about the hesitation in the market and kingdom of saudi arabia said it wants to buy 20 a 3-30 and up doit date on the a air 330 and the big stuff is not coming through at the moment but however we have to roam it's five months until the next big air show in dubai. >> an al quaeda leader targeted in libya the man believed to be the mastermind behind multiple attacks. >> sudan's president left south africa defying a court order not to leave. >> man man calls for a two week ceasefire in yemen.

>> two escaped convicts continue to slip by police in new york. the woman accused of helping them is due in court. >> good morning to you thanks for joining us, you're watching aljazeera america. live from new york city, i'm morgan radford. the pentagon said an al-qaeda leader was behind an attack in libya, saying he was in fact killed in that attack, something the u.s. has not yet confirmed p.m. as daniel lack reports, he is rewards at one of the most powerful al-qaeda fight is in all of africa. >> u.s. officials said an air strike had taken place in libya aimed at a mid level al-qaeda operative. the pentagon spokesman said it was believed the strike had been successful. libya's recognized government in tobruk, in the neighborhood of that strike did say that the

target had been the algerian militant and said that it had been successful, he'd been killed along with a number of others. if confirmed it's quite a significant development because he's been involved in violent activities in the sahara for quite some time now. in the united states, he faces that are known as terrorism charges in connection with the attack on the deep gas plant. 35 americans were among the hostages killed there. lots of other activities affiliated with him, as well. his death has been reported before on at least four occasions. so it's important to keep that in mind, as these reports come in and as more confirmation is forthcoming. the united states has said that an air strike has taken place in libya, it's first since the fighting against the forces of colonel gadhafi in 2011 and it

believes the air strike was successful. >> talks to end the war in yemen are underway in geneva today where the j secretary general ban ki-moon is calling for an immediate ceasefire. yemen's foreign minister said there will be no pause that is unless houthis pull out from the areas they currently control. the houthis however say that will not happen. still, the secretary general says both sides must stop fighting. >> we don't have a moment to lose. in yemen's case, the ticking clock i also not a time piece it's a time bomb. the fighting is giving new strength to some of the world's most ruthless terrorist groups. the region simply cannot sustain an open wound like libya and syria. >> we have more from geneva. >> talks are underway in the united nations, meeting with the

representatives of the government the houthis haven't arrived yet. we expect them to arrive later in the day. for the time being, there will be no face-to-face talks. there will be just more of talks in separate rooms and the united nations envoy will be shuttling back and forth. he won't be able to bring them together because of the growing political divide and the trust did he have sift. the hope of the international community and the united nations in particular is to start talks about humanitarian relief, allowing aid into yemen to provide aid to thousands of people who have been stranded in different parts of the country and then security arrangements and whether houthis are willing to pull out of the areas they've controlled. the third point would be basically starting political process. this is something which is going to take some time, because the environment doesn't seem to be conducive at this particular moment because of the problems they have and the fighting which has been firing up in different parts of the country taiz, and

aden but for the international community and the u.n. this is a significant step forward the first time that different yemen factions are going to meet here, converge in geneva with the hope of starting real talks about political settlement and the future of yemen. >> again that's in geneva. >> thousands of syrian refugees have fled to turkey trying to escape the battle between kurdish and isil fighters. it is chaotic at the border, people trying to reach safety carrying their children and last remaining possession. >> the main street of the refugee camp is lined with life. young gamers play inside. next store older ones do the same. several barbershops means there's competition for the

closest shave. all sure signs of a developing micro economy. not all who call this camp home are convinced things are looking up. he is 30 years old and has four children. their tent is a playground, dining room and family meeting place. >> you see this child she became very sick. when i took her to the hospital, they just gave us something to clean it with and sent us home. that's because they don't have enough medicine. >> there's just one health center for the 10,000 mostly kurdish syrians who live here. most people share one toilet between six families. things are changing. these tents have been homes since this camp was set up in august of 2013. there used to be many, many more. the camp used to stretch pretty much as far as you can see here. the u.n. and the kurdistan

regional government started moving people on, building them more permanent accommodation in another part of the that compound. >> there we met muhammed, his three daughters and his wife. their home has a kitchen a modest back yard and a toilet they don't have to share but believe a life, he said requires more than ment. >> in the past when we first got here, it was fine. i worked hard and had a very good income, $800 to $900. now i can't find a job. ever since i moved to this part of the camp, i can only find enough work to earn $200. >> his experience is common. motor syrian refugees aren't aren't--are allowed to work, but poverty is rising. more than a million have flooded the area, causing tension. >> refugees from syria are better off than iraqi i.d.p.'s,

they are lucky given more facilities and better chances asylum letters residency permits and there is nothing to make their live more difficult. everything is getting easier for them. >> with the kids in school, many parents have no plans to return to syria. believing

>> we have an exclusive story tonight, and we go live...

>> now to you breaking news in africa where sudan's president has left the country. the high court was about to rule on whether omar al bashir should be turned over to the court. before they could rule, he left. coming to us from johannesburg, it sounds like instead of waiting for the court to rule, he took off on his own. how was he able to leave the country if the i.c.c. had a warrant out for his arrest? >> well, morgan, this case has been taken to the high court here didn't include the military as a respondent and al bashir leaving from the air base did allow him the opportunity because the court wouldn't have jurisdiction over that particular area. in fact, later on sunday, we do know that his plane was moved from a civilian airport to the

military air base and now it appears that was in preparation for him to leave the country. >> help me understand something then. why, then, does the african union have an agreement really not to turn over heads of state who the i.c.c. have arrest warrants for? >> morgan, this agreement is essentially why al bashir could travel. he was given assurances here that the government would not arrest him. this forms part of the a.u.'s direction they're taking in terms of pulling away from the international criminal courts. many countries who signed up to that court were not happy with the way they operate saying they unfairly target african countries and essentially has no value anymore. the african union is pulling away from that court in a continent and setting up its own

court to deal with countries within the continent. >> what has been the reaction there on the ground and really, do they have expectation in terms of what happens next? >> ultimately, analysts are looking at the scenario that's played out in the last couple of days including al bashir's departure as a statement that the african countries aren't bored by the i.c.c. in terms of warrants of arrest and how alleged war criminals or those who have committed the crimes allegedly that the i.c.c. has said that they shouldn't be dealt with by the i.c.c., so that africa will find its own solution for the continent. this would give the african union more impetus as well as greater support for consensus through the african union some are getting consensus how africa

should go forward. >> pleasure having you with us, thank you so much. >> a big announcement expected from the f.d.a. today is the deadline for the government to issue a decision on transfats in foods. the agency is expected to ban them even though for decades they have been used to improve texture and lengthen the shelf life of foods. transfats have been linked to heart disease and obesity, the effects of that decision would be widespread, forcing the food industry to change ingredients in a wide number which products. >> just as the supreme court prepares to weigh in on hot button issues like gay marriage and executions, we could be closer to a retirement on the bench. many are long past the practice additional retirement age. if just one steps down, it could have a huge impact on the court's future. >> of the nine justice on the united states supreme court four of them are over 75 years

old. outspoken conservative scalia is 79 kennedy the centrist is 78, steven briar is 76 and root wrath bader ginsburg is 82. >> there's been pressure on her from liberals to think about retiring this year. there's been pressure in the past, so that president obama would have a chance to name her successor. >> the theory is if a republican wins the next presidential election and she be has to retire her replacement would inevitably be more conservative and shift the court to the right to the right there are for reliable conservatives. then there's the wildcard in anthony kennedy. a pointed by ronald reagan in

1988, he has been the swing vote on some of the biggest 5-4 decisions over the past 25 years. he casts the deciding vote in cases upholding abortion rights, ending affirmative action and giving the 2000 presidential election to george w. bush. >> if ginsburg were to retire and she were replaced with someone more conservative, there would be in almost all cases five conservative votes even before you get to justice ken be di. >> justice ginsburg was appointed by president clinton in 1973 has seemed tired in recent years. at this year's state of the union speech, she seemed to fall asleep. ginsburg later blamed the episode on a few glasses of wine before the event and she has told friends and a few interviewers that despite a few health scarce a few years ago right now she is feeling great. >> i think i should do this job

as long as i could do it full steam and when i begin to slow down i think i will know. it hasn't happened yet. >> the last supreme court justice to retire, john paul stevens, left the court at able 90. by all accounts, the job has prestige, great hours a long summer vacation, and provides the justice with tremendous intellectual stimulation. >> i think for many of them, being a supreme court justice you know, as you get past the traditional retirement ages, i think they feel helps to keep them sharp. >> retirements are usually announced at the end of the term giving the president until the fall. the term is set to wrap up at the end of the this month. >> a pipeline rupture sparked a massive fire in texas.

several homes were evacuated near san antonio. no one was injured. residents will be allowed back once a safety inspection is completed. the company has owns that pipeline, energy transfer partners, says it will investigate the cause of that rupture. >> speaking of the lone star state, texass is by far the largest natural gas producer in all of the united states. that means that processes like fracking make a lot of money and provide a lot of local jobs. since some fracking wells can be 300 feet from a person's home, a lot of texans are getting fed up and fired up. we explain. >> in texas energy is king. an oil and gas boom helped the loan star state's economy expand at more than twice the rate of the u.s., but now texas may be in danger from being america's top engine to its anchor.

texas lost over 25,000 jobs, the biggest job loss in more than four years. the big reason, the price of royal plunge bed by more than half since its peak last summer. so many here in texas say they need to do everything they can to keep the oil industry going. in denton outside of dallas, not everyone families the same way. >> we are in the middle of the shale in north texas and platforms like these used to have rigs on them, churningion out oil around the clock through fracking. that got residents concerned. they voted to prohibit fracking inside this town, banned it. that is all about to change. >> the governor recently signed a about him into law that all but makes sure that no texas town could ever ban fracking again. the law largely strips local zoning boards of their power to

regulate oil and gas and hands that power over to the state. the governor says it's necessary to protect an energy industry that accounts for nearly 15th 15th of the state's economic output. >> we're forming a patch work quilt of bans and rules and regulations that is eroding the texas model. >> denton residents like debbie ingram argue they are being disenfranchised. >> we have always had home rule where we get to decide what happens to our citizens in our towns. basically, they're telling us we don't have that option. >> debbie said she voted in favor of the ban last year after an ail rig was placed roughly 300 feet from her house. >> it made it so you couldn't breathe. you had a soar throat all the time. your eyes watered and were soar all the time. i had the nose bleeds, my dog had a nose plead.

>> industry advocates say in many cases, they were there first. urban sprawl moved residents closer to existing gas and oil sites where write mineral rights for years have permitted them to drill. in recent months, oil and gas companies have laid off thousands of workers across the accident and other states, as plans for new wells are being put on the shelves. that raises the question as to whether the low price of oil can actually do a better job at preventing fracking than think local ban. al jazeera denton, the accident. >> power to the people. >> coming up on al jazeera the 800th birthday of the magna carta. the queen in a for instance phillips pay attribute to the document that shifted power from the monarchy to the masses. stay tuned.

>> animals were released by a deadly storm. elsewhere, a brown bear takes ref final on an air conditioning unit while a big cat lurks around a building. heavy rainfall late standards sent flash floods coveraging through at a at a at at tablisi. it's unclear how many animals have perished or how many are still on the loose. one by one the animals are

cornered. there's no reports animals have attacked humans. three zoo keepers died in the flooding including one who lost an arm in a tiger attack last month. residents have been warned to stay indoors until the remaining animals can be found and captured. >> al jazeera. >> greece appears to be closer to default after the latest negotiations over the country's debt collapsed. shares on the athens exchange fell 6% in early trading this morning and yesterday talks between the greek government and its creditors broke down. the prime minister has been working for months to reach a deal all of this happening ahead of the nearly $2 billion payment due to the i.m.s. this month. >> the royal family is marking the 800th anniversary of the magna carter. it was signed as a piece treaty

back in 1215 and was the very first document of its kind to really protect rights and freedoms of the people and to establish that the king was also subject to the law. attorney general loretta lynch was among those who spoke of the significance. >> this social contract between a man arc and his people codified however imperfectly notions that would stand at the heart of our own system of justice, the idea that no power is unconditional and no rule is absolute that we are not subjugated to share -- just as all must answer to the law. >> prime minister david cameron also took to the podium, telling crowds that the magna carter changed the world.

thanks so much for joining us this morning. stephanie sy is back in two minutes with you when al jazeera morning news continues.

>> president of sudan fleeing the country before the court could rule. >> we don't know if they are in the united states or in mexico by now. >> the woman accused of helping them broke out is due in court.

>> this i guess aljazeera america live from new york city, i'm stephanie sy. libya said the leader of al-qaeda's arm in north africa is dead, the pentagon targeted him in an air strike early sunday morning. libya's government said the attack took place about 90 miles south of benghazi. he gained notoriety as a dangerous fighter lost and eye fighting in algeria and earned the nickname mr. marlboro for a cigarette smuggling enterprise that fund his fighting. he was the first to use kidnappings to raise money. robert fowler was his hostage in

2008. >> he would stand sentry duty. he would work in the kitchen but there was absolutely no doubt who was the boss. as he wasn't a flashy guy, he was soft spoken, but as soon as he began speaking, everyone would listen. >> he's known as the leader of the al-qaeda and designated a terrorist. after muammar gaddafi's overthrow, he formed ties with new groups emerging in libya forming an elite unit called those who sign in blood with a goal of attacking interests in northwest africa. he led a brigade which stormed an algerian gas plant. his men held 800 workers hostage. 38 people were killed, mostly

foreigners including three americans. >> he has been declared dead several times in recent years. >> sudan's president left south africa despite annal court arrest warrant. on sunday, the high court issued an interim order barring the leader from leaving the country. the court was due to make a decision this morning on whether to arrest him. we have more from johannesburg. >> the high court is still in session. they are continuing to hear arguments from bolt the government as well as civil society organizations around why omar bashir should be arrested. what value that has now is questionable. the court has received confirmation that the sudanese president has left the country. they are waiting that for the department of home affairs whose obligation it was to keep hem here in africa.

it appears that he could possibly have left from the military air base here in south africa. the entire situation is embarrassing for south africa. it's stuck between a rock and a hard place whether they should have left him leave the country or whether they were possibly considering arresting him. >> we'll speak to a lawyer who has advised the i.c.c. on the bashir case. >> yemen is on the verge of collapse after three months of fighting. talks are underway to end the war in geneva. there will be no pause unless houthis pull out from the areas they control and the houthis say that will not happen. ban ki-moon is calling for an immediate ceasefire. >> we don't have a moment to lose. in yemen's case, the ticking clock is not a time piece. it's a time bomb. the fighting is giving new

strength to some of the world's most ruthless terrorist groups. the region simply cannot sustain another open wound like syria and libya. >> we have more from outside those talks in geneva. >> talks are now underway at the united nations envoy the houthis haven't arrived yet. we expect them to arrive later in the day. there will be no face-to-face talks, just more of talks in separate rooms and the united nations envoy will be shuttling back and forth. he won't be able to bring them together because of the growing political divide and the trust deficit. the hope which the international community and united nations in particular is to start talks about humanitarian relief, allowing aid into yemen to

provide aid to thousands stranded within the country and then security arrangements and whether houthis are willing to pull out of the areas they control. the third point would be basically starting political process. this is something which is going to take sometime, because the environment doesn't seem to be conduce i have at this particular moment just on those talks because of the fighting and the fighting nearing up in different parts of the country. for the international community and the u.n., this is a significant step forward. this is the first time that different yemen factions are going to meet here, converge in geneva with the hope of starting real talks about a political settlement and the future of yemen. >> investors are rattled after an apparent collapse in talks to resolve greece's debt crisis. shares on the athens exchange fell nearly 7%. talks between the greek government broke down inching

the country closer to default. this game of chicken is coming down to the wire. >> it is. who will blink first is a tough call. both sides could lose a lot if they don't reach a deal. eight thence has a $1.8 billion debt payment do in two weeks time a bill it can't pay unless creditors release $8 billion in bailout funds. this boils down to belt tightening in greek. the prime minister wants to make good on campaign promise tolls ease punishing austerity measures. if athens can't pay up, it could set the stage for greece to exit the euro zone, no one knows how the markets will react. high stakes for both sides but talks sunday between greece and

its creditors broke down after a mere 45 minutes so they couldn't even get it together for an hour. that frustrated the i.m.f. the chief economist blogged to urge both sides to give a little writing just as there i also a limit to what greece can do, there is a limit to how much financing and debt relieve official creditors are able to provide. >> we hear europe wants greece to widen its v.a.t. what is that? >> value added tax a tax thrown on to goods and services. progressives tend to be very critical because it hits everyone rich and poor the same. the other big sticking point is pensions. right now, pensions eat up about 16% of greece's economic output and the i.m.f. wants that lowered by at least 1%. >> and they are not budging. >> still some significant grounds before they come

together. >> it has been more than a week since two convicted killers escaped from a new york prison. there is still no sign of them. we could hear more today about the prison worker accused of helping them get out. we have more now. the woman has a court appearance this morning right? >> that's right joyce mitchell has pleaded not guilty to helping the convicts escape. investigators are revealing what she told them. >> prosecutors confirm that joyce mitchell was critical to richard matt and david sweat's escape in new york. she allegedly provided them with tools, hacksaw blades, chisels and a screwdriver bit. >> richard matt, one of the things he asked her for was to provide him with gloves. her statement she went out and bought those speed bag gloves and brought them in. he asked her to bring in a set of glasses with lights on them

and she bought those and provided those to him, as well. >> prosecutors say mitchell agreed to provide a get away car. the plan was that she would drive them seven hours away. mitchell checked herself into the hospital instead potentially leaving the prisoners to find their way on foot. >> we don't know if they are still in the immediate area, or if they are in mexico by now but we're following up every lead the best we can. >> more than 800 law enforcement officers spent their second weekend searching for the convicts. last week, tracking dogs picked up their scent but there's no sitings of the two men yet. >> a year ago prosecutors investigated a relationship between david sweat and mitchell, but nothing came of that investigation. >> thank you. >> the parents of the gunman who opened fire on dallas police say their son had a history of mental illness. the father said the son assaulted his mother in 2013 and later made threats against the judge overseeing his son's custody case. his mother said she felt she

lost him to mental illness. investigators say he rammed a police car with his van and fired dozens of rounds against officers. the attack ended when he was shot by a police sniper. >> questions over a fatal police shooting in louisville kentucky, the officer responded to an assault call. the suspect enters the frame there, waving a flag pole. it breaks in two as he aims for officer blanford. the louisville police chief has promised a thorough investigation. >> i have not reached any conclusions about whether this use of force was justified. i can look at video and based on my 35 years of experience as a police officer form some opinions but this investigation has got to be completed before we can come to any determination, and whether or not he was justified under the law isn't my call.

>> the man killed has been identified as a 35-year-old immigrant from africa. he did not speak english. >> a state law that keeps rent down expires today. it could be extended, but have itics say the current plan considered doesn't do enough to help 10ants. 1 million amounts in new york city are rent stabilized. >> the state democratic is working to fix visa and passport systems, technical issues not specific to any particular country are affected passports and visas. >> a closed briefing on lifting economic sanctions on iran is being held. >> first lady michelle obama begins her trip to the u.k. and italy. >> five new cases of mers have been diagnosed in south korea.

the death toll now tops 16 in the latest outbreak. 2500 schools reopened this week. students and teachers are taught to wear masks and how to prevent the spread of the disease. we have more from seoul. >> monday morning arched back to school. the mers closed 3,000 schools and universities as a precaution. some parents remain anxious about taking their children back to class even wearing protective masks. >> i'm worried about classes resuming, but i hope our children can enjoy school life again in a secure environment. >> people are checked to make sure they don't have a temperature before loud in. teachers are looking for other symptoms too lessons begin with an introduction to a reason they've been off school. the aim is to reassure parents and children that they have nothing to fear.

>> we mitigated concern by taking precautionary m. if schools are closed too long, that would pose difficulty in running the school curriculum. >> not all schools are opened. these doors are kept firmly shut. >> this is one of 400 schools closed. no case of mers has been reported in any educational establishment, but while the mere suggestion looms large over the country some are taking no chances. it's here where the focus of attention remains the medical center in seoul, one of ski i can't's largest and most prestigious hospitals. it's suspended the bulk of services after identified as the epicenter of the spread of mers. every precaution is being taken to contain the outbreak using hand sanitizers and facemasks. some sports fan were undeterred,

watch ago baseball game. >> i'm not that worried about it. no one is afflicted with mers around me. >> the virus is confined to hospitals, medical staff patients and their visitors. the world health organization said there's no suggestion mers is spreading in the wide community. doctors continue to keep a close watch on all infections, all that everyone can do is try to carry on as normal. al jazeera seoul. >> sudan's president defy add court order and left south africa. more on the breaking story and what it means for the i.c.c.'s pending case against omar al bashir. >> we are awaiting an announcement from jeb bush today. supporters hope he will be at the top of a crowded republican field.

>> welcome to al jazeera america. taking a look at today's top stories, nepal reopened one of

its heritage sites after a series of deadly quakes, one of three royal squares if the country that date back to the 12th century. the structures could be unstable and pose a threat to visitors. >> two north carolina teens were injured sunday in separate shark attacks along the same stretch of beach. officials say a teenage girl lost part of her arm and may lose part of her leg. a shark attacked a 16-year-old boy hours later just two miles away. he lost an arm. jeb bush is on on the verbal of joining the race for the white house. david shuster has a look at the latest member of the bush family to seek the presidency.

>> i've been so blessed to be part of a family that committed its life to public service. >> jeb bush hails from one of the most prominent families in u.s. history the son of former president george h.w. bush and brother of george h.w. bush. >> i love my brother love move dad, love my mother, as well, hope that's ok. i admire their service to the nation and difficult decisions that they had to make. i'm my own man and my views are shaped by my own thinking and my own experiences. jeb bush was born and raised in texas. he attended phillips exeter in texas. the gulf war he met his future wife. after graduating from the university of texas bush took on several jobs from bank to go real estate, which ultimately led him to relocate to florida. bush volunteered for his

father's 1988 presidential campaign before leaping out on his own political career. in the late 1980's, he became chairman of the dade county republican party. in 1994, he ran for governor that florida. he lost by a small margin. the campaign took a large toll on his family. bush agreed to spend more time at home and even converted to his wife's faith catholicism. he won the governor's seat, and was a staunch reporter of gun rights. he signed into law the stand your ground law the first state in the country to do so. on certain immigration issues, bush was more liberal supporting a bill to allow illegal immigrants to licenses. that bill, however failed. during the 2000 presidential recount, bush recused himself from an official roam during the process. his brother was eventually elected.

beyond the glare of the political spotlight stood the bush family in the shadow. his daughter struggled with drugs, often made headlines as did his shy wife, who was detained by customs trying to hide nearly $20,000 in clothes and jewelry she purchased in paris. while governor bush reportedly asked the media to leave his family alone bush allies say a run for the presidency has required the support of the entire bush clan. in early 2015, bush and his supporters launch add super pac called right to rise. >> i believe that every american deserves the right to rise and the opportunity to achieve the american dream and that abroad, america should be respected by our allies and feared by our enemies. that's why it's critical we change the direction our country is heading. we must do better than the obama-clinton foreign policy that has emboldened our enemies. >> he pitched himself as someone

who wants to end poverty and economically empower americans something he feels president obama has not done. >> mr. president, it is time to stop blaming your predecessor for your failed economic policies. >> despite bush's political ambitions, he will always be compared to his father and brother and has had difficulties answering questions about the blunder into iraq. mr. bush's most recent position on the war is that knowing what we know now, he would not have gone into iraq, while polls show most republicans agree the war was a mistake bush remains a revered member of the g.o.p. >> our friends on the left like to view themselves as the agents of change and reform and you and i are just supposed to get with the program. there are consequences when you don't jen you next to the latest secular dogmas and those can be hard to keep up with. >> david shuster, al jazeera.

>> ruth consultant max joins us this morning from tallahassee florida, a senior advisor to jeb bush during his 1994 run for governor. jeb bush has been a de facto candidate for months. he hadn't been able to pull away from the pact. if you were advising him today what would you tell him to do? >> keep on doing what he's been doing. i think the common thread throughout this in the last six months is there's always some new person who is going to take jeb out yet he remains the front runner and guy that everybody is talking about. he just has to stay in the game and do what he does best and play the whole thing out. >> according to recent polls he doesn't quite remain the front runner. you see some polls in which scat walker and marco rubio were pulling forward and you say he should still stay in his lane and keep doing what he's doing? >> every story you read is about

who's going to take down jeb bush. sometimes as you point out it's scott walker, sometimes marco rubio. at one point in time, it was one of the guys on the farther right. there's one common thread in all of the stories. it's who's going to take down jeb bush. he may not be leading iowa today, two points behind in new hampshire today in each of those states, somebody else may be ahead, but he's the story in the republican primary or you and i wouldn't be talking. >> a lot of that is because of his name and the dynasty but also because of the fundraising machine that kicked into gear as soon as he announced his exploratory committee. he raised tens of millions of dollars for his super pac. do you think he still has the fundraising momentum? >> i would think so. you always pick the low hanging fruit first. there's a big rush and then you have to get in there and clear the stumps as a posed to cutting down the trees and he has big

frees and big stumps, the others have sap lings to collect the fruit. >> is jeb bush more handicapped by his name or helped by the bush name? >> i would think he's clearly more helped. if his name were reynolds, again, you and i probably wouldn't be talking. i think it's pretty clear that he's helped by his name, the fact that he only has one name or that hillary only has one name or madonna has one name distinguishes him from the rest of the field some have said he's not conservative enough. >> when he was governor, everybody thought he was a right wing head banger and way too conservative. now i suppose the parties moved

somewhat to the right and some folks think he's not conservative enough. if you're conservative enough to suit the right wing of the represent party, you will not win the general election. >> sir, thank you. >> an archbishop in minnesota stepped down this morning over sexual abuse accusations, state prosecutors charged the archdiocese with having turned a blind eye to numb results reports of misconduct. a former priest there is currently serving five years for molesting two boys. his resignation comes days after pope france create add tribunal to contact down on sexual abuse. >> a criminal trial is ordered for a former archbishop on sex abuse charges. he was in the dom republican. prosecutors say he abused

children between 2000"-2013. the 66-year-old has been defrocked and under house arrest at the vatican. his trial is set to begin in july. >> sudan says its president is returning home, defying a court order to stay in south africa where he could have been turned over to the international criminal court. more on this breaking news, including a live report from johannesburg and i'll speak to a lawyer who has advised the i.c.c. on bashir's case. >> most transfats to be band. we'll meet the man who led the charge for more than three decades.

>> welcome to al jazeera america. it is 8:29 eastern. taking a look at today's top stories. libya's government says a former al-qaeda leader has been killed in a u.s. air strike. he was targeted in a strike sunday. he is linked to the 2013 algeria

gas plant attack. >> talks to end the war in yemen are underway in geneva. the u.n. secretary general called for a pause to the three month long war. the foreign minister said that dependency whether houthis withdraw from captured land. the houthis say that is not happening. >> the woman charged with helping two escape prisoners escape a new york prison is due in court this morning. she is accused of giving them hacksaw blades, a chisel and screwdriver. the manhunt is now in its 10th 10th day. >> sudan's president on his way to sudan despite a criminal court order to have him arrested, wanted for alleged crimes against humanity in darfur. he was attending an african unit summit. the high court barred the leader from leaving the country. the court was due to make a

decision on whether to arrest him. let's go live to johannesburg. how was bashir able to leaveth country and did the south african government help him? >> at this point it's understood that his jet would have departed from the military air base in south africa. according to the interim order from the high court that said that he shouldn't leave the country until this case was finalized in court the military is not a respondent in that. of course the court did not have any jurisdiction over a military air base. also, what's quite interesting is that we understand that his name was not on the passenger list, so this would be convenient for south africa, who would potentially argue that they could stop someone who they didn't have any idea was departing from the country. >> what is the next step now and is this court still trying to decide what to be done, even though he has left the country?

>> well, the court has adjourned for about 15 minutes for the judge to consider the arguments given in court through the morning and to give an order on whether or not al bashir should be arrested. if he has left, the arguments and court proceedings would turn out to be largely academic. the courts from this point on would possibly if al bashir has left the department of home affairs responsible for keeping him in the country could be held in contempt of court. that would require investigations as to who is responsible for al bashir's departure from want country. >> one thing i understand about the confusion in the treaties that form the i.c.c. is that the african union actually has an agreement not to turn over heads of state, even though there are charges against them by the i.c.c. >> that's exactly the case.

that's also what's been argued in court by rips of the government, that there has been an agreement in place with the african union that sitting heads of state visiting south africa during this summit would not be arrested. also what's come out in court is that if al bashir was in africa on holiday for example, he could possibly have faced arrest, but because there was an agreement with the african union and a decision by the african union r.a.u. sessions are held that african heads of state won't be arrested, that's what allowed south africa to give him reassurances that he would be safe and wouldn't face arrest and be sent to the i.c.c. >> we're going to rodney dixon now joining us from al jazeera's london bureau. he's an international lawyer who has made representation to the i.c.c. on the bashir case. good morning. thank you for being with us on al jazeera. south africa is a signatory to

the i.c.c. two arrest warrants were issued for al bashir. why was he allowed to leave? >> the south african government would have no doubt argued in court this morning as they stated publicly before that as a matter of international law president bashir has immunity as any head of state has when he travels to another country and invited by the south african government to attend. they would have argued that immunity applies together with the decisions that have been made by the african union so they have counter obligation to the obligations under the i.c.c. treaty. >> it leads to this sort of legal paradox in some ways. another paradox here is that he must have had some help from the stricken government to be allowed to be on that military base and to fly home.

can the south african government be seen in some ways of being in contempt of its own high court in allowing al bashir to leave. >> as a matter of international law, it is entitled to respect its immunity, irrespective of any other immunity. the i.c.c. substitute allows for when there are competing obligations for that to be resolved with the i.c.c. and with the state concern. the statute itself accepts that there might be competing obligations as a matter of law. they would argue that they haven't breached any law because they com flipped with the primary obligation to observe the immunity and to observe the agreement with the african union. that immunity would be asserted by our own prime minister here, exactly the same way. it doesn't apply differently to any countries. >> if immunity trumps all the high court's ruling in pretoria

at this point really doesn't matter. >> the ruling was an interim one, the full argument was beings heard today and in the process of being completed now. it was only an interim one but whether or not it was in fact binding on the government as a matter of law is an open question. as i said, there are counter obligations, which the south african government would have to comply with as would any other country. i don't think it's fair to single them out. any other country would have to do the same thing observe the obligations. >> the end result in this particular case is the i.c.c. has two arrest warrants out for this head of state including on charges of genocide. those are the most recent charges. it sounds lining the i.c.c. doesn't have the jurisdiction or the ability to enforce those arrest warrants. >> well, the question of immunity that i've allude would

to only applies while the head of state is in office. that apply to say any sitting head of state. thereafter, and that has also been confirmed in our own cases here in the u.k. in a case, it's possible to look to arrest somebody when they are no longer in office, but the immunity is there is to allow international release to say continue. >> if at some point. al bashir is no longer in office, does he then expose himself to these arrest warrants all over again? does he have to stay in sudan and not travel to any of the figure in aatories of the i.c.c.? certainly head of state immunity which attach to say him in his

current position as head of state would no longer apply so these are matters which would have to be addressed further down the line, but for now as head of state that immunity is firmly in place. >> you having been close to this case, do you believe that president al bashir should have to face justice at the international criminal court? >> well, that's a matter to be decided on the evidence. we've certainly raised large question marks about the sufficiency of the evidence, which is a separate matter, whether there's enough to bring him in particular to court for the incidents that have occurred in darfur. there's no doubt that crimes have been committed on all sides there, even the government itself has said that. it's a question of whether there's sufficient evidence to link those high up to these crimes. that will have to be a matter determined within the international jurisdiction and within an assessment of all of the evidence.

this has been an important question at the i.c.c. recently with the kenyan head of state being charged but those charges having been withdrawn for a lack of evidence. it's a matter of not wanting to proceed with such an important case when there's an insufficient degree of evidence to support it. it's a big responsibility which should be taken care of. >> israel says its actions during the 2014 war in gaza were legal. the government released a 277 page report this weekend. it concludes the israeli army made substantial efforts to avoid civilian deaths. it disputes the number of palestinian civilians killed. israel argues hamas fighters friday. >> themselves at civilians and converted schools and hospitals into military centers. >> on the healthbeat, we are

expecting a big announcement from the f.d.a. today. on the verge of banning transfats in foods. they have been used to improve texture and lengthen shelf life. one scientist has long been fighting to have them taken out. lisa stark has more. >> for nearly six decades on this midwest college campus in champaign, illinois, one man has been sounding the alarm against transfat. meet fred cumero, adjunct professor, p.h.d. and he will mark his 101st birthday in october. >> you can run your fingers over it and then you can see there are plaques there. >> in his lab he still stores some of the arteries that he has studied over the years. his work on heart disease began in the 1950s after he asked a local hospital to send him

samples from patients who had died from heart attacks. >> they gave me their samples tissue samples on people who died of heart disease. >> what did you find? >> up to 14% of transfat in their tissue. that's what we published. >> his findings on transfats in the arteries were published in the medical journal of science in 1957. artificial transfat is created by adding hydrogen to vegetable oil to make it more stable. that improves a foods texture and shelf life. transfat is found in processed foods, including microwave popcorn, cookies cake frosting. when he reported his findings, he did not know how or if transfat affected the body. >> i just had instinct that this was not a good fat. this was not a good fat. >> research continued while the

research on transfats grew. >> miracle margarine the lightest tastiest margarine you can buy. >> he fed transfat to say pigs. their arteries clogged up with fault. >> this was not good for heart decease. >> that's when his food fight began in earnest. >> i wanted to have the industry lower the france fat to zero, and they wouldn't do it, they liked the consistency. >> it was a huge fat. >> you can't imagine how big a fight it was. >> that was in 1968. food companies did agree then to reduce transfat levels somewhat, but americans were still eating plenty of it.

the f.d.a. required it to be lifted on the ingredients. in 2009, he petitioned the f.d.a. to ban transfat. the agency responded your petition is currently under active evaluation. then silence for four years. finally, at the urging of a lawyer, he sued the f.d.a. >> for decades in this lab the doctor continued his research and his battle against transfat, fighting scientists who didn't believe him and industry that didn't want to change practices and federal regulators who didn't respond to his petition, asking them to ban transfat. >> the f.d.a. told al jazeera that the doctor's petition required extensive review and analysis. the agency has now at last issued its preliminary finding that artificial transfat is "not

generally recognized as safe." >> how are you going to feel when the f.d.a. bans transfat? >> well, i'll feel that science has come out on top. >> after all these years so has dr. fred cumero. >> it's a new paternity leave policy that is for dads. some employees will get 12 months of paid leave but for many new dads in the u.s., it's the kind of father's day gift many only dream about. morgan radford has more. >> virgin founder richard branson is known for being bold. in his new policy granting 12 months of paid leave for new fathers fits the mold. u.s. workers are not covered bub the company hopes to extend the policy across the pond. such a generous benefit would be

a first in the u.s., only two nations in the entire world has no federal law with paid paternity leave. in iceland fathers get 90 days paid leave and finland 54. in the u.k., 14. many companies offer their own paid paternity leave. in fact, facebook is one of the most generous, offering 17 weeks today time off. google and bank of america each offer 12. most companies don't offer anything at all. in the u.s., only four states guarantee paid family leave for moms or dads. that's california, rhode island, and new jersey. morgan radford, al jazeera. >> scott beason is a professor of management and author of the working dad's survival guide. boy, do they need that, guys. thanks for being here. virgin's new policy only

affected 140 employees and only those in london and geneva. what impact do you think it will have on the conversation? >> as you say the policy i also not quite as widespread as perhaps the first amount of publicity has indicated but i think sends an important signal that a company can be very successful financially and also be supportive of families and not just of working women but also of working dads, who are parents, too and also need support. >> what does your research tell us about how many dads want paternity leave and how many would take it if they offered it? >> the research is becoming clearer that when companies offer paid paternity leave there's some wage replacement that men take it. companies that offer two to four weeks of paid parental leave we're seeing more and more men now getting upwards over 50% taking two to four weeks of paid paternity leave. >> for the longest time, it

seemed there was a stick in a attached to men who decided to take time off when a child was born. >> that still absolutely exists, but in companies offering paid paternity leaves, only 12% of employers do this and this is probably an indication that is supportive of dads an they're more likely to take it in those circumstances. you're right in many cases it's not great to out yourself as an involved father, it indicates you are maybe not quite as -- >> there was that baseball player last year who decided to sit out a couple of games with when his kid was born and he got flak from fans. >> major league baseball has had a paternity leave policy for four or five years now and hundreds of players have taken this policy, but this one player on opening day. >> i think he was a really important player. here's the thing. mothers take maternity leave for physical -- there's a lot of reasons, they're physically healing, they're breastfeeding and even then in this country

women say they don't get enough maternity leave. >> absolutely. >> what's the case for dads taking leave after the birth of a child? >> in companies that are not offering paid paternity leave most dads are cobbling together a couple of days of vacation time or six days they built up over time. it's sad that the majority of dads are taking a week or less of cobble together an at hock paternity leave. again, we're seeing in companies that are offering these policies, like virgin and supporting it, that dads do uses these policies, which is good for families, good for them, being able to bond with their children to be able to work with their spouses as in the transition of becoming a new parent but also the research is showing that it's good for companies, too of attracting and holding on to really good talent. >> all right we'll have to leave it there. >> the university of washington's new animal testing lab has sparked a debate among

activists, but not always for the reasons you would think. they say their free speech rights are at risk. >> artists descend on cuba, but the exhibition could open a door to the u.s. market.

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reported... >> what do you think... >> we're making history right now... >> al jazeera america >> welcome back to aljazeera america. it is 8:50 eastern, taking a look at today's top stories. authorities say no one was injured when a pipeline ruptured. seven homes were evacuated in texas near san antonio. the company that owns the pipeline will investigate the cause. >> gun maker colt is filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy. the company hopes to pay down $355 million in debt to lenders by going through a court supervised auction. it plans to sell itself to a capitol management firm. it was founded in new jersey in the early 1800s. >> queen elizabeth was marking the 800th anniversary of the magna carta protecting human rights and freedoms while establishing that the king was

subject to the law. it is considered to be one of the most important legal documents in the history of democracy. >> cuba is playing host to the art world drawing collectors and art lovers, but pointing to a future when the u.s. and cuba have closer ties. that could mean artists on the island will be able to earn a real living. we have more from havana. >> an ice skating rink with pretend ice in the middle of tropical havana. a fake beach across the street, along the city's main coastal drive. these installations and other works of art are part of cuba's high hi anticipated by annual art show. it is an international event but this year as never before, cuban artists are taking center stage in these times of change on the communist island. >> there were so many regulations, prohibitions and these new freedoms are like

throwing a drop of water on a very dry desert, being absorbed at lightning speed. >> 10 years ago they basically had enough room to paint on the floor in his tiny apartment. today he has the freedom to buy and held his own studio. his latest paintings show the relyingship between cubes and foreigners. dangerous, like a jelly fish. >> cuban art has become a booming business, auctioned or purchased by visiting collectors from new york to beirut. >> this is called project salvation and like so many others in this year's gathering it shows the relationship.

it refers to the tens of thousands of cubes trying to cross these waters to make it to the other side. >> michael uses american and cuban flags womenty bullet cartridge to say describe decades of bilateral tensions and the long awaited birth of a new relationship. >> this is called fiesta, because that's what we're living now, preparing for a party and waiting to see if it's really possible to be friends and not enemies. >> the paintings are exhibited in his own studio showroom and selling for tens of thousands of dollars. further proof that cuban art like cuba itself is becoming a focus of world attention. al jazeera havana. >> the university of washington is building a new animal testing lab and animal rights activists are not happy bit their

protests sparking a first amendment fight after one of their members was barred from demonstrating. >> this construction side at the university of washington in seattle has drown protest and sparked lawsuits recently in a battle over constitutionally protected speech and harassment. you won't find it anywhere on this sign. it's just a project site, but what's going in here is a new animal research facility, price tag topping $120 million. animal rights activists have tried to stop the construction of the lab and have staged protests not just here, but also at the private homes of university officials and regents and private homes of some of the employees of the company hired to build the facility. >> home demos are not illegal. they are protected in that we are on public sidewalks and

standing in this public cul-de-sac. >> i'm not sure what the end point is for this tactic, but it is certainly not had the desired effect. for us, it has done nothing but focus us more. it has not swayed our oh resolve and we continue to move forward on time and on budget. >> taking that battle away from this construction site into the neighborhoods in some cases under the front porches of private individuals has produced legal action. employees with the construction company sued, claiming they were harassed. a judge agreed and one of the protestors, an organizer has been ordered to not take part in any similar protest not plan any similar protests, targeting those employees. she has appealed that ruling, claiming her constitutional rights have been violated. we'll hear more from her tonight about the case and what comes next. >> you can watch the full report at 8:00 p.m. eastern.

12 people are dead, many missing in georgia's capitol amid severe flooding. special forces were called in and warned resident to say not leave their homes after lions bears, wolves, you saw a hippo there escaping from a zoo during the floods. thousands of residents remain without electricity. >> a box office record this weekend for a jurassic sequel. jurassic world took in $511 million nation white. it took in $200 million in the u.s. second only to marvel's the avengers in the record book. >> coming up from doha, more on the breaking news from south africa, the sudan president has fled as a court was considering arresting him on that war crimes charges. that's it for us here in new york. thanks for watching.

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