andy gallagher, al jazeera. >>> police shooting of unarmed teenager at least 6,000 people took place in a riot, riots in greece in pla toons of police on the edges of the excelsior neighborhood. it seems now to be contained within that neighborhood. we still hear stun grenades and we still see molotov cocktails but no longer see the anarchists having the run of the cities. so the police seem to have it very much under control. there have been reports of possibly a heavy handed police response. police are alleged to have provoked some of the violence in order to be able to respond to it and in a more controlled fashion. we have not been able to see that ourselves but we have seen a very large number of plain clothes policemen dressed up as many of the hooded youths whom they have been fighting with during the course of the evening. and so we do know that they have had many people in disguise among the ranks of those who were protesting. this is an event that is traditionally held and controlled by the left wing, especially the far left here in gross. it is therefore, by definition, an

let's go to andy gallagher who is live from miami, andy what is the significance of this release?ll, this is the largest release of detainees in the weste western hemisphere since it opened in 2 now 2 and 4 sierrans and one palestinian have now arrived at hospital and we have that confirmed by a colleague in south america but this is not just a reflection of u.s. placing detainees from gitmo and the paperwork to actually release these six men has been waiting on a desk for years and official is blaming chuck hagel for not signing it but how hard the u.s. has found to place these people. they are arriving in iraguay and settled in muslim communities and it's an act of humanity. >> detention facility at gitmo shut down at barack obama had promised. >> reporter: well, i think that is the big question and we all remember back when barack obama came to office that he signed executive order with great flushish promising to close it down and six years later and the facility is still open and this is a reflection how they are finding it and difficult to place detainees in adoptive countri

andy gallagher joins us live from florida. ccups at the start, andy, but a landmark test flight for the orion. >> reporter: engineers are saying that this mission was basically flawless. i have just seen a bunch of astronauts hugging each other, smiling, slapping each other on the shoulder. it could haven't gone any better for nasa from the launch to the splashdown, all of the tests went well. it was a fairly short but extremely vital test. it went through a belt, for a radiation test, and went out 14 times higher than the orbit of the international space station, then it turned around and came back to earth. that was another vital test of the heat shields. then the orion craft came down at incredible speeds and was slowed down to basically nothing at the end by 11 parachutes, and landed off of the coast of mexico, and was recovered by the u.s. navy, so there is an extreme amount of happiness here, but this is a long process to getting astronauts into deep space. engineers will spend the next few months pouring over all of the

andy gallagher reports. >> reporter: in the past few months, that is become an increasingly familiare streets of port-au-prince, protesters angry at long delayed lexes are calling for the resignation of haiti's president and prime minister. they say the government's failure set an election date is damaging democracy in a country still recovering from app a devastating earthquake. the electses were supposed to have taken place three years ago and voters are running out of patience. >> translator: today is a victory against the president who is destroying our country. >> translator: we the haitian people have the right to protest and also let the international community know that we will not let them choose do us again. >> reporter: for his part, the president is placing the blame with opposition leaders, he says they are refuse to go pass new election laws, he asked demonstrators to show restraint right via his twitter account. opposition says he want to rule by decree which could happen approximate if think i lexes are not held soon. some blame the u.s., but officials in the u.s. say

andy gallagher, al jazerra. >>> zimbabwe's new vice president will be sworn in on friday. named two men as his second in commands on wednesday. the reshuffle follows the sacking of joyce, he accused her of working with the opposition on a plan to out of the him. >>> al jazerra says it's deeply concerned by the kenyon government's threat to pros cute itsal journalists who report odd a secret assassination program. in the documentary inside kenya's death squads, members of a counter terrorism unit admitted killing so-called radical muslims on government orders. kenya has denied the existence of death squads organized by the national security council. in a statement the network said al jazerra urges the government of kenya not to attack journalist or to curtail freedom of speech but instead to cop front the allegations a their agents commit extra judicial killings. al jazerra defends the right to freedoms of expression and condemns restricting the work of professional journal assists. and condemn acts of aggression and harass think. al jazerra continues to demand the release

andy gallagher is live for us from miami and what is the significance of this release? >> reporter: well, miriam, it's the largest release from guantanamo bay in the western hemisphere since the base opened in 2002. we know from colleagues in south america that these six men have arrived in the capital, montevideo. basically said guantanamo bay is an unjust place and he's helping out his friend barack obama who basically inherited a problem from the bush administration. it is a good example how hard it's been to place these people since 2002 or since in recent years when people have been released. so 19 released so far this year, 136 remain in guantanamo bay and it may be some time before we see that base closed for good. >> so the base not expected to close any time soon, then? >> well, i think this is a good example of just how difficult it is for the u.s. government to place these detainees. apparently, we're told by officials that the paperwork to release them has been cleared for some years. it's just taken officials this long to find a host country to take them in

andy gallagher reports. >> they call themselves los aldianos but this duo could be more than just musicians. according to a recently uncovered document, they were part of fueling political change in cuba. the idea was to infiltrate the island's hip hop scene and spread a message of dissent. but the program backfired. u.s.a.i.d, found out contractors for millions of dollars. it's said to be inspired by serbian protest concerts that helped oust slobodan milosevich. on at least six occasions, cubans were detained and interrogated, putting cuban artists at loggerheads. never a secret, but part of an effort to strengthen cuban society. the state department says safety of those involved was the responsibility of contractors. >> we recognize that ordinary cubans run the risk of upsetting cuban authorities by participating in community initiatives, and for that reason, these programs were managed with discretion. >> not the first time accused of undermining cuba's government. among all the cuban americans in miami programs like it are welcome. >> i believe firmly that anything that can be done alon

andy gallagher reports. >> they call themselves los aldianos but this duo may be more than musicians. according to new documents, they were aimed at fueling political unrest in cuba and spread a message of advertise sent. it is claimed a program was backfired. paid for the development agency as u.s. aid, said to have been inspired by serbian protest concerts that helped oust sloab slobodan milocevich years ago. >>> on at least six occasions, putting innocent cuban artists at loggerheads with the cuban authorities. u.s.aid told the program was never a secret. the state department said safety of these involved was a responsibility of contractors. >> we recognize that ordinary cubans run the risk of upsetting cuban authorities by participating in initiatives and for that reason these efforts were managed with appropriate discretion so it was the responsibilities of the grantee. >> not the first time u.s. a.i.d. was accused. older cuban americans in miami programs like it are welcomed. >> i believe firmly that anything that can be done along those lines, praptsd no, perhaph u.s. a.i.d. bu

andy gallagher, al jazeera, florida. >>> the government is launching a major awareness campaign. in india. >> rita singh is getting ready with another session of chemotherapy. she was diagnosed with stage 5 breast cancer five months ago. after finding a lump in her breast. rita lost her sister to breast cancer decades ago, but she never thought it would happen to her. >> i was shocked. i was dead. because since i have it in my family so that was like a real bombshell dropping on me. that was, again a -- >> rita singh is not alone in her fight against breast cancer. almost 145,000 indians are diagnosed with it a year. breast cancer kills more women here than any other disease. most indian women know little to nothing about breast cancer. this lack of awareness and late diagnosis is blamed for the death of 70,000 patients a year. dr. kabra says many of the deaths are preventible if the cancer is detected early. >> we don't even have an awareness program going around the country. >> reporter: the government is planning to increase medical centers across the country to help detect an

secretly tried to infiltrate the cuban hip-hop scene to spark a movement for social change and andy gallagherls. ♪ they call themselves los-aldinos but they may be more than musicians and from uncovered documents they and others were part of a secret u.s. program aimed at fueling political change in cuba. the idea was to infiltrate the islands hip-hop scene and spread message of decent but claiming it back fired and it was part of an initiative paid for by the agency known as u.s. aid and farmed out to contractors for millions of dollars. it is said to have been inspired by serbia concerts that helped 40 years ago but it may have put some artists in danger. one of the biggest criticisms in this is young cuban musicians were recruited in a program that have clear political goals in mind and alleged they were not told that on at least six occasions both contractors and cubans were detained and interrogated and putting innocent people with logger heads. they say the program was never a secret but part of an effort to strengthen the society and the safety of those involves was the responsibility

live to andy gallagher at the kennedy space center for us. several delays and about 20 minutes left now in the launch window. is this going to happen today? >> well, time is dwindling fast. we've get 15 minutes before they can do a final four minute countdown and we have an engineering problem wimp is more serious than a boat in the water or high winds which can die down. this is a changeable situation. nasa could announce we're good to go, but at the moment, it's liking less likely than this morning, but certainly a lot of anticipation here at nasa. this is the start of a new era for the space agency, the capsule will orbit the earth twice, go 14 times higher in orbit than the international space station and is basically a stress test for the space capsule. engineers will monitor the mission, this first mission, testing the heat shield. it will go through various parts of the atmosphere where radiation is very high. this is an unmanned test flight. it will be fib years before there are any astronauts aboarded that. it is hoped that astronaut

andy gallagher live for us in cape canaveral, florida. >>> hundreds of people are taking part in protestsypt. people came out on to the streets after friday prayers. >>> now local egyptian channel has aired an audio recording they say is of a top military commander. the leaks are said to be from the office of sisi who was defense minister at the time. >> reporter: a pro-muslim brotherhood tv channel has broadcast what it says are leaked recordings from top military aids. the aids can be heard discussing forged evidence, the proceedings against ousted president morsi. the tv channel maintains that their recordings reveal a number of generals discussing ways to deceive the public and court over the whereabouts of morsi. he was being detained by the army in july 2013. he was being held at a secret military location, and that made the generals nervous. a man said to be the military's legal advisor explains what is at stake for sisi. >> translator: he will appeal against his detention, and his detention will be considered illegal, and then he will be released. >> reporter: in a second recordin

andy gallagher reports from miami in florida. ♪ >> reporter: they call themselves los [ inaudible ],hop duo may be more than just musicians. they and others were knowingly part of a secret u.s. government program, aimed at fuelling political change in cuba. the idea was to infiltrate the eye land's hip hop scene and spread a message of decent. it was part of an initialtive that was paid for and farmed out to contractors for millions of dollars. it is said to have been inspired by serbian protest concerts that helped oust their president several years ago. one of the biggest criticisms is that young cuban musicians were recruited into a program that has clear political plans in mind. but many musicians were interrogated. the state department says safety of those involved was the responsibility of contractors. >> we recognize ordinary subbans run the threat of up setting the government. so it was the responsibility of the grantee. >> reporter: but this isn't the first time they have been accused of undermining cuba's government. a fake twitter account was also paid for by the agency. b

andy gallagher, al jazerra, miami florida. >>> nigeria has sentenced 54 soldiers to death for refusingfight boko haram. joining us now from there. what can you tell us? >> reporter: these are soldiers who are sent to fight boko haram in the northeast and a court martial in abuja, they were found guilty of mutany for refuse to go obey orders to go and fight boko haram according to reports and this was held at a military court martial in the capital. this brings the number of people tried by the court to 66 for mutany. most of them because of the fighting in the northeast of the country where boca ra boko haras been attacking villages and killing people. 10s of thousands have been displaced from their home because of these attacks. >> how much progress is the military making in efforts to retake territory lost to boko haram? >> reporter: well, the nigerian military over the last few weeks have succeeded in liberating many towns and villages in the northeast especially in the northeast, so far they have liberated a town taken over by the insurgents, about two months ago. and then they hav

andy gallagher was at the launch. >> reporter: it was a textbook launch and a spectacular site. launched by the most powerful rockets in the neat. this was one of the most opted projects. hundreds came to watch the beginning of a new era, orion climbed to an orbit of 6,000km. going through a series of stress tests. >> we have separation of the port and starboard boosters. >> reporter: it may be unmanned but it's considered a considerably step in deep space explore ace. -- exploration. >> now we are going out to a different planet. that are brings a lot of challenges, technical and human, that is exciting about this new era. >> at 4.5 hours, it was a short mission. orion orbited the air twice. as the craft re-entered the atmosphere the shields were super heated. n.a.s.a. says things couldn't have gone better. >> it's an amazing vehicle. the fact that it went well is a testament to the workforce that put in hours and years of hard work. >> it was a flawless start to a long and ambitious programme. over the next few months engineers will pour over data, but say this is a milestone.

andy gallagher is live in florida. we know nasa can't control the weather. how concerned are they though over the technical issues? >>reporter: well, this is really a standard thing. i've been here for days on days during the shuttle program which only had a very short and small operating window. this had one of two hours. this morning there was a boat out in the water that stopped the initial launch. then we had high winds. and finally we had that mechanical problem. these are all fairly standard things. this is a 24-day potential launch so they could launch at any time during that time period. there is a deep sense of excitement here. this is potentially the first step in true deep space exploration. when it does launch, it will be 6,000 kilometers above the earth 14 times higher than the international space station and it's basically a test mission for this small craft. there are 1,200 sensors on board. engineers on ground will be monitoring the mission. this is a very long process. in about 15 years, we'll see four astronauts hopefully getting on board t

andy gallagher joins us live from cape canaveral, florida. what is the mood like there, andy?reporter: well, they are saying that this was basically a flawless mission. i heard one engineer say the orion capsule was built to perfection. this was a vital test of this capsule. remember this was an unmanned test flight. 4.5 hours. it went up to 6,000 kilometers, that's 14 times higher than the international space station, and everything went so well. it was basically a test of the craft for future missions which will be manned. and there were 1200 sensors on board testing for things like radiation, and the heat shield that was superheated on the way back in. but everything went so well. ultimately around the year 2021, nasa wants to put four astronauts on board the orion, and they will go into deep space, the first time humans have been that far, and they hope ent eventually to the planet mars. >> tell us more about what this could pave the way for. >> reporter: well, it really was an incredible mission, and over the last few years, i was here for the end of the shuttle program,

andy gallagher has more on the divide from miami's little havana. [ singing ] >> reporter: in miami's most vibrant cuban neighbourhood, it's business as usual. eighth street in little havana is a population for the world's tourist. events are never far from the minds of those that live and work here. eric moved to miami from cuba when he was three. much of his family, including sister and grandparents are on the island. he'll be able to travel to cuba more often and send four times as much money to his relatives as before. he's concerned with bigger issues. can they speak freely. can they have culture, their own life. you can't say what you think. you can't aspire to go with your own home, unless you have an american family, nothing is happening. >> reporter: across town, the monumental changes are the subject of debate. this man who owns this cafe says customers have such opposing views on the u.s.'s approach, he has seen old friends fall out. >> people that have been eating breakfast for over 20 years side by side felt a little eated. >> amongst the miami's younger generation, the c

let's go live to andy gallagher, joining us from florida. tell us what it was like to see that launch? >> it's amazing. i'm still hearing the sound, it's only reaching us. we are four miles from the pad. unfortunately, the clouds are quite low today, so it's already disappeared into the clouds. thousands are gathered here to watch this monumental event. yesterday, we had three different post ponements for various different reasons, but here we are, this is the start of something new for nasa. this is an unhand mission of the orion capsule, but extremely important. there it is high in the sky. over the next four and a half hours, it will travel to an orbit 14 times higher than that of the international space station. this is basically a stress test for this capsule, engineers monitoring every moment. the craft itself will orbit around the earth twice before slashing back down into the pacific ocean. after a frustrating day yesterday, here we are at the start of a new era for the space agency. >> andy gallagher live in florida, let's go strict

andy gallagher has more on the divide. [ singing ] >> reporter: in the cuban neighbourhood,business as usual, eighth street is a popular destination for the world's tourists. eric otiero moved to miami when he was three years old. his sister and grandparents remain on the island. they sent four times as much money. they are concerned with bigger issues. what else - do they speak freely, do they have their culture, their own life. you can't say what you think, what you aspire to or own your own home, unless you have an american family. nothing will happen. across town in the heavily cuban neighbourhood, it's the subject of the debate. the man that owns the cafe says his customers have opposing views that he sees old friends fall out. >> people have been eating breakfast and lunch together side by side, it felt a little heated and anyone that talks to each other by the time breakfast or lunch was over. >> amongst the younger generation, changes were viewed differently. campaign groups fought for closer ties and claimed the majority of cuban americans welcomed a new approach. >> by and la

andy gallagher explains why it is significant. >> well, it is significant. this is the largest number of detainees from guantanamo bay released into the western hemisphere. many countries have taken a few here and there. key to understanding all this, understanding why it's taking so long to close guantanamo bay is finding host nations. the u.s. is finding it difficult to find countries and governments willing to take the men in. uruguay's president calls this a humanitarian act, saying the men will be treated as refugees. remember president obama six years ago signed an executive order to close guantanamo bay, and it's still open. at its height there were 800 prisoners in the facilitiry. it's at its -- facility. it's at its lowest level. >>> nor on the u.s. force -- more on the u.s. forces raid in yemen. luke somers and another hostage, pierre corky, were shot by captors during the raid. both died. residents told reporters 11 were killed on the ground - a 10-year-old boy and a woman among the dead. president obama defended his decision to authorise the raid

andy gallagher reports. >> in little little havana, ne change brought reaction. many here fought for years to isolate the cuban government and talks with leaders they see as oppressive is viewed as nothing short of a betrayal. >> we are disappointed in president obama. their politics is non-association with terrorism. >> reporter: ever since fidel castro came to power in 1959 generations of cubans sought a better life in the u.s. thousands risking their lives to make the dangerous crossing and view the change in policy with scorn. >> the white house conceded erg, and gained little. they gained no commitment on the part of the cuban regime to freedom of press or speech, or elections. >> for the cuban american community in miami, this shift in policies caught everyone by surprise, and rehabilitation is along demographic lines. older cuban americans are angry, amongst the younger generation, this is news that will be welcome. >> staff at the roots of hope office who campaign to empower young cubans welcome the news and say they'll continue to fight for betters relat

andy gallagher has the story. >> reporter: in the past few months this is a familiar sight on the streets of port-au-prince, the people calling for elections, saying the failure to set an election date is damaging democracy from a county recovering from the devastating earthquake. the elections were to have taken place three years ago. voters are running out of patience >>> today is a victory against president marr tellie, who was -- martelly, who was destroying our country. >> translation: we have the right to protest. we will not let them choose again. >> president martelly is placing the blame with opposition leaders refusing to pass new laws, asking demonstrators to show restraint. via his twitter account. opposition leaders accuse the president of wanting to rule by decree, a scenario that could happen. some blame the u.s., but officials have been pushing for the elections to take place. opposition leaders say they will not vote for legislations that favour the counter government, that haiti can ill afford further delays >>> north korea dismissed allegations that it was responsible f

andy gallagher has the details. >> reporter: it has and was a perfect launch in the words of nasa engineers-- the mission itself, th maiden mission will last for about four and a half hours, the unmanned craft will orbit the earth twice, do vital tests for radiation, and this mission is basically a test of this small capsule, because, remember there will be an another unmanned mission in a couple of years, and eventually it is hoped to put men on this missile. there is a real sense of triumph here at nasa. so a successful launch. we're expecting the craft to re-enter the earth's atmosphere for a vital stress test. and in another couple of hours it will splash down just off of the coast of mexico, and all being well, it should be a hugely successful first launch of the orbiter. >> australia's critic captain looks to be on course to make a much-needed return to the team. jo will be with us with all of the details. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back. jo is here with sports. >> thank you very much. tiger woods will be out on the course for the pga tournament in florida. he has spent almost four months out, b

andy gallagher has our report now from cape canaveral. >> reporter: it was a straighting start.se delays are darned in the space program. remember they have a 24-day launch opportunity. 2 1/2 hours for each day for the next 24 days, that could go ahead. initially this morning the first launch attempt was delayed by eye boat out in water. we have high winds now. eventually the mechanical problems, safety is a top priority here in nas a. remember many people are watching this launch program. we have had a couple of accidents in the commercial sector, so all eyes are on nasa right now. but still, there is a sense of great hope and expectation from this program, when the orion capsule does launch it will go for 4 1/2 hours and orbit the earth twice, it's basically a test flight for this unmanned vehicle it will be test today radiation but go 6,000-kilometers above the earth, that's 14 times higher than the international space station so it's an important step in what will be a long process. remember, this is the first test flight. there will be another one in about two and a half ye

andy gallagher with more on the divide from miami's little havana. [ singing ] >> reporter: in miami's vibrant cuban neighbourhood it's business as usual. eighth street, havana, is still busy with tourist. eric moved from miami from cuba when he was 3 years old. much of his family, sister and grandparents, remain on the island. he'll be able to travel to cuba more often and send four times as much money to his relatives as before, but is concerned with bigger issues. >> increased travel. that's fine. what else? can they speak freely? can they have their open culture and life? >> no. you can't say what you think or aspire to own your own home, unless you have an american family to buy it for you. >> reporter: across town the monumental changes are the subject of debate. this man, who owns a cuban cafe, says customers have such opposing views on the u.s. approach that he's seen old friend fall out. >> people that have eaten breakfast and lunch for 20 years, time by side, all of a sudden have been a little heated and not talking by the time breakfast or lunch is over. >> reporter: among t

andy gallagher for us in cape canaveral florida, thank you. >> the country continues to react to the grand jury decision in the new york city chokehold case. we'll take you inside the protests to show you how they developed. >> a federal court halts the planned execution of a mentally ill death row inmate in texas. we are live with the details on the state's next move. >> the deadly gun battle in chechnya, why this attack may have been designed to affect russian president vladimir putin. >> protestors planning more marches today after a night of peaceful demonstrations in new york after a decision not to indict a police officer in the death of eric garner are. >> the protestors marched through times square. that's where e pitzi is this morning. >> no protestors, but there are tourists, as well as residents making their way to work, but overnight, certainly this area was packed with protestors as well as many areas across the city, including major roadways, highways, bridges, just a couple of mails from here. we walked along with one group of protestors along one of the main arteries