this is al jazeera america in new york at a top at the top stories of the worldwide outrage tonight after dozens are executed in saudi arabia, including a prominent shia cleric. a federal state of emergency in missouri tonight after the mid-west is hit hard by several days of powerful storms. the danger is not over yet. >> what if congress did something, anything, to protect

our kids from gun violence president obama sets the stage for a monday meeting with the u.s. attorney-general to discuss gun control. plus the severe financial problems where puerto rico. a deeper look at what the governor calls a "death spiral" our top story tonight, the execution of 47 men in saudi arabia for terrorism, among them a prominent shia clerk nimr al-nimr whose death has sparked swift and violent outrage where protesters wrote in the saudi embassy in iran, throwing monthly to have cock at alls-- molotov cocktails. >> reporter: reaction was swift.

protesters in iran's capital stormed the saw deembassy. >> translation: he was a prominent shia cleric and was involved in conflict in 2011. he was one of 47 men executed in saudi arabia. they had been convicted of plotting terrorist attacks, targeted civilians and security forces. also among them was a leading apreacher faris al-zahrani. saudi arabia say the men received a fair trial. >> translation: the judiciary is objective and we deal objectively with the cases on merit. there is no difference between what a person does regardless of his ethnic origin or affiliation or what he believes. we deal with facts and criminal intent. >> translation: last year a special court in riyadh

sentenced them. they didn't deny the political charges against him but said he never carried weapons or called for violence. saudi arabia vowed to stamp out terrorism after 15 people were killed in a suicide bombing in a mosque in august. many of the others had been linked to attacks in the kingdom between 2003 and 2006 said to have been carried out by al-qaeda. >> it has made sure that there is no difference between any ethnicity, it will take care of it swiftly any threat, any source of terror. >> reporter: in october iran warned saudi arabia of what it called dire consequences if nimr al-nimr was killed. that warning was repeated when news of his death was released. leaders say the saudis will pay a high price. >> iran will definitely try to

neutralize this by igniting the soft spots in the region, particularly in kuwait, bahrain, appeared it wouldn't be a surprise if they do it again. >> reporter: following these latest executions, more may be on the way. at least 2200 similar cases are still to be heard in saudi arabian courts the u.s. state department weighed in on the executions this afternoon. a statement by spokesman john kirby express red concern over the legal process in saudi arabia and the timing of these executions saying: the statement also called on the saw degovernment to permit peaceful discussion in the wake of reactions.

dozens of shia protesters did that in saudi arabia following the clerics execution. groups of men and women took to the streets in eastern saudi arabia while chanting determination and nimr al-nimr until the grave. in neighbouring bahrain, tear gas were fired at shias who were angry at the execution. they carried pictures of nimr al-nimr. the protests reach london where demonstrators gathered outside the saudi embassy. officials have secured an indian air base. it took place yesterday in northern india near the pakistani border. it has been seen as an attempt to undo recent diplomatic process between ied i can't and

pakistan. al jazeera's correspondent has the story. >> reporter: the confrontation began around 3.30am when several men addressed in military uniform arrived in an fish vehicle carrying guns and explosives. police cordoned off the base as soldiers confronted the gunmen inside. after a gun battle which lasted several hours, all four gunmen were killed. security forces then began searching for more member $of the group. the area was already on alert after a senior police officer was abducted earlier this week. after a police officer's car was highjacked yesterday and today's attack a ready alert has been issued across punjab. we have barricaded the roads and are checking the vehicles. >> reporter: the area is no stranger to attacks. it is located between pakistan and indian administered kashmir. three men armed with guns and ingredient aids were killed

last. in this latest attack officials believe they are a group based in pakistan. the response is cautious and firm. >> translation: pakistan is our neighbour and we want peaceful relations not just with pakistan but with all our neighbors. any attack on india will get a befitting response from india. >> reporter: security agencies have been alert for attacks after the prime minister made a visit to counterpart in pakistan which was seen as a diplomatic overtour. pakistan must take some responsibility for the attacks >> they cannot advocate and say that these are forces which are not under our control, meaning no state can advocate from actions of its own citizens, whether they are non-state or otherwise. >> reporter: talks between indian and tack stan eau officials are expected--

pakistani officials are expected later this month. there is no word yet if it will be cancelled in light of the events a gunman who opened fire on the streets of tel aviv killing two people is still at large. authorities have set up road blocks throughout the region looking for a 31-year-old suspect in friday's shooting spree. the man's father recognised him from surveillance video and gave the police his name. apparently he has a psychological disorder and had been sentenced to five years in prison for attempting to steal than israeli soldier's weapon. munich problems. a new year eaves alert led to the evacuation and shut down of two train stations in munich. german officials say there is no sign of any immediate attack but

much of europe has been on high alert since 130 people were killed in paris in move. the new mayor in mexico was mer dead on saturday-- mer dead on saturday a day after taking office. she belonged to the leftist part party of democratic revolution. two suspects are under arrest. the other two were killed by local police. the area is a battleground for groups in relation to drugs. president obama is expected to introduce a series of executive actions on gun control in advance of his january 12 state of the union address to congress. his efforts to bypass congress have been met with vocal opposition from the gun lobby and at least one contender for the presidential seat.

>> reporter: >> my new year's resolution is to move forward on our unfinished business. >> reporter: president obama announced his new year's resolution, tackling what he calls the nation's epidemic of gun violence >> we know we can't stop every act of violence, but what if we tried to stop even one. what if congress did something, anything, to protect our kids from gun violence. a >> reporter: obama said in his weekly address he would meet with attorney-general on monday to discuss options. >> i get too many letters from parents and teachers and kids to sit around and do nothing. >> reporter: options such a bypassing congress with executive action a s-- actions to check backgrounds of gun buyers. >> the gun lobby is loud.

the rest of us are going to have to be just as payings nature and well organized in the protection of our kids. >> reporter: meanwhile donald trump awasted no time blasting mr obama's efforts. in an interview for face the nation he was asked specifically about purchases at gun shows where a loop holiday in the law permits firearm sales without background checks. >> i don't like it. i don't like anything having to do with changing our second amendment. >> reporter: not all americans agree. >> i think even in the second amendment there have to be limits placed on what people can have. >> reporter: the most recent poll says a large mart of americans fev background checkss for gun ownship. they are required whether it would actually help reduce mass shootings. 31% say it wouldn't help at all. since the most recent mass shootings, are firearm sales

have increased. a whooping 450% increase in gun esales has been reported. >> after the san bernardino shooting and all the talk about gun control, everybody who had thought about getting a gun has gone ahead and got one, or two or three. >> a very sore day for texas. >> reporter: texas has allowed the open carrying of guns >> the bad guys have guns so we should arm ourselves too. >> reporter: with americans buying guns this year >> i hope you will join me in making america safer. >> reporter: it may be more difficult than every to persuade the public that gun control and responsible gun ownership p save lives >> they're trying to take away the guns. i believe they need to scale back on that because they ain't going to take away our guns in america. >> reporter: on new year's day govern near sent an angry

message to obama in response to the proposal for action. "come and take it". up next a deeper look at the future of puerto rico, a u.s. territory struggling with the financial crisis. the governor calling it a death spiral. donald trump talks about his appearance in the al-shabab recruiting video. the group says the presidential candidate is proof the west will turn on muslims. artists losing thousands because of copyright laws.

puerto rico is facing a rough start to the new year. puerto rico's government is expected to default on 37 million dollars in bond payments on monday. it is the government's second default in less than six months. the island's debts are part of what governor calls a death spiral. the economy is in a deep recession and residents are leaving for the u.s. mainland at a rate not seen since the 1950s. a u.s. city facing financial collapse would be able to file for section 9 bankruptcy as detroit did, but because it is a

territory and not a state, its cities and public companies cannot file for bankruptcy. our correspondent is live tonight. how bad is this debt crisis for businesses and residents? >> reporter: happy new year to you. you listen to all the things that you've just said and you realise what a conundrum puerto rico is in and how complicated it actually is. if you go on the streets and you talk to the business owners and people that are trying to make a good living, you realise it's not so easy these days. i mean, they just raised the tax rates, sales tax, from 7.5% to 11.5 in july and they're expected to another raise in the next few months. >> translation: this week governor announced that the island had entered a new and unchartered territory saying it will be able to make most but not all of the nearly one

billion dollars in interest payments due january 4. >> what we are asking from those to restructure the debt. >> reporter: in a rare one-on-one interview, puerto rico's governor spoke to al jazeera. >> we deserve to have the tools, not a bail out, the tools for us to solve our problems. >> reporter: no matter what side of the isle a politician is here here in puerto rico. if you talk to them and ask them what is the reason for the recession and the massive debt, almost all of them will point to a 1996 act of congress that cut corporate tax incentives and by the time 206 came along, most of those big companies left the island. >> washington is to blame for the economic crisis of puerto rico. >> reporter: this man, a member of the puerto rican senate says the island cannot stop the crisis without help from congress. >> it is not surprising that the current migration, massive migration of puerto ricans started precisely in 2006.

>> reporter: trying to pay down debt the island has slashed health care and public electrons importantation services. they've let go of 30,000 public sector workers, closed over 100 schools and increased sales tax by over 50%. how they handle this is as diverse as the colours of the buildings. what is your perspective on what's going on with in debt and how it is affecting people. >> staying would be better. the problem is not in washington here. it's local. i believe the federal government give us more than enough. >> reporter: this little pocket used to be booming with people doing business and trade. in puerto rico one third of the people have a job. there's a 45% poverty rate and you can see people that used to own shops, many of them are shut

now and places are for rent and not doing well. long time resident and outspoken attorney john mud says the governs has mishandled the situation. >> you go over to the congress and you say we need help, and show me the numbers. they say we don't have the numbers. what do you mean? we are still dealing with it. >> reporter: as the economy weakens, so does the quality of life on the island. >> when we landed in puerto rico there was a young man who helped us with all of our equipment to our vehicle and he asked us why why we're here and we told him. he said if you get a chance to talk to the governor, can you ask him whether or not he realises how bald it is for some of us average people trying to make a living and whether or not they should stay on the island or leave. what would you say to that? >> that's why i'm doing what i'm

doing, to protect them. at the same time we have been able to reduce crime rate by half. for that guide, that helps you. unemployment rate was 16.5%: it is now 11.4. it is high but it is going down. >> reporter: the current crisis has been building for a decade. the long-termout look appears bleak unless congress caves and leaves the island toward a new economy. that is the key according to the governor here in puerto rico. the congress needs to take action. they need to give this island a pathway to economic reconstruction and recovery. it is not, according to the governor and other officials here, they will have to cut essential services even more than they already have thank you very much, robert, and happy new year to you as well. stay with us, we would like to further this conversation with

you. i want to get to bring in my guests. joining now is katel long, a lead researcher with the clear house. from washington dc, the founder and executive director of the national puerto rican chamber of commerce. thank you for being here. it is clear that puerto rico have had this financial crisis for some time. how did they get to this point? >> as your package mentioned, in 96 the congress put a plan in which grain fathered in 2006. basically in 2006 economic activity contracted. the government startedishing debt at that time instead of redoing their finances. they issued debt to make up the shortfall that they had. this massive speak in debt from 2006 for basically the last

eight or whine years that's why you get into dangerous territory. why did you get so long for someone to catch it somit? >> i wrote in 2012 that this would happen. people were sceptical of my analysis. it is having one credit card boring on another, flipping it around. they have all these agencies that were issuing debt. it is hard to have a clear picture of what the total debt looks like puerto rico says it has $70 billion, what the government cannot pay, the country is expected to default on some of its debts. what will be the long-term impact on the millions of people who live there in puerto rico? >> there may not be millions of people there for too long. the population is contracting pretty quickly. 64,000, almost 2% of the population left the island last

year alone, which was contracting faster than west virginia. the government is going to try to make up for it by raising taxes again. the economic incentive conditions are going to contract much further than i think expected at this point. it is going to problematic for the island clearly at this point they cannot stand to lolls any more residents there in puerto rico-- lose. just as the government has had to go to extreme measures to pay off some of those debts. it almost seems as a shell gain, but i imagine pulling money from one source to pay another it can only last for so long. >> right. i think kate pointed to a problem that no-one knows what money is coming from where,

going to pay off what the government administration is, the governor and the did administration is promising to make payments. there is a transparency issue. where is the money coming from, how is it getting paid and how is that going to happen in the future. there is are some concerns about whether or not they really can make payments in the future. there have been a lot of crime warfare, if you will, by the governor saying there's nothing they can do, but then they find a way. will they continue finding a way and should other people step in, should congress step in and try to be a panned aid tore try-- band aid and try and help. there's a lot of questions around that transparency issue which is one of the major issues going forward robert ray, if you could shed some light on this. there has been some reports that the government will use money from the public employee pension fund to meet payments. this isn't out of the realm of possibility. it was done in detroit.

>> no. it's not t as a matter of fact we spoke to a teacher last time we were here in december whose pension funds funds have been cut by 50% already. she wanted to retire and she won't be able to. hopefully she will come out on a positive end if, indeed, it does get cleaned up. just echoing some of the things that i'm hearing tonight, there is a transparency issue here. the residents, many of them on the streets, if you go talk to them, they feel like their government just has not been honest about anything that has happened, but then again if you listen or talk to the government like we did, the governor the other day, he feels washington is not being honest and transparent. the fingers are pointing to a lot of different people. it is a matter of people coming together and trying to figure this out and stop playing with

the monopoly money on the table i'm having déjà vu. when you think of bankruptcy you think of detroit. there have been mr parallels about what happened in detroit a couple of years ago. the judge who over saw the bankruptcy proceedings in detroit is actually an adviser for the situation in puerto rico. >> yes what does that tell you? >> puerto rico has about ten times the bonded debt that detroit had, and multiples more types of debt. the pension system was pretty well funded in detroit whereas there's no assets in puerto rico. steven rhodes was successful in pulling all these parties together in a federal court setting and getting a solution. congress is going to have to write a new law dealing with this. the law there is not really useful. it is also puerto rico territory. so it doesn't fall under the

same federal legislation that the states or cities do, but congress will start working on this very quickly next week do you think that they will intervene sooner rather than later? >> yes. it is multi layered. the established the constitution in 1952. this is a complex issue that the federal government has not legislated on for a long time can you touch on the poverty level there and what this financial situation, how does it impact the millions of residents there? >> actually, people in the lowest income brackets there have a lot of support from the if youed rail government. about one-- federal government. medicare, section 8 housing, all the things, head start, there's a lot of federal money that supports the lowest income people there. it's the middle-class that is struggling to find jobs, doesn't fit into that's federal aid programs.

so the elites which don't pay high taxes and that should be an issue too you talk about people leaving the area. what do you think would would be the rip emeffects on puerto rico's financial crisis? -- ripple effects. >> the people that can afford to leave are people with jobs, they have means, an education, so the ripple effect is that they're losing their best base, the tax paying base, those who have the opportunity to be able to contribute in the long-term. if you take away the doctors, the professionals, et cetera, you take away theired indicated class, the people-- their educated class, the only people who can turn puerto rico around. it's that kind of middle upper class, but certainly middle-class people that are going to florida, new york to seek their opportunities throughout the u.s. we have people moving to texas.

a greater lot of opportunities elsewhere. who is going to pay taxes? who is going to cover these debts even if they are renegotiated in puerto rico? they could have ramifications for the death spiral that the governor was talking about can you speck lately on what you think-- speculate on what you think life will be for puerto ricans three or five years from now? >> i think it is going to get a lot worse in the two to three year timeframe, i hope there will be some stability in some long-term stability in that people can foresee and once that happens, then you will start to see some greater reinvestment in puerto rico. there is some investment in puerto rico but it's really people looking to take advantage of the bad situation there. once businesses, even though locally within puerto rico see that we have some opportunities,

the economy may be turning around, then it will start to see because they will see the local investment again. it's not so much foreign investment and manufacturing and major organizations, they need the locals to boost of the economy u.s. hedge funds are said to be making huge gains for what's going on in port mort. how does that-- puerto rico. how does that come into play here? what would happen if a bankruptcy is declared? >> a third of the debt is owned by hedged fund. the other 70 is owned by retail individuals and mutual fund and direct holdings. some of those hedge funds are at low prices. depending on the class of debt, some of them will make significant amounts of money. that's basically in any distress situation what happens. puerto rico is not that unique. so for them obviously tours, there's-- vultures, there's a

handful, sophisticated management firms that work for pension funds or mutual funds or other investment agencies thank you. i'm going to tap into you really quickly before we wrap things up. what is the general sense? what are you feeling from residents there in puerto rico. is there a sense of optimism or is it doom and gloom as we approach the days ahead? >> well, you know, most people on this island of three and a half million people are optimistic in the first place. it's just their nature. most people are very happy here, but if you look at the different sectors of the population, the middle-class as we have spoken about tonight is very concerned. there is just not the jobs here. of course, you have the tourism industry, but that is a finite amount of the economy here. they need people here that can come in and open up factories and create manufacturing like there was before the tax incentives were cut by congress. that is what the middle class is

telling us on the ground. if you look at the impefr issued, the 45% of people living in poverty here, they're concerned as well. their life has not been easy. they're working and living day-to-day, but overall there is a general mistrust of the government here, the bureaucracy on the island. most average citizens, like the taxi driver we spoke to in the story aired earlier, want more clarification and more transparency from not only the governor, but the senators and all the different areas on the island all right. thank you to my guests. coming up donald trump responds to his appearance in an al-qaeda-linked recruiting video. >> muslims on the west, take heed the group use is donald trump as proof of american bias against muslims. his comments when we come back. plus a trip to death alley, a

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a possible presidential candidate himself but never ran. the former city attorney is known for his fight to integrate schools. two weeks after hillary clinton said donald trump had been used in i.s.i.l. recruitment videos, al-qaeda linked al-shabab released one featuring the g.o.p. front runner, but the presidential hopeful made no mention of it during his rally tonight in mississippi. >> muslims of the west, take heed highlighting trump is to ban muslims, they would turn on the citizens. donald trump said i am going to do what i have to do and i have to say what i have to say. he also emphasised that he is not the only public figure featured in that video.

>> here is a donald trump supporter worried about mr thump's money bernie sanders called out a heckler. he continued by warning trump that billionaires will not continue to own this country. he trails hillary clinton by more than 30% in the latest poll. >> there is no way to describe america but exceptional. the nation that inspired a wal., things feel a little different now. some senator marco rubio made

his way to south carl igne atoday-- carolina today. his plan clues hiring at least 20,000 new border agents and completing 700 miles of wall on the southern border. a tweet by carley fiorina: she was referencing the match between the university of iowa and standford. she graduated from stanford university back in 1976. as the campaigns ramp up this year, some important dates to keep an eye on. 1 february sees the republican caucus in iowa. two days later the new hampshire republican primary and then after that the democratic

caucus. three days later the republicans take center stage in never add afor their-- nevada for their caucus. then another on the 27th. for the fifth scabbingtive month-- consecutive month, some experts say the government may eventually have to intervening to stop the slow down. as al jazeera's correspondent reports, the lag on the world's second largest economy could spell trouble for everyone else. >> reporter: china's stuttering economy. collapsing commodity prices. >> this action marks the end. >> reporter: u.s. interest rate hikes factors underlying the warning that global economy route will be disappointing in 2016. >> over the next year you will see the fed and the incremental raising of interest rates ripple through the global economy. >> reporter: after raising interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade, the

feds signalled more rate hikes are in the cards. that would increase the value of the dollar even more against already beleaguered currencies, making it more expense no service the debt that they have to pay back in dollars. >> the emerging markets are replete with countries that are under great currency pressure right now. russia, colombia brazil, russia. they borrowed money and are paying greater amounts. >> reporter: a ripple amplified for oil producing nations like russia, venezuela and others dealing with prices now firmly under $40 a barrel. far short of what they need to pay for subsidys and welfare programs. >> those benefits are so important for shoring up support

for the government that as those are cut, you're going to look to see political unrest starts to break out and whether the governments can, indeed, maintain control. saudi-led opex decision to still put oil into the market has put a drag on prices. china's economic's slow down has ebbed its appetite for energy and raw material. hammering commodity prices and the economies of exporting countries. like brazil, which is suffering its worst slump since the 1930s due to falling export prices and a corruption scandal involving state owned oil giant. it is not just emerging markets that could find themselves in the line of fire. the u.s. office of financial research recently warned that should financial distress in emerging markets morph into a financial crisis, it could

infect the united states workers in 14 states and a few cities got a rage when minimum wage hikes took effect with the new year. california saw the biggest increase from nine dollars to ten dollars for her. arkansaw went from 7.50 to $8 an hour. south dakota has the smallest increase of a nickel up to 855. $7.22 an hour has not been increased in more than six years. some warn employers may cut jobs in reaction to the wage increase. to l.a. where crime is on the rise. 2015 marks the second year in a row the city's numbers have been up. officials have a plan to combat the violence. >> reporter: these are some of the meanest streets in l.a. with

notorious nicknames like death alley. this woman grew up here. when she was 17 her boyfriend was shot and killed in the cross-fire of a gang shooting. she was six months pregnant at the time. now a mother of four, she struggles to keep her children from suffering the same fate. >> it saddens me they're not free because i don't permit them to go outside and walk up and down the street. he plays on the bike in the backyard. >> reporter: the trouble is far behind streets. according to the l.a. police department, violent crime increased all over the city by nearly 20% in 2015. there were 280 homicides up 10.2% from 2014, more than 1600 rapes, a jump of 8.6% and more than 13,000 aggravated assaults, an increase of 27.5%, property

crimes throughout the city rose by 130i 3%. -- 130i 3%. this - 10.3%. in a statement released to al jazeera, the mayor's office says: >> reporter: this clues adding more officers to the metro division which supports l.a. pd's community based policing and also focusing on gang reduction and youth employment programs. >> obviously, when you look at south l.a. or any urban area, you still see the same problem, namely, high unemployment, joblessness and i think a second thing which i think fuels that is the alienation, the sense of disempowerment on the part of so

many young people >> in order to stop it, it will take all of us to stop it. i mean gang members, former gang members, mothers, fathers, uncles, cousins. somehow we have to break the cycle. >> reporter: introspection the police are doing as well to make the streets safe for everyone ireland is looking to decriminalize the possession of drugs by providing addicts safe places to shoot up. the injection rooms to get addi addicts off the streets t around 400 irish use drugs in public. >> why don't we have an injecting center where you take people off the street and into a warm, compassionate environment supervised to ensure that people don't overdose, that they inject

more safely, more cleanly and that they can be part of the process into more sustainable recovery nursing and social care staff would provide emergency intervention if needed. the first injection site will open in the next 12 to 18 months pending legislation approval. complaints tonight about a 50-year-old law that practically legalizes music in the carribean. what they're doing is fighting back next. >> reporter: the weather is good for some but it is getting worse. we are looking at dangers as we go to next week and further beyond. we will take a look at those temperatures that are diving into the single digits.

president obama has declared a state of emergency in missouri after flooding caused by days of heavy storms. the mississippi river is still rising. levies may fail. al jazeera's kimberley rawkett reports. >> reporter: a massive clean up is under way in missouri after a spade of unusual winter storms and tornadoes flooded much of the state, accumulating water from excessive rain pushed water levels in the region above

record, flooding homes >> we didn't have much warning. it was coming up pretty quick. so yeah, i was just really scared. u.s. army engineers fear several levys may not be strong enough to hold all the water back. it could make things even worse. 12 counties in the neighbouring state of illinois have already been declared as disaster areas. the u.s. national guard was called in to help with thousands of evacuations. there have been dozens of deaths >> behind me you see eye tiny fraction of the trail of destruction that the flood water has left. the renaling flood water has deposited debris and soaked homes, from logs and vegetation trash and appliances. >> reporter: there has also been transportation chaos in the river valley stretching as far as oklahoma. bridges have been washed out, rail liness disrupted and roads closed. a dozen levies have been over

come. the damage is estimated in the hundreds of millions so far. >> the hope is this is all a bad dream, the worst dream that i could ever have. the fear is that i've lost everything. >> reporter: it is a fear not limited to the mid-western united states as water there recedes it is accumulating and swelling down the mississippi river and threat yepping residents in the country's south. , and they are preparing for flooding in the coming days. the most vulnerable have been advised to move to higher grounds. others are filling sand bags as they too try to protect their homes. kimberley helkett more on the problems in the

mid-west. >> reporter: some people are being allowed to go back to their homes in parts of illinois. this is what they're going back to. homes that have been flooded up to the is roofs in some locations. they're given a notice on their doors "safe for reentry". i want to show you the areas that we are looking at for the flooding across parts of the mississippi river area. the good news is we have not seen rain across that region. that has helped the water subside. it is taking long for that water to make its way down these rivers. first of all, it was the m errimak river making its western australian down to the mississippi. we will be focusing on the mississippi river because a lot of that water is going to be cresting this week as well as into next week. i want to show you what has been happening here in stlouis. we saw the crest the other day. it is coming down. we are still in major flood stage and we will probably by

tomorrow go back down to moderate flood stage there. as we make our way to the cape, they have also hit the crest of the river, but look how long it's going to be taking for them to enter back into minor flood stage, not until we get towards wednesday or maybe even thursday there. as we make our way teratoids carruthers vial, it moves up here. the flood warnings are here particularly down towards the south we're looking at flood warnings, definitely across from many areas. temperatures, we are looking at those going down over the next couple of days. new york's high on monday, we are looking to the 30s. as we go towards tuesday morning a very cold 17 music is one of the region's most enduring exports, but in the country of guyana sharing it comes with a great risk. old law prevents musicians

claiming rights to their work. >> reporter: the sound of widely acclaimed singer. recently it won top honors at a competition. neither the writer nor the singer is reaping the benefits. a copy write law is said to be p preventing them from their efforts. from preventing the growth of the country's music industry. >> without an enabling environment it becomes difficult for creativity and that of your artists to really blossom. >> reporter: the laws are said to have resulted in a perfect breeding ground for piracy which ask so rampant here that rove possessing kiosks like these blast the music in the streets. >> it is not a matter of choice. if you had to choose and it was the right and wrong, then i

think persons would want to go for the right. if the system is such that there isn't anywhere else. it is a norm >> reporter: it is the situation that is said to be also preventing local talent from emerging. an original cd by a local artist costs more than five times than a well-known artist. this price difference means they have no chance of succeeding in their own country. boot legers are not the only ones to blame. a finger is being pointed at its politicians >> create momentums for change, but they will be stopped at the doors of parliament or at the doors of the political directora directorate. >> reporter: that state of affairs leaves musicians feeling very discouraged. >> i do feel that sometimes we should be better off because being performers for so long and

getting the recognition and people hold up at a high place yet you don't get the money that you deserve or whatever it is for the work that you do. >> reporter: elsewhere, music is central in promoting tourism and strengthening a sense of national identity. a simple change in a copyright law here may just mean the same could happen in guyana thanks so much for joining us. up next the dark side, secrets of sports dopers. al jazeera investigates the secret world of performance enhancing drugs in sports. i will see you again tomorrow night. night. >> the sports story

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