the houston rockets were rested , and the warriors were not. staff kari and clay thompson had cranky ankles. it was another game in which the warriors were rarely happy to have a guy by the name of kevin durant on the team. it is the warriors by five with less than a minute to james harding was filed by thompson and makes the free throw to make it a two-point game. kari did not have his best three-point with 26 seconds left. chris paul poked the ball away from kevin durant. the rockets get the rebound. chris paul is called for being out of bounds. he makes contact with the official. watch it here. that earns paul his second goal of the game and an automatic ejection. the rockets will await a possible fine or suspension. no foul was called on that last shot. >> i just want a fair chance, man. call the game how it is supposed to be called, and that is it. i will live with the results. call the game how it is supposed to be called. >> i have been filed i'm straight. >> this is just the warm-up. the expectation is that this series should be a good

speed at the houston rockets are screaming fell against the warriors in the nba, wit about and what the warriors have to say about it. next. >>> the day after the warriors nailbiting win, fans are still debating something called the ndher the warriors got away with a potentially game changing foul. dennis o'donnell joint is now with how the league has responded. >> did you see val? >> mi in your landing zone? >> here is what it means, the shooter goes up for a shot, comes down in the same place, that is his landing zone. at the defender interferes with that, that is a foul. the rocket start james harden does not think he got a fair shake in game 1. >> i just want a fair chance. called again how it's supposed to be called and that's it. i will live with the results. >> james harden goes up with a shot from his feet are about three feet behind the three- point line and when he lands, he is in the three-point circle. he did not get the style called, rightfully so and the rockets lost the game and his only complaint right now is how much intention houston's complaining has received. >> i'm

they don't it's not often that someone out schools houston rockets down james harden. but that's exactly what you told donovan mitchell did in game three. the twenty two year old had a thirty four point game thank you michel and if teammates managed to keep pace with houston throughout the game to feck up one of the title final quarter of the playoffs. and while hardly outscored overall you delivered when it mattered most. finally ended with this new. law theatre's m.v.p. fact forty eight over twenty two points in the fourth quarter forty. three. kids if it guided houston to the narrowest of victories one zero four two one zero one. so we are going through every single night in the bus our bullets in our office and i think we did. we had a chance when a recently married the rocket now lead just one more win to progress to round two as they look to a better title for twenty five years so he'll mally al-jazeera. in tennis fabio fognini has become the lowest seeded player to win the monte carlo masters since the turn of the century fresh off his semi final upset over elev

>>well when today for nation golden state warriors beat the houston rockets today and the nba playoff president game to wasn't a good game. i was glued. it did absolutely nothing earlier today to back a bit so welcome for us. >>adjacent to mosques at the game and he explains that this wind came with a little bit of controversy. >>the dust has finally settled here at oracle arena but i'm not sure the heart rates have come to a calm for dubnation a very intense game between the rockets and the golden state warriors round 2 game one going to stay able to win one o 4 to 100 and a highly contested game from opening tip to the final buzzer but after the game unfortunately, many people were questioning the rest and the defense on james harden how do you defend that stepback 3 pointer that he has perfected we have people complaining about the 9 calls. we have people happy about the not calls after the game james harden gave his opinion as well as some of the war years on the highly controversial step back 3. >>that was one of hers is meant. called a game i was going be caught in the knesset c

>> everybody is crossing back and forth. >> thank you, michael. >> sure. >>> the houston rockets are doing some data mining to get an edge on the warriors. >> okay. after last night's close loss to golden state, it was revealed that the rockets compiled a list of fouls the team says were not called during the referees during last year's game seven loss. the information was communicated to nba officials. >> in documents, 81 apparent missed calls in houston says that cost them the championship. warriors coach steve kerr had some fun with the whole thing today. >> and check this out. that's him having fun. that's kerr pretending to be crowded by a reporter and flopping forward to get foul. >> he was referencing a pivotal play at the end of the game when houston's james harden pushed forward and collided with draymond green, as you see here. the referees did not call it a foulgu said it was the correct call. >> kerr says complaining about the referees has always been part of the game. >> you don't think there were ten calls thatt goes. and every coach in the league will tell you the same

it's not often that someone else schools houston rockets down james harden. but that's exactly what you target donovan mitchell did in game three . the twenty two year old had a thirty four point game thank you michel and if teammates managed to keep a few houston throughout the game to fed up one of the title final quarter of the playoffs. and while hard it was out good overall you delivered when it mattered most. with this new. law theatres in the fact of the twenty two point in the fourth quarter three. kids if it guiding you through to the narrowest of three one zero four two one zero one. so we are going through every sumo to produce our bullets in our roofs and i think we do. we are sure it's going to be similar we put the rockets now we just one more with the progress to round to see how they looked with their first title was twenty five years so hell mally al-jazeera. in tennis fabio fognini has become the lowest seeded player to win the monte carlo masters since the turn of the century fresh off his semi final upset over eleven time champ rough on th

same to utah so how moloch reports because they don't it's not often that someone out schools houston rockets star james harden. but that's exactly what you target donovan mitchell did in game three. the twenty two year old had a thirty four point game thank you michel and if teammates managed to keep pace with houston throughout the game to feck up one of the title final quarter of the playoffs. and while hard it was outscored overall you delivered when it mattered most. but. with this you. lost the key factor forty eight over twenty two points in the fourth quarter forty. three. kids if it guided houston to the narrowest of victories one zero four two one zero one. one so we are going through every single night in the bus our bullets in our office and i think we do. we are sure is going to receive. the rocket now lee just one more win to progress to round two as they look to a better title for twenty five years so he'll mally al-jazeera. in tennis fabio fognini has become the lowest seeded player to win the monte carlo masters since the turn of the century fresh off a semifinal upset over e

i will say that if there is a team like that, it is the houston rockets.e warriors 3 out of 4 games this year and last year, we remember they had the warriors on the ropes and all the houston rockets had to win that game, they went to game seven and lost that game and filed it in their memory banks so if there is one team in the league that i think actually believes they can meet the warriors, i s the team that the warriors will meet in e win the series. >>> jason appelbaum it or go. thanhockey, the san jose sharks now face an uphill battle after game 3 of their playoff series. a tough one against the loss vegas golden knights. the sharks lost to the golden knights 6-3 at the t-mobile arena in las vegas last night. they are now in the series 2 aims to 1. game 4 is set for tomorrow night in las vegas. >>> coming up, a big rig carjacked and looted and an ac transit bus that on fire, all part of a chaotic scene surrounding a sideshow in oakland. up next, police and the sheriff talk about the gunfire and fireworks they had to dodge while trying to clear the ar

clippers in six games last nnex calling out the warriors all season long, the houston rockets. ask and you shall receive. he said earlier he wanted golden state and the rockets flew in before they advanced past the first round in anticipation. a as bad as the blood may be, they have nothing but respect for the rockets. >> i admire what houston has done and building the roster and building their style and competing with us. obviously last year's series was epic. i have great respect for what they have done. hav are relentless. to be ready. >> it is round four. they are meeting for the fourth time in five seasons.ff at 11:3 immediately following the game. you can catch it all on nbc spoertrt s bay area and on the teams app. the giants lost at home with the yankees and the a's lost to the blue jays. more news after the break. ♪ [ crying ] ♪ you protect them at home. we help protect them online. this is beyond wifi. this is xfi. simple. easy. awesome. xfinity. the future of awesome. hopefully no one has spoiled it for you-- avengers endgame is raking in some serious cash. experts sa

in the nba, 12 games taking place, culminates with the final game between the houston rockets in theson. also on the website, you can get all of the latest on manchester city. back to the top of the premier league now. for much more. till next time, goodbye. hello there. it's certainly been quite a turbulent start to the month of april. let's look back at wednesday's weather under an area of low pressure, we had clouds spiralling across the british isles, gale force gusty winds in the far north. for some, it brought a classic april day. sunny spells and scattered showers. not feeling too bad and the sunshine, some of the showers quite heavy with hail, but for others, this is what we were greeted with the first thing in the morning. some lying snow, several centimetres in places across parts of scotland and north englad. it does look like this is a potential for further snow over the next few hours, but in a slightly different air. it is worth bearing in mind there could be a little bit of disruption on minor roads. that area of low pressure is slipping this southwest and that is wher

as they head down friday, they need just one more larry as you know to advance against the houston rockets. reporting live at oracle arena, mindi bach, abc7 sports. >>> james harden and rockets hoping for closeout win too. slim lead. ricky rubio for the lead, air balls it. jazz missed so many open shots in the series. rockets close out the series in five, what the warriors were trying to do. 100-93 is the final score. abc7 sports sponsored by river rock casino. a's beat texas and giants flanked the jays. warriors bring the intensity, don't bring it. got to be frustrating for coaching alwould you like a desk chair, weekends off, or the bathroom code? yes, please! which one? it's time to get more. lower fares. better service. sweeter rewards. alaska airlines. sarah's last tuition payment, sent off. feeling good? oh yeah. now i'm ready to focus on my project. ♪ ♪ this is why we plan. ♪ ♪ you never cease to amaze me, maya. see how investing with a j.p. morgan advisor can help you. visit your local chase branch. this spring, it's out with the old and in with the awesome. as in, in with the fast

as they head down friday, they need just one more larry as you know to advance against the houston rocketsrting live at oracle arena, mindi bach, abc7 sports. >>> james harden and rockets hoping for closeout win too. slim lead. ricky rubio for the lead, air jazzissedma sts t sers in five, whate t w 1093 the s. c7po sponsorediv in a's beat texas and giants flanked the jays. warriors bring the intensity, don't bring it. got to be frustrating for coaching >>> we appreciate your time. aetz.folallf thanks for being here. jimmy kimmel live, don cheadle. >> tv's number one daily viral video show "right this minute." >> you never let the pain make you feel like a zero. >> when matt dropped a random rap of kindness on this guy. >> he thought it was a prank. but see the story behind this reward. certainly thrilling to watch. >> what happens if this goes wrong? >> the obstacle air race where inches count. you got to stay calm when it all goes wrong. and two guys with upons about canada. >> you mean a boot. >> how they inspire someone else to jump in. he is. >> continuing to impress us over and over w

a big reason why that's the case is of course because of houston rockets star james hardin. s leading scorer was a virtual no show. hardin and the rockets on the road against the utah jazz saturday night. the former mvp struggling mightily from the floor. hardin has averaged 36 points per game in the regular season. he missed all ten of his first half shots. that's the first time anyone has done that in the playoffs since michael jordan in 1997, if you can believe it. six rockets players managing a score of 10 points in the game. chris paul ended with 18. hardin finding his shot in the fourth quarter. he nailed it. clutch three-pointer. finishing with 22 of 3. he made 14 free throws. the rockets get the winner up 3-0 on the verge of a sweep. >> and thinking of going out there, we've got to go out there and play the best in our roles. i think we do that, we have a chance to win everything that we play. >> the philadelphia 76ers is turning into one of the fiercer rivals in the nba. the bad blood between filly and joel embiid picked up a hard foul on jared allen. dudley did not

the defending champions, golden state warriors, also won against the houston rockets.n cup winning goal, stevie chalmers, has died at the age of 83. chalmers got the second in the lisbon lions‘ victory over inter milan in 1967. shout out described hamlet as a club legend at wants of its greatest ever goal—scorer. jane lewis reports: tributes to not accept a great, in player with a place in the clubs history. a player who will forever be in supporters heart. barely seven minutes from time, came the winning goal. chalmers deflected the dogs shot. this winner in may 1967 european cup final against inter milan was surely the most important goal he scored. in paying tribute, celtic and knowledge that saying: chalmers was born in glasgow on boxing day in 1935. but in 1955, his life was almost cut short after he was struck by to be a spent six months in hospital and was given just weeks to live before successful pioneering treatment. there is a goal, goal by tamas! during his football career, he played for celtic, partick thistle, and motoring. he also won five scotland caps,

. >> this is blackbeard for the houston rocket. they played utah. he hit the shot. he missed. a couple of minutes later he did it again. both times against rubio. 118-98. >>> never embarrass anybody like harden did last night. we will see you later. >>> the time is 4:57. >>> excitement building on capitol hill. a few hours away from the release of the redacted mueller report. we will have a live update next. >>> a big morning in san francisco. the 113th anniversary of the earthquake. we will take you live to the ceremony happening now. the nature of a virus is to change. move. mutate. today, life-changing technology from abbott is helping hunt them down at their source. because the faster we can identify new viruses, the faster we can get to stopping them. the most personal technology, is technology with the power to change your life. life. to the fullest. ♪ ♪ star wars galaxy's edge opening may 31st at the disneyland resort live from the bait area studios . >> a 6.1 click rot time one overnight. >> the 1906 earthquake 113 years ago. >>> plus lawmakers break for the release of

the final minute of the game, the rockets are down 5 and hard it gets to the rent for the three-point play and let houston with 35 but was just nine of 28 from the field. the warriors answered with curry and he got on the switch and made the rockets paper golden state backup 5 and curry out of his mind with 18 points and 19 seconds left, the warriors up 3 the rockets chapter and get the stela turnover number 20 and hardened with the other way and a chance to tie that he missed his throw three of the game pick seven seconds left, try to pastor gordon but clay got a hand on it and gordon stepped out of bounds, paul got ejected into the warriors hang onto one. 104-100, let's hit the locker room. >> it felt like we never lost control of the game, even one they went on a couple of runs, kd was special in the fourth quarter and everybody was locked in defensively trying to make him take tough shots and obviously, as mattered getting the wind, huge the start the series >> i just wanted a chance, called the game how it was supposed to be called and that's it and i will live with the results. >> game two of the se

the winner of this series will play a well rested houston rockets team. they have not played since winning the first-round series against the jazz on wednesday. is the clippers should win tonight, game seven will be sunday back in oakland. tonight's game starts at 7 pm. >>> the second and third round of the nfl draft is later today. but today, the niners at the pic. >> they picked nick bosa. his dad, also a defensive lineman, and the chargers took his brother. nick bosa missed most of his season at ohio state due to an injury. he said he cannot wait to play for his new team. >> i'm so excited to finally be back on the team. i cannot wait to get to work. this is all the work that i have put into this since i was 7 years old. i want to get with my team and i want to kick some butt on the field. i'm so excited to go to work. >> he is not only incredibly talented and powerful, fast, but he is very efficient in the way that he plays and if you put that together, you think you have a pretty special package. >> the 49ers have used their fi >> they had three firs

again mark so right now we have kevin duran warming up behind me if the clippers win and then the houston rockets beat the jazz tonioht which is looking like it's going to happen there up by 12 that game or cool be on sunday game one used in verse golden state. obviously they have to take care of business in iraq attempt to take care of business before that happens. but just to give fans idea it might be tomorrow it might be on sunday game one. and now for now that is all i have of course. i'm jason do mosque. ron for sports. >>thank you very much jason, yes, full highlights later of the warriors look to end their series. we can't forget how the sharks but away the golden knights in game 7 one of the most wild finishes in nhl playoff history. >>barkley good row scoring the game winner to cap off an incredible rally from the san jose sharks san jose trails 3 zip with 10 minutes to go in the 3rd period all changed on a 5 minute major penalty after a hit to the head of joe pavelski sharks use that as a rallying point went to work ripping off 4 goals in a matter of minutes to take the lead. vegas wit

. >>> another nba record from downtown houston. rockets broke the league's previous record in 26 threes they set themselves three days ago against the kings. houston cruised to an easy win, 149-113. >>> bill karins is here with a stormy forecast. good morning. we have a storm plaguing the west coast yesterday into today. about 2 million people continue under flood watch. the worst is the areas of coastal oregon. still got pretty heavy rain between eugene and portland. it will be with us throughout portions of the day. the heaviest totals in northern california and toward crater lake. saturated soil portland north ward toward seattle. some will be pushing north throughout the day today. we'll give you the week ahead forecast. the storm in the west coast now will be a blizzard this week. >> thank you. >>> now, a lady that broke a record in the everglades at 17 feet long, researchers claim this is the largest python captured in the natural preserve. she weighs 140 pounds, carrying 73 developing eggs. they are working to remove invasive snakes

they have the day off after playing the houston rockets. >> it was a rocking oracle arena. the rockets stormed back in the second quarter. the game was tied at 53-53 going into halftime. in the second half, kevin durant should what he is one of the best players in the history of the nba. the rocket say that draymond green fouled him, but to the rest disagreed. >> i just want a fair game. called game the way supposed to be called. that's it. we will live with the results. it is plain and simple. >> i have been filed by him in a three pointer before. i'm not going that would. i'm straight. >> the warriors won 104-101. game 2 with houston is tomorrow night. >>> san jose's evander kane score the first goal. colorado quickly tied it up and then went ahead 2-1. the sharks thought and icing penalty should have been called but the refs give no signal. they never caught up in the lost, 4-3. this series is now tied up with 1-1. the series moves to colorado for game three tomorrow night. >>> it is 4:10. the u.s. attorney general is scheduled to speak at committee hearings and both hou

. >>> the houston rockets wanted a chance at the golden state warriors and they got what they wishedest question going into game one was the ankles of steph curry and klay thompson. klay and steph suited up after dealing with ankle issues and the warriors fans were stoked. fourth quarter, eric gordon drives and turnser on the ball. steph picks it up dunk, warriors outside. under a minute left in the game, steph with the crossover and the three. that is money. the trademark shimmy. and he i pumped. 15 seconds left. rockets up three. kevin durant loses the ball. james harden brings it up. misses the three. chris paul gets the rebound. rockets throw the ball away and paul is not happy and he gets tossed. let's take another look at that. eric gordon stepping out, jawing at the rev, bumps into him, gets ejected. warriors win 104-100. here's kevin durant on the ws not heeding the refs. >> i don't think that gave us any momentum. i think if anything that definitely lit a fire under their group. you know, they ramped up their intensity after that as well. so, you know, i think both teams are

james harden blackbeard and the houston rockets ran with the utah jazz, harden missed. couple of minutes later he did it again. both times two ricky rubio, harden had a triple-double, scored 32, houston coasted 118 -98 to the 2-0 series lead. i don't know why they go for the fake every time. >> he draws the foul every time . >> if he could just score when he wants to at will. just like kevin durant must at the staples center. >>> stephen colbert is up next. captioning sponsored by cbs >> so the wait is almost over for the release of the redacted version of the mueller report. >> ...release of the redacted mueller report. >> how much will be redacted? >> the mueller report is about to be released, and audible has the exclusive audiobook. listen to the report come alive as read by noted five-time tony award-winning actor, leslie brickhill. >> on june 9, 2016, donald trump jr., the president's son, met with kremlin lawyer, natalia veselnitskaya at trump tower. also in attendance were jared kushner and paul manafort. in exchange for hillary clinton's emails, the trump team a

james harden blackbeard and the houston rockets ran utah jazz, harden missed. couple of minutes later he did it again. both times two ricky rubio, harden had a triple-double, scored 32, houston coasted 118 -98 to the 2-0 series lead. i don't know why they go for the fake every time. >> he draws the foul every time . >> if he could just score when he wants to at will. just like kevin durant must at the staples center. >>> stephen colbert is up - [announcer] if you want to make more money and take control of your financial future, then get ready because real estate multimillionaire and best-selling author than merrill, star of a&e's hit tv show, flip this house has one heck of an opportunity for you.

i am the richardson al-jazeera james harden was again the star man for the houston rockets in their latest when hard and scored thirty one points and a comfortable hundred thirty five to one hundred three victory over the l.a. clippers it seems could meet again in the playoffs. now they may be bound for the n.h.l. playoffs but the calgary flames struggled against the on the hind ducks in that match up on wednesday the ducks continued their strong finish to a last season they avenge their six one the fate of the flames last week beating them three to one calgary head into the playoffs top seeds in the west wall on a home streak of six straight playoff appearances comes to an end. and i will have more lights are on and i get about my visit our website al-jazeera al-jazeera dot com keep it here we have much more news on the other side of the break and the first time. we live in a time of war and tragedies crimes against humanity. activist repression. enforced disappearance arbitrary arrests. extrajudicial executions brutal torture the list goes on. who investigates who judges the criminals. w

james harden was again the star man for the houston rockets in their latest when harden scored thirty one points and a comfortable hundred thirty five to one hundred three victory over the l.a. clippers it seems could meet again in the playoffs. now they may be bound for the n.h.l. playoffs but the calgary flames struggled against the anaheim ducks in their matchup on wednesday the ducks continued their strong finish to a last season they avenge their six one the fate of the flames last week beating them three to one calgary head into the playoffs as top seeds in the west while on a home streak of six straight playoff appearances comes to an end. back to lauren and london. poll thanks very much i can run you can always catch up on our website address about his al-jazeera dot com who watches by clicking on the live icon. that's it from made our entire left us news up i'll be back in a moment with another full round up by so much watching. we live in a time of war and tragedies crimes against humanity. activist repression. enforced disappearance arbitrary arrests. extrajudicial executio

earlier in the newscast we were talking about the warriors with the big win today against the houston rockets. now superstar kevin durant is hoping to win off the court, as well. he is selling this. >> wow. >> interested? >> i think i got some money in the bank to buy this. how much is it? >> ocean front home in malibu. own it if you have about $13 million. >> i have -- >> 20% down. >> 12.5 million in my piggybank. >> according to the l.a. times durant bought the home last year for a little bit more than 12 and he's got it on the market at 13.5. >> hmm. >> 5,100 square feet. i think it's more than a three bedroom, two bath. >> look at those views. >> it was db. >> built in '76 and remodeled six years ago. >>> children look forward to the birthday because of gifts and cake. garvin thomas introduce us to a local teenager making sure no one is left behind on their special day. >> celebrating the birthday with a big party was such a given it didn't occur to her it wasn't that way for everyone until one day she wasn't. at first, she was sad. and then she went into action. >> this is the each indiv

the warriors took game one in the highly anticipated series with ahapp houston rockets. the biggest test so far. marion fabrow live with reaction from very happy fans. marianne. >> reporter: nail biters. the warriors pulled it out beating the rockets 104-100. people poured out of oracle arena this afternoon, jumping and cheering. many say that they were relieved, the roller coaster ride is now over and their warriors pulled through thanks in part to kevin durant scoring a whopping 35 points. >> the game was awesome. it was the best first round game i have seen. >> very fun and very close game. >> reporter: many of the fans say they'll be back here at oracle arena again on tuesday night for game two. that game starts at 7:30 but the fans say, while they do want an intense game they say maybe they just don't want another nailbiter like they went through today. reporting live in oakland, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> coming se up,, piecing together what caused a construction crane to collapse in the streets of seattle. what investigators arege learni

playoffs the champion's winning the opening game this second round series against the houston rockets drawn followed to his fifty point display against the clippers a few days ago by scoring thirty five. through though that scored the vital. three point opening a five point lead in the final minutes while the worry is hanging on in oakland a final score hundred four two hundred they're looking to win a championship in a row. the boston celtics beat the milwaukee bucks and game one of the second round series the bucs were the best team in the regular season but could do little to stop boston skier who got twenty six points on new alkies home court final score hundred twelve to ninety boston. so that's a good start of the game. good looks play well together and then start the second half really well together. just to montell out of from the cricket world cup host in glenda have access one of their big names alex hales well it comes a days after the opening batsman was handed a twenty one day ban for taking recreational drugs england say they've decided to drop him to prevent on assess u

playoffs with another game winning performance for the houston rockets. the u.s. secretary of state might pompei always hosting foreign ministers in washington to mark nato seventieth anniversary he opened the conference with an appeal for unity but turkey's planned purchase of the russian s four hundred defense system has drawn condemnation from nato allies u.s. officials have called the deal a security risk are diplomatic at the james bases at that meeting in washington james how much tension is this all generating it is certainly generating some tension in the opening session that's been taking place here nato was set up seventy years ago to confront the threat from moscow and that's what they've been dealing with in the opening session it's interesting as all the nato countries all twenty nine here gather to condemn russia for its aggressiveness the russian foreign ministry has put out a tweet they say tongue in cheek we'd like to wish the alliance in a peace and less nervousness clearly some of the nervousness is internal and it's that tension over turkey's d

james harden was again the star man for the houston rockets and their latest win harden scored thirty one points in a comfortable hundred thirty five to one the feel win over the los angeles clippers it seems could meet again in the playoffs. and that's it for me sammy. well that's it for this news hour but come on santa maria is back with another full shows out to stay with us. and we live in a time of war and tragedies crimes against humanity. activist repression. enforced disappearance arbitrary arrests. extrajudicial executions brutal torture the list goes on. who investigates who judges the criminals. who compensates the victims the international conference on national regional and international mechanisms to combat and ensure accountability under international law. organized by the national human rights committee. united nations human rights office of the high commissioner. european parliament. and global alliance of national seamen rights institutions. the brazilian economy is booming but deep divisions still exist between the haves and the have nots in a country where smartpho

and the richardson al jazeera james harden was again the star man for the houston rockets in their latest win harden scored thirty one points and a comfortable hundred thirty five to one hundred three victory over the l.a. clippers the teams could meet again in the playoffs now they may be bound for the n.h.l. playoffs but the calgary flames struggled against the anaheim ducks in their matchup on wednesday the ducks continued their strong finish to a last season they avenge their six one the fate of the flames last week beating them three to one calgary head into the playoffs as top seeds in the west while on a home streak of six straight playoff appearances comes to an end. and i will have more later on. thank you so much for joining me for this news hour here on al-jazeera my colleague will be up on the other side of the break and when you get a moment visit our web site al-jazeera dot com all the latest news including the potential confrontation that may happen in libya we'll keep you posted. egypt strongman is ruling within faced and the silence from his allies is deafening the u.s. w

eight points in the first half alone he would end the game with fifty points james harden and the houston rockets up next for the more. ok but as always fought for not more lights a. canadian mining company operating in botswana has unearthed the second largest diamond ever stone weighs one thousand seven hundred fifty cats and is larger than a tennis ball the spider its size so it may not be worth as much as you might think the company says the rock is of a variable quality. that is it for this news hour but we'll be back with more news in two minutes they were. may on al-jazeera. as the world's biggest democracy goes to the polls we focus on the economic challenges facing india and the rise of ultra nationalism a new series of the award winning environmental shows which meet some of the people striving to protect the planet twenty five years up to coming to power can be a unseen maintain its political dominance in south africa and a massive documentary series chalk from lives of two young faces in rule kenya and devon brazil over that first twenty gives and with breaks it still looming and popu

. >>> houston rockets star james harden was cooking last night.put on an mvp performance against the utah jazz. >> coy wire has more in this morning's bleacher report. >> hi christine, and boris, i'm impressed. >> cheers my man. >> 32 consecutive 30 point games during the regular season. a lot of basketball experts wondered if he would have anything left in the tank for the post season. two games into the playoffs, the answer is yes. how do you stop james harden? the jazz clearly haven't figured it out. game two last night, they tried to make him dribble to his right, so he did. he made scooting to his right for the trademark step back three-pointers. some experts say going to his right is harden's weakness. mayb xfinity watchathon week has sadly come to an end. what, what, what! no! but don't let that stop you from watching the best shows and movies from showtime, hbo, epix... jesus, what happened? ...and more. it's just the tip of the iceberg. upgrade now to get more into what you're into. thanks! just say "watchathon" into your x1 voice remote

to the nba now, and if this guy, james harden, is on form then you can bet that the houston rockets willzz again on monday. a victory would give them an unassailable lead in the best—of—seven series with the winners taking on either golden state warriors or the la clippers. they'll need their mvp contender harden to have a good game after he missed his first 15 shots of game three, although he still scored 22 points in that rockets victory. there are four chinese debutants at the world snooker championship this year at the crucible in sheffield. one of them is luo honghao. sadly for luo it might be an extremely brief appearance. he is getting absolutely hammered by shaun murphy, who is nine frames to nothing up. however, we've managed to dig up some footage of luo, who has some other skills he might be able to fall back on. talents abound. you can get all the latest sports news at our website, that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, marc edwards, and the rest of the sport team, that's your monday sport briefing. earth day is being marked around the world on monday. it's an annual day of event

it was almost it's not often that someone else scores houston rockets star james harden. but that's exactly what you told donovan mitchell did in game three you the twenty two year old had a thirty four point game on saturday mitchell and his teammates managed to keep pace with houston throughout the game to set up one of the tie to find quarter of the playoffs. and while hard it was outscored overall he delivered when it mattered most. bankable with his first few. last season's m.v.p. fact twenty two points in the fourth quarter or you would think you were kids if it guided houston to the narrowest of victories one zero four two one zero one we. were not so we are going through every single night and played the best our billets in a row and i think we did. we had a chance when everything when i replace the rockets now we need just one more wins to progress to round two as they look to in the first title for twenty five years so hell malik al-jazeera. are also one way away from progress saying the nets on the beating at the nets all saturday they need a serious three one

thanks it's not often that someone else schools houston rockets star james harden. but that's exactly what utah donovan mitchell did in game three. thanks michel and if teammates managed to keep pace with houston throughout the game effect one of the title final quarter of the playoffs. and was hardly outscored overall he delivered when it mattered most. thank you with this post you did. last season the fact twenty two points in the fourth quarter. we were. kids if it guided houston to the narrowest of victories one zero four two one zero one. yes we are going through every single night in. this our belief in our room and i think we did. we had a chance when everything when we played the rocket now be just one more winter progress to round to see how they looked with the first talkie within twenty five years or so him ali al jazeera. liverpool manager yogen club says the title race has been crazy so far the reds will be playing catch up but once again that has the aim to go back to the top of the english premier league when they face cardiff on sunday where they're t

scoring fifty points the war is winning this one once twenty nine to one ten james harden and the houston rockets up next for the champions. ok more support from a little light strong but that is it so now andy thank you very much well that's it for me down in jordan for this news hour but don't go away because manning miles is up next from our london new center with more of the day's news search of them so much nothing. but i'm a patient every weekly news cycle brings a series of breaking stories and then of course there's donald trump the town through the eyes of the world's jannah least that's right out of a hamas group that calls for the an aisle ation of israel that is not what that phrase means at all she joined the listening post as we turned the cameras on the media focused on how they were brought on the stories that matter the most in bed is a free palestine a listening post on al-jazeera. the shortest lived administration in strange modern history has been forced to call a snap election on april the twenty eight with the polls suggesting a fragmented vote and the rise of the far right

the boston celtics also lead the indiana pacers after taking the opener while the houston rockets willl legend diego maradona is the latest addition to the teqball family after receiving two customised tables as a gift from fellow former footballer and friend ronaldinho. the two tables, one featuring a stylised photo of maradona set on the argentina flag and the other with ronaldinho's signature, will be used by players of the mexican second division team dorados, currently managed by maradona, to warm up ahead of training and games. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, tulsen tollett, and the rest of the team, that is your wednesday sport briefing. al thanks. you may have seen the story about the dog that was rescued in the ocean more than 200 kilometres off the coast of thailand. now the animal has been brought back to port to be given a health check. he was discovered swimming in the gulf of thailand on monday. the bbc‘s tim allman has the story. back on dry land, a miracle on four legs. this little champion has been named boonro

it is the houston rockets on sunday afternoon. >> was this the best game offensively you have ever had i don't know. i don't know. i scored 50 points but i missed some good shots tonight. i feel it i made a few more. >> that was one of the great performances i've ever seen in my life. i have seen some good ones. been around some decent players. he just carried us. >> some decent players. ski still to come the sharks at redfin, we charge you a 1% listing fee. and because redfin.com is america's #1 brokerage site our agents get more eyes on your home so you sell for thousands more than the one next door. don't get stuck in the past. sell with a redfin agent. >>> the sharks had their own version of miracle on ice as they came back from a 3-1 deficit down 3-0 in the third period. tonight he opted for drama or less drama in the tank. they started their second game series against the avalanche. two minutes into the game, gabriel bourque leads quick, and now is 2-1 colorado, then marcus sorensen ignites a 2-1 break that ends with a joe thornton goal to tie the game and the later in the same.

eight points in the first off alone he would end the game with fifty points james harden and the houston rockets up next for the walks. that is always fought for now. that's one of the most popular video games pub g. as it's known is attracting many young libyans who are comparing it to life in their country with that do ahead. in cafes streets workplaces and even cars here in the libyan capital you can usually find a pub game or like many other young libyans but he agrees to spend several hours a day playing the game for him it's interesting and an escape. of the slow and i've nothing to do and i feel bored pub g. feels the vacuum i like it because it's full of excitement and competition it introduces me to people from different backgrounds and nationalities. but as a game is based on winning slowly eliminating opponents some are comparing it to life in their own areas and my is american his players even play under the names of libyan militia managing. some players name themselves in the game after prominent leaders of the groups so that they can intimidate the ever serious. because those leade

nicolas title if you go to thank for one of their goals james harden was again the star man for the houston rockets in their latest win hard in school thirty one points in a comfortable home the thirty five two hundred three win over the los angeles clippers. that's it for me sammy thanks so much well that's it for this news hour be back with another phobos and so stay with us. we live in a time of war and tragedies crimes against humanity. activist repression. enforced disappearance arbitrary arrests. extrajudicial executions brutal torture the list goes on. who investigates who judges the criminals. who compensates the victims the international conference on national regional and international mechanisms to combat impunity and ensure accountability under international law. organized by the national human rights committee. united nations human rights office of the high commissioner. european parliament. and global alliance of national human rights institutions. a notorious symbol of the u.s. war on terror one set for closure one ton of obey and it's detainees going nowhere we have identified as a

you know just means a few more people are watching james harden was again the star man for the houston rockets in their latest when hardin scored thirty one points in a comfortable hundred thirty five to one hundred three win over the l.a. clippers the teams could meet again in the playoffs. well they may be bound for the n.h.l. playoffs but the calgary flames struggled against the ana hind ducks in that matchup on wednesday that ups continue their strong finish toy last season they avenge their sixth one defeat for the flames last week beating them three one for calgary had into the playoffs as top seeds in the west while on a hines streak of six straight playoff appearances has come to a. sports bullets and lot more like a beta paul thanks very much will see you then last more news of course for you want it on the website al-jazeera dot com that's it for me peter dolby and the news our team here in lawrence is in london she was back in just a moment with a full wrap up of all today's top stories. a three year investigation into the pro-gun lobby we've been employing it was making a lot of re

eight points in the first half alone he would end the game with fifty points james harden and the houston rockets up next for the more us. ok the decisive force looking let's get back to mary in london lovely thank you very much andy now just one final story to bring you a canadian mining company operating in botswana as on earth the second largest diamond ever a car diamond cause one thousand seven hundred fifty eight carries stone is larger than a tennis ball its second in size only to a three thousand one hundred six carriage diamond discovered in south africa in nineteen zero five. that's if the knees out that have one you see in just a couple of minutes stay with us. talk to old jews there oh. you're just back from yemen what was the glimpse of the country that you go we listen to the children are deeply affected. because of war we meet with global news makers and talk about the stories that we don't know which is there are. a clan the star and world of illegal trade what you have here is not just archaeological objects you're talking about a political dimension where the spoils of war are s

playoffs the champions that winning the opening game of their second round series against the houston rockets drowned full of his fifty point display against the clippers a few days ago by scoring thirty five staff cari though that scored the vital bucket three point to opening a five point lead in the final minute the warriors hanging on an all clear and final score hundred four two hundred they're looking to win it third championship and. and the boston celtics beat the milwaukee bucks in game one of the second round series the bugs that were the best teams in the regular season but could do little to stop boston's current irving who's got twenty six points only walt is home court final four hundred twelve to ninety eight faustian. i thought i thought the group started the game. got good looks played well together and then started the second half really well together. well just a month out from the cricket world cup the host england to have access to one of their big names alex hales hales is currently serving a three week abana after testing positive for non performance enhancing drug hale

but a defeat to the houston rockets on wednesday was just their third loss in 16 games.s having already missed out on the postseason. a new pitch made out of recycled plastic cups was opened in russia. belgian brewer ab inbev launched the white and red coloured pitch in sochi, which came about after the firm reprocessed more than 2.5 tonnes of plastic to build the pitch. that material came from more than 50,000 cups collected at russian stadiums which hosted the 2018 world cup and fan areas where supporters gathered to watch their teams. but from me, tulsen tollet, and the rest of the team, that's your friday sport briefing now, it sounds like a sports competition but our next story is about high stakes politics. the two remaining candidates in ukraine's presidential election are due to undergo a drug test shortly as part of a bizarre row over holding a debate. volodymyr zelensky, the comedian who won last weekend's first round, will then go head to head with ukraine's president petro poroshenko in a football stadium. take a look at this. i don't even know what to make o

up next a team that has been calling out all season long, the houston rockets. and you shall receive. houston center capela said earlier this week he wanted golden state. the rockets flew to the bay before the first round series was over in anticipation. as bad as the blood may be, steve kerr has nothing but respect for the rockets. >> i admire what houston has done. over the last couple of years building their roster, building their style, competing with us. obviously last year's series was epic. great competition. so i have great respect for what they've done. they are relentless. they are continue to go come at us. we have to be ready. >> willie mays bobblehead call. tipping his cap, acknowledging the crowd. derrick holland gets luke voigt. a run comes to score. gary sanchez taking them deep and out. the first career grand slam for sanchez. yankees score to win 6-4 and take game two. they are going to go for the sweep on sunday. oakland in toronto. a rough day for brett anderson on the mound. drive in a run. bluejays taking a 4-0 lead. six earned in 4 1/3. ont

the winner will take on the houston rockets. tonight game seven will be sunday back in oakland. tipoff is set for 7:00. >>> new pricing projections, coming up how much uber plans to charge when the company goes public. pu >>> a much bigger fog bank right now. it will cool everybody down as he pattern has changed. d. we are the bobcat belles. we are a drill team from hallsville, texas. i'm the marketing director at the chick-fil-a in longview, texas. every year we do a novelty routine last year we were inflatable cows. some lady posted it online - got so many views. that made the video, the cow suits. the morning we were leaving for our nationals competition we surprised them and sent them off with a chick-fil-a cow. we were star-struck. we just wanted to let them know we love them. we knew we had to make this cow proud. yes! (laughs) >>> parts of the south still picking up pieces after severe storms in texas and louisiana. five people have been killed, including three children. two tornadoes were confirmed in texas. one with wen

playoffs with another game winning performance for the houston rockets. countries including britain france and germany are working to figure out what to do with the families of foreign fighters who joined iceland syria and iraq the red cross says they should be returned to their countries and hold the reports on the old camp which houses seventy three thousand people in northeastern syria. aid agencies weren't ready for what's being described as a humanitarian emergency in the past four months l. hole count in northeast syria has gone from hosting ten thousand people to more than seventy thousand the cap was built to house just forty thousand many live in communal shelters they are the wives and children of i saw fighters as well as civilians displaced by the fighting against the aren't group ninety percent are women and children and we have over six hundred cases of documented malnourished children and hospitals in the area are overwhelmed to provide them. very specialized care that malnourished children need so health care is a challenge malnutrition is

s leading scorer overcomes a slow start against houston rockets one game away from dancing in a play for the. how old atlanta on the southern states should be enjoying fine weather for a couple of days the remains the stormy stuff this here with a more or less gone out of the way dire and we look to the west for rather more the way of cloud out this is not a big surprise so we're sort of in el nino situation and i wish tends to it hans this sort of thing but there's not much coming out of that little bit of rain left over or snow and it streaked across the northern plains up through minneapolis just across the border into west nile teria as well but the temperatures don't very low there is some snow on the. twenty four in chicago with ten in minneapolis even in denver as of plus eight texas is enjoying the sunshine but there's a hint here of the cloud coming in that you might be developing a few showers well let's take you over night from monday to tuesday and see what does happen yes not exactly what happens we said enough moisture in good enough the contrast in temperatures for get