for the withdrawal of western forces from muslim lands some members of the public tried to help lee rigbywoman did engage one of the defendants in conversation, despite the fact that he was still holding the meat cleaver and talking of mar -- martyrdom. the court has now finished hearing evidence for the day, but the trial is expected to go on until at least the end of this year. >> tim friends in central london. thanks, tim. >>> russia has freed the last of 30 people detained after a green peace protest in arctic waters. australian colin [ inaudible ] walked free from jail on friday. russell was among 30 protesters arrested in september after the ship entered arctic waters despite russian warnings. >>> the european union is to provide $7.5 million in emergency funding to bow garia to deal with an influx of asylum seekers. but bulgaria denies that the new fence being constructed is designed to keep syrians out. the structure will be 3 meters high and expected to be finished in february. >> translator: the number of incoming illegal immigrants has been reduced several times. we have enhanc

the killing of british soldier lee rigby only raised tension. >> in their minds they're dreaming.of an islamic fate. they will fail because wider british society knows all about this and simply will not let it happen. this can't happen. >> reporter: britain, one of the most ethnically diverse countries supports a growing immigration. but their pubs are not going anywhere. >> causing evacuations and flight restrictions in indonesia. power of the people until we restore >> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. recapping today's top stories 37 we have been reporting throughout the day much of the midwest still cleaning up after violent storms ripped through the region. six people are dead. hundreds of buildings damaged or destroyed. for the latest we want to turn back to ash-hars in central illinois. one of the areas hardest hit. he was in washington where there is one storm-related death. ash-har what is th the latest? >> we're coming up on 24 hours since those storms ripped through washington, illinois. we're getting alley assessments of damage, 500 homes may have be

they say they did not kill lee rigby in may. resulted in attended firebombings of mosques. anti-immigration protests are being held outside the courthouse today. "the goldenf notebook" has died. winning author died peacefully in her sleep early sunday aged 94. we take a look back. she famously found out she had won the nobel prize from journalists on her doorstep. >> you have won the nobel prize for literature. tackling race, gender politics, and the working of the [indiscernible] she had a classic career. she was raised by british parents in what is thousand bob wade -- zimbabwa. to explored topics of racism the world of science fiction. it was her 1962 novel that brought her international fame with its experimental style linking her firmly to the feminist cause. the swedish academy praised her for the way she examined her own society. >> the nobel prize for 2007 is ing.ded to doris less lessing was 88 when she was presented with the award, making her the oldest ever winner of the nobel literature prize. >> that is it from the newsroom. you are watching "france 24." do not

they are accused of drying their cart to directly at lee rigby before setting upon him with knives and a meat cleaver. they have tweeted not guilty to the charges. -- they have pleaded not guilty to the charges. incredibly shocking, this case, not least for the relatives who had to sit through that horrifying footage once again today. >> that is right. it is the first time they have seen the tv footage. it was a very difficult bit of evidence, especially for the family. ,he prosecutor of the trial back in may, at outlined the case against them before a jury at the old bailey. ,he prosecutor accused the men they both deny murdering the soldier on the 22nd of may in broad daylight. in court as hes was seen rammed from behind as he walked on the streets close to his barracks, ramped behind from a car and thrown into the air and onto the bonnet. the jury was showing images from two cameras of the man dragging his body into the road, stopping the traffic, and then attacking him. prosecutor, the said, appeared to make a serious and successful -- almost successful attempt to decapitate him an

accused of stabbing a british soldier to death in london arrived in court and charged of murdering lee rigbys walking back to the barracks in london when he was attacked and the trial will last to christmas or early january. and tim friend is from london and tim this is an extremely high-profile case. it's likely to raise strong emotions and so much so that the judge has been taking extra care in selecting jurors. >> yes, he has, indeed. and precisely the region you mentioned this case has raised strong emotions here. he was keen to put to the jury several questions. one was have you been or ever been near a terrorist incident as he put it. do you or are you a member of the police force or the armed forces or do you have close relatives who might be. and perhaps, most importantly, he asked them do you hold strong religious or political views that might interview with an impartial assessment of this case. he was also at pains to point out to the jury that they should base their judgments purely on what they hear in court. in other words, they should not go away at the end of the day and resea

despite all this terrible scene, one member of the public went to the lifeless body of lee rigby in another engaged one of the defendants in conversation despite the fact he was still holding a knife. the police arrived. one saying the police opened that fire, shot and injured both defendants. they were detained. the very officers who had shot them had to administer first aid to save their lives. the latest from the court is that the jury had been shown security camera images of the moment that the car struck. one witness said the car appeared to be accelerating as it moved towards lee rigby. >> shocking details. how soon do we expect these jurors to be shred. >> well, the jurors of course have been selected. they are hearing this evidence. we expect this trial to go on until at least the end of the year. there is more detail to come, of course and the prosecution are still outlining their case. both defendants did that the charges against them, deny the charges of murder, attempted murder and conspiracy to murder. >> aljazeera's tim friend reporting from the rigby trial in london, tha

we have had mosques burnt and attacks on the streets attributed to the killing of drummer lee rigby.d we have had death threats against muslim leaders here in britain who have voiced condemnation of what happened in london. a lot of strong emotions. >> an attorney who successfully sued the chevron oil company is taking the stand for alleged fraud. steven don donzinger. chevron is accusing him of using bribery to secure the 19 boll 19 billion-dollar judgement. what happened in court today, kath? the man in question has been on the stand for an hour and a half. he has been grilled quite carefully by the chevron lawyers their strategy seems to be paint steven donzinger who was motivated by money of and basically what has been said here the 19 billion-dollar fee that was handed down by the judge he has the ability to make $2 million and even from $5 billion he stands to get $600,000 if he is successful. they've gone through line by line through his expenses and his in voices. i imagine he will be on the stand for another day or two as chefon or ron makechefchechevroe who is concerned abo

they are accused of murdering lee rigby and also accused of planning to kill a couple policemen. a case that is being hotly watched here in britain. there are an awful lot of emotions running high and certainly as the case continues, the british publish will keep a close eye and so will people around the world. stephanie. >> suspects are british men of nigeria who converted to islam are members of the islamic community paying a price for their alleged crimes? >> well, there have been a number at attacks since the murder of lee rigby against mosques and individual attacks on the streets in britain and not just london. it has sparked a very serious debate here on how to deal with folks on both sides of the spectrum as they potentially clash over this hot point but this is far from the only incident that is causing tensions between the communities in britain but this is a big one, stephanie. >> al jazeera phil is reporting to us in london, thank you, phil. a huge demonstration in greece to make the anniversary of a student up rising against the former dictatorship and the march is a

lee rigby with a car, then hacked him to death. >>> a senior administration official says the president will meet with lawmakers tomorrow to discuss negotiations with iran over that country's nuclear program. today the iranians unveil a new drone of their own. they say it's their biggest combat surveillance drone yet. capable of flying across much of the middle east, including israel. >>> airlifting animal. a rescue groups flew puppies from pittsburgh to virginia after volunteers asked for help to find new homes. >> breaking news on the toronto mayor rob ford. we'll have that for you coming up. for all day relief. so i should give up my two aleve for more pills with advil? you're joking right? for my back pain, i want my aleve. [ female announcer ] at 100 calories, not all food choices add up. some are giant. some not so giant. when managing your weight, bigger is always better. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant we pull our seafood from the best waters on earth... like the cold alaskan seas. it's the cleanes clearest water. a haven for crab. [ male announcer ] and the unspoiled cst of maine. mai

we got to see the car that actually ran over fuse sa lear, lee rigby violenting turning and hitting himh a meat cleaver and knives. one very nearly be headed him. both suspects, islamist extremists. one of them, michael. adubalagio, told police after the murder, your people have gone to afghanistan and raped and killed our women. i am seeking retribution. he was a father of a 2-year-old boy. he was wearing a help for heroinheroes shirt. the murder took place in broad daylight. police today in court released cctv footage of rigby getting off an underground train just before he was attacked. some of his family members could not bear remaining in the courtroom for some of the evidence and simply had to leave. the murder, which occurred back in may, touched a nerve in britain where there was an outpouring of grief for rigby and a mountain of flowers. notes of con dedolences and churches. one woman with a check from $15 and a note and said, please buy something to put a smile on lee's son's face. these messages of support are what got them through the very tragic events of his death. today i