we'll have those stories with jessica taff next. >> a woman whose husband died on a cruise ship is demanding answers. the ship docked in england. over the weekend it was hit by a large freak wave going through the english channel. waves smashed through a window of a dining room, killing an elderly man and ipp juring another. >> i was sitting next to him. the window caved in, and the sea with it. we were all very wet. a woman, i think, was taken to hospital. my husband was going to go in the helicopter but he died. >> the victim's widow blamed the country for not maintaining the ship. the cruise ship says it's not the case. >> protesters in ukraine pulled out of kiev's city hall, after the government said it would dlop charges against the -- drop charges against the activist. the announcement was made by the prosecutor germ. >> translation: starting from tomorrow, law enforcement and judicial institutions will carry out -- >> anti-government protesters were in caracas for the fifth straight day calling for the president to resign, blaming him for rising inflation and high crime rate. today's

jessica taff has the details.jazeera america. >> it's usually a busy time in the south right now for hauling in fresh seafood. but harvesting has come to a complete stop in some places like church point, louisiana, where cold weather is causing a crawfish crunch. we're joined live. ben, how bad is this shortage? >> well, tony, here's how bad it is. people in louisiana consider this seafood mecca around the country. here in new orleans, we're just a few miles from the gulf, and they have fresh crabs that they boil every day. we're at shaefer see food, and then the creme de la creme, crawfish. this from january until june this makes up 90% of the business here. this is what they live for all year long. this is what a lot of people down here live for all year long. but this year they're almost impossible to find. for david crawfish season is critical. >> our money is put out here eight months before we realize a dime. >> the end of winter is typically the time when a crawfish craze builds across the south as fans awa

. >> thank you jessica taff. it's 9:26 in the morning.want to take you to kiev, ukraine, where the truce between government forces and government protesters appear to be strained. we are hearing reports of violence in independence square. as you get a closer look, you can see a number of people carrying away an individual who has apparently been hurt. you see the fires in the street, and thick black smoke. stay with al jazeera through the morning for the latest in the situation. we will keep you updated. >> facebook is reaching deep into its pocket to reach more users. c.e.o. mark zuckerberg is spending 19,000 in cash and stocks on a service to send text, videos on smart phones. >> it's a trend at college campuses across the country, students are being encouraged to get involved in researchery. allen schauffler introduces us to one such young man. >> on a winter day with the promise of spring brightening the campus, chris will be indoors in the lab solving problems. >> so i made a mick rephelitic device with curved channels, transporting

i'm jessica taff and that is a look at support. >> a volcanic reaction has killed 3,000 an ash and debris spewed from mt kelud, forcing hundreds of thousands to flee their home. >> for the 200,000 people living close to mt kelud, there was no choice. gravel and ash fell around. people scrambled to get out. many panicked. >> translation: we are going to a camp. we need to be evacuated. >> 1.5 hours after authorities raised the alert level, mt kelud erupted, and volcanic material was spewed as far as 17km away. people have been told to leave their homes, some couldn't get out in time and were admitted to hospitals, after being hit by volcanic debris. volcanic ash darkened the sky. three international airports were closed, causing disruptions for millions of travellers. >> mt kelud erupted in 1990, killing 34, and back in 1999, more than 5,000 were killed. there were no deaths in 2007, because authorities ordered a successful evacuation. another major eruption, another volcano. indonesia is taking the brunt of natural disasters, warning that systems had improved and authorities better prepar

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jessica taff. >> we're learning nfl safety darren sharper is out on bail, charges of raping and drugging two woman in california. the alleged drugging and raping of five other women. in each case sharper met the women at a club or a party, gave them a shot of alcohol laced with a drug, each passing out, one alleged victim actually woke up in the act, she had sharper's dna. he retired in 2010 after 13 years in the nfl and could face 30 years in prison. the bullying scandal that rocked the miami do dolphins. jonathan martin was not the only target. another player and assistant coach were excessively harassed and john jerry and mike pouncey followed incognito's lead in bug ying. i got the sun sentinel's perspective on this 144 page document. >> you know to me the two take aways were that the report found jonathan martin was harassed and he was harassed by three players, richie incog nea incogd unnamed player a who was described as a young offensive lineman and player. and a report said that some players on the team thought another offensive lineman 48th garner got teased -- nate garner got

jessica taff. >> the scandal that involved jonathan martin and richie incognito who both play for the miami dolphins. three starters on the offensive linemen, all instigators in the bullying, we also learned that martin wasn't the only target. another player and assistant trainer were excessively harassed. seems vindicated from the report and plans to resume his football career. another story from incognito's camp. report replete with errors? will still claims that martin was never bullied by richie incognito or anyone from the miami dolphins. >> chris, let's first get your initial reaction to this 144-page report. >> well, it was incredibly voluminous, and so much stuff to absorb. but you know to me the two take-aways were the report found jonathan martin was harassed and he was harassed by three players, richie incognito, john perry and john consee. ang unnamed player a who was described as a young offensive lineman and an assistant trainer and report said that some players on the scene thought that another offensive lineman nate garner got teased worse than jonathan martin. three p

jessica taff with the headlines. >> we learn a lot of lessons. the fight through the finish, not to the finish. and never give up on your olympic dreams. four years ago alex was a technician for the u.s. snowboarding team. this year he's leading with his own olympic bronze medal. he won the bronze today. a far cry from his days of prepping the boards for team u.s. when he was in vancouver, he said all that work was worth it when he was standing on the podium with the american flag wrapped around him. and here crossing the finish line. what he didn't count on was martin of france right behind him on his tail. the frenchman lunged forward to create a photo finish. spencer with end up with the gold but not without a bit of a scare. david weiss taking home the gold in the first ever men's ski halfpipe, and it looks like this right now. take a look. the netherlands and u.s. tie with 20 each. host russia with 19 and norway and canada with 18 and 17. thank you. we're going to take a look at the headlines and then we're going to get to you "real money wi

jessica taff is up next with the latest from the winter games. >> across the atlantic, signs that one of the world's great economic centres are in recovering. london's comeback will be welcome new, we look at what is leading the rebound. when san francisco went looking for a place in europe for a start up. she decided a move from silicon valley to the silicon valley roundabout. it earned the nickname because a lot of international tech firms are moving in, especially from the u.s. because london is booming. recovering from years of recession. the mayor says his city is pulling all of victims with it. that could mean good news. the two countries do about 2 million of trade and have a trillion invested in each other. >> the head of the british american business association says american ties are a maimer part of the comeback. >> the u.s. business is an important part of the recovery story. if you look at the basic numbers on u.s. investment, historically, actually, on any basis, on any year u.s. asbestos are the most significant investors in the country. 25% of all invest. comes from th

jessica taff is here with a wild finish. >> there's nothing more exciting when it goes to the wire. syracuse showed everyone why they were number one. check out the finish. this is why the orange - they hang on the roots. look at them, tyler innis from 35 out beats the buzzer. tyler innis a freshman. syracuse undefeated. they are the best team in the country, but arguably the best player resides in omar al bashir nebraska. >> i sat with caighton's doug mcdermott. last season caighton's doug mcdermott was the cream of the crop. he showed the rest of the nation what blue jay fans knew, mcdermott can play. most athletes would have left for the n.b.a., mcdermott chose to return for his senior year, the 6 foot 7 forward picked up where he left off from last season, including a pay-back win. >> the win explained it all. i wanted moments like that this year. definitely have gotten some. got off to an incredible start. being able to be with the guys, on the floor. enjoying college. i'm enjoying the senior year. it's the main reason i wanted to come back. >> doug's coach who played the role

jessica taff joins us with more. to be clear this was an independent report. this was not the nfl investigating itself. >> the nfl hired a private lawyer to do that, they were waiting for his findings, and this is exactly what we got. including the details of the scandal involving jonathan martin and richie incognito, who both play for the miami dolphins. this 144-page document names three starters of the team's line, but that's just one part of the report. it also indicates that martin wasn't the only target of the harassment. >> when dolphins offensive tackle jonathan martin walked away from the team in october it was like opening up pander are a's box. martin was the subject of intense bullying with richie incognito playing the biggest role. the dolphins suspended incould go neat toe indefinitely saying, quote, we believe this decision is in the best interest of the organization at this time. neither martin nor incognito have suited up for the dolphins each and the nfl is left to defend its culture while it's fans have to ask can a 300-pound man be bullied.

jessica taff is here with some sad news.ot of new yorkers hate to see this. >> unlike this, you have the brebrett favres. don't expect derek jeter to change his mind either. he is 100% sure his decision is final. he last made that announcement final, the 39-year-old's career beginning in 1996 where he made an immediate impact winning a world series ring and rookie of the year honors in 19 seasons in pin stripes jeter would win four more world series rings and the only yankee to reach the 4,000 hit mark. joe girardi had this to say about the person, stating "derek jeter has been a great representative of what the yankees have stood for, for years. he has been a team player that only cared about winning, and he has been a fine person on and off the field. it has been a real pleasure to manage him and play alongside him." >>> jeter, one of the cower 4, the yankees won 14 of 15 playoff series and for this, jack o'connell secretary treasure of the baseball writers association of america. jack thank you first for joining us. let's

jessica taff tells us about a player who is about to crash that party and join college basketball's all-time scoring elite. >> doug mcdermott was the cream of the crop in the missouri commonest and show the rest of the nation what blue jay sads noi. he can play. >> most athletes would have offered to leave to the n.b.a., mcdermott chose to return and picked where he left off. including a pay back win over villen orbing va. >> that win explained it all. i was wanting moments like that. i have some. we got off to an incredible start. being with the guys another year, not on the floor, off the floor, enjoying college. i'm enjoying the senior year. >> doug's coach plays the role of dad. when doug met. >> i'd shoot him out before he changed his mind. i was prepared to be happy. if he chose to begin his professional career and i was excited to coach hip one more time. >> doug is a leading scorer, averaging 25 point a game on 50% shooting. this despite moving to a tougher big east conference. it's been incredible for me to sit back and enjoy dough's doug -- doug's career. it's more rewarding to wat

jessica taff has the story. >> most high school athletes have to make until they are upper class men to make the team. jayden hasn't made the fourth grade but has been running the defence. >> people aplay against think i'm not good. a. after that they she see different. >> what do they say? >>, "wow, good job." >> no one gets mad at you. >> sometimes. >> the 4 foot 7 prodigy. >> her dad, her coach says she's daddieses little girl. she's with me 24/7. watching the game when she was not walking. she'll say what the coach needs to do, what the players need to do. she knows the game, shooting ongoing range 3s, handling the ball. the wmba: >> it's deceiving because she has a cute young face and is the assassin on the court. >>, "she's so cute", and you try to play tough and she still goes buy you. it's funny. she's so cute. but then they don complain. >> the knew lands are used to the spotlight. their son and brother made his team. and mum was a basketball star but now juggles everyone's busy schedules. jayden dreams about the n level. i i want to go to college and the w n.b.a. and play f