>> hi everyone. this is al jazeera america. i'm john siegenthaler. war powers, the president asks congress to authorize a three year war on i.s.i.l. >> my administration has submitted a draft resolution to congress to authorize a action against i.s.i.l. >> three college students all muslim shot to debt. syria's monuments men.

fighting to save a culture, or the apart by war. the battle in africa between searching for oil and saving an endangered species. more than a month ago, president obama ended one war but now he's ready to ramp up another one. today he asked congress to authorize military action against i.s.i.l. and the proposal calls for more than air strikes. the president's request hints at the possibility of limited ground operations. that could put american forces on the front lines in enemy territory. at the same time, the white house is pledging this will not turn into a full-fledged war. >> i'm convinced that the united states should not get dragged back into another prolonged ground war in the middle east. that's not in our national

security interest and it's not necessary for you to defeat i.s.i.l. local governments who know their positions betts are best to take their ground fight to i.s.i.l. and that's what they're doing. >> he says it will repeal the 2002 resolution authorizing the war in iraq. mike viqueria is at the white house with more. mike. >> john clearly this is an opening bid. the president concedes that himself and what is promising to be a long and contentious debate in congress. the president is proposing to walk a very fine line between democrats, who are weary much mission creep when the president says he doesn't want american troops in a combat role and republicans who have more votes they want to see more military presence, no

enduring offensive ground operations. john that was the phrase inside this resolution that the president sent to congress that raises the most eyebrows and causes the most jitters frankly, how long is that, how short is that? they want to hear concrease assurance -- concrete insurances from the president. >> the resolution does not call for the deployment of u.s. ground forces to iraq or syria. it is not the authorization of another ground war like afghanistan or iraq. >> reporter: the president went so far as to provide an example of when ground troops might be inserted into the ground war. if there was a combination of ground forces on the ground then american special force he may be

called upon john. >> what does the congress have in reaction to this? >> the president insists they have all the authorization they need. public representatives to talk about this major issue of the day. remember the president has insisted since august when he initiated the air strikes against i.s.i.l. targets that he did have that authorization. it was only the day after the election when he said he would come to congress and ask for a new vote, a further authorization. john this is going to be unfolding over the next weeks and perhaps months. there is no guarantee anything will pass, that's why they're insisting they don't need another bill to pass congress. john. >> mike viqueria, thank you. war powers could come at a significant price. war operations in afghanistan have cost nearly $sefnld billion $700

billion over the past 15 years. 27 billion for providing enhanced security at military base. one justification for the president's request today: u.s. security. he warned that i.s.i.l. left unchecked could pose a threat far beyond the middle east. jamie mcintire is in washington with that, jamie. >> whether this war powers authorization provides the president with too much or too little leeway, the obama administration has continued to portray violent extremism as a threat to the united states. whatever even with his congressional stamp of approval it's not really going to change much the strategy against i.s.i.l. >> the proposed authorization of military force would do nothing to change the current strategy,

which is to keep i.s.i.l. pinned down by allied air strikes nibbling away at its leaders and equipment until iraqi force he are strong enough to liberate areas under the group's control but the authorization would not justify to iraq and syria and on capitol hill, a hearing regarding those who are willing to cause harm to the united states. >> underscore that the foreign fighter threat is no longer restricted to foreign conflict zones such as northern syria and western iraq. >> combat experience, training in weapons explosives and terror networks and tacks which target the west. >> the national counterterrorism center says it has tracked over

20,000 flights from syria to 90 different countries of which 150 are americans who are either in syria or tried to get to syria. the homeland security chairman, texas republican michael mc mccall say they present a real and present danger. >> though hollywood like propaganda and social media through that means islamist terror groups are nighing inciting their follow erst. >> i.s.i.s. is not the german army. it just isn't. it's not an existential threat.

i.s.i.s. is a terrible voint are -- violent extremist organization. you can bomb people out of existence but you get more people taking up their cause. >> reporter: but in sending the proposed language for the authorization of military force to congress, president obama argued just the opposite. he said i.s.i.l. is a threat not just in iraq and syria and the middle east but to americans in the region and beyond. and he cited the murders of american hostages and said if left unchecked i.s.i.l. could threaten the u.s. home land. john. >> jamie mcintire, thank you. i talked to mike lyons about what the president's request means for u.s. military. >> well, the military got a clear mission today and that's to destroy i.s.i.l. no more talk about degrade and

contain and the like. the military can get its head around that decision to destroy i.s.i.l. there are 100,000 tasks that go under that mission statement but at least they can get a road map to approve or disapprove. is the president can go to war he needs congressional imrofl to to-are approval to stay at war. >> he says no boots on the ground. has that changed? >> he left the door open for what i thought was going to be these offensive operations, i'll call them raids. >> the american people have had wars where they were told that their involvement would be short and that the united states would win and i.t. didn't happen. it -- and it didn't happen. the u.s. and the military suffered losses death maiming. do you think american people are

concerned that that might happen this time? >> absolutely. i think the americans are always concerned about that, which is why the president has got to keep the americans informed along the way and show how and why we're going to use military might and use the capability, especially if he increases it. right now our military has been stand-offish. we have got advisors in iraq but they're really not close to the fighting. the question is, when he puts them there when will he notify cock? >> do you kind of get in the war or go full-force? >> you look at history and say the only way to win is to go full force. i look at jordan. jordan has increased its air strikes, training for the ground, doing things that are going to make really total war inside syria once it comes. no longer are we going to go after what is called effect-space targeting. we're going to expand that target list i think and we'll do

it on the help of jordan. >> is it possible to win the war this way? >> over time you could win this way based on having a war of attrition. you look at military history and that's how the north beats the south, for example going back to the american civil war. that's that strategy, eventually choke them off and do it from that perspective. i.s.i.l. really can't sustain itself, once closing down the imports they won't be able to sustain. >> mike lyons thank you. ukraine officials sitting down with rebel leaders in minsk to hammer out a deal. france germany and russia all at the negotiating table. the last ceasefire fell apart within days. in north carolina, the killing of three muslim college students are raising questions about a motive.

police say so far the evidence suggests it's a dispute among neighbors but those who are close to the victims' family say otherwise. paul beban is in chapel hill, north carolina with more. paul. >> reporter: well, good evening john, yes the community here at the university of north carolina chapel hill really shocked. this is a big quad called the pit where they held the vigil to honor and mourn these students tonight. about 1500 students and community members maybe more were here lighting candles talking about their fallen friends. we heard from the mayor of chapel hill, we heard from relatives of the victims. the campus bell rang out during the ceremony. sharing memories, sharing tears as well, the victim -- the

perpetrator, the alleged perpetrator the accused gunman is in jail, craig hicks and police are trying to understand his motive. >> craig hicks charged with three counts of murder. >> all three were pronounced dead at the scene. >> the motive, according to investigators, a dispute among neighbors. >> based upon all our information that our office and that law enforcement has at this time, that the events of yesterday are not part of a targeted campaign against muslims in north carolina. >> reporter: craig hicks was studying to be a paralegal due to graduate in may. his wife says he had become increasingly frustrated over parking problems in their neighborhood. >> i can't say with absolute belief that this incident had

nothing to do with religion or victims' faith but was due to long standing parking disputes my husband had with neighbors. >> that remark was met with skeptic schism. dr. mahmud absala says the versions that it was execution-style a bullet in every head. it wasn't a dispute over park spaces but a hate crime. dr. abusala says he hates us for who we are and how we look. hicks banner suggests he's an atheist. for as long as your bearsless superstitions -- baseless superstitions keep killing people. >> we ask that the authorities investigate these senseless and

heinous murders as a hate crime. >> reporter: john, a hearing in the case of craig hicks and these murders is set for march 4th. there continue to be a lot of questions in this community about relations between muslims and local residents and what may have really been behind this terrible crime. john. >> paul beban in north carolina, thank you. much more about this story at the half hour, we're learning more about the victims and who might have known them. america's role in the region of ebola as a safety precaution all returning soldiers must undergo a 21 day quarantine. the president says 100 troops will stay in liberia that's because the fight against the virus continues. guinea, sierra leone and liberia

hit hard. and it's still going on more than a year later. last year a common sight: grave diggers seen here work to provide dignified burials for victims in sierra leone in guinea where the epidemic began. workers suit up. a wife mourns her husband in liberia. claiming more than 9,000 lives in the region. soldiers from the air force set up temporary hospitals. this shelter seen here once sheltered victims. a church in the battle against ebola with people finding faith and hope. >> coming up next on this broadcast oil workers strikes. we ask families how long they can survive if the walkouts is a long one. plus syria's monuments men

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>> president obama now has ten days to follow through on a promise to veto a bill authorizing construction of the keystone xl oil pipeline. the house of representatives passed the measure today. the senate approved the bill earlier this year. neither house got enough votes to override a veto. across the country thousands of refinery workers oil refinery workers are off the job and on the picket line. the largest strike to hit the industry since the 1980s. it's not just about the money but the worker safeties. bisi onile-ere is in toledo. bisi. >> reporter: good evening john. over 300 workers started hitting the picket line early saturday morning and so far there's been very little progress at the negotiating table. i'm told that it depends on how

long talks last, how long the strike goes. it could have an impact on thousands of families across the country. it could also affect gas prices. >> fragile fingers. >> reporter: 31-year-old amy is a single mom. she has worked at the bp refinery for five years. the strike makes her future certain. how long could you go without a job with four kids? good not long, not long at all. i think i could confidentably a month, if i stretch maybe two months. and that's taking everything out of the equation, going back to eating like before. >> reporter: the walkout hasn't gone on long enough for union strike pay to kick in. some of these workers earned about $30 an hour. many of them say they saved money in anticipation of a strike. for those who didn't, they're looking for temporary work. >> well, i looked through

craigslist to see if there's any temporary work and other than that, have faith in god that i can pull through it. >> reporter: the nationwide walkout began more than a week ago. that's when talks between the eunt steel workers union ands shell oil the lead negotiator for u.s. oil companies broke down. setting the stage for the largest oil workers strike in the u.s. since 1980. i'm sure there are quite a few people out there on that line who are terrified. >> absolutely. yes, it's a very strange time. it's a very anxious time for all of us. >> reporter: in the past decade hundreds of u.s. refinery workers have been killed on the job. the usw says hiring more workers will make the workplace safer. >> we all have very good wages and benefits. we work in a very dangerous environment so for us it's really about safety and staffing levels. if you can't go home the same way you came in it just isn't

worth it. >> reporter: right now the bp refineries are operating using replacement workers. the company told us in a statement, we understand the current situation may cause uncertainty and concern in the community. we are continuing to negotiate with the union in hopes of finding a mutually beneficial solution that lace the groundwork for a economic opportunity for years to come. university of toledo labor law professor joseph slater says there could also be national implications. >> the interesting thing is of course gas prices recently have gone to you know lows that we haven't seen in decades and even in real money. but sure, i mean if there was a significant decrease in production, gas prices would go back up and that would affect everybody. >> and i wanted everything to be fair in the end. i want a save refinery -- safe

refinery, i want to go home and see my children. >> the steel workers union say so far both sides are far from reaching an agreement. perry is among many who will continue to hit the picket line no matter the cost. and negotiations are also happening here on the local level. a union leader tells us that he anticipates that this strike could last for several weeks because both sides can't reach the middle. john. >> all right bisi, thank you. texas opening statements in the trial of eddie ray ralph he's accused of kill garth kyle, american sniper.

>> he knew when awhat he had done right from wrong when he kit chris kyle. ralph allegedly turned his gun against the other two. those facts are not being disputed not even the defense. what is to be argued is whether ralph was sane. >> eddie ray ralph was admitted to a mental institution three times before killing chris kyle and a companion. >> he took their lives when he took their lives he was in the grip of a psychosis. a psychosis so severe thoopt at that point in time he did not know

what he was doing was wrong. >> kyle and littlefield had inviteralph, to shoot targets. this was the first time they met ralph. the three drove to the range with ralph in the back seat. >> chris kyle was sitting in the driver's seat on his cell phone and he text chad littlefield sitting right next to him he texted him this dude is straight-up nuts. >> ralph had been released from the dallas va hospital just eight days earlier. there he had been prescribed medications for psychosis. he was treated for six days. >> jody ralph eddie's mother begs them, please don't releasestie releasestie he's not ready to be released yet. oh yes he'll be fine, just have him take his medication.

>> the state says the morning of the medications ralph smoked marijuana wednesday with formaldehyde. he shot the men nine times kyle's own weapon was found next to his body, spent. >> he had shot all the bullets out of this gun at the time he was shot in the back. >> reporter: the state says ralph then took ralph's gun. he ate at a taco bell where he confessed. >> even the illnesses that this witness may or may not have don't deprive people of the ability to be good citizens. to know right from wrong. to obey the law. and at the very least not murder them. >> reporter: kyle and

littlefield leave behind grieving families. the jury heard the testimony of kyle's widow and littlefield's mother. chris kyle's legacy is remembered in the movie american sniper. he was the most lethal of snipers in the u.s. military. >> thank you heidi. what americans are hearing about the shooting of muslim students and the messages from either side. the young voices reshaping race relations across the u.s. the u.s.

>> hi, everyone, this is al jazeera america i'm john siegenthaler. the victims shot to death in north carolina. >> we're still in a state of

shock and can't make sense of this tragedy. >> why some call it a hate crime. race in america why some say leaders from the civil rights era are out of touch. an ancient culture threatened by war. the unlikelylikely warriors fighting to save it. and african gorillas, poachers and the fight to save an endangered species. >> were they killed because of a parking space or because of prejudice? three muslim college students shot dead in chapel hill, north carolina last night. a 46-year-old suspect craig steven hicks has been charged with three counts of murder. saying it results from a dispute or a parking space. not bias.

those victims are being remembered on the campus of university of north carolina. we know how they dyed decide. erica pitzi has a story on how they lived. >> solemn and shake the days after three members of her close knit family were killed. she wanted everyone to know that they lived good and happy lives. dia was a student at the university of north carolina dentistry. his work as a dental student and his wife. >> they found in one another kindred spirit. >> reporter: they were love birds. a lot of the time their families would be right alongside them. from their engagement in 2013 to

their marriage in december. >> six sweeks ago i cried tears of joy at my baby brother's wedding. now we are crying tears of unimaginable pain. >> posting a picture on facebook calling them, the greatest family one could ask for. known for her calming presence the 21-year-old was on track to start dental school in the fall. making a trip to turkey, to help syrian refugees. >> the youngest victim is his little sister. >> own 19. tremendously gifted, studying architecture incredibly gifted, giving generous and a loyal friend. >> aspiring architect's recent

award-winning work. also involved in charity work. last year she attended a palestinian fund raiser through the nonprofit group islamic u.s.a. writing, this life was only ever a test and they have passed with flying colors. i pray god grants the rest of us the patience to accept this. >> we are still in a state of shock and will never be able to make sense of this horrendous tragedy. >> of course it is not just family who are devastated from this loss, as you saw from the images in north carolina, thousands of friends and fellow students are grieving as well. a family member started a facebook community page in honor of the victims called, quote our three winners and john that site that facebook page has more than 50,000 "likes." >> we'll watch this investigation erica thawk. in tonight's special report race in america a new

generation facing an old problem. racism and racial tension. many young people are looking for anew way forward and morgan radford reports. >> over the last six months, in ferguson missouri and all over the united states, too often frustration erupted into violence. >> posted this youtube video. >> stop burning down your communities in where you are because you are mad at the police. >> and he said older civil rights leaders set an outdated example. >> reverend al sharp ton all you leaders naacp. let's get it together. this is embarrassing. we need to change our sense of engsdirection. >> he may not be alone. 49% said it was time for new

leadership. that's compared to 35% who answered that these leaders are still effective. >> what do we want? justice, when do we want it? now. >> on a rally on martin luther king day many seemed to agree. >> the reason why reverend al sharpton and jesse jackson gets booed. >> it's time to step up step in and take it to the next level. >> we need french thinking. we need new approaches. >> anthony bradley has written several books on race relations. >> it is no longer black and white. it's black and white and asian and hispanic. >> and mixed. >> and all sorts of things on the west. reverend sharpton and reverend jackson may not be the best examples to speak to this

generation today. >> who would be the leader of this new generation? >> that's a great question. we have to wait to see. but this idea that there will be one person that's the representative those days are just over. >> but reverend jesse jackson insists there was never just one to begin with. >> you always had a broad base of people fighting for their freedom and fighting for their dignity. we never had just one. >> and what about those who say he's too old that his day has come and gone? >> mandela came out leading at 72. moses started preaching at 80. (laughing). >> i'm excited really, the week of the voting rights act. it's a huge responsibility. >> if reverend jackson represents old school race leadership dante berry represents the new that uses social media to 'em power.

empower. >> how does social media allow to you do that? >> we look at trayvon martin, came to the fore, because of million hoodies. shown solidarity, among black things. >> and million hoodies was onto something. among all online users 76% of african americans are on facebook surpassing whites whiets and hispanics. at 16%. >> let's get it together black folks let's change our ways. glfer. >> reporter: jonathan gentrysays change starts at home. >> voting yourself back, it's

easier for you to blame someone than to change from within and make a better future for yourself and your children. >> after jonathan gentry posted his video online, he said he received death threats but didn't stop him from speaking out. >> some of the people you spoke to in the package said they don't need one or two leaders maybe more. what does the future look like? >> it's interesting the future looks more inclusive. you have to remember that this old guard of black leadership classically looked like african americans. they came from the baptist pulpit. our generation, we grew up with a president who was mixed race, we grew up in indonesian and hawaii our experiences are a bit more heterogeneous. that's how we are beginning to cull this breadth of experience to connect and discover not only

these race issues but issues of things like class. >> television brought the civil rights movement to the people in the '60s but clearly the technology has changed everything. what's the importance of twitter and facebook in this movement? >> well, the importance of twitter and facebook is that it allows lots of voices to be heard. and it's also a medium where you're representing yourself. a lot of people my age look at jesse jackson and look at reverend sharpton and say it's really the mainstream media that props them up and continues to give them voice. now i say a funny statement on twitter and i don't need that to support me. >> thank you theloniuouius monk.

>> black people being led somewhere is a dangerous road. we have been led other places and it didn't always end up well. speaking for ourselves that's kind of exciting to me. >> i mean some white folk might say, well, martin luther king, helped lead black america to a good place. what would you say to that? >> well, first of all i think it's interesting that martin luther king is always quoted. specifically there were a lot of things during martin luther king's time that people were not excited about. martin luther king wasn't seen as bringing together a unified force, he was seen as a rabble rousing militant. this gentle light and all of the things he did for his people is something of an emask laition emass

cue emass emasc rvetionlation of his legacy it also pretends that everything has been okay sings 1968 most of which are lies. >> eventually john lewis was replaced by stokeley carmichael and snccc. don't you need leaders in a movement? >> need? do you need leaders yes. do you need a leader, no. you do need leaders because you need point people. unfortunately in places like twitter and facebook everybody has a voice. sometimes it's so noisy that nobody is able to hear what's being said. yes you need point people. i think that's dangerous both

for the movement and the leader. >> we just watched jon stewart step down from his position on the daily show. as a comedians parody plays a big part of what you do. can you point to what parody and satire plays in race? >> definite. it's just uncomfortable to talk about specifically for white america which is understandable. it is one of those things where if i don't have to experience i don't have to talk about it. for black latino and asian americans, we don't have that opportunity. satire was always used to attack systems. i think it's important that those of us who have that voice and are bent that way would like to write that type of material, just do it. sometimes you attack it a little more deceitfully.

parody does that, satire does that. it gives you sugar with your medicine with makes it easier to take. >> martin luther king put his life on the lined. so many others who are leaders put his life on the line, jesse jackson has stood up for so many years. do you think you are paying disrespect to those leaders who went before you? >> that is an interesting question. i say respect is if i needed a center today i wouldn't take kareem abdul jabbar, his time has past. not to say jekee jackson or al sharpton's time is past. these sort of economic and social circumstances that they might not be able to take care

of. >> thank you very much, it's good to have you on the program. >> our series on race continues on al jazeera america. tomorrow we'll bring you the story of rozzie lau. >> what ethnicity are you? i think i checked multiple boxes, this is who i am, you know? >> census figures projecting that white people will drop out of the majority by the year 2044. now to the weather. coldest of the season. sweeping across the midwest. our kevin corriveau is here with that. kevin. >> that's right john. the accommodatest we've seen all winter -- the coldest we've seen all winter long. it brought boston to its feet as you can see here. over the next couple of days though with that system that's

bringing in the colder air we are going to be seeing some snow pushing through. this snow is not going to be too much a factor as it makes its way across much of the northeast. what is going to be a factor is this actor air that's going to come down towards south over the next day. friday to saturday, you can see how these purples move across the great great lakes. first of all on saturday we're look at minneapolis a high of 6 there. new york not too bad as we approach saturday. but sunday, that air starts to make its way towards east. temperatures that are well below average and not only for the northeast, temperatures in the south are going to be about ten to 15° below average for this type of year. and we're also going to be seeing some very strong wind, john back to you. >> kevin thank you.

we turn to syria where the battles continue. syrian troops took control of key areas near damascus and the golan heights. forces loyal to syrian president bashar al-assad, the attacks happened in the cities of homs and damascus. al jazeera can't verify these videos posted to a social media website. u.n. asking president assad to freeze hostilities in the city of aleppo. that's been a flash point for years. popular uprising against assad's government began in 2011. groups looting many places sacred to muslims. we talked to michael dante a real life monument man who

advises the u.s. government how to save moment monument sites before it becomes too late. >> an important part of revenue sites of jihadi networks operating in iraq and now syria. i.s.i.l. takes the cultural property of ethnic and religious minorities loots archaeological sites and also robs cultural repositories. many victims who are risking their lives to photograph damage to archaeological sites in syria to monitor what's hatching in the illicit antiquities trade and gather what's out there. on a daily basis they are risking their lives. they could fall prey to extremists kidnapped or killed with the decline in rule of law

in the growth of extremist organizations, we have seen mosques and shrines blown to pieces, destroyed using heavy machinery, it's difficult to keep up with rate of destruction. the scale of destruction across north africa and the middle east right now is unprecedented since the second world war but i'm hopeful that the conflict will be ended soon and we can begin the important work of putting it all together. >> five of the six unesco sites have been seriously damaged by the fighting. coming up on our broadcast africa.'s future congo's natural resources and the gorillas caught in the middle.

>> hundreds of students gather in the campus of the university of north carolina. remembering the muslim students who were killed. police say the incident was likely to be sparked by an incident over parking but some family members said they were killed for being muslim. president of the unc muslims i appreciate you trying to get on with us tonight. we've got a little time. give me a reaction to what's happened on your campus. >> we just at first it was disbelief. we just -- these were three amazing members of our community of the muslim community at unc of the muslim community at large and the triangle community and it's disbelief and shock over

what happened last night. >> do you agree or disagree with the family members who said they were killed because they were muslim? >> the police are investigating and we still don't know but hopefully the investigation will reveal whether it was a crime. >> there are people who are concerned that this crime is representative of something bigger, of a sort of islam phobia that exists within the united states, i know you say the investigation continues but do you experience this on the campus, do you experience the kind of prejudice on the campus of unc? >> fortunately here, unfortunately in the past couple of years there has been a rise in islamophobia. we have not experienced anything of the sort. we are in sync with the rest of the community, this is why this

came as such a surprise an shock. >> how many muslims are at unc? >> i would say in the hundreds. we definitely have a large community. duke right across the street has i think 800 undergraduates alone. put that in perspective. >> we are glad to get you on, thank you for sticking around to speak to us. we appreciate it. >> thank you for having me, thank you very much. >> horrific allegations against the sudan eastese army. stephanie sy has the story. >> corroborated by conversations with sudanese soldiers who later defected. the soldiers say they were ordered by their superiors to rape. at the end of october the soldiered stormed a village in

darfur the government limited access to tabbat by investigators. >> essentially the government of sudan denies that any rape took place in this town at the time. they went to drastic measures to blockade the town. we spoke to half a do dozen men who were allegedly speaking out for what took place. >> days after the alleged attacks, they found the area tightly controlled and information sparse. we are going to speak to the person who compiled the report, spoke to a dozen rape victims and brings this to light. we are going to tell you about cases of rape used as a weapon of war. >> stephanie sy thank you. one of the last safe havens of african wildlife is located

deep in the congo. varunga national park. leaving many endangered animals caught in the middle, it is the subject of the oscar nominated film varunga. >> varunga is a story of four very brave individuals battling to protect the national park, home of the last of the world's mountain gorillas. it is one of the most biodiverse places on our planet and home to the last 880 or so mountain gorillas. there are probably more people in this building than there are mountain gorillas. it is a park very focused on people. varunga is really driving forward economic development in the region and with that

stability and there's a chance of long lasting peace. the rangers of varunga national park are some bravest people i've ever come across. people of integrity. every day they wake up and risk their life to protect this park. they do that because they know the potential this place has to really transform the region. it really represents an enormous opportunity for eastern con congo. i was drawn to the park because of the park's amazing rangers and the inspiring work they were doing trying to rebuild their country after 20 years of war. that is a story i want to go and tell. when i got there very quickly i learned about the actions of this oil company soco international and their legal exploration of oil they were doing in the middle of the park. >> we are hearing so many bombs.

>> i think one of the things that struck me most was during the heavy fighting in 2013, the gorillas forest had been relentlessly bombed for about five months. no one had seen the wild gorillas. eventually there was a period when the fighting died down and the rangers could track the gorillas. when they first found the family of gorillas, instead of the mountain gorillas attacking them, and saying what have you humans been doing to our forest, they wanted to gently reach out and touch the rangers. that's what i thought these amazing creatures were about. >> they must not feel they are abandoned. they must feel they are in the family. >> donated all the profits to

varunga national park and the movie is now available to stream on netflix. that's the news. the news continues in two minutes with antonio mora and stephanie sy. don't go away. away.

this resolution reflects our core objective to destroy i.s.i.l. >> president obama asks for authorization after the fact. sending a request to congress to go after i.s.i.l. but some lawmakers are concerned fearing it opens the door to another ground war in the middle east. and fighting overshadshadows diplomacy. war crimes leveled at the sudanese army. >> after the men had been removed or arrested, the soldiers proceeded to