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be abandoned. >> and i have the sport - chelsea's nightmare season conditions. they are knocked out of the english cup as striker diego costa denies he bit the neck of his opponent first, to the conflict in syria, and the ongoing efforts to end a conflict that is about to enter its sixth year. the u.s. secretary of state john kerry is in paris to meet his counterpart ahead of talks in geneva on monday. they want an end to a conflict that displayed 10 million syrians and fuelled an exodus of refugees into europe. germany is holding elections, seen as a fest for angela merkel's immigration policies. we have correspondents across europe standing by.

diplomatic editor james bay is in geneva, where a new round of syria talks is due to begin. mohammed is in greece where thousands are stranded and dominik kane is at a polling station. let's go to james bays, it feels as if we've been here before. what is different this time? >> we have been here before, we had talks taking place in geneva before. and one thing is no different, and that is these are going to be extremely difficult talks. the reason that they are going to be difficult talks, i think, is the thing that is different this time around. remember, they were talking a matter of weeks ago in geneva, and never got to offer substantive discussions. they were talking two years ago, and the syrian government was doing what it could to avoid the discussion of the future role of bashar al-assad.

they argued over the agenda. this time is different. stefan de mistura, the envoy says he's starting with the issues. already the syrian government says it's not prepared to compromise on president bashar al-assad's role, he must stay, and a member of the bloc told al jazeera that from their side, their view is that bashar al-assad must go. >> there's a simple rule in this universe, in this whole existence, at the end of the day no one can trade the will of syrian people for criminals and mass murders. people are the only ones to determine the future of syria. it was clear when the russians stopped bombing. our people went to the streets and demonstrated against the bashar al-assad regime. they want to topple the regime. even after five long years of killing, barrel bombs and

shelling. >> what can be expect from john kerry meeting foreign ministers in paris. >> this is a meeting with john kerry, and four of the european foreign minister, the most powerful e.u. companies. the e 4 along with frederica, the top e.u. official. they'll be looking at the process here in geneva, ahead of the talks starting on monday. i think they'll be glad that they have both sides here, both sides prepared to meet mr demist era for the proximity talks, separate meetings on monday. they'll be looking down the lines. with the entrenched positions on president bashar al-assad. there doesn't look much room for compromise. they'll be thinking with what to do next if the talks collapse, the meeting is not just about the syrian talks, they'll talk about the fallout from syria, the refugees who have arrived in

great numbers in europe, and one of the other countries where refugees flow to europe. libya, and that's why the italians will be important. if the new government in libya takes hold, a unity government, there are talks that may be there'll be an international force send to libya led by the italians thanks, james, and as james said, everything that happens there is affecting the refugees, let's bring in our correspondent on the greece-macedonia boarder. that is the face of the war of the talks that keeps failing. what is happening there at the moment. talk us through. >> well, days of non stop rain is adding on to the misery of the refugees. thousands are living here. most in flimsy tends surrounded by pools of water.

and the medical workers here treated dozens of children for respiratory problems and digestive disease, they confirmed that one time they were tested positive. american saying they night neat to vaccinate the rest. it may be under control, and with the rain continuing to fall, and more and more arriving, there's a possibility of an outbreak of a contagious disease. they are ready to face anyway of the event utilities. the greek government has been trying to get as men refugees as possible from out of here into warmer and hospitable camps they established across the country. only 800 have gone back.

there are many arriving. we saw people arriving. we have been watching more people arriving. and they are here. they are here hoping that the boarder will be closed, that the macedonian police and army have closed the boarder, and they are not allowing a refugee, and we don't see any hope of the boarder imposing soon. >> the people want to leave the camps, heading to germany. the ripple affect is impacting there as well. we see in regional elections, a key test of the open door refugee policy. let's bring in dominik kane. i wonder how important these elections are in the face of what is happening in syria, and the refugee crisis. well, i'm not outside, the state parliament is here.

and the governing party in this state are the christian democrats of angela mushingel's party -- merkel's party. the voters verdict here can be seen as a verdict on the asylum policy as you say of the federal government. a factor to throw into the egags which is different to elections is the emergence of the alternative for germany, the right wing populous party. they weren't part of the elections last time. it's difficult to make predictions and study the history of elections. they think they'll make progress, and they think they'll be elected into the state parliament. it's worth making the point that two other states are voting today. in the west of germany. and in those two states different parties are in government. the green party with the social democrats, so from that perspective, a vote there is

complicated by the fact that you have different policies in play. the green party, the environmental concerns are very much to the for there, and you have a close fight between the two governing parties federally, between the social democrats and the christian democrats, and who emerges there as the winner is very important in a federal sense, because the minister president, the prime ministers of the states are all part of the bundis party other party in the federal party. that is why the elections are so very important, and the voters we'll get in in a few hours time will be instructive as to how germany moves forward. >> the german television channel ard has been tracking the popularity of angela merkel, since the refugee influx reached crisis levels. angela merkel had a solid approval rating of 67%. by february it dropped to a low

of 46%. recently the chancellor rebounded back with an approval rating of 54%. joining us live from berlin is matthew, the chief europe correspondent at the current affairs publication politico. good to have you with us. help us unravel the findings on angela merkel's popularity. it dropped off. it's back again. what's going on there? >> well, one interesting thing about the way her popularity has improvement over the past month or so is that it has coincides with a drop in the number of refugees coming to germany, in fact, you can see that the fact that the countries along that balkan route. austria and the other balkan countries there has had an effect, positive effect, even though she has opposed those moves publicly because of the humanitarian crisis that we are

seeing in crease, that you reported on. >> does the immigration issue and her open door policies have an impact on the election and the polls at the moment. >> i think it's fair to say the refugee policy is the only issue that people are thinking about today, because it effects every aspect of german life. the country is roughly split down the middle in terms of wanting to continue along with mercosur's strategy, and with people wanting a different strategy, and some people are generally in favour of what she is doing, but they don't like the way the government handled it. they think the government has been ham handed. these elections with give us the first indication from the ballot box of where germans stand on this usual issue for general assembly and europe at the

moment. >> let's talk about germany and europe. she has a different idea to european countries that want to build a wall. keep the refugees away. how will it affect her policy here? >> well, you know, as you know we have a key summit coming up with turkey, where the hope is that the europeans will come to a grand solution with turkey over the issue, if she loses here today is puts angela merkel on the offensive not just been germany and her party, but the european stage, her rivals and others that oppose the refugee policies, they say you don't have the support of people at home, you don't have the political capital into taking refugees and opening the

borders. thank you very much. good to talk to you let's move the story on. french investigators are releasing a final report into the german wings plane crash that killed 150 people almost a year ago. the copilot crashed the plane which was travelling from barcelona to dusseldorf. he had been suffering depression. under german law, his employers couldn't be alerted to his state of mind. i wonder what you hear about the press conference, the findings, the more findings into what happened. >> they are yet to get into the substantive recommendations of the report. if you can see the news conference under way, that man you are seeing on the podium, he's the chief investigator that led a team of 10 investigators, looking at not just the

mechanics of the crash, but the wider issues raised by the deliberate crash of a passenger jet into the french alps a year ago. >> the main issues that we know of from the preliminary report, issued a month ago is that the co-pilot was able to lock the cockpit door while the captain had taken a toilet break and set the autopilot for a low altitude dooming everyone on it to death. investigators are looking at whether wider issues could be addressed and prevent a repeat of that. it's unusual that a pilot should deliberately crash his plane. there are factors, such as the mental state of the co-pilot. he had a long history of depression and mental illness. investigators found that he had been looking up websites about suicide and poisons that would

work. he was - his medical licence was taken away from him in 2009, but it was later reinstated. investigators are looking at the procedures by which certification of pilots takes place. there's another issue as well. after 9/11, the tragedy that happened in the u.s.a., cockpit doors were made literally bulletproof, and the effort to save lives might well, it seems, have contributed to the death of 15 people. because the passengers, the crew that tried to batter their way through the door and save their lives, they were unable to because of the stringent security measures on the doors, preventing them getting in. all of those issues are being addressed as part of this, and the recommendations we are expecting from the reports will be industry wide. international recommendations which will have repercussions

around the world. >> we'll leave you to listen in. let us know if anything else comes out of the press conference still ahead on al jazeera... ..it's felt like we started to raise our voices. i bean we finally started to raise our voices. >> five years after anti-government protests in syria, we meet some of the people that believed in the arab spring. protesting has become a luxury in venezuela. pro-government and opposition rallies fall flat. >> one dog is killed and three are injured in an attack at the iditer jod dog sled race. details coming up. juror at least 17 suspected al-qaeda fighters have been

killed in air strikes in yemen. security officials say it was a second stage to freeing almon sewera. there has been attacks on local security officials in the area. libya's u.n. backed presidential council is attempting to push through the unity government. the council nominated a unity government last month, but the u.n. backed parliament in the eastern city of tobruk is divided over the proposed cabinet. >> afghan families whose relatives were killed in a u.s. hospital last year say they are not getting enough compensation. 42 were killed. 100 injured on the attack on the facility run by doctors without borders. >> he states a broken man, his -- sits a broken man, his body scarred and battered from when a gun ship attacked a hospital in northern av.

he lost a -- northern afghanistan. he lost a hand and an eye. 42 others were killed. 100 injured. now the u.s. military is offering condolence payments of between $3,000-$6,000. >> i received $3,000. this is a small amount. it looks like a joke, an insult to us. it's not acceptable to anyone. >> reporter: this lady lost her husband. he was a breadwinner for her and the four children and says the american money is not enough. >> translation: if a woman doesn't have a husband or someone to take care of them, how do they live. the money is not enough to raise one of my children to the age of 12. >> reporter: he was working at a security guard at the hospital operated by doctors without borders. they had given n.a.t.o. doctors the accord not. >> an accident is difficult to believe. we are trying to understand how much the mistake was or how many

makes. and what type of mistakes. and today, it's only questions that we have. i think that we have - we can have all the ascensions but the answer is with the army. >> the hospital was destroyed, the u.s. plane fired 211 shells in the onslaught. and witnesses said people were shot from the air as they tried to escape. u.s. forces said it was a mistake, but have resisted calls for an independent investigation preferring their own internal probe. those findings are yet to be released. we understand several military personnel are due to face action, it will not be in the afghan courts or international courts. leaving many to wonder if justice will be done. >> this man's 11-year-old daughter was a patient. he watched helpless as she died

engulfed in flames. >> they have given us $6,000, which is nothing for us. it will cost more to take care of our own injuries, i'm still in psych logical shock. they need to help us more. >> for the families, the money will help a bit. it can never replace a daughter or a loved one. >> in the u.s., marco rubio won the latest round of voting to become the republican presidential candidate. party officials in the district of columbia say he won 10 delegates. his rival donald trump changed the location because of security concerns. alan fisher reports. >> reporter: back on the cam trail, but towards the end of the event in ohio, a moment of concern for the republican front runner. it appears someone tried to get on stage. donald trump crowned by secret

service. >> thank you for the warning, i was ready for them, but it's much easier... >> reporter: this coming hours after an event in chicago was cancelled. >> tonight's rally will be postponed. >> reporter: after hundreds of protesters got into the hall. several fights broke out. police cleared the hall. there was violence outside with two people arrested and two police officers injured. trump insists he does not need to change histone. mr trump should get up and tell his people they are nice, my people are nice. >> reporter: those condemning the violence say trump was not violence. >> political discourse should occur without a threat of violence or anger or rage. >> donald trump created a toxic environment. and that allowed his supporters and those that seek

confrontation to come together in violence. there is no place for this. >> just this week, a protesters led from an event in north carolina was punched in the face. the 78-year-old attacker told u.s. tv show "insidedition", he was unrepentant. >> knocking the hell out of that bike mouth, he deserved it. the next time we see him we may have to kill him. >> reporter: many believe trump encourages such behaviour. who is that. like to punch him in the face. i love the old days, do you know what they did to guys like that in a place like this. they'd be carry out on a stretcher. i promise you i will pay for the legal fees. trump's campaign manager is facing allegations of roughing up a reporter, accusations that the campaign says is false. for ordinary canned gaits, ordinary res gents is a problem.

donald trump is no ordinary candidate. this no ordinary election. >> thousands attended rallies in venezuela, calling for president nicolas maduro to step down. they say they are angry over the state of the economy. the president's supporters turned out to condemn demands for him to resign. this report from caracas. >> these are the streets of down down caracas today. supporters came to condemn the renewal of a decree, that it is a threat to national security. these were the streets when hugo boss was in power. it was a time of plenty. funded by record high oil prices. but it was also a time when the larger than life leader was making the calls. today, it is ranked as one of

the worst managed economies in the world. food sold at regular prices is hard to come by. for some, harder to pay for. >> people are not going to the marches because they are standing in line outside shops. if you march, you can't get food for the children. in the oil-rich nation, protesting has become a luxury. a couple of years ago the avenue would have become what is known as a red tie. hundreds of thousands defending the resolution. in the area of caracas, where the opposition was holding its rally, it was no different. like it is no different today at the twin march that the opposition called to demand president nicolas maduro restein. i came thinking this would be huge, there's a poor turn out.

maybe because the media is controlled by the government. >> reporter: street demonstrations and political rallies have been part of the landscape for decades. today, a lack of unified leadership. the memory of police repress left people feeling powerless. and unable to seek out change peacefully lebanon's government is proposing a temporary solution to the problem of garbage disposal. protesters blamed politicians for rubbish which has built up. now the government says it will set up three new landfills to deal with the problem. we have more from beirut. >> reporter: since lebanon's garbage crisis began to overflow, when the main landfill reached capacity, thousands of lebanese have taken to the

streets of the capital beirut to express anger at the government's failure in solving this crisis. again, here we are eight months later, and no meaningful solution, and the people here are saying not only do they want the garbage to be thrown out. they want the government to be thrown out too. >> no one is asking. you always ask the people, and people respond. we respond. at least respect us as people. we have been there for eight months. i understand how much it can be respectful. they don't care about health. >> the protest has been peaceful. that has not been the case in the past. let's look at the large security presence in place for the protest some months ago, during

a similar protest like this, lebanese security forces cracking down on protesters using tear gas and violent methods resulting in injuries. that hasn't quietened the protest or calmed the anger that we've seen, and as it stands, the government has not come up with a meaningful solution in this crisis, now eight months into it. >> let's get the weather with steph. and the glorious storms we have here, i believe they are rumbling away. >> not as destructive as they were over abu derby. let's look at where the cloud it, you can see it over northern india and pakistan. that's where we see the downpours. it has caused a few problems. dramatic skies over new delhi, and rain as well. the rain was heavier further north. a little bit of a soggy day there.

elsewhere the crops were destroyed bit the strong winds. for the northern parts. heavy downpours. 70mm reported at islamabad airport, outside islamabad. and we saw 75mm of rain, easy enough to cause a problem at this time of year. you see the area of cloud and rain continuing eastwards, as it does so, it is beginning to fizzle out. for nepal, it will stay wet through monday, some of it turning to snow. then it extends south. grey and maybe a little showery. they begin to fizzle out as we head through tuesday. closer to home. we have more in the way of wet weather, tumbling across the peninsula, likely to give us more of wet weather, and maybe a shower as well. >> more to come on the newshour,

includi including... >> i'm wayne hay reporting from where lives continue to be affected by civil war, despite the shining of a nationwide ceasefire agreement. >> world renowned festival of culture. the u.s. is missing a beat. some long-term locals. >> a new dad. andy murray returns to the tour. joe will tell you how he got on at indian

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stories. u.s. secretary of state john kerry is talking to counterparts in paris. the war in syria, and the refugee crisis is high on the agenda. talks in geneva to ends the conflict are due to begin on monday. voting under way in three in three states to elect three parliament. they are seen as a test of angela merkel's policy, the influx has been a key issue ahead of the vote. in the u.s. donald trump had his rally disrupted. forced to cancel a chicago event five years of war in syria left the country in ruins, more than 250,000 people have been killed since the start of the

war. it stopped counting in 2014. the syrian observatory tore human rights is more than 270,000 have been killed. more than 6.5 million syrians have been forced to leave their homes, it's the largest number of displaced people in the world. more than 13.5 million people are in need of humanitarian aid inside syria. 5 million syrians registered worldwide. reports this week is that the war will cost $1.6 u.s. in lost economic growth. back in march. tunisians came out on to the streets demanding reforms. the government responded to the peaceful protests with violence saying they were instigated by foreigners. we report on some of those that

believed in the arab spring. >> with memories vivid as disappointment run deep. syrians turned to books when they can, seeking comfort in their pages. solace in their captors. >> an escape albeit a brief one from the reality of a looming and horrific milestone. five years of a war that brought with it the unmitigated misery no one here could have foreseen. at the beginning, the arab spring had spread hope. >> what happened in tunisia and other areas, this is all the area to go to the street. they do this. syrian artist opened pages bookstore and cafe as a refuge for citizens tired of conflict and thursdaying for culture. they remember well how things spiralled out of control.

the problem in syria, it will help us. and all the world left us alone. some attempt to bur your their sorrows in the volumes, it's harder than it looks. these days in istanbul, a city full of war weary, it's hard to find syrians with a sense of optimism. certainly not those on display, before peace of uprising turned to war. before hundreds of thousands lost their lives. in another part of town, refugees whose lives were shattered by conflict tried to put some of the pieces back together. >> with the help of the small projects istanbul, these women, many of whom are too afraid to show their faces are learning skills to help them survive.

mamood who used to own a jewellery store is showing them how to make earrings. they'll never forget for the beginning when resistance yielded more beauty than heart ache. >> it's felt like we started to raise our voices. i mean we finally started to raise our voices. that was a good thing. no one had any idea things would get so bad. >> skills like these don't just help in making a living. they aid in helping the souls. syrians were simple. people were asking more the most basic reform. the regime didn't know how to deal with people outside of using force. >> five years on, the syrians still feel battered. for even those that managed to escape their country haven't

truly been able to escape the war we are joined from beirut by the executive director of an n.g.o. working with syrian civil society activists. >> thank you for joining us on al jazeera. i should imagine for the majority, piece is the priority. absolutely. from all syrians, what they want first and foremost is an end to violence, and they believe to have that you need a negotiated political solution, and that is something that we, through our - through various studies or consultations with activists or communities, this is what they tell us, is the end to the violence, and they do not believe a military solution is

possible or desirable. >> what i think also, we have come to see in the last two weeks, since the reduction of violence due to the ceasefire is that people still want the demands that they came out for five years ago, which is freedom. justice and dignity. they are asking for those things. so it is important now in discussions of negotiations and geneva that these demands are actually still addressed because you are not going to be able to have a stable secure peaceful syria if you do not at some point and very soon address these desires. and your organization addresses and promotes nonviolence and alternatives to a democratic transition. how do you do that? what is the alternative? >> well, we have been working

with syrian and we promote nonviolent tactics, different ways in which people and communities, activists can protest or get their voices out. whether that's through advocacy campaigning, working together. we have seen syrians doing all kinds of nonviolence resistance. two days ago, in a small - in a small besieged area, 170 people came out for voting for the human rights committee of the local council. 170 people. activists were disappointed that this is a small number. it's huge, in that people are still, to this day, going out and practicing these - whether that's protest or the local governance initiatives, and the initiatives to promote human

rights in their communities. it's not doing that, they are not just protesting against the regime, against the injustice and the violence of extremist groups as well. >> i should imagine you see people do amazing things - excuse me interrupting you. is there a longer term for possibility of development in the country? >> i think while the priority is on humanitarian - whether it's protection or relief, there are the beginnings of longer term - there are the beginning of what would be a longer term development process. so you have, as i was saying, the local councils, or the civil society groups that are working and creating accountability measures, they are working to create local governance systems. coalitions, advocacy flat forms,

and i -- platforms, and they are the important thing you need to have for any democratic transition or any development process. so for the restriction it's these things that need to be there. a healthy civil society and local governance. they are the important things to promote and protect with any negotiated solution. >> thank you for talking us through the good things and the important things happening in syria myanmar's new government says piece and ethnic areas are the main priority. they have been fighting for autonomy or independence. despite a ceasefire, the situation is worsening. wayne hay reports. >> in northern shanked state, a buddhist monastery can private protection for men, outside the grounds, leaders say the communities are torn apart and young people are suffering the

most. at this time of day. this person's son should be helping her on the farm. in november, the 16-year-old and two others from their village were taken by a group of men. they have not been scene since. >> of course i miss him. he still wants to go to school. he wanted to be a mechanic. his father is not feeling well. and he stopped school to help his father. then this happened to him. >> reporter: it's likely they were taken by a rebel army. ailess of abduction are becoming common. accusations of rape and torture have been made against government soldiers, an armed group told al jazeera it doesn't force people to join its ranks. >> we didn't have the policy, we organized and explained to them. they had to come. >> under almost 50 years of military rule, myanmar become

economically isolated. the problems are magnified in territories where armies and militia fight for control. there's little opportunity. most of the areas where the rebel armies operate is remote and poor. there's hope in the government, and concern that some groups might use this time to exert their power. thousands leave their homes and take shelter and temples and monasteries. civilians caught in the middle of what some believe is an attempt by the army to profits word. >> they have since received phone calls from her missing son, but doesn't no why she was taken. >> when he calls, he says i'm fine, and says not to worry about him. he doesn't say where he is or what he's doing. >> the problems in the ethnic

minority areas are complex. there are big expectations for the new government to provide security, which may lead to much-needed development and opportunity annual exercises between south korean, and american forces are continuing on land and see off the korean peninsula. they are the largest war game and have drawn threats of preemptive military strikes from north korea. taking part is an aircraft carrier that docked in the southern port city. >> nothing does power protection like the aircraft carrier, and with its accompanying battle group, it is evidence of that. a floating fortress city of well over 5,000 personnel and bristling with airborne fire power. its inclusion in exercises has been planned for months, and has

nothing to do with counter tensions. this visit coincides with relations being as tense as they can be, and it's a reminder of the type of power america can deploy, if it has to. >> and the focus is on deterrence. we are trying to deter provocative acts, and in the presence of the carrier strike groups, that is part of that deterrence the visit sends a message beyond the korean peninsula to china, to get here the vessel sails through the hotly contested sees, in line with the u.s. policy of pivoting resources to asia, meeting china's military expansions in the region, much has been said about china acquiring an aircraft carrier, joining a small club of nations. this is a reminder from america,

still to come - jo will be here with the sport as world number one jordan spieth gives himself a chance at retaining his title in florida.

one of the world premier live technology and film event is under way in texas. the south which south-west festival giving a boost to the city's finances. the benefits are no longer

trickling down to many local residen residents. >> thompson says god give him a gift of music. over the decades he played with dozens of austin blues and jazz bands. >> we have people, mousse irnals all over the place. we used to state on the corner. everyone would get together. you'd have vocal groups and bands playing around town. that's basically how it started. >> a rich musical culture flourished in black neighbourhoods like east austin, and that was a big part of the south by south-west music festival when it launched 30 years ago. south by south-west grew into one of the hottest event. commercialized. corporate and expensive. all inclusive passes costing $1800 each. the festival bolstered the

carefully cultivated image, and wealthier white newcomers flocked to the area. community activists say the influx devastated their neighbourhoods. coffee shops and yoga studios sprouted overnight. property taxes soared and older residents can't afford to stay. people that live in east austin say the changes happened so fast yes hard by recognise the place any more. >> lisa works on cultural devastation. >> we take a step further and say what has happened in this community is cultural genocide. as you go through the neighbourhood. what you see, remnants are few, and they'd be the churches and a couple of barber shops. other than that, everything is gone. >> the barber shop is a place where african american men

socialise. much of the talk these days is about change. >> now you see something new come in, houses coming up. it's changed dramatically. >> ronny jackson has been barbering here for 16 years. >> for taxes to push out, grandpas and nannas that have been there for years and years. i don't think that that's right. >> thompson played at south by south-west in the early years, now the festival is dominated by acts in places like london, brooklyn and los angeles. >> i play with most of the best that came out of boston. i don't know any that benefitted from south by south-west. >> south by south-west boosted austin's image as a capital of cool. it helped to displace the people whose god-given talents made it possible to begin with

taking us back to doha and the sport of joe. >> there seems to be no end to chelsea's nightmare season. out of contention in the premier league, and out of the english f.a. cup. they were beaten by everton, with both goals from a former chelsea player. adding to the trouble. diego costa appeared to bite an opponent. we have this report. >> two years ago a former chelsea manager jose mourinho felt dekaku was not good enough to be a regular first lead character. he's probably thinking differently because of this performance in the f.a. cup quarterfinal. since arriving in merseyside the 22-year-old striker developed into a player his former club could use. after a non-desscript first

half, hoe brought the game to life with his first goal in the 77th minute. the second effectively ending the contest. the spaniard's notable contribution was a difference of opinion that saw him sent off. costa's frustration born out of the fact na in the state of a few days he has seen the team go out of the champion's league and the f.a. cup. >> diego costa was right. ending off on gareth barry was right. and he never allowed the emotions to stop the fluency of the game. that's what you want, a referee to make the decisions. whatever happens, we should she what we see in a cup game, real emotions. it's difficult to achieve the champion's league places, and then maintain two roads to

success. which is the f.a. cup and the champion's league. they are gone. >> chelsea draw a line under this forgettable season. everton can look forward to a first f.a. cup semifinal in 2012 two further quarterfinals this sunday. manchester united taking on west ham. the f.a. cup looking like the most attainable cup. the premier league out of reach and shaky europa league performances. arsenalar third, and sunday facing watford in the quarterfinals of the f.a. cup. the two sides train next door to one another. arsenal's manager denied he's been spying on the opposition. >> did you set the ground up. -- the drones up. >> yes, the whole week.

silent ones. >> reporter: you got them up. >> no, we respect - i think they do as well, confidentiality of training. we didn't walk over the offenses arsenal faces a tough week ahead. there's the f.a. cup match later and they face barcelona in the last 16 of the champion's league. barca hold a 2-0 advantage and continue the unstoppable charge. lionel messi helped to make it 37 games unbeaten as they trashed the opposition on saturday. he scored a goal and missed a penalty as the defending champions won 6-0. atletico were winners, beating de-port e.v.o. 3-0 well, barcelona hold an 8-point advantage at the top of the table. real madrid and i.s.i.l. closing out the top four in spain. both teams are in action on

sunday. a man has been arrested after allegedly attacking two sled dog teams taking part in the iditerod. he allegedly drove a car intoed slet dog teams, killing a dog and injury a man. both teams will continue with the race, despite the incident well, sleepless nights are part of being a new personality. they don't appear to be effecting world's number two andy murray, through to the third round after battling back from 3-one down winning 6-4, 7-6. in the first match since the birth of his daughter last month. >> french open champion swiss briefed past her opponent. winning 6-3, 6-2.

advancing to the third round of the competition it wasn't good news for australian open champion angelique kerber. crashing out of the tournament in her second round match against world in 64. the czech beating kerber 7-5, 7-5 pakistan's cricketers held their first straining session amid tide security. these are the scenes as they arrived. indian organizers gave assurances over saturday. pakistan's game on march 19th has been moved to kimberley halketter. >> the golden state warriors won 48 straight -- movement to kimberley halketter.

>> golden state warriors won their 48th straight. the raptors domination of the heat in toronto conditions. demar derozan scored 38 points, but miami pushed the game into overtime. it was tied at 97 on a three pinter with 3.1 second left. raptors pulling away to clinch the 112 to 104 win. america bill haas has a 1-stroke lead going into the final round. the 6-time pga winner carded a 4-under par 67. he's a stroke ahead of canadian graham delaet. jordan spieth moves up the board after nearly missing the cut. he also went around for 67 on saturday and two under far. sorry to be aggressive. i'm hitting the longer putts harder. and finely got a put to drop on

14 for eagle. nice to have no ball emissions. >> england will become the rugby nations six nations champion. england beat wales 25-21. eddy jones is unbeaten since taking over as englands coach in november. england is on course for their first grand slam. facing the french in paris next week. >> the grand slam is on. all we have to do is prepare well. we know france will be passionate and full of pride playing the last game. six nations there. depending on what the result is tomorrow. we have to prepare well, play well, play well, and we'll win the game. >> that's all the sport for now. more later. >> and that is call frommo and me, more on the german wings story in the next bull din. interesting development. i'll tell you about it soon. soon.

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