. >>> plus -- >> i'm phil lavelle in los angeles, home to the heist concentration of war veterans inhe united states of america. find out why they are getting extra attention at the oscars this sunday. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> you are watching the al jazeera news hour. a reminder now of our top stories. president barack obama says the u.s. will continue the fight against al-qaeda and its affiliates in afghanistan, yemen, and somalia, and announced the creation of a joint digital monitoring center with the united arab imrates. >>> the u.n.-backed libyan government is asking for the security council for lifting the arms embargo in the down try. >>> germany has rejected greece's request for more time to repay its massive loan to the european union. >>> well unrest appears to be spreading in myanmar's northeast, government leaders are accusing three more ethnic rebel groups of fighting the army. veronica reports from thailand. >> reporter: they are supposed to be celebrating the chinese new year. instead ethnic chinese in myanmar are either trapped by fighting between an ethnic minority rebel army and

. >> reporter: i am phil lavelle at the ausc-arizona in hollywood. the question being asked by some: who do these awards really represent? >>> thank you for joining us. he job description president abdel abdel fattah al sisi has defended his position, target. the attack targeted those linked to the it'slamic state in the lee vant. in the keynote address broadcast, he said the operation was planned meticulously to avoid civilian casualties. he also thanked gulf neighbors, saudi arabia the united airrab emirates and bay ran and kuwait and he accepted innocent young people may be locked in egypt's prisons, a matter that he urged the interior ministry to look in to. let's hear a little more of what president sisi had to say about the egyptian strikes in libya. >> we launched an offensive against 13 targets. these targets were subjected to strict and accurate surveillance in . intelligence information was gathered in absolute secrecy and. >> joining us here on al jazeera you were following the speech there by sisi. what did you make especially starting wi

. >> i'm phil lavelle in los angeles, a long way from russia as the city is ready for the oscars, find out why edward snowden is causing a stir on this side of the pacific ocean again. >>> hello again - the top stories on al jazeera. europe has granted greece a crucial extension to its massive debt bailout ending weeks of tension, coming at the cost of concession including a commitment to spell out reforms. at least 45 have been killed in several explosions in eastern libya, five were egyptians. they last took place 250km east of benghazi. fighters claiming loyalty say they carried out the attack. >> a somali armed group al-shabab said it carried out two attacks in mogadishu. 20 were killed in the explosions including government officials. we have this report. [ siren ] >> reporter: mogadishu is a city used to violence. in the latest attack it was laden with explosives rammed through a front gate and a suicide bomber blew himself up inside. government ministers were meeting there at the time. politicians confirmed among the dead. the deputy prime minister and other officials injured. >

. >>> phil lavelle spoakd with samir regi about how his own family history reflects a forgotten side of the war torn nation. >> reporter: this is what samea wants the world to see the other side of iraq, a history lesson through iraqi eyes. a country that once felt fairly liberal, a snapshot of another time. >> it's a really surprise to see that my ownts aunts and my uncles are alive which compares to everything on the west. but on their own roots. they listen to arab music their writers their poets rg, everything, it gives a light into what would happen if iraq had not gone into war. >> now scattered from thrond london to l.a. how the course of its destiny changed. >> iraq came you know in the front line of the cold war between soviets and the west and that ended up really in the dictatorship and all that war. so it was really a loss. >> reporter: this is not a religious film, in fact secularity runs 30 through it. generation y tasked with that. >> for them the dictatorship there is no experience of that. so they only know the chaos after the war. but they now try to do new things.

phil lavelle reports. >> fans go crazy for the oscars, parties everywhere. film is fuel for this place. it's all people are talking about. as sunday evening approaches, there is a big night ahead. >> oscar goes to. >> one of these. here are your best picture nominees. eight of them, loads of choice. but see anything missing? for years top grossing films as what. take for example transformerrers, age of extinction. the latest hob itbit film. but the films the masses watch aren't there but the films the academy likes are. but who do the oscars really represent? >> historically, the first star wars was nominated for best picture. but i think you can look at it the other way it would give a platform to the smaller films that would never be seen otherwise. big bump at the box office, more people go to see it because of that. >> nancy are shriver her take on the issue: >> we really need the oscars, to be highlighting the smaller films and i think that's probably why you see most of them being nominated whereas the block busters have such a big machine behind them,

. >> i'm phil lavelle in berlin where this year's phil festival is getting under way. find out what the organizers here did or didn't do to upset north korea. that's coming up later. >> hard sell an america tonight investigation only on al jazeera america welcome back a quick reminder of the top stories. u.s. secretary of state john kerry is in ukraine to speak about the violence in the east of the country. the me they are to discussion help to ukraine, such as providing weapons. >>> shelling hit damascus killing five, injuring dozens. syrian observatory for human rights said it game from army of islam >>> rescue groups are still looking for those injured in the trans-asian plane crash. the plane went down after takeoff on wednesday with 58 people on board. >> greece's new finance minister is meeting its german counterpart to discuss bailout plans. he is in berlin. wednesday, they visited the european central bank to try to gain for its government new anti-government support. it will no longer allow greek banks to use the collateral for loans. jonah hull has more. >> g

. >>> the basta awards, phil lavelle reports. >> that's the first. a bastas without rain or snow. definitely not the norm here. >> has not a first. eddie redmain's building quite the collection of trophies. >> do you know why? >> one more for him. a basta a best actor water for his portrayal of stephen hawk. hawking. >> the least surprising winner, julieanne moor, her portrayal of an alzheimer's patient. >> thank you for including me among these beautiful honors. >> best film. >> goes to "boyhood." >> takes 12 years to make. an award for its director, richard linklater. which meant the birdman failed to take off here. despite flying high in the u.s. it was not meant with the brich british academy. although he felt his film was the better film. >> it's a really incredibly ambitious film, the way we made it was really unique and we're proud much it. if it gets more recognition that's really what i'm interested in. >> the bastas tries to distinguish themselves. this is the british academy we are a long way from l.a. however, the names pop up again and again those who are nominated th

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phil lavelle takes a look why they aren't on the list. >> the red carpet is ready. not that one. this one. they are all over town in fact as hollywood prepares and fans go crazy for the ausc-arizona. parties everywhere. film is fuel for this place. it's all people are talking about as sunday evening approaches. there is a big night ahead. >> oscar goes to? >> one of these. here are your best picture nominees. eight of them, loads of choice. see anything missing? >> for years, top grossing films, that is what. say for example, transformers, age of ex tinktion. this took a billion dollars worldwide last year. similarly, the latest hobit film hundreds of millions of dollars and thet galaxy was up here too. these are not in the best picture category which raises the question: if the films the masses like aren't here who do the ausc-arizona represent. >> if you look historically the first star wars was best picture. the academy isn't against that kind of movie. it hasn't had equal representation. i think you can look at it the other way and say you can give a platform to these smaller

phil lavelle in hollywood. thank you >>> still to come here on al jazeera... >> i'm in an indian village with free public wi-fi and other amenities. coming up, how this village set itself apart >>> and as australia co-hosts the cricket world cup, how the sport is helping a group of asylum seekers in the country. >>>now to a small indian village that has undergone a massive transformation over the last eight years. like many villages it now has fully paved roads, water purifying plants and wi-fi. it's largely down to a local engineer who says the viel im is setting -- village is setting an example for the rest of the country. our correspondent wept there to have a -- went there to have a look. >> reporter: at first glance it looks like any other village in india, that changes if you look and listen closely. this man is an engineer responsible for the high tech amenities in this village, including 24 security cameras, and free public wi-fi. growing up he remembers wading through mud to get to school. today is dif

phil lavelle.ra, at the oscars in hollywood. >>> and if you want to remind yourself of who the winners and losers are and any other news on this bulletin think check out our website al aljazerra.com. >>> the price of a human life - a lot of shows won't touch. we go in depth. you'll meet a man who spent years on death row, and was acquitted. he didn't get a dime. then i talk to ken, a man in charge. high profile compensation case, including 9/11, g.m. recall and the boston marathon.

phil lavelle. >> that's a first a bafta without rain or snow.initely not the norm here. >> eddy redmain. >> quite a collection of trophies. one more now for him. a bafta for best actor for his portrayal ever steven hawk, in "the theory of everything." >> they're here this evening and i would like to thank them. >> but there was an award for least surprising winner, there she is is, julieann moore. the portrayal ever an alzheimer's sufferer, "still alice." >> thank you for including me among these beautiful performances both british an american reese and amy i'm honored to be honored with you tonight. >> the big prize best film. >> goes to "boyhood." >> this film took 12 years to make. an award for its director, too richard linkalert best. third man failed to take off here despite flying high in the u.s. it was not meant with the british academy. >> what do you think spit it out. >> although the producer felt his was the better film. >> it was a film that ultimately deserves it, i think it's a really incredibly ambitious film. the way we made it

. >> a look at ebola >>> i'm phil lavelle in hollywood. we don't have long to wait to see who won what. the question asked by some - who do the award really represent? >>> the syrian government has condemned a turkish military operation into morne syria, calling it an act of flagrant aggression. hundreds of turkish soldiers were to move an otto man tomb given to turkey in 1921. damascus said it was informed but did not give its permission. bernard smith has the details from istanbul >>> under the cover the night the turkish military crossed the border into syria. moving through territory controlled by i.s.i.l. they were headed to a piece of turkish soil the size of a football pitch. the tomb of suleman was left under turkish control when the french drew the borders in 1921. suleman was the first otto man shrine. they stationed 40 or so troops at the shrine. >> translation: turkish troops entered with armoured vehicles and soldiers. 2230 g.m.t. our troops reached suleyman completed the mission and a ceremony was held. >> reporter: smim tapi

. >> i'm phil lavelle in los angeles.here's a now piracy threat one that costs money, but executives are reluctant to take anyone to court. >>> in sport - cricket world cup - andy will be here with that story a little later. >>> first, the united nations - the u.n. says conditions are worsening in syria much the report is biased say syrians. our diplomatic editor james bays from the u.n. headquarters. >> reporter: four commissioners have been working on documenting human rights violations and war crimes in syria for 3.5 years. the situation is worse. the new report goes further than the previous ones. they told reporters they have a confidential perpetrators of war crimes, and may make it public. >> reporter: can i ask you what sort of impact if you decide to public, could it have. >> to date we have prepared four lists. which have been submitted to the u.n. high commissioner for safe keeping. we are also next month, looking at the pros and cons on whether or not to release the lists. >> it's clear the commissioners want

phil lavelle, al jazeera, los angeles. >> that will do it for this hour.he news continues now with my colleague, michelle carry. >> thank you very much. this is "al jazeera america." i am richelle carey in new york with a look at today's top stories. secretary of state kerry warns of harsh vie sanctions against russia. government soldiers drive out boko haram out of a strattegeic town. >> another winter storm across the east coast and into new england. >> a very potent and virulent organism that can cause death. >> and in our deeper look the growing threat to

phil lavell meets the man behind "iraqi odyssey." >> reporter: this is what millions think of when it comes to iraq saddam hussein and war. but this is what samia wants the world to see, the other side of iraq. a country that once felt very liveable to the neighbors at least. a snapshot of another time. >> it's a really surprise to see that my aunt and my uncle, you know, that they lived in the '50s a life which compares to everything in the west. but they listened to modern music. they had their writers, their poets. everything, you know. it's like it gives an idea of what could have happened if the country would not have gone in to war and dictatorship. >> "iraqi odyssey" tells the country's story through his family members, now scattered from london to la new york to new zealand. it shows iraq's fonder days and how the course of its destiny changed. >> iraq became, you know in the front line of the cold war between the soviets and the west. and that ended up really in the dictatorship and all of that war. so, it was a really a loss. >> this is not a religious film. in fact, it's th

as phil lavelle says, there was a bit of an overreaction in pyongyang. >> they've been at the center of their own. sony knows how that feels. hacked and humiliated remember, allegedly by his people and all because of this. the movie "the interview," that mocked kim jong-un. moving from hollywood to here. this is why. the film goes under general release here in berlin. but got the city of berlin and the berlin film festival confused. it described the hearing as terrorism, vowed vengeance and the exact words wesh were merciless punishment. peter costa was the bos boss. he says it's not anything to do with the berlin, pulled back albeit privately. there is plenty to see on the screen over the next week and a half. the golden bear is the big prize they are competing for here. doing it without the director even being here. jeffar penalhe is banned from make films until 2030. taxi is in for a ream shout for top prize as he watches from home in tehran. >> he doesn't stop because that's what he's doing. he's making films. he's expressing himself vie films and he needs to make them and he wil

plus, i am phil lavell at the oscars in hollywood where we have not a long now t

phil lavelle. al jazerra, at the oscars in hollywood. >>> and if you want to remind yourself of who the winners and losers are and any other news on this bulletin think check out our website al aljazerra.com. >>> the price of a human life - a lot of shows won't touch. we go in depth. you'll meet a man who spent years on death row, and was acquitted. he didn't get a dime. then i talk to ken, a man in charge. high profile compensation case, including 9/11, g.m. recall and the boston marathon. and black americans moving to the suburbs, only to find a different struggle. the uncomfortable truth exposed tonight. i'm ali velshi, and this is "real money". >>> what is the value of a human life, in some ways it's a question with no satisfying answer, but a question that must be answered after terror attacks like 9/11, or fatal accident like those caused by g.m.'s faulty ignition switches, the tragedies force a modern society to make a cold calculation of what a human life is worth in monetary terms. in the

phil lavelle is in los angeles with who went home with the golden statuette. >> the oscar goes to birdman. >> it wab inevitable, it would be this or "boyhood" that took the owner prize. it didn't yield best actor though, that went to eddie redmain. his acceptance speech, slightly clumsy. a man just getting a hang of the business. >> this oscar -- [ laughter ] >> this oscar belongs to all of those people around the world battling airless. >> and the oscar goes to, julianne moore "still always." >> it was a performance almost universally praised. as well as patricia arquette, 12 years in the making this film and she had one big speech ready, a very big political point to make. >> it's our time to have wage equality once and for all and equal rights for women in the united states of america! [cheering and applause] >> i'm not going to leave you. i'm not going to go anywhere. i'm going to stay right with you. >> best documentary short this a snapshot of the volunteers who man the phones, talking war veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder best documentary feature went to citizen 4 the st

phil lavelle, al jazeera, california. >>> a quick reminder you can always keep up to date with all of the latest news and analysis on our website, at aljazeera.com. tells us what works and why the west win doesn't seem to know the difference. muse, treatment and tripping. >> masterful mystery tour pack to the 60's. >> and later, gaming with a purpose, a else's shoes. what it means to experience the news. ♪ ♪ welcome to the stream, where you interactivity helps strive our conversation. raj, you put out a question and it generated a massive amount of interest. >> i have yet to receive such a high now the question was, white scrimmage similar is a rising threat in america. have we focused too much on isil violence. are you dumb, we have focused very little on muslim violence, the international remembers they breed. trying to justify violence classy and then we have commander in thief. antigovernment isn't the problem you make it out to be. we had a muslim on facebook response. politicians will always need our vote, i love you, i need you, but doubt that the rules of engangment will chang

phil lavelle, al jazeera hollywood. >> much more on our website aljazeera.com. a show about innovations that can change lives. humanity and we are doing it in a unique way. this is a show about science by scientists. let's check the team of hardcore nerds. dr shini somara is a mechanical engineer. tonight saving baby grace. doctors try a cutting edge treatment to heal this little girl's brain, infusing her with her own umbilical cord blood. treatment? >> we hope it rescues the brain >>> and a mother's incredible journey to help her girl. dr crystal dilworth is a molecular neuroscientist. stint she introductions us to a scientist out to change the i'm phil torres. i'm an entomologist. . that's the team, let's do some science. bsh [ ♪ music ♪ ] >>> hey, any, welcome to "techknow" i'm phil torres, joined by crystal dilworth, and shini somara. you are about to take us on a journey, an experimental matthews. >> this is an emotional piece. we followed the retrieval of grace's umbilical cord blues cell, and we had access to where they condition those cells for treatmen

oscars i'm phil lavelle. >> just a reminder, you can keep up to date on our website. 40 people killed after a stampede at a football match in egypt. all that and the rest of the day's news, aljazeera.com. . >> it's legal. >> we have half a million dollar backlog on any given day. >> it's lucrative. >> we grew from 700,000 in 2012 to nine.5 million in 2014. >> and it could be life threatening. >> the house is on fire! >> as popular if not more so. >> an "america tonight" special, a year on pot. it's been a year since colorado became the first state to legalize recreational marijuana. federal law still prohibits it but if you are in colorado you can buy it, smoke it, eat it and drink it. weed wealth, a new crop of pot millionaires but it exposes more risks. "america tonight's" lori jane gliha, exposes rocky mountain highs. >> i was projectile vomit iting. ing. >> when jordan took his family to the fair, he never expected to od on marijuana. >> i thought i got poisoned. >> he and his wife parked their little boys with his father and checked out the pot pavilion. there wasn't supposed to

phil lavell is there. >> reporter: so a pretty tight battle this in reality three, grand budapest hotelnd the three of everything. out of all of the categories three tend to guest the most attention. attention one is best actor. ray fines could take that for grand budapest hotel. jay is hoping he is in for a shout because he missed out in the ausc-arizona nominations. critics will tell you it's down to benedict comber bachmann in the code breaker and the imitation game and his friends and competitor eddie red maine for his outstanding performance as professor stephen hawking in "the theory of everything u". >> see how the men in their women's dresses do you know why? >> no. >> hide? >> washing powder. >> jones there plays steven hawkings wife up for best actries alongside reece wither witherspoon amy adams and gone girl. this isn't necessarily a guaranteed winner julian moore, she is widely said to take best actress could the baftas be a great prelude for her. >> i hope you enjoyed that because you blew our dinner plans. then there is best film usual contenders are grand budapest hotel,

phil lavelle has the story. >> reporter: steve has been ill for five years now. all he can move are his eyeballs. >> i have motor neurone disease, it has taken over most of my life. i need around the clock care just to breathe. >> this is how steve talks. the computer tracks eye movement and turps it into a voice. he kept physically move himself. >> i have tried foot controls. i didn't know i was capable of controlling a wheelchair it's different to move myself around without having to book a helper. >> so could this transform steve's life from a lab nearby a creation called revolutionary. an electric wheelchair moved by following the user's eye. >> i look to the right and be move right. i look to the left and move left. >> there's no doubting this is a prototype. spot the sticky tape holding it toot. >> the eye movements we got off the web. the device holding it was laying around the lab. the wheelchair was out of the skip. >> it comes in under $200. >> what is fascinating is not the technology even though eye tracking is phenomenal. it's the way it's implemente

phil lavelle files this report on the winners. >> that's a first, a baster without rain or snow. definitely not the form here. >> eddie redmayne. [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: and that is not a first. eddie redmayne's building the collection of trophies. >> movie reel: see how the men's shirt glows more... >> a bafta for best actor for his betrayal of stephen hawking in "the theory of everything." >> this reward belongs to one incredible family and they are here this evening. and i would like to thank them. [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: if there was an award for least surprising winner julianne moore is tipped to take best actress at the oscars as an alzhiemer's sufferer in "still alice" it was inevitable that she'd get the award. >> thank you so much for this. thank you for including me among the beautiful others. i'm mon oured. >> the big prize, best film... >> goes to "boyhood." >> reporter: it took 12 years to make and richard linklater, bafta's best and patricia arc et best actress. >> the producer felt his was the better film. >> i think it's an incredibly

phil lavelle, from the berlin film festival. >> a reminder, you can capture this all on our website. website. >> >>> it is a fill-court press on vladimir putin for peace in ukraine, the russian president shows no sign of backing down and civilians are in the line of fire. we are on the ground inside a town under siege. america's new cuba policy may do what the embargo could never achieve - transform castro's communism and create a middle class. we go to the streets of havana for a look. >> you can see them showcasing what they have. that's emblem attic of a change of what is happening in cuba, in which some cubans are getting richer. i'm ali velshi, and this is "real money". >>> the fighting is heating up in ukraine, so are the diplomatic efforts to stop it. amid the violence world leaders flocked to sheldon keefekievto show support for the government and show a push to end the conflict. francis hollande and angela merkel announced a peace proposal that they say is acceptable to all. they intend to go to moscow to press their plan, at the same time secretary of state john kerry arriv

plus, i am phil lavell at the oscars in hollywood where we have not a long now to see when who has won what. some are asking: who do these awards really represent? >> just to let you know we are expecting a speech from egypt abdul fattah alsisi. we will take that spooech live on al jazeera. we will break away from what we are doing to here what the president has to say. fighters have claimed responsibility for an attack on the iranian ambassador's residence in tripoli. they targeted the building with homemade bombs more on hoda form until neighboring tunisia. what's the significance of this? >> reporter: the most significant part of this is really to create the sense of insecurity even in tripoli. now, we know that benghazi, there is lawlessness and it has been there awhile. tripoli has been more or less stable. so probably the main point is that bearing in mind that the residents of the ambassador had been an empty building since 2012 and that the bombs were not really very big. the detonation did cause minor damage but nothing significant. there were no casualties. i think it's come

. >>> plus -- >> i'm phil lavelle in los angeles, a long way from russia and as this city gets ready for the oscars, find out why edward snowden is causing a stir on this side of the pacific ocean again. ♪ >>> the somali armed group, al-shabab has claimed responsibility for two explosions in the capitol mogadishu. around 20 people have been killed in the attack including two government officials. the central hotel was the target. it is popular with somali officials because it's near the presidential palace. >> translator: i was in the mosque when the first blast went off. i escaped through the hotel's rear exit and saw a lot of people lying dead on the ground. i couldn't believe it i was shocked. >> reporter: a somali spokesman updated us on the situation a little while ago. >> the terrorist group al-shabab has attacked a hotel, and then they [ inaudible ] in a mosque inside that hotel. so far we are trying to get the confirmation of who is injured and also who was killed. it is very clear that al-shabab [ inaudible ] the intimidation of somali and we are going to fight theater -- th

. >> reporter: i am phil lavelle alla. forget illegal down loads a new piracy threat. one that costs money yet executives are reluctant to take to court. >> the new al jazeera america primetime. get the real news you've been looking for. at 7:00, a thorough wrapup of the day's events. then at 8:00, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day. and at 9:00, get a global perspective on the news. weeknights, on al jazeera america . >>> hello again, the top stories on al jazerra. yemen's former president hadi has left the capital after spending weeks under house arrestsarrests by shia houthi rebels. he has now arrived in the southern city of aden where he has a huge power base among sewn sunnies. >>> protests in libya after blasts killed people. fighters claiming loyalty to isil have said they are behind that attack. >>> al-shabab fighters say they are behind friday's hotel attack in somalia that left 20 people dead. two mechanics of parliament are among those killed in the violence in the capital. >>> greece has welcomed a four-month extension to its bailout

let's go to our correspondent phil lavelle joining us live from los angeles." winning best film and director for alejandro gonzales. >> reporter: yeah. when that best director was announced, it was about announced about three or four awards before the best film announcement was made when we saw he had won that that was kind of an invitation, the two of them go hand in hands it was always going to be "birdman" or "boyhood." it's no surprise that "birdman" won. it's taken all of the guild awards, best picture at the spirit awards yesterday. you could tell that he was very, very happy to have taken both of those prize are prizes. as for eddie redmayne, yes, he was best actor. michael keaton or him it was one of those two. he stood a very strong chance, he had taken the bafta already loads of other awards for this film. and he's been getting so much praise for that performance of professor steven hawking. his speech on the stage was something to behold. it was slightly clumsy, slightly awkward. you could tell he is a guy that is new to this whole business really.

phil lavelle takes us through the contenders. >> reporter: so we are well in to award season now golden, next up it's the turn of the baftas. here is a look at who is up for what. 24 categories in all. everything from sound to animation. some get more attention than others of course. here they are. first of all we'll start on of with best director. incredibly tight this year, wes anderson no grand bid best thole. and of course the freight andre grow gonzales for "birdman." >> you were a movie star, remember? >> who is this guy? >> he used to be birdman. >> i like that poster. >> you wrote this adaptation. >> i did yes. >> and you are directing and starring in it. >> yes. >> that's ambitious. >> reporter: next up best actor this is always incredibly closely watched. ray fines and jake jill en heart. michael keep and untwo brits benedict company enter batch. and eddie redmayne. he took a golden globe for this very performance. >> tight. >> the. [ inaudible ] >> why do you know that? >> university is expand fax you reverse time the university is getting small early. >> reporter: best actre

phil lavelle, al jazeera at the berlin film festival. >> samir was born in baghdad but his parents fled to switzerland when he was six. the film won best film at the abu dhabi film festival. >>> newly discovered classic cars. >> among the group an extremely rare ferrari. >> auction ears haveeers have compared it to the discovery of tutenkhamen's tomb. now they're being sold for millions of dollars. the collectors are really looking for these kind of cars and this kind of state. people who are passionate about cars nonmuseum. people who are ready to take on a big restoration jobs. >> among the 60 cars here one in particular stands out. this ferrari california spider is one of only 37 ever made. it was sold for $16 million not bad considering it was found under a pile of rotting magazines. also uncovered this unique talmat largo 1948, once owned by the king of egypt king farouk. like many with extremely extravagant taste this in cars. >> the collection was amassed in the '50s and '60s60s by a transport executive whose fortunes failed. the collection's full importance was revealed. car exp

phil lavelle, al jazeera, los angeles. >> that will do it for this hour. the news continues now with my colleague, michelle carry. >> thank you very much. this is "al jazeera america." i am richelle carey in new york with a look at today's top stories. secretary of state kerry warns of harsh vie sanctions against russia. government soldiers drive out boko haram out of a strattegeic town. >> another winter storm across the east coast and into new england. >> a very potent and virulent organism that can cause death. >> and in our deeper look the growing threat to patients in american hospitals. >>> increased frustration over the ineffective ceasefire in ukraine. it was a major topic in london. between secretary john kerry, and the british foreign secretary hammond. each other is blamed for the ceasefire, itself thought that we know who is behind the problem. >> russia engaged in a brazen and cynical process over the last days. there is no secret. all kinds of visibility and technical means and satellites and the ability to watch what they are doing. no to a

. >> i'm phil lavelle from the oscars in hollywood. we have not long to wait to see who won what. the question asked is what are the awards really for? >>> we begin in turkey where the government has announced a military operation on syrian soil. they have moved into syria to remove an ottoman tomb it was given to turkey in 1921. there's an area in syria for relics from the tomb. the syrian government was not informed about the operation. >> translation: the decision was taken in ankara. it was a parliamentary motion. we have not sought permission from anyone for this mission. >> let's go to bernard smith. tell us how all this happened? >> this happened overnight, saturday into sunday. it was involved with turkey going a few kilometres into the syrian streets to the shrine. it's a football pitch. it's on the turkey side syria has kept control of the area since the borders of modern syria were drawn in 19 it 1. tuckey says in the last few months particularly the last few weeks, anything in that area between i.s.i.l. and the kurds, it's a more dangerous area. they decided that now i

. >> i'm phil lavelle in berlin where the film festival is getting under way. find out what the organizers did or didn't do to upset north korea. find out later. >> find out about this tunisian tennis player - why he lost a match he was winning. >>> hello, let's look at the top stories - u.s. secretary of state john kerry arrives in ukraine in the last hour or so to speak to president petro porashenko about the growing violence in the east. it's part of a plan to help bolster the fight of pro-russian separatists. the angela merkel says they'll go kiev for talks >>> in syria - shelling hit nearby districts in government controlled areas. it's been reported three are dead, eight wounded >>> the european central bank says it plans to restrict financing to greek banks. it says that it will no longer accept greek government bonds as collateral for lending money to the banks. the greek finance ministry says the decision will have no impact. >> king abdullah of jordan has been meeting senior military and security officials in the capital ayman following the i.s.i.l. k

the big night, the latin american communities say they have been left out of the picture of the phil lavelle explains. >> reporter: you can't move the billboards are everywhere. you can't say the same for the latinos. latinos view more movies than anyone, going to the cinema once a month. it appears this place does not reciprocate that at least when it comes to casting. on an average year. three speaking roles in big budget goes white actors. as for the filipino talent. try 4%. latinos make up a significant part of the populationful 17%. here in los angeles, the number is higher. what is hollywood's problem. >> they are too white. >> that is the verdict from this long-time film director who says stereotypes are to blame. >> the executives the only relations they have is to their mates, gardener. they have created themselves about the united states. >> reporter: and diana knows about that. >> gang members, drug dealers, hookers and the maid and the servant. >> reporter: an actress, she spent 30 years on the stage on the hunt for a big screen stage. >> we don't exist in television and films. w

phil lavelle, al jazeera at the oscars in new york. >> we're approaching the midpoint. honoring an age old practice, turkish ceremony, kept from spinning into a spects spectacle. stay with us. hear anything. >> where are mexico's missing students? >> kidnappings keep going up human security is collapsing. >> "faultlines". al jazeera america's hard-hitting... >> today they will be arrested. >> ground-breaking... >> they're firing canisters of gas at us. >> award-winning investigative documentary series. "mexico's disappeared". tonight, 10:00 eastern. only on al jazeera america. he's out there. there's a guy out there whose making a name for himself in a sport where your name and maybe a number are what define you. somewhere in that pack is a driver that can intimidate the intimidator. a guy that can take the king 7 and make it 8. heck. maybe even 9. make no mistake about it. they're out there. i guarantee it. welcome to the nascar xfinity series. >> tonight studying deadly viruses. >> these facilities are incredibly safe, incredibly secure. >> go inside the study of infe

who is there but phil lavelle, in los angeles for us. phil the stars have started arriving. we know that. the red carpet of course one of the major event. tell us what the mood is like there? >> really really exciting. the arrivals started an hour ago. they were about to start, because the press was pushed back behind. the man in suits start to arrive. we were told to keep back. we had a lot of arrivals. some you can recognise. like costume, wardrobe and make-up, and lesser known actors. we are starting to get some major stars. patricia arquette walked past. and others. the stars will start to come along. this is the express lane stars that don't want to talk go down there. someone else is coming we can hear, i can't see who it is. there's loads of them. you can't move for movie stars. this carpet cost $25,000, took 800 man hours to roll out. this is a main road hollywood boulevard, it's been closed. the stars are starting to walk up into the dolby theatre. >> the bigger the stars, the louder the screams. there's a lot of talk about who is going home with a coveted statue. t

phil lavelle takes us through the contenders. >> reporter: we are well into the award season. golden globes down baftas n. there are 24 categories everything from sound to animation, but, of course there are some that get more attention than others. first of all, we'll start off with best director. tight this year. wes anderson for "grand bhuta pest hotel." and the favourite aledge and roe gonzalez for "birdman." >> movie reel: who is this guy? >> he used to be birdman. >> you wrote this adap tigs. >> yes. >> reporter: next up best actor, ray fines, jake gelin hall birdman's michael keaton and eddy red main and benedict bum ber batch, who took golden globe. >> movie reel: why do you demo that? >> the universe is expanding. if you reverse time... >> and best actress. reece wither spoon, ros rosalind pike amy adams. felicity jones, julian more the favourite, a dead skirt. best actress - in "still alice" >> movie reel: where is it. >> at the theatre. >> can you spell that... >> it's not like we'll forget >>> then there is the big one, best picture. strong competitors. "the imitat

phil lavell, al jazeera. >> with us now what is going on in the world of sports in. >> we will startith football through to the finals. they beat guinea in a semifinal match that was marred by violence. with ghana 3-nil left, the match had top stopped eight minutes from time. fans attacked supporters and players security forces fired tear gas to try to disburse the crowds. and andre i.u., they reach as record nine final where they will face the ivory coast our correspondent was at that match, and has more. >> extraordinary scenes at the stadium with violence, overshadows the match between guinea the africa cup of nations and former champions. fans were throwing wattle bottled under the pitch and the match was eventually halted in the eight second official try to reare store some sort of calm. the games staterred or restart add little bit later. with running out 3-nil. against the ivory coast now a source tells me that an organizing committee meet willing be taking place on friday. top of the agenda, the crowd violence happening at the stadium, on thursday night. and of course, you mi

. >> i'm phil lavelle in los angeles. forget ildownloads, hollywood's industry is facing a threat. it costs money, yet executives are reluctant to take to court. >>> you're watching the newshour, doim "the denver post." pacquiao pacquiao pacquiao pacquiao pacquiao pacquiao -- pacquiao pacquiao pacquiao pacquiao pacquiao i'm dovt. pacquiao pacquiao pacquiao dovt pacquiao the correct pacquiao greek prime minister alexis tsipras says a hard road lies ahead to tack the pacquiaole debt. us open's pacquiao pacquiao athens -- the u.s. will not watch russia's aggression pacquiao gregs in ukraine. washington is considering sanctions against russia. 45 people in libya died in car bomb explosions. >> reporter: it was early morning when a triple car bomb attack ripped through the village. >> translation: the consequence of bombings took place. the first and subsequented targeted the police station, and a third explosion half an hour later targeted civilians close to a police takes near the gas station leading to casualties. >> the largest number of casualties were at the petrol station, where

. >> i'm phil lavelle, we're now into oscars week and many here are asking where are hollywood's missingatinos. ♪ >>> so the ukrainian town of debaltseve has seen weeks of intense fighting but it has now fallen to the pro-russian separatists. the ukrainian troops started leaving debaltseve early on wednesday. the separatists said that pushed ukrainian troops out of that key town. but before heading to meet the soldiers, they described the withdraw as having been done in a planned and peaceful way. >> translator: today we have taken new defensive line and talked to leaders of the united states and the european union. we demanded a hard response to the violation of the ceasefire deal by russia. we will prepare organized and coordinated actions. now i'm going to the front line to meet those who left debaltseve, and i have a high honor to meet them and shake their hands. >> there you go they are really talking up the ukrainian position. debaltseve is at the intersection of two major highways that link these areas of luhansk and donetsk. also it is a rail hub. paul brennan has sent us a repor

phil lavell al jazeera, los angeles. >> you can get more on all of these stories from the website, aljazeera.comng the main story -- main story where hadi says he is technically still the president. we will be back in a another couple of minutes. pause record ♪ >> this is "al jazeera america." i am michael lee in new york. here are today's top stories. >> there are some yet very serious sanctions that can be taken which have a profound increase, negative impact on the russian economy. >> secretary of state john kerry warned russia over its involvement in the ukraine crisis. also nigeria strikes back driving boko haram forces out of a boarder town. a troubling trend in rural

phil lavelle. >> ahead in sport, australia coach hosts the critic world cup.find out how the support is helping a group of asylum seekers in country. details with robin in just a few moments. >>> columbia 's government signed a group dedicated to wildcat conservation. the deal with panthera aims tom maintain the zag wire corridor used by the animals to move from central to south america t here from the columbian am zannazonzon . >> jung els and raj formations at chir chirobuette. few get to glimpse the cat in the wide. it's presence is revealed in countlets rock paintings by extinct tribes who worshipped the jaguar as a dem i god. >> there is no place else from arizona to argentina her you can see a landscape like this. there is no place else you can stand on earth and see this much jaguar habitat. >> we traveled were the columbian army and the conservation group panthera. it's leader alan has been actuallistructed,ging the routes for over 30 years. he wants to protect what is called jaguar corridors, the paths take as they move across the continent. >> if jag

still struggle in silence, for mike at least he is trying to close the door on his experience, phil lavele california. >>> stay with us on al jazeera, another full bulletin ahead including breaking news out of venezuela where opposition leaders say mayor of caracas has been arrested and see you back in a couple minutes. ♪ >> monday. >> this is the place where 43 students were handed over to criminal organizations. >> a crime that shocked the world. >> the military is about a mile away. they say that they didn't hear anything. >> where are mexico's missing students? >> kidnappings keep going up human security is collapsing. >> "faultlines". al jazeera america's hard-hitting... >> today they will be arrested. >> ground-breaking... >> they're firing canisters of gas at us. >> award-winning investigative documentary series. "mexico's disappeared". monday, 10:00 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >>> this is al jazeera america, live from new york city. i'm tony harris. a new nationwide warning as a drug-resistant superbug. two people are dead and hundreds more may have been exposed. now the f