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hello. al jazeera's investigative unit infiltrated the word of sports doping. possible connections between medical professionals and professional athletes. the allegations involve a host of american sporting stars. deborah davis has this report. >> reporter: all urine tests. >> the camera footage shows american baseball player taylor teagarden talking about uses drugs banned in sport. a steroid known as dealt a 2. i used it last year. i was scared, to be honest with you. i took it for like two weeks. four weeks after my last administration of it, nothing happened. i was also taking peptides, too. >> the conversation took place in texas in the apartment of a

pharmacist, charlie sly. it was recorded by a british colleague working undercover with al jazeera's investigative unit. a one-stage charlie sly offers liam a syringe of dealt a 2. when we got back, he pulls out this from the fridge. he is like there you go. you can have it now if you want. >> sly goes on to name eight other agent let's, major names in american football and baseball who claims are using a range of banned drugs part of an undercover investigation by al jazeera into what athletes call from the dark side, the alleged use of performance enhancing drugs. the athletes and medical professionals who responded to our request for comment denied any wrong doing. we also infiltrated a doping network in canada and filmed a pharmacist and doctor.

they offer to destroy medical records to cover it up. doing injections and we are going to get into the bad intlooe(bleep) (bleep). if you want to go back ops so to speak, i can document everything not in this chart but on my own chart and if somebody ever comes sn sniffing for it, there is at decoy. >> taylor tea garden, brandon supplementser didn't respond to our request for comment. charlie sly now says his statements captured on hidden camera about athletes were false and incorrect. our investigation raises serious questions is about whether pharmacists and doctors are taking doping to a new level. deborah davis, al jazeera, washington. >> an independent sports analyst says there are conditions in modern sports that force

athletes to dope. two separate issues here. the culture of football because you have to get bigger. there have been cases where literally coaches at the high school level say you are a good football player but you need to be 20 pounds heavier. they don't tell them specifically to do steroids or whatever kind of drugs to get 20 pounds heavyy but the implication is there. this is a long-standing problem in american football. more generally, we have seen studnies other sports where drug testing has been instituted more quickly, and remember, most of them are international sports where international bodies have been involved. the sur vafz overwhelmingly say when you offer athletes the choice between getting the performance edge or in some cases keeping up with everybody else who they believe is already

using those drugs and the bad effects in the future, they choose to take the drugs or to say they would take the drugs in order to get that benefit. and i think that's the real ethos that we are dealing with here is that athletic drive to succeed at any and all cost. that's something really has to start being addressed at the lowest levels of support. >> reaction has been coming in. one nfl star mentioned is peyton manning. he issued this statement to u.s. media. the allegation that i would do something like that is complete garbage and totally made up. it never happened. never. >> charlie sly has posted his response on youtube. >> it's come to my attention that the broadcaster, al jazeera, has somehow obtained recordings or communications of me making statements concerning a number of athletes and

al jazeera claims to array program about that. recordings were made without my knowledge or consent. it is my belief that an individual named liam collins. he is a fraudster who is banned in his native united kingdom from writing any investigation pieces. the statements on any recordings or communications that al jazeera plans to air are absolutely false and incorrect. to be clear, i am recanting any such statements and there is no truth to any statement of mine that al jazeera plans to air. under no circumstances should any of those statements, recordings, or communications be aired. >> a reminder to watch the full documentary on the doping allegations on sunday can

iraqi forces say they have taken control of a government complex in ramadi. the army is trying to retake the city. a spokesman said there were no isil fighters left in the complex. ramadi is important because of the proximity to the baghdad and its access to roads in west. tell us about the importance of this complex and how significant it would be if the army had cleared it out completely of isil fighters. >> one of the most important buildings if they wanted to take over the city of ramadi. this particular place houses not just one but three strategic buildings including the police headquarters under the control of the iraqi forces.

they haven't declared complete control yet because they are trying to search for boobby traps and clear any sort of mines isil has been leaving behind in areas it has left. from the sources we have spoken to, there is a number of isil fighters who have been killed in this operation but there are some who have escaped. the battle is going on. we continue that more than isn't percent of ramadi city is now under the control of government forces. some of the traps and ex closive devices left behind. give us an idea of the scale of that problem for the iraqi government being a non-conventional sources with all sorts of tactics, houses have been ripped with explosives.

buried on roadside and suicide bombers wait for the iraqi security forces. to cause maximum damage. the fight is going on building by building, street by street. okay. thank you very much for that live update there from erbil in iraq. a new leader vowing revenge. he maz called on all opposition force to see show a united front. others have criticized him for using brutal tactics and

shelling residential areas. also a deleted deal. the syrian government had been wanting to allow is i will fighters of yarook to leaf. isil is looking for more guarantees before a deal can be reached. >> the deal between the government on one hand and isil on the other hand about their safe passage out of damascus and paving the way for fighters to pull out from those areas and go to areas under the control of isil or the opposition is still on hold. looking for more guarantees. waiting for more logistics to be able to take the families and go out of the capitol damascus. isil and nusra fronts would have to cross areas request going to

intensify campaigns. this whole fee bate about the diesel between the government comes against a backdrop. syrian opposition said it is going to go to general eva. if first a cease-fire with the government of the russians should quit using bombs. the following, a transitional authority with all executive power, assad has to go. he has been saying in the past that it's only the syrians who have the right to say whether assad should stay or go.

al jazeera, still to come. school girls being accused to drum up business in japan, plus why south african communities fear an environmental disaster is on its way.

♪ reporter: hello again. a reminder the top stories shear, al jazeera investigative unit has infiltrated the world of sports doping and found connections between professional athletes and medical professionals in the united states. those who responded to our

request for comment denied any wrongdoi wrong doing. iraqi forces say thaeven control of a government complex in ramadi. they are trying retake the city. new leader of one of syria's most powerful rebel groups vowed to take revenge. he has called on all opposition forces to show the united front. is a long-range missile located from sanaa after months of shelling people in the country are being forced to resorted to old methods a report. the city has been virtually under a state of siege for months, sdproorlt food, water and medicine, yemenis are trekking with their animals as their ancestors did. it's an

exhausting journey. >> for the estimated 200,000 people the u.n. says need help, it's camels and donkeys that are making it possible to survive at a time when being caught between the houthi gunmen and saudi-led airstrikes makes life a daily struggle. 5,700 have been killed. across the country, the u.n. estimates 2100 people need basics, water, shelter and food and despite resilience for people on the ground, people are getting worse. medicine is in such short supply, the city's largest hospital was forced to close doors. these animals are a life line. two palestinians have been shotded in the occupied west bank after trying to stabbisi

soldiers. a soldier was injured and another was hit by friendly fire. earlier, police arresteda someone who stabbed a soldier near the bus station. a bill on somisi non-profit groups has received ministerial approval. it would require seals donations to be reported if more than half of their funding came if foreign governments. 29 people have died in the south of the u.s. storms hit northern texas. meteorologists say there is more bad weather on the way. stores, blizzards and icy kansas. >> when a torn ayotte stuffed down in rowlett, lives and homes were lost. this is their new reality. >> i looked out my window and saw the fema funnel around my

house. then i dove into the hallway. >> it multiple tornadoes cut a path of destruction across texas. this area bore the brunt. residents are trying to recover what they can from their wrecked homes. we took our safe area and hunkered down for a little bit and 15 seconds later, it was over with. it was gone. next thing you know, got a skylight in my kitchen. >> many have been hit hard by this powerful storm and the road to recovery will be long. 30 seconds, i cannot believe that this amount of damage was done in probably 30 seconds. it felt like a lifetime. it did. >> over the last week, toranados and storms have swept across six states with mississippi worst affected. metrologists are predicting severe blizzards and ice in

central states in the coming days. southern california is experiencing a weather related emergency albeit of a different kinds. it this area is accustomed to wildfires, the fourth year of drought means they stop and -- start and spread more easily. >> we have about 60% containment of what we estimate to be 1238 acres for the incident. currently, there are over 400 fire fighters on the line. >> the national weather service says the current be storm system will continue to be a threat for days to come about but in texas, residents face the task of rebuilding their homes an getting disresulted lives on track. >> at least six people have died and thousands have been forced from their homes by heavy rain and flooding across south america. more than 160,000 people have been moved to safety. the residents now worried about

looting. sne started blaming the el nino weather pattern, one of the strongest since 1950. hundreds of homes are being evacuated in parts of the united kingdom as flood barriers failed following heavy rainfall. britain's government held emergency talks on sunday and promised to do whatever is needed. a subject. >> expert on child abuse is urging japan to stop an exploitation t only became a crime last year. hardcore units. school girdz in uniform are being used by cafes to increase business. >> it's the weekend but mia is still wearing her school uniform. part of the job drumming up business where adult men pay to sit and chat with teenage girls. >> some of the men are my

grandpa's age and i do sometimes get short of things to talk about she says it is a raucht. they say you are cute but i say there are many other cute girls. >> something her boss makes sure of in selecting his staff of 15 to 18-year-old girls. basically, they need to be pretty. this is an absolute requirement. they should look clean and style issue. also, they need to be smart. >> in october, the u.n. special rapateuer infurtheiated japan's government by saying up to 13% school girls had taken part in compensated dating. she said later that figure wasn't official and would not be in her final report but campaigners argue the lack of official figures is a sign of come place he ncplacency. it has been discuss

internationally in a social initial japan for 20 years. we don't have it data for that. it that's very shocking. >> the groups like light house, it goes beyond cafes. it's a infantile sexual culture has been accepted. not cartoon depictions of such abuse. campaigners tell us these can be used in a more specific way by child abuseers to vince young victims their criminal behavior is, in fact, perfectly normal. we are given a tip about one location where a lot more than conversation is on offer. [ing teenagers in adult if en r entertainment seems good for business. >> i can massage the girl? >> yes. >> okay. >> for $40 and up, go for a walk somewhere. the menu lists everything from being slapped and kicked to

having your head cradled on a teenage girl's lap. mr. fukushima says no such thing can happen in his cafe but says he was arrested for hiring under-age girls at a cabaret club. >> sometimes i explain something like this has happened in the past. please don't sit next to the customers. >> this is a world full of fine gradations and legality and levels of an exploitation. one way or another, it's about young girls being sold on older men happening in plain sight. tokyo. >> hundreds of people gathered at the vatican on sunday to hear pope francis celebrate mass. the pope underlined the importance of family and made a play for mercy. the message of for giverness dedicated 2016 to the jubilee year of mercy from the catholic church. critical condition, 4 billion

liters of untreated sewage water flows into the rivers every day. one is the epis, a source of drinking water. is it this is the first time in details they have had running water. it has returned. the water quality is poor. during the night, then children would vomit, an indent study showed water supplies to some homes in this area are contaminated and should not be consumed. spell satisdeclared the area a

disaster. it is meant to process waste water. according to city authorities, it's overloaded. six years later, it continues top pollute. excess sludge is pumped into this open field as the sun beats down, the sludge drys up but the unbearable smell remains. a constants reminder of what they say is an environmental disaster on their doorstep he says the sludge from the water treatment plant has damaged his crop over the last five ha harmests? >> it if i have another harvest with the same problems, i will be let totally bankrupt. >> some maintenance work has been done on the plant but it's not enough to ensure the plant

works properly specifications of the license. >> what does that mean? >> it it means we do not always it xrie. >> the city plans a $100 million upgrade for the plant over 10 years but does admit it should have acted quicker to prevent pollution. >> local organizations want them to face criminal charges. the river is kept clean. families will have to do what they can to protect their health. scientists are developing procedures for surgery on unborn babies correcting text at an early stage of pregnancy. they are hoping complex fetal

surgeries will be a reality. >> a healthy ultrasound, relief for an expect ant mother. it's not always the case. genetic birth defects can be seen as early as 12 weeks. when scans highlight a problem, there are few options. open the mother up and perform surgery on the fetus, highly dangerous and can leave the mother unable have more children or perform key hole surgery. scientists are designing tools to increase the options a lot and allow vital surgery on unborn babies. >> this technology will help us to be cleverer, tooiblt do it less invicively earlier in pregnancy and a better long-term outcome for baby that we treat. >> surgery to repair holes in the heart or spina bifida are often too risk topic even

contemplate. irsurgeons usually will only operate if there is a real threat that babies will die. >> this procedure to bool answer the blood and nutrients between twins doctors say this is more they can do if they had the right tools. they are being designed here, a 7-year, $17 million project funded by the trusts. more prototypes and further research is ahead. one day a probe will go into the mother's uterus and will carry a camera, a scalp he will and/or a laser and will be assisted by a robotic arm which will compensate for en the slightest tremor. doctors have to rely on cameras could see what they are doing. one wrong move can damage the unborn baby. >> risked to the uterus, a lot

of challenging things happening around and you need to be able not only to take care of the fetus but to take care of the area around it t makes it far more challenging. the tools we have to use have to be as small as possible. >> robotics to compensate for unsteady hands and tiny bones and veins all coming together to reduce the risk of womb surgery and revolution a eyes fetal medicine did you everedish forces ins rab have raided an isil base. am u.s. commanders were involved in the operation in northern iraq. the united states u.s. has denied that. skefrl isil fighters have reportedly been killed and

others capturedb find out much more on that story as well as everything else we have been covering by checking out website, axis.com and watch us live by clicking on the watch now icon. updated 24 hours a day. >> welcome to 101 east. i'm steve chao. in thailand, getting up close to jungle animals is one of the most popular attractions on the tourist trail. whether it's riding an elephant, patting a tiger, feeding a monkey, you can do it all in thailand. >> but in the rush to meet tourist demand and make profits animals are often mistreated