ary. that is our program. have yourself a great weekend. >> what happened man. saddam hussein former right hand man turned i.s.i.l. leader may be no more. the man the pentagon once named the king of clubs has been killed. on the ground. hundreds of american soldiers are in ukraine their job to train ukraine troops. the parents of the youngest

boston bombing victim are calling on the justice department to spare dzhokhartsarnaev's life. kill switch, shutting down cell phone service during a national emergency. >> you have to be very sure that when you shut it down, there's a real defensible public safety reason for doing you it. >> should the government have the power to cut on communication to protect national security? good evening i'm antonio mora. this is al jazeera america. he was one of iraq's most wanted men, now he may be dead. izzat ibrahim al-douri was once a top deputy to saddam hussein. he's been on the run since 2003 and recently suspected to be allied with i.s.i.l. al-douri was killed in fighting near tikrit. jeavmentjamie mcintire has more from

washington. >> reporter: antonioantonio iraqis have killed al-douri, his distinctive red hair, al-douri was killed in a fight between iraqi forces and i.s.i.l. fighters. once hussein's right and man one of the highest ranking men still unaccounted for the king of clubs, in the deck of cards the military gave to their troops so they could recognize the 52 most wanted. suspected of leading a sunni insurgent group. a lead of an old baathist group.

when it took over mosul. when once al-douri's demise would take much flow, it is of little interest and no longer tracking if he was still at large and state department has no confirmation and no prepared statement. >> if it's true, it would be great for iraqi security force he but i just don't know yet. we're looking into it. >> almost all the original 52 cars in the deck have been captured or killed. the ace of spades saddam hussein was executed in 2006 after his capture in 2003. his two suns ude and kuse were killed by u.s. troops that same year. now with the king of clubs gone the last vestiges of the rule of saddam hussein inn are slowing slowly becoming a piece of history.

antonio. >> thank you. officials say three people were killed when a car bomb exploded in erbile. all u.s. personnel are accounted for and none were hurt in the blast. kim vanel is there. >> reporter: the car bomb went off 545 iraq time. it was very, very loud, local sources are telling us that at least three people have been killed possibly more. at least eight people have been injured including two americans and one turkish national. this is unusual for erbile, usually it's very very safe and spared much of the violence with the fight with i.s.i.l. in baghdad at least 27 people were killed on friday in a wave of bomb blasts, the most severe of which was in an area of a car

dealership recent days applauded the gains that have been made against islamic state of iraq and the levant here in iraq but i think it's clear to say that with these latest attacks it's too early to say that the tide has been turned. >> kim vanel in erbile. security officials say al qaeda fighters attacked a key weapons storehouse in the eastern city of mukala. they say the group took tanks rocket launchers and guns. meanwhile, the world health organization says 760 have died in the fighting and thousands of yemenis have fled their homes. u.s. soldiers are in ukraine to train the military.

but the move could destabilize the region. john siegenthaler reports. >> army's 173rd brigade based in italy. first major u.s. army unit to serve in vietnam. their arrival comes as ukraine's fight with russian backed separatists flares sporadically. the ceasefire deal signed in february is under constant strain. in this village near the front line exchange of country gier test thegun fire strainthe ceasefire.

russian president vladimir putin went on national tv on thursday and denied there were russian troops in ukraine but the u.s. is skeptical. >> i express my strong belief that the european council needs to continue the current sanctions that are in place until we've seen full implementation ofimplementation of the minsk agreement. petro poroshenko says sanction he are not enough and has been pleading with nato for more u.s. support. sparking a warning from russia. >> translator: the united states and its allies have crossed all possible lines to bring kiev into their orbit. that could not fail to trigger our rations. >> lives mostly civilians have been taken.

>> john siegenthaler, al jazeera. >> emotions as crowds gather to remember the germanwings crash. german chancellor angela merkel joined 1400 guests for the memorial service in cologne. those who died, including co-pilot andreas lubitz who investigators believe deliberately crashed the plane. the parents of the youngest person to die in the boston marathon bombing are speaking out on dzhokhartsarnaev's behalf. john terret has the story.

>> whether or not dzhokhartsarnaev should be put to death or not the community's response carries a lot of weight. the parents of the youngest victim believe that dzhokhartsarnaev should not be put to death but rather spend life in prison. bill and denise richard write we know the state's reason for seeking the death penalty but years of appeals and prolong reliving the most painful day of our lives. the second phase of dzhokhartsarnaev's trial is due begin on tuesday where the jury will decide whether to sentence him to life behind bars or put to death. key figures including boston's mayor marty walsh. >> i support the richard family, how hard it is what they're going through with the trial.

>> and the governor of massachusetts, charlie baker. >> i think their perspectives should be taken into account by the jury and by the feds. >> the state last put someone to death in 1947. but tsarnaev's case is a federal affair. so is liz nordon. her sons were injured by tsarnaev's bombs. >> i want the ultimate justice. >> the ultimate justice being? >> the death penalty. >> reporter: however even though liz norton and thousands like her are outraged by the april 18th marathon bombing a death sentence will require a unanimous vote by the jury. just one dissenting voice and tsarnaev will spend the rest of his life behind bars. just as the martin family is requesting. and as we said, the case resumes

on tuesday and the same court same judge and jury, in the first phase the prosecution called upon 90 witnesses the defense just four. >> thank you john, in texas four individuals were dieted for illegally exporting technology to iran. millions of dollars of tech equipment was being funneled through houston to countries including iran and turkey. all parties are being charged with violating u.s. sanctions. president obama is calling the confirmation battle over loretta lynch embarrassing. he tapped lynch as the next u.s. attorney general more than five months ago. that's been the longest wait for confirmation hearings in over a decade. president obama said enough is enough. >> yet we still have this crazy situation where a woman who

everybody agrees is qualified. now been sitting there longer than the previous seven attorney general candidates combined. the dysfunction of the legislature has gone on long enough. >> the u.s. senate has held up the confirmation to get passage of another bill. 26 states came together to argue against the president's executive action. the outcome of the case will echo throughout the 2016 election and beyond. jonathan martin reports from the court in new orleans. >> it is a major test for president obama's executive action on immigration. several huh-uh documented

migrants and immigration reform advocates rallied outside the federal court of appeals in new orleans. inside for two and a half hours, a panel of three judges heard oral arguments. soon they'll decide whether the president's policy should move forward or remain on hold. the action which saved more than 5 million undocumented immigrants from deportation. >> we believe it's going to touch the hearts of these judges and will win. >> in february a u.s. district court judge in texas added an injunction against the president's action. at issue are deferred action programs that prefer undocumented migrants who arrive in the u.s. as children and undocumented american born children. >> i'm in the process of being deported now. and this would help me stay here

with my family. >> the text solicitor general whose state is leading the lawsuit says deferring deportation would mean a financial burden for states as they would be forced to spend more on law enforcement education and health care. outside the court those in favor of the move, debra smith traveled from mississippi. >> we built this country on the backs of immigrants, right? that's who we are. brut we have to follow. >> reporter: supporters, many realize a ruling in their favor is tough. a ruling of the court of court of court of appeals is the most conservative. it could be several days or even a couple of weeks before a final decision is made.

>> jonathan martin in new orleans. the oklahoma deputy charged with the death of a suspect in tulsa is defending himself. 72-year-old volunteer sheriff robert bates is facing manslaughter charges. body cam video shows harris being pinned down when he was shot. harris says he accidentally fired his gun instead of his taser. he brushed off that he was not fully trained to handle weapons. >> that is not correct. i have a written piece of paper saying i did a good job. >> said he had a friendship with the tulsa player. the measles outbreak in california are over but the

problems that allowed it to happen are still around. the push to prevent another flareup. >> also why dr. oz's colleagues want him fired from one of the nation's most prestigious universities. fp es. fp

a large hiv outbreak in rural indiana has seen a huge spike. health officials say preliminary results say another ten people also tested positive. two weeks ago the governor declared a health emergency. the state has instituted a short term needle exchange program to try to stop additional contagion. california health officials have declared the state's measles outbreak has ended. the last case was reported six weeks ago but many are still against vaccinations. as robert ray reports another

outbreak could happen again. >> according to the cdc the measlesout break is over. >> a told of 141 americans infected with measles were part of this outbreak. patients raging in age from six weeks to 70 years. vaccination status was available in 62% of the cases. among them 70% were unvaccinated. >> reporter: the declaration is based on no new infections having been reported in 42 days, that's two incubation periods. the outbreak started in december when 42 people were exposed to measles in disneyland. they spread the outbreak across six states and canada and mexico. scientists worked closely with health officials in the state of california. they evenly sent out a group of people to do contact tracing.

what that means is they set up a perimeter in california and tried to figure out who exactly those were that had the measles infection. >> they are stepping up information about the virus nationwide. >> increasing the awareness not so much the health departments but clinicians making sure they ask about travel history vaccination history and keep measles on their mind as a possible reason for their illness. >> reporter: while the disneyland outbreak is over, there are other measles cases throughout the u.s. so far in 2015, 159 cases in 18 states have been reported in comparison to 2014, the numbers are low 668 cases in 27 states last year. that is the most in the century. >> if you think about it on a

global scale we're a very small problem. i mean even with our larger outbreaks recently, global scale these are very small outbreaks. so the global effort is really the focus. >> reporter: measles is still common in many parts of the world and doctors say most who contract the virus in the united states are not vaccinated. >> small outbreaks here but plane right away, could create havoc in a system where one is not vaccinated. >> that is a bigger problem. >> now that the outbreak is over legislative efforts continue in several states including california, to stop so-called anti-vaxers. >> has disneyland or disney world come to you to say what can we do to make sure this doesn't happen again? >> i think those efforts are actually happening at the state

level. so we would just encourage what we say for anyplace that would have lots of workers lots of possible exposure to foreign travelers, is that everybody be up to date on their vaccine. >> reporter: now disease detectives say that they may never find out who patient zero is or exactly how the measles outbreak began. but they do say it was likely it was brought in from another country. >> robert ray reporting. dr. oz may be tv's most famous physician but ten from around doctors from around the country say he has got to go. they accuse dr. oz of having a lack of integrity by promoting quote, quack treatments. in a statement he points multiple points of view on his show. the head of the country's third largest school system

targeted a probe today the ceo of chicago's public schools says she is taking a leave of absence. federal investigators are looking into a 20 million no bid contract that was awarded to a company byrd bennett once worked for. in chicago archbishop francis george has died. pressuring the vatican to oust guilty priests cardinal george who retired last year had been battling kidney and liver cancer. coming up. the government cell phone kill switch. >> it's the ability to turn off cell phones. >> the program and why critics say they could stifle free speech. also what happens when a truck carrying more than 10 million bees crashes on a busy

highway?

a busy highway in seattle was literally buzzing with activity today. that's because a tractor trailer carrying honey bees tipped over. more than 450 hives spilled out on the highway releasing 14 million bees. bee keepers were brought in to catch them but many bees perished in the accident or during the cleanup. you may not realize it but the government has technology that can shut down all cell phone service. some say it's necessary in critical emergencies such as a terrorist attack but critics say the program is too difficult. >> what if suddenly the government cut off service. it's call the internet kill switch, what is that?

>> it's basically the ability to turn off cell phones, and turn off the networks, for anyone using a cell phone. >> reporter: department of homeland security calls it standard operating procedure 303. >> these are the rules that the department of homeland security uses when they decide to shut down a cell phone network. >> reporter: allen butler and his group have been fighting in court nearly four years to get a copy of the rules after the judge ordered dhs to turn them over here is what butler got pages and pages all redacted. >> what's critical and the underlying purpose of this case is the rules for whether the government can and cannot shut down these networks should be public. >> in 2006 an uproar when city officials temporarily shut down cell phone service in the city's tunnels. the officials were worried

terrorists who had bombed london's subways might use cell phones to detonate explosives in manhattan. no one thought much about the rules until 2011. that's when the bay area rapid transit shut off cell service at san francisco stations just before a protest over the killing of an unarmed man by a bart police officer. davey cook is an activist in the bay area. >> most of the communication and most of the organizing of protest was taking place through social media through twitter through facebook and on the spot. people were communicating through text messaging. so that then of course became the -- well, we can cut the protest by cutting off the way in which they communicate. >> reporter: bart said it shut off the service because quote a civil disturbance during commute times could lead to platform overcrowding and unsafe

conditions. but critics said the action violated free speech. >> fundamentally whether i agree with you politically, you don't have a right to stop me from communicating. >> reporter: national security expert jerome hower agrees. >> you have to be very sure when you shut it down there is a real defensible public safety reason for doing it. >> the department of homeland security is still fighting to keep this document a secret. we reached out to dhs a spokesman told us we are not going to comment on that. lisa stark, al jazeera washington. >> the longest running variety show in tv history is going off the air. after 53 years the top rated salal higante will go dark, ending in september. millions of people tune in in more than 30 countries every single week. the show was created and hosted

by chilen born don fran francisco in 1962. "inside story" is up next. have a great weekend. >> the modern world has been tough on bees, raising uncomfortable questions about what we've done for the environment to threaten these vital insects. what the bees are trying to tell us it's the "inside story".