haiti's former dictator jean-claude duvalier died of a heart attack. once called president for life, he was a vicious dictator. baby doc fled in 1986, but returned after the 2011 earthquake. courtney kealy has more. >> reporter: jean-claude "baby doc" duvalier took over after his father's death at the age of 19 in 1971. he was head of the brutal paramilitary his father created years earlier, called the tonton macoutes, a machete-wielding militia, named after a mythological creature that eats children for break fust. jean-claude "baby doc" duvalier, and his father, papa doc ordered the deaths of many civilians. during the '70s, and '80s, tens of thousands of hatians, boat people, tried to flee for florida. jean-claude duvalier's response was to demand kickbacks from the smugglers, and made attempts at human rights reforms by releasing political prisoners to placate then president jimmy carter. refugees fled, the country was mired in poverty, he lived a lavish lifestyle, his state-sponsored wedding believed to have cost $3 million to $5 million. in 1985,

jean-claude duvalier took power when he was 19 years old. ed at the age of 63 in haiti without trial. i want to thank jean saint-vil for joining us, writer, activist, from ottawa. his website is godisnotwhite.com . amy wilentz is an award-winning author and journalist, author of "farewell, fred voodoo: a letter from haiti." she is also the author of "the rainy season: haiti since duvalier." she teaches at the university of california irvine. when we come back, professor cornel west. [♪] >> this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. >> we spend the rest of the hour with renowned scholar, act or, activist, dr. cornel west. numerous author of oaks, his latest out this week is "black prophetic fire." he engages with a german scholar and thinker, christa buschendorf . even as the united states is led its first black president, dr. west says he is fearful that we could be witnessing the death of black prophetic fire. welcome back. >> always a blessing to be here. , want to salute both of you the work that y

was the father of jean-claude duvalier. >> i have been elected as president for life. this is a widely - the haitian people - this is an iron will. this is iron will for the haitian people. >> upon his death in 1971, jean-claude duvalier, or baby doc, took over, proving to be his father's son. human rights watch estimates that they ordered the deaths of between 20,000 and 30,000 haitians. political opponents, union leaders and journalists were targeted. much of the killing carried out by the tonton macoutes, part paramilitary, part secret police, reporting to the president. >> because the crimes were widespread and systematic, that term is important. they constitute crimes against humanity. they are not simple murders or an isolated event. they were systematic and widespread year after year. >> many of baby doc's victims, like bobby duval, disappeared into the torture chambers of the prison. in 2011 he showed al jazeera the remains of the cell where he was held with 40 other men. >> they hood you and hit you over the back. >> holding elections in 1985 when they carried

i asked jean-claude duvalier to talk about his future and haiti. we met at the peak of a hilltop restaurant in haiti's capital. no body guards, noenturage or lawyer. >> most are notable to walk around. lee brody is with human rights watch, which brought charges of human rights abuse. >> this is a man accused of thousands of killings, systematic torture, of being a brutal dictator. >> he would not answer most questions, but told me that haiti was worse off than when he ran the country. >> we were called the pearl of the antilles, there was security, people worked. you could walk around port-au-prince, without being assaulted. >> as a classic dictator. the current military thugs, who are killing people. >> gary pierre, pierre is the founder of the haitian times. >> it's the perfect time to return to chaos. no one will be worried about what he did. they have things to deal with. that's why he came out when he did. >> bobby duval didn't believe it when rumours spread that jean-claude duvalier returned to haiti. >> i never thought he would take the chan

jean-claude trichet with us at 7:00 a.m.rning, a very important discussion with the second president of the european central bank. of course, now mario draghi, and yes, we'll ask jean-claude trichet about what he didn't do, which is growth policies in europe. that is front and center. markets have cleared, and with it, one way or the other, julian emanuel suggests a temperature of the global and u.s. porridge is just right. goldilocks would know, a goldilocks market. victor, wander in here. let's look at the porridge heating up. this is the ruble off the ukraine election. this has happened just as scarlet fu gave top headlines. that's a ruble 42, and it's one of those tea leaves of the economist magazine with a canary laying on its back. how many canaries are in the coal mine right now? >> most of them are outside in ukraine, russia, even in brazil. that chart of sub-growth g.d.p. , it's what's bothering u.s. stocks at the moment. >> is there a canary in the u.s. equity markets? >> at the moment, there really sent. >> i agre

jean-claude duvalier died before he could be judged. it's sad because history will repeat itself unless there's accountability of crimes. >> the government killed thousands, yifteninging thousands. carrying out torture and human right violations. many are demanding a posthumous trial. >> pope francis opened an extraordinary sin og to look at controversial issues facing the world's catholics. they'll examine responses to abortion,homo sexuality and directors. pope francis is calling a meeting to find out why so many of the churches teachings are rejected by followers. >>> more than 2 million muslims are attending hajj, many are taking selfies, others say it is sack rilage. >> reporter: according to some clerics, doing this is touristy. stopping to take pictures of yourself while on hajj goes against the spirit of the pilgrimage they say. >> translation: did they come for worship or tourism. if they came for tourism, they can take as many picture as they can. if they are hear to worship, there's no need to take a picture. >> translation:

. >>> still to come on al jazeera, the death of jean-claude "baby doc" duvalier. find out why human rights watch are disappointed that he won't stand trial. >> new technology at the hajj - should pilgrims be banned from taking selfies. >>> welcome back, a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera - i.s.i.l. forces have been making advances in iraq and syria over the last 24 hours. fighters have retaken a city in anbar province. in syria, a fight for the key down of kobani continues. >>> several bodies have been discovered in a mass grave outside guerra where 43 students went missing. >>> many in hong kong left the streets following a deadline. police used pepper spray to break up crowds. >>> brazilians will vote in a presidential election in several hours. it's expected to be a tight race. the main cabinets making a push ahead of polls. this report from sao paulo. >> reporter: in her last big campaign rally, president dilma rousseff seemed confident and happy, blowing kisses to her supporters in a big rally in sao paulo. given the upbeat move, you'd never know tha

jean-claude duvalier has not been seen in february. the case against him came to a stand still. many of the members are in power, in the martelly government. including his son. we don't know when the funeral will take place or whether it will be a state funeral. people not reacting with the fervor we expect and many supporting and missing the days of jean-claude duvalier. >>> aid agencies warn if the nine month conflict in south sudan continues, a famine will arrive to the barrel of a gun. the warning comes from oxfam as a nine month long conflict continues. it will increase by a million in the first three months of 2016. on top of 3 million that are already starving. 10,000 have died since the conflict began in december last year. 1.4 million have been displaced and place an uncertain future. fighting pushed up food prices, many had livestock stolen. current approach to peace talks filed. pt international community needs to put pressure to end the fighting. let's talk to kathleen rutledge, a director of an aid agency. >> aid agencies are giving dire warnings that parts of south

jean-claude duvalier's response was to demand kickback from the smugglers. he made attempts at human rights reforms, releasing prisoners to placate jimmy carter. refugees fled the violence. he lived a lavish lifestyle. his wedding believed to cost between $3 million to $5 million. after an election where he claimed 99% of the vote, protesters erupted. >> he failed to put down the uprising and fled the county in 1986. a u.s. military transport plane to a self-imposed exile in france. >> in the late 1980s, a u.s. firm estimated that he stole $400 million from the government. >> he returned to haiti 25 years later in january 2011 and was arrested the next day on charges of embezzlement and huge yp rights abuses. he said the -- human rights abuses. he said he returned to help after the quake. whilst awaiting trial, he stayed in an expensive hotel in the mountains. he died awaiting trial for crimes against humanity. >> i'm joined by kim i'ms, editor and found are of haiti's newspaper. this is a man that left behind a lot of pain. >> yes, a lot of pain, and a lot

. >>> the former dictator of hatery, jean-claude duvalier died. he was known as baby dock, and was 63. he took over the country at the age of 19 on the death of his father. his death deprives victims of a chance for justice. we look at his rule. >> reporter: jean-claude duvalier was the son of francois duvalier, the man known as papa dock, who ruled ryne haitsuka through terror and gym -- haiti through terror and intimidation. >> i have been elected as president for life. this is a - what the haitian people - this is an iron will. this is the iron will of the haitian people. >>> upon his death in 1971, jean-claude duvalier or baby doc took over and proved to be his father's son. inheriting the title president for life and using the same brutality to retain a hold on power. human rights watch say they ordered the death of 20,000 to 30,000 hatians, political opponents, union leaders were targeted. much of the killing was carried out by tonton macoutes, part paramilitary, part secret police, reporting to the president directly. >> because the crimes

. >>> still to come the death of jean-claude "baby doc" duvalier. haiti's former leader - why he won't stand trial. >>> and at the hajj, shouldn't muslims be banned from taking selfies. >>> welcome back, a quick reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. the battle against i.s.i.l. fighters is continuing. in iraq i.s.i.l. fighters say they have taken further territory in anbar province. the fight for the key town continues. several bodies have been exhumed from mass graves. found outside of ikuala, where 43 students went missing. more scuffles have been broken out. government leaders say they are ready to meet protest movement representatives by monday. >> now, formula 1 driver julys biangry has been involved in a crash. it's been confirmed that a frenchman was unconscious when taken to hospital. it appears be-yankee hit a vehicle, hitting another car. the race was taking place in wet conditions, and ended earlier i following the crash. and the bag weather has been caused by typhoon fan phong heading to tokyo. >> a number of schools have been cancel

duvalier had an incredible network of spies. >> reporter: jean-claude duvalier led haiti for 30 yearsost and tens of thousands were tortured and killed while father and son led lavish lifestyles and some have loss and some feel cheated for justice and many more are simply too young to remember either. both duvaliers died free men and for victims that is injustice and jean-claude duvalier's grave is vandalized and empty and this is a man for many say did so much harm and i'm in porto prince haiti. >>> the biggest football tournament in africa is thrown into doubt over ebola out break the team of most effective complains they are being treated like pirahs and details with joe. ♪ hello again and time for sport and here is joe. >> adrian thank you very much. they are calling for the big football tournament to be postpone and it was due in january and include teams from the worst effected nations and the tournament held every two years attracted almost 800,000 fans when it was held in africa last year and they are due to meet at the african federation of football to discuss the dangers of

jean-claude duvalier died of a heart attack on saturday, aged 63. he was known as baby dock, taking power from his father at 19. is court ruled in february that jean-claude duvalier could be ruled with crimes against humanity under international law. >> reporter: it was a fascinating rehabilitation in port-au-prince. it's been muted. the news of jean-claude duvalier's death has not made is into the newspapers or the radio satisfactions. it's almost been ignored. when you come to the square where the palace is and talk to people here. many will tell you that life under jean-claude duvalier was better. the economy was healthier. they didn't have freedom because they were scared. but they had food. many were respectful that others had died. they will not speak out. those that are happy are activists. remember, jean-claude duvalier, baby doc, has not been seen in court since february, the case coming to a stand still. many of its former members are in power here in the government, in michelle martelly's government. we don't know when the funeral will ta

hundreds turn out for the funeral of former haitian president jean-claude duvalier >>> syrian activists say more that 500 have been killed since the attack in kobane began a month ago. i.s.i.l. is pushing in from two sides. there are fears for the safety of thousands of trapped civilians. stefanie dekker has the latest. >> reporter: marchers never die. the challenge to a final farewell. the bodies of two groups fighting in kobane are laid to rest across the border in turkey. >> translation: these two people who we buried were taken to hospital in turkey, where they were injured. now they have lost their lives. on saturday the nonstop sound of that standoff. sources tell us there's a fierce fight under way to the west of town. many air strikes are helping, but this is a battle far from over. turkey's military has a strong presence. you can see a tank formation behind me. it's a source of anger amongst the kurds, the fact that the military has not done anything yet to get involved in the fight against i.s.i.l. >>> the fight for kobane tell us that many tell us that if kobane falls, there

some hoped it would end when he died and made his son jean claude president for life. but under baby doc as he became known, little changed. after 15 years in power, he was exiled in 1986 only to return 25 years later welcomed by many and invited to official events by haiti's current president. jean claude's former lawyer says baby doc is greatly misunderstood and did much for haiti. >> the people got poorer here after. and insecurity, we didn't know these words when he was in power. kidnapping, we didn't know nothing about these things. >> reporter: but like his father, baby doc used his percentage militia to repress political opponents. patrick lived through both a jims and says they ruled through fear. >> i lived almost all my youth in terror. you know to the point where i got home and i was talking to my father and mother in whisper because du duvall i can't had an incredible network of spies. >> reporter: they led hate foy almost 30 years and at great cost 10s of thousands were tortured and killed while both father and son led lavish lifestyles. they remained deci

human rights watch says jean-claude duvalier ordered the death of 20,000-30,000 hatians. our reporter is in port-au-prince, and says some are missing baby doc. >> it's a fascinating rehabilitation. largely muted. the news has not really made it into the newspapers or the radio satisfactions, it's almost been ignored. it is quiet or the weekend. when you come to the square where the palace is, many will tell you that life was better. the economy was healthier. they didn't have freedom. they were scared. they had roofs over their head. many are respectful. those that are not happy are the human rights activists that fought long and hard. that man known as baby doc was not seen in court. they came to a standstill, and many members are in power here in the government in michelle martelly's government, including jean-claude duvalier's son. we don't know when the funeral will take place or whether it will be a state funeral. people not reacting with the ferfeor, and many missing the days of jean-claude duvalier. >>> the first person diagnosed with ebola in the united states rem

. >> the former haitian president jean-claude duvalier has died. >> jean-claude duvalier returned to haiti after 25 years in exile. his home coming shortly after a presidential election. when he died he was being accused of corruption and human rights abuses. when only 19 years old he took over presidency after the death of his father. his father, papa doc, had declared himself president for life, and his rule was enforced in large part by his personal militia, accused of killing many thousands of haitians. baby doc introduced some cosmetic changes to his father's regime but most haitians did not benefit from them. while duvalier was president, thousands were killed, and thousands left the country to escape. in 1985 when duvalier claimed 99% of the vote, there was high unemployment, poor living conditions and political oppression. when the haitians military and the united states pressing him to step down, duvalier left for france the next year. according to the organization that transparency international, duvalier had stolen $800 million from his country's coffer. jean-claude "baby

many hatians want jean-claude duvalier to be tried ooep after his death. >> jean-claude duvalier washe son of francois duvalier. the man known as papa doc. who ruled through terror and intimidation for the better part of two decades. i've been elected president for life. this is a - what the haitian people and this is an iron will. this is the iron will. >> reporter: upon his death in 1971 jean-claude duvalier, or baby doc, took over and proved to be his father's son. inheriting the title president for life, he took over. the two ordered the deaths of between 20,000 and 30,000 hatians, political opponents, union leaders, journalists were targeted. much of the killing cas carried out by a group. part paramilitary, secret police. they were reported directly to the president. >> because of the crimes were widespread and systematic, they constitution crimes against humanity. they are not murders or an event of torture. they were systematic and widespread. many of bauby doc's victims disappeared into the prison. in 2011 he showed al jazeera the remains of a cell where he was held with 40

we have to remind our viewers that exactly one month ago jean-claude juncker is the new president ofhe european commission and unveiled his lineup of commissioners. 27 in total one for each country minus luxembourg. each commissioner has been assigned a portfolio and now as part of the european system of checks and balances, it is up for the -- to the european parliament to grill the candidates. they must be confirmed by the parliament. they have the power to check their cv's, to see if there are any conflicts of interest. it is a pretty aggressive exercise. i was listening this morning. it was here's -- peirre's turn to lender -- to come under fire. liberals and conservatives were accusing him of being the ambassador of france and as such, questioning his right ability, reminding him that his country systematically breached the eu fiscal rules. but listen to what he had to say on that. -- let's listen to what he had to say on that. >> i am french, and i am a social democrat. i am not denying that, nor blushing, but i say this, as ambassador, i will not be -- as commissioner, i will

many more are in their 20s and simply don't remember the rule of jean-claude duvalier. he left in exile in 1986. he lived in paris for 25 years and reportedly with money he stole from the haitian government. he does remain a divisive character. we've met plenty of his victims over the past few days who feel cheated that they didn't see justice and that he died a free man. many are looking for prosecution posthumously. >> reporting from port-au-prince in haiti. >>> the qualifying of the inaugural russian grand prix. >> let's move on to sport. >> thank you very much. organizers in africa say that they will not postpone it because of the spread of ebola. their decision comes despite morocco making an official request. it seems that some of the worst affected nations could qualify for the event which will attract 8,000 fans when it was held last year. they will meet in november to discuss their concerns. >>> well, a statement released by the confederation of african football said that they have registered the request to state there are no changes of schedule of the competit

jean-claude duvalier died of a heart attack at the aim of 63. he was known as baby doc when at 19 he took over from his father as haiti's ruler the the court ruled that jean-claude duvalier could be charged with coms against humanity after international law. we have more from port-au-prince. >> reporter: jean-claude duvalier known as baby doc died of a heart attack. he surprised the world upon returning to haiti in 2011, an ill man. this is someone declared president for life by his father, papa dock, back in 1971. for the preceding 15 years he ruled with an iron fist. human rights groups says 20,000-30,000 were killed, and feared was the tonton macoutes, who tortured and disappeared people. around this time the boat people of haiti were well renowned trying to escape for a better life. >> there were charges against jean-claude duvalier, but he has not been seen since earlier this year in court, perhaps back in february. that has come to a standstill, disturbing news to human rights groups that campaigned long and hard. michelle martelly, the cu

. >>> and funeral of haiti's controversial former leader jean-claude duvalier takes place in the capitol of port-au-prince. >> we'll catch you up in sports. the football tournament will go on in january despite officials from morocco to postpone it because of the ebola outbreak. >>> well, we begin with the latest on the fight against the armed group isil in both iraq and syria. kurdish fighters trying to defend kobane in northern syria say isil is sending in reinforcements. the armed groups trying to take the strategic town which sits on turkey's border. now kurdish forces have told al jazeera isil continues to push further into kobane from the south and east where there is fierce fighting. stephanie decker is live for us on the turkish-syrian border near kobane. so fierce fighting under way. where is that leaving the town right now? >> that's right. we've been listening to it relentlessly. it's been non-stop for two hours now. we're being told from sources inside kobane and kurdish fighters the that this is taking place on the edge of the town. you could call it a venue front. we know t

jean claude duvalier's funeral did not. >> some hoped it would end when he died and made his son jean claude duvalier president for life. but under baby doc as he became known little changed. after 15 years of powered he was ex islanexiled in 1986. baby doc is greatly misunderstood and did much for haiti. >> people got poor after duvalier. and days there were insecurity. we didn't know these words when jean claude duvalier was in power. kidnapping, we didn't know nothing about these things. >> but like his father, baby doc used his personal militia to overcome resistance. >> i lived nearly all my youth in fear. to the point i got home and talking to my father and mother in whisper. because duvalier had an incredible network of spies. >> the duvaliers led haiti for almost 30 years and at great cost. tens of thousands were tortured while the duvaliers led lavish lifestyles. many felt cheated that neither faced justice. many are too dwrown young to rer either. francois duvalier's grave lays empty and desserted. many say it's a proper end. >> residents say they are not happy. >> well, the

jean-claude duvalier has died age 63. known as baby doc he ruled haiti for 15 years, and his leadership was marked by human rights abuse and massive theft. >>> kurdish forces are fighting to fight the syrian border against advancing eyesel forces. they've been held by overnight airstrikes by u.s.-led coalition. >>> there have been more riots in hong kong. the government has ordered them to vacate the streets by monday. >>> north and south korea have agreed to resume high-level talks. the announcement was made as three top north koreaen officials visit for the asian games. >> north korea decided to send three of its top officials south of the border informing seoul just hours before their arrival. >> reporter: i made this trip with the hope that the occasion would be a turning point for north and south korean relations. i'm glad to sit and share this warm meal with you. >> a few weeks ago north carolina was calling south carolina a military gangster and traitor part of the extreme hostile language. on saturday it was all s

chief ban ki-moon is in tripoli been paying their respects to jean-claude duvalier, haitian it's turn out for the funeral, and a rare look inside north korea in celebration. the absence of leader kim jong-un. first to the battle against fighters from the he is lambic state of iraq and lavevant. in the past couple of hours there has been intense fighting between kurdish forces andouillettes. the group has opened a new front in the southwest of the counsel. although the u.s. and allies have launched airstrikes, it has not stopped the group's advances. anbar could fall to isil in the next few days. one person has been killed and 11 others have been injured in the city of fallujah, that is also in anbar. we'll have more on the situation. but first this report from stephanie decker on the latest from kobane. >> there is an intense battle going on we spoke to ypg source inside the city. those are the kurdish fighters who have confirmed that. they say this is perhaps the new front, they also told us that they managed to push isil back for a little bit in the eastern side of the town. this is

. >>> funeral services are being held for haiti's former dictator jean-claude "baby doc" duvalier. he died a week ago accused of human rights violations on a major scale. >> reporter: it was rumored it would be a state funeral for jean-claude duvalier, as one might expect. but instead it was held at a catholic church where he attended school as a child. the people who attended said that he brought jobs and security to haiti. for many this brings to a close the duvalier of haiti. the victims of his regime and rule feel cheated. the court case against him came to a standstill, and like his father he died a free man. for many in haiti they're simply too young to remember either of the duvaliers and their reaction has been muted. >> in south korea balloons carrying leaflets were released bringing gunfire from north korea to bring down the balance alones. we have this report from pyongyang. >> reporter: commemorating the 69th anniversary of the workers party of north korea. >> it's the founding day of the worker's party in new york. it's like a mother to us. i'm happy. >> reporter: even

the parliament approved the 28-member commission led by former luxembourg prime minister jean-claude juncker. the approval came by a large margin, despite opposition from opposition parties and hard-line eurosceptics like the u.k. independence party. juncker said he plans to unveil a major investment program to create much-needed jobs. >> after weeks of haggling, the new european commission led by jean-claude juncker has finally been approved. the former luxembourg prime minister told lawmakers that the citizens of europe are losing faith in the institutions of the eu. he said that it is now up to all 28 of the incoming commissioners to work well together. juncker said he would not be demanding unconditional obedience from the commissioners. he joked that at his age he was not interested in launching a new career as a dictator. juncker was forced to make a few changes to his original lineup after slovenia's commissioner failed to meet the approval of delegates earlier this month. juncker said he would unveil a 300 billion euro investment program shortly to boost growth, and that he i

. >> the former president of haiti has died, jean-claude duvalier, known as baby doc. it deprives victims a chance for justice. we look at his notorious rule. >> reporter: jean-claude duvalier was the son of francois duvalier, the man known as papa dock, who ruled haiti through terror and intimidation for two decades. >> i have been elected president for life. it is - this is a - what the hatian people and this is an iron will. this is the iron will of the haitian people. >>> upon his death in 1971, jean-claude duvalier took over, proving to be his father's son. you having oo the same brutality to -- using the same brutality to maintain power. they ordered the death of between 20,000-30,000 hatians - political opponents, union leaders and journalists were targeted. much of the killing was carried out by the tonton macoutes, part paramilitary, part secret police, reporting directly to the president. >> because the crimes were widespread they are crimes against humanity. they are not simple murders or an isolated event. these were system uk and widespread year after year

we don't know what kind of funeral will be held for baby doc, jean claud duvalier.t may be a state funeral which would upset many here who have campaigned so long and hard on behalf of those who suffered under his regime. human rights watch is calling on t the united arab emirates to reveal the whereabouts of those being detained by the country. they have beening claimed to have been held since is september. the a statement says the uae has grown accustomed to serial violations of human rights passing without comment from a an international national community but appears cowed. the longer this silence goes on, the more the international community appears to send amental it doesn't care. a critically ill egyptian activist is in hospital after being moved from prison where he refused food for more than a month. amad dumas started the hunger strike. he has been in detention since december for violating a law that effectively bans street protests. i job description security forces have arrested four alleged isil recruiters. they are accused of asking young egyptian then

is there a sense of any sympathy for jean-claude duvalier?there was supposed to be a talk of at least a state or an official funeral, that has not happened. this is simply a small family gathering although there are great powerful people here today. what is interesting about being here for the past week remember jean-claude duvalier died last saturday at the age of 63 of a heart attack and the muted response by the country. we arrived on sunday a day after he died and the flags were not half mast and not made it in the newspaper or the radio room. this is a man that still has -- >> we lost the signal from andy in port au prince where a funeral is being held for jean-claude duvalier. some 200 international observers expected to be on hand sunday as 6 million bolivians cast presidential ballots and says the current president will be reelected and we will see that he is capitalizing on one issue that unites all people, 135 territorial dispute with chile. >> reporter: a naval vessel proudly flies colors as it sets off on patrol, not in the ocean

rehabilitation to the deaths of the former dictator jean-claude "baby doc" duvalier. >>> the polls are closed in brazil, where an estimated 140 million brazilians cast their ballots today. there are nearly 15,000 candidates for them to choose from, running for various officers nationwide. that includes a tight presidential race. we go to sao paulo, with more. following the races, particularly the presidential race. take it away. >> that's right. things are moving fast at brazil. in the last five minutes we received the first results. 75% of the vote counted, ipp cum band dilma rousseff has 40%, aecio neves 35%, and maria silva, the environmentalist, 21%. we have about 25% of the vote to come in. it looks like this will probably go to a run-off. it's unlikely dilma rousseff, as expected - it's unlikely that she'll get the 50% she needs to win in the first ball odd. i want to get more on this. i'll bring in a brazilian journalist, who has covered four presidential elections. first, what is your initial rehabilitations to the numbers that came in so far. >> she was leading the polls until

this is an iron win on the haitian people. >> upon his death in 1971, jean claud or baby doc took overnd proved to be his father's son. the entitled president for life and using the same hold on power. human rights watch estimates the duvalie are. s ordered deaths between tent and 30 haitians. journalists and union leaders were often targeted. w much was carried out by part military, part secret police, they reported directly to the president. >> because these crimes were widespread and systematic -- and that term is very important -- they constitute crimes against humanity. so they are not just simple murders or an isolated event of torture or disappearance. these were systematic and widespread year after year. >> you. >> many of baby doc's victims like bobby duval disappeared into the torture chambers of the prison. in 2011, he showed al jazeera the remains of the cell where he was held with 40 other men. >> the way they did this is they hood you, with a hood and then hit you over the back. >>ed following elections in 1985, when duvalier claimed 99% of the vote, demonstrations took p

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go-go boy, which stands for: a globalist, -- four golan and gobus we go to them the careers of jean-claudedamme, and especially chuck norris. they have a sort of devil may care adventurous spirit and would not take no for an answer. here is a look at their style. >> meet the israeli dual. they have a dream of taking over hollywood with their company cannon films. but what kind of movies do they make echo -- do they make? some critics call them schlock films. >> we knew there were going to be guns, chicks, nude see violence -- nudity violence. >> they just made it action movies. >> they craved respect the the and ended up making movies with the likes of john cass and jenna rowlands, and to very good -- two very good movies with a russian director. and one of their most favored, a version of king lear. >> is also a bit of a cautionary tale. >> very much so. the first time i got to go to cannes was in 1987 and you would have thought they owned the city, because to out of every three -- two out of every three posters was for one of their films. there will be full-page glossy ads of the movies

jean claude duvalier was known for his corrupt brutal regime.e declared himself president for life before an uprising in 1986 forced him into exile. he was of the son of another dictator called papa doc. he died from a heart attack today in haiti at a private residence. he was 63. >>> another major recall by general motors more than 60,000 cars could be dangerous to drive. pontiac g8s build from 2008 to 2009 have problems with the ignition switch. it could shift from the drive position when touched by the driver's knee. there is one crash related to the problem. another recall covers cadillacs for problems with overheating. contact your dealership for instructions on what to do. >>> the california agriculture department is getting cash from pharmacy giant cvs. a settlement has been reached over claims the pharmacy used packaging that didn't accurately represent how much product it contained. it was mostly beauty products like wrinkle creams. the problem was false bottoms and sides that exaggerated the contents. it violated california's business

setback fora incoming european commission president jean-claude juncker.d not approve one of his appointees coordinating energy policy. her candidacy was thrown out by two annals of lawmakers and european parliament. meanwhile, they approved the u.k. candidate to become a member of the european commission. and the u.s. has announced screenings advancing for the ebola virus. they will have to have temperatures taken and will be asked if they have had contact with people infected with ebola. screenings begin this weekend at jfk and expand four other major airports next week. >> facebook chief executive begins a trip to india. he was speak in new delhi on the importance of boosting internet access. for more, bloomberg tv india joins us now from mubarak. -- from a by. take us through mark zuckerberg's schedule. be ans going to interesting one. i can also tell you he is choosing to visit india. however, most of them making a visit like you mentioned only to the capital of new delhi, an indication of where priorities really are at this point. what we do know of

and the former president of haiti, jean claude duvalier, commonly known as baby doc, has died. duvalier ruled the country for 15 years before being forced to flee haiti in 1986 following accusations of corruption and human rights abuses. he returned to haiti in 2011. baby doc died of a heart attack. he was 63. >> sreenivasan: when author j.k. rowling released her first "harry potter" book in 1997, she didn't just introduce the world to a new character; she helped expand a category of books that has turned into an important profit center for the publishing industry. we're talking about what's known as young adult literature. in fact, its popularity also has been fueled by readers in their 20s, 30s and 40s, and by hollywood's embrace. the newshour's tracy wholf gives you a glimpse at some of the books your children or grandchildren might be reading. >> reporter: these days, you don't have to be a parent to be familiar with popular teen book titles like "harry potter," "the hunger games" or "twilight." these titles have sold millions of copies of books and spawned merchandise empi

. >> victims and activists react to former haitian dictat dictate jean-claud duvalier. game that made baseball history. the national army of somalia along with troops from the african union are making advances we understand against the armed group, al shabaab. now within striking distance at the strong hold of a town which al shabaab has held since 2006. it's on the coast south of the capitol, mogadishu. kathryn on soy has been monitoring the position. she spoke to brigadier general dick olam. >> we are right at the edge of baroa, the african union forces together with somalia national army troops preparing to get in, being told al shabaab has been retreat. they are running, going in boat. now, joining me is brigadier general dick alum leading the ugandan forces. thank you for joining us? >> thank you. >> wither hearing reports that your troops have taken the position. >> yeah, as you know, this is a mission, as the commander of seconder one, this is authority over this thinkinmission. i would like to assure you it is about to be taken but it has not been taken. >> do y

earlier, we talked with the former ecb president jean-claude tree shape. -- tree shape -- jean-claude - - >> they were done and they are admitting to confirm that most of the banks in europe are healthy and would resist extraordinary difficult drama. >> the ecb becomes the financial supervisor next week of the euro area. investors are hammering brazil a day after president villa recep was elected to another term. the above best of fell almost five percent which puts it down 20% since hitting a bull market high last month and the brazilian real fell more than three percent today. she won 52% of the vote over andsition candidate nieves she provided over the slowest brazilian growth in nearly two decades. the white house is no ebola policies in new york and new jersey are not grounded in science. in new york, anyone traveling from west africa who has been exposed to ebola faces a mandatory 21 day quarantine at home. has workednurse who with ebola patients has been quarantined at a hospital. chris christie defended the policy. >> i don't believe when you are dealing with something as seri

president jean-claude trichet. and i quit. we consider the quit rate. good morning, everyone.oomberg surveillance." we're live from our world headquarters in new york. it is monday, october 27. i'm tom keene. joining me is scarlet fu and brendan greeley. right now let's get to our top headlines. here is scarlet fu. >> in brazil, the president promising great changes after winning a second term. she was re-elected with 52% of the vote, defeating the opposition candidate. rousseff says the challenge of pulling the country out of recession and slowing down inflation that is above the central bank's target. investors are skeptical. brazil's stock fell 7% last week on speculation she would be re-elected. in ukraine, they easily defe

. >> a funeral service has been held for hatey's former dictator jean-claude "baby doc" duvalier in the port-au-prince. he was denied a state funeral. he died a week ago accused of corruption and human rights violation on a massive scale. >> it had been rumored it would be a state funeral for john claude duvalier with all the pomp and circumstance you would expect, instead there have been friends and supporters at the catholic church where he went to school as a child. when you talk to people here they say the man was a great leader, a man who brought jobs and security to haiti. but for many it brings a close to an era. if you talk to people who lived for 15 years under his rule they feel cheated. the court case against him came to a standstill, and like his father, he lived as a free man. the over all reaction here has been fairly muted. >> north korean state media said high level talks with the south are all but canceled now. soldiers traded gunfire across the heavily militarized border after the north tried to shoot down balloons released by the south. we have this exclusive report f

a private final for jean-claude "baby doc" duvalier was held in the in addition's hospital. he was buried at the port-au-prince grand cemetery where tombs were plundered, human remains scattered in coffins desecrated. baby doc took over the country from his father, papa dock. he was ex-island and escaped with $400 million. >>> a small childrening in thailand is -- village in thail lapped is struggling to cope with serious health problems from mercury poiftening. >>> this woman spent 50 years in this village near the border with myanmar. 10 years ago she lost her site. a single mother with two sons. >> translation: my kids were small. i could not see. they had to help me and not the other way around. >> what happened to her and others was preventible. lead contamination filled from mining sites upstream. they were shut down 16 years ago and destroyed normal life, the company was only fined 65. the led pollution was never monitored. this woman lives next to the creek she relies on. her blindness was from led poisoning. others suffered from led poisoning, some have learning dis

activists in haiti say they'll continue to fight for justice for the victims of former dictator jean-claudeuvalier who died yesterday. he was known as baby doc, succeededed his father in 1971 and remained in power until 1986, both known for human rights abuses and corrosion. >> it must be a post mortem trial for the regime. there's about so many victims. no one was rewarded. no one said sorry. i think the regime spent 30 years killing people, destroying the nation of haiti. so right now it's unfortunate that he pass without facing trial. that's the sad part. >> activists expressed concern that a failure to hold him actable for these abuses will mean a repeat. >>> a mass grave in mexico has been found where 43 students disappeared two weeks ago. adam raney has more. >> reporter: this is where a series of mass graves have been unearthed outside the town of iguala. forensic experts have been called in to exhume the grazes. it's expected they'll do dna to see if the bodies exhumed are the 43 missing more than a week. the graves are a few kilometres from the spot where the student were last seep

. >>> and funeral of haiti's controversial former leader jean-claude duvalier takes place in the capitol

that shot you saw of the senator straddling two trucks say parity of the volvo ad starring jean-claude which was popular last year. and the blood hounds are a throwback to an ad from 1984 that showed a pack of blood hounds chasing his then opponent. i guess he thinks it will bring him the same luck from 30 years ago. will it be enough to put him over the top? we'll find that out a week from tonight. >>> jeb bush is moving closer to a run in 2016. but the prospect of a third bush, some say too many. >> can we tolerate another bush being the president of the united states? i saw this response. take a look. >> are you up nights worried another member of the bush family will be voted into the white house? ask your doctor if you might night busherin, the first drug designed specifically to help the symptoms of bush fatigue syndrome, which can lead to depression, severe headaches and loss of hope. living with the possibility of another bush for president is hard, busherin can help. >> we'll get to our roundtable tonight. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. while every busines

. >>> a former haitian dictator, jean-claude duf yay has died. the man known as baby doc.untry. for 25 years, he was accused of human rights problems but was november c never convicted. >>> somalian troops recaptured a town after al shabab abandoned the area. this is the sixth town to be taken by the troops since september. >>> a group looking for students in mexico have made a horrific discovery. they have unearthed mass graves. it's unclear who the bodies belong to, but dna tests are now being carried out. students disappeared after a deadly police shooting just a week ago. >>> voters are about to begin casting their ballots in brazil's presidential election. it remains unclear who the president's biggest challenger will be. polls on saturday suggested the second place favorite, marina silva could be falling behind. it has already had plenty of twists and turns before the voting has begun. >> reporter: brazilians head to the polls on sunday to length the next president of the world's seventh largest economy, and they have 11 candidates to choose from. and there are some