i'm virginia lopez, some of the implications behind this multibillion dollar scanned. scandal. >> you're watching al jazeera. a recap of the top stories. several explosions have been heard in a hotel in aden, no word yet of any casualties from the attack. nato has called on russia to cease violations of turkish air space. war planes crossed into its territory on sunday. israeli cabinet last met to discuss the rising violence in the occupied west bank. on monday a 13-year-old palestinian boy was shot dead by israeli forces near bethlehem. and an israeli couple was killed near nablis last week. >>> 11 countries designed transpacific partnership, after a long discussion. patty culhane explains. >> several delays. >> we have successfully concluded the transpacific partnership negotiations. i [cheering and applause] >> a deal if completed, just how industries will be impacted, is still unknown, the exact details are still secret. the text will not be released for weeks. but critics of the transpacific partnership, or tpp, and there are plenty of those, say this is a horribl

i am virginia lopez and i have come to see some of the immaterial play sayings behind this multi billionlars scandal. ♪ ♪ >>> now, a hotel used by the government in the yemeni city of aden has been attacked. the vice president and other ministers who returned from exile two weeks ago were using it as a base. a report from yemen following the latest events joins us live in studio. first of all, what hit the hotel this. >> we are getting different reports. the late they have we are getting from aden is that these were cars packed in explosives. the target -- that targed the main gate of the palace hotel in aden. and some members of the government think it could be al qaeda based in the arabian peninsula. these are just preliminary reports coming out now from aden. >> if that's true, to get cars packed with explosives in to an area which is supposed to be safe and secure that has to raise question marks about how much aden is is real any control of hadi pro forces. >> part of aden is under the control of the exiled government which is now based in that hotel. vice president and the governme

virginia low lopez. >> some of brazil's most powerful people behind bars. executives of oil giant, being he petrobras, a car wash is at the center of the police investigation. a money laundering sceefnl sceet the federal investigators, largest corruption scandal in brazil yarch history. the astonishing amount of money, thousands have taken to the streets to protest against corruption and the ruling party. >> operation car wash was partly possible precisely because it was led by a judge from a minor state with no visibility. but who along with the group of young prosecutors took on the job to go after the corruptors, the big businesses, the political leaders and not just those corrupted. >> reporter: for the federal police their task never thought to be a simple one last surprised even them. >> translator: in the first stage of our investigation we realized this involved high ranking figures. by the seventh stage, we were arresting the owners of brazil's largest construction conglomerates. now we are in the 18th stage and the investigation's reach is only ge

al jazeera's virginia lopez. >> not only you won't be seeing the traditional competitive site that olympic games might have but also there's a strong emphasis on the indigenous people exchanging a lot of ideas on solving problems like alcoholism and prostitution, cultural manifestations and dance he and tradition. people here are very excited. president dilma rousseff will be appearing, but overall, as far as china and russia, to come together and exchange ideas and again to showcase their cultural manifestations to the world. >> virginia lopez reporting in palmas brazil, thank you. >>> a statue of len onis now a monument to darth vader. city of odessa moved to destroy the statue, a local artist came across this plan to attract star wars fans around the world. thank for watching. watching. >> on "america tonight," learning lessons. arizona faces a barren landscape of teacherless classrooms. >> arizona is not producing enough teachers because of the low pay. >> "america tonight's" loirnlingsz on thlori janeglihal districts will go. >>> and also a league o

virginia lopez, al jazeera, brasilia. >> landslide swallowed part of a town in guatemala. over 100 are known to have died and 100 more are still missing. but there is some hope as they bring in the rescue dogs. time on the al jazeera news hour for the sport and that means robin adams. >> thank you very much, david. >>> india's second match, t-20 international fans threw plastic bolts inta the ground, upset by the home team's batting display, play was suspended, with the visitors 29 runs from victory. situation under control and the match resumed. india was sent in to bat. they were bowled out for 92, it was in the 18th over, top scoring with 22 runs each, south africa crvelt held o comfortabl. >>> all rounder chris cairns, facing accusations of perjury. cairns led the court in his 2012 defamation case against modi in britain. came as a result of a tweet that accused the new zealander of corruption. >>> cairns has effectively been accused of lying in court in his 2012 libel case against modi. under the u.k. perjury act he could be in prison for up to ten years. modi failed

virginia lopez reports from the capital brasilia. >> these yellow and green ribbons, the colors of brazil's flag has been tied around trees to show support to a police force which for the past year has put some of brazil's most powerful people behind bars. executives of oil giant petrobras, the owner of construction conglomerates and high-level politicians have been charged in the multi million dollar corruption case. a money laundering scheme involving a car wash led police to the first educations that the executive could be behind what has become the largest corruption scandal in brazilian history. the astonishing amount of money involved and how far up the political system the scandal goes has enraged many. thousands have taken to the streets to protest against corruption and the ruling party. >> the operation was possible because it was led by a judge from a minor state. who along with the group of young prosecutors took on the job to go after the corrupters, the big businesses, the political leaders and not just those corrupted. >> fo >>> for the federal police their task never thought

as virginia lopez reports. >> first time ever from tribes from around the world, new zealand and russia have joined in. it's not traditional sport being event, the emphasis is cultural and spiritual, very much a coming-together of indigenous people around the world. someone we spoke to said it was a perfect cultural exchange with other people. >> now museums may not be to everyone's taste but the world's first food museum is hoping to change that. jessica baldwin reports from london. >> on tha journey through the hn body. a voice guides you along the path the pill takes from the esophagus to the stomach and beyond. a vibrating sense chair adds to the experience. >> the value and the expense of the things that they're holding, become very precious. what i love is you go about feeling inspired about food, what they can create, and having their own food adventures, much more enabling, much more livenly. >> chocolate farm you eat the same chocolate listening to four different evocative sound scapes. notes the visitors take documenting their chocolate experience will be tabulated and analyze

more from virginia lopez who is in the capital brasilia. >> reporter: these yellow and green ribbons, the colors of brazil's flag, have been tied, to show the largest executives behind bars. high level politicians have all been charged in a multibillion dollar corruption case. a car wash is at the center of the police investigation. a moisten laundering scheme involving a car wash that used to be in a gas station led federal police to the first indication that behind the largest corruption scandal in brazilian history. how far up the scandal goes have enraged many. thousands have taken to the street to protest against corruption and the rulings party. >> operation car wash was partly possible because it was led by a judge from a minor state with no visibility but who along with the group of young prosecutors did he thdid the job of going ae corrupt ors and not just the corruptors and not just the corrupted. >> we realized this involved high ranking figures. by the seventh stage we were arresting the owners of brazil's largest construction companies. now we're in the 17th stage an the

virginia lopez reports. >> reporter: at the museum here, exhibits are enraging some and embarrassing painings were all seized from executives under investigation for alleged corruption. >> i'm wondering where did the money come from to get this artwork? and where was this art placed if it was placed in private homes, well, where exactly, again, did they get the money? and who are the other people on the other side of the fence? >> reporter: like thousands of other brazilians, this person moved to where petrobras was building a oil refinery. thousands were employed. >> translator: i was able to get a loan for a car and even send some money to my old mother, but with petrobras scandal, i went from heaven to hell overnight. >> reporter: in the last five years this town's population quadrupled, business was booming. today thousands who flocked here have moved back, and shops have closed. the signs of the instant growth are nowhere to be seen. the boom town is now bust. signs for rent hang from empty buildings, shops don't bother to open. police say that the scandal revealed an intricate

first came to light when brazilian police uncovered a money laundering operation at a car wash as virginia lopezs. >> reporter: these yellow and green ribbons the colors of brazil's flag have been tied around trees in the city to show support to a police force which for the past year has put some of brazil's most powerful people behind bars and executives of oil giant and owner of construction and high-level politicians have all been charged in a multi-billion corruption case. a car wash is at the center of the police investigation. a money laundering scheme involving a car wash and a gas station led police to the first indications that executives could be behind what has become the largest corruption scandal in brazilian history. the astonishing amounts of money involved and how far up the political system the scandal goes have enraged many and they have taken to the streets to protest against corruption and the ruling parties. >> translator: operation car wash was partly possible precisely because it was led by a judge from a minor state with no visibility but who along with a group of young p

virginia lopez, al jazeera, brazil. >>> malaysia's currency is hovering around its lowest level against. dollar in 17 years. in just three months it has dropped 16%. making it more than expensive to import goods in to the country, a cost which normally gets passed on to consume, he the malaysian ring let is not the only currently to fall, the sing on poor dollar 6-year low and the thai nine years low. and 20 years. many factors are driving the malaysian money down, among them lower oil prices and a sluggish miny economy. also a financial scandal involvementing the prime minister. florence looi reports. >> reporter: she started her own business five years ago, she sources and packages gifts for company to his give to their clients, it's known oscar pratt gifting. many of the items she buys are from a broad and quoted in u.s. dollars, a did he flesh 80ing local currency is make business tiff. >> i have canceled the order from my client, i had to cancel a p. on. because what i quoted back in july, for example, the rate was below four. and just less than one and a half months the it went up

virginia lopez, al jazeera. >> four million acres have already been burned in forest fires. smoke covers the region causing flight delays, school cancellations and breathing problems. dry conditions caused by el nino has made this year's fires that much harder to fight. >>> the surprise trip of syrian president bashar al-assad, why he went to moscow to meet with the russian president. >>> and how a lack of women as diplomats is affecting america's foreign policy. >> annal welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm jonathan betz. coming up in this half hour of international news, what the benghazi committee wants to ask hillary clinton. >>> but first a look at the stories making headlines across the u.s. in our american minute. >> unfortunately we're out of time, time for mounting a winning campaign for the democratic flom nation. >> the vice president ended months of speculation about a possible white house bid. hillary clinton spoke with biden today, calling him an inspiration. >>> it's looking more and more likely that paul ryan will be the new speaker of the house. the freed