the first of its two great tributaries, the white nile, flows from lake victoria, but ourjourney beginsllowing the blue nile from lake tana as it sweeps through africa's grand canyon to where a dam is being built close to the sudan border. lake tana, the source of the river, is a place of myth and legend. it's the biggest lake in ethiopia and many of its 37 islands have their own monasteries. it's a very sacred place for ethiopian orthodox christians. this monastery dates back to the 14th century. some of these paintings are more than 400 years old. the nile appears in the old testament and legend has it that the ark of the covenant was briefly brought here. but all is not calm on these waters. the struggle for control of this great river is dividing the three countries that share it. the nile is the bringer of life, and from where it launches itself downstream it has the power to bring peace or bring war. this is where the blue nile begins its long journey. from here up in the ethiopian highlands it will cut through caverns and canyons, across plains through sudan and egypt and into th

the white nile and blue nile join in sudan, and the nile continues its journey northwards towards the mediterranean. today, this waterway provides around 300 m million peoplplen five different countries with water. but by 2030, the region's population is forecast to reach 396 million. wiwill the nile still be able mt all their water needs? especially given that africa's largest dam is currently being built in ethiopia. reporter: beyond this simple string barrier lies one of the most sacred locations in ethiopia. only orthodox christian males, who are fasting and barefoot, are allowed papa. the e legendary source of the be nile, or gish abay as it's called here, is off-limits for all others. some 100 kilometers downriver, the precious waters flow into lake tana -- the largest lake in ethiopia. one of the many orthodox monasteries which dot this region is located on a small island in the middle of the lake -- debre maryam. belief in the power of the river's water draws pilgrims to debre maryam as well. priest eshete medhem was born and raised on the banks of the abay river. eshete: abay

at the great confluence of the blue—and—white nile in khartoum, there are huge agricultural projectshe goal. the new dam would stop flooding and regulate the river's flow. it is the best thing that has happened for a long time. regular water levels is a great blessing. sudan has had a decades long deal with egypt. but now it is in a conflict over how much water it can use. regional rivalries here go back to the pyramids. egypt was once ruled from here thousands of years ago. hours on the nile rise and fall. luxor‘s temples represent thousands of years of egypt's powers set in temples represent thousands of years of egypt‘s powers set in stone, temples represent thousands of years of egypt's powers set in stone, a proud symbol of the nation's identity. this man has been a fisherman on the nile for years. he is concerned. translation: they said the water will not be affected, but only god knows what will happen. if they jammed the river, there will be wars and fighting. but it is not a fee to be taken and fighting. but it is not a fee to be ta ken lightly. and fighting. but it is not a

niles. reporter: the white house said yesterday porter's leaving was a personal one, wasn't pressured to do so. would rob porter still be on the job had he not resigned? mr. shah: he was terminated yesterday. his last day was yesterday. i know he came in earlier today to clear out his stauf. reporter: but would he still be on the job? mr. shah: he offered his resignation, it was accepted. reporter: so in terms of the chief of staff's handling of all this. no regrets? mr. shah: i think the second statement that he sent out reflected his thoughts which is that these allegations are deeply troubling. they are shocking. and i think the first statement reflected, you know, the rob porter that we have known. reporter: let me ask you, if i can follow up on that, as you were coming out here yesterday, or sarah was coming out here yesterday, you were releasing a statement from rob porter saying he took those photographs. that appears to be an acknowledgment that this abuse took place. that he helped document it. how can the white house chief of staff, how can the press secretary, how can this white

for more on this,let's bring in white house columnist for the hill, niles stanish. i want to do your accent. if i could do your accent -- >> it's all i've got going for me. >> julie: i love it. so some are saying this has literally become dirty politics. the democrats accuse the republicans of basically getting away scott-free with having classified information in theirs. the question is, do the democrats knowingly put classified information in their memo before asking for it to be declassified? >> here's the catch 22. we don't know because it's classified. this is the kind of circular situation you get into when this happens. it's possible that they did. they would certainly have a political incentive to do that. it's equally possible that president trump is making that argument for his own political purposes and we won't know that until the information's out there. >> julie: here's corey lewandowski on fox earlier today. he calls the whole thing a partisan issue. let's listen to this. >> the democrats specifically put information in this memo that they knew the wh

for this we will go to a white house columnist for the hills, it is good to have the nile. >> good to see you. >> is a demand for action too strong to ignore right now? or will some of our lawmakers try to wait this off and deferring any other decisions on gun policy change until after the midterm election? >> ethernet is clearly at a high point. this is an issue on which your opinion has been immovable for a long time. seeing that plaything into ship is the horrific shooting in florida could have been a number of poles, not just this one that have support for gun control for stricter gun laws at an all-time high. the other side briefly is that often as we know, there is a divide between people and the politicians. the fact that there is a public appetite for something does not necessarily mean that capitol hill is going to take action on it. >> i guess we'll have to wait and see. meanwhile, what do you think niall, about the governor rick scott's plan to raise the legal age to 21 before you can purchase a gun including assault weapons and the presidents call for stricter background c

other white house aides without the approved clearance will no longer get top level briefings an egyptian popstars been sentenced to six months in jail for the joke about the cleanliness of the nile river. apologized after a video appeared of her laughing with fans in lebanon in august she said drinking water from the nile could give people parasites judges have accused her of spreading fake news she's free on bail pending an appeal those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after inside story life enough. the taxi in question in israel for the holiest church in christianity of the church of the holy city. has closed schools is a tax dispute the reason for the own most precedents of protest or is it because the christian presence in the holy city is what's and this is inside story. about welcome to the program churches in his where have long been exempt from paying taxes but the proposed lol may soon scrap sentry's of president the holy in jerusalem faces bank tens of millions of dollars in back taxes it's one of the world's most visited religious places considered by many questions to be jesus christ was crucified buried and then resurrected the chest closed i

another white house aides without the approved clearance will no longer get top level briefings an egyptian pop star has been sentenced to six months in jail for a joke about the klan and s. of the nile river the wahabi apologized after a video appeared of her laughing with fans in lebanon in august she said drinking water from the nile could give people parasites judges have accused her of spreading fake news she's free on bail pending an appeal those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after inside story life and. the taxi in question israel for the holiest in christianity of the church of the holy city. has closed schools is a tax dispute is the reason for the old us president to protest or is it because the christian presence in the holy city is nuts and this is inside story.