. >>> and seeds of changing ghana.ontroversy hangs over festivities. ♪ >>> the case against kenya's president for crimes against humanity has collapsed. prosecution at the international criminal court failed to gather enough evidence to take him to trial. he was accused of masterminding post-election violence in 2007 and 2008. >> reporter: the case included charges of crimes against humanity, murder and rape. prosecutors at the international criminal court spent four years investigating kenyatta's role in the violence which killed more than a thousand people and displaced tens of thousands. the judges ruled there was simply not enough evidence to take ken y -- kenyatta to trial. the prosecution cited kenya's government refusal to hand over evidence. kenyatta supported one party, and think violence took on ethnic dimension. kenyatta has always denied any involvement in the killings. the icc accused him of having links with an outlawed group. but what happened in the kenyatta case will no doubt be a blow to many of the r

. >>> still to come in this program, the prayer camps in ghana which promise to cure all sorts of illsand the violence which has forced more than 100,000 people from their homes in the indian state. we go to one of the camps set up to help them. ♪ >> the struggling midddle class >> we just can't get ahead... >> working longer hours, for less pay. >> people are struggling everywhere. >> school loans... morgages... inflation... taking it's toll... >> we live paycheck to paycheck... >> now in a continuing series, join ali velshi as we follow families, just like yours, as they try to get by... >> we're all struggling financially... >> america's middle class: rebuilding the dream only on al jazeera america! >> it's a chilling and draconian sentence... it simply cannot stand. >> this trial was a sham... >> they are truth seekers... >> all they really wanna do is find out what's happening, so they can tell people... >> governments around the world all united to condemn this... >> as you can see, it's still a very much volatile situation... >> the government is prepared to carry out mass array

insist its introduction in to ghana is inevitable.about giving farmers and the public onses. al jazerra, ghana. >>> south africans have been marking the first anniversary of nelson mandela's death. to commemorate his 67 years of public services bells, hooters, sirens, chimes have been wailed for three minutes and seven seconds, three minutes of silence then for the anti-apartheid icon. >>> just ahead on the al jazerra news hour. how this grou crew found them themselves in troubled waters in a yacht race. detail coming up. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back. china has condemned rich nations for not doing enough to help deal with global warming. the chinese singled out australia for failing to donate it a multi billion dollars green fund to help poor countries cut emissions. now australia's government meanwhile has passed a law reintroducing the controversial temporary protection visas. well, this means for the 30,000 asylum seekers is that even if fountain to be genuine refugees they would only be allowed to stay in the country for three years at a

the secretary general will visit those countries and travel to mali and ghana. the headquarters is in ghana's capital. >> i want to show support and solidarity for those effective and urge greater global action. >> his visit will be the first to the region since the outbreak begin. the u.s. defense department has announced the maintaining sites for the f-35 joint strike fighter jets that will be deployed in the asia pacific region. he has chosen japan and australia. a pentagon official says the two countries are expected to have facilities operational no later than 2018. australia will provide initial engine maintenance services by early that year while japan will provide additional maintenance three to five years later. skpus eight countries developed the f-35 jet which features capables. the defense force is planning to acquire 42 of them. mitsubishi industries is expected to receive orders for maintenance work. it could deploy workers to other countries. officials said providing a maintenance site will strengthen the u.s. japan alliance. the pentagon plans to

. >>> christians in ghana are calling for a growing regulations for prayer camps.ve been accused of taking advantage of vulnerable people. >> reporter: this is an action worldwide prayer camp in the eastern region of ghana. visitors can stay at this camp for free though donations are gratefully received. this woman says she came to this camp as an hiv patient. >> translator: one day, when we were praying, the pastor asked us to put our palms together and drink the blood of jesus. the heavens opened and the blood of jesus was flowing from heaven. the pastor asked me do you know that god has healed you? >> reporter: the drink was just symbolic, but she says after that experience she went back to the hospital and they told her she was no longer hiv positive. she now has a daughter who she says is also hiv free. she stays here because she has been cast out by her community. she is just the kind of vulnerable person that christian leaders say need to be better protected. >> somebody must be there to check security sanitation, and to make sure human right issues are done

we have a report from ghana, where the u.n. has based its emergency response team. >> a japanese air defense force aircraft touched down on monday at the international airport. in ghana's -- this is a part time sdf personnel to be dispatched on the related mission. japan's defense force uploading 20,000 set of protective gears. they are part of japan's assistance to the most hardest hit african countries. >> representatives from the u.n. and japan count a brief handover ceremony. leaders in tokyo announced last month, about 700,000 sets of protective gear. they began to use it to work in guinea, liberia, sierra leone. >> they need basic protective equipment to protection themselves as health care workers and they need training. what japan is doing with this contribution of this protective equipment for the health system. >> translator: as a gesture from the japanese government, it should contribute to the global community. bringing the equipment here, i feel my heart is in africa. >> reporter: the virus has killed over 6,000 pe

and four-time champions ghana stand out in group c, which looks to be the toughest, and ivory coast, cameroon guinea and mali will make up group d. >> i think ghana is a contender if they come out of this group. and if they can come out of that group they have what it takes. i feel that cameroon can be a contender as well as we look at what they have done with this cameroon team after the world cup where they looked really terrible, and did not play very well in brazil. they have been able to move away from that and empowered players, and there are a lot of young talented and excited players. and it showed at the top of the group that are dr congo, sierra leone. >> chelsea extended their 4-year unbeaten record against tottenham, they came in to the match in good form, but all but over at halftime. after the interval remy grabbed a third and chelsea would stay six points clear at the top of the table. >>> charles bianchi was driving too fast when he crashed that's from the reports. the fia reviewed panels saying that bianchi did not slow sufficiently despite the warning flags. that's

beating competition favor's ghana. and russia hosted the winter olympics.on top of the medals table with 13 gold. the story of the year in the nba was donald sterling who was removed as owner of the clippers after being recorded making racist comments. and the pick for us was germany's 7-1 thrashing of the host nation in the finals. although fifa may want to forget 2014, a large part of their year was overshadowed by the controversy surrounding an investigation into the bidding process over the 2018 and 2022 world cups. michael garcia has since resigned. and philip hughes died of being instruct in the head with a cricket ball. >> we must dig in and get through to tea, and we must play on. so rest in peace, my little brother, i'll see you out in the middle. >> there's much more sport on our website, check out aljazeera.com/sport. there's also details there on how to get in touch with our team using twitter and facebook. and that's all of your sport for now. it's now back to mare am. >> thanks very much. from the advance of isil to the war in gaza 2014 has be

anthony barberie special representative in ghana will join me to hold affected countries from ghana. i want to see the response for myself and show my solidarity with those affected and urge even greater global action. the responders are doing heroic work. national governments are highly engaged. there has been an impressive outpouring of lifesaving contributions from across africa and across the world. the ebola response is working and we are beginning to see improvements. now is not the time to ease up on our efforts. as long as there is one case of ebola or risk remains. we must do everything we can to get 20. at the same time we remain shorter people and resources. moreover the ebola continues to drive up food prices, taking children out of school and driving -- away from business activities. ladies and gentlemen this ear in syria the successful dismantling of the chemical weapons program has been of little consolation to the people who have seen the war rage raged on. in south sudan the policies have saved many thousands of lives but our peacekeeping bases where we are shelterin

going to take a short break, but coming up, the second part in our series about terrorism in accra ghana -- in africa. >> more on that to come. we're back after a short break. stay with us. >> welcome back. what started off as a small sect just over a decade ago has become the biggest threat to nigeria's future. >> the islamist militant group boko barometers blamed for the death of over 10,000 people. >> in the second part of our series on the rise of terrorism in africa, our reporters met a man who wants to stop the advance of boko haram. >> the atmosphere as tense as it is every day at checkpoints in northeastern nigeria. this 22-year-old is the member of a local civilian militia and a boko haram suicide bomber could be sitting inside any of these cars. >> it is a dangerous job, but given the current security situation, we have to do it so people in the city can live in peace. >> since the islamists began their campaign of terror, the civilian militia have been patrolling the main roads together with the nigerian military. the young men are locals and then they can trust. they live fro

president ford sent shirley temple black to ghana. president clinton sent sidney williams to the bahamas. but critics say in president obama's second term a record 41% of his ambassadors are political. and now the soap opera producer, colleen bell. >> let me put it this way, ambassador bell has the president's confidence she will do an excellent job of representing the united states. >> reporter: defenders argue many countries would rather have a high profile friend of the president than an anonymous diplomat. they say there should be some qualifications because diplomacy is not a soap opera. andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. >>> we're back in a moment with the alarming news tonight about some of the most majestic creatures on our planet. >>> herman badillo has died. the first puerto rico-born congressman in u.s. history. that made him the nation's highest puerto rico office. he was a four-term congressman from new york, a democrat who ran for mayor of new york city six times. he defied lasting labels, often liberal but always ab

he meets two of his biggest political heroes, and exile after a coup in ghana and the charismatic leader who had told the french to leave , and suffered the consequences after. he meets up with the beautiful and brilliant south african singer, activist, icon who has been introduced to the united states by belafonte. they begin a whirlwind romance and are married by 1968 and become this global pan african couple. when we think about the international trip, the change and transformation of his life. he comes back committed and convinced that the key to black equality and liberation lies in the unification of africa and promises to return. by 1969 he does just that. even though he returns for political speaking tours in the united states he becomes a committed anti- imperialist pan african revolutionary, changes his name,, and really becomes by the 1980s in the context of the reagan revolution, saturation, the rise of neoliberalism and the counterrevolution that transforms the hopes and dreams that 1960s era radicals and revolutionaries had carried with them, he becomes an anachronistic bec

in my office, about two years ago i had a woman there who was president of the supreme court ever ghana. she is trying to bring into reality in that country more, what she believes, is a more democratic system and protection for human rights. she said how -- why do people do what you say? why do they do what the judges say? there's no answer to that question other than to go into a little history. and to say, look. it's not just judges and it's not just lawyers even who can get this done. the people have to believe in it. that's harry reid. or the people who do not believe it. of the 11 million people in this country, 310 million are not judges and they're not lawyers. they're the ones. it is the people in the villages you have to convince that this is in their interest. lawyers and judges might help you do that, we can talk about it, and they should. but they're the ones that have to be convinced. and go look at that history. and go look at the ups and downs. and that's what that exhibition would make you do. i think it is really a great opportunity to see the documents and to see them

shirley temple black to ghana. sidney williams to the bahamas.ut critics say in president obama's second term a record 41% of his ambassadors are political. and now the soap opera producer, colleen bell. >> let me put it this way, ambassador bell has the president's confidence she will do well representing the united states. >> reporter: rather a high profile friend of the president than diplomat. they say there should be some qualifications because diplomacy is not a soap opera. andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. >>> we're back in a moment with the alarming news tonight about some of the most majestic creatures on our planet. man when i got shingles it was something awful. it was like being blindsided by some linebacker. you don't see it coming. boom! if you've had chicken pox, that shingles virus is already inside of you. it ain't pretty when it comes out. now i'm not telling you this so that you'll feel sorry for me. i'm just here to tell you that one out of three people are gonna end up getting shingles. i was one of 'em. so please go tal

they were from ghana. it turned out they were at kiev in medical school. you have to remember on this whole trip, we saw three other foreign cars. there was not like there is an influx of tourists. they said it is your independence day in the united states. we heard there were americans here. we have come to help you celebrate. we went out for the day with these medical students. at some point i said, this is history -- ghana had just had a revolution. the pro-soviet ruler have been tossed out. i said to one of them, you are going to graduate, you have been in the soviet union for six years. you are going to graduate from medical school, and you're going to go back to your country and you are going to be part of the elite. and your country is no longer friendly to the soviet union. how is that going to work? and he looked at me and said, many african students who go abroad come back to their countries as communists. but no one who has ever gone to the soviet union to go to school has come back as a communist. it is those that go to britain and the united s

ghana l representative in will join me to visit the affected countries from ghana. i want to see the response for myself, and show my solidarity with those affected. an urge even greater global action. ebola rresponders are doing heroic work. local communities and national governments are highly engaged. there has been an impressive outpouring of life-saving contributions from across and across the world. strategy is sponse working, and we are beginning to see improvements. but now is not the time to ease up. as long as there is one case of ebola, they risk remains. we must do everything we can to get it to zero. at the same time, we remain short of people and resources. moreover, ebola continues to drive up food prices, keep of school, and drama attention away from other activities. year s and gentlemen, this in syria, the successful resolve of the chemical program been of little consecration have seen the who war wage on. the policy saves many thousands lives, but the situation at our peacekeeping bases -- where we are sheltering hundreds of thousands of people --

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. >>> christian leaders in ghana are calling for prayer camps in the country. some have been accused of taking advantage of the vulnerables. >> this is action worldwide prayer accounts. apart from the few dollars visitors can stay at this camp for free although donations are gratefully received. this woman came to the camp as an hiv patient. >> one day when we were praying they asked us to come together and pray for the blood of jesus. the heavens opened and the blood of jesus was flowing from jesus. it was as if i had been i had been given an injection. >> reporter: the dink was just symbolic, but after that experience she went back to the hospital and they say is she is no longer hiv positive. her daughter is also hiv free. she has been cast out of her community. >> somebody must be there to check security. someone must be there to check sanitation and make sure that human rights issues are done right, and then the churches themselves must monitor what has happened. >> christian groups say that the prayer counts are popular because they're fulfilling a need i

hashed over what should have been done, who should have done what, what happened with talking points ghanaor a million times. the story that was never told was what happened on the ground, 13 hours from when we got the call to when i walked onto the plane we had been beaten up. 13 hours are about the lives of several americans and what happened during that. six americans helped save five guys from the conflict, get them back to the annex and save 25 people at the annex. had we not been there and had we not done there's a possibility that would have been a lot more loss of life. lou: to give some idea of what mark went through individual the. how many did you have? >> more than a dozen. kind of lost count. one more left at least. >> you look great and we are awfully proud and happy you are with us. thanks for all you did and do. the book is 13 hours:the inside account of what really happened in benghazi. it is on sale online at bookstores everywhere. buy the book and learn the truth. up next here, so full of republican and democratic 2016 presidential candidates starting to enlarge and take

in my office, about two years ago i had a woman there who was president of the supreme court ever ghana. she is trying to bring into reality in that country more, what she believes, is a more democratic system and protection for human rights. she said how -- why do people do what you say? why do they do what the judges say? there's no answer to that question other than to go into a little history. and to say, look. it's not just judges and it's not just lawyers even who can get this done. the people have to believe in it. that's harry reid. or the people who do not believe it. of the 11 million people in this country, 310 million are not judges and they're not lawyers. they're the ones. it is the people in the villages you have to convince that this is in their interest. lawyers and judges might help you do that, we can talk about it, and they should. but they're the ones that have to be convinced. and go look at that history. and go look at the ups and downs. and that's what that exhibition would make you do. i think it is really a great opportunity to see the documents and to see them

they said that she suffered malnutrition from diseases since they adopted her from ghana at age four.> this court that we believe is a sham. >> the case continued the couple sent their two sons to live with relatives in the u.s. when the court overturned their sentence on sunday they said they wanted to return home to be with their sons and to grieve the death of their daughter. secretary of state john kerry has asked authorities in qatar to help the couple return to the u.s. they said there is some paperwork that needs to be filed before the wongs can leave. >> when the case was overturned, the travel ban has not yet been overturned. that's the issue at play, and one that we're working with all relevant folks to resolve. >> a firm representing the wongs said that they filed all the necessary paperwork to leave the country. and they were not at risk of being rearrested. we reached out to the qatar embassy here in the united states, but they said they would not respond at this time. >> sometimes these things take time. >>> coming up two sisters fight back literally against the culture

ghana in 1928, but they said they're going there to show the rest of the continent that they want too it. brags rights are big. players have an opportunity to prove themselves. this is the biggest tournament on the african continent. >> thank you very much. >>> now chelsea will face to the ham in one otottenham in the hatches. they're so confident that not even a loss could effect them. >> not losing one match for four months, i think we're doing things very well. >> after losing to manchester city, they will be hoping to bounce back with a win at arsenal. and second place city traveled to sunderland where they haven't won a match since 2008. >> because they are home and away, this is a team that' that knows exactly what they must do to win the game. i think we'll have more luck. >> handing the sacramento kings their fourth straight loss. the raptors were at sacramento on tuesday. >>> former world number one tiger woods would make his return to competitive golf after servicing recurring back injury. he said he would take part of the challenge in florida. the american has not won a ma

the court said they starved her, but they say she had an eating disorder when they adopted her from ghanaearly a year in a qatari prison. then last month an appeals judge cleared the couple of gloria's death. don lemon asked if they thought the u.s. government did enough to help set them free. take a listen. >> they could have done a lot more a lot earlier. we know that there are individuals in the u.s. government who worked very hard on our behalf, but i feel like the u.s. government was trying to play political games in order to protect their relationship with the country of qatar rather than actually focusing on and doing the right thing to support their citizens. >> i can't fathom everything that they went through. >> yeah, this is happening all over. families are thrust into the forefront of these cases. they're forced to deal with negotiations, politics, media. there's proof of innocence in the case. one of the things that their story really highlights is that when the state department doesn't take the right steps and doesn't send the right message, they're actually giving permissio

. >> americans upset that a new york city police officer was not indicted in the death of eric ghana. >> this is how many u.s. waste. inhalation. this is our generation. >> a new chuck todd book. a stranger, barack obama in the white house. you'd think washington would change on its own. >> families made the final steps them. >> as long as we stand up saying we fight, at some point you have to make good. >>> we begin with a large protest across the country, and the calls for police reform, following the grand jury decision not to charge a new york city police officer in the death of eric garner. joining us from washington d.c. is the reverend jesse jackson, activist and founder and president of the rainbow push coalition. good to see you. there is, of course, an incredible amount of outrage over the grand jury's decision in the eric garner case. what do you hope will come from it, and the efforts i know you and others are having all over the country? >> well, it's a tremendous amount, the way the department of justice stopped the rein of terror against black men. it's shot for them on

the family says gloria had an eating disorder that existed before they adopted her from ghana, but theatari prosecutor argues the huangs are nothing more than human traffickers who bought the child cheaply from her poverty-stricken birth parents. the couple is convicted in a qatari court in march and sentenced to three years in prison. matthew releasing this statement, quote, we have just been wrongfully convicted and we feel as if we're being kidnapped by the qatar judicial system. the couple's other two children, boys also adopted from africa are put in an orphanage after their parents' arrest, before eventually moving to live with grise's mother in the united states. the couple files an appeal. then on november 30th, a break. an appeals judge in qatar clears matthew and grace of gloria's death, citing weak forensic reports and testimony from witnesses who say the child was not deprived. yet the parents face another hurdle. in a phone interview with cnn, matthew speaks of their freedom deferred. >> we were declared innocent by the judge this morning and told that we may leave the cou

organization that turned 10 years old, and i work with a girls club, and i have a company i just started in ghana are using as a social enterprise to make impact in there. i was notnot like working, but i just did not do stuff in front of the camera so much, and that was amazing. i like producing. i like erecting. i like writing. i like singing. i like a lot of things -- i like erecting. -- directing. a new game coming out right now, called "arkham about thatd i am all right now. that is going to be my christmas. >> you are going to give it or receive it? >> i am going to buy it to myself and then lend it to my is nice.maybe, if he there are people in my life, it jane fonda, and people i have had a chance to meet, like maya angelou, and these women wear their life. they enjoy their life every step of the way. i was talking to pat mitchell, and she said it gets better. i want to be in my life in my 50's and 60's, and i watch "trip to bountiful" with sicily tyson tyson, and if i stay sane enough, i can do it until i die. a story. tell >> absolutely. you can do it on your cell phone now. someone.wee

so i took a year off and went to ghana. did some missionary work.lling to help people out. >> jimmy: that's pretty great. >> yeah, totally. that sounds like a great thing to do. i wrote a book. >> a book? wow. that's surprising. >> a best-selling book, yeah. people really seemed to like it. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: popular. >> i don't know. like 4.5-star rating on amazon. >>. >> jimmy: that's pretty good 4.5. >> you better believe it. sold so many copies. i was shocked. >> yeah, that is shocking. well, it sounds like a lot of fun. >> jimmy: yeah, thanks, darren. >> it was the most fun in the world. >> i bet. >> and i have a new show now. >> oh. >> i'm the star. even named after me. because i created it. can you believe it? >> i can't. >> uh-huh. and i'm -- i'm actually with someone. >> oh. >> i'm dating someone new. [ cheers and applause ] i love him. he, too, has his own show. >> yeah, i can see. that's great. i'm so happy for you, mindy. i'm glad we got to see each other. oh, one other thing. nasa is sending me into space. >> jimmy: wow.

of african countries have joined this sms campaign and i can just mention them, african republic, ghanaa, and using 7979 and south africa 40797, and chad 6969 and chad 1919 and we are calling on all citizens who are subscribers in those countries to actually contribute to this effort and we are hoping that many more countries will come on board. >> doctor, chairperson of the african union joining us via skype and thank you very much for your time. thank you. >> you're welcome. >> we have lots more ahead in the al jazeera news hour, we will hear from cuba's younger generation about their hopes for the future after a diplomatic breakthrough with the united states. riding out in the gulf countries stand by the decision not to cut oil production plus in sport how spanish champion atletico madrid has a year to remember and details coming up, with jo. ♪ the indian parliament has been shut down after a heated debate over religious conversions and the groups affiliated to the ruling of bjp party are on campaign to convert christians and muslims to hinduism and call these home comings and opposi

how co-get his hands on ghana with his rap sheet? it was purchased 20 years ago. it was purchase in a georgia pawn shop. we don't know how he got his hand on this gun. he somehow got his hand on a weapon and he had in the past. one of these charges was possession of a stolen weapon so that question is still unclear. we hope police will release the details in the coming days. >> just awful. 20 years ago, this gun bought. no one knows how many of them are out there. "outfront," the editor-in-chief, michael along with criminal defense attorneys. mark, let me start with you. there were several thousands images on brinsley's cell phone. they found footage of the recent protest. they describe him being a spectator watching the protest. over the past few months we've seen protesters in some cases becoming violent toward police. there was the sucker punch in new york. a week and a half ago, some of the protesters demonstrating in manhattan were chanting, what do we want? dead cops. when do we want it? now. are these videos responsible for the deaths of the two police offi

. >> in a statement, the school's district superintendent says quote we immediately ghana investigationolliding verification of the position, we'll take appropriate action once we learn all of the facts. >>> in the health watch this morning, something you might fine inside cans and bottles could be raising your blood pressure. doctors warn parent about the health risks associated with bpa. manufacturers have used the chemical to line plastic bottles ands cans since the 19 60s. researchers say bpa can increase blood pressure, raising the risk of heart disease. >> coming up this morning, the latest on the breaking news, philadelphia firefighter killed on the job. >> we also have our eye on the storm. jan? >> reporter: we continue to get hammered hard with heavy rain and winds here in atlantic city. coming up we'll show you the roads and the surf ass this nor'easter barrels up the coast. >> and jan, as you know, there are flood warnings in effect, some people might even see some sleet or even snow. katie has your forecast, jessica checking the roads, we traffic and weather together. we do

my answers lie 5,000 miles away at cape coast castel in ghana, one of the hubs of the transatlantic slavebeautiful and so full of life had such a dark past. historian he isso blankson was about to show me just how dark. >> this was a mill. this was constructed in around 1792. it was designed for 1,000 people. >> in here? >> yes. >> can you imagine being in this? >> they stayed here for about three months on average. and in this darkness yes. >> it felt like a descent into hell. i felt like this must be what it's like to enter hell. i couldn't believe that people walked down that path and then walked through here, and then spent months in here. if you survived. >> this was a dungeon for the rebellions. >> but it was dark in here. >> it was dark in here. right. they were held here in chains. so you see the hole on the wall? holes on the wall. they were held in chains. the floor in which you are standing now has been excavated. they have removed much of the coverings. it was with feces, blood, decomposed bodies clothes. food. vomit. sweat. >> i kept looking for places to escape and there was

matthew and grace wong were living in qatar when their 8-year-old daughter whom they adopted from ghanad with murder. the prosecution argued they starved her to death. in march the couple was found guilty and sentenced to three years in prison. but yesterday an appeals judge cleared them of any wrongdoing, agreeing their guard gloria suffered an eating disorder and was known to self-starve because of her impoverished upbringing in africa. this couple were free to go home and return to los angeles where their other two adopted children are living. that was until today when they were stopped at the doha airport, their passports confiscated. matthew wong the father talked to me about an hour ago on the phone. so i'm krystol clear you and grace are still stuck in qatar, correct? >> yes, that's correct. yesterday the trial judge said that my wife grace and i are in a sense free to leave the country. however, we're still stuck in qatar and not permitted to leave. >> you have u.s. secretary of state john kerry helping to put the pressure on but now there's this new warrant out for your arrest.

saying gloria, adopted from ghana at age 4 suffered from malnutrition-related diseases and would occasionally go days without eating. >> we did not take gloria to the hospital because we believed she would come out of it because she had done that before. >> reporter: the wongs were sentenced to three years in prison. on sunday the qatari judge said the prosecution had erred. the wongs said we cannot leave the country and the u.s. government has no answers as to why. we now sit waiting for the qatar government to make the next move. criminal defense lawyer matt kiser said the u.s. can do little to help. >> we can ask. we can ask nicely. we can ask strongly. we can use mean words but aside from that we can't force them to hand over the wongs. >> both qatar and american diplomats say the wongs were blocked from leaving because the process is still ongoing . the wongs say they want to get home to see their two young children now in california with family. >>> wusa 9news at 6:00 starts right now. >> i'm investigative reporter russ ptacek in alexandria with the metro proposal that could impact your

they said gloria had an eating disorder before they adopted her from ghana. more than human traffickers who bought her cheaply from her poverty stricken birth parents. they were sentenced to three years in prison. matthew releasing this statement. quote, we have just been wrongfully convicted and we feel as if we are being kidnapped by the qatar judicial system. the couple's other two children, boys also adopted from africa, are put in an orphanage after their parents 'aarrest, before eventually moving to live with grace's mother in the united states. the couple files an appeal. on november 30th, a break. an appeals judge in qatar clears matthew and grace of gloria's death. citing weak forensic reports, and testimony from witnesses who say the child was not deprived. yet the parents face another hurdle. in a phone interview with cnn, matthew speaks of their freedom deferred. >> we were declared innocent by the judge this morning, and told that we may leave the country. however, we came to the airport. they would not allow us to go through immigration. they co

>> the score against ghana. >> reporter: just 29 seconds into the first game the team's captain, clintoney, making history. >> it's the earliest usa goal ever in world cup history. >> reporter: and igniting a legion of american pandemonium. >> for me that started the ride. >> reporter: that ride anchored by tim howard named this year's u.s. soccer male athlete of the year. >> your epic performance, 16 saves, a world cup record. what's going through your mind during that game? >> nothing. everything is the same you know. slows down a little bit. it's all in good rhythm. i wish i could do it every week and save more ball every week. >> reporter: americans became obsessed with their new hero the tattoos, that beard. after all those saves, 1.8 million mentions on twitter, even a call from the president. >> i just wanted to call and say you guys did us proud. >> thank you very much. >> how nervous were you before the phone call? >> he seemed like all americans to be genuinely enthralled and immersed in the passion of the world cup. >> i think so many people were just so inspired by your perfo

we see catholic relief services and1:u they are working to buil cocoa cooperatives in ghana.in i areas to have an economic development model. owned and op righterated by the groups. so that is an economic development model. it has a peace building lens to it. it has social cohesion, imagination after larger community and institutional support of these religious ooktors in helping that development model go forward. and in the inner religious action in counter malaria programs, trust-build programs, and help increase relationships among the community and get at the some of the root causes of conflict. we mentioned that in the -- in my own field in international th tendency saying it is all about economics and politician and you can go in the other -- the other extreme as well as saytcvmp it l about religion and both are a f1 o what do we know about conflict? ar where conflict returns, thattt6r subject to the conflict trap are those that have declining economies, declining gdp. high youth bulge. and thato@=z have a history o p conflict in the last five years and economies not we

. >> in a statement the school superintendent says quote we immediately ghana investigation includingource of the post. and we will take appropriate action once we learn of all of the fact. >>> customers who order fred camden county pizzeria should check their statement. winslow township police charged the owner of bella pizza two over charging customers. henry fernandez junior charged with several counts of credit cards fraud and forgery. after numerous complaints, police started buying pizzas from the shop using pre-paid gift cards. >> what we found out was every time that we made a transaction, they also charged our card an additional $10. >> now, in a statement, fernandez's attorney says my client has been cooperative with the winslow township police department. as you are aware, my client retains the presumption of innocence once we have the opportunity to see the evidence, we will be in better position to comment on the merit of the case. >> 7:37. >> jill wagner joins us, hearing new demands from green that says it hacked sony pictures. what's this demand they're making? >> yes,

. >> in a statement, the school district superintendent says quote we immediately ghana investigationn of the source of the post. and we will take appropriate action once we learn of all of the facts. >>> your time now 8:38. everyone likes some extras on their pizzas, but not extra charges. winslow township police charged the owner of bella pizza two, over charging customers. henry fer and nest junior charged with several count every credit card fraud and forgery. after numerous complaints, police started using pre-paid gift cards, to buy pizzas from the shop. >> reads in part, my client has been cooperative with the winslow township police department, as you're way, my client retains the presumption of innocence. once we have the opportunity to see the evidence, we'll be in better position to comment on the merit of the case. >>> if you're parking in the city today, you can use your credit card. again, if you want to pay with it. the ppa says it fix that technical glitch, that prevented drivers from paying with credit cards at kiosk since friday. ukee -- if you got a ticket in the la

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