must never vendor our american values to race assists. must never surrender them to the fascist pleas of billionaires with big mouths. one rival unites them all. the democratic candidates for the u.s. presidency gaping up on dawned trump. ♪ ♪ hello, i am darren jordan in doha with the world news from al jazeera. burundi rejects an offer of african union peacekeepers saying this won't let them in the country. footage from the kurdish peshmerga, they say they have killed 100 isil fighters.

a helping hand from the rio olympics. ♪ ♪ u.s. democratic presidential hopefuls have been facing off in their third tv debate in the state of new hampshire. they laid out their plans for the presidency. clinton says she has a plan to defeat isil. while sanders talked about climate change saying he will take on the fossil fuel industry. all were you nighted on the contempt for donald trump's comments from banning all muslims from entering the united states. >> we need to make sure the discriminatory messages that trump is ending around the world don't fall on receptive ears. he is becoming isis' best recruiters. they are going to people showing videos of donald trump insulting islam and muslims in order to recruit more radical jihadists.

i want to explain why this is not in america's interest to react with this kind of fear and respond to this sort of bigotry. >> kimberly halkett has been following the debate in manchesterster sent us this update. >> reporter: national security as well as foreign policy really dominated the first part of this third democratic debate. but it was the candidates who want to distance themselves from rhetoric from the top republican presidential candidate donald trump who has suggested the solution to america's security problems could be to ban all muslims entering the united states. that's something that governor martin o'malley said strongly about america should not be listening to the fascist pleas of billionaires with big mouths. hillary clinton says that rhetoric serves as isil's best recruit think. she has a strategy, that she would have an air campaign supported by some ground troops. this is really where we saw a

difference of opinion between her and her candidate who most closely follows her bernie sanders who believes the united states should not be america's policeman. and the message that sanders highlighted saying america's economy is being detroit by the greed of the billionaire class and the lives of millions of americans are being detroit as a result he says that he would take on wall street, criticizing hillary clinton and the donations she received from wall street something she defended saying that she still sees herself as a champion of the struggling and the strive en. baburundi's president says e doesn't want the african union to send peacekeeping troops to his country to stop the violence, there they plan to sends 5,000 soldiers with or without the government's consents. mohamed adow reports. >> reporter: scenes like these have prompted the african union to act. >> killing of 87 people most of them civilians last week in the

capital is rahed fears that burundi is sliding in to a civil war. u.n. warns it's on the drink. she says her nephew was killed by police. >> translator: all we want is peace. we are against the killing of civiliansing, our president should tell his force to his target only those involved in fighting them. they should leave us out of this. >> reporter: baburundi governmet lead verse 72 hours to respond to the african union over eights plan to sends peacekeepers. m.p.s in burundi are expected to debate the mat ore monday. >> we believe in our security forces. and we don't need other forces to come to help them. because so far they have proved that they are able to secure the country, so this isn't why find it ridiculous to sends 5,000 troops in burundi when the army and the police are able to secure the country. >> reporter: it's the feeling of the african union that the

violence in burundi must be stopped at all costs. the security council's decision to sends troops here says they will not allow another genocide to happen on african soil. the government insists there is no threat of genocide it's merely fighting an insurgency. the african union can deploy its troops with or without government consents. article four of its constitution allows the union to intervene in a member state if civilians are threatened. >> they cannot come in by force because bah run did i is a sovereign country. and the population of burundi as a population that has suffered for many years is not going to allow that. >> reporter: thousands of peacekeepers are currently serving in african union peacekeeping missions i missiona and the central african remember he can. their continued stay there is in doubt as a showdown now looms

between their government and the african union. al jazeera,. turkey's president has again criticized russia for its role in syria's war. implying they are targeting moderate rebels not isil fighters. turkey's regular ship took a turn for the worse after it shutdown a russian fighter jet last month. >> translator: i look at the operations of a neighboring county which is bombing syria. we see that it's targeting 10% isil and 90% muslims including our turkmen brothers please let's not trick each other anymore. >> meanwhile, russia's president says his country's armed forces are ready to use more military means in see ya in needed. he made the comment to the gathering of security service staff no moscow, russia first launched airstrikes in syria in september taking the four-year-old conflict for a new phase.

now kurdish forces say they have killed more than 140 isil fighters in iraq. more than two dozen peshmerga troops were killed in some of the most intense fighting in months. al jazeera has obtained footage from the front line a warpings some of the pictures in this report may be disturbing. >> reporter: these kurdish mesh purchasinger soldiers have just repelled an aisles attack. there is a body there, the soldier can be heard that's a dead suicide bomber. they say most isil fighters are foreigners and take drugs when they attack peshmerga positions. later they drag a body a military vehicle. this the fighters say is the future of daesh. this one goes this is our land. and we will defeat isil. these are some of the most intense attacks face ed by the

peshmerga in recent months, isil fighters have hit six front. the kurdish fighters say they have been able to defend their positions. isil knows about the trenches dug by the peshmerga and they come prepared with ladders to storm them. these weapons were left behind by the isil fighters who launched multiple attacks on the 60-mile long frontline. they say they have killed more than a hundred isil fighters in less than a week. officers told me the number of suicide attackers being use booed isil shows that it's desperate but the ferocity and frequency of attacks is taking the peshmerga by surprise, they thought they had pushed the group back. at at are also taking a toll on the peshmerga, more than two dozens fighters have been killed and more than 120 injured in the last few days. the continuing conflict is concerning human rights observers over the treatment of the dead and how cured soldiers

are treating captives. peshmerga fighters say after battle. they dispose of bodies in a human manner and isil has never shown interest in any prisoner swap. as the fight with isil intensifies, the main priority for these fight percent to keep eyes ill at bay. al jazeera, erbil. more than 75 people have been killed in fighting near yemen's border with saudi arabia in the past three days. in spite i've ceasefire and peace talks that began on tuesday. yemeni security sources say 40 rebels and 35 government troops died in the northwestern province. further east, the government forces have seized the capital of a province. we have a report. >> reporter: the ceasefire lasted all but a few days. if it even began at all. here an army o of sorts made upf yemeni soldiers and tribal leaders are claiming a rare victory.

>> translator: we have taken control of the military base that we have been surrounding in which was under the control of the houthis and their allies. thank god we have now taken it over. and we are advancing towards sanaa. >> reporter: they have been fighting to retore to power the internationally recognized president man sewe mansur hay mt this far say milestone. the houthis have controlled this region for months. and it's a main route to yemen's capital sanaa. >> translator: we will progress until we can reach sanaa. we will liberate all yemeni cities from the perking the pard that is that want our land and our dig knit at this and he ridge lunn. >> reporter: the unite the thed nations is lead the meeting which journalists have been kept way from.

>> we have splitted a relation of protest against the violations that amount today a military attack and we are keen to put' end to the war and not only postpone it. >> reporter: what has been achieved so far is an agreement to let aid in for civilians. that is one step towards progress in a war that has killed more than 5,000 yep yes. lots more still to come here on you plans for a new damn on the mekong river could be a disaster for the environment and local people. plus. >> reporter: i am daniel in havana where the work is being done on cuba's next generation of sporting stars. stars.

♪ ♪ welcome back of the top stories here on al jazeera, a spokesman from burundi's president has told us he doesn't want african union troops deployed in his country. the actual u. plans to sends 5,000 peacekeepers with or without duh run did i's consents united nations has warned they are on the brink of civil war. meanwhile, more than 75 people were killed in fighting near the border with saudi arabia in the last three days. despite a ceasefire and peace talks. u.s. democratic presidential hopefuls have been facing off in their third tv debate. it took place in new hampshire some of the keyishes were national security, gun control and the economy. for both hillary clinton and bernie sanders laid out plans for defeating aisles.

>> what i believe has got to happen is there must be an international coalition, including russia. a well-coordinated effort but i agree as i mentioned a moment action with king da abdullah ths is a war for islam. the troops on the ground should not be american troops they should be muslim troops. i believe that countries like saudi arabia and qatar have to step up to the plate, they have to contribute the money that we need and the troop that his we need to destroy siz isis. now we are getting reports of an air strike in du damascus, there have been several casual arcasualties. including a former leader four people were killed including a four-year-old girl. a car bomb has gone off in a somali capital killing at least two people and wounding eight others, witnesses say the

bomber's car whack parked outside a shopping sent. no claim of responsibility for the blast but al-shabab has been behind a series of attacks in the capital. now, one of the men convicted of the gang rain of a woman on a bus in india' capital in 2012 is due to be released on sunday. victim's parents led a protest outside where he is being held. he was 17 at the time of his arrest so was tried as a juvenile and cannot be named under indian law he was given the maximum sentence of three years. the u.s. and iraqi military are investigating the first incidents of friendly fire deaths in the u.s.-led war against isil. nine were killed in an air strike on the wrong target it happened during an operation against isil near the city of fallujah. the u.s. defense secretary admitted an american war plane carried out at tack. >> it was an american -- i want to be very careful. that's the informs that i have now. that seems to be the case.

and again, it seems to be a mistake that involved both sides. and regrettable. it happens when you are working this closely together. >> translator: our air force was not able to fly doug dew to the bad weatherse weatherser and cor forces were covering the advance of our ground troops. there was a strike on the advancing heros and they were martyrs, investigations are ongoing by the iraqi and american sides. now, u.s. government wants drone owner to his register their aircraft, the move means owners could be trace first degree it end up somewhere it's not supposed to be of the lisa stark reports from washington. >> reporter: with drones flying off the shelfs this holiday season the faa moved with lightning speed to require drone registration. the online process will be up and running monday. owners of recreational drones that weigh from about half a pound to 55 pounds will need to register. previous owners have until

february 19th. new owners must sign up before their first outdoor flight. there is a 5-dollar fee, but free if you act fast. within the first 30 days. owners will get a unique identification number that must be marked on the drone. so it can be traced back if it end up where it shouldn't be. and that has been the problem. errant drones have turned up on the white house lawn, in the stands at the us open. they have haltedded ariel fire fighting efforts and have come dangerously close to airplanes. a new study find that in the last two years, there were 327 close calls in the air. ninth involving commercial jets. 38 with helicopters. >> it's a nationwide issue. that a lot of airports are experiencing. and certainly this is not just -- we are not just talking about commercial airliners, necessarily. we are talking about crop dusters, medical airlift

helicopters. pilots of all skill and every level of the aviation scale have experienced some kind of interference with a drone. >> reporter: there is already resistence from a hobbyist group. the academy of model air not i cans calls the faa's move an unnecessary burden for drone owners. it says educational cam pains are key. >> do you know how far you can fly this? >> you have to be able to see it. >> i'll get some classes. >> no more than 400 feet above ground level. >> reporter: the faa also says education is critical. they want account guil accountam openers. cambodia may soon become the second country to build a dam across the lower mekong liver,

its neighbor has one underway and more than 10 planned. in the second part of al jazeera's rivers of life series, wayne hay reports from cambodia on how these dams could be a disaster for the environment and local people. >> reporter: it's known as the mother of water and flows for almost 5,000-kilometers through six countries. the lower mekong river is the largest inland fishery in the world. and a vital source of food and income for the 10s of millions who depends on it. in cambodia, over fishing is already making life difficult in some areas. >> translator: i don't catch as much as i iced to. there are fewer fish. before i might get at the point to 20-kilograms, i have been out here since early this morning and i have only caught one. >> reporter: and it could be about to get worse. just a few kilometers upstream, one of two huge hydroelectric dams on the mainstream is being considered by the cambodian government.

initial estimates it hart it creating a 620 square kilometer reservoir displacing around 20,000 people and blocking migration paths for some fish. for opponents, there is some hope that the government is taking notice of the potential impact. >> translator: the government is cooperating with development partners to study different locations and new engineering to find out how to minimize the effects before we make the decision. >> reporter: further north the government ignored calls for a 10-year mortar your on the dam and began building a dam five years ago, recent footage shot by american researchers shows just how big this project is. and they are planning a second one near the board we are cambodia. >> the region is in a cries i point. we need better governance and transparency and public participation in order to make

decisions over the 2350u67 he were of the reu6r79 th. >> reporter: the dolphin population has been instead i decline for years but more recently the rate of decline has fallen thanks to conservation work. the concern is the construction of damns could undo that work. it's thought there are only around 80 left in the mekong and even minor changes to to an already fragile ecosystem could wipe them out. governments in the region argue that harnessing the energy of this great river and turning it in to electricity is sensual to help develop their economies. but the alternative argument is that the price for that development is too high. wayne hay, al jazeera, cambodia. in part three of the rivers of life city we are in nigeria looking at how the declining of their rivers is affecting lives there. in south africa celebrating

christmas can put a big strain on low income families. but al jazeera's tania page reports. >> reporter: steak and chops and barbecue is the flavor of the month in this happy home. these women are part of a stock savings steam they have been putting money aside all year for this big christmas shop. outside it is being organized and add today each women's pile. it takes the financial pressure off at what can be a very costly time of the year. it's organized chaos but everyone is happy. >> it will be hectic because we cannot a -rd for. when you get your bonuses you have kids to buy clothes, you have to buy this and groceries on top of that. it's not going to work out. so it's good to know that you have something that is helpful. >> reporter: he makes sure hospital customers get the correct order. most south african supermarkets

and banks offer special services for the members including discounts, they became very popular during apartheid when black people were excluded from formal banking but are not just for christmas some are for holidays, weddings and funerals and are big business. there are 420,000 in south africa. one in five adults is a part of one and they are worth about $1.7 billion to the economy. >> it's all available to us as a business and a store. as we are taking now, we are looking at the [ inaudible ] which is $20,000 to 1s t.o. k vel and we are doing one every day from now until december 27th. >> reporter: the stock srel savings scheme means christmas

will be easier this year. rio is preparing for next year's summer olympics but the brazilian city is not just focusing on developing the areas where events will take place, some of rio's once neglected areas are benefiting too. natasha ghoneim reports. >> reporter: this futuristic flower justing over the pear at the port of rio de that joe owe is the newly opened museum of tomorrow. nine the exhibits are intendeds to be a poetic yet forcal fusion of science, philosophy and hea heart. they hope it will compel visitors to ask the we questions about man mind and remind us we are caretakers of the earth. >> the museum is around a philosophical concept. tomorrow is not rid.

not done it, it will bebility. >> reporter: it's a sim wolf port of rio left to deteriorate for 70 years since 2010 it's been in the midst of a major makeover, this is now the largest urban development project in the country. >> we have a lot of sin gee between the making us to have advantages on this process because of the visibility. rio at this moment. >> reporter: working in the port of rio area for three years and has watched the transformation. >> translator: i iced to be scared walking in this area. nonuse today come here. now you can come any time of day and you will find lots of people. >> reporter: a lightrail will soon run through the area. there are plans to develop apartment buildings catering to

low and high income people. proof, city officials say, they are also building a legacy of integration. natasha ghoneim, al jazeera, rio de janeiro brazil. now, for a small country, cuba has produced a remarkable number of sporting world champions. that's largely down to its rigorous state response soared training programs. but as the country slowly opens up. there are fears the brightest talent will be tempted abroad. daniel reports from havana. >> reporter: this is the boxing gym in the heart of old havana. nearly all of cuba's boxing talent has passed through here in the past 50 years. to go onto win gold, silver and bronze at world and olympic games. the gloves are older and the ring is precarious. >> they start at eight or nine years old in boxing. it's the age at which they take everything in. when we spot the talent in the

child. >> reporter: that potential talent is then nurtured with intensity training and privileged treatment at specialized schools in baseball and athletics as well as boxing. there is no hidden formula, no secret plan for cuba's sporting success, it begins here with this raw talent and plenty of hard work. the hopes and dreams, the national pride, the specialized coaching all of that comes later. javier dominated the world high jump in the 1990s, his talent was identified when he was eight or nine years old. >> translator: i always liked sport. especially running and then hurdles and triple jump. it's owe greg tore toy do high jump and that was the one i liked the least. i want today leave the school when they told me to do high jump with the help of trainers and family we saw the results improving and at 14 i was jumping two pet meters. >> reporter: he went onto win olympic gold in barcelona in

1992. the following year he broke the world high jump record. two meters and 45 centimeters. or eight feet and a quarter of an inch. a record that still stands. that all the cuba is proud of. but can they keep producing world beaters? >> translator: nearly all athletes retire and become qualified. they continue studying and getting qualified. we keep working on science to achieve better results. >> reporter: that way talent and experience are kept in the game. boosting national pride and sporting tradition. sporting success is always offered at potential stakes in the grind of every day life. and at an added incentives cuban athletes now retain a larger share of their prize money. all the conditions for youngsters like brian to continues winning medals. daniel, al jazeera, huh van, a

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