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and if they really protect you. plus to the rescue. one of the remarkable efforts to save the earth's most endangered species. >> there's no mistake tonight that iraq is in the throes of a civil war. the violence brutal and bar ba barbaric, the world is watching. the white house is watching and tonight, president obama is taking steps to safeguard americans at the u.s. embassy in baghdad. ordering 750 troops back ting baghdad. and talking with a foe, iran, on how to deal with this quickly unfolding crisis. mike viqueria reports. >> the crisis has come to this: secretary of state john kerry

says the country is willing to work with iran to turn back rebel gains in iraq. >> i think we are open to any constructive process here that could minimize the violence, hold iraq together, the integrity of the country, and eliminate the presence of outside terrorist forces, that are ripping it apart. >> for now, that does not include military cooperation with iran. this as the pentagon sends more war ships to the arabian gulf, the u.s.s. mesa verde. a military transport. secure the embassy and air field in case the american citizens have to be evacuated. late this afternoon, president obama arrived back from his

weekend vacation in california. he was briefed by susan rice. insists that any u.s. military action be aided bying nouri al maliki. >> when you have people murdering, assassinating in these mass massacres, you do what you need odo if you try to stop it from the air or otherwise. >> mike viqueria, al jazeera, washington. robert, welcome. >> thanks john. >> give me a sense of what these 275 military personnel and troops, what they may be facing in the coming days. >> well, right now, baghdad is just abuzz with war preparation. there's nobody -- no bad guys in

baghdad. but the fear of course is that this tide could surge down from the north and west straight into baghdad. and roll over like a wave, like it did through the sunni -- it's sorry -- >> if they have to get out, if the embassy person will have to leave, how does this sort of security force make that happen? >> that will be tricky at this point. with hundreds of people to move and unfriendly environment, if they had, you know, if baghdad were taken, it would be very difficult. it would be a fight, and i think we would have to be hunkering down there and bring in more enforcements. >> to protect the airport, it's been a number of years since we heard how dangerous it was between baghdad and the road to the airport. this seems like a small force, is it, 275? >> it is for its purpose, it's probably adequate. because again, this is not

acombat force -- a exat force. i think i've heard a mischaracterization. this is a defensive effort for our american citizens at the embassy. i think 275 is a very strong supporting element. they may need to be reinforced if things go bad, if things don't go back they can relax and step back. >> they secure the embassy at first and if things get tight they have a way to get out. >> hathey hope they have a way o get out. it is in no ways at the airport securable. it is not a sure way to get out. i think we'd be looking at, again, i'd sake hunkering down because if i would be trying to move people out of there, i would be thinking of ground to air fire and ground to air rockets which are in i.s.i.s.'s arsenal.

>> robert dubois, good to talk to you. >> thank you john. >> the cost of intervening could be great, too. no number can fully account for human toll but economists have tried to put a price tag on the nine-year war in iraq. the u.s. is still paying for it and no one is sure how big that bill will be. mary snow snow reports. >> when u.s. first declared a war on terrorism in 2001 and invaded iraq in 2003, the prediction was way poch the bush administration projected in 2003 that the iraq war would cost between 50 and $60 billion. more than a decade later congress has appropriated $1.5 trillion for operations in iraq and afghanistan. and defense spending has increased.

in 2001, military expenditures made up 3% of u.s. gdp. it got as high aas 4.8%, before receding at the 3.8% where it stands now. some economists say the costs are even higher. one report from brown university's cost of war project puts the true cost of war in iraq and afghanistan between $4 trillion and $6 trillion. that includes medical and disability costs for veterans, social cost for their families, indirect cost for the defense department and interest paid on the money borrowed to fight these wars. critics ask, what did all this buy? >> it brought the people of iraq a very different kind of country, one that's really quite fallen apart in comparison with the situation, however unpleasant it was in 2003. before the invasion.

>> reporter: and given the current crisis in iraq it's likely the u.s. will continue paying. mary snow, al jazeera. >> and make sure to tune in tomorrow night for our half-hour special on iraq, in crisis, begins 8:30s are eastern, 5:30 pacific. some soldiers say bowe bergdahl deserted before taken prisoner by the taliban. he is now recooperating at the -- -- recuperating in texas. al jazeera are journalist abdullah al-shami is expected to be released soon. the 26-year-old has been a hunger strike for past five months and the prosecution has

ordered him freed. erica wilson reports. >> all along abdullah al-shami maintained he'd done nothing wrong. five months into his detention al shami went on hunger strike and lost nearly a third of his body weight. al shami said he had been in rks isolation, being his family warned again about his declining health and al shami said he would not stop his protest until he is freed. now a court has ordered he be released because of his deteriorating physical ca condition. there are still three in prison. peter greste, baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy toot once again in

the courtroom cage. it was time for the defense to put forward their arguments but will have to wait until june 23rd to hear their verdict. the egyptian government has asked for maximum sentences. greghgreste faces 12 years and e mohamed and r fahmy face 18th years. >> they have done nothing they should be facing trial for. i believe the court will acquit

them. >> we have to remain with hope because if we don't maintain hope there's nothing to hold onto. >> dozens have been imprisoned many without charge. the former military chief, abdel fatah al-sisi, is in being process of i appointing his cabinet. erica wood, al jazeera. >> every hour according to the center for disease control and prevention, three people are killed by guns in this country. and almost seven people are shot every hour. all this week, we're taking an in depth look at guns and their global impact in our series, five days, guns around the world. and after so many mass shootings in the united states we decided to look at other countries where people owned guns. but where violence is rare. jonathan betz gets us started.

jonathan. >> well, john the numbers of guns around the world has been growing over the years. without question the united states has the most. but number 3 on that list is the country of switzerland where guns are kind of a national rg obsession there. asked and answered is not far behind, number 13, rks canada is not far behind, number 13 . and places like israel where is tensions are lie, still have are relatively low gun being possession. being australia has as many guns per capita as the country of mexico but less crime. a string ever sproinls led australia to nationalize its gun possession, jamaica and el salvador all rank low in terms of gun ownership but these three countries have the highest murder rates in the world. but just the developed world,

the united states has more guns and gun deaths than any other. number 1. americans are 20 times more likely to be killed with a gun than other developed countries, john. >> jonathan betz, thank you. our first stop in five days, guns around the world is switzerland. there, the gun culture is rooted in security rather than protection. >> 40 minutes outside of zürich, guns are zipped in sports bags or casually slung over shoulders and carried like bats to baseball practice. squeezing the trigger on targets. in switzerland they say gunplay is a national addiction. only america, yemen and serbia have more guns per capita. >> not only you have to shoot, you have to really to concentrate and to look and you have to breathe right. >> reporter: over the years

swiss officials have lost track of how many guns are in private hands here. but it's estimated there are 2 to 3 million guns in a population of just 8 million people with relatively low levels of street crime, that makes switzerland the model of gun-happy countries without the hairtrigger culture that many say exists in america. like most men, stephen did his mandatory are army service, ating 20. army gives away to service when they're finished. at the end of his bed in a flimsy antique wardrobe, it's one of many antique rifles. he he's off to the local range to shoot a few rounds. gun ownership is rooted in history here. in the swiss alps above lake lew

lucerne, suter tells me the swiss can remain neutral with little fear of invasion precisely because there are so many guns in switzerland. >> the father had a gun, the grandfather had a gun and young people they are used that there is a gun in the house and they know exactly what the danger is. >> but it turns out switzerland is really not the global model for gun safety many believe it is. in 2001, a man used his army-issued rifle to assault a state government meeting. he killed 14 before he killed himself. over the last decade martin killius has studied guns and crimes here. while using guns is very rare he says guns are involved in 90% of domestic murders and suicides. >> they are used for killing

relatives, wives, children and usually these events preceding suicide. >> in recent years, the government has tightened restrictions, handguns are hard to acquire, but rifles can be bought with an i.d. and a criminal check. what is the key difference between gun use here and gun use in the u.s? stephen sternaman's opinion, it is psychological. it's all about keeping a gun for defense rather than personal possession in america. training to shoot targets, not people. dana lewis, al jazeera in perlin, switzerland. >> tomorrow, guns in israel, we'll have an in depth report on the debate happens right now in israel.

general motors had another voluntary three million recall, of vehicles for ignition systems. the defect could cause the car to suddenly lose power. deadly storms sweeping through the mirrored west tonight. tornadoes, two tornadoes touched down in nebraska. left one dead, 16 more critically injured. the governor has declared a state of emergency. storms are expected to continue throughout night. our meteorologist kevin corriveau has been tracking and joins us with more. kevin. >> very impressive video out of nebraska. i'm going to show you the storm, here you see the storm moving to parts of wisconsin, we'll get to that in just a moment. i want to take you back to parts of nebraska, stanton, nebraska where a double tornado was video taped. you don't often see that.

these tornadoes were in a very rural area. no one was hurt, no one was damaged in this area. unfortunately, a little further to the northeast, and pigler, this is what it looked like. we saw devastation here. most of the town was basically destroyed. this is a small town, it's about one and a half square miles each way. one person died, 16 people are in critical condition here. they're guesstimating right now until they can actually put some people out that it is between an ef 3 and ef 4 tornado. come back to the weather wall, significant situations going on now. as i said wisconsin and parts of iowa, these are the two areas we're going to be watching now as the storm continues to move through the night. we have seen about 2 dozen tornadoes all together. a lot of wind damage, previously it was a lot of hail damage and the risk has really stayed quite moderate across the region. a lot of warnings still out.

where you see the darker reds are tornado watches but we still have the threat of tornadoes on the ground right now as we speak. >> all right, kevin, thank you. a new benefit offered to starbucks workers a an online education. giving its baristas a college degree from arizona state university. starbucks partnered with the school to make the online education available at a discount rate. offered to 135,000 full and parts time employees who work at least 20 hours a week. tony guinn has passed away, a source of universal goodwill who will be deeply missed. michael eaves joins us with more on the hall of famer. >> one of the all time greats, the sports world truly lost one of the best baseball players to ever swing a bat with the death today of tony quinn.

he spent all of his as soon as with the san diego pad -- padres. guinn then went on to coach, for 20 seasons. after he was are are inducted into the lal of fame, he was diagnosed with cancer. he attributed his disease to dipping tobacco which he did from the minor leagues. he was 64 years old. these numbers may not give you the full scope of his greatness but allow me to put this in contell. 3444 hits ranks third of all time. after world war ii ranks 15th all time. his eight national league batting titles are a national

league record. only player to win titles in two separate decades and this, only four players recorded at least 300 stolen bases and a batting average of at least .338. guinn truly one of the best to ever play the game and one of the best of his generation. >> talk about the person that tony guinn was. >> i started baseball after he had already retired but i covered players and also worked with some players who played with him and against him and to a man they say he was one of the nicest people they ever met. one thing that stood out to me with my interactions with him, when he was a part time broadcaster, he treated everyone as if they had the same title, a president or a ball boy, a small town kid or a newspaper person.

in terms of winning championships, they went to two world series, lost both of them but he was on both of those teams. when are he retired, they retired his number. and they named petco park after him. mr. padre. one of the nicest guys you would ever meet. >> michael eaves, thank you. and coming up, missing, israel launches a major search effort of three teens including an american, believed to be an ducted by hamas. and elephants poached for their tuesdatusks.

>> a somali group al shabaab, which has links to al qaeda, in the coastal town of impectoni, at least 48 have been killed. watching the world cup soccer when they were attacked. three teenage rs believed to be kidnapped, their search has entered the third day. israeli group has accused hamas of kidnapping the boys.

jane ferguson reports from hebron. >> scouring the occupied west bank for the three missing teenagers. the israelis have been patrolling here for four days now. over 150 arrests have been made. one of them was acram's eldest son. soldiers blew open his front door on sunday night, injuring a child and turning the house upside down. he says his family are innocent. >> translator: the house was a mess, it was trashed. >> reporter: most of the search has focused on hebro city. hebron city. responsible for the kidnapping of the three young teenagers.

la mast themselves are keeping very quiet and vague, giving no assertions as to whether they are or are not involved. israel considers hamas as a terrorist organization, and has condemned. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has been holding daily meetings with officials. >> we are at the height of a complicated operation. we must be prepared for the possibility it can take time. it is a serious event and it will have serious repercussions. we are operating together in a balanced, responsible and very determined way. >> reporter: some palestinians think the kidnapping could be an opportunity to negotiate for prisoner releases. some prisoners have been on hunger strike for over 50 days now. but negotiations cannot happen until someone claims responsibility for the missing

israelis. so the expensive manhunt continues. jan ferguson, al jazeera, hebron, the occupied west bank. >> tonight tensions between ukraine and russia are higher than ever. russia has completely cut off its natural gas flow to ukraine. moscow has rejected ukraine's offer to pay back some of the are money it owes. if the situation continues, europe's long term energy supply can be disrupted. coming up. >> i think it makes it a little easier to be on drugs and be homeless. >> finding peace where there is none. we'll tell you the remarkable story of this very brave teenager. plus, exposed, the surprising new study on sunscreen and skin cancer.

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transgender employees in the u.s. government. poached, an elephant killed for its amazing tusks. will the excitement help with soccer's popularity? >> obama plans to sign another executive order. the president had been pushing for congress to pass similar reforms that would apply to all american employers. the white house did not say when the president would sign the order. a ucla study said it would affect about 14 million people. as many l as 40 million homeless teenagers identified as lgbt, leave because of

discrimination. melissa chan identified one of these in san francisco. >> sam sedowski expense her day in the tenderloin. her parents had kicked her out of the house. >> there's a lot of congregation and just an monthsity towards you. and i didn't come to san francisco because of that. but i knew that it would be easier, or i knew that i would be more accepted. >> she's one of hundreds of homeless young people in the city. >> most of the kids we see come from really expensive histories of abuse and neglect and poverty. >> major american cities have seen their homeless populations rise sometimes by double digits and many of these are teens.

while this group is very difficult to track, one thing experts say is they are especially susceptible to drug use. for cash she sells spare syringes, and drug addicts, whether it's heroin, crack or whatever they can get their hand on. she also admits to turning tricks, having sex for drugs. >> 75% of homeless teens turn to drugs or alcohol. they are also disproportionately lgbt. lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. as for their total population most organizations agree that there are well over a million teens on the streets across the country. san francisco expense $165 million every year on services for the homeless and has managed

to hold the line keep that population steady as other cities have seen their homeless numbers spike but even the city needs help. >> i would like the see the federal government get involved. >> it's every metropolis's dread, finding a doorway to sleep under. >> it does get cold sometimes. the rain sucks. thankfully it hasn't rained in a while. >> she says she's had enough of this city and will hitchhike out of here soon. melissa chan, al jazeera, san francisco. new york's assembly is pushing the state to be more welcoming of its lgbt population.

are conversion therapy, the ban would prohibit licensed social workers and help practitioners using the method on anyone under 16. matthew sherpa has led a ban on this practice. he has spoken out against the practice calling it psychological abuse. thank you for coming. >> thank you for having me. >> tell me what conversion therapy was for you. >> it was nonreligious based, based on so-called science. and there is according to a conversion therapist there is no such thing as homosexuality, everyone is innately heterosexual and need to be voided, and talk therapy -- >> you were 16 when this happened? judge mr. i was 16.

>> what impact did it have on you? >> meld -- immediately i became estranged from my mother and sisters. i had to do that to avoid becoming effeminate. that started deterioration of my relationship with my mother and my sisters. and simultaneously i'm supposed to saturate myself with male bonding, learning house to become one of the guys, become nonsexual and learn how it is to be a man, according to a so-called conversion therapist. >> you said it was very damaging to you in your young life. >> it was are amazingly harmful to me. i was a pretty much straight a student and ended up almost failing. i have been going through years

of recooperate rating to start off where i was at 16. >> why is it important for the state of new york to pass this ban? >> it is the state of new york that issues a license. it is the state that issues and gives a stamp of approval this they are now licensed to practice in their state. now that every single health organization in the couple has denounced the practice and is even willing to revoke the practice, this has begun to the state level and they are the ones issuing it and have the responsibility. >> do you suggest that kids need protection from their parents? >> i wouldn't say -- i mean, yes. the issue is -- the issue is parents have a fear. many parents who are both maybe could be heterosexuals are living this world of homophobia. what will happen to my child?

which mill child be bullied? the fears that we as a nation have faced. so when parents are told by a licensed professional that well, they're not gay -- >> they push them into conversion therapy? >> yeah, and hope that this will save them, this will take them away from leaving the hard life of what is so-called the gay lifestyle. >> what do you think the chances are this is going to pass? >> every are senator that i've spoken to thinks this is a no-brainer and it seems that just really getting it onto the senate floor to vote during this session. and i don't think that another year should go by without the legislators protecting our youth from getting involved in therapy. >> we will be watching the progress of this law and it's great to meet you, matthew shirka. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. the bid to host the obama presidential library, there are

concerns that the library will overshadow other needs in the area. diane eastabrook has more. >> the university ever chicago, where president obama taught constitutional law, is thought as a serious contender for the presidential library but not everyone wants it. their fight for a trauma center on chicago's south side. they feel the university should not have the prestige of the library if their needs for medical facility are being ignored. the university medical center closed its trauma unit there two decades ago forcing residents in some of chicago's poorest and most viability neighborhoods to travel up to ten miles for care. >> the university hasn't shown it's cared about the preservation of black life as much as obama has. >> the case of 18-year-old

damian turner ignited the issue. he was shot a few years ago but had to be transported across town for treatment. >> he was alive when i put him in the ambulance and live when i got there. less than ten minutes later he was gone. >> the university of chicago has a burn unit and other world class medical services but currently the hospital says it doesn't have the money or staff to add a level 1 trauma center. the medical center says it supports surrounding neighborhoods and serves more medicaid patients than other chicago hospitals. the university argues it is separate from the hospital and doesn't think it's fair to link the library to the trauma center issue. in a statement the university says community members support this project because it has the potential to be an engine of economic development and an important new cultural destination. a study commissioned by the university found the library could pump more than $200

million annually into this city and some of its struggling neighborhoods. dr. philipp berhoff works in the intensive care unit and sees both sides. still he wants a trauma center and thinks it's the kind of project the president would have supported as a community organizer. >> he might have been side by side with these kids and said, hay university, you need to have a trauma center because that's right for the community. >> other sites might be popular for the library but not a site where they say the needs are greater. diane eastabrook, al jazeera, chicago. >> the university of hayes has put forth its own bid to build the obama presidential library. the proposed site an eight acre lot on the ocean. hawaii which was the state of his birth says, the library would be easily accessible to

honolulu and would transport the area into a cultural center. up next, a report on sunscreen report. the u.k. research says sunscreen is not help to completely protect the skin. dr. david freeman is affiliated with mt. sinai. welcome. >> thank you john. >> what do you think of this study? >> this is a study on mice and we should always have a grain of salt when we look at these studies because the degree to which it masks to humans is a little bit questionable. what they did was look at the skin once they exposed mice to u vforta anuva and uvbvb rays thee

kind of genetic mu station -- mutation that was possible. >> there is a huge selection of sunscreen products out there. is it fair osay, the more we pay, the better protection we have? or not? >> not. not. the more you pay is not a real good marker the best we can tell. the best look is the spf level, 15 or greater you're probably in the protective range. always looking for something that will last a little bit longer. that's probably important as well. but i'm not aware of a whole lot of research that's gone on to see exactly what kind of advertising claims are true in that realm. >> okay by reading this i get the impression that subscreen doesn't -- sunscreen doesn't

matter that much. and i suppose you wouldn't suggest that everyone leave the sunscreen off because of this. >> no absolutely not. sunscreen probably matters a great deal. there were a couple of mutations that were possible even with the sunscreen on but the great majority of the cancers that developed in these mice were actually prevented or delayed by using the sunscreen. so i think sunscreen is probably a valuable thick. >> let me ask you a novice question about sunscreen. when we were growing up, i don't think we had a lot of sunscreen. there aren't all the products that were out there today. people are using sunscreen more and more and yet we have more and more cancer. why? >> because of the latency period. over the last years there has been a steady increase in the rates of melanoma and it goes with age. why we're seeing the increase

now, we'd hope at least if that's right we're going to see a bit of a dip in the melanoma rates in the next ten to 20 years. >> we can't stay out of the sun all the time so what do you tell your patients? >> sunscreen is a good start, wearing clothing that is loose fitting and covers most of the skin is good. helps with your vitamin d levels, it's totally health but the sun burns that blister that's probably the most important thing. >> i suppose i know the answer to this but tannin tanning besd? >> bad. >> what i figured. thank you. kenya is mourning the loss of a legend, satau, was killed in sabo national park. we talked to film maker mark deeble about his encounters with

one of the africa's last great tuskers. >> he wasn't coming directly for the water. he would constantly turn, put his head in the bush. he was trying hide his tusks. he was one of the largest, if not the largest tusker. and i came to the conclusion that this giant tusker actually knew what he was carrying on his head. he knew that his tusks might be his downfall. satar was killed by a poison arrow and it went straight through and hit his vital organs. it was friday night we found satau, by that time we had done some research, we knew rux where he was. this bull couldn't be anywhere else. i looked like a sleep puppy, his legs splayed. i can't imagine the last moments, he would have felt alone, exposed, vulnerable,

knowing that poachers had gotten him. as we headed course for home, we saw the carcasses of other bulls within a mile or two from where satau was lying. without complete protection and the change in attitude and the ban on the trade, we are going to lose these beautiful animals. the heartbreakin heartbreaking a beautiful tusker leading a herd of others and they were walk straight to the areas where the others had been poached and that just made me weep. one of the extraordinary things about elephant is they are so sentient and they have this recognition of death and you'll see them come across a pile of bones and they'll all stop and they'll become very reflective and contemplative. and one by one they might go and touch and almost sort of fondle

the bones with their trunks. and i'm sure that's what will happen with satau. in time, when they go past that place they'll make a detour and they'll go and say good-bye to an old friend. i pray this people don't forget him. and i think there's this huge grond swell now of -- ground swell now of love and concern. and the question now is how we best direct that into doing something positive to ensure their safety. >> now, kenya's wildlife service says poachers killed more than 300 elephants in that country alone. u.s. has defeated ghana 2-1 in its first match. the u.s. scored its first goal, just 20 seconds into the match. the fifth fastest in history. though soccer is not as popular

in the united states as other sports its popularity is growing. andy gallagher met some fans back in miami. >> who else but an avid lifelong football fan would go through this much effort for world cup? floridian jilleen kane. >> i just look forward to it. a month of ups and some downs, but it's all good in between. bring on world cup, we're ready. >> all right, go england. >> it's been 20 years since the u.s. has hosted the world cup. the nation needs more supporters like jilleen and her husband john. david beckham and his major

league soccer efforts have helped. >> all the colors, it's all for one unifying event and that makes me happy. >> it brings together everyone from throughout the world, cheering for their countries and unites them. everybody gets excited for them if not one country. >> despite the obvious passion for the world cup, doesn't get the audiences like basketball and baseball does. but the beautiful game is nowhere near to challenging the sporting status quo. >> all right, coach. >> former player turned commentator ray hudson has been involved with football in the u.s. for more than three decades. he's seen this sport mature but he says it's a while before football lits the big sometime. >> it's not going to be done with one sweep of marketing or one world cup, even in victory.

i would suspect that that wouldn't even shift the needle to being a soccer nation, a football nation. >> reporter: many here refer to football as the sleeping giant. it has gone in popularity among some but rms on the fringes. is jilleen kane is an indication of what might happen, football may have a chance in the u.s. andy gallagher, al jazeera, miami, florida. against the tide. the struggle to save sea turtles. turtles.

>> earlier we talked about the severe weather going on in the central and northern plains. i want to take you and show you what happened in minnesota. take a look at the flooding in blue mount state park, the dam burst after they received about seven inches of rain. they don't know when they're going to get the dam fixed. the water is still pouring out of the lake there. down towards iowa, we are looking for flood preparations because during the next few days we expect five to six inches of rain through the region. the thunderstorms that are pushing through now really are bringing quite a bit of rain across that area. come back to the weather wall, we do have flood warnings that are in effect now.

flood warnings, mfns, iowa -- minnesota, iowa cam we expect those floods to last for the next few days. as we go towards wednesday it only gets a little bit heavier for those regions. the grounds is saturated across that area. the other story we're going to talk about, the temperature. flork is at 72 -- new york is at 72, richmond at 78. richmond, virginia 95 decrease in the next couple of days. temperatures almost hitting 100°, when you factor in the heat index we will be hitting triple digits. that's a look at your weather, national news coming up in just a few minutes. a few minutes.

>> look at this fireworks display from earth. spectacular pictures of mt. etna, the world's most active volcano, the 11,000 foot peak stirred to life this weekend,

forcing sicily's airport to reroute all of its flights on sunday. turtles off the endangered species list. right now it is sea turtle nes nesting time. natasha guinane reports. >> reporter: committed to home. she was born on or near fort lauderdale beach. her first attempt at protecting her turtle eggs are also her last. >> sea turtles lay their eggs and are gone. >> they range from 1 in 1,000 to 1 in 10,000, that a hatchling will survive to adulthood. one of the hatchling's biggest

risks to survival is not mother nature, but man made. >> thus die every year because of lighting issues. >> when sea turtles emerge from the nest, they use the bright light from the sea to are direct them. turtle nesting ordinance was enacted in 2006. the city uses longer wave lights such as led lights along its beach walk and requires beach front buildings do the same. >> we also try get the information out to residents to let them know to make sure they close their shades, if their condo faces the ocean side. because those small changes can make a big difference. >> reporter: there is no state law mandating sea turtle friendly lighting. enacting local ordinances is left to local governments.

pushing for a state law. >> oh no that's not going to give me enough light, we have a security issue. no, we don't want that. once we convince some establishments to give it a try, people realize you can see better in this light and it looks very pleasing. >> in the last five years the conversion to sea turtle lighting, 90% of sea turtle nesting curse on florida beaches, the future of the sea turtles depends on what happens here. natasha guinane, al jazeera, fort lauderdale. >> north korean state media released this video of kim jong-un on the bridge of a

submarine. kim apparently wants to expand his nation's subfleet. kim on a sub. sub. vé

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