is occupying haiti.whenever you use the word "occupy" that's a loaded term, being the loaded man you are, you used that word deliberately, not apologetically. what do you mean by that pierre? >> what i mean haiti had a stable government a democratic government of jean-bertrand aristide elected overwhelmingly by the people. years ago there was a kidnapping, came and kid napped president aristide, it wasn't just in the present tshs was a coup in the masses of the haitian people, because almost every elected official was dismissed summarily. this is and why i want to present this idea, of the problems that haiti is experiencing now have been so compounded by the man-made disaster of that coup. that coup really destroyed a lot of the infrastructure of the country. things that were being done in terms of health care for the people hospitals being built, construction, drinking water, clean drinking water for the population. having a good sanitation system. all of that was destroyed and it was done by a sabotag

the likely source of the disease in haiti. but the one thing that hasn't happened is that the un hasn't accepted any kind of liability for bringing the epidemic to this country. in fact, at this point, they still won't even talk about it. it's been more than two years since cholera appeared in haiti and we're driving into one of the most isolated areas of the country. communities up here in the mountains surrounding artibonite river are almost completely cut off from basic services. clinics, running water, even roads here are almost non-existent. up here, catching any kind of disease is a serious matter, one that kills as quickly as cholera can be a death sentence. >> it is impossible, really, to imagine how somebody could get along paths like this to medical facilities within a few hours to save lives from cholera. this is the kind of scenario here, and the reality is that many of them don't - and we're on our way now to a funeral at the very top of this mountain for a man who didn't make it. when he died from cholera, farius

the un headquarters buildings in haiti is in shambles. in some people good news came from the shaky piles of concrete. >> are they alive? >> three alive. >> three alive. >>> as the magnitude of the earthquake became more clear, rescue teams from around the the world all descended on haiti. as gasia mikaelian reported, there were some moments of joy as people emerged from some of the crumbled buildings. >> reporter: there were miracles today. a united nations security officer was pulled from the collapsed u.n. building two days after the devastating quake. >> i lost my footing. i was laying on the floor. >> reporter: and a little girl dusty, injured, frightened but alive after rescue crews freed her from the rubble. >> reporter: it is pain staking work, u.s. search and rescue groups are going through mounds of debris with especially trained dogs. >> we're going to try to save one person at a time. >> we will continue to work to search and rescue as quickly as possible. i think the first 72 hours will be critically important. >> reporter: d

there is hope for haiti. we, for too long, have seen that haiti was going backwards.impse of hope and light for haiti today. however, it will take the help of all, the national community to stay the court and investors to remain confident. -- he has some very encouraging and inspiring words for all the investors. he said for the next few months, things will be more difficult. however, stay focused on the objective. stay the course and do not give up your that is the message we are carrying forward. >> what is going to inspire investors to put money into the country if they know $9 billion more or less has been spent since the earthquake, and there is not much to show for it other than bringing haiti back to the state it was in before the quake question mark -- the quake? i have heard the stories and seen other images from the country. it is certainly better off than it was during the quake, the question is whether it was better off than it was before after $9 billion. >> i believe there is no question. the changes occurred from the click today are undeniable. we have

is that a term you could use for haiti? >> that's not a term would i use for haiti. it is a history of recurring crises but a lot of talent a lot of ambition that combines to make it possible to chief progress. so at present we are living through an acute political process. but haiti has been through these kinds of crises in the past. what has been done over the last five years is the government, the eleads and the kind of people have embraced the reality that they are a fragile state they have to stay special measures in order to graduate out of that state. but they have a well thought out plan of how to become an emerging country. failed state i would not use. >> what are the people there saying, what are they saying about their government and what are they saying about the aid? >> one come to the government perspective. it's really good, too i mean, to kc, the continue self is not really -- you want to have a presence. you really want to serve the people. but there's a government in ports awe prince, a government in the country side. be two different things. you h

. >> mark some ref to haiti as the failed -- refer to haiti as the failed state. is that the definition. >> haiti is a fragile state, a history of recurring crisis but a lot of potential, a lot of talent and ambition. it combines to make it possible to achieve progress. so at present we are living through an acute political crisis. haiti has been through the crisis in the past. what the - has been done over the last five years is the government and the elites and the people have embraced the reality that they are a fragile state. they have to take special measures to graduate out of that state. but they have got a well thought out plan for how to become an emerging economy by the year 2030. >> you spent the better part of 4.5-5 years preparing the documentary on haiti. what are the people saying about the government or the aid? >> from the government perspective, it's really good to - i mean, to acknowledge - the government itself is not really - he wants to have a preps. e really wants to -- presence he really wants to serve the people. there's a government of po

i felt that what we should address is the reforestation of haiti. tree cover is 2%. >> it's minimal. >> if we do not do that. we have a desert coming up.. >> are you hopeful at all. i go back to the schick fear in the 1800s. it was then rebuilt despite the tragedy. they use it to making is better. are you hopeful that out of the haiti. >> when the earthquake happened i was the ambassador in washington and on information. i think the earthquake taught us a lesson, we should decentralize. porter, the capital has 3 million people out of 10 million, and that's why the earthquake hit. it hurt the economy 80%. >> so, i thought that we would learn our less job, and start building -- lesson, and start building smaller towns out of the center of porta prince, make a smaller port-au-prince. what they have done since then up. >> it's very sad. we hope the best for haiti, it's a fascinating story from reporter to ambassador of the united states, the book is for whom the dogs spy. >> "consider this" will be right back. >>> we are still a week away from the start

and i love haiti. >> five years after an earthquake devastated haiti he's back home.re he was born lasusse, haiti, josue is a hero. >> you're like a celebrity here. >> i really don't like the word "celebrity." >> growing up here there was no easy access to clean water. until just a few years ago, villagers had to make this dangerous three-hour trek up and down this mountain to a fresh spring. >> you had to walk up to get the water. >> to get the clean water. my parents i don't want them to drink contaminated water. >> those who couldn't climb the mountain drank the water from the river, the same river used for laundry, bathing and by livestock. many got sick. >> when we mee and my brother was growing up my brother fell down. >> trying to get water. >> what do you think we can do? >> how old were you when you said that? >> probably like eight, ten years old. >> so this has been a dream 40 years in the making. >> yes. >> that dream to bring clean water here to this village was finally realized. but only after tragedy struck in 2010. >> breaking news out of haiti the lar

>> well in haiti not international yet. everything they brew and bottle is for haiti at this point. point, strictly to haiti. >> so they expect americans to be drinking prestige then? >> eventually. the issue is do they really drink that much beer? not yet. they just don't have the money, as i said before. but the goal is to help them make more money and then consume more of their beverages. they invested over $3 million in educating farmers to get more yield out of their crop. it's kind of like a wheat to make beer, used to make their management beverages so they've got a training program. i met with some of these local farmers, let me say have it really rough. they've had huge results but what was interesting to me, tons of farmers vice president bought into this. they've been so hurt by a corrupt government, by n.g.o.'s who show up, give them a free bag of rice and t-shirt and peel out of town. they're afraid at this point. >> ok, so why does heinekin see, it seems like a handful have empty proposition, why is everybody else staying away and they're saying we see opportunity? >>

where should haiti be right now?think myself that it should have been developing the way it should be developed. for example, the former secretary of state hillary clinton, went down to haiti in october 2012. her husband was there. he was the u.s. envoy to haiti. dignitaries were there. they inaugurated an industrial park. that industrial park was supposed to bring 20,000 jobs in five years. and 55,000 eventually. well it only has one big company there. it is a korean textile manufacturer. and only 4000 jobs. i take it as a real example of how bad things are. >> i spoke to one businessman who was make huge investments in haiti and you think it is the right move. -- and he thinks it is the right move. >> there's this view that caribbean countries are corrupt and it is difficult. if i talked to an indian or asian investor, they would not be looking at the problems that they want to know what the opportunities. whereas americans and europeans say look at all the problems, how do we get over the problems? to be honest wi

thinking we were going to help haiti, but haiti has helped us a lot more. >> reporter: out of the darkness of their daughter's death they have found light, giving these children a chance for a better future. dr. nancy snyderman, nbc news, haiti. >>> that's our broadcast on a monday night as we begin a new week. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we of course hope to see y >>> nbc bay area news starts now. >> right now at 6:00 gunshots and panic at a chris brown concert in the south bay. the concerns that police expressed before the concert began. thanks for joining us. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. that party came to a quick end at the fiesta nightclub with a controversial and often troubled singer chris brown was performing as part of what was described as a birthday celebration. instead of dancing people were ducking for cover, trying to avoid the bloodshed. tonight could anything have been done to prevent that gunfire? nbc bay area's marianne favro is outside the club. brown's events have been plagued by lots of problems. that's why people are asking que

thinking we were going to help haiti, but haiti has helped us a lot more. >> reporter: out of the darknessr daughter's death they have found light, giving these children a chance for a better future. dr. nancy snyderman, nbc news, haiti. >>> that's our broadcast on a monday night as we begin a new week. thank you for being here with us, i'm brian williams. we of course hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. don't wait for awesome... totino's pizza rolls... ...gets you there in just 60 seconds. go bold with flavors that kick. (humming) oh yeah. (humming) they're magically delicious. ha! very funny, kyle. >>> lights camera golden globes. >> amal what are your impressions so far? >> it's a bit crazy. >> it's a little nutty. >> these newlyweds sure know how to make an entrance. i'm bullyilly bush an

what do people of haiti get out of investments?t now, the average haitian is responsible for nine family members. they do not have education or health care options. the answer is, let's try to get them jobs. the guys are not paying minimum wage. they are paying above minimum wage. and people like being there. >> i cannot wait to see. >> you are not watching football tonight, cory. >> there is a football game tonight? i am unaware of this. the thing to watch tonight is haiti, open for business, 9:00 on the east coast and on the west coast. open for business, a fascinating country and a fascinating culture. great language. >> spacex successfully docked but the mission did not go according to plan. the plan was to land a reusable rocket on a floating barge. how big of a blow was the failure? we will talk about that all next. ♪ >> i am cory johnson. spacex capsule arrived carrying groceries. belated christmas presents and other supplies. perhaps the big news is the attempt to land the reusable rocket on a floating platform was not succ

in haiti, when you miss a limb you are stigmatized, considered an outcast. children can't go to school adults can't find a job. >> how come when i walk around the streets i don't see people on structures. i don't see people missing a leg or arm. we feel rejected from society by showing them. >> this is the education director at healing hands for haiti, a nonprofit offering a limb for those that need them. thee provided 1200 prosthetics since the earthquake. the doctor sits on the board. there's also a crucial matter in haiti. only the strong survive if you have a handicap. you are done. they throw you away. the earthquake destroyed healing hands facilities when n.g.o. handicap international came in with a partnership saving the programme. and created a successful model for how international aid can help hatians solve a haitian problem. patrick senier is the programme director. >> translation: when we arrived in haiti, there were no professional services. there was a need to bring in specialists from overseas. >> reporter: the partnership built a new center i

attention. >> "surf haiti" remains for now a small project with few customers. with waves like this, it's hoped that will soon change. >> the sun isn't up yet, but david godeski is. godeski has been homeless in washington d.c. for nearly 7 years. last night, like most, he slept outside. with affordable housing getting increasingly scarce here there's been a spike in the number of homeless. churches, food pantries, the city, are all scrambling to meet the demand. at the public library's main branch, homeless individuals rush in when the doors open, some are even dropped off by a shuttle bus from the homeless shelters. once inside, they log onto computers to job hunt or check email. they meet friends or just read protected from the elements. >> for many years we would sort of open our doors and say "okay, we've done our job", because we're providing them a warm place to go if they've got no place else to be. >> now, social worker jean badalamenti will help provide information on homeless services and will "sensitize" staff. while government, residents and local bu

throughout the developing world, haiti has been one third of 12.8 million users.rom the fact there are two gisele signs everywhere, it is so people -- are member people are living on $2.5 a day. i went out to a guy with nine kids who lives in a cinderblock home with no running water or electricity walking through the farmland there a machete in one land. his cell phone rang. he said to me his most important position is his phone. for dennis o'brien come it has been a big success story. classes that a one off -- >> is that a one off, there is no room for anything else, or other kinds of technology companies that could succeed in haiti? >> in terms of technology, digit cell invested in a tablet maker deploying a number of haitians but you're right, can haiti actually succeed in other industries? the infrastructure is a disaster. there is a horrible power grid and very little running water. even people who want jobs have to walk two hours to get to the job because there is no public transportation. no board of education, no hospitals. dennis o'brien claims there are

thinking we were going to help haiti, but haiti has helped us a lot more. >> reporter: out of the darknessr daughter's death they have found light, giving these children a chance for a better future. dr. nancy snyderman, nbc news haiti. >>> that's our broadcast on a monday night as we begin a new week. thank you for being here with us i'm brian williams. we of course hope to see you right bac >>> the clooneys play the newlywed game. jen copping a feel of kate and the stars get hammered. >> right now. >> on "extra" at the golden globes. >>> the red carpet's golden couple. >> mr. george clooney and his lovely wife. >> that sounds good doesn't it? >> their first red carpet their first interview since the wedding. >> congratulations on the recent nuptials. >> from the couples news to the candids to the singing. ♪ and shot after shot after shot of clooney's tequila. who did the most? >> i'm on fire right now. >> this is where the real party is happening, backstage. we got a deejay and guess what? we have winners. tina and amy go out with a bang. >> nils the bathroom and i put them in the people

to get involved in showing haiti in a way that is special.ork with the haitian designers. i develop designs with them. i show them to the public getting them interested. >> through her foundation karan helps haitian artists reach the global marketplace. >> women, men, who is making this? >> we work with a lot of women but i am not discarding the men. giving a man a fishing pole is as important as to women. >> karan has worked with 200 haitian craftsmen and women who make everything from chandeliers to necklaces. >> these are recycled cereal boxes. >> i thought they were shells. >> in 2011, karan began working with paula cole. >> the bags are completely handmade. >> kaweran's urban zen cells handbags around the world. the bags from made from t-shirts will retail for about $200. >> it is not going to go on markdown. in the retail world, you could be in one season, out the next. that is not what can happen to haiti. >> how hard is it for you to get these amazing products out of that island and on tower shelves? >> not hard. not hard at all. that

still ahead from business in detroit to business in haiti.e devastating earthquake, we will give you a sneak precut a special -- a sneak peak of our special show tonight, "haiti: business?" ♪ >> here is a look at our top tech stories on bloomberg west radar. apple changing the cost of apps from canada to europe because of a strong dollar. apps now cost 20% more or last month apple raised iphone prices in russia after the ruble plunged. batman can bring in the customers. teaming up with time warner to open a family entertainment center at the casino. there will be a batman ride and other attractions. a genetic testing startup backed by google, teaming with biggest drugmakers. pfizer will have new targets and to design drugs tailored to them. it has been five years since the 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastated haiti. now the government says haiti is moving forward and it is betting that tourism will be the country's golden ticket. >> the president, when he took power, said we do not want more aid we want investment. we actually invested in sect

haiti is open for business. >> the country is open for business.stors are looking around the caribbean to invest. inappointed prime minister 2012. a former knick medication ceo. he sent out to transform haiti's image. from a poor country to a land of lucrative opportunities. is a you were to say this business that would thrive in haiti, what is it? >> manufacturing, for example. where one of the top manufacturers -- we are one of the top manufacturers. investors are coming in. the marriott will open a resort. is being funded by an irish billion who calls himself haiti's number one salesperson. >> we will probably lose money for their first six or nine months and then turn a profit. we will get a good return on investment here, no problem. >> america is in downtown right next door to company headquarters. aiti's major mobile carrier. haiti accounts for nearly one third of its 12.8 million customers. >> when used the two american ceos and try to sell them on haiti and a look at the track record, does it make sense, that country has problems, what do

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how the ifnlgive haiti is change around the world. >> -- how the image of haiti is changed around the world. >> hoping his last minute deals might avert crisis but more protests are planned and it all comes at a sensitive moment. >> still unresolved and a looming deadline to dissolve parliament, the political situation in haiti is today what it was yesterday: in one word, chaos, set to cast a dark loud over the five year anniversary over the terrible earthquake. gabriel alesandro, al jazeera port-au-prince. >> a reminder, you can find the latest at aljazeera.com. >> this is "techknow." a show about innovations that can change lives. >> the science of fighting a wildfire. >> this is a show about science, by scientists. let's check out our team of hard core nerds. marita davison is a biologist specializing in evolution. tonight, fracking. >> i looked out my front door

now, he was building a mansion in the coast of haiti. that with the money from the government. >> president's supporters reject such claim and say right man at the right moment. >> translation: i think martelly is not only the best man, but for the sake of democracy he has to finish his mandate. >> many here have instability, like the young, they live in a country where unemployment is nearly 40%. >> especially for haiti, if we look at our history, when the president leaves it brings more problems. i'm for compromise if the president leaves we have to start over. >> perhaps by coincidence. january 12th political deadline is the fifth anniversary that destroyed much of the country and left 230,000 dead. haiti is a country that finds itself on the edge of a crisis. this not a natural disaster but a political one. >> falling oil prices - sanctions that russia's economy is closer to recessions. many can't favoured to travel. they are choosing a holiday close to home. >> the first 11 days russia virtually closes down. millions leave for an an

peace keepers in haiti in 2010. and al jazeera investigation discovered sewage leaking from a nepaleesnepal eastliesnepalese contractor. >> the implications are incredibly grave. it essentially shows that there's nowhere in the world to turn. when the u.n. refuses to provide justice. >> as for u.n, ban ki-moon came to haiti last year and said the organization had a moral responsibility to end the cholera outbreak and tried to drum up support for a $2 billion fund for it. but the u.n. position has remained the same. they continue to refuse to take any responsibility for the cholera outbreak. now just shortly before a five year anniversary of the earthquake that killed thousands of people. gabrielle ales alesandro, al jazeera haiti. >> celebration of thousands of years of surfing. surfing. >> hello again let's have a look at the top stories here at al jazeera. the french president francois hollande is prepared to meet key members of his cab hit after an attack on a satirical magazine killed 12 people on wednesday. >>>

he specially for haiti.ook at our history, when the president leaves it brings more problems. i am all for compromise because if the president leaves we have to start over. photographs by coincidence deposition the deadline is the 5th anniversary of the 2010 earthquake that destroyed much of the country and left nearly 230,000 people dead. haiti is now a country that finds itself on the edge of another crisis. this one not an actual disaster but a political one. >> what is happening with the political crisis right no? >> reporter: it's a chaotic situation politically in haiti. i want to bring you up to date because we have several, multiple things happening right now. we are at a ballroom at a hotel here in port awe principle where in this hotel, president martelli is meeting with opposition parties as we speak, trying to. >> i apologize for that. we have lost elizondo in the middle of his interview there, talking about the political crisis in haiti. to block the vote count after last week's presidential ele

this is the scene as protesters and police clashed in haiti's capital on saturday. demonstrators called on the president to step down. if a deal is not reached by tomorrow parliament will be dissolved. the deadloin coincide with the -- deadline coincides with the fifth anniversary of the haiti quake >>> a pakistani bus collided with an oil tanker killing 35. it happened on a road outside of karachi, both vehicles burst into flames. some of the 50 dead were burnt behind recognition. investigators is trying to determine who is at fault. pakistan has a history of fatal traffic accidents. some 4,500 people have been killed in road accidents, and what is since 2011. search crews believe they have discovered the views ladies and gentlemen of the downed plane, and are getting closer to finding the plane's black bombs. >> sound like the search and rescue teams are optimistic. why is that. officials are optimistic in finding the black boxes because three shifts detected pings. rescuers discovered the tail of 8501. a secondar scan detected a large object believed to be the fu

i love my people and i love haiti. >> reporter: five years after an earthquake devastated haiti, he isme. this is a homecoming unlike any other. here in the village where he was born, he is a hero. >> okay okay okay. >> reporter: you are like a celebrity here. >> i'm a server for them you know to serve them. >> reporter: grog up here there was no easy access to clean water. until just a few years ago, villagers had to make this dangerous three-hour trek up and down this mountain to a fresh spring. you had to walk up to get the water? >> to get the water. i don't want them to drink -- >> reporter: those who couldn't climb the mountain drank the water from the river, the same for bathing and livestock. many got sick. >> when we were growing up my brother fell down. >> reporter: how old were you when you say that? >> probably 8 to 10 years old. >> reporter: this has been a dream 40 years in the making? >> yeah. >> reporter: that dream to bring clean water to this village was finally realized. but only after tragedy struck in 2010. >> breaking news out of haiti. the largest, most powerful

live in haiti and some of them got really hurt. and a lot of people were dying there because what happened in the earthquake and i felt so bad. and i felt like i could give back to the people who don't have as much as me. >> through the years, this skate-a-thon has raised thousands of dollars. it will run today here at the ice rink in fort washington until 2:30 in the afternoon. we're talking freestyle sessions lessons on how to skate and the last hour of this fundraiser will be open to all levels of skaters. in fort washington john gonzalez, abc 7 news. >> what a great event there. you can join us tonight for a national town hall for race relations in america. that airs at 7:00 tonight on our sister station newschannel 8 and on our website it will stream wjla.com. big news this noon for all you nats fans out there. the team has reportedly signed pitcher max scherzer to a seven year deal. scherzer won the 2013 american league cy young award with the detroit tigers. turned down an offer from detroit last marthach that would have pai

. ♪ nationwide is on your side ♪ >>> secretary kerry abroad in haiti.ome of today's top stories. it's back to school for teachers and students at a pakistani school brutally attacked by the taliban last month. pakistan's army says the survivors shall be received and protected as they return today amid heightened security. >>> last month's attack also injured 120 others all seven gunmen were killed. the taliban said the attack was in response to a pakistani offensive in the region. >>> secretary of state john kerry is also in pakistan today, after a visit to india. he's expected to urge the government there to do more to crack down on militant groups following the attack on that school last month. he will also head to paris later this week. >>> today marks the fifth anniversary since a 7 had the 0 earthquake hit haiti. >>> the majority still not in permanent housing. >>> protesters burned tires and threw rocks at riot police during an antigovernment rally in port-au-prince. they're calling for the president to step down following years of delayed electio

security council arrives in haiti.nt weeks the prime minister has resigned and parliament was dissolved. these protesters say the new cabinet is supposed to represent all political groupings is stacked with loyal lists of the president. the so-called consensus cabinet has not stopped the political turmoil. protests like these have become an almost daily occurrence they are not just angry at the president and his cabinet, but also at the international community and the united nations. what do people here think about the united nations? >> translator: the u.n. mission here only causes problems. we see a lot of soldiers every day. and we don't know what they are here for. they brought cholera to our country, and they rape our women. >> translator: they have been in our country for 11 years and nothing has improved. >> reporter: one prominent activist says the u.n. is now hated in the country. >> wherever you have soldiers stepping in a foreign land you are going to have abuses. this is kind of part of it. but the real tro

after the quake the world ruched to haiti's aid -- rushed to haiti with emergency aid. gabriel elizondo, how is the prospect of getting back on its feet? >> good day to you david. port-au-prince was a capital city of a country in collapse. but five years later its getting back to some sense of normalcy. the government says with the international community one of their big accomplishments is getting 1.4 million haitian children back in school. they've also said that they've taken a lot of people off the streets that were homeless, there were 1.4 million homeless after the earthquake as well. but as we've been driving around for the past week talking to people and getting a sense for where this country is today housing is really one of the key challenges that haitians still face. >> when the ground shook violently, the ground shook and rubble fell around them. they escaped with their lives but not all their limbs. he worked as a carp enteren ter carpenter but hasn't been able to work since. despite the millions invested to alleviate the suffering of those who had nothing

: haiti is open for business. the markets are bustling. major roads have been repaired. new cars are everywhere. modern hotels updated hospitals, and fresh coats of paint are undeniable. yet this country is as an interesting crossroads because the renewed energy belies the ongoing struggles of so many that were devastated in the . >> you look so beautiful. fabian's dreams as a dancer were crushed when rubble destroyed her right leg. i first saw her along the roadside days after the quake. one of the thousands of new amputees. >> would you show me your leg? >> so much time has gone by this leg is no longer a good fit. >> if you had that new leg, would you be able to dance? >> translator: yes, i would be able to dance, because dance is in my head. >> reporter: as many as 4,000 lost a limb from falling buildings. sebastian was one of them. he also lost both parents. even at the age of 8 us washes determined to walk again. like other children has grown and his artificial leg no longer fits. it's rudimentary, but it wo

haiti, october 2010, at a hospital in a small, rural town north of the capital.ere the first victims of a horrific, unknown disease in a country still reeling from a devastating earthquake. patients were dying in the space of a few hours. children were especially vulnerable. al jazeera was the first news channel on the scene. in the following days and weeks

. >> thousands of people lost limbs during the earthquake in highty highty -- haiti and they are movedo the camp and are still here in port au prince and that story coming up. ♪ hello, france is preparing to mobilize 10,000 soldiers to help protect its population the announcement comes a day after solidarity rallies with almost 4 million people across the country. last week 17 people were killed in several attacks around paris and rory challenge is joining us from paris to tell us more about the boost of security forces rory? >> reporter: well clearly the french government is not comfortable with relaxing at the moment because it still thinks it might be some sort of threat out there. and the reason it believes that is because there is a question that is hanging at the moment a video was released online in the aftermath of last week's violence which was an explanation from bali who attacked the jewish supermarket of why he was doing what he did. now, police and the government here don't know who films and who edited that video and don't know whether that person is a threat. so this is

al jazeera's "faultlines" visited haiti. you can see an encore this monday 5:30 eastern, 2:30 pacific >>> a sombre day in australia as thousands attend the funerals of eight children found murdered in a house days before christmas. you saw the eight white caskets lining the queensland church carrying the bodies of four girls and four boys - aged 2-14. prime minister tony abbott joined the 5,000 mourners laying wreaths at the ceremony. the mother of seven children the aunt to the eighth, is charged with the murders >>> health officials link 19 cases of measles to disney theme parks in california where the patients visited disneyland or disney california adventure between 2015. two cases in utah one in california. of the cases in california two were fully vaccinated. much of the country is feeling a cold snap. we turn to meteorologist kevin corriveau. >> it is so cold in texas it will be dangerous driving. we are looking at ice across parts of central texas. where you see the pink from del rio to austin it's slick driving cond

mission is unpopular as it is in haiti. there are almost daily demonstrations demonstrations against the president of haiti against his new compromised consensus cabinet but also all the people you speak to say that they're opposed to the u.n. presence. they would like the u.n. to leave this country and the last couple of hours i joined protesters. they joined with a small grouping to begin with. in fact, a voodoo ceremony at the start to blast the protest. then they marched through the streets and more and more people join them as they try to get towards the airport where the u.n. security airport were landing. it's pretty clear how many people in this country what they think about the united nations. >> and james who else will they have meetings with? >> well, we're not getting a fuel idea and full read out of what meetings they're going to have while they're here, the security council. they're going to be looking at some of the reconstruction work in haiti after the earthquake five years ago. we understand that they're g

attention. >> "surf haiti" remains for now a small project with few customers. with waves like this, it's hoped that will soon change. >>> finally this hour, a mysterious illness killing tens of thousands on the pacific coast. researchers dubbed it sea star wasting syndrome but don't know what they have to do to stop it. sea stars are a telltale sign of a healthy ocean. as rob reynolds found a mass die-off could spell trouble. >> reporter: in this rocky wave-washed corridor of the california coast researchers are gathering evidence in a marine mystery. they are searching rock by rock, starfish. >> this guy looks healthy. >> reporter: normally many species thrive in the tide pools, an important part of a complex ecological system. today the researchers could find hardly any of them. >> we saw two sea stars, in the past we saw 145. a year ago at the same exact location to go from 145 down to two is drastic. >> divers began to notice large numbers of dead and diseased sea stars in alaska and british columbia in 2013. they dubbed the condition sea star wasting syndr

she took me to haiti shortly after the duvalier regime.as an old fashioned do gooder el nora roosevelt type. >> are you still involved in that? >> after the haiti trip i got involved in the fund which is a tremendous success of getting men who are in prison and men who are hoaxless, if they are -- homeless if they are sober they can put their life back together and get you a bank account and pay your rent, get back in touch with your kids, their ex wifes all the tough stuff that keeps people from staying sober. hi, i'm lisa fletcher and you are many the stream. what if instead of proeffect thing civilians they are protecting each other over crimes as serious as murder. >> what happened to tease guys. why are all all okay with this team. >> we will talk about the kiln team, that may inhibit soldiers about speaking out against injustice. plus, millions of dollars spent on anti-bullying programs with little to no evidence that they work. why it may be time for a new approach.

she took me to haiti shortly after the duvalier regime.as an old fashioned do gooder el nora roosevelt type. >> are you still involved in that? >> after the haiti trip i got involved in the fund which is a tremendous success of getting men who are in prison and men who are hoaxless, if they are -- homeless if they are sober they can put their life back together and get you a bank account and pay your rent, get back in touch with your kids, their ex wifes all the tough stuff that keeps people from staying sober. "techknow" >> announcer: this is "techknow", a show about innovation, we explore humanity, and we'll do if in a unique way. this is a show about science by scientists. tonight military technology in the e.r. >> night vision goggles show surgeons something they could never see before.

she took me to haiti shortly after the duvalier regime.as an old fashioned do gooder el nora roosevelt type. >> are you still involved in that? >> after the haiti trip i got involved in the fund which is a tremendous success of getting men who are in prison and men who are hoaxless, if they are -- homeless if they are sober they can put their life back together and get you a bank account and pay your rent, get back in touch with your kids, their ex wifes all the tough stuff that keeps people from staying sober. >> 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... >> if you want free press in the new democracy let the journalists live. . >> newly released video showing the gunmen shortly after their attack

. >> also, demonstrators clashing with riot police in haiti political foes reaching a new deal there. >> just killed her. >> five years after they nearly lost their daughter in a devastating earthquake, how one family is recovering. al jazeera talks to them about the future they're building. >> two daring men about to make that final push in the hardest free climb in history. the latest attempts to scale one of the highest and steepest cliffs anywhere in the world. >> the big number of the day. >> it is big. that is the investment into the pharmaceutical industry by one company. >> today's big number, $1,030,000,000 that's how much one big drug company is paying in the largest and latest pharmaceutical deal. >> we've seen these before. roche is buying a stake in a company doing cancer tests base said on genetics. >> a manhunt is underway this morning for a woman suspected in the deadly attacks in paris. let's again go back to dana lewis, in the french capitol. dana officials are still looking for the wife of one of the suspects, a possible accomplice. what else can you tell us? we und

. >> i'm in port-au-prince haiti where we reconnect with a child we met five years ago who was orphaned after the earthquake - to see how he's doing today. >>> the first edition of "charlie hebdo" since the attack on its office has gone on sale. the editor-in-chief said it was made in joy as well as pain. the special edition is being distributed around the world in more than a dozen languages. jacky rowland is in paris and joins us live. what is the mood like there in paris as this first edition of "charlie hebdo" since the attack on its office goes on sale. >> well we a seen people queueing up outside news ky of courseses and newsagents hours before the open. not hours, but in the hour before the open. people standing in line in the freezing cold in the dark waiting for the news ky of courses to pull up the shutters and people are loving the ky of courses, pleading and begging with vendors to tell them a copy of the magazine. in many cases it's been sold out before the store opens because people are prebooking preserve copies on tuesday. as i said at the moment "charlie hebdo" - the co

security council while here in haiti is being extremely heavily protected. they probably won't get a chance to mingle with ordinary haitians and won't hear the view like this about the president. >> translator: the president has created four to five different electoral concerns. he has organized civil cabinet members but can't organize one cabinet election. >> or this. >> translator: the u.n. doesn't mean anything to us. >> the urch will have two more days of meetings here. they'll likely hear this conflict is far from over. james bays, al jazeera, port awe prunsport-au-prince. >> are rights group claim over 40 people died in the protest against the bill this week in kenya. gave powers to kabila to continue in office until a national census was completed. malcolm web has more from kinshasa. >> senators have rejected one of the controversial plan changes to electoral laws but opposition is still suspicious that president joseph kabila is trying to extend his rule beyond the constitutional limit of two terms. >> translator: the government traps position is a s

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