plus: >> i'm lucia newman in santiago, chile. a new invention. fp ininvention. federal authorities have charged seven people with conspiring with al qaeda. >> since 9/11 the us has spent has spent billions of dollars on domestic counter-terrorism operations. >> i wanted to be in on the big game and to be paid top-dollar for it. that's it. >> many of these involved targeted informant led stings. >> to them, everyone in the muslim community is a potential informant or a potential terrorist. >> welcome back. let's recap the head lines. fighting has intensified in the syrian town of kobani with heavy clashes in the eastern and southern parts of the city. comes hours after u.s. forces air dropped weapons and medical eighth for kurdish fighters who are fighting i.s.i.l. for the town. >>> police sources in iraq say at least 17 people have been killed in baghdad after a suicide bombing at the shia mosque and five car bombs have exploded in karbbala killing at least 17 people. >>> ebola virus can be contained, nigeria has declared the country virus-free because there hav

lucia newman, al jazeera, brasilia. >> protestors have called off their referendum. whether the supporters continue their sit in or agree to government proposals and admit it. admit there hasn't been enough consultation before the vote. >>> botswana's president has won a second term in power. botswana is the world's largest producer of diamonds. >>> amanda power is traveling to west africa. further effort to stop the virus, british soldiers and health workers are helping local volunteers to treat the virus. >>> public health facilities in africa, many communities lack the facilities to deal with the virus. >> convene mamahatu hospital has brought 21st century health care to the hutu. the government contracted with a private consortium to bring these services. >> this is well organized, i come to see a doctor and get a number. that didn't happen in the old one. >> it offers procedures like hip replacement. no doubt it is saving lives. this baby is born at 22 weeks. full term is 40 weeks. if she was born in the old hospital she wouldn't have survived. >> oxfam allegati

lucia newman, al jazeera, brazil. >> protesters in hong kong are also casting ballots on sunday. the two day vote will determine whether the supporters continue their sit in or agree to government proposals and end it. main downtown and other project sites. they don't want the 2017 elections be be preapproved by beijing. >>> it isn't for or against democracy. as marga ortiz explains. >> police try to stop another confrontation between protestersers and police. blocked some of hong kong's busiest areas for more than a month. many think it a nuisance. he has worked this corner for 70 years and has never seen anything like this. business has been slow since the protesters moved in. >> hong kong will never be like china. hong kong has democracy. nowhere else, as good as hong kong. >> the rights to free expression and public assembly which although restricted are not available at all to their countrymen in mainland china. last week, the police tried odisperse the crowds by tear gas. only brought more attention to the demonstrations. people grouped like this on the street engaged in he

. >> lucia newman has the story. >> no one would accuse her of being charismatic. delma rousseff, tortured during brazil military dictatorship. five years ago, she was treated for cancer. it was his energy minister and chief of staff that rousseff was first nicknamed as brazil's iron lady, a technocrat. in the world's second largest emerging economy. but while her worker's party is credited with taking 40 millionburyians out of poverty and into the middle class, president rousseff has been able to maintain the economic growth and although she was tough on corruption in the last two years she has been unable to shake a series of multibillion dollar bribery scandals, one involves the brazil giant oil company, petrobras. defending the interests of the poor and meld class. she has promised to punish those guilty of corruption. as brazilians proved last year during a wave of social protests, they have grown impatient with their politicians. so brazil's first female president needs to prove she will allow her country to move out of economic recession and fulfill its pote

lucia newman has the details. >> reporter: here's a little known fact. the world produces three times more bicycles than cars and 20% of them are stolen. that means, 30 million bicycles are snitched every single year. these of course are bicycles but in actual fact they're more like sitting ducks. every single one of them has a lock. some are big and strong, some are rather fmsy but there isn't a single one that can't be cut. as this security camera shows, all you need is a good set of pliers and in minutes you can literally ride off. but not if you have a yellka, a bike almost impossible to steal. invented by three chilen students. first you open the lower bar and lean it into say a light post. then you pull out a seat and insert it like this. it automatically locks and you pull out the key. >> translator: if you saw off the tube of the seat you can't put the bike together again because the bar can't be joined. it's blocked and you have to have the lower bar or the bike will collapse and bend in half. it makes stealing the bike pointless. >> reporter: t

our latin america editor lucia newman is there in la paz. >> this must be the only country in the world where transportation and public transportation are forbid oden n election day. that means that people have to walk to their polling stations. entire families even the dog are here. now there are five presidential candidates, but very little mystery about the likely outcome. president evo morales mix of pragmatic mainstream economics have won him wide support. even the business sector that fought to have him ousted in 2009,ing knowledge. >> being part of the international election observer team told me that the system is not perfect but that there are no signs of significant irregularities that could alter the outcome. he also said that the high participation in politics of the indigenous majority in this country including women is an inspiration. in fact, starting this election for the very first time, 50% of all the candidates to the senate and to the lower house must be women. and that means that at least in theory, bolivia could be the country with the largest participation of wome

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lucia newman takes a look at how the strong economy is influencing the election. >> reporter: this is santa cruz, the capital of opposition to bolivia's socialist president evo morales. a place where mass protests had been replaced by mass construction. this is bolivia's first major mall, next to the hard rock cafe. the last thing one can expect in a south american country. thanks to high commodity prices, bolivia is enjoying the highest economic job in its history, and it's a prosperity spreading across the social divide, explains the general manager of this factory. >> it's a different atmosphere. you notice integration between the capital and santa cruz. it's not just the economy, but relations and there's less tension. >> at a small rally, we ran into one of four candidates, a former president. he concedes the santa cruise business community is more interested in making money than overthrowing the government. >> authoritarian governments are bad, authoritarian governments with an opposition is worse. >> the fact that evo morales is a candidate, is wrong. >> reporter: in the eight

lucia newman, al jazeera, brazilia. >>> the u.s. ambassador to the united neighborhoods samantha power is due to arrive in west africa. she is set to visit guinea, lineria and sar ae-leone. british military forces and health workers are helping train local volunteers to treat patients. there are now more than 10,000 cases of ebola worldwide. the tensions remain high in nigeria despite the government saying a cease-fire with the armed group is still in place. many nigerians are skeptical about the deal. ha hara natasa was there when one man was accused of being a boko haram sold. >> an unfamiliar face in this part of abuj a at a time when people are nervous. attacks in the northeast are going on despite a nigerian government isn'ting a cease-fire with boko harah fighters are holding we don't want the kind of issue. >> they suspect the man could be from boko harah because he was carrying these: he says he is just a cattle herder. the guns are to protect his animals. mean here don't believe his story. >> they don't know what this man w

lucia newman reports. >> reporter: she is known not for her ca respite marks but if for her fighting spirit and in the concerned end it give her the edge she needed to overcome fierce opposition. enough to just win a second term as leader of south america's largest nation. >> translator: i do not believe honestly from the bottom of my heart that these elections have divided the country in to two halfs the elects mobilized ideas and-y motions that have at times been contradictory but driven by a shared feeling to s for a better future for our country. she has always been aligned with the left. in her youth she joined an urban gorilla group and has tortured and imprisoned during a military dictatorship. it shaped her character. she's often referred to as brazil's iron lady. a tough techno contract that rose to prominence as her predecessor's energy minister and chief of staff. a period in which br brazil's economy knew grew and poverty shank as never before. but during her to remember the economy has shriveled. and corruptions scandaled linked to her political party. her opponent, the

lucia newman, al jazeera, la paz. >> in santiago police use water canons as protesters call for the ends of discrimination of indigenous mapuche people. >>> voters head to the polls for mozambique's presidential election. hundreds are still living in a camp after escaping fighting between government forces and fighters. >>> with the new peace deal in place they're finally able to return home in safety. >> reporter: preparing food for her three children. gun battles between government forces and opposition fighters erupted. she wanting to home. >> we left our farms, and now we rely on charity. we can't go home until the land is clear of minds and until the elections end when we know whether the losing parties will accept the results. >> reporter: the leaders were give amnesty last month when he emerged from his mountain hide out. his presidential campaign has attracted big crowds. but the mozambique democratic movement is threat. threatening to take his place as the biggest opposition party. many say he has negatived their part of the government. this is where vast coal and natural gas re

my colleague, lucia newman will join us from brazil i can't where she will monitor results and follow dilma rou. seff campaign. as mauricio said action this is too close to call. the polls are open in south america's biggest democracy. >> gabe, thank you very much for that. >> that's our correspondent, gabriel elozon ddo. i believe we have pictures dilma who said she just cast her vote in poverty on allegre. these are the photos on the day of the brazilian run-off vote. still to come, we hear what major football trophy means for the country preparing to host the 2022 world cup. cristiano ronaldo's scoring streaks continues in e el classico. joe will have the details in sport. >> start with one issue education... gun control... the gap between rich and poor... job creation... climate change... tax policy... the economy... iran... healthcare... ad guests on all sides of the debate. >> this is a right we should all have... >> it's just the way it is... >> there's something seriously wrong... >> there's been acrimony... >> the conservative ideal... >> it's an urgent need... and a host wil

lucia newman reporting for us from brasilia. >> reporter: thank you. >>> now, there is still little information about the fate of 43 missing students in mexico. there have been angry protests for weeks now police accused of being complicit in the disappearance. adam rainy reports. >> reporter: these are the faces of mexico's 43 missing students. a few dozen more names to add to the more than 8,000 who have gone missing since president enrico peÑa took office less than two years ago. in the past years, mexico has been hailed abroad for pursuing major reforms under vibrant tell genic new president. as the case of the missing students highlight's mexico's ongoing drug violence, corruption and impunity, the shine is wearing off of enrique's administration. at protests many say they have been living in a narco state, a place ruled by drug cartels. families of the missing and their advocates say the president has largely ignored them. he often tours natural disaster zones with camera could yous in t.o. w. but he has yet to visit the crime scene or the parents. >> translator: it's questionable and un

first of all, lucia. reporter: hello. the voting is going very well there have been a few hiccups with the electronic systems. they were one of the first countries in the world to instate this it kind of voting but they are first-generation machines. there have been some problems but nothing too serious according to the electoral council. all of the 150 brazilians are voting, very, very exciting race indeed. very, very close. too close to call first stage? >> that is my next question to you. how is it looking for both candidates? >> well, you know, both are sounding very, very confident. the last poll which came out on the eve of the elections put president rousseff ahead of her con tender by between 4 to 6 office % but there is a margin off ro are and a large number wo are undecided as of last night. it is still a technical tie. no one can say who is going to win. exit polls are not allowed. we will have to wait. >> when you say they are undecided, why is that? why are people voting -- what are people voting on this time