he said his brother was to the west of jakarta. he and his wife were there. >> translator: this motorcycle belonged to my older brother. this is a child's bicycle. >> on his days off, he played soccer with his friends, showing his social side. his brother said he never spoke to him about the islamic state militant group. >> i never thought of my brother as a terrorist and i simply cannot believe it. as a member of his family, i want to offer my sincere apologies to the victims. >> this is a room that was rented by the terrorists for two weeks before the terror attack. >> the police say three of the suspects stayed here, including ali. the owner said he told him that he needed a room for some friends who were working at construction sites. >> police offices came here and said we were involved in the incidents. i knew nothing about it. >> this is the website of the indonesian man suspected of masterminding the jakarta tape. he posted messages on a social networking page urging people to join the islamic state group. an islamic radica

step vaessen, al jazeera, jakarta. >>> there is lots more ahead on al jazeera. health organization says the link wean the zika virus and birth defects has not yet been scientifically established. plus. >> reporter: i am phil lavelle in los angeles where forget big business, the hackers are now heading for hollywood. but can the entertainment industry really keep them out? out? when you're on hold, your business is on hold. that's why comcast business doesn't leave you there. when you call, a small business expert will answer you in about 30 seconds. no annoying hold music. just a real person, real fast. whenever you need them. so your business can get back to business. sounds like my ride's ready. don't get stuck on hold. reach an expert fast. comcast business. built for business. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back for our top stories the syrian opposition says it will commit to a cessation of hostilities deal for two weeks in order to test how serious the other sides are about the truce. on the ground in the syria the u.n. says it's still having difficulty getting aid in to

al jazeera, north jakarta. >> 13,000 people have protested in the south korean capital against a wave of new policies. they're demanding that president park step down. >>> worried about the use of force and arrests in uganda following the country's presidential election. two people have been killed and more 300 detained and opposition candidates, they're continuing to dispute the president's re-election. now there are more allegations of vote rigging. >> supporting uganda's ruling nrn party for years. he wanted to become a member of parliament for her rule of constituency but said she lost the party's primaries because she were rigged. she decided to run independently, but she said she was cheated of victory again. she showed us these pre-ticked ballots and found ruling party officials stuffing emthem in ballot boxes in parliamentary and presidential elections. >> elections. >> i handed them all over to the police. >> when the ugandans voted on the 18th of february, many were critical. the president museveni was declared winner for another five-year term. the ruling party said that it

. >>> and thousands of prostitutes are evicted as the government begins the job of demolishing jakarta'sest red light district. ♪ ♪ >>> hello. the united nations says a cessation of hostilities in syria is largely being honored there been reports of artillery and gunfire but nothing major. al-nusra front and isil have not agreed to the ceasefire. the u.n. regarded them as terror groups so they were not part of a deal. the russian military says it has stopped airstrikes but the u.s. is continuing to target isil with reports of airstrikes. and the syrian government is continue to go shell the damascus suburb which is also excluded from the truce. elsewhere, it's hoped the pause in fighting can be us used to gt aid in besieged town but reports say another child has died from malnutrition. >> reporter: these fighters are on patrol. but they are also at peace. the sky above aleppo is usually buzzing with russian or syrian war planes. the city hasn't had a calm morning probably in years. but fighters here are under no illusion. >> translator: the regime is not trustworthy. they have violated o

the government treats them humanely. >> reporter: jakarta's governor says the evictions are needed to turn it into a park. >> our laws don't allow red life -- light districts. if you want to sell your body in a hotel or at home, it's your own business, if you want to be arrested by police. >> many are skeptical about a drive to close all red-light districts. >> prostitution has been a part of our culture. it can destroy places, but you can't make them disappear. they'll be here. the sex workers do this, they see no other options since they are poor. >> those that remain have a few days to decide if they leave voluntarily, or face the prospect of bulldozers moving in on february 29th >>> the new president of the fifa promises to restore trust in the governing body of football. gianni infantino described his election as a new era, fending off a comment from bare rain and two other candidates. he is swiss, a lawyer turned sports administrator. he joined european football's governing body u.e.f.a. in 2000 and became secretary general in 2009. his boss at u.e.f.a. was michel platini, banne

. >>> thousands of prostitutes evicted from jakarta's oldest red light district.tell you why. and we'll also bring you all the latest sport. serving up a classic final at the dubai championships. all the action coming up a bit late we are robin. >> hunted to the brink of extinction. >> we need an urgent method that stops the killing. >> now fighting back with a revolutionary new science. >> this radiocarbon dating method can tell us if trade of ivory is legal. >> it could save a species. >> i feel like we're making an impact. >> techknows team of experts show you how the miracles of science... >> i'm standing in a tropical windstorm. >>...can affect and surprise us. >> wow, these are amazing. >> techknow, where technology meets humanity. >> only on al jazeera america. >>> welcome back. you are watching the news hour. let's take you through the top stories. the u.s. and russia have welcomed a cessation of hostilities in syria that tend of its first day appears to be holding. the u.n. says major fighting has ceased. but there have been isolated reports of artillery

. >>> and thousands of prostitutes are evicted as the government begins the job of demolishing jakarta's oldest red light district. >> the united states and russia has welcomed a cessation of hostilities in syria that at the end of the first day appears to be largely holding. the united nations said that major fighting has ceased, but there have been isolated reports of artillery and gunfire. almost 100 rebel factions agreed to respect the truce. that does not al nusra front oillets. they record them as terror groups saying they were not part of the deal. they have stopped airstrikes but the u.s. is continuing to parking lot imwit--is continuing to strike isil. >> the sky above aleppo is usually buzzing with syrian war plains. the city has not had become morning probably in years. but fighters here are under no illusion. >> the regime is not trust worthy. but we are here and we'll prevent the regime from advancing in our areas. >> there is a cautious sense of calm and a desire to end the bloodbath. >> we want the truss to last. >> we want to live in peace and freedom. nothing else. but d

metalia, nhk world, jakarta. >>> that wraps up our bulletin. i'm patchari raksawong in bangkok. >>> people in japan are looking back 80 years to one of the closest coup d'etat's in the country's military history. the failed military rebellion ended with closed-door trials but today the whole picture of the incident has not been filled in. >> reporter: tokyo's tourist hub of shibua showed a different side as people gathered to remember and ask questions. . >> they stood where a prison of the now deif you want japanese imperial army once was and where leaders of an uprising were executed. >> translator: i'd really like to know the truth, why the officers and soldiers joined the incident. >> reporter: it was february 26, 1936 when a group of army officers led 1400 soldiers on a mission to seize tokyo. they wanted to abolish the government and military leadership and demanded the formation of a new cabinet. they killed several leading government figures, including two former prime ministers. but their uprising failed. and 21 of them were tried and

. >> reporter: bulls boarding a ferry for a week-long boat ride to get to jakarta.lready traveled for days. they have had to make 13 stops along the way, and at each one their price went up, and their health down. the government now tries to speed up the process and reduce high transport costs by introducing this subsidized ferry. >> translator: if jakarta wants to reduce the price of beef, that's impossible. even if we would send 1,000 bulls every week, with the high demand, the price can't go down. it's like throwing salt into the sea. >> reporter: low supply has turned indonesian beef into a luxury item, with one of the world's highest prices. indonesia imports hundreds of thousands of cows every year from australia to keep up with demand. these cows have become a symbol of national pride with indonesia trying to be less dependant on trail crease imports -- australia's imports. as long as this man has been a cattle farmer, he says he has never received any government assistance to improve production. his cows are skinny because he struggles to offer good food. >>

. >> reporter: bulling boarding a ferry for a week-long boat ride to jakarta.ve already traveled for days from remote areas. they have had to make 13 stops along the way, and at least one their price went up, and their health down. the government now tries to speed up the process by introducing a subsidized ferry. traders are forced to accept a lower price, but so far they have refused to do so. >> translator: if jakarta wants to reduce the price of beef, that's impossible. even [ inaudible ] 1,000 bulls every week, the price can go down. it's like throwing salt into the sea. >> reporter: low supply has turned indonesian beef into a luxury item. to keep up with remand, indonesia imports hundreds of thousands of cars every year from australia. the government now hopes that cattle ferries can transfer more bulls to jakarta, so imports can be reduced. these cows have become a symbol of national pride, with indonesia trying to be less dependant on australian imports. but often cheap transplant for cows won't be enough to achieve this. as long as this man has been a

for us.in jakarta coming up next, down, up, and down again, why some are saying japan's economy reallya roller coaster. ♪ rishaad: looking at her top stories, global equity bear market getting worse, anxiety over the world economy and central-bank ability to spur growth. the nikkei plunging more than 5%. the japanese heading for the worst week since 2008 the hang seng lower by 15% this year. intensifying speculation that the bank of japan may intervene to weaken the currency. recent movements and the yen havean "rough -- the yen then "rough." the uae minister saying that oprah -- opec is ready cooperate on output. shipments are set to rise by 410,000 barrels a day this month. toanese traders heading lunch after 5% declines in the morning session. we have the latest from what >> is going on out there. >>it is not great. h frank fored lunc those traders in japan. extending those losses, the worst week since 2008. big falls coming through. generally you can see there has been a lot of heavy selling. steelmakers under pressure, comingcompanies under pressure as well. hsbc extending six-yea

jakarta, pretty flat in its early session.ly has been quite a lot of risk this morning. .ook at the bond yields the 10 year in japan, the yields below 0%. we are also seeing the longer-term government bonds down to basis points to a fresh all-time low. certainly a lot of money going into those treasuries. it is the world's best performing commodity this year. magic?bout to lose its -- is it about to lose its magic? it has had a pretty good run. 12 hundred dollars at the moment. >> the best start of the year for gold since 1980. a seven-month high just on monday. about $1200 an ounce. this is traditionally the strong time of year for gold. monkey,the year of the so that is why we are seeing monkey shining with the price of gold. index of australian listed gold producer surging to its highest level since may of 2013 before heading a little bit lower today. basically, the seasonal chinese buying trends create a about a quarter of the gold jewelry. if we look over the past decade, and look at the chart of just 2015 alone, that is

rishaad: jakarta's troubles keep getting bigger. expanding its investigation into faulty airbags.e had the news. ♪ rishaad: the biggest auto industry recall in the u.s. is about to get even bigger. u.s. regulars are looking into all the contact places that use the troubles propellant. this could mean tens of millions of more recalls for the airbags. we will show you what this is all about. quacks this propellant is the safety of ammonium nitrate. there is kinds of propellants. the one that is in question right now is the ammonium nitrate. it has already expressed concern this this the safety of it propellant in these insulators that ruptured and sprayed shards of metal and plastic. now regulators are coming out and saying that they will look into all of these propellants that are using these kind of devices. because of the consent order with the company back in takataer with th they can do testing based on field data. than 28 million. the transportation secretary in the united states is now calling for vigilance even among automakers that have yet to recall vehicles using these ai

. >> the days are about to revive in jakarta.usands of privates have been victorie evicted to stop all possible red lights in indonesia. many have not had anything to eat. >> many are now out of work. many have lived in the shanty town for 50 years. this is where she raised her children and grandchildren making money doing laundry. >> i'm crying all the time. i can't even eat. i want to eat, but i don't have the money to buy food now. i feel sad that my grandchildren will have to go through this. >> this is a dark hidden world where people made a living for generations. this forced eviction forces the end of an era. >> only 200 of the 1300 evicted families have been given a low-cost apartment. most sex workers return to their villages as soon as police moved in, but some residents refused to go. >> our country has failed to provide proper jobs. they have failed to provide education. these sex workers are indonesian citizens who simply need money to survive. >> the government said that this area is needed to be turned into a park.

the jakarta composite hit a six-month high as the country's gdp grew 5% in the fourth quarter beating market expectations. >>> here's a look at other business stories we're following today. the chairman of the japan chamber of commerce and industry has met the malaysian prime minister to discuss adopting bullet train technology. it talk about a railway project that will link malaysia cities with singapore. >>> many temporary and part-time workers aren't happy with their status. preferring to be full-timers. the labor minute city has set a target to reduce these unwilling temps to below 10% of all regular workers in five years. the current rate is 18%. >>> advances in camera technology are pushing the boundaries of what people can see and record. adventurers and athletes were among the first to exploit 360 degree lenses. a growing number of business owners are seeing the light. nhk world reports. >> reporter: a motocross race. one rider has eyes in the back of his head. before every race, he mounts a camera to his bike. it's fitted with a fish eye lens. afterwards, shoji plays back the

franc francisca, nhk world, jakarta. >>> experts say the amount of radioactivity in waste from the 2011 accident will continue to drop significantly in prefecture northeastern japan. state minister of the environment informed the governor of the estimate on wednesday. he said the latest measurement shows the prefecture is temporarily storing about 1,100 tons of contaminated waste. it includes soil and rice drop. the radioactivity of that waste exceed ace certain level, but the ministry says anything below that can be treated as ordinary gar gauge. the amount of waste has decreased over time and sponsored by the ministry will continue to lower to about 250 tons in two years and about 40 tons in 20 years. the prefecture government will discuss a plan to build permanent waste disposals with municipalities by the end of march. >>> police in rio de janeiro taking japanese, so they can learn it for the olympic >> the police department invited staff from the japanese consulate general to be teachers. about 30 officers, all of them beginning in the language, attended the first lesson. the lesso

thousands of sex workers, small business owners and their families are being evicted in jakarta. >> reporter: this river has been a popular designation for sailors and traders for as long as people can remember. not any more. sex workers and bar workers are now all out of work. this is where this woman raised her children and grandchildren, making money doing laundry. >> translation: i'm crying all the time. i can't even eat. i want to eat but i don't have the money to buy food now. i feel sad that my grandchildren will also have to go through this. >> reporter: it is a world where generations made a living. these forced evictions make an end to an era. they're having to pack up their lives. 200 of the 1300 evicted families have been given a low cost apartment. more sex workers returned to villages, but some residents refused to go. >> translation: our country has failed to give proper jobs, to provide proper education. these sex workers are indonesian citizen who needs money to survive >> reporter: the governor says the evictions are needed to turn the area into a park >> translation: our l

bbc news, jakarta.rhaps never before has an airport encounter held as much significance as today's meeting between pope francis and patriarch kirill, the head of the russian orthodox church. they held talks in havana and signed a joint declaration that calls on the international community to take urgent action to prevent christians from being driven out of the middle east. it is an historic step which comes 1000 years after the eastern and western branches of christianity split apart. for more on the significance of this meeting, i was joined a short time ago by a father from the catholic university of america. the pope's first words to the patriarch were apparently "finally." why has it taken 1000 years for this meeting? patriarch in moscow was established in 1586. the 1000-year rift has to do with constantinople. we also have to remember this was a religion that was under soviet repression and domination for so long. beginning to come out of the underground, beginning to come out of a world that was s

possessing the identification documents as are all clues that might be something fishy going on we are jakarta applying the judge will sentence twenty in and may he faces up to five years in prison marcella robertson and thirteen is now a prostitution sweep the leaves to the arrest of twenty four people in newport news police took part in several undercover prostitution operation prostitution operations over a two day period the sweep involved operations on the streets in it was all part of national day of john's arrests which was started by long horsemen in chicago agencies across the country take part in anti prostitution arrests and we have a full gallery of those arrested in this week and you can find that in thirteen years now but calm right now woman is accused of setting in newport news apartment on fire twenty three o charmaine marches behind bars charged with arson fire happened last october on marcus drive off of old oyster point road. no one was hurt in the fire investigation is still ongoing so officials are not releasing any more details in this case a fire forced a chesapeake fam

china composites -- jakarta composite down 1/10 of a percent. about the oil prices could some declines -- oil prices p. the u.s. is rebounding did we ar. energy suppliers are falling down in tokyo. japan petroleum is down 1.35%. rishaad: china may be doing a better job when it comes to cutting debt. here's corporate finance guru l ian -- >> we have heard about corporate butuage going up in china, haven't dug deeper into the data. looked at 3000 firms from china. are deleveraging compared to the soe. for a privateatio sector companies, defined as we asset ratio, actually declined to 53%. up totio for sle's went 52% now. rishaad: why are these companies leveraging up? has artie said he is going to reduce corporate get dy said he isalrea going to reduce corporate debt out there. lianting: they didn't really want some the debt from that stimulus package, but now, they had to take it. they're burdened with debt they cannot play -- repaid. rishaad: what can beijing do to get out of the projected that mass? -- debt mass? lianting: the government really

trading has started in jakarta. we have another half hour to go before tokyo. >> uneventful session in the equity markets right now. we are seeing declines, the down about .5 percent on that index. this is really what we are seeing across every single market. it's not a real rush to the exit. we have indicators of risk. a lot of losses today are down to declines across resources, minors, and energy. whether you are an exploiter -- and explorer -- whether you are -- expoiter or a minor lorer or a miner. the five year, still below zero, but inching up a little bit. what are we doing? -- .07 theyield, .1 last time i checked. .08. an uptick of three basis points from yesterday. quickly, just to emphasize the point that it is not a rush to the exit, that is the vix for the nikkei, up very slightly, about .1%. we also have one for hong kong. let me open that up for you. , 25, 30. that's following the losses yesterday. not a rush to the exit but not a lot of money coming in. back to you. google shares surging in extended t

trading has started in jakarta.nother half hour to go before tokyo. >> uneventful session in the equity markets right now. we are seeing declines, the down about .5 percent on that index. this is really what we are seeing across every single market. it's not a real rush to the exit. we have indicators of risk. a lot of losses today are down to declines across resources,

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will be strong allies, the other two will be better than president obama >>> the jakarta globe says despite its growth, zika, like many mosquito-born viruseses has no vaccines, they are contained in small outbreaks. the paper says the only way to protection ourselves is for the government to springboard vaccines into a development before it becomes an international crisis. the economist promised this cartoon. negotiators promised to hear each other as it is surrounded by the factions waging war against each other >>> south koreans are big drinkers. in the past, drinking was done by men. that's no longer the case. >> reporter: on patrol with the south korean police. hazel and her partner have been called to this coffee shop. patrons report someone in need of help. they find her heavily intoxicated and passed out in the bath roo.. >> they take her to medics. >> up until now korean men ln the heavy drugs, increasingly women are joining their ranks. every night south koreans corn assume 7 million bottles. >> number of calls we get involving drunks is increasing. women make up most of the calls.

jakarta, a little bit of green at 1.9% up. that is it for us.d for "asia edge" and the big stories of the day so far, including looking ahead to the year of the monkey, hoping the markets will go bananas. "asia edge" is next. ♪ charlie rose: we begin with president obama's address at the islamic society of baltimore. it was his first trip to a mosque as president. he spoke at the israeli embassy last week. he will appear at the presidential prayeea

. >> bulldozers are about to arrive in the i wouldest red light district in jakarta. thousands of prostitutes have been convicted as part of a plan to turn off red lights. some say they have been forced on to the streets with nothing to eat. >> reporter: soulmate river sa popular destination for sailors and traders. not any more. sex would workers scpst bar owners are out of work. >> they live in a shanty town for 50 years, raising chin and grandchildren, making money doing laundry. >> i'm crying all the time. i can't ate. i want to ate. i don't have the money to by food. i'm sad that my grandchildren have to go through this. >> it's a dark hid edge world. forced evictions many the end of an era, they were forced to pack up their lives. 200 of 1300 families have been given a low-cost apartment. sex workers return to their villages as soon as police move in. some residents refuse to go. >> translation: our country have failed to provide jobs and education. the sex workers are indonesian citizens that need money to survive. the government treats them humanely. evictions

hong kong is down 6/10 of 1%, and jakarta is down 8/10 of 1%. of thelook at some movers, because we are seeing quite a bit of movement in terms of space. the aussie dollar is down by 7/10 of 1% trading at .7104. we had some remarks coming in. and said he would be comfortable with the aussie sitting around $.80. the yen is seeing strengths of about 4/10 of a percent, trading at 112.77. the yen strength is waiting on some of the equity stories today, in particular when it comes to currencies. this is waiting on the outlook of earnings. we are also seeing automakers and exporters seeing significant downside in the tokyo session as well. >> banks, -- thanks. china plans to strengthen interest rates by conducting open-market operations every business day. joining us is robin ganguly. robin, this was to avoid a crash cash crunch during the new year holidays, but why extend them? >> i think chinese policymakers are kind of burned by what we saw earlier this year. i see this as a positive sign. they are not prepared -- they were caught pretty much by su

i'm fighting february 20th in jakarta against jimmy albo of the philippines. i've been training very hard, and very smart. he's a tough opponent. i continue to challenge myself by competing with him, but i see myself being victorious in the first or second round. >> thank you very much. nasa said it has received a record number of applicants around 18.5000, and they've been giving a glimpse of what travel might be like. they're working hard to make it happen as soon as possible. here is our technology editor. on board of a balloon or explo exploring the earth. they hope these travel posters will get people thinking about traveling to space. it's not as farfetched as it seems. virginga has tick number two craft replaces an earlier model that broke apart and killed a pilot in 2014. virgin promises passengers that it will take them above 100 kilometers above earth. they'll get a few minutes of weightlessness. they are also selling tickets for flights on board it's lynx space plane. it has not said when it will start flying the plain. another company blue origin r

had seen in global equities, particularly japan, which is closed today but has fallen 7% this week jakartaing positive. the australian share market up as well after entering their market territory yesterday. andrally, not looking great hong kong stocks are very much under pressure. looking at crude oil, extending the losses, trading near $27 a barrel on renewed signs that the global glut will persist. harples is with me. saying that the bottom of the target is $20. ben: nobody knows where the bottom is at the moment. they are really picking numbers. rishaad: of course. they would be making a fortune. is not gettingk any better. people are gathering in london at the moment. they forecast that prices are going to be low for the next decade. week thato said this the first half, he is very bearish on that. and the numbers, we have just seen more companies reporting the bad news. husky energy cutting more jobs. numbersith the u.s. last night, a slight decline in the crude stockpiles. that can be correlated with the dropping imports. it may start rising again from next week. at the moment, it is

jakarta is looking ok after the 8/10 of 1%. oneralia in late trade up i -- 1/10 of a percent.cus and the market is closed but we have seen it be a safe haven. it is up by about .61%. we are counting down to the reopened in hong kong at the top of the hour. that is a picture of the new levels here in hong kong. they have stalled off. ♪ emily: the nasdaq pulled back from a bear market companies that were big winners are seeing big volatility. optimism has spread as investors grow wary about the valuation. none of them have been able to sustain the gains they have had in the after markets. we do think once investors stop focusing on the macro elements and start voting on the fundamentals and the micro part of the market, these will be some of the first companies to recover. emily: the ceo of alphabet is going to be taking a closer look as to where alphabet should and should not be spending. where would you like see them cut back and where would you like to see them invest? heather: i don't expect to hear about them cutting, what we expect to hear is about more rigor in how they d

forces to prevent the spread of radical ideology in fan tan province, follows an attack on the capital jakarta last month alread. >>> already causing food shortages around the country. step vaessen reports from east timor. >> most plants die because of a lack of water. planting season was delayed because monsoon rains started two months late. >> translator: this year rain only fell a couple of times. sometimes, rain are heavy but sometimes it's only drizzle and sometimes it's only cloudy and there's no rain at all. >> reporter: the weather phenomenon em19 yoa which is predicted to reach its peak this month, many parts of indonesia rice har vises ar harvests are o fail. even this won't be enough to save their crops. their corn plants should have been this high by now and food stocks are running low. this is all the corn that they have left from last year's harvest. meals have already been cut back and they're hungry. >> translator: i'm worried about the coming months, worried we'll be really lungary because of this drought. >> government officials say food stocks are sufficient but experts are

intheast asia, gains malaysia, singapore, as well as jakarta.ng a close watch on the indonesian currency, as well as the malaysian currency. indonesia has central-bank action later today. counting down to the reopening hong kong and china at the top of the hour. emily: the relationship between regulators in silicon valley's drive for destruction -- disruption is being tested. a startup is under scrutiny. automates hrch , being investigated by california and washington state. resigned amid the scandal, involving allegations employees sold insurance without holding proper licenses. here with me to discuss this and the fallout, our startup reporter for bloomberg news. a great piece out by you. first of all, you've got details about whether parker conrad resigned. and willingly. what do you know? >> not as willing as everyone would like to make it seem. andreessen horowitz is the main investor. they own 25% of the company. definitely, there was a big patient -- a big push to parker, you need to step aside. there was an internal investigation. they b

draw these many protesters >>> bell dozers are about to arrive in the oldest red light district in jakarta. thousands of prostitutes have been evicted and forced onto the street with nothing to eat. >> reporter: this area has been a popular designation for sailors and traders as long as people can her. not any more. sex workers, bar owners and tows who sold food to hundreds of customers every night are now all out of work. this woman has lived here for nearly 50 years. it is where she raised her children and grandchildren, making money doing laundry. >> translation: i'm crying all the time. i can't even eat. i want to eat but i don't have the money to buy food now. i feel sad that my grandchildren will also have to go through this. >> reporter: it is a dark hitting world where generations of four indonesians made a living for decades. this is an end of an era. now they're forceed pa tack up their lives, lives of joy and sadness. >> reporter: only 200 of the 1300 evicted families have been given a low-cost apartment. more sex workers returned to their villages as soon as police moved in. so

however, thousands of high school students held a rally in jakarta protesting that ban today. >>> in cleveland, valentine's day is perfectly legal. what better way for a couple to celebrate their love on the special day than thai -- tie the knot? right now 23 couples set to exchange vows at tower city, in cleveland municipal court. judges performing the ceremonies. newlyweds who already have marriage license also get a $25 tower city gift card, cupcake and free parking pass. >>> today's the first day of the random acts of kindness week. hudson's league of service is getting things started right it starts at noon at the grain and each day participants will compete specific kindness tests like sharing a book monday and writing a thank you note tuesday. >>> the trumpet awards will have a presentation today. it will honor congresswoman marcia fudge and other women of the congressional black caucus. representative fudge receiving the honor for promoting legislative reforms and policies that benefit all americans. you can watch that ceremony on newschannel 5, it airs at 3:00 this afternoon

step vaessen is in jakarta to tell us more. >> reporter: researchers have found that nearly 10 millions are being handed out to indonesian shoppers every day. and they often find their ways to places like this. they are polluting the seas, the rivers, the streets, the parks, the forest, 187.2 million tons of plastic waste is being produced in indonesia every year. and that makes it the second-biggest polluter in the world after china. plastic waste has become a trap to marine life, tourism, and people's health. to reduce all of this plastic waste, the government has started a pilot project where people now have to pay for their plastic bags. it's only 200 for a plastic bag, which is 1-10th of a percent. >>> taking you live to the white house where president barack obama is about to talk about his plan to close the guantanamo bay prison. let's listen in. >> -- intelligence, diplomacy, homeland security, law enforcement, federal, state, and local, as well as the example of our ideals as a country that is committed to human values. in this fight we learn and we work to constantly improve.

i'm fighting february 20th in jakarta, against a fighter from the philippines.ining very hard and smart. he is a tough opponent. i look forward to challenging myself by competing with him. but i -- i see myself being victorious in the first or early part of the second round. >> all right. and that is all of the sport for now. more with robin later. laura? >> jo, thanks very much. >>> how long do you think it will be before tourists can send a postcard from space. the space agency has been giving a glimpse of what travel might be like sometime in the future. here is our technology editor, tarek bazley. >> reporter: now never have considered taking in the view cloud nine traveling to jupiter, or exploring the possibility of life under the moon, but nasa hopes these new retro travel posters will get us thinking about talking about taking a trip into space. a number of private companies have been working on the first step. virgin galactics new modified spaceship two craft replaces an earlier model that broke apart and killed a pilot in 2014. virgin promises passenge

i'm mighting february 20th in jakarta, in one championship against a fighter from the philippines.ining very hard and smart. he is a tough opponent, i look forward to challenges myself by competing with him. but i see myself as being victorious in the first or early part of the second round. >>> nasa says it has received a record number of applicants, about 18,000 for its next class for astronauts. we have been getting a glimpse at how space tourism is shaping up. tarek bazley is our man. >> reporter: you might never have considered taking in the view from the cloud nine observatory on venus, traveling to jup -- jupiter, but nasa hopes these new travel posters will get us thinking and talking about the idea of taking a trip into space. a number of private companies have been working on the first step. virgin galactic's new craft replaces an earlier model that broke apart and killed a pilot in '2014. virgin promises passengers a ride that will take them beyond the boundary of space. once there, they will get a few minutes of waitlessness. u.s. company x-core is also selling tickets

possessing the identification documents as are all clues that might be something fishy going on we are jakarta applying the judge will sentence that we in may. coming up tonight thirty here how long they are what our lawmakers are doing their part to tackle the problem. marcella robertson thirteen years now we're following a major problem on to sixty four had to be absolutely it's still bad unfortunately i have of the there in just a minute but before i walked over here another accident sixty four westbound in newport news and another one six fifty four northbound between hampton and newport news. busy busy busy this afternoon was glad dive right into it take a look at one of the accidents now perkins will take a look at the traffic network mapping see here or there are several delays working around the bridges and tunnels and those are the ones we expect but i want to get to the ones that you're not going to be used to so starting in hampton. take a look at this big accidents. i acted as the men should say here six sixty four northbound around aberdeen road in hampton you can see traffic actu

pastor and a gluten free in jackson hole or jakarta and that's how she got the idea for this actually hear that the crunching through serene calls it a tiny laboratory closing the lid starts the chemical reaction and this pocket sized sensor reads the results all what happened what happened it frowning of us get good because it's a warning the two hundred dollars center called me but discover that snack mix was not gluten free if i'm not generally one out of five of the gluten free dishes that were testing out in restaurants are coming back positive for gluten the whole idea behind the design is to make it child to use and in fact kids could be some of lehman's biggest users with allergies are fifty percent more among children the last fifteen years and after the gluten test hits the market later this year the company's next project our little jars the test for peanuts and dairy but each jar is only good once and it roughly five dollars each scene as ashley clark thompson says newman serves a specific route folks who have really troublesome and potentially dangerous allergies. it does

. >> reporter: bull sporting a ferry for a week long boat ride to jakarta and made 13 stops along theh one the price went up. the government allowed them to speed up the process and reduce high transport costs introducing the subsidized ferry and paying national transport, they are forced to accept the lower price but so far they have refused to do so. >> translator: wants to reduce the price of beef, that is impossible. even with one thousand bulls a week that is high demand the price can go down. it's like throwing salt into the sea. >> reporter: supply has turned the beef into a luxury item with one of the highest prices for a kilo, to keep up with demand they import hundreds of thousands of cows every year from australia. the government now hopes that cattle ferries can transport more bulls so imports can be reduced. these cows have become a symbol of national pride with indonesia trying to be less dependent on australia they want to be self sufficient in beef production but experts say often cheap transport for cows won't be enough to achieve this. as long as he has been a cattle

jakarta under fire again. u.s. investigators announced another investigation. think investors were hoping for dividends. i'm sure you're going through that, but that stock is up by 2.6% despite fairly ugly print on those results. manus and anna, back to you. anna: thank you very much, heidi lynn. reporting a 92% drop in profits. james foley joining us in the studio now. good morning to both of you. ryan, let's come to you first. the top line on bhp, the focus very much on what these businesses in the sector can do to get them out of the slump. >> they are effectively doing two big things. .ne is a dividend cut they cut $.16 per share. the market was looking for $.31 per share, down from 32 last year. as the biggest cut since 2001, when bhp and billiton merged. you have to go back to 1988 before then to find another dividend cut. there is room to save. guidance fort the this year, it had been $8.5 billion, now it is $7 billion. in the last six months, down 7%. in 2017, they want to go from an earlier forecast, about $7 billion to about $5 billion. manus: they al

shares in australia and jakarta looking a bit different.gains today despite the drop in oil prices. shares, butining new zealand seeing a client -- a decline. year over the chinese new in one section of calhoun. a key concern for tourism because it does not present a welcoming image of hong kong and jewelers falling today on concern that people will not come to shop and visit. jets bc --about a hsbc and petro china later in the show. japan is now closed and china still closed. a complicated picture. let's talk about janet yellen. she is a knowledge that market volatility may delay rate hikes. let's listen. >> the fomc anticipates economic conditions will evolve in a manner that will more it only gradual increases in the federal lines rate. in addition, the committee expects the federal funds rate is likely to remain for some time below the levels expected to prevail in the longer run. financial conditions in the u.s. have recently become less supportive of growth. with declines in broad measures of equity prices, higher borrowing rates for

jakarta oakland raiders safety has been hired by e s p and as a national football league analyst.been hired to work as an analyst on sunday countdown and monday night countdown. the 39 year-old three-time all- pro is expected to begin the new job in july. >> catherine: lee would be back with the latest-- we will >> gabe: tech trans reporter gate slate is here and i will tell you who is backing apple and who isn't. and how all of this will affect you iphone the user. at 8:00 p.m. >> catherine: a full hour of entertainment news is on the way. at 7:00 it is the insider, followed by entertainment tonight at 730. then we are back with kron 4 news at 8:00. that is before us at 6. stay connected and we will see you at 8. announcer: through sunday at sleep train's presidents day sale, save up to $300 on beautyrest and posturepedic, get three years interest-free financing on tempur-pedic, plus same-day delivery. hurry! sleep train's presidents day sale ends sunday. >>> "the insider," behind the biggest stories tracking today. >> number one, angelina jolie saying she didn't want kids. >> i

first aseane dialogue partner to establish a dedicated diplomatic mission and inoint a representative jakarta, and in 2013, we created the young southeast asian initiative, and our economic ties are also booming. we have a quarter trillion dollar trade relationship with since 2009.% the asean region is now the fourth largest goods export market for the united states. trade with asean countries supports nearly 500,000 american jobs. last year alone, companies from right here in california exported $11 billion in goods to asean. in fact, companies from all 50 of our states engaged in trade .ith asean u.s. companies have been that largest investors in asean, with a stock of more than $226 billion, nearly doubling since 2008. asean is also an increasingly important partner in addressing regional and global challenges. from maritime, climate change, pandemic disease, to violent extremism, sustainable development to trafficking in why last year is during the president's trip to malaysia, we elevated our partnership with asean to a strategic partnership, but there is much more we can still do togeth

we have dead folks in turkey, jakarta, dead folks in san bernardino, california.ll of us have skin in the game. i want an alliance of nato ,roops and sunni arab troops saudi arabia, qatar, jordan, and say we can't do this on our own. it would not be successful if we did it on our own. let us work together so isis can't say it is the great state coming to get us. violence to impose your religious believes on others is wrong. it is unacceptable. the president does not get this. did you hear the state of the union? i watched it. he said isis is a bunch of guys with beards with guns. i don't know who wrote that for him, but that guy should be fired. or the president, if he believes that, should go to paris and say it in the face of those families who lost their loved ones and fly to san bernardino and save these are a bunch of guys with beards with guns. the problem is he does not understand terrorism because he was never involved in fighting it. i spent seven years fighting terrorism. the job i accepted on september 10 was different the next day. we spent the time an

scot marciel has served as principal deputy assistant secretary since 2013 following his time in jakarta as our ambassador to indonesia for three years. he served as an ambassador for deputy assistant secretary for pacific bureau responsible for relations with southeast asia. earlier in his career, he served in vietnam, the philippines, hong kong, brazil and turkey as well as in the economic bureau's office of monetary affairs. ambassador marciel will represent us as a new government is formed over there in burma, as america's policies adjust to those changes on the ground. he obviously has a lot of experience. i think it will prove valuable as it works to help our nation at a time of truly consequential change in burma. burma's tradition -- transition to democratically elected government is an important mark of reform in a country with a long and very troubled history. we know there is more to be done, but the administration can take credit for its efforts and so can members of congress in both parties. hopefully we can build on that momentum by working together. and on one final matter