remained humble. >> i have never met a king before. [ laughter ] >> so i'm a bit nervous, but also grateful. ♪ so give me one ♪ >> reporter: b.b. king died in his sleep, age 89. [ applause ] u.s. military finds a helicopter lost in nepal while helping the nation deal with a devastating earthquake. the last amtrak car pulled from the crash site in philadelphia. today one of the victims is laid to rest. ♪ and saying good-bye to a blues legend, b.b. king dead at

89. ♪ this is al jazeera america, live from new york city. i'm randall pinkston. military officials say that are likely no survivors from the crash of a u.s. marine helicopter in nepal. the chopper was helping with relief efforts when it disappeared on tuesday. it was located in rugged territory in eastern nepal. president obama spoke about it a short time ago. >> our prayers remain with the families of our marines and two nepalese soldiers now the wreckage of their helicopter has been found in a remote part of nepal. they went to that remote land to help people who suffered devastating losses in the terrible earthquake. they represented truth that guides our work around the world, when our friends are in

need america helps. sometimes those in uniform get attention only when there's a battle but they do so much more than that looking out for folks who are vulnerable. or having a tough time of experiencing a disaster and it can involve great risk. and great sacrifice. >> recovery efforts have been suspended because of bad weather. >> due to the extremely difficult terrain at the site of the mishap below freezing temperatures and violent winds and thunderstorms, i made the decision to seize the recovery effort for this evening. we cannot afford to put service members at any further risk. we will continue to mourn the loss and observe the sacrifice of the great soldiers from nepal and our marines who lost their lives. >> let's go now to faiz jamil who has more from kathmandu.

>> reporter: the remains of the u.s. marine helicopter was found out of a village about 80 miles outside of the capitol. the helicopter was doing relief operations in that area when it went missing. now the -- nepali ground forces found the wreckage earlier today. at one point a u.s. satellites were even used to try to locate the helicopter. and an indian army helicopter reports that they heard chatter from the u.s. marine helicopter saying they were having some sort of fuel problem. to washington now where president obama honored fallen police officers on capitol hill speaking at the national peace officer's memorial service. he addressed recent high-profile killings of and by officers in the u.s.

he says respect from the community can help heal the divide. >> we can offer you the support you need to be safer. we can make the communities you care about and protect safer as well. we can make sure that you have the resources you need to do your job. we can do everything we have to do to combat the poverty that plagues too many communities in which you have to serve. we can work harder as a nation to heal the rifts that still exist in some places between law enforce and the people you risk your lives to protect. >> 131 officers died in the line of duty last year. friends and family of justin zimzer are gathered today paying

their respects to the man who died on tuesday in the amtrak derailment. today the last wrecked car was pulled from the site of the accident. all of the coaches will now be examed in delaware. amtrak says the company is taking full responsibility for the accident, are they taking any measures to reach out to the families of the victims? >> reporter: they are. they are offering to pay for transportation costs, temporary lodging, medical and funeral expenses for the victims, but for many that will not be enough. we understand there are -- already a lawsuit that has been filed. >> has the company responded to by lawsuit? >> reporter: right now they are saying they don't issue comments for any current litigation.

but we know a little bit more about the employ. he is at the temple university hospital, and he is asking for about $150,000 in damage for injuries, but also for future lost wages. this particular lawsuit is important because he is claiming whether it was human error, or mechanical issues that amtrak is to blame. for its part amtrak's liability is capped at $200 million by federal law, which means the more valid claims that are filed the less each individual victim can receive, randall. >> we just saw a picture of the engineer who was at the controls. when will the ntsb be talking to him? and what are we hearing about the automatic brake installation system? >> reporter: we're expecting them to speak to him in the next couple of days.

later today the ntsb is going to give a press conference and the big question will be about those braking systems. we understand some were in place, randall, but were not working. >> duarte geraldino in philadelphia. thank you. make sure to watch our special report detrailed: how safe are america's trains? prosecutors say in another train accident there will be no criminal charges against the engineer at the controls during a derailment in new york in 2013. he was sleep derived and dozed off at the controls. the crash killed four people and injured 70 others. the ntsb says undiagnosed sleep apnea, and a drastic shift in his work schedule were to blame. in boston jurors are deliberating for a third day on

how to charge tsarnaev. the prosecution says he showed no remorse. the defense argues that he was under the influence of his older brother. the remembrances are rolling in for blues ledge end b.b. king. president obama put out a statement saying: john henry smith has more on king's life and legacy. ♪ from sharecropper to superstar, in a career that spanned seven decades, b.b. king staked his claim as the greatest blues guitarist of all time. he grew up poor in this segregated mississippi delta,

where he started working in the fields picking cotton at the age of seven. but one day an uncle gave him a guitar and a preacher taught him to play. when king was 20 he moved to memphis where he found work as a radio d.j. but built a following singing and playing guitar. soon he had a record deal and beal street blues boy king simply became bb. >> when i'm playing, i want you, you, you and you to get my story. get my meaning, what i'm trying to talk about, and being a male that liked ladies usually my story has to do something with ladies. >> his favorite lady was his famous guitar. >> that's lucille. that's my girl. only girl i ever had that never argues with me. >> reporter: king's schedule didn't leave much time for arguing. he recorded over 50 albums while

still hitting the stage more than 200 times each year. a pace he kept up well into his 80s. >> i would do it for nothing if somebody would pay my bills, but they are paying me for something i like to do anyway. >> reporter: king's later years were a whirlwind of accolades for a life well loved. he kept company with presidents. >> my neighborhood and friend from mississippi, bbking. >> reporter: he shared his beloved lucille with the pope and he played for the king of sweden. >> you might notice i'm a bit nervous. i have never met a king before. [ laughter ] >> reporter: in the end, b.b. king influenced generations of musicians. one had this reaction to king's death. >> i just wanted to express my

sadness and to say thank you to my dear friend b.b. king. i wanted to thank him for all of the inspiration and encouragement he gave me as a player over the years, and for the friendship that we enjoyed. >> reporter: he leaves this world as a member of both the blues and rock and roll halls of fame he leaves the world with a legacy of unforgettable music. >> like b.b. king i was born in the mississippi delta. he never got his roots. returning to our home state year after year for a blues festival. i last saw him two years ago in jackson, mississippi at a tribute to the civil rights icon. in mississippi and around the world, bb made all of us proud. he was 89 years old. we'll be right back.

a former top aide to osama bin laden will spending the les of his life in prison. the court sentenced him for his role in the 1998 embassy bombings in tanzania and kenya. 224 people died in those attacks. he was arrested in london and extradited to the u.s. in 2012. isil fighters have pulled off a major attack in iraq. seizing control of a government complex in ramadi. zana hoda has more. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: the symbol of government authority in ramadi is now under the control of the islamic state of iraq and the levant. ramadi has long been a city that has been fought over. it was also the iraqi government's main strong hold. but isil fighters launched an all-out assault on friday taking over the ramadi compound.

they managed to penetrate using suicide bombers. government forces and the local sunni allies were not able to stop the advance. it is a strategic blow to the authorities who have been losing ground in other areas of the province. the assault was part of a large-scale attack on government forces on multiple fronts in the province. late thursday, isil used 22 suicide bombers to target the barracks of security forces in the town. it is clear that isil considers anbar strategic. after all it borders territory it controls in neighboring syria. it's controlled most of anbar province before this latest assault, now isil controls most of the capitol of the sunni heartland. people of ramadi were caught in the fighting and the fear is isil will punish those who cooperated with the authorities. council officials are blaming the central government in

baghdad for isil's huge gains. sunni tribes allied with the government have been warning that isil would make gains if military reinforcements and weapons aren't sent. but the government won't give the sunni tribes weapons because they are suspicious of their loyalty, and the regular forces are too week to fight this war alone. >> for months we have been complaining and telling the security ministry and prime minister that each part of the [ inaudible ] forces there working along with its own leadership. there is no coordination. there is no [ inaudible ] with the tribal members either by weapon or by even planning or training, but yet there is no solution. >> reporter: after suffering military setbacks in other provinces isil can now claim a victory just weeks after the government declared a military campaign to recapture anbar.

the head of the united nations cultural agency is sounding the alarm about isil fighters getting closer to the city of palmyra in syria. >> heritage sites should not be used for military purposes but of course the news are alarming. i appealed yesterday to all parties concerned to protect palmyra and to leave it outside their military activity. >> it is famous for its 2,000 year old ruins. it's the most famous heritage site. syria has called on the international community to protect the ruins. the humanitarian in many rebel-controlled areas in syria appears to be worsening. government air strikes killed at least 39 civilians thursday.

our correspondent reports. >> reporter: for many syrian children this is the only way to find something to eat. some parents help them rummage through the garbage. this woman lives here and her kitchen has looked like this for months. and she says she struggles every day to feed her children. >> translator: what can we do? we don't have fuel electricity, or food. >> reporter: but that's not what you see on syrian state tv where it looks like everything is under control. in this segment, happy children are seen preparing for exams. there is no mention of the war that has killed more than 200,000 people and continues to add to the 12 million who desperately need humanitarian assistance. activists say the conditions resemble those back in [ inaudible ]. in 2013 people in this town agreed to a truce with

government forces in exchange for badly needed food aid. but soldiers control everything. the assad government has sporadically allowed the red cross to distribute some food but not enough to feed everyone. >> translator: we pray to god every single minute to send us any food to feed our little children. anything. even bread. >> reporter: in geneva there is another round of talks. but the armed groups that control many parts of syria are not attending, and insist the president cannot be part of any solution. and the syrian opposition in exile is not happy over the inclusion of iran. activists raised the flags of the revolution during a visit by state media. this child was asked about what happened to his school? he told the pro-government presenter about how his school was destroyed by the shells fired by assault forces.

as always warring sides insist on being right, the fighting goes on and more neighborhoods continue to be turned into piles of rubble. in burundi, the u.s. embassy is closed to today. the state department is asking all nonessential staff to leave the country. malcolm webb has more from burundi's capitol. >> reporter: the president back here in the capitol, and it seems now decisive that the attempted coup has failed. soldiers loyal to the president and police around key locations on the streets. some have tried protesting, people who have been protesting in recent weeks against pierre nkurunziza's bid for a third term in the presidential elections, but they were quickly met with gunfire and had to run away.

many activists themselves are now fleeing the country or trying to hide in foreign embassies, they say they are fearing for their lives and expecting a much more violent and ruthless response from the government now. the government says those arrested in connection with the coup will face justice and get fair trials. nearly 300 migrants were rescued today off of the coast of libya. they were taken to a port city in sicily. among them were 28 women and three children. italian officials say in the past 48 hours, almost 3600 migrants have been rescued from overcrowded boats. on the other side of the world many migrants also trying to get from myanmar to thailand or malaysia. most are members of the rohingyas. but they are finding themselves in a desperate situation, abandoned at sea. >> reporter: this is not a

rescue. the thai royal navy found this boat off of the coast. it is filled with around 380 men, women, and children from western myanmar and bangladesh. the people on board say the traffickers and the captain escaped and that they ran out of rice and water about ten days ago. they say 12 people died during the trip. >> translator: the people are sar ving. we don't have food or clean water. nothing to keep us alive. two more people over there are dieing from starvation. yesterday one man jumped off of the boat and drowned because he went crazy. at least ten people have jumped ship. one died while some of the others made it to nearby fishing boats. >> translator: i don't have anything left. and they killed my mother and relatives. the people in the village said they were going to malaysia so i made the decision to follow them. >> reporter: a few fishing boats pulled up alongside the boat to provide water and a sack of

rice. and it was a thai fisherman that apparently reported the boat to the thai navy. the navy was also trying to trace a phone signal coming from a passenger to a migration monitoring group. dropping food packs is better than nothing, but it is absolutely not enough. what should be done is thinking first and foremost about how lives can be saved. don't think yet about what you are going to do with these people. save the lives first gave them proper treatment and then take the next step. >> reporter: many said they wanted to go to malaysia. the thai navy says it spent the night fixing the boat engine and then let everyone go. there may be as many as 8,000 migrants in these seas but with every government in the region denying them permission to land they are just going nowhere slowly. the united nations says hundreds of thousands of people in yemen are in desperate need

of aid. a shaky ceasefire is holding for now. and humanitarian agencies are rushing to deliver food medicine, and fuel. but as hashem ahelbarra reports, the international community is hoping to find a more durable solution. >> reporter: aid agencies are frustrated and concerned because they haven't been able to get to most of the areas inside yemen because of the safety considerations. they would like to see the ceasefire extended for a longer period to be able to travel to many areas and assess the needs of the population. the united nations envoy has described the situation -- the humanitarian situation in yemen as catastrophic and he said that he would like to see the parties respect the ceasefire. now the saudis have accused the houthis of violating the ceasefire, saying that their patience runs thin for the time being. the houthis are hitting back

saying the saudi-lead coalition has also violated the ceasefire. the international community is hoping to convince the saudis and the different yemeni factions to extend the ceasefire to pave the way for political talks, but also to address the worsening humanitarian situation in the country. >> hashem ahelbarra in riyadh. well the minister orchestra makes history tonight. it is performing at a venue for decades was off limits to american musicians. ♪

potential presidential candidate jeb bush is doing damage control, and reversioning his position on the war in iraq. >> knowing what we know now what would you have done in i would have not engaged. i would not have gone into iraq. >> that's what he said last night, which was a complete reversal from his comments earlier in the week on month he said knowing what we know now, he would have authorized the

invasion of iraq. he later said he miss understood the question. cuban officials will travel to the u.s. next week for more talks. they will discuss among other things reopening embassies in havana and d.c. which have been closed for 50 years. the minnesota orchestra will play the annual cuba disco festival tonight. usher has a preview from havana. >> reporter: the minnesota orchestra will be playing here in havana the first of two performances will take place tonight as part of the international cuba disco festival. the american musicians are spending time coaching and playing with cuban music students. >> translator: we learn about their way of interping music.

>> reporter: it's the minnesota orchestra's visit here in more than 80 years, and the first american orchestra to play in cuba since president obama took steps to normalize relations between the two countries in april. this music exchange is seen as a wide to continue to build momentum towards increased normalization. >> music is a great and powerful element, an essential element of our life and -- and when someone is trying to build something new between two countries what could be better? >> the first performance will feature an all beethoven repertoire. we'll have more tonight. >> you can see more from usher in cuba tonight starting at 7:00 eastern. thanks for joining us.

i'm randall pinkston. the news continues next live from london. you can keep up on aljazeera.com. [ gunfire ] fierce fighting in ramadi as iraqi troops battle to retake a government compound from isil forces. ♪ hello, you are watching al jazeera live from london. kept at sea a boat full of migrants is stranded off of the coast of thailand with no country willing to take them in. and the president of burundi returns home after a failed coup. ♪