the guy who wept on tv, baby sydney in arms.ectives couldn't help but notice what the camera also did. those scratch marks on michael's face. >> we see what appears to be scratch marks around his eyes and on his cheek and it's just -- >> reporter: indicative of a struggle, maybe. >> quite possibly. it's just -- just too suspicious. >> reporter: so the cops comb the house, looking for anything incriminating. they look in drains for blood or cleaning fluid, in closets, in storage containers. >> we looked everywhere that a human body could be. we didn't see anything suspicious. >> reporter: but now the detective is starting to think that michael's relationship with the truth is as troubled as his relationship with his wife. for starters, his story about shelby going to work on monday, january 2nd? >> it did not hold water when we looked into it, because that was a holiday. it was a scheduled holiday for shelby's place of employment. there would have been no reason for shelby to go into the office. >> reporter: as for the theory tha

some areas north of sydney upwards of about 374 millimeters has been reported. let's go to video we have out of this area because this just kind of puts it in perspective of the rain that's been coming down we've been seeing the damaging winds, also the severe flooding. three people have actually been killed at this time in an area just north of sydney after their homes got washed away. we also have several people that are still stranded. rescue efforts are continuing across much of this area. over 200,000 homes are without power. and even just off the coast you may think if you're off the coast you're missing the worst of it, not the case at all. many people stranded on ships and boats because they can't pull into harbor because sydney harbor is continuing to see the rough seas as well. now as we go ahead through the rest of the day, conditions might change up and improve a little bit but nonetheless you're still going to be seeing some foul weather and actually look at some of these reports, 119 millimeters reported in a 24-hour period there at sydney. now thi

on board the carnival spirit. >> wow stuck at sea off the coast of sydney australia. being slammed by 30 foot waves it was scary our patio furniture flew off the balcony, 50 miles per hour winds were hitting the ship making it hard to walk or even sit. >> the suitcases were flying out of cupboards. >> the glass was pushed out and smashed all over the place and chairs turned like lollipops. >> it was frightening. >> the sudden storm so severe that sydney harbor port was forced to close that is why the ship heading back from a 12 day voyage had to wait in open waters. >> the ship would have surfed into the harbor. >> finally today the all clear, the cruise liner pulling into port. >> really happy to be back on land. people leaving with vacation videos and memories they would probably rather forget. >> reporter: and if they were hoping for some sunshine once in sydney no such luck, this storm that has killed several people in australia already is expected to continue through today. back to you rick. >> thank you. >>> back here ell phone video captured monday night's blas

at least two people are missing nearby north of sydney.ore than 200,000 homes and businesses are what power. and cameron price with sky news is in the region. back with us with an update. cameron, when we spoke last, you told us about a search operation under way nearby for two people. what's the latest on that. talk to us about the situation on the ground. and whether there is a sense that the worst is over now. >> rosemary it is seven hours since that vehicle went into the floodwaters. not far from the community of maitland, two hours drive north of sydney. in the last little while now we have seen police divers suiting up. getting ready to go into the floodwaters to confirm if the two people that are in fact are believed off to be inside the vehicle are inside the vehicle. it happened just before 9:00 local time. crossing a flooded creek. swept off the road and into the floodwaters within moments. it sunk below the surface. some nearby witnesses tried to save the people inside they just couldn't reach them. they themselves were swept aw

sydney gained 0.59%. after australia's central bank announced yesterday that it will keep the key interest rate unchanged. indonesia was down by almost 0.7% snapping two days of gains. >>> mcdonald's japan is continuing to struggle in the wake of a series of food scandals. executives at the hamburger chain say sales marked their second biggest decline since the company was listed in 2001. they report a drop of 29.3% in march from a year earlier. it comes after a record fall of about 40% in january. it had marked mcdonald's' ninth consecutive month of double digit declines in sales. in july last year the company was found to be using expired meat from a chinese supplier. foreign objects were also discovered in its maleeals this year among a string of other incidents. mcdonald's japan president sarah casanova is scheduled to appear at a news conference next week. she plans to explain her strategy to win back customer trust. >>> executives at the company behind the hello kitty character sanrio say data on th

this is a famed beach across sydney.g some of the beach communities and pushing its way towards areas of the shop displacing it by hundreds of meters. but the temperature, the rainfall, all of them a big story out of sydney. rainfall, over 115 millimeters or so came down in 24 hours. heaviest rainfall in 13 years, that's about 5 inches if you're curious. the max temperature was 15 celsius, about 60 fahrenheit. that's the coldest april day they've seen in over 32 years. 200,000 people without power. that's the most since 2007. there's the rainfall, 238 millimeters since monday. typically they say 107 millimeters. more importantly, it is depleting. heavier rain along the coast, those are inland. but on the coastal communities, you will get some additional rainfall. john, you were not far away from here just a couple of days ago. this is california, 70 miles east of palm springs, the only tornado in the united states on tuesday. pretty impressive sight. you look at california as a whole, 10 tornados on average per year and

it was a rough chips, cruise ship made itself into sydney harbour. there's thunder storms around and the legacy floods are still to come. despite what has happened. there's a lot of rain waiting to come out of the ground. sydney was never the focused on it. most of the cloud has gone away from the big circulation. the smaller storms if you watch, it's around newcastle, up the coast from sydney. and doesn't going to the north of that is where we had three the result of a huge amount of rain and this is what we have now. that's done by half a meter of rain. the nearest town's report is 414mm. it has the figure. that amount of rain is falling. >> it was in the hunter valley. wine making region. consequence of southerly winds felt further north. it was seen as a warm part, and 11 degrees in stanthorpe. the coldest day in 50 years. there's more to come. >> al jazeera - mohammed fahmy and mohammed badr are in court in egypt. they are facing the retrial, aiding the ban muslim broad. they deny it >>> a second trial, a second opportunity for mohammed badr and

the heavy surf had closed parts of sydney harbour.sengers described their fear and damage on the ship. >> upstairs on the main decca lot of glass had been pushed out. chairs turneds like lollipops. it was just crazy. >> they kept everyone calm. after a two-day wait the ship was finally guided into port early today. >>> there's a new low cost way for women to be screened for breast and ovarian cancer but the inexpensive test raises questions about the patient's ability to interpret the results. dlchlt dr. jon lapook reports. he is the co-founder of a company now offering testing for those two gene us plus 17 others for only $249. >> what we've tried to do really is democratize access to this genetic information around genetic breast and cancer risks and do it in a responsible way. >> a work with the brca gene has a 55% to 65% chance of developing cancer by the age of 70. the test must be ordered by a physician, either their own doctor or one provided by the company. >> we don't provide any sort of specific medical advice. our focus is

three elderly people were found dead north of sydney. a report suggest they were trapped in their homes when floodwater searched through the small township as the authorities struggle to cope. >> it is a once in a 10 year event. it was more severe than anticipated. the consequences are significant across new south wales. it is clear we are in the midst of very challenging whether. >> more than 200,000 homes and businesses are without electricity. some may be in the dark for several days as power companies repair the damage left by a storm that has taken australia's most popular state by surprise. conditions will ease on wednesday, that for many a wild and frightening night is ahead. katty: if former guard at the notorious auschwitz concentration camp is on trial in germany. oskar groening is charged with 300 counts of murder. known as the bookkeeper of auschwitz he is 93 years old. he has admitted he shares moral responsibility for the deaths of a but it is up to the court if he is convicted. jenny hill has more. jenny: it is almost a li

specifically his team, the south sydney rabbitohs.nial loser when he bought the team, he helped turn the team around becoming rugby league champions earlier this year. >> for me taking over south sydney and inspiring new generation of south sydney kids is about community independence and massive increase in the value of what the club is, that's all good, too. >> not being a bad business. >> but it's taken a lot of work. probably cost me a marriage. so that's -- >> that's what happened? >> it took a lot of work. i already had a busy schedule. >> crowe married singer songwriter danielle spencer in 2003 in a chapel he built on his farm. the couple has two sons but is now separated. >> well making a film is my job and my wife clearly understands what my job is. but to her i suppose the football situation was needlessly taking myself away. >> but on his farm, we found a crowe who was relaxed, even reflective and seems just as happy to talk about mulching or cutting brush as discussing his career. >> this place will fix anything. but you ha

if they were hoping for some sunshine once if sydney, no such luck.s storm that's killed several people in australia is expected to continue through at least part of today. marcy gonzalez abc news, new york. jummy: authorities are look into a deadly botulism case in ohio. one person we know has died and at least 21 others are sick because of the bacteria. three of those people in critical condition this noon. doctors say they all ate at the same church supper in lancaster. they believe it may have come from canned foods served at dinner. a drug used to treat botulism is being sent from the centers for disease control in atlanta. the vatican this noon confirming that pope francis is making a trip to cuba. that visit expected to take place ahead of the pope's visit to the u.s. in september. francis, the first pontiff from latin america is earning praise from the u.s. and cuba. both sides say he's playing a key role in restarting diplomatic relations between the two countries. all right. time to get a check of the forecast today. i know there's some rain

. >> just over three months ago martin place in sydney was filled with flowers laid in memory of those who died during the siege in a nearby cafe. on saturday this. that same square was chosen as a site for that city's anti-islam protest. >> islams all around the world planning attacks. saying to islam, and you know, no to extremists here. >> 300 million extremeists muslim who is are dedicated to the takeover and down fall of western civilization. >> sydney had expected to be the biggest protest in australia but rain kept numbers down. >> well, the terrible weather will undoubtedly have put off many, but there are still quite a few hundred people here, who have cool together in the rain, in their words to reclaim australia. >> brisbane more flags and more rhetoric. >> there are those working close at hand who wish to destroy all that is australian and our freedom. >> in each city where there was a protest counter demonstrations were almost as large. australia is not having a crisis but the protests are a sign of fear and growing discontent. andrew thomas, sydney. >> a man in the usa st

millions of dollars in damage here in sydney. gale force winds reported gusting over 100 kilometers per hour. unfortunately, there were three people found dead as water rose in their homes and surrounding areas. three people were also missing after their cars became washed away. so this was definitely very dangerous storm system. for people not only on the ground but several flights were diverted along coastal areas, many of the beaches were closed. this had a very significant impact, the forecast now. the storm moving slowly down here towards the south. we do have another low coming in from the west, just south here, that's going to move towards the east so by friday into saturday a few more passing showers, even some thunderstorms could kick up towards victoria and in new south wales but the severe weather i think that is over with at least for now. let's look back towards the north in the northern hemisphere we are still watching across japan high pressure is dominating some decent weather out here right now. we do have a litt

andrew thomas, al jazerra sydney. >>> french investigators have ended their search for bodies in thea german passenger plane crashed last month. german co lie andreas lubitz intentionally flew the plane in to the mountains all 150 people aboard were killed. investigators will now analyze dna samples found at the site to identify the victims' mains. people in one of india's largest states say a ban on the slaughter of bulls is threatening their livelihoods. last month they banned the killing of bulls which are used for meat and leather. al jazerra's faiz jamil reports from mumbai. >> reporter: these are the last animal hides to be produced at this tan are you. the leather is used mainly in products for export and provides jobs across the country. but he says the recent state ban on the slaughter of bulls has put that all at risk. >> translator: the leather from this state was sent for finishing in other parts of the country, then came back to make jackets, shoes and bags. a lot of people have lost their jobs and now can't feed their family. has this government come to help us or ruin

we are working with them sydney said. douglasug douglas burn and luis wheel is here.t is a mace mistake for the police destand by? >> i don't understand that. i don't think i have seen the mayor holding them back when there was rioting and looting going on. 200 arrest were made last night. that is a good thing. charges of arson rioting, looting, assault on the officers and all felony coptis counts and they will have to go through the process of charging them all. >> it is a tricky calculation of how you approach this but at the same time it seemed somewhat ill advised the course they took. and what you end up with is activity and behavior that is going way beyond the underlying incident they are talking about which is horrible what happened with that individual. but last night went way, way beyond that and that is really sad. >> i heard it from a law enforcement force friend of mine who said that superior force and direct action is the only way to handle things like this. >> exactly. and we saw one person doing it, then another, and another and it is bigger and bigger

safety docked in sydney.sengers are doing okay. >>> anger, questions and new frustration over a death of a man after his arrest. >>> growing frustration and a new investigation into the unexplained death of freddie gray. his spine severed during an arrest. so how did it happen? what went wrong? what will be done about it? new witnesses and new developments ahead. >>> the bombs, well, some of them have stopped. the tensions rise in yemen. saudi arabia promising new tactics to bring back the country's former government that as united states warns to stop supporting rebels to take over yemen. we have live team coverage breaking down all the new developments ahead. welcome back to "early start" everyone. 30 minutes past the hour. i'm john berman. christine romans is off today. happening today, a new protest is planned in baltimore at the police station where officers brought 25-year-old freddie gray after arresting him ten days ago. somehow gray suffered a severed spinal cord a severe injury. and exactly one week

, yeah. >> the south sydney rabbitohs.er a nine year -- profit, [ laughter ] we took them from being perennial losers to being competitive to being dominant on the fifth of october last year. for the first time in 43 years, south sydney raised the trophy. >> jimmy: i mean, come on. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> that band. that band gets bigger every week. i'm just going to go and deliver the hats to the band. >> jimmy: you can deliver the hats to the band, sure. i was so psyched. you're a good man. >> pass them out amongst your friends. >> jimmy: yeah, very good. [ light laughter ] this is great. cool. >> and there is a couple for your daughters. >> jimmy: thank you very, very much. >> there's one for your wife. mom and dad. >> jimmy: my mom and dad wear hats all the time. >> that cousin of yours that really pisses you off. >> jimmy: i hate them, but i'll give them these hats. yeah. thank you so much. >> and that means that then we've got -- >> jimmy: give them to the audience. there you go. that's the way. [ cheers and app

. >> reporter: over three months ago martin place in sydney was filled in flowers laid in memory of those that died in a siege in the cafe. on saturday, this. >> aussie aussie aussie. >> the same square chosen as the site. >> the muslims planning attacks at martin place. saying no to islam. no to extremists near. 300 extremist muslims dedicated to the takeover and down fall of we were civilisation. >> sydney's was expected to be the biggest protest in australia. rain kept the numbers down. >> terrible weather will have put off many. there's a few hundred people here coming together in the rain to reclaim australia. >> in brisbane more flags and more rhetoric. >> there are those working with the hand who wish to destroy all that is australian and our freedom. >> in each city where there was a protest, counterdemonstrations were as large. protesting was a sign of fear. >>> egypt's former president hosni mubarak and his sons were back in court on re tile from corruption charges, accused of embezzling 18 million. hosni mubarak's sons face a separate trial for alleged stock market manipulation

powerful waves prevented the ship from docking in sydney harbour. elaine quijano shows us the tearizing moments for the thousands on board. elaine, good morning. >> good morning. what was meant to be a 12-night cruise was what some call a once-in-a-lifetime storm. the ship was beaten and battered but after a long night it was able to make its way safely back to sydney. video taken from inside the powerful spirits shows pow eful waves slamming against the ship. they were stranded off the coast of australia. violent watt errs and winds up to 85 miles an hour forced officials to shut down sydney harbour to commercial shipping. >> a lot of the glass had been pushed out and smashed all over the place. chairs just turned like lollipops. it was just crazy. >> it's all all part of a massive storm system. three people have been killed on monday. more than 200,000 homes and businesses lost power and emergency respoernlds were overwhelmed by calls from people needing help. >> there's no doubt this was a very severe storm event. it's probably more severe than a

bring showers into victoria, over through tasmania, southern portions of new south wales and even sydney could see some passing showers as we go ahead into the weekend. i think the worst to have is going to stay over there toward victoria. see melbourne, showers and thunderstorms flaring up on friday and toward saturday. this is definitely going to be not a story that is over with any time soon. for an extended period of time, i'm sure people out across this area are going to be remembering this storm system. let's look back toward the north and talk about the severe weather here as well because there into texas through oklahoma we have this moisture flowing in over the pacific ocean and the gulf of mexico combined with some cooler air we are seeing there into the northern plains, well, any time we talk about that, we are, of course, talking about that severe weather threat. that's going to be there again, as we go here through your friday, especially into the afternoon hours, looking at the threat of some large hail, thunderstorms, of coursing, and i think straight line damaging winds.

when he made the decision to finally realize his goals of moving to taipei to marry his sweetheart, sydney. it was with mixed emotions of leaving this council and leaving his work at independent living centers because he really cared deeply about what this was all about. as you know he was a young man with a big heart. and passionate for what he did, not just here suddenly when he was 27 years old, but throughout his life. when he came back to kansas to visit the family and from time to time in phone calls with him prior to his moving, i would say, well, derek have you told members of the council that you are actually moving? no, mom, i haven't decided really when i'm going to go. okay, you need to let them know. i know, mom. and he was, he had various plans like he was going to move february of 2014. no, i'm going in may. may 2014. no, mom, i think i'm going to go in august. and then he says, you know, if i just don't decide to go, i will keep postponing it. that was his decision to move over there in november of 2014. and i did see online the acclimation and so on that you gave to him on

large parts of new south wales including australia's biggest city of sydney, are flooded. they had been hit by record rainfall and cyclone-strength winds for three days. at least one of those who died in the storm and 86 year woman, was killed as her car was swept away by floodwaters. rescuers retrieved her body last night. these time lapse pictures from a train station in sydney show how the water rose over just 45 minutes. one woman and another badly hit area told of how suddenly the flood came. >> it was so quick, and it kept coming in and rising so quickly that i had to sit on a stool and wait for someone to come and help me out. >> emergency services have received more than 10,000 calls for help in the last 48 hours. they've had to rescue at least 100 people. and some animals. this horse was being dragged away by the current before it was saved. the government says the worst may be over, but there's still no room for complacency. >> in terms of the weather pattern, it's still very dangerous. we are seeing continuation of the wind, rain, flash flooding and while it is

he died in sydney at the age of 84. before entering the commentary box he captained the australian national side winning everything there was to win. andrew thomas looks back on his career. >> reporter: to australians he was the sound of summer the voice of cricket. >> brilliant. isn't that one of the most brilliant things i have seen. >> those two have to find out if they are still there. >> yes, but he's just checked. >> reporter: his commentary a companied hundreds of matches, the one constant - whether australian team won, lost or drew. >> benaud in. >> in his day ritchie benaud mostly won. he played 63 times for his country, took more than 200 test wickets and scored more than 2,000 runs as captain he never lost a series. >> bowled neck and crop... >> first innings total of only 242 - not very good that. >> reporter: it was after he retired, after hanging up the baggy green cap that benaud went from sports car to legend as the king of commentators. >> let me tell you what i thought about it. it was a disgraceful pe

. >> just over three months ago participant place in sydney was filled with flowers laid in member of those who died in a siege at a nearby cafe. on saturday, this, that same square was chosen as a site for that city's anti-islam protest. >> muslims all around the world planning attacks like what happened here at martin place last year, saying no to islam. no to extremists here. >> 300 million extremist muslims who are dedicated to the take over and down fall of western civilization. >> sydney had expected to be the biggest protest in australia but rain kept numbers down. the weather undoubtedly turned off many but there are still hundreds of people here who gathered in the rain, in their words, to reclaim australia. >> in brisbane more flags and more rhetoric. >> there are those who wish to destroy all that is australian and our freedom. >> in each city where there was a protest counter demonstrations were almost as large. australia is not afghani a having a crisis, but it is a sign of growing fear and discontent. >> three ukrainian soldiers have died in a mine explosion in a separat

. >>> in a minute we'll hear from wayne hay in sydney.et's go to the indonesia island of java, obviously this has been an incredibly painful moment for family and friends of those executed. have we had reaction from them? >> yes around 4:30 now in the morning, and it's a little over four hours after the executions took place on the prison island across the water right here. and everyone is still waiting here. it's quite a big crowd here waiting here in the early morning for the ambulances to come back. some reactions have already been given. reactions of sadness, of course, reaction of grief about what's happened. a lot of families were hoping for a miracle at the last minute and only for one of the prisoners, the only female mary jane that miracle happened. at the last minute she was spared from the execution. from the firing squad because of the developments in her case in the philippines where her alleged recruiting surrendererred to the police, and the president of the philippines made a last-minute appeal to president widodo to spare

stuck at sea for two days off the coast of sydney australia being slammed by 30 foot waves our patio furniture flew off the balcony. 35 miles per hour winds rocking the ship making it hard to walk and at times dangerous to even sit. >> my suitcases were flying out of the cup ards and the tv was falling down. >> the sudden storm so severe that sydney harbor port was forced to close and that is why the ship heading back from a 12 day voyage had to wait in open waters. >> the ship would have literally surfed into the harbor and it's a rare occurrence. >> finally today the all clear, the cruise liner pulling into port. >> happy to be back on land vacationers leaving with vacation videos and memories they would probably rather forget. if they were hoping for sunshine once in sydney no such luck, this storm that killed several people in australia, was expected to continue through at least part of today. >>> and now to an "action news" exclusive and a first for musikfest. >> it's one of the biggest festivals and this year one of the headliners not from the music industry at all but you know

. >> just over three months ago martin place in sydney was filled with flowers after a siege at a nearby cafe. then this, that same square was chosen for that city's anti-islam protest. >> islam's around the world planning attacks. and what happened here. saying no. no to islam and no to extremists here. >> 300 million extremist muslims who are dedicated to the takeover and down fall of western civilization. >> sydney had been expected to be the biggest protest in australia, but rain kept numbers down. >> well, the terrible weather will undoubtedly have put off many but there are still quite a few hundred people here who have come together in the rain to in their words reclaim australia. in brisbane, more flags and more rhetoric. >> there are those who are working to destroy all that is australian and our freedom. >> in each city where there was a protest counter demonstrations were almost as large. australia is not having a crisis but the protests are a sign of fear and growing discontent. andrew thomas, al jazeera, sydney. >> exactly 40 years ago two childhood friends started a small c

. >>> our legendary cricket commentary richie bano has died in sydney.s andrew thomas. >> to australians he was the sound of summer. the voice of cricket. >> that's one of the most brilliant things you will see. >> first of all, you are going to find out if they are still there. >> yes he's just checked. >> his commentary accompanied hundreds of matches. the one constant whether australian teams won lost, or drew. >> benaud. >> his day richie benaud mostly won. he played 63 times for his country. took more than 200 and scored more than 2,000 runs as captain, he never lost a series. >> he has been running. >>> 242, not very good that. >> but it was after he retired from playing the game, after hanging up his baggy green cap that benaud went from sports star to legend as the king of cricket commentators. >> let me just tell you what i think about it. i think it was a disgraceful performance -- >> cricket matches can be slow for long gaps in the action. benaud was the master. his voice was mellow, measured and calm. >> it's been a privilege to go into every

in sydney, the asx gaming.aining. -- n at the open.i the big data is trading numbers out of china and that will drive the markets. as we look ahead to the u.s., we will follow the dollar. at the end, the imf meetings. big focus today will be china. a big rally in hong kong, the best in the world. we will watch it carefully. rishaad: thank you. hillary clinton and in the suspense, she will seek election to the presidency in 26 team. she will spend the next-eight weeks reaching out to people -- next 6-8 weeks reaching that the people in first early voting states. probably the worst kept secret. guest: i think so. had it benobody who true doubt about it. it is official. she is in. rishaad: what we expect from er? she had an interesting announcement video. she did a locate -- low-key on social media, she put up a video that only shows hillary clinton and really the last part of the video. most of it is ordinary people were real people saying i am getting ready. there is a gay couples saying i am getting ready to ge

my guest joins us from sydney. steve.ee you, do you think the games in hong kong and china are set to continue? enthusiasm will drive this up more? >> good morning. i'm a bond manager. normally we are negative on the growth environment. but in this environment of global central bank liquidity easing and low rates for the long-term, it is good for risk assets. it is not surprising is the equity markets reach new highs. the expense of bond markets? is there a rotational moved to equities or are you still seeing volatility that we saw earlier this year in bonds? >> we are seek a lot of volatility. what we are seeing are that pricing or the fact that there is much liquidity anywhere in the world today. that is our big worry. when you need liquidity and big investors need to sell positions, there will be no one there. that is a bigger issue for the bond markets today. environment, how does an investor take a look at their entire art folio and play defense perhaps on the bond -- entire portfolio and play defense perhaps on the

. >>> more than 2,000 passengers were trapped on a cruise ship on a sydney. . ben affleck hid his connection to a slave owning ancestor saying "i was embarrassed, the very thought left a bad taste in my mouth. requests. >> the carson city council voted to build a stadium for the chargers and the raiders. >> it's like which is. >>> nine people have been arrested accused of stealing well over $10000000 worth of the good stuff. that's bourbon. >>> u.s. marshal are investigating a video that appears to show an officer snatching a recording device from a woman. >> scores! the overtime winner. >> amy schumer dropped in front of kanye west and kim kardashian. she says she was overwhelmed at being in their presence. and all that matters. >> queen elizabeth's 89th birthday. she spent the day doing what she loves to do most -- slowly waving at no one in particular. >> would you attend a gay wedding? >> a same-sex couple couple that invited you to their wedding, would you go? >> if you would aend the gay wedding? >> this election will boil down to who do you trust to pick

legendary cricket commentator died at a sydney hospital.s receiving treatment for skin cancer. a report from sydney in the last of one of the sport's most iconic voices. >> to australians, he was the sound of summer the voice of cricket. you have to find out if they are still there the one constant was australian team's won, lost or drew. on he played 60s 3 times in this country. two 00 test wickets and scored more than 2,000 runs. as captain, he never lost a series. >> first innings total of 242, not very good that. >> but it was after he retired from playing the game after hanging up his green hat he went from sport star to legend as a king of cricket commentators. >> let me tell you what i think about it. i think it was a displaceful experience. >> cricket matches can be slow. there are long gaps in the, still, he was the master. his voice was mellow measured and calm. >> it's been a privilege to go in to everyone's living room throughout that time. >> most important, though it quickly became familiar. behind the microphone he was essent

. >> the south sydney rabbitohs. >> seth: okay, rabbitohs is a, is that a rabbit? a rabbitoh, that name actually, you know -- maybe you don't, you're all young, you're all so young. but, back in the day, kids, you know, you used to have like, newspaper sellers on the streets and everything that would call out various things. and a rabbitoh is actually a man who was a licensed rabbit culler. so he had a license to go and shoot rabbits. >> seth: gotcha. >> the pelts would then go to the government and they would pay for it. and he was then free to sell the meat. so these guys would walk up and down the street of the district where my team was from, you know, with dead skinned rabbits on a stick crying out "rabbitoh" so you know, the wife who was wondering what she would do for dinner -- >> seth: what is your mascot? [ laughter ] is your mascot a guy with a dead rabbit on a stick? "go rabbitohs!" >> no, the actual, the mascot is a rabbit. >> seth: okay, there you go. >> and it's pretty funny because this is rugby league. it's a very intense and brutal version of footb

john: sydney is a graduate student. she's not naive. but she says she has almost fall not for an apartment rental scam several times. >> i've been using my iphone. john: sydney like a lot of young people use trulia's apps to find apartments and rental homes. she's always been leary of craig's list but had no idea that they were targeting more sophisticated rental sites as well. >> i found some good deals and almost too good to be true. they have been. most of the time we'll get an e-mail back and it's something confusing asking for money and they can't show me the house. john: she found a cute rental house for $490 a month. when she inquired the seller told her he was out of town and wanted her to send a deposit. >> look through the pictures of the home i can look on google maps. even if you look at the street view the house is the right address. john: attorneys general across the country warn this is how rental scams work. they steal legitimate ads and repost them at lower prices. >> and hijacked that picture and put it up and you send

. >> andrew thomas al jazeera, sydney. >>> quite a legacy there. can always visit our website as well for all of the latest on the stories we have covered. that is aljazeera.com. >> go! go! go! >> severe storms tear through three states causing major destruction. communities picking up the pieces today. >>> president obama speaks with raul castro ahead of the summit. >>> and new questions over a police shooting in south carolina. dash cam video shows what happened in the moments before a

a huge storm prevented their ship from docking in sydney.or safety reasons. >> an incident involving a u.s. marshal is under investigation. he was caught on camera, grabbing, smashing and kicking a woman's cell phone in southern california. she was recording a group of officers and may have been taunting them. >> and ben affleck says he was embarrassed by one of his ancestors but now regrets asking the man not be mentioned during a television program. the show's host says the final decision was his, not affleck's. some of our top stories on this wednesday, april 22nd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with t.j. holmes and reena ninan. >> and here is the question we start with this half hour. is it going to be life in prison or death for convicted boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev? >> the penalty phase of this trial is under way. it got off to an emotional start yesterday. abc's marci gonzalez is in boston. >> reporter: unconcerned and unrepentant. the prosecution starting the penalty phase of bomber dzhokhar tsarna

wayne hay in sydney good of you to join us. thank you >>> the death toll from saturday's earthquake in nepal could top 10,000 people according to the country's prime minister. the number of victims stands at 46-00. >> there was a glimmer of hope. a survivor pulled from the rubble after being trapped for three days, the rescue came as shock and grief gave way to frustration and anger. al jazeera's correspond joins us from kathmandu. the death toll is growing. is the situation getting better? >> we are here in the square in kathmandu. the sense we are getting from people is one of rising frustration and anger. even though more relief workers are getting into the country, more aid and ply supply is coming in it's not getting back. a lot due to infrastructure and political issues in nepal, even before the earthquake. if you look in the square with so many beautiful temples reduced to ruins, behind me you see the tents. it's literally a tent city. it was quiet overnight. in the last hour hundreds of people men, women, children emerg

. >> reporter: three months ago martin place in sydney was filled with flowers in memory of those that died in a cafe. on saturday this - that same chair chosen as a site for the anti-islam protest. >> muslims, planning attacks like what happened here in martin place, saying no to islam, no to extremists here. >> 300 million extremist muslims dedicated to the takeover and downfall of western civilization. >> sydney's was mected to be the biggest protest. rain kep the numbers down. >> the weather would have put off many. there's a few hundred here coming together in the rain to reclaim australia. >> in brisbane flags and rhetoric. there are those working close at hand who wish to destroy all that is australia and freedom. where there were protests counter-demonstrations were almost as large. as is not having a crisis. but assist a sign of fear and growing discontent. >> ebola returned to eastern sierra leone. the officials announced the girs says of the disease. a 9-year-old may have become ineffected. locals and health workers have been dispatched to investigate and hopefully frequent

this is the view of over 2,000 passengers stranded on a carnival cruise ship near sydney.coast of the country slammed by a once in a decade deadly storm. the waves up to 30 feet high with winds surpassing 60 miles an hour forcing the ship packed with 800 children to stay outside the harbor overnight tuesday. sydney officials say it was too risky. >> this is the first time i've closed the port and refused entry to a cruise ship. >> reporter: passengers back on land wednesday morning describe a nightmare. >> i've been on a cruise before. i never had this experience in my whole entire life. i was petrified. >> reporter: the carnival company no stranger to stranded cruise liners. in 2010 carnival "splendor" was off the coast of san diego for thee days due to an engine fire and in 2013 carnival "triumph" suffered a similar fate in the gulf of mexico leaving passengers helpless for nearly a week. this time the massive storm whipping australia's coastline banging fishing against the shore and sweeping homes off their foundation is the reason carnival cruise lines vice president s