hello. i'm james menendez. one of the most notorious killer, eugene de kock is serving 20 years in prison. and a final verdict linked to the srebrenica massacre. and at least 20 people have been killed in a pakistan town. and later, our technology correspondent tries a new technique. he's getting microchipped.

a very warm welcome to the program. one of the most notorious killers of apartheid era south africa eugene de kock, has been granted parole after 20 years in prison. he was nicknamed prime evil after his killings in the 1980s and early 1990s. the prime minister said that de kock was being released in the interest of nation building. andrew harding gave us this update. >> there have been fairly lengthy parole requests in recent years, none of them granted until now. and until in the last few months de kock after some prompting, reached out to the families of some of his victims. they came to the prison sat down with him, and he apologized to them. i've spoken to some of those

families who say they were moved, they believed de kock was sincere. he was also working, cooperating with the prosecuting authorities here, not just right to find the missing victims of his own act and his own unit's act, but other people as well caught up in this very vicious end to the apartheid era, when white minority rule was still clinging on to power and using people like de kock to try and undermine the transition. >> there be many people in south africa outraged by this decision then? >> i think a lot of people will feel that he's got a lucky break. he served 20 years, he could have been there until he died. in fact i spoke to one brother of another man, a prominent lawyer, that mr. de kock killed with a bomb and he said why should he got out after 20? he felt that it wasn't sufficient. but i think, although de kock was for many south africans the face the embodiment of evil

they nicknamed prime evil the evil of the apartheid era, there's also a sense that this is a chapter being closed. where there are one or two other people, particularly clyde lewis, who was involved in the death of chris heartny, right at the end of the apartheid era, and that act, killing such a key figure many people thought would trigger a civil war and end this country's hopes of a peaceful transition. and that man who has cancer today he was told he cannot get parole. there's a sense that his crime was still too fresh for many south africans. >> equally, eugene in de kock's case he wasn't acting alone. he was acting on orders from above. i mean are there some who say he was made the scapegoat? >> oh, exactly. certainly, de kock himself said that he was acting on orders from the very top, and there were attempts to bring some of those people to justice, but

since the transition to democracy, since the action in 1994, none of those people the top people ever faced court appearance. none of them were prosecuted. and many people do think that de kock eugene de kock this one man, somehow used in a way as a scapegoat for an entire regime. whether that was good for stability or not is something that people still debate very keenly here. >> andrew harding in johannesburg for us. now, the united nations war crimes tribunal for yugoslavia is preparing to deliver a final verdict in the case of five men found guilty of involvement in the 1995 srebrenica massacre in bosnia during the war there. it happened a few months before the end of the war. refugees fled to srebrenica to escape forces. it was protected by u.n. dutch soldiers, but the enclave was overrun by paramilitary troops led by the bosnia commander.

reports started to emerge. about 8,000 boys and men were skilled in srebrenica in just three days. it has been described as the worst atrocity on european soil since the holocaust. the five men standing trial are appealing against their conviction in 2010 for a range of crimes including genocide. they were sentenced to life for targeting and destroys groups of people based on their ethnicity. earlier win spoke to the bbc's anna holligan who are at the hague. >> this is the trial that reveals the details of how this atrocity the worst since the second world war, was actually carried out. how the killings took place, the transportation of the muslims. we're inside the court building now and some of the victims' relatives have arrived, gearing up to go into courtroom one, to watch this verdict. and two of the men have been found guilty already of genocide. and that's the worst crime under

international law. they were sentenced to life. but this is the appeals judgment. it's due to get underway any second. we'll be inside the courtroom. and the judges have to decide if that original verdict should be upheld or overturned. so we're expecting the hearings to last around an hour and we will bring you the verdict as soon as we get it. >> indeed we will. now, we're getting more details of a bomb blast at a shia mosque in southern pakistan which took place after friday prayers. the explosion was in the town of shikapur, about 400 miles north of karachi. at least 20 people have been killed and 50 injured. reports say the roof of the mosque collapsed, trapping several people inside. some local media suggest that a suicide bomber may have triggered the blast. they're investigating. it's not yet clear who might have carried out the attack. the egyptian president is cutting short his attendance of an african union summit in

ethiopia and returning home after a series of militant attacks in the northern sinai. on thursday a series of apparently coordinated attacked groups in several towns. the attacks killed 29 security personnel and injured 59 others. bbc arabic gave us this update from cairo. >> this is clearly the largest attack on the egyptian military in years. this is definitely the largest attack when the same group carried an attack on the egyptian military, that left 31 police and military personnel killed. so president assisi is targeting the african union and decided to cut short his trip and come back to more closely the -- the

unfolding of that here in cairo. and basically called for a resolution to the national defense security council here in egypt to decide on and discuss possible counter operation in sinai after this. and this is clearly one of the largest attacks on the egyptian military. so far we still don't know how bit even yet the attack is. the initial numbers we have for the death toll is 29 but it could rise in the upcoming few hours, as the military has so far not announced a clear number, not a number even for how many was killed and how many was injured. and what are the ranks of the people who have lost their lives in this attack. so this could possibly develop over the next few hours. and it's important for president ceci to come back and have a firsthand, you know, look at this. >> just tell us a bit more about the group that's claimed

responsibility for the attack. >> reporter: it's known that has been active ever since the egyptian revolutioned started in 2011 but it became more active even after the unseating of the islamist president, mohamed morsi, in july 2013. it has carried out a number of attacks on police and military targets in sinai over the past few years, but the largest one before this one was the one, as i said last october, that left 31 dead and this is the second largest or now the largest attack on the egyptian military. this group in last november has pledged allegiance to the islamic state, so we don't have

much details about the group other than that. but considering the style of the group and how they carry out attacks, it could be release for this attack. it's time for the business news now. aaron's here. greece, the negotiations begin. >> well, at least the talks. but it's the first face-to-face talks with the new leader of greece. one of the powerhouses of the euro zone. let's talk about the economic powerhouses. germany and china have warned greece against turning their back on reforms, of course, tied to its massive international bailout. the markets still very jittery over fears that athens could default on all that debt. today, the president of the euro group club of euro zone finance ministers, he's going to be holding talks with alexis tsipras.

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russia's economy has been suffering from a dramatic fall in the price of oil and high inflation, western sanctions, and the projected decline in economic growth meaning they're expecting russia to enter, obviously, we know the numbers are coming into recession this year. also this, falling oil prices and a weak economy mean consumer prices in the euro zone have fallen more sharply in january. deflation continues. prices fell down 0.6% in january, slightly worse than expected. it follows the first fall in deflation in five years. we saw that in december. that was the price down there in december, 0.2%. of course the worry over deflation has prompted the european central bank to launch that big bazooka years ago, that major stimulus program which will begin in march. also, there's a talk of us. the super bowl that kicks off on sunday, often the most watched live television program in america every year around the

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and went. now this report from amman. >> reporter: another torturous day of waiting for the father of the jordanian fighter pilot captured last month. lieutenant mu'ath call kaseasbeh was shot down during the bombing campaign against islamic state. appeals were made to the militants to fellow muslims to set him free. >> translator: forgive the quality of the prophet. they thought that all paths were blocked. if you forgive your brother, the response will be very positive from all jordanians. twice is threatened to kill the pilot and a japanese hostage if they didn't meet their demands by sunset. supporters stood anxiously at darkness fell. members of the jordanian's entitle extended family have been meeting here in the past few days to share their moments

of hope and fear. but now after two deadlines have passed for prisoner deals to be done, the mood has turned to anguish and anger. and jordanian officials worry public opposition is now hardening against their involvement in the coalition fighting islamic state. >> the strengthening of mu'ath is not being more supportive of this war against isis. on the contrary it's making things worse for the regime and for the government. >> reporter: more and more the calls have been for jordan to leave its alliance. during the hostage ordeal a man has made an offer to exchange this iraqi woman, sajida al rishawi, with the extremists. she was jailed for her part in a series of hotel bombings here in 2005 that killed at least 60 people. and there have also been

negotiations to try to free the japanese journalist kenji goto seen here before he was caught by i.s. in october. tonight his wife made a heartfelt plea for his release. >> my husband and i have six very young daughters. our baby girl was two weeks old. i hope my oldest daughter will be able to see her father again. >> reporter: it was here on the turkish border with syria that islamic state wanted jordan to hand over its prisoner. the media was on standby, hoping to see hostages freed in return. but tonight that prospect looks much dimmer. bbc news amman. it began as an in-flight tantrum about a packet of nuts. but now at the center of a row on a korean air flight could face up to ten years in jail. our correspondent steve evans reports from the court in seoul. her case is being considered there.

>> reporter: in this court here is aviation law, and that is designed to go for people who hijack aircraft or disrupt flights seriously in the air. and on those charges, the maximum penalty is ten years. now, it's probable that she won't get there, but she's certainly going through the mill. she's had her head down most of the time. she's got this technique of using her hair as almost like a mask to shield herself. she's apologized profusely for the millionth time but she did it so quietly, that it was pretty well inaudible in the court. so she's eating humble pie, big time. she's charged, also with assault, and that's assault on a member of the cabin staff, who says that she pushed her. and the assailant and the alleged victim sort of met each other in court, in that the

cabin crew member gave evidence and said that mrs. cho started off pretty calm was by the end of it all, was called a mega tantrum. and the plane, which was about 20 meters being pushed back from the gates was reversed mrs. cho's orders. no dispute about that. >> and why this has become such a big scandal for south korea? what's at the heart of this? is it about privilege? >> reporter: we can only surmise, but it's certainly pressing a button isn't it? and it's pushing a button in south korea because of the system whereby the economy is dominated by big family-owned conglomerate conglomerates, including korean air. so it's pressing a button about privileged people behaving badly. and maybe it's pressing that same button all over the world, because the interest in this thing is global. >> steve evans for us outside

the court in seoul. now, two babies and a nurse are thought to have died in a huge gas explosion which ripped through a maternity hospital on the outskirts of mexico city. scores of rescue workers worked through the rubble to rescue mothers, babies and staff. >> reporter: the cause of the devastation was removed from the scene on thursday evening. this truck could have been delivering fuel to the hospital. a leak in one of its pipes caused the explosion. captured on a mobile phone, this was the moment it happened. rescue services had arrived at the scene to deal with the leak but it was too late. >> a fire truck arrived first, and then the big and loud explosion happened. and all my bedroom's windows shattered. >> reporter: another video shows a man walking into the destroyed building afterwards, enquiring if anybody was there. the force of the what's destroyed around 70% of the hospital. twisted pieces of metal and

rubble were all that was left as rescue workers scoured the area. >> it is important not to obstruct the work that's being done and it has to be done fast. the whole hospital building seems to be damaged. it's a small hospital and you can see for yourself the damage that's been done. >> reporter: several babies were found under the rubble. the rescue operation is now over, was massive. the explosion happened in one of mexico city's poorer neighborhoods and the hospital was a public one. people in the community told me these patients didn't have the money to pay for private health. they were angry and shocked is about what had happened. as night fell the rescue mission turned into a cleanup operation, and that's still underway. so too is the investigation into how this could have happened and who is to blame. katie watson, bbc news, mexico city. now, how would you feel about having a chip implanted in you that replaces your keys and identity cards? for many of us this smacks of spooky sci-fi but for one firm

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a very warm welcome to the program. one of the most notorious killers of apartheid era south africa eugene de kock has been granted parole after two decades in prison. he was nicknamed prime evil for his role in the killing and maiming of activists in the 1980s and early 1990s. earlier, the country's justice minister said that de kock was being released in the interest he said of nation building. our johannesburg correspondent is andrew harding. >> there have been fairly lengthy parole requests in recent years, none of them granted, until now. and in the last few months de kock, after some prompting, reached out to the families of some of his victims. they came to the prison in pretoria, sat down with him, and he apologized to them. i've spoken to some of those

families. and they said they were moved, they believed de kock was sincere. he was also working, cooperating with the prosecuting authorities here, not just trying to find the missing victims of his own acts and his own unit's acts, but other people as well caught up in this very vicious end to the apartheid era, when white minority rule was still clinging on to power and using people like de kock to try to undermine the transition. >> will there be many people in south africa outraged by this decision, then? >> i think a lot of people will feel that he got a lucky break. he served 20 years. he could have been there until he died. in fact i spoke to one brother of another man, a prominent lawyer that mr. de kock killed with a bomb and he said why not 50 years? why should he get out after 20? he felt it wasn't sufficient. but i think, although de kock was, for many south africans the face the embodiment of evil they nicknamed him prime

evil the evils of the apartheid era, there's also a sense that this is a chapter being closed whereas there are one or two other people particularly clyde lewis, who was involved in the death of chris harrny right at the end of the apartheid era, and that act, killing such a key figure, many people thought would trigger a civil war and would end this country's hopes of a peaceful transition. and that man, clyde lewis, who is sick and has cancer today he was told he cannot get parole. there's a sense that his crime was still too fresh for many south africans. >> equally, in eugene de kock's case he wasn't acting alone. he was acting on orders from above. are there some who say he was made the scapegoat? >> oh, exactly. there were attempts certainly, de kock himself, said that he was acting on orders from the very top, and there were attempts to bring some of those people to justice, but since the

transition to democracy, since the action in 1994 none of those people the top people ever faced court appearance none of them were prosecuted and many people do think that de kock eugene de kock this one man, was somehow used in a way as a scapegoat for an entire regime. whether that was good for stability or not is something people still debate very keenly here. >> andrew harding in johannesburg. the egyptian president abdul fattah al sisi is cutting short his trip in ethiopia and returning home after a series of attacks in northern sinai. on thursday a series of apparently coordinated attacks targeted checkpoints and police and army bases in several towns. the militant group claims responsibility for the attacks which killed 29 security personnel and injured some 50 others. now this update in cairo. >> this is the largest attack on

the egyptian military in years. it's very coordinated and a very sophisticated attack that happened on a number of the main military and police towns in northernsy northern sinai. and security forces should be on high alert. i mean this route, obviously, has -- it turns from a group that started by carrying bombs to this and developed over the past two years, very quickly, to carrying out attacks that leave several dead and many injured. >> radwa gamal. let's take a look at some of the other stories now. a kurdish peshmerga fighter

has been killed. the car bomb is reported to have been detonated near the security headquarters inside the city. a curfew has been put in place. the african union is give its backing to an enhanced regional task force to fight the boko haram islamist militia. the decision to boost the five-nation force was taken by the peace and security council, ahead of a summit. fighting is continuing in eastern ukraine, where moscow-backed rebels are making a push for a strategic town that links donetsk and luhansk, the two cities that insurgents took over last year. ukraine says it's lost five soldiers in the fighting. these talks are expected to resume in the belarus capital of minsk later in the day, but officials say there's little chance of any progress. around 11 million immigrants are living illegally in the

united states. at the end of last year president obama said he was going to offer some of those immigrants an amnesty with strict conditions attached. but many of the so-called illegals have been reluctant to as he said, come out of the shadows. well, to find out why, our correspondent alina bull has been to el paso in texas, right on the border between the u.s. and mexico. >> reporter: they live in mexico, but go to school in the usa. every morning, hundreds of children across the border from the mexican city of juarez to el paso in america. they're allowed in thanks to study visas from the u.s. government, but they have to return home to mexico every night. in many ways american el paso and mexican juarez have the feel of a single community, just split by an international border. the juarez trade and people crossing between the two, increased security in recent years, and that's become much

harder. because many do come across the border from mexico every day to go to school to work in businesses here, but even in this city alone, there are tens of thousands of others who are hidden away undocumented living in america illegally. the white house is pushing through new rules to allow some of them at least to as president obama puts it come out of the shadows. this is a charity that helps the so-called undocumented. there are thought to be around 11 million across the u.s. the president has offered those that have been here longer than five years an amnesty, but people are concerned about coming forward to register. >> this is a temporary reaction. what will happen when obama finishes and another president comes in? they will nowhere i am where my family are what will happen? there's a chance we could all be deported. so we're very worried. >> reporter: the problem is because congress agree on a way forward for immigration, a highly politicized debate the president took an executive

action alone. that means it can be, technically, be reversed. >> the only way this executive order works is if people do come forward and register and pay back taxes and become part of the system of you know, being able to work having permission to work and doing so in broad daylight. >> reporter: many undocumented who have often fled violence in mexico say although they're scared they feel they have no choice but to come forward, given the stress they and their families live under. >> because my son was so worried i'd get arrested said susanna, he asked me to go to school with him and disguise myself. we suffered so much. and every day, more people cross illegally into the u.s. for this group of women and children who don't want to be identified, their fight to remain here is just beginning.

and although the white house says it's doing its best there are millions of other cases that remain unresolved. bbc news, el paso, texas. it began as an in-flight tantrum about a packet of nuts. but now at the center of the row on a korean air flight could face up to ten years in jail cho hyun-ah is the daughter of the president of the company. >> reporter: she's been in this court here in aviation law, and that aviation law is designed to go for people who hijack aircraft or disrupt flights seriously in the air. and on those charges, the maximum penalty is ten years. it's probable that she won't get that but she's certainly going through the mill. she's had her head down most of

the time she's got this technique of using her hair as almost like a mask to shield herself. she's apologized profusely for the millionth time, but she did it so quietly that it was pretty well inaudible in the court. so she's eating humble pie, big time. she's charged, also with assault and that's an assault on a member of the cabin staff who says that she pushed her. and the assailants and the alleged victim what sort of met each other in court, in that the cabin crew member gave evidence and said that mrs. cho started off pretty calm but by the end of it all, was in -- what was called in court as a mega tantrum. and the plane, which is about 20 meters, being pushed back from the gate was reversed on mrs. cho's orders. no dispute about that. >> and why has this become such a big scandal for south korea?

what's at the heart of this? is it about privilege? >> reporter: well we can only surmise, but it's certainly pressing a button isn't it? and it's pressing a button in south korea, because of the system whereby the economy is dominated are by big family-owned conglomerates, including korean air. so it's pressing a button about privileged people behaving badly. and maybe it's pressing that same button all over the world, because the interest in this thing is global. >> stephen evans in seoul for us. now, police in the netherlands say the man who forced his way into the dutch national broke after and demanded to go on live television had no known links to terrorist organizations and had acted alone. the 19-year-old said he'd planted explosives and talked about a cyberattack, but police say he later admitted that he made the threat up. do stay with us here on "bbc

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you're watching "bbc world news." i'm james menendez. eugene de kock one of the most notorious assassins of apartheid era south africa has been granted parole. he ran a death squad that targeted opponents of white rule. at least 20 people are being kill kd after an attack on a shia mosque in pakistan. it happened soon after friday prayers in the district of shikarpur. there has been a bomb blast at a packed mosque in southern

afghanistan. the explosion was in the shikarpur district. police are saying at least 20 people have been killed and 50 injured. police are saying the roof of the mosque collapsed, trapping several people. local media suggest a suicide bomber may have triggered the blast. the police say they are investigating. let's get more on this from shahzeb jillani, in karachi for us. can you tell us more about who caused this explosion? thatv they discovered a suicide bomber? >> reporter: we haven't seen a claim of responsibility from any militant group yesterday, but we know that a sunni extremist group has previously carried out audacious attacks against shia targets in pakistan. now, this place, shikarpur district, as you said, is about 500 kilometers north of karachi. this is not a region known for militant violence for taliban

activity, it's unusual for this kind of attack to take place there. there were scenes of chaos when the reports started emerging. rescue teams had real difficulty getting close to the casualty sies. local hospitals were overwhelmed and many of the injured and wounded were shifted to nearby hospitals in district. >> so are people worried this kind of violence may be spreading to other parts of pakistan? >> the tensions between shia and sunni, they've been there. the fault lines are there across pakistani society. but some areas have been more prone to this kind of violence than others. karachi has seen this kind of violence, but we haven't really seen this kind of violence

regularly. so this is a cause of serious concern. it comes at a time when the prime minister is in karachi today, and he was sharing a high-level meeting on law and order. but, generally, there's a sense in pakistan in the leadership doesn't inspire much confidence that there will be an end to this kind of violence. >> shahzeb, many thanks for that update. shahzeb jillani for us in karachi. now to china, where a decision to destroy a series of graffiti paintings has prompted a public debate. the artwork is a collaboration between a french and a chinese artist. it's been appearing over recent months on old houses ear marced for demolition. from shanghai john sutler. >> reporter: shanghai has returned more of its old architecture than many chinese cities. but here too, the relentless pace of economic development has

been sweeping large parts of it away. a few months ago, these colorful poignant paintings began to appear amid the rubble. they're the work of a french graffiti artist and a local chinese artist and they probably would have gone largely unnoticed, except for the fact that a few days ago, they appeared in a chinese newspaper. their publication turned this space into a sort of open air art gallery, attracting curious onlookers, amateur photographers, even soon-to-be married couples, hoping to use these images as backdrops for their wedding photographs. the authorities, though were then quick to react, citing safety concerns and destroying the images as you can see, overnight. either painting over them or which ischiselling them off, prompting an angry public reaction. some internet users seemed less than convinced by the safety argument. the art, although perhaps not

overtly political, evokes a sense of sadness, of something loss amid this country's construction boom. my home was demolished when i was younger, and we were moved to the suburbs, this man tells me. these pictures brought back my childhood memories and i felt a close connection with them, he says. the outcry highlights the difficulty faced by all authoritarian governments. even a decision that may well be in the interest of public safety risks being seen as well authoritarian. john sef roe, bbc news, shanghai. now, she is one of pop's biggest stars, and it appears that one of its operators. taylor swift has made an application to trademark phrases from some of her songs.

♪ up to late ♪ ♪ got nothing in my brain ♪ >> taylor swift. she's one of the world's biggest pop stars and her latest album, 1989, was one of the best-selling albums last year. well, now she's trying to get some of the lyrics from that album trademarked. lyrics like -- "this sick beat." >> "party like it's 1989," and "because we never go out of style." the reason for this well money. anyone wanting to sell t-shirts key keychains, or even get clothes with these phrases won't be able. some people are saying that taylor is ahead of the cab here. in this new world of streaming music, it's increasingly difficult for artists to get their music. of course, taylor removed her music from spotify, the world's largest online streaming service, in order for people to be a bit more inclined to buy her records. at this stage, taylor hasn't

been granted any of these trademarks in the united states. so if they decide she can't have "this sick beat," well, i guess she'll just have to -- ♪ shake it off, shake it off ♪ >> well with me to discuss this a little further is katherine. many thanks for joining us. this is just an aspiration on taylor swift's part at the moment, but can she do this? >> absolutely. she can apply for trademarks in whenever countries are of interest to you. she's american she's applied the to register her trademark at the uspto, the government body in the state which grants trademarks. the important thing, though is that if her applications are successful, that doesn't mean to say that these words will be taken out of the dictionary and that no one will ever be able to use them in any context. there's penguin books and penguin biscuits but people

generally don't eat books or read biscuits. when you get a trade macmark monopoly it's specific to the goods. >> so music lyrics? nobody else could use those words in their lyrics? so she's taken some phrases that she's come up with herself, and said, well these are going to work as a badge of origin. so that will be a monopoly in relation to a bag, for example. so when you see "this sick beat" on a bag, you would know that that's official taylor swift merchandise, and not just some words that have been put on by an embroideryier. >> so you have to go through this process? >> if you want a monopoly, a proper monopoly the only way to do that is by registering your rights for a patent like a new kind of lightbulb, or a

trademark if you have a phrase. copyrights are for artistic works, and it's for a right against copying, to stop somebody else from copying it. you can't get copyrights in a single word or a single phrase like "sick beat." just two words, that doesn't sustain copyright. there is one exception. once in the whole of history, a single word has been allowed to have copy right, super. if you want to protect that word you have to say what you want to protect it for, whether it'ses by can you s byes by biscuits books, apples, whatever it might be, and register it as a trademark. >> do you think taylor swift could make some money for this? that's what the reason for it is. >> i think she could make some money from this in her merchandising. i also think it would give people comfort that when they see "sick beat" on a bag, if she

secures the registration for "sick beat" on a bag, then people will know that that's proper taylor swift merchandise. that it's not just some silly bag somewhere, it's something to do with her, it's part of her magic. >> and just finally, it doesn't cost very much to do this does it? you and i could just go and do it tomorrow? >> oh, absolutely. cost about $100 is that right? >> yes, in the uk, it's 200 pounds. if you have a registered trademark attorney then something like maybe 300 pounds in lawyer's fees. so 500 quid, including official fees, for ten years. it's a very very efficient way of getting protection. >> thanks for joining us. trademark attorney there, katherine wade. two balloonists who are trying to break two world records for crossing the pacific have been forced to change course off the coast of california and head for mexico rather than canada.

from los angeles, alex has this report. >> they set out from southern japan last weekend, hoping to fly longer and further than any previous gas balloon. the pilot, an american, troy bradley, and a top russian balloonist, leonid. it's not a hot air balloon. it's filled with helium. to go up they have to drop these colorful sandbags off the side. to go down they let gas out. think jules verne and "around the world in 80 days." this week they've been riding air currents across the pacific, enjoying perfect conditions and making great progress keeping in touch by satellite phone. >> we're having a wonderful time up here having a beautiful flight. the calculated risk is very well thought through. that's why we've waited so long for the right weather system. >> reporter: this has been their route so far, but the weather blocks their way north to canada. so nowthal land somewhere on

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