john holman has more from mexico city. >> reporter: that sound is gun fire. and these people were killed in what authorities say was a shootout between police and suspected gang members in michoacan state southwest mexico. by the time the police arrived about 40 people were dead. it's unsure exactly what happened but federal police say people were attacked by gunmen. >> translator: the shootout was prolonged for approximately three hours in about three different parts of the property. >> reporter: this area was controlled by the powerful new generation cartel. the government sent in a he 10,000 strong force to try and take back control. state authorities say those killed in the shootout could be from the cartel. as the authorities moved into the new generation cartel's territory. incidents like this will take place. but they try to switch the country's image as which violence and day-to-day activities are en engrained. >> that has definitely changed the nature of the threat and it should ultimately -- there will ultimately be a change in the gft's response. >

john hol holman has more from mexico city. >> that sound is gun fire and these people were killed in what authorities said was a shootout in michoacan southwestern mexico. by the time the conflict was over, 43 were dead, one of them a police officer. police were attacked by gunmen and returned fire in a ranch. this all in a region controlled by a powerful new generation cartel. they shot down an army helicopter and killed police. states authorities said those killed in the shootout could be from the cartel. as federal forces move into the new generation cartel's territory, analysts say it's inevitable that this type of confrontation is going to take place but that's still not picture the mexican government wants nationally or internationally of mexico as they try to shift the appearance of the government's situation. >> this is a continuation of a fight at least a decade ago. what we have seen is the gradual dismantling of large scale drug organizations and their replacement by spaller more local more are are gangs. definitely changed the nature of the threat and it should ultimately

there is no understanding of why the death toll wos wass so was so high john holman, al jazeera mexico city. >> this is live video from dublin where vote-counting has just begun hugely significant vote there in ireland opinion poll suggest the vote could pass by as much as 2 to 1 and that could mean ireland is is is the first current to legalize same sex marriage via election. monitoring that for you. now hillary clinton has welcomed the publication of around 300 e-mails relating to the 2012 attack on the u.s. mission in benghazi. four people including the u.s. ambassador to libya died. clinton was secretary of state at the time and has been criticized for her handling of the attack. clinton says the e-mails don't change the understanding of anyone of the attack. >> i'm glad the e-mails have been released, i want people to see all of them and it is the fact that we have released all of them that have any government relationship whatsoever, in fact the statement state department had the vast majority of those anyway because they went to .g offerings vfertion.govaccounts. white house cor

john holman, al jazeera trotlaya. >> a mayoral candidate in mexico has been shot while campaigning. enrique was a member of the national regeneration group and a vigilante group that targeted drug cartels. >>> a woman in the united states has been reunited with her daughter after an eight year fight. they are now on their way back home to the u.s. >>> peru's president says a controversial mining project will go ahead affidavit weeks of protest. did call on mexican owned copper which is developing the tia maria mine in the south. people fear the mine will contaminate their crops and exhaust water supplies. three people have been killed since protests began in march. >>> u.s. presidential hopeful hillary clinton and her husband former president bill clinton have earned millions of dollars since last year. the couple have commanded 6 physical fees from their speeches, she also wrote a book about her time as secretary of state. >>> the film degrade is based on events in gaza in 2007. palestinians have a strong reputation, but often have to rely on foreign funding. charlie angela reports

john holman, al jazeera mexico city. >> at least two people have been killed and 30 wounded in grenade attacks in burundi's capital. since the president's decision to run for a third term in office. >>> homeless children in burundi have been caught up in fighting. haru mutasa visited a center. >> reporter: there is no tear gas, police or soldiers here. just food which is here. one less thing children in burundi's capital have to worry about. against burundi's president pierre nkurunziza. >> until the shooting stops we can't go out and look for food. sometimes the police find us and beat us. >> reporter: traumatized from hearing gun shots and tear gas on a daily basis. >> unfortunately, the children have to go out in the street, face harassment from security forces. so this is a situation that has to stop and the protection of the rights of children in a situation is exactly the same thing. everybody is responsible. >> reporter: it is not just children ton streets that are vulnerable. parents have been told don't let them come onto the streets by themselves. anything can happen. any gro

john holman, al jazeera, trotlaya. >> rescuers in colombia have found six bodies from an unlicensed golde. it's been six days since the accident. water flooded the underground shaft alexander takes a look as why people are risking their lives at these unlicensed mines. >> workers have been working day and night with their families to find their colleagues. many different mines not just this one day in and day out and it hurts so much and god knows next day it can be me. >> reporter: for these men small scale mining is a way of living. most of these men first entered these shafts as children and through the years tried their luck in the work environment with virtually no safety procedures. in colombia operating on the fringes of the law or far outside of it workers are always taking major risks but they say incidents like these are just the way things are. more than 80% of the gold produced in the curch comes from small formal informal operations. >> translator: it is a hard and dangerous work but what other things do we do here? >> reporter: the colombian government has started a campaig

john holman, al jazeera trotlaya. >> the first of two oil rigs designed to drill in the arctic have arrivedattle. protestors and kayaks tried to block the rig as it entered the bay. >>> u.s. presidential hopeful hillary clinton and her husband former president bill clinton have earned almost $25 million from speeches the last year. disclosing the couples' incomes both clintons have demanded 6-figure fees since last year. b.b. king has died in his home known for breaking down racial barriers in music john hendren reports from chicago. >> the world of blues has lost its king. gone but not forgotten, b.b. king was a soloist and inspiration to fans. >> he brought an energy to his work that just kind of engulfed you, and even though you weren't interested in the music, he captured you. that is rare. >> reporter: with his fluttering fingers and resonant soulful voice. ♪ the thrill is gone ♪ ♪ >> b.b. king crafted an unmistakable sound. he began by playing on street corners near the plantation in the u.s. state of mississippi where he was born. ♪ hey everybody ♪ >> in a career that spanned half a

john holman has more from mexico city. >> reporter: that sound is gunfire. and these people were killed in what authorities say was a shoot-out between police and gang members in south-west mexico. by the time the ambulances arrived 40 were kad. one was a police officer. it's un -- 40 were dead. one was a police officer. it's unclear what happened. federal police say one was attacked by gunfire. >> translation: the shoot-out was prolonged and sporadic for three hours, and three different parts of the property. >> this all in a region controlled by the powerful new generation cartel, who recently shot down an army helicopter and killed 15 police in an ambush. the government sent in a 10,000 strong force, state's authority saying those killed in the shoot-out could be from the cartel. >> as federal forces move into the territory, analysts say it's inevitable that this confrontation will take place. that is not the picture that the mexican government wants nationally or internationally of mexico as they tray to shift the image for one in which violence and orga

john holman reports from mexico city. >> that sound is gun fire and the people were killed in what authorities was a shoot-out between police and suspected gang members south-west of mexico. by the time the ambulances arrived, around 40 people were dead one of them was a police officer. >> it's unclear what happened. federal officials say the police were attacked by gunmen and returned fire in a running battle that ended at a ranch. >> the shoot-out was prolonged and sporadic for three hours in three different parts of the property. >> this all in a region controlled by a powerful new generation cartel shooting down an army helicopter and killing 15 police in an ambush. the government sent in a 10,000 strong force to take back control. those killed in the shoot-out could be from the cartel. as forces move into the cartel's territory, it's inevitable that the confrontation will take place. it's not the picture that the mexican government wants nationally or internationally of mexico as they shift the image for one in which violence and organised crime are deeply engrained >>> as the government

john holman reports from mexico city. >> that sound is gunfire, and the people are killed in what authorities say was a shoot-out between police and gang members in south-west mexico. by the time the ambulances arrived around 40 people were dead. one was a police officer. it's still unclear what happened, but federal officials say the police were attacked by gunmen and returned fire from a running battle that ended. >> the shat out was three hours three different parts of the property. >> this all in a region controlled in a powerful new generation cartel. >> they shut down app army helicopter. the government sent in a 10,000 more force sending back control. state authorities said those killed in the shoot-out could be from the cartel. >> as they move into the cartel it was inevitable that the confrontation would take place. it's not the picture that the government wants nationally or internationally as they shift the image from one in which violence and organised crime is deeply ingrained. >> the government arrested leaders of many organizations, smaller outfits emerged to take their place.

john holman has more from mexico city. >> reporter: that sound is gunfire. and these people were killed in what authorities say was a shoot-out between police and suspected gang members in south-west mexico. by the time the ambulances arrived, around 40 were dead. one was a police officer. it's unclear what happened. federal police say one was police were attacked by gunfire. >> translation: the shoot-out was prolonged and sporadic for three hours, and on three different parts of the property. >> this all in a region controlled by the powerful new generation cartel, who recently shot down an army helicopter and killed 15 police in an ambush. the government sent in a 10,000 strong force, state's authority strong force, state's authority saying those killed in the shoot-out could be from the cartel. >> as federal forces move into the territory, analysts say it's inevitable that this confrontation will take place. that is not the picture that the mexican government wants nationally or internationally of mexico as they tray to shift the country's image for one i

plus our photographers, our producers who were there, peter arnette, bernie shah john holman.erally risking their lives. i was at the pentagon reporting on what was going on. >> you had just started. >> i started on may 8th 1980 and saddam hussein invaded kuwait a few months later. so tv was a whole new world. and at that time you remember anderson the whole world literally was watching cnn, because we were the only 24/7 cable network. we were the only one reporting live from baghdad. it was really an amazing story that we were covering. and as i said it really put cnn on the map. >> it's also incredible how a seemingly ordinary day, i mean not that there's any ordinary day, but everything can change in a matter of seconds. a story just comes out of nowhere, sometimes. a us airways jet down in the hudson river, a well-known person michael jackson, dying. something happens somewhere in the world, and the whole network kicks into high gear. >> that's really what i love about cnn. i'm sure you love it too. that we have incredible news gathering capabilities. obviously, here in th