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i'm gabriel elizondo on the gauley river. that story, coming up. >> president obama this morning announced two new marine sanctuaries, parts of lake michigan, and the tidal waters of michigan will join 14 areas that are already protected. the obama administration says it will also launch a new global program to combat illegal fishing. >>> people from all over the world have been descending on one river in west virginia. the gauley river. as gabriel elizondo reports, the gauley is considered the most challenging in the world. >> with paddles in hand they are geared up to face one of the world's wildest rivers. it's the gauley and it is particularly ferocious because for six weeks every fall flood gates of a nearby dam are opened wide sending a huge amount of water gushing down the river. >> it makes the rapids really optimal for white water rafting. >> heather and lee came all the way from the u.c. u.k. >> for the challenge for the thrill. >> a few minutes in and the force of the gauley rapids are evident. have the guide shout

i'm gabriel elizondo, we have that story coming up. >> president obama this morning announced two new marine sanctuaries in parts of lake michigan, and th married will join 14 areas already protected. th >>> people from all over the world has been descending on one river in west virginia this month. the river is known for its large and fast-flowing rapids. gabriel elizondo reports it is one of the most challenging in the world. >> with paddles in hand they're geared up to face one of the world's wildest rivers. it's the gully and it's if particularly ferocious, it's floodgates are open wide sending a huge amount of water gushing down the river. >> traveling from the u.k. >> it's just a challenge for us. >> that's the reason we're doing it. the challenge and the thrill. >> a few minutes in and the force of the gully rapids are evidence. the guide shouts out commands. because every pattel stroke is critical. they make it out, but there is more to come. >> rapids are ranked based on their difficulty, one being the easiest, five being the most difficult. here on the gully there are 14 cla

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gabrielle elizondo, al jazeera, new york. >> the address is aljazeera.com. president obama and african americans many should he could he have done better to lift them up. the long arm of slavery over the american south. >>> barack obama's election in 2008 gave hope to many african americans that a black man living in the white house would mean better lives for black men, women and children living in houses across america. but with just over a year to go in the president's second term some of those hoha

. >> for more on this let's go live to gabriel elizondo at the u.n.re they have been discussing the humanitarian situation in syria, which just seems to be getting worse and worse coming up to the fifth year of war. what have they been saying especially, i understand, about displacement? >> reporter: that's right, barbara, steven o'brien, the u.n. under-secretary of humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinate briefed the security council and painted a very grim picture on the situation there, especially as you mention on displacement. 6.5 million syrians now displaced within the country, but beyond that, just in the past recent weeks it has gotten worse. he said as you mentioned 120,000 displaced people in syria, mostly in the last few weeks, mostly from the northern part of the country. he also singled out aleppo, 45,000 displaced on the southern outskirts of that city in recent weeks after a government military offensive last week, and 80,000 displaced from the northern regions after a government offensive, and thousands more from homs and

gabriel elizondo, al jazeera, new york. >>> botswana's diamonds industry is losing its sparkle you couldare too many of the precious stones on the market and sales are falling. thousands of people working in the industry have lost their jobs as we report. >> reporter: bobotswana's bread and butter. diamond account for 72% of its income, but with too much dial unon the market sales are down and so are crisis. >> it's a clearly challenging people for everybody in the pipeline, us as well, the manufacturers and retailers, as i say that imbalance will pull through and you know, we are working very hard to insure that consumers still desire diamonds. >> reporter: sales reached $80 billion for the first time last year. but this year's economic uncertain any in many countries and the slow down in growth in china, are damaging the industry. deboers which says it's at world's leading diamond company says demand remains strong, despite a more than 20% drop in sales in the first half of this year. >> we are investing heavily in the long-term, we have about $3 billion invest ed in future projects. >

well, gabriel elizondo visited a butcher shop in new york city to find 0u679 we are here at shambles market in new york city. it's a small boutique butch are you they sell all sorts of different kind of sausages and different kind of cuts of beef as well. and i spoke to the owner here and i asked him what he thought about this new report linking red meat and processed meat to cancer and he said, he really wasn't worried about it. >> i think a lot of our customers are concerned about the health. the animals aren't given -- we have here aren't given antibiotics or hormones or things like that which may or may not contribute to some of these issues but a lot of people look for hormone free meat. antibiotic i can free free throw meat. a lot of people are on buying better quality, smaller portions. >> reporter: we also spoke to some customers who said they were not very concerned. >> i don't think it will really affect what meat i consume and how often. i am i big believer in everything in moderation and i think as long as you are getting meat that is locally sourced, that's coming from a

gabriel elizondo. new york. >> the world wildlife font announced the new species describing it as unique treasure house. among the discoveries is a blue walking head snake fish that can survive on land for four days. another species including plants, amphibians and insect breaks. there is much more on our website. that is at www.aljazeera.com. >>> the millennium development goals have run their course. the plan to lift hundreds of millions out of poverty. now the nations of the world are embarking on an ambitious new sort of targets hoping to make the world healthier and wealthier in a cleaner, greener, and more sustainable way. get rich, not dirty. it's the inside story.

gabrielle elizondo, al jazeera, new york. >> the address is aljazeera.com. president obama and african americans many should he could he have done better to lift them up. the long arm of slavery over the american south. >>> barack obama's election in 2008 gave hope to many african americans that a black man living in the white house would mean better lives for black men, women and children living in houses across america. but with just over a year to go in the president's second term some of those hopes have been replaced by criticism that barack obama hasn't done enough for blacks. sure, enough data on income inequality and childhood poverty, supports a view that black americans have not narrowed their gaps with whites. i'll talk to america's first elected black governor about why he finds fault with the president. but some of the criticism of obama is misguided or ignores what he has done, that has benefited blacks as well as other americans. benefits like obamacare, the affordable care act, brought health care insurance to millions of african americans. t

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gabriel elizondo, al jazeera, new york. >>> never mind fantasy sport let's get the real thing now withdoha. >> thank you very much. one of the can -- candidates for fifa president is facing a 15-year suspension. he says he is being investigated by fifa's ethics committee over alleged breaches during south korea's failed bid for the 2022 world cup. he denies any wrongdoing, and accuses fifa as acting as a hit manor blatter. >> translator: ultimately i will be vindicated and strive to per vail. but if the ethics committee uses such tactics, i think justice will not be served at this hearing, and there is a possibility that my candidacy will be jeopardized. if we consider this case objectively, the true danger is that they won't stop at sabotaging my candidacy, but also destroying fifa's presidential election and fifa itself. >>> the hong kong football association has been fined $5,000 by fifa after fans booed the chinese national anthem. it happened last month. football's governing body has previously warned the hong kong fa over the instances of booing. the anthem has been shared by chi

al jazeera gabriel elizondo reports from the courthouse in new york. >> reporter: a brazen airport crime78. masked gunmen steel more than $5 million in cash and make off with $1 million in jewels from a lufthansa flight. >> authorities believe this to be the largest robbery in american history. >> reporter: the culprits italian mafia bosses that ruled the underground for decades. >> the heist was impored talllized in the movie "good fellas." but investigators say key to it all was this man, who allegedly gave his approval for the raid on his crime family's turf. more than 35 years after the crime, he and others were finally arrested last year, some of the last of the mafia bosses of the era not jailed or left for dead. it pins him to heist, and murder of an informant in a separate trial. this trial could go on for many months if not more than a year, many people wondering when a final verdict is delivered if it went mean once and for all an end to the mafia here in new york. >> right now the italian mafia has been hurt with arrests. but we have seen other types of organize crime take its

gabriel elizondo reports. >> a brazen airplane crime in 1978.ked gunmen stole more than $5 million in cash and make off in $1 million in jewels from the lufthansa flight in john f. kennedy airport in new york. >> the police believe this to be the largest robbery in american history. >> the culprits, italian mafia boss who is rule the criminal under world of the city for decades. >> no one knows for sure how much was taken at the lufthansa terminal at john f. kennedy. >> robert deniro place the alleged mastermind of the raid. but investigators say key to it all was this man, vincent assaro who gave his approval on the raid on his crime family's turf. for man 35 years after the crime. he and others were arrested last year. some of the last of the mafia bosses from the era not jailed or left for dead. the government indictment of assarro not only pins him to the heist but also a murder informant in a separate racketeering enterprise. >> this trying could go on for many months if not for a year. many are wondering when a final verdict is delivered i