as david mercer reports, some of those are at risk of disappearing. >> determined to save his language from obviousblivian. his people number more than 200,000 but just a handful of elders speak the language fluently. he hopes to change that and he is starting by teaching the teachers. >> if i die, what's going to happen with this knowledge? it will be lost. but if i share it in the schools, with the teachers and the friends, it will flourish. >> since the rival of the spanish five centuries', racism and discrimination have chipped away at gault guat's indigenous cultures and with that, their languages. they now account for about 40% of guatemala's population, still large enough a bloc to force the government into action. >> in 2002, guatemala passed a law officially recognizing 23 indigenous languages. the law also required the government funds be made available to languages that are in danger of disappears. >> in spite of that promise, the production of dictionaries and other educational materials of indigenous languages has largely fallen to private groups. moldenero says the govern

david mercer, al jazeera, in guatemala. >>> coming up, in part four of our series on dying languagests to save the hoopa language used by native americans deep in the red wood forests of northern california. now music is a lifeline for many in the democratic republic of congo and now a group of self-taught young musicians is taking center stage, catherine soy has their story. ♪ it is early evening in one of the poorer neighborhoods of the capitol and the orchestra is rehearsing and most musicians have no steady income and during the day they do what they must for their daily hustle. we find them rehearsing the conductor's own composition, a story of the tribulation and how they are over coming it and created the orchestra back in 1992 then he had only three instruments in his father's church. >> translator: things have changed. years ago now we are seeing more congolese but there is still much to do. ♪ in downtown the local music dominates the night scene. people come out to listen and dance to songs by some of the continent's greatest artists. they have a rich music culture and we a

as david mercer reports, some languages are at risk of disappearing. >> garcia is determined to saveeople's language from oblivian. his people number more than 200,000 but just a handful of elders speak the language flurt lee. i hopes to change that and he is starting by teaching the teachers. >> if i die, what's going to happen with this knowledge? it will be lost. if i share it in the schools with the teachers and with friends, it will flourish. >> since the arrival of the spanish 5 centuries ago, racism and discrimination have chipped away at indigenous countries and with it, their languages. they account for 40% of guatemala's population still large enough a block to force the government in to action. >> in 2002, guatemala passed a law officially recognizing 23 indigenous languages. the law required the government funds be made available to languages that are in danger of disappearing. in spite of that promise, production of dictionaries and other educational materials the government should meet their obligations, he says. >> the government's role is minimal. it has not made the

she won the top award in 2014, and david mercer reports. >> she was known throughout central america for her fearless work, defending the environment and indigenous rights. but her unwavering commitment appears to have cost herr life. early on thursday morning, gunmen broke into her home in honduras and shot her to death. she was one of the leading organizers for indigenous land rights in honduras. in 2015, she won the highest international award for grab roots in environmental activism. [ speaking spanish ] >> let us wake up, human kind. we're running out of time. our conscience will be shaken because of the self destructive forces of predatory capitalism, racism, and a patriarchal system. >> she was no stranger to intimidation. she and the other members of the group that she cofounded had received death threats for years. many of them arose from her leadership in the fight against the hydro electricity dam a few west of her home. it was due to the protest, but the rights groups reported last month that repression had spiked once again. since a 2019 military coupe, honduras has seen

who treasure what it means to them and hope what it will mean to the generations that follow, david mercerra in guatemala. >>> and coming up, in part four of our series on dying languages the efforts to save the hoopa language used by native americans deep in the red wood forests of northern california. but here on the news hour coming up, in sport how competitors at the women's giant slolom were blown away. plus how scientists stumbled upon a new species of octopus after finding this pale marine creature in the sea. ♪ find fantasy shows. when it comes to the things you love, you want more. love romance? get lost in every embrace. into sports? follow every pitch, every play and every win. change the way you experience tv with x1 from xfinity. ♪ music is the lifeline for many in the democratic republican of congo and now a group of self-taught young musicians is taking center stage and catherine soy has the story of central africa's most dedicated symphony orchestra. it's in the neighborhood where the symphony is rehearse and most do not have a steady income and they do what they must for t

david mercer has more. >> reporter: she was known throughout central america for her fearless work defending the environment and indigenous right. her unwavering commitment appears to have cost her life. early on thursday morning, gunmen broke into her house in western honduras and shot her dead. she was one of the leading organizers for indigenous land rights in honduras. in 2015, she won the goldman environmental prize, considered the highest international award for grassroots environmental activism. >> let us wake up. let us wake up humankind. we are running out of time. our conscious will be shaken because of forces of racism. >> but she was no stranger to intimidation. she and the other members of the group had received death threats for years. many arose from her leadership in the fight against a hydroelectric dam. construction of the dam was stopped. rights groups reported that repress spiked once again. since a 2009 military coup. honduras saw a rise in human rise. that would displace communities. >> honduras is the deadliest country in the world. >> more than 100 environmental candi

david mercer >>> it is time for the sports news now. here is jo. >> reporter: thank you. the top three english premier league sides in action on saturday it was considered a crucial day in deciding who will win the season's title. leicester remain in the box seat to become the champions. their fair ee tail took a step forward over wotfrord. tottenham and arsenal lost place. they came from behind for the point. >> it is not the maturity, not the character. it is not about nothing. this is our topic because i can ensure you, or can give a lot of example with big collapse, with experienced player, and today was that they can create good chance and we're lucky >> i'm happy and proud of our performan performance. we refuse to lose a game. we have big regrets because, i think, i couldn't see how 11 against 11 could have dropped points today. >> reporter: man city kept themselves in contention with a four nil win over bottom placed aston villa. newcastle and norwich both lost to stay in the relegation zone. how does the top of the table look? with nine games to play, leicester h

david mercer reports some of these languages are risk at disappearing. >> reporter: this man is determinedto keep their language. there are 200,000 but only a handful of elders speaks the language. he is starting by teaching the teachers. >> translation: if i die, what's going to happen with this knowledge? it will be lost. if i share it in the schools with the teepers and the friends, it the flourish. >> reporter: since the rival of spanish, racism and discrimination have chipped away at the indigenous cultures and with that their languages. they now account for about 40% of guatemala's population, still large enough a block to force the government into action. >> reporter: in 2002 guatemala passed a law officially recognising 23 indigenous languages. the law also required the government funds be made available to languages that are in danger of disappearing. in spite of that promise, the production of dictionarys and other educational materials in indigenous languages has fallen to larger groups. this woman says the government should meet their obligations. >> translation: the government

mercer county you're looking at speeds at 10 to 15 miles per hour. even that crash approaching route 1 is only shoulder. >>> let's go outside to david murphy with accuweatherespecially later in the morning and afternoon. 48 degrees in philadelphia. 44 in millville. 41 in allentown. looking at sun and clouds like yesterday. high of 72 if you're north and east of the city, it will be cooler probably low to mid -6r 0s. morning showers tomorrow afternoon, mild, 70, although temperatures will slide later in the day. cooler on saturday, 62 degrees. sunshine a nice looking day. easter looks good, partly sunny and nice, 65 degrees, monday we'll be damp with showers. >>> coming up on "g.m.a.," ben affleck has batman versus superman. we'll see you in 30. katie vo: she works as many hours as the guys do. she doesn't work 21 percent less. she handles as many customers, puts out as many fires, meets as many deadlines-- not 21 percent less. so why does she make 21 percent less? for my daughters and yours, i'll fight for equal pay for women. families need it; you've earned it. and our parents have earned social security and medicare-- i'll protect them. i'm katie mcginty