what an independent scotland be viable at 50?ould have to make the tax cuts yourself? what an independent scotland be viable at 50? guest: as i've said, we have strength in the economy of scotland. we contribute more in taxation then we receive. therefore oil is a bonus, not the basis of the economy. you are right, of course, the oil price has fallen. i'm not aware of any government that is able accurately to forecast the barrel price of oil. if there is one, maybe you could let me know and we will get in touch with them. we play the cards as they fall. all over the world, governments are grappling with the consequences. the u.k. as well. they have a about half of the 4500 people employed in the oil and gas industry. we believe the medium-long-term prospects are good. provided the right tax deal is there -- and your viewers who are based in places such as calgary and houston where i visited many of the leading operators in the world, should know that the scottish government is supportive of the oil and gas industry. francine: all

we have an snp government in scotland, and as the new labour leader in scotland has pointed out, undere waiting times in scotland are now worse than they are in england. so apparently, it is all right to compare scotland and england, but of course, it is not all right to compare england and wales. that is interesting, isn't it? it is a fascinating political strategy for the scottish labour leader to say that life is always better under the tories but i agree. >> given the success the prime minister claims for the coalition's long-term economic plan, why, if allowed to govern alone, does he want to change it to bring in even deeper cuts to public services? >> i believe that after seven years of economic growth, which is what we will have had by 2018, we should be starting to pay down the deficit by running a surplus. i think that is something that every business and every family in the country will understand. you need to fix the roof when the sun is shining, and as far as i can see, it is only the conservative party that will offer that at the next election. >> when the prime minister

waiting times in scotland are now worse than they are in england. a&e. up early it's all right to compare scotland and england but, of course, it's all right to compare england and wales. that is interesting, isn't it? is a fascinating political strategy for the scottish labour leader to say that life is always a better under the tories but i agree. [laughter] >> thank you mr. speaker. given given -- [inaudible] the prime minister claims for the coalition's long-term economic plan why, if allowed to govern alone, does he want to change it to bring in even deeper cuts? >> what i believe we need to do is to make sure that after seven years of economic growth, which is what we will have by 2018, we should start, we should be starting to pay down the deficit by running a surplus and i think that is something that every business, every family in the country will understand. you need to fix the roof when "the sun" is shining. and as far as i can say it is only the conservative party that will offer that at the next election. >> thank you, mr. speaker. will the

waiting times in scotland are now worse than they are in england. a&e. up early it's all right to compare scotland and england but, of course, it's all right to compare england and wales. that is interesting, isn't it? is a fascinating political strategy for the scottish labour leader to say that life is always a better under the tories but i agree. [laughter] >> thank you mr. speaker. given given -- [inaudible] the prime minister claims for the coalition's long-term economic plan why, if allowed to govern alone, does he want to change it to bring in even deeper cuts? >> what i believe we need to do is to make sure that after seven years of economic growth, which is what we will have by 2018, we should start, we should be starting to pay down the deficit by running a surplus and i think that is something that every business, every family in the country will understand. you need to fix the roof when "the sun" is shining. and as far as i can say it is only the conservative party that will offer that at the next election. >> thank you, mr. speaker. will the

he can go to scotland because he is toxic. they can't talk to women because they got a pink bus touring the country. they even defended britain's none. to what people look a labour and said they haven't got a prayer. [shouting] >> mr. speaker, he took the money. he gave the job to that of hsbc and he lets the tax avoidance get away with it. there's something rotten at the heart of the conservative party and it ism. [shouting] >> for 13 years they sat in the treasury they did nothing about tax transparency. nothing about tax dodging to nothing about tax avoidance but this government has been tougher than any previous government. that's why they're desperate. that's why they are losing. [shouting] >> thank you, mr. speaker. at the we can, graduates of the university enjoyed yet another year of success. last week -- [inaudible] fastest-growing digital economy in the united kingdom. with my right honorable friend agree with me that the talent of our people combined with a long-term economic plan that britain remains a world leader

scotland were in trouble 195/7. josh davey was one of four wickets. the partnership of 62 helped scotland's post 210 - their highest ever world cup total. it didn't look like afghanistan would reach the target slumping 97-7. the run chase was steadied, with seven fours, and five sixes. afghanistan on 192 for nine. 19 runs off the target one wicket remaining. scotland had the chance to wrap up the victory, but mat missed the wicket with the attempted direct hit. relief. he struck the winning runs with a four to give afghanistan the victory with three balls remaining. >> when we win, we shout. one shout, big shout. the coach come down. it's one match still we have a world cup two more. afghanistan take on co-hosts australia. >>> these are the scenes in jalala ba after the batch. afghanistan is the first team to bin a world cup after a collapse of five wicket for 12 runs the victory keeping alive hopes of reaching the quarterfinals. >> there's one other match in pool a going on now in melbourne. sri lanka are in a strong position against bangladesh. cent

expected a win against scotland. it looked like that wouldn't abproblem when the scots lost the top four batman in just the first five overs. scotland would be bowled out for 142. despite 38 from williamson, the black cat struggled. they lost seven wickets at regular intervals in their innings. new zealand still managed to claim the victory with 25 overs and three wickets to spare. >> got scarier than we wanted, i guess. we ran into trouble but we got the points and the job done, so pretty satisfied. >> chase that go small total might have been a little cricky for them and it might have changed the way that their natural game, you know, would usually be, so i'm not sure what other teams will make of it, but from a scottish point of view, we're very proud. >> despite running the hosts close, scotland has still yet to win at three world cups. >> afghanistan's cricket team makes its world cup debut. the team has risen quickly. afghanistan has high hopes. >> the pitch is almost ready for the first interschool cricket tou

afghanistan beat scotland in a thrilling game.arr reports. >> reporter: neither scotland nor afghanistan was to win at the world cup before so that was to change here. afghanistan took the wicket in just the end over. scotland were in trouble at 135 for 7. josh davie was one of four wickets. a nice wicket partnership helped scotland post 210, their highest-ever world cup total. it didn't look like afghanistan were going to be able to teach the arget, when they slumped at 97 for 7. but sammy steadies the run chase with 7 4s, and 5, 6s. eat went for afghanistan, 19 runs off of the target with one wicket remaining. scotland had the chance to wrap up the victory, but max missed the wicket. relief for this player. and he struck the winning runs with a 4, to give afghanistan the victory with just 3 balls remaining. >> when we win we shouted. like one shout, but big shout. and then the coach said to calm down it's just one match, and still we have a world cup, two more match to win. >> reporter: afghanistan next take on australia. richar

scotland were in trouble on 135 for seven josh davy was one of four wickets. the wicket partnership helped scotland post 210 their highest ever world cup total. it didn't look like afghanistan were going to be able to reach the target. steadied the run chase with seven fours and five sixes. 192 for nine, 19 runs off the target with one wicket remaining. scotland had the chance to wrap up the victory but he missed the bickell with the attempted direct hit. he struck the winning runs with a four to give afghanistan the victory with just three balls remaining. >> we shouted like a one shout and a big shout, and then the coach come, calmed down, said just one match and still we have a world cup, two match to win to get to the world stage. >> afghanistan next take on cohosts australia. al jazeera. >> these were the scenes in jalalabad after that match. afghanistan is the first team to win a world cup match after batting second and losing five wicket to say 12 runs. their victory keeps alive their hopes of reaching the quarter finals. >> in the other match, sri lank

in sport cohost new zeeland struggle against scotland at the cricket world cup and we will have all theion later this hour. ♪ thousands have marched in the streets of booed pest to protest against vladimir putin visit to hungry and they say they are angry at what they see as prime minister viktor's close relations with russia and say they would prefer closer ties to the european union. the russian president will ap rooif rooif -- arrive on tuesday to sign a new energy deal and we report from boodapest. >> reporter: this russian tune was a hit for everyone who lived behind the curtain, these days they have mixed feelings about what russia and president vladimir putin has to offer on his visit to budapest. >> it's not a good idea. >> they need to work together to get some kind of consensus. >> it makes sense to solve our economic and political problems within the european union. >> translator: putin is not a communist. >> reporter: communism is still a dirty word in hungry and you won't find many soviet symbols except here. tens of thousands of soviet and russian troops lost their lives l

like louis the chimp, i'm from scotland and i say apple. kid's lived overseas a few years in los angeles. now he says -- >> apple. >> reporter: subtle, but seismic. >> this proves they are like humans. we do the same thing, don't we? >> yeah. >> reporter: and just like humans, they like to fit in. nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> just like us. "gma" and "this week" in the morning and we hope to see you right back here tomorrow night. i'm cecilia vega in new york. thanks for spending part of your saturday with us. good night. i love this town! wheel... of... fortune! and now, from the luxurious venetian resort hotel casino in the heart of thehe las vegas strip here are the stars of america's game -- pat sajak and vanna white. pat: we're here. all right. how you doing? thank you. we have couples. and we're sort of a couple in a bizarre kind of way.

like louis the chimp, i'm from scotland and i say apple. kid's lived overseas a few years in los angeles. now he says -- >> apple. >> reporter: subtle, but seismic. >> this proves they are like humans. we do the same thing, don't we? >> yeah. >> reporter: and just like humans, they like to fit in. nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> just like us. "gma" and "this week" in the morning and we hope to see you right back here tomorrow night. i'm cecilia vega in new york. thanks for spending part of your saturday with us. good night.

like louis the chimp, i'm from scotland, and i say apple.id's lived overseas a few years in los angeles. now he says -- >> apple. >> reporter: subtle, but seismic. >> this proves they are like humans. we do the same thing, don't we? >> yeah. >> reporter: and, just like humans, they like to fit in. nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> just like us. "gma" and "this week" in the morning and we hope to see you right back here tomorrow night. i'm cecilia vega in new york. thanks for spending part of your saturday with us. good night. good night. >>> a break in the heavy rain right now. but the cleanup continues after yesterday's storm swiftly moved in, and battered the bay area. tomorrow, another storm is on its way. good evening everyone. taking a livetside right now. a few clouds in the sky. not like we saw yesterday. round two, though, is on its way. abc 7 news meteorologist drew tuma has more. >> katy we're going to get a temporary break in the wet weather today. storm number two is approaching. we'll show you we have the break in the rain, m

had a referendum recently has put the politics of scotland at the heart of the agenda. there's an opportunity for people in wales to do that in may, i think. there is every chance that there could be a hung parliament in may. this question is on the parity of scotland. >> and, julianne moore was among the winners at the bath the awards in london last night, named best asterix -- best sactress in the drama "still alice." eddie redmayne won best actor for his role in "the theory of everything." "boy had" was the winner for best film. >> join the conversation. let us know what you are following today. the grammys are trending on twitter. what a night for sam smith. there's anna, and there i am. >> after the break, how long can the euro rally continue? we will be speaking to the head of ethics strategy at imperial bank of commerce. we will be back after a short break. ♪ >> sanctions make your life a bit more challenging. how concerned are you about a banking crisis in russia? >> there's no doubt, it will affect the banking system. >> how often do you check the oil price? >>

scotland would eventually be bowled all out.om williamson the black cats struggled to chase the modest targets. they lost 7 wickets at regular intervals. but new zealand still managed to claim the victory with 25 overs and 3 wickets to spare. >> it got a little bit scarier than we wanted i guess. but we got the points and we got the job done so yeah pretty satisfying. >> chasing that small total might have been a little bit tricky for them and that might have changed the way that their has natural game would usually be. so i'm not sure what other teams will make of it but from a scottish point of view we're very proud. >> reporter: scot land has yet to win. >>> afghanistan will make its world cup debut in cricket. as jennifer glasse reports, afghans have high hopes. >> reporter: the pitch is almost ready for the tournament. playing in this semifinal match, the high school in orange and the other in blue. a bit of last-minute strategy before the match begins. [ applause ] >> reporter: then it gets underway. this is one of afghani

they cannot go to scotland because they are toxic.hey cannot talk to women because they have a pink bus touring the country. and they have even offended britain's nuns. no wonder people look at labour and say that it has not got a prayer. >> he took the money, gave a job to the head of hsbc, and lets the tax avoiders get away with it. there is something rotten at the heart of the conservative party and it is him. >> for 13 years, labour sat in the treasury and did nothing about tax transparency, nothing about tax dodging, and nothing about tax avoidance. this government has been tougher than any previous government. that is why they are desperate. that is why they are losing. >> at the weekend, graduates of bournemouth university and the arts university, bournemouth enjoyed yet another year of success at the bafta's. last week, bournemouth was named as having the fastest growing digital economy in the united kingdom. does my right honorable friend agree that britain remains a world leader in the creative industries because of the tale

now this video i have from scotland a lot more comical. they're being called possibly scotland's two dumbest criminals. they broke into a vegan restaurant. but watch what they're doing while they're there. does this look familiar from any movie we've seen? let me remain you, robert denear yo "taxi driver." talking to me? >> that's what the guy's doing with the knife in his hand. >> you talking to me? >> they were in there for five hours. again, in there for five hours. and they only got away with $3.88 in cash and change and some vegan treats. >> these are the final seconds of an otherwise lovely balloon flight. >> okay. balloons are quite slow and graceful. that big thud not a good sign or sound. another big thud. you kind of hear it dragging through the grasp. >> if you watch closely, notice the balloon basket just start to lean over as the camera goes dark. you hear more rustling. the balloon landing in the tree. the basket on the ground. this happened in the philippines. the photographer's been photo photographiching events. >> when it

scotland lacked spark and struggled from the get-go. their rivals for 184 with england's captain unprepared for a victory speech. >> it just puts things a little more at end. rubbing off against any any--talking to guys who have had a little bit of success today, it will be good for them. >> the victory removing england from the bottom of their group. syria coats, al jazeera. >> north korea has banned foreign runners from participating in an international marathon scheduled to be held in april. authorities are concerned about the spread of the ebola virus. it's reported no cases of the virus but its borders have remained close because of fierce it might spread. the marathon has been held every year since 1981 with found runners allowed to compete for the first time in 2014. north korean authorities have canceled the over all games this year. >> we were run up by our north korean counterpart. they said because of ebola we're not taking foreign runners in the country. so we had 500 runners already amateur to semi professional. they were b

the first one from the plains of scotland.'m going to describe this guy as an old angry lion and what he's done is walked in to the middle of a bunch of hyenas and decided to pick a fight. the lion may have had one or two drinks. spends the first 30 seconds of the video trying to figure out how to put his jacket on. samuel has apparently taken some umbrage to something a school child has said to him. he has to go through his display which involves taking his jacket off. sounds like a group of hyenas. the threat display. goes off. who's having it? i'm going to go for the flex of the biceps. doesn't get the requirement that he wants. decides the guy in the red shirt, that's the hyena that this lion wanted to take out. however, a few seconds later, he realizes there is an entire group of hyenas which descend upon this lion. and give him a bloody good school kicking. >> my gosh. >> but not before the old, wise elephant the old lady from the cafe cafe comes in watch this. i speak the language. >> he clearly looked older than he did

instead, says scotland yard, they headed off to join the world's most brutal terror group in syria. >> we're concerned that these three girls, if they were to get into syria, would be in grave danger. >> reporter: all three, ages 15 and 16, were straight "a" students at an elite co-ed academy in east london. the two young women identified by name by scotland yard, shamima begum and kadiz sultana were friends with yet another girl from the same school who went to join isis in december. >> we believe they're extremely vulnerable, we're appealing to them directly. >> reporter: but it is the appeal from isis propaganda that for now seems to have the stronger pull, with hundreds of young women from europe and the u.s. answering the terror group's call, which taps into a mix of emotions. >> feelings of alienation, feelings of inequality. adventure in some cases, romance. >> reporter: in the u.s., 19-year-old shannon conley of denver, now serving a four-year prison sentence, fell in love over the internet with an isis fighter. british authorities and the distraught parents tonight are using

he can go to scotland because he is toxic. they can't talk to women because they got a pink bus touring the country. they even defended britain's none. to what people look a labour and said they haven't got a prayer. [shouting] >> mr. speaker, he took the money. he gave the job to that of hsbc and he lets the tax avoidance get away with it. there's something rotten at the heart of the conservative party and it ism. [shouting] >> for 13 years they sat in the treasury they did nothing about tax transparency. nothing about tax dodging to nothing about tax avoidance but this government has been tougher than any previous government. that's why they're desperate. that's why they are losing. [shouting] >> thank you, mr. speaker. at the we can, graduates of the university enjoyed yet another year of success. last week -- [inaudible] fastest-growing digital economy in the united kingdom. with my right honorable friend agree with me that the talent of our people combined with a long-term economic plan that britain remains a world leader

costly for scotland as they allowed wales back into the cop toast with three penalties to lead at hafrmentthe vittors won the match 26 points to 23, wales' 8th straight win over scotland. >> the of the the oatlimpic commit, thomas buff is visiting kazakhstan to visit the bit for the 200 limitations. the world anti-doping committee is i hope investigating those allegations. there are fears, though that there won't be enough transparency seeing a the findings also if russia is cooperating. we will be very open to finalize this these investigations and then to draw the necessary conclusions in this fight for the protection. >> kazakhstan's largest city is hoping itbeijing. the ioc looking at their facilities with sochi drawing criticism for costing $50,000,000,000, $50,000,000,000, other cities have dropped out. kazakh stan's commercial capital of al mati. >> gdiane wants to be an olympic champion. every way jump brings her closer to her dream. ebb the 18-year-old. she is not giving up to compete here in her home city al mart i-2022. people will say hey somewhere in asia is cannot tree called

and correct world cup co-host new zealand struggle against scotland, and the rest of the day's sport coming up a little later. >> . >> the country's finance minister has effectedly been handed an ultimatum by euro zone counter parts. it has given agrees until the end of this week to extend it's pail out program or risk crashing out of the euro. prime minister says he will not be forced into a bad deal. we are cooperating with our partners on the basis of specific proposals that represent in good faith that with a sincere willingness for positive outcome for the negotiations. we want a solution, not a clash. our goal is not for a clash our goal is a viable situation with with tough negotiation. we refuse to succumb to psychological black male. >> who is also part of a group that campaigns for closer integration across europe welcome to al jazeera. i presume that you are in favor then of greece staying within the euro zone we are seeing this ted lock now in the talks do you think that the greek government does have a plan b? is because they never really talk of one they say it was that

tell us more. >> reporter: scotland yard says these three teenage

scotland were beaten by france in opening matches. last year wales gave scotland their biggest defeat in tournament history. the welsh will be without their star winger after he was hit twice in the head against england last week. >> he is not a happy man, i can tell that you. he's disappointed that we've ruled him out. i said this is about you and your longevity in the game. you've taken a couple of knocks on the weekend. the last thing you need or the game needs is if you get another knock. >> the international olympic committee is assessing the bid chances for hosting the 2022 winter olympics. kazakhstan is vying for beijing for the prize. other bid cities have dropped out, citing financial concerns. we have a report from kazakhstan's commercial capitol. >> diane wants to be an olympic champion. every jump brings her closer to her dream. even the hard landings. the 18-year-old's not giving up. she's hoping to compete here, in her home city in 2022. >> people will say hey maybe i have a chance to take part. now i think i'm in with a

alison rose is the royal bank of scotland ceo for commercial and private banking. will be at the launch later today. she joins us now. heading off shortly. nice to see you now. there are many ways of looking at this. one of them is reputation. this is presumably designed to give your business a decent reputation boost. it looks good on paper. how is it going to work? >> one of the key parts of our strategy is helping small businesses. particularly, entrepreneurs. it is a really difficult start when you get going, when you have an idea of getting a business going. we can really help companies and entrepreneurs in their strategy. we have been working with startups in scotland in an accelerator hub which has supported lots of entrepreneurs in getting going, giving free advice, giving mentoring, giving space to work in. they don't have to be customers of the bank. if you help those entrepreneurs get going and support the survival of entrepreneurs, that is real stimulus to the u.k. economy. you are helping people get jobs. having seen the success we've had in scotland,

they continue to break into a separate glass case protecting the 11 blue diamonds when scotland yard springs into action. more than 200 officers move in and take down the gang. >> there was a helluva lot of noise. there was a lot of shouting and screaming. they bravely entered the vault, not knowing what was inside. still fearing firearms. there was smoke everywhere. defendants went down to the floor, and they were detained. >> the police operation is executed without any loss of life. in fact, the criminals are apprehended without a single shot being fired. unbeknownst to the geezer gang, police have an ace in the hole. on this day, the real jewels have been replaced with fakes just in case. five gang members are convicted of conspiracy to rob and conspiracy to steal. they're sentenced to prison terms ranging from 5 to 15 years. >>> coming up, a mother trapped in a fire desperate to save her newborn baby. >> the mother was saying, "please, please, somebody catch my baby. catch my baby." >> i had to save him, so i had to drop him. >>> a stick-up turns a fight into a death. >> my surv

he can't go to scotland because he's toxic. they can't talk to women because they got a pink bust during the country. they have even offended britain's nuns. no wonder people look at labor and say they haven't got a prayer. >> he took the money. he gave a job to the head of hsbc and he lets the tax avoidance get away with it. there's something rotten at the heart of the conservative party and it's him. >> for 13 years they sat in the treasury. they did nothing about tax transparency. this government has been tougher than any previous government. that's why their desperate. that's why they're losing. >> orpdder. mr. burns. >> last week it was named as having the fastest growing digital economy in the united kingdom. would my right honorable friend agree with me that the talent of our people combined with the long term economic plan that britain remain a world leader in the creative industry. >> my honorable friend is right. it's a vital part of our economy and country. when we look at film and television and you see the great re

they beat scotland in a thrilling game richard reports. >> scotland nor afghanistan has won the world cup before, so that was to change. afghanistan's decision played off early. >> in just the second over. they were in trouble on 135 for seven. >> that semithe face. and 56s. >> 192 for 9 inno teen runs over the target, with one remaining. they have the chance to p where up the victory. release we shouted like one shout and a big shout. and then the coach come to come down. and still we have a world cup to get to the stage. >> afghanistan next take on australia, al jazeera. and some incredible scenes in afghanistan after that match. the victory keeps alive there slim hopes of reaching the quarter finals but a magnificent performance. but first ever win at the correct world cup. well in the other match, sri lanka easily beat ben he dash. marked his 401 day international appearance. the score of 105. 332 for one. bangladesh started in response and doing what he does best. taking three for 35240 especially coming back they come back and getting every single game. i think this is very impo

scotland lacked sparks and struggled from the get-go. balled out by their rivals for 184 with england's captain unprepared for a victory speech. >> a win just puts things a little more at ease and gives guys a little bit of confidence. even the guys who didn't perform today, rubbing off are up against -- sorry that sounded terrible. talking to other guys who have had a little bit of success today will be good for them. >> the victory removing england from the bottom of their group. is sarah coates, al jazeera. >> north korea has banned their group from participating in a competition. they are concerned about the ebola virus reported no cases of the virus but its borders remain closed to foreign tourists. , that happened last october the event has been held in pyongyang every year for the past 20 years. two companies have also reported that north korean authorities have cancelled the annual mass games this year. >> this morning at 9:30 we were rung up by our north korean counterpart, they rung up and said because of ebola we're not taking

. >>> co-host new zealand are getting ready to play scotland. already registered to win scotland confident their young and relatively inexperienced squad are up to the challenge however. >> we've had a great buildup. we've been lucky enough to be afforded a number of training opportunities to be prepared for this world cup. it is a skilled side. i know the black cats are playing well and they are an outstanding fielding team themselves. we have quality players on this team. >> and first shock of the tournament the west indies, the challenging winning by four wickets. >> two time champions the which is indies. irishmen made early inroads. won out for a duck. star player chris gail could only manage 36 in the match. he was called out by kevin o'brien. west indies did recover. highest score by a number 7 batsman in a world cup. he put on a 154 run stand with lendel simmons. a century as the indies scored 304 to 7. in reply ed joyce hits 84 for ireland. man of the match paul sterling struck three 6s, throwing eighth short of a tong. win by four wick

scotland lacked spark and struggled from the get-go. bowled out by their rivals with england's captain unprepared for a victory speech. >> a win puts things a little more at ease and gives the guys confidence, even the guys that didn't perform today that are up against rubbing off -- that sounded terrible, talking about guys that had a little success today will be good for them. >> the victory removing england from the bottom of their group. >> foreign runners are prohibited from participating in a marathon, authorities said to be concerned about the spread of the ebola virus. bored either have remained closed to foreign tourists because of fears it might spread. north korean authorities have canceled the annual math games this year. >> this morning at 9:30, we were rung up by our north korean counterpart and they range up and said because of ebola, we are not taking any foreign runners into the country so we had 500 runners already, they are very, very careful if you like there are other words to use, but particularly careful with the

british police believe a woman from scotland urged three girls to travel to syria. authorities have found that one was corresponding on twitter with a woman who left her scotland home in 2013 omarry an i.s.i.l. fighter. the girls families have expressed concern for them and disbelief that they would be drawn to i.s.i.l. >> everyone is missing them, worried, a couple weeks before the exam and we just hope that nothing serious is going to happen to them. they are really religious but they never really spoke about it to us. like they always had a point that they could make, and no one could argue with them because like they're really smart but like they were often like that. >> the families of the three girls have released statements pleading with them to come home. british authorities say a total of about 50 women have left the country to live with members of i.s.i.l. talks over iran's nuclear program will take place after a weekend of uncertainty. john kerry is in the it's foreign minister sought to down play the differences. >> translator: the main disagreement is a

ill discipline proved costly for scotland as they allowed whales back no the contest. three penalties tried to lead at half-time. visitors maintained the momentum to win the match 26-23. it's whales eighth straight win over scotland. >>> the president of the international olympic committee says russia is eradicating dope in sport. it's visiting kazakhstan and made the comment after scandals in the ranks of russian athletics. the world anti-doping agency is investigating, but there are fears there won't be enough transparency around the finding. russian authorities both in sport and government will do their best. they'll be very open to timize they were investigation, and then to draw the necessary conclusions in this fight for the protection >>> kazakhstan's largest city helps it to compete in beijing to host the winter games in 2022. the i.s. c in the area looking at the facilities. 2014 drew criticism for costing an excess of $50 million. robert forrester walker reports from the commercial capital of almaty >> reporter: diane wants to be an olympic champion. every ju

it's wales 8th win over scotland. >> the n.h.l. chicago blackhawks recorded a win obvious the pittsburgh penguins beating them in overtime. they were tied at 1-1 at the end of the third. slapping the goal to break the deadlock. earning the blackhawks a second state win >>> the president of the international olympic committee said russia is working on eradicating doping in sport, and is visiting kazakhstan and made the comments after recent scandals. the world doping agency is investigating allegations, but there are fears there's not enough transparency and if russia is cooperating. >> the russian authorities, in sport and government will do their best will be very open to finalise this investigation. then there's the draw the necessary conclusions in this fight for the protection of the athlete. >> kazakhstan's largest city is hoping it can beat beijing to host the winter games in 2022. the i.o.c. currently in the area looking at the facilities. sach sochi with criticism for growing. dropping out citing financial concerns. we have

in scotland, a huge swing away from labour to the nsnp.is your take on the outcome of the election? we had alastair campbell on two days ago. he said it is so difficult to predict. he said he has never felt so uncertain about the future. mr. shakespeare: that is right. if i was betting, i would that on the smallest lead for conservatives you can get. they will be just about the largest party. maybe a bit more than that. how that works in the after negotiations is another question. francine: do you have a poll on asking people whether they see in election after this election? we cannot actually form a viable government. mr. shakespeare: we ask them to predict what is going to happen next. people protect a stronger conservative government than a lot of pundits do. they do not think there will be a majority but they think it will be strong enough to make a coalition. francine: do people go into election gear closer to the day. with the scottish referendum, nobody really cared until about two or three weeks when people started noticing and the

scotland and wales have temporarily banned fracking until they study environmental safeguards. good morning. >> how big of a surprise was that that we have seen this program taking place? we called it a speed bump. what is it? >> we are still going forward where we are. we have had planning applications in the council. there is no moratorium in england. there are a lot of resources in england. we are pretty confident that it will happen. >> what are you doing to overcome these environmental rejections -- objections? is it lobbying? >> if you look at where we are, we have all of the permits we need. lancaster county council have said there are two issues, one is traffic and the other is fairly standard planning issues. all environmental concerns have been satisfied. >> so it is working? >> yes. there is a lot of publicity and scaremongering out there. but the regulators have all given us a positive check. >> do you think the fact that other parts of the united kingdom are taking a more circumspect look for this will make it harder to gain the kind of approvals you are looking fo

last year wales gave scotland they are biggest defeat in tournament history. the score there was colonel 10-16 to wales. >> two seasons after winning 9-2, munich giving hackburg another defeat. the reigns champions thrashed them at home. the man who secured germany's winning goal in the final netted twice as did the ditch winger and german forward. ideal preparation for the champions league last 16 tights. >> a nine goal thriller, scoring four times including the winning goal in their 5-460ry. >> the international olympic committee will visit for a chance of hosting the 2022 olympics in kazakhstan. sochi, 2014 drew criticism for costing abexcess of $20 billion. other cities dropped out citing financial concerns. >> we have a report from kazakhstan's commercial capitol. >> diane wants to be an olympic champion. every jump brings her closer to her dream even the hard landings. the 18-year-old's not giving up. she's hoping to compete here in her home city in 2022. >> people will say hey somewhere in asia is this country called kazakhstan. maybe i have a chance to

scotland still yet to win the three world cups. al jazeera in the world rankings only been officially recognized by the sports governing body back in 2001 jennifer glass reports now on the high hopes of the afghan people in orange and in blue. >> a bit of last minute strategy before the match begins. then it getses underway. this is one of afghanistan's most dangerous providences and security is a main concern. >> if a player is elwell thy he is aphrase of being kidnapped if he is poor, he only thinks about his financial situation and most here are in bad economic shape. >> so the government still relied heavily on international aid, so there's not much money for sports. we don't have grounds the we don't have the proper gear to pratt tick. and we ask the government to pay attention to sports. seo we can two. >> also helps keep young men out of trouble and gives them something to appear too. >> most of the national team came from here. makes basically the correct capitol of afghanistan this academy is well appointed with pads and b

englands 163 without loss against scotland. looking for a first win. plenty of sport. thanks for watching. >> thanks. stay with us in al jazeera. another full bulletin of news for you at the top of the hour. >> the new al jazeera america primetime. get the real news you've been looking for. >> now everybody in this country can hear them. >> at 7:00, a thorough of the day's events. >> at the end of the day, we're going to give you an intelligent, context driven, take on the day's news. >> then at 8:00, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day. >> this is a complicated situation. how significant is it? >> and at 9:00, get a global perspective on the news. >> they're sending their government a message. >> organizing themselves. >> people say they're finally fed up. >> weeknights, on al jazeera america primetime. >>>this is al jazeera america, i'm michael eaves in new york. here are the top stories. pressure is mounting in indonesia. u.s. may pull out of talks if progress is not made. >>> al qaeda linked group al-shabab targets the mall of america >>> egyp

investigators in scotland yard said they may be en route to join isis in syria. tell us more. >> reporter: scotland yard says these three teenage girls left london on tuesday morning. they arrived in istanbul on tuesday evening. they're believed to be on their way to syria. the latest that we have on that initially authorities told cnn that they had no information regarding as to what they would be doing in syria. now they know that another girl who december managed to slip through the authorities net on her way to syria, on her way to istanbul and disappeared was a friend of these girls. the bigger concern is this growing trend, not only of young girls getting into syria but continuing to recruit others of their friends back here in the united kingdom. >> what more do we know about these girls? two are 15. one is 16 correct? >> reporter: two are 15 and one is 16. one of the 15 year olds was traveling on the passport of her older sister who is 17. already huge concerns about how that could happen at customs here in the u.k. they're at school together in east lond

. >> scotland is facing italy in rugby's six nations. both teams are looking for their first victory in this year's tournament. scotland currently lead 16-15. later france host wales. looking to avoid a fourth straight defeat. >> i would much rather in france it is a must-win game compared to playing a tier-three, tier-four nation where you're expected to win by 50 points. this is much more exciting, and a lot more tension on the training ground. it's a good energy, and it's much more enjoyable test we've evolved here. >> world number one euro rory mcilroy his second round of 74 on friday put him at seven over. it's the first time in nearly a year he has two consecutive rounds over par. the cut won't be made officially until saturday after a four-hour rain delay means that some players still need to finish their second round. >> i'm pissed off. i think it's been since the open in 13 the last time i missed the cut. i don't like missing cuts. you want to be playing on the weekend. and i'm not there. i'm--well, i'm here. i'm home, but i'm r

scotland yard has not confirmed that jihadi jon is emwazi. but unnamed u.s. intelligence officials say he is one and the same. and human right's group cage, said they believe he is mohammed emwazi but are not 100 percent certain. emwazi, 27 was born in kuwait from what is described as a well to do family. but the home in queens park, london, is quite modest. grew up in london and has a degree in computer science in the university of west minister and was a gentle and humble young man. and clashes with the angry star of the beheading videos and the man who joined isis in 2012. according to cage, mi- five irpt cented emwazi as he tried to go on a safari and accused this as a trip to train with al-shabaab in somalia. they tried to recruit him and interrogating. agencies stopped him from returning to it kuwait where he wanted to get married and start a new life and that's when he may have snapped. this is a sympathetic side of the story and we don't know because mi five intelligence scotland yard are not commenting on the case they say lives are still at stake. w

the worry for scotland yard is only growing because they say this is a trend that is growing. the numbers are extremely concerning. the counterterrorism operation manager told us. doesn't look like it's something they're getting a handle on any time soon. the only way they're trying to work through it is by asking parent to remain vigilant. as the minutes and hours tick by time is ticking by for these girls. >> we're watching new video from the front lines, the war on isis. the battle in a town nine miles from an iraqi air bass where some 400 merl personnel are based -- military personnel are base. posted by isis, armored vehicles, humvees, heavy machine guns. also includes graphic pictures this appear to show a number of iraqi security force killed during this battle. let me be clear -- cnn cannot independently confirm the authenticity of the video. but that's what you're looking at we believe. meantime, the united states has done something that has a lot of people questioning. this is a revealing piece of its own war plan. an official laying out the framework of an offensive

there are many theories of course including online recruitment by an isis bride from scotland. we look at their moveless and why some say more should have been done. >> reporter: they crossed through security and immigration, three schoolgirls from east london. shamima begum, kadiza sultana, and amira abase. they flew from london to istanbul believe to be headed to the border with syria. what convinced the girls to loaf their families and head to syria? were there any red flags that police and family should have noticed? in fact one of their classmates left for syria in december. and police talked to the girls at the time warning them of the dangers of traveling to syria. but a school principal insists this the girls were radicalized on line, not in school. >> access to social media networks at the academy is also strictly regulated. students are unable to access twitter or facebook on academy computers. with such measures in place, police have advised us that there is no evidence that radicalization of the missing students took place at the academy. >> reporter: social media c