nick clark is there for us. >> wherever you go in this extraordinary island nation you'll see things had a riz necessitate from a long sometime gong. travel two and a half miles from havana and you'll come to the bay of pigs, rooted in memory but here too another legacy of cuba's history in years of isolation, pristine coral reef. around the earth 50% of coral reefs have disappeared. it is a different story in cuba. where marine ecosystems have had the opportunity to thrive. >> here in cuba they're protecting 25% of their waters in marine protected areas. and that compares to maybe about 9% currently in the united states and only 2% worldwide. >> the lack of chemical fertilizers in agriculture has also meant there's very little toxic runoff into the ocean. >> it's almost like a time machine going back in time to see what these coral reef ecosystems used to look like and that really gives me hope for the future. >> reporter: the further out to sea you go so the abundance of marine life grows. >> i see this as a great opportunity at a very opportune moment in history to help cuba leap

nick clark says sending a smart message to potential poachers. >> reporter: the veed ma'am ease boats were spotted in palao last month. the vessels were toed towed out into open waters. >>> 25 tons of protected specious on board. >> there are four vietnamese veflts that are burning right now.and this message is really, palao is no longer a are location for poachers. >> palau lies in the midst of vast uncharter waters. now it's seeking to protect its rich seas. 80% off-limits to all commercial fishing pfn for a nation that calls itself a big ocean state rather than a small island state, palau is defending its life blood. >> everything food security national security involves the ocean in some way. with porous borders with indonesia, it's easy for poachers to slip in and out. >> the captain remains in custody. palao will help its bem lowing signal of defiance nick clark al jazeera. >> sharing selfies have largely passed cubans by. that's because only 3.4% of all cuban households are online. lucia newman reports from havana. >> wherever you go people in cuba are carrying smartphones ofte

nick clark, al jazeera cuba. >> all the stories from around the world aljazeera.com. >> expired. key provision of the patriot act are no longer law. what happens next with the legislation? when the supreme court ruled in favor of a man accused of making threats on facebook. >>> and running for president lindsay graham becomes the ninth republican hoping to win back the white

. >> i'm nick clark. cuba has some spectacular environments including spectacular coral reefs. >> hello there thank you for joining us. turkey faces weeks of uncertainty and political instability after voters stripped the ruling ak party of its parliamentary majority in sunday's election. turkey's president recep tayyip erdogan admits it needs a coalition to form a government. 550 seats meaning ak party needed 276 if it was to govern on its own. it did win the largest share 41% but it only you delivered the party 251 seats. chp came second with 132 seats. while the nationalist movement party mhp will have 38 seats as will the kurdish party gaining the first seats into the parliament. jamal el shael has the story. >> for first time since coming to power in 2002, the ak party found itself without enough votes to form a government on its own. but it's leadership and supporters still called sunday's result a victory. not only for them but for turkish democracy. >> translator: a decision of our nation is the f

. >> i'm nick clark. cuba's spectacular corl coral reefs. >> fifa needs people but necessary reform to clean up its image. is >> the political party of turkish president recep tayyip erdogan, could face weeks of negotiation with rivals. parliament has a total of 550 seats meaning the ak party needed 256 to govern on their own. they earned the largest share but that has only given them 258 seats, the next party will get 232 seats while the mpped muhammadu buharimhp willhave 50 seats. let's go to omar saleh. bearing in mind this result how difficult with it it be to form any government there? >> reporter: i think it's going to be a tough and i think turkey is set to face political uncertainty for days to come now. a senior member of the ak party is saying his party is attempting to form a coalition. they need at least 18 seats in parliament. however, giving the speeches paid by all the opposition parties of not willing to join the ak party in any coalition i think it will thwart those plans. now the interes

nick clark al jazeera, cuba. >> now those are harry moments on a routine flight in french guiana. a minute after the plane left the ground they found a stowaway on board. a cat, it was if a bit scared. more on the website. bye bye. >> the decision that could impact how much you pay for food at the grocery store. but no ruling yet on healthcare or same-sex marriage. [♪ singing ♪] >> a time for healing. charleston's emmanuel ame church reopens and remembers the nine members gunned down during a prayer meeting.

open cuba will be renewed pesticides and fertilizer and will threaten the long time revolution nick clark>>> hundreds of people marched in mexico city marking eight months since 43 students disappeared in the state and family of those missing say police are not telling the truth about what happened to the students and calling for the creation of an independent body to take charge of searching for disappeared people. staying in mexico the country is declining and agricultural industry led many young people there to abandon the countryside with church of work in the cities and what about the people left behind and we report from southwestern mexico. >> reporter: 88 years old she starts and ends the day fending for herself, she is looking for work which simply doesn't exist in her small village. >> translator: i'm forced to provide the food because there is no one else but i cannot go on, my foot really hurts me and i'm sick and weak. >> reporter: traditionally in mexico the family cares for the elderly at home but those of working age have been streaming out of the failing mexican countrysi

. >>> nick clark in cuba home to some of the world intact environment including some spectacular coraleefs. ♪ we begin in turkey where the ruling party stripped of majority in parliament bringing end to a 12 year long single party rule and we will be live in turkey and how things now look in parliament. this is what is at stake 550 seats and needed 276 to rule along but this is what happened with 41% of the vote they have just 258, the main opposition party, the chp will get 132 seats while the nationalists movement party or mhp sits on 80 seats. the big winner is the pro-kurdish people's democratic party, for the first time it is clear 10% threshold needed to enter parliament and it too will have 80 seats and have 45 days to build a coalition but all three opposition parties said they will not join forces with them. and jamal is live for us and what can they do, jamal? >> well jane there was a number of scenarios that the ak party can try to embark on and one is to try to form a coalition however the parties and mhp and all said they would not join the coalition however this is politi

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. >> reporter: i am nick clark in cuba home to some of the world' most intact marine environments, including some spectacular coral reefs. ♪ ♪ >>> first to turkey, which is seeing a huge political upheaval off elections. the ruling a.k.p. party has lost its parliamentary in preliminary results from sunday's vote. for the first time ever a pro-kurdish party h.d.p., is set to enter parliament. it is a blow for for president erdogan who wants to increase powers for his office. his a.k.p. party has suffered the worst results in a decade and lost control over the part lament. with almost all of the votes counted it is still the biggest party with 24% of the vote. the main opposition c.h.p. has 25%. the nationalist m.h.p. got to serve a 16% and the pro-kurdish h.d.p. are on course for parliamentary seats for the first time with 12% of the vote. jamal reports from the a.k.p. party headquarters. >> reporter: thousands of a.k.p. party supporters gathered outside the party headquarters to celebrate yet another election victory. but this time, despite the jubilation of the crowd, there was a sense of d

nick clark reports from cuba. >> reporter: 56 rainy seasons have come and gone since the revolution andhas changed. back in the day when sugar was gold even the likes of shea ga vera would set an example. today in havana harbor the sugar ships bound for the soviet union are long gone and with them a chemical-laced system of big agriculture. on the outskirts of the capital an urban farm, on wholly organic supplying the local community for artificial fertilizers worms processing animal maneuver. crops like mayor gold and corn. it's not that the cuban government was enlightened about the government or agriculture it's just that farmers were forced to be more sustainable because of the years of isolation and lack of resources. the sevenning of the soviet supply line meant the big scale culture had to be replaced by small multi-crop farms and cubans became expert organic growers. miguel says it's lessons the world can learn moving towards sustainable methods of food production. >> translator: it's a myth that organic farming can't feed the would. it's only 70 years ago there were no chemical

. >> reporter: i am nick clark in cuba. to some of the worlds' most intact in reason environments including some spectacular coral reefs. ♪ ♪ >>> hello again the top stories on al jazerra. turkey's pro-kurdish party has made history in parliamentary elections early results so that for the first time kurds will be represented in parliament with the ruling a.k.p. party appears to have lost its majority control. preliminary results in mexico show the president's ruling party has won congressional elections, meaning enrique-y peÑa neito's p.r.i. retains its simple majority but has been a campaign married in violence. >>> six people have now died from middle east respiratory syndrome and 23 new cases have been identified in south korea. nearly 2,000 school have his been closed as fears grow about the spread of the disease. >>> leaders from the world's seven biggest economies are meeting for a second day of talks in southern germany. they have presented a united front on upholding sanctions against russia over the conflict in ukr

nick clark, al jazeera the bay of pigs, cuba. >> coral reefs are one of the most important and endangeredecosystems in the world. they occupy less than 1% of the world's dispas but home of a quarter of the world's species. jobs ecotourism and helping to protect shorelines. but we also pose the greatest threat to coral reefs. destructive fishes practices playing havoc with the reefs and in some parts of the world they have been completely destroyed. jeff corwin joins us, host of ocean mysteries on abc. jeff how much in danger are the coral reefs and especially in the caribbean? from three >> david they are in terrible trouble. these tropical bath like waters warming even higher. it changes the acidity the chemistry of the waters. the foundation for life coral reefs can no longer collect the calcium carbonate they need. this goes for other ocean species. you have the impact of pollution, the impact of over-fishing, all of this comes together to create a perfect storm of extinction for coral reefs. >> people may be familiar with the great barrier reef along the coast of australia. the change

nick clark reports. >> it has a faded grandure, its architecture is stunning.still chasing the mod modern world. not havana but a town be 200 kilometers to the south. cienfuego. it draws the tourists, thousands of them. and then cancun of cuba, now many fear that the country will be swallowed by this by what they believe will be the wrong kind of development. >> ironically, the united states can be more of a threat to cuba as its friends than it ever was as its enemy. because millions of us want to with come down and enjoy this place and that creates pressure on cubans to built hotels, to build accommodations and tourist resorts and all that. >> here a new marina waiting for american yachts that will surely come. how to maximize the tourist dollar and yet preserve the country's cultural and environmental heritage. >> there's good economics here, there's good deeds to do well, in other parts of this region, cancun or the dominican republic. >> the argue is that cuba's winning quawments draw qualities draw tourists. >> we have the privilege of being the largest c

nick clark, al jazeera the bay of pigs, cuba. >> looks like such a beautiful place.now all the sports news here is sana. >> thank you very much, barbara. >>> fifa pressing ahead with reforms after last week's dramatic resignation of sepp blatter. after the corrupt bidding process in 1999 for the salt lake city winter games was exposed now believe fifa has to take similar action. >> we can only encourage fifa to continue the way of reforms which obviously have been initiated. we also know from our experience that the other part of the job that means putting everything on the desk, can be painful experience. but that it is absolutely necessary to do this as we have seen from our own history because there i'm still convinced that only doing that the ioc can restore its credibility. >> speaking on the day 1 of a two day ioc committee they agreed to bring four new events for the 2018 winter olympics. on tuesday they will hear the word from the chinese capital beijing. wawrinka is up to number 4 in world rankings after his victory for french open. after winning over novak

nick clark, al jazeera. >> time for an update on all the supports news. >> thank you very much.ootball in brazil, the coach blamed a virus affecting many players for his team's exists from the copa america. for a second time in a row brazil were beaten on penalties by park guy. richard has more. >> heading into the final without their star, early on against paraguay, they didn't seem to be missing him 1-0 up after a quarter of an hour. midway through the second half, a penalty conceded. the captain in the box. the equalizer for paraguay from 12 yards. just like their copa quarter final four years ago, it was decided by a penalty shootout, and with mixed spot kicks from brazil it would again be paraguay that would go through. gonzalez always put the ball in the net again to seal a 4-3 penalties victory. >> some of the players got ill of course talking about this now, it's complicate. it could look at if we're giving excuses. i, myself didn't get ill. thank god i was good. this is not the reason we lost. we lost because we didn't kill the game in the first half. >> of course, braz

i'm nick clark live from doha. coming up in the program: >> four days after a gunman shot dead nine people at a church in the united states, worshipers gather for the first time. >> al jazeera calls for the release of its journalist under a warrant issued by egypt. we'll be speaking to his lawyer. >> the world marks the first national yoga day but the idea isn't sitting well with everybody. >> i'm in baku where in and azerbaijan, pressure for women to have sons could affect society. >> first to the united states with a church that was the site of a deadly shooting reopened four days after gunman killed the pastor and eight others. worshipers are back at emanuel african methodist episcopal church in south carolina, police investigating a link between the gunman and a racist manifesto found on line. he confessed to the shooting, treated as a height crime. he's been charged with nine counts of murder and the governor of south carolina will push for him to get the death penalty. we have a reporter live outside the chur

nick clark, al jazeera, heron, cuba.ll ahead on the program: >> the chances of this working are 90%. >> a surgeon believes he can remove this man's head and transplant it on to a healthy body. and running on empty was this hussein bolt's worst race ever. robin will be here shortly in sport. ♪ >>> hello again. an italian surgeon says he plans to perform the first human head transplant in two years time. he already has his first volunteer. critics say it's a hoax. here is the story. >> valerie spiradonif suffers from a muscle wasting disease. he wants to make medical history by becoming the first person to become part of a human head transplant. >> i think i will get rid of the limits which have i have today and this will much improve my life. >> the surgeon wants to transplant his head on to another body in two years. he has come to a medical conference in the u.s. city of annapolis in maryland to ask american scientists turning theory into practice. >> i made the announcement only when i was pretty sure i could do it. th

nick clark, al jazeera. >>> cuba. >>> still ahead here on al jazeera in sport we will be telling youn spieth cemented himself in golf history following a thrilling round at the u.s. open. ♪ ♪ ghana is the world's second largest producer of cocoa but production fell unexpectedly this year and farmers are struggling and will leave out much-needed revenue and we report from western ghana. >> 50 acres of cocoa farms in the region of ghanna on the ten-acre site he took us to is only able to get half the cocoa he got last year and lack of pesticides is a major factor. >> two particular chemicals to spray their cocoa but when you go to the market to buy you don't get it to what government will supply is inadequate because the yield is going down. the farmers we say this is what we use to take care of our kids our family and social responsibilities. >> reporter: a short cocoa output is bad for the farmers and the economy as a whole. cocoa is the third largest expert earner and initial projections of one million tons of 2014-2015 is down to 700,000. >> what is happening with the lower yield w

. >> i'm nick clark in cuba with some of the most intact marine environments with some of the most spectacularal reefs. ♪ we begin in turkey where the ruling ak party stripped by majority in parliament bringing an end to its 12 year long single pay tr rule and first how things now look in parliament. this is what was at stake, 550 seats, the ak party needed 276 to rule alone but this is what happened with about 41% of the vote and they had one just 258, the main opposition party and chp, 132 seats and national movement party sits on 80 but the big winner is pro-kurdish democratic party and cleared the threshold to enter parliament and it too will have 80 seats and the ak party has 45 days to build opposition but says will not join forces with them and let's cross now to bernard and we are talking about predominant kurdish regions and what is the ak party going to do? >> well it says the deputy prime minister says the first option is to try and form a coalition government and if they can't do that then it looks like early elections are on the horizon. but the problem for the ak party is this wa

. ♪ hello and welcome i'm nick clark and you are watching al jazeera live from headquarters in doha anding up in the program ramping up the pressure euro zone give greece a ultimatium and they may leave the euro. criminal investigation with an

nick clark has more. >> you probably have heard that wherever you go in this extraordinary island nation you'll see things that resonate from a long time gone. travel two and a half hours south of havana and you'll come to an historic stretch of coast. the bay of pigs, rooted in history revolutionaries in 1961. but here too after years of isolation pristine correlate reef. around the world, more than 50% of correlate reefs have disappeared. it is a different story here in cuban waters where marine ecosystems have had the opportunity to thrive. >> cuba has engaged engaged in an enormous program. marine protected areas compare to maybe about 9% currently in the united states, and only 2% worldwide. >> the lack of chemical fertilizers in agriculture has also meant there's very little toxic runoff into the ocean. >> it's almost like a time machine going back in time to see what these correlate reef ecosystems used to look like and that really gives me hope for the future. >> further out to sea you go the abandons of sea life grows. >> i see this as a great opportunity as a very opportune mom

i'm nick clark in doha with world news. also coming up on the program on the brink of a humanitarian disaster. the united nations applies for money to help the people of yemen. >>> emergency funding for greece's banks as its citizens rush to pull bms billions out of banks. >>> thousands of people attended a vigil for nine people killed at a mass shooting in the united states. the man accused of the attack, heard moving testimony from victims' families. dylann roof is charged with nine murders. here's andy gallagher. >> flanked by two armed guards, this was 21-year-old dylann roof's first appearance in church. what is now being investigated as a hate crime. >> we have victims nine of them. >> reporter: but even as the relatives of those who were killed addressed them directly, dylann roof showed no emotion. >> i foiferg you forgive you god have mercy on your soul. you hurt me, you hurt a lot of people but god forgive you and i forgive you. >> other family members offered deeply emotional statements as roof was led away. >> t

. >>> i'm nick clark in doha with the world news from al jazeera. the programme - on the brink of a humanitarian disaster. emergency funding for greece's banks. >>> after years of

. >>> i'm nick clark in doha with the world news from al jazeera. also in the programme - on the brink of a humanitarian disaster. emergency funding for greece's banks. >>> after years of censorship artists in myanmar use new-found freedom to deliver a new-found message >>> thousands of people attended a vigil for the nine killed in wednesday's mass shooting. the court her testimony victim's families. dylann roof is facing nine counts of murder. >> reporter: appearing via video lined and flanked by armed guards in is dylann roof's first purposes in court, suspected of killing nine mixers from the emanuel a.m.e. church in charleston in what is known as a hate crime. as the victims addressed him directly dylann roof showed no emotion. >> i forgive you. you hurt me. you hurt a lot of people. may god forgive you. and i forgive you. >> dylann roof was led away. >> it's a testament that those who spoke in court afterward forgiveness. they'll investigate whether this was an act of domestic terror. saying in a statement. this is what happened here was desig

nick clark reports. >> reporter: there are beaches like this across the caribbean, here on the south coast of cuba, nothing looks unusual. this is an infamous stretch of coast. it is a bay of pigs, emblazoned on cuban identity. in april 1961, mercenaries backed by the cia made land fall here, aiming to reverse castro's ruling. castro's ruling -- - revolution. it was a total failure. the invasion smashed. invaders surrender. it bolstered fidel castro's position and set the scene for the cuban missile crisis. it's a moment of victory still very visibly marked across the island. signs of the intense animosity between the two countries litter cuba. this one says the first defeat of yankee imperialists. in latin america. you really do have to wonder how this new relationship will develop. at the museum, tourists looked back on one invasion while the island braces for another. they reckon 2 million u.s. tourists will descend on the island as soon as the door is fully open. for those in the business, an immense opportunity arrives. >> the u.s.a. will be the first trading partner of cuba in

nick clark, al jazeera cuba. >> all the stories from around the world aljazeera.com. >> expired. key provision of the patriot act are no longer law. what happens next with the legislation? when the supreme court ruled in favor of a man accused of making threats on facebook. >>> and running for president lindsay graham becomes the ninth republican hoping to win back the white house. this is al jazeera america. live from new york city i'm tony harris. the senate is back in session this hour trying to once again put some controversial intelligence provisions back into effect. overnight the nsa lost authority to collect bulk phone records and use some surveillance tools. senator rand paul's tactics pushed the final result. libby casey is live for us in washington. good to see you. where do things stand right now? >> reporter: tony, we are likely to see the death of one key part of the patriot act the government's ability to collect the bulk phone records of americans. instead, that would stay in the hands of telecom companies. what the senate was able to move forward is the u.s.a. fr

nick clark al jazeera, the bay of pigs, cuba. >> well, plenty more on the environment and of course all the news and sport on our website. the address for that is www.aljazeera.com. details there of the on the website. you can watch us there by clicking on the icon. >> president obama said he's taking a new look at america's strategy in iraq. the comments come at the end of the g 7 summit. >> anda police officer in texas suspended after he's caught on camera pulling his weapon on teenagers at a pool party. >> in south carolina a police officer is

. >> i'm nick clark in cuba. on the challenge of resisting endless development - as the country opens its doors. >>> there's has been a suicide car bomb explosion outside of afghanistan's parliament, injure injuring 21 people. taliban fighters opened fire on the building while politicians were in session. six gunmen have been killed including the bomber. let's get more from jennifer glasse, live from kabul. when we spoke last hour there was a gun fight continuing. what is the situation now? >> that gun fight is over as you said all six attackers have been killed according to the police chief. there's a bit of crackling and popping of gunfire outside the building. it's an ammunition depot by the parliament security police that is burning and some of that is burning off. it was a dramatics morning in kabul. we watched it live on television the parliament speak are was speaking when the camera and building shook. parliamentarians ran from the building. as you said 21 people were injured in the taliban attack, the ta

i'm nick clark in doha with world news. also coming up on the program on the brink of a humanitarian disaster. the united nations applies for money to help the people of yemen. >>> emergency funding for greece's banks as its citizens rush to pull bms billions out of ba

our environment editor nick clark begins our coverage from cuba. >> yes, this is havana, a long way fromotiating hauls halls where they're trying to hone down that draft all 86 pages of it in time for december. havana is effected by climate change. it's estimateed that 3% of cuba will be swallowed up by 2050. that's 5,000 kilometers of coast, not to say havana itself. but yet cuba is a living experiment on the effects of climb change. years of isolation the collapse of soviet union and dwindling supplies of fossil fuels they had to radically change their energy practices. 50 years have koch and gone since the revolution, and much has changed. back in the day when sugar was gold, they would set an example for workers in this industry. today the sugar ships bound for the soviet union are long gone and with them a chemical laced system of agriculture. on the outskirts an urban farm, organic and supplying for the local community. fertilizers, worms and processing plant food. pesticides are barrier crops. >> it's not that they're enlightened about the environment. it's just that farmers were

. >> hello i'm nick clark in doha. al jazeera calls for the release of its journalist arrest in germany under a warrant issued by egypt. >> the greek cabinet holds an emergency meeting with the threat of a debt default looming large. >> the world marks the first international yoga day but the idea isn't sitting well with everybody. >> worshipers are back in the emanuel a.m.e. church in the u.s. state of south carolina. it is the first time the church has reopened its doors since the gunman killed the pastor and eight others in the city of charleston. police are now investigating if there is a link between the gunman and a racist manifesto found on line. large crowds were cueing up outside the church long before it opened. of course nine african-americans gunned down in the church. this is the first service since the shooting. huge emotions, of course, relatives for gave the gunman who was allegedly responsible the shooting the worst attack on a u.s. place of worship in decades. as you can see the community really bindi

. ♪ hello and welcome i'm nick clark and you are watching al jazeera live from headquarters in doha anding up in the program ramping up the pressure euro zone give greece a ultimatium and they may leave the euro. criminal investigation with an inquiry into the marikana. volcano erupts again and thousands have been evacuated. ♪ so european leaders agreed to relocate record numbers of migrants who arrived on european shores in the last months and thousands who came to italy and greece will be sent to other countries and a meeting in brussels went late in the night and the quota was rejected and aimed at speeding up the relocation of migrants in italy and greece and are the first destinations for people making the journey across the mediterranean and the plan will be carried out in the next few years and thousands of migrants who fled from the countries to go to italy and greece will be relocated to other european states. 20,000 people mostly syrians and iraqis living in camps outside of europe will now be resettled within its borders but these numbers pale in comparison to 153,000 migrant

nick clark, al jazerra the bay of pigs, cuba. >>> if you want to find out more get onto our website blab website. >> every summer in america a force of nature becomes a man-made disaster. some call it a war millions of acres, billions of dollars. no end in sight. >> in this episode of fault lines we follow the 2013 wildfire season and ask - with more homes than ever now under threat what are the real costs of putting them out? >> the fire took a breath and we got our foot on the throat of it and we're going to keep choking it out. >> the fire started yesterday at 2:05 pm. it spread very rapidly. we committed 84 fire engines, 24 fire crews 8 bulldozers, 6 air tankers, 13 helicopters, 4 water tenders, and 1,000 personnel as of this morning, i can assure you there are no bounds being placed on me as a riverside country fire chief in holding back the deployment of any resources. >> early-august, southern california - the hills outside los angeles are on fire. >> california's governor has declared a state of emergency. we've just arrived on the scene. the situation is critical. >> the entire

i'm nick clark live from doha.ming up in the program: >> four days after a gunman shot dead nine people at a church in the united states, worshipers gather for the first time. >> al jazeera calls for the release of its journalist under a warrant issued by egypt. we'll be speaking to his lawyer. >> the world marks the first national

nick clark, al jazeera. >>> with the russian economy continuing to contract and the ruble falling on the international markets, one enterprising russian has found his own answer to economic worries. he's created his own currency. we followed that money to a tiny village in russia. >>reporter: three hours from moscow is -- this work shed houses his version of fort knox or the federal reserve. a battered metal box holds the cash stash in the village currency. >> people have always exchanged things among each other. we have not created the process. just made it digital. in russia for work a bottle of vodka was stable currency. it's the same thing. we printed pieces of paper. more than 100 friends use the paper for loans and to trade goods and labor with each other. it means their real money can be saved for more ambitious things. so for anyone interested in the cut and thrust of currency trading, the vital question of course is what is it worth? well, ten eggs is two if the these potatoes five. and the goose here a not unreasonable 60. thus, it's proven resilient to the storms of the ru

nick clark cuba. >> still to come in the news hour we'll tell you how this man, right there could saveis life and make medical history by volunteering for a groundbreaking operation. and coming up in sport it's a record-breaking day in canada. we'll tell you why in just a moment. blue wall of silence in american cities? >> did somebody get shot? fault lines baltimore rising only on al jazeera america >> an italian surgeon says he plans to perform the first human head transplant. he already has his first volunteer. >> valerie suffers from a muscle wasting disease. he wants to save his life and make medical history by becoming the first person to undergo a human head transplant. >> it will be good. i think i will get rid of the limits which i have today and i will be more independent and this will much improve my life. >> the surgeon wants to transplant his head on to another body in two years. he's come to a medical conference in the u.s. city of annapolis and maryland to ask american scientists for help in turning theory into practice. >> i made the announcement only when i was sure i

as nick clark reports, palau wants to send a message to potential voters. >> reporter: the vietnamesets were spotted in palau waters last month. on board eight tonnes of sea cucumbers and fish destined for the market. the vessels were towed out to asian waters, never to be used again. palau is clamping down hard. in the last year 15 vietnamese boats have been captured with 25 tonnes of protected species on board. >> there are four vessels vietnamese boats burning right now, and the message is palau is no longer an option for voters, it has a marine line enforcement team, and we guarantee that you will return with nothing if you are caught stealing. in pal awe waters. >> reporter: palau is a tropical archipelago, lying in the midst of vast unpatrolled waters, an easy target for illegal fishing boats. it is seeking to protect rich seas, creating a marine conservation zone, putting 80% off limits to commercial fishing. for a nation calling itself an ocean state rather than an small island state, palau is defending its lifeblood. >> everything that drives palau's economy, food security, n

nick clark has more from the bay of pigs. >> you probably have heard wherever you go in this extraordinary island nation, you see things that resonate from a long time gone. south of havana you come to a historic stretch of coast. the bay of pigs rooted in cuban identity as seen in 1961. here, another legacy of cuba's history and years of isolation pristine coral reefs. >> around the world, more than 50% of coral reefs have disappeared. it is a different story here in cuban waters where marine ecosystems have thrived. >> cuba has engaged in an enormous program of environmental protection. world leading. here in cuba, they're protecting 25% of their waters in marine protected areas, and that compares to maybe about 9% currently in the united states and only 2% worldwide. >> the lack of chemical fertilizers in agriculture has meant little toxic runoff into the ocean. >> it's almost like a time machine, going back in time to see what these coral reef ecosystems used to look like and that really gives me hope for the future. >> further out to sea, you see the abundance of marine life growing.

as part of our special coverage, nick clark went to cuba to find out how the socialist revolution alsoled to an organic revolution. >> 56 rainy seasons have come and gone since the revolution and much has changed. when sugar was gold, an example was set for the workers. today in havana harbor, the sugar ships are long gone and with them a chemical laced system of big agriculture. on the outskirts of the capitol an organic farm providing the community. for pesticides, barrier crops like mar golds and corn. it's not that the cuban government was enlightened about agriculture. they were forced to be russ stainable because of the isolation and lack of resources. >> big scale culture had to be replaced by small multi-crop farms. cubes became expert organic growers. >> miguel said it's moving toward methods of sustainable food production. >> it's a myth that organic farming can't feed the world. it's only 70 years ago there were no chemicals. seventy years in the span of humidity is nothing. it is more intensive. we need to pay farmers better to encourage people to come back to the countrysi

as nick clark reports, repaired relations could many a second invasion. >> reporter: there are beaches like this across the caribbean, here nothing looks unusual. this is an infamous stretch of coast. it is a bay of pigs emblazoned on cuban identity. >> in april 1961 mercenaries landed here aiming to reverse castro's ruling. it was a failure. it bolstered fidel castro's position and set the scope for the cuban missile crisis. it's a victory marked across the island. signs of the intense animosity lit a cuba. this one says the first defeat of yankee imperialists. you have to wonder how this new relationship will develop. at the museum tourists looked back on one invasion while the ireland braces for another. they reckon 2 million u.s. tourists will descend on the island as soon as the door is open. for those in the business, an immense opportunity arrives. >> the u.s.a. will be the first trading partner of cuba in the next 10 years when things get better. >> imagine not only a flood of american tourists, but american investment in the tourist infrastructure, for example. we don't call t

. >>> nick clark reporting to us from cuba on the efforts to reverse climate change and goodluck jonathannce controlled politics with control of the presidency and parliament and most states and recents elections saw them kicked out of power at almost every level so is the pdp ready to play its role in opposition? we report. >> reporter: a party now trying to reinvent itself. after 16 years in power nigeria's former ruling party is adjusting to its new role in opposition and it only lost the presidency in parliament it lost control of most seats in most crucial state elections. members of the party admitted they were not prepared for defeat or to play the role of the opposition. and observers believe that is not healthy for the country's democracy. >> interparty crisis which if unchecked such crisis i don't think they will be able to monitor the new government that was elected recently. and there is a possibility one party is dead and when it's one party state believe you me is undemocratic. >> reporter: new opposition said it is committed to assuming its new role and provide the country

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nick of time. we almost check in with janine in a couple minutes. it is tuesday morning, june 2nd i'm pam cook. >> good morning, i'm dave clark. let's talk about weather and traffic. steve paulson you ready to take care of the books? >> i am indeed. we had a pretty warm pattern. inland temps struggled to get above 70-78. a lot more breaks in the low clouds. the water temps have warmed up considerably on the coast. that has allowed coast and bay locations to start off on the mild side and end up on the warm, muggy side. 61 in livermore. there will be a breeze. most of it will be in the on shore direction. but look at that 59 monterey. 57 half-moon bay. for us it will be a little warmer. fog will burn off sooner today. so sunny and warm. not something we have said much about. there will be a little bit of a breeze and muggy for some. upper 70s and low 80s. a lot of 70s near the coast and also the bay. all right sal so far quiet here on a 5:01 on a tuesday. >> yeah it's not bad. we are looking at a commute. we will start in the east bay here and check out the bay bridge toll plaza. you can see traffic is light so far. it looks go