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By hundreds of sex abuse lawsuits son for when membership the boy scouts of america files for bankruptcy. And sport the followed over the Houston Astros cheating scandal is dominating the build up to the new baseball season with the sports biggest stars of choose the games governing body being chewed lenient and its punishment. Its 1500 g. M. C. Restarts this news are in syria where the un human rights chief is calling on the government and its allies so open humanitarian corridors for civilians to leave areas of fighting more michelle bestially put out a statement via her spokesman said governments and Russian Forces appear to be targeting civilians and hospitals deliberately nearly 900000 people have been forced from their homes in northwest syria over the last 3 months the governments offensive to capture the last rebel held areas has created the biggest single civilian displacement since the war began 9 years ago. The sheer quantity of attacks on these hospitals medical facilities schools. Would suggest to me they cant all be accident. And at a minimum even if they were accidental it shows lack of course now tina says city caution and so on. All of which can contribute to something being attributed theres a war crime. Internationally sorry intentionally directing attacks against hospitals and places containing the sick and the wounded and against medical units using the red cross or red crescent emblem. Is a war crime. Where he is in how its a near turkeys border with syria and he joins us now that weve been seeing increased levels of beit saying were having these reports of hospitals and schools being born the u. N. Thinks deliberately what about the civilians who caught in the middle of this where can they flee to. The continue to worry about what happens next is of fast moving situation humanitarian situation is deteriorating in syria we talk in halla about people who for example just a few days ago were forced out of their villages in mud huts another man and then there were on the run moving to the north to live city many of them now are having 2nd thoughts about staying there and moving nose in pack it out again and ready to hit the road but this time they do understand that they have nowhere to go except for hoping that turkey might open the border and let them cross into the country said president Bashar Al Assad decides an all out offensive to took over which is the rebels last stronghold in syria weve been talking to people on the ask us of aleppo and i have to say its a life punctuated by hopelessness fear anger over what they say is in international in action at the same time a faint hope that tomorrow someone might step in force a cease fire that would restore hope to the almost 4000000 people stranded in the northwestern part of syria as were going to see in this report. But is one of hundreds of thousands of internally displaced syrians she fled her village of a key in the east of when it was taken over by Government Forces the building is unfinished and the family has little for nature cannot afford to buy a stove to heat the place. And we pray someone will defend us please help us to kill our children they targets cause schools we cannot send our children to schools anymore they are bombing the area nonstop its insane as Government Forces close in has already backed the truck outside hes ready if the situation gets worse. I have seen hopeless faces crying out of fear and humiliation i am asking the arabs and the muslims where are you why are you silent come here and see the women and children living in the open people are on the run they leave it live hoping for a better place sam and his family have just arrived from the outer nor man the rebel stronghold south of. The city was a couple should by the syrian army 2 weeks ago a shelling a flare many civilians escaped. On one day we counted 400. 00 rockets fired at the city in addition to airstrikes many were killed we fled under the cover of darkness it was so chaotic many were looking for loved ones who theyd lost track of during the escape this is how northern italy and the outskirts of aleppo look like. Long lines of syrians piled on tracks their destination is the border with turkey they join hundreds of thousands of people who have gathered in small areas and empty fields hoping to cross into turkey if Syrian Government troops continue their advance. So this is what is happening on the ground as we speak Government Troops are on the offensive they say they are determined to take over it live creating more anxiety among the hundreds of thousands of civilians who on their own has now are trying to seek shelter and refused by they know that refuse may not on the exist when the whole territory now is within range of the syrian army diplomatically the turks and the russians have been trying to negotiate ways to try to defuse tension and stop the military offensive but that doesnt seem to be any breakthrough in this sort to the point where turkish officials have been saying basically that it told their russian counterpart that if the so young army does not stop from where it started about a few a few weeks ago than turkey will use all necessary means including the pretense of what a military intervention to hold the advance of the Syrian Government and people are watching of the use that you are exactly worried about that potential for a full blown mr confrontation because they know that in the past they could manage to go to areas under the control of the rebels this time it might be the beginning of the dont ok hashem joining us there live from the circle Syrian Border thank you. Well get more on the site from our current since the United Nations deputy Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syrian Crisis and joins us now on skype from gaziantep in turkey good savvy where this on the news are we heard that rather strongly worded quotes coming from michelle but surely spokesman let me ask you does the u. N. Think that war crimes are being committed in syria. Well its very clear that. Not enough precautions are being taken and to protect the civilian population what weve seen in the last. Month or 2 is quite shocking and levels of violence in densely populated civilian areas and the bombs have just been falling these people wherever they move its well known that the majority of the population in that area are women and children and elderly people we are not seeing and the precautions being taken to protect this population yes but the precautions are being taken but does this rise to the level of war crimes and if so what on earth does the u. N. Or the International Community plan to do about it. Well we know that huge crimes have been committed throughout this war theyve been atrocities in so many places but what weve seen in the last few months is really shocking in the scale of the attacks on the population and this is really been a massive military onslaught on the civilian population where theyve emptied out entire cities and towns and villages a lot of civilian objects have been hit there were as you reported 2 hospitals that were hit yesterday and they are simply not enough Health Facilities now to support this population you know i had some desperate calls today from some of the humanitarian workers on the ground saying that theyve got babies and debaters theyve got children in intensive care units and they these are in hospitals that are in quite frontline areas and they are wondering whether to move these people or not but there are not enough other facilities to move them to but certainly this is really. A crisis point im sorry to cut you off but as we heard from from hashem there there is nowhere to move them to and we continue to see as we have seen in years past and we hope not for years to come hospitals and schools appear to be deliberately targeted many of our viewers find this absolutely appalling but theyre also appalled at the lack of any effort over attempt to stop this so i guess my question is do you worry that this inability to stop hospitals schools coming under attack is undermining organizations like the United Nations. Of course we worried we are not just worried we are shocked we are horrified at what is going on this is you know ive been doing this work for more than 30 years ive worked in may. War zones around the world and ive never seen a situation where the International Community seems to be so powerless to stop a massive military onslaught on a civilian population in this way so yes something needs to be done our humanitarian leaders have been briefing the Security Council repeatedly over the last year warning about this and weve been calling for a complete cessation of hostilities our secretary general has called for the cessation of hostilities thats what we need theres no other option to protect these people at the moment ok mark. From the. Deputy regional commander of the humanitarian resources for the Syrian Crisis thank you so much for joining us from and sharing your thoughts. Thank you afghanistans leader our shotgun he has been declared the winner of last years president ial election it will be his 2nd term in office after winning just over 50 percent of the votes the election was held last september but results were delayed after allegations of vote rigging which forced a recount to be a political analyst and lecturer at afghanistans cards and University Joins us now from kabul its have you with us on the news hour why do you think it has taken 5 months to confirm the results of the selection. So when the africans went in to buy that stations in september the initial reports were that about 2700000 people out old roughly between 12500000 people had cast a vote but then that number was brought down to only about 1800000 people because out of that 2700000 people roughly about 1000000 people as their votes were. Not called completed because it included fraud rigging stuffing of ballots and whatnot and then the independent Election Commission took about 3 months to come up with to put a limited results and a late november early december when deep in him limited results were announced these results were contested they were debated by other candidates such as dr abdullah. Not be ill and so on and so forth about 16500. 00 complaints would of the just with the independent Electoral Commission Complaints Commission and had we are 5 months down the line and not much i would say nothing has been changed since the put him in the results were out so in the results said president on the as about 50. 64 percent of votes and its more or less still similar to what we will given this and given the issues that you have raised can the people of afghanistan trust the results of this election because 16000 complaints seems an extraordinary number a 1000000 votes discard since it doesnt seem. To these results inspire any confidence in the elections its all. Well the afghans have long lost confidence india election process is long 2014 where the elections the election drama was dragged for about a year and then you had the secretary of state back then john kerry in coming in intervening and forming a National Unity government and 2918 we had the parliamentary elections they got dragged for another year and thats why you have you had about 1800000 turnout which is nothing yes we do understand that you have had insecurity in parts of the country which made it impossible for a lot of africans to come and turn out and vote for their for their candidates but a lot of it has to do with the fact that africans have lost hope and the electoral processes corruption stuffing of by the rigging this has become every day affairs when we talk about election processes and of arms down and dot is why you have c. E. O. Of the who is contesting lee saying he is rejecting the elections and about next 15 minutes he has a press conference where its believed that hes going to announce a federal government so this is were talking about a very important event and if hes going to do with god we are talking about term warred with them do next 234 days and then probably its going to get sustained ok. A lecture at afghanistans card and university thank you so much for joining us there live from kabul. So to come here on the news hour whats behind the most intense fighting in years in eastern ukraine. And in sports this brazilian forward makes himself the toast of tokyo the Champions League action coming up later in the show. I am i. Have here and stop envoy from libya appears optimistic that talks aimed at stopping the fighting between the countrys warring sides are progressing carsons army is mediating a 2nd round of meetings in geneva thats after negotiations earlier this month failed to reach a deal on implementing a truce on monday the European Union announced its plans to launch air and sea patrols in the mediterranean to stop the flow of weapons into libya well its been a long diplomatic road up to this point in january germany who said talks and berlin with the goal of turning a financial truce into a permanent cease fire and agreements was drafted but the warlord who if i have to refuse to sign it 20 a teen half there and the leader of libyas un recognized government fires also raj metz in italy but no agreements were reached and a year earlier french president Emmanuel Mccool sincerity and after in paris they agreed to find a political solution but nothing came of it well its at the mouth scared sir james basis for when most talks he joins us now live from geneva james positive signs coming from those discussions. Yes thats the situation in geneva but its worth telling you whats happening right now in libya ive been in touch with our team in tripoli in the last few minutes 2 large booms it seems to be further rocket attacks probably grad rocket attacks on the only operating International Airport in the libyan capital mis again a port d and this follows attacks that have taken place in the last few hours on the tripoli port all of those attacks indiscriminate attacks it seems carried out by general have to its forces its worth me giving you the backdrop to the whole situation and remember there was an International Peace plan that was are pended by generals have to us forces back in april the u. N. Secretary general happened to be in libya at the time when general haftar launched his offensive to try to take control of tripoli since then the violence has continued and weapons of continued to pour to both sides in the conflict the u. N. Though despite all this trying to keep up the diplomatic momentum the big question is your plan back on track my plan is not back on track my plan has never laughed at that it is being implemented was patience and determination and its by many of the. Better have a cease fire in order to implement all the rest but this is not the precondition. So why is next week important as i say the u. N. Envoy is trying to keep the diplomatic momentum despite the continued flow of arms despite the fact theres no durable cease fire in place and next week on the 26 the ambitious plan is to get representatives of all the factions in libya here to the uns European Headquarters for talks theyre going to keep trying here despite the difficulty of things on the ground crites james bays there life president geneva thankee well shelling was also heard earlier in tripoli as well. They appeared to be targeting a poor and the ship stopped nearby they have now been evacuated while our 25 to us forces have been trying to capture the city since last april my head is in tripoli. Once again forces loyal to the word of orderly for have to violate the fire on tuesday they targeted the main port in the capital tripoli with the civil rockets and employees of the port say that you have been trying to move the tankers in the port loaded with gas and fuel to prevent an invader mental disaster from happening due to the multiple attacks by half the forces these attacks happened while the 5 plus 5 military commission from both foreign factions is meeting in geneva 2 in an effort to fix the ceasefire and the head of the United Nations support the mission in libya that i. Just spoke stating that they have documented 150. 00 violations of the cease fire since both warring factions stated that they are adhering to the ceasefire on the 12th of january the situation remains very tense around the port and the government of National Accord is accusing to have to as forces of committing war crimes war crimes by targeting civilian facilities the government says that have to as forces have been targeting also other civilian facilities including the only operational airport in the Capital City Airport israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will go on trial for corruption on march 17th 2 weeks after National Elections the Justice Minister said the Prime Minister must be in court for the start of the proceedings netanyahu was formally charged last month with bribery frauds and breach of trust charges relate to his relationships with several business owners. Well to china where the heads of a Major Hospital at the center of the corona Virus Outbreak and one has died of the disease you know to me in the director of which i am hospital passed away this morning hes the 7th Frontline Health worker to die of the virus in total the corona virus has killed more than 1800 people with over 70000 and faxes in china alone 98 of them dies in the last 24 hours mainly in who province where the outbreak is hitting the economies so Chinas Finance Ministry will offer Tax Exemptions or near the 700. 00 u. S. Products including medical equipments sarah clarke has this reports. Of officials go door to door in a city wide sweep in one hand to identify anyone infected with the virus 10 more kwanten centers are being set up in districts in the city they offer 11 and a half 1000 beds but those showing mild symptoms the number of people infected outside the epicenter of the outbreak may be falling but inside here by province the situation is still serious more than 50000 cases have been confirmed there you go shoot a woman children that being the and that there are still a large number of severe cases in who harm and there are also some objective reasons like the lack of Emergency Care facilities and insufficient pressure of oxygen supplies one of will hands most senior doctors meaning has now died after contracting the corona virus more than 3000. 00 Health Workers have also been infected. Medical teams from the Guangdong Province and tidbit and now are being sent to the city to assist start struggling to treat the high numbers of patients across china hospitals are also expanding clinics and opening up new centers to ease the pressure across the country but it is about then dont do it. In response to the potential epidemic we have activated the hospital facilities that we built with the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center back in 2004 and weve renovated around 200 reserve beds for emergency use. On cheese day charter announced it would exempt tariffs on nearly 700. 00 u. S. Goods from the beginning of march thats intended to avoid shortages of products including pork beef soybeans and crude oil the fallout from this outbreak is being felt across asia with some countries describing it as an economic emergency south koreas president has flagged new measures to cushion the Financial Impact so too has hong kong as a region stepped up efforts to prevent a growing economic crisis on china reliant upon a means sarah clarke aljazeera hong kong. Japan has reported 88 small cases of corona virus infections on board a quarantine cruise ship in yokohama thats 6 thats also number of cases to over 540 in the dock vessel with a government stepping up efforts to test the medications on patients its not approving treatments but scientists are trying various antiviral drugs to see if any of them can improve conditions or by the corona Virus Outbreak there are thousands of nurses mainly women who are paying a very personal price they are harding explains. The faces of the women fighting corona virus are trending online the virus is taking a physical toll on medical staff in china many have deep lines on their faces from surgical masks digging into their skin some hospital staff and even wearing Adult Diapers to save time from taking bathroom breaks on we bow a social media platform in china a topic called sisters go fight the virus weve got your back has reached over 220000000 views one organization has even raise money to provide the female nurses with 180000 sanitary pads however one volunteer said those donations are only helping a 3rd of the women others are cutting their hair to avoid cross infection and to cut down on the time it takes to put on and take off their protective suits this video went viral posted by the chinese newspaper guns who daily it shows 15 women getting their ponytails cut off before being sent to aids patients in rwanda some of them were crying they were hailed as heroes and headlines but the move sparked outrage online with people calling it unnecessary and sexist one user said its cruel and asked why do people need to cry to become heroes the original video has since been deleted there are campaigns to help these nurses some are taking to social media to ask for others to provide the nurses with meals other patients say they wouldnt have made it through quarantine without help from the medical team and when it got worse i really thought i was going to die but the doctors did not give up on me and the nurses who were on hand every day i could feel that my condition was Getting Better day by day i feel so good and i want to say thank you to the medical workers for their care and love thank you so much these nurses are at the forefront of the battle against the coronavirus emergency and they do it at great personal risk. So much more to come in this hour including the wife of mrs whos Prime Minister appears in court in connection with the murder of the former 1st lady we speak to a radiance outside the capital to see how theyre feeling ahead of fridays parliamentary elections and well have more on the drawing very who survived the crash at the daytona 500 so far will have all the details for you in sports. More unsettled weather pushing into the middle east northern parts of the middle east in particular further south america cloud thats pushing over towards iran that will slide further east was a basin showers just not in the way over towards kabul northern parts of afghanistan saying some wintry weather within the next couple of days some wet weather at times wintry weather there spilling back into the levant nudging over towards northern parts of iraq Northern Areas of iran terrorism but that of about 26 celsius just over a week ago we had snow here of course in kuwait we were struggling to get to 10 degrees celsius in the heat of the day the average is 20 celsius so that was 10 degrees below average 30 celsius 10 degrees above the average im going to keep that warm for type that kind of right will make its way across northern parts of the regime will turn to snow over the Higher Ground of iran type just in key west of all the warm side getting up to around 26 celsius some of the temperature here in doha so some pleasant sunshine as we go on through the coming days also sunshine across Northern Africa we have got the showers of course around the tropics just around the gulf of guinea could see one or 2 showers just sneak in their way and still some hate around lagos at around 34 degrees celsius showers just pushing their way into cameroon and a little further south where its over the next couple days. Examining the impact of todays headlines you use that misinformation but ive used the term line setting the agenda for tomorrow is discussions how unique a moment is this in terms of modern American History when it comes to racism you have the makings of a neo fascist Moment International filmmakers and world class john analysts bringing programs to in spying. On aljazeera. Motor sport is big news in libya but staging car and bike rallies here comes with its own particular whisks our club couldnt take part in the 26th rally because we were fighting a war against isis sir Al Jazeera World travels to the Libyan Desert to see how sport on 4 wheels come to be a Unifying Force you know war chill country video a rally for hope on aljazeera. The or. This is al jazeera a reminder of the headlines this hour the u. N. Human rights chief says Syrian Government and Russian Forces appear to be targeting hospitals and schools in the north west to liberate late 100000 people have been displaced since december as the army and its allies fight to take back the last rebel held strongholds afghanistans president ashraf ghani has been declared the winner of last septembers election with just over 50 percent of the holds the result was delayed after allegations of vote rigging forced recounts. And while the police after forces are being accused of showing the ports in tripoli as talks resume in geneva to end the libyan conflict u. N. Envoy says he still wants a message of making progress. A ukrainian soldier has been killed and several others wounded sin the eastern donbass region its the largest attack since the Peace Process was renewed last year ukraine says russian backed separatists are responsible allegations theyve denied well for more on this lets bring in step vasser whos in was schooled for a step how serious is this attack. Well i think the ukraine takes this a very seriously and the president has a lens he immediately called an emergency Security Council meeting this morning of the attack started at 5 am and lasted for a couple of hours and it was there was. A totally fire used during this attack which is definitely forbidden by to cease fire agreements that theyre both parties have signed both parties are also blaming each other for what happened to Ukrainian Army says that the separatists backed by russia have been initiating this attack and the separatists say that the ukrainians were trying to cross the front line and then stepped on a mine but definitely did has been seen as a setback to dis Peace Process which has been going on very slowly and very difficult from the beginning selenski who became the president in ukraine last year has has vowed to bring peace to the east of ukraine it was one of his most important election promises and he managed to get all the parties on the table in paris put in the president to putin was there also germany and france were there and they made some kind of agreements a small steps were taken but of course this violence this morning is seen as a very serious setback and step how will this affect the Peace Process in the disputed. Well its interesting only yesterday the foreign minister here in russia Sergey Lavrov said that its basically not clear where this process is going and that the ukrainians havent committed to any of the agreements basically putting the whole Peace Process on hold he said we dont know when the new norm of the talks as these meetings are being called when they will be held but also interesting interestingly here a source in moscow says that it could be a 11 of attack because selenski has made some remarks about the 2nd world war a very sensitive issue here in russia especially for president putin recently and this could be some kind of revenge and in the last hour sources here and the official reports from the state media are also saying there is this is a provocation by key of just ahead of this important. U. N. Security Council Meeting in new york which is happening later today so theres a lot of information war going on at the same time as well but seriously tangents are a much higher than they were in the last couple of weeks for sure ok step joining us live from moscow thank you the citys 1st lady has appeared in court in connection with the murder of her husband 2nd wife the seer to bonnie is charged with ordering the killing of the police a lot of on the back of 27 seen that shes been granted bail but was that course in the capital most serious for a Pretrial Hearing from where for me the miller filed this report. In a case thats a rock to the small mountain kingdom of the sioux to the 1st lady my c. R. To bonnie appears in court for murder shes charged with masterminding the killing of Prime Minister thomas to barneys a strange wife. Almost 3 years ago if found guilty by sia could face the Death Penalty the judge at the court in must 0 told her to return next month and she remains out on bail police are still investigating the case. Reportedly refused to divorce her husband after hed begun a new relationship with myself the intrigue is not only caught the attention of the nation of more than 2000000 people but its also lead to political tensions with Police Commission a whole lot more money bailey says to bonnie instructed that he be sacked as the investigation Gains Momentum a quarter later ruled that his job be protected will. Give you call disney. Or give information or evidence but. That people are coming in. To give us information learning to let me introduce. My c. R. Has been released on bail but some members of the to barney family want that decision reversed they say the brutality of the murders shows that shes dangerous. It was here in hama sana at de paulo to barneys home that people say she realized her life was in danger just days before her death someone tried to break into our home but to the attacker fled to when her neighbors were alerted within days diplo was shot and killed on the stroller while traveling home with a friend witnesses say 4 men fired at a vehicle theyre too afraid to speak to us on camera saying they fear for their safety. Both my c. I. And a lawyer declined requests for an interview but in court papers shes denied having anything to do with the murder and says the police have acted maliciously Prime Minister bonnie has been linked to the crime 2 but hasnt been charged police say a call was made to his mobile phone from the scene of following the murder he is not the kind of guy who would plot have been and still i stand to be corrected but i have different convictions in this line his new wife is concerned the scandal has worsened divisions within the governing all of us who to Convention Party while some within the Party Support a bunny others want him to resign for people to listen to these developments may be unprecedented but remain a test for their democracy and the independence of its courts. Aljazeera a cereal a suit to. The boy scouts of america one of the largest youth organizations in the u. S. Has filed for bankruptcy the group says its to ensure compensation for sexual Abuse Victims last year it was revealed that more than 12000. 00 children had allegedly been abused while taking parts in boy scouts to vittie is a list of more than 7800 suspected paedophiles was to schools last month where White House Correspondent kimberly holker is live for us in washington d. C. Kimberly filing for bankruptcy is a drastic step to take but what kind of options that the organization have. It didnt really have many options this is clearly a legal strategy in order to see that the organization survives the scale and the scope of the claims against the boy scouts of america is massive this is extending over a period of roughly 75 years so the way to look at this is essentially to stop the hemorrhaging given the fact that there were you know hundreds of claims that were out there each one having to be looked at individually now this will essentially halt those and now look at these in their entirety so what this is a is a mammoth Compensation Plan that deals with the hundreds of cases against boyscout of america the claims could come in the billions of dollars. Kimberly its all separate to how this was. A strategy for the Organization Survival but i mean these are shocking sions the numbers are staggering can the organization survive fifths. Well there thats the hope i mean there are many that are still actively involved in the organization are thriving enjoying all that the boy scouts have to offer in terms of the Outdoor Adventure aspects but theres no question that it has been hit hard from this scandal there are drilling membership many people looking for alternatives feeling the boy scouts no longer sort of meets an end works with their ideology isnt political. So what were seeing is the boy scouts of america socially in crisis and trying to deal with that so in addition to the legal strategy theres a Public Relations strategy as well thats going on not only is there an open an on line letter of apology to all of the victims over decades but this is also going to be a full page ad in a National Newspaper starting tomorrow what this is is really the setting up of a trust in terms of Victims Compensation but its also trying to rebuild the trust of the American Public that essentially the organization has has lost and now is trying to rebuild. Kimberly hold. In washington d. C. For now i thank you will staying in the us there will be a new book familiar face in the debate stage when the democratic president ial hopefuls faceoff in las vegas or wednesday Michael Bloomberg has officially qualified to take parts it will be his 1st time in a televised debates in the hopes of securing the partys nomination the former new york mayor now has 19 percent support nationally meaning hes cleared the threshold to challenge his rivals in las vegas. Irans Supreme Leader is encouraging people to turn ice in big numbers for fridays parliamentary elections as a way to display unit c. There are nearly 58000000 eligible voters so nigezie usually low in the capital but its a different story elsewhere. Reports. This is the main street investor mean. Its dedicated to those killed during one of the bloodiest uprisings leading up to the 1979 revolution. This town sits about 35 kilometers south east of tehran and its home 2280000 people. 195000 of them are eligible voters. One of them is that would suffer he who owns this car battery shop suffer he has been working with cars for nearly 20 years and is a native. He explains why voting on friday is crucial for the people in his town. I will vote for now because if i dont and my friends dont and others dont then who will who will support the establishment if we leave the system alone then our officials wont be able to do anything this town has only one seat in parliament and 27. 00 approved candidates are fighting for it all are running for the 1st time that includes aftermath reza who says he believes he can make a difference for the people here. Our town has a number of problems and deficiencies and a concern lawmakers should pursue these problems i promise if i make it to parliament as a local of this town Pay Attention to their problems i have 1st and seen them for myself. One of the main concerns here as in other parts of the country is the economy. And the logic of going yes i will take part in the election because this town is facing many problems the most important one is unemployment there are things i expect from the person i vote for and i hope the next n. P. R. News stands astounds woes. No i wont participate because they dont do anything about our problems im starting now but there is no job for me todays major problems inflation and sanctions are economies overfull 20 like shin is dong they dont even look at these town suffer he also says the economy is the main issue for him he has 2 small children and says he earns in reales but spends in dollars that means as irans currency loses value life is getting tougher. By voting many here believe they can hope for a better future. The views of the people in vera mean on the parliamentary elections reflect those of many in iran despite the fact that the current m. P. From here has been disqualified many still believe in the system as a whole its not just about electing their next member of parliament but rather a show of support for the political system that came into being over 4 decades ago in 1979. 0 there i mean. Uganda has deployed soldiers to fight against a Desert Locust infestation that spreads to the country the insects fills the threats to cope such as coffee and to launch dont look to start break has been spreading through points of east africa already effects in kenya ethiopia and somalia the United Nations has called on the International Community to help with relief efforts. Its a generic drug gangs have become the tourists but more than 2000000 people in brazil 2nd city live under the thumb of what experts say is an even more powerful force and when the militia john bowman has more. A gun fight in Rio De Janeiro reputedly between drug traffickers and another force in the city one that many might not hurdle theyre known as the militia theyve been quietly expanding the areas they control to cover more than 2000000 of rios inhabitants. The said to be made up mainly of retired or off Duty Police Officers soldiers and firefighters it all started as an attempt to protect the neighborhoods from criminal gangs but many say theyve since become a mafia who control almost everything in their zones so they can say all you water and they can say oh you a martyr you have. A lot of options and for these days militia is also selling drugs experts say theyve even got into real estate illegally developing learned when 2 buildings collapse last year in a militia controlled neighborhood 24 people died. But despite their grip on parts of the city authorities have been reticent to speak about them this area is notorious for being run by the militia and the only reason that were able to see his safely is at the Rio De Janeiro governor wilson bit so just came here to give a speech about security in that speech he didnt mention the militia once even though everyone we talked to said the mood dangerous than the drug gangs now send someone its its extortion you know you call because they are the police but one crime linked to militia members nearly 2 years ago demanded investigation this was the question that really shone a spotlight on the militia who ordered the killing of this woman money early franco she was a real big general councilwoman before for the citys minorities and when she was gunned down right here the investigation focused on some of the most notorious militia figures in the city the suspects appeared to have links up the political ladder this facebook pitch is one of them would brazils current president j. Able so not to an operation to detain targets in the franco case was called untouchables prosecutors said morny sybil you had to do. These people need to be taken out of action they have to realize that the monopoly of power the monopoly of force is only in the hands of the state in an aljazeera interview last year she described the militia leader on the suspicion expression forces policeman of the piano my god legs fowling im going to when you talk about captain r g r no criminals are actually afraid of him because they know how much power he has not just in terms of fire power it was hoped he might be able to reveal who ordered my release killing instead he was shot dead by police at the beginning of this month john homan aljazeera real degenerate. German Police Suspect members of a far rights Group Arrested last week for plots in large scale attacks on mosques 12 men are accused of planning to use semiautomatic weapons similar to the attacks in 2 mosques in new zealand last year german the German Government says describing details in their case as shocking the men were detained during raids on friday french m. P. s are debating the governments contentious Pension Reforms and parliaments the process is expected to take weeks with the final votes later this year unions have criticized president emanuel microns bid to streamline retirement schemes hundreds of people in paris separate tested as the debate opened on monday the proposals triggered a 6 week long public transport strike into samberg. And for the 1st time since the 16th century tapestries by renaissance artist raphael have returned to the walls of the vatican Sistine Chapel 12 masterpieces are on display to mark 500 years since the artist than the silk who and gold threads have been restored over the past decades rafaels artworks originally hung after michelangelo finished painting the chapel ceiling in 1512. Coming up next we have the sports for you in liverpool get ready to return to the stadium where they won last seasons european Champions League. Frank assessments the one thing about these bushfires usage really well going to the. Climate change informed opinions economy i think is actually whats keeping donald trump afloat right now critical debate sequel on those 2 School Improvement moldwarp noise on d a boat beside him and his astonishingly patronize an indepth analysis of the days headlines this is the beginning of a new iraq of the new conscious and aware youth about still against an ethnic sectarian kota inside story on aljazeera. The on the ok. Its time for the sport here is far thank you so much a fall out over the Houston Astros cheating scandal is dominating the build up to the new baseball season as teams return to spring training to the sports biggest stars have accused the games governing body being too lenient and its punishment david stokes reports sanchez 6 years ago was so good to hear i. Think this was the moment the Houston Astros cried the biggest prize in baseball the world series in 2017 but since then theyve admitted they cheated to win it using a camera to steal pitching signs to get their batters an advantage by julie baseball for the 5000000. 00 the teams manager and general manager both lost their jobs but the players were given immunity for cooperating with the investigation many in the game want tougher sanctions including stripping the franchise of the Trophy League boss rob mumford disagrees the idea of you know an asterisk or asking for a piece of metal back seems you know sort of a futile act. Those comments specifically about the trophy have not gone down well at the l. A. Dodgers the team the astros big to the title 3 years ago back in spring training for the new season 3rd baseman Justin Thomas has played more than a 1000 korea games still without a championship to his name i mean i dont know if the commissioners ever won anything as life maybe but the reason every guys in this room the reason every guy is you know working out all offseason and showing up to camp early and putting in all the time and effort is specifically for that trophy you know we understand how difficult it is to win pretty evident to me that it wasnt and its not something that you know a banner should be hung in their stadium a trophy should be put up wherever theyre trophies go sorry world series championship and its it defines careers. Its not just the dodgers he feel agree. Of the team the angels are also back in training and their biggest star mike trout believes the astros players should be held accountable on the structure and. Just. See so much of. The tough things a lot and not always going to be called champions for now the Houston Astros keep their 2017 trophy but with anger growing within the sport major league bosses may well have to reconsider their punishment and take away that piece of metal after all david stokes aljazeera. A goal from leandra game tokyo their 1st when in the seasons asians Champions League brazilians scoring in the 82nd minute to give the Japanese Team a one male victory over australian side perth glory with the win last year jamie runners out news to the top of the group i have see so began their campaign with a 10. 00 win over melbourne victory card too young with the only goal of that to the south brain tumor back in the group stages for the 1st time in 3 seasons its. Liverpool manager york and cobb says his teams upcoming Champions League matches one of the toughest games in football defending champions take on Athletico Madrid in the 1st leg of their last 16 tie in spain that we are playing at the stadium where they won the trophy last season liverpool are 25 points clear at the top of the premier league and favorites to progress let it go our 4th in Spanish League but liverpool manager urine quapaw not be taking them for granted playing a bloody go is one of the most difficult things in the light in the life of a football player. Really good organized result machine. Squeezing results 3 months out of each game if possible yes people will tell me and told me already this years not exactly they want but its a transition period thats normal parasangs or man are taking on brought dortmund neymar is set to return from injury for p. S. G. The brazilian has missed the last 4 league games with a ribbon jury yet she had been knocked out at this stage in the past 3 seasons. Dortmunds teenage sensation Erling Harland will make his Champions League debut for his new team the 19 year old norwegian has scored 9 goals in 6 games since signing for dortmund last month he also became the 1st player to score a hat trick on has been displayed a debut. Hes already a magnificent player despite the fact hes done 1000 years old and now hes in dortmund roads like Something Else and souls big resort he played in the Champions League 2 with salzburg rescored a lot of goals im sure he will do the same with us. Cameron will face zimbabwe in the 1st match of this years african nations championship took place on monday with the home country also set to take on burkina faso in mali determine which kicks off in april is open only to players who feature in their Domestic League morocco are the better team. Nascar driver ryan newman has suffered serious but non life threatening injuries after a huge crash at the daytona 500 race in florida newman was in the lead on the final lap of the event known as the Great American race when he was bumped by fellow for driver Ryan Blaney Blaney said afterwards he was trying to help push newman to victory 42 year old did win this race back in 2008 Dale Earnhardts death 19 years ago was the last time a driver was killed in nascars top series. You know him crossing the track there was a bad scenario in the 1st place but yeah just. Its a weird balance of you know excitement and happiness for yourself but obviously someones health and their families you know bigger than any win any sport so you know were just hoping for the best. Ok and that is all your support for now much more coming up later but for now its back to you hala thank you so much far out well for me at this news hour but to keep it here on all just there ill be back with the only other side of this break with more on the developments in syria stay with us. The latest news as it breaks down along the red sea it is just finished reading. To the end of the transitional period lets just be done with details coverage due in studies that show that around 30 percent of people in conflicts are likely to suffer from some form of Mental Illness from around the world the government here has said only essential workers will return to the others not for another week at least. Life begin. Babies every year in the united states. Also on the same day. The baby is africanamerican. This is twice as likely to happen why. Rewind americas infant mortality on aljazeera. A unique kid endangered biodiversity lives in the heart of one of the ecuadors tropical jungles there was a lot of misinformation about the animals of a half year and now the probability is becoming boss of their self conservation their communities aljazeera journeys deep into the rain forest to follow a scientist im tired teams are fight to save the flora and fauna so precious in the region women make science ecuadors Hidden Treasure on aljazeera. When you see big groups of people walking through europe theyre all individuals with children the lowlifes you have to deal with them and you treat them with some dignity and respect. The u. N. Sends a plea to syria and its allies to allow the thousands of civilians trapped in fighting a way out its. Not my haziness this is al jazeera life and also coming up. Thousands of chinese Frontline Health workers are reviving in one hand to battle the coronavirus i play. The un stop envoy from libya appeared optimistic that told say and it ends in the fighting in the countrys war insights is possible. Above the law all the forces