most of the devastation occurred in the mountains of northern pakistan. the urgent task of pulling the injured began. >> and we have basically makeshift hospitals to provide medical aid to those who are injured. >> reporter: in south asian the rescue work is grueling. some of it is being done by hand. some by bulldozers but all with a strong hope of saving those still trapped in the piles of rubble. in pakistan's capital islamabad, ultra sensitive -- as time passes more and more bodies are being retrieved. the 7.6 quake damage a large part of the country. in afghanistan there was visible damage there. >> in one stroke everything fell flat. we do not know how it happened. >> i have never been through such a situation in my life. and i was pretty scared actually. >> reporter: today pakistan's president pleaded for help. >> i would like to appeal to the pakistanis abroad, god has given you a lot. and today, your nation requires your support. >> reporter: his appeals are being heard. in britain which has the largest pakistani community aid is being mobilized

this part of northern pakistan, it's relatively peaceful.aving said that, there has been a statement by the pakistani taliban and they carried out an attack on the helicopter, the intended target was the prime minister. the government has dismissed this claim. the defense minister has said initial investigation said it was indeed a technical problem and our nose no suggestions at this point in time this was an attack. -- and there are no suggestions at this time that this was an attack. katty: events were held around the world today to mark the 70th anniversary of v-e day, when allied forces declared victory in europe, ending the second world war. the scene in london, the major political leaders came together, despite the fact they battled it out at the ballot box just hours before hand. they minister show a united front honoring the fallen. in paris, french president francois hollande laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. the visiting u.s. a country of also attended. and in washington, world war ii era planes cast shadows over t

. >> four ambassadors killed in the helicopter crash in northern pakistan. ambassadors were norway and the philippines. the pirates all died. >> the motor aid in south arts of south africa is slowing down except for cape town. that's because of battles of drug gangs in just one area. the notorious cape flats community. we've been to cape flats to speak to the leader of one of those drugs gangs. >> 11 at night in lavender hill. smoking credit crystal meth in a portable toilet. these are members of the drug gang. rowland believes in taking and selling drugs is the only life possible here. >> they don't have money for school fees. they don't have money for college. there is no food at home. now they take drugs to escape. >> but there is a price to this drug-fueled world. nicole was hit by a stray bullet. these children are growing up in a battleground. >> you get killed just for witnessing? >> yes you get killed by just witnessing something. >> the gang leader believes the government doesn't care about the mixed race or colored communities as they call themselv

previously if you wanted to join al qaeda, had you to travel to an al qaeda safe haven, probably in northern pakistan or afghanistan. now all you have to do is get a gun and carry out an attack. >> thousands of recruits access social media, terror sites and could be inspired to act. do you think that's overstating things? >> look of the thousands, those who will actually tip over into committing a terrorist attack are probably few. then again, we were very lucky in this attack in garland that you had those security officers those police officers who were able to stop the attacker ss before they got into the center. we could have had mass casualty event on our hands that probably would have dwarfed the attacks at ft. hood. >> dorothy, what about this event? in the light of this what about somebody like agellor who sponsored this event in texas, is this something that whoa ought to pursue? >> she's responsible for shining the light on exactly the perversion of ideological thinking in this country. here is this event where would-be murderers come forward looking for a big body count to go and kill as ma

. >>> the bodies of seven people killed in a helicopter crash in northern pakistan are now in islamabadived at a military base in the country's capital. the plane crashed friday in the northern part of that country. two ambassadors are among the dead. michelle stockton has the details. >> pakistan is observing a day of mourning following the cash of a helicopter carrying a group of diplomats. the wives of ambassadors and three crew members. the boisd dies of the deceased transported and senior officials accompanied them back to their countries of origin. those injured will also be returned to their home countries. the pakistani military denies a claim of responsibility for the crash. in a statement the pakistani taliban said they downed the aircraft with a surface to air missile. however at the time of the crash the prime minister was not part of the convoy. he was due to join the diplomats later on in the day at a hotel as part of the trip itinerary. this is a diplomatic disaster for pakistan. it was supposed to be one of good will to promote tourism and show off one of pakistan's crow

. ♪ ♪ right, the body of seven people killed in a helicopter crash in northern pakistan are now in islamabadskets arrived at a military base in the country's capital today. two ambassadors among those killed in friday's crash. we have details. >> reporter: pakistan is observing a day of mourning following the crash of a military helicopter carrying foreign diplomats. seven people died in the crash, including ambassadors from norway and the philippines. the wives of of ambassadors from malaysia and three crew members. bodies of the deceased were transported to a pakstani base. senior cabinet officials have accompanied them back to their countries of origin. those injured will be returned to their home countries. now looking at the cause behind the crash, the pakistani military denies a claim by the pakistani taliban of responsibility for the crash. in a statement, the pakstani taliban said they downed the aircraft surface-to-air missile. at the team of the crash, the prime minister was not a part out convoy. he had been due to join the diplomats later on in the day at a hotel as the trip itin

seven people were killed when the chopper crashed in to a school in northern pakistan on friday. among the dead, the norwegian and philippine ambassadors, the wives of the top diplomates from indonesia and malaysia and three crew members. amazingly there were two survivors. listen as they describe what was happening right before the moment of impact. >> i remember that we got in -- i think i suppose i braced for impact. i think the moment afterwards i was actually opening my eyes, seeing the smoke and heard some explosions. so i was extremely lucky. because it went incredibly fast. >> everything went well except the last few minutes. the helicopter went spiral, down and down and down and down. and hit the ground. i saw the pilot was killed. i was in the middle. few minutes to escape but once the fire was very strong and the smoke, very much in the plane. nothing much we could do. >> it is unclear if that helicopter crashed because of mechanical problems or if it was shot down as the taliban claims. >>> a sea of moms are in this u.s. capitol demanding to be heard. what they want f

. >>> chopper went down in northern pakistan friday killing seven people including the ambassadors from norway and the philippines. pakistan's foreign secretary denied claims by the pakistani taliban that they shot down the helicopter. >> the technical failure and unfortunately accidents do happen. yes, we are very sad, very very sad and grieved but accidents are accidents and we would not allow any terrorists to make political mileage out of this. it is not in order. >> pakistan's prime minister noaz sharif has compressed condolences for be crash. >>> 800 people died when a boat went down in the mediterranean al jazeera stefanie dekker has more from sicily. >> reporter: you can still make out parts of the ship despite the murky waters what you can't see are the bloated drowned bodies of hundreds of people trapped inside. the italian navy has released these images. they won't release the footage of many dead. but all will be crucial in investigating what happened on april 18th. >> translator: we have found many bodies. it is impossible to say exactly how many. the majority are inside th

collaborating on the hunt for bin laden, and they all knew that he was in this compound in abbottabad in northern pakistanno firefight. the s.e.a.l.s just walked in and shot bin laden. well i was in the compound and i saw evidence of considerable number of bullets that were exchanged. we know from two of the s.e.a.l.s on the raid who publicly said that other people were killed that night. other shots were fired. we know from multiple u.s. officials that four other adults in the compound were killed. and that's just one example of where the reporting just doesn't make sense. another, carol, is he says that saudi arabia was financing bin laden's stay in abbottabad which makes no sense at all. after all bin laden's principle goal the overthrow of the saudi regime. they revoked his citizenship, he's their mortal enemy and somehow they'd be subsidizing his stay none of this adds up. not to say there might not be something in the article that's true but what i can tell what's true isn't new and what's new isn't true. >> you don't sound like you think much of this article at all, peter? >> well you know i, you k

military helicopter carrying foreign diplomats and their families crashing into a school in northern pakistan bursting into flames. six confirmed deaths including the two pilots and two ambassadors. there were 16 people onboard. why this happened in dispute. the taliban claims it shot the chopper down. pakistani military says technical issues caused the crash. >>> more breaking news for you this morning. another suspected boko haram attack in nigeria. the associated press is reporting a business school in northeastern nigeria was the target this time. gunfire critically wounding at least five students. a suicide bomber detonateing and killing only himself. a second bomb reportedly went off in a college dorm but we are hearing that students were already in class at that time. we'll update you when we can. >>> new england patriots quarterback tom brady breaking his silence on deflategate speaking before a friendly crowd on salem. he didn't go into detail but said he's had to fight controversy before. >> i think also as a public figure you learn there's not everyone's going to like you either. s

from afghanistan pakistan and northern earchg. africa. >> tomorrow an in-depth look at the uncertain futures children face trying to reach the u.s. and other countries. that is in a deeper look tomorrow at 8:00 p.m. eastern 5:00 p.m. pacific. >> the largest oil company saudi aralco will now be run by the sprem economic supreme economic council. mohamed val explains. >> saudi arabia's aralco will be directed by a deputy crown prince a 10 member council headed 50 kingdom's deputy crown pris himself according to a statement on aramco's website. >> the objective is to do it properly so there's oversight as to how aramco does it business. we have not done that for a long time. >> in many ways each is the product of the other. saudi oil was first discovered in 1938 and seven years later aramco was founded as a joint american-saudi arabian country. kept the saudi arabian country on the top of the exporters has the largest proven resource of 260 billion barrels. in 1980, aramco became fully a saudi company first decade of this century as

meantime, the saudi's resumed bombing a houthi stronghold province in northern yemen after giving civilians until sundown to flee. in pakistanphilippine and norwegian ambassadors were killed today when their helicopter crashed and burned in the northern part of the country. the wives of the malaysian and indonesian ambassadors and members of the crew also died and wreckage from the crash set a local school ablaze. the taliban claimed they shot down the helicopter, but the government denied it. and much of europe marked 70 years today since nazi germany's defeat in world war two. wreath-laying ceremonies took place in paris. and in london, where british political leaders joined in a tribute, hours after the country's election. russia holds its own victory parade tomorrow, but many western leaders are boycotting that event, due to moscow's actions in ukraine. still to come on the newshour: what great britain's election results mean for the country, and the rest of the e.u. the ugly side of nice nails in america; are we designing machines to be too smart? harsh evictions for americans who call trailer parks home; brooks and mar

. >>> pakistan's military says that six people have been killed in a helicopter crash in a northern townadors of norway and the philippines were among the grade. >>> italy's navy says hundreds of bodies have been found in a vessel that sank off of the coast in april. stephanie decker has more now from catania. >> reporter: the prosecutor gave details of the investigation. the shipwreck is that of the incident that . -- happened on april 18th. he said possibly up to 800 migrants could have lost their lives. he said hundreds of dead bodies still in that ship. he also said key to this investigation is whether doors were locked on that ship. that of course will establish responsibility of two men they say were in charge of this ship one tunisian and one syria. he did plea to the media, do not try to find these pictures there is no point in publishing them to try to keep the dignity of the victims. he hoped that they didn't have to lift the boat out of the water to be able to conclude this but it tells you -- it's the highlight of just how difficult this trip is across the mediterranean, and

northern province. members of the taliban have pledged allegiance to isis to create a safe haven for extremists driven out of pakistan. authorities say foreign fighters from turkey and other neighboring countries have also joined in this fight. the afghan government dispatched about 1,000 fighters to that region with the hopes of driving out the militants. >>> a wayward seal has been returned to the wild after spending the day at a carwash near auckland, new zealand. he drew quite a crowd. conservation workers think it's the same seal they had to remove from a nearby residential area the day before. they loaded him onto a truck and drove him miles away to a secluded beach where they released him and this time they're hoping he stays put. >>> i hope your air conditioner is up to snuff. the muggies are moving >>> in tonight's health alert freezing your body to promote healing. cryotherapy has been around for a while, but it's mostly used on certain parts of the body to treat tissue damage. >> andrea roane shows us a new method that gets the entire body cold. >> reporter: in the last few years this hairdresser has been

. >>> pakistan officials say a technical problem caused the helicopter crash that killed two ambassadors today. the chopper went down in the northernountains about 185 miles from islamabad. six people died including ambassadors. kamal hyder has more. >> reporter: the helicopter crashed about 300 kilometers north of islamabad. the pilot as well as the ambassador of norway the ambassador of the philippines, the wife of the malaysian ambassador to pakistan, also the indonesian ambassador to pakistan were killed in the crash along with the pilots. now according to eyewitnesss, the helicopter came down on a school. that school was closed because the pakistani prime minister was also due to arrive to inaugurate several projects. according to the report the prime minister then decided to come back to islamabad. he has declared a day of mourning here in islamabad, and instructed the authorities to bring back the injured as well as the dead bodies back to islamabad. this is indeed a big tragedy, the military spokesman saying and confirming that at least two other diplomats that includes the polish ambassador as well as a dutch ambassador we

. >> pakistan's military said six were killed in a helicopter crash in a northern town. the ambassadors of norway and the philippines and the wives of the makes and crimean ambassadors plus the two pilots died. a rescue helicopter has been sent to the scene. >> returning to the election in the u.k., a big win for david cameron's conservative party. let's speak to toby young a journalist and writer. a majority for david cameron it's not a massive majority. that's going to make it pretty hard for him to govern, isn't it? >> he will have a majority of only a handful and it will be smaller than the majority he had as prime minister when he was in government with the liberal democrats and coalition. having said that, he has a huge amount of personal authority now, having won the first majority for the conservative party since john major in 1992. that's a massive achievement. he will command i think a huge amount of authority within his own party and in the country for having achieved that. i think that will overcome the draw backs of having such a small majority. >> >> let's

across a huge geographic area, right, from northern nigeria in west africa to other parts, into east africa, yemen, syria, iraq south asia, and afghanistan, pakistan, india, bangladesh. a huge geographic spread. that is their great victory. one of the reason we call this the great war of our time. so specifically, this is a very important question because the focus on isis -- and there's a reason to focus on isis, right? there's a couple of significant threats from ices. the first and probably most important right now is the threat to the stability. it threatens the integrity and security of iraq and syria and there is spillover to the rest of the region. the second threat from isis is the radicalization of young men and young women in western europe, canada, australia. they are responsible for the attacks in ottawa, paris, sydni, new york city with the hatchet attack, texas a week and a half ago. the third is a long-term threat, right, it is if they're allowed to have safe haven, if they are allowed to have long-term safe haven in iraq in syria they will eventually reach out and attack us. they have told us that. just like bin laden told us they

yemen northern side of providence has been hit by the heaviest air strikes since bombing began and houthi positions are there. pakistan'sys six people have been killed in a helicopter crash in the north. two ambassadors from norway and philippines plus the wives of indonesia and indonesia and two pilots died. eastern syria dozens of fighters killed in battles between syrian government forces and i.s.i.l. in the past 24 hours and the united states is proposing the formation of a u.n. team to investigate reports of chlorine attacks in syria. and gabrielle reports from the u.n. in new york. >> reporter: scenes of pure horror in syria, lungs burning and civilians struggling to breathe or not breathing at all. the immediate human suffering of a suspected chlorine bomb attack in opposition controlled areas and u.s. britain and france point to assad government being responsible for it and other similar attacks and say bombs were dropped from helicopters that assad has responsible for and calling it malicious propaganda and two months ago u.n. said no chlorine attacks and noncompliance and have not been able to agree on next st

northern india. on the eve of the visit china's media call onned indian government to stop supporting the dalai lama. there's the complex issue of pakistan. in recent months beijing has been moving closer to islamabad. the president was there, offering $48 billion investment. it's part of china's strategy to increase influence. i think the prime minister's strategy will be to speak directly to the chinese people, having signed up to weibo, which is the equivalent to twitter. there are other signs, indications that these two leaders want to reset a relationship. mr narendra modi will visit a province the birthplace in president's shi's father and india became a founding member of the asian-led prur. president shi will want to baulk about the other project. reviving the trade routes and will hope for india's participation. >> since prime minister narendra modi and the jumped up party came to power, india tried to build closer ties with sri lanka, nepal, and objecting to china's multibillion development plans for pakistan and throwing support behind the united states and japan over their concerns over growing territorial disputes in the reg

northern india. china's official media has called on the indian government to in its words stop supporting the dalai lama. and then there is the complex issue of pakistanhs beijing has been moving closer to islamabad, the president was there last month offering some $48 billion in investment. it's all part of china's strategy to increase its influence in south asia. i think the prime minister's strategy during his visit will be to speak directly to the chinese people via social media, having just signed up to china's equivalent of twitter. and there are other indications that these two leaders want to reset their relationship. mr. modi will be visiting a province which is the birthplace of the president's father and then just last month india become a founding member of the china-lead asian infrastructure investment bank. also president xi will want to talk to the prime minister about his other big pet project right now, reviving the ancient trade route between china and europe and he'll be hoping for india's participation. >> reporter: since the prime minister came to power last year india has more actively tried to counter china's influence. and it h

ideology across a huge geographic area from northern nigeria in west africa to other parts of africa into yemen syria, iraq, south asia, afghanistan, pakistan, india bangladesh. a huge geographic spread. that is one of the reasons we call this the great war of our time. specifically, this is a very important question because the focus on isis, there is a couple of significant threats from isis. probably the most important right now is to the stability of the entire middle east. isis threatens the territorial integrity of syria, iraq, and the potential for spillover to the rest of the region. that is the most important threat from isis right now. the second threat is the radicalization of young men and women in western europe, canada, australia responsible for the attacks recently. if they are allowed to have safe havens in iraq and syria and they will eventually reach out and attack us, they have told us that. they have told us they will do that just like bin laden said prior to 9/11. coming back to your question despite the significance or from isis, it is not the most significant threat to the homeland today. the most significant threat s

pakistan. the senior leadership that brought that tragedy to the u.s. on 9/11. those are our two great successes. the spread of ideology across a huge geographic area from northern nigeria in west africa to other parts of africa into yemen, syria iraq, south asia, afghanistan, accident, india bangladesh. a huge geographic spread. that is one of the reasons we call this the great war of our time. specifically, this is a very important question because they focus on isis there is a couple of significant threats from isis. probably the most important right now is the stability of the entire middle east. isis threatens the territorial integrity of syria iraq, and the potential for spillover to the rest of the region. that is the most important threat from isis right now. the second threat is the radicalization of young men and women in western europe, canada, australia, fossil for the attacks -- responsible for the attacks recently. if they are allowed to have safe havens in iraq and syria and they will eventually reach out and attack us, they have told us that. they have told us they will do that just like bin laden said prior to 9/11. coming back to your question

area, right, from northern nigeria in west africa and other parts of west africa across all of north africa and east africa come into yemen syria iraq, south asia afghanistan, pakistan india, bangladesh. huge geographic spread. that's been the great victory. one of the reasons why we call this the great war of our time. so specifically this is a very important question because the focus on isis come and there's a reason to focus on isis there's a couple of significant threats from isis. first and probably the most important right now is to the stability of the entire middle east. so isis threatened the territorial integrity of syria iraq and the potential for spillover to the rest of the region. that is the most important threat from isis right now. second, the second threat from isis is the radicalization of young men and young women in western europe, united states canada, australia responsible for the attacks in ottawa paris, sydney, new york city with a hatchet attack, texas a week and a half ago. and another is a long-term threat, is that the about tab safe haven from a lot of long-term safe haven in iraq and syria, then they will eventually reach out and attac