start weekday mornings with al jazeera america. open your eyes to a world in motion. >> a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. a strike on a displaceed camp in yemen has killed dozens. >>> and john kerry says they will be working into the night to try to get a deal down. high level talks in switzerland before tuesday's deadline. >>> allegation with some voting irregularities warning that counting might be subject to deliberate political interference. >>> the germanwings co-pilot september of crashing the plane into the alps has been treated in the past for suicidal tendencies. an access road is being built into the alps, and no clues as to andreas lubitz motivation. but confirms he was in therapy prior to the crash. >>> confirmation of something that the media in germany has speculated about for some time. we had known that mr. lubitz had suffered a severe bout of depression in 2009 for which he did receive treatment but now we know at that point he was also experiencing suicidal tendencies. that is important because his comp

adrian brown, al jazeera china. >>> investigation into mh 370 0930 here on al jazeera. >>> now, the american circus company, ring ringling brothers, barnum and bailey, will stop its most popular act. tom ackerman has the story. >> reporter: the circus has come to town. their star attractions is ringling brothers barnum and bailey circus, permanent home for elephants joining others who are too old or too resistant to the travel. >> if they are not comfortable they stay here throughout their lifetime and receive the best of care. >> that's not what animal rights champions say about ringling, the organization peta says handlers can be seen beating the animals and sinking bull looks into the sensitive skin of baby elephants that cry out the pain. in 2011 this video of an elderly elephant being beaten prompted the british government to ban wild animals from discuss circuses. elephants there will continue to be big circus draws. ringling said its decision was part of local laws restricting animal acts. but treatment becomes more controversial. another factor the $65,000 a year maintenance cost per

on al jazeera america ♪ >> announcer: this is al jazeera. ♪ hello and welcome to the news hour, i'm in doha and these are our top stories. houthi rebels open fire against protesters in the city of tshg e-thai. a powerful malitia accused of tearing the country apart and greece's bail out as he meets the german chancellor and we meet the cartoonist who gives a voice to the powerless. ♪ but first the u.n. special envoy to yemen says they will meet in qatar for peace talks possibly later this week to dampen an increasingly volatile conflict for forces loyal to the president hadi. people in yemen's third largest city have been rallying against the houthis after they took over much of the city. the houthis are said to have opened fire on the crowd killing four people and injuring 11 others. hadi's foreign minister appealed for help to launch the houthi advance and charlie has more. >> reporter: this is a country on the brink of civil war. for the residents here they are not going quietly as thousands protest against the advance of shia houthi fighters and in return they are tear gassed and

>> announcer: this is al jazeera. ♪ >>> hello, welcome to the al jazeera news hour. i'm live in doha. our top stories. the iraqi defense ministry says its forces have entered parts of tikrit for the first time since last summer. >>> violent clashes in myanmar as students marching on yangon demand more rights and better education. >>> also this hour the ivory coaster's aaron lady is behind bars. she gets 20 years for her role in post election violence. >>> i'm jo gasiorowska, two french olympians are killed during the filming of a reality tv show in argentina. ♪ >>> we begin in iraq. for the first time in months, the iraqi army is inside parts of tikrit. a statement says its forces have surrounded the town and are preparing to advance on the center of the city. let's bring in our senior political analyst for more on this. this is quite significant, isn't it? >> yes, it is because ta skreet not an easy place to take over. back in 2003 it was almost impossible for the international coalition forces to enter the city. it's a hard core sunni city. and this time around w

"talk to al jazeera". only on al jazeera america. welcome back. the top stories on al jazeera. the iraqi government says it's confident that victory in tikrit is just days away, the army is pushing towards the center of the city as they try to drive out i.s.i.l. fighters. >>> activists in ferguson missouri are holding a candle light vigil calling for peace. >>> and indian's prime minister is visiting sri lanka narendra modi is the first one to do so. >>> 2.9 billion to help syrians caught up in the conflict. with the war entering its fifth year, many in besieged areas are in need of food and harder for aid to help them. bernard smith reports. >> reporter: from the moment they're born, most syrians are reliant on foreign aid. the difference between life and death. but now as i.s.i.l. has emerged to take command of some areas in syria, security concerns make it difficult to get aid through. >> we say it's a slinging humanitarian corridor, a common phrase. it's just more difficult to get supplies from here to there. and for sure, going deep inside syria. where we were able to get

he accused al jazeera's owner, the state of qatar of abusing the al jazeera arabic platform in waging a war against egypt. the free aj staff were taken up with many, including channel 4, john snow being a leader. channel 4 did a piece using an interview in which al jazeera's head denied mohamed fadel fahmy's agency. >> there's no evidence of egypt. >> al jazeera issued a statement saying: also in cairo, a court sentenced a blogger, fatah, to 5 years imprison. he was widely read during the arab spring demonstrations leading to the fall of the regime. he was sentenced for organising and attending a protest in 2013, called to protest a new law in egypt that banned protest. so the media stories in egypt continues. it looks like open season. first it was nbc's brian williams, caught in a lie over his war reporting in iraq. now bill o'reilly has been called into question. a report published in a painga zone says that o'reilly's problem dates back to 1982 when he was reporting on the falklands war for cbs news. zone. >> o'reilly said he was in a combat zone, a war zone. no c.b.s. reporters m

al jazeera northern philippines. >> what a great idea. much more on our address website, the address aljazeera.com. >> one person is dead, others hurt at the national security agency. one person accused of crashing a passenger plain in the alps is treated for suicidal tendencies. >>> major stumbling blocks may derail the deal in lausanne over iranian nuclear abilities. this is al jazeera america. live from new york city i'm libby casey. we're following developing news from maryland. investigators say one person is dead another seriously hurt after a car tried to ram the gate at the national security agency. there are reports the people in the car were men dressed at women. and were carrying drugs. officials say shots were fired when the car sped towards the gate. so far the fbi is only saying the incident is not linked to terrorism. the president has been briefed about what happened. >>> and new information today about the nsa's secret phone data collection program. the agency was reportedly already considering abandoning the practice of

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charges they and al jazeera deny. at this moment came after a brief court session where for the first time witnesses took the stand. >> three men who wrote a record and provided video for the prosecution took the stand in cairo. that report was supposed to prove al jazeera journalists harmed egypt's national security. but one after the other the men said they either didn't see the videos write the report or remember what they wrote. >> how can say that we published consider we boast tests materials and then the members now say that we didn't say that. >> an appeals court has already ruled, there wasn't enough evidence to convict, al jazeera journalists and mo ham ma affiliated with isilny last year. they were accused of aiding the banned muslim brotherhood. mohamed fahmy along our colleague peter greste spent 400 days in jail. last month he is deforted to his native australia. despite their frustration they say at least on this occasion the prosecutions witnesses actually helped their case. today i think it was a succ

al jazeera is demanding their release. >> you're watching the al jazeera news hour. still to come, a fight for food. desperate people in sierra leone defy a government lockdown and scuffle to get supplies. >> we'll report from guatemala where 36 years after being killed the victims of a massacre are getting a proper burial. >> the former world champion proves he's still got it, the grant free coming up in sport. >> talks are continuing in switzerland on iran's nuclear from. iran won't budge on continuing its advanced nuclear research. all parties are trying to reach a deal before tuesday's deadline. >> our diplomatic editor, james bays joins us live from lausanne where talks are taking place. more diplomatic activity today top diplomatics coming and going. what does that mean? >> very frontic diplomatic activity. more delegations here now the french, the germans the chinese joining the iranians and the u.s. the u.k. and russians on their way. we're hearing that all of these nations are contributing ideas to try and deal with the final point they need to resolve befor

start weekday mornings with al jazeera america. beginning monday, open your eyes to a world in motion. >>> we're back with "inside story" on al jazeera america. i'm ray suarez. the 2016 presidential race offers a field crowded with potential candidates, exploratory candidates and rumoured candidates, and now a declared real-life official campaign. ted cruz "16 kicked off at liberty university, virgin your, where he laid -- virginia, where he laid out his views of an america ready and able to rise to the challenges of this time. >> from the dawn of this country, at every stage america enjoyed god's providential blessing. over and over again when we faced impossible odds, the american people rose to the challenge. you know, compared to that, repealing affordable care act, and abolishing the i.r.s. ain't all that tough. >> al jazeera american political correspondent michael shure joins me, on the road in montgomery alabama. good to have you with us. >> nice to be with you. >> why did ted cruz make a point of stealing a day's march on

weeknights, on al jazeera america . >> a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. israeli's prime minister has defended his scheduled speech to the u.s. congress saying he does not mean to disrespect president barack obama. benjamin netanyahu will address congress on tuesday as the two nations remain at odds over their iran nuclear policy. >> our alliance is sound. our friendship is strong. and with your efforts, it will get even stronger in the years to come. >> iraqi army has launched a major military operation to retake town of tikrit from i.s.i.l. fighters. a force of 20,000 including shia militias and sunni tribes men are attempting to driver the armed group from the province north of baghdad. >>> the u.s. secretary of state has threatened russia over more military sanctions for its actions in ukraine. it comes as the u.n. human rights office says the death toll in the reasoning has passed 6,000. barb biphillips reports. >> reporter: at a lake side hotel in geneva, another round of talks between john kerry and sergey lavrov. two men who know each other very we

on al jazeera america. ebola. >> welcome back. let's take a look at the headlines on al jazeera. arab leaders have expresstheir supportexpressedtheir support for saudi led attacks on yemen rebels. >>> the syrian government has suffered a major defeat on at the hand of al qaeda rebels. >>> in northeast nigeria 14 people have been killed by boko haram, voting in the country's presidential election has been extended for a second day because of the violence and technical problems that cause some polling places to close. >>> singaporeans have lined the street to pay their final respects to lee quan yew. bill clinton is one of the crowd. his son is now prime minister. let's go now to hale rayman. rain is heavy in singapore. has that deterred some from turning out? >> i would say it has deterred some mourners. the cortege began its journey about 45 minutes ago from parliament house. lee quan yew's body laid in state for about four days. where the final funeral service will be held, of course as you can see behind me there are at least six persons deep, i would say, is certainly how many

on al jazeera america. >> hello again. the top stories on al jazeera. niger and chad have launched an offensive against boko haram in nigeria. audiomessage posted online. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu's office denies he's backed away from a two-state solution. coalition air strikes in syria have hit an oil refinery controlled by i.s.i.l, 30 people were killed including refinery workers and i.s.i.l. fighters. >>> our students in myanmar are still locked in a standoff with police who are preventing them from holding a protest in yafgon. florence louie has more. >> it's a small group in solidarity of students in protest against the recently passed education law. fearing being arrested for demonstrating without a permit, they disperse after ten minutes. >> translator: generation is not related to just students, it concerns the older generation. it needs to be better and more democratic. this is why we support the protest. >> for the past few days, activists have been trying to avoid police. announcing the location just a day before the protests

thanks. >>> two al jazeera journalists were held in their hotel in maiduguri, al jazeera is demanding their release. >>> thomas greenfield, the assistant secretary of state for african affairs she hopes that the two are released soon. >> we were very surprised by that and very concerned as well. as you know, the u.s. is committed to freedom of the press, and a free media. the media has played an important role here in reporting on the election, and your reporters were part of that process. it is our hope that the nigerian government will release them soon. >> iran and six major world powers are struggling to reach a deal on the country's nuclear future before a self-imposed deadline on tuesday. u.s. secretary of state john kerry has told al jazeera that foreign ministers are working very hard to reach an accord, but talks will stretch deep into the night. we have more from the swiss town of lausanne where the talks are taking place. >> the talks are in their last, most difficult leg. >> how is it going secretary kerry? >> we're working very hard, we're working hard. >> secretary secre

weeknights, on al jazeera america . >> hello again, the top stories on al jazeera. the recovery of germanwings flight 9525 resumes wednesday. all 120 passengers and crew on board are feared dead after the plane came down in the french alps while en route from barcelona to dusseldorf. one of the flight recorders has been recovered. >>> willing countries to use military action to stop houthi rebel violence. at least seven protesters were killed in the yemeni province of ta'izz on wednesday and tuesday and dozens more injured. >>> two cars armed with explosive backed into a libyan checkpoint in benghazi. >>> part of an exchange program. students from the host school gathered on tuesday night in the local church to mourn the victims. and in the small germantown of halten where the teenagers were from, the many effects were being felt. the mayor of haltern said the are commendations were be celebrated. dominic cane has the report. >> in the town of hasden emzee one school had sent its year 10 people 16-year-olds, 16 of them with two of their teachers, to spain for a week

talk to al jazeera. sunday, 6:30 eastern. on >> next on al jazeera america. technology, it's a vital part of who we are. >> they had some dynamic fire behavior. >> and what we do. >> don't try this at home. >> techknow. where technology meets humanity. coming up next. only on al jazeera america. >>> the top stories op al jazeera - breaking news out of yemen, where there are reports houthi rebels are in aden which was president abd-rabbu mansour hadi's stronghold. the reports say yemen's defence minister has been arrested and the president is on the run >>> a recovery operation is resuming in the french alps where a german jetliner crashed. we are looking at pictures where search crews are based. the efforts are for bodies and wreckage hampered by stormy weather, which has been forecast. >> the town in germany is mourning the loss of several teenagers on that strike. dominic kane is there. >> nothing quite sums up the emotion that the students and teachers are feeling than the plak ard behind me which says [ speaking foreign language ] yesterday we were many t

only on al jazeera america he's out there. there's a guy out there whose making a name for himself in a sport where your name and maybe a number are what define you. somewhere in that pack is a driver that can intimidate the intimidator. a guy that can take the king 7 and make it 8. heck. maybe even 9. make no mistake about it. they're out there. i guarantee it. welcome to the nascar xfinity series. >> former klansman david duke. >> america has been taken over. >> defending his controversial past. >> i did what i thought was right. >> that was then... what about now? >> i believe the zionists control the country. >> "talk to al jazeera". only on al jazeera america. >> welcome back. i'm shilly gauche. let's take you through the top stories. the coalition forces in iraq have driven out i.s.i.l. fighters in the town of al baghdadi. located near a u.s. air base. >>> brazil's supreme court has given the go-ahead for investigation into the taking of bribes from petrobras. >>> eight guards were killed on friday i.s.i.l. linked fighte

only on al jazeera america. >> hello again, welcome back to al jazeera. these are the top stories. libya's national oil company has declared itself unoperational after a series of attacks. legal move that protects the company from liability for failing to fulfill contracts. >>> bringing south sudan out of conflict. >>> the united states has condemned an tack on its ambassador to south korea. mark lippert. exports are dropping off and people should be encouraged to buy locally made goods. li ku channing kk chang. >> no economy means more than china's, and le ku chang hopes china can achieve a growth rate of 7%, proof that china's economy is going to continue to slow. last year's economic growth rate was 7.4%. the premier says china is encumberingentering a new normal. the period of stellar economic growth is over. china's economy is going mature. the danger is this: what happens if china's growth rate falls below 6%? that could create widespread lows in the economic factor creating what they fear most, social insubstantial. he hopes that unemployment can be kept below 4.5% in the ci

al jazeera journalists. from last tuesday they have been held in their hold in maig maiduguri. >> germany's state prosecutors says investigators are still to find any clues as to andreas lubitz's motivation but claims he was in therapy up until the crash. >>> all right let's get more from dominic kane who joins us from berlin. dominic, the picture painted of andreas lubitz is one of a very disturbed man. tell us a little bit more about this latest revelation that he had been treated for suicidal tendencies. >> barbara, this is the first time state prosecutors have acknowledged the fact that at one point andreas lubitz exhibited suicidal tendencies. he received treatment for it. the narrative until now is that he has suffered a severe bout of depression which he received treatment for and appeared to recover from. certainly his company germanwings and their company lufthansa said he passed all the safety practice methods that sort of thing and so from their point of view he was fit to be behind the controls o

only on al jazeera america. if any party is going to win here they must convince the voters that they can deliver on any promise that can protect lives and properties. >> in the next few weeks nigeria has dislodged the group from many of the areas i.t. occupied. yet fundamental questions remain. >> one aspect are the stair tris now secure. what the military has now is succeeded in doing is wicking the battles in many places but not yet won the war. >> the government haveing lost territories to boko haram but what is not certain is whether current victories are beings good enough to win back the vbltionz support of the people. mohamed idris. isal jazeera, are nigeria. >> respect towards the iranian nation. we have stabilized the rights of the nation. we have broken apart the organization of nations. this beings will be successful in its lofty goals. >> to try omend the rift over lifting ever sanctions often oniran. france is the most skeptical. gltion secretary ofjames bays has the story. >> secretary of stating

al jazeera. of the united nations well, around 3,000 syrian refugees died trying to reach europe by crossing the mediterranean last year, william spined her from the u.n. refugee agency says that's unacceptable. >> these tragic deaths who have survived the war are now risking their lives and -- trying to find safety in europe. and this situation cannot continue. we cannot continue to see people dying in large numbers in the mediterranean that's why we are calling for a number of propolitical transition pose sals to be implemented by the union. we need to be creative, we need to be knowledgeable we need to find bold solutions because this cannot continue. and that's why we have written a letter to the e.u., proposing a number of option os that things can be done, such as increasing the rescue at sea so that people don't die. security in ferguson popular mobilization mo is to be handed over to st. louis county police and missouri state highway patrol the decision comes after two police officers wer

only on al jazeera america. >> welcome back. let's take a look at the top stories on al jazeera. the saud i led coalition has launched a third night of air strikes against yemen meanwhile two pilots ejected from their planes because of technical problems. >>> dozen people killed and dozens of others have been injured, in a hotel in mogadishu. al shabaab fighters have taken some people hostage. >> the suspicion that andreas lubitz was hiding an illness before the crash that killed over 150 people. >>> air strikes in yemen yemen yemen's prime minister? iran's position this a complicated coming flict. >> reporter: my enemy's enemy is my friend. an ancient conflict, but still explains the alliances in the middle east, in yemen an ongoing military operation led by saudi arabia, one of the u.s.'s closest allies, against houthis a group that now control large parts of the country and that has close links with iran. yet turned to iraq, and iran and the u.s. find themselves on the same sides iran iranian units are fighting i.s.i.l. alongside iraqi forces while u.s. planes simultaneously b

talk to al jazeera. sunday, 6:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> the stream, >> your digital community >> you pick the hot topics and express your thoughts the stream it's your chance to join the conversation only on al jazeera america ♪ >>> hello again the top stories here on al jazeera. yemen's president has arrived in egypt for an arab league summit. this as air strikes against houthi fighters continue across the country. the coalition says it's trying to weaken the houthi's air defense system and to cut off supply lines. >>> german prosecutors say they have found doctor's notes excusing a pilot from work on the day he flew a passenger jet into a mountain. it added to suspicions that he was hiding a mental illness. >>> to libya where forces loyal to the two rival governments are battling each other for the control of the country. they do however, have a common enemy. fighters claiming allegiance to isil. zana hoda reports now on the brigades who have been sent from misrata to fight isil. [ sirens blaring ] >> rep

al jazeera america presents only on al jazeera america ♪ more saudi-led air strikes on houthi positions in yemen, arab leaders vow to continue the fight. ♪ hello you're with al jazeera live from doha also to come counting is underway this nigeria presidential election, the first results expected later on monday. getting closer to a deal on iran's nuclear program and the last round of discussion start in switzerland, plus. >>> i'm in the northern philippines with the tribe and there is excitement here as the tribe welcomes a new arrival. ♪ a saudi-led coalition targeting houthi fighters in yemen for the fifth night and arab league leaders say saudi-led strikes will continue until they withdraw and surrender their weapons and we have more. >> reporter: no let up in this military operation for a fifth consecutive night, the saudi-led coalition has continued to hit saudi-led positions and air strikes continued in other parts of the country and dozens of houthi fighters have been killed and jets have bombed position in the northern province considered the houthi's main base and they depl

al jazeera america presents only on al jazeera america of >> are saudi arabia hails its air strikes against houthis in yemen as a success. is you're watching al jazeera live from doha, i'm jane dut ton. dutton. >>> bitting farewell to singapore's founding founding leader. thousands paying their respects to lee quan yew. >>> voting is extended another day because of technical problems in nigeria. >>> we begin with the saudi led military intervention in yemen. the first phase of its air strikes have been successful they say with all of the communication centers destroyed but that hasn't stopped the houthi movement across the country. meanwhile the saudi led have air strikes hit sa hit sanaa sada and abas. omar al saleh reports. >> to curb the rise of the shia houthi fighters, hadi is talking tough. >> withdraw from all provinces it occupies, leave state institutions and military bases and lay down its arms and return all the weapons it seized. >> reporter: leading the war against the houthis is saudi arabia. remains open for dialogue with conditions. >> we wish we didn't have to take this dec

al jazeera. >> crossing over to american university of beirut, thanks for being russ again on al jazeera. when the united nations says that syria is the biggest humanitarian emergency of our era, what does that make you think, the international community failed the people of syria? >> well, yes. i mean, this is something that has happened in other places as well as around the world where there's massive human need. you can think of the central african republic or you can think of some parts of sudan and other places where it's simply impossible to reach everybody and there isn't enough international will or commitment to solve every humanitarian crisis in the world. in syria this is a crisis that has been expanding in part, in large part because of direct international involvement in fueling the war. with military supplies, money and political support from countries in the west, like the united states, and some europeans and the russians and countries in the region, iran and saudi arabia, and elements in lebanon and other place and turkey, so this isn't just a normal humanitarian crisis.

only on al jazeera america. >> hello from al jazeera's in doha. this is the news hour. coming up in the next 60 minutes. yemeni followers accepted send outysending outy fighters. >> we'll have all your sports, including news of a record-breaking day at the cricket world cup as co-host new zealand blow away the indies to reach the semifinals. >> we begin this news hour in yemen where the security situation is fast deteriorating. let's bring you up-to-date with the latest developments. there has been fighting between outy rebels and tribesmen in the country's south. 20 people have been killed. outy fighters are appear to be trying to expand their presence in the country. they're deploying forces from the capital in sanna sending fighters by air. >>> this is the scene where shots are fired into the air as people protest against the hoties outside security forces building. it gives answer idea of how tense the situation is. yemen's president hadi has made a televised address to his party party. he used this address to call on all parties to take part in a political dialogue

al jazeera. hello, this is the news hour we are live from london. coming up in the next 60 minutes after four years of war and chaos in syria aid agencies say the world is failing people in desperate need police in ferguson hunt for a gunman who fired on officers as responsibility for security is handed over to a different force new leaks recording link egypt leader to an illegal deal with libya. a factory collapse has left dozens of people trapped at least five are dead. plus. the world is failing syria. that's the damming assessment by a coalition of aid organizations as the conflict enters it's fifth year. the u.n. has proven itself to be incapable of ending acariosis. 2014 was the deadliest of the year and overall 220,000 have died since the conflict began in 2011, and some people say that that is a conservative figure. the number of children in need of aid rose by a third last year to 5.6 million. 80% of the population is living in poverty, it is estimated that 7.6 million people are displac

weeknights, on al jazeera america . >> these are the top stories on al jazeera. the saudi-led coalition has bombed yemen for a third successive night. saudi arabia and it's allies say they're in full control of yemen's air space. at least ten people have been killed and dozens wounded in somalia after gunmen from al-shabab stormed a hotel. bliss say hostages have been held by the attackser. german prosecutors have found doctors notes ex-pewsing a pilot from work on the day that the pilot flew the plane into the mountain. it is thought that he was hiding illness before the crier that killed 150 people. >> james bays reports from a yemen conflict. >> my enemy's enemy is my friend. it's an ancient proverb but some say it best explains the alliance in the middle east. in yemen an ongoing military operation led by saudi arabia, one of u.s.' closest allies, against the houthies, a group that now controls large parts of the country and has close lengths with iran. yet turn to iraq. and iran and the u.s. find themselves on the same side iranian units are fighting isil al

from al jazeera. in doha i'm adrian finighan. coming up in the next 60 minutes, st. louis county's police chief calling for healing and reform after last night's shooting in ferguson. >>> four years of blood, misery and death in syria, aid

on al jazeera america . >> welcome to al jazeera. an explosion in an ukrainian mine. 16 are missing. >>> smart watches hope to go overtake fitness bands as people take to wearable text to get

hello from al jazeera's headquarters in doha, i'm jane dutton. from bad to much worse. u.s. declares venezuela a security threat. open letter written by u.s.

al jazeera. one of the greatest ever footballers has announced his retirement from international striker he was voting best player at world cup where he was joined top scorer, his five goals helping uruguay to the semifinals. five-year-old club korea, athletic madrid and international he is currently played in j league. south africa's cricketer goss into the quarter finals of the world cup on the back of victory, and a outstanding all around performance that field south africa place in the last eight, they then took two to help constable 146 run victory, south africa likely to play sri lanka in the last eight. >> all around good performance. giving us the confidence too to believe that we are better than ever, but still it is -- those games need to be respected and nothing with a great attitude today, and we wanted to win and play a good game, which we did. more bad news for the u.a., they have been suspended by the federation after being accused of holding chanting. that 12 races never really to

only on al jazeera america. ♪ >> this is al jazeera america, i'm del walters in new york. here are today's top stories. >> what they did here will reverberate through the ages. >> thousands gather for the memorial of the thousands of courageous men and women who crossed the edmund pettus bridge 50 years ago on what has known as "bloody sunday." and iran driving isil from yet another town. and the agreement to improve the lives of w

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only on al jazeera america. >> welcome back to al jazeera america. it's 12:44 eastern time. taking a look at today's top stories. u.n. secretary ban ki-moon is in baghdad for talks of iraq's prime minister. >>> and prosecutors have finished their case in the boston marathon bombing trial the attack that killed three people and injured more than 200. >>> and president obama is in boston for the opening of the edward m. kennedy institute. early senators including john mccain, democrat elizabeth warren along with the vice president are also on hand. >>> wisconsin's scott walker is reconfirming his stance on immigration. there are questions on whether he has changed his position on the issue, but the presidential kind said that he is opposed to any path for undocumented immigrants. >> they need to ultimately go back to the country of origin and get in line just as anyone else did. i think in terms of things beyond that, that's where we have got to tackle these other issues first and have a president willing to work with the congress. >> these comments come just 24 hours after wa

natasha guinane, al jazeera. >>> the u.s. withdrawal from an air base comes after 20 yemeni soldiers were killed in the same province on saturday. u.s. military personnel had been training yemeni fighters. against quap aqap, a to attack a u.s. bound plane. he had a bomb hidden in his underwear which failed to detonate. weapons training in yemen and during their stay there in july 2011 they met anwar alalaki martin riordan is senior vice president of the soufan group. he joins us here in doha. marty, that the u.s. pulled out special force he from yemen they might nt have not have known the u.s. had special forces in yemen. >> this makes all the sense in the world limited number of troops there specifically to take on the war or the fight against al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. they don't want those forces being caught in what may become a full blown civil war. >> because the axes of conflict are multiplying day by day. >> almost by the hour. >> the number of participants was getting too great. >> exactly. and this does not

"talk to al jazeera". only on al jazeera america. >> hello again let's have another look at the top stories at al jazeera. at least eight people are dead after cyclone pam hit the island of vanuatu. >>> 50,000 new homes to people who lost those during the civil war. narendra modi will be the first leader to visit the former home of the tamil tigers deposed six years ago. >>> series of megaprojects announced by government leaders during an economic development conference in egypt aimed at attracting more investment. >>> now in the wake of destruction of cyclone pam the importance of disaster preparedness is being highlighted. the united nations says the only way to prevent widespread damage is to spend money. but many are not able to make that kind of investment. scott heidler takes to an area that is still damaged from floods in 2011. >> reporter: they call it the great cyclone from 2011. this person had a front seat. she owns a shop and lives right next to a flood gate on the outskirts of bangkok. four ye

jennifer glasse, al jazeera, afghanistan. >>> more news straight ahead here on al jazeera. a bishop's appointment sparks a big row in chile. we'll tell you why. ♪ >>> a state funeral has been held for the former australian prime minister who died last week. tony abbott joined hundreds of mourners who remember the man. he died at the age of 84, following a brief illness. >>> myanmar's military commander says he'll support successful elections in november, but warned that the army won't tolerate instability or threats. he was speaking to troops at a mill stair parade on the 70th anniversary of armed forces day. this year's elections will be the first held by the semicivilian government that swept the power after a 2010 vote. >>> a thai court has ruled that a family of suspected muslim uyghurs must be held in detention. it's a diplomatic tug of war between china and turkey. the family says they are from turkey and want to return. beijing says they are from the northwest region of china. >> reporter: the fate of 17 muslim uyghurs here in thailand is still in limbo. their dete

only on al jazeera america >> in is al jazeera. [music] >> hello there this is the news hour live from london. coming up tourists attacked in tunisia as gunmen kill 22 phoners and two locals at a museum. >>> face off in frankfurt as the european central bank's new headquarters opens to the sounds of anti-austerity protests. >>> netanyahu claims victory in the general election. the u.s. said it will re-evaluate its approach to the peace process. also-- >> in kenya we go to the massai mara and we find out why some of the locals are not happy. >> the champions in the quarterfinal line up are completed. barcelona ahead in the camp, which means that the last english club is hanging bay threat. by a thread. >> tunisia's prime minister said it was an attack on the economy designed to scare off tourists. 21 people were killed in the capital of tunis killing 21 foreign nationals as well as two tunisians. the security stormed the building ending the siege, we have more on how the attack unfolded. >> reporter: tunisian security forces call ou

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for those in united states joining us on al jazeera america, "talk to al jazeera" is next. more on the website. >>> this week on talk toays, ku klux klan, david duke. >> when i was a young man enjoying controversial organizations, you know, i grew up from that. there is no question about that. but at least i did what i thought was right. >> he is recently been back in the news with reports that house majority whip representative steve scalise spoke at one of his organization's events. >> if he was there, he wasn't attending a klan meeting, an organization called european unity and rights organization which is an organization for the preservations of western european civilization. >> today, duke blames zionism for america's ills. >> i don't believe european americans control the country any more. >> the most well known racist, he calls himself a reformed klansman. but he longs for a past closer to his 1950s childhood? >> this is not the america i grew up in. i love america. i will fight, you know, to my last breath to save america and i think we can do. >> we spoke to the fo

only on al jazeera america. >> announcer: this is al jazeera. ♪ >> hello welcome to the al jazeera news hour. i'm live in doha. our top stories. ukraine's prime minister accuses pro-russia separatists of holing up rescue efforts following a deadly mine explosion. >>> security forces in mexico capture another leader of a vying event gang. >>> also edward snowden's lawyer says the whistleblower wants to return home to the u.s. >>> and we'll look at a rare collection of artwork from north korea. ♪ >>> we begin this news hour in ukraine, where the prime minister is accusing pro-russian separatists of obstructing a rescue mission at a mine following a deadly explosion. at least 30 miners are missing neared dead after the blast in the rebel-held area of donetsk. >> translator: i gave instructions to send six brigades, each composed of ten people, but the russian terrorists did not give an opportunity to the ukrainian mine rescue brigades to get to the site and to help to pull out people and save the lives of the people. >> let's peek to john hendren now who is on the line from outside of th

only on al jazeera america. >> welcome to al jazeera america, i'm thomas drayton in new york. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has arrived in washington. so controversial in our segment the week ahead. boris nemtsov moassments before moments before he is murdered. >>> why putin is to blame for nemtsov's murder. >>> an incident could make for icy and dangerous conditions. >>> early historic moments in space explorations photos go on the auction block. great to have you with us. we begin with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is in washington, d.c. tonight. tomorrow netanyahu will attend apac, the gathering of the pro-israeli group. potential deal regarding iran's nuclear program. netanyahu accepted a republican invitation, but president obama is angry he wasn't informed in advance. >> very small fraction of those especially the democrats the democrats number about 235 after all in congress. but for the moavment, moment the focus is on monday, and obama administration officials and from prime minister netanyahu himself at the congress of apac, the congress of is

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on "inside story." >> the new al jazeera america primetime. get the real news you've been looking for. at 7:00, a thorough wrapup of the day's events. then at 8:00, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day. and at 9:00, get a global perspective on the news. weeknights, on al jazeera america . glur ooh watching "inside story" on laks, i'm ray suarez. covering 100,000 wells on public lands. the rules require new inspections and requirements that companies disclose what chemicals they pump into the ground to break open oil and goes deposits. and under influence regulations from epa the states are now required to reduce the amount of pollution from coal-fired power plants. from his influential seat in washington, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell of kentucky is lobbying state governments telling them they shouldn't comply. why would a member of the united states senate give detailed advice to governors on how not to follow the law? that's a tail for al jazeera's national correspondent libby casey and she joins us now and libb

opioid wars only on al jazeera america >> welcome back to al jazeera america. here are the top stories we're following right now. united nations security council called an emergency meeting to discuss the growing crisis in yemen. the special envoy to the country is warning it is on the brink of civil war. ousted president is calling for an urgent intervention. people in sing more are paying their respects to the late lee quon yew. lee died at the age of 81. >>> texas are senator ted cruz is expected to announce he is running for president. first to throw his hat into the wing. his conservative views make him a favorite of many in the conservative base. >>> a delegation of afghan officials will be in washington this week. president ashraf ghani abdalla abdalla, and others ghani will also address congress on his visit. >> when ashraf ghani meets with officials on monday, his country's security will be top of mind. he wants president obama to delay withdrawal of troops. >> i'm particularly concerned about the summer 2015, the afghans, the first fighting season ple

opioid wars only on al jazeera america >> the new al jazeera america primetime. get the real news you've been looking for. at 7:00, a thorough wrapup of the day's events. then at 8:00, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day. and at 9:00, get a global perspective on the news. weeknights, on al jazeera america . >> a big point of contention between president obama and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is iran. just weeks ago, prime minister netanyahu went before congress to make his case against a bad deal over iran's nuclear deal, one that would put curbs on its nuclear ambitions in exchange for lifting financial sanctions against iran. james bays. james. >> there have been negotiations over a six day period, clearly led by the u.s. on one side and iran on the other. yet for now, the talks are being postponed. let me explain why. after six days of almost nonstop negotiations with the iranians. secretary of state john kerry was still being positive. >> secretary kerry how's it going. >> we're making some progress. >> reporter: secretary k