mossible >> the group targets schools as part of their enforcement of islamic law. as the fear of violence continues, many students may choose between safety and education. >>reporter: t her fear for boko haram forced her to change her mind? >> i wanted them to go to

conventional school but abductions made me rethink. i pulled they will out and put them in a choronic school. it's painful what they are going through her daughter said it was a painful decision for them. >> i feel sad when i see my mate did going to school and i am not. to be honest, i am also afraid of what is happening in schools, but at least i go to a coronic school. >> her stories echoed throughout the region where it's a real struggle. evidence that boko haram's threats and attacks have affected school children. dozens have been destroyed and academic activities been disrupted. >> schools like this remain closed he knexcept for students taking their final exams. when boko haram stepped up attacks. but some say it was giving in to boko haram threats and it will

have serious consequences. >> we cannot become engineers, doctors, nurse. it is our society's duty. >> despite government promises to secure schools, the attacks and killings continue and a significant impact. more than 10 and a half million children are now out of nigeria's education system. and the increasing number of attacks on schools especially in the north means many parents face a tough choice. their child's safety or education. al jazeera, nigeria. >> yemen's defense minister escaped an assassination attempt yesterday when suspected al-qaeda members ambushed his car. it happened in the capitol where the group attacked the president's palace killing four soldiers. the u.s. considers al-qaeda's yemeni branch to be one of the most active.

shenel bara has the latest >> reporter: tight security, soldiers search vehicles of the northern entrance to the capitol. a massive hunt for potential suicide bombers and al-qaeda off operatives is underway? >> i am worried sending my kids to school. >> this is the military checkpoint stacked by unknown gun men. government buildings. targeted many times by kuwait. >> concerns al-qaeda may take the fight to the heart of the capitol and launch major attacks across the country. >> the beefed up military presence comes against the backdrop of a major onslaught against al-qaeda.

this was an al-qaeda's camp, abandoned by occupants, leaving behind weapons and explosive devices as well as communications equipment. >> translator: we've defeated the terrorists. i want to reassure you we have chased those who fled until they surrender or get killed. >> the army now controls most of the area. al-qaeda may have lost some battles, but not the war. many of its fighters and leaders are believed to have retreated deep into the mountains and a vast desert land controlled by synpathetics. al jazeera. the crisis in ukraine is causing the west to draw further away from russia. germany and france are threatening deeper sanctions if there is any interference whatsoever with ukraine's national elections planned for the 25th of may. before any of that happens, eastern ukraine will vote tomorrow on whether or not it

wants to join russia and that is despite vladimir putints urge to wait. many are opposed to tomorrow's vote. some calling it illegitimate. jonah hull says it may be the only way to stop the violence. >> the voters of east earn ukraine are encouraged to see as blood thirsty capitol waging war in donetsk. the only answer, a tick for "yes" for the idea of their own people's republic. opinion polls suggest popular support for the idea is low. we found it to be divided at best. >> translator: i will be voting "yes" in the referendum. i want peace. i don't want the west to come here and shoot at our kids. >> >> translator: i am not going to vote. but of course, it will have an impact on us. >> translator: i won't go and

vote. it's not that i don't support it. i don't find the referendum legitimate >> reporter: neither does the government in kyiv, but there doesn't seem to be much it can do to stop polling stations from opening. the head of the central election of the people's republic of donetsk says the referendum will meet all international standards. here is something that international observers might have pause to question in the window of the polling station, itself, with the instruction, say, "yes" to the republic. but, of course, there aren't going to be any international observers >> reporter: among volunteer polling station workers, the outcome isn't in much doubt. >> b it comes to the percentage, i cannot tebut i believe it wil be no less than 60% in favor. >> if the polls are right, that there is a majority against, then veteran civil society

campaigner says there is good reason to stay silent. in rebate weeks, many of her colleagues have been abducted, beaten and intimidated. the ukrainian colors have all but vanished from the streets of the east. >> at the beginning it was hooliganism. there was no reaction from the police, no punishment and then this evil group, they started to arm themselves. we only have our hands. >> security and civil society have fallen away so violence and law lessness have risen on both sides sides. it's hammered an ideal environment for any exercise in democracy. jonah hull, al jazeera, dondon. arkansas has become the latest state to allow same-sex marriages. at a time judge struck down the ban saying that it violated the rights of gay couples. arkansas began issue being same-sex marriage licenses this morning. >> that's despite the attorney general's vow to appeal that

ruling. closing ceremony at the world trade center this morning where the unidentified remains from the 9-11 attacks were returned for the very first time in 13 years, but not everyone was happy about it. al jazeera john terret has more >> reporter: early saturday morning, ground zero bracing itself for an emotional return, under police escort, some of the unidentified remains from september 11th, 2001, are brought back to the world trade center site for the first time in 13 years. this is one of the three caskets transported to the new 9-11 memorial museum which is due to be formally opened next week. but these family members are not happy about it. black arm bands cover their mouths to signify they were given no voice and no choice in where the unidentified remains, which is about 40% of all of those who died at the site, would end up. they are angry at the city of new york for putting the remains in a vault seven stories underground, inside a

pay-as-you-enter museum being built on a flood plain. they are demanding a more ref referential location for the remains that represent all of those who die here and whose bodies have never been recovered. >> i think they deserve something beautiful because they never got a chance to go home to their family cemeteries of all of the remains from 9-11, these are the ones with the most, need the most beautiful, most death

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people in chick, ago, do they k they are being watched. >> the traffic cameras are doing double duty, catching red light runners and performing surveillance. what we don't know is, are we tracking a terrorist or just tracking someone else? are we tracking someone who we don't like because of their political views? are we track that person because, simply, they are an attractive person? >> chicago was among the most-watched cities in america. by the end of may, it's 352 traffic cameras will be replaced with new models that can pan 360 degrees, well past the traffic. >> how do you feel about that? >> a little violated. >> chicago traffic cameras are nothing new. for years, you could walk from one end of downtown to the other without ever being out of range. what's new with the new cameras is that they can pivot to follow an individual or zoom in for a positive id. some critics say that's just too much information. >> imagine that that person

takes that walk and along the way, they stop for a political meeting and it may be they stop to see their therapist. maybe they even stop to see someone whom they are in a romantic relationship that they are not married to. >> inside this building, police and emergency management officials can watch those cameras along with 24,000 others from train and bus stops, to housing projects, to private office buildings, all net worked together in a web of constant surveillance. >> it's a little bit scary, yeah, to know someone is watching me at all times. >> authorities say cameras like these help capture suspects like the boston marathon bombers. >> i actually feel safer with the cameras here. >> but they also capture the mun contain acts of everyday life. >> see that bulb, that's a traffic jam. >> wow does that bother you? >> yes. no privacy at all. >> city officials would not

discuss what and who were being tracked on camera. the only time the mayor has addressed traffic cameras calf came after his motor kade was on them running red lights? >> as soon as i heard about the story, i said, look, follow the law. nobody is above the law. >> there are few laws governing traffic cameras. exactly what the rules are, who watches whom, when, and how, only the workers in this building no for sure. john hendron, al jazeera, chicago. pope paul vi gets one step closer to sainthood. he was pontiff from 1963 to 1978. he is largely remembered by many for the church's ban on contraception. that the ceremony is set for october 19th. today, al jazeera america will be taking a look at the cost of getting older. many americans struggle financially when you fact or in the cost of healthcare, most

pinch every single penny. we caught up with one couple in texas to find out how they make ends meet. >>? >> 10 children, 22 grandchildren and 15 grand grandchildren. >> here is what 50 years of maj marriage looks like. this, too, is what 50 years of marriage looks like. >> he had colon cancer," resume bypass. he is a kidney patient. he's had two knee replacements, back surgery. >> this day for 71-year-old brenda bargains mirrors every d day. caring for her husband, levy. >> right now, he is on 10 different medications. levy was in good health until 2010 when he first suffered a heart attack, forcing his wife into retirement and the couple into financial straits. >> i don't have any money. >> they receive food stamps and social security between the two

brings in just under $1,700 a month. >> it pays for the rent, the light bill, two telephone bills, gas, credit cards and the things that we are involved with in our church and our doctor bills. and medications. as we were in their apparently, she had to cancel a copy to get his teeth cleaned? >> no. jesus. no. scratch it, honey. >> bargains said their kids will, at times, give what thing. but they are stressed financially as well. brenda figures she will continue to pinch pennies? >> you have to be very studous about what you buy and do comparison pricing. >> keeping close tabs on where every dollar goes. this certainly isn't how brenda imagined her golden years would be? >> we traveled almost all around the world. we took cruises.

so we did a lot of things and in order to do that, you have to have money. >> it's the harsh reality they both had to come to terms with. brandon killedling, al jazeera, dallas. >> stay tuned because our series about caring for the elderly continues later today and coming up at 4:00 p.m., we will meet some modern-day golden girls. they became roommates with a cost. coming up on al jazeera, it's not for the feint of heart. a new attraction on one of america's tallest buildings, plus... >> reporting from the desert in chi chile where conditions are perfect for peering into the astronomical past for traces of the early universe.

good afternoon to you. and welcome back to al jazeera america live from new york. i am morgan radford. here are today's headlines. looking at live pictures of chicago daley plaza where people are rallying for the missing nigerian school girls. the nigerian said it didn't receive advanced warning as claimed by amnesty international yesterday. the first same-sex marriages in arkansas came this morning ava a judge struck down a ban on gay marriage. the attorney general has now to appeal that decision. >> the unidentified remains from

9-11 victims were moved to the september 11th memorial today. victims' families came out to proceed cest saying they want more than just the underground repos tory for their loved ones. >> atrost mers in chile made a stellar discovery, one of the oldest stars in the entire university that is thought to be nearly 13 billion years old. al jazeera's nick clark has more from the apacama desert >> reporter: spectacular and desolate, the oldest desert on earth. some parts get no rain at all. >> that's why it lures atron members like professor anna freebl time and again? >> it's very dry and that is very, very good for astronme. >> essentially means the stars won't twinkle as much. it's very pretty when the stars twrifrning he will but astronmembers don't like it. >> waiting for night dpaul.

other observetories, poo, perched in the dert air. a focus by yearning to know more but not just what's out there. >> here we are. my baby, my favorite telescope. >> and tell us about the discovery that you made through this. >> yeah. we put it up several times a year and we also were here in early 2013, about a year ago, and one of the stars we were observing turned out to be the second generation or a second-generation star of the universe. >> mark phillips is the director of the observatory and knows the significance of the discovery. >> we have to understand the chemical evolution of the universe and in particular, our own galaxy. >> it's fundamental in understanding how life on earth came about actually. >> right now, it's quiet in the living quarters. the technicians are visiting astron members, tree tours of the night.

te telescope operators prepare to find their star targets. above, the constellations continue their relentless spectacular march across the skies full of mystery and unanswered questions. >> can you go to target number 17. >> telescope homes in on theny newly discovered second generation star. it's feint light passes through the spec toe graph? >> here we have carbon absorption. a lot of carbon. we think that the second generation of stars formed from the ashes of the very first one, that that generation included some. so we have found one of those stars. >> that's, of course, terrific that we have the potools and th telescopes to fish out these

fossil records of this very, very early time and we can study the early chemical physical conditions of the universe >> reporter: just outside the obser observatory, the raw wonder of the sky at night is compelling and bewildering. it shows the milky way sweeping across the sky as a telescope tracks its targets and too feint to be seen here is an old, old star, just discovered, taking us close to the very beginnings of everything. nick clark, al jazeera, chile. >> good saturday to you. i am eboni dion. temperatures are hyatt heating up. in new york, we are up to 80 dlooez, 73 if d.c., 69 in chicago and we have those upper 70s around the area where we have had a little bit of a break

for the in the cloud cover that has allowed temperatures to climb. we are seeing mostly clear conditions across the central u.s. there are a few showers and storms starting to get going. we have a lot of cloud cover across the eastern u.s. as we go through the day, we are watching out for that threat of strong to severe storms, mainly here in missouri back into kansas. we will watch this area very closely for evening storms to develop, some which could contain large hail, isolated toranados, can't be ruled out. >> threat will persist as we get into the end part of our weekend. a look at the radar radar. clouds, this morning, fog has lifted and we have sunshine. now, we are starting to see it be more showers and thunderstorms starting to get going across pennsylvania heading into the northeast. we will continue to have to watch those skies, those of you with out door activities planned because the showers and storms, the possibility will stick around through this evening.

same here whether or noacross m midwest. st. louis, high temperatures have warmed. we have enjoyed most likely clear skies. we will see clouds being as we go through the day. our risks maintaining itself across the middle of the country, a little further east by the time we get into monday. by then, we will talking about chicago, even detroit and it looks like that threat will extend into texas, dallas by monday, you, too, will be back under that threat of severe weather. in the northwest, new storm system taking shape. >> will spread southward. as it does, snow into denver where we could end up with 3 to 6 inches by more. morgan? >> eboni said 69 degrees in chicago where the newest torist strakas is putting visitors over the edge. tilt is a moving observation. it is a bird's eye view of the city. visitors experience a gradual

descent at 30 degrees. >> that's why they aup in the a the john hancock building. thanks so much for watching al jazeera america. i am morgan radford. "people in power" is coming up next. >> the far north of europe - a place of extraordinary beauty - home to an astonishing array of