havana. there is al jazeera america live from new york city i'm tony harris. european officials just wrapped up an emergency meeting over the migrant crisis in the mediterranean hours after another shipwreck this one along the coast of greece. >> i would say that today we have a new european level of awareness that this is a european issue. not of single member states. and that we need to act. to act fast. and to act united. this is not just a call from some but a response from all. >> rescuers today plucked people from the waters near the greek island of rhodes. at least three people died, man woman and child. rescue workers are working off the libyan coast to recover bodies from the worst tragedy ever charlie angela reports. >> a woman tries to protect a young child. this is latest boat of migrants to wash up on european shores. this time just meters from the greek island of rhodes. police pull the child to safety as others jump into the sea. they are the lucky one. three are dead including a child. that may increase. no one knows how many were on the boat w

while cubans wait with great expectation and some fierce of what they may bring. >> al jazeera, havana. >> in oklahoma the sheriff is speaking out in tulsa for the first time about the shooting death of an african-american man by white volunteer deputy. the sheriff said that his department is not investigating whether training records were falsified. he apologized to the family of eric harris. >> first i want to speak directly to the heiress. we're sorry your son was taken from you. and i'm sorry for all those involved. my alert foes out to you sympathies go out to those his family. >> a man died after one week after being arrested. he died of spinal injuries. he was stopped by officers on bike patrol last sunday. the police say gray was running away from the officers when he was arrested one hour after being taken in custody he was hospitalized. coming up on al jazeera america five years ago almost five billion of barrels of oil oil. oil. >> discipline... >> that's what i wanna hear... >> strength... >> give me all you got... >> respect.... >> now... >> bootcamp >> stop your'e whining

al jazeera. havana. >> chinese president chicago chicagoxi jinping is in pakistan. >> high in the mountains close to the border of china and and pakistan china is expanding the highest paved road, and expanding it's influence. this is the project called the china-pakistan economic corridor. it will stretch from china all the way south through pakistan to the port city of gwadar. >> china would be directly connected to the gulf straits and africa. this would be a big dividend accruing directly from the corridor. >> construction has started on a chinese-funded port. it would cut the time for goods and oil to reach china from the middle east from 12 days to 36 hours. and there all sorts of deals linked to it. coal solar and highways and railways. this is one of the most impressive buildings in islamabad. a convention center paid for by china. the two countries have a long tested relationship, one that is based on cultural, economic, and strong military ties. china is pakistan's biggest supplier of weapons.

daniel schwindler, al jazeera havana. >> and a great deal more on our website, all the stories at aljazeera.com. >> searching for the missing in the mediterranean. another boat of migrants sinks. >>> and arrest in minnesota and california six people charged with supporting terrorism. >>> and investing in cuba, american and corporate leaders visit havana.

al jazeera havana. >> venezuela president maduro said he is willing to work to repair relations with the united states. ties between the two countries hit a new low after the u.s. put sanctions on venezuelan officials, accusing them of human rights abuses. maduro called on president obama to remove financial and track sanctions and to repeal an executive order declaring venezuela a threat to national security. much more to come here on al jazeera. >> i want the elections to be fair and we want our ruler to be somebody new. >> we are in sudan with that he is trying to extend his 25 year rule. >> also ahead. >> they are hundreds of millions of years old and used to be on our landscape, but humans are putting them to extinction. i'll tell you more, coming up. >> the top stories on al jazeera, the saudi defense ministry said three army officers have been killed by mortar shells fired from yemen. that comes as the saudi-led coalition continues strikes against the houthis for an 18th day. >> people in kenya's dadaab refugee camp asks for a reconsidering of the decision to close it. the cam

daniel schwemner al jazeera, havana. >> it's the final day of campaigning for those running in the sudanamentary elections. the president is widely expected to win but there are 11 other candidates also running for president. we have more from the capital. >> hamdi mohammad is running for the president of sudan but the independent candidate hasn't spent one day campaigning. he tried to stage a strike with the other presidential candidates at the national election commission. his goal was to highlight concerns about the elections not being free or fair. but he was the only candidate who showed up. >> i agree with people who say that the elections are rigged, but i ran anyway for two reasons torque promote my plan offering practical solutions to the country's problems and to draw attention to the potential of election fraud. >> these three presidential candidates did spend the final day of campaigning giving speeches. one promise if elected he would ensure the u.s. sanctions against the sudan would be lifted within a few months. there are ten men and one woman running against president oma

daniel with al jazeera, havana. >>> teacher has been killed in attack at a high school in barcelona andy it appeared the attacker used a cross bow although that is yet to be confirmed. and they arrested the person suspected of carrying out the crime, four people were slightly wounded. finland's main opposition party is celebrating victory in parliamentary elections. and party leader took 21% of the votes in sunday's poll winning 49 seats in the 200 member parliament and millionaire business man who entered politics four years ago has tough talks to form a new government. in china they are gathering for the 16th shanghai motor show and china is the biggest auto market and demands for new cars is not rising as fast as it used to and sales for 2015 are set to rise by only 8% that is almost half of what it was two years ago. foreign car makers set to unveil new products at this week's shanghai show despite the slow down and estimated that china invested close to $13 billion in the auto industry last year and the slow down is also being blamed on increasing number of cities placing restricti

al jazeera havana. >>> still ahead on al jazeera, the u.s. defense chief arrives in south korea as tensions rise in the peninsula. >>> on the last day of campaigning in sudan, many people are already predicting the winner of next week's presidential election. that's all ahead. [office phone chatter] [frogs croaking] you know what, let me call you back. what are you doing?! [scream] [frogs croaking] [yelling and screaming] it's back! xfinity watchathon week. the biggest week in television history. it's your all-access binge-watching pass to tv's hottest shows, free with xfinity on demand. xfinity watchathon week. now through april 12th. perfect for people who really love tv. >> sunday night. >> 140 world leaders will take the podium. >> get the full story. >> there is real disunity in the security council. >> about issues that impact your world. >> infectious diseases are a major threat to health. >> "the week ahead". sunday 8:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >>> hello again. let's look at the top stories on al jazeera. >>> the saudi-le

daniel schwindler al jazeera havana. >>> days after the rebels lost at tikrit. >> coming up how a new push could affect the move into anbar province. province. >> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm barbara serra. >> i'm antonio mora. coming up, the accused mastermind of a terror attack is freed on bail. >> and how the chernobyl disaster is still affecting people in ukraine 29 years later. >>> across the united states, the governor of illinois declared two counties disaster areas, today an ef 5 tornado caused huge damage last nights. rescue crews are still searching tonight. >> hillary clinton is expected to make a major announcement this weekend expected to announce her bid for presidency on sunday and expected to do so vie social media. the first democrat oenter the race coming up at 11:00 how other democrats are trying to make a name for themselves in the race. >>> federal officials in kansas are accusing a 20-year-old man of planning a suicide attempt at a naval base. john t. booker, wanted to bomb the fort riley army base on behalf of i.s.i.l. >> a set back for iraq's governm

al jazeera havana. >> a leader surgeon in ukraine has told al jazeera that babies with complex heart problems related to the chernobyl nuclear disaster will die without medical help. the rate has scat rupeleed since the nuclear dozens. we witnessed one life saving operation in kharkiv. >> the baby only three and a half months old is clinging on to life. his heart has been stopped a machine takes over. >> without this surgery baby couldn't survive. >> the doctor leads what's become known as the chernobyl heart team. he says most if not all of his cases relate to the 1986 nuclear accident. >> this baby was so big and as to strange not usual very hyper ability can be related to chernobyl disaster. >> after all this intense surgery, the tiny heart is beating again and there's now every chance this baby will survive. >> half hour later and mood is positive. >> blood pressure of baby 96 over 52. they have a good heart rate, so we're happy. >> within an hour, the surgeon who carried out the operation leads her patient to intensive care. the doctoring earns less than a taxi driver in ukraine

al jazeera havana. >> chinese president is in pakistan's capitol for his first state visit there expected to unveil $46 billion in investments. the move is seen as part of beijing's drive to increase influence. we have this report from islamabad. >> high in the mountains close to the bored every of china and pakistan china is expanding the world said highest international paved road and expanding its influence. this is part of a $43 billion project called the china-pakistan economic corridor. it will stretch from china all the way south through pakistan to the port city. >> when the corridor becomes operational, china would be directly connected to the middle east the gulf states and africa and this would be a big dividend accruing directly from the corridor. >> construction has started on a chinese-funded deep sea port. it will cut the time it takes for goods and oil to reach china from the middle east from 12 days to 36 hours. there are all sorts of deals linked to it, coal, solar and wind power oil and gas pipelines, highways and railways. >> this is one of the most impressive building

al jazeera havana. >> we're live from washington. what happens next with congress over this then. >> right because president obama all he has done actually is certified the state department certification that cuba has not been involved in terrorism in last six months and is not likelied to so soon. congress has had have 45 days to put together a veto-proof majority to prevent president obama from officially taking cuba off the terrorism list. that might be an uphill battle. we're hearing from the usual suspects in congress in a this is a terrible idea, and two of the potential republican nominees are already saying we can't do this. even though the polls know show in the u.s. that 50% of cuba-americans now agree. however, they're going to be saying we can't possibly do this. but there is another factor, that is the u.s. chamber of commerce. they have quite a bit of insurance as well. by influence they spend an awful lot of money trying to convince people that their view is the correct one. it was at the summit in panama we'll have to

dan daniel schweimler al jazeera, havana. >> a latin american studies lecture at the middlesex universityns us from london. what are we seeing unfold here? do you expect a breakthrough to come out of this summit? >> i think so. i think what this is going to mark, is a massive celebration within the united states and the whole region. it was the latin american countries, many who assisted they would not attend the next summit, that is to say this one. the transformation is going to have to take place within the united states. that's where the difficulty lies. >> we mentioned earlier, that the u.s. may be close to taking the united states off of its list of state sponsors of terror and then there is of course the possibility that it will eventually left the economic blockade on cuba. what do you see as the sort of time frame here? first of all, when will that happen and when do you think it will happen? >> taking cuba off of the list is going to be i think, rather easy. i think this is going to be a problem. this is a result of sixty years of accumulated legislation. and the u.s. congress a

daniel with al jazeera, havana. >>> now will we see more formula one races in the middle east. >> thank and they say it's unlikely there will be new new grand prix in the middle east in future and they talked in qatar about a possible street race but on sunday 84-year-old said two races in the middle east and bahrain was enough for now and he did admit that they had a veto on new races in the region and on the track lewis hamilton had a lead with his third win in four races this season and cummings reports. >> reporter: in the darkness the spotlight was on defending champion lewis hamilton and races for poll -- pole positions and fireworks between he and mercedes played out. flipping to fourth early on rossburg rallied to claw his way back and first taking advantage of the vessel veered off course and hamilton had pit stop problems and nearly cost the lead and rossburg hot on his heels and hamilton kept cool in the desert heat while the battle of second and third raged behind and pressure too much and rossburg seized opportunity, with two laps to go mercedes saw per session to the podiu

. >> al jazeera havana. >> a sign of change this weekend in cuba. two independent candidates openly ran for local councils in havana. they were both defeated, but it is the first time they had a nomination from a knob communist party. they were placed on the ballot after a hand vote. >> the u.n. is condemning a attack by al shabab in an area that rarely sees such violence. 11 people were killed in the explosion. it target workers in the u.n. compound in somalia. >> isil released a video showing what appears to be the execution of ethiopian christians. the footage reassembles previous videos released by isil. >> a half dozen people are in custody in the united states suspected of isil ties. we have the latest. good morning. >> good morning at least six people have been taken into custody according to the u.s. attorney's office in minnesota the arrests made sunday in minneapolis and san diego. officials are saying that there's no threat to public safety. >> do we have anymore details on the charges we're talking about here? >> no, no details on the cir

al jazeera, baltimore. >>> pope francis is considering a stop in cuba when he visits the u.s. later this year. the hope was instrumental in arranging talks between washington and havanahat have lead to the current effort to restore diplomatic ties. >>> for decades baseball has given venezuelans a shot a better life. but increased political tensions have making it harder for scouts. >> reporter: this is the last time these players will be practicing in venezuela their home country. a u.s. team has decided to quit their training school in this town and move to the dominican republic. >> translator: the work the academies do is done nch our product is the individual. and that talent is here. >> reporter: american schools across the country have been closing their doors, but now knew regulations are expected to cut down on the number of scouts who come here in search of talent. jose knows all too well what it means to play major league bail. his two sons have followed in his footsteps, and he lives a lifestyle that many venezuelans can only dream of. >> translator: i was the example that paved the road for countless more. all that i am in thanks to baseball. if scouts do

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al jazeera america. taking a look at today's top stories, pope france is considering a stop in cuba when he visits the u.s. in september. the pope was instrumental arranging talks between washington and havana leading to the current effort to restore diplomatic that ties. >> mexico is on high alert after thieves stole deadly radioactive material. long term exposure to the chemical can prove fatal. the incident is the latest in a series of radioactive material thefts in mexico. >> the suspension is over for nfl player adrian peterson. the running back is being reinstated today. the league suspended him after he was charged last year with hitting his son with a switch. >> today's tech beat focus designing a better drone. they need to be quick light and nimble just like birds. birds are the model. >> it's 8:00 a.m. and we're on the hunt for humming birds in the garden. >> there's one right here. they're very tough. >> they flit around quickly but with a high speed camera, you can capture their mike co movements. >> it's amazing how you can view these kind of aerial maneuvers and slow speeds, because to the neighborhood eye you can't tell what's happening. it's interesting that they can hover.