stay with us. >> this is al jazeera. >> hello from me david foster, it is 6:00 in the evening, here in london, 1800 gmt, anywhere you're watching. iraqi forces say they have now won the battle for ramadi. freeing the city from i.s.i.l. these celebrations are in syria as hundreds of fighters and civilians get safe passage out of two besieged areas. the latest on floods that have forced tens of thousands from

their homes in latin america. and the philippines gets its first supercar, built by young engineers who say they couldn't afford to buy one themselves. >> and in sport, manchester united nations manager, louis van hull, is fighting for his life. the latest score at old trafford. >> well, the iraqi military now says it has taken back full control of the key city of ramadi from the islamic state of iraq and the levant. or i.s.i.l. the iraqi flags now fly over a government complex there and soldiers have been celebrating their victory. there are reports though that indicate that are still pockets of i.s.i.l. resistance within the city.

osama ben javad reports from erbil in northern iraq. >> reporter: a major battle in the iraqi city of ramadi are over. iraqi soldiers are celebrating. the taking over of the anbar province, is symbolic, whoever controls these administrative buildings holds the city. >> translator: yeah, ramadi is now a free city! the hero of the armed forces have put the iraqi flag over the government complex in el anbar. >> but in most celebrating for this victory, it is just one area. i.s.i.l. fighters remain in downtown ramadi, iraqi forces haven't been able to cross the euphrates river. the recapture of ramadi is a boost to iraq's much criticized army whose presence here crumbled when i.s.i.l. fighters

moved into the city. direct support of the popular mobilization forces also known as shia militias. antiterrorism forces won't predict when the forces will completely take over ramadi but these forces have overcome hundreds of road side bombs. once the city is clear of all i.s.i.l. fighters will be to clear the houses of home made bombs and ieds. >> while they may have won this battle against the group it will take them longer to win the war against i.s.i.l. osama ben javad al jazeera erbil northern iraq. let us get more from rosiland jordan in washington, d.c.

in may the iraqi army was on the run on the retreat now this massive turn around. i would think those people who put a lot of score what they left behind in iraq, the u.s. military, must be delighted what they've seen. >> reporter: they are very pleased, david, but they also say there is a lot of work to do. even so the u.s. military is saying what has happened in ramadi is vindication for the obama administration's policy of focusing on the training and providing support, and advice to the iraqi military. they say this is always been a matter of time, and they say that this is the way this conflict is going to proceed. >> there is still plenty of work to do in ramadi. we still need to stabilize the remainder of the euphrates river valley. we still need to work on the rest of the tigris river valley. so this is going to be aprocess. i want everyone to be clear that there is still a lot of work ahead of us.

this enemy is still dug in very deeply in portions of iraq. they still have a capability to fight. they still have a capability to do harm. so this is going to take time. >> so there is roz saying us and we, and its operation inherent resolve, it is very much a partnership, even though it's not in physical terms. so is there a sense that the next thing that the iraqi army has to do is now move on mosul or is let's wait and see? >> well, it's not so much let's wait and see david but it really is let's make certain that not only are they regaining control of ramadi to take one example but they are holding control of ramadi. and that means that they're going to have to spend time now focusing on the rebuilding of the city. they're going to have to get rid of the booby traps. they're going to have to get rid of the land mines. they're going to have to make certain that the city is in full control of the iraqi government

and of the governorship of anbar province. they also need to make certain that the iraqi military and the local governments are able to stay in control in bea he bea bn sin bar. as wsinbar. this is a process that is going to take years even though there had been this expectation early on that even though mosul could have been moved on in may, the coalition had to back away, the iraqi government had to back away, and the u.s. is focusing on making shush the iraqi military is adequately trained and then when it's appropriate, gets the kind of air support from the u.s. and other coalition appearance in order to

retake territory from i.s.i.l. but the u.s. has always been stressing that it can't just go in and bomb everything where i.s.i.l. has taken hold, because it is very mindful of the risk of attacking civilians, by mistake, and of the political problems that result from that. so one step at a time. but mosul is down the road to use a phrase. >> thank you. rosiland jordan there in washington, d.c. syrian state television say that 19 people lost their lives in the twin bombing attack in the central city of homs. the governor of that province said a car bomb went off moments later, a suicide bomber detonated his vest among a group wondering what was going on. the death toll is 32. buses and ambulances have been carrying about 450 fighters

and civilians out of three besieged towns in syria and into turkey and lebanon. under a rare deal with the syrian government. zabadani, on syria's border with lebanon there a group of rebel fighters and their families have been under siege by government forces for months. now they've been allowed safe passage out of syria into lebanon and there they will board a main to turkey before finally arriving in the nusra front stronghold of idlib. there civilians and injured fighters trapped in two pro-government shia villages have been gief given a safe rout to syria. where in the last year there have been similar agreements in the city of homs and yarmouk, although this last deal is on hold after the killing of a popular rebel leader on friday.

hashem ahelbarra has the story. >> wounded rebel fighters and their families cross into lebanon from syria. the end of months of anxiety and uncertainty about their future. they were trapped in zabadani near lebanese border. the city has been the focal point of intense fighting, but after the series of set backs, the rebels lost most of it to the army, that has been laying siege to the area. the wounded and their families will be taxicab to turkey, their final destination is unclear. there could be sent to refugee camps ton border with syria. or moved to areas under opposition control inside the country. also, as part of the deal, shia militia fighters were given safe passage out of small towns in northern syria. these pro-government fighters

were evacuated to turkey. it is first leg in a journey that will take them to lebanon and then syria's capital which is still largely a stronghold of president bashar al-assad. this complex movement of people was made possible because of a deal brokered by iran and turkey. it's seen as a significant development in a country battered by more than four years of violence. the united nations hopes this deal will create some level of trust between the government and the rebels, ahead of a crucial meeting in geneva next month. there is a growing sentiment that no party can decisively win this war in syria and that a compromise may be the only way to bring an end to this phase of the conflict. hashem ahelbarra, al jazeera, southern turkey. we bring in george ofay, a

lecturer at the university of cambridge. let's talk about syria first and then iraq. and we're seeing what seems to be more and more deals. little deals prap. perhaps in many ways but deals involving the syrian government and the united states and other parties. do you see a shift here? >> i don't see a shift, i see an accelerating tendency. the united nations has been trying for a very long time to negotiate local deals of this kind and the assad regime has been prepared to entertain them because it strengthens the cohesion ofists defensive linese regimes. the assad regime is no longer often the back foot as it appeared to be a few months ago. this is better evident than ever before. negotiateever since july, there have been other examples too, the yarmouk camp south of damascus is another good example

that didn't quite work out but maze during the future. >> the civilians trapped getting out of there but what is the plus for the assad regime of the aseascend annes. andcy.ancy. >> in the case of zabadani it is sealed off from the rebel factions against it. >> which in its own way gives them the chance to accelerate even further in their offensive, yeah? >> not really, it allows the regime to do so but what the regime is really concerned about is consolidating it's rare areas. that for hezbollah is extremely important because that was its main access into damascus and into syria. and so in a sense, it's all to its advantage. >> let's talk about what's

happened in ramadi. only may it was that the iraqi army was in full retreat. >> yes indeed. >> what's changed? >> what's changed basically is that the iraqi army has been retrained. it's been partly requipped and d the assad government is now making an effort by using the army rather than the volunteer militias, which were shia-dominated that it can perhaps win over the sympathies of the population in ramadi and in anbar province generally. >> we heard from rosiland jordan having spoken to the u.s. military spokesman, reining back on the claims that i.s.i.l. may

be driven out of mosul. do you see something hapgd in the spring and summer of next hg in spring and summer next year? >> number one, fallujah just down the road from ramadi. anbar province, i think that will be the next target they go for. and then number 2, there has got to be some kind of integration of the forces now fighting inside iraq to make a concerted effort to redane control of mosul itself. that will demand political negotiations between erbil, the kurds on the one hand and baghdad on the other. by no means certain it is going to be easy. >> i appreciate what you've given us this evening, thank you very much indeed. >> an investigation is underway into the head of the prokurdish political party over comments he made about kurdish self-rule.

the dogan news agency says the inquiry is being opened by the turkish prosecutor after calling for greater self governance. something he said during a 22 day conference of turkish governments over the weekend. could widen the divide between the government and the kurds. coming up in a diplomat, japan and north korea reach a deal. about women who were used as sex slaves during world war ii, and texas, why many of us have been hit by extreme weather this christmas and it isn't over yet. and who crossed the line first in one of the world's toughest yacht races.

well, out of word there that country's emergency agency that at least 30 people were killed in the northern city of maiduguri. witnesses say that a number of female suicide bombers and fighters armed with rocket propelled grenades. our report is sent by ahmed idris in maiduguri. >> over the last four days maiduguri was under a virtual loak down. lock down, simply because the officials want to ensure this is a crime-free christmas. for first time in three years there was no case of bombing in a church or any other worship the ban of car movements in

maiduguri and other parts of the northeast of course was lifted yesterday. and there was no suicide bombers intercepted, the military killed more than a dozen of them, for the first sometime in months they detonated their devices in various places. now there are so many figures being bandied about how many people died. but the military, the general officer expanding the seventh division of the nigerian army has said in fact 26 people have been killed over the state and more than 80 people have been injured as a result. but the fatalities could rise because of the severity of injuries sustained during the series of attacks on maiduguri and the outskirts of the city. >> a suicide bomber in the afghan capital has killed at least one person and injured 33 others near the airport. among the injured are thought to be 18 children.

the attack was near a military entrance used by nato forces inside kabul. >> suicide bomber detonated a car packed with explosives next to no pickup truck. the attack happened on a road near kabul airport. the suicide bomber's target appears to be part of nato security forces but instead civilians were caught up in the blast. >> translator: i was standing near my shop when suddenly i heard a huge explosion and everything became dark around me. shattered pieces of iron fell over me. i was three meters away from the explosion. i saw a teenager dead on the ground. it was really terrible. >> reporter: the explosion destroyed cars and hit a street lined with shops. >> i was teaching children inside the mosque when the suicide attack happened and i was injured. >> reporter: kabul's chief of police said the attack was aimed to create fear among afghans.

>> translator: a suicide boarm bottomer detonated hi bomb in thidetonated his bomb inthe are. all of the victims were civilians. >> before the army regained control. and earlier this month, more than 70 people died in a taliban tack on the kandahar airport complex. the attack in kabul came a day after the head of pakistan's army attended a conference in the city. it was aimed at helping restart peace talks with the taliban. zane basrabi, al jazeera. >> the japanese prime minister shinzo abe has apologized for the second world war policy forcing thousands of south korean women to become sex slaves. tokyo is paying $8.3 million in

compensation to the victims who are still alive. victoria gatenby reports. >> the vims have waite victims 0 years for an apology, finally came from shinzo abe. >> translator: we have been expressing our feelings of remorse and apology on this issue. such position will not be changed. from today japan and south korea will enter into a new era, i hope this will serve as momentum for japan and south korea. >> reporter: it is an issue that has strained relations between the two countries for years, so there's relief that they can at last move on. >> translator: in order to restore the dignity and standing of the considerate women, i think the japanese government should swiftly and carefully

undertake the provisions of this deal. >> women forced to provide sex in brothels settle up by japanese soldiers during world war ii. offered $8.3 million in compensation. >> translator: the government has been trying to settle this issue by the end of this year. we will follow the government's decision. >> korea was a japanese conany from 1910 to 1945. that history still affects south korea's relationship with japan. analysts say this offers hope for the future. >> this is a huge deal. as far as we can tell, a long-time problem that has divided these two countries has been seemingly resolved. at least on a government-to-government level. >> reporter: for many victims the trauma of the past has never gone away. but they say it's important that japan has finally admitted that

what happened to them was wrong. victoria gatenby, al jazeera. >> terrible storms and floods have killed at least 43 people in the u.s. in the last few days alone. texas particularly badly affected with 11 losing their lives in tornadoes that left a trail of destruction. there are areas that were hit by a strong snow blizzard, temperatures rapidly falling there, and the extreme weather forecast to continue over the next few days. flooding too has forced more than 160,000 people from their homes in south america. paragay is the worst hit. local media there saying at least five have died and many are still trapped in their homes. a state of emergency has been declared. northeastern rargt has als argeo been badly affected. leaving a place called concordia because of severe flooding. teresa vo is there.

>> i'm in northeast argentina where at least 10,000 people have been evacuated from their homes. you can see right behind me how houses are completely covered under water. most of the people here have been able to leave this area but many are staying behind. they're saying that they want to take care of whatever little they have left. they are afraid of losing or being robbed. they're also using boats as you can see to move around. this is right in the middle of the city and there are boats here for people to be able to move around. what is happening here is also happening in paraguay in yawrg y and in brazil. waters are expected to rise in

paraguay in uruguay and in argentina. a large stretch of highway has been closed down. nearly 500 people who live in a community called daily river are going to be moved to darwin. they will be remaining there until floodwaters go down. authorities warn individuals to be wary of crocodiles. let's bring in joanna haig. from kingston upon thames. a, arjoan anna, are they all li. >> when we have a very strong el nino event, there are things that happen across the globe like in south america, this

natural phenomenon called el nino and is related to warmer sea surface in the pacific ocean. but of course at the moment we have got a complicating factor and it's all happening on the background of climate change. so we've got the atmosphere warming up due to the climate change and then it can hold more water. and when there are storms, there is know more water to come out. this is a double whammy. >> ten, 15 years ago you would hear ever el nino either historically or there's going to be one next year or not for five years. more and more often these weather events seem to come around and you say it's because of climate change. do we have to expect more of these extremes? >> i think yes. all our work suggests that there will be more extreme events under climate change. and when they add up together, with the el nino in normal, natural el nino effects that we're seeing at the moment, then it's doubly bad.

>> and when the weekend study what's happening in the sphere, your particular discipline, speakeatmospheric studies and sn are they too big to do anything about in advance? >> well, predicting when the el nino will come is a very tricky thing. we can watch the sea surface temperatures evolve and say it's about to happen. they happen every two to seven years. it's very difficult to predict more than six months ahead when one is actually going to evolve. in terms of climate change we know the extreme weather events will take place more often. but you can't say a particular winter will produce an extreme event in an extreme place. >> joanna haig, when will the

sun come out by my house in london? >> sorry, can't help you there. >> thank you very much joanna traveling by road and river. circurgkyrgyzstan. and kobe bryant, we'll see if he can reverse the l.a. lakers slump in form.

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passage. second world war policy of japanese country to force hundreds of thousands of women to be comfort women or sex slaves for soldiers. have been given compensation. first round happening in uganda to end the violence in burundi. president nap pierre nkurunzizad he wanted to run for a third term as president. mr. nkurunziza wasn't there. first time since the rival factions have met. malcolm webb in entebbe sent us this. >> one of the government said,

include some opposition and activists and they have been trying to illegitimately take power. the opposition says there's no way they will accept a third term of power for pierre nkurunziza. the opposition say the elections aren't valued an valid and no we should be in power for a third term. they want a safe environment and that means pierre nkurunziza can't be a part of them. difficult to see how these two very different positions are going to be reconciled in the coming weeks. the leader of spain's leftist podemos power, pablo iglesias, told them his party would not become part of a coalition led by the conservative people's parties.

failed to get a parliamentary majority. the coalition options are dwindling after the main opposition socialist party also ruled him out. the european union's border agency frontex is stepping up its efforts to process the massive number of immigrants still arriving at the greek islands. among them will be experts in security screening, fingerprinting. omar al saleh gives this report. >> reporter: we are talking about a few days before they will actually start processing and helping the greek authorities. they could be deployed and on the main hot spots, the big islands, we don't know that number yet. frontex didn't tell us. we expect to know within the next few hours. in terms of what these officers will be doing, they will be

helping the greek authorities speed the process of registration. they will be taking debriefs, security debriefs with the refugees, they will be determining their identity and carry out some security background checks and then they will cross-check it with national and perhaps the european database. but all of that procedure will not help the greek shorts or stem the flow of the big numbers. it will only facilitate the process to help them on their trip to europe. >> here at al jazeera, we happen to have access to one of the most dangerous migration routes in the world. people smugglers, we bring you through the eyes of the people who are directly involved. migrants must travel through san pedro sul, and then up to el maranco in guatemala.

then into the mexican state, and people smugglers take them across the border to san antonio in texas. in the third part of our series, john holman traveled with them across guatemala. >> it may look like a one-horse town but don't be fooled. el noran hope on the guatemala-mexico border is a hub for migrants and the gangs who prey on them. the man i'm speaking to is a people smuggler. his job is to keep the people traveling with him safe from the mafia. >> here time is safety. >> [ spanish ] >> they do what they want to you. >> reporter: we followed him on an exhausting journey from san pedro sula, honduras, now he

needs to get out of el naranho into mexico and there's only one way. this is where the road ends and the river begins. the migrants arrive in small taxis and buses and then they climb into these small boats here which will take them down the river. hondurans, guatemalans, all of this was especially shocking. >> a gang dot into my house robbed everything beat up my dad and my cousins and even raped my mother. >> heading into more danger. mexican cartels and authorities are infamous for kidnapping and extorting migrants. the only way for sure is to take

them off. >> at least $120, the others are $30. we pay them $750 per person. >> it's a booming business focused on squeezing the desperate for all they have. an mexico's recent tightening of its southern border has meant the chance he of getting through without a guide are slimmer than ever. but even paying the six to $7,000, the people smugglers demand, doesn't guarantee you safety. >> a year ago i brought a group of young women of about 16 to 17 years old and all of them got raped. i paid the money and they raped all those girls anyway. >> reporter: from the boat these migrants are legislatureyed into cattle trucks and that's how they are lent into mexico. an industry which sees them as pure profit. john holman, el naranho,

guatemala. >> saudi arabia says it's going to have to cut spending and look for other sources of revenue because of the drop in oil prices. hit the economy badly. saudi resources were down 50% mainly a result of 23% drop in income from oil. overall spending amount was up at $260 billion that's partly because of the saudi military intervention in yemen. put that together and the first saudi budget under king salman reveals a deficit of $98 billion. former member of the saudi council, he told us that the country does have enough reserves to go through this period of low oil prices. >> oil is the main, 80 to 90% of the government income comes from oil. that is true. but the oil prices are down.

oil since it was used commercially 100 years ago until today go through cycles. many year cycles. cost of oil is elactic, demand wise and supply wise. it takes a lock time for it to move. $140 a barrel was not sustainable. $30 a barrel is still not sustainable. it's going to change. >> the head of china telecom has become the latest target on corruption. the ruling communist party says he is being investigated for what they call disciplinary violations. more from adrian brown in beijing. >> chang chao bing has only been in the job since august but according to a posting on the website of chinese anticorruption watchdog, he's now being investigated for what they call serious violations of discipline. that is generally a euphemism

for eruption here in china. it's also significant because just a few weeks ago, the man who was boss of one of the biggest private conglomerates in this country vanished from view for several days after police confirmed he was helping them with their inquiry. this widely increasing campaign, there has been a lot of resistance among the state owned enterprises against some of the structural reforms that president xi jinping once carried out in order to get the economy moving again. what we've had i think is another reminder that as the campaign continues no one is >> the government official in southern china has killed himself after a devastating landslide in his city. in shenzhen, a pile of waste

fell onto an industrial park and buffieburied many buildings. 75 people are still missing. gold mine is creating many profits in kyrgyzstan but some people say they are not seeing any of that money at all. around the gold mine in the region say they want better facilities, better schools, better hospitals but their demands they claim are being silenced. robin forrester-walker reports. >> problem for this region they know that gold in the mountains above earns the government tens of millions of dollars a year. the gold mine contributes as much as 25% to the gdp of kyrgyzstan.

however, many who live nearby worry about the environmental impact of the mine and a lack of tangible benefits. two years ago, demonstrations against komtor turned violent. protestors who were jailed accused police of brutality. now, activists say nothing has changed. and no one feels safe to speak out. >> translator: the guys who were convicted, their relatives are always being frightened. told that if you talk to someone your boys won't ever get out. they'll rot i in jail. >> we drove to the villages to see for ourselves if things had improved unfortunately we were followed. we know the people we want to speak to have been warned not to speak to foreigners. in fact an international team of

environmentalists, came here, held in custody for three hours and told to go back to the capital. >> this is a difficult time for the kyrgyzstan government. it's trying to renegotiate their agreement with the canadian company that runs the mine, centera gold. the director says more than enough is being done for local villages. he warns he will not tolerate interference. >> translator: protecting investors is the job of our government, locals there are motivated by greed. >> these men, filmed allegedly trying to extort $3 million from the managers of the gold mine were later jailed. but environmentalists say villagers demands for better government is pretty simple.

>> it is for benefit of the communities of the villages rather than describing them as people who just blackmailing to get the personal profit. >> reporter: in the search for greater national profit, the villages aren't yet convinced of its value. robin forrester-walker, al jazeera, kyrgyzstan. >> stay with us, there is the newshour. off on a journey in just a moment. we will reconnect with the rohingya siblings forced out of meermyanmar. and find out they have reached very different destinations. and sposhts all to com sports ae newshour.

>> and now on the newshour we're going to take a lock at the year's most significant stories through eyes of the families who were affected. the fourth part in our series one year five families is about a rohingya family forced out of myanmar. myanmar says the rohingya are refugees from bangladesh and refuses to recognize them as citizens. heading for malaysia, indonesia, the philippines and thailand, all four countries eventually agreed to offer them temporary refuge but many were stranded at sea for days. al jazeera step vaessen visited one family who made the decision to leave myanmar.

>> reporter: for rosia, 16-year-old who fled% accuse in myanmar, we managed he to find r at her uncle's home in malaysia. we met seven months ago. >> translator: in indonesia they took good care of us, we had enough food. but we were sad because we had nobody. that's why i decided to come here. >> reporter: in murray, rosea and her 18-year-old brother landed in ache, they were separated on the journey and drifted for months after smugglers abandoned them. she recognized her brother in a photo we took in a different camp and finally the siblings were reunited. that was the last time they saw

each other. he is still in ache, we find him in a tent spending most of his time praying. >> translator: when i met my sister i was so happy. i felt like i finally had my family again. now she has gone. i'm heartbroken. i'm so sad. >> reporter: the siblings had tried to leave indonesia together but aman was betrayed by his smugglers and abandoned. she was lg also abandoned at sea. >> i could not stop crying, could not eat for two days after this. i was so afraid we were going to die. >> the story of rosea and aman is a story of thousands who are trying to find a better future. it has brought new uncertainties. it is a journey that has only just begun. rosea regrets leaving indonesia.

although registered as a refugee she now lives as an undocumented immigrant in malaysia. there she married a childhood friend from her village in myanmar. the couple lives a subsistence. >> everything was burned and we had no freedom there, not even the pray. so despite everything i'm thankful. >> once a month rosea and aman talk on the phone and hope they may be reunited again for good. step vaessen, al jazeera in kuala lumpur. >> in a similar vein it is more than a year since 43 students went missing in mexico and their loved ones are still searching for justice. in a final part of our five families series, we meet one of the families. here on al jazeera on tuesday. it's time now for sport with

andy richardson. >> thank you david. well louis van hall is fighting for his life as manager of manchester united. van hall has seen his team lose three straight games. they are into the second half at el trafford. tottenham, home team, then a late late winner from spurs is south korean international song hon min. >> the show was fantastic. >> three games ongoing, arsenal can take top of the table if

they beat bornmouth. second goal has gone in. earlier there was another defeat for boston club, seven goals at goodeson park. copark. england's cricketers, in reply to 303, open will look up to the task for south africa, unbeaten 118 to 15. they were all out for just 214 there. south africa then needed quick wictwicket, now waiting the ress of a shoulder scan. second time in the match, an unbeaten 60, so england finished the day with a lead of 261 runs

and they have seven wickets in hand. awfd are in completaustralia are control over the west in indies. bapt steve smith unbeaten on 70. the carolina panthers perfect season is over. panthers couldn't come back 20-13 defeat at the georgia dome denying the panthers from clinching home field advantage in the nfc playoffs. >> disappointing. we had some opportunities in the game and we didn't take advantage of the opportunities. we didn't coach to our abilities, we didn't play to our abilities. they played hard and physical

and took advantage of the plays we made. they made some big plays when they had to and at the end of the day, we weren't good enough as a football team that's the bottom line. >> the memphis grizzlies, defeated the l.a. lakers, kobe bryant is recovering from a bit of the knee injury. scored 19 points but didn't get too much help from his teammates. dominated from the start, they beat the lakers 112 to 96. lakers third straight loss. comanche has won the toughest race in ten years with more than 30 boats forced to pull out. u.s. faced a come back after briefly retiring from the race. mark graham reports. >> comanche became the first international entry to win the race since 2001. finishing ahead of another

american vessel rambler 88. >> i think it's fair to say we have the fastest 100 footer on the line. we were 30 miles ahead when we broke. we love this boat. >> the american supermaxi started well, avoiding the collision at the start of the race which saw four boats forced to retire before even leaving sydney harbor. comanche was the first boat into open sea but with winds reaching over 40 knots that's when they ran into trouble. they broke their rudder but after briefly retiring from the race they decided to carry out repairs at sea. meanwhile, their main rival, eight time win are and prerace favorite wild oats 11 ripped their mainsail in a squall and they were forced to pull out. that allowed rambler 88 to take the lead. the rough conditions didn't ease though. with nearly a third of the fleet

forced to retire. and after successfully repair their rudder, comanche made up 13 hours to claim the victory by 50 flawt cal miles. nought calnautical miles.mark g. >> that's it for now. i'll hand you back to david in london. >> thank you very much indeed. the philippines a bit of a different climate and not the first country in mind when you think of supersports cars. but there are a group of engineers that want this to change. mar gmarga ortigas reports. >> this is the aurelio, what's been described as the

philippines first supercar. designed and developed by young filipino car enthusiasts, they decided since they couldn't afford to buy one they decided to build one. >> translator: it all started whether we were told and challenged that we couldn't do it. were told we couldn't make it run. >> they did, using parts that were easy to find locally and adapting the overall design for filipino market. its engine is japanese and it has a tubular space frame chassis. >> it isn't too delegate in how it's made. what i mean is in the philippine context which is there is a lot of traffic, a lot of humps, many uneven roads, it is a doubter for that. >> it's been called the poor man's sports car. but it's seen as a case of philippine ingenuity, a way of

recycling up. it all begins in here. there are no machines nor assembly lines. each piece of the car's body is crafted and molded by hand. it takes between six to eight months to complete a car. so far, only four prototypes have been produced. the developers say there's been much interest from buyers but it will be a while longer before the car is ready for the market. >> translator: we want this to serve as inspiration to each filipino. but if we could achieve this dream so can others who can appreciate what we've done here. >> reporter: and what they've done the developers say is create a work of art by making the most of what they had. marga ortigas, laguna, the philippines. >> we don't know what the price is but if it's worth it we will tell you. that's it from the newshour team. i'm going to life you in just a

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