well as in the justice department even the fbi who conducted the investigation where they say david petreusd to them and was not truthful when answering they're questions. in the end the judge says this was appropriate but it stood in stark contrast it was a serious lapse of judgment by petreus in stark contrast to his 37 years of public service. >> thank you, kimberly. >>> still ahead on the program, we are in togo where 3.5 million people are preparing to vote in the presidential election and one man is planning to continue his family's rule >>> and concern as a volcano in chili erupts a second time spreading ash across the region. ash across the region. >>> a reminder of those top stories here on al jazeera. eu leaders have agreed to triple funding for the search and rescue of migrants in the mediterranean. the crisis has seen 1,500 people died this year >>> barack obama has apologized -- killed during u.s. drone strikes on al quaeda targets near the afghan, pack stand border >>> david petreus has been sentenced to two years probation and given $100,000 fine for leaking highly classified

however, the lawyers for david petreus argued for leniency. it was stark contrast of seeing him plead guilty given his decades of public service. this is a man who has been called an american hero by some of the most prestigious and high level officials in the united states. to see him sitting there listening and pleading guilty to these charges was really quite astound astounding. the argument by the judge as he carried out the sentence was that there should be $100,000 versus the $40,000 that the prosecutors have recommended. there was in fact a serious lapse in judgment and a serious nature that really need to be reflected in the sentence but david petreus did avoid jail time and could have faced up to a year in prison and got just two years probation. >> kimberly thank you. >>> joining me from washington d.c. is robert grenier, a former director of the cia's counterterrorism center. he worked with general david petreus. very warm welcome, sir, to the program. do you agree he's getting off lightly? >> well i'm not sure i would say he's gett