decenting into violence, abdul fatah al-sisi was given more powers. he holds the higher post of field marshal, given to him by his own appointee, interim president adly mansour. abdul fatah al-sisi says he's running for president as it's the will of the people. egypt is run by a society those that want them to return to the mohamed morsi's rule, and those that think stability under a military ruler should be a priority over democracy. >> the egyptian government hasn't set a date for elections. the egyptian sighted a paper by the president saying the polling will end by mid july. >> why a growing number of female veterans are finding themselves homeless. >> and federal labour officials threatening to unionize, how that could affect college sports. >> the college athletes players' association led by former north western quarterback cain colter won a decision by the national labour relations board which qualifies football players as employees, opening the way for them to unionize. returning to the players that argue that college football relies on labour

mohamed morsi supporters say there'll be no stability under abdul fatah al-sisi. a representative for the muslim brotherhood said: >> but abdul fatah al-sisi has the support of millions of other egyptians, not least in the capital district where he grew up. >>. >> translation: i'm happy he is running. it's his right to be president and be in charge of the nation. he worked hard. he moved egypt at the right stage. we support abdul fatah al-sisi. >> many are weary of the political uncertainty since the uprising of a military leader of hosni mubarak in 2011. >> i think he should remain defence minister and support someone else. otherwise they'll say it's a coup. if he runs for the presidency, we expect trouble. >> abdul fatah al-sisi says he's running for president because it's the will of the people. egypt is a deeply decided society. pallarized between those that want to return to democracy, and those that think stability should be a priority. >> three al jazeera journalists have been held in a cairo prison for 85 days. they are due to make their fourth appearance i

abdul fatah al-sisi has considerable support. but this event drew smaller crowds than expected. one politician said he'd stand against abdul fatah al-sisi in the election. the date has not been set. some candidates said running agains the former military chief will be futile in a rigged race. >> three al jazeera journalists have been detained for 91 days in a prison in cairo. mohamed fadel fahmy, mohammed badr, and peter greste are accused of having links with a terrorism organization and spreading false news. abdullah al-shami from al jazeera ara bike channel -- arabic channel has been in custody since august. al jazeera relates commands and demands their release. >> one of osama bin laden's sons apologised from prison. saadi faces charges for upholding corruption. >> i extend my apologies to the libyan people and the government, disturbing the stability in the past. i say it was wrong, i should not have tup it. i -- done it. i call on all people to drop their guns. the government should hold weapons, people should work for reckon sill ration. >> the the lack of process to reach

launched after three members were killed. >> one of egypt's high profile politicians questioned abdul fatah al-sisi'sitical as spirations. former prime minister says the presidential election is fixed in abdul fatah al-sisi's favour. >> u.s. president obama warned russia that its interference in crimea will be costly for moscow. he has been holding talks with acting prime minister arseniy yatsenyuk. the referred with russia is taking place on sunday. ukraine's leadership says it will never surrender part of its territory. >> crimea has effectively been locked down. the international airport cancelled all flights. we have more from simferepol. >> the new government is extending authority on the ground. passengers are arriving, welcomed by the self-defence units. anyone suspected of not being a resident gets checked and searched. >> the international airport is open for business. if you want to come or leave, there's only one route available at the moment. >> for the second day straight all other flights were cancel. the ukrainian national carrier announced all flights to and from kiev would not operat

if abdul fatah al-sisi runs for president, are we back to politics as usual in egypt, is abdul fatah al-sisi a new version of hosni mubarak. >> no, he's a different person. i don't think egypt will be the same ever again after 20 is -- 2011. when mohamed morsi won, they turned the power over to mohamed morsi, and didn't fight him on that. what happened was the mohamed morsi government did not implement good policies, and alienated a large section of the population and the military responded to that. >> the trial, 429 people sentenced to death for the death of one policeman. how can anyone accept that as justice, when the hearings took two hours. >> two days. any of us in the west don't fully support the type of justice system that occurred. we would not have a trial with 529 people, of whom 400 were not there. that would never happen in the west. the reason the death sentences were handed down is if you are tried and not there and found guilty, the maximum sentence has to be imposed. i don't believe anybody, or few believe that the executions will take place. there's a long system thr

abdul fatah al-sisi declared his candidacy after resigning as army chief and minister of defence. caroline malone reports. >> after briefing a council in cairo, chaired by president adly mansour, sabdul fatah al-sisi made the announcement. he went into the meeting as defense minister and head of the armed forces. >> i have spent all my life as a soldier for the sake of my country and will continue in this role. it's an important moment. the first time i put on my military uniform i was 15 years old and i was wearing it for 45 years. it's my honour to have this uniform. i announce my will to run for egyptian presidency, and i will be honoured to have your is support. >> after the announcement opposition demonstrations were supported in other cities. abdul fatah al-sisi played a leading role in the july 2013 overthrow of the president, who won egypt's first democratic election. mohamed morsi supporters say there'll be no stability in egypt. a representative for the brotherhood said: >> abdul fatah al-sisi has the support of millions of other egyptians, not least of which in the distr

however, many egyptians are waiting to see what field marshal abdul fatah al-sisi will do. there was speculation he would resign as defence minister and run for president. turns out he is staying on as minister of defence and leader of the armed forces - for now at

mohamed morsi supporters say there'll be no stability in egypt under abdul fatah al-sisi said: >> abdul fatah al-sisi does have the support of millions of other egyptians, not least in the district, the capital where he grew up. >> i am happy he is running. it is his right to be president and his right to be in charge of the nation. he worked hard for it, and moved egypt to the right stage. we all support abdul fatah al-sisi, and god willing, he'll be successful. >> many are weary of the political uncertainty, ever since an uprising against hosni mubarak in 2011. others realise it looks bad for a leader to present himself. he should remain defence minister. if he runs for the presidency, we expect trouble. abdul fatah al-sisi says he's running for president. it's the will of the people. egypt is deeply divided. polarized between those that want to return to democracy, and those that think stability should be a priority. >> here to discussion abdul fatah al-sisi's decision to run is a fellow at the foreign association. thank you for being was. do you think stability is more important tha

general abdul fatah al-sisi is defence minister, and he is expected to run for president. parliamentary elections should happen by the summer. >> to the story that's captured headlines. after 13 years of outsmarting authorities, western police now how joaquin guzman escaped. police are investigating the home of the drug lord and found tunnels connecting many houses in middle class neighbourhoods. the the interaps entrances were hidden under bath tubs. david mercer went to one of the homes. >> we have seep strong reactions over the past week since the arrest of el chapo. there's a demonstration, a march that has been organised by a group called sina lowans for peace. they want to show not everyone is in favour of the work that el chapo has been doing. this is in direct response to a march that happened a few days ago on wednesday, where thousands of people showed up in support of elshapo. there were people who carried signs saying el chapo give me a baby. saying how much security he had brought to the region, and how much economic benefit he brought to people here. thousand

with 20 ministers from the old government, including field marshal abdul fatah al-sisi who is expected to run for president. >> in a couple of hours fans and stars will arrive at the dowl by theatre for the biggest night. ellen degeneres is hosting, and the favourites are "american hustler," "gravity," and "12 years a slave." >> i'm jonathan betz, back in an hour with more news, "america tonight" weekend starts now. for updates go to aljazeera.com. capture of one of america's most wanted man. joaquin guzman. el chapo. running running a multibillion dollar operation.

abdul fatah al-sisi is the defence minister and plans to run in elections.amentary elections are planned for the summer. >>> the crisis in ukraine and events unfolding. russian troops are in control of the south-eastern region. moscow's movements were met with international condemnation. the security council held an emergency session. washington wants to see u.n. observers on the ground. president obama called the russian president to expression concerns. the two leaders spoke for 90 minutes. vladimir putin says russia is concerned about the safety of its citizens and asked lawmakers to give him the green light to protect him. we have more on that. >> reporter: foreign military involvement can be approved. barely three hours after vladimir putin requested parliamentary consent he got it unanimously. 90 senators were present for this extraordinary session. all said yes. >> translation: we have to protect crimea. we have to protect those people who are patriotic, who have a normal viewpoint. under no circumstances should we abandon crimea. didn't we realise if

protests began on friday, with anger focussed on former army chief abdul fatah al-sisi, who is running for president. >> three al jazeera english journalists have been dise tained for 91 days in a prison in cairo. mohamed fadel fahmy, bard r and peter greste are accused of having -- mohammed badr, and peter greste are accused of having links with a terrorist organization and spreading false news. abdullah al-shami has been in custody for more than seven months. al jazeera rejects the charges and demands their release. >> one of the muammar gaddafi's sons has been shown on television apologising. saadi faces charges linked to his role in trying to suppress the uprising in 2011. he fled but was returned to libya this month. >> translation: i extend my apology to the libyan people and the government, because of what i have done, durk stability. i say it was wrong. i should not have done it. i call on all people to drop their guns, people should work for reconciliation. a. >> this is al jazeera, more ahead when we come back. another body recovered from the rubble of the u.s. disaster. the

state media rap these pictures of a pro-abdul fatah al-sisi rally. he has considerable support, but the event drew smaller crowds. one politician said he'd stand against abdul fatah al-sisi in the election. the date has not been set. running against the former military chief will be futile in what they say will be a rigged leadership race. >> al jazeera journalists are held in the egyptian capital of cairo. mohamed fadel fahmy, mohammed badr, and peter greste are accused of spreading false news and belonging to a terror group. al jazeera rejects the charges and call for their release. their trial was adjourned this week and will pick up on monday. >> gm expanded its recall to ib clued 2.5 million weeks, connected to faulty ignition switches. gm is facing a growing number of lawsuits. a coninternational inquiry is -- congressional inquiry is expect. they have stopped sales of some of its modless of chevy crews, because of a front axel crashing and blacking. >> chris christie runs a defencive play, ending up on the defence instead. >> i have nothing to

there are six new minister, imclueding defence minister abdul fatah al-sisi. 's expect to run for president this year. parliamentary elections are planned for the summer. >> chaos in the central african republic since rebels seized power. al jazeera's tania paige went to one town where muslim refugees are fleeing for their lives. >> they are cooking the last of their food from the last delivery of aid. this is a rev puj for hundreds of muslims. they are terrified of the anti-balaka. living in fear, without enough to eat, they listened for news of a way out. a convoy is spotted, deft yinned for cameroon. no one knows when the next will come. she decides to take her chances. no more muslim here, get out. within moments, in a town where muslims and christians live happily together. the sport begins. this is not a game for people running for their lives. no one wants to be left behind. it may come down to this. so they surge at the track in desperation. once it's gop, the boy has been separated from his parents. anguish and fear are etched on his face. strangers he

the gulf state was one of abdul fatah al-sisi's staunchest supporters. the u.a.e. has given egypt $5 million since mohamed morsi was ousted from presidency in july. >> three al jazeera journalists have been held in an egyptian prison for 74 days. mohamed fadel fahmy, mohammed badr, and peter greste are accused of having links with a terror organization and spreading false news. al jazeera rejects charges against their staff of the the next appearance is 24 march. >> cairo's court has given abdullah al-shami another 45 days in prison. he's been detained for six months and been on a hunger strike since 23 january. >> thursday marks one year since pope francis became the leader of the catholic church. nigeria, home to africa's largest catholic occupation, initials say it has reflected positively on their congregations. rapidly growing evangelical churches oppose a big change your. >> it's the annual conference. the catholic bishops preside over the largest population, and officials say a year into the leadership of pope francis, they have seen the following grow. >> po

however, many egyptians are waiting to see what field marshal abdul fatah al-sisi will do. there was speculation he would resign as defence minister and run for president. turns out he is staying on as minister of defence and leader of the armed forces - for now at least. the position of interior minister has not changed, despite pressure by some political parties to remove ma ammed ibrahim. security is also unstable. it was obvious on friday. in cairo, one was killed and a dozen injured. >> we are not going to stop one day for the sake of our brothers who have been under torture. >> there was trouble in alexandria as well. a 17-year-old boy was shot dead. others were wounded in violence between security forces and demonstrators. >> he lost his life for the sake of his country and religion. the current rulers in egypt are to be blamed. >> over the last few weeks there has been strikes and protests by workers who want to be paid more. keeping a lid on these will be a challenge for the new cabinet. it has not got much time to do anything. in the next few months presidential a

. >> the first round of egypt's presidential election has been set for may, days after abdul fatah al-sisi resigned and announced his candidacy. he led the overthrow of mohamed morsi in july, after mass protest. if no one gets more than 50% of the vote in the first round, a second will be held in mid-june. >> it's 92 days that al jazeera journalists have been held by the egyptian government. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr are accused of spreading false news and belonging to a terrorist group. al jazeera rejects the charges and demand their immediate release. their trial continues tomorrow. >> rob reynolds explains gangs in buenos aires were gone before police rolled in. >> the operation began before dawn. 1,000 military police and brazilian marines entered the complex of slums known as maray near the airport. special police units armed with weapons patrolled the narrow allies and rushish-strewn streets. it's a group of shanty towns or fefellas occupied by 130,000 people and is notorious for violent drug gangs. a series of firebomb attacks on posts and other favelas le

it comes days after general abdul fatah al-sisi resigns from the army, announcing he'd like to run for president. he was overthrown in july after mass protests. gunshots there, university student in cairo is dead and others hurt after clashes between protesters and police. demonstrators supported students who were arrested or suspended for supporting ousted president mohamed morsi. >> it's 92 days that al jazeera journalist was held. they are accused of spreading false news and belonging to a terrorist group. al jazeera rejects the charges and calls for their release. the trial was adjourned but picks up tomorrow. >> two spanish journalists are free after being held in syria for six months. it was an emotional reunion. a rogue al qaeda group kidnapped them as they tried to leave syria. it's unknown if they escaped or the kidnappers released them. >> millions across the states depend on food stamps. georgia has 2 million people on food stamps and is requiring drug tests for anything using narcotics, florida, utah, missouri have louse in place. in florida 4,000 people took tests 108 fail

the announcement coming days after army chief abdul fatah al-sisi resigned, announcing he'd like to run for president. he led the overthrow of deposed president in july. if no one gets more than 50% in the first round of voting a second round will be held in mid june. >> gunshots heard there. one university student, eastern cairo is dead. several hurt after clashes broke out between protest jors and officers. they are demanding the re-instatement of suspended student punished for marching in support. the arrest of mohamed morsi. they were angry over a student's father in prison on charges of an affiliation with the muslim brotherhood. she was accused of helping mohamed morsi to leak documents. >> it's been 92 days, mohamed fadel fahmy, peter greste, and mohammed badr are accuse of spreading false news and belonging to a terrorist group. al jazeera denies the charges and demand the release of staff. the trial begins tomorrow. >> after being held in captivity for six months two spanish journalists are clear. it was an emotional reunion for the journalist and the photographer. they were ki