lebanese convoy to arrive at this point and make the excha e exchang johnny, how long has this prison swap taken to arrange? negotiations have been delicate, haven't they?

deal. -- included in this deal. to make the final deal today let's remind our viewers what it is we're seeing. the lebanese army is involved in a major prisoner exchange deal right now with al-nusra front rebels. 16 captive soldiers are being released in exchange for prisoners held by the lebanese government. the former wife of i.s.i.l.'s leader is among those being freed after a fairly lengthy negotiation, delegate negotiations as well.

the brigadier general is still on the line here for us. this is quite, as you can see, an emotional time. we're looking at prisoners who are about to be exchanged. yes okay. i don't know if you can hear me. just explain the significance. yes. i hear you well. okay. go ahead explain the significance of what we're seeing here. i think that they are accompanying the prisoners after al-nusra-- of al-nusra. there is a woman carrying a baby. the women is the wife, maybe, of

the i.s.i.l. leader these are the people who are being exchait by lebanon for the 16 lebanese servicemen; right?

freed from the army. those were taken to the house of shake mustafa and he called for the report of - the pictures from them. the house inside the (technical issues with phone link)

it is serious now. they want to swap the prisoners with the lebanese soldiers and policemen what are we to make of the fact that among those lebanon is reportedly going to swap today are the ex-wife of the i.s.i.l. leader and the wife of an nusra commander who joined islamic

state. yes. these were by al-nusra and not i.s.i.l. (technical issues with call connection)

for the moment, thank you indeed. retired lebanese lebanese general. he is in beirut. we will continue to monitor this prisoner swap which appears to be underway. we will bring you any further developments here on al jazeera as and when they happen. in the meantime, let's move on to some of the rest of the day's news. a prison riot in guatemala have left 17 people dead. al jazeera david mercer is there. the fight broke out between what they say were true rival gangs and a third group of people. one of the initial theories that came out was that they were actually trying to create a distraction, some sort of

diverse-- diversion which would allow some of the inmates to escape. the idea was it was a fight between these two rival gangs and a third group of people who might have been extorting and assaulting visitors who were coming in to visit. this designed to hold 1600, but there are 3000 inmates there. there are two main gangs here in guatemala that run a lot of the crime rings here. there's the 18th street gang and another that are old rivals that were raised on the streets of l.a. before being brought back here. they're responsible for a lot of the violence that goes on in the country, but it was a shock to the prisoner officials that this happened

brazil's official taken legal action against to recover against waste. >> reporter: environmental experts say it could take 10 years to cause the damage caused when a dam burst in an ore mine. the sludge has reached the sea leaving hundreds of homeless people. enormous environmental damage and more than 20 dead or missing. this man is simply seeing what he can saal vaej from the-- salvage from the devastation. the report released last week says it coverd 850 square kilometres. it has also criticised the government and the mining companies for what it called their defensive response to the

accident. the mining companies have already been ordered to pay a smaller fine and said they were surprised by the civil action since they had shown themselves to be open to dialogue. they said the contents released by the dam posed no risk to humans. the attorney-general's office said any proceed proceeds will compensate those affected by the disaster. the two states hardest hit have joined the government's legal action. >> translation: our evaluation committee has determined that one city is one thing and the other parties along the river. >> reporter: the authorities say the extent of the damage is still being assessed and they may increase the amount they're claiming or launch a criminal case. hundreds of residents are assessing how to rebuild their lives japanese ships have left

ports to resume whaleing in the ocean. international pressure and activists outrage forced japan to stop killing what else. two years ago it was ruled that the expeditions are commercial hunts and not for research purposes as claimed by the japanese government. our correspondent harry faucet has more from japan. >> reporter: two vessels from japan's left the south-western town earlier on tuesday. they will meet up with two other vessels, including the mother ship and a figures riese agency patrol boat. the whaleing will resume from the end of december and carry on through until march. the mayor told the crew that there was nothing happier than this day because it marked the resumption of whaleing after last season which they took no what else. that's because of the ruling of the international court of

justice saying that japanese scientific whaleing had no basis at all. japan has always said that it want to resume fully pledged commercial whaleing. that's why this research is necessary and it will continue it says to take a reducing number, about a third of what if used to take, 333 what else every year between now and 2027. the government government says it doesn't agree with the concept of killing what else for research and it has been examining its legal options and as well as that the pressure group sea sheepheard will say it will be travelling to the ocean to resume that has been used against these vessels in the past december 1 is world aids day. the stigma still exists exists. in malaysia hiv positive or mans

are overlooked for adoption. one woman is hoping to change attitudes there. >> reporter: he appears to be just like any normal 13-year-old boy, playing with his brothers and sister and getting up to mischief. life for emmet and all five adopted siblings is not easy. they contracted hiv before they were born. this woman has been looking after hiv children since 1991. she saw a need to help these children and helped immediately, bringing the community on board. it took nearly a decade. if it's a face-to-face, then i have to explain to them the reason why we have to take care of this positive children. i just hope that whatever i have

explained can educate them. >> reporter: there are few like this woman willing to care with children with hiv. she gives them hope of a brighter future >> translation: when i leave school i would like to be a mechanic. i really like fast cars >> reporter: government suggests there are over 13,000 children in legally homes that are looked after. these children are seen as fortunate, taken in by a woman who is kind and selfless according to her community. these children were taken in as babies. it's difficult for others. the government has assembled an advice recouncil on children which clues civil society and parents. the minister in charge is aware more needs to be done for sick children. they are the children who are disabled, impaired, medically they're not well. the best interests of the child is paramount interest to the council. we have lively good discussion

and from there we will come up with policies, we will come up with plan of action. that is very focused on the types of children i just mentioned. >> reporter: her only adopted daughter is paralysed and has cerebral paul see. she offers them a future rather than a life in an institution. they gain a loving secure home and a woman they call "mum" in kenya's capital one person has died after an apparently botched security drill at a university. students weren't told about the exercise and panicked fearing that the drill was a genuine terrorist attack. a stampede ensued as hundreds of students made for the exists.

chine' a's will visit and will pledge extra funding and investment to the country. there is concern that the promise of new loans could eventually burden zimbabwe with even more debt. >> reporter: most products sold in this world are made in china. this man has just returned to there where he depose to stock up on supplies-- he goes to stock up on supplies. almost for two months i have taken things there. things are very cheap. >> reporter: zimbabwe's manufacturing sectors are operating at less than half capacity. many goods sold here come from china. officials blame sanctions for the lowering sanctions. allegations that the government

denied. china has been criticised for not speaking out against trading partners of the >> reporter: government officials say they want to borrow money from china to build hospitals and schools. some are asking how the government plans to pay back china. >> reporter: they say paying back could be difficult the country will have to pay back only from increased ability to produce, increased ability to export and hopefully rising prices on the world markets. all of those are difficult to manage happening and very difficult to-- imagine happening and very difficult to achieve. >> reporter: in past the country has been accused of not paying back loans. chine is donating equipment to poor hospitals. zimbabwe has plenty of raw materials. now the commodity prices have fallen, new terms have to be

agreed on how to pay back those loans. some say that could lead to the country going deeper into debt urban areas in africa are growing fast, but in many cities the planning is lagging behind. lack of affordable housing in ghaana's capital mean that people have to community. >> reporter: this man leaves his house at 5.30am every morning for work. it's a 45 minute journey from where he lives. during rush hour he has to allow up to three hours. my journey is frustrating every day, exhausting and stressful. i'm always unsure when i will arrive. >> reporter: he joins thousands of others on private minibuses. on average he spend a total of

30 hours a week commuting. at the newspaper where he works, his boss says it's a problem for most of the staff. 70% of them live about 10 kilometres away, so, obviously, they get to work quite late with traffic. that, obviously, has some impacts on our productivity and it worries us. >> reporter: he says he can't afford to live closer to work. he would have to pay around ten times more than what he pays now. across the city center is developing fast. new luxury apartment blocks are easy to find but they're too expensive for most. there's a severe shortage of affordable housing. according to the city authorities, the population is growing at a rate of 4.2%. that's twice the national

average. experts say the right road and transport infrastructure is key to help the city develop in a positive way. an urban planning specialist argues that cities such as these suffer from too great a focus on the city center i think cities need to unlock the skill of all of their citizens and by looking at a multi nobal poach and say how can you have different centers of activity, so you can distribute the availability of jobs. the problem of having a centralised strategy is that it kills the overall system >> reporter: for years officials have been promising new rapid bus routes across the city to ease congestion. patrick dreams of an easier daily journey, not just for him but for the thousands of other communitiers caught in the same track. the country is in a missed of financial crisis that is

asking people to leave in summers of a thousand families a month are arriving in florida. for many life in the sunshine state is proving equally hard as andy gallagher reports. >> reporter: in isn't where the family thought they would end up living when they arrived in central florida. like thousands of others here they're in a hotel room living week for week. it has been like this for months now. they're determined to make a new life in the u.s. we are going to be here and keep trying until - she is expecting for des so hopefully we can get something before then because it's going to be tough with five people, one bed and a cib. - crib >> reporter: it is a familiar story. she set up this café inside the

hotel to help feed new arrivals. the reality for many is bleak you think it can't get any worse it this has to be better. you come with that in your mind, it has to be better. you're waiting for that moment where it is going to be better, but it actually just never happens. >> reporter: the numbers of peurto ricans leaving the island is growing. the figures rival the great migration following the second world war. in florida there is concern about homelessness and instability on newly arrived child. they want to feel like they belong. if they're constantly in a new environment, they are struggling with that. >> reporter: throughout this entire region, hotels and motels are full of families waiting to start their new lives. these rooms are not cheap and people can't save up to move

out. waiting lists of government housing is approachinger trois years. community leaders are offering workshops for people who are ill prepared for life here. many people believe children have a biter future here than back home an update on the story, indonesian investigators say a faulty part and then subsequent crew action caused the air asia plane crash that killed 172 people. it happened last december when it went down less than halfway into a two hour flight to singapore. extracts of the conference you can see on screen. the investigators announced their findings. what did we learn?

>> reporter: investigators have just finished the press conference. 11 months after the crash happened. it's a bit noisy right now, but i will continue. what happened was that there were issues that happened. the air bus. an upped condition happens when bavengly the computerised system in the air bus failed and the pilots have to fly manually. so what happens with the plane is that it was completely out of control. it must have been horrific for the passengers to experience this because it was going left, right, nearly vertical at some stages and it went up really strongly because what happened is that the co pilot was flying

the plane and together with the pilot they tried to control the joy stick in the air bus and if two people control it, basically the plane goes out of control. air bus doesn't recommence pilot to have this kind of training which now appears and proves to be vital some controversy there at the end of that press conference. it was very difficult for us to here hear what you were saying at times, but thanks for that update live from jakata. let me just remind you of the main news this hour that we've been covering here on al jazeera. a developing story, the lab needs army earlier today received the body of a soldier killed by the rebel group al-nusra front. it is the first part of a long awaited prisoner exchange deal. as the morning has progressed. it appears that the full prisoner deal is underway.

more soldiers expected to be handed over in the lebanese/syria border. they will be freed by the rebels in exchange for the release of prisoners that the lebanese government is holding. 16 of the military and police held by al-nusra will be freed also in the return for the delivery of aid and the release of some family members of rebels, controversially amongst those that lebanon is reported to be about to be released are the wife of the i.s.i.l. leader and also the wife of al-nusra commander who went on to join i.s.i.l. we are keeping an eye on this developing situation, the prisoner swap on the

lebanese/syria border. we will keep you up-to-date on that in just an um of moments-- couple of moments.

lebanon's army completes a prison exchange with al-nusra rebels. you're watching al jazeera. also coming up time for a change for burkina faso as the first president is elected for 27 years. war of words russia accuses turkey of downing its fighter jet to protect i.s.i.l.'s oil supply. a blanket the smog continues to choke the chinese cattle as the