>> finding her voice >> i was not a ham, i was ham & cheese... >> and turning it around... >> you don't have to let your circumstance dictate who you are as a person >> talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. a diplomat who spent years trying to find a solution resigns. u.s. surveillance flames flying over nigeria trying to find hundreds of school girls abducted last month. and folks on atvs saying they're unhappy with the federal government.

>> the diplomat in charge of trying to end syria's long and bloody civil war, the united nations general secretary ban ki-moon said that ambassador brahimi will resign. >> he has made the threat many times before, let's listen to his words, and when you listen to ban ki-moon it's worth bearing in mind if this diplomat could not have solved the problems of syria, who can? let's listen to them. >> it's very sad that i leave this position, and leave syria behind in such a bad state. but as you said, secretary general, i have absolutely no doubt that you will continue as

you have to do everything that is humanly possible to work with security council, with neighbors of syria, and, indeed, with the syrians themselves to end these crisis. >> mr. brahimi has long been recognized as one of the world's most brilliant diplomat and outstanding proponent of the united nations. that the objective to which he applied his extraordinary talents has proven elusive has proven a tragedy. >> reporter: mr. brahimi said that this going to be derailed by the syrian elections. they'll go ahead just a few days after his resignation takes effect. the syrian people, who happen to

be under the regimes control will be voting on june 3rd. there are lots of thoughts about what might happen next with regard to the peace process and the position of this peace envoy. i think its pretty clear that ban ki-moon has not really decided what the best way forward is. i've heard some u.n. officials say it's probably best not to replace the position right now. it's a moment of truth that should sink in, and perhaps force the international community to come together, unite and come with united position to back the new person when there is a new person in the job. there are, however, names already floating around. i'm not promising that any of these names will get the jobs, but there are certain names being canvassed around the corridors of this building. kevin rudd from australia. javier solana, he used to be the

secretary general of n.a.t.o. and after that foreign policy chief of the e.u. and then another name i heard that secret card she's already doing a job with regard to syrian. to remove the chemical weapons from syria, that seen by diplomats as one part of the very complex tragedy of syria that seems to be going reasonbly well. some saying she could perhaps do ambassador brahimi's job. >> the country's largest rebel group made a visit to the white house. who did they meet with at the white house, and what, if anything, came out of that meeting? >> reporter: well, we don't know quite yet, but we know that they're telling folks that they did meet with president obama. this is expected. the white house did very little to knock down that suggestion. but on the scheduled it was with

ambassador susan rice that was a scheduled meeting although president obama was expected drop by. this is a meeting that came with very little fanfare. he met with secretary kerry of the state department, and it comes at a low point. as outlined the peace process in geneva are at a standstill. the forces on the ground of bashar al-assad gained the upper hand gaining the city of homs in syria. things are not going well. there ithere is non-lethal aid g sent here to the tune of $300 million to the syrian opposition we should say. but things are not looking very good. this is the backdrop hyped which president al jarva appears in

this week-long meeting. >> there was a lot of fanfare with the meeting of secretary of state john kerry. why did the president just drop in? >> reporter: this is not head of state al jarva. he's not on par with the president in anyway, shape or form. the president al jarva has asked for a weapons system that is held on the shoulders and fired at assad aircraft. the united states does not want to give them those. there is nothing to announce coming out of a meeting, and they're on the losing side right now. the chips are down and the president doesn't want to be too closely associated with that. did he make the rounds around washington throughout the course of the day. in addition to being with the white house complex, meeting with marco rubio, the republican senator from florida who has

presidential aspirations up on capitol hill. >> thank you. the united states is now actively involved in the search for more than 200 nigerian school girls who were abducted last month. the u.s. surveillance planes running missions over parts of nigeria as part of a growing search area. nigerian government has been widely criticized for its hand handling of the kidnapping, and people now are questioning the president's leadership. >> reporter: they are not only the face of the latest attack of boko haram, the missing girls of my jeer i can't have become the latest system of the country's paralysis. >> he has failed in providing for the military.

but the states themselves are equally comparable. so it's not squarely in the terrain of the pdp, pu. >> reporter: the north is where most of boko haram's attacks take place. it is undeveloped with the highest numbers of unemployment and school dropouts. there is a point over oil resources concentrated mostly in the south. some say chronic mistrust of leaders has led to a fragmented government, and has gotten in the way of cooperation and reform. it is something that president jonathan addressed in march.

>> now nigeria has come under pressure from around the world because of the shocking abduction of so many girls. with it questions about jonathan's leadership. >> if anything the president is concerned about the girls. he has attempted to play politics through the life of these children. he will never do it. >> there have many questions about the government response to the girls' abduction. many say this is bigger than the survival of president jonathan. this is about fixing nigeria's political landscape. >> surviving the threat of boko haram has become a harsh reality for residents there. we're going to introduce to you debra. she was 12 years old when boko haram broke into her family's home and killed her brother and father, a christian pastor. she heads t to speak about it.

>> reporter: debby, using her first name, seemed like a happy teenager, but she has seen horse that few can imagine. when she was just 12 she was living with her brother and father in nigeria, the same town where. over 200 school girls were kidnapped by boko haram. when she was 12 they broke into her house. they were looking for her father. >> she pulled him out of the bathroom and shot him three times. >> reporter: before he was shot, they asked her father to denounce his faith. >> so they said, go ahead and shoot him.

>> reporter: her 14-year-old brother caleb began pleading for his life. one of the men argued that caleb would grow up to be a pastor, just like his father. >> so the guy--the boko haram shoot my brother in his chest two times. so my father didn't die immediately. he was like crying and shouting jesus. he knows when they shoot my brother. >> reporter: the men fled. debby was paralyzed by fear and shock. >> i didn't know if i was alive or not. i didn't even get--i can't like shout. i can't cry. i can't move. >> reporter: at that time it was like so many other days in nigeria, another funeral, another burial with the world paying little attention. >> sad to say, but the terrorists have made our work slightly easier with the level

of violence they have shown the last couple of weeks. >> reporter: he helped bring d debby to a christian boarding school in virginia. so she could tell her story. they hope generate more american support for the fight against boko haram. >> prayer is the most important thing. i don't really know. i just want them to pray. >> reporter: debby is doing a lot of praying herself. she fears for her mother, a muslim, who converted to christianity to marry debby's father. >> they promised to look for her wherever she is, they would kill her. >> i'm so scared. my mom is the only person left for me, and i don't want to lose her, too. >> reporter: debby said she's too afraid to return to nigeria, and she hopes her mother finds a way to leave as well.

lisa stark, al jazeera, washington. >> an olive branch of sorts from saudi arabia to iran today, and it could be huge. the saudi foreign minister invited his iran's counterpart. now the two countries also support different sides in the syrian civil war. iran's foreign minister has not responded to the invitation just yet. the crisis in ukraine took a deadly turn today. ukraine's defense ministry said six soldiers were killed when they were ambushed by pro russian separatists in eastern ukraine. this comes as germany's foreign minister tries to kick off talks in ending the violence. paul brennan has more from donestk. >> reporter: tuesday's ambush amounts the biggest loss of life for the ukrainian army. it shows the sophistication of the pro-russian militaries that

they've developed in recent weeks. it's an ambush of below pro russian militaries and two armored personnel carriers. and in an hour long fire fight which followed at least six ukrainian army soldiers were killed. one report said as many as seven, and several more were injured, too. all evacuated from the scene eventually. but only after what sounded like a very intense struggle there. the timing couldn't have been worse. the interim prime minister facing kiev was in brussels trying to push a peace plan, and russia is trying to push a plan based on a four-point agenda that the osce has proposed. but kiev is cool on that. one of the central planks of that proposal is a de-escalation and disarmament of all sides. what kiev is saying at the same time that russia is supporting that, it's also supporting the pro russian paramilitaries, and

they can't really have it both ways. >> tensions continue to rise in eastern ukraine. people in crimea are facing roadblocks as they try to adjust to life under russian rule. we have more from crimea. >> reporter: a slightly chaotic scene. the registers to get access to savings. they had an account with the ukrainian bank. following th the annexization of crimea the banks closed sudden. >> i i was receiving social payment force my child. i left the money there to earn interest. now i would like to get it back because the bank has left crimea. but even if i travel to ukraine, i'm not sure if i can get it back. >> now they're receiving a fund to help people, up to $20,000. these people have been queuing

for two hours, but they're the lucky ones. many like this crowd over here still have to get a date and time when they can go in, and then sometime down the line they'll actually be told where they can go to access their money. the crisis is also hitting businessmen like dutchman robin who works as a tour operator along side his crimean wife. with their accounts frozen they've had to layoff staff and close their offices. >> you can't buy stuff for your living. you can't go to the shop. you can't go buy gas. you can't do anything any more because in one moment the small money is finished. >> reporter: even for people whose accounts weren't frozen getting money out means long queues. some russian banks have been quick to step in, and demand is huge. >> ukrainian banks stopped working here. we should open accounts with the russian banks. after all, we're russians now.

>> reporter: moscow has stepped in to help people like larissa and her friends, pensioners who rely on the state for their livelihoods. >> they raised my pension by 25% and in may i'm getting an extra 25%. so i'm happy. >> reporter: but even larissa has to pay her bills, and many people are having to do it in places instead of banks. for now many crimeans believe these inconveniences are a price worth paying for being part of russia. >> president obama bestowed the nation's highest military honor on a soldier for his bravery on the battlefield of afghanistan. afterwards kyle white talked about what the award means to him. >> the representation of the responsibility we accept as warriors and members of a team.

it's the testament of the trust that we have in each other and our leaders. because of these reasons the medal cannot be an individual award. >> white received the medal of honor for saving a solar's life and evacuating other soldiers' during an ambush in afghanistan. white said he was not unconscious. when he came too he use adaged radio to call for help and then went to assist other wounded comrades. wow. six months until the midterm congressional elections, and one lobbying groups is threatening to make life very difficult for anyone who plans to block immigration reform. david? >> reporter: the u.s. chamber of congress has spent months urging congress to pass immigration reform. now tom donahue, president and ceo, is ratcheting up the pressure. in a talk in washington he

threatened republicans who don't act on a bipartisan bill that has already cleared the senate. >> we're absolutely crazy if we don't take advantage of having passed an immigration bill out of the senate because doing it again might be harder, and do something rational in the house, and put it together, and let's get the three or four things we really need there, and we've got a lot of heat on that. we're going to put a lot more if the republicans don't do it, they shouldn't bother to run as indicate in 2016. >> reporter: latinos are the fastest growing voting bloc in america. in 2012 they represented 12% of the overall electorate, and strategists in both parties believe the margin will become wider in the mid terms and th the 2016 presidential election if the republicans continue to block reform. key figure in all of this is house speaker john boehner.

he said that republicans are working out a legislative plan for immigration but won't vote on any plan any time soon, and according to boehner its president obama's fault: >> boehner's clear choice, jeb bush. he said, quote: bush said ale make a decision by the end of the year. one of the key score lines in the midterm election involves the u.s. senate. republicans need a net gain of six senate seats in order to take control. but the latest polling in crucial southern races show

vulnerable income bet senators up by double digits in arkansas and louisiana. in kentucky it shows the challenger is now running even with this man republican mitch mcconnell, the republican senate minority leader. attorneys arconyers did nott enough valid signatures to qualify for the ballot this year. you need 1,000. he came up 400 short because many of the signatures were not registered voters. ouch. conyers can still run as a write-in candidate and perhaps after winning congressional elections the old fashion way, a victory this way would be quite a statement. a write-in candidate usually requires a lot of campaign

money, something that conyers doesn't have. >> somebody really dropped the ball on this one. appreciate it. a big legal defeat for google. europe's highest court said that the internet giant has to help people erase certain search results. the fallout next.

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>> europe's highest court is telling google people how to delete embarrassing parts of their lives forever. the court said people can request that google delete wrong or irrelevant information. google aggravated it's a disappointment for researchers and online publishers. the discussion over income inequality is not going away any time soon.

>> last month americans made $24.31 an hour. that's less than 2% pay bump from a year earlier. they have been very flat after you adjust for inflation. when you talk about average wages, it gets skewed by income equality. the average does fought tell you enough of the story. some economists are becoming increasingly optimistic that wage growth will continue this year. we've seen this trend discussed a lot, but usa survey, 73% of them bringing stronger wage growth in 2014.

but before you get too excited the predicted increase is 3% this year. so that's where our problem is. >> so how much more will wages generally speaking have to increase to begin to ease this income inequality issue? >> well, it's a complicated topic. it will help, depending how much wages rise we have to figure out if there are other ways to address this base. we have to figure out better income. there is a radical proposal. he doesn't think it will go anywhere, neither do i, but this proposal to address income inequality saying the federal income tax, the brackets should be adjusted.

for an very inequal time you tax the rich a little bit more. if you're more equal time, you tax them less. so we adjust it based on income inequality. >> that's a big program. what else are you working on tonight? >> we're talking about fracking. this is a big issue we're following this week. we're talk about shale-naires, people who have made a lot of money because they've allowed drilling on their property. >> ali velshi tonight at 7:00 right here. people on atvs are breaking rules that keep them off this piece of land in utah. attacks next. in parts of united states child care can cost more than a college degree. we'll find out what those cost dos to working families.

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>> a canyon in a remote corner of utah has become the latest flash point of rising tensions between rural americans and the gerald government. atv riders near the town of blanding road through federal lands to protest what they say is government overreach. the flareup comes on the heels of an armed stand off of cattle grazing on federal territory. we come from denver with the latest on this story, paul? >> reporter: what this boils down to, tensions between rural western residents and the agency called blm, bureau of land management. in the eastern half of the country people don't interact with the blm that much, but in the west it's a huge agency that controls massive amounts of territory. in utah it's 42% of the state. in nevada it's almost 80%.

people say this land is theirs, and they want it back from the government. engines revving, flags flying. these atv riders say they're sending a message and taking back what's theirs. >> that's what we're here for, to do the hard thing and stand up and do what is right, and tell the federal government we've had enough. >> reporter: fueling the anger here is access to a place called recapture canyon a few miles east of the town of blanding. the federal bureau of land management made the area off limits to motor vehicles back in 2007 to protect ancient native americans artifacts. but protesters call the move just another example of government overreach. >> i'm been back here, and i know we've been here forever, and then for a governmental agency to acquire it, that's really frustrating. >> reporter: the protest ride comes after a showdown in nevada

last month. rancher cliven bundy and his backers some members of armed militia squared off with the blm over fees for grazing cattle on federal land. several of bundy's supporter and his children showed up for saturday's protest in recapture canyon. >> if we're here to make a stand, then by heavens let's make a stand. >> reporter: tensions are clearly on the rise. the blm said it had plains clothes officers watching who went where on the trail, and riders who broke the law will be held accountable. what remains to be seen where and when the angry residents of the rural west will make their next stand over what they see is the oppressive federal government. >> the blm officers in plains clothes, really undercover. this on the heels of last week when a blm officer driving an blm vehicle, someone drove up

next to them and said, you need to die and brandished a. these tensions are very much on the rise. >> paul beban for us in denver. i spoke with the director of the bureau of land management, patrick shay. i asked him about these types of demonstrations, and how common is it for local governments to join in on the demonstrations. >> we've had commissioners, legislators occasionally threatening protests. for me it's nothing new having been raised in the west. what is new the mixing of high-powered rifles and ammunition with this kind of chaotic scene, which can be in my adjustment inherently dangerous. not just to citizens but more importantly to the federal employees as well. >> yes, so the bundy situation really seemed serious, and now we've got the folks on the

atvs out in an area that's restricted. seemingly for good reason. where do you think all of this is headed? >> well, i think if we are to do it with level heads welcome up with some law enforcement citations that will discourage people from taking illegal acts. if we are unlucky somebody is going to slip, a fire will be shot, and somebody will be hurt or mortally wounded, which would be tragic. so what i've been trying to do is convince people we ought to look at some solutions. there are plenty there, and blm in particular is an agency open to working with people despite what you hear from san juan county in blanding, utah. >> tell us about your experience, your years of experience with the bureau of land management, and how you've been trying to work out these issues over the years. >> well, secretary babb bit created resource

committees whereby different reasons, usually two or three counties, we had people from the agriculture business, the grazing and livestock business, mining and environmentalists. you name t somebody had a seat on that table, and we get people together every month and chat. that was a much more productive way of coming to resolutions because people understood that there were shared problems, and they came up with shared solutions. nobody is going to win if somebody comes in and says, tony, i'm in charge, and you have to do the following. they're going to get a lot farther if they say, let's sit down and see how we can solve this problem together. >> what is the argument being put forward here by these ranchers, these farmers, the folks who are leading these and participating in these protests. what is the argument that is being made because i hear them often say this is our land, and then there is the other argument that filters in that this is a

government overreach, they're protecting too much land, it's ours and give it back? >> no, i think they're wanting money, they're taking the language of our land and saying we don't have to pay for the last 150 years of administering it. we're going to take it right now, and we're taking it at gunpoint. to my mind there is no legitimate claim historically, legally, or morally. >> there is some potential, isn't there, for this argument, it feels like a libertarian argument, to take hold and gain a little bit of traction in this election year. am i wrong to suggest that? >> oh, i think you're going to see some very interesting ads. until cliven bundy revealed his feelings about black people, i think he was a gathering storm on the horizon that got rapidly dissipated. i think a lot of paid political

consultants are going to come up and play upon both the fear and the desire to be in charge so that right-wing candidates can get elected under this ann rand freedom banner, which in my mind is a complete contradiction. for the first time in history an israeli court has sentenced a former prime minister to prison. ahoud elmert was sentenced. >> reporter: it is a dark day. >> that is what the judge was talking about when he sentenced

olmert. because of the problems of corruption. ana public servant who accepts bribes is considered a traitor. he was slapped with the six years, one of the longest sentences the judge was allowed to implement. the background to this story is in the background right there. that is the holy land complex, the housing development that olmert is accused of accepting bribes. that money went to his brother and to his assistance, according to the prosecution. now olmert has 45 days to appeal. but that appeal to the high court is not expected to be successful.

so on september 1st olmert is expected to go to jail, and he'll be the first israeli prime minister to do so. >> italy is thinking about allowinallowallowing immigrantsr the border. many die in boats en route. in canada three people are charged with criminal negligence over the québec train derailment that killed 47 people last summer. the train's engineer and others face life in jail if convicted. the train traveled from north dakota, but tankers destroyed a part of a town. all three are expected back in court in september. an all quite stronghold was destroyed. in the last three weeks yemen's

army has stepped up attacks against al-qaeda's army. dozens of suspected fighters were killed or forced to retreat to its main base in southern yemen. it has disrupted the flow of oil, caused power cuts and fuel shortages. >> reporter: this isn't a traffic jam during rush hour. it's a line up a at a petrol station. people in yemen are facing severe fuel shortages. sometimes they have to wait for days to fill their tanks. arguments turn into scuffles. >> we've been suffering from fuel shortages for months. we pay the price and black market traders make the profits. >> reporter: fuel prices in yemen are high compared to neighboring countries. a liter here can sometimes sell for almost $3. in nearby qatar it sells for

$0.25. >> reporter: yemen crude oil is carried through pipelines where it's main oil fields are. when the pipelines are under attack, which happens very often, refineries ration supplies, prompting petrol stations to shut down. >> reporter: this isn't the only problem that people face these days. attacks on power plants by armed groups often throw the ca capitl into darkness. one of millions forced to cope with black outs that sometimes go on for 18 hours a day. >> it's really too much for us to handle. on one hand you hear fuel shortages, and then the recurring power cuts. our patience is running thin. if the government doesn't fine permanent solution, yemen will

face an uncertain future. >> reporter: to cope many people have bought or rented generators. despite excessive noise and air pollution they are often the only way of keeping the lights on. al jazeera. >> a new development in the case of a texas inmate who is trying to stop his execution tonight, roxana saberi has the details on that story and other headlines from across america today. >> reporter: tony, an appeals court has delayed the execution of robert james campbell just hours before he was set to die. the court agreed to his request for more time to see if he's intellectually disabled. they denied an earlier request to stop the execution on the grounds of texas to say where they received it's execution drugs. this comes after a botched execution in oklahoma. two men are dead. the owner of brody mine said that the miners got trapped

after the ground gave kay. erik leg and greg hensley both from west virginia. authorities say the mine has a history of safety violations a claim that the mine owner denies. in maryland a man who barricaded himself inside a tv station is now in custody. they say he was carrying a golf club and is clearly mentally or emotionally disturbed. no one was hurt. a potentially landmark case of gay marriage is now in the eyes of a federal appeals court in virginia. hundreds rallied outside of the courthouse. the question is whether the state can ban same-sex marriage or protect it. the case is the third to reach the suprem federal supreme cour. a decision is expected in several weeks. new numbers prove that this was the worst for flyers in 20 years. the department of transportation said from january to march u.s.

airlines canceled 5% of their flights. that's often because of snow and ice, but airlines are quicker to cancel flights early. they want to avoid big fines for keeping passengers on a tarmac too long. jetblue has the highest cancellation rate at 2%. then the america merged americad u.s. airways. and you talked about not wanting to be stuck in chicago "pair. o. they have a rate of 5% cancellation of flights going into that airport. >> thank you. and across the nation child care in many cases cost more than college. it is a growing problem for parents, and nowhere is that more evident than in the state of oregon. as we have reports now from some measures it has the most expensive child care in the country. [ piano music ]

>> reporter: meet maya, eight years old, toby, five, and sarah, three. they're bright, energic, adorable and expensive. about $1,500 a month for child care, $18,000 a year. and that's just for three days a week. bill and rafaela, a social work and school counselor work four days a week each overlapping their schedules, juggling logistics and money. >> if we were to pay full time we wouldn't be working. it would cost the same amount as our mortgage does. >> reporter: according to a recent report child care aware, oregon is the most expensive state in the country for child care. followed by new york, and minnesota. in oregon the average cost of infant daycare for one is more than $13,000 a year. for some perspective yearly tuition and fees at state universities run just under $7,000. >> it's not an oregon problem. we're just more dramatic.

it would be a mistake to think this is an oregon phenomenon. >> reporter: dr. bobby webber has studied family dynamics for 45 years. she said all over the country finding affordable child care is a constant scramble with families under pressure and kids futures at stake. >> this is a land of opportunity if by age five your trajectory is already set. if you come to kindergarten not ready you don't catch up. >> reporter: some child care advocates say government needs to do more. >> our public education system and our public university system is paid for in part pi taxpayers, and we've done very little to see how we can cover the high cost of child care. >> reporter: while it may be painful for the families paying those prices it's important to remember that the child care industry as a whole is hardly hauling in the profits. at this child care center the boss doesn't like the college comparison citing different

funding sources regulatory requirements and costs. >> no, no, no one is getting rich here. we go month--year to year on making our budget. >> reporter: back home bill and rafaela don't like the college comparison much either. >> we're still dealing with our own college costs. >> reporter: and college savings for the kids? that will have to wait until the daycare bills are done. al jazeera, oregon. >> the united nations banned the use of torture 30 years ago, but a new report said that more than a third of the world still use it is. details up next. also robots on the battlefield can save lives or end them. now the united nations is talking about what to do about killer machines.

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>> amnesty international said america's so-called war on terror has popularized torture. torture is used in more than a third of the world electric shocks, beatings and rape are just some of the methods used. 21,000 people surveyed in 21 countries, nearly half say they're afraid of being tortured by authorities. amnesty said 79 countries use torture. now we want to warn you the images you're about to see in the next report are graphic. >> reporter: these photographs show there is no limit to human cruelty. they're from syria. and apparently show people who have been tortured by the assad regime. some starved. some have had their eyes gouged out, and some are children. but amnesty international's new report said that torture has taken place in 141 countries in recent years. these are british soldiers.

amnesty said democracies as well as dictatorships ignore the u.n. convention against torture. >> we have a convention and a legal system to prohibit torture which is probably the most comprehensive despite that what we have on the ground is complete double standard and hipcally. simply people can get away with it. >> reporter: amnesty's global survey found that people in many countries thought it was possible to be tortured if taken into custody. and in some countries many people believe that torture can be justified when it comes to protect the public. but for most, the majority believe that torture is always wrong. >> the victim has blood coming from his nose.

>> reporter: i met a human rights activist in nigeria, a place where police and army use fotorture as a matter of routin. >> he held my head firmly and i was kept behind a concrete wall. and they would spanish my head on the concrete wall, and i collapsed. >> reporter: countries serious about fighting torture to allow inter gas stations to be filmed and keep medical records for all prisoners. small steps, maybe, but for now in too many countries around the world those who torture feel like they can get away with anything. barnaby phillips, al jazeera. >> and earlier today the international criminal court announced it is taking a second look at accusations that british soldiers mistreated detainees. it suspects that u.k. allowed systemic abuses from 2003

to 2008, and an inquiry was closed in 2006 because of lack of information. coming up, an archeologists said that he found one of the ships sailed by christopher columbus on his way to the america's. and saving art from the auction block. >> coming up on "real money with ali velshi." china is thinking of building a mr. train all the way to america's east coast. don't laugh. china is dropping big dough all over the globe. and coming up shale-naires. farmers getting rich from the energy boom. that's tonight.

>> we can tell you that regular operations are slowly resuming at two of the county' country'se is airports after the faa

imposed a ground stop. the nearby radar facility was evacuated after smoke was reported in the building. the smoke came from an electrical fire in an exhaust fan. no one was hurt. detroit's big three automakers may be stepping in to save the city's most precious works of art. general motors, ford, and chrysler may give a detroit institute of the arts millions of dollars in a bankruptcy deal. some of the renown pieces were in jeopardy of being sold after the city filed for chapter 9. and who could forget movies like "terminatterminator" where robos cold, calculating killers. but now the role of real life lethal autonomous machines also known as killer robots is under debate at the united nations. >> reporter: in the 21st century a weapon will be invented like

no other. robotic killer machines have long been the subject of science fiction. evil assassins battling with the forces of good, at stake: the future of humanity. but now that fiction is close to becoming an issue of fact, and there is a suspect of international talks. robots like these being developed in the united states are increasingly able to be armed and put on the battlefield. >> look around the corner and make sure that there are no civilian there is, and make it possible for the human to make the decision. we're not saying that there should not be robots on the battlefield. we're saying it should be up to a human being to make that decision about whether to fire the weapon. >> reporter: there are already some autonomous weapons in use.

and israel has used this drone which once launched can automatically attack radar stations. currently each military decides how and when it can use these weapons. the u.n. talks are aimed at bringing the use under one international treaty, but some experts say the technology is evolving too fast for this to be effective. >> given that these machines have such specific tasks, missile offense, thi you can't t discuss all of those machines in one treaty. >> reporter: many countries haven't put forward their official positions on the use of killer robots, but they're expecting to be widely differing

views, in particular between those countries with the most to gain from the technology, and those which most fear the potential use of force. al jazeera. >> well, some bad news for the indulgent, dark chocolate and red wine are not the secret to better health. a study found that reverstrol does not appear to reduce the risk of heart disease or cancer. the antioxidant has been behind a popularly held belief that one glass of red wine a day can bring a healthy life. and underwater explorer says he may have found the wreck of christopher columbus' flagship. the circumstantial evidence is overwhelming, the wreck off the coast of haiti may be the area.

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