. >> i'm daniel lack in canada yukon territory and looking at how scientists are studying the amazingletes in this ultra endurance race the yukon ultra to learn how conditions might be for humans in space. ♪ fighting is intensifying in eastern ukraine hours before a new ceasefire is due to take effect pro-russian separatists and ukraine army are battling near the town and these images claim to show a build up of russian artillery northeast of the junction town and tweeted by the u.s. ambassador jeffrey piat on friday and said we are confident these are russian military and not separatists, ukraine president had this to say about the latest violence. >> after what this is of minsk it's not just an attack of ukraine, this is an attack of minsk results and without explanation because unfortunately after minsk the defense operation of russia intensified significantly. >> reporter: so where is the fighting in eastern ukraine taking place as the clock ticks down to the ceasefire deadline? these are the areas currently held by the separatists fighters and seen shelling after ceasefire deal a

. >> i'm daniel lack in yukon territory in canada where the yukon arctic ultra takes place, and i'll be reporting on it. it. >>> you're watching al jazeera. a reminder of the top stories. investigation into a stampede outside of football stadium in cairo, leaving 14 dead. police and gans are blaming each other for the incident. a u.s. general leading the coalition against the islamic state of iraq and levant says iraqi troops will begin a major ground offensive to take back territory from the group. general john allen says the assault will be given in the coming weeks. >> peace talks in yemen have been suspended. two are withdrawing from negotiations. earlier the u.n. envoy to yemen says the talks will begin. rebels took power in a coup on friday >>> armed men shot dead a member of parliament in mogadishu. he was killed while leaving his house, on his way to parliament. there has been a series of fatal attacks. >> the nigerian city of maiduguri came under attack by boko haram fighters trying to get control of it. it's in the north-east and that is the area that the military is trying

. >> i'm daniel and canada yukon territory and look at how scientists are studying m all mazing@leesmate race, the yukon ultra and how conditions might be for humans in space. ♪ ♪ it is valentine's day in case you have forgotten and flowers are a traditional way to celebrate and big business worldwide and attacks are hurting sales and are just not blooming as we report. >> reporter: it has been a difficult couple of months for businesses in bangladesh but flower growers it could end up being a bad year february is when they make almost all their money, barely break even the rest of the year. but as the opposition here tries to get the prime minister to step down through national strikes and violent blockades, transportation has stopped. this means that they continue to gather the roses on their farm there are no trucks to take them to the city in time for valentine's day. >> translator: it is a couple of weeks this month that really matter, these two weeks are worth 7-9,000 for us and basically all our profit. >> reporter: it's not just a problem with supply demand is also drying up.

. >>> i'm daniel lack in canada's yukon territory, where one of the toughest longest marathons is taking place. they call it the yukon ultra marathon, and i'll be reporting on it >>> a top story out of the egypt where an investigation has been ordered into a stampede outside football stadium east of cairo. that left 40 dead. officials are blaming fans of the football club for causing the crush. egypt's interior ministry issued a statement saying an increasing number of fans without tickets gathered at the stadium. the numbers exceeded 10,000. they pushed to open the gates, and resulted in the injury of dozens. football fans are blaming the police saying the violence happened because officials opened a narrow gate to let them in and are criticizing security forces for firing gas into a tightly packed crowd. >> reporter: groups of football fans tried to get into defense stadium in cairo. coming to watch a premier league game between zamalek and emppi. some demonstrate have tickets. police tried to stop them with barricades. when that doesn't work they fired tear gas. some accused the polic

i am daniel laken in canadats yukon territory.ill look at how scientists are studying amazing athletes in this yukon arctic ultra to see how life might be for humans in space. >>. >> the iraqi government century enforcements to the town of al bag district attorneyed after it was captured by the state of al. the gains put is ill fighters within striking distance issil fighters within striking distance is where 300 american troops are training iraqi forces. is isil fighters staged an unsuccessful attack on the air based on friday. >> early indications are that, yes, bag early indications are some did detonate themselves their vests and themselves. they were followed by roughly something on the order of 15 or so other fighters. >> key members of iraq's parliament say they are suspending the participation in the government after the killing of a sunni tribunal leader who was among a group of 12 people kidnapped by a shia group in baghdad and murdered. i amman khan's report finds images you may find disturbing. >> reporter: two major p

. >> i'm in canada's yukon territory. scientists are studying these amazing athletes in the yukon arctic ultra to determine what it might be like for humans in space. >> youtube would not have been able to do it if it set by just a few. >> no longer do people have to keep radio stations, tv networks, movie studios to get the word out about content that they've created. instead, anyone can create something, distribute it to the world. >> with a billion people visiting the site each month, a new generation of stars have found their audience. in youtube's revenue system means some are making millions of dollars each year. >> now they can create merchandise, do brand deals, do concerts if they want to. it's reduced the barriers for entry for anyone to then go build an audience and monday monetize. >> it's seeing a wide amount of self education industry. more than 300 hours of video is up loaded to youtube every minute making it difficult for the company to stop violent sometimes explicit videos being posted. >> this is the ch

do you fancy the yukon arctic races? >> absolutely no. >> why not? >> i'm scared of the cold. >> 600 kilometers? >> this is why half of them have dropped out of the cold. >> there is a mystery in the skies above mars. a cloud that is 200 kilometers hovering about the surface has left scientists scratching their heads. it appeared twice and has vanished. it's not known what it is. one possible explanation but it's an exceptionally bright aurora but it's not clear how it could have formed in the thin upper reaches of the martian at mossatmosphere. >> rio de janeiro and the beach are synonymous especially during the carnival when people flock there by the hundreds of thousands. locals know to bring the bear minimum. bare being the optative word to protect themselves from a possible tsunami. but not the tsunami that comes from the ocean but the hills that come from rio de janeiro. it's called a human wave that di sends descends from the slums on to the beachers stealing everything on its path. three months ago this was the scene. beachgoers running in pa

they call it the uconn yukon arctic ultra.and i'll be reporting on it. >> protestors are gathering... >> there's an air of tension right now... >> the crowd chanting for democracy... >> this is another significant development... >> we have an exclusive story tonight, and we go live... >> "inside story", now at a new time. >> join me as we bring you an in-depth look at the most important issues of the day, breaking it down, getting you the facts. it's the only place you'll find the inside story. >> now at its new time. weeknights, 11:30 eastern. on al jazeera america. >> a look at the top stories. security force also try to dismantle boko haram camps in the next six weeks. the election will be held on march 28th. it has been delayed because of security concerns. >>> an investigation into a stampede at a football stadium east of cairo. police used tear gas to break up the crowd. 40 people have. killed. >>> delaying new sanctions against russia. the german chancellor angela merkel is in washington to brief president obama. >>> th

t i will look at how scientists are studying amazing athletes in this ultra endurance race in the yukonltra to learn how conditions might be for humans in space. ♪ >>> hello. denmark is on high alert as the police hunt a gunman who killed .1 person and wounded three in copenhaguen. police released the photo of the man responsible for what they say was a politically motivated attack. the attack targeted a public meeting on arts and freedom of speech organized by a swedish cartoonist cartoonist. the cartoonist wasn't hurt. he had been under police protection since he published cartoons of the prophet muhammad in 2010. here are more details. >> reporter: bullet holes in the glass at this copenhagen cafe after an afternoon debate turned violent leaving one dead and others including a police officer badly injured. >> a very serious act of violence tonight, we feel certain now that it is a politically motivated attack and, thereby, it is a terrorist attack. we take this situation extremely seriously. we are in a high alarm all over the country and our main priority at this stage is to catch t

place they call it the yukon ultra. island bei'll be reporting on it. >>> good day. president obama says he hasn't decided whether to back ukrainians. with arming them with defensive weapons. angela merkel says diplomatic means should be given a chance to work. the violence in ukraine continues to escalate. the government in kiev says, russian backed rebels have aattacked them more than 100 times in the past 24 hours. >> want to be sure there's no gap in the approach to russia. as the violence continues in eastern ukraine with people being moved from towns along the border. angela merkel believes a peace plan joined with france presented to the russians. presented at belarus on wednesday. president obama is willing to give diplomas a chance diplomacy a chance. >> if in fact diplomacy fails what i've asked my teams to do is look at all options. what other means can we put in place to change mr. putin's calculus. >> translator: if at a certain point in time one last to say that a success is not possible, even if one puts

. >> the yukon arctic ultrabegins in the yukon territory of white horse. setting off with survival gear and little else. those seeking a bigger challenge can extend the race another 200 miles the peley crossing. to pelley judge crossing. temperatures can plunge to 40 below zero. >> needless to say -- >> you won't be doing it any time soon. >> not for us or the faint of heart. there is no shortage of people signing up for it every year. >> al jazeera's daniel lack got himself bundled up to go meet some of them. >> call it organized chaos the official start of one of the toughest athletic events of all. fat tire bikers with alongside jogging marathoners. leave a vast city for a daunting wilderness. there is no one reason they race. >> i look forward to being on the trail my own. i look forward to meeting with god out there. >> i lost 115 pounds in eight months and i worked very hard to get here and hopefully i can feel the marathon. >> reporter: among 30 racers helping to conquer 690 kilometers of frozen landscape james binks. a little amused at the attentio

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takini yukon territory. >> and again spacex has delayed a launch.ellite will track solar storms. and try to land a booster rocket on a platform. the first try ended in flames. that is all the time for our newshour. john will be here in just a few minutes and then, the international hour stephanie sy and antonio mora. at 9:00, 6:00 pacific. have a good evening. >> hi. >>> , thiseveryone, this is aljazeera america i'm john siegenthaler. >> we talk to a gay lawmaker on the front lines. >> hands up don't shoot. >> ferguson six months later has anything changed? tax shelter over new york's most expensive apartments, handouts for the richest of the rich. and the color of money.

and in sport extreme cold temperatures are forcing competitors out in the yukon ultra race. ♪ ♪ hello let's have a look at the top stories here at al jazeera, pro-russia forces in eastern ukraine say they surrounded the town which is a government held rail hub in between the rebel strongholds of donetsk and dohansk and donetsk people republic say the fighters cutoff the only road into there supplying ukrainian troops ukrainian army denying the plan. they stunned the ruling bjp with a landslide win this deli state election, the party led by anticorruption campaigner won 67 out of the 70 seats. nigeria says it is determined to defeat boko haram and avoid another election postponement and the presidential vote scheduled for which was scheduled for february the 14th was then pushed back six weeks to give time to improve security. well, an international coalition is being formed to drive boko haram from its strongholds in the northeast of nigeria and on monday they voted to send troops and they will join nearly 9,000 strong force from nigeria, chad and cameroon and boko haram released a ne

in this ultra endurance race the yukon ultra to learn how conditions might be for humans in space. ♪ back you are watching the al jazeera news hour with me and reminder of our top stories now fighting intensifying in eastern ukraine before a ceasefire is due to start and separatists and army are battling in the town. u.n. special envoy to syria clarified an earlier remark that assad must be part of the solution and staffan de mistura says he wasn't talking long-term political solution but instead efforts to end the fighting and hundreds of protesters in bahrain are marking four years since upraising began and dozens of people have been injured. now al jazeera journalist mohamed and fahmy are spending their first full day with families after being released on friday and free on bail after spending 412 days in detention and as richard martin reports their retrial on charges of colluding with the out lawed muslim brotherhood to resume on february 23. >> after 411 days after too much time alone in prison it's like a dream come true. >> reporter: al jazeera producer mohamed enjoys the fir

we have more from the opening day of the race in the yukon territory. >> call it organized chaos. official start of one of the tough effort athletic events of all, fat tire mountain bikers pedaled with cross country skiers long distance racers hauled survival gear alongside jogging marathoners leaving the small city for a vast daunting wilderness. there's no one reason they race. >> i'm looking forward to being on the trail on my own. i'm looking forward to meeting with god out there. >> i lost 115 pounds in eight months and worked very hard to get here. hopefully, i can tissue the marathon. >> among 30 racers hoping to conger 690 kilometers of frozen landscape, 71-year-old before it is amused by the attention he gets. >> i'm surprised anybody takes notice. nobody took notice of me when i first 30. they all think god if he can do it when i'm that age, i should do it. >> it's safety first for the organizer, making sure everyone has got a working satellite tracking device. he spends the rest of the race checking on their progress and their well being. a labor of love, you might say.

blue skies and sunshine there, blue skies extremely cold where we are going now with the sport. >> yukontreme race through canada north has minus 45 degrees and 85 competitors dropping out because of the bitter cold and daniel reports from the trail near the central yukon. >> reporter: it's been an extremely eventful first 24-36 hours in this yukon arctic ultra race, a number of competitors, 11 or more pulled out because of cold weather and one a man who was leading the field when we were filming yesterday, a man from poland and he actually was taken to hospital in a helicopter a first for this race. to get an idea just what this kind of cold and what this kind of environment can do to the human body we talked to a human scientist and doctor a man who specializes in extreme environment and what they do to people. >> these are first signs so to speak, if you lose dexterity in your hands the nose the ears the hands, the fingers and lose dexterity as i said and of course everything is becoming more difficult and probably you are no longer to get yourself out of a problematic situation where

. >> the yukon arctic ultra marathon winner >>> the ukranian president has announced government forces are pulling out of the eastern town of debaltseve in what he describes as a manned and peaceful way. fighting for the town continued, despite a truce. it's a key prize for the separatists. it loings the territories. the loss of town prevent defeat. ukranian troops. >> translation: i don't know our commanders didn't tell us. they took position. we had been staying there for some time. we had had quite a lot of losses. it was a decision to reach the position. >> more from paul brennan, the correspondent. we had a couple of days conflicting information about the true nature of the situation in debaltseve. until late last night the ukrainians insisted that their forces within the down were defending, that they have not given up the railway station in the center of town. wednesday morning, on the facebook page the leader of the don blasz battalion it was a group of militia, that they were organising a withdrawal of troops, held up in the town. effectively signalling a retreat from the town

. >> competitors in the yukon ultra, across the northern yukon territory. the competitors will brave temperatures of 40 below celsius and greater. >>> the basta awards, phil lavelle reports. >> that's the first. a bastas without rain or snow. definitely not the norm here. >> has not a first. eddie redmain's building quite the collection of trophies. >> do you know why? >> one more for him. a basta a best actor water for his portrayal of stephen hawk. hawking. >> the least surprising winner, julieanne moor, her portrayal of an alzheimer's patient. >> thank you for including me among these beautiful honors. >> best film. >> goes to "boyhood." >> takes 12 years to make. an award for its director, richard linklater. which meant the birdman failed to take off here. despite flying high in the u.s. it was not meant with the brich british academy. although he felt his film was the better film. >> it's a really incredibly ambitious film, the way we made it was really unique and we're proud much it. if it gets more recognition that's really what i'm interested in. >>

. >> i'm daniel lack in canada's yukon territory where one of the longest coldest races is taking place they call it the yukon ultra and i'll be reporting on it. >> welcome back. >> thank you very much, darren. africa cup of nations victory as one of the finest moments of his career. goal after 120 minutes the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out and after saving ghana's cps second time they won thea's cup. >> it's quite amazing. with the country it's unbelievable you know. i've been waiting for i don't know how many years now to lift this trophy, as captain you know it's something special, you know. >> ivory coast victory includes sometimes controversial africa cup of nations but officials insist the cup's biggest tournament. adam west reports. >> after 23 years the continental crown is theirs. ivory coast captured the cup. replacement hosts equatorial guinea will also be remembered for these ugly scene the malaba stadium. led to the death of 36 football fans and the host to be find $100,000. tournament was a huge success and the most powerful man in world football is happy with th

across the territory in yukon, canada. competitors in the arctic ultra marathon face temperatures as low as 40 degrees celsius, and the prospects of snow storms. it will take 10 days. they'll sleep out in the wet and wild and get hot meals at infrequent points. we have this report on white hours, on how europeans prepare for an extraordinary adventure. >> minus 20 degrees on a winter's afternoon, this couple are training. in the early 20s, they are fit and run marathons and triathlons they are on their honey moon here. >> we go together. holding hands and enjoying the romantic trail there. minus 40. snuggling up in a bag, in a sleeping bag. >> i'm starting to be scared a little bit. but looking for it as well. nice experience. >> reporter: what is that your house? >> yes. >> reporter: the sleds carry food shelter and safety gear to help survive unimaginable screens of cold and endurance. the real enemy is within. >> i know if my head would let me down i could be fit. if you had let you down there's no way to keep going. >>

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he'll be back with more from the yukon arctic ultra race. more sports on that race as well at www.aljazeera.com/sport. blogs and videos from our correspondents as well. that's our sport for now. >> thank you. an electricity in france is being accused of stealing hundreds of works of art from babb blow picasso who he used to work for. but he said that the collection was a gift from the artist 45-years old when he worked at his homes in france. picasso's heirs say that he's lying. >>> a new art show at a museum in london is challenging visitors to a fake painting put on display on purpose. the idea is to force people to think about what real art is. jessica baldwin reports. >> the picture gallery is one of the world's oldest. it's filled with hundreds of paintings, rembrandts, reubens worth millions if not billions. amidst all these old marts lurks a copy worth $126. the challenge is to spot among the 270 paintings which is the fake. is it this one? the shadings are a bit heavy hand: or this one the brush strokes look hurried. or this one? the

china is making in developing ethiopia >>> and the yukon arctic ultra - serious problems competitors are facing. >> human rights groups are criticizing the united arab emirates, saying arab workers are being abused in abu dhabi and are calling out the american institutions. as paul beban tells us they are putting pressure on the u.a.e. to fix the problem. >> reporter: it's sold as a modern island paradise in the middle of the middle east. it's betting that museums, and luxurious lifestyle will make it a global destination. researcher says that there's another side to it. >> the reality, as with a lot of things, when you scratch that surface, there's something deeper darker more sinister underneath it. >> he says he and other human rights watch researchers found it an atrocious track worker on the migrant workers, coming from poor countries, to build the area. confiscated passports, stlp wages, all issues that more than 100 workers reported to human rights watch between 2013 and 2014. when some went on strike to protest how they were treated. they say they were arrested thrown in gaol

. >> we're with the winner of the yukon arctic ultra marathon. >> every monday night, al jazeera america brings you conversations you won't find anywhere else. >> it's nice to be doing something everybody is so aware of. >> is anybody doing this better? >> "talk to al jazeera". coming up next. only on al jazeera america. >> hello again, let's have a look at the top stories. the ukrainian president poroshenko said troops are pulling out of the strategic town of debaltseve in an organized manager. the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov said pro-russian separatists are ready to withdraw help weaponry from the front line. >> fighters affiliated to libya egypt presses for a u.n. military intervention. >> myanmar's president has declared a state of emergency. >> police killed during an attack in an opposition rally several others injured in nigeria. a number of bomb attacks are ahead of next month's presidential elections. >> the leader of boko haram has vowed to disrupt the election. it was supposed to take place last week, but is postponed following more boko haram attacks. one of the ci

. >> the winner of the yukon arctic ultra marathon. >> first ukraine's president says troops have pulled out of the eastern town of debaltseve in what he described as a planned and peaceful way. they were surrounded by pro-russian rebels. fighting in the town continued despite a ceasefire. debaltseve's become a key prize for the pro-russian separatists. it's at the intersection of two major highways that link separatist territories in the east. its rail hub is also important for delivering coal supplies. loss of the town represents a serious defeat for ukrainian troops. >> i don't know, our commanders didn't tell us whether it's a retreat or rotation. they told us that change our position because our unit had been there quite a long time and we had quite a lot of losses, so they took the position that we should leave our position. >> the press kept away, so al jazeera's paul brennan watched the withdrawal from a position about five kilometers from the town. >> we've had a couple of days of contradictory and conflicting information about the true nature of the situation in debaltseve. unt

yukon's honor goes to south carolina.akes control in the first half, then, brianna stewart down low with post moves. nhl stadium series with hosting what la kings. will transform into a rink. you're into engineering that is probably interesting to you. the rink will be ready, rain or shine. >> we don't know what challenges we're going to be. mother nature always wins. >> a's will make to it mesa in ten days they're not even last year's as. bean made nine trades for 27 players that is like a new team. and in an e mail this off season was extreme. >> this is same as for a fan the truth is that we're a's. and if you look at history, it's not anything new. you can be excited for your roll. can't wait to meet these guys >> we don't see this as starting over. it's we've got new businesses. let's go win ball games. >> on the line tomorrow at pebble beach, in the fifth annual chevron shootout. steve young, jerry rice and harris barton, a good squad. younger crew outside of the broadcast here buster posy will join veterans in this

they will travel across the northern yukon territory in canada. they will face temperatures as low as 40 degrees celsius. daniel lack reports from whitehorse on how human beings prepare for such an extreme endeavor. >> minus 30 degrees celsius on a winter's afternoon. yon and petra are training in a water front park. in the early 20s they are fit and regularly run mayor thongs and triathlons. they are also on their honeymoon here. >> we go together the first one 00 miles, you know holding hands and just enjoying the rom mantics of the trail. >> minus 40, sleep snuggling up in a sleeping bag. >> i am start to be scared a little bit, but actually looking forward as well yeah. it will be really nice experience. >> that's your house? >> yes. >> the sleds carry food safety gear to help them survive unimaginable extremes of cold but the real enemy is within. >> i know if my head would let me down i can be, you know but if your head let's you down there is no way you can keep going. >> as we start to head north, the wind is blowing in our face. >> shelly

. >> reporter: after nearly two weeks of competition the longest and last leg of the yukon marathon isclose in northern canada and on foot and skis and mountain bikes have been racing through the wilderness nearly 100 athletes began the race and about half have dropped out with temperatures hovering at minus 40 degrees celsius, there are four races in the event, standard marathon and longer courses up to 690 kilometers. al jazeera's danielle lack has been along the trail from start to finish. >> 1, 2, 3. >> reporter: from this less than two weeks ago a joyful start to nearly 700 kilometers of tough going. so the first finishers in the historic town of dawson city and it has been quite event, record number of entries and extreme cold and temperatures occasionally near minus 50 celsius and made for a powerful challenge. daniel of u.s. won the 160 kilometers and to stop he says was dangerous, possibly fatal. all around him racers were feeling the effects. early frontrunner michael of poland had to be rescued by helicopter with severe frost bike and chek republic entered as a couple and in

yukon's honor goes to south carolina.rol in the first half, then, brianna stewart down low with post moves. nhl stadium series with hosting what la kings. will transform into a rink. you're into engineering that is probably interesting to you. the rink will be ready, rain or shine. >> we don't know what challenges we're going to be. mother nature always wins. >> a's will make to it mesa in ten days they're not even last year's as. bean made nine trades for 27 players that is like a new team. and in an e mail this off season was extreme. >> this is same as for a fan the truth is that we're a's. and if you look at history, it's not anything new. you can be excited for your roll. can't wait to meet these guys >> we don't see this as starting over. it's we've got new businesses. let's go win ball games. >> on the line tomorrow at pebble beach, in the fifth annual chevron shootout. steve young, jerry rice and harris barton, a good squad. younger crew outside of the broadcast here buster posy will join veterans in this event. p

al jazeera dawson city in the yukon. >> there's more on the rest of the sport on our website. you can check it out at aljazeera.com/sport. there are photos of an official announcement of a bid to become fifa president. that is your sport for now. >> thank you very much. the los angeles gearing up for saturday's academy awards, but away from the glitz and glamour the spotlight is on l.a. county's war veterans. we tell you why they are big news at a big event. >> we have a solemn responsibility to provide our veterans and wounded warriors with the care and benefits they've earned when they come home. >> that was the promise but the reality. >> if that's what they want, why the hell are you making things so damn hard. >> mike served in iraq. he survived bombings, saw friends die and they are still dying. it's post traumatic stress disorder ptsd which is taking them now. it very nearly took him too. >> now that it's hitting on a global scale more veterans are killing themselves now than they ever have before, at an alarming rate and it keeps getting higher. we feel remorse, you kn

. >> temperatures 40° below zero, for the yukon arctic race.it can go up to 430 miles through flowy wilderness. andrew lack shows us how competitors prepare. >> minus 30° 30° celsius. training in waterfront park. in the early 20s they are very fit and regularly run marathons and triathalons. >> we are holding hands and enjoying the romantics of the trail. minus 40, and snuggling up in a sleeping bag. >> i'm starting to be scared a little bit but actually looking forward to it as well, yeah, it will be a nice experience. >> that's your house? >> yes. >> if sleds they drag carry food shelter and safety gear to help them survive unimaginable extremes of cold. >> i know if my head would led me down, i could be, you know, if your head leads let's you down there's no way to keep going. >> as we head norts the wind is blowing in our face. >> shelly teaches the mandatory survival clinic. discussing fears and the burden of being alone at night in deep winter. >> it's not going to be your fitness that takes you out of the race, but something else. you ma

we look at event in the yukon, arctic. arctic. >>> top stories, libya's recognised government is asking the security council to lift a fight against i.s.i.l. and other groups. they want a weapons blockade to stop weapons shifted to terrorists >>> yingluck shinawatra denies wrong doing in a rice subsidy scheme >>> and a summit aimed at stopping violent extreme. >> president obama said that the u.s. was not at war with islam, but with those who perverted the religion president obama says it's the battle for the hearts and minds of people, fought across social media. rosalind jordan looks at a programme fighting it. >> this video is the work of a small state department team that is taking the social media fight directly to i.s.i.l. and other militant groups. for years they have published a flood of videos and songs. trying to recruit young people. the u.s. government decided in about 2000 they had to challenge with a message. >> it means contesting the space that the terrorist occupy. >> the countermeasuring operation is smal

know the finish is here and i can have a hot shower and a warm bed >>> we are with the winner of the yukon ultra arctic marathon. >>> a tough jury and there are claims that ukranian forces are pulling out of the eastern town and a ukranian commander said some pro-russian separatists tried to prevent them leaving the town. russian newsagencies are reporting that the truth vonded in the city. fighting hasn't stopped the ceasefire deal last week. it's a crossroad at the intersection of two major highways connecting cities in the easement. it is important to delivering goods. we go to rory challands. we are waiting for a confirmation from kiev about the latest developments. if these ports of ukranian forces are pulling out of debaltseve are a confirmed, what does this mean for pro-russian separatists. (no sound) >>> we seem to have communication problems with rory challands. we'll try to establish communication with him later. >>> let's move on to another top story, and myanmar's president declared a state of emergency in the eastern co-can region and impressed marshall law for three months ho

. >>> and in sport extreme cold temperatures are causing problems in the yukon race.also still to come. ♪ >>> now u.s. commanders have carried out air strikes against isil fighters near the iraqi see of mosul. kurdish peshmerga forces have also reported by retaken some areas. the nearby mosul dam controls the water supply for several large towns. imran khan has more. >> reporter: what we have seen in the last 24 hours, is coalition air strikes help kurdish peshmerga forces take over three key bridge heads near the dam itself. we're seeing a big push now between -- from the kurdish peshmerga fighters and the isil fighters being put under pressure in mosul, and it feels like there is a preparation for ground offensive going on. now iraqi officials say they expect a ground offensive to take place within the next three weeks. we have also heard in the last three days general john allen say the taking of mosul city will be a see more alboost. so there seems to be a real push now to take back mosul city which was taken over by isil in june. in syria we're seeing a lot of pr

. >> now the future team yukon no. 1 versus no. 2 and yukon not no. 1. south carolina. with tiffany mitch in. goes on a run to take control in the first half. lewis for 3. then stewart looking good down low with a post move. all huskies 87 to 62. nhl stadium series coming to levi stadium in less than two week when the shark host the kings. ice truck arrived. but the good hum or man showing up. they trans form the field into a rink. ice on a platform. account for the crown in the field that's what the end result look like. last year dodger stadium rink ready for hockey february 21. sand yeah. rain or shine. >> we are 82 84 degrees last year. and we just took into consideration things we did last year and we don't know the what is thrown at here and mother nature always wins. always does. we try to find a way to maneuver around her that's all. >> gets caught. >> indoor in the tank and hooking penalty. result is raymond with the goal. 1 nothing calgary. 3.1 seconds le and off the face off. the score. and shark are down 2-1. burns with the 12th of the season. to the third p

. >> racers in the yukon spend days weeks even crossing landscapes like this. seemingly endless expanses. textures that freeze exposed skin staying on the move taking food and water, managing your pace. then there's the long northern winter's nights. it's colder you are alone and have to choose. do you go and get fatigued or sleep, and risk hypothermia. it's a challenge, and it frightens frontrunners. >> it was so cold. it was midnight. 50-50 50-51, i was freezing. >> i kept going at a high speed. but i did not get warm. impossible. >> reporter: after the horrible night the current race leader is tested by a scientist from berlin space medicine. heart rate body wait and sleep patterns are measured and he fills in a survey about state of mind. >> the object to to increase knowledge about the human feesiology the adaptability. and shows us what is possible. >> isolation, endurance and extreme conditions the cold all of these are relevant to greater understanding of the human body and finding out what it might be like for human being in space. >> a yukon winter is

. >> that is the winner of the yukon ultra arctic marathon. to him and the rest of sport in a moment. ♪ >>> in hollywood, the countdown is on for this year's oscars but as the red carpet is rolled out, the latin american community feel they have been left out. >> reporter: latino stars are much harder to find here. latinos view more movies than any other ethnic group in the country. three-quarters say they go to the cinema at least once month, and account for a quarter of all cinema sales in this country. but it appears this place does not reciprocate that affection. on an average year more than three-quarters of speaking roles go to white actors. as for latino talent try nearer 4%. considering latinos now make up a pretty significant part of this country's population 17%, it does beg one question what is hollywood's problem? >> they are too white. >> reporter: that is the verdict from this long time theater director who says stereo types are very much to blame. the executives the only relationship they have is to their maids and maybe their g

near white horse in the yukon. >> mr. football news. munich claimed their first win the german champions bouncing back from a surprise loss to wolvesberg in the 2-0 win. >> finally an update on sunday's matches in the english premier leak. 2-2 in the first game of the day, newcastle are currently 1-0 up against stoke and later manchester united will be away to westham at upton park. there's much more sport on our website, for all the latest, check aljazeera.com/sport. we've got blogs and videos from our correspondents aren't the world at aljazeera.com/sport. jane back to you. >> thanks very much for that. >> in just a few hours stars of the big screen hit the red carpet in london for the biggest awards event in the british film calendar. the baftas take place before the oscars in hollywood and sometimes show who's on course for glory. >> we are well into awards season now. golden globes done, next up, the baftas. there are 24 categories from sound to say animation but of course there are some that got more attention than others and here

carmex in the yukon. >>> keep up to date with the news all the time on our website and the address is al jazeera.com. ♪ skirmishes. >> this is not a personal disagreement between president obama and me. i deeply appreciate all that he has done for israel in many fields. >> the israeli prime minister controversial decision to address congress at the house speaker, while he's reaching accord with iran over their nuclear program, determined to stop any deal with iran. >> what's the rush? unless your view is that it's not possible to get a deal with iran. and it shouldn't even be tested. and that, i cannot agree with because as the president of the united states i'm looking at what the options are if we don't get a diplomatic resolution those options are narrow and not attractive. >> has netanyahu's decision put him on a collision course with the white house, and inviting a foreign leader to weigh in on a congressional debate. we're glad you found us at our new time and our new home, it's the "inside story." >> this all started, specifically speaker of the house john boehner offer to isra

>> here we've got clips of the crew working in the yukon territory.he whole idea of gold mining for these guys to keep all of this heavy equipment and expensive equipment working to mine that pay dirt to feed the machine, to find goal. we've got todd and his buddy dave working two bulldozers at the same time. their goal about a million bucks what they're aiming for to mine. but it's hard to mine when your huge dozers get bogged down. >> whoa! >> easy. >> now what do you do? to tell us what happens when you sing a bulldozer and slow things down joining us todd hoffman. what did you do to get this out and continue mining all of the gold? >> when you get a machine that weighs almost 100,000 pounds stuck in the mud, it's actually kind of scary and it takes a lot of horsepower. you know what? i was amazed for a city boy in a nice sweater, how much you knew about mining. what's the deal buddy? >> i watched the shows, as does everybody in the country. "gold rush" a monster hit for discovery. >> don't kha ab but we're up there trying to get as much gold as we

we head to the yukon in northwest canada where athletes are preparing for an ultra mayor ton lastingp to 10 days. >> top stories on al jazeera. iran's supreme leader suggests that he may back a nuclear agreement with the west as long as it takes the cust tree's interest into account. this comes as world leaders in munich have been discussing how to get the diplomatic talks back on track. jordan is getting more help in its fight against the islamic state of iraq in the levant the u.k. is reportly sending rooms try to hem amman against the armed group the united arab groups has said it will send a squad ron of f-16 fighter jets. nigeria's main opposition party criticized the electoral commission for delaying presidential elections over security concerns. the u.s. describes the decision to postpone the vote by six weeks as deeply disappointing. the new greek prime minister's program to ease grease's austerity. alexa sipcyprus to ease from the bail-out program that may expires on february 28th. john sirapolous. >> the prime minister is expected to divide his speech two into two parts. >>

the yukon defensive back set a record with a broad jump of 12.3-inches. he displayed a 44 and a half inch vertical leap. i don't know how that will help him cover receivers but it's still a very impressive. >> pretty good start. >> coming up on "action news" cecily tynan with the accuweather forecast when we continue in just a moment. >> ♪♪ >> going back into the deep freeze, actually the subzero deep freeze. >> yes at least this cold shot doesn't come with snow. it will be clear tonight but it's going to be brutally cold. storm tracker 6 live double scan showing we have dry conditions out there tonight and the accuweather highlights will show you that first of all, we had a lot of beautiful sunset this evening. this photo was sent to me by rich from delran, new jersey and just enough cloud cover to really reflect the longer wave lengths of light, the red and the orange. you can also see that snow pack on the ground. this cloud cover, though any clouds tonight will be clearing out. the winds will be diminishing and this will lead the way for record cold.

so we have a yukon denali here we're going to show you some of the best. lots of other cars have this now. one of the neat features about this car is a media center. you can do everything, watch blu-ray movies, everything that you need. if you don't want to bother mom and dad you pop on these headphones and what you're listening back here is different than the zone up there. the other great thing is the way fii and connections and internet. when you have desizes and kids in the back you want to get them on the internight, too. let's get them the wi-fi setting. they're on the internet and playing with their devices. now, we all charge and plug in. guess what? i don't want to do that. i want to take my phone and plop it right there. a wireless charging station. sntd that nice? you want to talk about the latest technology in cars, just reach out to >>> welcome back. it is 8:14 right now on your sunday morning. in the headlines there is a vigil this morning for a japanese journalist who was reportedly beheaded by isis militants. goto traveled to syria last oct

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it's hard to get a good view in the yukon or van so we bring a bunch of -- we back in, we put mattresses the back. the kids sit in the back with the hatch open and then we sit in lawn chairs. >> reporter: but as they got in line, they had an unpresent surprise. >> so we had no choice except for to go straight head on to 50 shades of gray in the background well in the front. >> reporter: and naturally their timing was bad. >> what was on the screen? >> at the time there was a woman being slapped naked, bound up so we had to have our children close their eyes. i could see another car behind that had children in there with their eyes closed. >> reporter: the drive in has two screens, one pointing north, both west but both toward the same general area. howell complained to a worker. >> he was apologetic and said he didn't think it was right and that they had been getting complaints. >> reporter: the movies overlapped for several hours. >> this is uncomfortable. >> there's no way to avoid looking at that screen. it's too tempting. and so, we couldn't stay. so we had to turn around. my childre

anna hanson initially told police she was driving armstrong's gmc yukon when she lost control of the on icy roads. it was all to keep armstrong's name out of the press. >> we told you about the bomb scare which shut down a major highway for hours. it turns out it was a part of a college art project. a student from georgia state university taped a camera to the 14th street bridge without informing the police. they are now considering charges including reimbursement for the 3 hour shut down. the university is cooperating with that investigation. >>> britain now the first country in the world to approve of the highly controversial technique. the move allowed doctors to create babies using the dna of three people. we have the latest. >> it is being called three parents in vitro fertilization. babies born from genetically mod side embryos would have dna from a mother father and de mail donor. following a vote by british lawmakers they are one step closer to allowing that into embryos. >> it is the first time they would intentionally manipulate. it is for the last 20-years we shouldn't do.

. >> we'll hear from the yukon arctic marathon. >> hello again.it's brazil's carnival season comes to a close. rio de janeiro will prepare for a grand finale. but the crime on the beaches have dampened spirits. >> reporter: rio de janeiro and the beach are any anonymous. when people from the article over flock by the hundreds of thousands. but locals know to bring the bear minimum. butthey will protect from the tsunami but not the tsunami that comes from the ocean but from the land, it's a wave that sends from the slums onto the beach he is stealing everything from its path. three months ago on this same beach this was the scene. beachgoers running in panic trying in vain trying in the onslaught of thieves. these why rio de janeiro has howeverred a offered a new type of sun protection, police are in full combat gear. >> this is not an extreme measure. it's a precaution in order to protect people who frequent the beach. due to the large number of people who come here, some take advantage to commit crimes. >> some 300 police on motor bikes and on fo