the opposition spects the rule by decc cree has been martelly's plan. thousands will mobilize. >> translation: martelly had all this time to organise elections. he didn't. he won't have time to rule by decree, we'll send him away before that time comes. >> the marches were met by tear gas as they took the protest to the gates of the presidential palace. it's difficult to see how shows of force with staunch u.s. and u.n. support can be a long-term political strategy for martelly. >> authorities in bangladesh are struggling to contain an oil spill after a tanker sank. we have this report on how the accident is changing the fortunes of those that live will. >> reporter: farmhand are distilling oil from the planned. the heat makes the oil fall off the leafs and branches making a lucrative hall. >> it comes at a cost. >> my hands are burning, and i'm having trouble breathe of course, from the smoke. >> they are selling it to the oil company, which is offering $0.50 per litre. unlike this man, these employees have gloves. >> after we said we'll buy it everywh

martelly is not the only actor. discussions are under way between him and the heads of both chambers in parliament. it's a way for him to find his way out of the crisis. >> the situation suspects ruling by decree is the plan. that's why they'll mobilize. >> martelly had all his time to organise elections. >> reporter: the marchers were met by tear gas, as they took the protest to the gates of the presidential palace, it's difficult to see how the shows are forced even with staunch u.s. support >>> still ahead on al jazeera - space jet grounded. oil companies refuse to do business with one of india's biggest low-cost airlines. >>> russia's currency under pressure after falling to record levels against the dollar. >>> top stories on al jazeera - a branch in afghanistan's helmand province has been attacked by a number of gunman. there were two explosions and the attackers have entered the bank >>> three days of mourning started in pakistan after the taliban killed 141 people. prime minister nawaz sharif said he'll lift

last month martelly tried to break the deadlock and form a united government. many doubt his sincerity, some saying he's trying to clipping on to power >>> protesters in hong kong continue to defy orders to leave the streets, despite the threat of being removed. dozens of tents are standing at the bay, which is the last sight for what is known as the occupy movement. police arrested 250 activists and cleared most of the area. the protesters are demanding open nominations. beijing only allows prescreened candidates >>> one person is believed to have drowned after a storm struck the pacific coast of the united states. wind, rain and snow created road and rail disruptions in california, we have this report from los angeles. >> the mighty storm caused havoc across the popular state, from the south, to ink dale in the north, where roads were naturaled by snow. >> the storm blew in. one minute it was raining, next minute it is raining. >> emergency responders piloted a boat through a river, rescuing a perp trapped by the flood -- person trapped by the floodwaters. a

there is a sense that martelli who has engineered this crisis.e is quite happy for parliament to dissolve, then can he rule by decree. he is buoyed by un, u.s. support and martelli says he can do whatever he wants but no he cannot. they said the resignation of the prime minister is a good first step but now he must go on trial for corruption. >> okay shia, thanks for that. shia britainzi. in port-au-prince there. >> supporters of the opposition pakistan party are staging sit-ins in 18 different location. the party by former cricketer imran khan. >> pakistan's second largest city is at a virtual standstill. imrawn khaimrawnimron khan, is s demand is for the setting up of a judicial commission to probe into allegations of massive rigging. he wanted the prime minister to resign earlier but said that he is willing to call off his nationwide protest of shutting down the country on the 18th, if the government agrees to the formation of a judicial commission. however, the government it seems has also shown its determination not to buckle under demands o

or safe martelli. there is no way they can be saved. >> the unrest is caused by a political deadlock which even lamon. ts resignation may not break. if his replacement isn't nominated, haiti will be without a functioning government or a prime minister. kim vinnell, al jazeera. >> the political crisis has been made worse by economic problems. the caribbean island is still struggling to recover from an u urnquake that killed over 100,000 people. haiti positions have been accused of stealing public money. haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere with 3% of the population owning almost 50% of its wealth. it has a history of resistance, rebellion and human rights violations. the international crisis group says without a clear shift in the political attitudinattitude critical international aid could begin to dry up. let's get more now from brian cancanon, the executive director at the institfractured for justice and democracy in haiti. he joins us from marshville in the u.s. state of massachuse

there has been calls for the president martelly to step down. >> anger bowling over on the streets of haiti. anti-government protests first swept across the capital, and then the country, now a demonstrators demand has been met. the prime minister announced that he will step down. his resignation widely predicted after the president cold reporters that la month was ready to make a sacrifice. parties are angry over corruption, and that there hasn't been an election in haiti for years the the president delays the opposition for delaying the vote. >> translation: the government was supposed to organise the elections, for four years all they did was corruption, ruining the country. that's why they take to the streets, we'll be there every day. we are asking the u.s. government to stake the president with them. they are the ones that put them in power. without new elections come january, the parliament will be dissolved. the president will be ruled by decree. many believe it will not be enough to satisfy the crowds. >> reporter: no magic wands can say la month or martelly, there's no way t

. >> there's no magic wand that can save martelli. no way to be saved. >> even lemont's resignation will break. haiti will be without a functioning government or a prime minister. kim vanel, al jazeera. >> well, the political crisis in haiti has lasted about three years and has been made worse by economic problems. the caribbean island is still struggling to recover from a deaf stating earthquake that hit the island five years ago. haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere, with 3% of the population owning almost 50% of its wealth. the international crisis true. says without a clear shift in political attitudes critical international aid could begin to dry up. >>> lauren du bois is the former director of the lab at duke university. he joins us from durham, north carolina, thank you sir for being with us. now, the resignation of the prime minister has is not quite quelled anger on the streets. are we likely to see the president step down any time soon? >> i think that seems relatively unlikely. although the resignation of

it is the latest in a series of rallies against president martelly who is accused of corruption.hey are demanding he resign. they are also angry at martelly for failing to hold legislative looepingsz which was supposed to take place in 2011. a romanian company is manufacturing cars, it grew at least 35% % but it is causing friction with labor unions, as paul brennan now reports. >> reporter: the production line of dacha's factory almost can't keep up with demand. the comic crisis gripping europe has it a niche for a low-cost, no-frills vehicle. it's entry level car costs $9 and a half thousand dollars. it's a world away from this company who is state-owned. >> i worked under the communist system, and now i work using the international it rules. the difference between the two is incredible. there is just no comparison. >> 65 cars an hour are coming off of the end of the dacha production line. it flat out to meet demands. but with that extraordinary comes a dilemma for the workforce that makes that possible. >> in 2008, after a 15-day strike, a deal was agreed to raise wages and be

. >> in 2012 president martelly put premier la moth in power >>> earlier in japan polls closed in the japanese elections, shinzo abe called the snap election a look at his reform agenda. it may get the landslide victory he was hoping for. >> we don't know the results. they were exit polls, they were accurate in the past. they do suggest a projected win for shini somara and his party. statements from the national broadcaster suggest that he'll get 374 of the 476 seats. that, combined with his alley between 31 and 36 seats gives a healthy majority, a two-thirds supermajority, allowing the lower house to force through even if the other house doesn't like it. the other interesting thing coming out of the polling is the turn out it low. 7% at the last counselled, down on the previous election, the lowest turnout since world war ii. >> an men criticizing the u.s. in morne korea. a news conference was held in pyongyang, slamming the system, staying it benefits the palthy. wealthy. martinez is seeking asylum. his mother says he suffers bipolar. >>> after two weeks of intense negotiations at t

we want martelly's designation. we have the rope, and if we find him, we will tie him up. >> reporter: protesters have held near daily rallies in the capitol, angry at the government corruption, and that there hasn't been an election in three years. their calls for the most part falling on deaf ears. the president blames legislators for the delayed elections, accusing them of blocking the vote to approve electoral law. critics say martelly is trying to hold on to power, because without elections come january the parliament will be dissolved and he would vote by decree. protesters say the writing is already on the wall. and only the resignation will stabilize this fracty house country. >>> u.s. president barack obama has spoken to egyptian president, about the flee al jazeera journalists who were jailed in egypt. peter greste, mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed were jailed on false charges of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they have now been held for 356 days. they are appealing against their convictions. th

his resignation was wide by predicted after the president michel martelly told reporters that president lamothe was ready to make a sacrifice. members are angry over government corruption, and that there hasn't been an election in haiti for three years. the president blames the opposition for delaying the vote. >> the government was supposed to organise the elections. for four years all they did was corruption. they ruined the corruption, that's why they take to the streets. we'll be in the streets every day. we ask the government to take the president with them. without new elections come january, parliament will be dissolved and the president will rule by decree. that's why many believe the resignation won't be enough to satisfy the crowds. >> reporter: no magic wand can say lamothe or martelly. there's no way they can be saved. >> reporter: the arrest is caused by a deadlock, that la moth's resignation may not broke. haiti will be without a functioning government if it's not solved in january. or a prime minister. >> in italy police uncovered a mafia syndicate operating out of rome's

his resignation was predicted after president michel martelly told reporters that he was ready to make a sacrifices. protesters are angry over what they say is government corruption. and that there hasn't been an election in haiti for three years. the president blames the opposition for delaying the vote. >> translation: the government was supposed to organise the elections, for four years, all they did was corruption. they ruined the country, that's why we are in the streets, we'll be in the streets every day. we are asking the government to take the president with them, we are the ones that put them in power. >> reporter: without new elections, parliament will be dissolved. many believe the resignation will not be enough to satisfy the people. >> translation: no magic wands can save lamont or martelly, there's no way they can be saved. >> the unrest is caused by a deadlock that even lamont's resignation will not break. haiti will be without a functioning government or a prime minister >>> japan's prime minister is hoping for a landslide victory in a snap election expected to give him

we will not let them choose again. >> president martelly is placing the blame with opposition leaders refusing to pass new laws, asking demonstrators to show restraint. via his twitter account. opposition leaders accuse the president of wanting to rule by decree, a scenario that could happen. some blame the u.s., but officials have been pushing for the elections to take place. opposition leaders say they will not vote for legislations that favour the counter government, that haiti can ill afford further delays >>> north korea dismissed allegations that it was responsible for a cyber attack on sony pictures. >> i'm officer lacery with official intelligence... >> sony is to release a picture about a plot to assassinate kim jong un, and the cyber attack shut down computer systems. north korea says it could have been the work of supporters of the country >>> the 25th singapore film festival is currently under way, show-casing works from around the world. organizers say the event will help to develop the local film industry, coming amid a controversy over the banning of one local film. rob

now, to your answer, a year and a half or so ago, i was with president martelli of haiti. raise this directly with raul. he did. he called me back and he said that raul was wanting to talk to the u.s. government. i passed that on immediately to the national security council. i have no idea if that had part of the effort here, but i want to give credit to president martelli, who did that not once, but twice. >> part of an interesting con s c constellation of odd bedfellows. this is the spokesperson who will then introduce alan gross. that's jill zukman, family spokesperson. i want to get in another question to the senator. your fellow florida senator, marco rubio, has been respondsing in a big way to the president. he called president obama the worst negotiator in modern u.s. history. what do you say to the argument that cuba just hasn't conceded enough in this arrangement? >> that's just simply not true. first of all, we've got two americans home. one of which you know about, that was about to die. secondly, if this brings about the reforms of all giving freedom to the dis

president michelle martelli blames the opposition for the delay.her reports. >> reporter: in the past few months, that is become an increasingly familiar sight on the streets of port-au-prince, protesters angry at long delayed lexes are calling for the resignation of haiti's president and prime minister. they say the government's failure set an election date is damaging democracy in a country still recovering from app a devastating earthquake. the electses were supposed to have taken place three years ago and voters are running out of patience. >> translator: today is a victory against the president who is destroying our country. >> translator: we the haitian people have the right to protest and also let the international community know that we will not let them choose do us again. >> reporter: for his part, the president is placing the blame with opposition leaders, he says they are refuse to go pass new election laws, he asked demonstrators to show restraint right via his twitter account. opposition says he want to rule by decree which could happ

joes, coach martelli and coach dunphy they know each other well.ne point game late, temple trailing, the owls with two good looks to the basket. one is denied. other coming upright here is just a bit short, and st. joes beats out a two-point victory 58-56. >>> jimmy kimmel live next on channel six followed by night line. jimmy's guest so for a vergara and "action news" continues 4:59:30 with tamala edward, matt o'donnell, meteorologist david murphy and karen rodgers with traffic. for cecily tynan, ducis rodgers, the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner, good night. >> ♪

joes, coach martelli and coach dunphy they know each other well.ame late, temple trailing, the owls with two good looks to the basket. one is denied. other coming upright here is just a bit short, and st. joes beats out a two-point victory 58-56. >>> jimmy kimmel live next on channel six followed by night line. jimmy's guest so for a vergara and "action news" continues 4:59:30 with tamala edward, matt o'donnell, meteorologist david murphy and karen rodgers with traffic. for cecily tynan, ducis rodgers, the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner, good night. >> ♪ >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- sofia vergara. j.k. simmons. and the finale of jimmy's reality series "do you have what it takes?" and now, come closer. here's jimmy kimmel! ♪ it's "jimmy kimmel live" [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: welcome. thank you very much. welcome. thank you, cleto. i'm jimmy, i'm the host. thank you for watch pg. thank you for coming. i really do appreciate it, especially tonight. thank you for braving the rain to be with us.

or martelli.s no way they can be saved. >> reporter: on friday, michelle had said that he would accept the resignation of his prime minister as part of a plan to reach eye new consensual government. the president's problem is that there huh been no lexes in haiti for three years, the term of office of the currents parliament will end next month. and no new elects are scheduled. >> the the government was supposed to organize lexes for four years all they did is corruption, they ruin the city. that's why we take to the streets we will be in the streets every single day. we are asking the u.s. government to take the president with him. because they are the one that his put him in power. >> reporter: the way the united center peacekeepers handled street protest on his friday has also been criticized. some people have accused them of using excessive force. but they are responsible for policing haiti. with protests growing, seemingly all the time. dominick kane, al jazerra. >>> after a deadline and long

protesters are now calling for president michel martelly to resign as well. one of the leading musicians in cuba has told the u.s. agency for international development to quote "go to hell" for ensnaring his son and other hip-hop artists in a botched plot to foment anti-government unrest. silvio rodriguez made the comments on his blog following revelations by the associated press that usaid tried to recruit cuban rappers under the guise of civic causes like hiv prevention. as part of the program, usaid hired creative associates international, a firm that also played a key role in the "cuban twitter" program a fake social media program launched in another bid to undermine the cuban government. in the hip-hop case, creative associates was directed to recruit young rap artists looking to make "social change." but the program ended up endangering some of the artists, spiking their careers and forcing some, like rodriguez's son, to move to florida. the vatican has praised the role of nuns in the united states following a controversial years-long probe into their a

. >> translation: no magic wand can say la moth nor martelly. >> reporter: the arrest is caused by a political deadlock that ooep la moth's resignation will not help. haiti may be without a functioning government or prime minister >>> police in monning kong are expected to start clearing -- hong kong are expected to start clearing out the last remaining protest sites. pro-democracy protesters say they will not leave. they have been there for 11 weeks, many say they'll keep up the protests. police say protests will be arrested if they resist efforts to clear the site. >> political strife in yemen led to months of unrest and violence. rebels in tiaz reject violence and push for peace. we have this report. >> reporter: residents in tiaz want to make their country a city of piece. houthis took control in september, and they have been fighting for control in forth and central yemen. those in charge want to focus on the city as the cultural capital. >> decisions, goals and destiny are one. we want to keep ties to the cultural capital. we should maintain the goals, distancing the city. the

joes, coach martelli and coach dunphy. they pick up the action in the second half.s, crash the the board 20, points, nine rebound for him . hawks up a dozen. now a one point game, temple trailing, owls get two good looks at the basket, one shot denied, the other comes up just short, st. joes beats owls with the two-point win. >> how about them sixthers. >> they didn't give up. >> they had to get it eventually. >> feeling good. >> little evening thane could. >> thanks, ducis. >>> if you've got 7 million sitting around this swank i pad in rittenhouse square can be yours. right now it belongs to phillies closer jonathan papelbon. the 4200 square food condo is located at 1706 rittenhouse square. papelbon bought it two years ago for 4.6 million. it is on the 15th floor and has four bedrooms and three and a half bats. there is a floor to ceiling >>> meet woman known aspirin zest etch a sketch. jane can whip up a christmas tree in no time, okay this video is sped up but give her a couple minutes and she can make all kind of holiday favorite on a etch a sketch. she pick up

. >> translator: administration of president martelli is against the interest and corrupt and do notabout the poor people and ask for his departure and for his prosecution. >> reporter: opposition leaders having met with president to try and agree on a new prime minister say the time for talk is over. >> translator: we are not going to enter into negotiations with the president. we want his resignation. today we have the rope and if we find him we will tie him up. >> reporter: protesters have held near daily rallies in the capitol angry over government corruption and elections are 2 1/2 years over due. they try to take their message to the presidential palace, and are called for the most part falling on deaf ears. the president blames legislators for the delayed elections accusing them of blocking the vote to approve law and trying to hold on to power and without elections in january parliament will be dissolved and could rule by decree. protesters say he cannot ignore demands and the writing is already on the wall. and his resignation will stabilize this country, i'm kim with al jaz

i have decided, on the basis of article 165 of the law of the country, to hand to president martelly government and the resignation of all the ministers. with a feeling that we did whatever we were able to do for the country. >> it's extraordinary. this happened over the weekend and i was with him last week when his message was -- this is a very difficult time and the president appointed him to the position and said we have to stick together. uses not justgest against the prime minister but the antigovernment establishment says we need to have a election s. this is just going to create more chaos. , in myon in haiti observation, is heartbreaking. the earthquake took place five years ago and even though the rubble has tons of been removed, the country is still in a shamble. protesters are in the street but what exactly the opposition is fighting back against. it is considered to be one of the most corrupt countries in the world, one of the worst countries to do business with. >> furthermore, one of the poorest. >> it is the poorest country in the western hemisphere. one thing the prim