kim vinnell, al jazerra. >>> the iranian press has expressed optimism to reaching ideal with western powers every its nuclear program of the he was speaking during a ceremony of the south pass gas deal which iran shares with qatar. meanwhile, iranian and u.s. diplomats have returned to vitt land forsweptlast hoping to resolve differences blocking ideal before the end of the month. >>> still ahead. i want nearing i can't end the search for victims of last year's air asia plane crash, 56 people are still unaccounted for. plus. >> reporter: i am in the southern indian state. coming up, i will be taking a look at why india's premier bike run as become a thumping global success. consulted on this? >> no. >> a controversial deal. >> we would love to have a mine in the community. at the end of the day, it is an issue of fairness. >> america tonight gets an exclusive interview with a foreign mining company accused of taking native american land. >> people have been very critical of your company, saying that it'll leave a permanent scar on the landscape. will it? >> an america tonight special

warned that arab citizens were voting in droves and said a right wing government was in danger, kim vinnell reporter: there was jubilation at liquid party headquarters as the numbers stacked in the israeli prime minister's favor. now as benjamin netanyahu negotiates his way to forming a new government, the comments he made to get there are coming back to haunts. >> translator: the right wing government is in danger, arab voters are going to vote in droves. left wing ngos are bringing them in in buses. >> reporter: israeli palestinians make up 20% of israel's population. critics are calling netanyahu's comments racist and divisive. in response, he posted this on facebook. >> translator: i know the things i said a few days ago offensed israel's arabs, i had no intention of this to happen. i regret this. my actions as prime minister, including the great investments in the minority sectors prove the total opposite. >> reporter: the joint list an alliance of mainly arab parties is threaten to go file a complains against netanyahu on charges of insight. and rejects his apology. >> translator: he

kim vinnell, al jazerra. >>> the iranian president has expressed optimism for reaching ideal with westernover its nuclear program. hassan rouhani was speaking during a ceremony of the south gas field which iran shares. meanwhile top u.s. and iranian dipdiplomats have been returning to switzerland for talks. they are hoping to resolve the differences blocking an agreement before the end of the month. >>> still ahead on al jazerra indonesia end the search for victims of last year's air asia plane crash, 56 people are still unaccounted for. plus. >> reporter: i am in kenya. today we take a look at a very beautiful place but find out why some of the locals aren't happy. >> the new al jazeera america primetime. get the real news you've been looking for. at 7:00, a thorough wrapup of the day's events. then at 8:00, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day. and at 9:00, get a global perspective on the news. weeknights, on al jazeera america . ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back. a reminders now of the top stories on al jazerra an israeli prime minute officer benjamin net me's likud party has a

kim vinnell has more. >> reporter: these are the victims of what appears to be the deadliest sawed had-led air strikes so far, this was a camp in yep end's in accordance for those flying the violence that is has graped yemen for more than a deck a. houthis say women and children are among the dead. but witnesses say many killed were fighters and saudi arabia is ahead think the houthis are to blame. >> houthis have moved their weapons and fighters to areas where you have civilians and we suppress we do our best to prevents saville crane casualties. wecivilian casualties.we have to confirmation this was a refugees camp. >> reporter: audi air strikes lit up the sky. the target a military base and weapons storage facility. which belongings to the em viny republican guard. the focus isn't just on houthi strong hold is, but also on protecting the port city of aden. it's the main base for president hadi's supporters. air strikes in the south are targeting convoys of reinforcements and what saudi describes as houthi command centers like this one. while coalition forces control the skies navel

kim vinnell reports. >> reporter: this man is suffering an attack of chlorine gas.n hospitals, survivors are given oxygen. chlorine gas attacks the respiratory system causing suffocation. >> we have received around 70 wounded until now, including women and children and we expect more to come. they suffered the symptoms of chlorine inhaling. some need more medical care. >> reporter: at least six people including women and children were killed in this bombardment. opposition activists say it was the second attack of its type in just two days. babies like this one, they say are among the victims. right now the world is being urged to turn its attention here. president bashar al-assad's forces attacked the city in a bid to drive out isil fighters. but in a new report amnesty international says the rules of war were violated. >> we have come to the conclusion that there's damming evidence that the syrian government forces committed war crimes there. the research we have done shows over 100 civilians were killed. the places targeted were busy markets, busy mosques, and re

but kim vinnell has more on how the attack unfolded. >> reporter: tunisian security forces yell for reinforcementthey surround the capitol's national bardo museum. they are responding to a b in of gunmen who opened fire inside the tourist destinations. a short time later it becomes clear what is at stake. police give cover as host agency run for their lives. a steady stream of people mostly tourists escaping the museum into the parliament grounds. from inside a parliament building one witness describes the scene. >> translator: inside parliament we are surrounded by many security guards. we're on high alert as security sources have revealed that two armed men carrying ak's have fired at tourists inside the museum. >> reporter: officials say several are dead most of them are foreigners. >> translator: we have six injured. four have been taken to the hospital and two of them you saw rescued. as for the hostages the majority are tourists. there are three to four bus loads of tourists inside of the museum. >> reporter: crowds flock to the hospital as the injured are brought in for treatment. many hav

abd-rabbu mansour hadi said the blast saw an attempt to during the country into sectarian war, as kim vinnell reports. >> reporter: worshippers scrambled to save the injured. their clothes sustained with blood, rescuers moving between bodies, piled high on the floor. this was the second suicide bombing in the space of a few minutes. the first attack detonated outside, having been stopped by security. the second took advantage of the confusion to cause maximum damage. that explosion was caught by those filming the fall out. >> translation: we were in the mosque during the sermon. we heard an explosion outside, near the security perimeter. it was apparent when the first explosion happened. it was in the mosque in the middle of prayer. they were there to blow us up. >> reporter: it was one of for bombs targetting one of two mosques, both attended by shia houthis. analysts dismissed assertions that the islamic state of iraq and levant is involved. >> i don't buy the i.s.i.l. propaganda, i think it's high lick unlikely. yemen -- highly unlikely. yemen doesn't have the ground for i.s.i.l. i think i

kim vinnell reports. >> on the outskirts of idlib rebel fighters take over several check points. several have joint forces to take over the city in the north-west of the activist video shows rebel fighters getting ready for battle. regime forces closed off the city in preparation of the attack. seconding residents getting in or out, transferring command centers. taking idlib would be an important victory, allowing suppliers to cut you have vital supply lines. >> to the east in derazor, government forces are starting government-controlled areas. they control large parts of syria and iraq and after meeting with the president, iraq's foreign minister says more will be done. >> there's cooperation, but we are looking forward to having a high level of cooperation. what we have in common needs coordination, and we hope that the visit will be a first step towards coordination. >> reporter: iraq, one of syria's allies is a key player for the u.s. in the fight against i.s.i.l. iraqi troops are working with the u.s.-led coalition and its bombing-led campaign. baghdad acts as a go between,

kim vinnell reports. >> these are the victims of what appears to be the deadliest saudi arabia-led air strikes so far. this was a camp in the north, for those fleeing the violence that gripped yemen for a decade. women and children are among the dead. witnesses say many killed were fighters and saudi arabia is adamant that houthis were to blame. >> houthis moved to areas where there are civilians, we do our best to prevent civilian casualties, we reply to fire. we have no confirmation this was a refugee camp. >>> saudi arabia-led air strikes hit nine of yemen's province including the capital sanaa. air strikes lit up the sky. the target was a military base and weapons storage facility. it belonged to the yemeni guard. the focus is not just on the houthi strongholds, but protecting the port city of aden the main base for supporters of abd-rabbu mansour hadi. saudis described they targeted houthi command centers like this. coalition forces controlled the skies. naval forces are moving to block the ports in a bid to stop rebel fighters rearming. train denies backing the houthis, yemen is

loyal to deposed president hands over their weapons and join talks to find a political solution, kim vinnellrra. >>> crossing over to sanaa and speaking to a political analyst. thanks for being with us. looking at what happened overnight at that camp obviously conflicting reports still coming in about what exactly happened. what are you hearing about that attack? and what do you know about who actually lived in that cam snap. >> well, actually you said it correctly earlier when you said the camp is actually existing as a result of previous conflicts. over the past six wars, it houses about 4,000 people there. the reports that we are getting locally is that saudis have antiaircraft guns in the camp and they were firing at the air strikes, which led to the saudis respond to this gunfire and hitting the camp. killing almost 40 people and injuring almost 150 people. >> and this is according to whom? >> people from the area. we have people there living there, we have tribal families living there as well saying that there were antiaircraft guns near that camp. and they were firing at the airplanes

first kim vinnell with more. >> reporter: the world health organisation is warning a tidal waive of dementia is coming and global health care systems will go bankrupt. 47.5 million people around the world are living with dementia. a case is diagnosed every four seconds. in the next 14 years, the total numbers is expected to reach 75 million. it's particularly bleak in africa, and latin america, where the numbers of people is forecast to quadruple in the next few decades. here is the world health organisation's dr margaret chan. >> i can think of no disease placing a burden on families communities and societies. i can think of nothing, with innovation including breakthrough discoveries to develop a cure is so badly needed. >> dementia is caused by a number of brain illnesses. it can make performing every day activities difficult or impossible. g8 countries set a goal of finding a cure or treatment or alzhiemer's by 2025 >>> so live to geneva and a doctor from the world health organisation. thank you for your time. my first question is why - why is it increasing this quickly. kim told us a new

kim vinnell has more. >> this was a sturdy traditionally built house. and this is all that is left. it withstood two cyclones. after cyclone pam, this family is homeless. it's been repeated over and over, across ross ventrone's capital. the roof of the home has been torn off completely and the scale of devastation. at this person's waterfront shop everything has been destroyed. it has come in. glass woned smashed. one aid agency believes up to 90% of homes have been damaged. the worst damage is on the outer islands. rescue workers death toll is likely to rise. >> it's critical that we make contact as soon as possible of the sense of devastation. what we have seen in port villa is a good mark. we can only assume complete devastation. now that the winds are going down help will arrive. with 60 islands to assess the task ahead, it is daunting. >> it's a quick recognisance to look at how badly the small island will be hit, and onbound. >> reporter: thousands spent a night in emergency shelters but more who are made homeless are expected to arrive. this tiny nation is coming to grips wit

kim vinnell has more. >> venturing out of their homes to assess the devastation by tropical cyclone pan. vanuatu, a group of island in the pacific was hit by winds up to 270 canadiens on friday. the category 5 storm, the most severe on the scale uprooted tree and tore apart stores and homes. power was cut. and as the storm raged residents could do little but wait. >> i was in the bathroom back against the door and i'm listening. this is not fun. all i can do during this is think about people in vanuatu that have no shelter. this is going to be an horrific humanitarian disaster. >> as pictures of the devastation in the capital emerge, the concern is for those in smaller villages and on the outer islands. aid groups say it's possible villages have been wiped out. >> there has been a very very destructive cyclone hitting a country that has - using a lot of traditional shelters and housing, which means that they are vulnerable to this intensity. >> the u.n. says there were unconfirmed reports that dozens have been killed in the north-east. vanuatu's president, away to attend a conference in

kim vinnell explains. >> bewitching by night. a magical silhouette cut. the waters surrounding this monastery is joining the crowds. as the sun rose higher, so too, did the sea. braced against the cold thousands watched as the rocky i let was cut off. >> we saw the land not more than 20 minutes ago. everything is covered. it's rising quickly. >> those that came early enough witnessed a surge from above. those who missed the cut off had to wrestle to take in the 10th century abby. it's a cosmic coincidence of sorts. thanks to the eclipse on friday and the super moon which is when the moon comes closer to earth than normal. together they pulled the ocean some 14 meters in and up. in a tidal surge that will not be seen again for another 18 years. just as impressive was the unusually low tide. the receding waters revealing vast sand backs and a truly emissive experience. it's quite a site. a bit tough for the feet. >> while the giant tide met expectations for many scientists say it didn't meet the peak they hoped. pictures will have to suffer ice as the next

here is kim vinnell's report. >> reporter: tunisian security forces yell for reinforcement as they surround the capitol's national museum. they are responding to a number of gunmen who had opened fire inside the tourist destination. a short time later it becomes clear just what is at stake. from the book of the building, police give cover as hostages run for their lives. a steady stream escaping the museum into the next door parliament grounds. from inside a parliament building one witness describes the scene. >> translator: inside parliament we are surrounded by many security guards journalists and members of parliament are on high alert as security forces have revealed two armed people carrying ak's have fired at a group of tourists inside the museum. >> reporter: officials say several are death most of them foreigners. >> translator: we have six injured, four have been taken to the hospital and two were rescued. >> reporter: crowds flocking to the hospital as the injured are brought in for treatment. it's the first attack on a tourist site in tunisia in years, but many have their doubts

the intensified attacks saw a shift in strategy as kim vinnell now reports. >>> on the outskirts of idlib rebel fighters take aim at government checkpoints. several groups including the al qaeda-linked al nusra front say they have joined forces. video shows fighters getting ready for battle. regime forces closed the city in preparation of the attack stopping residents getting in or out, whilst transferring command centers. >> taking idlib would be a victory for rebel fighters allowing them to cut off vital government supply lines. to the east government forces are targetting i.s.i.l. controlled areas. fighters control large parts of syria and iraq and after meeting with the syrian president, iraq's foreign minister says more will be done. >> there is cooperation, but we are looking forward to having a higher level of cooperation. what we have in common needs more coordination and we hope the visit would be a first step towards more coordination. >> reporter: iraq, one of syria's main allies is a key player for the u.s. in the fight against i.s.i.l. iraqi troops are working with the u.s.-l

here is kim vinnell. >> reporter: this was a sturty built house in port villa -- sturdy built house in port villa. this is all that's left. it withstood two previous cyclones, after cyclone pam it's gone. the roof of this home has been torn off. it's a scene repeated across port villa. from the hill the scale of the devastation is clear. this woman's family opened a water front shop. everything was destroyed. >> the wind was too strong. the shutters blew off. shutters came in the last window smashed. >> thousands are homeless focussed on trying to survive. >> the rooftopless gone. >> reporter: one aid agency believes 90% of homes have been damaged. the worst damage it's thought will be on the outer islands. rescue workers warn the death toll is likely to rise. >> it's critical to make contact as soon as possible. so we get an idea of the sense of devastation. what we have seen in port villa, and how it is affected it's a good benchmark. we can assume yes, complete devastation. >> now that the winds are dying down help is starting to arrive. with 65 islands to assess the task ahead is d

. >> venturing out of their homes to assess the -- kim vinnell has the latest. >> reporter: venturing out of their homes to assess the damage by cyclone pam. vanuatu hit by wind of up to 270 k/hr. the category 5 form the most severe on the scale uprooted trees and tore about homes and stores. power was cut, and as the storm raged residents could do little but wait. >> i was in the bathroom, back against the door. i'm listening to the roof which souped like it's lift -- sounds like it's lifting and i'm holding on for deer life. all i can -- for dear life. all i can do is think about people in vanuatu with no shelter. this will be a horrific humanitarian disaster. >> as pictures of devastation in the capital emerge the concern is for those living in smaller villages and on the outer islands. aid groups say it's possible villages have been wiped out. >> it's been a destructive cyclone hitting a country that has - that is using a lot of traditional shelters and housing, which means that they are vulnerable to this intensity. >> reporter: the u.n. says there are unconfirmed reports that do