malcolm webb has our report. >> all right our apologize. we have lost the audio on that package. we will get it to you later i promise. >>> a push for a veto in arizona over new legislation that targets gays. maria innes ferre has that and other stories. >> thanks tony. some governors are asking -- some mayors are asking goafn jan brewer, opponents of sb 652 says it is restrictive against gays. sent a letter to brewer today asking her to veto it. in louisiana, the u.s. coast guard says the mississippi river has reopened after part of it was closed following an oil spill. cleanup crews have been working along a 65-mile stretch of the river. more than 35,000 gallons of crude spilled when a tug bolt and barge collided saturday. >>> harold ramos died over the weekend. the chicago native began his comedy career in chicago writing jokes for playboy magazine. he was 69 years old. >>> jackson county spelling bee had to take a break after 17 hours. the organizers of the bee ran out of words to stump the last two contestants. the final showdown between 5th grader sophia and sefned greater

they have a law to have tougher penalties for homosexuals and they will put it on hold on as malcolm webbreflects the enormous president they are both from within uganda and from the west. >> reporter: and he is gay and he has aids. i in, uganda it is difficult and illegal and changed his name and hidden his face and he has high risk workers of gay men and came for life-saving drugs and is worried the new law will make that impossible. >> i don't think the government will allow us to be here and have access and the hospital is promoting us which is not true. reporter: here in parliament the antisexual bill was passed in december after years of discussion and increases jail time for homosexual acts and said medics and teachers must report homosexuals or they go to jail too and after delays he signed it into law. and it's widely supported here but attracted heavy criticism from the board especially uganda's main financial and military supporter the u.s. and president barack obama said they shouldn't sign it but that won't go down well at home and he threatened to resign over it. and uganda

malcolm webb reports. >> people in uganda's capital say it was guilt on seven hills.ow it covers more than 20. between the hells were wet lands. they can be seen on the outskirts. they host fragile ecosystems, draining water. it's the world's second-largest lake, as the city grows the wet lands are disappearing quast. -- disappear fast. they have been protected by law. >> when you look at what we are doing, we are the worst. it is a wide range of people devastating the wetlands, raping from the capital investors to the peace ants like me and you. >> people build homes on wetlands when there's no other place. it blocks the natural drainage. rains are heavy, floods are common. it's this man's job to stop the building. he says somebody built a fuel station on a wetland, ignored court orders to stop, and authorities demolished it. >> in some instances even when we stop people, you find another government - a group that are afraid to follow the law. corruption plays a part. >> that is just one of the challenges. on that site there's so much concrete in the ground. pollutio

as malcolm webb reports in uganda a combination of construction, pollution and construction threatens these environments. >> people in kampala say it was built on seven hills. now it covers more than 20. between the hills were wetlands. they can be seen on the outskirts. they act as natural filters, draining water into lake victoria. as the world second-largest labelling, as the city grows the wetlands have been disappeared. these have been protected by law since 1995. he says it's not in force. >> wetland protection in uganda is the best. when you look at what we are doing. we are the worst. it is a wide range of people devastating the wetland, ranging from the capital investors to the people like me and you. >> people build homes on wetlands when there's no other space to go. it blocks the natural drainage. rains are heavy, floods are common. it's arnold's job to stop the building. he said someone built a fuel station, ignored court orders to stop and authorities demolished it. >> sometimes there is corruption. they don't follow the law. they are given permission when they shouldn't

. >>> al jazeera's malcolm webb has more from campala on the enormous pressure the president's been under from both within uganda and the west. >> he is gay and has aids. that makes life doubly difficult. this clinic provides services to people with a high risk of hiv infection such as sex workers and gay men. >>> i will not be because i don't think the government will allow us to be here. or to access because they may think that the hospital itself is promoting us which is not true. >> reporter: here in parliament the antihomosexuality bill was passed after years of discussion. the president agreed to sign it into law. it is widely supported here. president barack obama said he shouldn't sign it but he is looking for support at home to run for another term and politicians here want it. religion is important to people in uganda. here at the side of the street you can buy paraphernalia just outside the church. there were some religious leaders who played a key role to mobilize the population to support the antihomosexuality bill. although the law is rarely enforced, it is not likely the ne

malcolm webb. al jazeera. >> back in mexico, taking only drugs gangs. the goal united some immigrants forced to leave the united states. >> a rare defeat for barcelona in the spanish league. we'll have that in a few minutes. >> in el salvador they have been choosing a new president. it's been a campaign dominated by the issue of gang violence. the socialist and conservative candidates are offering different solutions. as reported from san sal have aedor, there may be no easy fix. >> in el salvador the missing are being unearths. crime is a daily occurrence. it's the rate at which bodies are being discovered that is cause for alarms. these labs have not been this busy in year. >> forensic scientists discovered 31 bodies in 21 different sites, in one neighbourhood controlled by one gang. two years ago a truce was declared. despite that the list of missing salvadorians gross. >> this is a politically sensitive issue. investigations have been stopped. the attorney-general's office says it's a matter of resources being diverted. >> we feel frustrated because

in uganda, corruption, construction and pollution are to blame as malcolm webb reports >> reporter: people in u beggan capitol say it was first built on seven hills. now, it covers more than 20. between the hills were wetlands. they can be seen on the outskirts, they host fragile eco systems draining into nearby lake victoria, the world's second largest lake. as the city grows, the remaining wetlands are disappearing fast. a campaign to save them. they have been protected by-laws since 1995. he says it's not enforce did. for uganda for wet land protection, they are the best. when you look at what we are doing, we are the one. it is a wide range of people devastating the wetlands ranging from at a time i hope vestors to the peasants like me and you. people build homes. sfloodz are common. it's arnold's job to stop the buildingfloods are common. it's arnold's job to stop the buildi building he said someone ignored court orders. our government, so, corruption is just one of the many challenges on this side, already so much concrete in the ground, they probably won't recover anywhere. downstre

malcolm webb reports. >> reporter: it's been called one of the toughest anti-gay laws in the world.he president signed the terrible act. now international donors have made it clear that they're not happy. the world banks delayed a healthcare loan saying it wants to make sure that it's objectives are not affected by the new law. >> this is a very big move by them to say this is not social norm. it's discrimination. i think it shows a shift in the bank and they're learning about the mistakes they made in the past by having too eaks treatment a view of what the economy should be and this is looking at the social impact of our policies. >> only a small proportion of the projects the world bank has at uganda worth $1.5 billion. but uganda relies on foreign aid up to 20% of its annual budget. this week the swedish foreign minister said sweden is reconsidering its aid package. they're one of several donors who say the law is against human rights. many people here support the new law, and many people are slightly baffled by the reaction of the western donors. the donor countries never made

. >> malcolm webb, aljazeera. >> the death sentence was removed after international outrage. >> an americankilled after opening fire on prison guards, serving a 24 year sentence for a murder in maryland back in 1997 fled to israel shortly after that killing. now his case briefly creating tensions between the u.s. and israel and led to a change in israel's extradition laws. the israeli police say he shot three prison guards on sunday before special forces killed him. >> we are getting a look inside the look of suspected drug king upon guzman, arrested at his ex-wife's home in mexico city after 13 years on the run. authorities say he was almost able to evade arrests trying to escape through a trap door into a network of underground tunnels. some in mexico wonder if that's enough to stop the countries drug problems. >> what matters is the government's willingness to strike at the cartels financial operations and maintain social programs to steer kids away from organized crime. >> the u.s. is seeking to extradite him. he faces charges in at least seven american cities, including chicago, san di