kimberly halkett reports from north carolina. >> personally i was mortified. >> at a church in charlotte north carolina, community members gather to discuss what to do about the washer of fires in the american south. >> we've seen this before. no one can tell us that eight churches burn consecutively and there is not something behind it. >> at least two like this one in charlotte, have been confirmed as arson. but so far they've been not account gorized as hate crimes. another three such fires in the same part of the country are also under investigation. the atf one of the government agencies responsible for investigating the fires at predominantly black churches. they say right now it is not clear that they were racially motivated. >> the fires have rekindled memories of a painful past for southern blacks when emotions are already raw. last month nine members in an historic black church were shot dead while taking part in a bible study. in the 1990s dozens of black churches were torched some by some white supremacists. >> logically we'll connect things things together. the it's not too

kimberly halkett, al jazeera are chalt, north charlotte, north carolina. >> there has been a series of killings in maiduguri nigeria. model idrismohammed idris reports from are nigeria capital. >> engaging the nigerian military right now they have posts that the insurgents as they launch astacks on these two villages. as you know, in the last 24 or 48 hours have seen several accounts by boko haram to either attack or launch suicide missions inside the city of maiduguri and incite violence. >> reproductive health services in nigeria and some of the funds will be used to access family planning. that's to reduce the high number of deaths in regular neafns and childbirth. >> reporter: elisabeth has delivered all her children herself at home, on the outskirts of abuja. there were no reproductive health services here so she's not had advice on family planning or child spacing she's encouraged that the government will spend $75 million on family planning. >> some women have died. >> also a mother of five has a different view. >> translator: i don't want family planning and i don't agree with

kimberly halkett reports from south carolina. >> no one can tell us that eight churches burned consecutively and there's not something behind it. >> at least two like this one in charlotte have been confirmed as arson but so far they have not been categorized as arson. >>> string of fires at predominantly black churches since right now it has no reason to believe that any of the fires are related or racially motivated. still, even if the church burntionchurches burnings are not racially motivated, nine members of a historic black church were shot dead taking part in a bible study. prompted the creation of a federal task force to stop such fires and jail those responsible. >> largely, connecting these together, that attacks in the past have something to do with what's happening now. it's not too far of a stretch to have this fear that maybe this is actually repercussion. >>> discussing how to increase security. >> i would like for us one day to be able to go beyond race. that is going to stay countries years. it's taken us years to get here and i'm a realist. >> being real ink is vital if the

kimberly halkett, al jazeera, rio de janiero. ♪ >> officials grow more confident this morning that a plane part that washed ashore is from malaysia airlines flight 370 but it may not help solve the mystery of what happened to the jet. >> 12 nations sit down in hawaii to talk about one of the large evident trade deals in history the major issues still on the table. >> zimbabwe demands that the american who killed cecil the lion return to africa to answer for what happened.

kimberly be be halkett, al jazeera, north carolina. >> reddit website is now back on. protesters are angry because a reddit employee who runs a popular section has been sacked. reddit answered by saying it doesn't discuss individual employee relations. >>> the 3,000 kilometer long inca roadinca route. here is tom ackerman. >> reporter: near the u.s. capital, a group of visiting peruvian visitors braiding a replica of this suspension bridge. >> we prepare more than a thousand ropes to make 70 meters. >> the bridge is a link in the 3,000 kilometer road, built in the 15th century at the height of the inca empire. peru argentina chile ecuador just opened in the museum of the american indian. >> still use the inca road. how people to walk the road. >> borero and his colleague mattos spent search years collecting materials for this display. >> it is a perfect pattern to understand how strong the incan situation, and the andes situation, stayed in subsistence. >> the incas interactive display illustrates the cachaka. the exhibit's creators say they weren't oblivious to the em

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kimberly halkett reports from north carolina. >> at a church in charlotte north carolina, community members gathered to discuss what to do about the rash of fires that predominantly african-american churches in the american south. >> no one can tell us that eight churches burn consecutively and there is not something behind it. >> at least two like this one in charlotte have been confirmed as arson. so far they have not been categorized as hate crimes. another three such fires in the same part of the country are also under investigation. >> the atf one of the government agencies responsible for investigating the string of fires say there is no reason to believe that the fires are related or racially motivated. still even if the church burnings are not racially motivated the fires have rekindled memories of a painful past for southern blacks where emotions are already raw. last month nine members were shot dead while faking part in a bible study. further back dozens of black churches were torched some by white supremacists prompting the creation of a federal task force to stop such fires and

kimberly halkett reports. >> this is the post card image olympic organizers want for the 2016 sailing inspection. but on closer inspection, the bay is anything but picture perfect. the stench of raw sewage is overpowering. >> organic rubbish is the main problem in ganabarra bay. we have 15,000 people flushing their toilets without treatment. >> regulation run at half-capacity due to a lack of political coordination between districts. when the city of rio de janeiro made its olympic olympic bid it pledged to clean up the bay by at least 50%. now it admits it will miss that target by at least 50%. the be determining is that the fecal contamination meets standards. >> nothing too bad that you're going to run away and not come back to it. so i think yeah, no matter what it's just going to be racing really. >> we have been on the water on average maybe 800 at least days. and so far nobody got diarrhea or any infection or ill from sailing here on the bay. >> still ecoboats have been dispatched to collect trash floating on the water's surface but the state admits the effort is mostly cosmeti

and al jazeera's kimberly halkett is there. so from your end what are the next steps? >> well, what i can tell sue that i'm sitting outside of a cuban intersection. this is a place where we've seen an awful lot of activities. it shows that this was immanent. because we've seen a lot of activity the erecting of a flagpole. the repainting of the driveway. why is it a big deal? because for the first time in half a century we'll see a cuban flag flying over this building. this has been a de facto embassy, but soon it will enjoy the full diplomatic relations they have enjoyed in the past. there are still some sharp differences outlined between the two nations but there are areas moving forward that will mean common areas of cooperation. law enforcement transportation, telecommunications. you have to remember that these two countries are 120 kilometers apart, and the fact that their geography makes it perfect sense to have this. cooperation and something to be enjoyed. >> what about a push back against this? >> right, of course, there is going to be some pushback. roslind ou

kimberly halkett, al jazeera brasilia. >>> at least two ministers who were replacein greece were of his own party, and voted against his bailout. nicholas economedes says the greek debt crisis have exposed the flaws in the eurozone. >> the euro was set with a set of rules and so far the biggest country that is willing to stick very hard to the rules is germany. there are smaller countries for example, finland and the netherlands that have also pushed very hard for the strictness of the rules. the real problem i think of the euro is that if greece gets a way-far off from the rules then other countries are going to demand the same. and very soon, the rules will be completely different. so that's the real problem. the euro was premature. the -- there is no tax union there is no transfer union in the european -- in the eurozone. so because of the euro, and because the countries don't have flexibility to change their exchange rates moarms, they more or less, they have to grow and the productivity has to grow at the same pace. and you can have big operations like greece where the productivity

kimberly halkett is in the capital, brazilia. >> another day, another plication accused of corruption. the conservative speaker in the lower house of brazilian congress eduardo kuna who denies the resolution and is withdrawing support for the coalition government. >> i am not going to be drawn into this dirty politics in order to pressure me to change my stanchion. this is the reason i am breaking with the government. >> the allocations of cunha come after an announcement of an investigation. the investigation has stunned brazilian voters because lula left office with an 83% approval rating. as protege and successor, the current president of brazil. for months there have been dozens of arrests and corruption investigations launched against petrobras as well as politicians tied to the president. rousef says she won't step down. a growing number of brazilian voters are staging provide tests calling for her impeachment. the scandal comes at a poor time for rousef who is in brazil i can't working with the president of the south american trading bloc. she had little to say about the scanda

kimberly halkett rpths rio de rio de janera. >> the third ashes test could be wrapped up in three days. the second inning scorecard to have some respectability? >> a batting collapse on day 2. back at the crease right now. currently, it's 218 for 8, australia with a lead of 7 through he runs. >> kim cook won the meteplatform final t it was a great pleasure to meet the great expectations of north korea's leader is what she said. >> one of the oldest baseball cards has been sold for $180,000 from the time of the abraham lincoln, and it has been in the same family for 155 years. al visit with the woman who sold the card. >> florence sasso and i are looking at years on this ancient baseball card. cher trying to work out archi badly, a relative who played baseball in brooklyn. >> look for the big ears? >> right. look for the big ears. >> could be him. >> yeah. >> he's got big ears. >> this card was given to florence by her mom over 25 years ago. it's been in the family for 155 years. florence only discovered the card was so valuable when she took it to her senior centerser. >> i ran to get

kimberly halkett, al jazeera brasilia. >> australia is the home to approximately 300,000 wild scam elses. a cull is needed to keep their numbers under control. andrew thomas reports. >> the camel cup is a highlight of australia's camel calendar. atmosphere is festive and the racing on trained camels is competitive. >> he absolutely loves to run. he stretches his head out and just goes. >> most riders are experienced but a few first timeers compete as well. >> unusual things in this job but riding a camel in this race is pretty special. >> camel racing in australia though isn't much of a business and though celebrated here the camel is far from universally loved. >> this is a unique and special event. but away from the race track camels in australia are controversial subjects. camels were first brought to australia in the 1800s to carry equipment across the desert. but when motorized vehicles replaced them many camels were freed and they thrived np 2009 one estimate suggested a million were roaming the outback. the farmers wild camels have become a pest. >> we had really big problems with

as kimberly halkett reports, they are full of sewage. >> reporter: with the famous sugar loaf mountain in the background this is the image rio's olympic organizationers want. but the bay is anything but picture perfect. the stench of raw sewage is overpowering. >> translator: organic rubbish is the main problem. we have almost 15 million people flushing the toilet every single day with no treatment. it's really serious. >> reporter: treatment plants exist to clean the water pouring in from the surrounding municipalities, but two aren't working, and the rest work at half of capacity. when the city of rio made its olympic pitch it pledged to clean up the baby at least 80%. it now admits it will miss that mark by at least 50%. officials argue the fecal contamination in the bay meets international standards. >> i don't have a problem with it. nothing too bad that you are going to run away and not come back to it. so, yeah i think no matter what it is going to just be racing here. >> we have been on water maybe 800, at last days, and nobody got sick from sailing here. >> reporter: eco boats

kimberly halkett al jazeera, washington. >>> motorbike taxis are a popular way to get around indonesia. >> reporter: it started with a mobile phone application, now six months later, it has more than 1 million users and 11,000 motorbike drivers delivering services in congested cities across indonesia. customers place orders on their phones and the drivers accept them. taking people to their destinations, delivering food orders or packages. >> translator: go check is more efficient. it saves time it saves engive and it saves money. >> reporter: it's a professional version of the traditional moto bike taxis. >> we're actually not selling multiple services, what we're essentially selling is time and that has to be one of the most precious commodities being an urban dweller. it works because both sides of the platform are benefiting immensely. >> reporter: this is often the only way to get around in big cities in indonesia. but this also has a down side. drivers have been facing threats from other traditional motorbike drivers because they can't take the competition. in several areas tradi

now some educators are looking to asia for guidance as kimberly halkett reports, they are adopting a new method called singapore math. >> reporter: each day this teacher works with her students to make math fun. what her students don't realize is that the math games they are playing are teaching them critical thinking. >> they have become more fluent counters they are better at alga brayic thinking. they have just become all around better thinkers in math. >> it wasn't always this way. seven years ago students here at this washington school were struggling. school administrators realized they needed a new approach. so they looked to the lesson's of the world's most successful nation when it comes to matt mattics, singapore. >> it brings together the teaching through problem solving, and deep thinking and really conceptual learning. >> reporter: they are areas where u.s. students consistently underperform. the united kingdom ranked 20th place, the united states 28th. that's why this school administrator hopes the singapore math method building complex skills over time will result in t

here is kimberly halkett. >> reporter: for 17 years in east 10 trail texas andrew has been raising his six youngest children with their three mothers. ann, cheryl and jenny in, what they call their plural family. >> we have -- >>> all right we just want to break in now to show you latest pictures now coming out of the meeting room in vienna where that historic nuclear deal on iran's nuclear program about to be announced. iran has been negotiating between six world powers, they have been discussing the ratification of the nuclear nuke deal to limit the country's nuclear capabilities. we have been monitoring this for the last couple of hours now and expecting the prints medical players to speak now there you can see frederica the e.u. foreign affairs chief speeded next to the iranian foreign minister. uponforeign ministers from another world powers also seat ahead long side them. let's listen in. >> all right think well, while we are waiting follow, i believe, frederik onto speak irrelevant think she will speak to us very shortly let's bring in james bays now who has been monitoring all

kimberly halkett joins us from be be brasilia. it seems another high profile politician is also being investigated. what can you tell us about that? >> reporter: i tell that you it really is stunning. in just 24 hours on the heels of the revelation about the government investigation into the former brazilian president lula we now have the very high profile speaker of the lower house of congress here in brazil. allegations that he also allegedly accepted money in exchange for contracts in helping to secure contracts for a very prominent brazilian construction company. so it's just stunning revelations that just continue to unfold. this has been going on for weeks if not months. there have been dozens of high profile executives linked to the state run company petrobras even dozens of arrests that have taken place. many of these people have strong ties to the president dilma rousseff. now said that he will leave the coalition and is now part of the opposition calling for resignation of dilma rousseff. this is in addition to calls of

. >> kimberly halkett with the latest on that story. thank you. >>> now a hundred uyghur muslims were deported last week. the chinese government said it was a security threat while the uyghur say that they're being persecuted. but many have completed the journey across asia making it all the way to turkey. >> a new home where they can freely practice their religion. uyghur settle into the city of central turkey. they come from the autonomous region of western china. >> we were oppressed. we have to hide our faith, our belief. we have to run illegally through a rough mountainous path. some didn't make it and died. some from abused by smugglers. we hid ten days in the forest, but we were caught and sent to prison. >> many of the women had to leave their husbands behind. >> we don't know where they are and thailand or china we don't know if they're alive. they headed to china it's better to kill them because the chinese know very well how to torture. >> the uyghur say that they had to leave china because of economic discrimination and reli

not ready for competition as kimberly halkett reports, the sewage water could put the athletes at risk. >> with sugarloaf mountain in the background. this is what they want for sailing competition. but on closer inspection, the bay is anything but in picture perfect condition. the stench of raw sewage is overpowering. >> translator: organic rubbish is the main problem in guanabarra bay, we have 15,000 people flushing the toilet every day and it's untreated. >> two facilities are not working. when the city of rio de janeiro made its olympic pitch it pledged to clean up guana barra bay by 50%. officials say the fecal contamination in the bay meets international standards. >> i don't have a problem with that. i've been sick once or twice before but nothing too bad you're going to run away and not come back to it. no matter what it's just going to be racing really. >> we would have on the water maybe 800 athletes and nobody got diarrhea or any infection or ill from sailing here on the bay. >> still, eco-boats have been dispatched to collect trash floating on the water's surface but the sta

kimberly halkett, al jazeera, rio de jainero. >> more on the situation, i am joined by skype by paolo setero the director of the woodrow wilson center a washington-based think tank. thank you for being with us on the program. how likely is it the president could be impeached? >> some say 30, 40% chance. the political equation is not ready for that. there is no clear -- the political system seems to be stuck in this crisis because no political leader had as a clear view of what would become after an impeached president. so there is a possibility that she would sur vie all of the scandals and would continue and finish up her term. she has about two and a half years to go. but it's certainly -- it's certain that brazil's economy is going to remain in trouble for at least a couple of years. >> how much support does she still have though within her own party. not that much. she is not a member of the workman's party, which is divided about the situation. her main partner in the government coalition is also split. the speaker of the house has just announced that he is no longer supporting h

kimberly halkett, al jazeera. >>> the third ashes test is done. england comprehensive winnersover this contest. they had australia bowled out for 265 on friday. steven fin inflicting the most damage. england needed to chase 121 for victory, which they did comfortably. the home side go two up in the series. >>> and north korean driver becomes the country's first ever gold medalist. the 16 year old won the women's final in russia. she said it gave her great pleasure to meet the expectations of north korea's leader. >> great day. >> quite an achievement. >> indeed. thank you very much indeed for that. that's it for sports and the news hour. we'll be handing it over to david foster in london. but for all of us here in doha bye for now, and thanks for watching. ♪ >>> funeral for a palestinian baby killed in an arson attack settlers suspected of being behind it. the israeli prime minister calls it an act of terror. ♪ >>> good to have you with us you are watching al jazeera live from london with me david foster. malaysia's top aviation expert heads t

kimberly halkett, al jazeera, rio de janiero. ♪ >> officials grow more confident this morning that a plane part that washed ashore is from malaysia airlines flight 370 but it may not help solve the mystery of what happened to the jet. >> 12 nations sit down in hawaii to talk about one of the large evident trade deals in history the major issues still on the table. >> zimbabwe demands that the american who killed cecil the lion return to africa to answer for what happened. good morning that is aljazeera america. live from new york city, i'm paul beban. investigators are increasingly confident today in the search for missing malaysia airlines flight 370. they've examined debris that washed up on an island in the indian ocean and they say it appears to have come from a bowing 777 aircraft. that is the same model as the plane that disappeared with 239 people onboard. the debris will be sent to france for investigation. tanya page is live on reunion island where that debris was found. what are authorities saying there this morning? >> >> the authorities of tight lipped about the precise l