hey're still having nightmares >> if you can't straighten out your kids... >> they're mine >> al jazeera america presents camp last resort on al jazeera america >> this is the true definition of tough love >> this is al jazeera america. i'm thomas drayton, in new york. let's get you caught up with the top stories on this hour. >> what they do here will not reverberate. >> thousands gather to honour the men and women that cross the bridge this selma, 50 years ago today. we'll look at the lasting impact on that day on the generations that followed. >> a new round of deadly attacks in northern nigeria, on a day when boko haram pledges allegiance to i.s.i.l.

it comes as another attack by the army on boko haram. [ ♪♪ ] . >> if someone told me when we crossed the bridge that we'd be back her introducing the president, i would have said you are crazy, out of your mind. president obama. >> a haunting image. one of the leaders of the historic march. one of the leaders returns to reflect on a powerful movement. president obama led a long list of dick nit race that gather --

dignitaries that gathered in the not steps of those that crossed the bridge. >> we honour those that walked so we can run. we must run so our children soar and we must not grow weary because we believe in the power of awesome guys, and in the sacred promise. >> the 50th anniversary ceremony paid tribute to pioneers of the civil right movement. tony harris takes a look at today's event in selma. [ singing ] >> reporter: on a day when the painful past was revisited. a man beaten leading a baseful march for voting rights brought the past into the here and now. >> the selma movement is saying today that we can do something.

so i say to you, don't give up anything that will give great meaning to you. don't get involved in a see of despair. stand up for what you believe. >> next it was the moment most had come to see, the 44th president of the united states and the first african american president with his predecessor george w. bush describe bloody sunday years ago. >> it was not a clash of armies but a clash of wills. a contest to determine the true meaning of america. >> reporter: he highlighted priorities, rolling back poverty, a guarantee of a good education for america. >> what is our excuse today for not voting. how do we discart so many

thoughts. how do we give away hour power, our voice. >> the president cautioned against the shooting death. and a scathing justice department report on how little things have changed in 50 years. >> if you know nothing has changed, ask someone that lived through selma, chicago or los angeles of the 1950s. >> he focused on what his view of america is. he exhorted young people to take the lead in shaping the future of the country. >> you are america, unconstrained by habit and convention. unenkum bered by what is because you are willing to seize what ought to be. >> then, a final act in an emotional charged day. president obama and his family along with president bush and

former first lady laura bush walking across the edmond pedize bridge and into the history brooks. >> i had an opportunity to talk to martin luther king iii and we talked of a number of things. i want to share some of them. >> so many people i spoke to expressed concerns about the voting act and the action by the supreme court in 2003, striking down a key provision. what are your thoughts on the president's comments today above the voting rights act, a need to strengthen it. >> i did i have a 3-point plan. the first point would be that we would have registration online which 20 states have, and that would be the first priification and you could register on the

same day. the second is people are concern the about an i.d. we need a new i.d. when a new i.d. is needed, how do you get it to students, poor people students. it creates a scenario where a significant number can't vote. we propose taking the social security card and putting a picture on it. the third provision is the worst day to vote is tuesday. why would we not have a three day election on a thursday, friday saturday. or friday and saturday would be the election. we still would have advanced voting and sunday votings and those mind of things. official days would be a weekend day. i can't imagine why we would not

do to or why the people would not vote for. >> i think you can imagine why he wouldn't. given the division in the country and how polarized the congress is. >> all that being said and true the fact is that 100 members of congress were here. i'm not sure of the divide but there were democrats and republicans here. >> later, more of tony's interview with martin luther king iii. and he'll share the members of a civil rights activist that helped his father change history. americans came from all over the country to reflect on the movement in the '60s. robert ray was in the crowd. 40,000 converged on selma to remember the 50th anniversary of

the march across the brim over my shoulder. we listened and talked to many on the streets. >> they had opportunities that we never had, that my mum never had. it's important for us, number one, to make sure the kids understand the privilege that they had, and for them to understand that although they had that privilege, there are some that will look at them the way that they shouldn't. >> i'm proud of where we are right now. >> there's no question there's a divide between blacks and whites in the south and in alabama. >> there is a dividesometimes in blacks and whites not just in alamama, but all over the country. that's what we need to talk about. we need to work on a personal-type thing. >> well, for me it's a blessing. we see the americans had

changed. they have a lot of changes to do. we are on our way. >> do you understand the gravity of today? >> yes, i think it's significant, and that the president is here to see the 50th anniversary, i directly understand the sackry vises that they made so i would be able to see the generation now. it could get better. >> i think this speaks of the president. it was a powerful speech something that the nation needs to here and understand. it's not just one colour, it's all colours, and he's just trying to make everything better for them. >> so that bridge right there represents a universal bridge and a symbolic, and martin luther king would be excited about the fact that people are

concerned and are speaking out, and their voices are being heard. >> thomas, tomorrow and on sunday hundreds of people will converge on the bridge making the trek to alamama. 54 miles, taking about five days. commemorating the historic march 50 years ago, and hoping for a powerful path forward when conversations can be open and race relations can move ahead in america. the first lady gave a statement about the event in selma. she said: we'll have a lot more on selma in a few minutes in the weekly segment "a deeper look", we'll focus on race in america and

legacy turning to other news an announcement in boko haram -- from boko haram. the message in arabic pledges allegiance to i.s.i.l. it's not the first time the group made a pledge coming on a gay when there was multiple bombings. >> another bloody day in morne nigeria. these are victims of attacks by boko haram. a scene that is a routine in the north. >> the dead are in the mall and the injured freed. there were reports that it was the work of male and female suicide bombers. >> dozens were killed in the attacks on my degree.

a city home to a million people. this is the bloodiest attack since boko haram seized it. people are so used to the violence and are more concerned about leaving the next day. the military from cameroon, niger and chad forced the fighters from their bases. the nigerian military took back many towns and villages. now the group has stepped up its attacks on soft targets. this is causing a lot of concern among nigerians that witnessed such bombs before. >> the eight worker killed by i.s.i.l. will be remembered at a surface. hundreds turned out.

the 26-year-old died last month. at the service mueller's father red a letter tent to him. >> some people find out in nature in suffering. i have known what my life work is. using by hand, this is my life's work. >> mueller was described as an ultimate good samar tan with a quick wit. >> the supreme court approved the investigation. including 33 election officials. prosecutors say it involves corruption in brazil's own merge company petrogas. victoria gatenby explains. >> reporter: the list of names was released by the brazil supreme court. among those accused of taking bribes was the former president

and chambers of congress. all but one from dilma rousseff's coalition. private firms paid corrupt officials. the state-owned oil firm. the president chaired board where much of the corruption is believed to have taken place. she's been cleared of involvement. speaking before the list of games. the focus was on the struggling economy. >> we are entering a new phase in confronting the crisis in which a number of measures would be needed. but the scandal has taken the establishment and under mined support for ruse you dilma rousseff and is struggling to stave off the res session.

petrogas matters have been brewing for months. you wouldn't necessarily have to wait until the end of the investigation or the sentence process. if there was evidence it would go to the ethics board and then to the floor. under brazilian law. elected politicians could only be tried by the supreme court. and it must be decided whether there is enough proof to put them on trial. >> a madison wisconsin police officer is on leave after shooting and killing an unarmed black teenager. 19 year-old died after assaulting an officer inside an apart: there was a call that robinson was jumping in and out of traffic. a second call says the man was responsible for a battery. the officer forced his way into

the apartment after hearing a disturbance. robinson assaulted the police officer, knocking him down with a blow to the head. the police chief urged calm at a press conference this afternoon. >> i want to be very transparent. he was unarmed. and that is going to make this all the more complicated for the investigators, for the public to accept to understand and to wait patiently for what other circumstances, if any were there, that were attended to this scene, such that deadly force had to be used. >> robinson's mother said her son wasn't a violent person. we apologise, we don't have that. we'll have that. protesters staged demonstrations near the scene of the shooting.

madison's police chief officer had been involved in a previous shooting. we'll have more of the interview with martin luther king the first. america owes the marchers and alamama a debt. a look at what was left goodnight by of the heroes of 1965. >> join the conversation about issues from women around the world. tuesday. family members in danger. from the people you trust to care for them. f.d.a. covers the warnings used for the convenience of theft. the deadly nursing home shortcut you need to know about. what goes on when you are not there. "america tonight"

welcome back. 50 years ago hundreds of people began a march crossing the edmund pedize bridge. president obama joined a group of leaders. they crossed the bridge in the footsteps of john luize and others attacked as they reached the far side. within days the voting act was

before congress. the president voted for the sacrifice that original writers made. >> we must run so our children store. and we will not go weary, for we believe in the power of an awesome guy and a sacred promise. the president offered a call to act. he wants to roll back poverty with a plan including more jobs in education reforms, and reforms in the justice system including addressing unfair sentencing practices. joining us from selma, an associate professor of political science. and bill payne, a former new jersey assemblyman. great to have you both with us on this historic day. >> i'll start with you. how should the movement be

defined 6 years later? >> well i think the - obviously the selma march was memorialized today as a mop umental move part of the civil right movement. today, getting together and recognising those people who participated some 50 years ago at that particular time was something that needed to be done, shut be done, and memorialize that. when i think about it 50 years ago, or today, 50 years later, there's more that needs to be done. so much mar that we hoped would have been accomplished by this time. unfortunately, it seems as though the racism that we experienced way back then is rearing its ugly head and has never gone away. i think what we'll see now with the selma march and the ferguson issues are those that will

awaken people now. >> as we look at the haunting images, ms gillespie, it was not only a day to reflect on the past, but to shine a light on the future was it not. >> yes. it was a day of remembrance and reflection. president obama outlined strategies and causes that he wanted to take into the future. calling on congress to revise section 4 of the act. it was an important step and i would have liked for him to give details about the proposal. the important thing is not what happened on march 7th. but what happened. >> is there a moment that stuck with you today, being out there in selma. >> there were a lot of moments. people stood outside for

six hours waiting for the president, and that they were respectful and hopeful. there was a bit of a counter demonstration, and it reflects some of the intentions and some of the impatience was the progress yet to come. it's an important time to reflect how far the country has come, and how far we have to go. >> mr payne, i hope you don't mind, i want to share an image back in the day. you were a student at university, and you met with dr martin luther king. how did he shape your thoughts for the future? >> this is you here correct. >> that's me, right. >> at that time i was a national chairman of the youth and college chapters of the n.a.a.c.p., a student, i was elected national chairman and selected to be the chairman of the convention in the 1950s, as a matter of fact. and doctor king was a keynote

speaker, he and dr philip ranked afl. there were three speakers martin luther king me and dr philip randolph. that's me leading dr king after he made a mag nifent speech, there's magdol is there, and that young man at that time said that he was going back to mississippi, even though he was threatened with an assassination. he said i'm going back because it's a beautiful state. he went back and gave the life. that's a reason why bill payne and others questioned it. if he gave his life and they knew it would be given. >> you shows a line in politics. what was it like being a political figure.

>> one of the things i learnt because of people like that. >> you must do everything you can wherever you are to change the situation here. >> when i was a member. i tried to use that position not to remain here. and use the position for that. i took on issues that some were unpopular, but i didn't care. one of which was i bruised legislation which is now law. which say that's the african-american contributions must be infused into the regular curriculum. not only black schools, not only feb, but throughout the year. all children will know of the contributions that african-americans will made. i was not test. >> there has been many changes, and the mini challenges to get the right to vote. many don't have that. one in 13 african-americans.

randall pinkston has more on the fight to get it back on the electoral role. >> dade owns a car service. he's looking forward to a busy weekend. for client in town with the 50th anniversary of the march. half a century ago protestors were trying to put an end to racial discrimination in voting. he was 18 when he lost his voting rights. sattler landed a job in alamama to restore voting rights. >> at one point i was helping people, and i couldn't vote. >> it is a national problem. >> there are 4.5 million americans who were working in the community that cannot vote. if you include the people that

don't have the right to vote that will be about 6 million. every other state in america limits the voting rights of felons. a voting rights advocate with the brennan center a think tank to improving the criminal justice system said that voter respriction strickeds have a history. >> it can be traced back to the jim crow era when states were forced to allow freed african american men to vote. we are trying to look for other ways to keep them from voting. >> the worst were from the deep south. mississippi lawmakers was proposed to disenfranchise voters. on a theory that those crimes would be committed by fern

americans. later they used taxes and tests to eliminate minority voters. restrictions continue. many believe it's a civil rights issue. >> mark kennedy is a retired judge who worked to change the law. >> sympathy for those in the public. at the same time why take away a person's rite to vote. they paid their debt and served their term in prison. >> we are a country of second chances. most americans believe when they serve their time they have rights and responsibilities. >> the brennan center was having success to ease these. the rules are complicated. it took david sadler 15 years to get a pardon. so many died in sacrifices along

the way. i said whatever i had to do to get the vote back. >> he worked where there were more than 250,000. once again, randall pinkston, many are fighting to get their rights back. many young people believe their vote doesn't count. how do we change it. it takes a lot of factors. first, it takes education. young people tend not to vote relative to the elders because of experience with the political system. it's the responsibility of older people. there are teachers grandparents, and community members teaching voters about the importance of voter participation. and give them the tools and know what ideas to take where that is applicable to get them involved. >> the other thing that is important for young people.

is to see examples of elected officials who look like them. there's a lot of evidence that suggest that the minority, people in positions of power are more likely to feel in power, and that translates into higher personification. >> we have seen many people chip away at voting laws voter i.d. laws. have we taken a step back in a stens. >> we have. >> one of the -- in a sense. >> we have. one of the things we noticed is people are lulled into a peaceful thing where they don't seem to be aware that their problem exists as it does. as i said earlier, the selma march, and ferguson is beginning to bring this whole fight back into the forefront. one of the things we used to have are people with rights and others that participate in the fight. i heard many people say among

their friends. if they bring up the issue of race, they don't want to talk about it. they deny it exists, and hopefully what we see, with people becoming more and more aware. the same people will participate. did the election of a blank president change the dialogue. >> many people say we arrived. the fact that we have a black men and a white house. that's not the case. there are polls that show civil rights is low on the polling now than it was when president obama took office. i have seen people that took or don't seem to be aware of the problems that we have. until the community acknowledges that we do have racism. that we couldn't have a problem we are resolving.

>> we'll talk about black lives matter. it brought out a new generation fighting for civil rights. they have their own ideas that are different. long-time leaders of the movement. over the past six months too often protests erupted in violence. >> we reciprocated hate with hate. that's where we went wrong. >> a californian man made headlines when posting this youtube video. >> stop burning down your communities and where you live. he said all the still rights leaders set an outdated example. >> to all you leaders out there let's get it together. let's get it together because this is embarrassing. we need to change the sense of direction. >> and gentry may not be alone.

african-americans asked if it was effective, 49% said it was time for new leaders, 39% said leaders are effective. at a new york rally at martin luther king day, protesters agreed. >> the reason al sharpton and jesse jackson are booed. they are a representation of blackness, but not the spirit and the movement. time for the next generation to step up step in, and take the movement to the next level. >> we need alternative perspective. new idea. new approaches. anthony bradley took books. so long as it was black and white in asia and hispanic and mixed, and all sorts of things on the list. reverend sharpton and reverend jackson may not be the best

representatives. >> who will be the leader of this new generation? >> that's a great question. we have to wait to see. there may be one person those days are over. >> reverend jesse jackson insists they never left one to begin with. >> there's always a broad base of people fighting for freedom and dignity. never just one. >> what about those that say he's too old, that his day has come and gone. >> miller came out in '72, motorcycles in '80. i'm excited to see a generation that comes in the wake you have act. >> reporter: hi dante. if reverend jackson represents old school. dante perry is an example of the new, using social media to

empower young people of colour. >> how does social media help you do that. >> we have a number of individuals on the book and on twitter. particularly twitter, that follow us. if you look at trayvon martin. he came to fruition through black twitter. >> what is black twitter? >> it's a demographic of black folks on twitter, and that showed solidarity community among black things. >> a million hoodies was on to something. among all online users 76% of african-americans are on facebook surpassing whites and his panition. 29% -- hispanics. 29 ds use twitter. >> let's get it together and change our ways. >> >> reporter: it will take more than social media and new leaders to overcome racism. change starts at home. >> you are holding yourself

back. it's ease your for you to blame someone than you to cheap within and make a better future for yourself and your children a new way to get the message out. that was morgan radford reporting. do you see a parallel between the 1965 marches and the black lives matter movement. >> absolutely. this is the front line of the new civil rights movement. what is interesting in the set up piece is there has been generational struggles in the african-american quest for freedom. 50, 60 years ago martin luther king was a radical by those that thought the approach was the most appropriate. it's not unusual that young people today will go tired of civil rights leaders of jesse jackson and al-sharp tonne. younger people have a lot to lurn from older people. there's a -- learn from older people. if they present themselves in a

way to offer help and handle issues near and dear to their harts, we'll be able to find a happy medium. in the report they were talking about those days being over. >> one of the things i learnt that many people seem to have been misled. it's my understands that in ferguson, after the shootings, there was an election and in the election only 6% of the people were involved it that election. young people need to understand unless they had an impact on elected officials ability to hold office they would not change anything. many people were told my vote doesn't count so i will not vote. that's what the enemies of civil rights want to occur. don't bother voting. if you look at the areas, personnel of voters is high. there's a correlation between the numbers of people that

register and vote. president obama mentioned it. they are giving away the power. my instruction or lesson to young people is make sure - this is where we are. it's a pattize pattery democracy, if you want to bring about change. we have to work. >> when you look at the movement, black lives matter, do you feel it's discarded. they need to benefit from the knowledge of some of those who have been around for a while. we are willing to teach. if we stay on the outside of the main stream of american government. they'll not bring about the changes. they are delewding themselves we are the ones giving away the power. >> i know it's been dissected, the debate. the question is what are the next steps? >> well i think for the black lives matter movement, we have to take the black lives matter

into the black lives votes matter movement. as we go into the season. we need to win for the officials and hold them accountantable. >> if there were elected officials that do not take racial justice seriously. they do not deserve the votes of those that care about the issues. and they need to be mobilized. i think that as we move forward into this legislative year that ests to make sure that the law is changed and the state level continue to build so that state legislators, and sydney council leaders could change policy on the local level. the protests were great. and if they don't translate into meetings with legislators, it would come to naught. >> final thoughts. final thoughts we agree the elected officials must be held accountable. if we do not participate in

voting for them, these elected officials walk away. it's important for us to recognise one of the most powerful records we have is for voters to have an impact on the election and we can dictate policy. if we do not participate we will not have influence, that is important. we'll have to leave it there. >> thank you both for joining us. i appreciate your time on a deeper look tonight. >> coming up on the programme. martin luther king iii. >> they made it to montgomerie, and five months later the president signed the voting rights act. >> he talks about the breakthroughs from that momentous day 50 years ago. first, two jazz journalists held in egypt are back in court tomorrow, to face charges of spreading false news.

charges that al jazeera denies.

the iraqi army is said to be making headway in the battle of tikrit. shia militias are attacking positions on the outskirts of tikrit. i.s.i.l. seized control of the town. today joint chiefs chair said the combined forces are likely to win the battle. further north - i.s.i.l. destroyed the second heritage sites. >> another ancient city destroyed. this time 110km south of mosul. on the list of world heritage sites. it was on the list because it was a congruence of correctle roman influences. you could see it in the city, the temples and the fortified walls. even for people that don't follow oshingiology new that city. scenes of it "the exorcist" were

shot there. tourism condemned the efforts demolished. that fight provt difficult. iraqi military forces backed by shia militias are yet to leave tikrit days after declaring an offensive. they cleared towns and villages along the way. they are not into the city. in western anbar, the u.s. military and iraqi partners have taken back the town of el-baghdadi, it is close to a military base where the u.s. and other coalition members operate. sources on the ground. including provincial politicians say that it has not been freed, that there is fighting going on. all of that is due to be discussed by mitchell dempsey, the top u.s. -- by general martin

martin dempsey, the top u.s. official. the u.s. made clear that it has and wants to remain a key partner in the fight. particularly in places like western anbar. >> jane arraf in baghdad. >> australia, china and malaysia may need a new strategy for the missing malaysia airlines flight. if the underwater search turns up nothing by the end of may, it will go back to the drawing board. the plane disappeared on march 8th on a route from couple pure to beijing. all on board are assumed dead. tomorrow two journalists from the al jazeera media group go on trial for the second time. mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed return to court in cairo on charges spreading false news. charges al jazeera strongly denies. they were charged with a third journalist peter greste but he

was deported under a presidential decree. we have this report on what mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed can expect. >> reporter: it will be the third time for al jazeera's mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed to appear in court for their retrial. on january 1st, the court threw out the men's convictions and ordered a retrial. the judge freed the men on bail on day one of the retrial, which started february 13th. mohamed fadel fahmy was ordered to pay a security bond of just over $33,000 and february 23rd the judge adjourned the case until march the 8th because the witnesses failed to show up. >> it's not clear what proceedings will talk place, and if the cas will be postponed again. al jazeera is demanding a speedy process for the case against their staff.

baher mohamed and mohamed fadel fahmy were freed after spending 411 days behind bars. baher mohamed went home to his wife and three children. he missed the birth of his son while he was in gaol. meanwhile, mohamed fadel fahmy returned home to his family and fiancee. he gave up his egyptian citizenship to speed up his release. but their ordeal is far from over. the men stand accused of aiding the muslim brotherhood, which was declared a terrorist organization four days before they were arrested on december 29, 2013. in the months that followed. they stood trial along side their colleague in what legal experts called a farce. on june 23rd, they were found guilty and sentenced to between 7 and 10 years in prison. six other al jazeera colleagues from sentenced in absentia to a

deg decade each behind bars. the global journalism community demanded a string of protests around the world. meanwhile, diplomatic efforts to deport peter greste paid off. on february the first after 400 days in gaol. efforts to deport him to canada proved unsuccessful. that fate, and that of six other journalists lies once again in the hands of the egyptian judiciary. >> up next more of our interview with martin luther king iii. a key figure in the march through selma. it was amelia boyd and encouraged many to come to alamama.

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50 years after a bloody sunday thousands returned to selmale alamama. they came to honour the 600 speck daysors. it was a march that led to the passage of the first voter rights act in 1965. earlier tonight tony harris had a chance to speak to martin luther king iii. i keep going back to the sadness that i felt coming to the city because at 2: 13 when the supreme court decimated the voter rights act. what would my father feel. he and his team did, in a sense. the state helped the provider. it also helped to take it away. that's an interesting scenario.

when i look at alamama, 1955, when ms rosa park sat down, a victory sitting in buses. 1963, birmingham, and in '64, the civil rights act. 1965 the voters act. all these movements. great progress has been made. there's a dicot my of 40 years, 45 years later. it's stifled a little. what's the take away from selma, the president challenging the next generation forward. >> what is on the take away is we have to get engaged. i would like to know of 40,000-plus people. how many of them are registered. ferguson - when we think about 12% of the population voted, now, we have 60%, 50% voted.

would the outcome have been the same. i don't know that. i would thing that it would be. >> it's not just us. to all people across america have to be involved in the political process to encourage confrees to lead and not be divisive. >> if not for aneilia -- amelia boyden some wonder if there was a march. she told martin luther king to come to alamama. it brings back memories for the 103-year-old woman. [ singing ] . >> you can never remember selma, and forget the bridge. here were the jefferson david highway leaves down and heads north to montreal it's one of

the first steps for the last long journey in the fight against jim crow began. >> [ singing ] >> reporter: >> reporter: and here, a local woman, barely known outside her alamama home town was the image of bloody sunday seen around the world. today amelia is 103. but she clearly recalls the terror of that day. officers tried to stop the marchers demanding the right to vote. feeding them with sticks. with billy clubs. anything. they began to beat the people. they did everything they could to get the people to run back

where they were beating them. >> at the bridge over the river, amelia was one of hundreds to face the brutal forces of a renegade sheriff. >> he hit me. in the back of my neck. the back of my shoulder. and it hurt, but i didn't know what to do. i had no idea on what i should do. then the second hit. it felled me. i mel to the ground. that, i was unconscious. even then the torture didn't end. an officer pumped tear gas into her eyes and mouth. somebody came and said.

stayed true. there's somebody dead over there, and he said somebody is dead. if anybody is dead. we are going to let the buzz arts eat them. >> amelia boyton didn't die, she and the marchers made their way to montgomery. president johnson months later forced through a voting rights act. and 50 years later amelia boyton is living to see her community guided by black leaders. >> i'm thomas drayton in new york. thank you for watching. "america tonight" weekend is coming up next. be safe.

[ singing ] >> we have come a long way since the event of sunday. selma changed the world. >> if someone had told me that we were crossing the brim that one day i would be back here introducing the first african-american president i would have said you are crazy, outs of your mind. president obama. we honour those who walk so we could run. we must run so our children soar. we will not grow weary, we believe in the power of an

awesome guys, and we believe in the country, this sacred promise. [ ♪♪ ]

boko haram strikes again. serial blasts kill more than 50 in its strong hold as the rebel group pledges allegiance to i.s.i.l. hello, this is al jazeera, i'm in doha, and also ahead in the next 30 minutes... ..closing in on tikrit. iraqi forces liberate from a nearby town. from i.s.i.l. >> [ chanting ] a