maity interiano, en vivo desde rÍo de janeiro. >>> sÍ. >>> sueltalo. ♪. ♪. ♪. >>> camino al mundial. por ahÍ, con sus espectÁculos alegÓricos a diferentes Épocas de brasil. escuelas que llevan cada una de ellas, de 3 mil a 4 mil participantes, entre ellos bailarines, con cualquier cantidad de fantasÍa, como le llaman, trajes bordados a mano, hechos con tiempo de anticipaciÓn, dos noches llenas, doce horas comen pletas de puro espectÁculo, mucha mÚsica, y disfrutar, es la antesala del mundial. hoy sÍ seÑores, arrancÓ la cuenta regresiva para el mundial. estoy superemocionada vra contenta disfrutando del calor, esperando que se dÉ inicio a la gran celebraciÓn. >>> cÓmo ven la cosa muchachos. >>> de entrada mi maity, se ve increÍble, quÉ sabroso. te veo bronceada mamacita, quÉ haces ahÍ, y me dejas aqui abandonado? >>> hola amor. hello. >>> no sÉ si bronceada, ya agarralos calorcito, con la camiseta de honduras, uno de los 32 equipos que estarÁn aquÍ, muchas cosas pasan, mÁs adelante, mÁs informaciÓn, hoy se cumplen cien dÍas, los preparativos la cuenta regresiva, lo Último de los estad

le lescazcano. >> cumple 30 aÑos, pero renueva el alma con cada carnaval, el a sambrodomo de rÍo de janeiro ingredientes que lo han hecho famoso, su muÚsica, ritmoy belleza de los protgagonistas, s un espectÁculo maravilloso, si pueden vengan a conocer las e u escuelas de samba que solo hay a acÁ. >> para los cariocos as el ve r verdadero carnaval es el que no se ve por ttelevisiÓn. >> sÍ, con mis amigos acÁ, para bailar y ser alegres y eso, f s fiesta. >> creo que toada la gente tien que venir una vez en su vida a rÍo y tambiÉn al carnaval. >> acÁ hay ritmo y muÚsica ku¿Á es el mejor. >>ees bueno, acÁ es bueno, c carnaval es bueno, vengan no s mÁs, siempre es bueno para dis r disfrutar. >> 6 mdpillones de personas f disfrutan en las calles y en el sambodramo uno as 72 mil se r reur reÚnen para ver cual es la me r mejor, curiosamente y a pesar d de las multitudes el carnaval es una fiesta pacifÍfica. >> el problema princiappal es q no menciona la estrella princ a principal este aÑo, macrÍa celeste. >> yo voy de turista. >> me voy esta noche. >> no puede ser. >> sÍ, vas a tener stestas al s

. >> i'm rob reynold's in rio de janeiro, where detentio tension running high as the army prepares to move in to the shanty vé >> again, you are watching al jazeera. the top stories. the united nations general assembly voted that russia's referendum on the annexation of crimea was illegal, coming as the international monetary fund agreed to give a multi million loan for ukraine's struggling economy. the sri lankan president ordered the release of dozens of english fisherman who had been detained for poaching three weeks ago, a day after new delhi chose not to back a u.s. resolution on a war crimes resolution on colombo. >> australia p.m. tony abbott spoke to egypt's interim president calling for the release of peter greste, one of three al jazeera journalists held in a cairo prison. >> indian supreme court said the head of the country's cricket board should step aside while a corruption investigation is taking police. he is due to become president of cricket's world governing body later this year. >> former playing legend will step in as interim head of indian critic. the spot-fixing

>> bras i would has deployed its army to rio de janeiro. and there are less than three months to go until the world cup. we have the story from rio. >> brazilian soldiers are on patrol in one of rio de janeiro's shanty towns. after a surge of gang violence and attacks on police outposts, larger numbers of troops remember expected to be brought into the operation in the coming days. the government says that the show of force is necessary to keep the violence in the slums from spiraling out of control. [ speaking spanish ] >> interpreter: we have to show them that we are stronger than we are. >> reporter: the government also wants to preclude embarrassment from widespread violence from the world cup, starting in june. the people who live here seem more scorned than intimidated. >> they said that i have guns in my house, and i have i live here with my daughter, i don't have drugs here. i'm a hard worker, but i'm so angry. i try to defend myself. and they tell me to shut up. >> reporter: many of the residents won't speak out publicly for fear of

el viaje del papa a brasil también ,para aplicar lo aprendido al mundial y a las olimpiadas de río de janeiroencias de prensa, en río de janeiro, epicentro de manifestaciones para pedir que el dinero destinado para los estadios sea para escuelas y hospitales, muestran el descontento generalizado . >>e> s un factor primordial . >>>a utor iaseguran que para el mundial de fútbol duplicarán el número de fuerzas policiales. >>> searn 100 mil los efectivos que patrullarán las calle,os, a razón de uno a 10 visitante que lleguen . >>> gracias, buenas noches . ♪. ♪ amor, amor, amor . ♪ no me sueltes de tu mano . >> mamita, te acuestas temprano y no dejes de hacer la tarea. >> sÍ, mamÁ. >> y tÚ, mi vida... >> ya sÉ, ya se. no debo desvelarme jugando videos juegos, sÍ. >> por favor, brigitte, este fin de semana a ninguna parte sales, nada de fiestas, mijita. >> no, mamÁ, yo ya te dije que omar cumplÍa aÑos y va a hacer una fiesta en su casa. >> bueno, estÁ bien, que abdul te lleve y vaya por ti en la camioneta. hijita, te encargo mucho a tus hermanos. >> mamÁ, ya vete, que si sigues con tanta recomendac

. >>> las escuelas de el sambodromo de rio de janeiro fue palco de honor en las dos ultimas noches deel grupo de acceso compitieron para ascender a la elite, con grandes carrosas, grandes coreografia, se presentaron ante los turistas. >>> ahora el tweet de felicidades el cine mexicano. >>> que descansen >>> ♪ (musica) . >>> ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ muy buenos dÍas lunes ya 3 de marzo bienvenido a la informaciÓn sobre fabiola seÑora muy buenos dÍas ¿cÓmo estÁs? >> feliz inicio de semana para usted mucho que compartir porque el domingo me pasÉ con todas las pelÍculas y artistas que noche el Óscar. >> hoy hablaremos de esa epidemia

el sambodromo de rio de janeiro fue palco de honor en las dos ultimas noches de un grn >>> el sambodromon para ascender a la elite, con grandes carrosas, grandes coreografia, se presentaron ante los turistas. >>> ahora el tweet de felicidades el cine mexicano. >>> que descansen >>> ♪ (musica) . >>> ♪ (musica) . > ( ♪ música ) >> >> ( ♪ música ) >> ( ♪ música ) >> bienvenidos a otra de las investigaciones que televisa tiene par aud, soy maría castañeda y esto es

>> miren el recibimiento los transportamos a rÍo de janeiro. >> donde se grabÓ la pelÍcula un placer especie de casting de talento y la verdad que ustedes tienen que ver todos los personajes que llegan a audiciÓn nar son maravillosos y ustedes se gozaron la escena *. >> usted son como hermanos ¿no? >> sÍ, llevo como 20 aÑos haciendo la comedia, pero como todos los esposos en la pelÍcula, quiero meter a mi esposa tambiÉn. >> canta bien.... (risas) bueno en el caso de cristian y andy garcÍa dos grandes en el mundo de la actuaciÓn, maravillosa tuve la oportunidad de verte ayer en el cine, y les tengo que preguntar esto para ustedes, tienen que ser diferente sentarse en una sala y estar con niÑos y escuchar sus reacciones de la pelÍcula, ¿cÓmo te sentiste ayer? >> gracioso es la primera vez que vimos la pelÍcula. >> tambiÉn? >> no la habÍa visto, cuando estÁbamos grabando la vos es parte de la pelÍcula, pero me encantÓ, nos reÍamos muchos estÁbamos sentados juntos y nos reÍamos muchos. >> en esta ocasiÓn la haces del su bro. >> ol suegro. >> asÍ eres en la vida real? >> mÁs o menos. >> e

. >> antes de terminar, río de janeiro abre su mundial conocido carnaval en medio de la llegada de lamil personas que llegan a pagar más de mil dólares por una entrada. >> nos vemos a las 11, buenas tardes. >> buenas tardes. del aÑo >>

but over in rio de janeiro the party is already under way. we have reports on the atmosphere of this year's event. >> the an overload of sounds where the beats reverberate through the air and tug at the soul. the only thing competing for attention are the colors. welcome to the rio de janeiro parade. >> there the floats larger than life monstrosities. some of which cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. then there are the elaborate costumes, most of which take months to make. but it's the people who provide the energy to fuel the party that goes all night long. >> all of my family are here, we're playing and having fun. >> i like everything about carnival. it is good. it is pure happiness. >> some say it ha has been takeo new places in life. >> i am super happy. this is the first time i have participated in the parade, and it has stopped my depression. >> taking people at least for one night into another world fantasy. >> they haven't even entered the stadium yet. the parade in front of 75,000 people but already the passion is incredible. the

rio de janeiro's last big bash before brazil holds the world football cup. we take a look at the preparation. >> they are practicing their song and dance routines for competition. but the most important part of their program is a tightly guarded secret. behind closed doors in a giant threthree-story warehouse they k around the clock to complete the larger than life floats and costumes to parade by the judges waiting for them. >> we work for 11 months for one appearance. we're always looking for new things without losing the essence, the brightness, the craftmanship. it's one of these mega productions that is like a hollywood film or lik like thiny in rio, an open air opera. the details from the competition is essential. the samba school allowed us rare glimpse of the preparations including the elaborate costumes. each work combines skill and pride. this demonstrated by maria who has been making costumes for the last seven years. >> when we're sitting here we see it in all little pieces. once we see it all together it makes it very emotional. it makes me feel

brasil dijo hoy que las fuerzas militares ayudaran a a policia a ocupar un conjunto de favelas en rio de janeiro sera por tiempo indefinido. a un oficial de policia de long island, nueva york, con mas de 20 aqos de experiencia, lo sorprendieron con las manos en la masa extorsionando a investigadores dicen tener decenas de pruebas en contra del sargento scott greene. blanca rosa vilchez nos cuenta como actuaba el policia quien en vez de proteger a la comunidad, la extorsionaba. >> fue una investigaciÓn que tardÓ varios aÑos hasta que literalmente policÍas encubiertos pudieron captar en este vÍdeo al acusado con las manos en el dinero que obtenÍa de los chÓferes que detenÍa en las carteras. de long island. >> Él desacreditÓ la insignia que usaba como sargento de la policÍa y que no se le permitirÁ volver a usarla dijo el fiscal a cargo de la investigaciÓn. el sargento con 25 aÑos en el departamento enfrenta 21 cargos en su contra. desde el robo hasta usar el perfil racial de sus vÍctimas. claramente su objetivo eran los chÓferes hispanos. todas las vÍctimas son chÓferes latinos. de los 22 casos co

the christ the redeemer statue in rio de janeiro. >> happy st.patrick's day, ladies. >> you too. >> and to you, too. i'm veronica de la cruz. happy st. patrick's day again. "way too early" with thomas roberts starts right now. >>> the fbi couldn't call to help that. interpol would have been called in. our intelligence agencies. but my understanding is malaysia is not cooperating at all. very reluctant to lay what they have out on the table. there's been no terrorist chatter. there's nothing out there indicating it's terrorists. doesn't mean it's not. so far nothing has been laid out there from day one. >> missing malaysian flight 370, it's a missing race against the time to find the black box. >>> the vote is in and the people of crimea want to join russia. senator john mccain is asking if russia is a country or a gas station. >> the irish mayor gets his green on. if you were looking for outfit inspiration when you get dressed, this might be whatnot to wear. this is "way too early." >>> hi, everybody. good morning. i'm thomas roberts. it is monda

take nats wait for cue cesar ---hoy finaliza el carnaval de rio de janeiro. era del miercoles de ceniza --ademas de los desfiles en el sambodromo mas de 500 fiestas callejeras se apoderaron de la ciudad. se calcula que este aÑo llegaron al carnaval cerca de 900 mil turistas... anchor gracias por acompanarnos , los dejamos con el noticiero nacional de musica hoy en noticiariop telemuindo frn contra un sospechoso en nuevo mÉxico y rn policÍa vivo gracias a un joven hispano y la vida le dio

we are in the stadium, a famous samba stadium in rio de janeiro, seating 75,000 people. let me show you how much anticipation there is. we are over two hours away from this even starting and they already have people starting to take their seats in this arena. the people that you saw have been waiting over three hours just to get in. so that gives you an idea of how much agency there is. we expect six of rio's biggest and best carnival samba schools to parade. when it starts, where i'm standing, it will be absolutely packed with thousands of people doctored in elaborate costumes, giant floats. in is going to be an important night. you have samba schools - that may not mean anything for american audiences, but it is the equivalent of the new york yankees is to baseball in the united states. this is an important night, really symbolizes the kick off of the carnival in rio, and we'll be here all night to bring it to you. >> how many people there celebrate? how much does this consume the city and the country? in short, brazil stops during carnival. that's pretty much a short

this is one of the schools here in rio de janeiro.e paying tribute to one of brazil's biggest football legends. he's up on that crown. he waves his other crown to the crowd here. 12 samba schools here in the samba dome. one of them had to go for football. and this one there must have been footballs in every float, every skirt, every hat. of course this is one way to celebrate carnival. there are lots of street parades around rio. they had more of a political note. but here of course the atmosphere is very festive. it's a big year for the samba dome. it marks 30 years since the stands were built. they hold a massive party every year. designed by architect oscar demyer. four days of the year you get to forget all your troubles and party. on ash wednesday, things go back to normal. >> back to normal. one day maybe. the latest pictures from the ukraine. the u.s. secretary of state john kerry is emerging from the plane in kiev for talks with the ukrainian government. his arrival coming as american officials say the white house is going the

welcome to rio de janeiro's carnival parade. locals say it's the biggest parties on earth.the parade is one of the biggest spectacle. the floats some of which cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. elaborate costumes most of which take months to make. but ttys people who provide the -- but it's the people who provide the energy to fuel the party that goes all night long. >> all of our family are samba loves. we are having fun. >> i like everything about carnival. it's good, pure happiness. >> some have said the parade have taken them to new, better places in life. >> i'm super-happy. this is the second time i've participated in the carnival parade and the parade cured my depression. >> after watching the spectacle for a while, it's hard to know if the people make the carnival or the carnival experience makes the people. taking them at least for one night into an other-world fantasy. they haven't even entered the stadium yet to parade in front of the 75,000 people but already the passion is incredible. they've completely lost themselves in the song and dan dance. this is rio

. >>> arrancÓ el carnaval de rÍo de janeiro que tiene sabor a fÚtbol.piojo" herrera, quiÉn sabe quien mÁs tendrÁ que convencerlo. sin embargo no creo que haya mucha mÁs tela que cortar en el asunto, se prendiÓ la fiesta en brasil, el color, la mÚsica, y ganas de pasarla bien, vi enempatar cero a cero, con el getafe. >>> bueno, de esta manera, el presidente de mÉxico, dice que carlos vela no es imprescindible para la selecciÓn mexicana, hoy juega el amÉrica, y hay derby madrileÑo, feliz a quiÉn le vas. >>> el real madrid pasa por el mejor momento en mucho tiempo, es el favorito para maÑana. >>> creo que voy a coincidir contigo en esta. >>> gracias carla, se prendiÓ la fiesta en brasil, llegÓ el carnaval de rio, llegaron la alegrÍa, los tambores, y bailarines con lentejuelas, abierto por la escuela de zamba, celebrando el tema del mundial de fÚtbol, disfrazados de futbol y con colores de la selecciÓn nacional. los dejamos, llegamos al final, los esperamos con mÁs informaciÓn en la edicion nocturna. cual>>> gracias por acompaÑarnos. ahora estÁ usted bien i

rob reynolds, al jazeera, rio de janeiro. ♪ ♪ >>> we're seeing solid gains for stocks.e positive news for blackberry. the smartphone maker reporting a smaller than expected loss for the fourth quarter. the ceo says he expects blackberry to stop losing money by this time next year. >>> the investigation has been closed into tesla cars. the electric tire maker agreed to install titanium shield that will prevent debris from damaging the battery. >>> more problems for gm, the company is telling dealers to stop selling the chevy cruz. the stop sales are usually for safety reasons. the move follows a gm recall of 6.3 million other cars. >>> toyota is recalling the 2003 and 2004 model year avalons. >>> a programming note for you, tonight on "real money with ali velshi," ali will be in phoenix investigating immigration and its impact on the economy. >>> after hitting a slump in the 2009 recession, michigan's job market is gaining steam. today there are more skilled labor jobs in michigan than qualified workers. so the state launched a program aimed at closing the so-called tale

. >>> in carnival, thousands on the streets of rio de janeiro, the block party that closes out weeks of celebrations. more than 200 drummers participating. guaranteeing everyone can take advantage of one of the last street parties of 2014. somehow though i think that's not the last. thanks for watching al jazeera america. i'm del walters in new york. "techknow," featuring kid genius, is next. >> i'm phil torres, welcome to a special episode of "techknow." we wanted to share a story with you of innovation that brings out the spirit of welcome. >> hello, i'm cara santa maria, and i'm here to talk about innovations that change lines. we explore the intersection between hardware and humanity and we do it in a unique way.

we start in rio de janeiro, you can see two guys robbing a store. see all the employees on the floor. one guy's got a .38 caliber gun. three people were assaulted. unemployee was shot in the leg and according to people in the store and police they say the employee accidentally bumped the guy with the gun and the gun went off and even the man with the gun was kind of stunned he shot somebody. notice this man here outside the store. brazilian authorities are calling this guy an annan mouse hero. according to police this guy saw what was going on and stole the getaway bike and when the guys come out of the store with their backpacks -- >> they don't have anywhere to go away quickly. >> they ran away on foot and they were caught shortly thereafter by police and soldiers. they found one of the bags but they haven't recovered all the money. they got away with $45 but who has it is up in the air. >>> here's an everyday hero called an observance neighbor. he's ringing the doorbell and waiting for the people to show up to see if they're home. they're not hom

air france flight 447 prepares to depart rio de janeiro. 7:30 p.m., takeoff. it is a routine 11-hour flight across the atlantic. the plane is filled with vacationers, businessmen, and families. destination? paris. 8:30 p.m., passengers settle in. there is no sign that one of the biggest mysteries in modern aviation is about to unfold. the airbus a-330, like boeing's 777 in last weekend's crash, has a strong safety record. >> airbus is proud of the fact, they like to say, that their plane is pilotproof. >> reporter: that's the good news. here is the bad news. is it true that on any given flight the pilots are at the controls only three minutes? >> yes. >> a minute 30 on takeoff and a minute 30 on landing? >> that's about right. >> reporter: it's a cold fact of modern aviation. planes pretty much fly themselves. while it's not known what happened to malaysia airlines 370, the story of flight 447 ignited a firestorm of controversy about pilot training in this new era of automated flight. >> we're moving towards automated operations where the pilot isn't even perm

three years ago a string of mountain towns including terrorists the footage sixty miles north of rio de janeiro for his part one of brazil's worst of the mudslides. heavy rains triggered chaos throughout the region left some nine hundred people dead. three years old the scenes of devastation in tears or punish have been replaced by a brand spanking new football training center which the national cable news during this summer's world cup horse race for the preschool i had high hopes the state of the art complex will be the new foundation for the future of brazilian football. thanks to laurie said. we have it today is a big casino for this bountiful became a national teams in the next twenty thirty forty years. it's a legacy that touches many times and lose it but i'll never accomplished the reconstruction of twenty seven year old complex cost four point seven five million euro rose as one sample photo is accused of infiltrating facilities for complex swimming pool jacuzzi in the cafeteria and a games room. the ideal place to prepare an assault for a record sixth world title total funds of slacks

thousands flooding the streets of ri rio de janeiro. we mean thousands.s closes out the weeks of celebration there is. 200 drummers participating in this parade alone. it guarantees that everyone can take advantage of the last week of partying in 2014. thank you for joining al jazeera america. i'm del walters in new york. "the stream" is next. >> hi i'm leem lmp an lisa fletcher and you're in the stream. is there a trend towards poverty in the nation's armed forces? >> our digital producer, wajahat ali is here. he

. >>> and tomorrow's mardi gras or fat tuesday, that means carnival in rio de janeiro is in full swingd to head for the city's top prize. elaborate costumes, headpieces and over the top dances. >>> residents of key west certainly don't mike tooting their own horn. in this case, tooting their conch shells to the tune of ymca. the occasion here, the 52nd a e annual conch blowing contest. they made sounds that would impress you. the winner, a colorado resident took home the crown, 20 years after his dad achieved the same feat. keeping it in the family there. colorado, you know, who knew? go out and get your conch shell. >> maybe dad passed it down to him. sitting on his colorado front porch practicing. >> the legacy. got to love it. thanks. >>> time for a look ahead and a look back. israel's prime minister scheduled to visit the white house. the president and benjamin netanyahu are set to discuss developments in iran and the middle east peace process. >>> birthdays today for actress jessica biel who is 32. modern family actress julie bowen, 44. and 1982 heisman trophy winner herschel walk

than 1400 police officers and brazilian marines rolling into a massive complex of slums near rio de janeiro'stest security push ahead of this year's world cup. >>> in the washington post, london skeletons reveal secrets of the black death. scientists are using dna evident and carbon dating from moellers to pinpoint how these plague victims lived and when they likely died. >>> some stories we're watching for you this hour, dramatic surveillance video of a 5.1 magnitude earthquake in southern california. no one was seriously hurt, but there were some rock slides, water main breaks and power outages. more than 100 aftershocks recorded. >>> pakistan's former military ruler is indicted for treason. pervez musharraf is accused of suspending the country's constitution by imposing emergency rule in 2007. this morning, he pleaded not guilty to five counts of treason. musharraf was forced to step down in 2008. >>> a road in japan is plowed for first time in four months, and you got to look at this video here. the plow's path carved out a channel -- look how high the walls are. those are 20-feet high wa

. >>> thousands of people in rio de janeiro has been enjoying one of the world's biggest street partiesast of color and sound knew since asks dancers made their way in to the carnival. it's brazil's last big bash before it hosts the world cup football later this year. al jazerra's gabe is there. >> reporter: i just want to give you a sense here of how colorful the rio carnival is. here here in the stadium that seats sieve 5,000 people, this is the first night of the carnival here in this famous stadium and one of the first samba schools of the night has take towtaken to the runway to e parade. you can get a sense of the costumes, there are hundreds of different dancers and performers in each of the samba schools. there is also floats as well. and they are judged a team of judges decides how well they did and assigns them points and if they do well enough, then next year they are assigned to the special group which is the really big carnival and that kicks off sunday night and monday night as well. but people here in brazil like to say the rio carnival is the biggest party on earth and y

rio de janeiro has been france's only trip abroad. he prayed with millions of young people in world youth day. on the flight back to rome. he commented on an issue that has divided the church bulletin mark a change in doctrine. he was clearly a new tone. wanaka. it said that she'll be eight or persons of the sikhs gone will would like to judge them. francis says he wants to reform the roman curia the church governing body and in the wake of scandals at the vatican bank. francis restructure the whole the seas finances. and establish a monitoring committee. but many other reforms are still waiting. a tall order for any pro. and our religious affairs correspondent john garrett joins us now the studio. how has the catholic church changed over the past twelve months. when i could mention a whole list of things have changed it to francis has introduced and most of the news papers today and asked again here in germany bottles. on making this list of things have been caught in sin the confidence of the church be teaming up to the vatican bank

hundreds of thousands of people and descended on the city of rio de janeiro for five days of massive street celebrations samba parades and colorful costumes. this particular event is named after a local convent. according to urban legends. one of the escaped to join the carnival costumes are ranged from king come to the bottle feed year eve but this year with local tradition the carmelite proves to be the most popular at the eye. with the party continued late into the night as seventeen samba schools the rio samba drum competed against each other to show why they should join the league next year. some schools go to great lengths to surprise judges and please audiences with elaborate costumes and elaborate dances as indians tend to favor going to salvador which closes fifteen miles of streets for the mostly free periods. one of morocco's all across brazil until the fourth of march the day before the start of lands in israel on the tourist board estimates convo would generate around four hundred twenty million us dollars the festival provided much needed boost to the nation's industry

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the world cup is 83 days away but the violence is escalating in the slums of rio de janeiro. iery attack on a police post got to be the work of a drug gang. police in rio set up the post in the city slums to combat violence ahead of the world cup coming instead they have been frequently attacked. crews from australia and new zealand again came up empty in the search for debris link to the missing malaysian airlines jet. the search is focused on part of the indian ocean in the southwest of perth, australia. planes from china and japan will arrive over the weekend to join the effort. hundreds gathered to dance and welcome spring near mexico city. the ancient site is home of the pyramid dedicated to the sun and moon. dancers and tourists were dressed in red and white, color is believed to better absorb the good energy of the spring equinox. president obama meeting with tech ceos today to continue a dialogue on privacy, technology, and intelligence. an ongoing source of tension between silicon valley and washington. here is what google's ceo eric schmidt had to say about the nsa e

thousands of people gathering in rio de janeiro for a traditional block party in brazil.an 200 percussionists were involved in the parade. ♪ >> a playful headline in eats. sbarro filed for bankruptcy for the second time in three years. blaming slowing traffic in food courts. chiquita will join fyffes to create the world's largest banana company. a chipotle spokesman says there may be some shortages because of the weather, but chipotle will still sell guacamole. the author of "full planet, empty plate" says we need to change. >> climate system is changing, and this is creating problems for farmers. we know that as temperatures go up yields come down. the latest research in this country from a team at stanford indicates that for each one degree celsius rise in temperature we get a 16% decline in grain yields. the relationship between the earth's climate and food supply is sensitive. we are beginning to see some of the effects of that on our food prices. >> one solution -- revolutionize the way we eat. that is what georgia pellegrini is advocating. >> i grew up on the same l

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. >> thousand in rio de janeiro have been celebrating one of the world's biggest parties. it is the beginning of the countdown to lent in the christian calendar, and mardi grass. thousands backed into a stadium to watch the samba schools. it's brass ill -- brazil's large festival before the world cup. >> i want to show you how colourful the rio carnival it. it is 75,000 people in this stadium. this is the first night of the carnival in the famous stadium, and one of the first schools has taken to the runway. you can get a sense of how colourful everything is and how elaborate the costumes are. there are hundreds of dancers and performers in each of the schools. there is also floats and they are judged. a team of judges decides how well they do and assigns points. if they do well enough they are assigned to the special group, which is a big carnival, and that kicks off sunday night and monday night as well. but people here in brazil like to see the rio carnival is the biggest party on earth and you see why. >> i wish i could be there. >> anyway, stay with us here on al jaze

. >> they have been asked to send a police officer to the rio de janeiro. on thursday a suspected drug gang set fire to police posts. this brings questions about the security ahead of the world cup. >>> more than 5 million people evacuated from their home and it happened in the city of brethre buenaventura. >> he has many struggles raising 11 children, but none of them as big as the daily risk of them being targeted by gangs. >> i live in constant fear because nobody knows what will happen to them. the gang members killed her husband and tried to take her daughters. when she resisted they raped her instead. >> it hurts. i can't help but worry about the boys and girls in our community. boys are recruited through intimidation and fear. >> gangs are like savages. when he rejected to join he had to run away. >> they would offer me 30 pesos to kick somebody's dog down. they would tell that's we could steal money from a person if we wanted. >> reporter: his story is a common one. 80% live in poverty and lack services. they are fertile grounds for gangs where viol

jamie, at plane crashes over the vast expanse of the oakscea it's happened before, a plane from rio de janeiro to paris, it took three years to recover that plane's back box. sfishl officials blamed a speed indicator clogged with ice. it gave the pilots incorrect air speed information as the plane flew through huge thunderstorms. in 19 nierngs an egypt air 767 from jfk to cairo went don't in the atlantic 60 miles off of nantucket. investigations showed one of the pilots flew right into the ocean on purpose. he reportedly had mental problems. others thought he may have killed himself and all on board as an act of terrorism. and, of course, in july of 1996, twa flight 800 broke off from jvg to paris. hundreds of people thought they saw a missile hit the blaerngs an exhaustive federal investigation concluded a spark likely ignited fumes in the empty center fuel tank. in 2008, luckily not over the ocean, in a runway in heathrow, this triple 7 crashed when the engine kompgd out. investigators say frozen ice cast crystals were the cause. they ordered corrections. that was the first major incident in

the freeze frame tonight comes from rio de janeiro, where the revellers danced through carnivale, part of the week-long festivities. headlines are next. >> into welcome to al jazeera america. i'm john seigenthaler here are the top stories. >>> president vladimir putin holds a press conference near his home in moscow. the russian leader voices support for the will of the ukrainian people. it's necessary. he said the government fell victory to an anti-constitutional coup. and former president viktor yanukovych is the legitimate leader there. the ousted president returned to russia for protection. sanctions could hit russia sooner than expected. the white house indicated that it could be a matter of days. the u.s. announces $1 billion in economic aid and energy as part of the response to the russian aggression. president obama kept all eyes on ukraine pledging for support. secretary of state john kerry will meet with his russian counterparts in paris tomorrow. >> the poles close in texas, democratic state senator wendy davis and attorney-general greg abbott will go head to head. jordan da

rio de janeiro's mayor opened the carnival festival, the last big bash before brazil holds the worldup. frantic last minute preparations are under way. >> the most important sam ba schools are practicing the song and dance routine. the important part of their program is a tightly guarded secret. behind closed doors each samba school works around the clock to complete the larger than life floats and costumes, paraded past the judges in rio's carnival venue, the sam ba drone. >> we work for 11 months for one appearance. we are looking for new things losing the essence, the brightness, the craftsmanship. >> what they are doing is more than preparing for an 80 minute show. it's a megaproduction. it's like a hollywood or bollywood film or like an open-air opera. >> keeping the details of the fantasy from the competition. the school allowed us a glimpse of the preparation, including the elaborate costumes. this is one of the many secrets coming out on carnival day which i have been allowed to show. each work combines skill and pride, as demonstrated by this woman who has been making costum

forecast is >> brazil tightened security ahead of the world cup with a raid on a complex slums in rio de janeiro. it's known for having problems with drug gangs. a series of violent attacks led politicians to demand a tough response. drug dealers and criminals left the neighbourhood days ago. it's more of a public relations effort. >> translation: it's for show, if they wanted to help u give our kids an edu scpags not come in -- education and not come in with comes drown. >> police will set up pacification votes and hand over control to the army. they are expected to stay in the area until after the world cup finishes. the world cup kicks off in june, several matches in rio. including the final. the government wants to show it's tough and ready for the task. rio is hosting the 2016 olympics. a lot of information there. we have to talk about march madness. what is going on with that. >> you know how we were talking about the brackets and billion dollars. we started off with 68 teams, now we are down to the final four. we have the young cats starting five freshman. florida is mature with four seni

for people from rio de janeiro, the world cup is more important. >> brazil should be the winner.deserve the victory after all our struggles. >> let's get the rest of the sport. >>> ukraine's friendly match with the united states will go ahead on wednesday, having changed their mind about cancelling it. the match will take place in cypress. it was due to be played elsewhere. the team said the sides are united. the players came from different regions across the country. kosovo will play in the first ever international friendly. this match is sanctioned by f.i.f.a. they are not a member of the governing body as they do not have united nations membership. kosovo is recognised by 23 out of the 28 n.a.t.o. countries. there'll be no flag at the games. >> first time we have been part of this. it's the first game for kosovo, to be a young player like me and play with professional players. >> bosnia and austria - the first match under their new coach. the 51-year-old replaced bob bradley. he left egypt after failing to qualify for the world cup. this picture sees the return of 41-year-old

. >>> in brazil, residents of rio de janeiro are fleeing the aftermath.garages sitting on the streets for the seventh day. the garbage collectors wanted more money and the city offered to give them a certain amount of money, but the workers said it was not enough. they promised to have it cleared up by sunday. >>> to the netherlands where a congolese rebel leader was convicted for his participation in killing of people in the 2003 attack. he was acquitted on charges of rape, sexual slavery, and child soldiers. he is only the second person ever to be convicted since the court was formed in 2002. >>> the woman accusing an army general of sexual assault took the stand today. we have more on that. >> reporter: fort bragg, north carolina, an army captain teched that brigadier general jeffrey sinclair threatened to kill her and her family if she ever said anything about their three-year affair. yesterday the general pled guilty to lesser charges of adultery and impeding an investigation. >>> no. daytona beach, florida, the woman who drove their minivan into the

brazilian dirty forces have started patrolling the slums of rio de janeiro aiming to clear the areas from drug gangs ahead of this year's football world cup nearly one hundred twenty people have been arrested and more than three hundred guns have been seized off of police and marines moved in on sunday a rio's slums a notorious for the high crime. and two new cases of one of the world's deadliest viruses ebola being confirmed in liberia will say one of those infected has died after becoming ill in neighboring guinea that's one outbreak there has already killed seventy ebola causes severe bleeding and dehydration but it's often missed as a symptoms can mimic malaria. and the death toll from a mudslide in the u.s. state of washington now officially reaching twenty one though authorities fear the number will rise hopes are fading for dozens still missing a rain soaked hillside collapsed last week causing walls of mud to come crashing down into a valley flattening many homes. for now is the world's technological progress going to save all planet speed up its destruction you can find out

four thousand five hundred police officers and marines moved into one of the largest slums in rio de janeiro it forms part of the pacific cation a program to deal with the severe crime that plagues impoverished areas of brazil the government is trying to keep the country's drug gangs under control ahead of the world cup in june now it's oksana boyko with worlds apart after a short break you're watching our three international. cool. pua cool. movie. welcome to the tron siberian. what are the places you never go to. fun you never have. things you never do. experience you'll never get. the surprise you will. find your friend posts a photo from a vacation you can't afford college different from. the boss repeats the same old joke of course you like. best girlfriend still tends to rejection poetry keep john norris. we post only what really matters at r.t. dear facebook you st. i think that it's very important that you see the parts of syria. now where the. bomb now nato called most of the destruction of us down to the infrastructure and the civilian casualties collateral damage from the start it

rio de janeiro to clear the areas from drug gangs ahead of this year's football world cup nearly one hundred twenty people have been arrested and more than three hundred seized off the police moved in on sunday. for the hike. to new cases of one of the world's deadliest viruses ebola. in liberia officials say one of those infected has died after becoming ill in neighboring guinea where an outbreak has already killed seventy people ebola causes severe bleeding and dehydration as the symptoms tend to make. the death toll from a mudslide in the u.s. state of washington officially now at twenty one of the number could rise as hope said. there are still dozens missing at the. hillside collapsed last week causing massive walls of mud to come crashing down into a valley flattening many homes. thank you for being with us here at the international i'm stepping aside at sophie shevardnadze taking a look at why the economic world continues to move away from the west if indeed you're in the u.k. lavelle is quizzing his guests on whether we're about to enter a new cold war crosstalk with many of

were given security forces have started to patrol the slums of rio de janeiro. aiming to clear the air is a drunken. hundred and twenty people were arrested and three hundred guns seized the one police and. on sunday slums and notorious but i climb right. and up next on international is the world facing another cold war about his guests discuss that in cross talk and head for. britain documentary terribly light. you know what i don't like fake scandals sort i saw the article the trained killers of vladimir child army oh i knew i was in for a treat the online version of the article which has a less alarming title tells the shocking truth of the sports club which trains young children in various activities like hiking wrestling and even using firearms firstly by vladimir's child army they must mean putin but the thing is that this is not a network of government training facilities it's just one camp and there is nothing on their site or materials to indicate there is a government facility or that putin has anything to do with it at all furthermore in the soviet un