senegal has tried to cut down on cross border arms and drug trafficking. for many senegal is also their only way out for some what is most certainly exile. >>> the price of oil has fallen sharply in recent months. in the united states thousands of so-called stripper wells are at the end of their useful lives, and they are struggling to remain economically viable. tom akerman reports from bradford in pennsylvania. >> reporter: outside of the mcdonald's restaurant in brood ford pennsylvania stands a century-old relic of the oil industry's dawn in an area where the world's first industrial well was drilled in 1859 this one is still pumping. and so are hundreds more scattered around the town. these so-called stripper wells can draw up to a couple of barrels a day from the huge pool of crude that lies beneath the surface. >> this has been doing this since 1882, it will probably go another hundred years if we're allowed to do it. >> reporter: looking at them individually these wells don't seem very impressive but there are more than 400,000 of them operating in

i was born in calcutta in india, and arrived here in senegal, on my bike in 1987. so i started my bicycle tour in 1982. we called it a peace mission. there are two indian young boys are going on business by bicycle. in five years time i have covered almost by bicycle, according to my meter, 98,000 kilometers. i have to promote friendship. so i came here to here in senegal and found the people they are interesting with the cultural activities and i reach my plan. i am doing a small business dvds and this. i have a lot of music, but i think that altogether they are almost 1,500 indian audio cassettes. almost all of my is going to buy this. i opened my school so write teaching them they dance, indian dancers. i have to teach them the indian languages. when you see some senegal people dancing indian dance, it is very nice very good. they are finding some of the community with our indian culture and senegal culture. some people didn't know the language, but they were attracted, from my heart, i feel that it's very nice to have different people different culture, but we

. >> still to come on the newshour how senegal handles. plus: >> five years after the quake in haiti, they're still here with little hope. i'm gabrielle allessandro in port-au-prince that story coming up. coming up. >>today, they will be arrested. [[vo]] ground-breaking & >>they're firing canisters and gas at us! [[vo]] emmy award winning investigative series. >> let's look at the top stories here at al jazeera. world leaders led by the french president joined the rally in paris. two young females have blown themselves up in nigeria. >>> divers have found one of the black boxes flight data recorder from the lost airasia plane. >>> promises are already being put to the test with lawyers and rights activists protesting outside the supreme court. they want to top the top judge appointed by president rajapaksa, to step down. >> reporter: the first workday in colombo. they want the new president to act on his promises. they say former president rajapaksa's appointment of chief justice was totally illegal. >> he will take somebody's side, which

they began the game well, giving them the lead, losing 2-1 to senegal, but senegal looked good. during qualifying they will be really helpful going forward to the quarter finals. >> andy, overrule, did everything go smoothly in mongomo and also what can we look forward to? >> well, mongomo is a tiny place a really unlikely place for international football take place. population around 8,000. the capacity here was 10,000, full. the president theodore obiang had distributed this was his home town and he was determined to put on a good show. the pitch never hosted games like this before, they flew in turf from spain just a couple of weeks ago relay the whole service and they could cut up, back to back games it held up pretty well, everyone relieved there was no downpour of rain as it had been predicted. now moves to the equatorial african capital. the first sights of ivory coast and those big namings trying owin since first time in 1992. >> andy richardson, in equatorial guinea. >>> beating the united arab emirates, scored the only goal of the match in stoppage time to give iran th

the border in senegal. this man left gam -- gambia in the middle of the night. >> translator: the gunfire didn't last long. the military are everywhere, i have been so scared. >> reporter: this last failed attempt to overthrow the president proves just how powerful he is. >> translator: he has strength no other has. he may even harm us here. >> reporter: al jazeera got rare access to the reclusive heard in 2007. his herbal potions are professed to have a cure for aids infertility among women and even asthma. but many hiv patients have died after being advised to stop taking antiviral drugs. he has also been accused of stifling freedom of speech. at the border most dissidents would not talk to us on camera. fearful of reprisal on their loved ones. but their leader they say is extremely gentle and kind they say. we tried to enter into the country, but we were refused. tourists are welcomed though. this is peak season. >> whenever gambia makes headlines it's for bad reasons. about cutting off heads of homosexu

i was born in calcutta in india, and i ride here in senegal in my bike in 1987. so i started my bicycle tour in 1982. we called it a peace mission. two indian young boys are going on peace mission by bicycle. this is gandhi. in five years' time i covered almost on bicycle, 98,000 kilometers. the main object for my trip is that i have to promote international friendship. so i come here to senegal and i found the people they are interesting with their cultural activities and i reach into my plans. i am doing small business like a cassette business dvds and this and this. i have a lot of music, but i think altogether there are almost 1,500 indian audio cassette cassettes. almost my whole factor is going to buy this. i open my school so where i'm teaching them they dance, indian dancers. i have to teach them the indian languages. when you see some senegal people dancing indian dance, it is very nice, very good. they are finding some similarities with our indian cultural and senegal culture. some people didn't know the language, but they are attracted, from my heart,

are threatening the local text tile industry in senegal. ♪ ♪ >>> but first the french prime minister has warned that the country is at war with terrorism and radical islam. manuel made the statement in a speech late on saturday. and this comes in the wake of violence last week in which 16 people and three gunmen were killed. well after solidarity al a crossralliesacross france on saturday. security is at the highest level with a national rally planed in paris later on sunday. and 50 world leaders are due to be in the capital to take part in this. and european interior ministers are also gathering in paris to talk about security, specifically about coordinator counter terrorism efforts. we have heard five people who were detained as a consequence of the investigation in france have now been released. that's come from the prosecutors' office. and of course our correspondence in paris will bring us more details on that and the rest of developments coming out of france today. but in the meantime, let's look at what some of the families have been saying. because the families have been spe

as for senegal it missed out for qualification last time around. it looked like it was going to be 1-1 but a last-minute winner was giving senegal a really good chance to go through to the quarter-finals. >> and sandy another match in the group of death will kick off. algeria against south africa. any chance of the fine of the finer pulling off an upset? >> well, south africa was unbeaten in qualifying. the fact they are here at all is a huge sign of improvement. the world cup of nation in 2013, they do look like a resurge ent team but a lot of focus on algeria, as you mentioned. two things to consider though, algeria and south africa, do seem to struggle in the cup of nations. they have to buck that history. cup of nations seem to have a lot of the players based in their own country. nigeria, zambia, egypt only a couple of players based in their home country. a few things for the fans to consider before they get too excited. >> andy, where you are now mongomo, first time the competition has come to mongomo. has everything run smoothly so far? >> y

peep called it the co copa cabana of senegal. sewage has turned into a constant stream of industrial waste poured directly into the ocean. slaughterhouses and chemical factories use the bay as their dumping site. the stench is unbearable. annjai is concerned. >> they constantly suffer from diarrhea and respiratory are complications. >> the level of organic matter in the water is ten times above international standards. it contains extremely high levels of mercury and cadmium. these are toxic chemicals that damage the nervous system. this water isn't just polluted, it's poisonous. billions of liters are being released everyday. none of the factory owners are fined or prosecuted. >> they ploy thousands of people and they are an important contributor to the community. we can't just stop them, we need a long term solution. >> france and the eu are helping. it will not stop the pollution but will take years to build. too late she believes, she believes too many people have become comfortable to live with pollution. nicholas hawk, al j

al jazeera. >> senegal is pursuing an immunization program to reduce child mortality. getting the vaccines to remote areas is a real challenge. >> visits from the team are a special occasion. there are no hospitals in this remote region. their arrival always attracts a crowd. especially when they're spotted carrying vaccine coolers. no one here has ever been vaccinateed. [ baby crying ] >> it's great. all of the kids in in the village are getting it. all children under five. >> but getting it to those who need it most is difficult. vaccines need to be kept between 0 and 8-degrees celsius. vaccines can be damaged because lack of storage. >> there is no electricity to power a fridge. sometimes we have ice but there is no way to control the temperatures. it's trucial that we find a way to transfer the immunizations otherwise the work is useless. >> many children continue to suffer from infectious diseases like tuberculosis, polio or yellow fever. 100million children died last year because of-- children--1.5 million children died last year because of lack of vaccinations.

>> he was picked up twice, first in senegal when he left montrÉal , he flew to senegal and that is where his family was going to meet him to drive home in mauritania. he was detained there. later, he was detained again in mauritania. finally, he was at his mother's house -- this was the third time -- and he got another call from the police station. the police chief. they said, would you come and talk to us? bring your own car. were sure you won't be staying long. and he never went back. they took into jordan. he was there for seven and a half or eight months. he was interrogated there. he was not tortured in the same way, but he was put in a cell where he could hear other people screaming and crying and he was terrified every moment that he was there. then suddenly, another plane comes. he thinks he's going home. in fact, he ends up in afghanistan for a couple of weeks, and then goes to guantÁnamo. at that time, the government was claiming it was taking people from the battlefield in afghanistan -- which wasn't true , only about 5% of the people in guantÁnamo were ever actually on the

in senegal, it's booming. >> >> translation: it's cheap and of good quality. the only way to get the latest fashion from europe. >> almost all of it is made in china. people in developed countries are going through clothes faster than of. >> last year the french threw away 11 kilos of clothe per person. the british 13 kilos, and the americans 13 kilos. most end up in landfill. >> oxfam says since the global economic crisis in 2008 people choose to donate less. some economists believe clothes from donors are drowning the local market. >> this is killing senegal's textile industry. we have farmers that grow cot job, we have garment factories. we have the know how. we can't compete with second hand clothes. >> the government announced subsidies. but a $10 dress is a bargain many find hard to resist. >> when we come back - why so little research has been done on the effects of marijuana. plus a look at your forecast with rebecca stevenson. >> winter weather outside and an ice storm around. i show you how much ice you can expect, and when it changes to snow. the ti

. >>> still to come on the program, how health workers in senegal are preserving vaccines for children in a remote region without electricity. and we go shopping for a secondhand coat in yemen but why do many customers want to keep it quiet? [[vo]] rock star astronaut chris hadfield. >>everything i've done has been fun stuff. [[vo]] mind-blowing discoveries & >>it's on the edge of impossible. [[vo]] terrifying near-death experiences & >>if it had been higher, it'd hit us. [[vo]] and an exciting future that's closer than you think. >>go from being an air traveller to being a space traveller. >>you see it as the future. >>i see it as inevitable. [[vo]] every monday, join us for exclusive, revealing and surprising talks with the most interesting people of our time. >>> hello again, let's look at the top stories here in al jazerra. almost 4 million people marched across french. world leaders led by the french president joined the rally in paris. the massive show the unity followed three days of deadly attacks in paris. >>> two young female suicide bombers have blown themselves up in a mark

. >> reporting from the senegal gambia border. >> relief, finally safe across the border in senegal. baba left in the middle of the night. as soon as he heard gun shots he sensed trouble. >> translator: the gun fire didn't last long. since then there's again an eerie calm. >> al jazeera got rare access to the reclusive leader. yaya jame is a reclusive leader. many hiv patients have died after being advised to stop taking antiviral drugs. at the border most gambians refused to speak to us but gambian leaders say this is incorrect, their leader is extremely gentle sand kind. we tried to enter into the country but were refused. tourists are welcomed though. peak season. >> when gambia made international headlines it's for the wrong reasons. it's either for the threats to cut off heads of homosexuals or about jam reservation throwing his opponents into the ground, bury them six feet deep or about his normal an ticks against the u.s. there is a thirst or hunger to have something happen. >> dissidents have not lost hope, it is a matter of time before ya ya ja jame loses power. >> the water

thank you >>> a lot more to come here on al jazeera - paradise - but a closer look reveals not so in senegal. >>> we take a 4,000km ride through russia. the hero project from soviet times. >>> one of the world's most exciting and dangerous motor sports events. >>> the leader of yemen has rejected a plan to federalize. last year's agreement would have divided the country into six separate states. the houthis have taken over parts of yemen, including the capital sanaa, and have dismissed it. they are planning to move the oil-rich province they say to stop it fulling into the hands of al qaeda. we go to our correspondent. tell us about the houthis, and they are saying no to the agreement, that they agreed to last year. >> marr -- this is the last time the leader the political office of the houthi movement did give out a statement rejecting dividing yemen into six regions, the irony is that the houthis were part of the... >> okay sorry, omar al-sala, sorry to stop it there. sound quality is poor we hope to get a better line a little later on >>> coptic christian workers have been kidnapped in li

villagers called it the copa cabana of senegal. some of the neighborhood are trying the clean the shoreline but they can't stop this. which started off as a slow trickle of domestic sewage has turned into a steady stream of industrial waste. slaughterhouses canneries and chemical companies use this beach as their dumping ground. when she realized that it was making the children in her neighborhood sick. >> they constantly suffer from diarrhea and respiratory problems. we constantly have to take them to the doctor. >> the tests ar stownding. tests astounding. it contains high levels of mercury and cadmium. this water is not just polluted, it's poisonous. billions of liters of it continue to be discharged into the ocean. this level of pollution is illegal yet none of the factory owners have been fined or prosecuted. >> they employ thousands of people and they are an important contributor to the economy. we can't just shut down the factories. we need a long term solution. >> france and the eu are funding the solution of a 15 kilometer

and they came to senegal southern part of snugly and surrendered themselveses to the authority to seek asylum. what we have found is that the fact that they have been held in the negotiations between the authorities to make sure that these four run away soldiers, or brothers are extradited to gambia. >> and from what you are hearing what is the mood in the country right now? is there a fear this may escape. >> yes, this is the thing when something of this nature happened, people outside the country tend to be more worried tend to know more about what is happening in the country. than those who are really on the ground, because i spoke to a few people in the media and the questions regarding these arrests, over the past couple of hours, they are t no even aware as far as they are concerned. but all the people are telling me, that a lot of people are suspected facebook who is retted to any of these people may be arrested. so on one hand, i would in the other people are just going on with their normal days. speaking to us from senegal, thank you very much now, a man on a motor bike has bl

turkey, egypt, and senegal are banning the image. and the image is described as hurtful to the feelings of muslims everywhere. >> it is the cover seen around the world. anger has been stirred among some muslims. >> it will be burned again. these are symbols that no one should touch. >> iran who condemned the attack criticized the magazine for once again provoking muslims. >> we condemn these provocative actions. we consider this publication insulting because it hurts the feelings of muslims worldwide and can create a vicious circle of extremism in the world. >> this was another example of the west of using freedom of speech. and the new cover has added fuel to the debate. >> freedom of speech does not mean you have the right to offend the profit -- prophet. >> for the first time you will be available online in arabic. a selection of cartoons were published in turkey as a four-page insert. even they admitted they left out cartoons deemed to offensive and relegated the cover itself to a subsection of the paper. >> patrick pinter is a c

. >>> the bay of hann in senegal was was known for pristine waters. it is now an environmental disaster area. nicholas hashing went to see why. hashingque. >> many used to come here to swim. some here are trying to clean the shore line look at it now. it has been turn food a stream of sterile waste poured into the ocean. slaughter houses tanneries, making it a dumping site. this woman cleaned it when she realised the waste was making children in her neighbourhood sick. >> they suffer from dyer year and respiratory problems. we have to take them to the doctor. i am sure it's due to pollution. >> i took a sample of water and took it for testing. the results are astounding. >> the level of water is about international levels. these are chemicals that damage. this is not just pollutants it's poisonous. billions of litres continued to be released into the ocean, slowly killing wildlife. it's illegal, yet no factory owners sfrined. -- have been fined. >> translation: they employ thousands, but there is in no long-term solution. >> reporter: france and the e

in senegal it's booming. it's cheap and of good quality. the only way to get the latest fashions from europe. almost all of it is made in china. people in developed countries are going through clothes faster than ever. last year the french threw away 11 kilos of clothes per person. the french and americans 13 kilos of clothes per person. mostened up in landfill. -- most ends up in landfill. people choose to donate less. still, some economists believe clothes from well-intentioned donors drowned the local markets. >> translation: this is killing senegal's textile industry. we have farmers that grow cotton, we have the know how and can't compete with second hand clothes sold at low prices. the government has announced subsidies for the local industries. a $10 in the market is a barring gain many find hard to resist. >> memora billio will be up for -- memoar billia will be up. members of the white sox were accused of losing the world series on exchange from gas. on sale a baseball signed by three players, including joe jackson of the the playe

match ghana were beaten by senegal 2-1. the four time champions had led in the first half thanks to a penalty, but things were squared up in the 58th minute with a last second goal to give senegal the win. >> our correspondent andy richardson has more. >> in terms of turning points in a game of football, there can be few more clearly defined than the one we saw in this match between south africa and algeria. in the second half, they had a penalty. algeria finally woke up and began to resemble the team that looked so impressive at last year's world cup and went on to get their cup of nations campaign off to a winning start. ghana and senegal was the earlier game, ghana looking to rebuild their reputation after a really disappointing world cup in brazil. they were beaten. as for the host town, the tiny venue had never staged games of this caliber before. the pitch had been flown in from spain, the turf relayed just a couple of weeks ago. it did hold up pretty well. there was a lot of attention on that. the tournament now move

ghana and senegal was the earlier game. ghana beating 2-1, senegal looking pretty good. as for the host town itself the tiny tiny venue has never staged games of this caliber before. the pitch had been flown in from spain just a couple of weeks ago, and it did hold up pretty well. >>> reigning champions japan beat jordan to go through to the quarter finals of the asian cup. they still needed a point to progress. this player gave them the lead with his third goal in three games. this player added the second. 2-0 the final score, they will now face the uae in the knockout round on friday. >>> [ inaudible ] beat palestine. they missed a penalty in the 60th minute. and a late goal sent the 2007 champions through as group d runners up. >>> novak djokovic has moved to the second round of the australian open in melbourne. he managed to overcome the 116th-ranked player in straight sets. djokovic is going for a fifth australian open title. >> it hasn't been an ideal couple of weeks in terms of health and preparation, but i fighted my way through, and now it's behind me and i'm on

. >> how pollution is spoiling senegal's beach >>> and windies has a big day with the bat - farah with all the details. >>> welcome back - a reminder of the top stories. after backing i.s.i.l. fighters kurdish peshmerga forces have taken control of a strategic village in northern iraq. sutan abdullah was an important defensive position for i.s.i.l. yemen slipped further into chaos, with the rejection of plans to divide the country into six states. it comes as a bomb kills five people at the presidential guest house. >>> israel is threatening action against the palestinians in a bid for them to join the international criminal court. it has frozen tax credits collected on behalf of the palestinian authority >>> you hear world leaders talking about the roadmap of piece in the future. on the ground in the occupied west bank roadmaps and signs present a problem. the palestinian authority is not allowed to put up arabic road signs across the region which is under israeli control, and the original arabic names are no longer used. we have this report from the west bank. >> reporter: if you rel

. >> still to come on the program the once pristine beach on senegal that's now become a toxic zone. plus. >> the occupied west bank where street signs aren't necessarily helping palestinians find their way around. way around. >> from stage to screen oscar nominated actor ethan hawk >> the theatre has always bee my first love... >> separating art & politics >> if you have an agenda with people... you sometimes don't see the truth >> and the lifelong influence of his mother >> she was worried i was gonna be a spoiled brat and not see how complicated the world was >> every monday, join us for exclusive... revealing... and surprising talks with the most interesting people of our time... talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america >> hello again let's have a look at the top stories here at al jazeera. palestinian leaders are accusing israel of trying to starve their people by holding $127 million of tax revenue. israel is refusing to pay after the palestinian leadership officially applied to join the international criminal court. >>> bad weather is preventing divers from reaching the w

ghana, algeria, senegal all with a win so far. senegal topped the group. this could all change in the next few minutes. equatorial guinea footballing history may be short of stories of success, but it does contain plenty of controversy. they have seen players recruited from around the world, and has become known as the united nations of football. >> reporter: in africa the ambition to one day wear a football shirt in europe is not uncommon. but in equatorial guinea the desire seems to be in reverse. more than two third of the players come from spain. it's part of a controversial recruitment strategy that has always seen the oil-rich country buying players from europe and south africa. >> the jersey looks like a salad. and that's what they are. they have players from all around the world playing for them. and it's a problem for african football because they feel that if any country has money they can naturalize anybody. >> reporter: a footballer has to live in a country for five years to qualify to play for a team. but they were kicked out of this year's af

why people living near this people in senegal have been sickened by industrial waste. >>> welcome back to al jazeera america, i'm thomas drayton, here are the top stories we are following now. thousands lined the streets of brooklyn for the funeral of officer wenjian liu, one of two officers gunned down in the line of duty on december 20th. wenjian liu's wife and father paid tribute saying he lived his life to help others. several city officials paid respects. >>> four bodies have been found at the scene where airasia crashed a week ago in the java sea. 34 bodies have been sound. bad weather is interfering with the search. black boxes have not been found. >> president obama and the rest of the first family are in washington after an extended winter break in hawaii. they arrived in the white house earlier today. the president will hit the road this week for a series of speeches on domestic issues. recapping the top story. police officer wenjian liu was laid to rest. he and fellow officer were killed execution style in brooklyn. joining us and robert ghangi the police director of the org

ghana are also looking to bounce back from senegal on monday. the coach is less than pleads with arrangements in the small town where the first two matches have been taking place. >> we needed to ride one hour to the hotel. the change of venue one hour before the game, we asked to come close. i'm sorry to say you need to say our -- i want you to know the other things. >> the match is one of two groups c. fictors played on friday. africa will be desperate for victory against senegal to stay in contention for the quarter finals. >> 17 time grand slam champion roger federer is knocked out of the australia open in the third round. he was beaten in four sets by the forth sixth ranked in the world. he hasn't won a grand slam title since wimbledon in 2012. >> i was on the wrong points today. i knew how important that second set tie breaker was so clearly that hurt, losing that one. the end wasn't pretty. it wasn't easy to play with the shadows, but it was the same for both of us. just a disappointing loss. >> the spaniard looked in fine form after suff

the first operational plant's plan for senegal. gates said that he tasted the water and that it is "delicious." i don't think the water is brown. that would be a different story. >> frigid temperatures, 10 degrees in the district, single digits off to the west. we will rebound friday. >> bundle up. >> have a good night. >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight, bill maher, from comedy central, nick kroll, and music from the lone bellow with cleto and the cletones. and now, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: thank you very much. thanks for coming out. it is appreciated. we have a lot to get

. >> however, senegal's president may have outdone his peers. >> having outdone that he quickly banned not just "charlie hebdo" but liberation a french newspaper whose title requires no translating. when "charlie hebdo" published its survival episode. newsagencies had a dilemma - to show or not show. >> not showing it is crazy, that in the u.k. you can't show that. >> at sky news we decided not to show. >> as "charlie hebdo" seemed notorious, showing the muslim prophet with a sign "jes suis charlie." >> i take issue with the cover depiction. it continues to propagate racist depiction of arabs. prophet muhammad is only prophet muhammad to muslims. to anyone else he's an arab man history. to present an arab man with a hook nose where is that less offensive than if it was a depiction of a jewish man with a hooked known. it's outrageous it wouldn't be sl brated but condemned. >> it's like saying they can't help themselves like saying we understand not all muslims agree with what the people did. at the same time we'll rub your face in it because we can. it almost feels like because we can,

. >> however, senegal's president may have outdone his peers. >> having outdone that he quickly banned not just "charlie hebdo", but liberation a french newspaper whose title requires no translating. when "charlie hebdo" published its survival episode. newsagencies had a dilemma - to show or not show. >> not showing it is crazy, that in the u.k. you can't show that. >> at sky news we decided not to show. >> as "charlie hebdo" seemed notorious, showing the muslim charlie." >> i take issue with the cover depiction. it continues to propagate racist depiction of arabs. prophet muhammad is only prophet muhammad to muslims. to anyone else he's an arab man history. to present an arab man with a hook nose, where is that less offensive than if it was a depiction of a jewish man with a hooked known. it's outrageous, it wouldn't be sl brated, but condemned. >> it's like saying they can't help themselves, like saying we understand not all muslims agree with what the people did. at the same time we'll rub your face in it, because we can. it almost feels like because we can, we must. it's sat. it fe

friend page, a series of story -- it's front page, a series of stories, about how pakistan, jordan, senegal there have been anti-charlie protests. that paper is pointing out that some of these countries are very close allies of france. and friends now "is in a very uncomfortable position." >> is their security in the wake of what happened? >> new security measures are expected to be in place. we've got eu foreign ministers meeting in brussels to work together on security concerns. you can see 20 minutes with the headline about a united effort -- about whether there will be a united effort in this. another paper is also saying yes, what we do need our monitoring of suspects, information sharing. and weapons to fight terrorism. but it's not just about europe. it does not have to happen solely at the eu level but it must happen globally. it says there is a global threat and it requires a global response. jihadist him have bombs, they say. -- jihadists don't have bombs they say. and when editorial says they must address radical islam because they are the first -- the french must address radical

the big fellow from senegal dominated the patriots. 28 points, 13 boards. mason -- 75-65. the washington nationals have traded right-handed all-star tyler clippard to the oakland a's. the nats get infielder you now escobar. escobar will probably play second base. it also restarts trade rumors about ian desmond. escobar can play short as well. escobar is a good glove with some pop. tyler clippard was about to become a free agent. done deal today. while the redskins continue their search for a defensive coordinator, some say joe barry is the guy. the linebacker coach, before that he was a defensive coordinator with the lions. >> we haven't had a night like that since -- >> it is the jacket, i tell you. unbelievable. ohio man is arrested>> an, accused of plotting violence at the u.s. capitol. the secret service removes four agents in a shakeup. you can read all the stories now on wjla.com. >> after 18 days, mission accomplished. kevin jorgenson and tommy caldwell completed that record-breaking free crime -- free climb of el capitan in yosemite park. they used only their hands

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in senegal it's good. >> translation: it's cheap and good quality, the only way to get the latest fashions from china. >> reporter: almost all comes from china, people go through so many clothes. last year the french thoou away 11 kilos per person the the french 30. most of it end up in landfill. oxfam says since the global economic crisis in 2008 people choose to donate less some economists believe used clothes are drowning the local market. >> translation: this is killing senegal's textile industry. we have farmers growing cotton and have garment factories, we have the know how but cannot compete with second hand clothes sold at low prices. >>> the government announced subsidies for the local industry. a $10 dress in the second hand clothes market is a bargain many find hard to resist. >>> riding the slopes of a rough economy. how some businesses cash in on the slide of the russian rouble. plus the golden globes goof. the official website posting the winners in several different categories. stay tuned. >>> potential spoiler alert for the golden globes. on friday the official website acci

are big business in senegal. ♪ ♪ >>> hello again these are the top stories here at al jazerra. european interior ministers have start today arrive at a security conference in paris to discuss coordinating counter terrorism efforts. france's interior minister has said security will be skipped up across the country in the weeks ahead. >>> sri lanka's new government is alleging the former president attempt ted a coup when it was clear he lost the presidential elections, let's talk more about this charles stratford is live there. what more do we know about this. this is quite a shocking line to come out of columbo. >> reporter: well, yes, we have been speaking to the campaign spokesperson for the president he tells us that the in the early hours of the morning december the 9th around 2:30 in the morning just as the vote count were going on, and it seems as when there was some sort of indication of how they were doing. according to the spokesperson, he called a meeting with representatives of the attorney general's office, and the army chief to try to find whether there was any lega

senegal did better. and it was because they have the ability to call on whatever capacity they had more effectively. they effectively. they had more integrated systems far greater adaptability. and we saw even if they had health clinics one clinics one did not know what a group a mile away was doing and that was true and how they were testing the communications patterns. they were not resilient not because they were poor but because they had not held these characteristics into their capacity. >> another example, japan as far away as you can get from west africa, the fukushima disaster ultimately let me start this sentence again. the fukushima disaster was made in japan because of layers of layers of problems >> i talked about and analyze fukushima deeply in the book because they had for the first time that they have ever been willing to publicly analyze what went wrong. part of it they absolutely attribute to their culture not being able to be adaptable and flexible the prime minister went to the plant a

are big business in senegal. ♪ ♪ >>> but first the french prime minister has warned that the country is at war with terrorism and radical us islam. he made the speech late on saturday it comes in the wake of violence last week in which 16 people and three gunmen were killed. well after solidarity i rallies across france on saturday security is now at the highest level with the national unity rally planned for paris later on sunday. world leaders will be in the capital to take part and in just a couple of hours from now european interior ministers are going to be gathering in paris to talk about security, specifically about coordinating can'ter terrorism effects. police are still looking for the gunmen of the gunman. four hostages were killed in a cafe. she is wants today questioning by french police and is described as armed and danger usdangdangerous, let's go live to rory challands live in paris for us. rory paris is on a high state after letter obviously. security presence has been augmented significantly. we are hearing about hundreds of thousands of extra security measures being

it did not hit mali as hard as sierra leone and senegal. five people died and two others recovered in mali. >>> taylor swift has responded to the video that people cannot stop watching. ♪ cause the player going to play play play and the haters ♪ >> dover's police department released this video of the officer to "shake it off." the video was a hit online. swift released the quote lol. the sass. >>> "american sniper" with an unbelievable opening weekend. bradley cooper and clint eastwood celebrating again. we will have an early look on your money next. >>> an early start on your money. $2.06 for a gallon of regular. it is pushing more people to buy suvs. hybrid sales start to suffer at $2.77. with gas below $2, the trend is expected to accelerate. big cars are back. >>> uber trying to make nice in europe. finding itself at odds with regulators and center of controversy. now they are making a promise. work with us and we will create 50,000 jobs in europe. uber says the expansion will take 40,000 cars off the road and increase passenger saf

numbers dropped so low, that senegal agreed to reopen the border. and today liberia reports only five confirmed cases. the w.h.o. puts the current number of infected across the region in the hundreds. >> the big question everyone is asking is this: have these people by affected countries and international community turned the tide? the data tells us we have bent the kufb and avoided the worse-case scenario. >> how, what made sa difference? one thing that helped, sphere. -- fear. >> when i arrived there was a panic. it led to health-seeking changes of behaviour. care. >> reporter: people began to let the health workers help, bury their own dead carefully. differently. >> in liberia, i have been here since august, and have not shaken a hand since i got here. >> reporter: outside help was welcomed. the u.s. pledged many millions for state of the art ebola facilities. they are now empty. the u.s. forces tasked to set home. >> even one or two cases can spark a rebound of an outbreak. i don't think it was wasted money at all to put a lot of effort there f

> in 2012 home support swept them through to the quarterfinals with unlikely wins against libya and senegal. they started with a 1-1 draw. they could and should have won. game 2 saw them taking off the finalists. burkina faso hit back. under normal circumstances burkina faso would be favourites to win the game. equatorial guinea players hoped a full stadium could push them to victory. >> seat the faces of people supporters. it's an amazing situation for the players. we want to do a good competition. we want to win the matches. >> translation: we are guests at this event. we didn't qualify. so we have to enjoy it. the coaches and players clicked. there's a sense of unity. this is the begivening a long-term project. and i would like to take the team into the world cup qualifying. >> the coach has only been in the job a matter of weeks and admits he has not had the job to get his team in a physical shape that he'd like and they haven't enjoyed coming through a qualified campaign. the or groups is gabon taking on congo, gabon was unbeaten. the russian dortmund striker was a star of the tourname

senegal, the surprise group leaders after their 1-1 draw with south africa earlier. equatorial guinea have been trying to buy success on the pitch. >> in africa the the ambition to one day where a football shirt in europe is not uncommon. but in guineaa the talent flow seems to be in reverse. two-thirds of the cup were born in spain and qualify by having parents or grandparents from the former colony. it's part of a recruitment policies that has seen the oil-rich country buy in players. >> it's a problem because they feel they could bring in anybody. >> equatorial guinea were kicked out of qualifying for this year's cup of nations. it was only when they stepped in at last-minute hosts they were given a chance. their starting line up did not contain a single player born in this country. >> in an effort to avoid further controversy, equatorial guinea thedropped its foreign-born players, but it's spanish players remain though. you see supporters. >> the fans seem to be appreciating the decision to pick a team with closer connections to their country. >> it doesn't matte

. >> senegal are the surprise group leaders after the 1-1 draw. ghana now second and algeria third. the final round of matches on tuesday will decide which two teams will go through to the quarterfinals. tennis now djokovic is safely through the first round of the australian open. he overcame and managed to steal the tie break in an hour. >> serena williams survived a scare to book her place. she dropped the first step 4-6 but the american finally found her form to take the remaining set, and with it, the match. >>> the major shock of the day kvitova has been knocked out by american key. baseball hall of famer ernie banks died at the age of 31. he became the chicago cubs' first black player six years after jackie robinson had broken the color barrier with the brooklyn dodgers. he went on to have a 19-year career with the cubs. he was an all-star 11 seasons and was named the highest honor the presidential medal of freedom. a. >> that's it for this news hour. we have another bulletin of news straight ahead. see you then. >> this is joe berlinger calling, i'm the director of that docum

senegal has started tuesday's action on top of the group. but they are on a plane home. who they will meet in the quarter finals. australia will play on saturday's asian cup final. to reach the second straight final, the soccer news will have a chance to lift the trophy in front of their own fans on saturday. reports now. australian football has a very sunny disposition i think reminded us that we are in the asian part of the world and it has been wonderful to make presents with palestinians, people from kuwait, japan and hopefully tonight i will meet some folked from the united america emritz. iraqi think it will be the biggest sport for australia. >> do you think that football is really now on the up and up? certainly. and now the soccer been to the last world cups. as host and favorite, in the semifinal against the congress cor curs in japan. and his coach in front of justle minutes. not the post, instead it was australia who made it 2-nil. taking full advantage. the second half saw more pressure as they were pinned bag. and try as they might the home side couldn't ge

multiple nation including nigeria, mallee and senegal called for intervention in libya. following a meeting with the president, the french defence minister said: continue your thought. how big of a threat is libya to its neighbours? >> well it's a growing one. it's an ever increasing one. you know one country does an example. tiny tinizia that went through a process of political elections got through it relatively unscathed. they are worried because for them the biggest security threat is a spillover from libya, to say nothing of the countries that you rightly mentioned - niger, chad. these countries are worried. you can see, i think, why the calls for intervention are growing. it also puts the united states in a tricky position because to the extent that the obama administration articulated that it would like to degrade and defeat i.s.i.s. if you have outposts proclaiming themselves in places like libya, that is going to demand a response. >> as i mentioned you spoke before congress in libya, what should the u.s. be going? >> frankly the international community represen

.] >> coming from russia and senegal. we are not together with this action. we are for liberty in this great nation france. i feel very moved. i don't participate often in any kind of protest, but today, i really felt compelled as a french citizen and as a jew to be here and show my support, and i am very deeply moved to see all kind of religions being here all kind of ages gender backgrounds, you name it. >>> arm and arm, the french president and more than 40 world leaders head a massive march through paris honoring those killed during three days of attacks. >> it's very important that we stand united against those that seek to divide us. >> and from the multitude of faith, cultures and nationalities, a single message of support of freedom of expression. ♪ >>> hello there, i am barbara s saraa. you are watching live with extended coverage of the solidarity marches from paris and elsewhe