will hold a press conference later this afternoon it was supposed to make an announcement on sunday night a couple of hours after the polls had closed but they didn't do so and we expect them to hold one later in the afternoon where we will will get a clearer picture on the election results thrown just briefly you're in chiang mai which is the hometown of the former prime minister of tents and should know what's been happening up there florence. well this is his stronghold really the north and northeast provinces of thailand now in the past nearly twenty years the way these provinces that voted they've been able to determine the government of thailand it appears this time though that the support is not enough we've got the per thai party trailing behind the pro-military party in terms of popular vote that is an unexpected result especially at a pinch as opinion polls suggest it that the per thai party would be in the lead on the initial comments that we've been getting from the thai party leaders suggest

that they may not be so ready to accept the results the secretary general of the party said that while he wanted to wait for the official results to come in he pointed to the fact that there were irregularities in voting and he said the party may want to inspect spoil and disqualified ballots now the election commission had said that there are about five point five percent of votes that were disqualified including some overseas votes that did not make it to thailand in time and that's not a small number now of the supporters in this area of supporters of per thai in this area told us they were shocked and disappointed at the results so overall supporters allies of thompson say that you know these are results that are completely unexpected and the surprised and they're shocked or thrones knew that in john minds lawrence thank you. all right time for a short break here on al-jazeera when we come back it was already one of the arab world's poorest countries will look at what he is a will have done to yemen and. will to resume his brags that battles you have

removed from the prime minister's office explain. how low we've got yet more disturbed weather pushing into central pa some of the u.s. just across the great plains lots of clouds showing up here exacerbating the flooding to says we already have in place the seaboard does look lousy fine and dry for the time being as we go on through monday we'll try to increase the wet is this that weather just slides across the other side of the appalachians double figures that the new york minus one the top temperature for all monday afternoon thirteen celsius there for seattle look some wet weather making its way in sioux oregon pushing into the northern half of california always made the right that's not a bad thing that's how it tends to snow as we go on through the course of days it

pushes it across the rockies it does so more so as we go through tuesday for the south twenty one celsius the an ally central parts of north america by this stage looking fine and dry fine and dry will have tools eastern seaboard middle and states just around the county as well just catch a little bit of wet weather just clearing through as we go on through the day meanwhile a little bit of weather still in place for the great saran tillis sunshine and showers i think pretty much sums it up elsewhere across the caribbean is looking fine and tries to go on through tuesday the right not quite as widespread with plenty of sunshine.

fly cats are airways and experience economy class like never before qatar airways going places together. welcome back if you come out of the top stories here on the al jazeera summary of u.s. special counsel robert muller's report says neither donald trump nor any of his officials knowingly clue to the russia in the twenty sixteen election campaign but the report didn't draw a conclusion on whether trump attempts to obstruct the course of justice. with most of the votes counted from thailand's elections a tight race between the main opposition party and its production rival is the

first time people have been able to vote since any trick five years ago. kenya's government as well and more than a million people at risk of starvation as a severe drought grips the northern half of the country rainfall has been low for months killing crops and leaving people unable to feed themselves properly it was only last year that large parts of kenya were flooded by storms that destroyed farmland and left off a million people homeless the government denies that anyone has died from hunger in the current drought. well catherine sawyer reports from kenya's comet tempel. it sweltering in the more i religious from this dry desolate land here to the sea food aid from the humanitarian agency wild vision there's a drought in kenya and the government says up to a million people in thirteen of the country's forty seven counties need argent help hiders in the northwest region of two cana a some of the worst affected here they receive saugor rice bins and cooking oil to

last them at least a few weeks a lot about i want to go i'm very happy to see this food and make sure it lasts that long for my four children before you go away from community centers the more desperate the situation gets etsy can loria ban ses how fourteen year old son long narrow died last month from my nutrition. we did not have food so you just used to have fruit he grew weak by the day or until he died that's when sam when we first met us food the only volunteer health worker in the village shows as well long hours buried the government denies others have also died of hunger thing and then i'll go with you was just bones he had never come to the health center for any treatment of any other ailment he had just been eating wild fruits and nothing else . wild fruit that grows near reavers is what you can as return to when they can't find other food at accounts has and is doing his best to feed his remaining family

until more help comes. over we just need help if we don't get it then we'll just continue eating the fruit and wait to die there's nothing else i can do the government blames the drought on drains the crisis is made worse by locusts invasion last year i mean all diseases and conflict many in this village escaped another area after cattle rustlers attacked them and stored i'm more it's may day now we've been in this village for a couple of hours and we haven't seen many people making break first lunch most of them are saying they don't have anything for dinner as well they say that they've run out of food they received at the beginning of the month lucky mayor quails boiling the last of her cheek piece i borrowed from a neighbor of the sleeping hungry yesterday i know i'll have to share the food with those who don't have she tells us. in this village and many others that are harder

to reach time is of the essence a delayed response to their plight will only make things worse catherine soy al jazeera to kana northwest kenya. well south of kenya in mozambique aid workers are reaching more survivors of saddam after roads run by the storm will reopen tony bertie reports now from. food supplies are getting to be or the problem is getting them to the people who really need them. this is what happens when bread is distributed to the needy people are desperate for every piece they can grab food is scarce and supermarkets supplies are expensive a delivered by air or water is not enough. the end six road is the main road artery from biro to the remote parts of mozambique it was severed in the psych lone you can get a real idea of the power and severity of this psycho namie flooding that followed by this area this entire area as far as you can see was covered in water destroyed

everything around here the power here even pushed off this car off the road and miraculously the driver escaped he swam to safety but it destroyed about one hundred meters a road that had been you rebuilt by the chinese the road was cut for a week on sunday it reopened after chinese contractors and local workers worked day and night to build a new stretch and restore a vital lifeline that serves malawi zambia and zimbabwe does the road being damage it. can see we have a situation better see it as well for us to get their poor relief helpless getting difficult like a state for was and being and also for the country neighboring countries in order six three really important. food is needed everywhere and mina and her sister regime there live next to the road their home was destroyed in the surge that swept the road away they said the water was up to their necks and they had to climb trees

to survive but there aren't and cousin drowned and those did you get in there are very you know someone told me that she thought she was going to die that day but since then they have received no help or food or shelter she says she prefers to stay here with family in hardship rather than go to beer or with nothing. is the same story for hundreds perhaps thousands of people who prefer to live in makeshift shelters close to where their homes once stood. mozambique is relying on the outside world for help but local people are rallying around to to help their fellow countrymen at this church in bira they were collecting money and food for the victims. a separate will be and that is that it's going to take time to recover our houses were basic but they were not built in one day or a week you will need more time five years ten years it will depend on what people will have to build with us now we need stronger material but our spirit is strong

mozambique will need support for some time to come and for many their lives will never be the same again tony berkeley al-jazeera may go central mozambique. now monday marks four years as a saudi u.s. led coalition intervened in yemen to support the government in its war against rebels the conflict has killed at least ten thousand people and led to what the u.n. describes as the world's worst humanitarian crisis looks at the economic impact for . the markets of sanaa were once at the crossroads of trade in the middle east. today the street is an alcohol market one of the oldest in the city a selling whatever little local farmers can produce prices a steep and out of reach for most the few who can buy are often in debt. and with a smile has a family of eight he's among the millions of yemenis for whom the war has meant sleeping on an empty stomach. the war destroyed the gulf arabs and the saudis and

the u.a.e. destroyed us food prices are ten times higher because the yemeni real has no value at present in yemen central bank is split between government controlled aden and who the controlled so now saudi arabia publicly pledged a loan of two billion dollars but only to the bank in aden to keep the currency afloat as of december it had received only three hundred forty million dollars the money from the bank of aden pay salaries of government workers most of yemen's workforce. but five hundred thousand civil servants and who the areas haven't been paid it through here as. black markets like these are try being in summer and in aden it's beyond imagination and that there's a shortage of oil here in aden can you believe that petrol is not available in the petrol stations that is available in the black market i'm astonished to see trucks

carrying petrol for aden oil refineries but no idea where these trucks go and where the petrol is profits from yemen's booming coffee industry and farms have. plummeted because of high fuel prices if yemen depended on its own exports before the war production has almost stopped since the conflict began is under the control of emirati backed fighters. but the main problem is this the port in her data to which eighty percent of food aid comes in and that is out of bounds for most. the impact of the war and the crumbling economy has forced within twenty four million yemenis to depend on aid just to survive and humanitarian aid is not enough you need a political solution that is going to allow the economy to revitalize that will allow restrictions on imports to be lifted that will allow sellers to be paid the jobs created markets to be revitalized. such sectors to come back to life again so that

people. you know slowly can start to sort of resume a life that used to exist prior to the conflict. i hope that perhaps many yemenis still have despite the real threat of hunger and famine. and disease. now boeing has invited more than two hundred pilots technicians and regulators some of the airline industry to address concerns about its seven three seven max aircraft the meeting will happen on wednesday at the company's factory near seattle boeing says as part of a plan to safely return the planes to commercial service the jets are grounded worldwide after two crashes killed three hundred forty six people over the past six months. now with media reports of an internal coup u.k. prime minister to resign may has summoned leading brands its supporters in her ruling party to her country residence for crisis talks may is coming under

increasing pressure to resign ahead of a final attempt to get her brags that deal through parliament m.p.'s are expected to vote on the withdrawal agreement for the third time some of the jested that only support the bill if may agrees to step down but it's been one of her most bruising weeks as prime minister began with talk of a third vote in parliament on her deal but it quickly became clear she still lacked enough support from m.p.'s to get it through frustrated may deliver a televised address to the nation on wednesday in which she blamed m.p.'s for delaying bragg's it well that didn't go down well in need of more time time we made the decision so far parliament has done everything possible to avoid making the choice. motion after motion and amendment after amendment has been tabled without parliament ever deciding what it wants all m.p.'s have been willing to say is what they do not want well in need of more time to pass a deal may went to an e.u.

summit on thursday where leaders gave her a two week extension to the fast approaching brigs that deadline for britain could still crash out without a deal if there's no agreement by april twelfth and the week ended with about a million people marching through london calling for a second referendum and on the apparent plot against her by some colleagues one minister is reported to have said the end is not right for john johnson is from politics home a political news website explains what might happen next to break the impasse what they're talking about doing is possibly having a set of for the killing decorative votes this week in parliament these are non-binding votes where m.p.'s could set out things they wanted to happen so far along with the criticism of m.p.'s and from the prime minister she made the speech last week not a good idea when she blamed m.p.'s for it but her point was that a lot of people believe m.p.'s have constantly been saying what they don't want to happen in parliament but not really saying what they do want to happen a cruise liner has finally reached port after running into trouble near

a stretch of norwegian coast that's notorious for shipwrecks the viking sky lost power and started drifting in huge seas some of the ago as the story of. a terrifying view from inside the cruise ship. before the alarm went off. the mayday call was put out on saturday as the vessel drifted in the norwegian see more than thirteen hundred passengers and crew were aboard the viking sky with the luxury cruise line as engines failed during stormy weather it was battered by eighty two waves just off the coast of norway here the weather is known to be fierce and the shallow waters are renowned for their reefs. the rescue of the passengers began on saturday evening with the evacuation of the ship continuing throughout the night most of those on board were elderly tourists

mainly from the united states and the u.k. a few escaped with light injuries many traumatised by the experience. or. so. or. tugboats one in front and the other behind the ship towards the port city of boulder the passengers and crew may have had a lucky escape but it brought what was supposed to be a twelve day cruise along norway's coast to an abrupt and terrifying and sunny guy of all al-jazeera. a quick check of the headlines here a summary of u.s. special counsel robert muller's report says neither donald trump nor any of his

officials knowingly colluded with russia during the twenty sixteen election campaign but the report didn't draw a conclusion on whether trump attempted to obstruct the course of justice still trump says he's been completely exonerated democrats who control the house of representatives say that's not true president trump is wrong this report is not amount to a so-called total exoneration. special counsel mahler was clear that his report quote does not exonerate close quote the president it is imperative that the attorney general release of the full report and the underlying evidence the entire unfiltered report as well as the evidence underlying that report must be made available to congress and to the american people. as much information can be as can be made public should be made public without delay with most of the votes counted from thailand's election as a tight race between the main opposition party and its present military rival this

is the first time people have been able to vote since a military coup five years ago an estimated ninety four percent of the ballots have been counted for the five hundred seat. kenya's government is warning more than a million people risk of starvation as parts of the country and severe drought conditions in thirteen counties are continuing to worsen with widespread vegetation loss and no crop yields. boeing has invited more than two hundred pilots technicians and regulators macross the airline industry to address concerns over it seven three seven craft the meeting is to take place on wednesday at the company's factory outside of seattle boeing says it's part of a plan to safely return the planes to commercial service airlines using the model grounded the jet of the two crashes killed three hundred forty six people over the past six months and people australia live in the path of sight and veronica are being urged to stay indoors as the dangerous storm moves away town of port hedland

was hit hardest as it crossed the north west coast on sunday with winds of up to one hundred sixty kilometers an hour well those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after we were on stage and that's what you. need three years after the u.k. very to leave the european union. is yet to take for. britain seemed three weeks divorced from its european neighbors. the whole process to still be revived stay with al-jazeera for the latest.

hello and welcome again to rewind. since the launch of al-jazeera english back in two thousand and six were built up a library of award winning films and here on rewind we're very visiting some of the best of them today we're reminded to two thousand and thirteen when we went undercover on a wildlife smuggling trail stretching from madagascar off the southeast coast of africa across asia to malaysia on the trail of a man known as the pablo escobar of reptile smuggling or global wildlife trafficking is estimated to be worth billions of dollars every year almost as lucrative as the trade and illegal drugs and arms a key destination for wildlife trafficking madagascar over ninety percent of the country's animals are found anywhere else making them a prize catch for smugglers including anson wong the man nicknamed the lizard king would jailed after a sting operation in one thousand nine hundred eight he was soon back in business

before being arrested again in malaysia and two thousand and ten at an al-jazeera and best occasion in two thousand and thirteen travail that those arrests and subsequent convictions did not put an end to his smuggling korea from the one one east series his return of the lizard king. in all his years of trouble there is one place the lizard king has always returned to. valley bay lies in a remote form. off the southeast coast of africa. it's home to the ploughshare the world's rarest hoarders that distinction makes them target number one france it was. with members of a conservation group spearheading the fight to save the species. of the fossil. rubber bruin

radio receivers to track the ones they've managed to tag it's estimated there are only four hundred adults left in the wild. a ploughshare are made especially vulnerable because they're only found in this small area of sand bamboo and scrubland. right there the first we come upon it's a tiny one turns out to be just a few months old. and. some of those who worked with ant and wong in the past tell us that because a rare species he collects goodies a plush a tortoise is perhaps the most valuable of all goodies when this guy or girl grows up to be an adult he or she could be worth tens of thousands of u.s. dollars and if it was back.

to real says smugglers including wong started coming to these shores in the one nine hundred eighty s. just as the group was publishing reports over how endangered the species had become . endangered means high profits for poachers and the rule believes one has made millions selling plowshares off to be illegal pet trade. their beautiful shells make it easy to see why they are considered the jewel in the crown of the reptile world. so when you hear about people like ants and long making lots of money from these polisher tortoises. what is that doing your mind or is that to your heart you know. it's it's not that there are but i want to take a gun and kill him. you feel that strongly about a. nearby breeding and rescue center we find pens full of areas that were saved from poachers.

the rate of smuggling is so high his sheer madagascar's government for bid the group from releasing any back into the wild. in the lab there is a photo warning workers to be on the lookout for this man. it's anson was. that photograph is there in terms of you know if this man turns up be be careful. in one nine hundred ninety six seventy two plow shares are still going from this center in the most brazen reptile robbery in history while no one was ever caught one was later found trying to sell a number of them. he's almost public enemy number one for us in terms of his reputation even if half the stories are true then the scale of operation this man has been operating around the world and this and in madagascar is in his mind born . it was a shipment of plow shares to the u.s.

among some other exotic animals that led to the lizard king's first arrest in one thousand nine hundred eight. it followed a five year undercover sting where wildlife officers posed as dealers to lure one a malaysian citizen to america. in court officers testified one promised them he could get anything from anywhere. in the end he pled guilty to forty counts of illegally importing endangered species and was sentenced to almost six years in prison. this or i'm going to market our army. or a reckless you know walker. who doesn't. this man who we'll call x. worked with wong for years and describes what drives him he's more more sensitive. order country. besides the ploughshare madagascar is also home to many other unique species. ninety

percent of the country's animals are found nowhere else in the world. an irresistible draw says that's for the lizard king. and so is in madagascar as capital we begin gaining access to his network and tracking down a man who since being harmed has learned to be far more lucid and. we're off to meet someone who's promised to take us to some smugglers and his job is to pack the tortoise's before shipment we told him that we're interested buyers he believes that he's taking some customers to meet his bosses. and leave them with. a reason not appearing nervous the man guides us through the crowded streets to a factory. i

know next to your head but it mario introduces himself as a businessman. used to getting cameras we film his operation which he says exploit seafood and reptiles. we also learned he's the son of a presidential candidate. and. i'm going to. hold her in his office mario is the first to mention the man we're after. ok ok no i know you know him then. and. mario offers to put us in touch with one of his associates. the next evening we meet that associate in a hotel room where he presents us with samples. per. their radiated tortoises the second most endangered in madagascar according to

international law exploiting them from the country is illegal or. steal the deal of promise is not only a steady supply but hundreds. shipment. peter. he also says his contacts at the airport will ensure they get through security checks. are. prepared to. hear. it confirm something extort us earlier. one of our customs in all these countries or. their paid off. we're going to get something. what you can get but they're supposed to be in for. your forces or. both x. and the dealer explained the typical route for smuggling same carriers or mules checking the tortoise's in suitcases in madagascar. from there he says the bags

transit through a number of other cities by darussalam and to bar before entering asia. shipments we're told end up in his home country of malaysia where they are then sold on to buyers around the world. of india. sirus a honda resort says she was once an unwitting participant in long criminal dealings a student from madagascar desperate for money she says she agreed to meet him at this hotel. back in twenty ten sara says she and another woman were taken to a room and offered four hundred dollars each to carry shipments for wong to malaysia the cases she says were packed without her involvement. subtlety tooley knew it was animals i didn't ask the details as to which kind of any laws were inside. while their first trip in two thousand and ten proved uneventful sarah

says it was her second trip to malaysia a few weeks later that things went wrong. soon after. touching down customs officials singled her out. to before we could take away the luggage it was picked by suspection and they saw it was not simple luggage but less full of enables. among the cash authorities found three hundred radiated toward suits and a number of ploughshare. sarah was convicted of smuggling and was jailed for eight months. the same year the sarah was arrested the lizard king himself ran afoul of the law. in a separate incident one was caught with dozens of snakes on a plane for which he had no licensed for. a raid of his properties uncovered even more. a malaysian judge gave him a five year sentence but he served just seventeen months.

according to sources one of the loser kings biggest customers lives in indonesia bustling capital. we arrive just of the city is hosting a reptile exhibit. which. despite this being a government sanctioned event it doesn't take long for us to find illegal animals for sale. including tortoises from madagascar. still undercover as a dealer we head for one of the biggest booths. but we sit down for a meeting you know with daniel and you we judge or you know as and how do you know us and all. of you not only does daniel readily admit the to work together but we notice he's also wearing a shirt from madagascar and doesn't go on her so still to still doing our there

there then that's something that surprises even us daniel admits the two thousand and ten shipment of snakes which.