engineers say they early warning system can deal with this, and the continuing tests will prove the safety and efficiency of this new generation of trains. more on that and all the floral headlines if you go to aljazeera.com. now one ship's captain is being charged with homicide. sentenced for the arrest and torture of protestors. and demonstrations after the death of a plaque nan in

custody, how the police department is trying to quiet the critics. just days after the ship he was in charge of sank. the captain and first mate were among two dozen survivors. but hundreds onboard are believed to have drowned and today another migrant ship was rescued. barnabie phillips has more now, that's in italy. >> the most recent instant off the italian coast came shortly after dawn on tuesday. off the italian mainland, to the southeast of here, more than 400 people rescued from a leaking wooden boat, really helpless out of the high seas

they were very lucky that a fishing toller came across them just in time, and than the italian coast guard were able to rescue the people onboard. more than 150 women and children there we understand, meanwhile, there have been charges made against the captain of the overcrowded boat which sank in the that terrible disasner the early hours of sunday morning off the coast, in which we now believe according to the united nations more than 800 people drowned. most of the survivors are being brought to italy but they face a most uncertain future. lawrence lee has that part of the story. >> given how politically difficult the crisis has become the site of young women showering ships with flowers is a display of basic humanity is more than a little moving.

the captain and his deputy were arrested for people trafficking. the main thing is to look after those that got this far. >> they were very tired one of them was taken to the hospital and the other received medical attention. depurate attempts to save the old and the young. flying over a leaking boat containing another 450 or so, including some 59 children. it isn't onlyistly on the southern coast of spain, four were rescued after floating over life and death in these situations looks like a matter

of fleet fluke 30 times more people had died this year, than during the same period in 2014 that's to say that getting on to 2,000 so far this year, already lost to the sea. hardly surprising that so many are now called for a banned effort to the very at least stop people dying while in the act. of trying to escape war or unrest. it's not a question of taking them all, it is a question of saving as many as we can. >> until it stopped the projects and the big effort by europe would surely save lives the most difficult question is what you do with people once you have saved them, whether you offer them refugee or send them home, is the issue pushing at the limits of the

e.u. sympathy. saudi led air strikes are again taking aim at yemen's capitol today. thick smoke covers sections where bombs targeted houthis rebel positions. the u.s. has been trying to convince saudi arabia to limit strikes. new numbers from the world health organization show the fighting has killed more than nine hup people iran's president is calling the for an immediate cease fire. hassan called for an end to air strikes on both sides could negotiate. >> we hope that everybody comes to their senses and we hope that iran's proposal is realized. it is opinionar immediate cease fire, addressing the situation of the injured and the yemen meeting to find solutions and ultimately, to form a government including all groups and tribes. we believe this is a solution that can resolve the

predicament. a senior official said the arrival off the coast will only increase washington's role in the saudi led campaign. the needer roosevelt is on it's way to adan. pent gone sources tell us the deployment is intended to send a message to iran that nation is accused of offering support to the rebels. now to iraq where government forces are locked in fierce battles. it is much the same story in iraq's north. >> on the outskirts of the

refinery, the war is not over. the target is isil fighters inside the sprawling energy complex. blooms of smoke arrive while the fighting continues. these special forces backed by shia militaries are part of the government's ren forcements after isil fighters stormed parts of the refinery last week. and plan is to attack from three directions. these men need to surround the areas. while hitting isil positions. >> we are in the front toward beijing, we tried toker chew it and control part of it, we have been attacked next to the refinery but our forces are advancing.

the u.s. led coalition say army forces are now and are fort fying the positions. they describe the latest infill vagues an attempt to boost the online propaganda, but it also proves that the group is still capable of attacking and advancing despite weeks of air strikes. in in baghdad they led the funeral for the top demander who is in charge of protecting the refinery, he was killed last week. >> he also met the commander of the u.s. central command he was hire on the agenda. >> the fight for the biggest oil refinery has proven to be a tough one.

gains made can change momentarily. the commanders say it remain as top requirety we have a challenge for the government is to open the refinery and resume production. and battle for the refinery is proving to be hard and costly. it has become a similar poll of the challenge between the warring sides. neither of which is able to fully control and declare victory. the production of more than 175,000 barrels of oil a day has stopped and the refinery has been shut down since june last year. al jazeera, baghdad.

he said the long standing -- we are committed to moving forward on a path to normalized relations. the best way to promote interest and values is exactly what we are doing. senate vote over the nominee could come as soon as tomorrow. loretta lynch has been waiting confirmation they have reach add deal on a hue moon trafficking bill, they have been holding up the lynch nomination until there was a vote on that bill. baltimore police, have now released the names of six officers suspended as part of an investigation into a mistier use death. freddy gray died days after

being arrested. he had severe trauma to his spinal cord. it is our video that has been unedited that is raw we are not in the business of hiding facts. >> but the video doesn't add much to what we already know about what happened to 27-year-old freddy gray. >> this is a very very tepees time. >> six officers were suspended as they investigate i want to know why the officers pursue police department gray i want to know if proper procedures were followed. a group of officers pursued him, after he ran from them. minutes later they pull add screaming fray into their van three minutes later the driver

pulled other and applied leg irons. 41 minutes after gray who suffered from asthma enters that van officers called for medical assistance. >> i know that when mr. gray was placed inside the van, he was able to talk, and he was just set and when mr. gray was taken out he could not talk, and he could not breathe. >> he asked for an inhaler when he was going into that one or two of the stops, it was noticed that he was having a little trouble breathing. >> gray died sunday, one week after his arrest, suffering what his family's lawyers describe as a severed spine and broken neck. >> we had no evidence, physical or video, or statements of any use of force, there was no physical, bodily injury that we saw. >> the baltimore p.d. will

change. >> any time someone requests medical attention. immediately, we are going to respond that. >> this is not ferguson. this is a city where we warned this administration, to develop dialog with the community. >> the commissioner says the investigation will wrap by may 1st. john henry smith, al jazeera. this demanding retomorrowstomorrows and policing nationwide, including an end to racial profiling. the penalty phase is now under way at the trial of marathon bomber the same jury that convicted him is deciding if tsarnaev will get life in prison or the death penalty. the pros it cooers been and their presentation as describing him as a point want.

coming up on al jazeera egypt's former president sentenced to 20 years in jail, what is next in the case against mohamed morrissey. also the high cost of deportation, why the government has been sending imn't froms home, on charters flights that are mostly empty.

a court today cop stricted an american couple of murder. 21-year-old tommy schafer was sentenced to 18 years in jail for beating his girlfriend's mother to death. egypt's first domically elected president is now facing two decades of prison a judge today sentenced mohamed morse fighter for inciting violence and torture shortly after morrissey took power. >> mohamed morrissey narrowly

escaped the death penalty he has been sentenced to 20 years in prison without the possibility of parole, the for what the prosecution says was his role in the arrest and torture of prisoners. three protestors were killed. he can still appeal this conviction but he also faces several other. >> thats including an attempt out of prison break in 2011 where some prison officers were killed a verdict on this is expected next month spying. leaking state secrets and endangering the national security. fraud in connection with the muslim brotherhood economic and social program. he is also charged with insulting the judiciary. >> muslim brotherhood leader along with several others were also sentenced to 20 years. it was a long road to egyptian

democracy, in 2011, mumbarak was kicked out of office during a revolution, then in a devicive election in 2012, morrissey became the first democratically elected president. but the celebrations wouldn't last long. he angered many egyptians by issuing an order that prevented any court from overturning his decisions effectively allowing him to rule unchecked until the drafting of a new constitutional. that led to violence on the streets with opponents denouncing president morrissey as a dictator, and a new pharr row. his decision to overrule the judiciary prompted judges to go on strike until he tore up the decree. escalating a power struggle between the military and the president. i guess a decision has been taken before running this election the first democratic election.

that at a certain point the military would intervene and take over. ceci took over the day-to-day running of the country and morrissey was in prison. when taken office, he promised to form a government for all egyptians but his opponents say his rule only increased division and disinstruction. although the defendants in this first trial were acquitted of intent to murder, any sentence against egypt's first democratically elected president is seen as a big blow to the muslim brotherhood and it's supporters. al jazeera. >> a former nazi card is admitting he feels moral guilty in asking forgiveness at his trial in germany.

he denies any cell role in the murder of 300,000 use at the camp. new information today about the costs of deporting undocumented immigrants from the united states. found $12 million was spent between 2010 and 2014 on charter flights to return immigrants to their home countries. most of those flights were nearly. ty immigration and customs enforcement says delaying flights to fill seats would incur greater costs. meanwhile some people in the united states have waited for years to see if they will be deported that include as man that was adopted and brought to the u.s. when he was just a child. somebody took me as a child

isn't me to this country and paid neglected to finalize the adoption through the naturalization process. >> he was three when his mother left him and his sister at this korean orphanage. adopted months later he then bounced from home to home, before being taken in by tom and dolly. they were eventually convicted on a dozen counts of criminal mistreatment and assault on members of his adopted family. adam has his own troubles with the law including a conviction of burglarizing their home i ended up going to prison. >> how long. >> 25 months the first time. >> by contrast his adopted father served just 90 days in jail. >> the most recent in 2013, for assaulting a roommate. >> i won't sit here and say i am a guy who should be absolved of everything i have ever done, no. i am responsible for those

things and i did that time. >> he has also learned that his criminal record can cost him and his new family. >> right there his recent efforts so become a permanent resident tripped a background check, immigration officials tell the stay at home dad he can be deported sent back to korea. because he has those felony convictions and is not a u.s. citizen. he has no contact with any korean relatives and doesn't speak the language nobody ever made your citizenship official. >> no. >> the right family didn't. >> no. >> adoption organizations didn't. >> nowhere along the line were you made a u.s. citizen. >> no immigration and cues. toes tells us the agency doesn't track how many other adopt tees like adam have been deported or could be. we asked for an on camera interview and were turns down, the agency instead offered to

answer questions by email. the spokesman responded in part although i.c.e. was not initially aware of the full etent of his childhood history, the agency has since had the opportunity to weigh those facts with all other factors in his case. and due in part to the violence nature of his convictions and convictions as recent as 2013, i.c.s. exercising it's prosecutorial discretion and will pursue his removal case in immigration court. the child citizenship act guaranteed citizenship to adopt tees and then 18 and younger. but there is no such provision for older adults. so at 40, he could be uprooted sent to his native and very foreign country. even though i have made a lot of misseats and learns a lot of hard lessons i am still an american. >> for a few more months at least, this is still home at len shoff her, al jazeera

vancouver washington the navajo nation is elect as new president, but there's a big issue that has already delayed the vote for months china's biggest city said to crack down on pollution the new law that could force cars off the road. >>

china recently declared

fighting pollution one of the key ways to help the economy. since then they have pledges hundreds of millions of dollars to cleaning up the air. >> prison is slow at this second hand car market so traders play cards or board games that relatively are for the bored. >> johnny has had a deeder schil for eight years but he feared he may soon have to close as others have done. actually a lot of people in this business have disappears. because it is now so hard to do business. >> demand for second hand as well as new cars took a hit from an earlier government decision to restrict car sales to taxle worsening air pollution problems. now the authorities are going a step further. cars that fail to meet new exhaustion emission standards will be taken off the road, even if they are only a few

years old question hope the government can be more relaxed on car emissions and issue more license plates. >> both owners and dealers want the government to raise compensation rates for decommissioned cars and this is where many of those vehicles end up, it is shanghai's biggest scrap yard for cars. but the officials here have a problem buzz of the sheer volume, they are running out of space. >> the problem is piling up. between 40 and 50 vehicles arrive here every day. 90% having failed the test. but thousands of other condemns cars are still on the road having been sold on to owners in nearby towns and cities are the new restrictions don't apply so for now avoiding this fate. >> adrian brown, al jazeera

shanghai. last year air pollution in parts of northern china reaches 20 times what the world health organizations say is safe levels. voters today are choosing a new president, it is an election that has been delayed for months as leaders debate the role of the navajo language. there's a contentious election happening. after months of lawsuits protests, close door hearings and court rulings voters will finally go to the polls to elect a president the issue navajo law requires presidents to speak the language flownly and a top contender did not. his disqualification has sparked intense debate, and delayed an election that was supposed to happen in november. >> language is important. >> so intense is the accusedry monny it is unclear whether the election will take place or be delayed further. >> so does the language

requirement need to stay in place. >> anyone that wants to be president and vice president needs to take time to learn the language. >> language and identity go hand and hand, and fewer and fewer can speak the laingening way. it has created a divide between old and young lawmakers and the courts but almost all believe that it should be preserved even if they can't agree on who should be the next president or if he should be required to be fluent. al jazeera. >> you can see much more on this story coming up tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern time, a somber day today in israel the president lit and cale at the we were wall a short time ago. it is memorial day hon ever noing falling troops and victims in attacks on israeli soil. the morning gives way to celebrations tomorrow for independent day. thank you for joining us, the news continues next, live from london where the team is standing by for the daily

saudi led report. >> there have been many voices criticizing what has been happening to the civilian population. over the last weeks many of people estimating those casualties to be in the hundreds. althoughhe coalition has said that it believes that it has killed more than 1,000 houthis rebels. in total many of those not part of the battle not party pants there. i am going to bring in european council for foreign relations, who has studying the situation in yemen long before all of this began a few weeks ago after the takeover of the capitol. and then their advance and attempt to