the americans are coming while cubans wait with great expectation and some fears over what they may bring. daniel schwindler, al jazeera havana. >> and a great deal more on our website, all the stories at aljazeera.com. >> searching for the missing in the mediterranean. another boat of migrants sinks. and arrest in minnesota and california six people charged with supporting terrorism. and investing in cuba, american and corporate leaders visit havana.

there is al jazeera america live from new york city i'm tony harris. european officials just wrapped up an emergency meeting over the migrant crisis in the mediterranean hours after another shipwreck this one along the coast of greece. >> i would say that today we have a new european level of awareness that this is a european issue. not of single member states. and that we need to act. to act fast. and to act united. this is not just a call from some but a response from all. >> rescuers today plucked people from the waters near the greek island of rhodes. at least three people died, man woman and child. rescue workers are working off the libyan coast to recover bodies from the worst tragedy ever charlie angela reports.

>> a woman tries to protect a young child. this is latest boat of migrants to wash up on european shores. this time just meters from the greek island of rhodes. police pull the child to safety as others jump into the sea. they are the lucky one. three are dead including a child. that may increase. no one knows how many were on the boat which came from turkey. further west in malta bodies are being brought ashore. these are 24 men who drown off the coast of libya on sunday. just a few of the hundreds of migrants who are on board a boat that capsized, a boat they thought was taking them to a better life. this italian coast guard ship rescued survivors one from bangladesh. and the port town of catania

they understand the horror of their journey. >> i pass through with them. but it's really really it's a risk it's very risky. very risky. >> this has been a deadly few days for migrants trying to cross into europe. some 11,000 mieg vanities been rescued in11,000 migrants have beenrescued in the last few days. this year it's likely to be even more. the issue of who handles these migrants for repatriation or asylum the yeuz partners are not doing enough. in plux bowrg officials are struggling with a policy. >> the main issue here is to build together the common sense of european responsibility on what is happening in the mediterranean. there is no easy solution. there is no magic solution but

there is a responsibilities that we have to exercise together as europeans and in consistent, coherent way. >> reporter: these calls for action have been made before but with no results. without a long term plan more men, women and children will die at sea. charlie angela, al jazeera. >> life can be difficult. phil lavelle spoke to someone who nearly escaped death on the high seas and now can barely feed himself. >> for the migrants it's a journey that represents a new life new start. and joseph got that new life five years ago. >> they say now enter italian waters. i was blessed. >> joseph had to get out of ghana, made his way out of libya, where people smugglers

put him on a boat for a price. destination, lampedusa. >> the first i was lucky they promised you joe you are moving today pnl i went in and. they went in and they didn't take me, the boat is too full. i have to go in two days time. about one or two days time, i heard that the boat had been sank on the sea. all of the people died. >> so you had a narrow escape? >> yes, the people were -- they were about 125 passengers, people, all of them died. all of them sank including the boat. >> reporter: but the boat he did board also got into trouble. and had to be rescued. joseph still remembers vividly the moment he arrived in europe. >> people they were very kind to us they were happy to receive

us. so we all happy about them. so they sent us to lampedusa for about four days. they check us, medication and everything. they treat us. after that, they took us inside plane and we came to rome. >> but life has not been as kind as he had hoped. joseph takes odd jobs where he can. he barely gets by. >> i struggle to get money to feed myself. >> you struggle to eat? >> yes, struggle to eat. and italy here especially in roam here, the job has been limited. there is little job whereby people who are working you are lucky, if you are not lucky people are praying that someone

will call you to come work for them. >> better life in europe. >> it is better to stay where they are. >> reporter: the words of a man who's been there is there now but words that many will ignore. so desperate are they for that new start. phil lavelle, al jazeera roam. >> new detail this hour about the six people arrested over the weekend in a wide ranging sweep in minnesota and california. now according to the complaint the six men planned secret trims separate trips to syria so they could join i.s.i.l. from minneapolis and new york city. >> what was remarkable is nothing prevented these defendants to their goal. they were not confused young men. they were not easily influenced.

they have spent a great deal of time over the past year trying to get to syria to fight for i.s.i.l. they have tried to leave the united states from our airport here in minnesota from jfk airport in new york, by bus by car, and by any means possible. these six defendants are part of a broader group. they had their friend abdi noor. noor has become a de facto foreign fighter for those in minnesota. he is in regular contact with his friends he you haves them and he serves as a source of inspiration for those who want to replicate his success. to be clear: we have a terror recruiting problem in minnesota. >> hmm the men are scheduled to make initial appearances in federal court later today. we are learning more about the charges against an american reporter held for more than eight months in iran now.

the washington post learned that jason rezion, his wiefer his wife is also being held in prison. saudi led air sometimes targeted a weapons depot controlled by houthi fighters. nearby homes were rocked by the blast, meanwhile many civilians in yemen say they are now running out of basic supplies. zen ah khodr reports. >> aden is one of many battle grounds in yemen. they say they have made advance he against houthi fighters and forces loyal to former president

ali abdullah saleh. with the help of the saudi led coalition air strikes they have managed to expand their control. >> translator: they came and invaded our territory they humiliated us and took our money. so many women have become widows and children orphans. >> efforts to find a political solution have so far failed. the n united united nations was hoping for a ceasefire. but the leader of the houthis has shown no backing down. >> translator: the saudi regime has absolutely no right to interfere in our issue. we should determine our fate and we should choose our government and we as yemenis should decide

our regime. >> this is only one of many front lines in yemen. zeina khodr, al jazeera. >> u.n. is describing the city of ramadi as a ghost town. more than 90,000 people have fled the area since i.s.i.l. began its offensive there last week. the capital describing, i.s.i.l. has infiltrated the crowds. we are getting a new sense today of the impact of boko haram on nigerians. more than a million people have fled the group. unicef say 800,000 of them are children. boko haram has been attacking the region since 2009. but those attacks have become more frequent and more brutal. >> more than a thousand have been killed in the last year. university in kenya activists and students raise the

flaks, working together to stop these kinds of attacks. 140s people mostly students were killed when al shabaab opened fire on the garrissa university. as mohammad adow reports. >> on the wrong side of the law this is how police refer to a dusk to dawn issue. a massive security operation has also netted dozens of youth suspected of involvement in the attack. securities camera food an shows the antireplies units. security agents came for him. his elder brother abdel mohamed shahit doesn't know where his brother is. >> we have been to every police

station, and everywhere could not find him. we don't know if he's alive ored the. our brother is innocent. >> two weeks from the garrissa university attack acknowledge 140th people have been kindle approximately. >> the town's main supermarket was the first business to close. >> we have been hilt from all corners. we have lost husbands, children. we hear about doctors going away. >> blamed for the worsening situation in garrissa. local leaders have been meeting town presidents you urging the them to coordinate with security forces. >> it is the region, the role they have to play in addressing that challenge. and the fact that time has come now to face the reality. not to deny, not to live in

denial but look it in the face and address it. >> the leaders also held talks with garrissa's nonmuslim population and urmingd them not to leave. the hope is that it will severely attack the issues in the town. mohammad adow,age. gs. >> its sounds like the movie minority report. house police are use being computers to predict crimes.

>> is. >> new york governor andrew quomo is visiting cuba today. the first sitting governor to visit cuba in 50 years.

he will lead lawmakers hopeful that a decades old trade embargo can be lifted. daniel schwindler reports from havana. >> the americans are coming but not in the way the cuban government had for so long anticipated. these vistaors are here from a washington organization to talk about mutual understanding and political cooperation. >> while i finally came to the realization look if you do the same thing year after year, for 50 years and it doesn't work, maybe you should try something new. something else. and so we are now trying something else at long last. >> reporter: many on both sides of the florida straits are anticipating and planning for substantial financial investment. the tourists are already here but this is just the beginning. claiming more visitors will be coming from the united states but they won't all be following

the tourist trail. many are coming to invest in a way cuba hasn't seen for more than 50 years. bus the u.s. economic embargo cuba calls it a blockade remains. intense negotiations are underway in both washington and havana to have it lifted. in the meantime, preparations are being made. >> translator: they come as tourists but when you talk to them you find they're lawyers people who work for american companies that are asking about the opportunities available in cuba. >> reporter: the cuban authorities have been paving the way for development for instance of this container port at mariele acknowledge west of havana. other cuban businesses are well placed and keenly anticipating the challenges. >> we're not happy just having

foreigners here, we want them to mix with all backgrounds. and we as cubans want to create a space where we can talk share and exchange ideas. >> reporter: for most cubans however, not much has changed not yet. where all change comes uncertainty about what will be lost and what will be gained. the americans are coming while cubans wait pojtd ever upon great expectation. daniel schwindler, al jazeera havana. >> the sheriff in tulsa oklahoma says two deputies have now been reassigned after a sting operation has earned by an african american man being shot and killed by a white deputy. the fbi is not confirming that. glands also apologized to the family of eric harris.

>> first i want to speak directly to the harris family. we are sorry eric was taken from you. for this i'm sorry that we all were involved, and my sympathy goes out to that family. >> the sheriff also said his department follows departmental standards, bates says he confused his pistol for a taser during the shooting. an investigation continues in baltimore after a man was shot. freddy gray died of spinal users good. gray was running away after being taken into custody one hour layer later. a new technology is actually reducing crime rates but as jake

ward reports critics are worried the tool could be used to harass people in minority neighborhoods neighborhoods. >> if we have any shootings with hits, i have to notify the captains the bureau. >> the newton division is on the front line. its territory includes south central l.a. along with their arsenal of shotguns handguns and tasers, officers are now armed with a new tool, predictive policing or pred pol. >> they all would be out killing people the it wasn't for you. >> the moment somebody hears the term predictive policing, they think of pred pol but there's difficulty predicting who is going to commit a crime and where and when it's going to occur.

>> jeff brantingham is the co-creator of pred poll. >> not only why hot spots in the past moved and spread and why they appeared in new places but allowed us to say where is it going to be torment? >> the result is a complex software program based on recent and historic data of past crimes and their ripple effects it produces a map of red squares. the boxes represent roughly half a city block a very specific place where the last decade of activity suggests a crime is going to occur on a specific day. >> we're looking at a vehicle burglary here, an auto theft here and based on that you're then going to say okay it's going to be here, the corner of oxnard and hazeltine. >> that's right. >> tells her an auto theft is likely to occur on 54th and san pedro .

>> this is the area we're concerned with. >> correct. >> you spend some time checking it out. >> a traffic violation in the area or a pedestrians violation we can always do an attempt a consensual stop. >> do you folks find you do more arrests in the boxes one of the outcomes here? >> that is one of the outcomes. >> in the los angeles foothill division crimes were down 13% in the month of its rollout. pred pol is now being deployed by close to 60 departments across the country including seattle and atlanta. >> the public may be less sold on the idea given a new national awareness of the violent encounters. >> i think about you know a teenaged kid who happens to be living in one of the three houses that your system has identified right? he's going to be more likely to

come under the eye of a police officer or worse get put into a squad car even if he hasn't done anything wrong just because the system has identified that place as being a likely place for a crime. >> the only data that's being used here is what type of crime is it, when did it occur and where did it occur. focused on the events themselves. >> it zooms in really tight on people. >> not on people but on places, where they live. >> but if someone happens to live on this block where they're cruising right now they're kind of unfairly getting your eye on them right? you're ready for trouble on this block, they happen to live here but maybe they're doing nothing wrong? >> we don't want people to feel that way. i believe first for community members who live in that area that has maybe high property crimes or high violent crime i think just the mere fact that they see the police more here, it's actually i think it's a

good thing. >> in your experience it only takes two or three minutes of a police officer just being in that spot to help deter crime? >> in fact it's been known for quite a long time that there's something called residual deterrence a police officer shows up in a location and when they leave their fact persists for quite a bit of time. >> jake ward, al jazeera south central los angeles. >> come up, five years ago almost 5 million barrels of oil leaked into the gulf of mexico. we'll take you to the gulf where some wildlife is still struggling to survive. and unusually clear water on lake michigan look at this leads to a century-old discovery. discovery.

>> the winners have now crossed the finish line of the 119th boston marathon. ethiopian leisa won the women's. the annual event comes one day before the sentencing phase for marathon bomber dzhokhartsarnaev is set so begin. five years after the deep water horizon disaster, called the worst environmental disaster in u.s. history and effects are still quite visible. >> we know from other spills, the exxon valdez, spills all over the place that recovery takes decades and some things may never recover. so the idea that at five years

the bp can declare the gulf back to normal, which got the bulk of the oiling has seen a continued above-normal rate of dolphin death that's been going on since the spill. in addition they've done studies actually capturing dolphins, checking their health and what they've seen is shocking. very sick dolphins, some of them dying at much higher rates compared to dolphin populations in parts of the gulf that were not affected. we can't bring back the dead dolphins the dead pelicans, the dead turtles they're gone. but what we can do is, improve the habitat improve the ecosystem, so that those populations can eventually recover. well, cat island is a symbol. there are some of the largest nesting colonies of wading birds

in north america here on the louisiana coast. the oirl came oil came in. it not only oiled young and old in the colony, many that were rescued and attempted rehab on, but it eventually killed the mangrove. >> as those plants died, as you can see the island just disappeared. it's sad. if you saw what it looked like just a few years ago it's sad. it's sad to look at the graveyard of what it once was. >> you can thank clear waters on lake michigan for revealing a series of centuries old shipwrecks. the coast guard found the wreckage of the james mcbryde. a 121 foot long cargo ship that sank in 1851 due to high winds. another vessel is the rising

sun, it sank in 1917. thanks for joining us. i'm tony harris, the news continues next live from london. >> this is al jazeera. >> it is very good to have your opinion. you're watching the al jazeera newshour live from london, i'm david foster, this is what we're looking at in detail in the next 60 minutes. a boat runs aground off greece. the eu agrees on a ten point plan to improve the crisis. a bomb blast in the yemeni capital of