>> this is a al jazeera. ♪ >> hello. this is the newshour live from delhi. coming up in the next 60 minutes, at least 11 people dead and six injured in a shooting in virginia in the united states. andings of economic risk the possible legal challenge to president trump's plans for tariffs on mexico. a top u.s. envoy visits germany with differences on iran and china clear at the start of his european tour.

correct!e you are correct! [applause] >> and eight-way tie means a record number of winners, leaving some without words at the end of the u.s. spelling competition for children. ♪ we start this hour with breaking news. police in the united states' state of virginia say 11 people have been killed in a shooting in the town of virginia beach at a municipal center shortly after 4:00 p.m. on friday local time. the suspect is also dead. police say they believe there was only one shooter. you wet now, i can tell have multiple casualties and multiple fatalities. .e have 11 deceased victims there at the scene, we had six more victims transported to area

hospitals. i do not have the condition of those victims at this particular time. you one of the individuals shot by the suspect is a virginia beach police officer. he was saved by his best. staget do we know at this ? -- he was saved by his vest. >> details are just coming out. the shooting started in the municipal building -- municipal building complex in virginia beach. is municipal complex normally around 25 buildings. this was in the public works building. we know the person who started shooting was a current employee, started moving floor to floor. people were arched to take cover, many people huddled under desks, but at the end of it, we're told the shooter is dead after police had originally said he had been taken into custody. they have confirmed there are at

least 11 dead. clearly police are still on the scene. they are moving through the scene of the shooting, moving through the building where it happened. six people were taken to hospital. one of them, as you heard, was a police officer who was shot. there's some speculation the shooter did not have an exit plan, which suggests he may well have gone on to commit or the murders if he had not been stopped by police. it seems that is what happened, either he has been confronted by them or shot by them, but all of this all relative new as we start to sift through the details. virginia beach, as you would expect from the name, a holiday resort, a place where people sometimes from washington and across virginia would head for the weekend, some with a would go on a friday night to relax, to adjoin themselves -- enjoy themselves, perhaps spin the weakened by the ocean, and clearly, this place will be shocked by what has happened just in the last few hours.

>> we will be bringing you more comes in.ory as it mexico's says he will be holding talks over the u.s. tariffs set to be imposed on all mexican goods. issident trump's threat simple -- either mexico stops the flow of illegal immigrants crossing america's southern border, or face trade taxes which could climb to 25%. the tariffs already face opposition from politicians on and sides of the border effective u.s. businesses. some of the most popular vehicles sold in the u.s. are made in mexico. there are concerns the move could jeopardize free trade talks between mexico, the u.s., and canada, but despite this, trump has reiterated his plan to impose the first wave of duties by june 10. .et's cross now to mexico city what sort of reactions have we been hearing from officials there in mexico? >> the reaction here in mexico

has been quite measured from the moment president trump initially made that statement -- amid those threats, rather, to impose terror of's on mexico if mexico is unable to stem the flow of migrants coming into the united states. mainly, the dialogue we've been hearing from world leaders has been through social media. we did hear from the mexican president during his morning press conference earlier on friday. let's take a listen to that. >> i believe this measure will be further analyzed by the united eights government. i believe that president trump will understand this is not the way to solve things. i think there will be a correction, if not right away, at some point, because these measures are neither in the interest of mexicans, nor united states citizens. >> president trump is saying mexico is not doing enough on the topic of immigration enforcement. how true is that? >> it is interesting that we would hear this sort of rhetoric

from president trump about mexico, given that if you look at mexico's borders, exit go has taken an asylum-seekers at the request of the united states. this is a process that in the past would have individuals waiting for their asylum processes, their asylum claims in the united states. they would be able to remain in the united states while these cases were being processed. this is no longer the case and mexico is taking in dozens of individuals at the behest of the united states. if you look at the southern border with mexico, the border with guatemala where in the past, mexico would be providing assistance to migrants from central america coming through providingountry humanitarian visas so they would be able to work here, that is no longer the case. we are seeing a more heavy-handed approach, a crackdown on what we would be referring to as the caravans, those large groups of people coming in from central america. nowhere in this conversation of , over 5%gainst mexico

to 25% tariffs over the course of the next few months, is there any conversation about the roots of why these people are migrating the first place, where they are fleeing countries like honduras or el salvador and guatemala and to some extent, nicaragua, where there is a political crisis unfolding there is low. these people are fleeing violence, fleeing extreme poverty, political instability, and it's unclear how slamming tariffs on mexico is going to make people not want to flee countries in central america. it is also to some extent counterintuitive, counterproductive at the moment the united states or trump administration would be talking about tariffs when both the united states and mexico as well as canada are on the verge of signing a trilateral trade deal. it would be almost inappropriate to think that a trade war happened right before a trade deal is to be signed. >> thank you.

u.s. house speaker nancy pelosi has blasted trump over his decision, accusing him of sowing chaos over the border and asking him to work with congress on immigration reform, but white house advisor kelly and congress -- kellyanne conway criticized congress for its failure to act. >> other administrations really did not care, in fact had policies that encourage, if not compelled auto manufacturers to move much of their production out of the u.s. into other countries, including mexico, but i would tell them that if they have such great relationships with mexico, join with our white house, our president who is saying mexico needs to do more when it comes to stopping the flow of the southern border. they can help us with the remaining mexico policy. they can help with asylum, as can congress. i will repeat what i said, which is that mexico has not done

enough and congress has done even less. we need their help. >> is plenty more ahead on this newshour, including -- rallies in iran and across the world in support of the palestinian people to mark jerusalem day. sudan's fragile revolution as over mediantinue suppression. and the raptors take a major step in making basketball history. actions from the nba finals in sports. u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo has been in's would cement and germany to push washington's policy against iran. there are sharp divisions, and at least over the 2015 nuclear agreement, backed by the eu, which the u.s. pulled out of last year. mike pompeo also sounded a warning over doing business with chinese tech giant quality --

text giant h -- tech giant huawei. >> an opportunity to concentrate on apparently shared policy objectives, notably iran. on many peoples minds was the dispute between the u.s. and germany over nuclear deal agreed with the iranians and two to 15 but rejected by president trump in 2018. is in great restlessness, especially the issue of iran and how we prevent the country from coming into ownership of nuclear weapons. also how we prevent other aggressive actions from iran. >> and germany has joined forces helpbritain and france to keep iran within the terms of the 2015 deal, setting up a financial transactions channel designed to help iran legally get around u.s. sanctions. >> something that has angered

u.s. officials to the point some commentators believe it explains why mike pompeo postponed an earlier planned visit to berlin. another contentious area for the countries is the increasing influence of china in the world. recently, the u.s. government officially deemed chinese tech wei to be a risk to its security. mike pompeo explain why. >> where there is american information on their systems or we are co-located with their systems, there's a risk we will have to change our behavior in light of the fact we cannot prevent by the citizen data from the united states or extra security data from the united states to go across networks we do not have confidence in, that we do not view as trusted networks. >> it is a warning to eu countries considering allowing huawei greater access to their total communication's networks.

for the merkel government, this is a sensitive issue, particularly given china's status as germany's leading trade partner. the chinese vice president was also visiting berlin on friday, next in line to meet merkel after pompeo had left. government roundly rejects american accusations. saudi arabia's king has slammed iran at a gathering of muslim heads of state and accuse hem of the in behind what called terrorist operations that targeted the kingdom in recent weeks. a series of discussions have been held in saudi arabia over recent days focusing on iran and other regional issues. on thursday, the king called for global action against iran. tensions between tehran and washington continue to rise. the white house is seeking

support from gulf states to back its sanctions and tough starts on iran. as our dramatic editor reports from the united nations, to with ahere are echoes previous u.s. push for war. >> tensions are rising. the u.s. is building up its force in the gulf. there are threatening voices coming from both sides. on the face of it, it feels similar to the buildup of the invasion of iraq in 2003, a war that devastated the country and destabilized the region. one advisor who advocated strongly for war has an even more powerful position. john bolton is president trump's national security advisor, but as he builds a case against iran, he funds even less international support than the u.s. had against its campaign for saddam hussein. a former british diplomat resigned over the iraq war. >> they had far more diplomatic

cover. support may not have included france, but it included a lot of other countries who reluctantly or willingly went along with diplomatic efforts to create such a coalition have not happened in this case. notable were also differences between saddam hussein's brutal regime in the current coalition in iran, which arguably has much reader capacity to fight back against the entire region. from the late 1990's, veteran diplomat richard butler headed the united nations inspection team. >> what they face today is a horse of a completely different color. iran is are stronger, more capable, more culturally and historically determined than the hussein regime. >> by 2003, the goal of the u.s.

was regime change, toppling saddam hussein and his government. 16 years on, donald trump is a president who campaigned on removing the u.s. from foreign wars. even if he wanted to carry out regime change against iran, he does not have enough troops in the region. the real risk according to diplomats in international capitals and here at the u.n. is the rising rhetoric and the risk of miscalculation. protesters for and against sudan's military leadership have demonstrated in the capital khartoum. pro army and religious groups showed support for the military council which has been in power since the ousting of the president in april. outside the defense ministry, thousands demanding civilian rule defied warnings from the military to stop there demonstration. thursday, a senior army official said the protest had become a hunt for criminals and was posing a danger to the state.

sudan's main opposition group the closure of al jazeera's office in khartoum. a spokesperson said it was a new setback to the gains of the revolution. the committee to protect journalists has also weighed in. the raid and closure of al jazeera's khartoum bureau is a worrying sign to some. the action belies military leaders' statements and they should immediately reverse course and allow al jazeera to according to the group. a united nations spokesperson has commented on the recent developments in sudan and the impact on media freedom. >> we are concerned about some of the recent tensions. we want to make sure in the coming days that all the fundamental rights and liberties of the people are fully respected and that would include freedom of expression, of course, and in that regard, we want to make sure that all media

are able to do their work in sudan without harassment. of theassociate director africa team at human rights watch says attempts to stop media coverage is reminiscent of the previous government. >> restriction of the press was one of the hallmarks of the last regime under omar al-bashir, and it's one of the many reasons why protesters have grievances and took to the streets in the first place, among the many human rights problems in sudan, that has been one of them. it has just been recent days that we have seen some worrisome signs, and the closure of al jazeera is one of them. in the last couple of days, there's been violence, and we've heard of a couple of people having been killed from that violence, so that does definitely signaled the -- that moreo could come and we have seen

protesters recently issued a statement warning that that could happen and urging to let the rights of protesters continue. we all should be watching carefully and sending a message to the authorities to make sure that the violence stops. and nonviolent resistance movement in sudan says journalism in general is now under threat. >> removing the freedoms of press and trying to have the world not see what is happening is a big deal. the government has said only that the government allowed journalists from all over the world to come to sudan and cover this, and for them to decide that the world does not need to see this anymore is a sign for us that some things are changing and we are going back to a crackdown.

we are actually getting ready for a crackdown on our protest area. what is happening with the , talking from the point of the protesters with the lee terry council, they reached a point -- with the military council, they reached a point where we are not moving forward. either they are going to give power to the civilians or they are not going to do it. now we are more than 55 days into the citizen, and we think now is the time or we have to go back to fighting this government in another way because the military does not want to give up power. about them nots giving up power. we are worried now. >> algerians have returned to the streets, calling for the interim president to step down. hundreds of thousands rallied in cities across the country for the 15th consecutive friday. there were reports of several

arrests, but protests were largely peaceful. demonstrators were unhappy, in a formerly president. a u.n. rights expert -- and human rights expert has warned against the extradition of julian assange to the u.s., saying he is suffering psychological torture. the 47-year-old missed a court hearing in london because of ill health. he is fighting extradition request over charges related to leaking u.s. government secrets. shows all the symptoms of a person who has been exposed to psychological torture for a prolonged period of time. thinking about his severe stress, constant stress, chronic anxiety and severe psychological trauma, and i am seriously, gravely concerned that if this man were to be extradited to the united states, he would be exposed to a politicized show

trial and great violations of his human rights. >> iranians have turned out in force across the country to mark what is known as jerusalem day. demonstrations have been held across the region in support or the palestinian cause. the rallies come just weeks before the white house present the economic part of its long-awaited peace plan in bahrain. >> tens of thousands of people came out. -- jerusalem day. iran's annual display of .olidarity with palestinian's the islamic republic once again made clear its stance toward u.s. president donald trump's plan for peace in the middle east. >> the message of jerusalem day is that palestine will live forever and jerusalem belongs to all muslims. over the past two years, none of the plots of the enemies of

islam against jerusalem have been successful. first, they tried making jerusalem the capital of the aggressors. we saw that other than one or two small countries, no one else except as that. then they tried to give the golan heights to israel. no country, nor the international community accepted that. now they are after the deal of the century. i believe it will be the bankruptcy of the century and will definitely go nowhere. -- >> trump's so-called deal of this entry is expected to include proposals for large-scale investment in palestinian territories from arab countries. even before its unveiling, it has been rejected by palestinian officials. many in the middle east wonder if it will be dead on arrival. at a time when baghdad is trying to calm rising tension between the u.s. and iran, people held rallies to mark jerusalem day.

>> jerusalem day in baghdad and the other iraqi provinces and across the world especially the people's rejection of the deal of the century, which is being planned by trump in order to dissolve the palestinian cause in his own special way, but there is a wide rejection from the people that will make this conspiracy fail. >> jerusalem day falls on the last friday of fasting month, ramadan. the saudi king called on arab states to confront iran. it's timing is a reminder of the deepening rifts and growing rivalries in an already volatile region. >> hundreds of people also held a march in kashmir to show their solidarity with palestinians. police fired tear gas and shotgun pellets to disperse the crowd, who retaliated by throwing stones.

currents and poor visibility are hampering efforts to find 21 people still missing after a sightseeing boat sank in hungary's capital, budapest, wednesday. one rescue diver was swept away and had to be rescued by colleagues. the search has been extended to nearby serbia. >> it's going to take a long time to search the entire stretch of the danube south of the city. we are also cooperating with serbian authorities. that in addition, we are completely against this. those who work in the search and rescue profession do so an extremely difficult and dangerous conditions.

divers went down on thursday, but it was impossible to get close to the wreckage. visibility is zero under the water. >> a court has ruled -- a missouri court has ruled the u.s. state's only abortion clinic can remain open for now. it has been granted a stay allowing it to continue operating until tuesday when another hearing will take place. the license was not renewed. several southern states are attending to restrict access to abortions. planned parenthood says stripping access to the clinic will prevent quality access -- will prevent access to quality health care for women. >> the only people getting between patients and high-quality care right now are the politicians and the department of health. they are instituting requirements like an extra in basic pelvic exam, and it's not to have the politicians and bureaucrats putting all these barriers of to their care. i just want to be clear about that.

>> antiabortion protesters sat outside the planned parenthood clinic in support of its closure. >> it's about the united states and christianity, things that i've fought for all my life. >> protesters in the capital honduras set fire to the entrance of the u.s. embassy. set ablazestrators before soldiers were called in. thousands of teachers and medical workers have been rallying against the presidential decree saying it could lead to massive job cuts. the u.s. and if he had urged protesters to avoid violence after 25 people were injured in confrontations with police. still ahead on al jazeera, a new memorial in new york recognizes a painful legacy left by the 9/11 attacks. and liverpool gets ready for the champions league final.

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a reminder of the news, at least 11 people have been killed in a shooting at a municipal center in the u.s. state of virginia. please return fire killing the shooter. the suspect was an employee at the sit -- the public works department. say billions of dollars could be trade if president donald trump's tariffs on all mexican goods goes through. the prime minister of mexico is going to ashington for talk on this. the u.s. secretary of state has visited germany to push washington's hardline policy against iran. it is the first stop on a four-nation european tour. they favor the 2015 nuclear agreement in germany. chinese tariffs on $60 billion worth of u.s. goods have come into effect. it is the latest development in

a trade war between washington and beijing taking a toll on america's midwest. many farmers are struggling as the dispute escalates but many of them continue to support donald trump. john hendren reports from colfax in illinois. administrations. plows ahead in its war with china american farmers say they are getting crushed between the two world's largest economies. >> we grew a record crop and then you take the fact our largest buyer disappeared, we traded a huge ending stockpile that it will take years to eat through, not to mention we tripled what we normally carry. john: china's tariffs on corn, soybeans and pork hit there mark. american farmers deep in trump country across the midwest are suffering. >> this has been one of the toughest years i have experienced in my 40 plus years farming.

our bankers are starting to get nervous. next year is going to be a tough time that some farmers are not going to get there operating loans, they are not going to pay off operating loans from this year and not be able to get credit to put a crop out this year. john: president trump signed a bailout for american farmers, this time $16 billion worth, but that won't bring back last markets. buyers have moved on to other sellers. their silos are per -- are full of crops. farm income levels are half of what they were five years ago. across the midwest corn and soybean farmers are filing for a group c in numbers not seen for more than a decade and losing their patients. group -- >> your patience is wearing thin. >> a little. john: high tariffs, low prices

and now historic rains that have left their fields flooded. while china's tariffs are striking their targets they haven't turned them, who are among president trump's shargh's supporters, against the president. is it -- strongest supporters, against the president. >> we believe that the president is doing the right thing. john: to live on a farm is to be schooled in patients. -- in patience. those behind the plows seem willing to wait longer. john hendren, colfax, illinois. anchor: let's speak to adam in canberra, from australia and national university. holding --president what does he want? is it about trade with china or the upcoming elections? adam: that is the key question is how does this end depends on

how donald trump defines success. if he defined success as being a situation where china agrees to exports,of the u.s.'s open up industries and u.s. companies, it is something that can be achieved and china is keen to do. if he measures success as being a reduction in the u.s. trade deficit, something he has commented on several times, it is more problematic. basic economics tells you the reason the chinese -- u.s. runs a trade deficit is because it borrows a lot to finance investment at home. deals with china will not change those. if that is his measure of success we might have longer to go. he appears to be using this politically. he might use it for the 2020 presidential election. if that is the case, the trade war, we heard our one-year university and we have more to go. anchor: let me ask you about who is bearing the brunt of the

tensions. how are the u.s. and chinese consumers holding up? point.hat is the key the imf released a report recently where they show the producer prices on chinese goods were changing as a consequence of u.s. tariffs. what they found was the cost was almost entirely by u.s. consumers. that is the golden rule around tariffs and trade restrictions is they are at the end of the day a tax on your own citizens, low income citizens who are more susceptible to changes in price. when we talk about the u.s.'s china's retaliation, our advice is to stop terrorizing your own citizens. the impact is smaller than that at home. anchor: the g20 is just around the corner. could that de-escalate tensions?

hopefully it is next month in osaka and japan is hosting this year. from argentina's last year, there was a promise to reform the world trade organization. this is a huge opportunity to reform the trading rules and the wto which is horribly out of date. indeed it is because the trading rules are so out of date, that is the source of the tensions between the u.s. and china. they don't cover things like intellectual property or not to a large extent area they don't cover digital trade, cross-border trade in data, behind the border measures, subsidies, these are the sources of tension. there is a huge opportunity for japan and the g20 to bring the u.s. and china together and to do meaningful reform, but what i'm hearing out of japan is it seems unlikely, not seeing a lot of ambition coming up to the g20

at this stage with means it might not continue on. -- it might continue on for some time. anchor: thank you for your insight. now a new effort underway to identify more than 100 and victims from a 1992 mass killing during the bosnian war. there were 200 civilians shot dead and dumped in a ravine by a bosnian police units. they have taken three decades to recover the remains and return them to families for proper burial. reporter: in the garden of his home, this 78-year-old passes his retirement in silence. his two sons were in their early 20's when they were both killed at the cliffs. after 27 years he has been told the remains have been found. on was found 10 -- a jaw bone was found 10 or 12

years ago but didn't know which of them it belonged to. now the full remains were found. reporter: they were exhumed from the stone mass grave. they were hidden under a thick layer of rocks. a group of 200 bosnian men were transported to the edge of the ravine from a made to kneel and shot dead by bosnian serb police. the causes -- corpses are only now being recovered. this was one of the victims who has been identified. he will be buried in july. >> the most part>> it is all about who was found and who have the people responsible been prosecuted, why some didn't get more prison time, those sorts of things want us. >> he is having to say goodbye to his brother all over again. he already buried some of his bones found of the cliffs. a significant portion of the skeleton has been found. >> it is not easy but this time around you are stronger.

still i thought i was done with this five years ago. i guess this time i will get actual closure. reporter: once exhumed they are examined at this center, 100 remains aresets of here. the final victim will each one hunt -- there is 180 people whose relatives have spent decades waiting. remains, siblings, parents, all caps together. this is a unique situation. you could say it was a family mass grave. reporter: each victim has a story. this one was a teacher. >> the teacher was killed by one of his former students and and other of his old students found his remains. one emitted the crime and the other one -- committed the crime and the other one did the good deeds. reporter: in 2000 for the police

unit was convicted and sent to 17 years in prison but it was only now that the families can have closure. anchor: a new memorial has been unveiled in new york honoring those still suffering from the 9/11 attacks. half a million people were exposed to the toxic dust that filled the air for math -- months afterwards. hundreds have died from related illnesses. we have this report from new york. ♪ reporter: in the park where the twin towers once stood, the unveiling of a new memorial highlighting the attack. particularly on first responders , nearly 400 of them have died from 9/11 related illness, thousands more are sick. at the ceremony they mixed with dignitaries and planted stones meant to honor them.

bridget's father was a firefighter, one of the first on the scene. >> everybody has the calls. reporter: it wasn't until 2016 he was diagnosed with bladder guilt him six months later -- killed him six months later. >> it is a shifting narrative to where it needs to be shifted but not what happened but what is happening. 9 they are still waiting for payment for the victim -- reporter: they are still waiting for payment from the victims compensation fund. there is no names. that is because the list of sick and dying is still growing and could eclipse the 3000 people killed on september 11. are and funds set aside drying up. it is estimated half-million people were exposed to the toxic dust that filled the air for months after the attack and not just first responders but also those who volunteered, went to

school or worked in the area. this law firm represents 12,000 countryrom all over the whose illness has been linked to 9/11 and they hear from you victims every day. >> we are seeing many people in the community who have not one but two or three cancers. doctors have never seen this before. reporter: in february officials overseeing the fund announced they were running out of money and would have to cut payouts to victims. advocates are already pushing congress for more funding. on septembered to 16 when we were told it was safe to breathe and drink. now we are fighting for health care and compensation from the government, the very government relied to us. reporter: which promised to never forget the current scene that day and the community --

courage seen that day and a community promising to remind them. another story on emergency workers, in south africa where violence against amulets cruise has become so -- they have tows rely on protection. that means longer waiting times in poor communities. our reporter joined paramedics in senate -- one of the red zones and a warning, this contains images some viewers might find disturbing. paramedics begin the night shift with a prayer for safety. lives but often his own is at risk in areas in cape town so dangerous he needs armed police protection. the first call of the night comes from mitchell's claim were a woman says she has been physically assaulted.

-- where a woman says she has been physically assaulted. >> normally what we would do is unload and go but we don't have a choice because [indiscernible] reporter: as the crowd grows the police keep a close watch. the need for security is an all too familiar reality. when we ran outside we saw that people were breaking into our vehicle. second incident when we took all people sick [indiscernible] they started attacking my colleague and they fractured his nose. reporter: another group goes to a red zone, an area of high crime. paramedics can only respond when police arrived. this is hanover park, overcrowded, poor and riddled with violence. attracted to much attention.

it will attract more people to the scene of where the incident is. [indiscernible] reporter: in one year there were more than 280 attacks on paramedics in cape town alone. most of these neighborhoods are in the red zones where paramedics say they are increasingly under threat. often they are held at gun or knife point as their equipment is stolen. waiting for a police escort means it takes longer for paramedics to respond to emergencies, but they don't have a choice. as midnight approaches we hear there has been a shooting here on the cape flats. three men have been shot by rival game members. this is often a type of situation the paramedics respond to it while they work, police stand guard. people on the

street paramedics don't know who could be a threat and if gang members are watching them. this man has been threatened before. >> [indiscernible] [indiscernible] finishing off. treating, stitching [indiscernible] it doesn't work that way. he got violent, he attacked me. workter: the paramedics quickly, spending a little -- as little time as possible where there are violence. going into a swatter hand -- squatter camp house, delivering a baby in the dark, thank you from the mother, thank you [indiscernible] reporter: the city is using security cameras and installing panic buttons in ambulances. but for these workers, going to

work every day brings with it an enormous risk. crowds have been gathering in the democratic public of congo to pay tribute to the veteran opposition leader . the ceremony in kinshasa comes two years after she died in belgium age 84. political turmoil prevented the return of his body until now. we have more from kinshasa. reporter: supporters of this men are calling it a huge -- the fact they get to hear -- bury their hero on their soil is a huge momentous occasion for them. he is a man who participated in politics for a decade and went , hegainst former leaders participated in several elections but never became president. his son was inaugurated president earlier this year of the drc but there was controversy. some believe the opposition

leader generally want to be elected. that happened a few months ago but the court that constitution center -- what kind of leader is he going to be? will he be a foe like his father and some are stipulating maybe he won't be. there are some who believe he was put in power by joseph kabila and some say he is the man behind the scenes telling this man what to do. anchor: a cutthroat competition packed with suspense and emotion, 600 youngsters under the age of 15 to in this year's u.s. spelling bee. it became a test of endurance that ended with a spellbinding outcome. >> o d y l i [applause] not one, not too, not three but eight cochampions in

the annual scripps national spelling be. it was the first time in the 92 year history more than one claim to the trophy. he was a long night of words was people have never heard of and -- it was a long night of words that most have never heard of and by the end they ran out of words. >> at the end of round 20 we will take extraordinary step cochampions those of you still remaining. reporter: the final round was high drama. u t.u f l a >> you are correct. [applause] reporter: there were a few slipups. >> who in the world can spell that? but as the final round went on it was clear no words could

scrum -- stump most of these kids. >> correct. reporter: overwhelmed with exhaustion. u s.u c >> correct. reporter: others just in shock. [applause] >> what in the world is sucus? according to the dictionary it is a brown algae found in seawater. i didn't know what it was let alone how to spell it but clearly these kids are better at spelling than i am. each of them will receive $50,000 in prize money. j a z e e r a, new york. anchor: roger federer cruises into the fourth round of the french open. we will have more in sports.

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anchor: now it is time for sports. reporter: the west indies have opened their cricket world cup campaign with a big win, champions trophy holders pakistan in nottingham. they made short work of pakistan's batsmen. they put into bat after winning the toss. they dismissed them in less than 22 overs for 205. they then stopped with the bat, scoring 50 of 34 balls. jiggy -- chasing down their total at 44 overs to steal a

seven wicket victory. >> [indiscernible] thought we bald really well. -- slowed the momentum. we were able to keep hitting. they never recovered from the position they were in at the beginning. anchor: roger federer and not both- and rafael nadal through for a record 14th time. reigning champion nadal continued for his record extending 12. he went from a step down to beat david gauvin in four sets. who is playing his first french open in 2015 -- .ince 2015, beat casper ruud the 20 time grand slam champion became the oldest to reach the french open in 47 years by winning his record 400 grand slam match. he will next take argentina's

leonardo. >> he is very strong. i enjoyed the match, but it was tough even though i had a good and it washile important for me to know i can run through a set and a half and take care of business and it gives me confidence for the next matchup. reporter: in the women's draw the number two seed carolina is out of the french open and the third round. the check player was beaten by croatia's player. klitschko about going down -- a first grand slam title. muguruzarld number one reached over a ukrainian player. winning 6-3, 6-3. the toronto raptors have taken a big step to becoming the first canadian team to win the nba finals for they beat the golden state warriors in the opening

game series. an mba first in toronto, canada's playing its first ever game in the finals and the crowd were up to the occasion. the raptors new a fast start was needed against the two-time defending champions. barker doing some early damage. ♪ toronto's star man of the season didn't disappoint either. it was there forward who stole the show for his team. finishing with a playoff career-high of 32 points. would top on the ninth but it was kyle lowry who provided the icing on the cake to make the final score 118-109. [applause] it is the first time golden state have lost their opening game of the finals for four years. they do it again in game two toronto saturday night.

lawrence smith, al jazeera. reporter: liverpool have nothing to learn from their champions league final debate to real madrid last year. they faced the following english tournamentis year's saturday. this team has arrived in the spanish capital for the game. they are looking to end the season on a high after finishing runners-up in the english premier/league. >> learned a lot in the time since we are together with a lot of players and in three years some players together since a year. we have completely different side from last year so that title wasn't important for improvement. the final was like -- like a starting point. again for the next steps, that is how we saw it and wanted to use it. from the game, we couldn't learn a lot to be honest. reporter: american baseball players outside the major leagues struggle to make a

living wage as they fight to get in the big-time, but it could be changing after an amateur was snapped up on a $7 million contract by a japanese team. the 19-year-old passed up on a deal with the atlanta braves and has instead signed with the softbank hawks. he made a name for himself pitching for eastern florida state university. he sees this deal from a more financially uncertain rookie career in the mlb. hope i create new opportunity among young players to have a different path. i don't know what is going to happen and i hope that one day someone looks back on the and says it was a great idea. reporter: that is more from -- that is all from me. anchor: that is it for this newshour but i will be back in just a moment. ♪