september last year russia has received almost all of its fresh salmon from these waters in the faroe island and 140 odd million surabayai loving russians eat a lot of faroe salmon. >> jonah hull, al jazeera in the faroe islands. >> an american and two russian cosmonauts have arrived in the international space station. the longest ever continuous space voyage. the mission will help scientists find out how the human body reacts to the harsh environment of space. useful information for future expeditions on mars. chris hadfield tells us what the space station is like. >> the space station is an incredible outpost on the edge of our capability. it is vast, it's strange to launch into the darkness to fly through space and suddenly have a little star get bigger and bigger and bigger and sort of grow into this huge human structure orbiting the world. it is like a gift to be weightless, it is magic all of a sudden you can take this wrist watch of mine which i first got to orbit i notice that it was floating and flying. almost like i had a living snake wrapped around my wrist and i keep my watch str

so why should a little nation the faroe island help the e.u.?reporter: the farmed salmon thrive in perfect north atlantic conditions. >> our company is producing salmon to the very high end consumer market around the whole world, so we are looking for the sushi restaurants all over the world, and they in between is moscow also an interesting market for us. >> reporter: since september last year russia has received almost all of its fresh salmon from these waters in the faroe islands and -- >> we're taking you now to the united nations security council where they are talking about yemen -- actually no we're going to the u.s. state department. >> -- to stand up and defend the valuesover freedom, and mutual respect. values which speak to a universal truth -- >> i would say that the highthy's action which came before the saudi military actions, you know, are the reason that we've -- we've got this -- you know unstable and chaotic situation in yemen. >> does the u.s. understand perhaps maybe some of the reasons that the houthis may feel unreasonable

the faroe islands. >> when russia banned certain imports from the european union the salmon farming faroe islands stepped into the breach. this tiny island in the north atlantic found itself into a near monopoly in salmon sales to russia. with no apologies. >> we are not a part of the eu so we do our trade business ourselves, we are not asking brussels because we are not an eu member. >> in 2013, brussels had banned faroe mackerel. he was only too happy to take his business elsewhere. >> we were boycotted out of eu, if you are boycotted from eu where should you go? if eu is locking their harbor for us because we are not reaching an agreement in the north atlantic then we need to find other markets and we are doing business as usual. >> the floes faroes are up to production and price. increased almost 700% and many faroees were happy to find the produce upped for sales. >> we looked to new market and there was russia. >> no one should tell us where we shall sell. if we decide to sell to russia i believe that's the best for us to do. >> will not help the faroe island people, so why should l

and there won't be another one here in the faroe islands for several hundred years. but these happenings are not unprecedented here. legend has it during an eclipse during the 1700 century four faroe brothers who had fought found themselves in darkness. they promised to be better men. the sun then came out again. unlike now the total eclipse of 1954 was viewed with suspicion by some people. >> there is no system in the pharaoh island faroe islands and my father told me to the to be scared of it. some people are scared of it because they think it's the end of the world. >> some call this the land of maybe. so dependent it is on the elements. there are no guarantees the skies will provide the perfect view but new memories will be made here whatever the weather. al jazeera, in the faroe islands. >> you can always get more on our website at www.aljazeera.com. >>> vladimir putin makes no apology. the russian president is celebrating the event that put the world on edge and plunged america and russia into this new cold car. one year since he seized crimea, the fighting rag

and there was only one place to look in the faroe islands, and that was up. even for those who had even it all before, excitement of what was unfolding. >> the sun is shining on the water, and then it gets completely dark out there. you cannot see the eclipse. but you can see the results of the eclipse. one of only two places in the world to experience this total eclipse. the moon has cast its shadow over where we are. a few minutes ago it was light. now look at it. we're in darkness, and it feels really quite eerie. cloud obscured some of the distinction features often seen during eclipse but now the moon could clearly be seen in front of the sun. then out of the shadows we're back into the night. >> it was incredible. >> this eclipse had brought more than 9,000 sky gazers from across the world to the faroe islands. all hoping to witness special something special in spite of the cloud. >> i didn't expect it to get--that quickly. it's really cool. >> we saw the thin crescent. we saw almost the full circle of the moon's disk. that's what we came for. >> many h

whale hunters in the faroe islands defend keeping whale meat on the menu. >> top stores on al jazeera the iranian foreign ministry is asking for an immediate hall to the military operations in yemen. saudis targeted shia houthi rebels there. >> gulf cooperation council members, bahrain kuwait, qatar and u.a.e. have answered president hadi's call for help. >> u.s. secretary of state john kerry is in lausanne to meet with his iranian counterpart trying to reach a deal on how to reach an agreement on iran's nuclear prom by the deadline. >> we have the latest on the airstrikes in yemen. >> the operation started early thursday, saudi arabia said it has launched airstrikes against the houthi rebels with the aim of reversing the houthi coup and restoring legitimacy in yemen. >> the choice is simple, abide by this process and become legitimate players in yemeni politics or they will not be -- but they certainly will not be allowed to take over the country. >> support suggestion 100 jets from saudi arabia and the gulf coalition resulted in airstrikes. they say they want to restore yemen's depo

the salmon farming faroe islands found itself with a near monopoly on salmon sales to russias. >> we are not a part of the e.u. >> in 2013, brussels banned for row islands mackerel over agreements about fishing quote at as. the prime minister was only too happy to take his business elsewhere. >> we are doing business with russia and we were boycotted just before out of e.u. if you are boycotted from e.u., where should you go? if e.u. is locking their harbor for us because we are not reaching an agreement we need other markets and we are doing business as usual. >> the faroes upped production and price. by year end fresh salmon sales to russia increased 700% and the nation was happy to exercise its trade independence from the e.u. >> we are not allowed to sell for e.u. so we looked for new market and there was russia. >> no one should tell us where we shall sell the salmon. if we decide to sell to russia, i believe that's best for us to do. >> we will not help the farrow island people through e.u. >> the farmed salmon thrive in perfect north atlantic conditions. >> our company is produ

. >> we have the story of how war in ukraine did great things for fish farming here in the faroe islands >> everything floats. you won't even have to hold your head up. >> scientists study the effects of living in space. one astronaut shares their experience. >> i'm rob mcbride trying to figure out a future without formula one. >> airstrikes from the saudi coalition have focused on houthi supply lines and military installations in yemen. the coalition said it is now in full control of yemen's air space and will prevent anyone from outside of the country were helping the rebels. >>> other headlines german investigators say they have found doctor notes for the pilot pilot, giving suspicion that he was hiding an illness before the crash that killed 150 people. nigeria >> now israel will release tax revenues, which it was withholding from the palestinian authority. it was frozen three months ago. president benjamin netanyahu's office said funds will be september for humanitarian reasons in line with israel's interests. >>> avalanches in afghanistan brought down power lines that supply electr

the salmon farming faroe islands stepped into the breach.this tiny nation in the north atlantic suddenly found itself with a near monopoly on salmon sales in russia. >> we are not a part of the e.u., so we do our trade business also. we were not asking brussels, because we are not a e.u. member. >> in 2013, brussels banned faroe islands mackerel about disagreements over quotas. they were happy to take business elsewhere. >> we are doing business with russia and we were boycotted out of e.u. if you are boycotted from e.u., where should you go, if e.u. is locking their harbor for us because we are not reaching an agreement in the north atlantic, we need other markets and we are doing business as usual. >> the fares upped production and price. by year end sales to russia increased by 700% and many from faroe were happy to see its independence from the e.u. >> we looked for new market, and there was russia. >> no one should tell us where we shall sell salmon. if we decide to sell to russia, i believe that's best for us to do we will not help the

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boat building was a way of life in the faroe islands. but only a handful of people do it for a living. we met one man who is trying to keep that tradition alive. >> my father learned it from my grandfather after my great grandfathered pasted it on. i am the fourth generation of my family to build these boats. >> you the boat has its origins of the viking long ships that explored the area years ago. now he builds them alone and by hand. >> just the urge that keeps me going when i wake up at 7:00 in the morning. it's not because i have to go to work. it's because i have this urge to create something. >> it gives me great pleasure to create and see it turn into something useable. it's beautiful and good to row. it means a lot. and people are happy with what i've done. >> i've heard that people don't understand how you're able to create something like this without plans, without any designs. the suggestion seems to be that you have some kind of magical ability. >> i don't think so as such. i grew up with it as a small boy, and i was allowed

so why should little nation the faroe island have to do?porter: the farmed salmon thrive in the perfect north atlantic conditions. >> our company is producing salmon to the very high-end consumer market around the world. we're looking for the high-end sushi restaurants all over the world, and they are in between moscow also an interesting market for us. >> reporter: since september last year russia has received almost all of its fresh salmon from these waters in the faroe islands, and 140-odd million sue sha loving russians eat a lot of fresh salmon. and that's a market the faroese have captured in the choppy waters of a new cold war. >>> and of course if you want to get more on all of these stories head over to aljazeera.com. >> i think it's incredibly >> i think it's incredibly important not to important not to sexualize the sexualize the female characters in female characters in entertainments that are made for very little kids. entertainments that are made for there is not good reason why you will. very little kids. there is not good re

i'm jonah hull in the faroe islands. >> saudi arabia said that houthis are mobilizing towards the saudi border and they have evacuated 86 people including diplomats and journalists from sanaa. it said that the ground force option is still being considered and it's defended it's strikes in yemen and says it's working to image myself the number of civilian casualties. >> the houthi militias are fortified inside houses of civilians. we've seen in the past few days they're putting anti-aircraft batteries over buildings and right in the middle of civilian populations so that would force us to bomb these areas and result in collateral damage of innocent lives. the coalition forces we're seeking to minimize these targets. >> the king of saudi arabia has promised that the military campaign that the country is leading in yemen won't stop until security and stability are restored. king salman spoke. he has described the shia rebel movement as a grave threat to security across the region. >> these houthi militias supported by foreign forces were able to subvert the government and take control of t

. >>> and is it time to end a sentry's-old tradition, we report from the faroe islands where whale meats still on the menu. >>> let's begin in yemen and the latest on the saudi thf lead air strikes on houthi targets. let's bring you up to date with all of the latest. the strikes have destroyed iranian-made missile launches. egypt is sending four navy ships to the gulf to help secure the region. several other countries in the region have joined in the campaign. the strikes are to support this man, president hadi who was driven out of the capitol by the houthi force. protesters are coming out to show their support for the saudi-lead intervention. thousands of people gathered in support of the houthi rebels in the capitol sunna too. we begin our coverage with this report from mohamed vall. >> reporter: the operation started in the early hours of thursday. saudi arabia said it launched air strikes against the houthi rebels with -- [ audio lost ] >> well a retired jordanian general says air strikes will be part of a much-wider campaign. >> this campaign it will -- it may have -- it may build

in the faroe islands right now it is very cloudy. this is the picture from the faroe islands.you're not getting that picture that we were looking at earlier where you can actually see the eclipse. but you are seeing how dark it is getting. at least there was light, thousand we're seenow we're seeing almost complete darkness. again, this will only last for about two to three minutes. thousands have gone there to the faroe islands to witness it. many will leave disappointed. that's the latest from the live desk. >>> disappointment from the skies continues right here in washington as well. temperatures are in the mid-30s in the northern suburbs to upper 30s and around 40 in and around washington the right now. storm team 4 radar snow from montgomery county northbound, even wet snowflakes mixing into the middle of the downtown washington area. so be on the lookout. snowflakes working south of route 50 as well. 10 minutes from now "7-day forecast" and the timing of the changeover from rain to snow. right now it's that melissa. >>> bw parkway s closed at 50. a fatal accident there.

this was the spectacular sight also for you, from a plane above the faroe islands. incredible that the sun's corona corona, the ring of rays surrounding the moon taking on that very rosy hugh there. it's . this is the scene from moscow now, still enjoying at least a partial eclipse. never going to get totality but that's the view there. it will gradually move and wend its way on in the course of the next hour or so. we've got a few still pictures to bring you as well. wow, look at that an airplane flying across the eclipse. that was taken by david cook in blackburn here in england. a view of the eclipse behind a cross on the church of st. nickolay in sophia. and also students from a london school with refractive glasses on the meridian line at the royal observatory here in london in greenwich. good stuff. >>> okay let's move on to some other stories now. islamic state extremists say they were behind the attack at the bardo museum in tunisia's capital, which killed 23 people. tunisian authorities have arrested nine people and deployed the army to protect major cities

the best view was from the faroe islands. >> they say it's all about timing. when it all comes together in the skies it does so-so spectacularly. as the moon cast a shadow over the earth the celestial mechanics were in full swing. at first contact it looked as if the moon had taken a bite out of the morning sun. and there was only one place to look in the pharaoh island, and that was up. >> then darkness developed. only one of two places in the world to experience this total eclipse. we're now in totality the moon has cast its shadow over where we are. a few minutes ago it was light. now look at it. we're in darkness, and it feels really quite eerie. clouds obscured the distinct celestial features often seen during the eclipse but now the moon can clearly be seen in front of the sun. and then out of the shadows we're back into the light. it was incredible. >> this eclipse brought more than 9,000 sky gazers across the world to the faroe islands. all hoping to witness something special in spite of the clouds. >> it makes you aware of the universe. >> i didn't ex

people so why should a little nation the faroe island help the e.u.?rter: the farmed salmon thrive in perfect north atlantic conditions. >> our company is producing salmon to the very high-end consumer market around the whole world, so we are looking for the sushi, high-end sushi restaurants all over the world, and they are -- in between is moscow also an interesting market for us. >> since september of last year russia has received almost all of its fresh salmon from these islands, and 140-odd-million sushi loving russians eat a lot of fresh salmon. and that's a market the faroese have captured in the choppy waters of a new cold war. >>> here in the u.k. the leaders of the main two political parties have taken part in their first televised debate ahead of may's general election. neither was considered to have secured a decisive victory, but most poles put the prime minister's performance slightly ahead. they are calling on cameron to face his opponent in a head-to-head debate. >>> italy's top court deciding whether to overturn the conviction of two me

these images are from the faroe islands.ny scientists and astronomers gathered near svalbard to get a glimpse and carry out many scientific experiments to cede and collect data. one such experiment is eclipse wind. it hopes to collect breeze experiences collected at this moment. many scientists, some at oxford university, are using the event to try to understand how the event effects electricity grids - event affects electricity grids, to see if there is any change in output from solar panels. some would say it is only three minutes long, the eclipse, it should not have a massive impact. but seeing how there is any impact on the electricity grids that makes a difference -- that is just one of the experiments currently underway as researchers look to see if there is a dip in performance and stability of any of the grid networks. once again, this is the solar eclipse currently underway. the best view does appear to be from northern europe, near norway. this is where many people have gathered, and in denmark. we have that their

there was only one place to look in the faroe islands and that was up.n for those who had seen it all before excitement at what was unfolding. >> the sun is shining on the water, and then it gets completely dark out there. that's the -- you cannot see the eclipse, but you can see the result of the eclipse. >> reporter: then darkness descended like a blanket covering this rugged north. one of only two places in the world to experience this total eclipse. we're now in totality. the moon has cast its shadow over where we are. now we're in darkness and it feels really quite eerie. cloud obscured some of the distinct celestial features often seen during an eclipse, but now the moon could clearly be seen in front of the sun. and then out of the shadows we are back into the light. >> i have tears in my eyes almost. so it was incredible. >> this eclipse has brought more than 9,000 sky gazers from across the world to the faros, all hoping to witness something special in spite of the cloud. >> it makes you feel aware of the immensity of the universe and i think th

killing is cruel and necessary. >> tucked away - this is the hand-carved hunting knife used in a faroe island hunt. >> you then cut off the spinal cord and the whale will die in seconds. >> reporter: for centuries people of the farrow islands killed pilot whales. slaughtering them in a sea of blood. pilot whales are not endangered in the north atlantic and each year it takes 0.1% of the population. >> i like the bluffer to go with the dried fish and then you have the dried whale's meat. as long as you hunt them in a sustainable way. it's a food source i think we have to use it. we live in a world where people starve why shouldn't we use the resource. animal rights activists call it barbaric. attempts to disrupt the hunt are successful. >> reporter: this tradition that's been in place for over 500 years, it's time for it to disappear, because the world changed and this should also change. >> the intervention is not welcome. the islanders compare the whale hunt to the slaughter of farm animals behind closed doors. >> it looked worse than reality, and it is something that you always see when you

. >> plus, one striking, viking long boat, a single craftsmans man, thousands of hours in the faroe islands. >> the coalition of state led by saudi arabia has continued to launch attacks in yemen for a third day. saudi arabia's military say houthi fighters are now advancing towards the saudi borders. they have yet to deploy them across the border into yemen. airstrikes on the houthis have destroyed most of the ballistic missiles captured from the yemeni army, and they say the campaign will continue until stability is restored. >> the houthi militias are forefied inside houses, pop populated by civilians. they're putting anti-aircraft batteries over buildings and right in the middle of civilian populations. that would force us to bomb niece areas and result in collateral damage of innocent lives. the coalition forces we're seeking to minimize these kinds of targets. >> well, as we mentioned earlier airstrikes across yemen are now in their third day. there has been a serious of explosions at an arms depo in aden. but it's not known if that was hit by the strike. dozens of people are said to h

this is the faroe islands a total solar eclipse. we've got a spedup view from the arctic archipelago svalbard in the past half hour. hundreds of sky watchers gathering there to see the sun totally obscured by the moon as it passes between the earth and the sun. we'll leave you with the picture. um... i...i think we can make it, right? it's okay, jim. just stay calm and move as quietly as possible. everyone understand? no sudden movements. google search: bodega beach house. will twizzlers mixed berry bites ever end their rivalry with jolly rancher filled gummy bites? not today. bites. little greatness. how do i get hotel deals nobody else gets?... i know a guy. price-line ne-go-ti-a-tor! i know a guy in new york vegas, dallas. my competitors may know a guy, but i know over 60,000 guys. priceline.com >>> a news deal that's a bit like deja vu. greece's prime minister pledges to come up with new reforms to get the bailout back on track. >>> and millions of gaming fans are going to be watching an event live in london tonight. we'll look

jonah hull al jazeera, faroe islands. >> stay with us on al jazeera. i'll have another full news bulletin if just a few minutes where we will be bringing you all the latest from the arab league summit that's taking place right now. those are live pictures from egypt where as i said, the arab league summit is taking place. all that and much more news in just a few minutes. . >> the saudi military said yemen yemen's hotely rebels moving towards borders as bombers intensify on houthi targets. hi, welcome to al jazeera. >>> another provincial capital falls to syrian fighters. >>> nigerians face technical glitches as they choose their next president. >> plus, one striking,

whale hunters in faroe islands defend whale meet on the menu. >> the best football team in the world find the going tough in asia. robin has that in about 20 minutes time. >>> u.s. secretary of state john kerry is in the swiss city of lausanne to meet his iranian counterpart, and they are trying to reach a deal by tuesday's deadline to limit the nuclear programme. the framework set to lay out ways to reduce the capability yip. negotiations to finalise a deal have been going on for weeks. much of the negotiations about the deal's technical details. we explain what is at stake here. >> a nuclear deal with iran focussing on the number of sentry fuges that it can have. these are the main nuclear facilities. on the ground at fordo near the city of gaum. the international atomic energy agency estimates iran has around 20,000 centrifuges. 10,000 are operational. the deal intuifications it to around 6 -- introduces it to around 6,000. if iran agrees it could build more. >> it's not difficult to hide these plants. they don't require huge installations. at the same time or the past six years s

off norway and the faroe islands got to observe. >> thousands of traveled to the faroe islands to watch the total eclipse. these people travel the world and look at eclipses wherever they can find them. there were hundreds of them on the hillside, much excited whooping and gasping. the darkness was really quite extraordinarily and pretty much as soon as it arrived it was gone, the bright lights came back and everyone gasped and whooped with delight. there were a few people shouting where to next time. the answer to that is the next total eclipse will be visible in the southeast asia pacific region around march next year. the next time in central european skies will be in 2081. >> coming after the break how a treasure trove of artifacts are being protected by technology. >> the moneypenny pay off in mexico did sony take incentives in the latest bond film? >> pakistan battles for the right to meet india in the cricket world cup finals. highlights coming up. stay with us. >> welcome back. a reminder of our top stories in this al jazeera news hour. suicide bombers have targeted two mosques

. >> we report from the faroe islands with what i will meat is still on the menu. >> we have sport in about 20 minutes. >> french prosecutors say it appears the co pilots of the germanwings plane crashed it deliberately into the french alps the official has been speaking, saying the pilot was locked out of the cockpit just before the crash on tuesday. the night was en route from barcelona to deuce. all 150 onboard were killed. >> the most likely interpretation we can make at this point is that the co pilot deliberately refused to open the cabin door to the captain. he then activated the button that triggered a severe loss of altitude. it can be interpreted as a deliberate attempt to crash the plane. >> we are joint from the french alps pace for recovery crews. what else are investigators saying is coming through? >> one of the reasons they ruled out is because they could clearly hear him breathing normally from the voices in the cockpit. they say what is odd is that there was not a single world from him. there was no response when the captain tried to reenter the cock pit. there was n

this is a look from the faro islands dark as the noon blocks the sun. eclipse could be seen across europe russia and north africa taking several hours to unfold as the noon slowly covered the sun but lasted only a few minutes. >> many march madness hopes shattered and espn said 99 percent of the brackets submitted were broken after long shot victories yesterday between the panthers we and uab taking down iowa state only 87,000 of 11 million brackets remain. >> 273 are perfect out of 11 million. amazing. >> thanks, iowa state and inelse. >> good morning everyone, a dry live doppler hd shows it will be active this weekend with a couple of cold prompts and a type table and how much to expect we to plan the weekend activities. >> we are tracking an accident in the santa cruz mountains blocking a lane and causing delays as you leave los gatos and here is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza and traffic is starting to build as you head in from the east bay and i will let you know how long it will take you in a couple of michigans. >> we love her, the story of

there was only one place to look in the faroe islands and that was up. excitement what was happening. >> the sun is shining on the water then it gets completely dark out there. that's the -- you cannot see the eclipse but you can see the shadow of the eclipse. >> one of only two places in the world to experience this total eclipse. one hour into totality, the moon has cast its shadow over where we were. a few minutes ago it was light now we're in darkness and it feels really eerie. celestial features onseen during an eclipse. now the moon could be seen in front of the sun. >> i had tears in my eyes almost, it wasth credible. >> this eclipse had brought more than 9,000 sky gazers in across the world to the faroes, all hoping to witness something special. >> it lets you know the immensity of the university, that's what you don't except. >> you could see it just fade out really cool. >> we saw the thin crest ents and we saw almost a fult circle of the moop's disk which was worth coming for. >> the faroes won't experience a total eclipse for over 100 years,

it what not visible on the united states and the only places on land you could see it were the faro islands and a nor way group of islands. people in europe and russia and north africa saw a part shall eclipse. there are clouds possibly covering under the moon and the sun so people are dealing with the cloudy conditions but we will enjoy the last four hours of winter. >> when i say it is a total eclipse, she gets that royalty kick from the 1980's song. >> speaking of "giving," spring will offer a few showers but do not change your plans. take a look at live doppler hd you can see a lot of cloud cover. we have an extremely dry layer at the surface and up to the middle part of the atmosphere and even if this gave up some rain it would evaporate before it reaps the ground. light wind so it is hazy. it is not a "spare the air" day and do not need to year about that. the high clouds have a back edge to them with the sunshine i talked abut earlier later in the afternoon hours and through the sunset before the clouds return again overnight. you can she the haze right there, right along from our su

to get the best view this year thousands went to the faroe islands off the coast of norway, all of them wanted to get a glimpse of day of darkness during daytime. i'm antonio mora, thanks for joining us. for latest, head over to aljazeera.com. noir is up"inside story" is up next. have a great weekend. >> hello, i'm ray suarez because they are local stories the abusive or just plain risky behavior of fraternity men rarely break the national headlines. but there's no denying it's not all fraternities and sororities, mind you but colleges and universities have found it hard to shut down even the worst chapters.

hull with the story of how war in ukraine is is doing great things for fish farming here in the faroe islands♪ >>> there have been further air strikes by saudi-lead forces in yemen targeting shia houthi fighters and their allies. here are the latest developments. jets launched three strikes on the red seacoast city. the northern strong hold was hit on friday as well as key military installations in and around the capitol. elsewhere there are reports that houthi fighters and forces loyal to the former president saleh, have started shelling residential areas just outside of aden. and the 12 houthi fighters and three tribesmen have died in clashes. >> reporter: this is the aftermath of a new round of saudi-lead air strikes on houthi targets in yemen. this is all that is left after the raid that happened on friday morning, according to witnesses. air defense batteries southwest of sana'a were destroyed. for a second night, the alliance says it hit military positions in the capitol sana'a. and the cities of ta'izz and [ inaudible ]. these military videos appear to show some of the strikes. the loc

. >> on friday the sun will be blacked out across most of europe, and the faroe islands will be one of the few places where a total solar eclipse coo be seen. crews ships carrying eclipse seekers will arrive. but it's been getting cloudy, and that could dim the chance of witnessing the event that they've traveled so far to see. you can find more on our website on al jazeera.com. levels. >> also tonight, good, good, i think we were getting a hold of you. >> when america tonight approached mining company resolution copper about a

al jazeera, in the faroe islands. >> you can always get more on our website at www.aljazeera.com. >>> vladimir putin makes no apology. the russian president is celebrating the event that put the world on edge and plunged america and russia into this new cold car. one year since he seized crimea, the fighting rages on in ukraine, and vladimir putin shows no sign of backing down, as if dearing the west to stop him. america tried to squeeze him with sanctions, and vladimir putin's top opponent inside russia was mysteriously murdered. all of this puts russia and the west on a dangerous collision course. where does it end, who, if anyone wins in the end. i'm ali velshi - a special report on the new cold war starts now. >>> it's a new cold war. a year ago this week the crisis in ukraine escalated from an internal dispute between ukrainians into a wider international clash that pits russia against the west. last march russia annexed crimea. since then russia has thrown its support behind separatist rebels fighting in eastern ukraine, and that triggered a sanctions war between the west and ru

conservative community reconsidering its time-worn approach to taking on a drug epidemic >>> in the faroe islands building boats is not only an art form it's a tradition. there are if you skilled people that can build a boat alone and by hand. jonah hull caught up with one man living on the archipelago, drinking to stop the draft dying out. >> translation: my father learnt it from my grandfather, after my great-grandfather passed it on. i am the fourth generation of my family to build the boats. >> the farro islands rowing boats has its history in the viking ships that explored the oceans. ky is one of a few building them alone and buy hand. >> translation: it's the urge that keep me going. when i wake at 7 o'clock in the morning. it's not because i have to go to work. but i have an urge to create something. it gives me pleasure to create and see it turn into something useful. it's beautiful in the sea. it means a hot. people are happy with what i have done. >> i heard that people dent understand how you -- don't understand how you do something like this without perhaps or designs. the suction is

. >> for centuries, the people of the faroe islands have gone into shallow waters and slaughtered whales they aren't endangered. each year, the hunt takes 1.1% of the population. >> i like the blubber to go to the dry fish and then you have the dried whale's meat. you hunt them in a sustainable way, and it's a food source. you have, i think you have to use it. we live in a world that -- where people starve. why shouldn't we use our resource? >> animal rights activists call it barbaric. their attempts to disrupt the hunt have grown increasingly successful. >> this tradition in place for over 500 years, it's time for this to disappear. the world has changed and therefore, i think this should also change. >> the intervention isn't welcome, of course, the islanders compare their whale hunt to the slaughter of farm animals behind closed doors. >> it looks very much worse when it is reality, blood is what you see when you kill an animal. >> they say they should be allowed to live off the resources of the sea and they have done for centuries but the activists reply that it's a gruesome slaughte

the only places where it was total on land were faro islands and a group of islands in norway the u.k. based college of eye doctors say the act of taking an eclipse selfie could put your eye's in harm's way. >> the most dam from an eclipse is a total eclipse of the heart. >> we know that song. >> karoke night. >> okay. >> 53 right new in crissy field and mission district. 54 in ocean beach. downtown. portrero him. 56 coming through the ferry building. who sang that song? >> i can't remember. santa clara is 45 and saratoga is 46 and petaluma is 44 and stepping out in american canyon, grab a heavy coat and walnut creek is 52. >> in san rafael 101 no fog here but we know some is developing around santa rosa so keep an eye on that and we will teach an eye on that. 66 to 75. coast is more narrow 60 to 63 because of the breeze and 66 around the bay and up to 74 for a spread here. and now chances of rain in the forecast. leyla? >> bonnie tyler? i cheated. i looked it up. >> the golden gate bridge shows traffic from marin nice, indeed, and there are clear conditions and accident free northbou

. >> jonah hull, al jazeera, in the faroe island. >> and you can find out much more on our stories. over on our website. www.aljazeera.com. rosie perez was three years old when her schizophrenic mother put her in a catholic children's home where she was often abused. >> i had to physically fight back or else, you know, my ass was going to get kicked. >> the oscar nominated actress's new book explains how she overcame odds? >> i felt like i was always acting, always escaping into different realities. >> how a fighting spirit and humor helped her survive? >> i was ham and cheese served on a platter. >> i recently spoke to her in new york. the book starts out with your early years, with your tia, your all the, who you loved and who took really good care of you. at some point, your mother, who you didn't realize was your mother, comes and gets you from tia's house and puts you in a catholic children's home and that's when you first started experiencing abuse. the book is filled with so many painful stories it's hard to recount all of them. how difficult was it for you to go back mentall

. >> the faroe islands. most of europe will see part of the eclipse, partial solar eclipse.it's unusual because it's happening on the vernal equinox the beginning of spring which happens later today. what we're seeing right now is definitely not spring like. we've got wintry conditions that will be moving intoes the area. now clouds have already arrived. late last night, skies were clear, not a cloud in the sky. that has since changedp. 36 in philadelphia. little on the warm side for accumulating snow but i do expect to see the temperature come down get colder during the day. in fact, as the snow and rain moves into the area we will see the temperature come down and that will happen this morning. easterly wind at 6 miles an hour not going to be a windy storm system coming through. it's not going to be terribly snowy for most of the area but the higher elevations in the pocono mountains, for example camelback could see half an inch -- excuse me half a foot of snow with this storm. the key for much of the area is going to be the temperature. well philadelphia international is

this is a live look at the eclipse from the faroe islands in the north atlantic and see the sun about halfway covered there. this will last about two minutes once it's fully eclipsed. a technical term for that i can't pull out right now. i'm sure bill henley knows what i'm talking about. >> which term is that you're looking for? >> when it's at full eclipse. >> total eclipse. >> okay. i was thinking something fancier. >> why i'm not on jeopardy ever. let me show you what's happening in our area you won't see the eclipse but know and rain. not exactly what you want to see on this the last day of winter. spring arrives this evening. right now it's a waiting game. cloud are overhead. it's completely dry. in fact a clear view across the delaware this morning from the adventure aquarium. little on the warm side for philadelphia. it's 36 degrees. but there is some colder air around and we will see accumulating snow in the pocono mountains especially half a foot possible in some of the higher elevations. not expecting to see that much in philadelphia. and rain it's going to be only rain for

the faro islands and in norway on some islands it was a total eclipse.ess you are kim kardashian with optometrists saying taking a selfie could actually put people's eyes if harm's way although the most hurtful eclipse is "total eclipse of the heart." take it away. a full moon selfie. athat broke the internet. >> you can have that visual if you want. >> here we go, above normal the highest category climate prediction center believes we will be if that april and may and june but we have equal chance of below average, or above average as far as precipitation. each consecutive month it goes down so if we are average or above average we will not made it up. check out a gorgeous sunrise, orange yellow purple, blue a good looking we morning. a chance of light showers sunday into monday and 80's returned next week. in san jose, hazy this morning and 280 at 17 and temperatures from six to ten degrees cooler that starts at 3:35 for the as drove -- we tonight we are in the upper 40s to mid-40s -- the clouds, the high clouds for spring tomorrow, are between systems

take a look at this video from the faroe islands. this is halfway between norway and iceland. this is time lapse video, so we have about three minutes down to 20 second. you can see it went from daylight to darkness because of a total solar kree clips thateclipse that occurred. thousands went to witness this this, unfortunately, a little cloudy so they didn't get a gym himself of this part here where the moon moves between the sun and the earth and covers the sun there. that's what a lot of people were hoping to see. but that's the another vantage point there that some people saw the partial solar eclipse. so in addition to the eclipse, today is also the spring equinox and there is a super moon. so cool to see. >> very cool indeed. richard, thank you. >>> frederick county virginia schools are now closed. they were delayed. now closed. >> let's get an update on the forecast now. chuck bell tracking the path of this storm. seeing snow right now. >> certainly are. wet snowflakes all over the metro area especially for the northern and western suburbs. this will continue through ab

much further towards the west, the faroe islands under unfortunately all cloud but that is where the eclipse is going to go. there will be fingers crossed that it does remain clear. we've got pictures coming in, you can see it's rather cloudy at the moment. it's been a big boost to tourism. if they get an eclipse, there is little to compare with it. spectacular scene across the region if the skies do clear and that is really what they're hoping for. i have to say at the moment, it doesn't look as though it's going to turn out that way. i'm hoping to show you a still of what it will be like. really across much of northern europe, you're looking at about ate 5-95% chance of it remaining quite cloudy. this is what you should be seeing. that is what an eclipse really is like, quite spectacular conditions. i think at this stage the odds are somewhat against that happening. visibility problems across northeastern parts of asia from this weather system which ran across the area tuesday and into wednesday. here with he saw a lot of cloud misty conditions, that has cleared away as that fronta

solar eclipse, where the moon passes between the earth and the sun will only be visible in the faroe islands, and in the arctic. this will be the first time an eclipse had a significant effect on a power system. it will be a test for germany's energy u-turn when chancellor angela merkel ordered a change from renewable power. think tanks advising the government say the eclipse will be watched wherever solar power installations are being built. >> we have seen in dubai that this is being built. we see it in the u.s. california everywhere coming. so we are all around the world need to have a closer look on how to manage the system with a lot of solar, and this is maybe a stress test to that system. >> the energy network managers are confident the system will handle the challenge of the eclipse and may provide lessons in years ahead. as solar energy wins converts. >> in senegal villages and rebels come together to check the forests. the black market for the timber trade is booming. it's worth tens of billions. we have this report on the projected to save trees in southern senegal. >> a 200-year-

i believe this is the faroe islands between iceland and scotland.his is the actual eclipse going on near svalbard. brendan: svalbard is farther north, up to almost the top of greenland. tom: this is a moon closer to the earth than normal. this was 12 hours ago, the mood much closer to us in much bigger blocking the sun. what's fascinating is a curve north and south at the north pole. brendan: we've never seen this. i was not a route in 1660 two, you speak for yourself. i am considering which patent right -- pagan rite i will participate in. ryan: last night, eu leaders announced a that they had agreed not to do much on ukraine. they strengthened -- they neither strengthened sanctions neither decided to extend them. brendan: you reported on this from moscow and just came back from donetsk. one of the things we read is that vladimir putin's goal is to split europe in two. the baltics and pollen pushing for hard sanctions and southern europe not excited. has he succeeded? ryan: they had a couple options, one of the things that was not on the table was

this is the faroe islands, completely dark as the sun is blocked. >> we'll begin with something not rare this winter. little more snow. let's look at maryland right now. there it is. up to half a foot expected in some areas. ginger tracking it all. >> still winter for a couple more hours going to officially start spring at 6:45 p.m. eastern time. yes, just west of baltimore, north and west of washington, d.c. it's already sticking on the roads and certainly the grass and trees there. so here's what you can expect. anywhere from parts of west virginia up through pennsylvania already snowing, right? it's going to move to the north and east. that's why we have winter weather advisories. d.c. mixing in. philadelphia will get snow but changes to rain. heaviest in the later afternoon and evening from new york city up through southern connecticut and into the cape. boston will miss out on a majority of the storm and all of us will say good-bye to it after mooid night. snow totals a lot of us will mix in with rain south of philadelphia. certainly by tomorrow we'll warm back up and spring will tr

this is the faroe islands, completely dark as the moon blocks the sun. also a partial eclipse in europe, russia and north africa. >> we'll begin with something not rare this winter, little more snow. let's look at maryland right now. there it is, up to half a foot expected in some areas. ginger tracking it all. >> it's still winter for a couple more hours, we're going to officially start spring at on 6:45 p.m. eastern time. and i've got pictures of snow to share with you. yes, just west of baltimore, north and west of washington, d.c., it's already sticking on the roads and certainly the grass and trees there. so here's what you can expect. anywhere from parts of west virginia up through pennsylvania already snowing, right? but it's going to move to the north and east, and that's why we have winter weather advisories. as far north as connecticut. let me time it out for you. we start there. d.c. mixing in. philadelphia will get snow but changes to rain. the heaviest snow is going to fall in the later afternoon and evening from new york city up through sou