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We began in the balkans. 20 people have been killed in the worse rains and flooding to hit the region since records began 120 years ago. Hit, bosnia and serbia. Many have been left homeless. It comes after three months of rain have fallen in three days. Around inoodwaters northern bosnia. There is no power, and food is getting scarce. Blow tods are a severe the impoverished nation. Many homes were built recently as the country recovered from the bosnian borders. The government has declared a state of emergency after days of rain. The worst day louche since records began has driven out even the most determined. Lacks i hung on to the last. The second wave came like a tsunami. The water was carrying debris which just write everything. Are threatening parts of neighboring serbia. Two rivers have burst their banks. The center of town is under three meter deepwater. This mother was plucked with her child from rooftops by rescue crews. Local media criticize the authorities were not warning people about the danger in time. Of theds followed a call government and turned out to stack up sand sacks as flood defenses. You can since the solidarity. People are doing all they can to help. Germany has sent Disaster Relief experts. No progress has been reported from a second round of National Unity talks in the ukraine. Included took place a Broad Spectrum of politicians including prorussians. The outcomes with oaks figures over the viability of next weeks residential next weeks president so poll. The atmosphere was constructive. Failedond round of talks to bring any concrete progress that my ease the crisis. The meeting included a broader mixed than the roundtable earlier in the week. Prorussian lawmakers raised concerns of separatists. None of the leaders from the rebel movements were invited. Those who killed with guns dont want peace for the ukraine. We will not take part in negotiations with terrorists. Interim Prime Minister did say that kiev would be willing to transfer powers to the eastern region. He said the government would ensure a special status for the russian language. Welcomedonal mediators the input from different sides in the debate. Decision is of course to as much inclusivity, to create as much diversity in terms of who to be invited. Forith elections planned next sunday, the pressure is on to find a solution to the crisis. More talks are planned for wednesday. It is a tense situation. Kitty logan joins us on the line. No progress in the second round of talks. Many are asking if this is a redundant process. Saide german negotiator there had been useful talks. The feeling was that it was good to sit around the table even if they didnt agree on anything. The foreign minister told me it was an open and frank discussion, even though the talks were top. We heard from politicians from the east. They were very critical of the government. They said the referendum held last week expressed the will of the people. There is a big gap to bridge. The government is offering an olive branch. They are prepared to consider giving them more power in their areas. Where does this leave us ahead of next weekend planned president ial election . Is it going to take place . Will be blocked . I think it depends where in the east you are talking about. They think the election will happen in the majority of places. The Ukrainian Government was saying that they are concerned about what they described as chaos. It was important that people have the choice to vote. Separatists are saying they will not call this election, will not cooperate with it. Talking,people here telling us they will vote and that the election is important he will participate. Thank you. Kitty logan with that update. Clashes between armed groups in the libyan city of benghazi have left dozens dead. The fighting began when government soldiers serving under a former army general attacked local militia groups. Speaking in the capitol, the interim Prime Minister said the army troops were been t disobeying orders. The looming government has been able to disarm militia groups. Militants from the nigerian ms. Haram,boko Officials Say the rebels launch an assault on the facility just across the nigerian border. There are reports that nearly a dozen Chinese Workers are missing. No casualties have been confirmed. The nigerian militant group has carried out several attacks in cameroon. Nigerias president has been taking part in an antiterrorism in g where west expert west African Leaders have pledged to wage war on boko haram. Residents lived in fear of the next attack from bell boko haram from boko haram. They have been trying to protect themselves. They want outside help. At the paris summit, the french totalent pledged to wage war on boko haram. Backed by neighbors also an attendant, the leaders announced a mutual action plan. We will do our best. Nigeria has 20,000 troops. Have the terrorists. We have been scanning the areas with air crafts, and look at intelligence. The leaders one boko haram is far from just a local threat. They see the group is operating as the Nigerian Branch of al qaeda. Haram is an organization that has close links to terrorists in africa. Not just, its goal is to destabilize Northern Nigeria, but also all of nigeria neighboring countries. Haveousands of civilians been killed in Northern Nigeria as the insurgents have left a trail of death and destruction. Idrissspoke traveling in nigeria. We asked how big the threat is. High, threat is very especially in Northern Nigeria. It is more in the northeast of nigeria. The fear is still among many people of boko haram a talks. Attacks. Deadly attacks. Is sendingattack signals to a lot of people about the fear of what will happen to their children. What could be the outcome . That is fear among people of what could be the next attack. There, theve seen nigerian president has been taking part in a nine ted terrorism antiterrorism summit. If they want boko haram to to come and area, give [indiscernible] they are from france. It will its influence, it should be reviewed among the leaders of these countries. If that is done, there could be an impact. Now, on a very different note, we will go to sports. A day of deciders for football teams around europe. Facing arsenal in the 133rd and final. Burt arsenal drew level. Remsey struck to make it 32. The first trophy in nine long years. In spain, a thrilling title race was decided in barcelona. Alexis sanchez put barcelona in front. The draw was enough to secure their first title since 1996. Germanys cup final is underway now in berlins olympic stadium. At 00. Is they pour in to lend their support. 80,000 journey to the stadium. They were the lucky ones. 500,000 other fans lacked tickets to see the clash. During the day, fans took over parts of west berlin. Others took to the water to declare their loyalty. Fans opted for a few pints of beer as the warmup to the match. To the ice hockey world cup. Germany went into todays match against the host nation of belarus. They needed a victory to reach the quarterfinals. But, it wasnt to be. Germany started this match on the front foot. A deflected shot put them in front after nine minutes. Later, 20. Belarus began to fight back. Creating chance after chance. From there on the teams went toe to toe. It was the hosts who pounced. Germany created little in the final. Then, belarus gets the lead. Jeff plax gored the puck. He made it 42. It was 40 meters long. 20 meters tall, and it weighed as much as 14 elephants. Paleontologists and argentina have found the remains of what they say is the biggest dinosaur ever to walk the earth. The species was a herbivore and 90ed in south america around million years ago. Scientists have found 150 fossilized bones. Itpaul bennett cant believe as he walks through the ruins of the houses. He lived in the dominican city of san diego. Until the Immigration Police came, and smash everything to pieces. It is important i tell you this. If the police found out, he says, my life would be in danger. I have a wife and children i dont want to be killed here. Those kinds of patrols are no rare occurrence. Even those with papers face discrimination. Of all the people i know, she says, dominicans are the biggest racists of the mall. We have the same blood. But they live in two worlds. Early in the morning, we drive to the river on the border between haiti and the Dominican Republic. Two countries on the single island of hispaniola. Tens of thousands of haitians wait for the guards to open the gates. Most want to go to the dominican market to shop or sell their goods. Here, andto stay there are they are a thorn in the side of his countrymen. The relations between haitians and dominicans are marked by prejudice. Racism and xenophobia. We think of ourselves as spanish and european, while they are african slaves. The Dominican Republic is far from wealthy. When the haitian migrants compared to their home country, it looks like the promised land. Earning good money is easy. For decades, the dominican government invited haitians into the country to do construction and Agricultural Labor dominicans didnt want to do. 80 of the workers come from haiti. Guestworkers have been in the Dominican Republic for 100 years. There has always been conflict between the two nationalities. Renee has been in the Dominican Republic for six years with his wife, two children, and sister. He has worked in construction and the sugarcane fields. His income pays the rent on his wooden shack and food. Renee never leaves the farm except to go shopping. It is too dangerous. Theyve all been robbed or beaten. He can go to the police. We are living here illegally. We could try to register but my employer will not confirm that i live here. They wouldnt give me any papers. We could be found at any point. We are constantly living in fear. Fields,rom the banana politicians are delighted at the arrival of some foreigners. More than 4 million come every year as to her wrists and the money they spend is vital to the economy. Politicians dont feel the same way about haitian immigrants. They change the constitution in 2010 tonight citizenship to children of undocumented immigrants. By way to understand is that a situation has been building up for years. We have decided to create order. That is it. Were in the situation of perfect coexistence. That order proved for giuliana. She is the daughter of a guest worker. She was illiterate. She was born here in the Dominican Republic. That made her a citizen like her daughter. When she went to renew your passport, the authorities confiscated all of her papers. Much longer soay i can study and everything to become a teacher. And now, she is stateless without papers. She can neither work nor travel. She cant even prove she is nairobis mother. She takes us to her settlement outside of the city where many immigrants and descendents live. That much she can stand. Now, she says that they are robbing her of her identity. Her mother lived her life here without papers. Birthedhis children thickets and citizenship. Say i am not dominican because my parents are foreigners. But i dont know anything else. I say even if our parents are foreigners, i dont feel like one. All i have is my birth certificate from here. It says i was born here. If i was born here, i am dominican. A government Spokesman Says every country decides for itself who is allowed in its borders. He says the dominican government is being accommodating. The haitian government has a positive attitude. Theres been a lot of support from the international community, including the eu and uh provide haitians with national ids. Vitamin and the haitian government to give national ids to citizens. Giuliana was one of many who afterominican citizenship a court ruling that was based on the new constitution. She has since become the subject of a lawsuit against the government saying the ruling breaks international law. In legal limbo. She is not getting protection from any other country. Authorities assume she is haitian. She has never been to haiti. She hasnt been to the border. She doesnt know anyone in haiti. She has no ties to haitian society. Authorities have countered 230,000 people who are affected by the revised constitution. Many are organizing themselves, taking care not to show anyone their papers out of fear they could be deported. There are serious problems. There are young people cannot go to university. There are young people who cannot get an id to get a loan from a bank. They can get social insurance. They cant get a passport. The old constitution didnt require me to be legalized because i was already dominican. Now i cant be legalized. I was born a legal dominican. Group calls itself recognize. All are dominicans whose parents were immigrants. Many have had their papers taken away. Philip has his id card. He is a lawyer. He is afraid to leave the country. If he loses his passport he will lose his right to work. He has three children to feed. Now he is trying to prepare for the worst. These kinds of campaigns never end well. When you teach people to hate, when you teach to deny peoples humanity, there comes a point when feeling strange actions. That is very dangerous. These people are running a Systematic Campaign of hate every day. Sometimes you do not know how far it will go. The hate has taken root among many dominicans. Group films ist out of mistrust. Massacred our people. They are beating us up. Bit by bit. They are pushing us out of our own country. We are going to fight back. Can live in pace no one we can live in peace. Their slogan is a cleaned up city. These groups are cropping up across the country. They want to bring their governments policy to every village. The Group President wags his finger saying too many haitians here. Weve given them access to our services, hospitals and schools. Im showing you so you can see where they live, but their situation is like, and the conflict between the haitians and dominicans. Antihaitian groups ignore the fact that many here have dominican birth certificates. Selfproclaimed city cleansers are not bothered by the conditions of the slums, only that they are close to their own homes. This woman takes us to the market to show how important their work is. Look around, she says. They are all haitians here. The people she points to can do little but look on in disbelief at her brashness. Her rhetoric seems designed to plane blame the victims. In their own minds, they think the entire island is haiti. They call us the intruders. That we are not from here. She finds it terrible to live in a country that doesnt want her. She doesnt know what will happen to her or her children. If authorities tried to deport your, she plans to fight. I know our parents were foreigners. We dont feel like foreigners. We feel dominican, like all over dominicans. We are fighting for our rights. And this week, its oneness the big picture, you know, where we are all coming from and where we are all going to, in other words, the grand theory that ties together everything. Perhaps. So lets now explore oneness the big picture with philosopher Deepak Chopra and author riane eisler. Warning this program may change your life. [ambient instrumental music] im heading north from San Francisco on my way to meet a unique group

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