clippers is not giving up the club without a fight.

>> hello again. the stop stories, gunmen attacked a security post near the karachi airport and still recovering from a taliban assault on monday and the taliban claimed responsibility for the attack on a training camp for the airport security forces.

>> and relatives of the korea ferry disaster is accusing the captain and the crew as murdere murderers. >> iraq's prime minister is asking for a state emergency in a northern province. the government buildings have been seized and prisoners sprung from jail. >> iraq's prime minister is asking the international community for help, including the u.n. and the european league. how will the u.s. respond to this call for help? >> well, the u.s. is already watching with great concern the on going violence, particularly in northern iraq. there has not been a comment on apparent seizure by the members

of the group, that being said, it is worth pointing out that the deputy secretary of state for iraq and iraq is in iraq and meeting with government officials and trying to get a sense of what the security situation is in that country. the u.s. has been trying to step up its deliveries of weapon systems, but in light of reports that some of these partisans have been able to get equipment to drive in, there might be political pullback in washington on whether the transfer of weapons systems to the iraqi army should continue and the u.s. is concerned about the growing instability inside of iraq. >> how much assistance has the u.s. already give tennessee

iraqi army in? >> well, it is on going process providing not just the vehicles but support and training for the forces in the iraqi army and providing more weapon systems, including helicopters, but it is not just a matter of providing the material, it is helping to professionalize the iraqi army that was rebuilt from scratch after the u.s. led invasion back in 2003. so, it is a very young military. they are not willing to say in washington whether they think it is fully capable of defnding the iraqi people from attacks within and from outside of the country, but clearly it is obvious that more needs to be done, especially when there are reports of soldiers abandoning the posts and leaving their weapons and uniforms behind. >> live for us there in

washington, d.c., thank you, rose. >> now to london, we have the professor from middle east and politics at the london school of economics, as we have heard, a lot of assist dance given to iraq and the issue is the way it is being used and the way that the army is dealing with the situation on the ground. >> absolutely, laura. this is not a question of arms, the iraqi army has plenty of arms, in fact, too much. they have six hundred thousand security forces. you are talking about it is over extended. lack of command and control and lack of motivation. state the facts, the state is controlling over 50% of the territories and more than 50%.

two largest cities in iraq. they are able to carry out the attacks in many parts of iraq, skilled, motivated, heavy weapons, almost an army where the iraqi army is lacking motivation, command. it is how the prime minister has managed and controlled the situation in the last few years. they wouldn't have been able to do what they have been able to do without the fact it is a severe political crisis. i would argue knowing a great deal about al qaeda, not just the -- not able to do what it has been do without the local support. the former officers of the iraq arm, tribal leaders, local suni communities, this is telling us

the gravity of the social and political rift in iraq that has developed. >> it is a very extreme group, extreme form of islam and how much support really does it i have inside of iraq among the ordinary people, especially the suni community? >> you know, laura, i think it is fair, it is unfair and misleading to say to label the suni community as supporters. the reality is the argument is based on facts, they haven't done as well as they have done without basically support from local communities. suni communities who feel mar n margin marginalized and excluded by the government. this is a fact.

we cannot bury our heads in the sand and deny it. it is not about what america can do. america is not going to send troops to iraq. it is clear. it is an an iraq crisis. the prime minister as you suggested, laura, asked the parliament to a state of emergency. one fact, iraq has been in a state of emergency. he's been managing and ruling iraq unilaterally and there is ail enyags among the communities. it is>> highly extremist organize. the ironny is they are waging two battles at the same time. one in iraq and one in syria. it is not united. they are trying to create a

contiguous road and supplies between syria and iraq and telling you about the strategic thinking behind the attacks they have been waging. >> i have to jump in, to go to the state of emergency for a minute, we have the parliament reconvening on thursday, it is a broken political system in iraq and do you think he's going to push this through? >> well, i don't think so. but after all, if we really, i mean, examine the record of the prime minister he really doesn't pay attention to what the political leaders have been saying in the past years. you are talking about a strong man and a system built by mallachi. he mist realize that the very essence of this particular crisis is political. without engaging the various communities, without listening

to the grievances, they cannot be defeated by the iraqi security forces. they have to come together. this has impacted the social and mrit system in iraq. >> thank you for joining us this morning from london. >> a virus carried by mosquitos is raging. it is raising a particular concern the haiti. we have this report. >> they are calling it the fever. it is causing the victim's severe pain for days and chronic swelling of the joints for years and in the cases of old and weakened people it can be deadly. >> it is early to get pa good

picture of the situation. >> the fever is a common illness in africa and asia and appearing on a french island last december and now sfreding across the caribbean. the virus is expected to reach the u.s. >> it is one that is also a mosquito borne disease and will be the next west nile per se. >> it is carry ri ed by the same sweet as yellow fever. the schools are closed, and projects delayed and the hospitals crippled. there is no cure but they are hoping to lessen the stred with sweet nets.

>> the bigst challenge is destroying all the areas that tolerate the mosquitos. >> with the on set of the hurricane season, the conditions are ripe for the virus bearing mosquitos to thrive and spread. >> school children in venezuela are giving a new history book to read and many of the teachers and parents are saying it is nothing more than propaganda. >> there aren't many differences in what is taught at the private and public schools in venezuela. and now, one textbook is looking to bring them even closer. in 2011, the government distributed a collection. 42 million textbooks celebrating 200 years of independence. late president and his policies

are featured in all of the subjects. they promote the benefits of the government's social programs rat they are than the private sector industries. in some cases the government uses the books at propaganda. in a math problem, there are references to the government's feeding programs. >> opposition parties and rallies are down played. they are wide read because they are free. reaching six million students in the public schools. as president of the parents association, she's using the media to share her concerns. >> the law states that schools should be free from campaigning and the collection is used as government, like a brochure. you cannot use the world of books in education for advertising. >> they have received the

demands from changes from a number of works. he rejects the accusations. >> burning books is one of the saddest forms of protest. if you have different ideas, let's discuss it, but burning the ideas is fasism. there is an outbreak from the far right that wants to warm the venezuela government. >> they are highlighting the increase of the number of children attending school under his rule, but the backlash is growing as the critics are wanting control over their children's education. >> a mini summit is underway in

sweden. the leaders are there with the swede's host. the main job is the next eu president. >> still to come in the news hour, in london on the hunt for art. there is a big exhibition headed this way and this is roughly what it is going to look like. find out why later. >> and in sports, the kings on the brink of the stanley cup.

>> to sports now. ool>> thank you so much. it is said that the attacks on the 2022 world cup is racist and addressing from the african rations. the comments are coming as continuing to investigate the corruption allegations surrounded the 2018, 2022 bids and final announcement on whether to return or rerun the votes in september or october. the world cup organizing committee denied wrong doing.

now most of the teams are adapting to the conditions on the training ground. the proceedings are underway and a scare with a twisted ankle in training and the player got back to his feet and resumed the drills, which was relief to teammate who hopes he's going to dominate in the upcoming games. >> i think that think team that depends on a player is happy, it is a sign that you have someone you can trust in the national team. i would like to say that this dependence has results. it is hard to depend on a bad performance from the other team to be successful. >> the football players have arrived to brazil.

there was a dispute over the pay and the squad settled into the surroundings before the training. the world cup campaigns on friday the 13th. the first night is against costa rica on friday. there is a question on whether one of the players is fit in time following the knee surgery. >> we don't have deadlines. he said he's not going to miss the world cup. everything something going well. but we have to do tests. >> the clippers owner donald sterling is fighting to keep the franchise and withdrawing from a deal that would see former microsoft owner take over.

the nba forced sterling to sell after racist remarks were made public. a deal was negotiated by his estranged wife. but sterling hit back along with refusing to sell and planning a lawsuit against the nba for $1 billion. nba finals are headed to south beach later on tuesday. the series is at one apiece. the spurs will have to figure out how to stop lebron james. the heat are two time defending champions and aiming for their third title. >> it is on the mind set since coming together. we are trying to stay even keeled. we struggled with that the first year together and we have learned from experience and from

that loss of the mavericks, we have been able to understand that you know tomorrow is the thing we have to focus on. we live in the present. >> the kings are a game away from the stanley cup. they added two more in the second, with rapping up 3-0 victory. >> it is an exciting time in the ear. this is why you play hockey, to play in the playoffs. obviously, nothing's done. nothing is finished. we have a lot to work on. we do know that the 4th is the most difficult. we have a lot of work to do.

>> the tour of france and super bowl is turned into multibillion dollar speckles. no major sponsors and no press waiting at the finish line, we explain from california. >> they are off on what is the most gruelling sports events ever invented. it is the great pa pa sichg race, rowing from california to hawaii. you heard that right, they are rowing. the whole way. no sails. no motors. just muscles. this is the canadian group practicing before the race began. >> the great race is the first ever human powered race across the pacific. we have 13 crews and

representing 10 different countries and it is tough, hard, brutal but brilliant. >> no big corporate sponsors. some of the racers put up their own money for the boats and equipment. matt is a 33-year-old part time actor and self-proclaimed adrenaline junky. >> i have spent twice what i thought i could get away with and three times of what i have in the bank. >> as british competitor points out, no prize money either. >> people keep driving past and what is the prize money, honor and glory. not much else. >> safety is a top priority. each vessel has satellite phones

to call for help. >> when the sports are becoming multibillion dollars invested, some athletes compete not for money or fame, but simply to prove themselves and for the love of the sport. the rowers are fund raising for charities. of all of the dangers that lay ahead from storms to sharks to physical and mental exhaustion, matt worries most about what's behind him. >> the thing i fear the most is butt pain. i'm really concerned about how my butt will fair. >> no tv coverage, but track the racers progress online. >> that's it for me and raul is

here with more sports later on. >> thank you. >> making the mundane into art is opening an exhibition in london. we have the story. >> when it comes to the world of art there is something for everyone, it is rarely about following chic. the receive titled grandmother of performance art and this is her performing, wandering around the room, just walking, for eighty hours a day and she's doing this for two months until she's clocked up 512 hours. >> i try to clear the space where the public can come and feel differently.

everything is immaterial. you can just feel it. if i don't make people feel, i fail. >> this was her last major performance, four years ago, 700 hours logged sitting in a chair at the new york museum of modern art. the crowds flocked to sit with her. she's one of the artists you can't get enough of. the work is unusual. for example, one performance involved this... drinking a glass of water very, very slowly. another involved taking a packet of rice and counting every single grain, one by one. the original took six hours to complete. some people find it highly

emotional and thought provoking and under lining that, one question that comes up time and time again, can any of it really truly be described as art? >> she is an artist walking around an art gallery and that's enough to make it art. take it outside into the park and it no longer becomes a work of art. >> the working day is no breaks for food, just 8 hours of constant walking and reflection. it is beginning june 11th. >> just when you thought it couldn't get stranger, a stamp that is fetching thousands of dollars. it is the world's rarest. that is all from us for now.

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