tania page reports from zambia. >> reporter: new roads in rural zambia make the ride home from school much smoother it's part of late president michael's ambitious development plan. it includes new hospitals and schools as well as a 100 percent pay raise for some public sector workers. but the spending spree has led to an $8 billion budget deficit. students are paying some of the price. fewer of them are now able to attend university for free. and if the new budge set approved, soon no one will. they'll have to get government loans they need to repay. >> it means there will be no future for us. so we want the government to look in to that sector of sending people not only paying for their primary and senior but also their college. >> reporter: the government also imposed a public sector page freeze and canceled subsidies on fuel and maze. rural parts of zambia have to be developed so new roads are necessary but they have come at a cost that has left some people wonder figure there should be such a hey priority for the next government. >> we need to go back to the drawing board and rev

. >> reporter: new roads in rural zambia make the ride home from school smoother. it's part of the late president michael sata's ambitious plan, including hospitals and schools and 100% pay rise for some workers. it led to an 8 billion budget deficit. students pay the price. fewer are able to fand university for free. if the budget is approved. no one will. they'll have to get government loans they'll need to repay. >> it means there'll be no future for us. we want the government to look into that sector of sending people, paying for their primary and senior, but college. >> the government imposed a public sector wage freeze and cancelled subsidies on fuel and maize. roads have to be developed. new roads are necessary, coming at a cost that leave some wondering if it should be a high priority to the next government. >> we need to go back to the drawing board and revisit the infrastructure spending in the last few years. we need to re-organise ourselves both socially, economically, and politically. >> zambia's copper riches means if enjoys steady economic growth. mo

. >> reporter: new roads in zambia makes the ride home from school smoother. it's part of the president's plan. including hospitals and schools, as well as a 100% pay rise. for some public sector workers. the spending industry lead to a deficit. students are paying the price. fewer of them are able to attend the university for free. if the new budget is approved, no one will. they'll have to get government loans to repay. >> it means there'll be no future for us. we want the government to look into the sector of sending people, not only paying for primary and senior, but their college. >> the government imposed a public sector wage freeze and cancelled subsidies on fuel and maize. >> rural parts of zambia have to be developed. new roads are necessary. they came at a cost leaving some wondering if they should be a high priority for the next government. >> we need to go back to the drawing board and visit all the infrastructure spending from the last three years. we need to re-organise ourselves. both socially, economically and politically. >> zambia's copper ri

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. >> reporter: the secretary-general of zambia's ruling party has been reinstated. the dismissal was seen as politically motivated as the countries heads to elections to replace the late leader michael satar. >> briefly dismissed but back at his post, zambia's front runner edgar lung u is reinstated as the secretary general. he had been sacked by the president a day earlier. the public backlash was almost instantaneous. armed with machetes and stone, supporters demonstrated on the streets. police had to use tear gas to disperse them. >> some of the things that we see, and we look at them - they are the things that bring other countries. >> reporter: in the end the interim president rescinded an order to remove leung u, but has not said why. there's speculation that he is eyeing higher office after the president decide last week. scott is constitutionally barred from running because his parents were born in scotland. some are worried that he could take the first step towards white minority rule. elections must be held within 90 days of the president's death. >> what

. >> now the body of zambia's president has arrived back home. he died undergoing treatment as a london hospital. the homecoming has caused some controversy. we have a report. >> a hero's home come forego a leader who championed the poor. he is remembered at a man of action. he was nicknamed king cobra for his sharp tongue. it was his straight talking that zambians loved. they called him their father. >> we follow his teachings. >> the defense minister is with zambia's first president. a group of young supporters of other presidential hope was disrupted the otherwise solemn event. some want his son to replace him. others back a former minister. >> i appeal to to take it easy. >> guy scott is interim president until the election. he is not eligible to run. >> while some politicians are campaigning to be the next president, the public is focused an their grief and are saying goodbye. his body will lie in state before the funeral. >> we viewed this excuse to bring development, roads and education. >> because he was only president for three years, he

after that, the race begins in earnst for zambia's top job. >>> coming up on the news hour: >> tonight they said we can have real change in washington. real change. [ cheers and applause ] >> republicans sweep to victory in the u.s. midterm elections, taking control of both houses of congress. >>> plus the yemen president is told to leave his country or face sanctions. >>> and time to deliver. one of england's biggest teams has failed to win so far. manchester city knows it's now or never. ♪ >>> to the u.s. now where the republicans are celebrating a night of gains across the country. they now control both houses of congress. mike hannah is at capitol hill for us. mike, can you hear me. oh, there you are. good. let's start with reaction to how things went there, mike. >> reporter: well, sami the office of mitch mcconnell is a few doors behind me here, and walking past it, arriving staff were exchanging high fives and smiles all around. that is a scene being repeated in republican offices throughout the country. some january mitch mcconnell will go into the senate as the house imagine

[shouting] riots in zambia over dismissing of a prominent politician. they are moving closer to the capitol irbil. and voting in mid term elections which will determine the fate of the remaining two years of barack obama's presidency. ♪ we begin this news hour in nigeria where a string of attacks in nigeria has fears over the government's ability to deal with security and on monday a suicide bomber killed at least 29 shia muslims preparing to mark the holy day and more than 100 others injured and in central state gunmen blew up a prison reported to be holding many suspected boko haram fighters and 140 inmates were freed there. and a violent boko haram take over, a movie forced 10,000 people to flee to the capitol and we report from there. >> reporter: they come seeking safety. a resident of the town arrived in the capitol less than a week after the town was over run by boko haram fighters. some on foot. some by car. hundreds made the 150 kilometer journey but hundreds are missing, lost in the cares of invasi invasion. >> this is by the mountain. >> re

. >> these elephants wandered into a lodge in zambia. that rug costs about $100. the elephant starts eating it. after it had enough of the rug, it wanders over. that elephant is hungry. >> it's about time to give away another ipad mini. it's bonus give away day. we are giving away a flat screen tv. >> you need thursday's buzz word, need to be at least 18 years old and a legal u.s. resident. >> buzz word in just a little bit. stand by for the rtm ipad mini give away. >> i believe the majority of people on this planet are good people. unfortunately, we capture all the bad folks on camera like these guys at a jewelry store. >> you see his buddy walk into the picture. they pull out cameras and start flashing and grabbing. police believe there were several guys involved including the guy who held the door for these folks. they got away with nearly 30 rolexes worth about $300,000. >> that was unbelievable. >> police are still looking for those guys. they have a clear shot of the one guy. >> in this next security video, this fellow thought the drive-through was a crawl-t

. >> the secretary-general of zambia's ruling party has been rein stated. the dismissal of the leader occurred in the past. >> reporter: briefly dishiffed, but back at his -- dismissed, but back at his post, edward lungu was reinstated. he also was the defense minister and had been sacked by the interim president the public backla backlash. police had to use tear gas to disperse them. the protests causing an emergency meeting. >> some of these things that we see, and we look at them, they are things that bring other countries. >> in the end the interim president rescinded an order to remove lungu. he has not explained why he reversed his decision. >> he needs to explain why he is in office after last week. >> he was constitutionally barred from running because his parents were born in scotland. and he could take the first step to white minority rule. elections for a successor must be held within 90 days. >> what is important is that there is a clear sense that the rules are being followed, that there's no attempt to manipulate the transition. that's the unc

>>> still ahead on the al jazeera news hour, thousands of people turn out for the state funeral of zambia's president michael sata. ♪ >>> plus street performers seen on youtube in bane necessary aris calling for greater legal protection. and this woman accused of medaling her way to the winter olympics. stay with us we're back after the break. ♪ and like aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations. so you don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. >> today on "the stream". >> a surge in predatory lending targeting our nation's military with the interest rates as high 300 to 1000 percent. what's being done about it? >> "the stream". today 12:30 eastern. on al jazeera america. ♪ jtsz wut co >> welcome back. nigh's president has formally announced he is running for reelection. he was cheered by supporters in a rally. it comes a day after a suicide bomber killed nearly 50 people at a school assembly in the north. the iraqi military is battling isil fighters in a bid to seize parts of the o

. >> reporter: people have come from all over zambia to wait in the baking sun. they want to pay their last respects to its president. but since his death a night of rioting has raised tensions in this normally stable country. >> we've never experienced anything that bordered on violence. >> the only thing is for peace to prevail. he was a man of peace. i think that peace should prevail. >> on monday supporters of defense minister armed themselves with machetes to protest. police used tear gas to disperse them. they demanded that lungu be reinstated. guy scott had earlier fired lungu, who is the defense minister, he's also one of the front runners to replace the president. but the protest and outcry forced scott to reinstate lungu. scott can't stand for president because his parents were not zambian. but his new role gives him lots of power. now there is a truth until the president's burial. that is a relief to many zambians. zambians went from celebrating their 50th anniversary. independence to mourning their president. this is a very emotional time for people h

. >>> you are looking at a hippopotamus in distress in the national park in zambia. caught in a poacher's snare. they asked for people miles around to assist them, and they got a father and son veterinarian who agreed to come in and help with the rescue because they discovered the hippopotamus with the snare around her leg, it dug into her skin. >> these are dangerous animals, very large, very aggressive. >> yes, they are beth. this was dangerous for the people and the hippo. look at this. the hippo's in the water. this is in africa. the water's not empty. there are crocodiles in the area. people have to be very careful. first thing they have to do is tranquilize her. >> wow. >> once they tranquilize her, she's under water but they're trying to get her on to shore. >> she's so big, she's massive. >> watch this. one guy jumps into the water. >> that's brave. >> wraps a rope around the mom and tells everybody, okay, start pulling. there you see her, there you see the dart, you can see how many people it took for this operation to work. >> wow! >> see how it's dug in th

. >> the body of president arrived back in zambia. he died undergoing treatment in london. the acting president was there to receive his casket. the body will lie in state ahead of his funeral, next week. >> still to come here, pro-russian separatists in eastern ukraine prepare to elect a leader and government but the vote is condemned by kiev and the west. >> why the key u.s. mid term elections not just a race between the democrats and republicans. >> america votes 2014 midterms it's all come down to this... >> you are going to determine whether i'm going to be the next senator from iowa >> the candidates last chance to convince voters they're the one... they will stop at nothing to get your vote >> david young, how are you? >> run for congress >> it's important to be out here talking to voters >> director aj schnack's unprecedented series concludes >> it's certainly something that doesn't exist in politics on television >> america votes 2014 midterms only on al jazeera america >> let's have a look at our top stories. kurdish peshmerga forces joined the fight against isil

. >>> zambia's acting president has reinstated the ruling party's secretary general after people rioted. hundreds of people have been protesting against his dismissal that happens days after the death of the president. police fired tear gas into crowds overnight. he is widely expected to become the new leader. >>> a string of attacks in nigeria is raising fears over the government's ability to provide security. thousands of people are leaving their homes and if i recalls are warning of a humanitarian crisis. >> reporter: the mood here is that of fear and anxiety. this particular camp a week ago was home to 3,000 refugees who fled the violence unleashed by boko haram. in three days officials here say the number has more than doubled. now they have more than 7,000 people registered here, and as we came into the camp, there are more waiting to be registered at the gate. it tells you how desperate the situation is. there is little information coming as we speak because telephone connectivity to that part of the state has been cut off. but the military authorities are saying that an air and

. >>> riots in zambia force the reinstatement of a presidential front runner hours after he was sacked. >>> and working irregular hours could cause long-term damage to mental health. ♪ >>> the mayor of the southern mexican city of iguala and his wife have been arrested. they are accused of ordering the police attack that ended in the disappearance of 43 students. the case has caused outrage in mexico with protests across the country. more now from adam rainy in mexico city. >> reporter: police took the mayor and his wife into custody early on tuesday morning in mexico city. we don't know if they were accompanied by anyone else or if they were armed. they are being questioned and they have up to 48 hours before they have to announce charges. he is accused of giving the order to local police that lead to the attack on the students and their subsequent disappearance. we don't really know just exactly what his orders were, if he ordered it to be an attack with gunfire or if he just asked for them to be detained. his wife was hosting a political event of her own on that night. and accordi

. >> the body of president of zambia arrived back. he died undergoing treatment as a land don hospital. the acting president and others were there to receive his casket. he will lie in state ahead of his funeral next week. >> pro-russian accept in eastern ukraine are preparing to elect a leader and a government in a vote widely condemned by kiev on the west. separatist leaders say the vote is an important step towards legitimacy. after months of fighting, residents of skeptical. >> the first gold medalist of the donetsk people's republic. the competition included that's from two other breakaway eveningens. less than a year ago, they were reekennal teams of a united ukraine. >> times are hard right now, we hope we will become a recognized republic and it will be possible. >> carefully choreographed campaigns live on local television is meant to signal that donetsk is on its way to statehood. >> a more pressing reality is here near the front line where people have nothing left but fear and misery. they live hidden away in dark, damp, un

talk about your fiesty, that's a baby elephant being attacked by a female lion in a safari camp in zambia, the little guy outnumbered manages to get away unharmed. at one point they're jumping on his back trying to get him down. he goes in the water. they give up. he survived. he is a fiesty guy. that's our broadcast. thanks for being here. ♪ they may not be the most handsome of body parts. yet, there they sit on the sides of our heads. for the world to see. but what happens when they stop hearing? should we stop doing? should we stop living? not today. esteem. the hearing implant. ♪ ( band playing "late show" theme ) >> from the heart of broadway, across the nation and around the world, it's the "late show" with david letterman. tonight... plus paul shaffer and the cbs orchestra. i'm alan kalter. and now, fortified with nine essential vitamins... david letterman! captioning sponsored by worldwide pants and cbs

separate heads of state inside the funeral but this is for the people of sa zambia as they look back, celebrate and remember the life of michael sat and all that he did for them. >>> in the news ahead on al jazerra. they are finally allowed to investigate a dutch team scouring the remains of mh17. that plus. ♪ ♪ >> starting the face of argentina's street musicians are they creating street music or noise pollution? life is really like under the taliban. >> we're going to be taken >> it's so seldom you get the access to the other side >> fault lines, al jazeera america's hard hitting... >> today they will be arrested... >> ground breaking... they're firing canisters of gas at us... emmy award winning investigative series... special episode on the front lines with the taliban on al jazeera america ♪ ♪ >>> we are back with the headlines for you on al jazerra. south korea's prosecutor says he will appeal the verdicts handed down to crew members of the ferry that sank back in april of the captain got 36 years in jail but was acquitted of murder. 300 people, mostly school children, d

they crossed the famous victoria falls on the border between zambia and zimbabwe. they walked on a wire stretched across the face of the waterfall. they were strapped to a safety tether. wow. one of those dare devils is an economics student from germany, the other a journalist from astra. >>> philadelphia veterans and their family members are invited to an open house in germantown tonight. the philadelphia va regional office and insurance center wants their feedback about programs, benefits and services. that meeting is set for 6:30 tonight at the va regional office on wissahickon avenue. >>> and today, first lady michelle obama will talk to women veterans at arlington national cemetery. this is video from a joining forces event back in spring. today's career development forum is part of that initiative. >>> it could be the first ban of its kind. next, the small town going up against a big fish and the popular product leaders there are trying to outlaw. >>> 4:55. the sphinx has had some work done. after three years of restoration, the spinks in egypt is back open.

[shouting] riots in zambia over dismissing of a prominent politician. they are moving closer to the capitol irbil.

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they do not have to worry, including former winners al jazeera, tunisia, south africa, zambia and cameroon. six will be decided. nigeria is at home to south africa and need a win. if nigeria slip up, congo could qualify for their first cup of nations in 14 years. they are away to sudan. ivory coast have not secured their ticket. they need a draw against cameroon. if the elephants loose, the door is open for the democratic republic of congo to pounce. ghana are another team not certain of a place in equatorial guinea, and they need a good result. let's look at the key fixtures. guinea and uganda are in contention for a spot in the files. guinea play in this game in morocco due to the ebola outbreak in their nation. >> now, it's the oldest fixture in international football with a first match occurring back in 1872. on tuesday, england and scotland med for the first time in -- met for the first time in 15 years. the arsenal star headed in a cross from jack wilshire. england doubled their lead after the break. captain wayne rooney scored after the scots failed to clear a free kick. 7 minutes t

. >>> zambia's acting president has reinstated the ruling secretary general after violent protests. >>> and voting is underway in the united states midterm elections. republicans are looking to increase their majority in the house and to take control of the senate as well. >>> israel's cabinet has passed a bill that will mean people could go to jail for 20 years for throwing stones. it's the latest step in israel's efforts to clamp down on palestinian demonstrators. >> reporter: this is a palestinian student from east jerusalem and he has just come out of jail. he took part in protests after the killing of an arab youth in july. he was jailed for three months for throwing a rock at police officers. but he has no regrets. >> translator: on the contrary, i'm at ease with what i did. i did nothing wrong. i was expressing my rejection of the violence committed by the israeli only -- occupation. >> reporter: the israeli police have arrested more than a,000 students and charged 300 in connection with protests. there has been anger about visits by israeli activists trying to pray at the come

. >>> tens of thousands of people have gathered to mourn zambia's president michael sata. from humble beginnings he rose to the country's top position, but his death has brought about debates over who should take over his position. >> reporter: michael sata's death has divided his party, but it has also brought people together. these friends say he showed strength of character, while spending a decade in opposition before becoming president. the stadium is almost full. but eventually they find seats. sata was nicknamed king cobra for his vicious tongue and straight talking, which was popular with the people here. >> i came to pay my last respects. to me [ inaudible ] a great leader. he was like a father to the nation. it was really important for me to be here. >> reporter: but his party is split over who should run to replace him. supporters of run faction couldn't wait until after he was buried before they sided with one presidential hopeful over how a candidate should be chones. but the leaders put rivalries aside for a few hours to give sata a dignify's send off. his hu

the champion zambia with a winner over mozambique. and cameroon wins over democratic republic of congo. >>> mancini has taken over the new manager of inter milan. he's taking on the job for a second time. he previously spent four years at at sa san serie a. they have won two of th their past seven matches. >> i think each moment is different. it wases a very important situation. >> they've had a day to forget the turkish open. the englishman blowing a six-shot lead during round three. poulter hit three bogeys and a double bogey in this round of 75. he is still one shot off the lead going into sunday's final round. lee westwood is level with welter. 12 under. >> i missed a few puts there in the front nine. that's as good of score i've shot. i'll just keep trying to do what i'm doing, and see how i end up. >> boxing heavyweight champion getting ready for the 70th defense of his world title. he'll be fighting bulgaria's pulev. klitschko is unbeaten for ten years. . >> this is my 18th year as a professional boxer. it all started here in h

immigrant that came from africa, a country called zambia. i worked really hard to get my legal status. i am now a u.s. citizen by naturalization for stop i just came back actually from outside the u.s. and i traveled, and i found out that africa is now the fastest-growing middle-class continent in the world, and china, which is one of the fastest of all nations that is growing it in on ugly, has growinged -- economically, has penetrated africa, and america has been trying to do and to the african economy, and they are feeling. president obama brings up legalizing immigrants. i have two sites on that. i agree because i know that america is a country of immigrants and we need more tax benefitsor and social security benefits will stop i mean, i am 35. by the time i reach 60 commodity or even think i will qualify for social security because we are going through it so fast. short, what do you think this country is going to be in five years, since you are illegal immigrants are leaving the usa, because we have painted the picture to immigrants tha

someone traveled to east africa and the police said you have been to west africa and it was actually zambia 2500 miles away. i think it's easy for us to say it's liberia or west africa and that could never happen here, but it does happen here. i wouldn't put anything past a group of scared people. >> here the conversation may happen. it's not something we condone, however at least there is not quite the preponderance of death threats we know in subsaharan africa. that is very real. putting it further into context, we have a book on the subject if people are interested. jay michaelson is the author of god versus gay. an interesting voice on the religion and scapegoating. up next, what would a gop senate do 20 change thes balance of power in baush wash. could pop make a within congress work to his advantage? that surprising take with one of the top political reporters in the business. that's next. dad, i know i haven't said this often enough, but thank you. thank you mom for protecting my future. thank you for being my hero and my dad. military families are uniquely thankful for many things,

a safari camp in zambia, a baby elephant separated from his mother soon found himself under attack from 14 lions despite having three lions on his back, the defiant elephant defended his turf by scaring off his assailants. the baby elephant later reunited with its herd. now nicknamed baby hercules. >> how sad is "dumbo" as a disney movie? >>> a downside to the yen when the bank announced new stimulus measures. let's bring back raul paul. thanks for sticking around. so the story of japan and the concern about japan can be told in one chart. this is a pretty shocking chart. this is boj assets as a percent of gdp. crazy chart. the top line there is the boj. you can see that going. >> it's ludicrous. the last time we had major policy diversions was 1987. that's the last time. we've got this in spades right now where the fed have stopped doing anything. meanwhile the boj doing something of enormous size and there is the risk that the europeans can do something similar, not clearly as big as that but yes, it is unprecedented. >> '97 was the asian financial crisis. does a parallel go on? >> '8

south africa beat sudan 2-1, with a game to spare. 2012 champions zambia are through. cameroon defeat the democratic republic of congo. senegal progresses after a win over egypt. egypt hope to qualify as the best third-placed team. >> roberto mann sine took over. he spent four years at the san siro, winning two italian cups and league titles. the team has one two of the past seven league matches. >> i think that every moment is different. probably at this moment it is different, because they were younger, it was the first very important situation. today is different. >> world heavily wait champion, v lad mire klitschko proved why he's the best boxer, beating his changer in hamburg to retain his ibf title. the 38-year-old ukranian knocked out his opponent. earning his 17th defense of his world heavy weight crown. klitschko is the heavy weight champion of the world. >> dallas mavericks handed the timberwolves a fifth straight loss. dallas pulled away. mavs ahead by the end of the first. 15 points on the night for the german. the top scorer mass monter ellis with a season

wire artists are feeling the success of having crossed the famous victoria falls on the border between zambia and zimbabwe. they are an economics student from germany and a journalist from austria. they walked on a line flung across the face of the waterfall. they were strapped to a safety tether, but this is a pretty incredible feat. they've been planning for this for the past two years. >>> the time right now is 9:26. when we come back, a big event is about to get under way at citizens bank park. nbc 10's matt delucia is there to fill us in. hey, matt. >> reporter: hey, rosemary. it's a walk to end alzheimer's. roughly 15,000 people are making their way to citizens bank park right now. i'll give you a live look coming up after this break. >> a great day for an event like that. we have a little blanket of cloud cover in some spots and we are looking at dry conditions. here's a live look outside, and also mild for this time of year, at least in the morning. we're going to warm up just a bit this afternoon. still cool. we'll talk more about that. warm to start your workweek and cold, cold, col

a young elephant separated by his mother was attacked by a pride of 14 lions in zambia last week. as you can see, it did not look good for the elephant. several lions were on his back. well, he fought and fought and he eventually beat the lions away. look at this. kicking them off. today he appears to be okay and has since reunited with his herd. it's like what's going to happen in washington as the senate comes back to work this week. >> that was hard to watch though. you're right. he got away. >>> welcome back to "cbs this morning." coming up in this half hour, president obama is barely out of china but there's talk there were awkward memories. what can go wrong when power players try to be social. >>> plus, the restaurant where you can get 10% off your meal. just within catch. you have to bring your gun. they're sending a message. that story is ahead. >>> time to show you this morning's headlines. the wall street journalist says uber is popular with lawmakers on capitol hill and the number of trips to join the national committee is rising. they hit 128. two years ago there were

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