cabana beach as part of protesters again the amount of money brazil is spend on the ground the football world cup. a group says the country is in dire poverty. for the latest from brazil we are joaned by gabriel elizondo in sao paulo where the world cup will be on thursday. gabriel. >> reporter: that's right, lauren. it was 1950, more than a half century ago that the fifa world cup was last held here in brazil the world they call the home of the beautiful game of the it was seven years that fifa announced the 2014 world cup would be held here in brazil. the news was met with wide fanfare and real excitement around the world about the idea of it being held back here in brazil. since then brazil has announced the world cup will be held in 12 host cities across the massive country, it built 12 stadiums, multiple airports and public transportation lines to get ready. of course we know the brazilian government and everyone here has been up against the clock to get ready for this day. but here we are, just a little bit more than one day away to kickoff to this world cup here in brazil. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: it was 1950, the last time brazil hosted the world cup and it was a much different currently back then. life was more simple, perhaps even slower. but some things like football are timeless. is specially in this football-crazed country. 64 years and 15 world cubs later the football world's greatest spectacle returns to the land of the beautiful game. and in recent days, brazilians' football spirit has start today take over part of the reason fifa chose to host the tournament back in south america. getting ready for this tournament hasn't been easy for the hosts, who have been we set by construction delays at stadiums and big cost over runs. but its violent protest that his have hit brazil in the last year that could pose the biggest wore and i cause the most concern. although the protest have his since did he minute i should in size since they exploded last june. they have been replaced by a wave of worker strikes in recent weeks, brazil joi brazilian offe confident that they are about to post the world cup of all cups as they put it. and are hoping once the first ball is kicked it he the country will explode not in protests but excitement. brazil vinnie authorities are take nothing chances at putting more than 150,000 security personnel on the streets. they are there to ensure that the tournament is up stage booed i anything other than what happens on the pitch. in sao paulo, police and a new command center will watch hundreds of cam rah cameras mong everything going on. drones in the sky and monitoring games and even protest that his could breakout. last week a final test match was held at the much-delayed world cup stadium in saw mall owe. local team corinthians scored their first goal in the new arena. this is a country hoping that all of the action will be on the pitch during the coming weeks. we are going to be watching three things very closely now. number one is the stadiums. as we know, a lot of the stadiums have been delayed, they are still putting final touch on his the stadium here in sao paulo. as well as even puerto where outside the stadium some of the areas haven't everybody been paved yet we'll be watching that closely. beyond that is security, major security forces have all taken up their positions in the streets all over the country. more than 160,000 security personnel are now actively working, protecting teams, high dignitaries that are arriving, tourists as well and key inning from structure in the country and finally also watching closely the threat of protests as we note metro workers here in sao paulo had been on strike. that strike is now suspend bud we are potentially hearing about workers strikes in rio de janeiro as well as other host cities so that will be a threat that we'll be watching closely as well. but beyond all that, we are starting to see in the last couple of hours and days really real excitement starting to build here in brazil as tourists start to pour in to get a glimpse of this world cup here. it is being met with a lot of anticipation, for sure. and there is a sense that after all, despite all of the problems this country has had getting ready and all of the delays, this is brazil after all, and as one government official told me, he says here we are, we are ready to put on, in his words the world cup of all world cups, so he said buckle up, it will be a fun ride. >> gabriel elizondo, thank you very much indeed for the latest from sao paulo. now, crew members from south kia's sunker ferry have been called animals and murderers during a hostile start to the trial. the cursing came from angry and emotional relatives of more than 300 passengers who are dead or missing after the tragedy. harry faucet reports from the court. >> reporter: what would be a day of high emotion signed the court began in the same way outside. relatives without courtroom tickets scuffled with officials, as they tried to gain access. and this was the man they had come to see with their own eyes the captain, one of 15 members of the ferry's crew who made their way through another entrance. all are accused of negligent and breaking maritime law. four of them, including the captain, are also charged with murder for abandoning the ship to its fate off passengers were told to stay in their cabins. >> translator: if they don't get the death sentence, then they will be walking our streets in this country again. that's very wrong. they don't have a right to do that. >> reporter: cameras were only allowed in to the opening moments of the trial. but just afterwards when the relatives saw the crew, there were shouts of animals, murderers. there was also an opportunity for the defense to make its initial points, the lawyer for the captain saying he had done all that he could to right the ship, and it was only when he realized all hope was lost that he was the last member of the bridge to make his way to safety. the charge of homicide is unusual in a case like this, and combined with the president's assertion days after the disaster huh the crew's action were akin to murder has ledsome to year i the potential for fairness in this trial. from seoul there was a reminder that those in court are far property old only accused the president calling on police to redouble their effort to his arrest the businessman who religious leader accused of being the real owner of the ferry company. its actions and allegedly overloading the ferry and those are of the government and regulators will be key in foe free throws describing the final with toerz that tragedy. for the coming weeks the final answers will be bib guy the give captain and crew in this courtroom. gunmen have targeted a security post near the karachi airport in pakistan they escaped after security forces shot at at them. just two days ago the airport was the scene of a be all-night siege the actio pakistani talibs claimed responsibility for both attacks. here is an update on the situation. >> reporter: even though the local media was reporting a fresh attack on karachi airport the security forces were quick to say that this was not an tack but a fighting incident in which unidentified gunmen opened fire on an airport security post. the security forces saying the airport was now clear, a search operation was underway in the area on the periphery of the airport. and that the airport was now safe. all flights have resumed in to the karachi airport and the situation was now norm. pakistan's military has resumed air strikes talk targeting the taliban from the northwest tribal region, at least 15 suspected rebel fighters were killed earlier in tuesday where nine hide outs were destroyed. five nato. sole years remember killed apparently involving friendly fire. they don't monday. most of the troops operating in the area are from the u.s. egypt's new president has ordered a crack down on sexual harassment after a string of alleged assaults during hissy nag raise ceremony. seven men were arrested after sunday's swearing in accused of salting a 19-year-old student. several other women have reported attacks. el sisi wants a new law created making sexual harassment punishable by up to five years in prison. al jazerra continues to demand the release of its journalist detained inky script. three staff accused of supporting the outlawed muslim brotherhood have now been held for 160 for you days. on thursday egyptian prosecutors demanded maximum penalties, seven years jail for peter and 15 for the other two. al jazerra rejects all of the allegations against its staff. the lawyer for another detained al jazerra journalist, has requested his immediate release on medical grounds. he has been held without charge since august last year. and has been on hunger strike for more than four months. the u.s. and iran has just end aid second of talks about teheran's nuclear program. it's hoped full negotiations were begin on june 16th. they struck an interim deal to immaterial it'immateriallimits . they were negotiate on wednesday. >> the goal to s* to come to a better understanding of the differences which exist on each and every yes. to have more conversations to try to breach the gaps that exist and that will happen next week in negotiations with [inaudible] is really parliament has elected aid new president. he is from the ruling right wing party. the veteran nationalist politician is also a supporter of the jewish settlement movement. he succeed shimone perez in july to become israel's 10th president which is largely a ceremonial role. to ukraine now, clashes between pro-russian separatists and the miller tear continue to devastate lives there. many civilians are finding it impossible to escape the fighting. kim very nel vinnell reports one continuing crisis. >> reporter: as long as there are streets to clean, these men have worke work do ignore separs who have taken over their city. these are the people keeping it running. and despite claims this is now a people's republic, an independent nation, kiev continues to pave for all public services. the man running the city's utilities department says gunmen come and go, but there is not much he can do. >> translator: i can't say we couldn't closely with them, but we need to talk too them to insure a normal way of life for our city. unblocking of roads and opening of exists. >> reporter: she says tensions are still being paid but hopes this isn't the end of the story for her city. >> translator: i hope the vision of the people who live here will change. because separatists only take responsibility for some of the actions. >> reporter: just a few hours driveway, clashes continue between pro-russian separatists and the military. these videos can't be independently verified, but appear to show the aftermath of an tack on a manufacturing plant. one of at least two shelled overnight. one resident told us what he saw. >> there were three explosions every 15 seconds, it started about midnight. with the first explosion there was light flying and then boom, boom. >> reporter: a doctor at the hospital showed us a bombshell ter where locals were brought. he says they are on alert to open it again. >> translator: people who were here were horrified. but had no place to hide. but they knew that they could get help here. >> reporter: separatists are very much in control of the town, they man the only checkpoint here and they have roadblocks bike this one which in this case to stop traffic from getting any we're near the second degree administration building turned separatist headquarters. unable to walk away, residents are adjusting to a new life, many feel they have little choice has they a wait for their future to be decided kim vinnell. al jazerra. coming up, history or prop began apropaganda. the growing backlash in venezuela over government-issued textbooks being read by 6 million students. and in sport, the kings are in on the brink of reclaim getting their thrown. rah hall will have the latest from the stanley cup. es wisconsin's mining standoff on al jazeera america ♪ ♪ hello again. millions of school children in venezuela have been given a new history to book to study. but critic, including teachers and parents, say the textbook is nothing more than prop dan began duh to tkpwhror fight the late president hugo chavez is. from caracas the story. >> reporter: ther there aren't many differences in what's taught at private and public schools in venture i can't los angeles and now one textbook series looks set to bring them even closer. in 2011, the government distributed the book, the collection. 42 million textbooks celebrating 200 years of independence. late president hugo chaff and he is his policie policies featuret subjects like math, associate science and history. promoting the benefit of the government's social programs rather than private industries. >> in some cases the government has used the books as propaganda, for example in a math problems reference to government feeding plans. >> reporter: op sixties parties, politicians and rallies are down played and sometimes mocked in illustrations. the text books are widely read because they are free. it's estimated they will reach 6 million students at 80% of the country's public schools. as president of the parents' association, leila is using the media to share her concerns. >> translator: the law states that schools should be free of partisan campaigning it's being used like a brochure you cannot use educational books as advertising. >> reporter: the minister has said he has received demands from changes from many groups including the opposition, hector radmanovic has promised new editions will be released in september but no one outside the government knows exactly what the changes will be. rodriguez rejects accusations of inning dockery natioindoctrinat. burning books is one of the saddest protest if you have ideas let's have us it, burning ideas is fascism, there is fascism sponsored by the far right who want to harm the venezuela government. >> reporter: the government prefers to highlight the increase in the number of children attending the school under chavez's ruling but the backlash over the collection is growing. as critics fight for control over the children's education. knew here is raul with the sport start with this latest from the world cup in brazil. ♪ ♪ >> lauren, thank you very much. two days to go before that world cup starts and one of the players that could be one of the stars luis suarez says he's 100 percent certain he will be fit for uruguay and their first game against costa rica on saturday. the squad has now arrived in brazil. suarez was a major doubt following knee surgery but he said he was always confident that he would recover. did a good job of avoiding the cameras when the team touched down, as i said that first game is against costa rica on saturday. despite his star player's confidence his ma'amer is being manager is beingmore cautious. >> translator: did he went have deadlines in an official statement it was said he would not miss the world cup but we have to monitor how he is feeling. until now everything is well. but it's necessary to do some strip gent tests. >> cameroon have finally arrived after they originally refused to board their play plane to brazil because of a pay dispute. the squad include their striker samuel he had oh he he ha e t.oy open against nexts owe on friday the 13th. basketball, now, la clippers own donald sterling says he will fight for keep his nba franchise and withdrawing from ideal that would have seen former nick soft ceo steve balance her take over. the nba had forced him to sale following racist remarks that were made public a $2 billion deal had been negotiated his his estranged wife who is also an co-owner but the 80-year-old sterling has hit back along with refusing to sale is planning a lawsuit against the nba for $1 billion. the final, the nba finals heading to south beach later on tuesday as miami host game three against san antonio. with the series locked at one apiece, if the spurs are to get ahead, they'll have to figure out how it the to stop lebron james after losing the open, he lebron scored 35 points in game two which saw them level the series, the heat are the two-time defending champions and are going for their third successive title. >> nigh mind semy mind shed as r team's mind set just try to stay even kill. our first year together we struggle with that and you learn from experience and from that, you know, loss to the mavericks we have been able to just understand that tomorrow is the thing that we need for focus "o" we live in the presence and will try to get better with it. the los angeles kings are one win away from winning the stanley cup having taken a 3-off series lead over the new york rangers. l.a.'s goaltender jonathan quick is in fine form making 33 saves, as the kings took game three. they got the lead through jeff carter in the first period and didn't let it slip adding two more in the second mike richard wrapping up the 3-0 defeat. now the world cup olympics, the tou tour de france and the r bowl sometimes it can all seem that sports have turned in to a multi billion dollars spectacle. but a few hardy souls are setting off on a race with little media coverage and no major sponsors and no cash wait they go finish. rob remember understand explains from monterey in california. >> reporter: they are off. on what may be the one of the most grueling sports events ever invented. it's the great pa civic race. pacific race. with competitors from around the world rogue from california to hahawaii a distance of 3,009 kilometers, you heard that right, they are rowing the whole way, no sales, no motors, just muscles. this is the canadian crew practicing best race began. >> the great pacific race is the first ever human-powered race across the pacific. we have 13 crews representing 10 different countries, it will take them between one and three months, it's tough, hard, brutal but brilliant. >> reporter: unlike many other sporting events, there are no big corporate sponsors ready to spin athletic sweat in to gold. some of the racers put up their own money for boats and equipment. matt is a 33-year-old part-time actor and self proclaimed a adrenaline junk i. >> i have spent twice what i had thought i could get away with. the and about three times what i originally had in the banks. so i am completely flat broke right now. >> reporter: and as british competitor susannah points out, there no, sir prize money either. >> people keep driving past and asking what is the prize money? what's this and that? and you are like, honoring glory. there is not much else. >> reporter: race organizers say safety is their top priority. each vessel has satellite phone to his call for help, if they run in to trouble. at a time when many sports have become multi billion dollars spectacles of mass entertainment, the great pacific race reminds us that some athlete at venturers compete not for money or for fame, but simply to prove themselves and out of love for their sport. in addition, the rowers are fundraising for charities, ranging from autism research to fighting ocean pollution. of all the dangers that lay ahead, from storms to sharks to sheer physical and mental exhaustion, matt worries most about what's behind him. >> the thing i fear the most is butt pain. i am really concerned about how my butt will fair. >> reporter: there won't be any mid ocean tv coverage but viewers can track racers' progress online. rob reynolds, al jazerra, monterey, california. germany's has won stage three of the [inaudible] in france, while chris program retains the yellow jersey. the longest stage at 194 parameters is decided by just a wheel's width in the end. tour de france winner froome retains his 12-second lead over alberto contador over the top standings. the contradict. the west indies are struggling against new zealand in kingston after the new zealanders set a first innings of 508. the visitors lost three wickets in 11 balls. mark greg grab is his first two tickets in test cricket. currently 133 for 5. the west sends sims is. chris gail in his 100th test match. argentina's men's team have reached their first ever senior hockey world cup semifinal taking place in the netherlands. they thrashed south africa 5-1 in their final match. temporarily head group "b" affidavit the netherlands. lucas and gonzalo the stars for, with two goals each to send the team to their first semi of a major tournament in their 121-year history. that is all in sport fo foru no, back to lauren in london. metal spikes have been installed outside a luxury apartment building in london to prevent homeless people from sleeping there. it started a huge row coming at a time when homeless someones in the city is a the rise, simon mcgregor wood reports. >> reporter: spot booed a passerby a few days ago. he posted the picture on his twitter. and the story spiraled as did the outrage. this is a private building in an area that has been smartened up, and where two bedroom apartments cost around $1.5 million. it's not that unusual. some have compared the spikes to the ones used to stop pigeons sitting on buildings. in this case, though, human beings are the target. >> it's not the what i to treat it. it's ridiculous, petty, and bat publicity. obviously a p.r. disaster for the people owning the building. >> spikes move people on and prevent people surviving, essentially. so, yeah, i think it's pretty shocking and abysmal. >> reporter: this had become quite a popular spot for the homeless, it's setback from the road. sell terred frosheltered from te spikes aren't shop but enough to prevent anybody from sleeping here. it's apparent the residents don't don't want the nuisance of homelessness on their step. hopelessness is on the rise, over 2,000 people left on the streets of the capital. a 75% increase in the last three years. in england, 53,000 people are now registered as homeless. 21% rise since 2010. >> being homeless is a pretty tough experience. homeless people die on average 30 years younger than the general population. they are 13 times more likely to be the victim of violence, so, yes, it's really tiff. but i think actually the response to this story has been really encourage being because mechanics of the public have been coming forward and saying this isn't the way we should treat people. >> reporter: in london the toxic combination of inflated rental prices and the chronic shortage of supply is creating a housing crisis. and it's made worse by cuts in welfare spending particularly on housing benefits. it's making it almost impossible to get the long-term homeless like these people, off the streets and in to an accommodation so they can rebuild their lives. their situations are often compounded by problems with drugs and alcohol. in some places, it seems people would rather just move the problem on than deal with its causes. al jazerra, london. that's it for this news hour for me lauren taylor but i will be back in a moment with more of the day's news, bye for now. ♪ ♪ >> i'm sitting on the couch and next thing you know i got like three 9 mm just pointed directly at my face, i'm going what is this about? what you comin' in with guns drawn for? they laid us on the ground, out of everybody they picked me. i was like ok, what's going on? they said do you know who this detective is? i 'm like no. he says this "guy is colombo." i said "colombo?" he said, "have you ever seen the tv series colombo?"

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