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>> coming up in the next 60 minutes. the economic recovery has clearly come a long way although it is not yet complete. the head of the u.s. federal reserve raises interest rates for the first time in almost a decade. we assess the effects of the global economy. a cease-fire on the verge of collapse, the saudi-led coalition accuses yemen houthi fighters of multiple trees
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violations. concern over oil fields in libya it's estimated that isil made a month. returning home, bringing a down swamped by nuclear fall out back to life. >> we'll have all your sport including the brink. chelsea's board meet to discuss the future with their under pressure manager. >> hello, thank you for joining us. the u.s. federal reserve has raised the key interest rate by .25%. interest rates in the world largest economy have hovered around zero since the 2008 global financial crisis. this era of so-called monitory policy made borrowing more
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attractive to help stimulate growth in the economic down time. with the improvement of the jobless figures and the housing market, the feds now decided that now was the time to act. >> the economy will continue to strengthen. the economic recovery has clearly come a long way although it is not yet complete. room for further improvement in the labor mark remains and inflation continues to run below our longer run objective. with the economy performing well, and expected to continue to do so, the committee judged that a modest increase in the federal funds rate target is now appropriate, recognizing that even after this increase monetary policy remains accommodative. >> to tomorrow ackerman now outside onow, outside of the
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washington, d.c. fed. she was confident that the economy would continue to strengthen. is that confidence shared? do most people in the u.s. agree that this was the right time to finally raise interest rates? >> well, to be fair she did under employment is still a nagging problem. she did account for that. but over all what she said was that she recognizes that although there are weaknesses in the u.s. economy, the gdp should exceed 2.4% next year, she said
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don't forget that oil is unnaturally low in price right now. that canned for in a great measure for the low inflation, and so don't expect those kinds of low oil prices to continue in the long term. she signaled this is going to be the first in progressive measures t for short-term interest rates and probably for long-term interest rates. because it's important for the
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u.s. economy, it is important for the global economy. what kind of impact could this rise future rises in interest rates have on the global economy? the dollar was so strong in the international markets that markets were complaining about the loss of sales. now it will be less attractive for american goods and services to make the deal abroad. investors now will be probably be flocking to american quickties. now you'll see a return--while the u.s. markets have been attractive enough to them in a country like brazil or even china, which is cooling off,
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investors who have money and want to know where to park their money for better effect will be streaming over here again. >> tom ackerman outside of the federal reserve, tom, thank you. let's get more now on the new interest rate rise. kristen saloomey. >> well, the markets closed up on the news that the feds were raising interest rates. i'm joined by empire executions. this is against conventional wisdom. everyone expected the market to go down. >> you would think so. i think it was a little bit of anxiety releasing, clarity, getting more clarification of where we are, what to expect.
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i think that's more what really took hold today. that clarification. >> the market was happy that this uncertainty over the rate increase. >> yes. >> had finally happened. >> yes, one piece of that puzzle, this next puzzle that we're going to have to decipher over the next six months to a year, you know, it is what it is. >> janet yellen indicated that any future increases would be gradual. maybe another point over the next year. do you think that will keep the market moving forward? >> yes, the the market--if you're going to make it clear that it's a slow grad wall process. they wanted to give themselves some room to do the opposite as well. should some sort of major event happen where they would have an
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opportunity to do something like that. to me it was a positive. it could have waited until next quarter as far as i'm concerned because a lot of what they said was all the reasons why it sound have happened. there was a lot of things that made you believe that they were not going to raise rates. but they did. >> thank you so much for joining us. the fed signaling confidence, traders here maybe not so certain that the u.s. not having a major impact here just yet. >> kristen saloomey thank you for that. let's see what kind of impact it may be halving in other parts of
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the u.s. how do you think the rate rise is going to be received there? >> it was easy to walk along these streets and see half of the properties for sell at 55% of half price reduction. it's bounced back fairy healthily, but let's take a look at who things were like then and what they're like now. the so-called great recession was said to have officially ended in mid 2009, but in florida it's effects on the housing market was seismic. recovery has been a long and
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difficult road. fueled in part by it's not the initial rate hike that worries him. >> you can't qualify for a mortgage, it doesn't do you any good. >> here we'll see some effect, but i think it will be the second interest rate increase when people understand that this is probably going to be a steady escalation in interest rates that will have an effect here in south florida. >> the housing market in miami has not been hugely dependent on
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interest rates. there has been a healthy recovery, but it's worst remembering qualifying for a mortgage is not an easy thing, and for first-time buyers it can be an incredibly frustrating experience. >> most of these houses don't appraise for their value so you're appealing to cash buyers. >> nevertheless, house prices have been climbing in florida, but it's those gains that have some worried. potential house buyers are in many cases unable to afford a new home. the future interest rate hikes may make that harder. >> andy gallagher is still live for us in miami. you mentioned there is a lot of
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cash purchases for houses. in general how do you think this is going to in fact, foreign investments. -- >> apologized, we just lost andy gallagher. he was speaking to us from miami, florida. i think he was about to tell us how foreign investment is going to be hit over the interest, they'll try to get more reaction. we'll certainly be talking about that rise in interest rates later in the program. let me tell you the program and some of the other stories coming up. why thousands of people in south africa are calling for president zuma to stand down.
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and in sport bayern munich will reveal their future plans. rahul will tell us that a little later. >> yes, ma'am's war--yemen's warring parties have swapped prisoners. it's happening during a seve seven-day truce that has come in place while peace talks have continued in switzerland. many are skeptical that there will be a long-term peaceful solution. there are reports of fighting in yemen's third largest city suggesting both sides have failed to honor the cease-fire. >> undoubtedly a positive swap.
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the warring sides agreeing to this deal. it is being described as a good-will gesture, but we have to point out this is not what the yemeni government talks have been after. they want a prisoner swap involving high-ranking officials. this is a positive development but at the same time on the ground in yemen that peace fire is holding. there have been reports of violence, incidents of violence ever since the cease-fire took effect on tuesday. but at the end of the day neither one of these sides have declared the cease-fire officially dead. that's the question that i put to the yemeni ambassador to the united nations. this is what he had to say. >> we will speak to the
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cease-fire. we think that this is the only option for us to go further down the path of peace and achieve peaceful resolution to the conflict. >> conciliatory message from the ambassador, but there is still deep mistrust between the two sides. we understand that they want to talk about a permanent cease-fire before any other confidence-building measure. now the yemen any they are accusing the houthies of buying time. now the gaps are still wide, but we do know that the united nations is pressuring the two sides to reach some sort of agreement. the international community is worried because of the vacuum
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playing in the hands of al-qaeda. the fact that they're sitting in the same room is progress in itself. this is the first time that the two sides are talking. >> reports of possible casualties after attacks north of mosul in iraq. targeting a military base where turkish troops and advisers are stationed. turkish peshmerga forces are said to be calling for reinforcement. >> isil fighters have launched multiple attacks from their northern stronghold of mosul. they've talked the bash their attack used by turkey to train fighters. they say civilians have been killed there and nine wounded.
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regardless there are multiple fatalities at the base, this is the first time that this base has come under attack by isil. earlier in the morning on wednesday, isil fighters attack another position of peshmerga forces and killed six peshmerga forces. the kurdish forces are trying to push mosul from isil fighters, and isil fighters are trying to halt that advance. >> the u.s. is said to be keeping a closer eye on oil assets in libya and elsewhere. washington and it's allies want to make sure that more oil
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fields do not fall in isil hands. it's estimated that the arm group makes $40 million a month from selling stolen oil, one of its main forces of revenue. and the government in the kurdish region in northern iraq is cracking down on the group which is denting it's finances. caroline malone reports. >> this is a road in northern iraq that has been used to transport illegal oil for isil. the armed group had been able to sneak its trucks in through legitimate transporting tankers. >> we cut the roads off by digging a ditch around the whole area.
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>> crude oil is a major source of money for the armed group. in the past it has used mediators in the kurdish region to sell its oil internationally. the provincial government formed a committee to investigate. >> the government formed an investigation committee and 15 people were arrested. one of them committed suicide or may have been killed in prison. later we found out that influential figures were involved. and the investigation ended. >> isil also used the loads stretching from its town old to transport the oil. the international coalition and iraqi troops fighting isil has made that harder. which means not only is it harder for is to ge for isil.
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>> 26 internationals have been kidnap by gunmen while on a hunting excursion in iraq. they confirmed they were in a hunting party in a desert area. the ministry said that the group had an official permit from the iraqi government, and that it's working to secure their release. no one has yet claimed responsibility. spain's prime minister has punched in the head during an election event. an campaign in northwestern spain when a young man was seen si pushing the prime minister to the ground. they said a suspect has been arrested. the u.s. judge has declared a hung jury in the case of a police officer charged in the death of after american manfredy gray. the jury was unable to reach a
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decision. he was facing manslaughter charge. the first of six officers to face trial over gray's detention and death back in april. john terrett is live for us in the city of baltimore. what more do we know about this? >> hello, barbara, good evening to you. it comes to the end with the mistrial, a quick history lesson. freddie gray, an african-american man from west baltimore was arrested and given a rough ride in the back of a police wagon. he died a week later. the city erupted in flames with many buildings and businesses being burned down in west baltimore and elsewhere in the city. the prosecutor charged very unusually six police officers, one, two, three, four, five six individual trials in the case of the death of freddie gray. now they all come up between this month and the middle of
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next year. the first of them, the trial of officer william porter, who was called to check on freddie gray during his journey in the back of a police wagon has ended in a mistrial. the judge has sent them home, and at the moment we have a slightly anxious situation going on in baltimore with protesters who were at the court just behind me. this is the city hall that is now ringed by police officers. the court is beyond that building. there is a scuffle there with a small number of protesters being held back from the court doors by the sheriffs and over head you might be able to hear there are four police helicopters monitoring the situation. now the city of baltimore is the hour's drive north of the capital, and it has been on edge for the outcome of this trial. no one knows what may happen next, but the police are very well prepared to deal with any protest that may get out of hands, barbara. >> we'll see what kind of action there is in the hours to come.
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but what are the next steps? >> well, you know, it is very interesting. there are six individual trials that we're talking about now. the judge is going to meet with the attorneys to discuss having a new trial date. now, the next trial in the sequence is due to start on january 6th. i can't imagine that they will get the trial of officer porter done in the next several weeks because we're coming up with the festival of christmas, which is widely celebrated in the united states and the new year, i can't imagine they'll get this done before the second trial gets under way. they may have to start in the end, which means that this whole sequence of trials--i'm just guessing--will probably last until the summer. >> john terrett, thank you.
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thousands have marched in cities across south africa calling on president jacob zuma to leave office. the demonstrations follow a scandal inside the government's finance ministry. >> these people say that president jacob zuma should step down or be sacked by the south african-america africa african government. >> they're considered to be reckless, and they've done great damage to the economy. >> he fired his finance minister last week relacing him with
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another finance minister. thousands of people marched across the country. this march is startin starting with a crowd crossing nelson mandela bridge. this is a station with the global icon style of leadership, the party of nelson mandela is a political powerhouse, but he feels that it has lots it's way. >> unprecedented protest against the president leadership has voiced a support for zuma, but many say he has been weakened by the fee was cocoa of changing finance ministers as if the--
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>> there has not been a lot of job creations, and a lot of houses that were promised to a lot of people have not been built. >> these marchs want president zuma out, but he has the support of many other south africans, more significantly he enjoys the support of his party's leadership. >> going to the central african republic now where hundreds of residents are demanding the arrest of muslim fighters who they accuse of trying to block up coming elections. the pk 5 marched on the.
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tony harris gives you a fast-paced recap of the day's events. >> this is the first line of defense. >> we have an exclusive story tonight. >> then at 8:00 - john seigenthaler brings you the top stories from across america. >> the question is, will these dams hold? >> and at 9:00 - >> i'm ali velshi, on target tonight... >> ali velshi on target. digging deeper into the issues that matter. >> i'm trying to get a sense for what iranians are feeling. >> a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. the u.s. federal reserve has raised interest rates of .25%. it's the first time sinc it's been raise since the economy collapsed. houthi fighters are accused of multiple truce violations.
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thousands are demanding that south african president zuma to step down. we'll get more to raise interest rates from the united states. >> in a city of notoriously high property prices, an interest rate hike is viewed with trepidation. an interest rate rise could see things go into reverse. that could be good news for some of the many people here who still desperately want to own their own home. it's one of the factors that feeds into the general level of social discontent, especially
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amongst the young. but you have to balance that with the increase and stress that will be field by all those people who managed to get on the property ladder only to be facing higher mortgage repayment on properties some predictions could tumble in value by as much as 10%. in the united states the feel something that yes, things are under better control than they were a few years ago. but if figures are to be believed that things are better now than before the recession unemployment is on the decline, too. here in the u.k. the situation is somewhat similar. the feeling is that the worst is over. but the bank of england is more reluctant here to introduce higher interest rates. the deputy governor wanted to make sure that wages were
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stabilized and other factors that could impact the economy also. within the eurozone nations it's somewhat different. on thursday the central bank is expected to meet to decide what to do next. they're expected to reduce interest rates even further but already below zero, and they will decide to pump more money into some of europe's economies. are are economies that could be effected by the increase of u.s. interest rates. the feeling here amongst economists is that some change is necessary. to really reflect the changing fortunes of the likes of the united states and the u.k., too, there is the real belief that if interest rates don't move at all, then that could also spiral another financial disaster, that
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is something that the world just doesn't want. what do you think the impact will be on the emerging market. >> this is the question. it has been talked about for many months and vetters an investors and businesses have had an opportunity to digest this. let's just hope that the underlying strength in these economies is there that they can weather this, because it usually is difficult for emerging markets when the united states begins to raise rates. >> do you think that the fed have been teasing this rate for some time.
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>> yes, they're confident that the economy is growing in the right way. they just want to make sure that that growth is managed. it does not get out of control like it i did in the 2000. i don't think the fed would be prepared to raise rates now if they assumed it would cause undo you turbulence in markets. >> it's a balance, because the whole world is looking to them. it's not just the u.s. it has an impact globally. how much do they care? the main aim is to get the u.s. economy back. >> but oh law they have a dual responsibility, put but we're so inter connected in ways we weren't when the fed began it's last rate increase cycle back in 2004. we really don't have enough data to discuss how these things are going to happen and how they'll
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play out. china is playing a role in the world economy now that it didn't in 2004. many emerging economies in russia, india, brazil are also much more larger and more influential than previously as well. we know we're going to see a rising u.s. dollar and lower currencies elsewhere. that's the biggest concern that people have. the u.s. dollar becomes much more expensive, and the revenue that countries earn will be falling in value. so you have that--you have that imbalance that a lot of people are concerned about, and that could cause slow down in some economies. exports to the united states will become much more attractive. if you're an indian company, and the rupee is falling, things will be cheaper and hopefully you can sell more. ideally those things should balance out, but we just don't
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know. we don't have enough historical context to know. >> do you think it's the ends of the crisis globally? >> oh gosh, i would say not. there are pockets of concerns all over the financial markets and around the financial world that we have not discovered yet. we're seeing evidence of that in the last two or three days. the higher yelling markets, the junk bonds that people talk about have suffered tremendously. we're looking at sliding commodity prices, oil, mining sector, and activity all around the world that we're not sure why it's the result of this fed move but until we understand it more deeply and see it over a series of weeks and months, then we'll be able to understand the longer term implication. >> thank you very much. it's been great getting your views. >> thank you. >> donald trump, the frontrunner to the republican candidate for president has defended his plan
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to ban muslims from entering the u.s. he spoke with al jazeera's ali velshi and michael shure after the debat the de--the final debate of 2015. >> we all have a problem. as you know, i have many great, great muslim friends, amazing people, and incredible people. they call me, some of them. not all of them. some are not so happy, but many have called me and said donald, you have done one of the great services because we do have a problem. >> could you rephrase it, and do it in a way-- >> well, we have--no, no. they're such amazing people, but we have to solve the problem. there is a problem with a certain small group, and we have to get the problem solved. that small group can cause tremendous havoc, and you've seen that. you've seen that. friends of mine, muslim friends of mine who are phenomenal people, they've said to me you've done us such--these are really successful people, by the way, you've done such a
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tremendous service. i love the muslims, and i have so many unbelievable relationships. >> so none-- >> watching the other night on television, i said you did a good job. >> have any of your friends challenged you? >> some were not so happy. but some were really happy because i'm bringing something up that we can discuss. we have to discuss the problem. >> china's president xi jinping has called for countries to be allowed to set their own rules for cyberspace without interference. he was speaking at china's internet conference. china has been accused of cancership using state security as a pretext to crack gow crackdown on dissent. >> we should respect each other's rights to choose our own internet development, and different governance models, public policies and the equal rights to participate.
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we should oppose, not interfere in internal affairser connive or support that jeopardize other national security. >> well, we're joined live via skype from california technology journalist and internet safetied a advocate. thank you for joining us here on al jazeera. we played a clip from the chinese president. this conference that the chinese are holding and another one last year, how much of it is anger at how they've received to control the internet and how much of it is a desire to control what they have at home. >> it's calle what we call the great fire wall of china. china does not want to open the internet to full internet participation. they don't want to open it to facebook and social media. they want to control the
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message. china is changing and evolving, but pretty much i think this notion of sovereignty, which sounds good and technically i guess every country does have some sovereignty, really it's about protecting it's own government from some of the ideas that might be coming in from around the world, and also protecting the rest of the world from its own citizen who is might be reaching out in support in variety political and social activities that the government doesn't want out there. >> i mean, some of the countries that are present are not necessarily renown for openness to internet. do you think there is sort of wider global scale a debate to be had about some kind of regulation to the internet? >> absolutely. in fact, i attend almost every year the internet governance forum where representatives from just about every country, both
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government and companies and ngos gather, and there is always a lot of conversation in terms of the camp that you mentioned, russia, china, eastern europe, brazil sometimes gets in that camp, sometimes it doesn't. iran is in that camp. there are definitely countries that feel very strongly and in some cases they're worried about western influence, western values, the content that they think may be deck departmen decadent, so there is concern around the world. but the idea of regulating the internet globally is not gaining a lot of traction. and within europe the european commission head of regulations that can effect its member countries. just this week they're voting on a plan that i don't like that would ban kids under 16 from social media without parental consent. a lot of people feel that is a breach of the free speech, and there are issues that are complicated because we only have one internet, really, we are all
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participants and it has creat impacted overseas an. >> how different is your experience. >> there are many sites that you can get to in san francisco that you can't get to in china. it's a better venue for open communication and fewer sites are blocked. you'll find much more blockage when you get to china. >> larry, technology analyst speaking to us from california. thank you for having joined us. >> my pleasure. >> japan's highest court has ruled on marriage laws that activists claimed were sexist and outdated. the supreme court said a requirement in a women should six months after a divorce before remarrying was excessive and should be reduced. the law dated back before dna
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testing that could test for the father. the other law is that wome couples are required to keep the same name. people are slowly oh moving back to an evacuated city after an earthquake and tsunami caused the meltdown of a nuclear plant. >> inside the exclusion zone around fukushima nuclear power plant its residents were prevented from returning while decontamination work was done. but in september that order was lifted and 400 mainly elderly people have returned. >> i came back here as soon as possible because i want to help the reconstruction effort. mthe other residents were not sure about coming back.
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>> monk from the temple has decided to return. he has done so on his own seeing his wife and two children only on weekends. >> the village is quiet, and so is my home. it feels busy during the day, but what we really need are the smiles and laughter of children. >> his day job is in the local government's department building schools for capacity of 900 students. but he's not sure if this is the right place to bring up his own children. there is a huge amount of energy and money being poured into this recovery process. they're trying to reclaim one town from the grips of the fukushima disaster. for some semblance of life to return, they need to convince people who have spent years away that it is worth coming back.
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>> it's a message held by the decontamination waste stored o on the outskirts town and the mayor insists that the radiation levels are lower than in other towns, but the main problem is the passage of time. >> it's been four years and eight months. people who have evaluatinged have already built the foundations of their lives outside. they need to reorganize their lives before returning, and that will take time. >> three years ago we met a champion local fisherman desperate that the disaster should not kill off his way of life. now a project is underway to expand the fishery, diverting the river water to a brand new hatchery where for the first time since the earthquake that they've been able to harvest the eggs from the fish. >> hatching the eggs has been our biggest goal. i'm so happy this spring we'll release the hatch lings. >> the work is being replicated
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sports news now. >> barbara, thank you very much. the board of english premier league chelsea has met to discuss manager jose mourinho. mourinho led the club, and is one point off the relegation spot one of its players said it's clear where the fault lies when it comes to chelsea's poor season. >> we all have to take responsibility you have to perform like a big player and perform like a big player. >> on tuesday gladiola watched his team reach the quarterfinals
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of the german match. he indicated that he would make a statement next week. he has yet to taste success in the champions league having won the time as coach of barcelona. >> disciplinary proceedings are being held if sepp blatter and michel platini should receive bans from football. blatter will present his case on thursday. the outcoming fifa president is set to answer questions over a $2 million payment made to michel platini. >> they're going to go through, the moment they heard from the
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investigation chamber of the ethics committee they were likely to receive a long ban. they felt the decision has been made that he was not getting a fair hearing, he would take the whole thing and and that would happen in january with time running out if he really does, he can still some how become fifa president in february. the ethics committee are denying that he's not receiving an fair hearing. they said it will be an unbiased manner that they'll judge michel platini and sepp blatter. platini will be heard on friday, platter on thursday. both are facing long bans. >> jose mourinho has appeared in
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a central court as part of the bribery probe into fifa. pleading not guilty last not following his extradition to the u.s. accused of being among several high ranking officials who was due to exchange bribes for media rights for the tournaments. beating local hopes, 1-0 in osaka. they kept the south american champions in the game in the first half with a flurry of saves. but a strike from well andy murray in debuy in the international premiere league wil with a more pressing concern, it could be the birth of his first child and it could
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effect his first slam. murray's wife is due to give birth in early february, but he admitted he would leech if his wife kim goes in to birth prematurely. but once the baby is born the events will be to prime minister. >> it should an great event. it's a tricky time of year just after wimbledon and before the u.s. open and the davis cup is in that type beforehand, as well. it will be important to get your scheduling and preparations right for that. olympics will be the big goal next year. >> major league baseball has begun its first official tour of cuba since 1999. >> posing for photographs, and
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this was considered a triumphant homecoming for some of the biggest names in baseball. defectors among hundreds of cubans who departed the island nation in recent years in search of riches in the united states. >> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm david shuster, you're about to see a news conference from the baltimore city police department. this follows the news that the judge declared a mistrial in t in the first officer charged in the death of freddie gray. >> the jury ended its deliberations without being able to reach an unanimous verdict. all of us, if we believe in justice, must have respect for the outcome of the judicial process. this is our american system of justice. 12 baltimore city residents answered the solum call to
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serve. they listened to the evidence presented, and they rendered a decision. if some choose to protest, they must peacefully demonstrate. that is their right. but we want to be very clear about any potential disturbances in our city. we're prepared to respond. we will protect our residents we will protect our neighborhoods, our businesses, and we will protect the safety of our first responders i urge everyone to respect every in our neighborhoods, the residents of our cities, and for those who have answered the call to serve and protect. we will not and cannot be defined by the unrest of last spring as a city, as a
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community. we're stronger, and we're united to be better than what some displayed to the world in the spring for the past eight months we have worked relentlessly to unite baltimore with a resolve to have peace in our streets. we have a chance to show the council how to be heard peacefully, respectfully and effectively. i know as a community we're up to the task, thank you. >> thank you, mayor, to the protesters and there are certainly protesters out on our streets right now and there will be in the days to come. we respect the right of americans to protest. protesters who are lawfully atemmibled have a friend here in the police department. we respect the right to protest,
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and we respect protesters and when they've meant for so many years and in this great country of ours. there are protesters who are lawfully assembled again who will find that our police department respects them and we'll do everything we can to afford them the ability to protest in this city. folks who choose to commit crimes, hurt people, break things and harm people are no longer protesters. you lose your ability to call yourself a protester when you choose to harm people an. and we take pride in this city, our police department, our fire
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department, we're pledged to the folks in baltimore is one of public september. we're here to protect, we're here to serve, and we take that responsibility very seriously. thank you. >> did anyone have any brief questions? >> commissioner, you said that you were monitoring social media on april 27th. is there any signs similar to disturbance that you had seen monitoring social media now? >> we continue to monitor social media. we have a robust system in place to make sure that we have every capacity available to identify things you should know about. right now there is nothing that concerns us, nothing that has given us the impression of any wrongdoing. >> brief us, what is your
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reaction to that? >> my reaction is that it is part of this process. this great american justice process. we have many americans who think that it is i am perfect, and maybe it is i am perfect but it sure beats what comes in second. i think we all have to respect the process. the process is ongoing. it's not the last time that we'll talk about it, and i think we have to be consistent, measured and thoughtful as we go forward. because they need to know that their police department. all groups of people have to respect the process, and we do. >> he reminds suspended without pay. >> so that was the police chief urging protesters to consider
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the police their friend if they want to protest the mistrial today. you're looking at the freddie gray's family. >> the hung jury is not unusual. approximately 5% of all criminal cases tried in the country result in hung jurors. killed. when we speak to the media, we find that there have been multiple fatalities. this the first time that this came under attack by isil. >> the state will be seeking a new trial on behalf of th mr. porter. sometimes the second trial results in a conviction, and sometimes it
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