telegraph of britain offers a cartoon about the

russian athletic doping scandal. see that, two bears in a cave and one says - i never eat a russian athlete. they are pumped full of chemicals. 20 years ago the nigeria government sent anable to visit to death. activists call it a sham, saying it was murder, designed to silence opposition to pipelines with royal dutch shell. nigeria's human rights commission is joining thousands of supporters. al jazeera's correspondent reports from the region. >> we were thinking that nothing would happen. >> reporter: 20 years after her husband's ex-use, this widow -- execution, this widow is happy

that the oil company was forced from the area. she is sad he didn't see his grandchildren. >> he campaigned against shell and criticized the government for failing to control the company. nigeria was expelled after a military tribunal sentenced him to be hanged. >> it gave us a voice and courage to speak out against marginalization. >> he was able to bring to light the problem in the niger delta. and feared the people, and, of course, paid dearly for it. >> 20 years on, shell has many oil pipelines running through, but abandoned installations after the campaign. environmental activists say video recorded shows shell is

still causing pollution. >> this facility owned by shells caused several large stills. the last one occurred three years ago damaging farm and and fishing waters. shell has not cleaned up the damage. >> in may shell was ordered to pay more than $4 million to a farmer. >> they should pay me compensation so i can use the money before i expire and die. >> shell is appealing the ruling. much of the pollution is caused by locals. >> maria shows us around her late husband's study and said there's taj damage. . >> the struggle is going on.

we have multinationals, and government - they have to remember that they have to make the multinationals do what is righ right. >> reporter: thousands are due to hold a rally in memory of their son to preach nonviolent struggle president obama this week launched a facebook page used to promote environmental causes. this as officials wrapped up three days of informal talks in paris ahead of a u.n. climate summit. president obama will speak at the summit. officials said they made progress on resolving disagreements over greenous emissions. we have more on the meeting from paris. >> the goal of the climate summit in paris is to fix a

limit for global warming. no more than two degrees celsius higher than temperatures. currently the government is heading for a rise of 5 degrees, and that would have kata traffic consequences for the most vulnerable communities. >> an additional hundred million risk poverty. >> and the u.s. secretary of state spoke about the danger of climate change leading to conflict. >> we need to ensure that we are taking steps to prevent competition. new competition leading to conflict. the bottom line is that the impacts of climate change can exacerbate resource competition.

threaten livelihoods and increase the risk of instability and conflict. especially in places undergoing economic, political and social stress. >> given the urgency of the problem, french officials says there's an obligation to reach agreement. as host of the summit. the french have a lot of prestige at stake. >> in order to reach a deal, individuals countries have to commit to kerb emissions of fossil fuels. >> this is a challenge seeing they are heavily reliant on coal. >> switching from fossil fuel to renewable energy is the goal. that costs money. poorer countries want the developed world to give them financial help to they can invest in green technology. >> urgency means that we are coming to the last possibility

to turn the emissions that have continued and still continue to increase. we have to get them to a point where they turn the corner and dee crease. >> so the message is clear. if greenhouse gas emissions rise, global warming will pass the point of no return. the clock is ticking for world leaders to reach an agreement and implement it a composer died of a heart attack following a concert in madrid the 77-year-old was known for versatility, among other things, he wrote classic song "southern knights", and produced

for patty level that's it for the international hour of news. more news in 2 minutes with david shuster. ♪ feels so good ♪ i wisheded could

good evening everybody, i'm david shuster in new york. this is al jazeera america. back on stage from the minimum wage policy to welders versus philosophers. the latest on the republican presidential debate. >> military funding. congress approves of hundreds of millions, what taxpayers are buying, and why it is happening. moving forward. how the