he said that morocco was occupying and morocco said that it insulted it's people. >>> for more on this let's talk with morocco's tourism minister. i know you're not talking about tourism. you're just respond to go what ban ki-moon says. let me ask you is morocco going to suspend any cooperation it has with the united state united nations over peacekeeping missions have you decided that? >> well, listen, i'm here to present my political party, which is this is words never used by the secretary general before. they're supposed to be impartial in this conflict. >> i understand, you already said that you think that the word is that wrong. but it's a word that has been used by the pan african parliament used at the african union it's president saying that western sahara our people are living under occupation. we fought against colonization and we cannot accept that in africa today. you're occupying western sahara. >> we're not a member of the african union. and it is not only exist only paper. it is not a good broker of peace. that's why we've been working for the last four decades in order

inside or outside morocco. the second pillar, imagine the religious spectrum. and imagine religious spectrum, we had, first of all, do start training immense and open this nation -- mission to women. and i can say that this experience in old arab world and islamic world is for import. because we know all of us, the role, the important role of the women in our society. bring them to the mosques and give them training and give them the opportunity to act as -- [inaudible] but you can see imams in some cases. this experience of extreme imams, objective was to bring imams to play their role, and the role of the imam most be fresh. it was the opportunity for us to get the role to others who use mosques as a space to give ireland and extremists -- violate and extremists speech, and political speech, too. of course, in this experience today we share with a lot of other countries, in africa, in arab world, and in europe. we start to train somebody bomb from france -- some imam from france, some other european countries are asking morocco to share with them this experie

instead morocco these days says it is prepared to offer autonomy.kesman says the secretary general remains personally cocommitted to achieve what the u.n. has repeatedly asked for, a mutually acceptable solution. >>> the government in niger is building a railway. once completed it will give land locked niger access to ports in the atlantic. >> reporter: it's taken almost a century to arrive, but the train is finally here. the government of niger says it's the biggest project the country has seen recently. >> translator: niger's train is now a reality. we have 140 kilometers of rail. and considering the reliability of our partners, we are sure the project will be accomplished. >> reporter: a french company began work on the five-year project last july. the first section linking the first section to the south is already complete. this is where the dream began some 80 years ago when colonial star started to build a railway. however, the project was never completed and the central railway station that was supposed to be built here, never saw the light o

morocco does have media laws that protect certain freedoms.owever, the wording of those laws is so vague the possibility interpretations are so broad that any reporting that crosses the line by offending the king, his officials, raising national security questions or the status of western sahara can land reporters in trouble. our correspondent on the journalistic red line, the red ink on the balance sheet none of which bode well for the future of journalism in morocco. >> reporter: editorial red line. moroccan journalists call them rehhuge. they emanate from the capital in seat of the royal family. any output that is seen as insulting to the king, his family or members of his government is punishable by up to five years in jail. those are not the only punishable media offences. >> translation: in my opinion, there are other red lines that the authorities care about. the first is the issue of western sahara. the authorities and separatists in the region are locked in a tug of war over the disputed territory. the issues currently being discussed

instead morocco these days says it is prepared to offer autonomy.sman says the secretary general remains personally committed to conduct negotiations to achieve a mutually acceptable political solution to the people of western sahara. >>> saudi-lead air strikes have killed yemens. the saudi-lead coalition says it is looking into those reports. doctors without borders says more than 40 civilians were taken to hospital after the attack. more than 6,000 people, half of them civilians have been killed in the conflict in yemen since the saudi-lead intervention began. >>> on all female peace keeping force is now patrolling south sudan. from juba, annika vel now reports. >> reporter: this is the leader of the team of female peace keepers perfecting families in this camp in south sudan. she says she wants to give a message of peace to her community. >> translator: we don't want women fighting each other. >> reporter: they are trying to reduce the violence that happens often in these cramped conditions. people ran here for safety when the war started more th

finally we establish contact , with taoufik m, who's from morocco.e came to germany two years ago. before that he was in italy. , taoufik m. brings us to a refugee shelter, where he goes to meet friends. these men have all applied for asylum in germany, but petty crime is still the norm. >> one steals a pair of pants, the other a telephone, or a bag. everybody works alone. >> do you practice? >> no. >> and where'd you learn it? >> i started stealing when i was 10 years old. >> both men get public assistance. they each get 300 euros a month. during the asylum process, they're not permitted to work. they say that's why they steal. >> i've stolen clothes, just to be able to buy food at the end of the month. i haven't done it for six weeks. but the public assistance doesn't get me through the month. >> suddenly there's a scuffle. , during the interview, taoufik's friends were busy in the background. they stole a cell phone belonging to a man from mali. he wants it back. >> don't forget! don't forget! >> the dispute moves into the hallway. scenes like thi

they say morocco occupies a contested region of western sahara, a comment that morocco said insulted its people. >>> now to our top story. let's go back to the kurdish call pour a largely independent region in the north of syria. let's bring in a middle east analysts who is also a fellow at the arab gulf states institute and joining us live from washington. what kind of autonomy if any do the kurds in that part of northern syria have now, and why would they ask for this particular moment? >> look, what we have seen in syria is the facts on the grounds are constantly changing. it's an extremely fluid situation. on one hand we have seen that by default, if you will, syria has divided into four parts. you have the part that is under the control of the syrian regime under president bashar al assad. you have the part of the country under isil's control, and the third part has been under the control over the syrian kurds. the fourth part, which is really the critical part where a lot of the fighting is taking place, is in the besieged areas. so it should not come as a surprise that the syr

plus morocco cuts its support for the u.n.in western sar -- sahara. >>> and south africa denies claims that it paid brides to host the 2010 world cup. ♪ >>> the e.u. summit is meeting. it's taking place with turkey. they are set to take place within the hour. leaders have been arriving in brussel over the past two hours. they will focus on the refugee crisis. turkey has agreed to take back the refugee that leave in exchange for certain political stipulations. the most controversial proposal is a deal to send new refugees and migrants arriving in greece back to turkey. for each syrian refugee returned to turkey, one other syrian refugee in turkey will be accepted into the e.u. for resettlement. now in return, turkey has asked for the e.u. to double the amount of aid to help it receive refugees. and turkey wants visa-free travel for its people in the e.u. to brought in quicker than originally scheduled. live now to brussels and neave barker. neave, the pushback to this has basically been the e.u. doesn't quite know what to do --

a demand dismissed by morocco.mohamed the sixth visited western sahara recently and ruled out any compromise on the disputed territory, instead he has launched major development programs in the region and says morocco's sovereignty over western sahara cannot be challenged but the moraccan government says it's ready to offer the people of western sahara autonomy and it began in 1975 when spain pulled out of the area and morocco took control and an armed rebellion soon followed. fighting continued until 1991, the year the united nations managed to broker a ceasefire and establish a mission in the western sahara city of lahoon. the ceasefire was the united nation's only success. the two rivals have held many talks in the past but failed to overcome their differences. now the united nations secretary-general banki moon is hopping to achieve what has alluded his predecessors finding a lasting peace in western sahara, al jazeera. >>> music is a lifeline for many in the democratic republic of congo and now a group of self

morocco took over much of mineral and perhaps oil rich sahara in 1975. it fought a local independence movement until a u.n. brokered ceasefire in 1991. a key portion was self determination, but backed by u.n. security council member france, they are only prepared to offer western sahara autonomy. >> translator: no peace and no stability in the region as long as the sarawi people are denied their right to self determination and to independence. >> for decades, a humanitarian emergency has unfolded, and some people here worried whether ban had simply had enough in his final years of office. >>> response to north korea's nuclear test and rocket launch earlier this year. u.s. is also calling for an immediate release of otto warmbeer, who was convicted of stealing a propaganda banner from his hotel. >>> looking at saddam hussein gassed his own people. also, the women prom patrollinga refugee camp in south sudan. this. >> the world's worst ever chemical attack in 1988 scarred and killed thousands. it's the focus of our in context segment tonight. 28 years ago

professor from morocco, please. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman.i want to tell you that i am very happy to be here. thank you for giving me this opportunity. it's very difficult to be the last speaker, and i will try to be brief and share with you some reflections about this topic. we have learned a lot about lessons, and in my country, morocco has been victim of this terrorist attack, first one was in may, in casablanca in ma may 2003. since this time we learn a lot of lessons, and we learned, we listened. and since this time we start practically with a strategy, multidimensional strategy. the moroccan approach today, we can say that we are in front of some sectists experience. without, first of all, this strategy, we are on three pillars. the first pillar was good governance. and security, good governance. of course, we are facing a similar war, and we have to deal with this. so our security services have to adapt on what we did before. and the first and very important state was how we can bring all the democratization services to have deep, deep

he took most over-- morocco took over this area in 1975. it fought a local independence movement until a u.n. brokered ceasefire in 1991. a key part of that settlement was a referendum on self determination. now backed by u.n. security council member, the moroccans say they're only able to offer autonomy. >> translation: there will be no peace and no stability in the region as long as the people are denied the right to determination and independence. >> reporter: for decade a humanitarian emergency has unfolded in the area with little attention. some here wonder whether ban had enough in his final year in his position of secretary general >>> washington dc's metro rail system will start up again on thursday after being completely shut down for security checks. many workers were scrambling for buses, taxis and bicycles. >> reporter: hundreds of rail cars serving the washington area's 91 metro stations idle as workers inspect all the cables supplying power to the trains after a tunnel fire raised safety concerns. it's the first non-rertd rela

a demand dismissed by morocco. the king visited the area recently and ruled out any compromise on the disputed territory. he has launched major development programs in the region and says morocco sovereignty over western sahara cannot be challenged. but the moroccan government says it's ready to offer the people autonomy. the conflict began in 1975 when spain pulled out of the area. morocco and an armed rebellion followed. fighting continued until 1991, the year the u.n. managed to broker ceasefire and establish a mission in the western saharan city. the ceasefire was the united nations only success. the two rivals have held many talks in the past but failed to overcome their differences. now the united nations secretary general pan key moon is hoping to-- ban ki-moon is hoping to find a lasting peace here >>> still to come here on al jazeera, 180,000 people in south sudan are at risk of drinking contaminated water. we will tell you what's causing it. the ghost-like creature that could be a new species from deep in

angry protests in morocco over comments by the u.n. secretary general. two suspects still on the run after a raid in brussels where weapons and an i.s.i.l. flag were found. >> they have two or three plays to transform normal life into art >>> barcelona leave their rivals in awe. that's coming up a little later in sports >>> first, though, the european union council president has said he is more cautious than optimistic about reaching a deal with turkey during the upcoming meeting. the flow of refugees has caused the backlash amongst e.u. member countries. the most controversial proposal is to send new refugees and migrants arriving in greece back to turkey. for each refugee returned one syrian refugee in turkey would be legally resettled in the e.u. in return turkey has asked for the e.u. to double the amount of aid for refugees in the country to 6$6.7 billion. turkey wants visa free travel for its citizens in the e.u. to be brought in sooner. any deal will not make difference to refugees stranded already in greece. thousands stuck at the border have bro

morocco, this is the big question at the u.n.o they feel emboldened by the tacit support of france. that has always been a charge leveled by human rights groups and that's why many say it has not progressed the way that it has. france vehemently denies that it has held things up. now we'll see what will happen now that ban ki-moon has used the "o" word, occupation. >> germany has rescued hundreds of refugees off the libyan coast. more than 600 people were brought ashore on wednesday in italy. the u.n. refugee agency said that more than a million refugees have crossed into europe via the avian sea. in greece thousands of refugees are stuck with no hope of continuing further north where the borders have been closed. thousands of people who aren't from syria and therefore unlikely to be granted asylum. al jazeera's reports from lesbos. >> the macedonia border has been turned into a giant holding pen for refugees. many live in camps. frothose from other countries are set up in camps set up by volunteers. this is perhaps the most they

our political system, our state in morocco is there since 788. so when we deal with morocco, we have to keep in our minds that this state has a very deep and long story. because of that we have a very good, the state has very good control of all of the national territory and very important proximity from the citizens. and at the same time, we have the chance that the king is not part of the political game. so all the moroccans, have the most important confidence on the king and in the monarchy. so we can have, have the feeling that the -- one major and the one who, who would be the last institution on which they can of course ask some response. the new context today is completely different in our region from, from the first bombing in casablanca in 2003. we have to face new emerging threats and i think that in the moroccan strategy, first of all we have all this non-state, violent actors in this region. militias, rebel groups, separatist groups. terrorist groups, criminal groups, and so of course our friends from libya talked about some groups ca

civilian staff in morocco or western sahara to leave in three days. this was the reaction from the secretary-general's spokesman. >> this is a unilateral action, which i think is in clear contradiction of morocco's obligations, international obligations, specifically under the status of mission agreement. but it is also a challenge to the security council. the mandate of minorso was not created by the secretary-general but was given to it by the security council. want security council creating peacekeeping missions. what we see is unprecedented. >>> donald trump as president has been called one of the top ten risks anywhere the economic intelligence unit said it would interrupt the international economy and lead to chaos and heightened security risks for the united states. the kremlin is condemning one of mr. trump's videos saying it demonizes russia. it shows putin slowing someone to the floor. it's about hillary clinton hillary clinton and clips about jihad john killed in november. >>> giraffes were once a common sight on the plains of west africa b

the conflict began in 1975 when morocco took control and an armed rebellion soon followed.fighting continued until 1991, the year the u.n. managed to broker ceasefire and establish a mission in the western saharan city. the ceasefire was the u.n. only success. the two rivals have held many talks in the past but failed to overcome their differences. now, the united nations general ban ki-moon is hoping to achieve what has eluded its predecessors and find lasting piece in the area >>> a freelance journalist specializing in the western sahara region. he joins us now. thank you for being with us. this is known as africa's longest dispute. however, there could be a possible break through with morocco offering to recognise the region of as being awe tonne nous. is this-- autonomous. is this enough for the people there? >> from what i've seen, the people from western sahara will not accept this. they only want their full territory back. that's the thing. they made their position back in 1991 after the ceasefire was brokered. due to, like - the u.n. didn't manage to do the referend

instead, morocco said it's prepared to offer autonomy. the secretary general remains committed to encouraging genuine negotiations to achieve what the u.n. has repeated by asked for, a mutually accepted agreement. >>> republican hopeful donald trump pushed marco rubio out of the race. hillary clinton built on her lead, as well. now let's look at how the numbers are stacking up. mr. trump scared 6021 of the 1,237 delegates he needs to get the republican party nomination, winning in florida, north carolina and illinois. john kasich won in his home state of ohio. ted cruz hasn't won anymore states, although missouri has yet to declare its result. on the democratic side, hillary clinton now has 1,094 delegates after taking florida, north carolina, illinois and also ohio. that stretched her lead over his sole rival bernie sanders. he's on 774. we have more from washington with a report about the latest republican candidate date to pull out. >> in florida, favorite sons go down fast. >> while it is not god's plan that i be president in 2016 or

morocco is withdrawing staff from the u.n. mission in western sahara.t asked the staff to leave within three days. >>> south africa's president was shouted down by opposition mps as he tried to dismiss suggestions that anybody other than himself appoints cabinet ministers. jacob zuma was responding to questions in parliament about his relationship with a wealthy family accused of influencing key state institutions. on wednesday the country deputy finance minister admitted that he was offered a promotion to become finance minister by a member of the family. >> i am in charge of the government. i'm in charge. i appoint. in terms of the constitution, there is no minister who is here who has was ever appointed by the guptas or anybody else. many are here that are appointed by me. >> our south africa correspondent send this update from johannesburg. the president has faced a tough afternoon of questioning in the parliament as opposition members want answers around his relationship with an influential, wealthy family in south africa, the gupta family. the gup

morocco has asked 84 u.n. international staff there to leave within three days. this was the reaction of bank ki-moon's spokesman. >> this is a unilateral action, which i think is in clear contradiction of morocco's obligations, international obligations, specifically under the status of mission agreement. but it is also a challenge for the security council. the mandate was not created by the secretary-general. the mandate was given to it by the security council. the security council is the one that creates peacekeeping missions. what we're seeing is unprecedented. >>> to the war in yemen now. there's heavy fighting east of the city of tyese. it shows the fighting between the forces and government troops. 23 fighters were killed. >>> the saudi-led military operation in yemen may soon wind down. a spokesman for the koelgs say they turn their focus to stabilization and reconstruction. speaking to a french news agency, the general didn't specify when the bombing mission would finish. they've been targeted the houthi rebels. the u.n. estimate that is since the operat

morocco will cut staff at the sahara mission and pull out of all u.n. keeping missions and protests in parts of morocco after ban ki-moon said they were quote occupying the contested territories and the use of the word occupied which up set people there and visited camps in southern algeria who say the region belongs to them. at least 14 people killed by a bomb that exploded in a bus in northern pakistan and happened in peshawar as the bus carried government employees to work, nearly 40 others injured. kamal with more details. >> reporter: a powerful explosion on a bus carrying government officials in peshawar is a timed device according to the security forces and the bomb being placed close to the tool box and reports that the bus driver was still able to drive even though he was critically wounded and a nearby police facilities so the rescue could get underway and according to local hospital sources there are dozens who are in serious condition in hospital so the likely death toll going higher cannot be ruled out. at the moment no one has taken respon

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wants a united nations monitored vote to determine the future of the territory, a demand dismissby morocco. mohammed vi have ited the area, launched major development pranls in the region and says morocco's sovereignty over western sahara cannot be challenged. the plook kahn government says it's ready to offer autonomy. fightinfighting continued until, the year the united nations managed to broker a ceasefire and establish a mission in the western city of hyun. the ceasefire was the united nations only success. failed to overcome their differences. now united nations secretary-general ban ki-moon is hoping to achieve what that is fest eluded his pre predecessor. find a final end to the fighting. >> a link to the be zika virus. researchers used human growth cells.and injected them with the virus. >>> billionaire businessman donald trump says he will campaign, nasty republican debate on friday and an ugly spat with former presidential candidate mitt romney. at a rally in new orleans. >> worsening economy has many russian he feeling nostalgic with former communist party resurgence is starting

marina morocco has the latest [ beeps ]. >> second alarm. >> flames nearly destroyed this marlowe heightspartment buildi trucks and engine from prince george county, fairfax and alexandria showed up at the flee alarm fire visible from across the potomac in virginia. >> i thought it was my apartment building and i ran here and see it's one of my friends' building i thought it was crazy. >> scary call for crews despite a roof collapse everyone got out safely. >> we believe there were people jumping from balconies and have not found injuries and have met with building management and identified all of the occupant occupants. >> fast moving flames and intense smoke left residents questioning time it took fire tight others to gets on scene. >> i waited 20 to 25 minutes until i saw first responders come out. >> one resident said he was not waiting and raised inside. >> we tried to break the door down toy pulled the fire alarm. >> 1829 -- on the scene. >> the chief says response time here was exactly what crews aim for. >> we know the call 6:23 and firefighters on the scene 6:28 p.m. it was five

his first top is morocco.e has since traveled onto neighboring algeria, where he arrived a short while ago. his final stop will be tunisia on tuesday. the push comes after mini -- after many claim that the new year's eve attackers were of african origin. >> soon moroccan airports like these could see the first waves of expelled asylum-seekers from germany. the german government is using commercial airlines to depart moroccans who have illegally emigrated to germany last year. on the first stop of his trip, he reached an agreement with the moroccan counterpart i. >> we can now repatriate moroccans, and asylum seekers are processed efficiently. both governments are seeking closer cooperation in security matters. germany has intensified its route knee of north african countries after hundreds of women were sexually molested in the new year. no attackers could face deportation. >> at the moment, we have not defined many of the attackers, only a couple dozen. but we will work to prevent further illegal immigration

we want to bring in a special guest, ambassador marc ginsberg, ambassador to morocco and a former whitele east policy advisor, also former advisor to the pentagon special operations command. ambassador, let's talk about isis itself. is it more robust or is it hobbled compared to its condition back at the time of the paris attacks? >> thank you, brian, it's really a geographical question that needs to be answered. in iraq and syria, there's no doubt isis has been geographically financially as well as from a manpower perspective hobbled as a result of the coalition attacks on it. but in libya and in north africa isis has been able to regroup in particular and as you may recall, brian, the obama administration has been conducting a series of air raids on towns along the libyan coast where isis is trying to establish a new caliphate to offset the losses it's experiencing in iraq and syria. >> ambassador, when you hear about someone who was involved in those horrendous terrorist attacks in paris four months ago, who we all kind of new or surmised fled to the molenbeek area of brussels, belgi

the paris attacks we met on a regular basis, and three days before the 14th of november we were in morocco. with our respective teams we talked about the inquiry that has seen a lot of development over the last few days, as you know, with the arrest of mr. abdelslam. we know that the inquiry has not ended. and as you're able to see through the press releases of the federal prosecution that there are still other people who are wanted. i want to welcome enormous work done by our teams on both sides of the border, and i express all my thoughts to the victims of these horrible dramas. >> thank you, frederick. first i would like to emphasize the quality of the enormous work that has been achieved by the belgium investigating judge and of the quality of the work under the instructing judge by all the anti-terrorist investigators of the brussels police are meeting again with my colleague frederick. i would like to again highlight the quality of the contacts that exist today. not just today of today but of longstanding. the prosecutor and myself both teams the paris prosecution office and the belg

morocco has expelled united nations staffers from western sahara. the move comes after u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon used the term "occupation" to describe morocco's relationship to western sahara during a recent visit to the region. the expulsion of the u.n. staffers puts at risk the ceasefire between morocco and the sahrawi people's polisario front. the sahrawi demanded independence ever since morocco took over most of western sahara in 1975. in news from the ongoing water contamination crisis in flint, michigan, an independent panel has slammed michigan governor rick snyder's administration for "intransigence, unpreparedness, delay, inaction, and environmental injustice." the report explicitly accuses governor snyder's administration of failing to respond to the crisis of lead poisoned water because flint is a majority african-american city. the water crisis began when flint's unelected emergency manager, appointed by governor snyder switched the source of , the city's drinking water from the detroit system to the corrosive flint river. the water corroded the city's

. >>> morocco has decided not to withdrawal its troops from u.n. keeping missions in western sahara. it threatened to pull out after it was angered by comments made by secretary general ban ki-moon where he said morocco was occupying the contested region. >>> australians on average have a longer life span than almost anyone else in the world, but that is not the case for indigenous people. a national campaign to address this gap began a decade ago. >> reporter: across australia, close the gap events like this are intended to draw attention to lagging health and education standards for indigenous australians. they are also about keeping pressure on the government to meet targets to address them. >> things in some cases are getting worse. so we need to be vigilant and we need to be -- not to be complacent around the huge job that still has to be done. >> reporter: initiatives like this one, mid-wives trained to understand how aboriginal cultural norms differ from western ones have helped to keep this mission on tract. aboriginal infants were twice as

morocco was opening the contested area in sahara. international civilian staff from asked to get out within three days, this is the reaction from ban ki-moon's spokesman. >> this is a unilateral action, which i think is in clear contradiction of morocco's international obligations, specifically under the status of mission agreement. it's a challenge to the security council. the mandate was not created by the secretary-general. it was given to it by the security council. the security council was the one that creates peace-keeping missions. what we are seeing is unprecedented. after tebola epidemic was declared over, 2 have tested positive. later in the day in sierra leone, it was revealed that the virus reappeared in guinea. vaccines have been taken to the area where the new case has been found. it's killed now 11,300. >>> a bit of a row emerging over allegations that a chinese fishing boat was sunk by the argentine navy. argentina says the fishing boat was illegally taking catch from the waters, before ramming a navy ship. china dema

morocco took over the area from spain 40 years ago when the front says it belongs to ethnics. south korea has the highest level of smart phone addiction in the world. 29% of teens are dependent on their devices up from 11% just five years ago. ministers are planning to create treatment centers where young people are forced to live without their phones. harry fawcett visited a pilot project to see how the treatment works >> reporter: there are not many places where you can cut the invisible ties to the internet. this school is one of them. teenagers here are stripped of their phones, laptops and are encouraged to play games in the real world rather than the virtual one. >> translation: they get to experience the fact that they can live without their smart phones. we believe this can give them the ability to exercise self-control. >> reporter: the sessions last up to four weeks and are split into boys and girls group. they are not just about depriving them of their phones but they get one-on-one counselling, and to plan actively for their few times. this 16-year-old said he was

i just have been morocco a few days ago, and i've been in morocco when i was in my mid 20s.and morocco, and lebanon -- at the time were the same level, and i was pleasantly surprised but also very sad when i went to there for three days, but i could tell how much morocco had developed. how much life was pleasant in morocc morocco. how people seemed at ease in pursuing their own goals and dreams. their ministers were outspoken and very well read and well trained. everybody was very happy. very hospitable. and i thought, "my god. this is what lebanon would have been had we not had the war."

morocco was hit especially there is a sinkhole that led to a gas leak. there's also a landslide that is threatening the city. >> tran: there's a cynical right by me repairs. are not repairs they're not giving us a timetable. there another to the workers coming to the scene. that should tell you that is far from over. this happened yesterday afternoon when the sinkhole opened because of heavy rain fall. the light pole punctured the to cut gas service to 25 under beetle. they do not know until this morning that it could take that much longer to repair the type. people lady rudd are looking for other ways to make things work. including is kathy kathy for a preschool. was there in your school/you know of this morning that the priest will not be open for business. >>: we're expecting that would not be opened by stop by its nature. we told employees to stay home. we do not have electricity in half or school. >> tran: would you tell your parents have small children. would he tell the parents today. >>: have to stay homes with children or five alternate care for

it has a border with morocco? >> morocco, niger, senegal at the very bottom. >> hinojosa: senegal. so does the government... what does the government say? >> well, i have to... the good news is we finally have a newly elected government, and actually elected, for the first time in a long time in mauritania. and the government now is beginning to bring into place an antislavery program and plan. that had happened with the previous government that was... there was the first democratic election in, like, 50 years, and a government came in that stayed in about two years, and asked us to help them write a plan for the eradication of slavery in the country. and then there was a coup d'etat, and the military took over, and they've just gone out about a year ago now. so the mauritanian government is beginning to move in the right directions, and that's fantastic. but it takes a long time, because, like the united states in 1865, with four million people stepping out of slavery, they need all kinds of support. and the people in slavery in mauritania who are coming out need all kinds of supp

morocco's deadline, three days to withdraw staff from a disputed territory. >>> brazil is a nation in turmoil tonight. a federal judge is >>> our correspondent reports from rio. >> reporter: this was the moment the president hoped would pacify the country and turn things around. her popular predecessor being formally appointed chief of her cabinet. it didn't last long. president dilma rousseff didn't let the engineers get in her way. she called government supporters and welcomed the embattled former president into her cabinet. >> translation: welcome, companion. i count on the experience of him, on his identity, the identity that he has with his country, with the people of this country. i count on this. lula da silva chief of staff of the house. >> reporter: outside the presidential palace anti-government protesters clashed with lula da silva supporters. both sides frustrated and angry at the many different and contradictory turns the country's politics had taken. the demonstrations are not limited to the capital. for the second day in a row, thousands moved to the streets across the

"fox5" marina morocco is live and she joins us with more. marina. >> tony, that fire is finally out. but still several crew president main on the scene. you'll see several ladders and a fire truck still on the the scene here. investigators now inside. especially up on the third floor. the roof collapsed trying to figure out how this fire started. >> flames nearly destroyed this marlowe heights apartment building. dozens of fire trucks and engines from fairfax, prince george county and alexandria showed up at the three alarm river in virginia. >> i thought it was mine i got to running over i thought it was mine and it was my friend's i thought it was crazy. >> despite a roof collapse everyone got out. >> we believe they have jumped from balconies we have not seen injuries and met with the building management and all ol occupants got out. >> i waited for approximately 20 to 25 minutes until i saw the first responders come out. >> one resident said he what not waiting and raised inside. >> i was trying to break the door down so i pulled the fir

three fans have been killed and 54 injured in more object e-- morocco. it happened after the final whistle of the match. more than 30 people have been arrested. the the west indies cricketers have had their second win in the world twenty20. a repeat of the finals. . the windies off to a flying start. 84 not out. a 7 wicket victory. the win came without the help of the dependable batsman chris gale who scored an unbeaten century in the last match >> we know what we're capable of. we know the strength of our team. we batch ourselves to win the world cup. it is good to see that we have two wins under our belt. we take it from there into the finals and for sure once we continue playing the cricket, we are doing the cup a second time. >> reporter: a win over afghanistan in mumbai. they made 209 for five. he fell to chris morris who took four wickets. south africa winning by 57 runs. formula one driver fernando alonso says he is lucky to be alive after a crash. his car was left a mangled wreck. >> reporter: formula one promised it would be back and less predic

i always thought of that old desert movie "morocco," describing a generation of women saying there isr women, too, they have no uniform, no flag, no metals when they are brave. as the lunch would end, she would make her way up the hill to the house with the memories and the silences and her happiness when the children were coming and all this week i have been thing about watching her head down the hall because she would head into the bedroom and right this i cannot remember exactly what it was, a pillow or a framed needlepoint but the words were clearly from president reagan and it said something like this, if you must leave, could you just take me with you? i think of that, again, today, as i read what i have been asked to read, this passage, from the gospel of john. jesus said do not let your hearts be troubled, trust in god, trust, also, in me, if my father's house are many rooms, if it were not so i would have told you i am going to prepare a place for you. if i go and prepare a place for you i will come back and take you to be with me so you may be where i am. you know the way to

marina morocco is here with the latest on tonight's shooting. >> thankfully we can report every person involved tonight walked out alive. but for these police officers it was a call that was just too close for comfort. you'll see behind me here in alexandria in this neighborhood the investigation continues internal affairs still here on the scene. but call from resident inside this home and take a look at this video. you'll see that ultimately police officers were able to arrest him and he walked on his own two feet to the ambulance. he called and police believe that he was in some sort of emotional distress. once they arrived here police say he walked out the front door and fired at officers. thankfully officers were able to seek cover and they were not hit. and for about an hour they tried to negotiate with the man to surrender and he came back out with an assault rifle. . >> gave her life in the line of duty for the same type of even event. and nationwide locally this is what we do. they isolated the event. contained it, slowed it down. had cover. they used negotiations. all call te

in spotsylvania, marina morocc morocco, "fox5 local news". >> the man accused of shooting a pastor in idaho over the weekend made a court appearance today in the district. kyle odom faces charges of attempted first degree murder odom hopped on a plane to the district. secret service agents arrested him tuesday for flowing items over the white house fence. police say odom wrote a manifesto that claimed the pastor was a member of the a martian species that took over the earth. he'll remain in july until a hearing april 6. >> tonight we know what happened to a virginia teenager that disappeared and was found dead behind a popular bar in adams morgan. paul mc guinness death was an accident. he had alcohol poisoning and died from a skull fracture and multiple blunt force injuries. the 19-year-old was home last december on holiday break happening out at adams morgan and disappeared after midnight. his body was found at the bottom of a staircase behind a popular adam morgan's lounge. >> controversy over homeless services in the district a new twist an audit released this afternoon about mana

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the road could be closed for weeks the jenny has restored a gas for 90 percent of the residence and moroccowho had been without services the gas line was gashed on sunday officials still say more water is needed from california out of the drought. >>pam moore: more rain in the month of march and california's last chance to reach the goal by april the utility company will check the results and to resolve the not mykonos area amounts of water californians are looking to another year of water conservation restrictions >>reporter: as a going to this week where really going to try things out here is what you can expect for tonight, and cool much more was see the mix of sun and clouds and will get even warmer ahead to thursday as the get into the weekend you'll notice a lot more seven is on the maps of the ford and tax 72 below seven is of pleasanton mid-60s and san francisco the above average santa rosa and of course 64 half moon bay stanley roberts gets redwood city police to take action in attention walking dead fans were yucatec part in the zombie apocalypse year-round. >>pam moore: when a ci

. >> the rain is not helping the situation in morocco. people are dealing with a landslide and a sinkhole. >> reporter: one of the sleeper -- one of the sleepy suburbs, there are two emergency situations going on. let's start with a land slide, it is on august the drive, several homes on the hillside, the rain is coming down steadily right now. that is not helping matters. people put up signs saying it is not safe to go inside the homes. is el niÑo storm, the last few weeks, it leveled three houses on the side of the whole. warping walls and windows and foundation. >> obviously, with the additional ring, on saturday and sunday we are concerned about additional mudslides. we are praying that we do not lose more of our foundation. if the structure hopefully it does not become more compromised than the already is.>> reporter: this is the sinkhole, it is under a tarp right now. they have a lot of work to do. they have been able to take out that traffic signal pole that collapsed inside of the sinkhole. now there is a spaghetti bowl of utiliti