>> reporter: a tiny bit of hope, sami.nch in particular say they would like a deal before sunday's referendum. that seems unlikely. and angela merkel the german chancellor has poured cold water on that possibility. she is saying that the referendum should go ahead. frankly, there is a reason why five months of negotiations, protracted negotiations failed, and that is an enormous gulf between greece and its creditors and a gulf that seems even bigger now than when this government took for you are in january. the new greek proposal is thin on details perhaps there is more being said behind the scenes that we don't know about. but when it comes to the kinds of spending cuts that european creditors have been demanding they are not there on the piece of paper itself. so i am a little bit pessimistic. i have been capturing the political mood, the popular mood, on the streets of athens over the past day. they fear their country could slide out of the euro zone. they call themselves the pro-europeans, they want a yes vote in sunda

. >> reporter: ♪ ♪ >>> welcome to al jazerra, i am sami zeidan in doha.o ahead european leaders rule out any further debt negotiations with greece before a referendum planned for sunday. >>> a lost childhood for syrian refugeesrefugees inrefugees in jordan as their important for supporting their family is his falling on young soldiers. >>> plus the clinics are open but the doctors are missing. a health clem a in rural bangladesh. ♪ ♪ >>> egypt's muslim brotherhood is calling on people to revolt against the government as the cabinet approved tougher security laws following a series of raids in the sigh that peninsula that left more than 100 people dead. the military says it's now back in control of the region board earning gaza and southern israel. at least five checkpoints were attacked in near simultaneous operations from a grouped calling itself the province of sinai. >> reporter: egypt's military hits back, the air force launches strikes at tagger nets northern sinai as as tank patrol on the area. the area is in lockdown after a series of coordinated a

. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome to al jazerra aim sami zeidan in doha.o ahead european leaders rule out any further dealt negotiation with his greece before a referendum plan today sunday. the iaea chief meets top lead nurse teheran as negotiations continue for a deal on try iran's nuke lack program. and a look at the life and times of audrey hepburn. ♪ ♪ >>> egypt's muslim brotherhood is calling for an all-out revolt against the government after the cabinet approved a new set of security laws following days of violence. 13 muslim brotherhood leaders were killed in a cairo apartment by security force on his wednesday, the government says their forces had come under attack, but their families say the muslim brotherhood members were you were armed and taken in to custody earlier in the day. meanwhile the egyptian army says it's now in control the eye nigh peninsula. the military was targeted in a wave of quart nate ahead tacks that left more than 100 people dead. tuesday president sisi promised tough new security measures after attending the funeral of egy

. ♪ ♪ >> welcome to al jazerra i am sami zeidan in doha. the united states and u.n.l for an temporary truce in generally as saudi jets pound sanaa. unesco says key heritage sites are in imminent danger with isil fighters gaining ground. >>> and seeing by hearing. we look at a phone application that is helping the blind to navigate. ♪ ♪ >>> it's the final day of campaigning in greece, for groups supporting either a yes or no vote. for sunday's bailout referendum. police in athens use stun grenades to force protesters to leave the the union. greece would need an extra 50 billion euros over the next three years to stay afloat along with any gameout. alexis sip sip tsipras is optimistic he get a deal. >> translator: if with that is decision of the greek people free fear or pressure or choice, we will respect it. if the no vote wins and the no is stronger i assure you the next day i will be in buts examples a deal will be signed. >> since monday greece has closed all banks and limited the amount of money people can withdraw from cash machines. jonah hull reports on how th

. ♪ ♪ from al jazerra's head quarters to doha i am sannie sami say dane. crimes may have been committed in yemen. thousands of police on stand by as congress hong the territory makes 18 years since its handover to china. plus tinkering with time i've leap second has been add today the world's clocks. we'll explain why. ♪ ♪ >>> nurse to some breaking news. we are hearing there has been a major attack on egyptian security forces armed groups have launched attacks on several choik points we are knolled in northern sinai a military spokesman says 10 people have been killed. other reports suggest the toll could be a as high as 30. violence in sinai has risen this year, more than 700 people have been killed. we'll have more that developing story as soon as we get it. >>> this is all coming as other i didn't want's cabinet is meet to go discuss new anti-terror laws, president sisi announced new measures while attending the funeral of the prosecutor general. he was killed by a car bomb on monday. one law is expected to impose the death penalty on those found guilt

. >> reporter: ♪ ♪ >>> welcome to al jazerra, i am sami zeidan in doha.o ahead european leaders rule out any further debt negotiations with greece before a referendum planned for sunday. >>> a lost childhood for syrian refugeesrefugees inrefugees in jordan as their important for supporting their family is his falling on young soldiers. >>> plus the clinics are open but the doctors are missing. a health clem a

. ♪ ♪ >>> from al jazerra's head quarters in doha, i am sami zeidan.o ahead human rights watch calls for an investigation in to saudi-led air strikes in yemen it says war crimes may have been committed. >>> thousands of police on stand by in hong kong as the territory marks 18 years since its hand over to china. >>> plus. >> reporter: i am andrew thomas diving on

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. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome to al jazerra, i am sami zeidan in doha. the show the united states and the u.n. call for a temporary truce in yemen as saudi jets pound houthi targets in sanaa. >>> unesco says key heritage sites in iraq are in imminent dang we are ice fighters gaining ground. >>> plus long distance love. how a mysteri

. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome to al jazerra, aim sami zeidan in doha.o ahead european leaders rule out any further dealt negotiation with his greece before a referendum plan today sunday. the iaea chief meets top lead nurse teheran as negotiations continue for a deal on try iran's nuke lack program. and a look at the life and tes

. ♪ ♪ from al jazerra's head quarters to doha i am sanni sami say dan. crimes may have been committed in yemen. thousands of police on stand by as congress hong the territory makes 18 years since its handover to china. plus tinkering with time i've leap second has been add today the world'slo

there are artists, samis, that have their office space next door to them. it's not an open retail space where people are coming in, but office space and someone is utilizing it. right next door to that is a tv repair man and that gentleman was been in the space over 40 years. so the experience that we have on 24th street and the folks that have empowered 24th street are folks that have been in the neighborhood for many years and also new people. i wanted to talk about the crime and we talked to captain perreira and you said right now he is getting more calls out of dolores park on the weekends rather than 24th. it was really interesting to us. his point where there is more foot traffic and where there is more people accumulating is where you have more crime and he stated that you have nightlife with people vulnerable coming out of the restaurants, who have been drinking. [ inaudible ] thank you. >> i'm sorry, eric, we have a lot of people that we want to hear their voices. please, next speaker. >> my name is christia aquinn. i am a member of ace. and i woul

. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome to al jazerra, i am sami zeidan in doha.o on the show the united states and the u.n. call for a temporary truce in yemen as saudi jets pound houthi targets in sanaa. >>> unesco says key heritage sites in iraq are in imminent dang we are ice fighters gaining ground. >>> plus long distance love. how a mysterious pregnancy sparked the birth of a new era in u.s.-cuban relations. ♪ ♪ >>> the final day of campaigning in greece for groups supporting either a yes or no vote in sunday's bailout referendum. police in athens used stun grenades for force protesters to leave a european union building and international monetary fund says nerve to any bailout bailout greets would need another 150 billion our owes over the next three years to stay afloat. alex respite sip respite is op sit mystic they will get a new deal. >> if that is the decision of the greek people from fear or pressure or choice, we will respect it. if the know vote is stronger i assure you the next day i will be in brussels and a deal signed. >> since monday greece has

but 16 floors above, american rochelle stein sami knows nothing about the blazing inferno below. no alarm, no phone call, no notice at all. her husband is in china away on business, and she's in her hotel room with her 7-year-old daughter, sona, when something catches sona's eye outside their window. >> i noticed some smoke. then i noticed it was coming from straight down below the window. and then i heard people screaming. >> rochelle panicked, rushes to the door, only to discover the hallway is filled with smoke. >> my daughter yelled, "we're gonna die." there were no emergency lights in the hallway, so it was pitch black, and i wasn't confident that in smoky conditions with my daughter and myself upset that i could make it. >> so rochelle makes a tough decision. staying in the room is their best hope. >> i said, you know what, sona, the fire department is here. let's wait. they'll put out the fire and we'll walk down the stairs. >> turns out, it's the right choice. for many at the hotel, there would be no way out. the hotel has no sprinklers, no smoke detectors and no working