and from these moment, that reply will be decisive and we will be tough. this is on one hand. on the other hand, there is no space or no limitation for these operations. we will target those who are in need to the borders and who will target the suburbs because those people are now of the houthis hiding in other places. the situation is different the confrontation is different, they will pay a high price. they will pay the high price because the security of the saudi borders is the top priority of the coalition forces. >> you have been watching live coverage of saudi proofing on the war in yemen. let's get you caught up on al jazeera america, the federal court says the nsa broke the rules when it collected

millions of phone records from american citizens. but the case is far from over. there could be a break in the on going war in yemen. saudi arabia propose as cease fire, but only for the houthis go along, and houthis held to the polls. this is al jazeera america a major ruling today over the spying programs. the bulk collection of telephone records was never authorized by congress. lisa zack is live for us in washington. lisa this ruling said the n.s.a. acted illegally. but it isn't stopping the program, tell us why. >> well that's because the program essentially ends in a few week, because this is part of the patriot act this

program collected millions of phone records and revealed by edward snowden, and create add fire storm of controversy at that time, and even until today, the aclu sued arguing that it violated the rights. >> but what it said -- under the patriot act it went beyond what lawmakers. who they were collect was called mel data, it wasn't the content, but the time, the length, they needed this data because it may need to look into these calls during future terrorism investigations but the federal appeals court rejected that saying "such an expansive concept of relevance is unprecedented and unwarranted.

so essentially, the court says you know what, this was never authorized, you can't do it. well then, that's the definition of a shocker what's been the reaction from the white house so far. >> officially the white house is saying it is still studying this ruling but the president made it clear he wanted to modify this section of the patriot act. it is called section 215 and in fact, attorney general was asked about the court ruling today on capitolle hill. >> obviously it has been a vital tool in our arsenal be uh the department has as you note been operated under the new directives by the president with a view towards modifying the perhap, but preserve privacy interests. >> ultimately what the president wants to do is to change the program so it is the phone companies not the government, that keeps hold of all this data, and then the government would have to get permission by the secret

intelligence courts to go look at it during a terrorism investigation. >> so you alluded to it a couple of moments ago the patriot act is up right now will this ruling play a role in hose debates. >> today there have been folks there that say this is the right ruling this was overreach by the government but already we already have the head of the committee richard bier from he is from north carolina saying we cannot give up any tools. gauze the threat is greater than ever, this program ends in a few weeks so congress has to act. stunning stuff, thank you. the aclu is calling the ruling a resounding victory. earlier spoke with kathleen mclellan at the government accountability project, about what is next in this case.

>> that's really a c plus effort, the freedom act which is kind of pathetic glymph that it's been almost two years since edward snowdens disclosures and all we have seen is more and more confirmations that spying is out of control. so this ruling is significant, because it confirms what edward somehow den has been saying and it reveals that twisting secret interpretation is not a legal interpretation. >> what would be the next step in this process at this point for the government. >> i understand that the case is remanded to the lower court, and if the government atlantic record on this remains so it will try to get every ounce of authority and work as hard as it can to get any lawsuit challenging that surveillance dismissed and that's what the bush administration has done, and what the obama administration has done. and they have been consistent in their ability to keep

review of these mass surveillance out of the court. and the acla deserve as lot of credit, for fighting against that, and for letting a court look at this program. and that's what is significant. even though the nsa saying these are illegal every time a court looks at them, almost every time, every time a court looks at this program it has said that it is illegal. kerry says the u. would welcome the cease fire. but he says the houthis rebels need to stand down. >> it is vital thanks to the saudi initiative, that all parties agree to the cease

fire before more lives are lost. and i am pleased that mr. hattie has agreed to fully support this effort. >> mohamed explains what this proposed cease fire could mean in terms of finding a long term solution to yemen's conflict. >> a nationwide five days cease fire is quite an achievement for secretary a of state john kerry and his visit. now they have given this offer to the yemenis particularly to the houthiss and the loyalist of former president. and it is conditioned to their favorable reply, then this five day cease fire could be extended. it isn't going to happen until there are arrangements be i the u. in. and other agencies to prepare and be able to channel supplies to the yemenis in need.

that means there's an opportunity there, that if the houthis accept it, that it could turn into one month two months and even an open ended cease fire. it shows flexibility there in saying that they want to hold a peace conference on the 17th of this month, but also a after that, they are flexible for the subsequent talks under the united nations take place anywhere else around the world. now, everything hinging on the response of the houthis. >> mohamed in real for us. kerry says the u.s. is not discussing sending ground troops be uh that's exactly what the u.s. ambassador want. u.n.'s ambassador also blasts eight organizations to document human rights violations taking place. voters are going to the polls today and the tightest race in a national election in decades. the prime minister is fighting to keep his job.

the conservative party is in a dead heat, weed mill van's labor party. live with us in london, look, it is a big election, talk to us about the turn out so far. >> well, tony, we were at some of the polling stations today, and by london bridge our producer because down there and say as they really felt this election is a chance to make their voices heard, because of those numbers. thele polling stationing numbers even today are giving the conservatives and the labor party about 1% difference. one way or the other depending oen which poll you look at. so it is critical. some of the writer you uh can have the two main parties separated bay few hundred votes. now, having said that, at the end of it, their numbers are polling so low because of all these other parties that arele polling stationing voters their way that. in the consensus is that we

will not have a definitive result tonight in the sense that none of the two major parties, beneath un. >> of them, will cross that burglar gin. so they will have to turn to their friends and look for support. whether that's a nighmorety government and then they trust another party will support them. on bills that go through or they form a formal coalition as prime minister did in the last election with the liberal democrats so it is a very tight race, i can tell you the markets don't like it at all because they worry that if there is no clear decision tonight, that this request go on for weeks and many weeks while they try to work out a marriage to see who will rule the country. >> what is the biggest issue in this election. >> well, i think it is economics. and then it depends on which

party you support, and then that breaks down further. i mean i think for big business, and for small business that supports the tradition nally the conservative government, they feel the economy is just getting off it's knees here, and they don't quantity to see a change toward as socialist government which would be led by the labor party. at the same time, the labor party, certainly sites the average worker in the u.k. doesn't feel economic recovery in his pocket, and they site big problems and things like the healthcare system here, that they say a that they haven't supported so it really breaks down very much along those lines on economic support. on international affairs i think there's a lot of interest for the united states as to which party will come to power will it lead towards britain leaving the union down the line. will it lean towards abandons some of it's nuclear programs and it's muscle in nato. so there are a lot of

different issues here. >> dana lewis, in london for us, appreciate it, thank you. the senate is set to vote to end debate on a bill giving approval over any nuclear deal with iran. a majority of senators are expected to approve the plan, what role u.s. should play in the negotiations. ahead of a june deadline. the white house plans to add another layer of steel spikes to the exterior fence the planning commission, is expected to approve the plan today the half inch steel spike additions will be snapped into place at the top of the existing fence, they will stick out ward to stop jumpers so just last month another man made it over the fence last fall, a texas man armed with a knife made it deep into the white house. state a of maryland is offering zero interest loans to businesses hurt bring riots in baltimore. can can't of housing says the loans up to 35,000-dollars

can be paid up to five years. c.v.s. has already announced it plans to rebuild the store looted and burns after freddie gray's death. the city of chicago has agreed to pay more than $5.5 million of victims of police torture. it brings an end to a dark captainner the city's history. >> chicago's mayor offered an apology webbed on the city's racist police practices over three decades. >> this is another step, but an essential step in righting a wrong. >> removing a zane. on the reputation of this great city. >> governor. >> the mike is yours. >> on wednesday chicago announced it was setting aside over $5 million for victims of police tortures in the 70's, 80's, and early 90's. that equate toss roughly $100,000 perovic tim. as well as free college tuition, free counseling and

training, and a formal apology by the city too. one hung 20 people, were tortured by the now disgraced chicago police commander. and his team of south side detectives known as the midnight crew, they used electric shocks suffocation and even russian roulette to force their suspects to confess. >> i was scared to death and i didn't want to show it, my mind was such that i felt like my head was being blown off when i heard that click. and then they took the shotgun barrel out of my mouth, they put me in the backseat of a detective car and had my feet outside the car, and i was still handcuffed they pulled my pants down, and they started to shock me with electric cattle prod. >> victims families and supporters some of them wearing reparations now t shirts stood and applauded.

the council's vote on reparations on wednesday. this is the first time any city in the ice of america has ever acknowledged racist police practices and provided reparations. and to be clear we are talking reparations for black people, in this instance. that is a huge landmark. >> reparations package is the work of midnight crew survivors amnesty international, and the office of chicago's mayor as for former commander, after being let go from the force in the mid 90's he was eventually convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice. spending four years behind bars. today, he lives in florida on a chicago police pension. john tarot, al jazeera. former president becoming with says the tough on crime policies his administration push went too far.

in 1994, clinton sign add sweeping bipartisan crime bill that included the federal three strikes policy for violence offenders. is also lengthened jail sentences he told c.n.n. his policy was too focused on punishment, and not enough on rehabilitation. >> we cast too wide a net we had too many people in the prison, and we wound up putting so many people in prison, that there wasn't enough money left to educate them, train them for new jobs, and increase the chance when they came out so they could live productive lives. we waisted too much money locking people up that don't need to be there. >> he says he thinks the law should be changed and supports his wifes position, presidential candidate has criticized mass incarceration, and favors reducing jail time for low level offenders. >> state of emergency in oklahoma, one of the states hit by dozens of tornadoes

the construction they left in their wake, and later children stolen from they mother's decades ago. their emotional reunions.

12 people are dead, and five others seriously hurt. police are investigating the cause a, they have arrested the owner for not having a license to make fireworks. the demand for fireworks in india is high, they are used in wedding and reasoningous festivals. america's heart land is cleaning up today after a series of storms. hit from texas to nebraska. oklahoma's governor has now declare add state of emergency, storms there destroyed at least 35 homes and buildings and left more than 30,000 people without power, one woman drowned in a storm shelter. at least 12 other people in oklahoma were hurt. a tornado also touched down in northern germany these pictures were recorded by an

eyewitness news as the attorneyed moves through the country side. dozens were injuries. while tornadoes are common in the united states, they are rare in europe. teams of sharpshooters have returned to the coast of oregon, they have been hired to kill more than 10,000 birds at the mouth of the columbia river. it is supposed to help the fishing industry but the move has enranged animal activists. we will about 50 yards offshore from east sand island, right at the mouth of the columbia river. we are not allowed to go onshore and shoot video, this is federal land. they have told us in no uncertain terms we are not allowed to go onshore. there are about to begin a culling program here at this huge colony of double crested. in this case, culling does mean killing. there will be federal teams out here soon, armed with rifles and with shotguns shooting from boats and from blinds on the land, during the day and at nighttime

hours using night scopes, and they will be trying to kill some of them here who eat 11 million salmon and seal head every day. it is all about protecting the baby fish. >> i think it is wrong. we are trying to control mother nature that's like trying to put a cap on a volcano. >> it is not okay. they are living creatures. >> so 11,000 birds in your mind that's just something we have to do. >> that's a drop in the hat. yeah. >> we can kill more. >> yeah. >> the odd upon society and four other conservation groups have joined to file a lawsuit, they are asking a federal judge to stop the killing. this is a very complicated and very emotional issue for all the stakeholders involved. people who love birds people who love fish, and people who appreciate the challenges of wild life management, in a tremendous setting like the columbia river basin. the army core of engineer says they simply have no option, they have been told they need to bring the number

of birds down to a very specific level. we will have detail on why they have been told that, and how they plan to go about it later on tonight. al jazeera. >> and you can watch allen's full report tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern time this week nigerian forces rescued dozens more women and children from boko haram but we rarely hear about men being saved. that's because boka haram typically killed them. a generation of husbands brothers and fathers has been wiped out. >> sad and broke. he recalls the good old days before boko haram. the father of 14, had houses, 20 farms, and more than 100 heads of cattle. now these two cows are his only assets. >> people still come to ask

neighbors if i am still sane, i lost so much. at some point, everybody the will to go on, but i am still hanging in there. >> the pain he feels most is the loss of two adult songs both killed by boko haram. after their death, 500 others fled to settle here. since boka haram ran out of town in march some are thinking of going back. but he sees no future there. >> i think when we go back, both of luis be going back to our graves. what is the use. how can we cope. some of us will just have depression. and there are several farming communities like this, that have been displaced. for now live on handouts as they have neither the money nor the strength to farm or trade. >> when boka haram attacked

and occupied territories there was a targeting of young men, decimating the population of many villages. the group is also accused of using rape as a weapon of war, even nomadic women were not spared. >> in many communities moat young and women have been killed or left and that can impact on their recovery and survivor when people eventual return to their homes. >> the economic activities in these communities along with infrastructure with roads and school sad been destroyed. but it is the people's spirits that may prove difficult to repair. it will be difficult. it is a lengthy process that is always possible. >> although boka haram fighters are on the run they show much desire to return home, the question most of them are asking now is return to what. al jazeera nigeria.

>> up next, newborns stolen from their mothers and it went on for decades. >> there is a simple law that says you can't traffic in human babies. you can't take a baby from a mother. >> the anger at a city hospital and the emotional reunions.

>> we have new details that's where dozens of black mothers were lied to and told their flu borns were dead, instead the infants were stolen and put up for adoption. since our story first aired more mothers and families have come forward. >> it's your mother. >> this video of melanie gilmore seeing her birth mother for the first time over skype, is raising hopes for similar reunions. >> when i saw her actually moving and her mannerism and everything, and i said that's me. that is me. >> medical staff in st. louis told prize her premature baby died shortly after birth, 50 years ago. >> back then, doctors and nurses was held in such high

esteem, if they said something, and with compassion, they said it in, you believed it. and mine was believable because i was so early. earlier this week, a petition to unseal her daughter's adoption papers. gilmore was stolen. >> it was a simple little law that says you can't traffic in human babies. can't steal a bay bay from a mama. you don't have to be taught that you don't need a policeman to explain that to you, you can't take a baby from a mom. >> since then dozens of people have contacted watkins office hoping they too may find long last family members. marie thinks her step mother lost nine babies. >> growing up were you ever suspicious. >> i always wondered what happened but when those days you know they were dead, and that was it. >> what would bit like for you knowing you have siblings. >> it would be something. >> while the hospital has

been closed for 36 years watkins says birth and death records still exist, and if there was trafficking the city could be accountability. >> so the city of st. louis could be on the hook potentially. >> they could be. >> millions in restitution. >> millions, i don't think -- i don't think you can quantify the loss of a baby for 50 years. thinking that that baby is dead. >> dianne al jazeera chicago. >> astronomers have spotted a galaxy far far away, the youngest galaxy they have ever seen, stargazers at yale, located that using the ultrasensitive spitzer telescopes it was spotted because it is one of the brightest objects in the early universes. the galaxy is believed to be 100 million years old. that is all of our time, thank you for joining us, the news continues next live from london.

mellow, i am lauren taylor, this is the news hour. coming up. >> as fighting rages on, a five day cease fire in yemen but the houthis agree. >> fears of fighting in the mountainous region will spill over the border into lebanon. more deaths after the president insists he will run for a third term. britain votes in