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u.s. police say a couple behind the mass shooting in california had a shuj arsenal and-- huge arsenal and carefully planned their attack. the world news. ahead the russian president promises more sampgss against turkey over the shooting down of a fighter jet. >> you will not escape our focus u.s. prosecutors take aim at f.i.f.a. again as two more senior officials are arrested by swiss police. we talk to young people in
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palestine about trying to be a teen in a nation full of conflict. the people of san bernardino in the u.s. state of california held a vigil for those killed in that shooting. on wednesday a couple opened fire at a christmas party killing at least 14 people and wounding 21 others. the suspects were syed farook and his wife tashfeen malik. they had more than 1600 rounds of ammunition during the shooting spree and another 4500 at their home. one officer described the scene. >> as we entered the conference room, the situation was surreal. it was something that i don't think we can prepare for. we talk about sensory overload you to prepare you for dealing with that. what you're seeing and what
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you're hearing and smelling, but it was all of that and more. it was unspeakable. the cornage that we were-- aaronage that we were seeing-- carnage, the number of people injured and unfortunately already dead and the pure panic on the face of those individuals that were still in need and needing to be safe al jazeera's correspondent reporting from san bernardino. >> reporter: we know what happened. investigators now are trying to answer the bigger question: why? was it workplace violence, some form of terrorism or a combination of both that caused scenes like this in san bernardino. the f.b.i. has taken a lead in the investigation and said they're not sure what the motive was. officials props p promised to do all they can to find answers. >> we intend to provide any and all assistance necessary to both local authorities and most importantly to the people of san
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bernardino who have been so profoundly affected by this unspeakable crime. >> reporter: authorities say 28-year-old syed farook and his 27-year-old wife tashfeen malik were heavily armed. in a home linked to them police found pipe bombs and thousands of rounds of ammunition insin ewe eight itting could have been a preplanned attack. >> what we have is we believe the suspects when they entered fired somewhere between 65 and 75 rounds from their rifles at the scene. >> reporter: investigators say both syed farook a u.s. citizen and tashfeen malik a pakistani both travelled from pakistan back to the u.s. recently. investigators say this is a complicated case. they weren't on the radar of the f.b.i. fev the shooting and have no criminal records. whatever the motive, it has left america shaking its head in
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disbelief against in relation to gun violence. healing can't start until a simple question of why finally gets answered meanwhile there are new calls to review gun laws in the u.s. in the wake of the shooting in san bernardino. the suspects had bought their weapons and ammunition legally. gun control is likely to be a key issue in next year's presidential election. >> reporter: the shooting of 20 school children and six staff members three years ago this month was seen as a tipping point, the event that caused the country to assess its gun laws. the public overwhelmingly supported changes but nothing happened. after the events in san bernardino and 14 new victims, the president again expresses regret over a mass shooting and
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renews a call for action. >> it is going to be important for all of us, including our ledge similaritior-- legislators to ensure what we do. when an individual wants to hurt someone, we make it hard for them to do. >> reporter: mass shootings grab the headlines every day. 89 people die from gun fire in the states. 31 are murdered, 55 killed themselves, one is killed by police and one the intent is unknown. each day on average 208 people are shot and survive. one group says there are small changes slowly altering the picture nationally. >> many states after the massacre passed stronger laws. some passed high power rifle bans. so it's starting in the state level and it is our belief that it will eventually become a
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standard set nationwide by the u.s. congress. >> reporter: one leading republican says changes need to be made but not to the gun laws >> we have not updated our mental illness is law in decades. mentally ill people are creating these issues. >> reporter: the politicians in the hours after the shooting tweeted their support for law enforcement and asked for prayers for the victims. one struggling new york newspaper suggested on its front page more than prayers were needed. after mass shooting events the number of gun seams rises dramatically in the u.s. the number of background checks have hit record level. in a country with more guns than people, the issue have gun violence will become an issue in next year's election britain's prime minister david cameron says his country's air kambin against i.s.i.l. in
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syria will take time. jets from the air base targeted i.s.i.l. controlled oil fields in an attempt to hit the source of its finances. those air strikes came after parliament voted to expand air strikes from iraq into syria. david cameron is pushing for more cooperation between e.u. countries. russia president vladimir putin threatening further action against turkey of a last month downing of a fighter jet. the diplomatic row between the two countries continues to deepen as even as their foreign ministers met nor the first time since the incident. >> reporter: this was a chance for russia and turkey to diffuse tensions, a face-to-face meeting between the two countries foreign ministers. it was unrealistic to solve problems with us in just one meeting it was said.
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>> translation: these meetings are important. both sides do not want to escalate the tensions. both sides want to repair relations. we have different opinions and different positions. turkey wants to narrow down these differences. i'm sure that once the sentimentality is left behind common sense will prevail and i hope we will have good relations again lining in the old days-- like in the old days. >> reporter: vladimir putin delivered his state address, something he has done 12 years. after a moment of silence for russian service men and civilians killed abroad recently, he reit'd rated a call for global action. -- reiterated. >> translation: we need to set aside differences to create one united anti terrorist front which will act on the basis of international order and under the auspices of the united nations. >> reporter: for turkey, a
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threat of more reat alltaliatry measures to continue. >> reporter: a way for russian gas destined for european markets to avoid another neighbour, but russia now has explosive relations with ukraine. talk of russia's international isolation is often overblown, but it has lost key allies in the last two years. responding to russian allegations that turkey has been buying oil from i.s.i.l., president erdogan hit back with accusations of his own. >> translation: who is biling that oil? let me-- buoying that oil? a syrian, a big trader. he buys oil from d.a.e.s.h., sells it to the syrian regime and international oil traders.
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recently the u.s. department of the treasurer remade this public. a namous russian chess player is in the trade. we have the documents and we will make them public to the world. >> reporter: russia is demanding an apology from turkey for the lots of its plane. turkey is urging russia to keep a cool head, but for now the war of words go on denmark has rejected adopting more e.u. laws on cross-border policing in a referendum. the result of a vote is seen as a blow. it would help the authorities in the wake of the paris attacks. u.s. prosecutors want to extra diet two more senior f.i.f.a. executives. police in switzerland arrested them as part of a worldwide investigation into corruption. the football governing body is meeting to talk about reforms to steer the organization out the
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scandal. >> reporter: it was an all too familiar scenario for f.i.f.a., a dorm raid by swiss police at the hotel in zurich and f.i.f.a. executives arrested. this time two members of the executive committee, the head of the americas and paruguan, the south american con for example registration chief. the u.s. and swiss attorney-generals working closely together had promised a second wave of arrest. their focus on f.i.f.a. particularly alleged multi million dollar bribes remains relentless. >> the betrayal of trust that is set forth here is truly outrageous. the scale of corruption alleged here is unconscionable. the message from this announcement should be clear to every culpable individual who remains in the shadows hoping to evade this ongoing investigation, you will not wait us out and you will not escape
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our focus. >> reporter: the executive committee was in zurich to discuss reform. it appeared to be all too much for the acting head of fifa who appeared to fall asleep on a slide show on reform. he had been unwell. he refused to talk in detail about the arrests. >> translation: the u.s. department of justice has today proceeded to a series of arrests. the investigation is going on and f.i.f.a. is ready to participate fully. in light of what is going on, f.i.f.a. will not make any more comments. >> reporter: f.i.f.a. regarded this meeting as business as usual it december pit the arrest and two more empty seats in this committee. what is clear is that those investigating them don't trust their internal reforms. they want to clear that the mist that appears to envelope f.i.f.a. during the seven years.
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he is suspended for an alleged corrupt payments to platini, also suspended. they await potential bans of six years or more with verdicts expected soon. his long career looks over platinis future on football in the line. it has been hit in its finances, a loss approaching 100 million dollars for the year. one of the reasons it is looking to increasing the world cup from 32 to 40 teams from the 2026 tournament time for a short break. when we come back, people in the indian city of chenai face the heaviest rainfall in 100 years.
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welcome back. a reminder of the top stories. u.s. police say a couple behind the mass shooting in san bernardino had a huge arsenal and planned their attack. russia's president says turkey will reregret shooting down it's jet last month. vladimir putin has warned of more sanctions and have suspended talks over a pipeline project. prosecutors in the u.s. are pushing for the extradition of
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two f.i.f.a. officials arrested in switzerland. venezuela heads to the polls this weekend which could see the opposition win for the first time in nearly 17 years. food shortages and the world's worst inflation rate has rocked the ruling party. >> reporter: on this sunday's leaks, several thousand people gathered in the street to support one of the most powerful men in venezuelan. he is the head of the national assembly which calls suggest to be won over by the opposition on 6 december. in his home state as the campaign heads to an end, he
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insists they will sweep and the victory will not lead to the way away from the economic model that is blamed for the country's problems. >> translation: we're going to deepen the revolution. we don't have a pact with them. we have no pact with foreign powers only with the people. >> reporter: yet for the first time in 17 years the government's party is faced with the possibility of having to share power with an opposition with whom dialogue has been impossible. the government's popularity has been decreased, and now with an economy in tatters. >> reporter: in the street, many like this man who received a brand new taxi for free, stands as proof that support is goning and that the government model is still widely accepted.
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>> translation: i was unemployed for a very long time, so this taxi comes as a blessing. it has ended my bad spell >> reporter: back at the rally crowds cheer, but above all for the memory of their late leader and what might become as of sunday an era of prosperity gone canada's new liberal government is following through on its election promise to take in 25,000 syrian refugees, at least 11,000 will come from jordan. a report from the capital. >> reporter: it has been a tough few years for this woman. her husband died just before she left syria. she lives in the north of jordan with her daughter and four grandchildren. they could be among the first to be resettled. >> translation: i want to go to
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canada so badly. i heard a lot about the country, the people are nice and they have everything they need. >> reporter: u.n. refugee officers have been working overtime to process syrians eligible under the canadian program. they include the desperately poor, seriously ill and injured children as well as lesbian, gay and transgender refugees who are under particular threat >> we have a huge number of syrians here who are struggling, but just financially but their ability to cope with any shocks at the moment is limited. we're no longer able to cover a lot of health care for refugees >> reporter: this man has eight children and he is having a hard time putting food on the table. his 19-year-old son has nerve damage after being shot in the head. >> translation: the situation is a little difficult because of the rental on the house. the boy needs treatment. we don't have the resources.
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>> reporter: while canada has slowed the program slightly to address security concerns, it still expects to resettle 10,000 syrian refugees within the next two months, and another 15,000 later in the year. mosques, churches and private organizations will sponsor many of them. this is one of the fastest resettled programs the u.n. agency has dealt with. this is the final step in the process and then they're interviewed by canadian authorities and after that they could be in canada within days. this u.n. center sees up to three thousand refugees a day. apart from syrians, there are iraqis, yemenis and sudanese fleeing their war torn countries. only 1% are resettled. >> i think this is a great opportunity for other countries to look at what canada is doing.
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this hasn't been done like this before. this is, perhaps, there's no doubt in my mind we will be developing best practices here that could be um lated by other-- emulated by other countries if they wish to do this >> reporter: some of the most needy refugees, instead of building walls canada is opening doors a refugee has been killed after he grabbed a high voltage train cable and was electrocuted at the greek/macedonian border. he was among 1500 men stuck in the city. there has been fighting over the past two days between the police and the refugees. last month balkan states stopped refugees crossing through their countries except those classified as fleeing convicts. the southern indian state is facing its worst rainfall in a hundred years, causing heavy flooding. the military is struggling to
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evacuate thousands of civilians in the city of chenai. conditions may worsen as dams and rivers continue to over flow. the prime minister has stepped up help. thailand is hosting a conference on the region a.m. human trafficking crisis. it has also created a special court to tackle the issue, but some feel this only addresses part of the problem. >> reporter: the grim evidence of years of human trafficking gone unchecked and unhindered. a mass grave found last may in an abandoned camp in the dense jungle. the outcry prompted a swift crackdown by the thai government. that only pushed the problem offshore. thousands of rohinga refugees from myanmar and migrants from bangladesh were left adrift in
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the sea by their traffickers. just weeks after the crack down thailand hosted a high level regional meeting to deal with the issue and created a new criminal court division to prospect people trafficking people. >> translation: the judges give priority to human trafficking cases. it means trials related to human trafficking will be tried fasterer than other criminal casesss >> reporter: last month the first defendants appeared. army general, his attorney feels there is a political argument to the new human trafficking sdwigs. >> translation: -- division >> translation: i believe the set-up of the new division is because of international pressure. for the case of the rohinga it's about aiding illegal migrants but not trafficking. >> reporter: this is where the 88 defendants will face trial, the criminal court in bangkok.
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they are transferred to the new human trafficking division founded in august. it is expected to take at least a year for the trial. seven judges will preside over the case over trafficking dating back to 2011. 500 witnesses will be questioned. this man has been working with the refugees for years. he says it is a start but more needs to be done. >> translation: it doesn't matter how great the new court is. thailand needs to change the whole system and to make the public under better the issue of human trafficking. >> reporter: if more change needs to happen, it needs to happen soon. the sailing season has started and there are reports that more rohinga have taken to the sea in smaller boats, but still taking a big be that as it may gel-- gamble on finding a new life
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israeli police arrested suspects in relation to an arson attack. a home was set on fire. palestinian teenagerss in the occupied territories live under the constant threat of israeli crack down of the lack of safety and constant humiliation have led to growing anger and frustration and that has at times led to violence. >> translation: i wish to wake up in a jerusalem at peace. for how long will our blood run? >> reporter: for this man it is the best way to express how he feels. >> translation: life in the old city has become very difficult to those of my age. we like to go out, but now we can't do anything.
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it's too dangerous. if i go out for a walk, i will get stopped more than once. if the soldier speaks bad to me i want to defend myself, but if i say something wrong i will get detained. our parents don't allow us to leave the home. they're too scared >> reporter: this boyss' school is in the heart of injuries. these a teenager these days is not easy. >> translation: we take our precautions. we don't go to the jewish side. it can be dangerous for us. anyone can accuse us of anything. i'm sad and humiliated. >> reporter: most of the students here live in the old city or the occupied west bank and coming to school has become difficult. >> a recent report from the
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internal security services, it's this sense of depravation and lack of hope that is at the core of the palestinian youth. that bottled up anger and frustration sometimes translates into acts of violence. this happened to these two cousins after school and they stabbed israelis. one died and the other was detained. >> he describes a situation while his older 1 # 5-year-old cousin addresss him one or two days before and tells him we should be shooter. we should be martyrs because life is so bad, we have no future. i don't see any horizon. in his affidavit from 14 october, still in the hospital, he says, we know what will
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happen after the stabbing. they will break our bodies just like what i am now, or we will be shot, or be martyrs", means they will die >> reporter: he is now standing trial and could face up to 20 years in prison. this boy shares the frustration but he wants to become a professional footballer. >> translation: education is my way of fighting. many times i'm prevented from going to school and i mistery out of a lot of classes. >> reporter: he doesn't feel safe. his teacher walks him until the check point before his home. he went through this time but tomorrow is another day full of worries
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a quick reminder, you can keep up-to-date with all the news on our website, all the latest on the aftermath of the san bernardino shootings, and the address aljazeera.com on "america tonight" why - the troubling and unanswered question. what led a californian man to attack his own community. >> unbelievable what our society has come to. >> a community in crisis, san bernardino california, and what is known now. thanks for joining us, i'm joie chen. we have just begun to know the face of evil that struck