al jazerra's tanya paige reports.-kilometers of the capitol. >> reporter: they are cooking the last of the food from the last delivery of aid three weeks ago. this church is a refuge for hundreds of muslims. they are tire identified of the christian militia who want revenge after the mostly muslims were toppled. living in fear and without enough to eat, they listen to for news of away out. a convoy is spotted destine forked cameroon. no one knows when the next one will come so she decides to grab what she can and take her chances she isn't welcome here. no more muslims here, get out he says. within moments in a town where muslims and christians use today live happily together, the sport begins. but this is not a game for people who are now running for their lives. no one wants to be left behind. it may all come down to this. so they surge at the truck in desperation. once it's gone a boy has been separated from his parents. anguish and fear are evened on hietched onhis face, strangers m find his way back. another chil

al jazerra. >>> well, it's now 83 days since three al jazerra journalists have been held in a cairo prisonrrespondent peter, along with producer muhammad and mohamed are accused of having links with a terrorist organization and of spreading false news, their next court appearance is on marc march 24th. aanother man has been in custody for more than six months, al jazerra rejects all charges against its staff and continues to demands their immediate release. >>> turkey's president and the prime minister are ahead logger heads over a ban on twitter. the president says blocking the social media website is unacceptable. but the prime minister, accuses twitter of breaching privacy and ignoring court orders. omar has more from us seda it's. >> reporter: many twitters user got this message when they locked on. >> reporter: a protection measure has been take phone this website. the state's communications regulator tib says it's a decision that was based on four court order against twitter. the government says twitter has ignored previous court orders to remove some web links. the decision came jus

the top stories from al jazerra.ing in turkey's local election shows the ak party of the prime minister has taken the lead. the poll was widely considered to be a referendum on the prime minister, not the opt oppositio. john kerry and sergei lavrov are talking about ukraine. in egypt two students killed and several injured as security forces in front of protesters at university in cairo. the date for egypt's presidential election is set for may 26th and 27th. >>> but let's turn to latin america now look,ing at cuba's new rules to attract foreign investors. we are also in brazil where police are trying to gain control of a vast slum. rob reynolds is there for us. but first to venezuela where the military is taking on protesters in the main protest city of san cristobal. we are following that story. >> reporter: for many hours now the venezuelan national guard and the local police have been trying to take back these neighborhoods in central can cristobal where people have been protesting for over a month and a half. tw

al jazerra, new york. >> and up next on al jazerra america, live pictures from hollywood where the redet is out and those nominations are in. >>> welcome box to al jazerra america i am morgan radford live in new york city. here say recap of today's top stories. the red of the ukrainian navy has been fired for treason, not long ago the commander publicly swore allegiance to the russian-backed leader of crimea. russian troops have surrounded a ukrainian military base there. the prime minister call it declaration of war and he's calling up every single army reservist. nato is meet to go discuss a response. ♪ ♪ >> meteorologist: well, the red carpet certainly is out in southern california and the rain has stopped just in time for the oscars, take a look here at the satellite imagery. we have clearing skies for the most part it's goal t going to a nice night across southern california temperatures right around where they should be at this time of the year with the winds pushing in out of sought. another system is making its way in to the west but it will bring snow across the cascades, the

miss techknow, sundays 7:30et / 4:30pt on al jazeera america good afternoon, to you and well thinl jazerra america i am morgan radford live in new york city and here are the stories that we are following for you right now. russian soldiers moved to surround a ukrainian military base in crimea. this amid warnings of a military interception. >> it's really 19th century behavior in the 21st censure. >> i this cannot be the way to conduct international affairs. >> plus a knife attack in a train station in china leaving 29 people dead. and at least 130 wounded. left out in the cold, one small group of volunteers is making a big difference trying to get the homeless off the frigid streets of new york city. ♪ ♪ >>> ukraine has ordered full military mobilization in response to russian moved on the crimean peninsula. the acting president says the country is on the brink of disaster. they are calling up every single military preservist and russian troops have surrounded a military base in crimea. the minister calling it a declaration of war. second john kerry says the g8 countries including the u.s.

brandon, al jazerra dallas. >>> coming up ahead it's hollywood's big day.neak peek at the preparation for the academy awards coming up next. >> talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america >> oh my... >>> welcome back to al jazerra america, i am morgan radford live in new york city. russian troops have surrounded a ukrainian military base in crimea, the ukrainian prime minister calling it a deck los angeles raise of war. and asking every single army reservist to respond. nato is meet to go discuss that. anti-government protests continue in venture into los angeles where at least 17 people are dead after a month of demonstrations against president nicholas maduro. ♪ ♪ >> meteorologist: well, it is finally drying out across southern california but i'll tell you one thing we have another system pushing in off the pacific and it's bringing quite a bit of snow is who portions of cascades, see the moisture pushing north and in to the east across the washington and organ cascades today. we can see she fisch where from 1anywhere from 20 to20-inches o. the storm th

. ♪ ♪ >>> hello and bell to him al jazerra america i am morgan radford live in new york city.al from president obama to russia pred hav vladimir put, his plea has fallen on deaf ears, putin said it's merely to secure safety. setting the stage for potential conflicts. since russia has veto power any security action appears unlikely. the u.s. is calling on u.n. to send observers to ukraine while nato is set to hold an emergency meeting in brussels on monday. president obama called putin and spoke for 90 minutes about a political solution, but so far russia is not budging. jennifer glasse is in the crimean capital where the russian forces are. >> reporter: the crimean president asked for help and he's getting it. here it crimea, at least, it's welcome news to many. jubilation in the crimean capital the russians are coming. as moscow endorsed the use of force, ethnic russians too being to streets like her sport being the russian flag. >> translator: they are our protectors, there will be no military crashes just here to guarantee our safety. >> reporter: we kneeing the statue of v

margo or teague, a al jazerra, beijing. >>> coming up on al jazerra, a fashion photographer now trainingens on those who find themselves living on the streets. >>> at first a photographer in new york city was just taking pictures of the rich and famous now an tonight brooks is use his familiar rahs to focus on those who have nothing. at part of our al jazerra america series homeless in america, brooks explains what drove him to do so. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: i love fashion week. love it because it's an opportunity to do something different, to do -- to remind he of what i do for a living. eyes are really important to me. whether they are vibrant on fire eyes that you see sometimes on the runway. or these dead eyes that you see on the streets. it's a massive contrast between the sort of the finances on display and seeing the real, the genuine life on the street here. that's what interests me as a photographer. you come out of the lincoln center after fashion week and you pass someone had yo huddleda doorway against the cold. i clearly remember the first photograph that i took that got me in to t

>>> this says al jazerra america, i an job than betz live in new york. ukraine's army on high alert. russia's parliament gives vladimir putin the go-ahead to send in troops. >> it is time for the russian intervention in ukraine to end. >> united nations security council meets in an emergency session to discuss the cries let ukraine. >> i am stephanie stanton in glendora, california, where heavy rains are putting this neighborhood under the threat of mudslides. >>> also inside the home of mexican drug lohr joaquin guzman, how he was able to avoid the law for so long. ♪ ♪ >>> tonight fierce of growing ukraine could be on the brink of war with russia. ukraine has put its armed force on his high alert this weekend and is warning russia any military intervention will lead to conflict. >> translator: preserve peace and stability here in ukraine any aggressors or those provoking the situation do not have the right to intervene in internal affairs. >> at this hour russian soldiers remain in control of ukraine's southern region of crimea. today the parliament i'm

this is al jazerra. ♪ ♪ >>> hello and welcome to the news hour.e is what's coming up in the next 60 minutes. >> it is now up to russia to act responsibly. >> u.s. press barack obama warns now could you of strong sanctions if they fail for to avoid by it's national law. the united nations condemns the mass sentencing to death of over 500 people in egypt. >>> families of passengers aboard flight mh370 show their anger and frustration at the malaysian government. >>> hello, i am felicity barr in lon gone with more news from europe. including greece marks independence day. with memories of when the tanks were german. with towels for compensation. ♪ ♪ >>> u.s. press barack obama has issued a warn to go russia, this far and no further. speaking at a security summit in the hague he warned moscow that more sanctions would farther if it further encroached ukraine's sovereignty. >> we are also concerned about further encroachment by russia in to ukraine. so what i announced, and what the european council announced was that we were consulting and putting in

al jazerra. >> u.s.rack obama will host israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu on monday. two issues expected to top the agenda, negotiations with iran and peace talks with the palestinians, our white house correspond end patty culhane reports. >> reporter: which they host their annual meeting in washington, they want to get a tellings. with slick sets and a huge convention hall there to welcome 14,000 supporters. it is a must-attend event for most u.s. politicians their power feared by many. >> last year in 2013 they spent $3 million that's not even including grassroots lobbying efforts that take place at the state level or involve, you know, mail drives and stuff like that. so that's just directly trying to influence members of congress and the executive bran. >> reporter: again this year the members will fan out over the capitol to directly lobby congress they are expected to try to accomplish what their lobby failed to do. get enough support for a bill to increase exhibit sanction on his iran and

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we speak to one of its organizers. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back to al jazerra america.following the unfolding crisis in ukraine today, british foreign minister william hague who is headed to kiev tomorrow tweeted earlier today, quote, we oppose the decision to deploy russian troops on ukrainian soil against wishes of the ukrainian government and condemn any act of aggression. the latest in several condemnations against russia today. the u.n. security council is in session. we'll have more information as it becomes available. let's his then to a quick moment to the u.n. general assembly meet to go discuss the ukraine. >> translator: this is the u.n. charter. it should serve as our primary good in this situation. now is the time for cool heads to prevail. thank you. >> translator: the representative of the ukraine. >> president and distinguished members of the security council, council deputy, secretary general, thank you fortunate for agreeing to have this meet on the ground such a short notice. thank you for your comments and thank you for presen presentings statement o

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investigative documentary series america's war workers only on al jazeera america >>> this is al jazerra america live from new york city, i an jonathan betz with today's top tories. russian parliament has approved president vladimir putin's request for the use of force ukraine, now this comes as the southern region of cry me i can't schedules a referendum on increasing their independence. a possible deposit matic solution, the european union has announced it will address the you arukrainian cries his monda. china reports 27 people dead after mass sto stabbings at a tn station a group of men armed with knives burst in to the train station and began stabbing people. several of the attackers were shot dead at the scene. the pakistani taliban has agreed on a one-month ceasefire with the government. a spokesperson says the truce is a step toward revival peace talks with the government. pakistan has well comed the deal. retail giant sears says it's reviewing the company's system to his see if it has fallen victim to data breach. it's a precaution they are taking in light of the massive signer

miss techknow, sundays 7:30et / 4:30pt on al jazeera america good afternoon, to you and well thinl jazerramerica i am morgan radford live in new york city and here are the stories that we are following for you right now. russian soldiers moved to surround a ukrainian military base in crimea. this amid warnings of a military interception. >> it's really 19th century behavior in the 21st censure. >> i this cannot be the way to conduct international affairs. >> plus a knife attack in a train station in china leaving 29 people dead. and at least 130

watching al jazerra america i am morgan radford live from new york city, the stream weekend is coming you next. and remember, for news updates throughout the day you can head over to aljazerra.com. see you at 2:00. >> hi, you are sfreemz. dubbed unpolitically correct. we are joined by mel brooks, reflecting on 60 years of pushing the envelope in show bis. >> we are here and bringing your in the live feedback. we grew up on the comedy of mel brooks and this is checking something off of your bucket list. >> i had top ten of interviews and mel brooks was on it, i saw all of his movies. produzers and blazing saddles and life stinks and we have a community that loves him. saying that... mel brooks uniting families, saying that if you don't love young frankenstein you can't be our family. my grandmother's favorite movie is history of the world... it is good to be queen. today it is good to be host. >> it is indeed. in the past 60 years mel brooks doing his share to shake things up on the silver screen, and breaking barriers as a director, actor and writer. in his film his of the world part

. >>> this is al jazerra. ♪ ♪ >>> hello and welcome to the news hour.m stephen in doha and these are the world's top stories. accused of corruption and i don't know fronted with protests, turkey's prime minister's reputation is being tested in local elections. saying no to closer relations with china, at least 100,000 people take to the streets of taiwan. >>> i or lauren taylor with the news from europe, including trying again the u.s. and russia in further talks to calm tensions over the ukraine. and proof the bodies found in a

. ♪ >>> welcome to al jazerra america, i am dale walters and these reports stories we are following forussias actions are a problem. they don't pose the number one national security threat to the united states. >> president obama speaking can candidly with russia. crews in washington state scramble to go find survivors after the devastating mudslide covers a massive area and, grief turning to anger, families of the passengers on

. >>> this says al jazerra america, i an job than betz live in new york. ukraine's army on high alert. russia's parliament gives vladimir putin the go-ahead to send in troops. >> it is time for the russian intervention in ukraine to end. >> united nations security council meets in an emergency session to discuss the cries let ukraine. >> i am stephanie stanton in glendora, california, where heavy rains are putting this neighborhood under the threat of mudslides. >>> also inside the home of mexican drug lohr joaquin guzman, how he was able to avoid the law for so long. ♪

those are ar the headlines, more news in an power but "faultkline dealt starts right now on al jazerra. >> every day across america, military-style raids are taking place. local police dressed like soldiers break down doors in the hunt for drugs. >> this is not what we think of as police in a democratic society. this is way out of proportion. >> in the past, police "swat teams" were only used in extreme circumstances. now, they're increasingly sent on routine tasks. >> they changed my whole perspective. i'm telling you, when i seen that, it was just like they dropped a bomb. they don't care what they've done, they really don't. >> tonight, fault lines examines how a massive rise the use of "swat" is redefining america's police ... and we ask who is really paying the price? in the us today, there are now tens of thousands of military-style police raids every year...but only the worst cases make the news. we've come to investigate one that took place in a rural town just north of los angeles. >> scared me so bad, they were so military and just huge guns and full gear, like huge puffed ou

thanks so much for watching al jazerra, i am morgan radford, "inside story" is next. >> struggling against joblessness, high crime and souring debt. these are tough times for puerto rico, home to 3.5 million american citizens, can they get back on track economically. it's the inside story. >> hello. i'm ray suarez and many of the citizens on the mainland don't know that the people of puerto rico are u.s. citizens. the american flag fly i long side the star and stripes. the colony fell into uncle sam's lap after the war with spain and the u.s. never thought much about what to do with puerto rico or the puerto ricoians after the war was over. it brought change legally, economically, culturely and puerto rico obtained self-government and high level cases are judged in federal courts, the people are citizens from birth served in the military in large numbers in every war, and yet don't get to choose the president or have a vote in congress or pay federal income tax. it has taken a backseat to the crisis front and center and puerto rico is in trouble and many that can are leaving. it has been n

investigative documentary series america's war workers only on al jazeera america >>> welcome to a al jazerra america being i am morgan radford live in new york city and here are the top stories we are following for you right now. ukraine's actioning president is accusing russia of aggression in cremia region, they sees the two airports and it's now the center of resistence for the country's new government. russian transport planes have flown a cross the boarded and landed. military exercises says they aren't unusual says the kremlin. president obama is concerned and says on friday there would be there would be concern for any russian intervention. after almost a week in hiding, ukraine's ousted president made his first public appearance since being driven out of power. speaking from russia victor yanukovych appeared defined and claimed he is still the real president of ukraine. even more rain expected to hit southern california this weekend where 1,000 residents have been evacuated from areas around glendora and that's just east of la ligue. there are no reports of any damage to hopes so far

. >>> good afternoon, do you and welcome to al jazerra america i am morgan radford live in new york city. russian soldiers surround a ukrainian military base in crimea, this amid warnings of military intervention. >> it's really 19th century we haven your in the 20th censure. >> i this cannot be the way to conduct international affairs. >>> also anti-government marches resume in venezuela. and the red carpet out in los angeles for tonight's