days, over 2500 have been killed in aleppo. most of those casualties have rebel-held east, including 55 in an air strike on a hospital the u.s. says was deliberate. catherine: back in france, the toernment will not give in street protests over its controversial efforts to loosen labor laws, so said the labor minister earlier on as a landmark reform bill reached the lower house of parliament for debate. el khomri has been the focus of anger for weeks. the protests in paris again today, saying the laws erode their rights. speaking at the national the ministerier, insisted the changes would put france on the right economic path. a true productm of the political left. i, myself, have protested enough the echo inaccept the streets today. this proposal will bring us into dialogue of social and, like any innovative law, it questions, concerns. this debate has been dogged by misunderstandings, even errors. i admit that, i regret it and thept my part of responsibility. catherine: what changes are the to pushnt hoping through? our corres

issuing stark warnings over aleppo. our correspondent reports from the united nations headquarters in new york. reporter: aleppo is burning, said the british ambassador, referring to the situation there , saying that civilians are areg, and the rules of war being completely disregarded with hospitals being attacked. here ontion passed tuesday to protect hospital countriesd to prevent from targeting, vomitin bombing hospitals, attacking patients, and so on. that is been going on in a lot of conflict zones, particularly in aleppo. yesterday a maternity hospital hit with several women killed there, and a few days ago, the last pediatrician in the rebel-help part of aleppo was killed in a strike on hospital backed by doctors without borders. news of this truce, saying they hope it will hold an offering to people -- the suffering of people of aleppo will be alleviated come because onead a warning from the special representative on syria saying that if this bombardment continues, we could see some 400,000 refugees pouring out

. >> the inflation needs to include aleppo. this is clear as government and rebel forces attack the city. these images the continued violence in syria's biggest city. aleppo has not been part of the existing albeit faltering sensation of hostilities. now the slaughter might come to an end. >> and now the russian and american militaries are you the end of negotiations and how they can help implement a cease-fire and i hope that very soon maybe in the coming hours, this decision will be announced. it does not come soon enough for this hospital struck today, killing and injuring dozens. syrian state television blames rebel forces. the one security council has meanwhile unanimously passed a resolution amending hospitals be protected in more zones for the -- war zones. >> direct attacks on hospitals are war crimes. denying people access to essential health care is a serious violation of international humanitarian law. >> escalation of violence has further undermined efforts to end the crisis. a u.n. syrian invoice says there is hope

in aleppo, they are drawing battle lines. we will bring you the best of online activism around the world as dw supports -- brings you the bobs. i'm sarah kelly. welcome to the program. the environmental group greenpeace has leaked the details of closed-door negotiations over a free-trade deal between the european union and theunited states. it is called ttip. greenpeace says the leaked documents show that it poses a major risk for the environment and consumer rights, but the eu and the u.s. say that that is wrong and the leaked documents do not indicate the final deal. reporter: greenpeace has gone beyond putting the leaked documents online. it has set up a reading room in the center of berlin, within walking distance of the german parliament and the u.s. embassy, so anyone can read the content. >> since we have gained access to the documents, we have the ability to share all 200 50 pages with the population. people need to know where negotiations stand. reporter: the documents have led to criticism the u.s. and germany have

precisely in aleppo. one reason why secretary kerry is making an effort to revive the cease-fire is because all of the diplomats realize if fighting breaks out in full force again, which many people believe it has, then they believe the cease-fire as a whole could be dead. if the syrian government retakes aleppo, they will retake the entire country back from any rebel groups. one thing secretary of state kerry said after landing in geneva, he realizes the only way to bring the cease-fire back on track is to get the russians on board. the russians at the beginning said they don't want to push the syrian government back into abiding by the cease-fire in aleppo. they seemed to have changed that position. over the weekend and latest we are hearing from sunday is they say they are part of negotiations to try to get the cease-fire back on track. it is a tall order. one of the positive things that happened on sunday is it appears to be a little more quiet in aleppo on sunday than previous days when the 250 civil

violence elsewhere could well affect the situation in aleppo. one of the things the opposition or many of the opposition groups, the high negotiating committee has said they would like to see a truce nationwide, for exactly the reason we were just talking about. for instance, this airstrike which killed at least 28 people in this ca near the turkishmp -- this camp near the turkish border. catherine n.: the white house has been getting some reaction, saying there is no justifiable excuse for carrying out an airstrike against innocent civilians. it has also said these deadly strikes on the camp underscore the difficulty of establishing a safe zone for civilians. we will bring you any more updates as we get them here at "france 24." let's look across the channel to the u.k. one of the biggest jobs in british politics is up for grabs, mayor of london. it's expected to go to either the son of a billionaire for the son of a bus driver. the two front runners heading into today's poll -- regional and local elections underway across much of england, scot

secretary of state's most pressing concern is aleppo.he syrian city has been ravaged by airstrikes. 250 civilians have died. the cease-fire that came into effect late february excluded jihadist groups. the syrian regime, backed by russia, says strikes are only targeting those groups. the u.s. has accused them of indiscriminate bombing. in two weeks since a main members of the syrian opposition walked away from negotiations in geneva, protest over the recent surge in violence. the u.n. is not interested in a political solution. they are not interested in adhering to austerity. it is clear russia's supporting the regime and in supporting the , aggression against the syrian people. >> russia says it is negotiating to extend a lull in the fighting to aleppo province. >> the russian foreign minister is due to meet with the u.n. envoy in russia and moscow tomorrow. it isill come after confirmed a so-called regime of, around damascus has been extended another 48 hours. joshua yet but told us more from you -- from moscow. >> it is a good questio

josh: both sides have contributed to the cessation of violence in aleppo. forcesu have government that have much more firepower than opposition firefighters on the ground, there's a significant responsibility borne by the government when it comes to living up to commitments they have made in the context of the cessation of hostilities. we are concerned about the escalation of violence and there has been violence carried out by both sides. we are going to go back to earth sought -- to both sides and urge them to live up to that. we certainly believe there is more that russia can and should do. russia has succeeded in their efforts in the past two play an the largelyle in successful implementation of the cessation of hostilities. the russian government has the capacity to persuade the regime to live up to their commitments and we hope that a will live up to refresh use that the sensation of hostilities, particularly in the areas around aleppo where it has been fraying with very bad consequences. >> in iraq and afghanistan, help both countries with their const

last week, a hospital in aleppo was destroyed by bombing. the u.s.erious it was in geneva today -- secretary of state was in geneva today. we have more with the latest dramatic efforts -- diplomatic efforts. >> with ongoing violence in syria, renewed peace talks in geneva. secretary of state john kerry is trying to wave the fragile cease-fire and extended to aleppo. weeks,rry: in the last the frustration of hostilities has been put to the test, and it has frayed in certain areas and fallen completely in a few areas. aleppo is particularly disturbing to everybody for what has happened there. reporter: over the past week, hundreds were killed in aleppo. the u.s. and allies have long maintained the syrian jets aided by russia had been carrying out airstrikes on areas not controlled by extremists. >> what is happening in aleppo is a crime. it is a tragedy, a violation of humanitarian law for which we regimeshar and the responsible and the allies. reporter: washington has called out the safe zones in the rebel held areas. over the a safe zone whole countr

also coming up, hope for the people of aleppo. the u.s. and russia agree to extend the cease-fire to the city under siege. and the european commission backs visa-free travel as part of a migration deal but critics fear the concession sends the wrong message to the turkish government. ♪ >> welcome to the program. it is almost official come up donald trump looks like he will be the republican nominee in the race for the white house. first ted cruz dropped out after a devastating to the in the indiana primary. and now john kasich is also expected to announce that he too is quitting. what does it mean for the republican party? the leadership has begrudgingly started to rally around the trunk. now, what will voters make of his provocative comments? our coverage of the race for the white house begins with this week's primary trail. >> john kasich was the consistent adult and the republican presidential a day. the ohio governor never stood a chance of securing the nomination, the party leadership hoped he would effectively stand in donald trump's

and russia are trying to bring peace and end the hostilities in aleppo.state john kerry meeting with the special envoy before making a phone call to the foreign minister in russia. for the latest, let's bring in matthew chance. if they don't stop bombing, the violence will not end anytime soon. >> reporter: that's the big question. that's what it all revolves around. if the russians can be convinced to ease back on the offensive in aleppo where hundreds of thousands are coming under attack by the syrian government for the most part. backed by russian infrastructure and to some degree russian air support as well. particularly over the last ten days, hundreds of people killed in aleppo. a hospital has been attacked. a pediatric hospital where 50 people have been killed. it's outrages like that that bolstered the secretary of state to push for a renewed peace effort in syria to try to bring all sides away from the battle field and to the negotiating table. the emphasis moved to moscow today because the u.n. special representative is in town is meeting with t

the assad regime has been pounding aleppo for the past nine days, killing nearly 250 civilians. holly williams joins us from across the border in turkey. good evening, holly. >> reporter: jim, the u.s. and bssia have both backed a new partial truce in syria which began at midnight last night, and it seems to be holding in parts of latakai province in the country's north, as well as around damascus, the syrian capital. but the truce doesn't apply to aleppo, where so much of the fighting is taking place as the esrian regime, backed by russia and iran, tries to recapture all of the city. a cease-fire agreed to months ago has now broken down, and this past week, we've seen s sturbing internet video coming out of aleppo as residential neighborhoods in the rebel-controlled parts of the city have been pummeled. on thursday, one of the few remaining hospitals in ikbel-controlled aleppo was thstroyed by an air strike. doctors without borders, the international aid group that supported the hospital, said that it was targeted by a direct hit and that 50 people were nalled. the internationa

and russia finished arranging a cease fire for aleppo on wednesday.he air strike on the refugee camp came on thursday. the syrian military announced it would stop attacks there for 48 hours starting at 1:00 a.m. thursday local time. antigovernment activists in the city told nhk no major clashes had occurred. syrian state run tv carried a statement by president assad saying he would not accept anything less than final victory in aleppo and elsewhere. the assad government claims it's fighting terrorist organizations across syria, making it difficult to implement a nationwide truce. >>> japanese pop culture has a lot of fans in indonesia. japanese style idol groups who have fans with a unique way of showing their support. nhk has their story. >> in indonesia, a band was sister group of a famous all-girl pop group in japan. they took the country by storm. sparking a boom for idol. >> they were super-cute and i liked how they acted on stage. >> along with this boom, another form of japanese pop culture has established itself. known as a particular style of

another air strike, one of 20 that hit rebel held areas of aleppo.nto another medical facility. it is fortunate but also chilling that these scenes. >> referee: distraction don't have people in them. because of the air strikes, civilians here are said to be too scared to go to this and other hospitals. they have been for days says the manager of the msf backed hospital here thursday. >> they're not only afraid to go to the hospitals. they are afraid to walk in the street. they're afraid to get targeted or to be targets or to be hit in the way to the hospitals. >> reporter: they describe the life of a doctor, the last pediatrician in aleppo. one of six medical staff killed in thursday's strike seen here tending to patients. his devotion to his work. >> he said if i get married, then i won't be here in aleppo for much time. my wife will be in turkey and i'll have to spend half of my days in turkey and the other in aleppo. >> reporter: children are his devotion. this baby brought from the wreckage could have been one of his patients. they struggle to fi

city. >> i have been in aleppo since i was a little girl. i got married and had my kids here. we have suffer through this war for five years. we have been patient for year, two years, three years. we have lost a lot. we lost our work. we lost everything we owned because of this war. amy: we'll have more on the ongoing conflict in syria and how syrians are organizing in the midst of war with scholar yasser munif later in the broadcast. in somalia, a u.s. airstrike has killed five people on thursday. the pentagon says the five were militants with the extremist group al-shabaab. it's the most recent u.s. airstrike inside somalia, including a series of april drone strikes that killed at least eight people and another in march that killed 150 people. meanwhile, the pentagon has admitted at least 25 u.s. soldiers have been stationed inside libya at two separate outposts since at least late 2015. it's the latest sign of possible -- of u.s. military escalations in libya. a former member of the 9/11 commission is calling on the obama administration t

fresh air strikes pummeled rebel-held areas in aleppo.nts from the last pediatrician among 50 killed when the u.s. says the syrian regime deliberately targeted the medical facility. >> the attack on the hospital is unconscienceable under any standard anywhere. it has to stop. >> reporter: acknowledging the syria conflict is out of control. secretary of state john kerry is in geneva. by a desperate push to salvage a crumbling cease-fire and restart peace talks. >> an ongoing process that relieves the people of syria from this devastation. from this day-to-day killing machine being unleashed by the assad regime. >> reporter: local truces announced by the u.s. and russia did not include aleppo where hundreds of civilians died in the last week alone. russia continuing to support the regime's campaign to retake aleppo and strengthen its hold on northern syria. >> once you encircle aleppo, they would think that you could squeeze it and their forefore t it over. >> translator: if they are of a mind to continue breaking this truce, armed factions

they've said they believe they can take back all of aleppo.pposition for their part said they're not backing down either. some very, very difficult negotiations ahead. secretary of state john kerry, of course, is going to be at those negotiations trying to work with the russians, the iranians and the saudis to try to get some longer term ceasefire going because in all of this, of course, as these parties continue to go at it, it's the syrian civilians that continue to get crushed in the middle with hundreds ev s of thousands already killed and many more fleeing the country. >> that's what i want to talk about. we talk about the politics of these ceasefires. the main focus is to bring relief to people, to get humanitarian aid into places like aleppo. are they able to get the food, water, medicine that people need into that war-torn area? >> absolutely great question, george. and at this point in time, it's difficult. part of the cease-fire agreement was also that they said that aid needs to reach besieged areas. we were speaking yesterday to th

those images out of aleppo are appalling.th korea will open the most important political meeting in decades, the seventh congress of the korean worker party. in the run-up to the meeting, a bbc team is traveling with a group of nobel laureates there are two promote peaceful dialogue. rupert wingfield-hayes gained access to north korea's premier academic institution. what he found was confusing. correspondent: the students are singing a catchy number called " let's glorify our country as the general intended." the general being the country's founding dictator. easy as an outsider to see this country as comical or scary, or both. for these people, it is the outside world that looks scary. they feel they are surrounded by enemies. why does north korea feel they need nuclear weapons? includingside world, the united states, as nuclear bombs more than us. they're trying to kill us, so we must protect us. we must protect ourselves. so we need nuclear bombs. this is a country that can be very easily offended . at the university entra

what we've seen in the last few weeks is really heavy fighting in the northern syrian city of aleppon 250 civilians have been killed. the regime airstrikes have targeted both hospitals and other civilian centers and while much of the country is still holding on at least somewhat to this every cease-fire, aleppo has been raging with violence in the last 10 days or so and that really has been the center of the fighting. that's why secretary carrie and his foreign minister counterpart as along with the un envoy to syria and the russian officials are trying to find a way to get the violence in aleppo to be reduced at least some what here because it is really much more inflamed than other parts of syria right now in large part because the syrian regime has made a lot of progress around other parts of the country of extending and expanding their control over areas that were held by rebel fighters, at least in the last six months read the syrian regime led by bashar al-assad has made progress in consolidating rebel territory and that as pressure on some of the areas particularly like aleppo

isis has also used chemical weapons on the battlefield in aleppo. elise lab bot, cnn, washington. >>> a jury has ordered johnson & johnson to pay $55 million to a woman who says the company's products caused her cancer. she and hundreds of other people say johnson and johnson did not adequately warn them about cancer risks from talcum powder. earlier this year, a jury awarded $72 million to the family of a woman in a related case. in total, the trial involves nearly 50 plaintiffs. >>> well, most of the school teachers in detroit, michigan, stayed away from their classrooms monday. they staged a mass protest because they have not been paid. scott mcclain has more on a school district at breaking point. >> reporter: it's teachers calling in sick, but it's the school system that's really ailing. >> the future of detroit is as much at stake here as the future of the school system. >> reporter: detroit public school teachers protesting monday, calling in sick en masse, forcing all but three schools in the district to close. the issue, money. not enough t

they're saying they are looking for final victory in aleppo, that is something the u.s. come out and condemnation of. it leaves all the questions open as to what will happen there. we're still waiting for more confirmation at the moment, as i said, all our information is coming from social media and this one group in the u.k. sarah: it seems once again that some of the country's most vulnerable have been killed. thank you for the update. so, the killing in the world conflict zones goes on. in a new report released today by the international institute for strategic studies, it says that armed conflicts claimed over 167,000 lives last year. the ancient city of palmyra is a symbol of that destruction which swept the world in 2015. >> the conflict in syria is one of the 37 around the world that figure in a new report. when fighters seized palmyra they destroyed monuments and killed many people in battle and execution style murders. taken together, the middle east and north africa are the world's most dangerous regions. the 3000 people were killed there -- 83,000 people were

i was the last class and aleppo university, delayed three times but i cannot graduate in time. disappointed but i did not lose my hope and i did not give up your day realized that i need to work so hard to find another opportunity. i kept searching online. i spent months and months searching i was running between mortars, cafes under missiles, rockets, just to send my applications. i applied everywhere. one day i got a magical e-mail that i was accepted to marymount , fulle with a scholarship tuition scholarship. i was amazed. i was beyond happiness. even with such a huge scholarship, affording room and challenge. great this is because my parents have lost their jobs in the war and they couldn't even support me. i kept searching online and i ,ound out about an organization supporting syrian refugees and syrian students by giving them scholarships. i reached out to them and through them i was in touch with a man from saudi arabia who was impressed with the papers that i sent and the music videos. he wanted to help me in how that i would one day be able to help my fellow syrian f

there's three parts of aleppo. there's in the southwest, what makes it very complicated also is in the southwest, a lot of the fighting in the last two weeks was an offensive in which the opposition was very interwoven with al-nusra fronts and that's what the russians say to us hey, nusra is not part of the opposition so what about this? we tell them -- >> rose: let me understand this -- al-nusra is frying with free syrian army moderate forces against assad. >> from time to time. >> rose: on the battleground in syria? >> from time to time that's happening, certainly. they would say if we're being attacked by the regime, we need help. >> rose: they being the syrian moderate forces? >> right. >> rose: so al-nusra says we'll help you? >> we all want to unravel this -- separate the opposition forces from al-nusra. we started seeing it happen. very important after the cessation of hostilities when you brought peaceful days to syria you started seeing the population rising up against the extremists such as al-nusra, very

the camp in the province houses people who fled fighting in aleppo and other areas.fighting has increased killing over 250 civiliansince late april. the u.s. and russia finished arnging a ceasefire foralpo and surunding areas on wednesday. the air strike on the refugee camp came on thursday. the syrian military announced it would stop attacks in aleppo for 48 hours starting at 1:00 a.m. thursday local time. anti-government activists in the city told nhk that no major clashes had occurred. syrian state-run tv carried a statement by president bashar al assad saying he would not accept anything less than final victory in aleppo and elsewhere in the country. the assad government claims that it is fighting terrorist organizations across syria, making it difficult to implement a nationwide truce. >>> brazil's political turmoil intensified with removal of a key member of congress. the country's top court ordered the speaker of the lower house be stripped of his post. he had led the impeachment drive against president dilma rousseff. brazil's supreme court approved a request

in cities like aleppo and homs, which i visited, you have many people who are living rough. they're living in shelters. they're living in abandoned buildings. and they're living among the-- among the rubble of buildings that have been destroyed in air strikes. so already there's a housing problem. and people are also very vulnerable when it comes to things like food, electricity, water, but it does depend where you are in the country. >> woodruff: and who are people holding responsible for their plight, where they are right now? >> reporter: when you speak to syrians, people are reticent to talk about politics, particularly in government-held areas. journalists who visit, like me, travel around the country, in the company of an official from the ministry of information. it's difficult to get people to open up, for instance, about their attitudes toward bashar al-assad or indeed to talk about the rebels in other areas. but what people do talk about is, you know, how-- they recognize how bad their situation is. they can talk about that with great, great freedom, and they feel

the russians say they are in negotiations for the cease-fire in aleppo.nd see how it goes. a lot on the secretary of state's plate to make sure the cease-fire doesn't completely fall apart. >> thank you, fred. >>> we have a look at the market. last week, stocks suffered the worst week since the february freakout. wall street is coping with the worst stretch for corporate profits since the crisis. the fall in oil prices has hit oil companies hard. exxon mobile saying the profits fell more than 60% for the first quarter. we're going to hear from more companies reporting earnings this week. hearing from sprint, tesla and kraft. >>> after 17 drawings and no winner, the current jackpot for the national powerball is $348 million. that amount is available if you choose to take the money over 30 years. the popular lump sum option is a cash value of $226 million. the next drawing is wednesday, but your chances of winning are not so great. each ticket has a 1 in 292 million shot. >>> one starbucks customer in chicago is unhappy and she is filing a lawsuit. $5 milli

the war still very much in full swing in the aleppo area. it is absolutely clear to the u.s.russians as well. if aleppo goes back to full scale fighting, the civil war will go back to the levels of violence we have seen in the past couple days. you are right. a complicated situation. a delicate situation. one where people in damascus are feeling the summer plight, but the level the violence is almost the way it has been over last five years. very difficult for many people in the country and many want the fighting to end and progress to happen. john. >> frederik pleitgen doing terrific reporting. >>> and north korea expelling a bbc journalist and two members of his team. pyongyang officials expelled hayes and his crew. he was interrogated for what they deemed his inappropriate description of kim jong-un. the workers party congress held for the first time in 36 years is slated to wrap up today. kim jong-un said the country would not use nuclear weapons unless it is attacked first. >>> and which celebrities and officials used shell companies when the panama papers database goes

he is 36 years old, and he's the last pediatrician in aleppo. he's already done one day shift at another hospital and is in the middle of the night shift in this one. he is single, and his parents have fled to turkey. he was looking forward to visiting them a few days later. we don't know exactly where he has now gone, but we do know his fate. at 9:42 and 12 seconds, the hospital is hit. same explosion, different camera. minutes after the dust clears, the survivors emerge. the ghostly image of a nurse carrying a child or a baby from the maternity ward. civilians milling around in a daze, taking on the tasks of the nurses who have been killed or injured. the doctor is now dead, and so are 50 others. nurses, patients, visitors. as the smoke clears, the road outside emerges as a field of rubble. since then, two more hospitals have been hit, and yesterday one of aleppo's main medical storage facilities. in this case, four cctv cameras bear silent witness. >>> the brussels airport departure hall has partially reopened to passengers nearly six weeks a

syria, reports that rebels have captured a key town south of aleppo. it comes as a cease-fire is said to be holding inside aleppo itself. at least 28 people including women and children have been killed in airstrikes in a camp near the turkish border. the syrian government has denied responsibility. the culturally and has the details. nicole: a refugee camp or the turkish border of northern syria , scores of this place civilians . camp, lookere in the at what has happened. probably a body here, the body of a woman and we carried her away to the hospital. >> we are displaced people and people were set on fire. they set tents in restricted places a blaze. nicole: hundreds have found refuge in the cap after fleeing conflict. the attacks took place in territory controlled by the al qaeda affiliate. it is still unclear who is responsible. the white house issued swift condemnation. >> there is no justifiable excuse for carrying out an airstrike against innocent civilians who have already once fled their homes to escape violence. nicole: meanwhile, the united

we have aleppo fighting in the southwest. that is a concern. there's this conflict that the kurds are fighting some of the areas. charlie: back in a moment. stay with us. ♪ charlie: we turn to politics. donald trump was the last man standing. here with that and more is maggie a permit of the new york times and cnn. let me begin with what happened today. paul ryan said the following, i think we need a standardbearer and he cannot at this time support donald trump. implications? >> it is an astonishing moment that the highest standing republican and a man who thought was the future of the party cannot support the man. it is the biggest most neon example of the parties split so far and the reaction to donald trump. it is a reminder of how much work there were -- on trump is going to have to do to support the republicans. in 2020, many republicans will probably say they believe that donald trump is months -- much less likely to win than hillary clinton. ted cruz looks towards that in his withdrawal speech. charlie: you still have the tea party as p

. >>> this morning it is mostly calm in the war-torn syrian city of aleppo.between russia, the u.s., and the syrian army extended a cease-fire to aleppo for 48 hours. two weeks of violence between government troops and rebels there has killed dozens. >>> screams -- [ screams ] screams of panic aboard a jet bound for indonesia. the flight hit severe turbulence yesterday after leaving abu dhabi. 31 passengers and crew were hurt. nine of them seriously. the plane landed safely in jakarta. >>> coming up on the "cbs morning news," donald trump's vision. the presumptive republican presidential nominee offers a peek at his first 100 days if he's president. >>> and former quarterback johnny manziel smiles for his mug shot. this is the "cbs morning news." feel like this. look like this. feel like this. with dreamwalk insoles, turn shoes that can be a pain into comfortable ones. their soft cushioning support means you can look like this. and feel like this. dreamwalk. one...is all it takes...... ...to turn the tables. crest 3d white toothpaste... ...removes 5 times mor

ree dictatorship is attempting to encircle the rebels in aleppo. teka virus may spread further in the united states than first thought. the virus, which causes crippling birth defects, was known to be carried by a mosquito that is mostly limited to the south, but now zika has been discovered in a second species that ranges as far north as maine and minnesota. it's important to remember there have been no cases of mosquito- borne zika in the u.s., but elalth officials believe that time is coming. t re now from dr. jon lapook. >> reporter: it was cloudy and cool in connecticut today, but phil armstrong was thinking about warm weather and mosquitoes. ei heads up mosquito surveillance for the state of connecticut. the c.d.c. says the aedes aegypti mosquito could extend into connecticut this summer. but armstrong is more concerned about another species, aedes albopictus, also known as the asian tiger mosquito. almost two weeks ago, for the thrst time during the current outbreak, the virus was found in albopictus mosquitoes in mexico. that species is ver

his forces are trying to retake aleppo. crucial effort for them. we look at the human destruction, the pictures every day. who is helping him? who is in charge of the fight taking place there now? >> assad is stronger than when i spoke to him and when you spoke to him a few years ago. the russians have stepped in. the russians have supposedly ended or reduced their engagement, but they have withdrawn very little of their equipment and material. their troops and, more importantly, their planes are still engaged. the last few days, reports from aleppo are that the rebel held areas are being hit, mostly civilian areas, i should say, are being hit not just by helicopters and barrel bombs, which typically means aside forces, but -- means assad forces, but by fighter planes and missiles, which strongly suggests russian forces, not assad. charlie: will the cease-fire hold or not? are we looking at the unraveling of it? >> we are not even supposed to call it a "cease-fire." di mistura, the u.n. representative, says the process is still continuing. it is ha

and fighting also continues to flaj aleppo between sear -- to rage in aleppo between syrian forces andent factions there, putting more strain on u.s.-backed rebel fighters already struggling to survive and keep together along with the thousands of innocent civilians caught in the crossfire. in fact, the u.n. estimates that as many as 150,000 people remain trapped between the turkish border and the city of azaz. and doctors without borders reports that it had to shut down a key hospital on the outskirts of azaz because of isis pushing closer and gaining more ground. arthel? >> okay, reporting from our jerusalem bureau. thanks, john. >>> president obama describing the death of taliban leader mullah moon mansour as an important milestone for peace. he was taken out a week ago by a u.s. drone strike while he was in pakistan. now the afghan taliban says they've appointed a successor. this guy, malawi aganzada, a religious scholar known for issuing public statements justifying the existence of the extremist taliban and their war against the afghan government. will he take the insurgency towa

in syria, the siege of aleppo is becoming mass murder. the syrian dictator's forces are encircling the city, which is partly held by rebels who rose up five years ago. well, today rockets fired by those rebels hit a hospital. three women were killed, among 20 who died in aleppo today. the city was once syria's commercial capital. last week a missile fired by the dictatorship killed 50 people in another hospital. in an important study tonight, it has been reported that medical errors are now the third largest cause of death behind heart disease and cancer. dr. jon lapook has been looking into this. >> reporter: dr. martin makary of john hopkins school of medicine co-authored today's analysis on medical errors. >> we're talking about patients dying from the care they receive rather than the disease or injury for which they seek care. we're talking about things that a sound health care system. >> reporter: medical errors include mistakes in diagnosis, inadequate discharge instructions and preventable complications such as infections picked u

and russia are working to extend the cease-fire to include aleppo. senior international correspondent joins us now from moscow where the u.n. special envoy for syria will meet with russia's foreign minister in the coming hours. what can we expect to come out of that meeting? >> reporter: well, there wasn't much progress announced in concrete terms from the meetings that john kerry had with those arab diplomats and with arab figures and with staffan de mistura in geneva yesterday. but the u.n. special envoy is coming to moscow. he's going to be meeting the russian foreign minister in about three or four hours from now. there's going to be a news conference later on in the afternoon as well. they're going to spell out hopefully what progress, if any, has been made. of course, the big issue is what pressure russia is going to be able to bring to bear on the syrian government to end its fighting in and around aleppo. there has been in the past ten days or so a huge upswing in violence in that city despite the fact there's been a cessation of hostilities

the gynecologist who delivers the babies was killed in aleppo. i think europe there's more interest -- this is an election year for america and i do understand that. i also think syria seem so remote but so did bosnia, and then there was a genocide of 8,000 men and boys, and we said it would never happen again, and it is hang now. >> go back to atrocities because janine's book is harrowing. she spends a lot of time with different people and you kind of can't -- indelible images of horrible things that happened. but back to the question -- do women bring something to correspondent reporting that you wouldn't get otherwise? there's been a lot of talk about women are -- are they different? do they bring something? there is reason we knee diversity in war correspondents. >> i thick women and men report quite differently on war. i think that male war reporters focus much more on the actual fighting, the bang, bang, if you like. i covered war for 28 years and i can tell the difference between incoming and outgoing, but i can't really tell you very well

warns the situation in aleppo has become, quote, catastrophic.ople have been killed there in the past week alone. >>> off the coast of libya, 26 migrants have been rescued after their rubber boat started taking on water in rough seas. they have been taken to the italian island there. nearby, the international organization for migration in italy says 84 other migrants are feared missing. >>> the turkish prime minister says the number of migrants trying to reach greece from turkey dwindled in april. he attributed the decline to a deal reached between ankara and the e.u. to stem the flow of migrants. listen. >> translator: after april 4th, the number of migrants crossing to europe by illegal means has acongressed to 2-digit numbers. on april 4th not even one migrant attempted to sail to the greek islands. the figure for the month of april is 80 to 90. the fact that the number of migrants have decreased is a clear sign that the work we're carrying out with the european union is a clear success. >> under that e.u. deal, turkey agreed to take back migr

quote, the steadfastness of aleppo has been heroic and a cause of pride for humanity. it is an eternal and unforgettable example of resistance and endurance and steadfastness of a nation achieving freedom. the iranian rejet stream is going through one of its most perilous periods of its xifnts and is doomed to suffer embarrassing defeat. do you think the iranians will be defeated in this effort, or will they eventually be victorious and assad will stay? >> i certainly hope the iranian regime is defeated. still up in the air what the outcome will be. but what i think what madam rajavi is saying underlines the obama policy. so far to being opposed to ayatollahs in iran they are doing everything they can to pretend that iran is a normal nation, including having the american secretary of state urge european banks to do business with iran and disregard the possible risk of american economic sanctions. it's just unbelievable how far the obama white house is tilted towards iran. >> the administration says their efforts are all aimed at preventing iran from building a nuclear

president bashar al-assad's warplanes and helicopters struck rebel-held areas of aleppo, once syria's most populous city, now mostly in ruins. the international red cross says nowhere in the city is safe, and those remaining face a" humanitarian disaster." the syrian observatory for human rights says at least 250 people have died in the latest assault. after the devastating earthquake in ecuador, some lawmakers and advocacy groups are calling for temporary protected status for ecuadorians living in the u.s. read our report online at www.pbs.org/newshour. in a german courtroom yesterday, a 94-year-old former nazi guard at the auschwitz concentration camp apologized for being complicit in the systematic execution of 170,000 european jews. the trial reveals the reckoning for the atrocities of world war ii is not over. before hitler's death camps killed six million people, many jewish families had their businesses and personal property seized by the nazis, including their art collections. for survivors, their children and grandchildren, finding the missing art is often a search across con