supposed to flame out in weeks but he is still there and fighting and still the man to beat, allen fisher, al jazeeragas. >>> scientists in the uk carried out a series of controlled explosions in the luggage hold of an aircraft to test a bomb-proof lining material. without any special protection an explosion in the hold of an aircraft can easily bring the plane down but researchers have developed a fabric bag which can contain the force and heat on a blast using multiple players of synthetic fibers used in the arrow space industry and ballistic armor to withstand explosion. >> mitigating the risk of people getting things on an aircraft. what the fly bag does is it actually accepts there may be an instance where somebody is successful in getting something on board an aircraft and therefore the next question becomes how can we mitigate the effects of an explosive device detonating at altitude in an aircraft. >> released tear gas in parliament to improve ties with serbia and it's the sixth time in resent weeks that opposition lawmakers have done this and want the government to drop agreements to give gr

allen fisher, al jazeera, las vegas. >> mr. trump has some of the latest data 41% of republican support, a big jump up from 28% two months ago. that texas senator, i like that man, ted cruz is up four points since the october poll, 14%, and florida marco rubio has also risen 10 points to 10%. ben carson is there, polling well, but his 18% supporters is now up to nine, and despite having two former presidents in the family, jeb bush has just 3% with a cent report. the more i am joined, the president of sales and company, with researches public opinion, and conducts the des moines register, bloomberg politics, iowa poller, i shouldn't have said that then, i should have said you are an expert who normally gets it right, and donald trump doesn't think much of you, doesn't like you much, does he. >> not lately. kind of a running pattern about the polls and so when a poll looks as though that he is not winning then he usually has something to say about it. >> this ises the point, isn't it. >> you found out that they are doing so well

. >> allen fisher, al jazeera, washington. >> much more to come. reaction to sepp blatter's ban and wheth he still has a chance to clear his name. >> time to get all the sports news now, here's andy. >> thanks so much barbara. fifa president sepp blatter session he will fight the decision against him, appealing the ruling made by fifa's ethics committee. blatter and are miche michel ple both banned. blatter hoped to hand over the reins to his successor in 2018. >> i'm sorry that i am still somewhere a punching ball. but i'm sorry that i am as president of fifa, this punching ball. and i'm sorry for football. >> well, platini is also to appeal the decision calling fifa's decision a masquerade. the frenchman had been a favorite for successor to blatter answer job. seasoned fifa observer andrew warshah says it's platini not blatter who has the most to lose. >> i think it's more far reaching for platini than blatter. blatter is stepping down already, in two months time. he's been there for 40 years, in charge for almost 18. but michel platini's star wa

allen fisher, al jazeera, washington. >> trying to ease concerns about inflation, and shortages of goods from medicines to milk. now supporters of the president are appealing to stop impeachment proceeding. accused of illegally manipulating accounts last year, the speaker of the lower house launch add process at a request of opposition parties, he is expected to order creation of a committee oto decide if it will go to a vote. the speaker is himself accused of taking bribes. the chief of staff is accused the speaker of being behind an unfounded case. >> our strategy is to show the reality of facts to tear apart this unfounded case, that's our approach, we are not fighting against it, he is fighting his own battle at the congress, it is not with us. more now from brazil. >> leading the impeachment process is creating a commission in the lower house that will decide where is this process going, i am told that they have 48 hours to create a commission, pick a precedent, and then they have ten days to decide whether they are moving forward with the impeachment process, if this is positive, t

allen fisher, al jazeera, las vegas. >>> malaysia in a mining, boom after they ban exports last yeare top exporterer to china but the pace has left many worried on impact on health and the environment and we report on the east coast of malaysia. >> reporter: dozens of trucks pass the home everyday, his idea of a stress-free retirement was shattered a year ago when mining, for this increased in malaysia and the trucks start early in the day and finish late at night and ruined the road, tranquility. >> we complain to authorities and they came to visit and no one has helped, no one to help us and our grandchildren have fallen ill and we have to bear the cost. >> reporter: involving digging up large parts of farmland and owners have given access to excavate and it is sent to china at 60 a ton and the family has to leave the home everyday to get away from the noise and dust. others had to close his open air restaurant because of the air pollution. he has rebuilt it at a cost of a thousand dollars, a small fortune for him hoping his customers will return. all roads carrying this lead to th