charles stratford. al jazeera eastern ukraine. >>> more than 1.6 billion muslims around the world are celebrating the eid holiday. india bangladesh celebrating the 10th month of the islamic calendar. muslims on other parts of the world observed eid on friday. the new moon appears in different days in different regions. people have been squeezing on buzzes and ferries to head home for celebrations. eid festivities coincide with a historic nuclear deal. are iranians are reminded to pray for peace. eid celebrations have taken a more somber tone at one camp in jordan. parents have tried their best to make the holiday enjoyable for their children. >> dressed in their best getting influence toys and playing with their friends. -- new toys and playing with their friends. celebrating, the be muslim holy modify ramadan. >> this is their childhood. do you want them us to deprive them of their life? we cannot. whatever we can we should supply them with whatever is necessary. >> they are the ones that make eid beau

brad saton is live in stratford township and just an incredible sight for drivers. >> reporter: yeah, something folks here in stafford township have been here talking about all day. we want to tell you right here is where they put the plane. they worked on it. they wanted to get wings off the plane in order to remove it. they did remove that plane 20 or 25 minutes ago. less's set the scene here. the bay here is half will a mile to mile down the the road. the pilot was coming in after he lost his engine. you see all of the wires, the power lines and all of the traffic, and somehow this pilot was able to maneuver the plane along the grass median, and land it. we want to show thaw video after it landed of emergency officials moving the plane off the road. we know that five people were inside, this was a sky diving plane, the the pilot was in there with two instructors and two students. they had just taken off when engine died over the the ocean they were up 4,000 feet i'm's toll. plane at that point as you hear became a glider. pilot was able to find a place to london 72 along grassy med

charles stratford is there. >> reporter: i'm standing in the village.ind me you can see a memorial that was set up there yesterday for those 298 victims of mh17 the plane -- the main part of the debris of the plane fell near here. today there was a church service initially, a congregation there lighting candles and saying prayers. there was then a march hold crucifixes up. and speeches read by some of the residents. it's when you speak to them personally, that you understand the kind of trauma they are still going through. we spoke to an elderly woman who actually broke down as she described looking up into the sky and seeing what she thought were paratroopers falling from the sky, and then she realized one of the people was actually sitting in a chair, and it was later discovered that it was one of the women passengers. her neighbor she said four bodies were found in her neighbor's garden one of which was a child. she said they are still finding little bits of the wreckage personal items belonging to some of the victims. so a very traumatic experience.

charles stratford is where the fragment will be sent.hat will investigatoring be looking for charles? >> reporter: the piece is expected to arrive tomorrow morning here at this french ministry of defense facility, where other investigations have been held on aviation disasters before. there's a number of things we gather they are going to be focusing on. they will be looking for evidence of what is broadly termed as data tags, anything suggesting a serial number or maintenance number to suggest previous repair works on that piece of debris. they are also going to be looking at how long the debris has been exposed to sea water. and at what depths. there's a lot of speculation as to what -- the amount of barnacles on the piece of debris suggests, whether it suggests it has been floating on the ocean for a long period, or it has come up from the ocean floor. oceanographers are saying this could have floated around 4,000 kilometers where they are focusing their efforts where it is believed the plane came down. and they are also going to look

charles stratford, al jazeera, eastern ukraine. >>> when we come back good news along the california, the beach that has been closed for two months after an oil spill is set to reopen but should the company behind the spill have helped with the cleanup? that's next. >>> thousands of people in illinois are without power today after a tornado swept through they region. emergency crews are on the ground right now. they are starting the cleanup there. the powerful storm left a trail of severe damage in its path. a shelter at a high school is open for people who's homes were destroyed. >>> a train carrying crude oil has derailed in montana. 21 of the 106 cars derailed. officials say about 35,000 gallons of oil spilled out there. amtrak service was suspended for a short time for those people who had to be evacuated. >>> a california beach will reopen today almost two monthings after it was contaminated by an oil spill. but there are new questions about the role played by a private contractor hired by the company responsible for the spill. >> reporter: this is oil from a spill along califor

and charles stratford live for us near where it is all going to end up.hat will be the process once it gets to where you are? >> reporter: well david, i'm standing outside the aeronautic center here the french ministry of defense building. it's a place where a lot of crash investigations have happened before. it's one of the leading centers in europe. and they are going to be focusing on this piece of debris expected to arrive here tomorrow as you say. they are going to be looking for what they describe as serial numbers, any kind of evidence whatsoever that would confirm that this piece of metal effectively, is belonging -- or belonged to or part of a boeing 777. they are also going to be looking for what they broadly describe as data tags. anything even from numbers that may suggest maintenance or repairs that are being done -- that were done on -- on this plane. they are also going to be looking at the fabric itself and trying to put a date on that fabric, the type of fabric it is. they are going to be looking at simple things so we have been told thin

charles stratford is there. >> reporter: hundreds of people have come out today to pay their respectsremembrance of the 298 victims of flight mh 17. many of the bodies found in local people's gardens here. as you can see the flags being held, representing the countries where those victims came from. the white balloons representing each individual victim. we have been speaking to some of the local people about what today means to them and their memories of exactly what they saw. >> translator: i could see the seat with a person in it falling from the sky. i thought at first it was a paratrooper. we could see wreckage falling, but then we realized it was a woman passenger. we saw four bodies, including a child in my neighbor's garden. it was terrible. i can't contain my emotions my tears, even now. >> reporter: as you hear there, people in this area deeply traumatized by what they saw. earlier on there was a church service that was held in a local church just down the road. there were prayers said and candles lit by the few people that attended that service. now although there's no figh

if you go back to stratford-upon-avon there's the woman is evidence. there are no grammar school records to show that he went to the grammar school there. he didn't go to university so how could he make noise without a university education? the earl of oxford is one of the candidates and marlowe is another. francis bacon was the most popular. amelia begin in the 1800's wrote a book essentially reporting that francis bacon had no relation to her by the way, had written plays and there is not then anyone named william shakespeare. ms. begin had a very and interesting inventory of her own. she went to england to research the authorship. she went to the town and absorbed the atmosphere but didn't do any interviewing or archival research. >> host: fiction writers do that a lot. >> guest: just went there to absorb the atmosphere. she didn't and so well however her walk had it -- written by nathaniel hawthorne who regretted for the rest of his life that he had written an introduction because by the time he read the book she ended up in an insane asylum at the

charles stratford and his camera team have been to the front lines with the ukrainian military. >> the ukrainian army wouldn't let us film the tanks as they fired from positions above the bridge. one soldier told us we know it's a violation of the ceasefire agreement, but the separatists do the same. after firing a few more shells towards what the soldiers said were targets near donetsk airport, which is held by the separatists, we managed to film one of five tanks as they drove off different directions. >> ukrainian army say that tanks were firing at separatist military vehicles several kilometers away. we heard no incoming shelling before the tanks started firing. military hardware of that kind of caliber should not be here. >> according to the minsk ceasefire signed in february both sides should have withdrawn hardware. the separatists were quick to respond, incoming shells could be heard landing close by. a few kilometers away, this apartment block has one side completely destroyed. an elderly woman and her grandson lived here. they were killed by a separatist attack the night befo

charles stratford filed this report from donetsk. >> the line of cars stretches for kilometres. there has been a blockade tightened. crossing to ukrainian control territory can take hours. >> every time they make a new law you feel humiliated. it's easier to travel to a foreign country than your ob land. authorities opened their own bank where people can pay utility bills and tax. it was to pay pensions which they refused in russian rubles. >> of course it's a small amount. our state is young, we wait for a better future. >> reporter: "we want peace" she says before walking away. the little money people has goes less far than it used to before the crisis. the economic blockade doubled the prices. many rely on goods smuggled from russia. russia supplied 30 aid convoys. people queue uds centers like this one every day. >> i couldn't survive without it. >> reporter: businesses are closing down. this sweets factory used to employ thousands. it was forced a close down because it couldn't get the materials that it needed. >> this neighbourhood suffered some of the worst damage. ukrain

charles stratford reports. >> reporter: the line of cars often stretches for kilometers down this roadian authorities have tightened a blockade around the self declared donetsk people's republic. crossing into ukrainian-controlled territory can take hours. >> translator: every time they make a new law you feel humiliated. >> reporter: all ukrainian banks closed around a year ago, none of the atm's work anymore. the authorities have opened their own bank where people can pay their utility bills and tax. the elderly wait to collect their pensions which they receive in russian rubles the equivalent of around $50 a month. >> translator: of course it's a small amount but it's better than nothing. our state is young. it cannot give to us a [ inaudible ]. we wait for a better future. >> reporter: we just want peace she says before she walks away. little money people goes a lot less far than it used to before this crisis. ukraine's economic blockade has doubled the prices of basic foods. many people rely on goods smuggled from russia. russia has supplied more than 30 aid convoys into the regio

charles stratford, al jazeera, eastern ukraine. >> the u.s. has launched a diplomatic push to reassure alleys about last week's nuclear deal with iran. the u.s. defense secretary, ash carter, is on his way to israel. he is the latest u.s. official to head there as part of a charm offensive. saudi arabia and jordan are on the list. the business of doing business with iran is also starting with german's economy minister arriving in tehran at the head of a business delegation and spain has similar plans. on friday iran's supreme leader made his first comments about the leader. he said it will not change tehran's attitude toward the u.n. the israeli prime minister said this proved his point. >> if anyone thought the sweeping concessions for iran would bring about a change in its policy they have received a decisive answer over the weekend in the aggressive and provocative speech of iran's ruler. the iranians don't make an effort to hide the fact that they will use the hundreds of billions of dollars that they will receive in this deal to arm their

by the end of shakespeare's career he retires back to stratford in 1511. by that time there are two major theater companies left in london and part of the reason for that relates back to the puritans prohibiting the production of plays. they didn't literally shut the theaters down but that's also demonstrated in shakespeare in love after the rebels shut the theater either for plays or later the puritans would say plays were an abomination against god pretending to be something they weren't and with men playing the parts of women. they were even more upset about that. >> host: including that line that woman is a woman. >> guest: that's right. >> host: i was also fascinated as a armor business journalist and i covered the graphic arts industry to learn about jaggard the blind printer. fascinating. how the first folio was instructed. only 900 pages. paper was a problem. talk a little about that. >> guest: let me start at the end of the story. without many copies of the first folio to compare it's very difficult to draw the inference about how the book was act

. >>> plus -- >> i'm charles stratford reporting from eastern ukraine where people are struggling touild their lives, and suffering increasing economic hardship. >>> and jordan begins his campaign for a third straight major as the campaign gets underway at st. andrews. ♪ >>> kenya's government says a senior al-shabab commander has been killed in a u.s. drone strike in somalia. the attack happened in the southwestern town. the drone targeted the commander, and several other individuals traveling with him. the kenyan government says it believes up to 30 al-shabab fighters were killed in the strike. >>> burundi's rival political factions are meeting to try to bring an end to months of political unrest. elections are due next week and the president is running for a third term defying a two-term limit. it's igs decision has triggered months of violent protests and more than is 50,000 people have fled to the border. >>> with less than a week to go before controversial presidential elections in burundi, the u.n. refugee agency says that more than 700 people are fleeing the country each day.

charles stratford traveled to donetsk to meet some of the residents who refused to move. >> reporter: year old valuen tina has gotten used to the gunfire and shelling nearby. she built this house with her mother and has lived here more than 50 years. >> translator: the house will cry for me if i leave. i would feel like i am betraying my home if i go. i will sit here until they bomb me. the house looked at me and sees that i am still alive, and so it lives on too. >> reporter: she talks to her friend who brings her bread every day. there has been no electricity here for months. she has no cellar to hide in. is that firing coming in this direction or going out she nervously asks. she says when her neighbor's house was hit shrapnel from the blast shot through her wall narrowly missing her sister who was lying on her bed. >> translator: sometimes the shrapnel is flying and i think where do i hide? do i stand in the corner or do i stand in the street. they are bombing. sometimes they shell for four to five hours non-stop. >> reporter: virtually every house in the neighborhood has been dam

charles stratford, al jazerra donetsk, eastern ukraine. >>> german chance already angela america andance minister are urging politician to his back a third debt deal for greece. the pun does pun does stag will vote later on the package greece has a condition the agreement. eurozone states some still need to give the green light. banks are going to reopen on monday asinine hundred million euro increase was given. they have agreed to give greece a short-term loan to pay its business simon mcgregor-wood has more from athens. >> reporter: i think mr. tsipras and the greek people will accept good news wherever they can find it. the comment today indicating that the european central bank will be allowed to -- or willing to drip feed more ca, in to cash in to the banking system will be a bit of good news. they are suggest you but it's not finally confirmed that the banks may reopen as soon as monday, they have been shut for three weeks, i think capital controls the amount of people that people can take out the kind businesses and transactions that people can do will be here for sometime yet

charles stratford, al jazerra don everything, eastern ukraine. >>> so-called bookkeeper of auschwitzty of being accessory to the murder of 300,000 people. 94 year old oscar was sentence today four years in jail. the charges date back to 1944 when hundreds of thousands of jews were gassed to death in nazi occupied poland. >>> after more than two decades of no production so somalia's cash crop is making a comeback. the country was once the largest he can porter of bananas. but the industry cass destroyed by civil war. >> reporter: it's a scramble to get the fresh banana as to mogadishu, these farmers work six days a week to meet the growing demand in the somali capital. >> you cut banana as for one to three vehicles every morning and we sent them to the city. we are very busy. >> reporter: but the industry employed 10s of thousands of people but the start of civil war in 1991 destroyed it all. no one had worked the land on this farm for almost 25 years but that's changing. >> translator: the place was a bush a year and a half ago we cleared the bush and now more than 100 people work he

charles stratford, al jazerra donetsk, eastern ukraine. >>> a radio campaign has been launched in the stop women traveling to syria to join isil. the government says 43 have done so in the past year alone. they are worried more will leave during the summer holidays. and others charlie angela reports, they hope the broadcasts will help parents identify any potential warning signs. >> reporter: they looked like three friends off on holiday to turkey. but when these three teenagers left london, they headed to syria to join islamic state of iraq and the levant. two have since married fighters there, their fighters are still trying to understand why. the three girls all attends the this school in east london, and since their disappearance in february another five girls have had their passports confiscated by authorities who fear they could follow their former school friends to syria. ♪ >> reporter: sensing more may follow. police are running a radio campaign aimed at british ethnic minorities appealing to mothers to help. >> you can talk on to your doubt enter her feelings you could see ch

charles stratford, al jazerra donetsk, eastern ukraine. >>> demonstrators in the hungarian capital areing the building of a fence along the hungary-serbia border. the fence is intended to keep out the wave of migrants entering the country research cop instruction of the four-meter high border fence began on monday. so far this year, hungary has registered 70,000 migrants, mainly from the middle east and africa. >>> undocumented haitians are still trying to cross in to the dominican republic to live and work, even though they face death or deportation. adam raney reports now from the haitian border. >> reporter: the one thing he knows that he can provide for his family in haiti is water. this well sits a few meters outside his home. a one-room shack he shares with five others. a place he never wanted to return to. earlier this year, he was deported he says, a steady job on a farm in the dominican republic and regular pay gone. >> translator: life is better in the dominican republic. there is work over there. here there is nothing. there is no work here. people go hungry. kids don't have

charles stratford al jazeera, eastern ukraine. >> the trump factor, how the real estate mogul is changing the debate on immigration. plus nasa is describing it as beautiful eye candy. the latest images of pluto 3000000000 miles away. >> well, a quit update on the story we're following here. in the video here. this is a wildfire burning. what is interesting you don't see the wildfire right now because the wildfire apparently jumped the highway and set a couple of vehicles on fire. we understand that at least ten vehicles have burned. the shots that you're seeing here is of a car carrier on fire. big black smoke. and as you know vehicles on that card carrier have fuel tanks. we don't know if they were full at the time but the smoke seems to indicate yes. this is happening just outside of the mojave desert. there are at least four lanes on that highway. are you okay? on that highway. and we've got fire crews on the scene as well. some of them are stuck in traffic. you can see here there is quite a back-up there. we're talking about the southbound lanes of this freeway that are closed because

charles stratford al jazeera, eastern ukraine. >> there is much more still to come for you on the alazeera news hour. little time left to talk as a day for presidential elections in burundi draw near. plus after a half century of tension just hours before the united states and cuba restore diplomatic relations. and off the coast of south africa an australian surfer has a close encounter with two sharks. >> now banks in greece are prepared to open after being close ford three weeks. more flexible withdraw limits will allow the maximum of 420 you rows. that's $454 a week replacing 60 euros equal to $64 a day. but transfers abroad are still under restriction. we're live now from the greek capital of athens. mohammed, after three weeks people there must be really eagerly anticipating the reopening of their banks. what is the mood like over there? >> there is a collective sense of relief, you could say. because people wanted the banks to be reopened. they've been closed for as you said over three weeks now and there has been so much exhaustion here about all this debt deal drama. the gove

charles stratford was there and sent this report. >> reporter: the day of mourning for a community thatill never forget. the service was held in remembrance of the 298 men women and children found dead in the surrounding fields. >> translator: we want peace so badly we feel such sympathy for the families who lost their loved ones here. we must end this hatred. life is so short but it can be so beautiful. >> reporter: the prees led the congregation up -- the priest led the congregation up the road. some held flags of the countries from where the victims came. as music played, they quietly thought about the horror they had seen on a similarly sunny day one year ago. >> translator: i could see a seat with a person sitting in it falling from the sky. we found out it was a woman passenger, my neighbor found four bodies including a child in the garden. i cannot control my emotions and tears even now. >> reporter: the leader of the self proclaimed donetsk peoples republic said the search must continue. shot down the passenger airliner. he says ukrainian forces are to blame. the people let go o

charles stratford reports. >> reporter: a day of mourning for a community that will never forget. sthoats ♪ >> reporter: ♪ ♪ are. >> reporter: the service was held for the 298 men and women found in the gardens around the area. >> we feel such sympathy for the families who lost their loved ones here. we must end this hatred. life is so short but it can be so beautiful. >> reporter: the priest let the congregation up the street to the memorial stone. they gathered, some held flags from the countries where the victims came. as music played they quietly thought about the horror they had seen on a similarly sunny day one year ago. >> i could see a seat with a person sitting in it falling from the sky. we found out it was a woman passenger, her body was discovered on a coal slag heap. i cannot control my emotions and tears even now. >> reporter: the leader of the self proclaimed donetsk people's republic said the investigations must continue. the west say evidence so far suggests his fighters shot down the passenger airliner flied mh 17. he says ukraine forces are to blame. after poems

charles stratford reports. >> 76-year-old valentina has got used to the shelling and firing close by. she built her house with her mother and lived hereby more than 50 years. >> translator: the house will cry for me if i leave. i would feel like i am betraying my home if i go. i will silt here until they bomb me. the house looks at me and sees that i'm still alive so it lives on too. >> valentina speaks to her friend who brings her bread every day. there's been no electricity for months. she has a cell to hide in when the shelling starts. is that firing coming in this direction or going out? she nervously asks. she says when her neighbor's house was hit shrapnel from the blast shot through is wall, narrowly missing her sister who was lying on her bed. >> translator: sometimes the slap nelz was flying and i think where do i hide, do i hide in the corner or in the street. sometimes they shell for four or five hours nonstop. >> thousands of families once lived here now only stray dogs roam these streets. a ceasefire was signed in february. valentina is the only living on this street. eve

prince william stratford, spotsylvania, cullpepperculpepper. shenandoah valley. caution for midsometime. but by the afternoon, caution again for possibility of spafgpassing thunder showers. and by the afternoon mid-90s. >> a couple problems this morning. including one that tom was talking about. here we go 66 at the beltway, we do have that fog there. remember inbound, that x lane shut down between nutley street and the beltway. in bethesda, bradley boulevard at huntington parkway shut down. 95 and 198 looking good there in maryland. and then a mass overall nice and green there. >>> a desperate plea from a son for his missing father. but why is he still planning on playing in this week's quicken loans national tournament. >>> outrage after a dentist killed a popular lion in africa oh my gosh, it's the guy from last night. what?! can i jump on your wi-fi? yeah, you can try it. hey! i had a really good time last night. yeah, me too. the only thing is that... the only thing is what? what's the only thing? oh my gosh he's married. he's a kleptomaniac. he's a pyromani

he is a delivery truck driver and active volunteer with the stratford fire department.led tonight with $75,000 bond and no 10% option. >> baby inflatable crib swept out to sea. how the ten month old ended up surrounded by water and the dramatic effort to save her. >> family thrilled to find out the loss dog that's been missing for four years was found, but it quickly turned to heartache. how a missed call could derail their happy reunion. >> and, less than month now after their front man broke his leg the foo fighters coming to town. we have the inside scoop on what local fans can expect when dave groll hit the >> little rock i there incredible sounds of the phillies pops, america's largest stands alone pops orchestra playing for free, patriotic concert over at independents park tonight, all part of welcome america celebration color guards helped open the show. >> huge block party overtaking independence mall, party of the birthday, something worth celebrating. but as our bruce gordon explains today's event wasn't exactly dripping with historical themes. >> if you were

and that piece of wing is on its way to france where charles stratford is.nd that wing part is going to be examined very closely to see if it is indeed part of mh370. >> that's right. it will be coming here which is a french defense ministry facility to be investigated. we're hearing reports from some malaysian officials that are saying a number on that piece of debris proves it is from a boeing 777. but certainly the investigators are going to want concrete proof that that be the case. they will be looking for a number of things including things like serial numbers, things that are called broadly data tags things like bar codes even anything to try to trace its origin. they will also be looking at the age of the piece of debris and trying to determine just how long it has been in the water. oceanographers are saying it is not inconceivable to imagine that that piece of debris could well have floated 4,000 kilometers from where it is believed the plane came down. but it's worth reminding ourselves that this is not the first aviation -- reunion has seen aviat

to charles stratford in balma. r close to toulouse in southern france.e us an idea of what happens in the facility behind you because, of course this is now going to be the focus of this investigation. >> that's right. yes. we are outside of toulouse outside of what is a french ministry facility when are that piece of debris will be analyze analyzed, as we heard, and unsure yet as to when exactly it will be arriving here conflicting reports as to whether it will be saturday or sunday. >> piece that is widely being described as a flapperon, that piece of the wing that is used to give the plane uplift how they are going to really look at this and what they are going to be looking for as to whether it was evidence of that malasian flight looking at the age of the part. they are going to be looking at. so we believe those barnacles that you see on the side of it as well they seem to be various theories kicking around as to whether those shellfish on the side of that piece of debris suggests that it was on the surface of the water for a long period of time or

sharls stratford reports from donetsk. >> the line of cars stretches for kilometres down the road. they have tightened a blockade crossing into ukranian controlled territory. it can take hours. >> every time they make a new law. they feel humiliated. >> all ukranian banks closed around a year ago. none of the atms worked. authorities opened their own bank where people cap pay bills and tax. they receive the equivalent of $50. >> of course it's a small amount. that is nothing. our state is young. they cannot give to us. moving to a better future. >> we want peace she says before she walks away. >> the little money goes less far than it used to. the blockade doubled the prices of foods. many rely on goods smuggled from russia many supplying the convoys. people queue outside distribution centers like this one. >> the aid is everything. i live alone and couldn't survive without it. >> bazs have to close down. it was forced to stop production, because it kapt get the raw materials it needs. both sides blame each other for the daily violations of a ceasefire agreement signed in february.

on the anniversary of the tragedy, al jazeera am charles 's charles stratford joined the mourners. >> the balloons symbolizing the 298 people who fell to their deaths in the surrounding cub side, hundreds of people came out to pay their respects and mourn their dead. >> it began with a day of promise, july 17, 2014 passengers and crew started to board flight 17 just before noon. touch teenager gary slock, who snaps a selfie with his mom before take job. flying time from amsterdam to kuala lumpur just over four hours. the local airport in ukraine tries twice to make contact with the pilot, no answer, the plane's black boxes stop recording, the aircraft is down. al jazeera's scott heidler arrived on the scene just as the sun rose the next morning. he reported seeing white marks already dotting the site mapping out the lives lost. >> reporter: as those rescue workers were fanned out across these fields, identifying the human remains, we were close at the time debris field as they came up. as they approached this debris field, he said, there are too many bodies in there, i don't are enoug

charles stratford is in france where the wing part will be exam inned, and tell us what they are goingbe looking at when the part arrives. >> reporter: there are a number of things they will really be focused on here in this analysis that is true to arrive here tomorrow morning. there's a lot of speculation already. we have spoken about these numbers that have been found apparently on this piece of metal. it is being said already by some that this might indicate a serial number others have said this could suggest a maintenance record from repairs that have been done. other pieces of evidence also what is being described a things like data tags bar codes, any kind of reference there that could trace this piece of debris to a boeing 777. and they will be looking at the level ofco core row shun and debate how long this piece of debris has been on the surface. some ocean org fers say the barnacles suggest it was on the ocean floor and it has floated up. ocean ing fers say it is conceivable it may well have floated from the site where it's believed the plane went down. so there's a lot that

charles stratford has that story from moscow. >> this 25-year-old is on holiday in moscow she's here with a group of students and she's loving it. >> the construction - i feel the different cultures, it's different from china. >> it's the height of the tourist season. but there's no longer the mix of foreigners here there used to be. the russian tourism industry said the deterioration in relation with the west means fewer are coming to russia these days. for the first time last year the chinese was the largest group of foreigners to visit russia. more than a million visit russia last year and half were tourists on holiday. this group are spending their last day in moscow. they have dom the park to see the soviet architecture and memorabilia. the women posed for votes in front of a monument depicting the former states. with fewer westerners coming, the russian tourism industry is focussing on attracting industry from asia, and china in particular. chinese tourists coming in groups don't need a visa. it's one of around 15 hotels accredited by chinese tour companies, and they cater for

and as charles stratford reports, they are also struggling to cope with an economic blockade. >> reporterline of cars stretches for kilometers down this road. they have tightenened the blockade. crossing into ukrainian controlled territory can take hours. >> translator: every time they make a new law, you feel humiliated. it's easier to travel to a foreign country. >> reporter: all ukrainian banks closed around a year ago. the authorities have opened their own bank where people can pay their utility bills and tax, the elderly wait to collect their pensions which they receive in russian rubles. >> translator: of course it's a small amount but better than nothing. our state is young. it cannot give to us a [ inaudible ]. we wait for a better future. >> reporter: we just want peace, she say, before she walks away. the little money people have goes a lot less far than it used to. the blockade has doubled prices of basic foods. many people rely on goods smuggled from russia. russia has supplied more than 20 aid convoys into the region since the conflict began. people queue outside distribution

charles stratford and his camera team has been to the front lines with the ukranian military. [ explosion ] >> reporter: ukranian army wouldn't let us film the tanks as they fired from positions above the bridge. a soldiers told us he knew it was a violation of the ceasefire, buts the separatists do the same. after firing a few shells to what the soldiers said were targeted of the donetsk airports. we filmed one of five tanks as they drove off in different directions. >> the ukranian army say the tanks were firing at separatist vehicles. we heard no incoming shelling. military hardware of that calibre should not be here according to the minsk agreement. >> reporter: according to the minsk ceasefire both should have withdrawn artillery to create a 50km wide security zone. the separatists were quick to respond. incoming shells could be heartlanding close by. a few kilometres away w found this apartment block. one side is completely destroyed. an elderly woman and her disabled grandson lived in the flat. they were killed by a separatist attack the night before. the ukranian soldiers showed m

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charles stratford reports. >> reporter: threes al jazeera journalists hope the verdict will be the end of a long ordeal. so do their colleagues and other journalists. it began in september 2014, when the reporter produces and mohammed badr and mohamed fadel fahmy were charged with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. in is punk dated by brief and confusing appearances in court in which they protested the innocence. the trial was a farce. it provoked an outpouring of solidarity amongst journalists. it's protested in support. that didn't stop the court from convicting them and six other colleagues in absentia. sentencing them. a verdict that provoked international outrage. the issue of the al jazeera journalist in europe. they should be released. eventually egypt's court of cessation has confirmed the verdict. the pressure paid off. released earlier this year. he made an emotional return. he is not free. a guilty verdict in the retrial could limit his ability to travel and work. >> obviously for me that would be a problem. what really matters is what it would mean for the other guys. that th

charles stratford reports from donetsk, where some residents are living close to the front line. >> 76-year-old valentina has got used to the gun fire and shelling. she built her house with her mother and lived here more than 50 years. >> translation: the house - i would feel like i'm betraying my home if i go. i will sit here until they bomb me it looks like it's alive. it lives on too. >> valentina talks to her friend who brings her bread every day. there's no electricity here for months, she has no cellar to hide in when the shelling starts. >> translation: is that firing coming in this direction or going out. when her neighbour's house was hit, shrapnel shot through the wall narrowly missing her sister who was laying on her bed. >> sometimes the shrapnel is flying and i think where do i hide. do i stand in the corner or stand in the streets. they are bombing. sometimes they shell for four to five hours non-stopped. >> virtually every house has been damaged in the fighting. thousands of families lived here. now only stray dogs roam the streets. a ceasefire was signed in february. >>

we can cross to charles stratford in eastern ukraine where the plane went down. lots of attempts today to mark whethered, charles. talk us through what happened. >> reporter: surgery ab emotional day -- an emotional day here i am standing in the village. behind me, you can see a memorial set up there yesterday for those 298 victims. the plane, the main part of debra fell close to this area a lot of the areas found in gardens. there was a church service initially, a corngregation lighting candles and saying prayers. there was 10 then a march holding crucifications up to the memorial here. poimdz read by some of the local residents. it's when you speak to them personally that you understand the kind of trauma they are going through. we spoke to an elderly woman who broke down as we were talking to her. she described on the day hearing a large explosion, looking up into the sky and saying what she described, what she thought were paratroopers falling from the sky and then she realized that one of these peoplewas sitting in a chair. she said that person later discove

. >> a volunteer firefighters from stratford, new jersey is behind bars tonight. police say 39-year-old express jury kapala arranged to have sex with under age girl he met on line and her mother. when kapala showed up tuesday he was arrested. he had in fact, been communicating with an undercover over. kopala is held at burlington county jail and sbail set at $75,000. >>> a 91-year-old north philadelphia woman has for too long been afraid of the home next to hers. it's collapsing. and she's afraid that she is at ground zero. "action news" tried to help and it looks like the city is stepping up. "action news" reporter annie mccormick has the story. >> reporter: this home in 2400 block north 18 street more than a eye sore potentially dangerous situation waiting to happen. >> we had police out here, peco, l & i, and they have not been back. >> that was 91-year-old fannie monk's reaction several days ago when she called "action news." she lives next door ato abandoned home on verge of collapse. >> i'm 91 years old and easy to get upset and right now i'm upset. >> she s

haddon and stratford avenue is the the location where it is at it is in haddon township.'m telling you with the beautiful produce but produce flowers, food, family, katie it is the best? >> yes, i know. she has tacos, when i'm coming for those korean taconess a second. ukee, back over to you because i'm salivating. >> so are we. >> i just might dig into this. >> i will bring you some back. >> thanks, that salad looked refreshing on a day like today. >> eating tacos any day of the week. >> bring it. >> very hot steamy day. but you still have to get out and have fun. it is still summer time. camps were out in campbell's field for the river sharks game. it was hot. look the at these bottles of water. they had a lot of water ice stand. i'm sure lines were completely out the door but kid are smiling. they are having fun. everybody has a bottle of water in hand. that is how you know counselors and teachers are doing things right keeping kid hydrated. that is what you have to do if you are outside in the hot sun like these guys were all day and certainly players on the field as

and charles stratford is there for us. >> reporter: the piece of debris is going to be brought here,y are going to be looking at the evidence and trying to get some confirmation as to whether it was once attached to a bowing 777, and whether it was attached to mh370. they are going to be looking at -- or looking for what is broadly described as data tags. those are serial numbers or any kind of markings that would suggest previous repairs. repairs of the plane that they can trace back to a particular aircraft. and they are going to be looking at the age of the material. oceanographers are saying it is possible that this piece of debris could have floated 4,000 miles from where they believe the plane came down. malaysian authorities are saying they have confirmation that indeed this debris is from a boeing 777. but it's highly unlikely that the friends and loved ones of the victims of this tragedy are going to believe that. they want to see proof. we have heard this before, and we heard this on a number of occasions last year. it's very much hoped that for the first time in more than