battle rages at a naval base, explosions at and gunfire rock this compound in pakistan as taliban militants launch a deadly attack. it's 5:00 a.m. in washington, 2:00 p.m. in islamabad, hi, i'm zain verjee, you're watching "world one." and one tiny irish village welcome as great, great grandson as president obama lands in

dublin, the inhabitants of manegal have a special reason to celebrate. deadly tornado leaves behind a trail of destruction, you're looking at what's left of the town of joplin, missouri, and oh no, not again. iceland's active volcanos are worrying european airlines. does this new eruption mean fresh travel chaos? we want to begin in southern pakistan, where government forces are continuing to battle it out with taliban militants at a naval base in karachi. at least ten militants stormed the site late last night, armed with guns and grenades, witnesses say that they've heard numerous loud explosions. a plane was set on fire and smoke is billowing up from the building. now it's not exactly clear how many people have been killed, but the afp and the "reuters" news agencies say 12 pakistani commandos are dead. more detalsz from our senior international correspondent, stan grant who joins me from

islamabad. what's the latest on the situation right now? >> reporter: yeah, as you sketched this, it'sed on hour after hour since the militants turned up with hand grenades and launchers, as well as weapons and they breached the security, got inside the naval base. and there have been multiple explosions since then and running gun battles with navy and army commandos, special forces units that were sent in there to try to root out the militants. the target i peered to be a p3 orion plane. two of them have been damaged or destroyed as a result of this raid. and the militants are holed up there inside. the real questions here apart from the fact that the number of people who have been killed or injured is just how this could have happened. and of course the taliban claiming responsibility, zain, saying it's in retaliation for

the ongoing operations against them by the pakistani military. >> how secure are other installations in pakistan? is the pakistani military up to protecting them? or up to fighting these militants? >> reporter: it's precisely a question that's being asked right now on pakistani media. we've heard from the interior minister saying that the pakistani military, the pakistani government is up to this fight. they are not going to be deterred. he said the pakistanis are paying for this in their own blood. when you look at the thousands, tens of thousands of pakistanis who have died over the past ten years, it shows you how much they are caught in the crossfire here. the taliban have made it very clear, in a statement from the deputy commander just last week that they're going to go after u.s., nato and pakistani military targets. now that's because they believe the pakistani military is doing the dirty work, if you like, of the united states. and the taliban says killing

civilians. we've had this attack today, and cast your mind back a little over a week, there was another attack, a double-suicide attack, outside another military facility, a training school outside of peshawar, they're showing people they can strike when and where, going after these high-value installations. president barack obama is in ireland, kicking off a week-long tour of europe. they touched down about half an hour ago in the capital, dublin. in just a few minutes they're going to be heading to the residence of the irish president for a guest book signing and tree-planting ceremony. the highlight of the u.s. president's stay will be a special trip to the small village of manegal, where his great-great-great grandfather lived and worked as a shoe-maker nearly 200 years ago.

brianna, tell us about this visit and the tiny village that he's going to? >> reporter: well you know we focused so much on the president's kenyan heritage, because he is the first african-american president. but it is so interesting that he can trace his roots back here to ireland. even though he's only 1/32 irish, one of the reasons he's here is to reconnect with his ancestral homeland. it's the tiniest of places that his great-great-great grandfather is from. from manegal came over from the u.s. to ohio in 1850. this is a place that has about 300 people. judging by our reporting and talking to the residents there. they're pretty excited, sprucing the place up. they've been painting the town, seriously, literally, painting the up to, putting up the american flags. they're eagerly awaiting a visit from the president. it's not completely official,

but don't tell the people from manegal that. they'd be very disappointed. he said he's going to come and hoist a pint with him, zain. >> ash cloud willing, the president is going to be traveling here to the uk and poland and france, what are some of the main goals for this trip? >> a lot of it has to do with the economy, no doubt. he's going to be obviously going to the uk, he'll be in london after his visit here in ireland. then he's going to duvielle, france, for the g-8 economic summit and finish off in warsaw, poland. a lot of it has to do with keeping up relations with european allies, certainly economically as well as politically. one of the big issues in ireland is going to be the economy. the property boom here went to bust during the time of the global recession. there was an imf intervention. and leaders here that president obama will be meeting with are hoping for some better terms as

they look to repay some of their loans. but at the g-8, we're going to see the president no doubt addressing global economic challenges with allies there. we're also expecting that the mid east and north africa, the arab spring uprisings, as well as the palestinian/israeli peace process and the renewed debate, is going to be one of the issues in the more thorny debates he has with allies. >> brianna keiler. this is one of the live pictures we're seeing here, president obama and his wife, michelle arriving there at the presidential palace, this is the president, mary macaleese, welcoming him to dublin. it will be a 24-hour visit to ireland. they're going to spend a little bit of time here at the residence, there's going to be a guest-signing ceremony and the president will go to a tree planting event a little bit later he'll meet with the prime

minister, anda kenney. >> see, the sun's coming out. i can feel it. >> the president in a good mood there. the sun is coming out, he says. this is a sentimental visit, really to ireland. a little bit later this afternoon, he's going to be going to manegal, to visit the ancestral home of his great-great-great grandfather to emigrated to the united states in 18 50. well the internation the international monetary fund is getting ready to replace its former chief, dominique strauss-kahn. the imf is now accepting nominations for that top job. europeans have traditionally held the position. but mexico's state media is reporting that the country's

central bank chief, augustin carstons have put forth himself as a candidate. dominique strauss-kahn is hidden away under tight security in new york, cnn's lena dosantos got us exclusive access do a letter that strauss-kahn sent to the former imf colleagues. in this personal note, he explains the key reason for his resignation. he writes, i cannot accept that the fund and you dear colleagues should in any way have do share my own personal nightmare, so i had to go. so he also went on to praise the staff for helping him grow in his role and made a pretty surprising admission. he said i come from a place painfully aware of the slide from economic damage to political strife to war, destruction and human misery. but i had only the vaguest ideas about how to go about the task. the hot favorite to replace

strausz strauss, christine la guard. the acting imf director, john lipsky is also there. let's go to cnn's jim bitterman joining us from paris. let's talk about the letter from dominique strauss-kahn to the staff. that's pretty interesting. >> it is. it's a very personal letter when you read the whole letter. he sign it is "dominique" at the end. and very personal, it tells the staff to be proud of their accomplishments over the last three and a half years under his leadership and never, ever admits anything to close to guilty. he said he's going to be exonerated of all of the charges. in any case, that's what the tone of the letter was, was basically to the staff, who he had worked closely with over the last three and a half years. now onto the g-20 meeting this morning. labor ministers who are meeting

here, president sarkozy said he was going to make sure they focused on labor and social issues, as well as food and markets. that sort of thing. did he that this morning in his speech to the labor ministers, telling them they should concentrate on unemployment problems and suggesting that markets have to be regulated. he said that all the way along. it's the kind of thing we've heard from his government from the very beginning here. that was the same sort of thing. with the new parts of this was that there was a focus on christine legarde. she's the front-runner in europe in terms of the imf job. and pretty much all of the european nations have lined up behind her, including great britain and germany, holland, have all said she should be the european candidate. the question you raised, though, is whether there's going to be another european candidate. the europeans have had the imf directorship for ten years. for ten directorships and four out of those ten directorships have been french directorships.

so whether or not they'll turn to france once again for another director is an open question. zain? >> jim bitterman in paris. you're watching "world one." live from london, facing the floods. >> it's really hand comprehend how much water is coming through here right now. >> we travel down the mighty mississippi after it reaches its highest level in decades. and a fatal force of nature, a tornado cuts a swath across america's midwest.

this is "world one" live it london, our top stories -- a firefight is raging between pakistani forces and taliban militants at a naval base in karachi. the militants stormed the site yesterday evening, armed with guns and grenades. several loud explosions were heard and a plane was set on fire. afp and "reuters" says a dozen

security commandos are dead. u.s. president barack obama is in ireland where he's kicking off a week-long tour of europe, as well as holding talks with the irish president and the prime minister. mr. obama will be heading to the small village of moneygall to trace his ancestral roots, his great-great-great grandfather lived and worked there as a shoemaker almost 200 years ago. after his 24 hours in ireland, barack obama will head to the uk, france and poland. record high water levels along america's mississippi river have caused huge problems for people living on and near its banks. but as jean mazerve reports, the swollen u.s. waterway is posing real dangers for people on the river, too. >> reporter: along the mississippi, even those who work on the water are under water. but vidalia dock and storage isn't out of business. one of its tugs is headed down the river, though the river has never been like this before.

>> mind-boggling. it's really hard to comprehend how much water is coming through here right now. i'm in awe of it. i have tremendous respect for it. and i have a lot of fear. >> reporter: the betty m. jenkins is heading south to meet up with another tow boat and help it maneuver this stretch of the mississippi. >> it's usually easiest part of the river to navigate. >> reporter: but not right now. >> not right now. >> reporter: because of all this water and all this ground? >> exactly. >> reporter: they push up against the current. together their engines put out 3600 horsepower, but at points they fight to go one mile an hour. >> the water will go out and come in like an ocean tide and we have never seen that before. i've never seen the current whitecapping off the piers like it is on the bridge right now. never seen that in my life. >> reporter: only speed can keep

the current from smashing the boats and barge into the bridge between vidalia and natchez. >> very nervous, very. >> reporter: they are close doer the bridge's piers than they like and can feel the river fighting for control. >> james, you feel it sliding? we're breaking into a slide right now. >> reporter: but they make it. and a little further upriver the boats untie, the tow boat, jock, heading north alone with its cargo. right now the river is flexing its muscles. it is so big and so strong there is little doubt the tow boat will need other assists. before it reaches its final destination. jean meserve, cnn, louisiana. eruptions and interruptions, another icelandic volcano flares up as safety officials say, watch this space. and the hat with a heart -- how a single fashion accessory

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european travelers are keeping a nervous eye on this -- look at that long, plume of ash. this is happening in iceland. this is the grimsvotn volcano, it's belching out ash and smoke. right now only the airspace over iceland is closed, but officials say it could erupt trans-atlantic flight by mid-week. it's not predictable right now. last summer, air traffic across europe was totally paralyzed for six days when another icelandic volcano erupted. a deadly tornado swept through america's midwest, part of a wild weather front stretching from wisconsin in the north to texas in the south. in joplin, missouri, homes were

platened and cars were tossed by a twister. a red cross official says that three-quarters of the city has been wiped out. the national guard has been sent to missouri to help search for the missing. >> it's total devastation. with the hospital down, the high school down, other areas, the bottom line is we declared a state of emergency, we have guardsmen boots on the ground there now. we've also brought in a search for survivors. with the number of buildings that are down, we brought in task force one, a group out of columbia, missouri that helped in 9/11 to search for survivors, has worked throughout the world. we want to make sure if there are folks that are injured, but covered, that as the night gets dark that we're out there making sure we can get as many survivors as possible. >> for more on the deadly tornado that ripped through the u.s. state of missouri, let's go to our meteorologist ivan cabrera. ivan? >> we're talking about an incredible tornado here. this is a town-erasing

tornadoes, the kind we had in alabama. the national weather service crews have been out there, from the pictures, i wouldn't be surprised if this going to be on the ef-4, ef-5 scale. when you have 75% of the town completely eblit rated here. those are the kinds of wings we're talking about. we'll pay attention to what the survey crew says. there are the explosion of thunderstorms that we had through the day on sunday. weather front continues to move east. the weather front diminishing significantly. so the good friends in joplin will be recovering with just some scattered showers behind this. certainly not expecting severe for today. so excellent news here. we'll keep you posted on what the survey crews find. this is a radar, zoomed-in radar perspective, the classic hook echo that we're used to seeing. i've circled this here. that shouldn't be there. that's not a hail core or rain, that's debris as did got picked up by the radar.

as it got picked up by the tornado. that's why your neighbor's house can end up several miles away. incredible scenes coming out of joplin. the other story is the developing tropical storm. with the latest computer model forecast, a little more concerned about the philippines, you must pay attention if you're watching from southern luzon. we're talking about the potential for a category 4 typhoon. and it is, i mean this is things going to get this close to the northern tip of luzon. and if it's a big storm here. the damaging wind could be certainly onshore. this is about 72 hours and it's going to take the hook up east of taiwan. heading up to the ryuku islands, it will get its act together over the next 48 hours. you see the wind core becoming more significant. first typhoon of the season. we're going to be following that. and then the ash cloud as well. going to be a busy week here at the weather department. this is for the uk, we'll see

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nazi sympathies. you're watching "world one" from london. ricking their lives to bury the dead. a day off from a fatal attack at a funeral procession, mourners take to the streets once more. and a rape from libya. an reporter shares harrowing stories from women.

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here are our top story. gun battles are still going on at this naval base in pakistan, between government forces and taliban militants, these are pictures of a burned-out plane that appear to be the target of the attacks. ten militants stormed the site in the southern city of karachi late last night, armed with guns and grenades. the afp and "reuters" news agencies say that 12 security commandos are dead. u.s. president, barack obama, is in ireland where he has just kicked off a week-long tour of europe. as well as holding talks with the irish president and the prime minister, mr. obama will also be heading to the small village of moneygall, to retrace his ancestral roots. his great-great-great grandfather lived and worked there as a shoemaker almost 200 years ago. after his 24 hours in ireland, he will head to the uk, france and poland. spain's governing socialist party suffered a major setback in local and regional elections with around 90% of the votes counted, the opposition

conservatives are cruising to victory with a 10 percentage-point lead. the elections were overshadowed by a week of protests over the country's deep economic crisis. a deadly tornado has ripped through the u.s. state of missouri, part of a savage weather system that stretches across america's midwest. the national guard has been sent to missouri, to help search for the missing. and the town of joplin, homes were flattened, cars were tossed by a twister. a red cross official says three-quarters of the city has been wiped out. security forces in syria have allowed the funerals of four people killed in the city of homs to go ahead uninterrupted. that was a big contrast to the day before when government forces opened fire on a burial procession, killing five. 7,000 people risked it and turned out to march in the latest funeral procession for a number of those kill over the weekend. 44 people died in homs and other syrian cities in violence against anti-government

protests. this video was posted on youtube. cnn cannot independently confirm its authenticity. our reporter this lebanon is heading to the syrian border right now and joins us. what are you hearing about the protests today? anything? >> reporter: well, zain, we've just arrived to the small lebanese northern border town of spadia. syria is less than a few kilometers away from where we are right now. we could see through the lens of the camera what appeared to be a syrian military position and armored personnel carrier. people in this area telling us that they regularly hear the sounds of gunfire, of explosions that are taking place in syria. we have seen and we have heard about a number of refugees coming across from syria, seeking safety, sanctuary in lebanon. they're being taken in by local residents here. the area that we're in is right across the river that serves as a natural border between both countries from the city of

sensela. that's the city that's been in the headlines for the last few weeks, ever since the syrian military began its crackdown there. as far as today's protests go, we have not yet heard of anything taking place. but that also could be because communication with syria is increasingly difficult. people here have been trying to handle the influx thus far. there is according to the lebanese high committee for, high relief committee around 6,000 individuals that have have crossed in the last few weeks. they're trying to provide them with basics such as sugar, rice and are providing them with blankets, with makeshift beds and being taken in by the local community here. the big question is that nobody knows exactly how long this uprising in syria is going to take place. how long before people can actually go back home. zain? >> cnn's arwa damon reporting.

in libya, explosions rocked the rebel-held towns in the country's west on sunday as nato airstrikes hit moammar gadhafi's compound in tripoli, according to his government. that came as the european union's foreign policy chief landed in benghazi. katherine ashton meeting with key players in the opposition national transitional council, and says the eu will open an office in the city to offer continuing support to the rebel government. as the libyan conflict grinds on there are reports of a brutal tactic. cnn's sarah sidener talks to akol gist who claims that in libya, rape is being used as a weapon of war. >> reporter: what appears to be a cigarette burn on a woman's breast. bruised skin and faded bite marks, these are exclusive pictures shared with cnn by psychologist in libya. who says they are snapshots of women who have been beaten and raped in libya's war. >> i interviewed around 140

women. >> and what did these women tell you about their experiences during this conflict. >> they said they had been raped by gadhafi's militia. >> she said she heard the first report of rape from the mother of a patient who called her from ajdabia, a city caught in a deadly tug of war between rebels and government forces. >> she was crying and said somebody kidnapped me and raped me. more than three or four men. they raped me and left me outside. >> more phone calls followed and sergaywa decided she had to do something. she travelled to refugee camps and with the help of volunteers began a mental health survey in an effort to identify those needing help. near the bottom, the questionnaire asks, have you been raped. and by whom. she said, of the 50,000 questionnaires she got back from both men and women, 295 women

responded yes. all blame gadhafi soldiers. >> one woman, they said they tie up my husband and they in front of my husband, they rape me in front of my husband and then they kill my husband. a young teenager said they tie up my brothers and my fathers and they rape me in front of my family. >> and you believe this is institutionalized, the troops are doing this because they've been told to, basically. >> yes, yes. i'm sure. >> that is why sergaywa shared her research and cases with the international criminal court. where prosecutors are investigating claims that the gadhafi regime used rape as a tool of war. a libyan government official tells cnn the prosecutors have not been to libya to do an investigation. the libyan government welcomes an investigation into these claims. so far, the only alleged rape victim to go public is this woman, iman al obeydi.

gadhafi guards try to silence her by putting a black bag over her head, when she tries to tell her story, by storming into a tripoli hotel filled with international journalists. her accusations were heard around the world. but psychologists says there's a reason why more women have not come forward. the reason why they would not go on camera with cnn. in this society, rape is seen as a permanent stain on an entire family's reputation. so rape victims suffer in silence, afraid even to tell their husbands or parents for fear they will be abandoned. >> so far, in 20 cases she's interviewed, sergaywa says that fear has come true. >> it's really very distressing story. and i feel this girl, she's twice been hurt. one by her family and one by gadhafi's troops. you know what i mean? >> for you, hearing these stories, ha does it you to hear these terrible stories? >> sometimes i cry.

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chelsea manager? some of the names are being linked with the position after carlo ancelotti was sacked on monday evening. the 51-year-old italian paid the price for a trophiless season. he was sacked after chelsea lost their final game to everton. ancelotti had won the league and cup double in his first year, but failed to pick up any silverware this year. in a statement the team said it fell short of expectations and it was the right time to make a change ahead of next season's preparations. let's cross the atlantic and focus on the nba playoffs. the miami heat have been a team most hoops fans have loved to hate this season. the hype around them, ever since they got lebron james and chris bosh last summer has been unbelievable. while james, bosh and dwyane wade could still have the last laugh this year. on sunday night, they moved a step closer to making the nba finals for the first time since

2006. bosh had a huge gauge at the american airlines arena, as miami turned up the heat on the chicago bulls. the power forward missed his first three shots, but then started to assert himself. he had his jumper working and also got his share of points on the inside. bosh outshining wade and james as he scored 16 points in the first half. chicago started to make a run in the third quarter. derrick rose draining the tough shot. he didn't have a great night, though. eight for 19 from the field, acquired 20 points for the nba mvp. at the other end, miami's big three started to gain control. dwyane wade and then bosh scores inside. a game-high 34 points. last, but not least, james got into the act, 22 points, ten assists for lebron. the heat win this game and take a 2-1 lead in the eastern conference finals. they're finding their groove at the right time of this season.

>> i changed my game plan tonight. be more of a facilitator and if i needed to get it going offensively, i could. the great thing about it, cb got it going. when we have something going on or team, we continue to give the ball to them and feed off their energy offensively. he brought it home for us tonight. >> i kind of wanted to work off the areas where i randomly catch the ball on the offense and be aggressive when they call my number down in the post. so i just want to try my best to maintain that intensity. and keep it going for game four. >> and game four is in miami on tuesday. that's a quick look at sports. i'm going to hand it back over to zain. but she also has some sports news to give us. is that right? >> i do, can you believe that? >> i can't. >> all right. well it's true. let's look at what's trending on social media right now. at number three, "we are the champions." manchester united fans have been

echoing the chant online to celebrate their team winning the english premier league yesterday. although they're happy and smiling, not everybody is supporters of blackpool and birmingham city are really an y annoyed and disappointed about being relegated on the final day of the season. number two, devastation the tornadoes that have ravaged parts of missouri and the u.s. are a top trend. people are sharing their experiences of the twisters online. and they're also loads of tweets, offering support for those living in joplin, that was the town that was the worst hit by the tornadoes. 75% virtually gone. and at number one -- this, volcanic disruption. the ice landic volcano, grimsvotn, has erupted on saturday and it is still a top trend on the web. people are talking about this ash cloud and how it might disrupt air travel in europe just like the one last year did. iceland's airspace is closed to planes right now, but there is so much to see on the ground, and staff and guests at a hotel

near this volcano saw the eruption on saturday firsthand, as the ash started falling all around them. for more, we're joined by the manager of the icelandia hotel. thanks for being with us. what's it like to be so close and watch it? >> it is actually difficult at this moment to be so close. all our guests have left the hotel. they were able to leave yesterday. just after lunchtime. the police gave permission to leave the area because it cleared up a bit. but actually the ash is not more falling at this moment. it's because there is ash all around. and the wind is blowing very hard. so that's where our visibility from the hotel might be ten meters. >> if your guests have gone and they've been evacuated, many of them said that they were, it was

kind of amazing and almost exciting to have dinner and watch this eruption. but you're still there. other staff is still there. how worried are you? >> at this moment, it's a bit scary, actually. but i know that we are not in danger. because it's just ash flying around and it's uncomfortable. we cannot go out. but it was a beautiful scenery on saturday. we had such a great view for the volcano starting. and that's, that beautiful scenery just turned into a little kind of nightmare, actually. >> well you have front-row seats to that. we hope it does not turn into a nightmare and disrupt millions of people in their travel plans, thanks so much for talking to us. you're watching "world one," live from london. step to the right -- a massive setback for spain's ruling socialists, as protesters take their battle off the street and into the polling booth. bore thet rare and magical fruit,

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welcome back. this is "world one," live from london. we're coming up on 6:00 a.m. in new york, noon in berlin, 7:00 p.m. in tokyo. first came the protests, then came the protest votes. spain's governing socialist party has suffered heavy losses in local and regional elections with around 90% of the votes counted, the opposition conservatives are cruising to victory with a 10 percentage-point lead. al goodman reports. >> reporter: voter turnout was similar to the last local election. the prime minister voted early. the opposition leader went to the polls soon after. while the voting was going on across spain, the protest camp here in madrid was carrying on its normal activities. their own form of democracy, assemblies here debating how to serve meals to the protesters. earlier sunday, they voted to keep the protest camp going

another week in madrid. besides eating, a number of protesters did go to vote. >> i think it's necessary that we take the time that we can go to vote and our grandparents has fights that we have the right to go and vote. so i think we really need to have. >> reporter: this man also voted and said, that's not the point. >> its not about voting, it's about treating the system, because of unfairness in the system. and we think that we need to change this. >> the current prime minister, jose luis rodriguez zapatero, announced last month that he would not seek a third term. his government has been squeezed by spain's 21% unemployment rate. now that is the highest in western europe. it seems superinjunctions are no match for twitter. a british prm league football player is taking some legal action against twitter for outing his affair with a model. now the player went to court to block the revelations, but

twitter users rebelled and they came out with mass tweets naming him. atika shoebert joins me now. can you shut them down or is this no way that can happen. >> he can try and shut them down. but twitter obviously is based in the united states and it's not likely to respond to that kind of legal action. ha he's in effect started now is an entire rebellion, not only on social media, like on twitter. but in traditional media, too, these are the headlines you're getting. you're not secret any more. not naming the professional footballer. but it's all over the newspapers. the "daily mail" has the great gagging order revolt. and the "independent" comes out and says, the law is a farce. so is this enforceable if you have things like twitter? right now twitter is effectively making a mockery of the law. >> what are they going to do, change the superinjunction rules? >> we'll have to see what happens next, basically. we do need to hear from prime

minister cameron, politicians are weighing in. we'll have to see if this is going to be further action. the attorney general may for example be requested to go after the name of a particular journalist who is alleged to have leaked some of the superinjunction information on twitter. if that happens, it will take it to a whole new legal level. >> could we see more of this stuff? >> we certainly could. and it really just depends on how the courts respond. >> it still feels like it is a total farce, though. >> well this is the thing. if twitter can go around naming the people involved, but the newspapers can't, the media can't, you know, what's interesting is here you can't name the footballer. but in scotland, you can. a scottish newspaper took out a whole front page. >> and it hit social media. >> a lot of people are asking, what is the point of these kind of injunctions when twitter can basically up-end it. >> our superwoman, atika schubert on the superinjunctions. the fighting at the

pakistani naval base has stopped. the taliban says it was behind an attack on the base in the southern city of karachi. militant fighters stormed the base late last night and appeared to target an anti-submarine plane. explosions could be seen at the compound, as security forces fought a gun battle with militants there. now the taliban is saying this attack is revenge for what they call the killing of innocent civilians. u.s. president barack obama is in ireland, where he's kicking off a week-long tour of europe. among the highlights of his trip will be a small visit to a small irish village of moneygall, to retrace his ancestral roots. his great-great-great grandfather lived and worked there as a shoemaker almost 200 years ago. 40 million americans claim to have irish heritage. and mr. obama's visit is being seen as honoring those special ties between the two countries. the people in that village also want him to down a pint of guinness. a deadly tornado has torn

through the u.s. state of missouri, as part of a wild weather front stretching across america's midwest. in joplin, homes were flattened and cars were tossed by a twister. a red cross official says three-quarters of the city has just been wiped out. the national guard has been sent there to help search for the missing. you're watching "world one" live from london, i'm zain verjee, thanks a lot for joining us. we want to leave you with another look at these incredible pictures from iceland. a plume of smoke from the volcano grimsvotn, erupting over the weekend. the european airline industry is worried. about you're a traveler crossing the pond on either end, you may be worried, too. be worried, too. watch this space. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

ahead on this american morning, tornadoes tearing up the midwest. right now, a state of emergency in joplin, missouri, where dozens are dead and according to the red cross, up to 75% of the city could be destroyed. los angeles police making an arrest in the brutal beating that left a san francisco giants baseball fan in a coma. we'll tell you about the tip. and president obama kicks off a six-day visit to europe with a stop in ireland. he'll meet with the prime minister and president. then he'll explore his family roots in a village near dublin. remember princess beatrice's hat at the royal wedding? wait until you hear how much someone agreed to pay to own it for themselves, that's next on "american morning." to relieve all your worst eye allergy symptoms. it goes right where you need it, relieving allergy eyes in minutes.

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