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al jazeera's jennifer glasse has more. >> the candles ton hillside spell out, glory to the heroes, they'll never be forgotten. this here was the front line. less than a week ago. this is where, this is full of tents, the police came in, shot and cleared it out. this actually was a blazing inferno tuesday night. and right here one of the spots where somebody died. all around the square there are spots like this, memorial sliens shrines exactly where they fell. the government made these people official heroes of the ukraine. these are the barricades where people died. the mounds and mounds of flowers. a sense of really the outflowing of sympathy and support and gratitude. a lot of gratitude here for people who laid their lives on the line. >> this was my friend. his name is s sasha capinos, he was killed the 18th of february by police. they shoot him from the rifle. i will know that approximately 100 men are death dead here. you see this street. is covered with blood, you know. >> this evening we try to memorize, take all the pictures. i can't believe this is my city. my eyes can see, my min
al jazeera's jennifer glasse has more. >> the candles ton hillside spell out, glory to the heroes, they'll never be forgotten. this here was the front line. less than a week ago. this is where, this is full of tents, the police came in, shot and cleared it out. this actually was a blazing inferno tuesday night. and right here one of the spots where somebody died. all around the square there are spots like this, memorial sliens shrines exactly where they fell. the government made these...
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right now just about 9:00 p.m., al jazeera jennifer glass is live in the city independent square, and jennifer, tell us what is happening right now. >> you might be able to hear behind me, the protestors took the square back over in that terrible violence. it has been the worst day of violence in the more than three months of protests here. the coroner, the chief medical officer on the protestors side says it is 68 people have been killed in the clashes today. 58 of them have been identified we understand that ten of them are police officers, terrible scenes of may ham here in the square this morning. really evidence of how quickly things change here. you never know what you will wake up to, and a protestor now back in full control of the square, last night at this time, the police had about a third of the square, a lot of the tents happen been burned down, and they were burning barricades. as there are almost every night here, but they are a few hundred yards up the road here, the police have been driven back hundreds of yards and that seems to have made the protestors more determine
right now just about 9:00 p.m., al jazeera jennifer glass is live in the city independent square, and jennifer, tell us what is happening right now. >> you might be able to hear behind me, the protestors took the square back over in that terrible violence. it has been the worst day of violence in the more than three months of protests here. the coroner, the chief medical officer on the protestors side says it is 68 people have been killed in the clashes today. 58 of them have been...
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. >>> al jazeera's jennifer glasse has been in kiev almost since the protests began.he joins us by phone. jennifer what is the latest? >> reporter: darkness has fallen here in kiev. the protesters have shored up their barricades they are burning right now at the moment, as they wait to see what happens, what darkness, as the police moved back their lines after that brutal violence you saw. dozens have been killed. i'm at the ukraine hotel at the top of independence square. in the lobby there is a makeshift field hospital where people just come and drop off medicine they have brought at the pharmacy, paramedics have volunteered, and they bring in injured protesters come of whom have been beaten or shot, a very, very busy morning for them here. it is also a makeshift morgue about a dozen bodies down there, del. >> and what about the reports that police officers were captured by protesters. >> reporter: that's right. there are about 50 police who were caught behind the protesters line, and the protesters took them cap tiff and are holding them in city hall. they say they
. >>> al jazeera's jennifer glasse has been in kiev almost since the protests began.he joins us by phone. jennifer what is the latest? >> reporter: darkness has fallen here in kiev. the protesters have shored up their barricades they are burning right now at the moment, as they wait to see what happens, what darkness, as the police moved back their lines after that brutal violence you saw. dozens have been killed. i'm at the ukraine hotel at the top of independence square. in the...
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al jazeera jennifer glass is live in kiev, and she has been following the story from the very beginning. jennifer, we saw a very personal image of unrest, what is the latest with this activist that we just mentioned and has the government really issue add response? >> he was found a few days ago, beaten, bruised the police tried to arrest him in his hospital room, there has been a stand off there billionaire and opposition supporter went over to the hospital to try toker chew it up. he said okay, the prosecutor can question him on charges of inciting riot, and a court looked at those and drops them all together. so now he is allowed to leave the country. how they have been abusing them, there have been abductions and beatings. there's been intimidation, in this case, a happy ending but there's still at least 160 people in jail, the opposition qualms prisoners, the government won't release them until glen stray tors leave the streets. that's something they will try to change on tuesday. >> has that happy ending quelled some of the unrest. how much longer do we expect them to continue? >>
al jazeera jennifer glass is live in kiev, and she has been following the story from the very beginning. jennifer, we saw a very personal image of unrest, what is the latest with this activist that we just mentioned and has the government really issue add response? >> he was found a few days ago, beaten, bruised the police tried to arrest him in his hospital room, there has been a stand off there billionaire and opposition supporter went over to the hospital to try toker chew it up. he...
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al jazeera's jennifer glasse was in the share as protesters geared up for another violent night. >> you can see down here over the square this is what people are doing, getting ready for the next round of battles, that they say is coming. >> in a series of rapid fire political and diplomatic developments, viktor yanukovych met opposition leaders and announced a truce, cooling it the beginning of negotiations aimed at a succession of blood shed and stabilization of the situation in the country for the sake of civil peace. >> a well-known journalist andrei dobriansky joins us. is there an indication that the government is ready to negotiate an end to the standoff? >> i'm joy to have a ceasefire at the moment. everyone in maydan is prepared to see another attack from the government troops. there is not much trust towards the government. >> you don't believe there's much trust. if there's a ceasefire at the moment, you think that may not last? >> absolutely. >> why are you so suspicious. many times it has happened, we were told it would not attack, and they did the opposite. >> what are you
al jazeera's jennifer glasse was in the share as protesters geared up for another violent night. >> you can see down here over the square this is what people are doing, getting ready for the next round of battles, that they say is coming. >> in a series of rapid fire political and diplomatic developments, viktor yanukovych met opposition leaders and announced a truce, cooling it the beginning of negotiations aimed at a succession of blood shed and stabilization of the situation in...
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. >> al jazeera jennifer glass, remarkable to see what's going on there in raysbury in england. there is devastating flooding in bolivia. more than 40 people dead, hundreds of thousands left homeless in the wake of relentless mudslides across large swaths of that country. communities are in desperate need of food. military relief et cetera try to reach those who have been cut off. thousands of acres of prime, ag cultural land under water, in flooding that many believe to be worse than in that country's 2007 el nino floods, and that displaced nearly half a million bolivians. >>> ironically, next door in brazil, the problem is the opposite. vote gripping parts of the country. willings healthy rivers reduced to dry beds by unusual dry and hot water. they provide major cities like sao paolo. and it is taking a toll ol export costs of coffee, corn and citrus. what is behind the wild weather we are experiencing both here and all around the world? joining us via skype, climate central meetrologist bernadette woods-plaky. you are joining us because the weather is so unpredictable, you n
. >> al jazeera jennifer glass, remarkable to see what's going on there in raysbury in england. there is devastating flooding in bolivia. more than 40 people dead, hundreds of thousands left homeless in the wake of relentless mudslides across large swaths of that country. communities are in desperate need of food. military relief et cetera try to reach those who have been cut off. thousands of acres of prime, ag cultural land under water, in flooding that many believe to be worse than in...
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. >> al jazeera's jennifer glasse joins us from kiev. . >> good morning. you joining us here where a lot of changes are going on here in the ukrainian capital. a jubilant crowd behind me. many changes in parliament. the potential is in charge of security. we looked how the first night went. here is how it looks on the streets this morning. >> outside kiev's city air fort. they have a list. what are you doing? >> i'm checking people don't leave the country and stay in our country. >> they are looking for anyone connected to the president, and potentially the recent violence. last night they found only one. >> we stopped him and returned to the city to work in parliament. >> they get unspect and uninvited help. this woman saying there's another airport entrance they should guard. a civilion security force heads back to another headquarters. they are on their way to get sleep, it was peaceful all night. there's no sign of police or militia. they have gone back to their barracks. >> the new deal the president made sees him in office until december. >> translat
. >> al jazeera's jennifer glasse joins us from kiev. . >> good morning. you joining us here where a lot of changes are going on here in the ukrainian capital. a jubilant crowd behind me. many changes in parliament. the potential is in charge of security. we looked how the first night went. here is how it looks on the streets this morning. >> outside kiev's city air fort. they have a list. what are you doing? >> i'm checking people don't leave the country and stay in our...
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jennifer glasse, al jazeera, ukraine. >> andre is a dentist from the west of ukraine. he left his job two months ago. tell me what sort of injuries you've seen? >> i saw injuries in head, in neck, and in heart. it's a bullet, bullet injuries. they shoot directly on not armored people. >> you know, were you concerned? because you were out there trying to help people. were you concerned for your own safety? andre, can you hear me? >> yes, i hear you. repeat again please. >> i was saying, were you concerned for your own safety while you were out there trying to help others? >> no, no. no. they also directly shoot in medical person. shoot in red cross. we -- they -- they -- they saw what we medical. but they shoot in red cross. also. >> you were working in a hotel lobby. why couldn't they bring the patients to a hospital? >> because police came in hospital, and take injured people in jail, without any treatment. >> there was a woman who tweeted how she was shot in the neck and how she thought she was going to die. i understand that you know this woman, is that right? >> ye
jennifer glasse, al jazeera, ukraine. >> andre is a dentist from the west of ukraine. he left his job two months ago. tell me what sort of injuries you've seen? >> i saw injuries in head, in neck, and in heart. it's a bullet, bullet injuries. they shoot directly on not armored people. >> you know, were you concerned? because you were out there trying to help people. were you concerned for your own safety? andre, can you hear me? >> yes, i hear you. repeat again please....
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we are joined by al jazeera's correspondent jennifer glasse who is in ukraine. good to have you as always on the show. leaders in crimea have distanced themselves in the changing regime in kiev and announced plans there'll be a referendum on the political future of the reason and whether it should be autonomous. what is the latest from there? . >> the real question is who are the men in the parliamentary building, and what do they want. they are heavily armed, raised the russian flag, but will not negotiate. crimea's prime minister went to talk to them, and they said they were not authorised to talk or make demands. we have not heard what they want. the parliament will hold a referendum on may 25th, when kiev is planning to hold presidential elections. it's unclear how much more autonomy they want. they have their own prime minister and parliament. they considered the only autonomous republic. many look east ward, towards russia for guidance and they feel that they were left out. one thing that angered people was the fact that the new authorities in kiev, one of
we are joined by al jazeera's correspondent jennifer glasse who is in ukraine. good to have you as always on the show. leaders in crimea have distanced themselves in the changing regime in kiev and announced plans there'll be a referendum on the political future of the reason and whether it should be autonomous. what is the latest from there? . >> the real question is who are the men in the parliamentary building, and what do they want. they are heavily armed, raised the russian flag, but...
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and al jazeera's jennifer glasse is live from kiev and jennifer it looks like things have finally calmedn but is it back to business as usual? >> well, you know, morgan, yesterday was the first day for people back at work in kiev where a week where we saw dozens of people killed here in the center of the city and the people are trying their very best to get back to normal. >> reporter: not long ago away from independent square the capitol was like a ghost town. >> last week i was afraid to go out of my house. but now things are better. >> reporter: in the place where it all started three months ago, where the deadly violence flared last week the biggest working day crowd so far this year, they came on their lunch hours, after work or took the day off and the people say they will stay here until they have the government they want. >> and we have the kind of temporary government but as we see now they are not quite secular for us because these are the guys that came from, you know, 2004. >> reporter: people here are also concerned about their neighbor, russia and how it might try to influe
and al jazeera's jennifer glasse is live from kiev and jennifer it looks like things have finally calmedn but is it back to business as usual? >> well, you know, morgan, yesterday was the first day for people back at work in kiev where a week where we saw dozens of people killed here in the center of the city and the people are trying their very best to get back to normal. >> reporter: not long ago away from independent square the capitol was like a ghost town. >> last week i...
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over how governments are formed and they are demanding the release of jailed protesters and al jazeera's jenniferis in kiev monitoring the latest developments and jennifer good morning, has the level of opposition changed at all with this new parliament session now underway? >> good morning. i have to say not much opposition this morning in kiev. in independent square people are watching closely as parliament convenes this morning but as the speaker started speaking i think hopes began to dwindle, a hard line from the progovernment side saying they offer concessions and don't know why the opposition would want more, not a good start to the parliament session where the opposition was hoping to see changes to not only the amnesty law and also would like to go back to the 2004 constitution because in 2010 the current president viktor yanukovych changed the constitution to give himself more powers. when the brother of the opposition vladimir said the opposition is hoping for more support. >> i just hope that democratic world and leaders of the democratic countries were democracys really, it's in the
over how governments are formed and they are demanding the release of jailed protesters and al jazeera's jenniferis in kiev monitoring the latest developments and jennifer good morning, has the level of opposition changed at all with this new parliament session now underway? >> good morning. i have to say not much opposition this morning in kiev. in independent square people are watching closely as parliament convenes this morning but as the speaker started speaking i think hopes began to...
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jennifer london al jazeera mexico. >> a special report on al jazeera america, private prisons in brazil and cashing in on criminals. >> plus, saving sharks in sydney. animal rights activists are trying to protect the fish. is all about... that's why i'm risking my life... >> killing the messenger on al jazeera america the stream is uniquely interactive television. in fact, we depend on you, your ideas, your concerns. >> all these folks are making a whole lot of money. >> you are one of the voices of this show. >> i think you've offended everyone with that kathy. >> hold on, there's some room to offend people, i'm here. >> we have a right to know what's in our food and monsanto do not have the right to hide it from us. >> so join the conversation and make it your own. >> watch the stream. >> and join the conversation online @ajamstream. >> four teenagers are dead after hit by the value -- volcanic ash. thousands of locals were evacuated. >> brazil turning to private firms to help run the prisons now. the country has some of the most violent and overcrowded prisons and al jazeera got a lo
jennifer london al jazeera mexico. >> a special report on al jazeera america, private prisons in brazil and cashing in on criminals. >> plus, saving sharks in sydney. animal rights activists are trying to protect the fish. is all about... that's why i'm risking my life... >> killing the messenger on al jazeera america the stream is uniquely interactive television. in fact, we depend on you, your ideas, your concerns. >> all these folks are making a whole lot of money....
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. >> jennifer, thank you. al jazeera will continue to follow the rapidly changing situation coming up. >>> turning to afghanistan, the country could become a save safe haven. it will cost between five and $6 billion a year to keep afghanistan establish. almost all of that money would be used to sustain afghan security forces. the report says it would take 373,000 afghan troops to keep the country safe. the coalition would leave afghanistan about 150,000 short of that mark. u.s. has recommended to send u.n. troops in. president obama is yet to make a final decision. >>> it is an exclusive look at the taliban inside afghanistan. outside of kabul. the video shows an attempted attack on afghan security forces but the taliban decided to retreat once they spotted fighter jets circling overhead. >>> the trial of our al jazeera colleagues detained in egypt has been postponed until march. peter greste, baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy have been detained for 59 days. >>> many korean were separated from each other over 60 years ago.
. >> jennifer, thank you. al jazeera will continue to follow the rapidly changing situation coming up. >>> turning to afghanistan, the country could become a save safe haven. it will cost between five and $6 billion a year to keep afghanistan establish. almost all of that money would be used to sustain afghan security forces. the report says it would take 373,000 afghan troops to keep the country safe. the coalition would leave afghanistan about 150,000 short of that mark. u.s....
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jennifer london, al jazeera, los angeles. >> the democratic leader of california state senate callingfor calderon to resign or at least to take a leave of absence. >>> westboununited auto workerss appealing the vote at volkswagen chattanooga, tennessee, plant. the union is claiming outside interference including anti-union comments by senator corker. >>> producing 800 million plant in central mexico on friday more than 200,000 cars will be assembled there every year. 200,000 vehicles more than japan, and there will be more cars made in mexico with mazda, nissan and audi all opening plants. >>> the release of a blueprint with how it plans to deal with its $18 billion debt. the plan is not sitting well with everyone. >> reporter: detroit has a plan to dig itself out of bankruptcy facing $18 billion in long term debt. city manager kevin orr called for cuts for thousands of retirees, banks and bondholders. the emergency manager announced a plan that is subject for approval by judge and will likely undergo appeals. but donald smith who worked 30 years as a city detention officer said any c
jennifer london, al jazeera, los angeles. >> the democratic leader of california state senate callingfor calderon to resign or at least to take a leave of absence. >>> westboununited auto workerss appealing the vote at volkswagen chattanooga, tennessee, plant. the union is claiming outside interference including anti-union comments by senator corker. >>> producing 800 million plant in central mexico on friday more than 200,000 cars will be assembled there every year....
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jennifer glass, al jazeera, england. back to the storm here.he power company where there have been outages, a spokesman for the company, brian, welcome, what's the situation there tonight. thank you, thanks for having us, we are still currently experiencing some outages throughout the state. we have been able to restore about 40 and 81,000 customers since the storm rolled through yesterday. right now we have about 130,000 customers still without power. >> most of them are located on the east side of the state. we also received stamping outteams south of metro atlanta. is right now we have about 15,000 of those still out. >> what are the problems, was it just heavy ice that came down? >> that's correct. is storm that came through, was concentrated on a line. a a little below metro atlanta. are you looking for help from outside the state? >> we first went to our sister utilities within the company network that includes alabama power, and mississippi power, but we also have called on utilities from texas, ohio, and other ute tillties. >> so i know
jennifer glass, al jazeera, england. back to the storm here.he power company where there have been outages, a spokesman for the company, brian, welcome, what's the situation there tonight. thank you, thanks for having us, we are still currently experiencing some outages throughout the state. we have been able to restore about 40 and 81,000 customers since the storm rolled through yesterday. right now we have about 130,000 customers still without power. >> most of them are located on the...
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we are joined by al jazeera america's foreign correspondent, jennifer glass who is in ukraine. jennifer, good to have you, as always, on the show. leaders in cry crimimea announced they would hold a referendum and whether it should be autonomous or how autonomous it should be. what is the latest from the there? >> antonio, you know, the real question here is: who are those men inside the building and what do they want? they came in, in the middle of the night about this time yesterday and took over that building very heavily armed, raised the russian flag but won't negotiate. the crimea's prime miles per hour sister went to talk to them and they said they weren't authorized to demands make any demands. he said they would hold a referendum on may 25th when kiev is planning to hold presidential e elections. it's unclear how much more autonomy they want. they already have their own prime minister and their own parliament and are considered as the only autonomous republic of ukraine. many look towards russia for guidance and they feel that they were left out, antonio, of what's bee
we are joined by al jazeera america's foreign correspondent, jennifer glass who is in ukraine. jennifer, good to have you, as always, on the show. leaders in cry crimimea announced they would hold a referendum and whether it should be autonomous or how autonomous it should be. what is the latest from the there? >> antonio, you know, the real question here is: who are those men inside the building and what do they want? they came in, in the middle of the night about this time yesterday and...
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jennifer glass, al jazeera. >> ththe automobile watchdog wil decide if general motors took too long to let people know about what was wrong with their car. the president of gm apologizing for not doing enough after recall. bisi onile-ere is in detroit for us with the latest. >> you general motors issued a public apology. and there is criticism for not responding to this issue sooner. 13 dead. it's the number of deaths now linked to general motors' faulty ignition recall. the number has risen in the past two weeks and the recall has expanded to 1.6 million vehicles. amid criticism the automaker issued a rare public apology. gm north america president alan beattie reads is a statement in part, we are sorry and we're working to address this issue as quickly as we can. jeff shuster with lmc. >> i think when gm is assessing the situation now they have a new management lead i think this is an important test for the new jeep to deal with this and move forward. >> one man die--one woman died e driving one of the vehicles that was recalled by gm. her family received a settlement. >> they want j
jennifer glass, al jazeera. >> ththe automobile watchdog wil decide if general motors took too long to let people know about what was wrong with their car. the president of gm apologizing for not doing enough after recall. bisi onile-ere is in detroit for us with the latest. >> you general motors issued a public apology. and there is criticism for not responding to this issue sooner. 13 dead. it's the number of deaths now linked to general motors' faulty ignition recall. the number...
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al jazeera, kiev. >> after ukraine's president returns to work, parliament reconvenes. jennifer glasse reports. >> it's a big week for ukraine. president veurkviktor be yanukok to work. police cells around the country. the opposition says they are being held as prisoners basically until demonstrators leave the streetsd. the previous -- so still a big divide between the opposition and the government, a big week in ukraine. we'll see whether the opposition can make any progress and whether the government is willing to make any concessions. >> jennifer glasse in kiev. >>> slow pace of peace talks. al jazeera juan los molina has more. >> reporter: another flairup of tensions between the u.s. and israel, secretary of state john kerry warned that israel faces a growing threats of boycotts if peace talks with the palestinians fail. boycott on israel immoral and unjustified. >> translator: first it entrenches the palestinians, forcing peace. state of israel. foremost the safety of the citizens of the state of israel. for these reasons, the threats of a boycott on the state of israel wil
al jazeera, kiev. >> after ukraine's president returns to work, parliament reconvenes. jennifer glasse reports. >> it's a big week for ukraine. president veurkviktor be yanukok to work. police cells around the country. the opposition says they are being held as prisoners basically until demonstrators leave the streetsd. the previous -- so still a big divide between the opposition and the government, a big week in ukraine. we'll see whether the opposition can make any progress and...
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jennifer glasse. al jazeera cornwall, england. >> transgender lawmaker, champion of lgbt rights in italy. headlines are next. al jazeera america. >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm richelle carey, here are tonight's top stories. north korea's secret government may be committing crimes against humanity. a u.n. council found things like slavery, torture and forced murder, in just hours, negotiations over iran's nuclear program began. iran agreed to freeze its activity, in exchange for sanctions lifted. looking for a permanent deal. >>> the u.s. denies allegations by venezuela's president that it is trying to overthrow its government. on sunday, nicholas maduro ordered three diplomats to leave after they came to an opposition leader's defense. >>> the drought in california is seriously impacting businesses, like ski resorts, california is in a state of emergency. attracting snow, visitors have been losing a lot of money. those are the headlines, i'm richelle carey, "america tonight" is up next. thanks for your t
jennifer glasse. al jazeera cornwall, england. >> transgender lawmaker, champion of lgbt rights in italy. headlines are next. al jazeera america. >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm richelle carey, here are tonight's top stories. north korea's secret government may be committing crimes against humanity. a u.n. council found things like slavery, torture and forced murder, in just hours, negotiations over iran's nuclear program began. iran agreed to freeze its activity, in exchange...
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jennifer glasse, al jazeera, kiev. >> and now, robert mcnamara, robert, what have you seen? >> well, it's kind of not like anything i've ever seen before. travel around to 25 different countries and i've never really seen anything like what's going on here. it's kind of like if you took times square in new york city and built a small village made out of tents inside of it and barricaded off all the streets to the square. and it's been like that apparently for two months. but i've never seen anything like it. there's people walking around in makeshift military uniforms, everyone's carrying a club. it's a pretty bizarre environment. >> did you get very close to the violence? i mean these pictures look like you're right in the middle of it. >> well, i got-i got to kiev on the 22nd which is the day that two of the protestors were shot by the police. and that day i didn't go up to the front lines. i was only in the square and the square was packed. and it was pretty crazy environment. since then, i've been up to where there's still like basically an encampment on both sides. by t
jennifer glasse, al jazeera, kiev. >> and now, robert mcnamara, robert, what have you seen? >> well, it's kind of not like anything i've ever seen before. travel around to 25 different countries and i've never really seen anything like what's going on here. it's kind of like if you took times square in new york city and built a small village made out of tents inside of it and barricaded off all the streets to the square. and it's been like that apparently for two months. but i've...
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jennifer glass, al jazeera, ukraine. >>> tensions running high here as russia starts military exercisesot far from here on the border with ukraine. >> will make people here in crimea feel a little bit safer. it will make folks in the rest of ukraine very uneasy. >> certainly, jen, we have been talking about the situation as ukrainians are trying to development their new government, put everything in place. this is a pretty complex time. >> it is a complex time. they need to get a government in place as quickly as thing. they are trying to get atritional government in place by tomorrow, by thursday. because without a prime minister, without a government, they can't negotiate with anybody. they can't talk to any international bodies did. they can't formally talk to other governments even though we have seen foreign ministers come in, katherine ashton. eu foreign minister was in a few days ago, ministers coming in on friday. they need a government in place. they need financial assistance. ukraine is very close to default. they only were able to get a budget together this year because russi
jennifer glass, al jazeera, ukraine. >>> tensions running high here as russia starts military exercisesot far from here on the border with ukraine. >> will make people here in crimea feel a little bit safer. it will make folks in the rest of ukraine very uneasy. >> certainly, jen, we have been talking about the situation as ukrainians are trying to development their new government, put everything in place. this is a pretty complex time. >> it is a complex time. they...
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jennifer london, al jazeera, hollywood. >>> coming up next, a real life jurassic park where scientists are hoping to bring extinct animals back to life again. >> plus. >> using microhousing to get the homeless off the streets. this is a teeny little home but it has a bed, bathroom, roof and door. a lot better than a tent in a church parking lot or in the woods where a lot of these folks have been living. i'll introduce you to some of the people who live in this village and how it all works. >> >> just about the same temperatures as last night. minneapolis is at minus 6. factor in the windchill. we are still extremely cold in the area. we have warnings and watches out. we are looking at windchill where you see these blue. that is windchill advisories in effect. what we are seeing now compared to last night, we are seeing a lot of the cold temperatures begin to make their way more towards east. so now, into parts of new england, pennsylvania. you are also dealing with the cold temperatures. also, where you see this orange, that is a windchill warning that is in effect for that area. let'
jennifer london, al jazeera, hollywood. >>> coming up next, a real life jurassic park where scientists are hoping to bring extinct animals back to life again. >> plus. >> using microhousing to get the homeless off the streets. this is a teeny little home but it has a bed, bathroom, roof and door. a lot better than a tent in a church parking lot or in the woods where a lot of these folks have been living. i'll introduce you to some of the people who live in this village and...
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jennifer london, al jazeera, kahuku, hawaii. >> the sky lit up in sweeden in a spectacular show of nature the nor the northern lights were on display for campers and skiers at bisco national park. it happened when part calls from solar flares hit the earth's atmosphere. this is gorgeous. the sun had a recent surge in flaring. >> that's made for light shows nearly every night this year in sweeden. they have been seen this wait a minuter in alaska, minnesota and michigan. >> it could be the greatest super bowl ad that almost no one has seen. i will show it to you, a clip. keep watching. personal injury lawyer bought a two minute block of lomty advertising in georgia and came up with this. >> i wasn't also a personal injury lawyer. i once was a notorious criminal defense lawyer employed by some of the most cold hearted villains. my art brought me great wealth until one day my little brother michael and his friend were two people who's lives were taken. [ music ] >> do you want to go to work? i am attorney jamie casino. i don't represent villains anymore. i speak for innocent victims who do n
jennifer london, al jazeera, kahuku, hawaii. >> the sky lit up in sweeden in a spectacular show of nature the nor the northern lights were on display for campers and skiers at bisco national park. it happened when part calls from solar flares hit the earth's atmosphere. this is gorgeous. the sun had a recent surge in flaring. >> that's made for light shows nearly every night this year in sweeden. they have been seen this wait a minuter in alaska, minnesota and michigan. >> it...
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america presents... on al jazeera america >>> southern britain is now suffering its worst flooding in decades, severe storms killed two people on saturday and al jazerra's very own jenniferss joins us now from cornwall in southwest england. is the worst of this storm over, jennifer? >> reporter: well, that's what the people here are hoping. you join me here at the ship in in cornwall. this is britain's southern most port here. they have been battered by storms for weeks. this is the worst they have seen down here in decades, but even this afternoon the winds are picking up here. this is pirate country, this is smuggler country and for this village much of life is about the sea. for weeks, the sea has pounded the coastline of cornwall, washing away sand dunes and sinking boats. the village is home to britain's most southern port. here they have a healthy respect for the ocean. >> that sea will take you off your feet and wash you away. >> reporter: here the waves got so big they destroyed a car. the driver barely got out in time. it's the roughest weather anyone can remember. >> it's been a stressful couple of weeks, we have had weather since before christmas, last wednesd
america presents... on al jazeera america >>> southern britain is now suffering its worst flooding in decades, severe storms killed two people on saturday and al jazerra's very own jenniferss joins us now from cornwall in southwest england. is the worst of this storm over, jennifer? >> reporter: well, that's what the people here are hoping. you join me here at the ship in in cornwall. this is britain's southern most port here. they have been battered by storms for weeks. this is...
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jennifer, thank you very much. >> we want to thank you for watching al jazeera america. the stream is next.leave you these images coming in from around the world. >> hi, i'm lisa fletcher and you're in "the stream." with dialogue rejected, how will things go in venezuela? everything from dialogue on gas prices here at home. our digital producer, wajahat ali is bringing in all of the lk
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al jazeera is now life in kiev and has been following the story from the very beginning. jennifer, kerry voiced his support for opposition leaders on saturday, but has it really got ton the point where he is considering intervention? >> you county me, you can probably hear the demonstrations going on behand me on a sunday night. and other leaders in munich, they did welcome moves that the european union are making as well. they say that they are going to be in strasburg next week, a commission form to look into human rights abuses here. >>'s no move of that right now, but the united states has u.s. secretary spented visas some of the folks -- some of the government officials are connected with corruption here? connected with the violence here? you mentioned the pressure on the government, but the protests really began with ukraine's president dropped the e.u. and then made a deal with russia, but where is russia now? how are they reacting? >> russia has been exerting pressure, morgan, as much as it can. it has -- it gave the ukraine a $15 billion deal. signed at the beginning of t
al jazeera is now life in kiev and has been following the story from the very beginning. jennifer, kerry voiced his support for opposition leaders on saturday, but has it really got ton the point where he is considering intervention? >> you county me, you can probably hear the demonstrations going on behand me on a sunday night. and other leaders in munich, they did welcome moves that the european union are making as well. they say that they are going to be in strasburg next week, a...
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jennifer glasse, al jazeera, england. >> reporter: more than 1100 homes have flooded in the valley since rains started falling last month. senator chuck shumer is trying discharge petition to allow the immigration bill to bypass the house committee process and it would go directly to the house floor for a vote sidestepping majority opposition. the process has only been successful once passing campaign finance reform in 2002, if the house democrats support the plan he would still need more than a dozen republican signatures. people who signed up for health coverage under affordable care act and 1 in 5 people did not have insurance because they did not pay premiums and 2.1 people were set to start on january 1st and a month to pay up, the last step to completing enrollment and officials say they don't know how many people missed payments because the website to process premiums is not finished. california is considering putting warning labels on soda and sugar drinks and it is sponsored by moonen has support and it would require a warning label on soda and juice drinks with more than 75 cal
jennifer glasse, al jazeera, england. >> reporter: more than 1100 homes have flooded in the valley since rains started falling last month. senator chuck shumer is trying discharge petition to allow the immigration bill to bypass the house committee process and it would go directly to the house floor for a vote sidestepping majority opposition. the process has only been successful once passing campaign finance reform in 2002, if the house democrats support the plan he would still need more...
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jennifer london, al jazeera, hollywood. >> reporter: this gives a whole new meaning to running the white♪ president ready to move. >> absolutely let's do this thing, let's move. ♪ president obama and vice president joe biden took a job around the oval office to promote michelle obama's let's move campaign and the video starts at the president's desk as you saw and past the family dogs outside and back to work. and after the run the two treat themselves to a glass of water. let's move encourages people of all ages to lead a healthier lifestyle. let's move on over to del walters with a look ahead of what is coming up, this morning. >> stretched at the end. >> did. >> at the end of the first hour this is what we are following the crisis continuing in ukraine and we are waiting for the speak from victor yanukovich and if he shows up they will want russia to extradite him and in venezuela they are clashing with the police and many are students and up set of the country and more protests expected, all of the rain in california is needed but it may be too much too soon. there are threats of fla
jennifer london, al jazeera, hollywood. >> reporter: this gives a whole new meaning to running the white♪ president ready to move. >> absolutely let's do this thing, let's move. ♪ president obama and vice president joe biden took a job around the oval office to promote michelle obama's let's move campaign and the video starts at the president's desk as you saw and past the family dogs outside and back to work. and after the run the two treat themselves to a glass of water. let's...
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al jazeera america. no big secret. living in paradise not cheap. electricity costs in hawaii are three times the national average. because the islands are completely dependent on imported oil. as jennifer london reports the alternative energy sources are raising concerns. >> big waves. beautiful beaches. scenic overlook. picture postcards from oahu's famed north shore. now something out of place comes into view. >> well, in your heart it hurts. >> kent fonoimoana lives in the rural neighbourhood of kahuku. in 2011, 12 wind turbines were erected close to his home. >> i'm opposed to the proximity and the look of the beauty of the hawaiian islands. so is kathleen pahinui, who chairs the north shore neighbour hood board. >> when they started going up and in it was like oh, my god. people were freaked out. very, very upset. >> travel down the road and you'll find 30 more lected in the waimea valley value, making the 42 turbines the largest windfarm in the state of hawaii. as you enter the waimea valley, you see the turbines. many north shore residents say it's not the problem. the wind farms are more than an eyesore. they say they have been built on land that is psych red and has been in th
al jazeera america. no big secret. living in paradise not cheap. electricity costs in hawaii are three times the national average. because the islands are completely dependent on imported oil. as jennifer london reports the alternative energy sources are raising concerns. >> big waves. beautiful beaches. scenic overlook. picture postcards from oahu's famed north shore. now something out of place comes into view. >> well, in your heart it hurts. >> kent fonoimoana lives in the...
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al jazeera journalists now being held for 54 days. >>> the bloodshed in kiev has resumed. this following the collapse of that shaky truce. nearly two dozen people reportedly killed there just today. jennifer are we seeing calm at this hour? >> reporter: well, for now it is calm, but very tense here as darkness falls in kiev. the protesters have taken much of independence square back. they have moved their barricades very far what were once police lines. now protesters are reinforcing those areas, and built two new barricades. it has been rather calm for the last few hours after a terrible, terrible morning of violence that left more than a dozen people dead incluzing a dozen bodies here at this makeshift field hospital, as well as right now a morgue. people killed by gunfire, sniper fire. >> ukraine's interior ministry saying that 67 police officers are being detained by protesters. have you heard anything about that? >> reporter: that's right. that happened in the mayhem this morning. the police retreated very quickly when gunfire was being exchanged between protesters and the police. and in all of the mayhem, protesters managed to capture police officers including senior officers at the
al jazeera journalists now being held for 54 days. >>> the bloodshed in kiev has resumed. this following the collapse of that shaky truce. nearly two dozen people reportedly killed there just today. jennifer are we seeing calm at this hour? >> reporter: well, for now it is calm, but very tense here as darkness falls in kiev. the protesters have taken much of independence square back. they have moved their barricades very far what were once police lines. now protesters are...
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al jazeera, kiev. >>> and meanwhile the president of ukraine is expected to return to work tomorrow after taking sick leave. jennifer glasse is live in kiev with more on that. a lot happening. how do we expect this to impact the protest? >> well, jonathan, we have -- the president going back to work this week. parliament coming back to work on tuesday. the protesters are going to watch closely to see if anything changes. that is the key here. they say they are not going to go anywhere. they are here on independence square. they are on a road leading to parliament. they will watch and see what the president has to offer, whether the parliament relooks at the amnesty. they pushed through the amnesty law last week. they revoked an amnesty law basically telling them thattest frommers have to leave government buildings in order for those people detained to be released. protesters say that amounts to the government holding them hostage and they want to change that. they will try to do that in parliament on tuesday. the question is does the president have a majority there? at least one member of his party was here in indep
al jazeera, kiev. >>> and meanwhile the president of ukraine is expected to return to work tomorrow after taking sick leave. jennifer glasse is live in kiev with more on that. a lot happening. how do we expect this to impact the protest? >> well, jonathan, we have -- the president going back to work this week. parliament coming back to work on tuesday. the protesters are going to watch closely to see if anything changes. that is the key here. they say they are not going to go...
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. >> jennifer, thank you so much for calling the story from the beginning. >> a court in cairo killed al jazeera mohammed badr of all charges. he was arrested in august. they have taken part in riots. 60 other defendants. a court is yet to order mohammed badr's release. meanwhile 16 people are dead after a major volcanic eruption in indonesia. >> mount sinabung is spewing ash and gas. more than 30,000 people have fled. on saturday 14,000 evacuees were allowed home. hundreds gathered in hospitals looking for the loved ones. many victims were suffocated because of rapidly advancing clouds of hot ash and rock. >> from fire to ash scores of people were rescued. thousands were trapped. several hun tread are trapped this their cars. the problem is not snow as much as it is wind. gusts of 100 miles per hour. >> they are begging people not to travel. >> speaking of travel and snow. for all the latest let's bring in the meteorologist. >> we are going to see our temperatures taking a dive. as a result of cold air we'll switch from rain to snow. here is a broad view of the radar. you can see the precipitat
. >> jennifer, thank you so much for calling the story from the beginning. >> a court in cairo killed al jazeera mohammed badr of all charges. he was arrested in august. they have taken part in riots. 60 other defendants. a court is yet to order mohammed badr's release. meanwhile 16 people are dead after a major volcanic eruption in indonesia. >> mount sinabung is spewing ash and gas. more than 30,000 people have fled. on saturday 14,000 evacuees were allowed home. hundreds...
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al jazeera continues to demand the unconditional release of his staff. >> three died as a result of storms across the u.k., where many cities flooded and 30 homes in england are without power. >> jennifer glasse is in cornwall in the hard hit south-west of the country. >> how is the community where you are. how are they coping with the floods and are they in for more trouble. >> you know, this is cornwall, the fishing fleet. most of the boats up and down the coast are not in the water, you can see the community is the big effort. they cleaned out the harbour, and this is the first time in the 200-year-old history. it was built in 1825. before there was a proper harbour, you can see it's empty. cleaner than when we arrived here. the entire village came out. we have seen it up and down the coast line. here it's been about the wind and ocean. we have seen a lot of flooding, and the somerset levels flood in the winter time for a couple of face or a week. people are very, very - in a desperate situation, and so britain hard hit for weather you mentioned the desperation of people. >> a few days ago prime minister david cameron called in the army they have not needed that much here, because t
al jazeera continues to demand the unconditional release of his staff. >> three died as a result of storms across the u.k., where many cities flooded and 30 homes in england are without power. >> jennifer glasse is in cornwall in the hard hit south-west of the country. >> how is the community where you are. how are they coping with the floods and are they in for more trouble. >> you know, this is cornwall, the fishing fleet. most of the boats up and down the coast are...
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jennifer glasse is live in kiev this morning and thanks for being with us. the development in kiev prompted some backlash in ukraine and the area is a stronghold for viktor yanukovych and al jazeera'sid reports from the region in karkiev. >> reporter: standing high and proud in the scare, a statute of lennon by demonstrators to protect it and stand by the historic links with moscow. the region's governor walked with them telling them to be peaceful and resists the tide of rebellion sweeping out from here. >> translator: we are not going anywhere. do not trust anybody. today i'm still the governor. i will not resign. >> reporter: the words were in russian. this is one of the heart lands of support for viktor yanukovych and his whereabouts are a matter of intense speculation but if he is seeking sanctuary this would be where to find it and it was their votes that got him democratically elected and the governor has been elected from the headquarters and kiev square has taken route even in the city and arming themselves with sticks and batons and molotov cocktails being carried into the building. tensions grew throughout the day with police being used to keep the two sides apart. event
jennifer glasse is live in kiev this morning and thanks for being with us. the development in kiev prompted some backlash in ukraine and the area is a stronghold for viktor yanukovych and al jazeera'sid reports from the region in karkiev. >> reporter: standing high and proud in the scare, a statute of lennon by demonstrators to protect it and stand by the historic links with moscow. the region's governor walked with them telling them to be peaceful and resists the tide of rebellion...