andrew thomas, king island, australia. >> a check on the morning's top stories just ahead.lus we will introduce you to some of the people who are risking it all, all for a chance at life in america. >>> good morning to you. welcome back to al jazeera america. i am morgan radford, and here are today's headlines. ukraine's interior minister announced that government forces have launched what he called an anti-terrorist operation. >> that's against pro-russian militants who seized a police stati station. one security officer has been killed and five others wounded when people who lived there are being warned to stay indoors and away from windows. >>> three provinces hild well chemical filled barely bombs. damascus and a branch of al-qaeda. the assad regime is supposed to get rid of all of its chemical weapons by june. >> illegal crossings along the southwest border have increased dramatically. the new york sometimes says the border mat trol made nearly 91,000 arrests in the rio grande valley and that was over the past six months, 69% more than the year before. recently, there

. >> our andrew thomas is on the ground in the solomon islands where massive floods have taken a toll. the clock is ticking in ukraine tonight. pro-russian activists are still occupying government buildings in the east. the interior ministry has warned they have just 48 hours to negotiate a solution or be forced out. eastern city of donetske. >> with a 48 hour ultimatum, the crush is on in donetske. control of the state administration building remain on high alert. negotiations are underway with protestors agreeing to carry out government property saying they don't want state workers to lose their jobs. clearly then some signs of negotiation that many of the people we've spoken to here say they remember the soviet era as the golden years and they say the only outcome they'll be happy with is if eastern ukraine has the chance to join russia. >> i've been living here for 73 years. i've built ought of this and they give me ultimatums. i can't look at these people who fill their possibilities while the earth burns beneath them. >> they give us ultimatums but it doesn't scare us. if they w

. >>> al jazeera's andrew thomas spoke to peter greste's parents who hope their son will be released >> when you first heard peter has been arrested did you imagine he would still be detained 100 days later? >> absolutely not. i didn't know how long it would take, but i didn't expect it to be -- probably just a couple of days at the most. >> well, clearly our initial response was, well, mistakes do happen. this is clearly a mistake. it's all going to be over in a few days. never ever did we imagine that we would be marking the 100th day. >> how are you coping? >> i would like to think that i'm coping well, but there have been many occasions when i think that i have just about reached the end of my tether. i don't know what happens to people once they get over that edge, but i feel that i'm not very far from whatever it means cracking. but, you know, we're not far from that point. >> we're getting exhausted, and tired, and we feel as if we're running on empty all the time now. >> are you hopeful? >> hopeful it will be finished on thursday, yes. um -- but that's the heart saying, and t

from king island andrew thomas reports. >> it's hard by a pumping metropolis. australia's king island has more cows than people. it's becoming a roto type. islands the world over could be powered. traditionally small communities relied on diesel generators. there's time the island is powered by renewable energy. that's the need for 2,000 people out of distreel customers. >> it's the most power hungry machinery. >> we have run the island up to 7.5 hours of wind energy. total to date of 150 hours. >> ironically renewable targets have been reached by keeping diesel in the mix, whilst wasting power. the traditional problem is that it's unrealable. not enough, and the lights go out. a surge can trip the system. >> a breakthrough is combining two innovations, firing up and burning dieselment and a recystor tapping off power when renewables were used. >> we hope that the combination of the technologies is what makes this a winner. the screen shows the power mix coming in, and the output demand is pulling out. here it is topped up with a little diesel any, in case a bi

andrew thomas, al jazeera. >> boy, a dozen children injured in a crash in florida. maria has that story and other headlines from across america today. >> reporter: in orlando, florida, a car crashed into a daycare center injuring 15 people, at least 12 of them children. several are reported to be in very, very serious condition according to the highway patrol. the crash happened when a dodge durango slammed into the rear of another car and sent that car to the front of the building. the dodge durango fled the scene. they're still looking for the driver. >>> in north carolina the fatal shooting of a marine was likely, quote a negligent discharge. a pentagon spokesman said that it will take several weeks to confirm that it was an accident. the marine who fired the shot at camp lejeune is in custody. this follows the rampage of a soldier in fort hood who killed three others. >>> derek gordon said he's gay. he's the first openly guy player in division one men's basketball. gordon said he was inspired by nba athlete jason collins and football player michael sams. and gor

andrew thomas explains. >> it's hardly a pumping metropolis. australia's king island between the mainland and tasmania has more cows than people. it's becoming a protio type for -- protofine for how island the world over can be powered. traditionally small communities rely tonne diesel generalities. but there are times it's powereded by wind energy, 2,000 customers and industrial customers. king island includes a high-end cheese-paying plant with powerful machinery. >> we have run the island for 7.5 hours on wind energy, powering the whole island. total to date of 150 hours. >> ironically renewable energy targets have been reached by keeping diesel in the mix and wasting power deliberately. the traditional problem with window power is it's unreliable. not enough and the lights can go out. too much can be as bad. a surge can trip the system. the breakthrough is combining two innovations, a responsive generator that fires up and burns dossel when the power generated by the window and the sun, and a resistor, automatically tapping off power when o

andrew thomas, al jazeera, on now to the crisis in ukraine. ex-porters in one of the biggest trading partners are now worried. felicity with more on that story. felicity. >> yes, germany has spent years cultivating it's business ties with russia. the fighter reports from berlin, but has left some german ex-porters rather anxious. tradition at the head of the trade fairs about more than music, it's about showcasing german engineering pride around the word. but the talk for many this year is not about winning but losing market share. as the european union threatened more sanctions against russia. the manager of the german trade bureau says a declining ruble and russian economy were already slowing german investment before the ukraine crisis. many companies have now started to rethink the adjustment in russia. >> in absolutely terms are relatively modest, only making up around 3%. ey german economy. and the blue chip companies such as voaks wag with again, german railways gentleman post office. russia cannot withdrawal borders seven decades after

. >>> i'm andrew thomas, buildings and lives were ripped apart by the salomon islands flood.ou clear >>> crews searching for that missing malaysian airliner say they have now detected new signals consistent with the planes black boxes. the transmissions are coming from an area where similar pings were heard over the weekend. >>> the search for the airliner is weeks old and has covered a vast area of the ocean, now officials believe they are much closer to fining out what happened to it. this sonar device can detect the sonic pings sent out by a black box flight recorders. later on tuesday, they reattired the signals twice. >> ocean shield has now detected four transmissions in the same brood area. yesterday's signals will assist in better defining a reduced and much more manageable search area on the ocean floor. >> that is vitally important because officials say they can only deploy their robotic submarine once they found visual evidence of wreckage. the operation to find mh 370 is a multi-national effort. the australian government has taken the lead. but the sheer size of t

andrew thomas reports. >> reporter: they call this a royal tour, a chance for future mon ars to feet future subjects. because the united kingdom's monarch is also australia's. as things stand prince william will become king william of australia, baby george will one day be king gorge here. >> it's somebody to look up to. and that's how i was brought up, and i want my grandchildren to do the same. >> reporter: this is as much as celebrities as royalty. but you won't find many here critical of the attack. to the mon arky, but that is not universally shared. >> our constitution says that someone sitting on the other side world in a palace should be our head. and that is just wrong. >> reporter: which way do you want to go? >> reporter: but people voted against change. australia remained a monarchy, and elizabeth the second remains queen. charles made a trip to australia as well. charles's popularity has dropped, but as his baby became a man, husband, and now father, support for the royal family has risen again. a slight majority is in favor of the monarchy. >> mop ari can. >> republic.

andrew thomas is there. >> ordinarily this is a school in the hills. right now it's an evacuation center for people who have lost their homes. about 40 people sleeping in each glass room, sprawled across deskets. it's -- desks, it's people whose homes have been damaged, and who are concerned that landslides might take them out. there's a lot of rubbish, it's hot, humid, no toilets. as well as poor conditions, terrible stories. many people here have lost property, family members as well. i spoke to a father who lost his 5-year-old son. >> it's something in my family that i miss. i lost everything, i lost my house, all my belongings and even my son. >> aid session agencies are mere in honiara, bringing in things like the water bowser. this, one of two, running out of water. it is also fast running out. the big concern is illness. without clean water. things like diarrhoea can spread fast. with the sun and pools of water, it's perfect breeding ground. the solomon islands government doesn't want people staying in camps longer than if they have to. they are

andrew thomas is in the capital honiara. >> this was one of the two ways across the river that divides the city of honiara in half. a concrete bridge washed away by the flood. leaving one downstream. that's been damaged. huge traffic jams. the big concern is not only that the missing turned up and drowned, but disease takes hold in some of the big camps that sprung up around the city. >> 50,000 displaced 10,000. one has 2,800 people in it with two toilets. the real concern is dyer ear takes hold, dengue fever, mosquitos can breathe in still water. they are concerned that more will die of disease than flooding. this, the first dry day in about a week. it does give a little window of opportunity to try to get the bakeses to people, water contained and that sort of thing. >> at the moment, the big concern is that disease might take hold before any real aid effort can properly get underway. >> negotiators from iran and several world powers are in vienna it conduct a round of talks on nuclear power. iran's minister said work will begin on a final deal following two days of negotiations. he

andrew thomas has been speaking to survivors in the capital. >> what was a school is now a squalid camp for almost 2,000 people. at night there are 40 in each classroom. some try to sleep during the day. most have lost their homes, some members of the family. >> this man's youngest son was washed away. he was found in the morgue, two days after the flood. >> when i saw my son, i don't know what to say. it's something in my family. i lost everything, i lost my house, all my belongings, and each my son. >> there were more tears from where hudson's house stood. he was working when he had a call from his wife. me was marooned in a torr ent. >> hudson got to the other side. virtually it was all under water. in the tree was his wife, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law and one of his other children. >> for seven hours they clung on before sweeping. hudson's wife and 8-year-old son made it. 5-year-old rex wasn't. his body washed ashore by the sea. >> this place is not really good on this flood tags everything we own. >> honiara flooded before. thursday was like a tsunami, ripping up t

andrew thomas explains. >> it's hardly a pumping met roppo lis. king island, between the mainland and tasmania has more cows than people. it's a prototype. small communities rely on diesel generators. king island did. there are times the island is powered by renewable energy - the needs of 2,000 people, industrial customers. king island includes a high-end cheese-making plant with power-hungry machinery. >> we won the island up to 7.5 hours of wind energy powering the island. total to date of 150 hours. >> ironically renewable energy targets have been reached by keeping diesel in the mix, and wasting power. >> traditional problem with wind power is that it's unreliable, not enough, and the rights can go out. too much can be just as bad. a surge can trip the system. the breakthrough is combining two innovations, a generator that only fires up and burns diesel when the power generated by the wind and son drops below demand and a resistor tapping off power when overperforming renewables overwhelm the system. >> what we achieve with technology is even

andrew thomas is in the capital. >> this is dividing the area in half, a concrete bridge washed away, living a bridge downstream, and that has been damaged. the concern is not only that the missing may turp up to be drowned, but disease takes hold in the big camps springing up around the city. 50,000 displaced. 10,000 in camps. one has 2,800 people in it with two toilets. the real concern is diarrhoea takes hold, dengue fever, mohl airia and mosquitos. the red cross said they are concerned that more people will die of disease than in the actual flooding. this the first dry day in a week here, it gives a little window of opportunity, tar paul jip, water con -- tarpaulin, water containers. at the moment the concern is that disease will take hold before real aidest gets underway. >> heavy rain forced thousands to abandon their homes in six provinces in argentina. the hardest hit area has seen four days of storms and floods. schools cancelled and public transport suspended. kuwait has donated $249 million to meet the syrian crisis. the money will go to the united nations and international

here is andrew thomas. >> reporter: there are are cigarette factories in australia like this one. 2012 all cigarettes made here have to come from packages that are controlled by the government. but they also apply to imports too. what it means that s that cigarettes come in packages like this. messaging the australian government writes, the brand name really rel vated at the bottom. cuba says their cigars are disadvantaged and that's against world trade organization rules. half of the appeal of a havana cigar is about its brand name and packages. this really doesn't cut it. indonesia, ukraine, and honduras all say their experts suffer by having to produce different packaging for australia. these cases with their appeals can drag on for years, and some in australia's government say that is really what this is all about. australia's tobacco market is pretty tiny. but if other countries follow australia's lead, that could have a huge impact on tobacco exporting countries, if there can be some uncertainty as to whether this falls in world trade organization laws, then other companies

andrew thomas, al jazeera. >> the military said a shooting at camp lejeune was probably an accident. we have more on this story with other headlines across america. >> reporter: tony in north carolina the fatal shooting of a marine was likely, quote, a negligent discharge. it will take several weeks to confirm that it was an accident. the marine who fired the single shot at the main gate of camp lejeune is in custody. in florida development in the case of the pregnant woman who drove a minivan with her three children into the ocean. the charges against her have been reduced to attempted second-degree murder. tourists and lifeguards rescued her children when she drove her car into the ocean. she also faces several charges of child abuse. >>> no. san francisco more people have become sick on board a crown princess cruise ship. many are now isolated in their cabins. that's up from 37 people who reported being sick on monday. officials believe a norovirus is the culprit, an illness that causes nausea and diarrhea. the ship is due to dock monday. >>> university of massachusetts basketball

andrew thomas has more from the capitol of the salomon eye lands. >> reporter: ordinarily this is a schoolright now it is the biggest evacuation center for people who have lost their homes. about 2,000 people living here about 40 sleeping in each classroom. it is not just people who have lost their homes, people who's homes have been badly damaged and are concerned that landslides might take them out. pretty poor conditions here, it's hot, humid, no toilet facilities really as well. but many people have lost not just property but family members as well. i have just been speaking to a father who lost his 5 year old son. >> it is something really my family they miss. i lost everything. i lost my house, i lost all of my belongings a even my son. >> reporter: aid agencies are here doing what they can. save the children, red cross are bringing in things like this. but facilities like this have run out of water. without clean water things like diarrhea can spread very, very fast, and with the sun now and pools of still water forming everywhere, that is a perfect breeding ground for mosquitos. th

this from andrew thomas in the capitol. >> this is the river that divides the area in half.his was one of the two places to cross the river, a strong concrete bridge, but as you can see it was totally washed away. as for the houses next to the river, well, there is a huge amount of damage being done over there. this is tuesday, the first dry day here for more than a week, and the people have had an opportunity to come down and see the extent of the damage. people are here to see the roaring water come through. and entire houses in some case rushing by but people as well. and there was little they could do to help. >> we watched people like shouting for help and all of this, but we can't help because it's very hard for us to get closer. >> reporter: this is where some of those people will have come from. there was a house on that foundation. it has been totally washed away. they are looking for someone known to still be missing as a result of these floods. the big immediate concern now that the rain has stopped for now. it is not more flooding but particularly disease. one ca

andrew thomas has the story. >> they call this a royal tour, a chance for future monarchs to meet theiruture subjects. the u.k.'s monarch is also australia's. the country won independence in 1901, australia is a constitutional monarchy, where the king and queen of the u.k. is its formal head of state. prince william will be king william, and baby george will be king george here. >> it's someone to look up to. that's how i was brought up. i want my grandchildren to do the same. >> this is about celebrity and royalty. even so, you will not find many here critical af austral-- of aa attachment to the monarchy, it's not shared. david morris believes australia should be a republic with a head of state. >> our constitution tells us a baby born on the other side of the world in a palace has to sit above everyone. it's wrong. >> in 1999 a referendum was held on whether australia should ditch the monarchy. >> which way do you want to go? >> people voted against change. australia remained a monarchy. elizabeth ii australia's queen. the queen's son charles made his own trip to australia when his s

andrew thomas reports. >> the school an evacuation for those who lost homes have had their first deliveryf aid. it's the absolute basics. toilet paper candles and soap. >> when we got the toilet paper, when we get water, we need a bucket and when our box comes, everything is needed. >> it was the we're that suddenly poured down the valley that did the most damage when a landslide broke a natural dam in the hill above town, unleashing a torrent and horror. >> you can only imagine the force of the water as it rushed down the hill through this valley. a house lifted up only stopped in its traction by the coconut trees. >> albert and his wife christina were washed away with their house. he has no home now nor wife, only he survived. >> i feel really terrible because my beloved is gone. there's no one to support me now. >> in the camps, while people are grateful for donations, they need more, clean water is an issue. already there have been outbreaks of diarrhea. >> the number of people affected here, 52,000, and it probably doesn't seem that many compared to india or other areas. you're in a

andrew thomas has more. >> they call this a royal tour, a chance for future mon a to meet their -- mon a to meet their future subjects. the u.k.'s monarch is also australia's. though they won independence, australia is a constitutional monarchy with the king or queen of the u.k. its formal head of state. prince william will become king welcome of australia and baby george, king george here. >> someone to look up to. that's how i was brought up. i want my grandchildren to do the same. >> this is as much about celebrity as it is about royalty. even so, you won't find many here critical of australia attachment to the monarchy. that attachment is not universally shared. david morris thinks australia should be a republic with its own australian head of state. >> our constitution tells us a baby born on the other side of the world in a palace has to sut above everyone else. that's wrong. >> in 1989 republicans had a chance, a referendum was held whether australia should ditch the monarchy. people voted against change. australia remained a monarchy. elizabeth ii remains australia's queen. the

andrew thomas t al jazeera.nnies the new online craze of taking your own picture from a personal drone. >> that's next. then it is real money with allie ch velshi. >> china's economy is slowing down. if you are an investor, don't let that scare you. one for the little guy. i am talking about the small bank on the street corner that survived the recession and takes care of you and your neighbors today. all of that and more on "real money." scompleefrnling you can call themdronies, a new type of selfie taken with small personal drones. back with that next. >> more and more techies are getting their hands on personal drones that you operate with a remote. they are experimenting with selfies, videos and pictures from high above the ground, posting them on social media. some of these are the ones that are going around. you can take a look at some of them including one of the works family on pyramid lake in nevada. check it out. >> i spoke to one of the people in the selfie, anit gupta, he thinks dronies will become m

andrew thomas is in the capital. >> reporter: this is the river that divides the city in half. this was one of the two places to cross the river, a strong, concrete bridge. as you can see, it was totally washed away. as for the houses next to the river, well, there's a huge amount of damage being done over there. this is the first dry day here for more than a week, and it's where the people have an opportunity to come down and see the extent of the damage. some of them were here last thursday to see the roaring water come through, and they've benninen telling me entire hous rush past and there was little they can do to help. >> we stand here and watch people shouting for help and all this. we can help because it's very difficult. >> this is where some of those people will have come from. there was a house that stood on these foundations totally washed away. a similar scene going downstream and on the other side of the river as well. i'm not sure if you can see that group over there, but they're looking for someone known to still be missing as a result of the flooding. the big i

andrew thomas met a man who lost everything. >> what was a school is now a squalid camp for almost 2,000 people. at night there are 40 in each classroom. so some tried to sleep during the day. most here have lost their homes, some had lost members of their family. hudson's younger son was washed away. he was found in the morgue, two days after the flood. >> when i saw my son, i don't know what to say. it's something - i didn't have enemies. i lost everything. i lost my house, all my belongings and my son. >> there were more tears on hudson's first trip back to where his house stood. he had been working in a shop a kilometre away, when he had a frantic call from his wife, marooned in the middle of a torrent. hudson got as far as the house on the other side of the river. this was under water. virtually all the houses gone. this remained. his younger son was clinging to that in ta tree with his wife, normally, father-in-law, brother-in-law and one of the other children. >> for seven hours they clung on. hudson's wife and 8-year-old son made it. 5-year-old rex was not. his body washed back i

those who feel, the engage we need to have a more engaging policy toward russia, thomas graham. andrews is the vice president of the carnegie endowment for international peace. clearly a lot of knowledge here on this stage tonight. each side will have a five minute presentation on their argument. each side will have a three-minute rebuttal. i will ask questions. then we will open it up to you. sowill keep to strict time that they have concise and cogent arguments. hopefully we will be able to get a very engaging and lively discussion and a lot of food for thought as we deal with this important crisis. david, you will kick us off. >> thank you for holding this timely event and inviting me to be part of this panel. i was in kiev last week and had an opportunity to go down and see what is still an unbelievable and moving site, barricades and barriers still there, tenants still there, people still sleeping there overnight. also, the memorials to the people who tragically lost their lives, shot down by snipers. of what reminder to me those people were and are fighting for. aspirations to li

reporter:and thomas says that rust is being found in the strands and rods that make up the main cable of the self anchored suspension span. >> gary: >> reporter:bay bridge spokesman andrewgordon says he doesn?t know how the bee gathered its samples, but bridge engineers have inspected the area, and found no corrosion of the strands or the rods >> reporter:gordon says what rust there is, is from zinc based paint that has been scraped and from the metal shavings below that paint. >> reporter:thomas stands by her analysis and is concerned this corrosion can?t be stopped. >> pam: developing news. prosecutors still have not >> pam: filed formal charges against 49ers linebacker aldon smith. he is free tonight on 20=thousand dollars bail, after a run-in with t-s-a agents at los angeles international airport yesterday. >> pam: smith was already facing weapons and d-u-i charges. when he was arrested over the weekend, this is video of aldon smith on sunday. being taken into custody at los angeles international airport. >> pam: police say, he became - quote - "belligerent". after he was randomly selected for a secondary security screening. >> pam: then before walking to the gate,