let's speak to gabriel elizondo who is in burns. what is happening there now?porter: well, it's a little after 8:00 am here in the state of oregon, and this armed protest by these anti-government protesters continues. it has been going on throughout the night, now in its fourth day. you might see over my left soldier a big truck there. that is blocking the entrance to the area, the reserve where the protesters have taken over the federal government buildings. they have been out here all night. the main buildings are off in the distance. you really can't see them here, but they essentially have control of this entire area. they say this has gone their initial protest of trying to keep the other two ranchers out of jail. they say now it has gone into bigger issues, fighting for land rights for ranchers. land rights here that they say ranchers deserve but are constantly in conflict with the federal government which owns about 70% of the land in this area. but cattle ranchers say they need some of that land for their cattle to graze here. these protessers say they

gabriel elizondo reports. from the u.n. in new york. >> a total of six new charges have surfaced of sexual misconduct against children in the central african republic. teelgd have taken play in bangui and the camp for displaced people in 2014. four girls between ages of 14 and 16 said they were sexually assaulted by european peace keepers, pr a georgia from a ge. >> she was sexually abused in exchange for bottle of water and a bag of cookies. >> it's urgent these cases are thuthoroughly investigated. we are heartened by the response from the countries concerned as well as the european union, which show they take these allegation very seriously. we will continue to closely follow up on these cases and any others that emerge as the u.n. team on the ground continue its investigations. >> european forces arrived with a mandate to take care of a country in sectarian violence. five more allegations against their own peace keepers and police. >> it's hard to imagine that people working for united nations and for the causes of peac

gabriel elizondo reports from new york. >> reporter: russia, february 2013, an asteroid cuts the skyn ] >> reporter: -- terrifying local residents, and reminds the rest of us that eventually one with our name on it could be coming our way. with that in mind, these two scientists from nasa and the european space agency are putting their considerable brains togethers. their humble mission, to save the planet from a district hit that could wipe us out. they call it the asteroid impact and deflection assessment, it has its sights on two asteroids. neither is expected to hit earth, but they will be used as target practice nonetheless. nasa's craft aims to crash into the moon, and push it in another direction. >> an asteroid is a very large -- it's almost the size of the mountain, and we hit it with a spacecraft and only make a tiny change in the velocity, but over time that's the difference between hitting the earth and not hitting the earth. >> reporter: a separate spacecraft will collect the data. a meteor this size striking the earth would cause about the a same amount of energy and da

gabriel elizondo, al jazea, at the united nations. >>> the president of brazil has said she is declaringar on the mosquito spreading the zika virus. with no vaccine yet, she has called on brazilians to fight mosquito infestations. the zika violence has been linked to severe brain defects in thousands of baby's born in brazil. it has now spread to 23 countries in the americas. brazil says faces of microcephaly has been studied for signs of zika. a condition where babies are born are abnormally small heads and brains. but they argue that heightened awareness of the zika virus may have lead to cases of microcephaly being reported that previously would not have been reported. only 270 of over 700 cases of microcephaly that were investigated have actually been confirmed, 462 has been rejected as false diagnosis. a pediatrician told me scientists aren't absolutely certain that the zika virus is linked to microcephaly. >> there needs to be more further studies to study that. there need to be animal studies of infecting animals with zika virus and seeing what happens to pregnant animals and pros

i'm gabriel elizondo in new york. that story coming up. >> he's huge.literally billions and billions. >> that is the star of the dallas mavericks impersonating donald trump in a bid to boost home support. ♪ ♪ >>> now then from king kong to god gill la, new york hassed a tracked its fair share of huge creatures over the years, but it's latest giant visitor has one important difference. it really did exist, albeit some 100 billion years ago. it's even larger than fellow dinosaurs, like t-rex. gabriel elizondo took a look. >> reporter: unveiled to the public for the first time, one of the biggest dinosaurs ever discovered. at 122 feet, this dinosaur is so long, it can't even fit all the way in the museum gallery. it's the first of its kind ever discovered. scientists don't even have an official name for it yet, so until then they are calling it the tie tanstst -- tie tanasore. as you can see i only come up to the knee of this dinosaur. it gives you a sense of how big it was, but pay leen tolgs believe when this dinosaur died it was only an adolescent. it w

. >> let's speak to gabriel elizondo who is on new york's snow-covered streets for us. t does seem to be melting now, gabriel. the storm might have passed, but people still dealing with the problems that it's left behind. what's it like there in new york at the moment? >> reporter: i can tell you here from the heart of midtown manhattan at 33rd and 7th avenue. as you can probably tell things are get back to normal. there is traffic back on the streets, people walking around, going in to penn station over my left shoulder there one of the busiest train stations not only here in new york but anywhere in america. and it's been closed up until this morning because of this travel ban and the trains simply not operating. that is now all changed. trains are coming back on service slowly and surely here. but i can tell you there are still widespread problems all over the northeast. there is about 70,000 people without power, mostly in the state of north carolina. and also the neighboring state of new jersey, another 10,000 still without power. in the state of pennsylvania there

gabriel elizondo, al jazeera, at the united nations. >>> four minors in china trapped under ground fore saved today. the dramatic rescue happened after a camera found them. 29 people were in the mine when it collapsed the day before christmas. 11 managed to escape and one died. the fate of those still trapped remains unclear. >>> surveillance over disneyland, a new report shows police in anaheim, california used technology to track cell phone activity. one of the devices was called a dirt box. ines ferre has more. >> reporter: the cell phone privacy of millions of businessnyland visitors and residents of orange county, california would have been compromised. >> it's alarming when law enforcement is purchasing tools in secret that take advantage of these devices that we rely on for our private communications. >> reporter: the aclu showed how the police built an inventory of surveillance tools, they include string rays and an air-born device called a dirt box. >> normally your mobile phone could connect to a cell tower over here, now with the plane flying over head with a dirt box, this

gabriel elizondo, al jazeera, new york. ♪ >>> global markets eke out of marginal gains despite more dismalconomic news coming out of china. >>> the fate of nearly 5 million illegal immigrants now in the hands of the supreme court. >>> michigan's governor preparing for his state of the state address amidst calls that he step down over the flint water crisis. >> i will not be at the academy awards, and i won't be watching. >> reporter: and the big names sitting out this year's awards in protest. ♪ >>> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm del walters, triple-bith gains right now for the dow despite word from china that the economy is slowing. beijing saying growth fell to 6.9%. while stocks in shanghai are up, they are now plunged to their near historic lows in recent weeks. meanwhile the imf predicting slow growth for china, and they say that will have a huge impact globally. but overall, they say it is a mixed picture, also saying despite the slowdown, the global economy will improve. >> the outlook for the coming year is a modest increase in the rate of economic growth a

. >> gabriel elizondo reporting there.china's central bank has spent a billion dollars to stop the sell off of shares in stock markets. worried investors drop their shares when stocks plunged by 7%. >>> let's go to senegal now where islands around the low-lying delta are fast disappearing beneath rising seas. thousands of people living there are becoming climate change refugees. >> the suits, it has become a daily ritual. >> starting in the living room the memories were confronting. the children once played here. this is what remains of the kitchen where her mother shared her recipes. >> i'm scared that more of our lives will disappear washed away in this water that just won't stop rising. it is a close and rising disaster the brackish water has destroyed patty fields. villages thought this was an unusual tide from a far away storm, but then someone gave it a name. climate change. since then government officials, aid agencies and environmentalists have come to the island offering solutions. they built a wall to keep the wa

gabriel elizondo, al jazeera, new york. >>> much more on the website, the address, aljazeera.com. >> the fate of nearly 5 million illegal immigrants in the fate of the supreme court. global markets making marginal gains despite more dismal news coming out of china. michigan's governor in the state of the state address. >> i will not be at the academy awards and i won't be watching. >> and boycotting the oscars the big names that say they will sit out the awards in protest. this is al jazeera america live in new york city. a major announcement this morning from the nation's highest court the supreme court now sayening it will review president obama's executive action on immigration. that action to allow up to 5 million illegal immigrants to work legally has been stalled because of lower court rulings. the president issuing those 14 months ago, the decision now meaning the court will take up the case at the height of the presidential election cycle. the justices are expected to hear the case in april, the decision could come in late june. lisa stark is live for the us, why is the court

gabriel elizondo, al jazeera, new york. ♪ >>> global markets eke out of marginal gains despite more dismal coming out of china. >>> the fate of nearly 5 million illegal immigrants now in the hands of the supreme court. >>> michigan's governor preparing for his state of the state address amidst calls that he step down over the flint water crisis. >> i will not be at the academy awards, and i won't be watching. >> reporter: and the big names sitting out

but as gabriel elizondo reports, the influx of armed men has alarmed locals. >> reporter: this is cattleg country, where cattle outnumber people 14-1, but where nearly 70% of grazing land is owned or managed by a federal government many here deeply distrust. steve turner sympathizes with the ranchers. >> because i do think the federal government is overreaching and doing things they are not supposed to do. >> reporter: in town at the local cattle ranching supply store, most view the federal government with suspicion, but they are divided on whether the protesters are helping or hurting their efforts. >> i support what they are trying to get done, not how they are doing it. >> i think they are causing a lot more chaos than what needs to be brought into this town right now. i don't believe it's necessary. >> reporter: some people like this man, are too scared to show their face or give their name. >> i don't agree with what they are doing. >> reporter: do you think it's bringing bad attention to the community or what do you like about it the most? >> i think most of the community is scared

. >> gabriel elizondo has this update. >> reporter: there are a lot of new allegations, and i want to down what we know as of right now. there are currently two new allegations of sexual misconduct by french troops in the central african republic. these allegations date back to 2014, but just came to light now. there are also four new cases alleged wrongdoing by e.u. troops in the central african republic. these came to light also recently, also date back to 2014. it was apparently four young girls, teenagers, all of whom said they were sexually abused by e.u. troops. three of the girls pointed the finger at georgian contingent of troops. we are also hearing new information that the u.n. has confirmed that they -- as part of this investigation have also have new allegations of sexual misconduct by u.n. peace keepers themselves. while the u.n. has not released any information about this, sources tell al jazeera that there are five new allegations of sexual misconduct by u.n. peace keepers in central african republic, and they are peace keepers from morocco, niger, the democratic republ

gabriel elizondo, al jazeera, u.n. >>> one attack last december groups of rebels stormed three military installations. people in the capital were then rounded up by the government and disappeared. >> killings on the 11th of september were encountered by the police, a number of people killed in those attacks and their bodies were disappeared. we're concerned that the burundin government may be burying the truth and it's essential that investigations take place into these potential mass graves now. >> burundi's government has denied this information, saying they are based on false information provided by their opponents. the u.n. secretary-general describes the country as perilously close to the brink. al jazeera's catherine soy has been monitoring the au's peace and security meeting in ethiopia. >> viability armed groups still hold large territories and are carrying out deadly attacks in places like burkina faso recently. grave danger now. they deliberated on better ways of sharing counterterrorism, intelligence, also, on the agenda was south sudan and the formation of a traditional unit

gabriel elizondo, al jazeera, new york. >> still to come on the al jazeera news hour. the life of an artist. how the life of the modern artist is being celebrated in london. >> i think it's a little bit hip createcal. >> world tennis number two takes a swing at organizers, find out why in sport. >> going to sport now with rahul. >> thank you very much. the australian open gets under way in a few moment's time. day two saw the exit of raphael nadal, who was knocked out of the first round >> the game went the distance, but nadal delivered when it mattered most. nadal exiting for the first time in the australian open and the second time at a grand slam. >> the game is changing a little bit. >> a big shock in the women's game as well. world number 133 hadn't won a grand slam match in 14 previous attempts but she ended the drought by knocking off the number two seed simona halep. venus williams also knocked out of contest. andy murray supporters brought in full support, and with good reason, he came in for his sixth straight victory. the day finished on a high note for loca

. >> with the caveat we may be interviewing gabriel elizondo to go to the building in geneva to talk t syria, i will now ask you about this alleged abuse, gabriel, and this has been going on, suggestions of abuse by u.n. peace keepers for sometime in a number of different countries. just fill us in on that. >> reporter: that's right, david, unfortunately for the u.n. and their peace keeping operations, this is another scandal that has hit the central african republic when it comes to their peace-keeping forces there, or foreign troops operating in the central african republic. this is not the first time that there have been allegations of foreign troops or peace keepers that have participated in allegedly sexual misconduct with minors. it first came out in 2014. we heard it last year as well, and even earlier this month there were allegations as well. but it's important to point out these newest allegations and why they are so shocking and critical to understand. there is a lot going on here. they are the allegations against french and e.u. peace keeping troops that date back to 2014,

. >> gabriel elizondo in oregon. thank you. the u.s.territory of puerto rico has defaulted on $174 million of debt payments. people in the caribbean islands are now looking to washington for help. robert ray reports now from san juan. >> the island of puerto rico is defaulting on debt payments. >> we've seen that through 2014. >> local senator said that puerto rico cannot stop the crisis until washington helps. >> in order to pay for the services we'll have to sacrifice for the services for the people of puerto rico. >> trying to pay down debt the island has slashed healthcare and public transportation services. they let go of 30,000 public sector workers, closed over 100 schools, and increased the sales tax by more than 50%. >> no matter what side of the aisle the politician is on in puerto rico, if you talk to them and ask them for the recession and the massive debt almost all of them will point to a 1996 act of congress that cut corporate tax incentives. by the time 2006 came along most of those big companies left the island. >> puer

gabriel elizondo, al jazeera, burns, oregon. >>> refrigerators, mouse traps, and high-tech monocles arey in las vegas. and some of the technologies have raised questions. >> reporter: the net of things, iot for short is the buzz word at ces, a world where nearly every aspect of every day life is computer controlled and connected. bosh showed off a cloud-connected refrigerator, that tells you when to stock up. >> what is the funny thing on the frig? >> there's a camera, so you can look up with your app the photograph on the inside of your frig. >> reporter: from this display panel every device in the home can be remotely controlled. >> there is a statistic that right now we have about five connected devices in our home, and in five years we're going to have 500. think about that. everything will be connected. >> reporter: including the clothes on our backs. a canadian company takes a shirt with tiny sensors. >> we report everybody about your heart, your respiration. you have do not feel anything. you just wear the shirt. >> reporter: this company developed a high-tech monocles, for users

let's take you live to the heart of the story, another of our course tracking events there, gabriel elizondo has it been quiet overnight? >> reporter: it has been, but the siege still continues here. we're right outside that national wildlife refuge right by the main entrance. you might see over my shoulder a couple of trucks. those are owned by the militia members or armed anti-government protesters. they have been blocking the main entrance all night, and they say they will continue to. overmy right shoulder is the watchtower. normally that is occupied by park officials watching over wildlife. now it's occupied by the protesters. what you don't see, is you don't see any police presence here whatsoever. the main town of burns is about 50 kilometers down that road there, you see behind me. no police anywhere, no fbi agents, either. the fbi has control of this investigation now, but that is by design, because federal authorities are worried if they were to encircle this area that it could inflame tensions here, and that's certainly what they don't want, especially after incidents like waco, t

gabriel elizondo checked out the massive beast. >> reporter: unveiled to the public for the first timef the biggest dinosaurs ever discovered. at 37 meters or 122 feet, this dinosaur is so long, it can't even fit all the way in the museum gallery. so the head sticks out the door. it's a first of its kind ever discovered. scientists don't everybody have an official name for it yesterday until then they are calling it the tita titanasauru. they are not even sure if it's mail or female but what they do know when it romeed the earth nearly 100 million years ago it weighed 70-tons order equivalent of 10 african elephants. >> i am pretty tall guy but as you can see only come up to the knee of this dinosaur, it gives you a sense of how big it was. but the crazy part is, paleontologists believe when this dinosaur died it was only an adolescent. not everything a full grown adult. you can only imagine that you big its parents must have been. it was unearthed in a remote part of the patagonia region of argentina in 2014 and, took a team of paleontologists 18 months to excavate the more than 200 b