andrew thomas, al jazeera, sydney. >> tributes have poured in for the author, harper lee. her classic novel "to kill a mockingbird" about racial justice in alabama sold more than 40 million copies worldwide. lee died in her sleep on friday and john hendren has her story. >> reporter: the words of harper lee painted pictures of life in america's deep south. it was a world she called home. >> we didn't have much money, nobody had any money. we didn't have many toys to play with. nothing was done for us so the result was that we lived in our imagination most of the time. >> her childhood was reflected in the narrator of her 1960 best seller "to kill a mockingbird." iin atticus finch. >> now gentlemen, in this country, our courts are the great levelers. in our courts, all men are created equal. i'm no idealist, to believe firmly in the integrity of our courts and our jury system. that's no ideal to me. that is a living working reality. >> reporter: though set in the depression era of the 1930s "to kill a mockingbird" fueled the 1960s and after. >> this is before the black pant

andrew thomas, al jazeera, nandi fiji. >> more to come this half hour, afghan refugees are stranded in a crack down in macedonia. >> i'm step vaessen, in west java, people have sold their kidneys to a kidney syndicate. >> welcome back. you're watching al jazeera. a recap of the top stories. a draft deal has been reached between the u.s. and russia saying hostilities in syria should stop this weekend. parties involved in the talks have until friday to commit to the deal. >>> and a massive cleanup is underway in fiji after a massive cyclone has flattened the area and left many homeless. >>> violent action directed at the electoral commission in uganda. authorities arrested kizza besigye. who criticized the running of last week's presidential election. he lost to the long time leader yoweri museveni. >> reporter: kizza besigye and his supporters say they want to protest against the election results, they say they were rigged. besigye and his supporters sai thesupporters saythey will be p. they said they want to challenge possibly challenge the election results in the supreme court. besigy

andrew thomas, al jazeera. >>> still to come on the program, india's student standoff.ave the very latest on how it could be coming to an end. plus, can an attack on plastic bags help refuse waste piled up on indonesian streets? we'll have more on that when we come back. ♪ >>> welcome back. a quick reminder of our top stories here on al jazeera. the u.s. president has given congress haze plan to close the controversial military prison, guantanamo bay, saying the facility is contrary to his country's values on law. >>> the international organization for migration says more than a hundred thousand refugees have rived in europe in the first six months of 2016. >>> and the number of dead in fiji has risen to 29. >>> the history of guantanamo bay is built on legal and moral controversy. detainees were often held without trial and off of u.s. soil. rosiland jordan takes a look at the issues that have dominated the prison's existence. >> reporter: camp x ray, the place where the u.s. military held the first men captured during the so-called global war on terror. these men call

andrew thomas has more. >> soldiers from fiji's capital have arrived and started to clear debris. there is an enormous job ahead. in some nearby villages virtually every house has been destroyed. many aren't waiting for soldiers and have begun their own temporary rears. but in a place where no one is insured there is a common plea. >> i need help from the government to rebuild my house so i can start my life again with my family. >> reporter: the island of ovalu was one of fiji's prettiest. in 2014, al jazeera filmed here, along the old colonial main street. then this, film from one of the strongest buildings in town, gives the trent of th strength . the port building has collapsed and churches are badly damaged. butter it is the smaller villages that look the worst, the storm that hit add lunch time on saturday and didn't pass until 7:00 in the evening. >> six solid hours. like you tear an exercise book and throw it into the wind. flew all around. >> reporter: and the remnants of another village were more stories of terror. about 40 people were sheltering in the community hall, t

andrew thomas, al jazeera, sydney. >> italian writer and scholar umberto echo has died. the name of the rose, first book was published in 1456. the name of the rose sold more than 10 million copies and made echo an international star. many consider echo one of the most important in his time. >>> the next big contest in the presidential election is tomorrow. south carolina and nevada prepare to vote. i'll be back in two minutes but first a video showing a surfer riding seven barrels in one wave. ♪ ♪ is. >> good evening, i'm antonio mora. this is al jazeera america. the battle fo for for south car. republican presidential candidates crisscrossing the state. finding a winning advantage in nevada. the labor union hillary clinton and bernie sanders are courting hoping it translates into a win in the silver state. >>> targeting i.s.i.l, u.s. force he have struck another country trying to eliminate islamic state. >>> set free, the

andrew thomas is looking at the severe damage. >> the word being used around fiji is flattened. these were villages on remote islands on fiji's main island the damage is bad enough. but no news has come from some of the islands hit worst, cables have been cut. it's not known if people died, fiji's prime minister warned people to expect bad news. >> the most devastating storm record in the southern hemisphere category 5 when it reached our shores in the last couple of days. the damage has been widespread. homes have been destroyed. many low lying areas have flooded. and many people have been left stunned and confused about what to do. >> reporter: the cities of suva and nandi escaped the full force of the cyclone but still an hour north of the tourist hub there's still widespread destruction. it is still pretty windy now but compared to when the cyclone was at its peak, it's destroyed inside and the debris is everywhere, filling this swimming pool, a bit of broken wood, debris everywhere and there a guest house totally destroyed. nearby house he have been strewn down the hillside

andrew thomas knows the area well. he was one of the first television crews to reach the island after the cyclone hit saturday. >> help is coming to some of the fijian islands hit worst. on board the spirit of harmony, soldiers return to what is left of their homes. this boat is a second in two days with phone communications cut. >> what we saw was we were the first point of contact from the outside world. what we saw was devastating. >> the first trek carrying people back who happened to be away from the storm. these are their first glimpses since. >> the destruction. >> is it worse than you expected? >> it is worse than i expected. >> in island used to be lush and green. and the coastal villages used to be intact. a ship docked 45 minutes before dusk. with no power, passengers have 45 minutes of daylight to see up close what the wind and pounding waves have done. not far from the dock was this man sitting in the ruins of his home. >> i'm very sorry to see the devastating like this. very sorry. >> his house is not the

andrew thomas. fiji. >> for years mobile phone makers have enjoyed golden times. year on year increases in sales, and billions of people around the world butte increasingly sophisticated hand sets. the trouble is those years appear to be over. just two out of the top five makers have increased in the last quarter. the reason, a slowing chinese market coupled with sat aggravation. if these phone companies continue, if the cells sales are down why not apply it to other things like dog collars. >> the ability to tag and follow are relevant. you can put them animals with a collar. you can follow them. the latest technology are the batteries in those devices will last up to ten years. >> this particular application. takes it to another level. not only can you look at the products you want to buy and bring them into a virtual situation, you can select them, put them i in in a basket. thisome of the smaller companies are still trying to pack more into less. this one has put a high-powered video projector inside the hand set. there is seemingly endless innovations with sa

andrew thomas is with an emergency team on an island. ours is the first team there. >> it's taken nearly three days. help is coming to some of the fi jian islands in. on board the "spirit of harmony", soldiers joined people returning to what is left of their homes. this boat is the second in two days. with phone communication cut, one did an explore itry run on monday. >> we better make a run and check. what we saw, we were the first point of contact from the outside world. what we say was devastating. >> a date later this is the first trip with passengers carrying people back, who happen do be away with the storm. these are the first glimpses of their homes since. >> total destruction. >> reporter: is it better or worse than you expected. >> it's worse. >> this island used to be lush and green. it used to be intact. >> the ship docked 45 minutes before dusk, with no power, passengers had 45 minutes much daylight to see up close what the wind and pounding waves have done. not far from the dock was unni krishnan, sitting in the ruins of h

andrew thomas has more from nadi. >> reporter: the big issue in the aftermath of the cyclone is communication. the government does not have it, with big parts of its own country. phone linls are cut. airstrips are blocked. they can't fly in. all they can do is aerial surveys. it doesn't tell you much from a height. boats are leaving suva full of military people, surveyors as well. they should establish how many are injured and what supplies are needed most, where two boats left suva con monday. it's a lon, laborious slow process just to get a picture of where help is needed most. on the main island where i'm stood, infrastructure is back up and running. the north part of the island is destroyed. the big city, both with a burst of the cyclone. the north of the island is bad. it's out lying islands in where new assist filtering through. what is known so far is not good. >> more to come at al jazeera, including the main opposition leader is under house arrest while supporters vow to protect against the election results. plus... allegations in honduras, will it get support from officials. >> thes

andrew thomas has that update from nadi in fiji. >> the big issue is airstrips are blocked and can't fly in. all they can do it aerial surveillance. a boat is leaving with surveyors, logistics people, and they should establish how many have been injured, if anyone has been killed, and what supplies are needed most, where. the first two boats left suva on monday, further on tuesday. it's a long laborious process. on the main island. it is up and running. this is one of many. north to the ilted have been badly affected. thank flyboth of them dodged the worst of the cyclone, the north of the island is bad, and the outlaying islands in >>> an international mission has been set up in honduras to stamp out corruption and impunity. it establishes public outrage after a scandallinged the president. more from guatemala. >> reporter: in 2015 hondurans took to the streets in record numbers. their demands, an intergovernment corruption and unity. opposition groups called for the creation of international groups to tight corruption. on monday, after months of negotiation, the mission to fight aga

al jazeera's andrew thomas knows the area well. he's part of the tv crews to offer since the cyclone made landfall on saturday. >> it's taken nearly three days but help is coming to some of the fijian islands hit worse by saturday's cyclone. on board the spirit harmony soldiers join people what is left of their homes on the island. this boat is a second in two days. with phone communications cut one didn't explore shuffle run on monday. >> we couldn't get in touch, we said we would need to make a run. what we saw we were the first point of contact left from the outside world. and what we saw is really devastating. >> a day later this is the first trip with passengers carrying people back who happen to be away from the storm. these are their first glimpses of their homes sense. >> is it worse than you expected? >> it is worse than i expected. >> the coastal villages used to be indict. the ship docked 45 minutes before dusk with no power, passengers have 45 minutes of daylight to see up close what the wind and pounding waves have don

we are working hard to make the streets and communities secure once again >>> our correspondent andrew thomas has seen the damage caused in nadi. >> reporter: you can see and hear how it is now. you can see the damage it has done. three modern houses there totally destroyed. the same is true of buildings right across fiji. the good news is that the big cities of suva and nandi were not damaged quite badly. the real concern is the out lying islands because communication still hasn't been restored no those islands and-- to these islands and the fear is there could be just as much damage as this if not more and there could have been loss of life. pressure little loss of life on the main island as things stand at the moment. the concern with those outlying islands, when we get information on those, we will get a clear indication of how devastating this cyclone have been >>> i.s.i.l. claims for the bombing in damascus and also in homs. the attacks came as government captured 31 villagers and a power plant in aleppo province from i.s.i.l. john kerry said he has reached a provisional agreement with

. >> reporter: andrew thomas said they listen to scanners and often get to scenes before the fire department does. >> they can prevent medic units from getting in or prevent medic units from getting out. >> reporter: he thinks some use aggressive tactics. >> we have got to the point loading them into the medic unit and people stuff iing i want to say pieces of paper or anything to sign a letter i have responsibility for your car, your vehicle, your house while you go get taken care of at the hospital. >> reporter: they can be aggressive against each other. this youtube video shows two companies fighting at a fire scene. >> doesn't happen a whole lot. >> reporter: michael hear ri is owner of protect restorations and one of the men in the video. he says a personal issue spilled over to the job. >> doesn't look good. doesn't look good. >> reporter: he tells us on occasion things escalate. >> might be a, you know, a pushing. argument. things like that. >> physical? >> sometimes. very, very rare. >> reporter: he says sometimes although not intentional they can get in the way of firefighters. >> l

we are working hard to make the streets secure once again but that will take time >>> andrew thomas has been seeing the damage caused in nandi. >> reporter: you can see and probably here how strong the wind is even now but it was nothing to what the cyclone was at its peak. three modern houses totally destroyed there. the same is true with other homes across figi. suva and nandi were not in the direct path and the damage is relatively light. this is where the damage really begins. it gets worse as you drive north around the top of the main island in fiji. the real concern is the out lying islands because communes still hasn't been restored to those islands. there could be just aas much damage as this and more and there could have been loss of life. pressure little life thankfully on the islands that stand at the moment. the concern is those out lying islands. once news comes in of those then we will get a clearer idea of how devastating in terms of human life this cyclone has been >>> i.s.i.l. fighters are claiming responsibility for bomb attacks in syria which have killed more than 120

andrew thomas from nandy. >> reporter: the big issue in the aftermath of this sky clone is communication. the government simply doesn't have it with big parts of its own country. phone lines have been cut, air strips are blocked so they can't fly in. all they can do is aerial surveys and that doesn't tell you much from a big height. boats are now loovg full of military people, people with logistics, surveyors as well. they should establish how many people are injured and what supplies are needed where. the first two boats left suva on monday. further ones will follow tuesday and into wednesday, going to all the islands. it is a very slow process just to get a picture of where help is needed most. on the main island infrastructure is getting back up and running. this building site behind me is one of many. the north part of the island have been badly affected. it is the out lying islands where news is filtering through >>> still to come here on al jazeera, how smart phone makers are trying to adapt to continuing falling sales. we will take to the world phone congress in spain. ngress in s

andrew thomas, al jazeera, fiji. >>> saudi arabia is rejecting calls for cuts in oil production to proping prices. speaking at a meeting of oil producing nations in the u.s. state of texas, they said market forces should set the prices. well, they are currently at a 10-year low. john hendren is following events in houston and joins us live now. what did the saudi oil minister have to say? >> reporter: well, julie, it's very much like you said, a lot of people here would like to see cuts in production, about a million barrels a day are being produced beyond what demand calls for, but the saudi oil minister sat down and said very calmly that that was not going to happen, they simply couldn't get other countries to cooperate. he said the best hope is for a freeze. there is is an agreement between venezuela, russia, saudi arabia, and qatar to freeze levels at january levels, however, those levels were comparatively high. that hasn't had much effect on the market. there will be talks in march about broadening the number of countries involved in the freeze. but saudi arabia has cash reserves.

. >> reporter: al jazeera's correspondent andrew thomas has been seeing the damage caused in nandy. >rter: you can see and probably hear how strong the wind is even know but this is nothing to what the cyclone was like at its peak and you can see what it has done, three houses there totally destroyed and the same is true of buildings across fiji and the cities of suda and nandy were not in the direct path of the cyclone and the damage is relatively line and an hour north here and this is where the damage really begins and gets worse as you drive around the main island in fiji and the concern is the outlying islands because communication has not been restores to those islands and fear where the houses are flimsy can be just as much damage as this if not more and could be loss of life, precious little thankfully loss of life on the islands as things stand at the moment, as the government says but the concern of the outlying islands and once news come in of those then we will get a clear idea how devastating in terms of human life the cyclone has been. >>> internationally recognized gove

and nearly 8,000 others living in shelters and aid agencies are handing out vital supplies and andrew thomas >> reporter: the big issue in the aftermath of this cyclone is communication, the government simply doesn't have it with big parts of its own country, phone lines have been cut, air strips blocked and can't fly in, all they can do is aerial surveys and that doesn't tell you very much from a big height so boats are now leaving full of military people and full of people logistic people and surveyors as well and should establish how many people are injured if anyone has been killed in some of the outlying items and what supplies are needed most where. two boats the first two left on monday, further ones will follow on tuesday and into wednesday going to all of these outlying areas but it's a long and slow process, just to get a picture of where help is needed most, on the main island where i stood infrastructure is getting backup and running and you can see the building behind me one of many but the north part of the main island is badly effected but not the big cities of mandy and dodge

. >> andrew thomas reporting from brisbane. >>> now to our global view segment with a look at how news outlets across the world are reacting to various events. have pakistan's don, a deal to sell eight pakistan f-16 jets, the paper says there is angry rhetoric on both sides and resentments are likely to grow deeper. u.s. and pakistan should focus on becoming better allies and forging trust rather than buying and selling weapons. >>> the deal between the u.s. and pakistan is very disappointing. washington gave these jets as counterterrorism tools, the prairp says the u.s. should stop all military aid to bcts, will only emedz bolden pakistan's support of terror. >>> the times in the u.k. published this cartoon, dimitri medvedev, seg this country is killing civilians. this cartoon shows, what civilian blood on my hands? >>> arrest of a student leader, afteal jazeera's divya gopalan s the story. >> students shoatd up in force on campus. hundreds gathered to protest against the arrest of their student union president on said itiosaiditionseditioncharges. >> after three days of detention, hi

andrew thomas >>> it turns out it's not just old beetle records that paracel-- sell so well. 35,000 for a piece of hair. this was for a roll in the 1967 film how i won the war. this four inch piece of hair to anguish collector. some other items that sold included a signed photo of the band and a sealed copy of their butcher cover for the album yesterday and today. space travel is expensive and out of reach for anyone unless you're an ass troe nought or a really rich celebrity. maybe not for long-- astronaut. >> reporter: you might not have considered taking in the view of the cloud 9 to see life under the eyes of these. these new retro travel posters will get us thinking and talking about an idea of taking a trip into space. a number of private companies have been working on the first step. this new modified space ship 2 craft replaces an earlier model that broke apart and killed a pilot in 2014. virgin promises a ride more than 100 kilometers above earth. they will get a few minutes of weightlessness. the u.s. company is also selling tickets for flights on its link space plain. it mass

andrew thomas, al jazeera. sydney. >> still ahead on the program the japan snow sculptures carry on with their work despite the climate change. >>> and robin will have more sport in the moment including the college athlete shaking up gymnastics with her unusual routine. the conference call. the ultimate arena for business. hour after hour of diving deep touching base, and putting ducks in rows. the only problem with conference calls: eventually they have to end. unless you have the comcast business voice mobile app. it lets you switch seamlessly from your desk phone to your mobile with no interruptions. i've never felt so alive. make your business phone mobile with voice mobility. comcast business. built for business. >> suspensions. back in october they prepare to testify to iaaf ethics commission. he dens the allegation. >> approved plans to allow british officials to take charge of drug testing in russia. russia was banned from athletics in november because of allegations of a state drugging program. the u.k

. >> andrew thomas joins us from nadi in fiji. can you tell us more about the impact of the storm on the country. >> the impact has been very big. the photographs and video that you saw in that report. was the main island. one of concern is the outlaying islands in. journalists' cameras have not been able to reach the places, nor have the workers or government officials. they started to go out monday. beats lost from the captain to the island, to the kyro, for example. it is known that there are villages that have been obliterated. they haven't had teams in to assess how many are injured or killed. two boats left. they should arrive now. there's no communication to that imed. and that's the -- to that island. that's to quite a few islands in. the death toll right now, the number of people ill stands at 21. most of the those we know were willed. it's a long list. they are at their invest. and infrastructure is working. concern that other islands in might be, and that may push the number that have been killed in this up further. >>

andrew thomas reporting from brisbane for us.ll ahead, treating addiction, why some say more medical insurance could make a big difference for addicts. plus a california prison so violent, it could be driving the guards to commit suicide. >>> the russian head -- the former head of russia's anti-doping agency has been found dead. officials say he died on sunday after suffering a massive heart attack. in december he stepped down from his post after a doping scandal that lead to the suspension of the country's track and field program. earlier this month, another former agency official also died from heart problems. >>> a growing number of americans are struggling with drug addiction. president obama's budget proposal calls for more than a billion dollars to help treat them. for those hooked on heroin, help can be hard to find. >> reporter: at 30 years old, vanessa is one of the -- 3 million americans fighting an opioid addiction. she is 18 months clean. >> i never thought that i would give it that much time to get clean. i never tho

al jazeera's andrew thomas is on the main island. >> reporter: the word being used around fiji in response to this aerial photography is flattened. these were villages on remote islands. on fiji's main island is bad enough. phone lines have been cut, boats haven't reached them yet, officials have warned people to expect bad news. >> worst storm on record in the southern hemisphere category 5 when it reached our shores in the last couple of days. the damage that i has been wide, homes have been destroyed. many low lying areas have been flooded and many people have been left stunned and confused about what to do. >> reporter: the cities of suva and nandi escaped the full force of the storm but north of the tourist area of nandi, vast destruction. this was a restaurant with a spectacular view down the valley. you can see now half the roof is gone it's destroyed inside and the debris is everywhere. filling this swimming pool full of broken wood, and there a guest house totally destroyed. nearby, house he have been strewn down the hillside. nazira's house did survive but only just. she and her

andrew thomas, fiji. >> soccer's governing body will elect a new president this week. the group has been rocked by a corruption and bribery scandal. the sport continues to suffer from a lack of funding. aljazeera america, andrew reports. >> reporter: this is the headquarters of the fifa. nine of the eleven executives are no longer serving, either in jail or wanted for questioning. >> nothing that happens in football surprises me anymore. not here or anywhere else. it doesn't surprise me. it would surprise me if we saw something good happening. >> he replaces one of the many being investigated in corruption in world football. [ foreign dialogue ] >> he's also pair guy an. and if you ask me, real change, we don't know yet. >> it must continue. the fans keep coming, and talking about dealing with be violence and corruption, but doing very little about t he began here, eventually pursuing his dreams in europe. many more follow and keep following him. however, the concrete benefits from sales are rarely apparent in his ranshakled grounds. so where is the money? >> that's a

andrew thomas has that story from sydney. >> reporter: in a sydney park, the odd famous face gathers for what organizers say is the shortest film festival. each year 16 films are short-listed from hundreds lifted. each is made specifically for the competition. just as the oscars are criticized for lack of diversity among those celebrated. the same has been said of these directors, short-lifted for the grassroots surprise. >> this year you have 16 finalists, and one of them is a woman. and all of them are white. you know, it's luke - this being a white event. you think how does this happen every year. >> the criticism as director is intense. >> in an industry, the issue of diversity. we are not going to pretend. we can only choose it, the films entered. we are always looking for different films. >> it's quood weather. financial problems. a left-minute corporate sponsor, an injures company. it was the lead. there's no guarantee for the future. >> does that many film-makers don't need formal screenings to get their work screen. the internet can't match this. this is something special. a

andrew thomas, al jazeera. >>> kevin there's still more to understand about the power and strength ofclone. >> that's right. we know it is the most powerful in the southern hemisphere. out is now number 2 strongest storm to make landfall. and for fiji they don't build for hurricanes like this. so that's why the devastation is so powerful. it's going to feel a little bit more like springtime because of the severe weather that is now beginning to pop up. here in new mexico and texas, just in the last several hours we have begun to see those thunderstorms pop up. tonight we are going to have a problem in parts of texas. you can see the thunderstorms popping up quite quickly. those are going to move towards the southeast. for west and central parts of texas, tonight your problem is going to be hail as well as damaging winds. we're talking about parts of san antonio, down to possibly corpus christi. but tomorrow we're talking about a different story. we are looking at a very extended area of severe weather outbreak tomorrow. starting tomorrow afternoon, going through the evening. the bigge

philadelphia firefighters union president andrew thomas tells us chasers can get in the way. >> trucks can get in the way, prevent med eic units getting i or out. >> reporter: restoration companies trying to get the job of boarding up and repairing homes and insurance adjusters looking to work with your insurance company, promising a better payout while getting a percentage, sometimes as high as 40%. >> is it legal? of course it's legal. we can't stop them. >> reporter: thomas says the fire chasers can get aggressive on scene and sometimes cross fire lines. some firefighters i talked to tell me restoration worker ran into the house before firefighters were done with their job and firefighters had to chase them away. we've gone to several recent house fires and seen plenty of fire chasers. sir, mine if i talk to you? no one at the scenes wanted to answer questions. some walked away, others hid behind trees and one showed us his displeasure with us being there. do you think you're misunderstood, the industry? >> yeah. bottom line, there's a service that needs to be provided, we're there

andrew thomas al jazeera, on the island of ovalau, fiji. >> ireland will go to the polls on friday. it be seen as a test of the government's management of the country. neave barker reports, not everyone stands to gain from the country's changing fortune. >> when ireland goes to the polls on friday, ashley and her family will be evicted from this government-paid hostil hostel. rents soared leaving hundreds of low-income families homeless. this is the blip side of ireland's economic recovery. >> we couldn't find property that was affordable enough for us and the three children. it was the difference between paying the rent or feeding the kids. we didn't have enough money to do both. >> this is the recovery of those in power want you to see. here the sun shines on the irish economy. building works stalled during the financial crisis has begun again. ireland has become a poster child of what financial posterity can achieve, but there were winners and losers. >> the be beneficiaries of for those who are highly skilled, multi lingual. the lose are those who are at the bottom of the distri

andrew thomas reports. >> reporter: the word being used around fiji in response to this aerial photograph is flattened. these were villages on remote islands. on fiji's main island, the damage is bad enough, but no news has come from some of the worse-hit islands. fijis prime minister warned people to expect bad news. >> this is the most devastating storm on record in the southern hemisphere, category 5, that reached our shores in the last couple of days. the damage has been widespread. homes have been destroyed. many low-lying areas have flooded, and many have been left stunned and confused about what to do. >> reporter: the cities escaped the full force of the cyclone, but still, an hour north there is wide-spread destruction. it's still pretty windy here now, but this is nothing compared to when the cyclone was at its peak. the same story is true right down the valley. debris everywhere, and there a guest house totally destroyed. houses have been strewn down the hillside. this woman's house did survive, but only just. she and her friends are now cleaning up, grateful to be alive. >> it

andrew thomas is with one emergency team, and ours is the first tv team to get there. s andrew's report. >> reporter: it has taken nearly three days, but help is coming to some of the fijian islands. this boat is the second in two days, with phone communication cut, one did an exploratory cross on monday. >> when we couldn't get in touch with them. we said we have to make a run and check, and what we saw, we were the first point of contact with the outside world, and what we saw was really devastating. >> reporter: a day later this is the first trip with passengers, carrying people back who .hahhed to be away from the storm. these are their first glimpses of their homes. >> total destruction. >> reporter: is it better or worse than you expected? >> it's worse. >> reporter: this island used to be lush and green, and the coastal villages used to be intact. the ship docked 45 minutes before dusk, with no power, passengers have 45 minutes of daylight to see what up close what the wind and pounding waves have done. not far from the dock was this man sitting in the ruins of h

andrew thomas has our frort there. >> reporter: it's not much, but it is a start in this town, soldiersfiji's capitol have arrived and are starting to clear debris. there is an enormous job ahead. in some nearby villages virtually every house has been destroyed. many aren't waiting for the soldiers and have begun their own temporary repairs. but there is a common plea. >> i need help from government. so -- to rebuild my house. so i can start my life again with my family. >> reporter: the island was one of fiji's prettiest. in 2014, al jazeera filmed here along the old colonial main street. then this. filmed from one of the strongest buildings in town, it gives some idea of the wind and the pounding waves. it looks different now. every building has holes, some without roofs. the port building has collapsed, and churches are badly damaged, but it's the smaller villages that look the worst, shattered over a storm that hit the area at lunchtime on saturday and didn't pass until 7:00 in the evening. >> six solid hours. it just picked the roofing in the wind. >> reporter: in the remnants of a

andrew thomas, fiji. >> still to come. the plummeting oil prices can industry leaders find rah way to turn things around? and in sport, it is the champions of italy and germany going head to head in the champions in europe. >> at 9:30 - "america tonight" - top investigative reporting, uncovering new perspectives. >> everything that's happening here is illegal. >> then at 10:00 - it's "reports from around the world". >> let's take a closer look. >> antonio mora gives you a global view. >> this is a human rights crisis. >> and at 11:00 - "news wrap-up". clear... concise... complete. given congress a plan tohas close the controversy prison guantanamo bay. to the values on law. fiji's military as the number of dead rose to 29 the international organization for migration says more than 100,000 refugees have arrived in europe in the first two months of 2060. this update on the refugee situation on the greek border. >> the boarding crossing did open after the economic migrants where it evaporated from people. some of the people w

treated for serious burns after being accidentally scalded with hot water in a refugee camp and andrew thomasts from brisbon where they are protesting in support of the baby and their family. >> inside this hospital is the baby whose situation has come to symbolize, personalize everything that is controversial about australia's policy towards refugees. this crowd protests 300 or more people is here to support here and stop the baby and parents from being deported and tham to -- then came to the pacific eye atlanta of naru and the mother got pregnant and they bring people who need serious attention back to australia but they were brought back to naru and the baby had an accident and water was poured on her and brought by air ambulance back here to australia and australia government now she is medically better would like to send her back to naru but the hospital staff in there, doctors and nurses won't let the baby be discharged formally because they don't want her sent back to naru and access to mother and baby there are very strict restrictions on who can go in but natasha you know the mother

. >> our correspondent andrew thomas has been seeing the damage for himself. >> is you can see and probablyhow strong the wind is even now but this is nothing compared to what the cyclone was like at its peak and you can see the damage it has done, three houses there totally destroyed, the same is true of buildings right across fiji, the good news is the big cities were not in the direct path of the cyclone and the damage of those cities is relatively light, about an hour north here and this is where the damage really begins and it just gets worse as you drive north around the top of the main island in fiji and the concern is the outlying islands because communication has not been restored to the islands and the fear is there where the houses are flimsy could be just as much damage as this if not more and loss of life and precious little thankfully loss of life here as things stand at the moment but the concern is the outlying island, once news comes in of those then we will get a clear idea how devastating in terms of human life how devastate ing this cyclone has been. >> hayes winston in

killed 29 and 8,000 others living in shelters and aid agencies are handing out vital supplies and andrew thomasm there. >> reporter: the big issue in the aftermath of this cyclone is communication. the government simply doesn't have it with big parts of its own country. phone lines have been cut, air strips are blocked so they cannot fly in and all they can do is aerial surveys and doesn't tell you much from a big hike so boats are now leaving full of military people, full of logistic people, surveyors as well and should establish how many people are injured, if anyone has been killed in some outlying items and what supplies are needed most and the first two boats left on monday and further will follow on tuesday into wednesday and going to the outlying islands but it's a long, slow process to get a picture where help is needed most. on the main island where i stand infrastructure is getting backup and running and this building site is one of many but the north part of the island has been badly affected and thankfully not the big cities of mandy and both of them dodged the worst of the cyclone

signals a peace between the eastern and western branches of christianity andrew archbishop thomas wenski s sd this meeting is long yore due. >> pope john paul ii was trying to bring eastern christianity back together with western christianity bought basse said to breathe with both lungs. >> andrew: then >> reporter: centuries worth of religious disputes, languages, who had authority in these religious circle ps p so after this split all these years later, cuba appears to be the mutual ground to meet. the pope will stop at jose marti international airport on havana on his way to mexico, and that's where the two will have this historic meeting and signed a joint declaration. the meeting brokered by cuban president raul castro who hosted pope francis in cuba last year. and officials have been negotiating, organizing this for years now. this is not just some spur of the moment meeting. all expected to go down next week, february 12th. for now we're live in miami, andrew perez. >> calvin: thanks a lot, andrew. >>> the widow of a missionary killed in last month's terrorist attack in burkina fa

thomas andrew says christopher had a heart condition, which causes the heart to enlarge. christopher loved the outdoors the memorial archery range at chester road and gun club will bear his name. moviegoers in epping had the staff from a humane society brought three of their kissing dogs to own neil' s and a must to shelter. chance to pet and play with the animals. >> we started this last year, and we take our kissing booth these are kid-proof dogs. for anyone who doesn' t have a date on valentine' s day, it' s a great way to get a smooch. stephanie: many people donated money and ended up with more than one kiss from the dogs. celebrating valentine' s day with a splash of pink in the display. the retailer in nashua is featuring argyle pink diamonds, which are from a mine in australia. they are extremely rare and expensive. a total of $20 million is on display. >> we have had people driving from 30, 40, 50 miles away to come and see the pink diamonds, stephanie: the jeweler is one of five retailers selling argyle diamonds. according to the anonymous app whisper, love is in

mother of god and blessed joseph, apostles and martyrs, peter, paul, andrew, james, john, thomas, jamesand all your saints. through merits we may be protected by your help. therefore, lord, we pray graciously accept this of our service and family, order our days of peace and be delivered from eternal dam nation, counted mom the flock of those that have chosen. be pleased, approve this offering in every respect. make it spiritual and acceptable so that it may become for us the body and blood of your most beloved son, our lord jesus christ. on the day before he was to suffer, he took bread in his holy and venerable hands, with eyes raised to heaven to you, oh god, his almighty father, giving thanks, he said the blessing, broke the bread, gave it to his disciples saying take this all of you and eat of it. for this is my body which will be given up for you. in a similar way when supper was ended, he took this precious chalice in his holy, venerable hands, and once again said the blessing, gave the chalice to the disciples saying take this all of you and drink from it, for this is the chalic

andrew thomas reporting from fiji. 42 people have died since the cyclone on saturday. the number will likely rise. >> at home the storm in the south could be producing blizzard positions. we say the drivering force. that is -- driving force. that is nast yim. >> that's a precursor in the wind and snop. as we move across the country, here is the broad system. active whether, including through the gulf coast and up the mid-atlantic. some of this switched into some sleet and snow as it moved to the north-east. a little more rain in today. and the another round coming in. on the backside of this. it's pretty much straight up snow as this converts over. you may have had rain. it will switch as the day comes on. and colder air comes in. it will be associated with high winds. making it worse. as we get through the rest of the day see how the area of snow progresses. the system moves out a little tomorrow. some of that lingering snow coming through with a second round of that region. totals in the meantime. right in the corridor near lake superior. we have places going over a

andrews. justice clarence thomas asked a question in a supreme court argument this morning for the first time in ten years. thomas ask a question of the justice department lawyer in a case over whether people convicted of domestic violence could be banned from owning guns. this is the second week they have heard arguments since the death of justice antonin scalia. ruling today about chesapeake bay. we tell you what the justices have to say about the clean-up and the he isor ration efforts coming up. jonathan: but first -- president obama: 11 overseas deployment, nine combat tour. recipient of the purple heart twice. bronze star with valor five times. jonathan: talk about heroic and decorated. the honor the navy seal is added to the long list of the sunrise and just the beauty of the city. celebrating leap day here at the liberty memorial, it was a perfect way to celebrate the holiday. michelle: i'll say. with that a team of sky divers celebrated the leap year taking a leap out of a plane. the 5,000-foot jump was over kansas city. jonathan: because they have the helmets they wait until the las

mother of our god and lord jesus christ and blessed joseph peter and paul andrew james, john thomas simon service that of your whole family. order our days in your peace and command that we be delivered from eternal damnation and counted among the flock of those who have chosen. be pleased, oh god, we pray that bless, acknowledge and approve this offering in every respect. make it spiritual and acceptable so that it may become for us, the body and blood of your most beloved son, our lord jesus christ. on the day before he was to suffer he took bread in his holy and venerable hands and with eyes raised to heaven to you, oh god, his all mighty father giving thanks he said the blessing broke the bread and gave is to his disciple, saying, take this, all of you and eat of it. for this is my body. which will be given up for you. in a similar way, when supper ended, he took this precious chalice in his holy and venerable hands and once more giving thanks, he said the blessing and gave the chalice to his disciples and said take this, all of you and drink from it. this is the chalice of my blood,

andrew: bishop bobby hilton and senator cecil thomas and robert richardson are asking the justice department to investigate how the case was handled and prosecute if they find violations. andrew setters, wlwt news 5. lisa: a break in the case of a middletown mother murdered in her car with her baby in the backseat. 34-year-old brandon carr was arrested near downtown dayton, charged with one count of murder in the shooting of brittany russell, who lived in middletown. she wish out in her car two weeks ago. her six-month-old baby girl was found in the vehicle unharmed with the car heater running. mark: bond is $5,000 for a 23-year-old man accused of them pray dating a 15-year-old girl. dustin volz has been charged with unlawful sexual contact with a minor. if he makes bond he has been ordered to be on an ankle monitor. woman accused of trying to go metal detectors with a gun inside of her bra. brandi ross says she puts it in her brought every day and forgot she is now facing weapons charges. lisa: a man is facing six counts of felonious assaults charges crashing a car to enter six people. west

christ, and blessed joseph, her spouse, your blessed apostles, martyrs, peter and paul, james, andrew, james, thomasn and all the saints. we ask through prayers we may be defended by your protective health. therefore, lord, we pray graciously accept this to blags of our service, that of your whole family, order our days in your peace and command that we be delivered from eternal condemnation and counted among the flock you have chosen. be pleased, oh, god, to acknowledge and approve this offering in every respect. make it spiritual and acceptable so that it may become for us the body and blood of your most beloved son, our lord, jesus christ. on the day before he was to suffer, he took bread in his holy and venerable hands, and with eyes raised to heaven, he gave the blessing, broke the bread and gave it to his disciples saying, take this, all of you, and eat of it. for this is my body, which will be given up for you. [ bells ringing ] in a similar way when supper was ended, he took this precious chalice in his holy and venerable hands and once more giving you thanks he said the blessing and gave th

andrew: robert marshall is no longer an employee of thomas more college. he is a resident of the kenton county detention center and could be for the foreseeable future as this criminal case moves forward. today he' ll be arraigned on 36 pornography recovered from his home computer. we now know police were tipped off to the images by marshall' s own son. shortly after his arrest, thomas more college fired marshall as the campus safety director, and leaders say they had no idea of the criminal investigation was underway until he was arrested. investigators don' t believe marshall was creating images, just collecting them. but they are working to identify the children in the photos to make sure none of them are from the area. marshall will be arraigned this afternoon. live at the kenton county detention center, andrew setters, wlwt news 5. lisa: the trial is set to begin today for the man accused of running down interstate 71 naked after causing a seven-car accident. investigators say 44-year-old tracy martin was driving 80 miles an hour and crashed into the

andrew: robert marshall is no longer an employee of thomas more college. he is a resident of the kenton county detention center and could be for some time to come while the criminal case moves he was the director of public safety. you will be arraigned on 36 counts related to child pornography covered from his home computer. shortly after his arrest, he was fired. leaders say they had no idea the criminal investigation was under way because -- until he was arrested. investigators don' t believe marshall was creating images, just collecting them. but they are taking measures to make sure none of those children featured in those images are local. marshall will be arraigned this afternoon. live at the kenton county detention center, andrew setters, wlwt news 5. running down interstate 71 naked after causing a seven-car crash. investigators say 44-year-old tracy martin was driving 80 miles an hour and crashed into blue ash, injuring six people. he claims his brakes went out on his truck. a trooper arrested him after he ran off naked. a driver goes to court thi

george washington, thomas munroe, andrew jackson. john tyler, james polk, and zachary taylor.hose that owned slaves but not while they were in the white house included mark been pure in, andrew johnson, and ulysses grant. who had the most slaves? jesse: washington, jefferson, and maybe taylor had the most. keep in mind, both monticello and mount vernon were huge moneymaking plantations. i would tend to bet, and both washington and jefferson had in the hundreds at some point in their lives. i would tend to guess that one two would be the largest slave owners. it is hard to count at any one point because keep in mind, that when you are owning a slave family, the slaves are also having children. those numbers would fluctuate up and down. still, even with that, i would expect it would be either washington or jefferson. brian: you tell stories about slaves, not a service of presidents that literally slept in the room with them. can you remember one in particular? jesse: go back to william lee who was the body servant of george washington. everywhere that george washington went, you

these are the perpetrators that were there these are the names of my son violators i was given thomas andrew and anthony carter and anthony hunter and marcus caterer i say the mayor the form mayors of 70 san francisco said i know who killed her son so if you know who killed my son homing this case is not solved if he was a white boy would this case be solved are a white woman would my sons case be solved if i had money would my sons case be solved i feel the same thing as mario's mother she'll never get over this it doesn't matter where the bullet came from see those names those boys are still walking the street it is a shame that i have to walk and come into meetings all the time to bring awareness of my son and still no justice it's been 9 years everybody 9 years and next year will be a decade 10 years how long will a mother impervious i say again, if my son was a little white boy i believe his case would be solved i say again, if i was a white woman my sons case would be solved liquor kate up here 14 i want the same justice i want the same thing that's what i'll asking for >> i didn't get

these are the perpetrators that were there these are the names of my son violators i was given thomas andrew and anthony carter and anthony hunter and marcus caterer i say the mayor the form mayors of 70 san francisco said i know who killed her son so if you know who killed my son homing this case is not solved if he was a white boy would this case be solved are a white woman would my sons case be solved if i had money would my sons case be solved i feel the same thing as mario's mother she'll never get over this it doesn't matter where the bullet came from see those names those boys are still walking the street it is a shame that i have to walk and come into meetings all the time to bring awareness of my son and still no justice it's been 9 years everybody 9 years and next year will be a decade 10 years how long will a mother impervious i say again, if my son was a little white boy i believe his case would be solved i say again, if i was a white woman my sons case would be solved liquor kate up here 14 i want the same justice i want the same thing that's what i'll asking for >> i didn't get