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constitution by using public money to renovate his home. ♪ starting in south eastern turkey, there a car bomb has gone off and killed seven turkish police officers at least 20 people were also injuries in the blast in the manely kurdish city. calling to initial reports the target was a minibus carries police special forces. joining me on the turkey syria border, and omar please bring us up to date with the latest? yes, david, well, we have a slight change in the number of wounded after the 27losion, it is now 27 injury there are civilians as well as the police force thenings motion happened at the busy rush hour, people were heading home the

explosion took place near a bus terminal, and the target was a minibus carrying police, so that's owhy all the dead are members of the police force. i think there's no claim of responsibility yet, but there is tension that this is a predominately kurdish area, david. >> and in the past where there have been explosions in that part of turkey, government sometimes points the fingers at the pkk the kurdish group which it call as terrorist organization, but these police may not be from outside the area, they could be curds themselves? >> yes, absolutely, it is a predominately kurdish area, and the force within the private sector or the government sector including the security forces are ethnically kurdish, so i don't know that the divide of it but probably you will find some of those killed or

injured definitely are probably curds. the government has always blames the pkk for previous attacks, there hasn't been an attack recently, but the witness over the last few months since august, is that government crack down on an area called seoul, that area the government said had infill stray tors from the p.k.k., and also sympathizers, so when you see the level of destruction, you feel that you enter the war zone. and earlier there was a government delegation, they were visiting that area, to try and reassess the damage to start reconstruction. so you can tell the level of tenses now the operations stopped but there is high death, people are very nervous, in that part of the area. but they hope that everything goes according to plan, and comes back peaceful, with this explosion we don't know who carried it out, but it

could well bring the nerve ursons back. >> thank you, reporting there from inside turkey. the former shia cleric has ended his supporters sit in at baghdad heavily fortified green zone. it was after presented a list of candidates for his revamped cabinet. supporters have been calling for the thing, in which they say could end corruption, anded a adversity to minister posts. the iraqi parliament has now postponed the session to arecess the list. thousands of supporters who were holding a sit in at the gates of the green zone were addressed. >> after all these demonstrations, he took his step, after he stood up in the last time and announced a

new government's cabinet today. except for the interior and the defense. ministry. >> so now the thoughts of the political analyst talk about the significance of what the iraqi prime minister has done. >> it is about 60 names for 60 ministers. well, it has shrinked, it is supposed to be 22, and the names are not famous names but still, on the underhand of mr. rah baddy. so he surprised everyone, and he is going to work on these names with the parliament. and until now we don't know what the parliament is going to say. what are the positions of the blocks of the political blocks about inside the parliament, and outside the parliament. but still, it is a problem that has been solved in a way that the demonstration will

be withdrawn. >> a terrible picture now of india where a brim has collapsed. emergency workers are still to rescue dozens of people. it went down killing at least 21, and injurying more than 100. you can see the moment of impact there. it was a fly over-under construction for years when 100-meter section collapsed on to a busy road. the rescue teams do think that there are many people who are trapped underneath the rubble, they have brought in dogs and cameras in the hope of finding some survivors. >> the main concern is that this has happened in a very busy area, with comer -- residential complexes nearby, there's also a meter station and a market in the surrounding areas.

no uh the construction area should have been quartenned off. they often passed freely under the construction, and vehicle were also parts under the bridge, many people people there are people trapped in those vehicles under the debris. heavy machinery is needed for the search and rescue operation to lift heavy concrete and iron structures. they shall on the way, the army has arrived to help with the mission. there have been many questions about this bridge, even after the accident. it has been in construction after six years it delays time and time again and the builders were under pressure to finish it off quickly. poll sixes are taking advantage of the situation, the chief minister is there, she has stopped her campaigning to be at the scene of the accident, but the politician are pointing fingers at each other, and says that it is irresponsible and corruption that is behind

the accident. >> a serbian ultra nationalist who was accused of war crimes in the 1990's, has been found not guilty by the international tribunal. was alleged to be tried to expel nonserbs from their homes. paul brennen reports. the prosecution described as a scandal master, whose rhetoric whipped up serbian hatred of bosnians. they alleged he mobilized his party's militia to murder rival groups. but after a marathon trial, the verdict not guilty. >> he was calling for ethnic cleansing of the nonserbs. the majority of the court believes that the prong accuse evidence is not enough that in making that appeal,

they were just participating in the war effort. the supporters cheered the outcome, he expected a 25 year sentence. in any case, having been released from the hague for medical treatment in 2014, he had no intention of ever returning to the netherlands. >> from the moment i went to the hague, i knew they couldn't prove the crimes i was accused of. i have disproved all the false testimonials. to tell you honestly, after i finish my job, i wasn't much interested in the delivered punishment or the verdict. >> but in the town which is besieged by militia, the view is very different, and the verdict shocking. this verdict is shameful. a failure by the hague

prosecutors. the man who we all know has done this evil, and has shown no remorse. the verdict leaves the international criminal tribunal in a difficult position. the junks verdict accused prosecutors of at best hiding and at worst distorting the evidence presented to court. >> we will as an office review carefully the arguments put forward by the chamber in order to determine if we are appealing this decision. >> he is campaigning for next month's elections in serbia. his refusal to recognize the authority boosts his standings among ultra nationalist. the effect of the acquittal may now catapult him even higher. paul brennen, al jazeera. >> now in south africa opposition parties are pushing hard for the impeachment of the president, after the country's highest court found that the

president has violated the constitution. he has been ordered to repay the $60 million of state community he spent doing up his private home. we live in constitutional court judges. against the highest political leaders. >> the president failed to uphold, defend, and respect the constitution. of the supreme law of the land. >> say say he ended the national assembly violated the constitutional obligations by failing to implement the findings of the public protector. the public protector has said he should repay a portion of the money. and the chicken coop on the sprawling rural home. opposition parties launched this action, they now want him impeached. >> he is about the

constitution, and then he comes in. he was always wrong, and today we say the constitution reigned supreme. >> the president is under mounting pressure, a month ago, allegations emerged that he was cozy who allegedly offered people jobs on his behalf, and has been under fire since december over his handling of the economy, which is now facing the possibility of a downgrade by credit agencies. >> the court ruling on president zuma and the national assembly is damming, but it is too soon to know how it will translate, politically, he enjoys the full support so the question and whether this will be enough to much discontent, out into the open. the anc and the president say they respect the judgement and will study it before acting. the opposition is hoping to capitalize on the momentum but it is unlikely to succeed with getting an i believe peach through parliament.

it says what voters to in this year's local election. >> many people who have for years perhaps even for a century supported the anc will be second guessing themselves. >> it demonstrates the ability of millions of families to put food on the table. the hunger for change is 34567ed for voters will be known for a few months but what seems certain is that the president has really been more vulnerable. the report by tonya page, do stay with us we have this coming they like the idea of proposed labor reforms. thousands on the streets in france 35 hour working plus.

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at least seven tushish police officers have been killed by a car bomb. the target is believed to have been a vehicle carrying special forces. has ended his and his supporters sit in of baghdad heavily fortified green zone after the prime minister presented a list of candidates for a revamped

camp. and the u.n. war crimes try tube nan has acquitted the nationalist of war crimes and crimes against humanity. there was joy in serbia, outrage in bosnia and croatia. the air strikes hit the only hospital. that's many the eastern damarcus country side. a mad call staff is among the injured. others hit a school and two civil defense in the building. >> he believes are supporting what he defined as terrorism. >> the capitol tripoli on wednesday, his security bureau listed 17 people including key figures from libya's other administrations.

>> the arrival of that government of national accord. >> the federal prosecutors office says both countries will now have to decide on how to transfer saleh. he has already agreed to be moved to france. he was the sole surviving suspect in the november attacks which killed 130 people. he was arrested in brussells avenue four months on the run. one of the world's best known architects has died at the age of 65. he was known for designing the london aquatic center using the 2012 olympics as well as the opera house in china among others. she was the first woman to be awarded the architectural award.

the r.a.i.b. sterling. more refugees have been arriving in greece, bringing the total number to 50,000. and with so many people crammed into makeshift camps there are people that are becoming separated from other members of their families. that's on the greece mad done yeah border. just a few hundred meters from the board tear is separating them. host on his way to germany before the rout closed. >> we all made this journey because we thought we could reach germany, we sold everything we owned, they can't do this to us. >> his sister hasn't seen her husband and four children for since months. when turkish police arrested her before she managed to get on the boat to reach the shores.

now all she has are the pictures of her family in the refugee center in germany. >> i die every day, she says and lyle la has little hope of being reunited with them any time soon. many of the 50,000 people now stranded in cease share a similar story. they arrived weeks ago, only to find a different europe. >> europe's response to the refugee crisis has been criticized. the united nations says a census and not the answer. people are still hopeful that policy will change, even though they have been told by the authorities the bordered will not open. >> their only options now are either to apply for asylum in greece, or to apply to the relocation program, which has accepted only a few hundred application ms. the past six months. for some, time is not on their side. ma scheme has been here for a month. he says his family lived through conflict, and he struggled to find work.

now, he finds himself in even more difficult situation. >> my wife and younger brother arrived here. she is alone now, and she has council. i just want to be with her. >> he is worried it will take months before migration officials begin to look into his case. that is why he is sharing his story on the plastic sheets of his new home, and the hope that those who are to decide his future, may be aware of his situation. and possibly, make an exception. thousands of protestors have been out on the streets of france the nationwide strike against changes which can allottery 35 hour working week they can make the country more competitive, while some feel they will end up with fewer rights. jackie roland is here to talk

about it. >> there are thousands of people that have come up and that's just in paris. there are as many as 200 demonstrations taking place across france today, in towns and cities. and also there are a number of strikes going on as well. some civil servants transport workers, airport workers. workers that fix some of those people are also striking today. high school students have blocked the entrance to schools. so not just the demonstrators but also the strikes at indicated that workers unemployed and high school students are all opposed to anything that would change the kind of working traditions and the labor laws that france has known for decades.

the leaders of about 50 countries are there for a nuclear security summit barack obama saying that the goal is the lock down all vulnerable atomic materials. there's because a lot of the enriched uranium, is apparently not secure. what are they going to do, patti, what would they like to do to make the world a safer place nuclear wise? >> right now they are focusing on locking down equipments. just to give you a sense of the magnitude of the issue the whitous says there are more than 4,000 metric tons of enriched plutonium across the globe. they thought much of that wasn't secure. so this the fourth one they have had, and they have basically said here are the

standards. we want to reduce that stock pile, and then we want to make sure that everybody has the same security standards. speaking with the senior administration official, is just under three-quarters complete so the last summit here, they are going to really be pushing those countries to live up to the commitments they have already made, and the sources tell me they expect to get additional commitments. because they acknowledge, although there has been progress there is a lot of nuclear material out there that is unsecured. exactly how much, they won't put a number on it. >> why not representatives of russia there? >> russia decided they weren't going to go and there's just a press conference foreign policy and he did say that basic clay this isn't helpful, this is one area where the u.s. and russia agree and can be constructive and when it comes to the issue of nuclear

proliferation, they should be on the same page. he accused nothings there's been no progress made or the stock pile agreement. and even the president pointed out when you look at the nuclear weapons lay out across the world, 90% of those are held by both the u.s. and russia. so it is a big blow to the country that russia isn't here, the white house says they want to continue to talk to them, but they haven't been talking about it at all. >> thank you, patti. may base they assert on interviews of more than 100 workers that are building a state yum for the football world cup. amnesty say every worker reported some kind of abuse, including poor wangs the conditions and even forced labor. the report goes on to blame the government for not enforcing regulations. well, the government says it remains committed to

reforming labor laws. and says new procedures applied directly for exit purposes to the interior. without them they can't travel. they are confident that the delivery and legacy are the appropriate ones. they have already improved the situation, for migrant workers in the stadiums. we closely monitor developments and address issues through our regular contact, we have also met with a number of key stakeholders to discuss the best way forward. of course, many challenges remain, but we are on the right track and committed to continuing toism prove the

further contribute to to protection of rights at the world cup stadium projects. >> al israeli court is meeting to decide whether to relewis a soldier accused of killing a palestinian that was already injured. he was shot in the head and killed last thursday. he had been wounded after allegedly attacking an israeli. the u.n. human rights chief says he is concerned about what he called an apparent execution. arm tina is taking a major step towards reentering the global financial system. it has approved a deal to repay u.s. credit tors. putting an end to a long dispute over the country's debts. reports from buenos aires. on thursday, argentina senate allowed to pay back it's credit tors. >> we have to set the time

and pay back soon, because we are building interest. we have been in default for years and we need to put an end to that. >> the senate vote, paves the way for the government to pay billions of dollars to so called hold out credit tors. a small hand full of very wealthy speculator whose rejected argentina to restructure a debt, it defaulted on 15 years ago. the so called voucher funds bout up billions of dollars of debt, in the early 2000s when the country's economy was on it's knees. since then, argentina has managed to renegotiate with around 93% of it's credit tors. but a hand full have sold the country for full payment in the united states plus interest and penalties. >> this credit is considers a victory. who is trying to pay off origin tina's debt, so this country can go back to the

finance, market,oing this the president would allow argentina to boar remoney again and get the economy moving. >> inflation have been the main problems in the last now years. >> argentina needs to -- needs some time to digest those imbalances it has. and the best time to gain that time, is to devalue currency without having to make a very harsh adjustment, and it is to access to credit. >> but many here opposing paying the funds back. people close to the former president and left wing groups s argentina shouldn't be taking on any more debt. >> we are paying out a debt that has not helped the country at all. it has not been used to build roads, schools, or hospitals. >> before now argentina has until april 14th to pay it's debts.

it is not the best deal most say here, but it is the only one available that will allow this country to leave the past behind. al jazeera, bean necessary airies. >> . >> clinton's emails the fbi is supposed to be wrapping up an investigation and making the decision on whether to file criminal charges. there has to be some sort of punishment. >> the front runner quickly changing course after saying women that get abortions should be punished. >>

♪ >> this is al al jazeera america, live from new york city. i'm roxanne that. dozens of world leaders are in washington today, attending the fourth and final nuclear security summit. the summit will focus on how to keep groups like isil from getting their hands on radio active material. the president will also discuss the nuclear threat posed by north korea. but clearly absent is russia, one of the biggest atomic powers. jamie mcintyre joins us now from the pentagon. what would be the last time with these talks while he is in office. >> the main focus of the summit is the idea of keeping nuclear materials out of the wrong hands. that's what most of the discussion is going to be about. ways to security nuclear stock piles of things like highly enriched uranium.

to keep those materials out of the hands of people who might want to use them to make a bomb. but the focus has been on the second point. north korea and the increasingly provocative tests that it has been conducting and statements that it has been making. the president obama met initially with the leaders of japan and south korea, the two american allies that are in closest proximity to north korea, and he said meeting briefly with reporters that he might expect that north korea was the key topic on his mind. later he meets with the chinese president xi show king. the white house seems to be out of press ideas about what to do about north korea, the president writing an opinion piece in the washington post this morning made a couple of points that he made before. he said the international community must remain united

in the face of north korea's continues provocations including it's recent nuclear toasts and missle launches. he said the additional sangs recently imposed by the united nations security council shows that violations have consequences and he said the u.s. will continue working with allies and partners for complete and verifiable denuclearization of the korean peninsula in a peaceful manner. but the problem with this is that the leader of north korea has shown that he doesn't seem to be vulnerable to sanctions at all. he doesn't seem to be worried about the fate of his people, and more intent on developing the nuclear arsenal to make sure his regime stays in power. >> how do these talks over the years had any impact on nuclear proliferation? >> well, they have. this is the fourth, and each year the countries involved have made commitments to better security the nuclear

stop pikes. most experts agree that there has been progress made. sometimes in the country's that are the easiest to do that with there is still a lot of countries though including india and pakistan and parts of russia where there are large amounts of nuclear material that the u.s. believes is not as security as it should be. and so they are continuing to work towards that. one interesting thing about this particular summer, is that each country is supposed to come forward with what they call gift baskets. their own commitment to do something that they have come up with themselves in order to increase the security of the nuclear materials. so there will be more of those presented as well. >> gift baskets i like the sound of that. thank you. meanwhile, vice president joe biden met with turkish president today he is in washington attending the nuclear summit. the two leaders held a formal meeting this morning. the officials say the talk centered on the conflict in syria, and the evolving

refugee crisis and the on going war. he is also expected to have a conversation with president barack obama on the sidelines of the suspect. the obama administration could soon allow iran to trade in u.s. dollars. a ban on such practicing has been in place for years. it is another sign the u.s. is easing restraints on teheran. it would provide a boost to the sanctioned batters economy. that server dates baaing to her time as secretary of state. the investigation has lasted nearly a year. federal investigators are close to a desis about whether to seek criminal charges against the presidential candidate. al jazeera reports. thank you, my goodness, wow. >> while hillary clinton fights for the democratic nomination law enforcement sources tell al jazeera that federal investigation into a personal email system while she was secretary of state

has reached a critical stage. >> i want to say a word of thanks to the men and women of the fbi. >> >> the fbi led by director james tommy has now finished examining her home server and the source that the fbi team has been joined by justice department prosecutor it cooers. together they are analyzing relevant laws and attempting to arrange interviews with with key figures in the investigation. those interviews according to attorneys will include former state department aids former clinton chief of staff, and clinton herself. soon after in the next few days and weeks officials expect the director make his recommendation about potential criminal charges. >> the two appears in public tot for an unrelated manner.

this is what i am following very closely, i am confident we have the people and and resources to do nit the way i believe with with do all our work, which is independently. >> as part of that effort fb, officials report nearly 50 agents. reportedly in exchange for immunity from prosecution. he is the former state department staffer who set up clinton's home server. cruising the private email system was a mistake, but she insists she did nothing illegal. >> meanwhile clinton's campaign continues to focus on building up her nomination

delegate count. in new york her latest ad targets republican donald trump. >> when some say we can solve america's problems by building walls, banning people based on their religion and turning against each other, well, this is new york. and we know better. >> clinton's private bernie sanders has won six of the last seven democratic contests he keeps hammering the contrast between his pop list funded campaign and the well think donors fueling clinton. >> stop wasting my time going to rich people's homes begging for their campaign contributions. >> soon though the cam pain themes and strategies could be overshadowed. because there's now every sign that clinton email investigation is quickly headed toward as conclusion, whether it is her exoneration or inindictment. david schuster, al jazeera. >> despite the email controversy, clinton is still ahead of bernie sanders.

in the next contest is tuesday in wisconsin. sanders holds slight lead there, according to the pole 39% to clinton's 45%. donald trump is backtracking after terror comments he made about abortion. during an interview with with msnbc chris matthews he said women should be punished for getting abortions. >> do you believe that in punishment for abortion yes or no as a principle? >> the answer is that there has to be some form of punishment. >> for the woman? is. >> yes, ten years? >> that i don't know. >> trump later issue as statement saying that abortion providers not women, should be the ones punished. the presidential candidates jumped on trump for what he said. hillary clinton tweets just when you thought it couldn't get worse. >> ted cruz said once with again, donald trump has demonstrated that he hasn't seriously thought through the issues, and we will say anything just to get attention.

meanwhile cruz leads. the law school survey finds cruz on top by 10 points 40 to 30%. john kasich comes in third with 21% of the vote. violence in chicago has reached levels unseen in nearly two decades. statistics from the police department show there have been 135 homicide during the first quarter of this year. that's a seventy-one% jump from the same time last year. at least 727 people have been shot so far this year. up 73% from last year. the city is on course to top 500 homicides this year. for only the second time since 2008. authorities say gang conflicts and the fro live ration of guns have helped fuel the violence. eddie johnson is being encouraged by chicago mayor to apply to be the police suspect. he appointed the 27-year-old veteran interim superintendent disregarding the recommendation by

chicago's police force in making the employment. >> also in chicago, the police union says it has hired a police officer charged with murder in the state of shooting of a black teenager p the fraternal order of police hired jason vandyke to work as a janitor. the shooting promised mass demonstrations. people in oklahoma are assessing the damage from severe storms that spawned at least one tornado. seven people were injured in the tulsa area, there is also major damage. roofs were ripped off area businesses splinter trees are littering the streets.

the drink cart goes up in mid area, and this is how many powns with all the beverages and then drops on top of the male flight attendance on the side of the cart. >> the tennessee bound flight was forced to land in arkansas. that storm system remain as threat today. let's bring inny coal mitchell. >> yes, yesterday was a big day for severe weather, today could be more of the same. and there's also the flooding risk is that has really increased today. all the yeas in green are highlighting places where we with have different watches and the red places where we have seen the flooding warning areas that we with have had, and all that moisture from the great likes to the gulf coast will continue to spread it's way eastward through the course of the day. but also that severe weather. now hail is the primary threat just like it was yesterday, so we will see that those are the best chances for that severe weather, but there will be

some of those isolated storms and keep an eye to the sky. and there waslessenned a little bit. >> the last couple of days so that means more of that flood comes through. by the time we get it starts to clear out and a lot of place will have a pretty quiet weekended. >> help to do but some of that mild rare. >> some of the america's top female sock ever stars say they are victims of wage

discrimination. develop the grand canyon.

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>> al jazeera america - proud to tell your stories. federation the filing says they were paid four times less than the men's team. despite generating $20 million more in revenue last year. five female players have filed on behalf of the whole team. the soccer federation says it isdy pointed by the complaint. a controversy al jazeera jennifer london reports to the reaction. >> leave it as it is. words made famous by teddy roosevelt when he designated the grand canyon in 1908. it was later declared a national park, a world heritage site, and is listed as one of the seven wonders

of the world. the canyon powerful attracted 5 million. >> a new look out. >> if they get their way, the view won't look like this any more. imagine a massive new commercial center perched atop the point across the canyon. the so called project would bring hotels, restaurants and, i max theater shops and a tram to a pristine part of the canyon untouched by tourists. the land belongs to the people of the navajo nation. >> the whole canyon for me is a representation of who i am, where i come predominately. >> rene yellow horse, a member of the nation, says when she first heard about the project she thought it was a cruel joke. >> when i first heard about

it, draws the tram to go down to the bottom, i looked at it in the open newspaper, and i laughed, i thought somebody is playing a joke. >> you didn't think it was real. >> i didn't think it was real, i thought it was like the onion news, or something laughable. >> why didn't you think it is real? >> unfathomable to dig into the heart of the side of the canyons who butt in tours to develop an area where i go to pray. i laved then, i disbelieved and then the more i read, i get angry don't they know this is the heart of our place. >> the developers confluence

partners say the escalade project will bring jobs and prosperity to an area in desperate need of economic rescue. two path navajo presidents have thrown their support behind the project, but the current tribal leadership wouldn't talk to al jazeera. on the project as website you can hear testimonials from tribe members. >> i am ten years old, and i like the grand command i don't know project because it means a better life this project directly benefits our people, and will bring people from all over the world to experience navajo culture. >> what is that? >> the opposition among many tribe members is fierce, they accuse developers of miss leading promises. >> they came in open the door, came in, and said we are going to do this worker are going to cram it down your throat. you don't discrate and then

expect people to be pushed. >> you don't go to the recess teen chapel and then only give 8 cents on the dollar to the pope. we we hopping to speak with the developers about the controversy and the criticism, that it will forever allottery beauty, but they declined to maim themselves available while we were here. >> we with did have a chance to talk with the park superintendent. >> the fundamental concern is that it degrades the overall experience the views will be impaired by the development, within sight of 30% of the park, the night sky will be jeopardized. there is no water this this place they have designated the the development. >> how do you balance the need to protect something

like the grand canyon, but also with the need to develop it and make it accessible to people? how do you balance that? >> other than a few parking lots and a transportation system, this place is what it was in 1900s, so what they have seen fast the last 85 years is what people will come and experience, and diswhat is behind supporters the most important. >> the time line for the project is unclear one of the biggest points of contention is the proposed plan. and is special to visitors because it is so remote and isolated. >> you only have a couple of options. >> or that takes about a day one way, the proposed tram would shuttle 10,000 people per day from the rim to the river, in a a matter of

minutes. >> not everybody can go to the top of mountain everest, not everybody is going to go to those places so we with try to provide a full spectrum, and what is propose bedty developers in the escalade project was with kind of an angle to say well i just want to get as many people down to the bottom of the canyon. >> it shouldn't be built. not because we with say so, because it is the grand canyon. >> facing it's swansong, while the legendary recording studio that counts david bowie, cold play, and the foo fighters is shutting it's doors. plus, the death of beta max, sony ships out the last of the tapes that pioneered the era of home video.

the beta max tape, and now it is becoming extinct. al jazeera explains from tokyo. >> now you see and it soon you won't. one of technology's greatest losers. 40 years ago when video cassette recorders were knew, and you were looking for a standard size, the beta max made all the running. but then along comes the up star vhs, produce all of the rivals the vhs catches on and the rest is history, at least to most young people, the vhs is still recognizable they have seen it on the shelves of their parents, but the beta what? >> sony made the last beta max machine. in 2013 it stopped producing

tapes, now with the shipping out of the last of it's tape it marks the death of a format that is held ever since recently the promise of a golden video age. now relegated to the museum and the. >> rob mcbride in h tokyo, at it's height 12 manufactures the company, and 40 companies made v.h.s. equipment. sony gave in when it too began making vhs reporters. the recording studio where david bowie reported his final two albums is shutting down today. the own ever takes us through the good times and the bad. >> i am steve rosenthal and i am at the recording studio in

soho, new york city. making noise, when i started in 87, the whole concept was the idea that people would play. and what comes out of the caption. the record. wow. >> this wall representative of the kind of records that have gotten made here over the years one of the highlights is doing a james bond song that was a blast. two natalie merchant records. it's been very eclectic and fun. >> having david bowie with was an amazing experience. the thing was is he wanted to work and he wanted to be able

to be here and concentrate. none of us said boo about it. and it is something i am very proud of that we were able to keep the secret. deal with your own mortality, and create art at it is pretty extraordinary. the music industry itself is obviously very troubled. the decline of the music business has impacted very seriously my studio, and the budgets have really declined. also the way technology allows people to make music in their house and all that stuff. nice to see you, hay. >> thank you for having us. >> my pleasure, they are coming into work now. well, i have to be out the end of march, but i have to learn to sort of deal with it. i have been coming here for 28 years. >> thank you for joining us, the news continues next live from london.

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