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federal authorities in the state of oregon are weighing what actions to take against a group of armed protesters who have taken over a public building in a remote wildlife refuge and promised no violence and refused to recognize the authority over the land. >> gun ownership in country. >>> obama will follow-up executive orders later this week with a national broadcast devoted to gun violence, in his last year as president demonstrating his determination to curb an epidemic of gunfire expected to claim more american lives than traffic accidents. tom ackerman, al jazeera, washington. >>> so a group of anti-government protesters in the u.s. refusing to end their occupation for western wildlife sanctuary, the group had been protesting against new jail term for two local ranchers and the men turned themselves in on arson charges and their lawyers say the protesters at the sanctuary do not speak for his clients. and land disputes between the federal government and ranchers for generations. allen has the latest from just outside the city of burns in oregon. >> reporter: a spokesman for the p

fbi released a video said to show how a member was shot dead by oregon police. the anger of the man's family saying he was shot with his hands in the air. kristen saloomey reports. >> reporter: the fbi says it released a video to dispel this information about what lead to the death of the boy. a spokesman for the occupiers seen here at the wildlife refuge. two vehicles are seen stopping at the road block established by oregon state troopers. he is driving the white pick up. ammon bundy is a passenger in the cheep. if you look carefully, a person that left the truck can be seen in the lower right of the screen, with his hands in the air. 4 minutes past as the agents demanded they scenarioed. >> as the struck approaches the road block, there's a spike. finegan missed it as he attempted to drive around the road block. he nearly hit an fbi agent as he manoeuvres to the left. the truck is stopped. >> that's when finny can gets out and reaches to his jacket where, according to his fbi, he was carrying a weapon. state police opened fire. we did everything we could to bring the situatio

over by malitia earlier this month and f.b.i. showed how one was shot dead by oregon officers after they stopped the truck he was traveling in and we have more from burns, oregon. >> reporter: f.b.i. said it released this video for miss information about what led to the death of the spokesman for the occupiers seen at the wildlife refuge. two vehicles are seen stopping at the roadblock, established by oregon state troopers. and he is driving the white pickup and militia leader bundy is a passenger in the jeep. if you look carefully one person who left the truck is seen in the lower right screen with his hands in the air. nearly four minutes past as the agents demanded the others surrender and then he speeds off. >> as the truck approaches the roadblock there is a spike strip across the road but missed it as he attempted to drive around the roadblock and nearly hits an f.b.i. agent as he maneuvers to the left and the truck gets stuck in the snowbank. >> that is when he gets out and reaches towards his jacket and according to the f.b.i. he was carrying a weapon. state police opened fi

after the shooting in oregon just a couple of months ago at the community college. he offered an angry and even visceral lacerating reaction. he vowed to use the executive order that he has promised before, now he's turning his attention to gun safety laws. we do anticipate that after the president meets the attorney general loretta lynch and the fbi director james comey in a couple of hours in the west wing, we'll hear from the president. the associated press reporting that the president is expanding background checks to private sales. del, many sales, perhaps a significant minority of sells there are no background checks because they're considered private sells done at gun shows or over the internet. many gun safety advocates have been pressing for a tightening of that, forcing more people who sell guns to register as official sellers, making them put their customers through background checks. you already played a sound bite of what the president had to say on this in his weekly internet and radio address. he spoke from hawai'i. here's a little bit more from last saturday. >> i

armed militia have been arrested. shots were fired during the arrest in oregon. at least one person was killed and another injured. the group has been occupying a wildlife refuge since 2 january. the take over of the property began in support of two farmers ordered to go to jail for setting fire to government land. the occupation became about landownership. the armed protesters accused the government of illegally seizing lands from farmers in the area over the decades and demanded that it be returned to local control. let's go live to our correspondent who has been monitoring developments from new york. he joins us now. it almost seemed that violence was inevitable in burns. this has been going on for some time now. tell us what happened. >> reporter: that's right. they've been occupying this since early january. it was over 23 days and i can tell you that these militia members that were occupying this refuge were very, very heavily armed. we were there and saw first hand the amount of weapons that they had and the amount of ammunition that they had as well. details are still somewh

protesters continued to occupy a government building in the state of oregon. the group is demonstrating against an order for two farmers to return to jail. [chanting] the two farmers a father and a son were convicted of arson on public land in 2012 and served some jail time but a court has now decided the sentences were too lenient an ordered them back to jail. the group says it wants the federal government to stop interfering with the rights of landowners. and americans are rushing to buy guns and ammunition before a crack down is announced and president obama says it's too easy for criminals to get a gun and wants to use presidential power for restrictions but are vowing to fight any attempt to change the constitutional right to bear arms and kimberly hawk now reports. >> reporter: with so many gun stores in the united states the blueridge arsenal place in virginia gun sales are up as americans rush to buy before strict regulations are put in place. >> not being able to get, it's making people want to get stuff before their ability is taken away. >> reporter: many are co

the state of oregon are weighing what actions to take against a group of armed protesters who have taken over a public building in a remote wildlife refuge and promised no violence but refused to recognize the authority over the land. >> a strong tradition of gun ownership in the country. >> reporter: will follow-up executive orders later this week with the national broadcast devoted to gun violence and in the last year as president demonstrating his determination to curb an epidemic of gunfire expected to claim more american lives than traffic accidents. tom ackerman, al jazeera, washington. >>> a plaque honoring the people killed in attacks in paris a year ago has been unveiled by the french president and francois hollande led that ceremony and 20 were killed after a gunman opened fire on the magazine charlie hebdo and a kosher supermarket and four cartoonists working for the magazine were killed and heavy security is in place. still to come on al jazeera we will take you to the scene of that standoff in the u.s. state of oregon where protesters are still held up in a federal bui

a video said to show how one member was shot dead by oregon police officers. kristen saloomey reports. >> reporter: the fbi says it released this video to dispel misinformation about what lead to the death of lavoy finicum, a spokesman for the occupiers seen here. two weeks are seen stopping at the roadblock, established by oregon state troopers. finicum is driving the white pickup. ammon bundy is a passenger in the jeep. one person who left the truck can be see in the lower right of the screen. nearly four minutes passed as the agents demanded that the other surrender, and then finicum speeds off. >> there is a spike strip across the road, but it appears finicum missed it. he narrowly hits an fbi agent as he maneuvers to the left. the truck gets stuck in a snow bank. >> reporter: that's when finicum gets out and reaches towards his jacket where according to the fbi, he was carrying a weapon. state police opened fire. >> we did everything we could to bring this situation to a peaceful resolution. second, as was noted in the video, and as you will see, we waited a very long tim

armed group in oregon. >>> welcome back, you're watching al jazeera, top stories, a man armed with a knife shot dead after trying to attack a police station in paris. the attacker was wearing a belt with fake explosives. >>> at least 65 police recruits have been kid in libya at a training center. a truck bomb hit the site. 200 others were injured. witnesses say civilians are among the casualties. >>> tens of thousands of people trapped i a syrian pointsen town are facing starvation. the town has been besieged by government forces since july. some residents have resorted to eating leaves and grass. >>> the victims of a series of school assaults in cologne on new year's eve have been speaking out today. a mob of around 1,000 men are believed to of taken part in the mass attacks which prompted protest. police and the media have been accused of a cover up. >> i thought to myself that if we stay here in this crowd they could kill us. they could rape us and nobody would notice. i thought we simply had to accept it. there was nobody around who could help us or was in a position to help. all

still stands. >>> the leader of the armed occupation in oregon has rejected the sheriff's offer for safe passage out of harney county. ammon bundy said he and his fellow protester protesters wery to leave the government facilities just yet. >>> a police sergeant in new york city is now facing departmental charges for her role in the death of eric garner. sergeant kiz canzi adonis was supervisor officers in 2014. adonis is the first officer to face formal charges for garner's death. officials had to start the disciplinary process now because a statute of limitations was about to expire. the justice department is investigating other officers involved in garner's death. >>> the supreme court has temporarily halted the deportation of a dozen families who came to the u.s. from central america. they were detained during a raid that swept up a dozen people. they are all in the country illegally but as heidi zhou-castro reports activists say the families have legitimate asylum claims. >> two weeks after celebrating christmas when the one gift she had hoped for was asylum in the united state

thanks. >>> residents in oregon, have told the armed group who are occupying a building to go home. >> reporter: it was standing-room only for the first time since armed militia men occupied buildings in a wildlife refuge to force the federal government to turn over land to local ranchers. those very same ranchers and their families met to figure out if they want this militia ben here or not. in the small town of burns, oregon, the local sheriff was clear. >> i'm here to ask those folks to go home. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: many agreed with the sheriff, saying the time is up. >> and we're in trouble if we don't tell these people to pack up their stuff and go home. [ applause ] >> reporter: but some ranchers are thankful the militias are bringing their attention to their fight with the government. >> these people down here at the refuge, i just came from there, and i talked to them, and they ain't hurting a damn thing down there. [ cheers and applause ] >> but they brought us all together. they are waking people up. so i think they are going to work this out. they are jus

oregon wildlife refuge. >> most likely, i won't be doing the debate. >> donald trump now refusing to join thursday's debate. >>> u.s. officials now eyeing libya as the latest battleground in the fight against isil. >> there is no treatment for this virus. if you get infected we can't give you a drug to cure you. >>> and zika continuing to spread as officials offer new guidelines to avoid contracting the virus. ♪ >>> we're following breaking news out of florida this is coconut creek, florida, officials saying a possible tornado doing the damage you are seeing right now. also tossing a tractor trailer on its side. we'll have more details as they become available, but nicole mitchell earlier in our broadcast this morning was reporting that that area for florida was in for some severe weather, also saying that the rainfalls there threatening to break a record as opposed to the snowfalls that we are seeing here in the northwest. it is the rain in the northwest, snow in the northeast, and now attorneys and heavy rains in florida. this is al jazeera america like from new york city. i'm del wal

group of armed men who have taken over a ranch in oregon. >> a new generation of hot air balloons are taking flight. >> hello, the united states believes that north korea has carried out a nuclear test but it is skeptical that the device used was a hydrogen bomb. the u.n. security council has condemned the test and vowed to pursue new sanctions. in a state announcement, the u.s. said it doubted north korea has carried out a hydrogen bomb, that it's explosion was not large enough to be a hydrogen bomb, but any nuclear test would be a violation of resolution and leaving it to u.n. security council to determine which sanctions would be appropriate. >> in a typically staged manner a crowd was arranged to mark what is considered in pyongyang as a proceed achievement. the announcer on state tv gleeful as she detailed the country's fourth nuclear test. >> this i assume they said a more powerful and advanced hydrogen bomb had been tested. experts have cast out on that, but either way it's a clear breach of billion law. >> north korea's nuclear test is a serious threat to our nation's security

armed group was shet dead by oregon police. >> reporter: the fbi says it released this video to dispel misinformation about what lead to the death of lavoy finicum, a spokesman seen here at the wildlife refuge. two vehicles are seen stopping at the roadblock. finicum is driving the white pickup. militia leader ammon bundy is a passenger in the jeep. one person who left the truck can be seen in the lower right of the screen with his hands in the air. nearly four minutes passed as the agents demanded that the others surrender. then finicum speeds off. >> as the truck approaches the roadblock, there is a spike trip across the road, but it appears finicum missed it as we attempted to drive around the roadblock. he nearly hits an fbi agent. the truck gets stuck in a snow bank. >> reporter: that's when finicum gets out and reaches towards his jacket, where according to the fbi, he was carrying a weapon. state police opened fire sneechlt >> we did everything we could to bring this to a peaceful solution. and we waited a very long time, we were able to get one individual out of that tru

, courtney keeley is at the pentagon for us. thank you. the occupation at an oregon national wildlife refuge is heading into the third week. today the group protesting federal land policies and hope to meet with residents but that didn't work out. al jazeera has more. >> reporter: two full weeks into the armed occupation of federal buildings in a wildlife refuge in haern county, oregon, and the friction grows between the protesters and local officials. the mayor of burn with a population of about 2700? >> it's time to go home. we would like to see you leave our community and so we can get our lives back to normal. recall ready for you to go. please do that. we have gotten used to the daily theatre of protests. the defiance: come and get us stance. they said they wanted to meet with the community in burn to outline an exit strategy. the county judge refused to allow them to use the community hall as a fair ground. the site of last week's emotional community gathering. >> what was wrong it with that decision not to allow us to have a public meeting? it infringed upon my constitutional r

-government group remained holed up in the headquarters of a federal wildlife reserve in oregon. two oregon ranchers whose battle with the government helped spark the protest went to prison. is everything the same, frozen in place or is there a change? >> reporter: not much has changed. although the sheriff made it very clear today he would like these protesters to leave. these protesters made it very clear that they would like a much deeper investigation into the circumstances behind the convictions and incarceration of those two ranchers. other than that it was a lot of talk, a little bit of show and tell aland not much action. we got our first look at the new home of the group that is now calling itself the citizenss for constitutional freedom. a spokesman for the protesters told us specifically not to expect a lot of guns and any questions about how many protesters are here were left unanswered during our 45-minute tour of the national wildlife refuge property that this group walked into and took over. >> it is an emotional roler coaster. it is up and down. it is going great. the

. also coming up, local reports suggest the f.b.i. is sending reinforcements to the oregon wildlife refuge occupied by an armed group. >>> brazil announces new measures to stop the zika virus. >>> we are two days from the proposed that talks in the syrian crisis. there's confusion and agreement over who should take part. it does seem clear that one of the most influential kurdish groups will not attend. russia says their participation is necessary, but turkey says the group is linked to what it calls terrorism. james bays reports. >> some opposition politicians have already arrived in switzerland. political groups who are not on the list of opposition delegates drawn up in saudi arabia are staying in this hotel in the resort town. some have received have its, others have not. the co-chairman of the one of the large evident kurdishs groups, the p.y.d., a group turkeys is a terrorist entity. turkey's objections have been heard by the u.n. he has not received an invitation. >> really if they want a peaceful syria, if they want political solution for syria and if they don't like maybe t

oregon is asking supporting to stands down. ammon bundy and seven others were arrested during a shoot out with police on tuesday. another protester was killed. the group accuses the federal government from illegally taking lands from ranchers. the virus of zika has been top of the agenda. brazil's president says they have a joint responsibility to fight the virus. our correspondent reports. >> reporter: it wasn't on the agenda at the annual meeting of latin american and caribbean heads of state, but the spread of zika spreading across the americas couldn't have been foreseen. >> translation: we will all make a cooperation to share knowledge and experience in relation to this virus. >> reporter: the virus which is believed to cause severe neurological defects in newborns has had the most dramatic impact so far in brazil where some 4,000 babies have been diagnosed with microcephaly. a condition in which a child is born with a significantly smaller brain. regional leaders are scrambling to find ways to contain the epidemic. many countries plan to follow brazil's example, sending out the

. >>> the fbi is keeping communication channels open today with the remaining occupiers of an oregon wildlife refuge. 11 protesters have already been arrested after a four-week standoff. and we're getting a new look at what happened when the group's spokesman was shot dead. >> reporter: the fbi has just released new aerial video of tuesday's car pursuit and fatal shooting. there were no dash cams so the account was flushed out by statements of officers on the ground. no one disputed the afternoon ended with the shooting death of lavoy finicum. >> we know there are various versions of what had happened out in the public domain. most of them inaccurate, some of them inflammatory. to that end, we want to do what we can to -- and in as transparent of manner as we can to give the public as much information as we could. >> reporter: the planes follow the feds down a forested road, containing two cars carrying members of the occupation en route to a meeting in a neighboring town. officers pull over the second vehicle as the white car carries on. from the dark jeep, ammon bundy and three oth

winter weather. >>> and we'll have the latest on the armed takeover of a federal building in oregon in the u.s. find out what the protesters want from the government before they agree to leave. >>> and in sport tennis's world number 2 suffers an unexpected reverse. andy murray taken by surprise as he loses his first match of 2016. ♪ >>> north korea says it has detonated a hydrogen bomb. the body which monitors testing describes it as a grave threat to peace. japan and south korea have expressed doubt over the claims from north korea. the test was announced on north korean television. >> reporter: people stood to watch what they had been told would be an important announcement. [ applause ] >> reporter: on queue, they cheered, the country's latest military success. state media showed north korean leader signing off on the order. he's a man who likes attention, particularly close to his birthday, which falls on january 8th. so this may have been his way of celebrating early. but it could take months or even years to prove if north korea really has successfully tested a hydrogen bomb. i

people have been arrested in connection with an armed group occupying a wildlife refuge in oregon. it's leader ammon bundy, and seven others were arrested during a shoot out with police on tuesday. another protester were killed. the group accuses the government of illegally taking lands from ranchers. there is this updaylight from burns. >> reporter: it is a very interesting change for three and a half weeks now we have heard the governor of oregon, the f.b.i., the local sheriff is the occupiers of the national wildlife refuge to leave, to just go home. today we heard their leader, the acknowledged leader of that group, ammon bundy, speaking through his lawyer in portland saying it is time to stand down. this issue is in the courts now. please stands down, go home, hug hug your families, let us take it from here. clearly an indication that whatever happens here locally in south-east oregon at the refuge that has been occupied for so long, whatever resolution comes out, it is clear that the broader issues of lands reform, land land use, federal control of property here, is not goin

through. >> the president long awaited proposals remember after the roseburg oregon shooting at the community college there, and the president came into the white house briefing room and threw away the script. said that he was going to be working and looking at some executive actions in he could take, and this is the culmination of the process. the president no sooner had he landed from his vacation, that hi first day of his last year in office, yesterday meeting with loretta lynch, the attorney general, his fbi director, of the oval office, going over final plans for what he unveiled today, and what the president is doing is he is going to try to require more individuals who buy guns to making them undergo background checks. a significant portion, and the estimates are all over the map. some say it is 40%, or 10% or less, are done through private sales. at grudge shows, at flee markets and these individuals do not have to go -- those who buy the guns in those venues don't have to go through background checks. what the president is doing now, is expanding the definition of who is a

. that's the way to save lives. >> reporter: meanwhile federal authorities in the state of oregon are weighing what actions to take against a group of armed protestors who have taken over a public building in a remote wildlife refuge. they've promised no violence but refuse to recognise washington's authority over the lands. >> we have a strong position in this country. >> reporter: obama will follow-up his executive orders later this week with a national broadcast devoted to gun violence. in his last year as president, demonstrating his determination to kerb an epidemic of gunfire expected to claim more american lives than traffic accidents >>> u.s. sheriff is demanding members of a cell styled armed militia end their three-day occupation of a wildlife center. they're protesting what they see as federal mismanagement of public land in oregon. they're also showing support for two farmers who have been ordered to return to jail after they were convicted of arson in 2012. the father and son have now turned themselves into federal officials. our correspondent has the latest from the city

with one of the oregon occupiers dead. this is aljazeera america live from new york city, i'm stephanie sy. dow futures are pointing up. patricia sobga is here with the numbers and what they mean. we were discussing the markets earlier. they were baked in about g.d.p. >> everyone knew the economy was slowing down. the headline figure, the economy grew less than 1% in the last quarter of last year. consumer spending grew 2.2%. while a deceleration from the third quarter, it was slightly better than what analysts were looking for. it basically represents two thirds of economic growth. exports shrank, two and a half% in the fourth quarter. you can chalk that up to a slowing global economy and very strong u.s. dollar, making u.s. you goods more expensive to buy overseas. business investment down 1.8%. a big part of that is actually down to oil prices. very low oil prices making it less profitable for more expensive, relatively expensive u.s. oil shale companies to compete. these are big head winds the economy is facing this year, the strong u.s. dollar slowly global growth and low

are just hearing the police chief is to resign. >>> in the u.s. state of oregon, an armed group occupying the headquarters of a federal wildlife refuge have rejected the police's bid to end the standoff. the ranchers took control of the site after a dispute on land rights. >> reporter: fourth generation rancher knows his land better than anybody, and he knows the problems too. like so many other ranchers in this part of western america, he says the problem is the federal government's management of the land, which restricts the area his cattle can graze, affecting his livelihood. the u.s. government owns and manages nearly 70% of the land here. the imagine yourty is run by a government agency most ranchers say ignores their concerns. >> nobody listens. it's hard to get our voice out there. that's the biggest problem. we have our representatives, our congressmen that fight for us, and it's getting that word heard at a serious level. >> reporter: it's this kind of frustration with government that lead armed militia to take over a nearby wildlife refuge. shane and others like him, s

big change is working in oregon. >> a new law in oregon is making it easier for women to get birth control. pharmacists can prescribe for women. >> pharmacist buzz bowman has been practicing for over 50 years. he's eager to begin prescribing birth control. >> i'm eager, there are a lot of women who will won't put up with the fuss of getting a prescription or getting an appointment. >> to seek birth control pills or hormone patches from pharmacists, women must be 18 years of age or older. they must go through a pharmacist's eight step evaluation including a blood pressure check. >> if they are already pregnant, if they have high blood pressure, if they oar smoker or over a certain age those are all risk factors that would require referral to a primary care physician or some other pror. practitioner. >> a companion law requires insurance companies to cover 12 months of prescriptions rather than doling out over time. >> i wish they have been done earlier and i wish all other states would do it as well. >> i think i.t. makes it more convenient for people who don't have insurance or don

can. this is our american story. this is america tonight. >>> that standoff in oregon is now proving to be costly. oregon governor says the ongoing occupation of that national wildlife refuge center, costing $100,000 a week in that state. she says the feds are moving too slowly to end the standoff. it began on january 2nd. officers so far avoiding anything that they say would provoke a confrontation. >>> at the start of the flint water crisis, michigan governor is releasing hundreds of pages of emails. some showing top staff members unsure of who was in charge and responsible for cleaning up the mess, including this one that said: the president by the way in detroit on wednesday where he promised to support flint but didn't go to the city itself. >> all of the people of flint, as they work their way through this terrible tragedy. it is a reminder of why you can't shortchange basic services that we provide to our people, and that we together provide as a government to make sure that the public health and safety is preserved. [ cheers and applause ] >>> and the president has ta

at the national wildlife reserve in oregon p now the group calling itself citizens for constitutional freedom says the government was taken from ranchers and they want it back. we have the latest. >> you can see that they have it blocked. the usa behind me, you see a couple of guys milling around there. that's the main entrance. that truck they have there is completely blocking it. you also see this watchtower over t my right shoulder. they watch over the different birds and animals around here. but now they have armed anti-government protesters there watching over this area. now this press conference that they held here, there wasn't a lot new, but they gave the message that they do not plan to leave any time soon. what they say is that they're going to start collecting contract where is they say dozens of farmers or ranchers here in this area have been illegally kicked off their land. that according to the group. and they say that they're going to fight now to get that land out of the government's hands and back in to the hands of the ranchers. >> gabriel elizondo rep

sanctuary in oregon, met with the federal government today. this comes as a native american tribe is calling on the justice department to stop the group from moving arrange the sanctuary. they are concerned some of their artifacts will go missing. >>> still ahead, five years after the revolution, the new protests in egypt. >>> plus border control, after years of lax restrictions, europe clamps down on the middle of the refugee crisis. >> we're here to fully get into the nuances of everything that's going on, not just in this country, but around the world. getting the news from the people who are affected. >> people need to demand reform... >> ali velshi on target. >>> a new warning about the mosquito-born azeka virus. it is now present in 21 countries and has been linked to brain damage in brazilian babies. >>> in egypt, thousands today are celebrating the five-year anniversary of the so-called january 25th revolution. the protests lead to the overthrow of president mubarak. our correspondent has a look back. >> reporter: it was supposed to be a new dawn as millions of egyptians came

hear from real madrid's new manager. ♪ >>> this morning in the western u.s. state of oregon, where the occupation of a wildlife preserve is now in day four. they say thigh are fed up of the medical government's control of the land they have been ranching for years. allen schauffler spent some time with the protesters. >> reporter: a spokesman told us specifically not to expect a lot of guns, and any questions about how many protesters are here were left unanswered during our 45-minute tour of the national wildlife refuge property that this group walked into and took over. how is it going? >> it's an emotional roller coaster. but it's going great. there's no bloodshed. this is not a violent or hostile situation. >> reporter: there are 15 or so buildings here, dozens of idol government trucks, swamp boats, and heavy equipment. the spokesman told us this is one of the sleeping areas. we took video of people prepping food but were not allowed into the kitchen. we were allowed to roam on our own, and saw no signs of damage or vandalism. >> we want to be polite and neighborly. we want to

with breaking news from oregon. several that occupied a national wildlife refuge are in custody. the fbi say five were arrested. authorities say there was a hoot out. group leader ayman bundy was among those rested. bundy and others seized the headquarters as part of a did dispute over public lands in the west. allen schauffler, who has been following the story joins us by phone. what can you tell us about the people involved in the shoot-out? >> well, this was something that happened about four this afternoon, 4:20, west coast time. it looks like five people arrested in one incident. this is on highway 395, north of the town of burns, they were on their way to another nearby town, about 80 miles north, where they were going to give a presentation. oregon state control and federal bureau of investigation needed to stop the folks somehow. shots were fired. we don't know whether shoot-out is the right word to use, yet, at all. just reports that shots were fired, and one person that they did have reason to believe was subject to federal probable cause rest is deceased. we have, we

>>> local residents in oregon have told the armed group who occupy a federal building near their town to go home. our correspondent went along to the community meeting in burns, oregon. >> reporter: it was standing room only for the first time since armed militia men occupied buildings in a wildlife refuge to force the federal government to turn over land to local ranchers. those very same ranchers and their families met to figure out if they even want the militia men here or not. in the small town of burns, oregon, the local sheriff was clear where he stood >> and i'm here today to ask those folks to go home and let us get back to our lives. >> reporter: many agreed with the sheriff saying the time is up for the militia occupation. >> we're in trouble if we don't tell these people to pack up their stuff and go home. >> reporter: but some ranchers are thankful they're bringing attention to their fight with the government over land rights. >> these people down here at the refuge, i just came from there and i talked to them and they're not hurting a damn thing down there, but they've br

. >> still to come this hour, armed occupation, u.s. ranchers in oregon take their protests against government jail sentences into a fourth day. why india's street vendors are worried about a new plan to regulate them, and miami's big names step up against the indiana pacers and we will be here with that story. >> at 9:30 - "america tonight" - top investigative reporting, uncovering new perspectives. >> everything that's happening here is illegal. >> then at 10:00 - it's "reports from around the world". >> let's take a closer look. >> antonio mora gives you a global view. >> this is a human rights crisis. >> and at 11:00 - "news wrap-up". clear... concise... complete. >> every time i think about those kids it gets me mad. >> barack obama has spoken of his anger at the amount of gun violence in the u.s. >> the bodies of at least 36 refugees who have been found at two locations on turkey's coach. the coast guards have rescuededded eight people and are looking for more. >> venezuela's new parliament is being sworn in amido a power struggle. the first time in 17 years that the 167 membe

, four dams on the california-oregon river, set for congressional approval and funding and especially on washington's elwha river, where environmental groups finally brought down two aging hydroelectric dams, the biggest project in u.s. history. >> we will have fish in the river most of the year, just as we did in the past. >> robert elafson has been active throughout the entire complicated process. he sees tribal participation, patience and a willingness to deal with all parties involved as critically important. >> we can undertake efforts that, like this, that take a lot of time. >> and is that a lesson for other people, other tribes in other parts of the northwest? >> absolutely. i mean you know the tribes generally take pride in taking seven generations ahead. >> rebecca miles former councilmember for nes nez pers. >> in exchange for millions and millions of acres ceded to the united states government we were promised fish. >> all sides agree on the snaik and elwh rarvetion are very different rivers. the four dams on the lower snake river are the newest in the columcolu

whether the officer will face charges. >>> wildlife refuge in oregon, organization is now destroying property on land, tearing down a fence keeping cattle from grazing on the land. >>> the pentagon says it has transferred one more detainee out of guantanamo bay. the saudi arabian native was sent home after 14 years of being held without charges. 17 prisoners have been cleared for release this month. he is the fourth released so far. a group of u.n. human rights experts is calling on the united states to close the facility. they say the u.s. is transitioning often a war on extremism but ahas not made amends on the so-called war on terror. 118 men remain detained without charge. >>> protests in london mark 14 years since the arrival of the first detainee. shakir alar sat down with al jazeera to discuss what he think should be done about guantanamo bay. >> we want justice, we want these people to go home. if they did something okay, tell us what they did. if they didn't do something they should come home tomorrow, not after one day, one year, no, tomorrow. i think britain have a big rol

from your bath, anywhere in your home by logging on to our website at aljazeera.com. >> oregon arrests, the leader of the armed pro test at a wildlife center is now in police custody. one member is dead. >>> i won't be dog the debate. >> donald trump pulls ouch final faceoff before the iowa caucuses. the reason he won't take part. >>> stopping the virus, president obama calls for action as zika is found in another u.s. state. this is al jazeera live from new york city. i'm stephanie sy. this morning the armed protestors occupying a wildlife center in oregon pledge they will not back down. last night their leader was arrested and another member of the movement shot dead. ammon bundy is among those in custody. it comes nearly a month after followers took over that federal site. john henry smith has the latest. >> authorities have released few details about the con frontation that began with a traffic stop suicide afternoon. the f.b.i. and state police stopped vehicles carrying several protestors about 20 miles north of the wildlife center they've been occupying for almost a month

jazeera, can armed protesters in oregon be placated? >>> and from drought to drenched, el niÑo already taking its toll on california. >> we're here to fully get into the nuances of everything that's going on, not just in this country, but around the world. getting the news from the people who are affected. >> people need to demand reform... >> ali velshi on target. >>> schools are still closed near burns, oregon this morning. officials are planning a townhall meeting where they will address concerns of the occupation of the wildlife center by the protesters. the demonstrators say they won't leave until the federal government returns the land to area ranchers. katherine, the local sheriff is going to meet with the members of his community. what is it that they are most concerned about? >> reporter: that's right, del. well, a lot of things. there is some sympathy, there are ranchers in this community, but there is a lot of anxiety about what a group of armed protesters might or might not do, and how the situation could peacefully or not peacefully resolve itself. there is we ariness abou

united states where protesters are continue to occupy a building in southern oreg oregon. they're demonstrating against an order for two farmers to go back to the jail. the father and son are convicted of arson on public land in 2012. they served some time, but a court ruled that their sentences were too lenient and then ordered them back to prison. more from our correspondent. >> reporter: the very specific demands are that the people who are there, the militia men that have gathered, they say they want the federal government to stop encroaching on the lands and rights of ranchers, farmers, loggers, here in this part of south-east oregon and around the american west. those are their very specific demands. they say they're prepared to remain in that wildlife refuge office, that federal office building indefinitely. they say for years. they have put out a call to what they describe as any true patriots around the country to join them. they will give them and give them a place to sleep. they say please bring your weapons as well and take this stand against government encroachment. a

abused four underf-aged girls. >>> ranchers in oregon accuse the government of bullying them into giving up their land. but as gabriel elizondo reports, the influx of armed men has alarmed locals. >> reporter: this is cattle ranching country, where cattle outnumber people 14-1, but where nearly 70% of grazing land is owned or managed by a federal government many here deeply distrust. steve turner sympathizes with the ranchers. >> because i do think the federal government is overreaching and doing things they are not supposed to do. >> reporter: in town at the local cattle ranching supply store, most view the federal government with suspicion, but they are divided on whether the protesters are helping or hurting their efforts. >> i support what they are trying to get done, not how they are doing it. >> i think they are causing a lot more chaos than what needs to be brought into this town right now. i don't believe it's necessary. >> reporter: some people like this man, are too scared to show their face or give their name. >> i don't agree with what they are doing. >> reporter: do you thin

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oregon and remains holed up in a federal building. if you're a first-time home buyer it is become more difficult to buy within a city center. i will tell you why housing projects like this are becoming more and more popular with the first home buyer >>> saudi arabia says its decision to break off ties with iran will not affect its efforts to negotiate peace in syria and yemen. the saudi ambassador has called on and said normal relations can resume when iran stops interfering. tensions rhodes after the kingdom executed a prominent shia cleric. diplomatic editor is reporting joochlt dip low mats are concerned because you have these two heavy weight nations of the middle east which have always had strained relations. they're now at a new low. having said that, i suspect they would have been slightly heartened by the words of the saudi ambassador saying there would be no effect to peace efforts in regard to syria and yemen. >> the break in relations between saudi and iran, what effect will it have on peace efforts in syria and in yemen. >> from other side we sh have no effect because we wi

oregon. >>> five publishers from hong kong have mysteriously disappeared in the last month. donald trump won't let his appearance in an al qaeda reciting video keep him from speaking his mind. the topics for week ahead. >> we begin tonight at a national wildfir wildlife refugn eastern oregon. typically, no one is around for miles but protesters are occupying an office there. they took up amps after a judge ordered two ranchers to turn them in tomorrow to serve time in prison for arson convictions. mallier national wildlife refuge, being led by amon bundy, they are prepared to stay there for years if they have to. al jazeera's allen schauffler joins us live from burns, oregon and allen you've spoken to these protestors, why are they doing this? >> well, they have chosen the occasion of the resentencing of these two ranchers from this area, the hammonds father and son. they will now be serving five year minimum prison terms for arson convictions dating back in one case to 2001. so three have chosen that occasion to take too stand with what they say is overreach of the federal governm

the occupation in oregon says he's still not ready to leave. offered safe passage, ammon bundy says he is not ready. the protestors took over the wildlife refuge last week. commonwealth violated the u.s. constitution because of the way it makes bond payments, puerto rico has said it will not be able to make a $37 million interest payment this week. governor said the puerto rico's $70 billion debt is unpayable. >>> syrian rebels are expressing doubts about the u.n. led peace negotiations that are scheduled for later on this month. u.n. special envoy staffan de mistura is in geneva, does not address the issue of syrian president bashar al-assad. 5 year war has killed 250,000 people and displaced millions. >>> in the last 48 hours images of starving children in madaya syria have been seen around the world. but the u.n.'s world food program said even in the best case scenario trucks with desperately needed aid would not arrive in the city until monday. 250 people there have asevere acute malnutrition, ten need immediate hospitalization and dozens have died. al jazeera's rob mathison has

shootout, the fbi sends reinforcements to oregon. >> and donald trump won't take part in a debate. thstruggling to survive in the world's richest countries, we have a report for people begging for a living in sweden. >> hello, talks to find the political solution to end the war in serie- syria are in trouble before they have even gun. rival factions have started a boycott to, so who is going, and who is not. they said they won't make a decision on attending until sure. most of the rebel factions in the higher negotiating committee has written to the u.n. with a list of conditions for taking part. the pyd has not been invited. russia wants them there, but turkey calls them terrorists and won't speak to them. the islamic state in iraq and the levant and the al nusra front are not involved in the attacks. our diplomatic editor james bays reports. >> some opposition politicians have already arrived here in switzerland. political groups who are not on the list of opposition delegates drawn up in saudi arabia are staying in this hotel in the resort town of lausanne. some have received i

armed militia in oregon. denmark passes a controversial bill to seize refugees' assets and valuables. >> translation: if we had an education it would be better than this >>> afghanistan's children trade away their future to provide for their family >>> it's two days to go before proposed talks on the syria crisis and there is confusion and disagreement over who should take part. it does seem clear that one of the most influential kurdish groups, the pyd, will not be attending. russia says their participation is necessary but turkey says their group is terrorism. >> translation: negotiations without the kurds at the table cannot be inclusive. we're not against the attendance. it is unacceptable to let the terrorism organization join into talks. they cannot sit together with the honorable groups. if someone wants to see the pyd it should be on the syrian regime. the pyd which co-operates with the regime cannot be for the people >>> some groups have been invited but they have not officially accepted. they say they are seeking clarification on a few points from the u.n. >> translation: t

small town of burns in oregon for five days. they p want the government to hand over land used for ranching. members in the area are concerned how the protest will end. >> reporter: the first rays of morning light bring another day of stunning beauty on the plains of eastern oregon, but also another day of anti-government protesters standing guard at the main entrance of federal wildlife refuge complex that they have taken over and occupied since saturday. the protesters numbers in the dozens at most, the majority of who are not from the area. they say they're here to help the local ranchers get what they insist is the land back from the federal government >> we do have a plan. as we have stated from the beginning, and we are going to work. we are implementing this plan. we have been in communication closely with many, many community members that are assisting us in that. we see a time coming very soon where the community will begin to participate more in that. >> reporter: this is cattle ranching country where cattle outnumber people 14 to one, but were nearly 70% of grazing lands

. police arrest the leader of an armed militia in oregon. denmark passes a controversial bill to seize refugees' assets and valuables. laying out the red carpet, the japanese emperor visits the philippines for the first time since world war ii. it's two days to go before the proposed talks on the syrian crisis and there is confusion and agreement over who should be taking part. it does seem clear that one of the most influential kurdish groups the pyd will tnot be attending. >> translation: reputation of kurds in the talks is necessity. representation without kurds at the table cannot be kwluf. we are not against the prevents of kurds at the talks, but we are against the participation of the pyd and the y.p.g. it is unacceptable to let the terrorism organization to attend and be involved. they cannot sit in. if somebody wants to see the pyd at the table it should be on the same side as the syrian regime. the pyd can't represent the rightful struggle of the syrian people >>> syria's main opposition groups have also been invited but they have not officially accepted. they're looking for

wants to raise its minimum wage. oregon's governor wants a wage hike by 2022. the raises have to be approved by the state legislature. >>> officials say they are started the process to extradite joaquin guzman. meanwhile, sean penn is talking about his interview with guzman. >> every discussion ignores the purpose, which was to try to contribute to this discussion about the policy on the war on drugs. let's go to the big picture of what we all want. we all want this drug problem to stop. >> guzman facing charges in a number of states across the united states. those charges include murder, money laundering and drug charges. >>> a widow who's husband was killed in an isil attack is now suing twitter. she says twitter helped isil to raise money, and get recruits. she is suing on the grounds of providing materially support to a terrorist organization. when we come back, oscar outrage why some are upset against over the list of this year's nominees. >> this is going to be huge. >> and that's an nba star doing his best donald. ♪ >>> new york city is in the final stage of banning those h