year plenty more have missions to one day get the chance to play the sport's top team and include new guineassed out on qualifications and went to the town where cricket is the game of choice. >> reporter: the cricket world cup maybe grabbing attention in australia and new zealand but new guinea this is where the action is and there is not a day without matches springing up on the road from the nearby capitol mosby and introduced by 19th century ministries it has taken hold and grown without spreading beyond the borders and national players have come from here. and that is scoring sixes and getting balls out from under houses and the coral sea. >> as they go up they have a dream of playing outside. >> reporter: escape from poverty and dangers and one of the most crime ridden cities and they are close to putting p.n.g. on the stage. cricket has been part of life in the village for 100 years but only recently harnessed and without late qualifying new guinea would be playing at the world cup. rising in the rankings to 15 last year and one day international status and just missing out on the wor

they include pap pa new guinea. we have reports. >> this is always where the action has been.matches spinning up all along the road from the capitol. introduced by 19th century missionaries, cricket has flourished here without spreading much beyond village borders. the national players have always come from this area. >> the kids, they play for fun. but as they grow up, they dream. >> for those who do can it can mean an escape from poverty and. cricket has been part of life in this criminallage for monday village for over a 100 years. and if it wasn't for a late collapsing qualifying, papa new guinea would be playing at the world cup. >> they just missed out on the world 2020 and this world cup. >> we've missed to world cups for our game. and our players have learn what had they what they need to do. now these nets are never empty. >> we want to make it a national game. and i'm sure it will be able to play against cricket countries. >> now special needs and disabled children now have independence and self worth in a country that how often hides them away. >> the reduction of t

they include new guinea. we have a report where cricket is the game of choice. >> >> the contradict world cup may be grabbing the attention in australia and new zealand but for new guinea, this is where the action is. no day goes by without matches springing up all along the road. introduced by 19th century missionaries cricket has flourished here without spreading much beyond village borders. bowlers fish bowls out from under the homes built on stilts. >> the kids play for fun but as they grow up, they start to have this bigger dream of playing outside. >> for those who do, it can mean an escape from poverty and the dangers of the port, one of the world's most crime-ridden cities. the challenge is close to putting them on the big stage. >> cricket has been part of life here for more than 100 years but only recently that has been harnessed. if it wasn't for qualifying, they would be playing in the world cup. >> they were awarded a one day international status, a big 306 just missing out on the word 2020 and t

to live with very remote people for head hunters and former cannibals in the southwest coast of new guinea they always say but weren't you scared? my answer is always what is there to be scared of? but that is a lot. the reality is i am petrified all the time. i am scared all the time. the thing is i am not scared of bodily injury. i wasn't really -- that day on the roof of a wasn't really worried i was going to jump off the roof and die and break my leg. wasn't that high. there was grass below and teddy hannibal have obviously done a bunch of times with no ill effects at all. i think what i am scared of really is the total commitment necessary for doing what i do, getting under the skin of a place and the situation and for me in order to do what i have to do, i have to subsume myself absolutely and completely and i have to give everything else up and i have to make these places or situations, the whole entire center of my universe and that is hard to do ended feels scary. you can to jump off the roof half way you have to just jump surrender completely and that is always frightening to me,

they include papua new guinea who just missed out on qualifications. >> reporter: the cricket world cupbing the attention in australia and new zealand, but for pappa new guinea this is where the auction has always been. matches springing up all along the road. introduced by 19th century missionaries cricket has taken root and flourished here. the great majority of png's nagszal players have always come from [ inaudible ]. they aim at houses to score sixer, and bowlers who fish balls out from under houses built on stilts. >> they have this bigger dream of playing outside. >> reporter: for those who do it can mean an escape from poverty and one of the world's most crime-ridden cities. and they are left agonizingly close to putting png on the big stage. it is only recently the talent has been harnessed. and if it was ant late collapse in qualifying papua new guinea would now be playing at the world cup. they just missed out on the world 2020 and this world cup. >> in the last 12 months we missed two world cups and players have learned what they have got to do to get to there, and if you lo

. >> we'll go to papua new guinea. the country with ambitions to one day play at the cricket world cup. >> controversial land deal in the united states of arizona has angered native americans who consider the place a holy site. it's the world's largest deposits of copper ore. rob reynolds reports from the area of oak flat where a bitter fight is being played out. >> marching to save sacred ground. ground they call holy. the place where their ancestors were created. a place of religious freedom. >> they talk about the religious war overseas, well, there is one right here happening. >> this part of arizona is riddled with huge cooper mines. it's a rare desert habitat with natural ponds and streams. it's on federal land but it's on enormous copper. theyretoe rowrio tinto has been trying to get to the are for years. a spending bill will now allow rio tinto to take over the oaks flats and begin mining. >> opponents say that it will destroy natural habitants and water sources and leave a giant pit. >> the crater will be 1,00

they include pappa new guinea. from the town where cricket is the game of choice. >> reporter: the cricket world cup may be grabbing the attention in australia and new zealand, but this has always been where the action is here. no day goes by without matches springing up all along the road from the nearby capitol. introduced by 19th century missionaries cricket has flourished here. the great majority of png's national players have come from this town. bowlers who fish balls out from under the homes built on stilts. >> some of the kids play for fun, but as they grow up they start to have this bigger dream of playing outside. >> reporter: for those who do it can mean an escape from poverty and the dangers of one of the world's most crime-ridden cities. they are close to putting png on the big stage. cricket has been part of life here for more than a hundred years, but if it wasn't for a late collapsing qualifying paupa new guinea would now be playing at the world cup. they were awarded one-day international status, a

. >> could you really check tumblr in papua new guinea. google is trying to launch high-altitude balloons to bring internet to places that don't have access. >> the science of ballooning is one of the world's oldest technologies, sending humans aloft for centuries. now imagine a fleet of unmanned balloons, solar powered, equipped with special antennas so they can talk to each other and to earth. all to deliver affordable internet access to the most remote corners of the world. >> there's four billion people on earth who don't have access to internet and we think that we should try to be part of the solution. >> google's part of the solution is project loon, born out of google x. it's not a pie in the sky idea, it's happening now. >> in many way the balloon is just like a cell phone tower on the ground, except it's 65000 feet up. >> how many balloons do you have up in the air right now? >> right now, about three dozen balloons. >> the plan is to have hundreds of them soaring through the stratosphere, connecting earthlings down below. >> the

. ♪ cory: could you really check tumblr while going through new guinea?is trying to change it i launching balloons that could give online access the most -- to the remote corners of the earth. inside look at google's project ballooned. >> the science of learning is one of the world's oldest technologies. imagine a fleet yvonne man looms, solar powered and equipped with special antennas so they can talk to each other and earth. all to deliver an affordable internet access to the remote corners of the world. >> 4 billion people on earth do not have access to the internet era we think we should be -- internet. we think we should be part of the solution. >> it is not a pie-in-the-sky idea. it is happening now. question many ways the balloon is just like a cell phone tower on the ground except it is 65 feet up. >> how many balloons do you have up in the air right now? >> about three dozen. >> the plan is to have hundreds of them soaring through the stratosphere, connecting earthlings down below. >> the first 60 balloons we launched, they all burst. the data ra

unexpected spike in ebola cases in west africa. 124 new patients from last week to this week in new guineand sierra leone. it is just an indication of how long the road will be to zero cases. >>> pope francis raises eyebrows on parents and the pope says it is okay to discipline as long as it preserves the dignity of the child. he made the remarks in the weekly address. the church focus has faced strong criticism from human rights officials. the church announced that pope francis will address the joint meeting of congress on september 24th during his visit to the united states. that will be a remarkable moment. the pope in the u.s. capitol. >> it will be. where they could use a spanking. just kidding. just kidding. >> it is funny because it's crew. >>> 26 minutes past the hour. the u.s. meeting with world leaders on how to end the war in ukraine. pro-russian rebels increasing attacks some say armed by russia. how this could soon escalate ahead. everyone loves the way dark clothes make them feel... and no one wants that feeling to fade. that's why there's woolite darks. without harsh ingredi

charles: there's someone in new guinea weaving a basket. need people in america to buy this bad bu boy. will that happen. >> the us can't save the global economy. the trade deficit, a lot of people got this wrong. it wasn't hard to figure out why we're at. it's weak foreign growth and it's a strong dollar. charles: right. >> and these headwinds and problems these multi nationals are talking about is playing out in the numbers. to darrell's point, the consumer, they will feel this benefit from cheaper gas. it's a little bit of a lag. i was thinking it would take effect sooner. i think the consumer will benefit from it. charles: the dna of americans -- >> have you guys noticed on these earnings report, they say, oh, we've been hit with foreign issues. why is that such a big surprise. this has been rallying for eight months, the dollar. charles: usually when will i do my work, i take out the noise. >> is it an excuse? charles: it's been so dramatic this time around, it's hard to totally ignore. >> but it didn't just happen last week. charles:

guinea. ♪ we begin this news hour in jordan where the resolve to destroy the islamic state of iraq and lavonteowing stronger and jordan military has widen its campaign against i.s.i.l. carrying out dozens of strikes targeting the group's position all of this is in response to the killing of jordanian pilot muath al-kaseasbeh and we report. >> reporter: this is where jordanian pilot muath al-kaseasbeh wanted to celebrate his return instead it is a place where they receive condolence after the islamic state of iraq and the lavonte burned alive and they paid respects to the tribe in kirkook and told the father that the royal airforce just shelled i.s.i.l. forces in the syrian providence and the king had already promised what he called a relentless response to avenge the murder and now appears to have more public support for going to war. . >> translator: planes from the jordanian royal forces arrived after bombarding there and god willing we will end the existence in syria. >> reporter: they visited the female members of the family but the wife of muath al-kaseasbeh is inconsolable. she is 25 and

chad iraq syria new guinea those areas have higher vaccination rates than parts of in area.eelings aside, there is no link, no scientific proof that any measles vaccination leads to any other complication. >> no there's not. the message in all of this is get your children vaccinated. all of the science tells you that that is the wisest decision. >>> still to come one of the youngest passengers on transasia managed to escape. meet the world's newest energy superpower. surprised? in fact, america is now the world's number one natural gas producer... and we could soon become number one in oil. because hydraulic fracturing technology is safely recovering lots more oil and natural gas. supporting millions of new jobs. billions in tax revenue... and a new century of american energy security. the new energy superpower? it's red, white and blue. log on to learn more. >>> welcome back to our viewers in the united states and around the world, i'm rosemary church. >> i'm errol barnett. let's update you on our top stories this hour. jordan's king abdullah is pledging a relentless war on

. 65 new cases were reported in guinea, in the week of february 8th, double the number of the week confirmed before. and in sierra leone 76 new cases were confirmed and in liberia, three new cases and some of the city's schools have repopped dominic kane reports. >> this is the high school in capital monrovia. as of monday it is now open. many health precautions have been put in place. some students remain wary. >> it is not many students are different because it wouldn't be like where is it? >> reporter: the number ever ebola infections in liberia has slowed markedly. just last week president barack obama told a u.s. audience he believed the fight against ebola had moved into a different phase. >> we're also here to mark a transition in our fight against this disease. not to declare mission accomplished but to mark a transition. thanks to the hard work of our nearly 3,000 troops who deployed to west africa, logistics have been set up, ebola treatment centers have been built over 1500 africa health workers have been trained. >> but the world health organization says the number of new cases h

there was a vague search rockefeller and his sister mary flew to new guinea and spent two weeks about 150 miles away there is no place to stay and there was no sign of him. after that they went home after two weeks the dutch and canceled the search key and that was it. not long after the rumors began to surface that michael mated to sure -- made it to shore and was consumed by locals in the village this was one of many creasy rumors that existed 50 years. when i started to poke around in a haunted me for years, for decades really. is then it was the former dutch colony started to lick the archives period we found hundreds of pages of documents for never seen before the with the incredible story in today's a complicated story that they practiced head hunting it cannibalism with constant in your village warfare. with a struggle and the battle of wounded to 24 men that set out in 1957. is then to teach them a lesson. the dutch were trying to pacify them. . . i was talking about and i had the longest i had spent had been four days at a stretch and i had violated a cardinal sin of journali

news. for guinea it is a fantastic back drop for them and the country. ivory coast have not won the tournament since 1992, and algeria from 1990. i can't tell you, it would be foolhardy for anyone to predict their country will go there. there'll be cracking games. >> african football writer thank you for that >>> teenage golfer lydia co-is the youngest golfer 17-year-old, finishing in a tie for second at the lpga enough to move her to the top of rankings the new zealander following a record set. she was 21 when she game the number one player in 1997. >> the northern indian state of pooun job is holding what is known as the royal olympics. it's also considered a big deal for many athletes as it could lead to selection to the olympic team. >> reporter: this woman starts race day with a prayer. she has travelled nearly 100km from her home town to compete in what is known as india's rural olympics. >> this is a big deal. she spent the last year preparing for the 400m sprint. >> reporter: this is part of my training for an upcoming ech, crucial to boning sele

al jazeera, new york. >> equatorial guinea has been fined $100,000 for the crowd violence that marred the host countries loss to ghana in the semi finals of the africa cup of nations. 36 were injured when fans threw objects at the ghana fans, players and officials. the game was held up for over 30 minutes. riot police fired tear gas at the angry supporters. the confederation of african football ordered equatorial guinea to pay for the treatment of all those injured. the national team's captain apologized for the violence. >> we are voluntary proud with the tournament we played. we have reached the semifinals, something historic for us. i would also like to congratulate ghana and apologize to the africa football federation for the incident which happened today. we know this should not happen in the world of football. genuine apologize. >> our correspondent joins us. what about the match that's scheduled on saturday? >> well, i've spoken to quite a few people and they thought they might be asked to play their next game behind closed doors of course, the world cup qualifiers could have b

have been trained. >> the "world health organization" say the number of new cases have risen for the second week running. in guineathe number grew from 39 to 65. transmission of the virus is widespread in sierra leone which had 75 new cases. health officials say many people are still not taking the proper precautions. >> unsafe burials are one of a number of practices that are probably still driving the problem. that is probably the most difficult one to address without a doubt. >> the west africa outbreak has infected nearly 23,000. and while things have improved in some places the outbreak is far from over. dominic kane, al jazeera. >> suspected al-shabab fighters have ambushed an africa union convoy in somalia. ten people died in the attack, including a number of ethiopian trips. six central african heads of states have met to discuss boko haram. they are discussing strategies to fighting the armed group. they have spread beyond nigerian's borders into cameroon and chad. >> to denmark where the memorial is due to be held. nick spicer has more. >> reporter: i'm standing in front of the cafe cultural center where

that's after the new case rose for second week running. the rise in guinea has been particularly sharp. 65 new cases were reported there, double the number confirmed the week before. in sierra leone 76 cases were confirmed. but it's a different picture in liberia, more from dominic kane. >> this is the william v.s. tubman high school in liberia's capital. many health precautions have been put in place but some students remain wary. >> translator: it is not realistic. many students know the difference because. >> reporter: the number of new ebola infections in liberia has slowed markedly. just last week president barack obama told a u.s. audience he believed the fight against ebola had moved into a different phase. >> we're hire to mark a transition into this disease. not to declare it ended but to mark a transition. thanks to the thousands of troops that deployed to west africa ebola treatment units have been built over 1500 workers have been trained. >> the number of cases have have risen for the second week running. in guinea the number of cases grew from

. >>> the number of new cases of ebola in west africa has risen. rise in guinea has been rather sharp. only three new cases in liberia. >> many months it was closed during the ebola outbreak. but as of monday it is now open. many health precautions have been put in place. but some students remain wary. the number of new ebola infections in liberia has slowed markedly. just last week president barack obama told an audience he believed the fight against ebola had moved into a different face. >> we're also here to mark a transition in our fight against this disease. not to declare mission accomplished but to mark a transition. thanks to the hard work of our nearly 3,000 troops who deployed to west africa, loijts have been set up, ebola treatment units have been set up. health workers have been trained. if but the world health organization says the number of new cases has risen for the second week running. in guinea the number grew from 39 to 65. transmission of the virus is also still widespread in sierra leone. which had 75 new cases. health officials say many peop

guinea pigs abandoned in dolores park. they were discovered around 20th and church street. abc7 newsere as animal control captured that one guinea pig. they caught a total of four and two others are still on the loose. >> they are so cute. they will check them out and they will probably be adopted out. >> hopefully. >>> let's talk sports. >> giants and what is going on? >> barry zito has been quiet at camp declining most requests. lowe's presents: how to put your foot in your mouth. man. wish my yard looked like yours. hey, the grass is always greener on the other side of the... sorry! now get the black & decker® 20-volt trimmer for $79 at lowe's. i love this new sirachi burger. it's siracha. sluracha? no. si-rah-chah. siriracha. no. watch how i say it. si-rah-cha. that's not helping. bam! that's jack's new spicy sriracha burger comin' in all hot and melty with jalapeños and bacon! but the best part? it's not just sriracha sauce it's creamy sri-rah... slur-rah cha... whatever it's called, it's awesome sauce. >>> good evening. barry zito is back in the green and gold. the ex-a and ex-

guinea pigs abandoned in dolores park. they were discovered around 20th and church street. abc7 newsthere as animal control captured that one guinea pig. they caught a total of four and two others are still on the loose. >> they are so cute. they will check them out and they will probably be adopted out. >> hopefully. >>> let's talk sports. >> giants and what is going on? >> barry zito has been quiet at camp declining most >>> good evening. barry zito is back in the green and gold. the ex-a and ex-giant making a come back in a year that was busy after wife amber gave birth to a baby boy. zito talked baseball and fatherhood with our mike shumann. >> yeah, it does. it makes you have a little balance at the field and then going home to a family and being a dad and it doesn't matter if you are worn out from the day's work. you have to be on daddy duty. >> what is your response from your former teammate? >> i texted a happenedful over the -- handful over the off season. it is good to keep up with a couple of them and have play dates. >> is it odd coming back to a clubhouse when you don't

says the number of new cases in sierra leone and guinea has risen for the second week running. 65 casesreported in the first week of february alone. sierra leone had 76. liberia, though which was hardest hit has seen a significant slowdown in infections. this week it reported just 3 cases. >>> more than 9,000 people have died of ebola in all three countries. cross-border trade has been severely disrupted by the outbreak. senegal has decided to reopen its border with guinea. >> reporter: it's a long and dangerous journey for mohammed and his men. they have traveled from southern guinea across ebola-infected regions, carrying two tons of fish. >> translator: we don't want to hear about ebola anymore. it's destroyed everything including our trade. >> reporter: they are heading to senegal where they hope to sell their fish. they are not sure they will be allowed in. for the last eighth months senegal has closed its border with guinea to prevent ebola from spreading. the route is used by traders throughout west africa and the closure has hurt trade. >> closing borders is not a very good thin

guinea. the number of new cases has fallen significantly. schools there reopened last month. now some schools in liberia have resumed, too. >> i'm so happy to be back in school. >> some parents and teachers are concerned the virus could spread easily at a place like school. schoolchildren are being told to wash their hands, and have their temperature checked. unicef is training teachers and providing hygiene kits. sierra leone has -- was hit hardest by ebola and officials plan to reopen its schools in march. >>> japan's prime minister wants to make the country more business friendly and taking the first step. ron madison is here with the details on this story. ron? >> yeah, that's right, gene. japan's top effective corporate tax rate is 34.6%. that puts it among the highest in the world's major economies. and the cabinet of japanese prime minister shinzo abe has approved tax reform bills for fiscal 2015 and it's calling for a corporate tax cut. government leaders hope the bills will help pull the country out of deflation, and revitalize the economy. the bill includes cutting

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trained. >> reporter: but the world health organization says the number of new cases has risen for second week running. in guinea number grew from 39 to 65. transmission of the virus is also still widespread in sierra leone which had 75 new cases. health officials say many people are still not taking the proper precautions. >> unsafe burials are one of a number of practices that are probably still driving the problem. that is probably the most difficult one to address without a doubt. >> the west africa ebola outbreak has now killed more than 9,000 people and infected more than 23,000. and while things have improved in some places, the outbreak is far from over. dominic kane, al jazeera. >> thousands have gathered in denmark to remember the victims of the attacks over the weekend which left two dead and shocked the nation. police shot a 22-year-old man alleged to have been behind the shooting on sunday morning. he has been named as danish citizen omar abdul hamid al hussein. nick spicer reports. >> being omar el hussein. authorities say he was likely not part of a cell but he was part of a community now struggli

news there. that's according to the world health organization which also said guinea liberia and sierra leone had a combined total of 99 new cases for the week ending january 25th. the number of cases continue to fall in liberia and sierra leone but infections if guinea rose from the previous week. the w.h.o. says the focus shifted to ending the epidemic. >>> we are getting an inside look at what it is is like to be quarantined on suspicion of having ebola. it happened to a belgian video journalist who wasn't feeling well following a trip to west africa. well he filmed everything that happened after that. here it is. >> you can tell people keep their distance. there were police officers securing the gas stations where i was waiting for the ambulance. they wouldn't get anywhere near 100 meters. so it really, you know taking precautions. and when i arrived at the hospital there was no one in the hallways. there was nobody anywhere. they have locked down everything so that my bed could get through to the room the isolation room where i stayed for three days. it's weird having people look at you, see

if that happens in guinea, we could see a new spike in cases there. >> how about sierra leone and liberia. >> library i can'tliberia is doing well, but in sierra leone it's still early to declare the war on ebola. >> the trendline recently has been a series of reports suggesting that the head winds have past. the concern is that people will look in other directions. they'll take the focus of attention off ebola and move on to other things. >> i think people are becoming come play september. people living in sierra leone, guinea going back to school, closing down some of the clinics that had been established for the treatment of ebola. other things that are threatening is control of ebola in and resistence in guinea. they don't want to follow the recommendations around safe burials, and following everybody who has been in contact with a case and what we're seeing is some of the new cases are among people we didn't know had an exposure. >> monsoon season. that's coming. >> that's april or may when that hits. that makes roads impassable, very difficult to track down cases. my hope is that we

says the number of new cases in sierra leone and guinea has risen. it says 65 confirms cases were reported in guinea in the first week of february alone. zero leyon has 76, liberia which was hardest hit has seen a significant slow down more than 9,000 people have died in all three countries. she is joins us now what i see is that ebola is still here. and the figures so the total focus still has tock on stopping this epidemic. however, lit be stopped besong partnerships government led communities very enganged in the behavior changes which have to happen, and then the international partners showing their solidarity in all the ways they can. >> do you find the desire is there, the ability to tackle this is there at the moment. >> absolutely, i have met with all three presidents and many ministers in the country, they are dedicated to eradicating this disease from their countries. because their economies have been knockenned side ways. what has really impressed me is the way the communities have risen to the occasion. the people have come forward to vol

. >> reporter: but the world health organization says the number of new cases has risen for the second week running. in guineahe number grew from 39 to 65. transmission of the virus is also still widespread in sierra leone which has 75 new cases. health officials say many people are still not taking the proper precautions. >> unsafe burials are one of a number of practices that are probably still driving the -- the problem. that is -- that is probably the most difficult one to address without a doubt. >> reporter: the west africa ebola outbreak has now killed more than 9,000 people and infected nearly 23,000. and while things have improved in some places the outbreak is far from over. dominic kane al jazeera. >>> people who couldn't sign up for health insurance before yesterday's deadline have a little bit more time the healthcare.gov website saw more problems on saturday. people now have at least another week to finish their paperwork. >>> a budget battle in washington could put homeland security on ice. that's in today's power politics. michael shure is with us. tell us more about this please. >> here is wh

. >> reporter: it's as guinea pigs for the new drug dealers. their often toxic compounds in labs. mostly in china. the chemicals are imported to the u.s. and europe where they are assembled, packaged and told to kids who may think it's just the same old mdma. it's taken just three years for this flood of new synthetic drugs like these to change the landscape of the illicit drug market in this country. as krncnn has shown, spice and bath salts can be bought easily over the internet and mailed to your home. it's information not likely to be involved in the decision whether to ingest or not ingest a pill a powder a package at a dance club on a saturday night in new york. here night after night and in clubs across the u.s. the real dangers of molly are being felt one hit, one overdose one death at a time. drew griffin cnn. >> and now, dr. drew is joining us. you heard drew griffin reporting. most of these drugs come from labs in china. just how dangerous is this drug? in connecticut they were saying it was a bad batch. that might not be the case ri

announced a rise in weekly cases of ebola for the first time this year, with 124 new cases confirmed last week in guinea, sierra leone and liberia. about 9,000 people have died from the outbreak. secretary of state john kerry has arrived in ukraine for talks as the united states considers arming ukraine in its fight against russian-backed rebels. german chancellor angela merkel and french president francois hollande are also traveling to kiev today to float a new peace proposal before continuing on to moscow on friday to meet with russian president vladimir putin. the talks come as renewed fighting has killed over 200 people in the past three weeks. president obama's nominee to lead the pentagon has voiced support for providing arms to ukraine. during his confirmation hearing, ashton carter also said he would consider recommending changes to president obama's plan to draw down troops in afghanistan by the end of next year. carter has a long history at the pentagon, where he once served as the chief arms buyer. in 2006, he backed a pre-emptive strike against north korea if the country continued with plan

news right now. could the end of ebola be in sight? well, liberia, sierra leone and guineaing it a goal to reduce the number of new cases of ebola to zero by april 15. the u.n. says community action is going to be key in making that possible. it means among other issues ending unsafe burials and healing practices that involve human contact. >>> back home another virus is causing concern at ucla's medical center. there they say seven people were infected and nearly 200 may have been exposed to a potentially deadly super bug. of those seven confirmed cases of the super bug, two we're told have died. >>> staying out west a florist refusing to provide flowers for a same-sex wedding has lost her fight in court. a judge in washington state found the owner of arlene's flowers violated state consumer protection and antidiscrimination laws. the flower shop owner plans to appeal. >>> and secret processors are nervous right now that a new move by the government could impact how you pay for craw fish. the u.s. department of labor is upping the price craw fish farmers have to pay guest

. >> the three countries hardest hit by last year's ebola outbreak guinea, certainly and liberia, want to bring the new cases to zero in the next 60 days. complacency in the last two weeks more than 9,000 people have died in the worst ebola outbreak on record. as the ebola outbreak starts to let up in liberia schools are reopening. classes resume there for the first time in six months. liberia has seen the highest death toll from the outbreak. the doctors there reported only three new cases of ebola last week. >> national park that overlooks a city is fast becoming a safe haven for wild animals. >> and suspicious forest fires are raging in chile. why high winds and weather conditions are not helping firefighters. >> start with one issue. add guests from all sides of the debate and a host willing to ask the tough questions and you'll get the inside story. >> ray suarez hosts "inside story". weeknights at 11:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> forest fires are raging in southern chile. thousands of acres have been destroyed since saturday night. local officials say temperatures above 80° combined

we dealt with the situation the first wave and went at least 60 days without a new case of the disease but in guinea and sierra leone got hit in may. guinea and sierra leone were still reporting the virus so we could not declare the virus has a country because liberia and guinea sierra leone we have intermarriages and cross-border issues, farming. you can walk across the border and 100 cross-border points so we could not declare we were out of the woods as a country. then we had a second wave of the outbreak in may. it became the epicenter close to the guinea border and we had a number of cases, all of the 50 counties for the first time the capital city of monrovia got hit with the disease. we have a case of a 14-year-old girl that traveled from sierra leone leon and settle down with her family in monrovia. monrovia 1.5 million people and people started getting infected from the disease. we have three counties who had become the epicenter. by the time we got to july and june morobe have got infected and by june, july and august the situation was on out of control. we were reporting 60 to 70 confirme

reporter: in the past week the number of new cases went up for the first time this year in all three of west africa's worst-hit countries liberia, sierra leone and guineaended what had been an encouraging downward trend. >> good progress is being made but the outbreak still presents a grave threat and we really hope that there will be no complacency among anybody involved in the response. >> reporter: the w.h.o. says unsafe burial practices have contributed to the resent flare-up. and they are also concerns that the battle against the disease will be side tracked by a lack of money. >> at the end of february we will start running out of cash already which means two or three weeks from now the one thing we can be sure of there will still be ebola in two or three weeks. we cannot be sure we have the money that we need to make sure we stop that ebola. >> reporter: but there are some positive signs, the largest clinical trial was a candidate ebola treatment being run by french researchers has yielded encouraging results and liberia has recently started the first vaccine trials but it's in its early stages. the w.h.o. warns that more needs to be done before

guinea. >> still is to come in this news hour, we speak tomia grants who survived the journey from libya to italy some test ugh they are lucky to be alive. and correct world cup co-host new zealand struggle against scotland, and the rest of the day's sport coming up a little later. >> . >> the country's finance minister has effectedly been handed an ultimatum by euro zone counter parts. it has given agrees until the end of this week to extend it's pail out program or risk crashing out of the euro. prime minister says he will not be forced into a bad deal. we are cooperating with our partners on the basis of specific proposals that represent in good faith that with a sincere willingness for positive outcome for the negotiations. we want a solution, not a clash. our goal is not for a clash our goal is a viable situation with with tough negotiation. we refuse to succumb to psychological black male. >> who is also part of a group that campaigns for closer integration across europe welcome to al jazeera. i presume that you are in favor then of greece staying within the euro zone we are seeing th

the new concerns and questions about guinea pigs being abandoned there. >>> authorities tell a missouriaper, eight bodies were found in at least five separate location. here's some of the photos from the investigation. police responded to the first scene last night after a girl said she heard gunshots in her own home. she managed to escape. when the authorities arrived, they found two bodies inside her home. investigators later found five other people shot to death at three other homes just a short distance from each other. the gunman, a 36-year-old man was also found dead inside of a parked car. now, investigators haven't released any information about the relationship between the victims and that suspect but they are planning to hold a news conference later today. >>> well, back here at home, more than 10,000 dollars has been raised to help the family of a food vendor hit and killed by a suspected drunk driver. a gofundme site has been set up for the family. his fruit stand was whet up on white road and mount vista drive on saturday, february 21st when he was hit and killed by a suspe

congo 4-2 advancing to the first semifinal. 4-time champions ghana take on guinea >>> superbowl sunday the biggest day in sports. new england patriots play the seattle seahawks. many see it as a season to forget. >> reporter: the n.f.l.'s problems started before the season. ray rice was caught on tape in february punching his fiancee jena palmer unconscious and a hotel elevator. when the tape went public league's commissioner roger goodell gave rice a 2-game unpaid suspension seen as a snap on the wrist and instalment to victims of domestic violently. when damning effort emerged roger goodell backtracked. he suspended rice indefinitely and announced a new policy. adrian peterson was charged after beating his son with a tree branch. he pleaded no contest. the vibings suspended him for a game. later they removed him for the season. >> it's a tough year. as an organization we have gone through adversity. it's been adversity for me. that is something where we take that seriously. it's an opportunity for us to get better. >> the scandals together with longstanding concerns over the effect of concussions on the field have

the new african cup of nations champion in the final in equatorial guinea it was the hero. after 120 minutes, the shoot-out wept to ivory coast. after saving the 11 kick. they scored a winner. you win, it's amazing. i have been waiting for i don't know how many years. ivory coast includes the african cup of nations. it is integ gral to football. after 23 years, the controversy was there's. they pulled together in record times, equatorial guinea had some ugly scenes. it led to the injuries of 26 fans. they believed the tournament was a huge success. it was powerful they were happy with the state of the game. they were good they missed a bit of luck. the cup of nations is rich history. the first african cup of nations took place. it is the price for both. they are going to make losses. >> this tournament occurs every two years. they have a quest to win the title. >> sometimes in europe they forget how important it is for us african cup of nations, so it shows everybody that for us it's as important as our championships. as the curtain comes down preparations for 2016 are not

. >> we start with the new african champions, ivory coast celebrated their victory over the equatorial guinea. the elephants beat ga ghana celebration that's over 20 years in making. their only prior success came back in 1992. with this being the third final appearance in 9 years. >> you have to understand that things take time. and the time has finally come for us. to be honest in the beginning no one believed in us but today's the day when critics have been siedgessed. silenced. >> over to brazil, sao paulo police clashed with fans, football federation's decision to allow away fans to attend the game. banned for safety reasons. police used tear gas and made arrests with a number of fans throwing bottles and rockets. no serious injuries have been reported. >>> cricket acknowledge beat sri lanka by five wickets. chris volt got five of 19 as the 122, started with back-smashing 46. down the target in over 23 overs. host australia on saturday. pakistan beat bangladesh by three wickets. ahead of their opening clash he against rivaled india on sunday. pakistan had a series defeat to new zealand th

news. here is jo. >> thank you. the third place play-off between equatorial guinea and the democratic republic of congo takes place on capital at the african cup of nations. it comes in semifinals. the confederation of football hands out heavier punishments. we have more. >> reporter: it's a day of extraordinary and contrasting punishments handed down. the most notable sought morocco kicked out of the 2017 and 2019 african cup of nations after a failure to host the 2015 tournament resulting from ebola fees. and given a $10 million fine, $1 million for failing to stage and another $9 million. the president of the federal football federation was spended after comment that they were lacking ethics and bias. they have given tunisia of 31 march, or facing a possibility that they could be kicked out of the 2017 african cup of nations. most surprising sanctions happened out on friday saw equatorial guinea the host nation given a $100,000 fine after the bizarre scenes at the stadium. which 66 ghanaian fans were insured. they have been asked to pay the medical bills of the injured fans. third and fourth placed games will be g

reporter: in the past week the number of new cases went up for first time this year in all three of west africa's worse worst-hit countries liberia sierra leone and guinea. the rise had ended what had been an encouraging downward trend. >> good progress is being made but the outbreak still presents a grave threat. and we really hope there will be no complacency in the response. >> unsafe burial practices have contributed due to recent flare-up and there is concern that the battle against the disease will be sidetracked with a lack of funding. >> we will start running out of cash. the one thing we will be sure of is there will still be ebola in the next two or three weeks. >> there are some positive signs. the largest clinical trial with the candidate ebola treatment being run by french researchers are has started to yield positive results but in its early stages. the w.h.o. warns that more needs to be done before the rainy season begins in april which will make it difficult for health teams to reach affected areas. jerald tan, al jazeera. >> al jazeera journalists boasmedbahermohamed and moasmed mohamed fahmy have spent more than 410 days in prison. al

there was a situation, currently the first wave gone at least 60 days without a new case of the disease, but in guinea and then sierra leone got hit in may. guinea and sierra leone was still reporting the virus so we could not declare the virus over as a country, because liberian guinean, sierra leonean we have intermarriages, we have cross border issue, farming, you can walk across the border close to 100 border crossing points, and so we could not declare we were out of the woods as a country. then we had a second wave of the outbreak. that's a major major and terrible part. lofa county again became the epicenter. we have a number of cases all for the first time the capital city of monrovia got hit with the disease. we had a case 14-year-old girl that traveled from sierra leone and settled down with her family in monrovia. monrovia had a third of the country's population 1.5 million people and people started getting infected from the disease, we have three counties got infection had become the epicenter. by the time we got to july, june monrovia got infected in june, by june, july, others, the situa

we dealt with the situation first wave, and gone at least 60 days without a new case of the disease, but in guinea and then sierra leone got hit in may. guinea and sierra leone were still reporting the virus, so we could not declare a virus over as the country because liberia and guinea, sierra leone we have enter marriages, we have cross border issues, farming. you can walk across the border and know these close to 100 border crossing points so we could not declare that we were out of the woods as a country. then we had a second wave of the outbreak in guinea. that's major major, terrible fact. it became the epicenter close to the guinea border. we had a number of cases all of the 50 counties for the first time, the capital city of monrovia got hit with the disease. we had a case 14 year-old girl that traveled from sierra leone and settled down with her family in monrovia to monrovia, 1.5 million people, and people started getting infected from the disease. we had three counties have become the epicenter. by the time we got to tell i june, monrovia got infected in june in june, july, others, the