from charleston here is andy gallagher. >> reporter: these are the first pictures of dylan ruff since

andy gallagher reports. >> what is now being investigateas a hate crime. >> we have victims, nine of them. >> but even as the relatives of those who were killed addressed him directly, dylann showed notice emotion. >> you hurt me. you hurt a lot of people. but god you forgive you and i forgive you. >> it's a testament to this community that those who spoke in court offered forgiveness despite the pain of losing those closest to them. investigating whether this is an act of domestic terror, saying that this was designed inflict terror on this community. if this is what was meant it hasn't worked. mother emanuel as it is known pulled people together. >> with some crazy idea he would be able to subdivide and all he did was make us more united and love each other even more. >> the case against dylann roof is now complex. he faces oa a raft of charges including the death of 9 people. >> we will absolutely want him to face the death penalty. we will fight this as hard as we can. >> not to let the actions of one man come between them. andy gallagher, al jazeera charleston, south carolina. >

dylann roof heard from victims' families andy gallagher reports from charleston. >> dylann roof is held as the shooter of the charleston emanuel ame church. >> i forgive you you hurt me, you hurt a lot of people. but god forgive you and i forgive you. >> the family members offered similar deeply emotionally staples before dylann roof was led away. those in court offered forgiveness despite losing those closest to them. the justice department says what happened here was disienld to was designed to f flict terror on this community. >> thereinflict terror. >> all he did was make us more united and love each other even more. >> the case against dylann roof is more complex. he faces a raft of charges including the murders of nine innocent people and for that he may face the death penalty. >> we absolutely want him to face the death penalty. we will fight hard for that. >> charleston appears to be in shock but not enough to make the actions of one man come between them. andy gallagher, al jazeera charleston, south carolina. >>> for the second time in two days president barack obama made an im

let's join al jazeera's andy gallagher life where he's waiting for jeb bush to speak and what is he likely to say nbs his speech, andy? this was the candidate that was supposedsupposed to suck the oxygen out of the room. the man with the huge war chest that things haven't really gone according to plan. just a couple of weeks ago he tripped over a question about iraq and when he would have done in the situation, in which bush was in and just last week many of the key members of his campaign team were fired and replaced with other people. but of course this is the early days. other critics of course are pointing to the campaign slogan here jeb no sign of the family name there so where critics say he's separating himself from the family. this is early days. he wasn't to have raised the money he said he would have done. >> there is an extraordinary amount of money that is spent on these campaigns. as you say what, a total of i think it's 11 now isn't it other competitors he faces all of them of course having to hin diser him on his campaign. many of the other candidates returning for the nomin

andy gallagher reports from miami. >> now blatter he's not going down quietly. >> now, it is not often that talk on u.s. radio is taken up by football, but the u.s. led investigation into fifa. >> sepp blatter isn't the only one at fault here. >> host andy slater says the scandal won't stop fans from watching a sport that is swiftly growing in popularity. >> there's that side and the actual sport side which people are into and i do think they separate the two and they really care about the sport those that are into it and the corruption is on the other side by itself. >> reporter: in many big u.s. cities like this, sites are not uncommon. u.s. football leagues have witnessed huge growth and during the last world cup more americans tuned in than ever to view a sport that's considering to be struggling to find a place here. the demographics are changing quickly. by 2050 it is believed a third of the population will be his panic and all this attention will help the sport grow. >> sepp blatter stepping aside will allow some of my old friends be more accepting of the sport than it was befor

here's andy gallagher. >> flanked by two armed guards, this was 21-year-old dylann roof's first appearance in church. what is now being investigated as a hate crime. >> we have victims nine of them. >> reporter: but even as the relatives of those who were killed addressed them directly, dylann roof showed no emotion. >> i foiferg you forgive you god have mercy on your soul. you hurt me, you hurt a lot of people but god forgive you and i forgive you. >> other family members offered deeply emotional statements as roof was led away. >> those offered forgiveness guideforgivenessdespite losing those closest to them. designed to inflict terror on this community. if that was the intent it hasn't worked. mother emanuel as it's known here remains the site of a city disoarmd heal together. >> the person came to this community with some crazy idea he would be able to divide and all he did was make us more united and love each other even more. >> reporter: the case against dylann roof is now complex. he faces a raft of charges including the murders of 9 innocent people and for that he will face the de

has taken the lead in cleaning up futbol to make the game more popular and andy gallagher reports fromflorida. >> blatter is not going down quietly. >> reporter: not easy when they talk about futbol and call it soccer but it's a sign of a sport growing importance that so much paid attention to the u.s. led investigation into fifa. the phone lines at the radio station have been lighting up and host andy slater says the scandal will not stop fans from watching a sport that is steadily growing in popularity. >> people expected and knew that it was going on and there is that side and we have the actual sport side which some people are into and they separate ray the two and care about the sport and corruption on the other side by itself. >> reporter: in many big u.s. cities these days sites like this are not uncommon over the past few decades futbol leagues have growth and more north americans than ever tuned in to watch a sport that many perceive is struggling to gain a hold here and futbol in the united states could never rival the popularity of baseball or american football but demograph

andy gallagher in church. scuffling broke out at a news conference held by houthi officials in geneva of the the head houthi delegate had a shoe thrown at him. an act that is insulting in arab culture. the incident underscores deep divisions. they'll try to reach a humanitarian truce. from geneva hashem ahelbarra reports. >> reporter: from the mountains of sanaa to the united nations offices in geneva, a journey that sums up the houthi rise to power. a senior member of the houthis, or the partisans of god as they call themselves, his fighters and troops loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh have a growing influence in yemen. hamza is on a charm offensive, saying he's here to talk about peace and turn the chapter of war. >> translation: we are committed to dialogue and a political agreement between all the factions. we want partnership. we don't want to exclude any party. >> the government is skeptical, saying the houthis are starting time. >> translation: it hasn't started because the houthi representat

. >> let's cross to andy gallagher in charleston south carolina. e learning more about the suspect now. tell us more about that andy. >> reporter: yeah we're getting a clearer picture about dylann roof. one of the biggest lines is he apparently told investigators that he almost didn't go through with the shooting. remember he came to this church on wednesday night a full hour before the shooting started. he basically sat with the prayer group, with the nine people and he said they were so nice to him that he almost didn't go through with the killing. clearly that's a big development, but doesn't change things here. we're also hearing from a friend of dylann roof who told investigators this was a young man who told him that black people were taking over and he wanted to start a civil war, so clearly someone who had some serious issues but it has raised a great deal of issues we heard president obama for the 14th time talking about gun control in this country and this country's dark racial past. >> and andy people there, of course, still coming to ter

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. >> now let's return to our top story, and going to charleston where andy gallagher is there for us, shooting as you will remember of nine people in a church in south carolina, one suspect has been arrested, let's bring in andy gallagher, tell us more about the mood then now that a suspect has been caught. >> well, the mood here is extremely somber obviously the shootings were carried out. it is known here as the mother church. it is the heart of this community, extremely cultural important church founded by a slave who start add revolt here, so among the african-american community this was considered the heart of their community. and there is no doubt among african-americans here, that this was a hate crime, and it isn't being investigated as that but over the last few hours events have unfolded extremely quickly and we now have a suspect that has been placed under arrest, the authorities say he is the only suspect at the moment, and that unfold sod quickly i think because the police here had such clear pictures of the shooter and there was a great effort among the public somebody c

andy gallagher reports from st. in northeast florida. >>> for the last three decades chuck has been diligently tending his ocean garden it has allowed him to observe the environmental changes here and like many he has witnessed the effects of storms and rising waters. >> the argument earlier was, way back when was it's not really global warming. it's just a natural chain of events but i have been here a long time and i have been around a long time and my wife and i are convinced it's global warming. >> reporter: joust down the road they have also seen their air share of change. the streets fill with salt water as much as ten times a year. civil engineer reubin franklin says the city gets little help from the state and without it the future could be bleak. >> i know i wouldn't feel very good knowing my property one day is not going to be worth much and the place i call home is going to be a memory instead of -- instead of a place to live and work. >> reporter: the problem is one of scepticism over sea level projectio

we'll go live now to andy gallagher in charleston for us.re learning more about the suspect and his motivations for the shooting. >> yeah one of the most interesting things we have heard so far is he told investigators that he almost didn't carry out this alleged shooting. he entered the building and sat for a full hour with the prayer group before the attack happened. he said the group was so nice to him that he almost didn't open fire. he told friends he wanted to start a race war, that he thought black people were taking over the country, and this speaks to many issues many of which president obama addressed yesterday, saying once again we are looking into the dark heart of america, and not addressing gun-control issues and even here in the state of south carolina where the confederate flag flies all over the place, it took hours before authorities agreed to put the flag to half mass that flag of course to many represents injustice and enslavement. so there are many issues here. but the people don't want to concentrate on the actions of t

andy gallagher reports from st. augustine. >> reporter: for the past three decades chuck butler has been diligently tending hits ocean garden it's a past time that's allowed him to observe the environmental changes here. and like many along florida's east coast he's witnessed the effects of storms and rising waters. >> the argument earlier way back when was it's not global warming it's a natural chain of events, but i have been here a long time and i have been around a long time. and to me, you know mark wife and i are convinced it's global warming. >> reporter: just down the road in historical st. augustine they have also seen their fair share of change. the streets here fill with salt watter as much as 10 times a year. something that evening a new seawall can't hold back. civil engineer ruben franklin says the city gets little help from the state and without it, the future could be bleak. >> i know i wouldn't feel very good knowing that my property one day is not going to be worth much and the place i call home is

andy gallagher, charleston south carolina. >>> turkey the funeral has taken place for former presidental and he served as prime minister 7 times before becoming president from 1993-2000, two governments were toppled by military coups and died on wednesday age 90. still ahead protests in the dominican republic where hundreds of thousands of migrants face deportation. plus remembering the battle of waterloo and how it changed the course of european history. ♪ welcome back let's take a look at the top stories on al jazeera. thousands of palestinians are pouring in to the occupied east jerusalem for first friday prayers of ramadan and a good will gesture and allowing men over 40 and women to visit without permit. the u.n. says it needs $1.6 billion for humanitarian aid for yemen to prevent a catastrophe and comes as talks to try to agree on a truce between yemen's warring factions continue in geneva. prayer vigils held in cities across the united states for the nine victims of the charleston charles shooting a 21-year-old white man being questioned about what police say is a hate crime. in

as andy gallagher reports the u.s.nt says americans must face up to the fact that frequent incidents of gun violence don't happen in other countries. >> reporter: these are the first picture of dylan roof since he was arrest ed in north carolina. he is suspected of carrying out the fatal shooting of nine people attending a prayer group in the a church. >> i am please today announce that we have made an arrest in this characters we have arrested dylan roof. from lexington, south carolina. >> reporter: police say the 21-year-old spent an hour at a nighttime prayer meeting at the historic emanuel a.m.e. church in the center of charleston, then shoot up and are the thatted shooting. this, say the police, was a hate crime. >> we woke up today -- and the heart and soul of south carolina was broken. >> reporter: a nationwide alert was sent out. he was pulled over three hours from charleston, his uncle recognized the picture police issued from the church cctv and alerted the authorities. >> that awful person, that terrible hum

andy gallagher explains the impact on the recent events in a sport that's struggled to take off in thentry. >> reporter: now blatter is not going down quietly. it's not often that air time on u.s. radio shows is taken up with talk of football. here they call it soccer, but it's perhaps a sign of the sport's growing important that so much attention is being paid to the u.s.-led investigation in to fifa. >> sepp blatter isn't the only person at fault here. the phone lines at this radio station have been lighting up. but host andy slater says the scandal won't stop fans from watching the sport that steadily is growing in popularity. >> people expected it. they kind of knew that it was going on. and there is that side and then you have the actual sport side which some people are in to. and i think they do separate the two. and they really care about the sport, those that are in to it. and the corruption is just kind of on the other side by itself. >> reporter: in many big u.s. cities these days, sights like this are not uncommon. over the past few decades youth football lead have witnessed

territory wants to defer further payment so he can renegotiate with creditors and andy gallagher hasest from the capitol san juan. >> reporter: in recession for a decade and the stagnating economy pales ability to pay more than $70 billion in debt. the publically run company owed $9 billion and puerto rico stands on the edge of an economic death spiral has brought things to a catastrophic head and televised address they told the nation hard decisions will need to be made. >> translator: the only way we can get out of the hole is to join together as a country and all willing including bond holders to assume some of the shared sacrifices today so we can share the benefits of a growing economy. >> reporter: at the campus of the university of puerto rico students reacted angry to the speech and feel budget cuts will unfairly target them for years to come. >> the people who suffer is us the students, the students that will follow us in the next couple of years and it's the generation that will have to pay for the past consequences. >> reporter: attempts to cut spending and restructure deb

andy gallagher has the latest from charleston. >> reporter: these are the first pictures of did i haveroof since he was arrested on thursday morning in north carolina. he's suspected of killing nine people who were attending a prayer group at a church in charleston, south carolina. >> i am pleased to no al jazerra noun that we have made an arrest in this case, we have arrested dylan roof from lexington, south carolina. >> reporter: police say the 21-year-old spent an hour at a nighttime prayer meeting at the historic church in the center of charleston then stood up and started shooting this. say the police, was a hate crime. >> we woke up today and the heart of soul of south carolina was broken. >> reporter: as police worked armed the scene of the massacre a nationwide alert was sent out. the alleged shooter was pulled over in a traffic stop some shelby in, north carolina, a three hour drive from charleston his uncle recognized the picture that police issued from the church cctv and alerted the authorities. >> that awful person, that terrible human being who would go in to a place of w

president and andy gallagher reports. >> may i present to you the next president of the united statesamerica, jeb bush. >> reporter: she no stranger to florida and served two terms as state governor and comes from the foremost political families and has not been governor for nearly a decade but apparently he has been watching from the sidelines and as anticipated now wants to take center stage. >> here is what it comes down to, our country is on a very bad course and the question is what are we going to do about it? the question for me the question for me is what am i going to do about it? and i've decided i'm a candidate for president of the united states of america. [cheers and applause] the 62-year-old promised a brighter future declaring america deserves boat tear but had a difficult few weeks and questions over whether he would have supported the war in iraq revealed an unprepared jeb bush and initially he called the questions hypothetical and days later he said he would not have supported the war knowing what he does now but none of that dampened the spirit of supporters. >> no

andy gallagher, al jazerra san juan puerto rico. >>> an interim near an military plane crashed shortlyer take off killing at least five people. authorities say the plane came down on houses in the city and exploded in flames. the army says there were 12 crew on board. but the number of imagines is not known. >>> accusing-y jump of crushing an entire generations future. thousands of young protesters have been arrested or jailed in the past two years after unfair trials it says egypt is in a state of all-out repression. egypt's foreign minister denies the government is targeting youth activists. at the same time, amnesty international has condemned the killing of the chief prosecutor. urging the government not to respond with more repression over the past two years. they have led a crack down on decenting voices. victoria gatenby reports. >> reporter: the convoy was targeted as it passed nearly a military academy any cairo authorities believe the bomb was set off by a remote control. familiar with the area say the location of the attack is significant. >> nobody, no suspected person can

andy gallagher, al jazerra st. augustine, florida. >>> and a quick reminder, you can keep up-to-date with all of the news on our website there it is on your screens the address aljazerra.com. that's aljazerra.com. ali velshi. "on target" tonight. many americans are force to choose. troubled waters, tension builds as china builds new islands in the pacific. is 12 weeks of leave, without pay. that's what working mothers with newborns are entitled to under the family medical leave act.

but as andy gallagher reports it is people of puerto rico that are feeling the heat. >> at the quinones family home, saving money on he electricity charges that have risen dramatically. this family's latest monthly bill is close to $700. in past months it's been over a thousand. >> you're like closing your eyes and trying to look with one eye and see away will come out this month. >> manuel says it's forced him to have difficult conversations with his family. >> to talk to them about this because you have to be cautious about it. it's not easy to get $1,000 every month and put it down the drain because of electricity. i think it's very unfair. >> electricity in puerto rico is supplied by one government run company but despite having a nonopenly it's in debt to the tunemonopoly it's in debt to the tune of $9 billion. >> in compliance with everything that is possible, that is necessary. >> but that's not how people are feeling, they don't feel they're getting the best price or the best service. >> wee are doing the best in order to comply with those. >> but economists say that this is a s

andy gallagher reports. >> now blatter, he is not going down quietly. >> it is not often that air timeu.s. radio shows is taken up with talk of football. here they call it soccer, but it is perhaps as sign of the sports growing importance, that so much attention is being payed to the u.s. led investigation into fifa. >> sepp blatter seasonal the only person at fall here. >> the phone lines have been lighting up, but host andy slater says the scandal won't stop fans from watching a sport, that steadily growing in popularity. >> people expected it, they kind of knew that it was going on, and there's that side and then you have the actual sports side, which some people are into, and i think they do separate the two, and they care about the sport, those that are into it and the corruption is on the other side by itself. >> in many big u.s. cities these days sites like this are not uncommon, over the past few decades youth football leagues have witnessed huge growth. and during the last world cup, more north americans than ever tuned in to watch a sport that many perceive as struggling to g

andy gallagher reports. >> he talked about the nation pulling together but the essence of his speech was that puerto rico can simply not continue in the same vein. it cannot generate enough money to pay back its debts and all that means major restructuring and major pain for this island. one of the things he did say is that he wants the u.s. to allow puerto rico to declare chapter 9 bankruptcy. under the current rules that is not allowed to happen. puerto rico is a commonwealth. it doesn't come under the main line united states. but all that means is there is no really good scenario here. cuts to education the university is going to go through 50% cuts in the next few years, it means teachers will be laid off teachers who get 30 days paid vacation, will go down to minimum and there is really no good scenario here. they owe $73 billion the governor himself said they're heading towards a death spiral. this is an extremely series situation, one that has been in the making for years. for the past eight years the puerto rican economy has been stagnant unemployment is about 15%, and you ha

we'll go to andy gallagher. what do we know about the man suspected of carrying out this attack?illon roth for the first time we have seen presidents of him custody. he is the only suspect in the shooting death of nine people murdered in the church here behind me. he was ground because there was such an outcry such a national attention to this story this everyone knew what he looked like. the c c.t.v. pictures from the church was clear, we knew what car he was driving. and he was apparently stopped in a random traffic stop in shelby. i have to say the mood here in charleston is one of grieve. it was a church established from african-americans fighting for freedom of slavery. they say the man picked on the wrong up church. they'll recover, but the community will put their arms around each other. they are in shock. they lost nine lives. a woman in their 80 was one of the victims. let's look at the event of the last few hours. >> why did you do it? >> reporter: this is the man arrested in a fatal church shooting in south carolina. >> what do you have to say? >> reporter: police say

the latest live from andy gallagher who is live in charleston for us. we have learned more about the suspect and his possible motivations for this attack. >> reporter: dylann roof is expected to appear in court via video link. one of the interesting things we are hearing is he told investigators he almost didn't carry out the shooting. he entered the church wednesday night and sat with that prayer group for a full hour before the shooting happened. he said they were simply so nice to him he had second thoughts. obviously that doesn't change the nature of the tragedy. we hear from friends. dylann roof who thought black people were taking over the country and wanted to start some kind of civil war. a disturbed individual who is now in custody. he was arrested after a 14 hour manhunt, expedited to south carolina. one of the key questions we don't have an answer for is why this young man allegedly drove a full two hours from his home and specifically picked this church. this is being investigated as a hate crime f. you talk to african/americans in this comm

andy gallagher al jazeera, st., florida. >>> new research raises hope for sufferers of skin cancer. >>> in sport one of football's all-time greats is in cuba for an historic match. details in just a moment. ♪ rica >>> welcome back. a new skin cancer treatment is being described as a once in a generation advance. british scientists are trailing a new combination of drugs which shrink tumors in cancer patients. >> reporter: when pam smith was diagnosed with skin cancer she was terrified she wouldn't live to see her grandchildren grow up. given a choice of treatments she chose a new combination of drugs being trailed and hasn't looked back. >> the drugs have shrunk the tumor down to 4 millimeters, and afterwards they found some lesions on my lungs, but even they have shrunk to tinier than a pin prick. >> reporter: the trial uses a combination of drugs. they were blind tested internationally on 945 patients with advanced melanoma. and what doctors discovered was 58% of the patients saw their tumors shrink or stabilize

let's go to andy gallagher in charleston in south carolina. bring us up to date with what that is happening with this suspect. >> we're getting a clearer picture of who dillon roof is and what he attitude for. we know that at 2:00, he will be arraigned in a local court. he has confessed. interestingly, we're just hearing reports that he almost didn't go through with this. remember, he went into the church here behind me and sat for an hour with this prayer group before opening fire and apparently told investigators that they were so nice to him that he almost didn't open fire. that hasn't been confirmed by law officials yet. we are hearing from a former friend of his who said this is a man who thought black people were taking over, who wanted to start some kind of civil war so we are getting er cluer picture of his motives. one question is why he drove from his home two hours away specifically to this church. >> this is a community that's still grieving. we're seeing prayer vigils, memorials, how are they coming to terms with what happened? >>

al jazeera am andy gallagher is live for us in the puerto rican city of san juan. just house serious sit andy? >> we stood here about three weeks ago talking about the possibility of this government basically shutting down. here we are just a few days after that, and it really seem as if puerto rico is on the brink. it's $72 billion in debt we have that astounding statement from president, he even used the term puerto rico is heading towards a death spiral. they can't pay those debts and just one example power company there that owes $9 billion in real terms what that means for the three and a half million people that still live in puerto rico is job cuts. we're going to look at suspension of the minimum wage, paid holidays cut in half and as you said teachers being laid off there. all this against the background of about 50,000 people leeferg leaving this commonwealth island. puerto ricans are citizens leaving for better jobs on the mainland of the united states. but puerto rico is facing a serious situation. we have about an hour and a half before the governor add

andy gallagher, al jazeera, miami florida. >>> all captain killed in an accident french time and vehicle a bus in southern france with the couple's two-month-old daughter surviving but in serious condition and 34 from new zealand in 2001 and won 48 caps. serena williams on title and will play lucy of czech republic on friday after they both won respective semi finals and serena has been doing it the hard way. >> reporter: the women's lacked the mentions with both last year moving sharapova and williams toughest opponent has been serena williams and she lost the first set to bahinski and two years ago gave up tennis to train as a hotel manager and 23 seed is no doubt pleased she gave tennis a second chance and by far her best grand slam performance and this is the second set. but in the second third and fourth rounds serena dug deep to level the match. and strain was showing in the heat. and the top seed dominated the decider racing through the third set 6-love to reach the final for the third time and williams was not feeling well as she left the opponent to face the media. >> she was be

andy gallagher reports. explain what the situation is like in puerto rico. >> governor padilla himself said puerto rico is on the edge of a death spiral. that's how bad things are. we're here at the university of puerto rico. watching him now he's addressing the nation and already talking about the cuts this island will have to go through in the next months and even years. what that means is those who work for government, and there are tens of thousands if not millions who do, 30 days paid holiday be cut to 15, the minimum wage may go down. teachers may lose their jobs. the list goes down. there's no easy option for puerto rico. i think key to this is to remember spreek a territory of puerto rico is a territory of the united states. unlike detroit which declared bankruptcy enabling it to restructure its debt, puerto rico is not able to do that. the power company here is in $9 billion worth of debt. the entire country $73 billion. so no matter how you look at this scenario for the next few years if not next f

[cheering and applause] >> and andy gallagher sent this update from miami. >> well, if there is one sound bite to take away from jeb bush's first speech it is this and he said it pretty early on in the speech. he said i know i can do it because i did it twice before. that's when he ran for florida governor he created an economy a common core set of values and ran an optimistic campaign. four years ago things got pretty nasty amongst those candidates. he has some issues and one is the bush system name. if you look at the poafers it posters it says simply jeb. many don't want to see another bush in the white house. remember he is not in this alone. ten candidates, some more somewhere conservative and younger than him. of course, jeb bush is for immigration reform, something conservators don't want to see. he has a long battle ahead but he has ray raised plenty of money to take on that battle. >> kenya's military says it has killed an al shabaab commander responsible for ciblg 60 last year happened in the coastal town of be mpeketoni. catherine soy has the story. a warning, there are some im

andy gallagher, san-juan puerto rico french police detained people from the car booking app uber andcking down on the private, unlicensed taxi service and filed a complaint against it on friday and french officials accuse them as not paying the taxes as other taxi companies and led to demonstrations by drivers last week and the former commissioner and chairman of the new york city tax and limousine says some of uber practices are dangerous. >> the under line is they are looking for a double standard to be implemented in their favor, less regulation not really good criminal background checks less thorough insurance, this is happening all over the u.s. and quite frankly i think the european response has been better than the u.s. response to these disruptive companies like uber uber black as i understand it is licensed it's the uber pop service which was recently ban in belgium and neither lands which is basically using people taking cars out of their driveways, people with no license criteria and no insurance, you or i getting behind a car and driving and that is dangerous and seen it

andy gallagher, al jazeera, charleston south carolina. >>> turk rebels in northern mali have been fightingonomy and deal to sign a peace deal on saturday. traditionally they are nomads fighting for more autonomy and less discrimination. the most resent uprising was three years ago when rebels over ran large areas in the north seizing towns and villages and fighting for more territorial control over an area they call azawad in northern mali and we report about an armed rebellion on the ground that continues despite calls for peace. >> reporter: the camp fire in the wilderness and lamb meat for roasting and quiet moments like this are rare and brief for rebels. agreed on a new deal with the government which is supposed to end the conflict. but as the politicians prepare to sign peace these fighters get ready forward. >> translator: whoever talks of ending the conflict only talks nonsense and it's a big lie and the war cannot be ended with a stroke of a pen, as long as we are denied territorial separation there is no end to the war. >> reporter: if control of the major town as well as large a

here is andy gallagher. >> reporter: these are the first pictures of dylann roof since arrested thursday morning in north carolina. he's suspected of carrying out a shooting of nine people attending a church in south carolina. >> i'm pleased to announce we have made an arrest in this case. we have arrested dylann roof roof, from lex ying tonne south carolina. police say the 21-year-old spent an hour at a night tame prayer meeting and stood up and started shooting. ththis say the police station, was a hate groim. >> we woke up today... ..and the heart and sole of south carolina was broken. >> reporter: as police worked around the scene of the massacre a nation-wide alert went out. the alleged shooter was pulled over in a north carolina stop. in shelby, a 3-hour drive from charleston. his uncle recognised the picture issued from the church cttv by police, and alerted the authorities. >> that awful person, that terrible human being who would go into a place of worship where people were praying, and kill them is now in custody where he will always remain. >> for the 14th time since he became

. >> let's get the latest from andy gallagher.has the reaction been to the latest revelations? >> reporter: well lauren this is a story that is being followed by north americans very close indeed. the headquarters is in the building next to me. that was raided by fbi agents on the day the senior officials were arrested in zurich and i think the fact that americans are following this story piece by piece speaks more about the popularity and importance of the sport of football in this country. it is growing in popularity and people are paying close attention to what is happening here. it is an investigation into a sport that is becoming increasingly important in this country. >> how is it likely to impact on the long-term of football? >> reporter: football known as soccer in this country, is a sport that has always had problems gaining popularity. but the last world cup was watched by 30 million people here in the u.s. and if you look at the activity among the youth it has grown steadily. it is struggling -- it is never happens goin

let's get the latest from andy gallagher in charl son. really impossible to imagine what the relatives of the victims must have felt like. emotional scenes in court today. just take us through proceedings and what we heard from some of the other relatives. >> i have to say i don't think viwitnessed anything quite like that at an arraignment hearing. family members talking to the alleged attacker and hugely emotional terms. you heard the judge getting quite emotional talking about charleston as a community. we heard from one person in the clip and others alishia sanders said we welcomed you with open arms, you have killed some of the most brave people i know. alana simmons said although my grandfather died at the hands of fate everyone is praying for your soul. this is just repeated time and time again by each and every member of the victim's families. each of them forgiving the young man for his crimes. i think this speaks to the community about how they have reacted to this. they don't want for this young man to take away from the sense

as andy gallagher reports a mobile phone app is used to prevent the spread of the disease. >> in the neighbourhood of hose workers from the ministry of health are spraying to kill mosquitos, a regular activity for an area that does not have access to clean water. without good ventilation, they can flourish. the disease causing a high fever, flu-like symptoms and death, is on the rise in latin america. claudia tells us her 10-year-old son suffered from a bout of dengue. he had a high fever and began to bleed from the knows. soon residents may be able to tackle dengue fever by downloading an app. researchers say they key to present dengue fever. it's in the beaten staples. when released, it do make a difference in fighting the disease. >>> the app encourages users to take pictures of areas where mosquitos might be breeding. when submitted, the g.p.s. location is sent, giving government workers a clearer idea on where to concentrate the spraying operations. the app's developer says it's a promising piece of technology. >> the application has great potential. what we did is simple. such

andy gallagher miami, florida. >>> keep up to date with all the very latest news and a lot of background as well there is opinion and interesting comment pieces that have been written by various people on al jazeera. [ ♪♪ ] >>> there are 435 voting members of the u.s. house of representatives, that's roughly one for every 735,000 people in the country, but which people. a texan named sue evenwell is suing the government to define districts not by the number of people, but the number of citizens eligible to vote. a change like that could upend centuries of tradition and change the make-up of legislatures, which person, whose vote. it's "inside story". >>> welcome to "inside story", i'm ray suarez. apportionment - deciding what seats for elected office go where and in what number is part of the upper game of pol tick, the machinery that takes a back street to party label and political personalities. we long a portioned seats in relation to a people and a place. what if we base the number of seats given to a state and the bound ris of distributes not on human being present, but the eligible

andy gallagher reports from northeast florida. >> reporter: for the past three decades chuck butler hasing his ocean garden a pastime allowed him to observe environmental changes here and along the east coast of florida he witnessed the effects of storms and rising waters. >> the argument way back when is it's not really global warming, it's just a natural chain of events but i've been here a long time and been around a long time and my wife and i have convinced that it's global warming. >> reporter: just down the road in historical st augustine have seen a fair change and the streets fill with saltwater ten times a year and something a new seawall cannot hold back and rubin franklin says the city gets little help from the state and without it the future could be bleak. >> i know i wouldn't feel very good knowing that my property one day is not going to be worth much in the place i call home is going to be a memory instead of place to live and work. >> reporter: the problem is one of skepticism over sea level projections and climate change science. florida governor like many in the repu

andy gallagher, al jazerra miami, florida. >>> more on our website at al jazerra.com. thieves, and spies. plus, digital warfare. how the enemy half a world away lurks a click away from your family online. >>> hackers have twisted the internet into a weapon that threatens the security of individuals, companies, and nations. the latest victims are current and former u.s. federal government workers. personal information was stolen from the office of personnel management. u.s. officials mostly speaking anonymously blame hackers in china. mostly people seeking security clearances. china denies any involvement in these hacks. i'll talk more about that with a former chinese diplomat later in the show. but first i want to give you a sense of the scope of the last by 2020 the cost of worldwide criminal data breaches will reach about 2.5 $2.5 trillion. the reason is because more of the data the world relies on is moving online making us increasingly vulnerable to hackers who want to scam, steal, and spy. by now we know about the massive hack north korea is accused of launching l

andy gallagher has the latest from the capital. >> the governor was explaining to the nation the dire straits this island is in saying basically it's not about politics but mathematics, we owe $72 billion, and don't have the ability to pay. the reality of that for the people in peurto rico is cuts over the next few years, if not longer. you are talking about those working the public sector having holidays cut in half pensions frozen and all the other measures throughout the island that exacerbate a bad situation. remember the economy has been in stagnation for eight years and unemployment at 15%. let's listen to a small segment of what of governor said when addressing the nation. >> reporter: the inmerited debt is so big it bars us accessing the financial markets and our economy does not generate enough revenue to repay our obligations. if we increase revenues and cut costs, the magnitude is such that we would not resolve anything given the weight of the debt. >> the governor is saying we inherited that. the poost administrations kicked this down the road and we are facing a crunching

. >> andy gallagher reports from miami >>> john edwar bush bedder known as jeb as from a famous family. he hasn't been governor for decades, but has been watching from the sidelines. >> here is what it comes down to. our country is on a bad course. the question is what are we going to do about it. the question for me is what am i going to do about it? and i've decided i'm a candidate for president of the united states of america >>> the 62-year-old promised a brighter future declaring that america deserves better. he had a difficult few weeks. questions over whether he would have supported the war in iraq revealed an unprepared jed bush he called the questions hypothetical. days later he said he wouldn't have supported the war knowing what he does now. none of that dampened the spirits of others. >> he is the one joys jed bush now. it's time for jed bush to become the president of the united states. >> it's reported that jed bush raised close to $100 million, but plans to offer a path for citizenship may alienate him from conservative voters. >> he's a politician that can help the part

andy gallagher reports. >> reporter: appearing via video link and flanged by two armed gords. this was dylann roof's first appearance in court. he was suspected of killing nine members of the emmanuel church in charleston. >> we have victims, nine of them. >> reporter: each as the victims addressed him directly he showed no emotion. >> i for give u you hurt me. you hurt a lot of people. may god forgive you. and i forgive you. >> reporter: the family members offered other deeply emotional statements before dylann roof was led away. it's a testament that those who spoke in court afterward forgiveness. they'll investigate whether this was an act of domestic terror. saying in a statement. that what happened was designed to inflict terror on the community. if that was the intent, it hasn't worked. mother emanuel, as it is known here, is the site of a city determined to heel together. >> this painful person came to this community with some crazy idea he would be able to divide, and all he did was make us more united and love us other even more. >> reporter: the case against dylann r

for jeb bush and a positive campaign and one of 11 candidates vying for his party nomination andy gallagher, miami, florida. >> all there at al jazeera.com. >>> today florida's former governor officially entered the presidential race, a guy named john e bush. he's comfortable using his nickname jeb. over night. a big flashy presidential appearance was made in new york, her name is hillary, she's with respect known, with virtually 100% name recognition. a lot of others announced they'd too like to be president. what two big names mean in the race for the white house. it's tonight's "inside story". >>> welcome to "inside story". i'm ray suarez. some 20 people have officially declared their intentions or are preparing to run for president in 2016. two names dominated the coverage and the national conversation about fundraising, family connections, and the establishment picks of the two main political policies. >> jed bush and hillary clinton give strength and baggage to the work of running for president. i looked at them and the larger ray of opponents that say they want to be the next preside

andy gallagher, al jazerra st. augustine, florida. >>> and a quick reminder, you can keep up-to-date with all of the news on our website there it is on your screens the address aljazerra.com. that's aljazerra.com. ali velshi. "on target" tonight. many americans are force to choose. troubled waters, tension builds as china builds new islands in the pacific. is 12 weeks of leave, without pay. that's what working mothers with newborns are entitled to under the family medical leave act. that is a far cry from what the rest of the world offers its working mothers. in fact countries like germany russia and japan offer paid maternity leave of one year or more. most of the developing world offers some paid maternity life leave to their mothers. america does not, putting it on the par of surinam and papua, new guinea. only three states rhode island new year's and california mandate paid maternity leaves that mandate four to six weeks of maternity leave, limit in the federal law limit the newspaper number number ofunpaid wom

let's get the latest from andy gallagher who joins us live from charleston.re learning more about the suspect and his possible motivation for this attack. >> reporter: yeah, we are. some interesting facts coming out in this case. apparently dylann roof telling investigators that he almost didn't go through with the alleged act in the church behind me. he spent a full hour sitting in on the prayer group that was taking place before those alleged actions took place, and he told investigators that the people inside this church were simply so nice to him, that he didn't go through with what he is alleged to have done. quite a revealing fact there. we know in the next couple of hours we'll make his first court appearance. he has been charged with nine counts of murder and possession of a firearm. he was arrested after an intense 14-hour manhunt. extradited by plane last night back here to face charges, and of course you heard the governor saying we have been staring into the face of evil and this man will face the death penalty. so there is a determination that he

defer the island's debts and drastically cut spending and it's looming and time is running out, andy gallagher burundi cast ballots in parliamentary elections after a night of violence and weeks of political protests and monday's poll was boycotted by opposition and we report now. >> reporter: the burundi president makes an entrance before voting in parliamentary elections and companied by wife and children and looks shaky on two wheels but parliamentary and presidential polls he is defiant and votes in his hometown where she popular. >> translator: i'm satisfied with today the people of burundi after facing the democratic ly democratically alleged vote and this is the end of the war and we will keep going for democracy in our country. >> reporter: there was a big turnout in some areas and they were tense and a grenade was thrown in a polling station on monday and they are checking everyone entering polling stations. but the numbers are not that big. many say they are scared even if they support the ruling party. >> using other ways that you need to wait and make sure it's safe for you to leav