. >>> new video shows what appears to be the three teenage girls from the uk at an istanbul bus terminalsyria border where it's believed they traveled to join isis. this is highlighting fears that a growing number of westerners have r being lured. u.s. officials estimate 3400 westerners are now fighting with extremists in iraq and syria. a correspondent in terrorism analyst for cnn and the author of isis exposed is with us. >> great to be with you. >> let's start here with the recruitment of these alleged recruitment of these three teenage girls coupled with now we know jihadi john had a middle class upbringing. talk about the challenges their profiles are. >> it's the ideology that motivates these young people from briton france germany and the united states to leave their comfortable middle class suburban existences and travel to the islamic state. we have young women. in investigating the subject matter i've seen the young women meet them online. you have teenager girls who may be vulnerable and they are promised to be jihadi brides. they think they're going to be a part of something

it was called "midnight express," and it told about my imprisonment in an istanbul jail. had written. at the time, i could say only certain things because of legal reasons. the movie changed things to where not all of it is valid and true to my story. now i have a chance to tell my story.

it was called "midnight express," and it told about my imprisonment in an istanbul jail. the premise was based on a book i had written. at the time, i could say only certain things because of legal reasons. the movie changed things to where not all of it is valid and true to my story. now i have a chance to tell my story. >> the first time i smoked marijuana, everything about my body said, "ooh, that's good, i like that." to those who hadn't lived through the '60s, i pity you. it was just free love, which was a wonderful concept. and i fully took advantage of it. patrick was one of my best friends in the '60s. he was a writer and a dreamer. we instantly hit it off. i mean, the two of us saw the world in the same light. he was the guy that we would send out to pick up girls. he was so smooth, women just fell all over him. i almost finished college when i had just enough, and i needed to get out and explore the world so i can experience life, so i can write about it. i needed money. so for about two months i got a job at the milwaukee county hospital. one day while i was wa

two of his captors were killed according to an official in istanbul. a leftist group is behind the incident. the prosecutor is mehmet selim kiraz. he was investigating the death of a boy who was killed in 2013. sounding the alarm over civilian casualties in yemen. airstrikes carried out by a saudi-led coalition have killed dozens of people. the united nations and red cross say 93 civilians have been killed and 300 wounded. arab states are fighting to stopping them from seizing the strategic port cities. iraq's prime minister says it is mission accomplished in tikrit. the army has been battling to oust the islamic state. it is the biggest operation yet against the group that has seized territory across iraq and syria. reporter: islamic state flag paraded like a trophy. soldiers celebrate their victory while in baghdad the prime minister confirms the news. prime minister: [translated] i would like to present to you the good news our troops have entered the city center of tikrit. security forces raise the iraqi flag. reporter: the northern city was seized

police revealing three london teenagers, 17 to 19 years old, were stopped and detained at an airport in istanbul, turkey. police say they'd gone missing friday. turkish authorities were then alerted, intercepting the young men before sending them back to london, where they were arrested on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts. >> the speed at which we're seeing this movement grow is frightening. we desperately need to have a proper counter play. >> reporter: foreign fighters are now believed to make up two-thirds of the estimated 31,000 fighters in isis. the most notorious -- mohammed emwazi, known as "jihadi john," and it's not just young men flocking to isis, but women too. including those three british teenage girls who disappeared in february, now believed to be living in isis territory. their government joining others in frantically trying to stop their youth from joining the ranks of isis. alex marquardt, abc news. >>> back here in the states, to the arrest of an infamous murder suspect in a cold case. robert durst, a real estate heir under arrest for a murder that happened 15 years ago.

>> an opposition leader from turge eize stan was shot dead in al jazeera, killed by an unknown assailant in istanbul. a banned organization group 24 - he is one of the president's outspoken critics >>> police in south korea are investigating links between a knife attack on the u.s. ambassador and alleged assailants. ambassador mark lippert needed 18 stitches after his face was slashed at a forum discussing korean matters >>> in nearby india, a lynch mob broke into a high security prison and murdered a rape suspect. the 35-year-old was dragged from the prison paraded naked and beaten to death. he was accused of raping a 20-year-old woman last month >>> student leaders in myanmar are accusing government leaders of trying to kerb academic freedom. protests have turned violence. we have this report >>> student protestors say it was a heavy happened crackdown on a protest. police say they came under attack after telling demonstrators to disperse. >> security in plain clothes were doing this in downtown yanggon. what do they show does the brutality belong in the day and age. >> demonstrators were angry at

he was killed by an unknown assailant in istanbul. he lead the organization group 24.was one of the most outspoken president of his country's president. >>> a 16-year-old has gone on trial for allegedly insulting the turkish president. we spoke to the lecturer of international law in at university in istanbul. he says there has been a rise in these kinds of prosecutions. >> it is quite significant when you consider the general framework. this is not a [ inaudible ] case frankly. there has been a dramatic increase in the number of cases that are bought on similar grounds, on the grounds of the so-called [ inaudible ] or on the grounds of insulting the president. the initial six months of erdogan, you can see the change. over the seven year term of the previous president, there were only five or six similar cases. but in the last six months only according to statistics we have determine that there are more than 45 cases involving more than 80 people that were brought on the grounds that they allegedly insulted the president. and moreover the thing that is all the more tr

an armed group. we are live in istanbul with more. what happened here? >> about a couple of hours ago or more now an armed group an armed marxist group took a prosecutor hostage. this prosecutor is investigating the death of a 14-year-old boy. he died after he was hit by a tear gas canister during the park protest here in istanbul in the summer of 2013. he fell into a coma and died 269 days later. there's been criticism particularly from his family that the investigation into his death has been taking far too long. only two weeks ago was the prosecutor given a list of 21 police officers who were in the vicinity of where the tear gas canister was fired that killed this boy. this group that has taken the prosecutor hostage now wants that these police officers identified, it wants them to confess on live television, otherwise they're threatening to kill the prosecutor. a deadline, they say has passed. we understand that negotiations are continuing. >> all right thanks for that. bernard. we know you'll be following this closely for us. >> also in turkey, we w

three london teenagers, 17 to 19 years old, were stopped and detained at an airport in istanbul, turkey. police say they had gone missing friday. turkish authorities were then alerted. intercepting the young men before sending them back to london where they were arrested on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts. >> the speed at which we are seeing the movement grow. is frightening. we desperately need to have a proper counter play. >> foreign fighters are believed to make up 2/3 of the 31,000 fighters in isis. the most notorious, jihadi john. muhammad 'em waz i. not just young men flocking to isis, women as well. including those three british teenage girls who disappeared in february. believed to be living in isis territory. their government joining others and frantically trying to stop their youth from joining the ranks of isis. alex marquardt, abc news. >> well, american aid workers who have been exposed to ebola are now back in the u.s. three others due back to day. none of them showing symptoms. they all worked with a colleague in sierra leone. who why theed -- contracted the virus.

and was killed by an assailant from istanbul and he was one of the hard line president's most outspoken. police in south korea investigating possible links between a knife attack on u.s. ambassador and alleged asilents visit to north korea and lippert needed 80 stitches after his face was slashed on a forum talking about korean unification on thursday. he has broken in a high security prison and murdered a rape suspect. the mob dragged the 35-year-old from the prison paraded him naked and beat him to death and accused of raping a 20-year-old naga woman last month. student leaders in myanmar accusing government leaders from curbing academic freedom, peaceful for two months has now turned violent and we have more. >> reporter: student protesters said this was a heavy-handed crack down on a peaceful protest and police say they came under attack after they told demonstrators to disburse. >> translator: security in plain clothes were doing this to a girl and what are they trying to show does this brutality belong in this day and age? >> reporter: demonstrators are angry at the government for

. >>> the city first known as byzanthian, then constantinople and now istanbul is being changed again into anropolis. >>reporter: it's a shop from a bygone age with bygone rent. just over $2,000 a month on istanbul's most famous street. his shop could fetch $20,000 a month on the open market. he's says he's being forced out. >> they say you will go. we've been right here for the past 80 years. every customer knows us here at number 125 c. if i leave here where will they find me? how will i set up a new shot and rent a new place? costs now are so high you burn your hands. >>reporter: his landlord, the cash poor catholic church is taking advantage of a new law meaning tenants of ten years or more can be evicted without cause. this was the cultural heart of the city but then investors came and changed it to a shopping mall. >>reporter: this is next to a new and controversial shopping mall. a few blocks away is now being renovated. the local council tells us it has to strike a fine balance between preserving the culture and history of an area and creating a modern living environment. the former m

he was killed by an unknown assailant in istanbul.was one of the most outspoken critics of his country's president. >>> staying in turkey and a 16-year-old has gone on trial for allegedly insulting the country's president. he could face up to four years in prison if convicted. the case was adjourned until next month. for more let's speak to a lecturer of international law at the university in istanbul. what is your reaction first of all to the arrest of this 16 year old? who apparently criticized the president? how significant is this? >> it is quite significant when you consider the general framework in which it has taken flight. there has been a dramatic increase in the number of cases that are brought on similar grounds. that is to say on the grounds of the so-called [ inaudible ] in turkey or on the grounds of insulting the president. compared to previous term and the initial six months of [ inaudible ] we can see the dramatic change. over the seven-year term of [ inaudible ] the previous president, there were only five or six sim

erhan: in istanbul, you have got unlimited possibilities. there's ane of all kinds of accessories and fabrics. reporter: ay designed this garment himself. he's going to perform in it for the first time later in the evening. the historic quarter of istanbul on the golden horn. this is where erhan ay dances regularly at venues. mail that he will -- male belly dancers have long been a tradition in turkey. they emerged during the ottoman empire because women dancers were only allowed to perform for women. although the male performers were reputed to be homosexual, they were widely appreciated. but over time, women replaced men on the stage. for decades male dancers could only perform at private parties or in nightclubs for gay men. erhan: people still look askance at male belly dancers in a conservative society like turkey's. that's got a great deal to do with prejudice. my sexual orientation is my private business. i'm not interested in the opinions of others. what's important is that my mother has always supported me. i discovered my love of dance and mu

he was killed by an unknown assailant in istanbul. the oil businessman led the banned opposition group 24. he was one of the president's most outspoken critics. >> police in south korea say they're investigating possible links between a knife attack on the u.s. ambassador and his alleged assailant's multiple visits to north korea. mark lib period needed 80 stitches after his face was slashed at a forum on thursday. >> in northeastern under i can't, a lynch mob has broken into a high security prison and dragged a rape suspect to his death. he was paraded neighborhood and then beaten. he was accused of raping a 20-year-old woman last month. >> student leaders in myanmar are accusing government leaders are trying again to curb academic freedom. now, protests that were largely peaceful for two months or so have turned violent. we have a report. >> student protestors say this was a heavy-hand understand crack down on a peaceful protest. police say they came under attack after they told demonstrators to disperse. >> security men in plain cl

. >> istanbul's former mayor and now turkish penalty is the driving force behind an ambitious scheme to turn the city of 15 million people into a modern global metropolis. >> some, including ilia, will struggle to find a place in this vision of the future. >> bernard smith, al jazeera istanbul. >> the fairytale is over for new zealand's cricket team. the kiwis had been unbeaten, but were beat by australia for 183 runs in just 45 overs. mitchell johnson starred with three for 30 in front of a record crowd for a cricket match of 93,013. despite losing a wicket in the second over, they chased down the total easily. more news on all the stories just head over to aljazeera.com. >> as the world's most elderly nation - japan is dancing with a demographic disaster. people are living longer and birthrates are falling fast. no other country has a greater percentage of old people.

officials are pouring billions no an effort to transform it. they want to bring istanbul into the 21st century with shopping malls and plans for a large airforts. many residents fear they will not be able to afford the changes. bernard smith reports. >> reporter: it's a shot from a bygone age paying bygone rent. over $2,000 a month on i.s.i.s.'s famous street. ilia's shop could fetch $20,000. he says he's being forced out. >> they say "you will go." >> translation: this is the shop. we have been here for the past 80 years. every customer knows us. if i leave here where will my customers find me. how will i set up shop or represent a place. costs are high you burn your hands >>> ilia's landlord is taking advantage of a law that means tenants can be evicted without cause. as istanbul changes rapidly activists worry the ancient city is losing character. >> this was the cultural center of the city the heart of the city. now it's shaped by the investors much the investment division. they came and spent a lot of money and turned it into a shopping mall. it's not just one exampl

prosecutors at gun point he is now undergoing surgery after being injured in an operation to rescue hip. bernard smith is in istanbul with the details. >> a dramatic end to a hostage situation in the main courthouse. the center center of the drama. his 9th foul on a drama that began just after lurch time, we heard a couple of explosions and then gun shots come from the 6th call of the court building where the prosecuteser being held hostage by three members of a outlawed markist group explosions followed by gunfire that lasted for five or ten minutes the we understand that as a result of that the prosecutor was left with injuries the prosecutor was investigating the death the 14-year-old boy who was hit by tear pass canisters. he died 269 days later. but the complaint from parents and others has been the investigation into how he died has taken too long they say they wanted the police officers responsible and they wanted them to publicly acknowledge their guilt. there was rah period of negotiation. and sometime after that, the gunshots were heard. what will now be a priority of the investigator is to find out how th

an area and create ago modern enenvironment. the national government is spending on infrastructure projects in istanbul. >> the former mayor and now turkish president is the driving force behind an ambitious scheme to turn the city of 15 million people into a modern global metropolis. some including ilia, will struggle to find a place in this vision of the future. bernard smith, al jazeera istanbul. >> that brings us to the end of this news our back with another full bulletin of news. stay with us. >> tonight. you know his music but what about the man? >> i was given a gift. >> up close and personal. behind the scenes of the biggest hits... >> she was a troubled girl. >> brightest stars... >> kids don't want to "own", they just want to "play". >> and the future of music. >> the record business is in trouble. >> every sunday night, >> i lived that character. >> go one on one with america's movers and shakers. >> we will be able to see change. >> gripping. inspiring. entertaining. talk to al jazeera. tonight, 6:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> saudi arabia continues to pound houthi targets in yemen and said it destroyed al

again, to me a 14 or 15-year-old girl traveling by themselves to istanbul, that is an obvious one. again, i think we are looking for more cooperation with the turks. it is a good sign but it is just the beginning. >> back to his background in the military, he was fired from a job in kuwait as an an player mechanic in 2014. nevertheless an individual like that joining isis english speaking veteran of the u.s. air force. obviously would be a valuable commodity to isis. >> and propaganda sense, certainly. hasn't been in the armed services as awhile but has been around a long time. i don't think he has practical knowledge, doesn't seem that he has practical knowledge. >> for propaganda purpose. >> sure an american speaks english, former u.s. air man, someone who can effectively communicate isis' message to other people that look sound, would appear just like this guy. that's exactly what isis needs and what differentiates isis from other groups like al qaeda and others that don't have a supply of english speaking westerners who can communicate that message effectively. i think that's w

. >>> turkish special forces have entered a courthouse in istanbul where a prosecutor was taken hostage by an armed group. a banned leftist group has claimed responsibility and is threatening to kill the prosecutor unless certain demands are met. negotiates are now under way. they are now investigating the death of a teenager who was hit by a tear gas cannister two years ago during antigovernment protests. >>> search operations are continuing in the french alps around the site of the germanwings crash last week. 150 people died after the co-pilot veered the plane into a mountain top on the french alps a week ago. >>> istanbul and the capital were among the areas hit by a electrical blackout. reports suggest a fault with a transmission line in the agean region is being blamed. >>> the opposition has won presidential elections in nigeria. they have historically voted along -- south of the country. during his five years of power, the economy is rapidly growing but there's also rampant corruption. and he struggled to defeat boko haram with thousands of people killed over the past few years. his m

diplomats are, working hard to reach an agreement before tuesday's deadline expires >>> turkish special forces have entered and evacuated a courthouse in istanbul after a prosecutor was taken hostage. what more do we know bernard? >>reporter: we know that the prosecutor is still being held hostage by two or three people we believe from an marxist group. this prosecutor was investigating the death of a 14-year-old boy who was hit by a tear gas cannister during a protest. his family and others have long said that the investigation into his death is taking too long. it was only a couple of weeks ago that the prosecutor was finally given a list of 21 police officers who were in the area from where the tear gas cannister was fired. this marxist group is demanding that the police officers responsible for firing that cannister and say they must confess and if they don't they're going to kill the prosecutor. however, they set a deadline that passed almost a couple of hours ago and we understand that negotiations are still ongoing. i should also say that his parents have said they want no harm at all to come to this prosecutor. they just want justice fo

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. >> istanbul's former mayor and now turkish president is the driving force behind an ambitious scheme to turn the city of 15 million people into a modern global metropolis. some including ilia, will struggle to find a place in this vision of the future. al jazeera istanbul. >> today's top stories straight here on al jazeera. see you in just a moment. he ♪ >>> they are calling it the final push. iraqi countries edge closer to taking tikrit back from isil. nigerians get another chance to have their

rip it is an explanation they've come to find and, of course, the girls, too. itv news istanbulw, the father of an australian teen who joined isis says his son was troubled from a young age. >> jake bellardi reportedly carried out a suicide attack this month in iraq. the 18-year-old left home and traveled to syria to fight aas longside the terror group and sent a message to his father to say he was happy there. >> a blog that belonged to the teen described a comfortable upbringing then detailed his path to radicalization. his father spoke to "60 minutes australia" sunday. >> he was a prize, a trophy that they paraded on line. they gloated about how they recruited this young boy who didn't even have a muslim background. they used him for their own cause. all i see is that they're murdering people and including my son. they murdered him. >> the father there was the teen that went from australia to fight for isis. it is estimated between 100 up her and 250 australians have gone to fight alongside militants in the middle east. counterterrorism expert clark jones joins us on the phon

istanbul to kathmandu. the plane circled for half an hour before it tried to land and skidded off the slippery runway. >>> emergencyn south africa are battle to go contain wild fires that have been raging since saturday. here is all report. >> reporter: fighting the latest front in cape town's wild fires. firefighters work until the early morning hours of wednesday morning, they have been trying to get it under control since sunday. residents living near the area are terrified. >> everybody was outside their doors and crying and screaming and this one running that side and this side, and it's terrible. >> reporter: strong winds have been fanning flames. helicopters help with spraying water where fire trucks can't reach. but poor visibility due to heavy smoke temporarily halted the operation on his tuesday. >> it's difficult to say which areas are we going to contain today. we are going to try our best. but, you know, people think if the flames is out the fire is out. it doesn't work like that. the flames could be out but we still have to have people on the ground. >> reporter: thousands of acres of rare plants have

and at the same time we see a region of enormous potential, a region that could act as an economic bridge from istanbul and provide opportunities for our own businesses technologies, innovations to take root. a region that can offer goods and energy for the goods and economy of southeast asia. and it can service a stabilizing force and indefensible -- indispensable partner in the fight against trafficking in terror. to help unleash the potential united states needs to invest in its economic stability. i want to lay out a little bit of vision for our policy on central asia that is founded in two distinct ideas. first, that our own security is enhanced by a more stable central asia that contributes to global efforts to combat terrorism and violent extremism. and second, stability can be best achieved if the nations of central asia are sovereign and independent countries, fully capable of securing our own borders, connected with each other and with the emerging economies of asia, and benefiting from governments that are accountable to their citizens. the united states wants to broaden and deepen our bilat

will travel on toshake in egypt for an arab league summit meeting on saturday turkey says it may provide report more from bernard smith who is on the line from istanbul. what it says offering logistical and technical support, bernard what does it mean. >> well, adrian, which was made this comment in response to a question he is given in an interview earlier today. they haven't clarified what that support would be. the only guess really from here at the moment is that it could involve the turkish air force providing support to the saudi air force as it takes part in it's air strikes but that detail oz that what that support would be, of course, we are a lot further away prosecutor the border with yemen. from yemen so further than providing air support it is difficult to say to elaborate on what that might be. >> where does turkey's role in all of this fit into the bee owe politics oif region? as you say it is on the edge of the region, you can hardly call it a part of the middle east, even though it is allied with the countries in the middle east. >> of course. turkey is had the war in syria right on it's border for the last four years so it knows the

istanbul's former mayor and now turkey's president is the driving force behind an ambitious scheme to turn the city of 15 million people into a modern global metropolis. >>> some will struggle to find a place in this vision of the future. >>> you can always keep up to date with all the news on our website at aljazeera.com. >> new dawn in beijing, the ancient capital of the world's fastest growing country, home to the 2008 olympics. it's the vibrant centre, the super power, where the old wrestles with the new. communism clashes with capitalism and a new global

an undisclosed location. nbc's richard engel joins me from istanbul. richard, this situation is going from bad to worse. >> reporter: it's going from bad to worse for the u.s.-backed government and the u.s.-backed president who still claims to be president of yemen. although, his exact whereabouts are unknown. there are conflicts reports. some reports he's fled the country entirely. i spoke a short while ago to a senior yemeni official who said president hadi remains in yemen. but where he is we really can't confirm at this stage. whether he's in the palace in the city of aden or some other secure location. and he's been forced into this small pocket of yemen. one of the few places the government still controls as houthi rebels who are backed by iran, continue to advance and continue to take territory almost unopposed. and just across the border, saudi arabia is watching this closely and has sent reinforcements to its boarder to make sure the advance doesn't jump over the yemeni border and threaten the saudi kingdom. >> richard engel thanks so much. be

istanbul. >> federal civil rights violation charge have been filed against an alabama police officers who slammeda grand father from india to the ground. police dashboard video shows officer eric parker talking to a 57-year-old indian man after a neighbor called about a suspicious person. the man does not speak english and was in town visiting his son. he was left partially paralyzed by this incident. parker could face up to ten years in prison. >>> a new investigation into the san francisco sheriff department alleged deputies in one jail staged fights between inmates as entertainment. the public defender said that prisoners were trained in violence and the incidents are a blemish on the city's criminal justice system. >> one inmate suffered a cracked rib. this is outrageously insane that this was happening in a county jail. >> deputies are also accused of putting bets on the fights. mr. adachi said the ringleader has a history of sexually assaulting prisoners in the past. and the prison calls the accusations as quote exaggerated. >>> it's been a difficult week for jurors who have come face to fa

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an operation to retake the northern city of mosul. that's iraq's second largest city. nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel joins us from istanbulfor perspective and understanding here richard, why is the retaking of tikrit so important? >> reporter: they haven't retake enit yet, but it is an important test for the iraqi forces. working with allied shiite militia backed by iran have tried to take a major city back from isis. tikrit is a big city saddam hussein's hometown. nearby the town of el dour is where saddam hussein was hiding shortly after the u.s. military invasion and according to iraqi officials, the security forces have retake enthat village, including that farm house where saddam hussein was hiding in what came to be known famously as the spider hole. this is potentially a positive development for iraq. the iraqi government is excited about publicizing the advance on tikrit but there are enormous challenges. as i said earlier, several different groups are working within iraq that are part of the offensive. you have the iraqi military which is backed by the united states, you have shiite militias who are loyal to shii

istanbul. he just wrote an article about this exact topic. thank you both for being here.go overseas and try to fight isis. a lot would look at that and say good intentions but incredibly incredibly dangerous. why are you doing this? >> well for three reasons. like you said before, aye just outraged at what's going on with isis. and secondly i'm frustrated with our leadership's very slow and very weak response. and the catalyst that ultimately motivated me i would say gripped me to launch this web site was when i started reading it was the second article where i read about a veteran going overseas to help out. and his words, why aren't more people going to help? is what really just lit a fire in me. i couldn't even sleep that night. ways working on the web site. and everything's been taking off since there. i've now had several hundred people from all over the country and three other countries, civilians and veterans wanting to go. i'm currently talking to several dozen veterans who are really serious about going. and able and willing to fund themselves over there. >> you

an outlaw leftist group released dramatic photos of the gun held to the head of a prosecutor. nearly six hours of negotiations went nowhere, so special forces burst into the courthouse in istanbul. sadly that prosecutor was killed in the shootout with the two gunmen holding him. the marxist group was demanding police go on trial for the death of a turkish teenager who died after being hit by a tear gas canister back in 2013. that prosecutor headed the inquiry into the 15-year-old's death. >>> a poignant photo of a young syrian refugee raising her arms to surrender has gone viral. that girl mistook the camera for a weapon. the photographer said that little girl traveled from nearly 100 miles away to the refugee camp near the turkish border. that picture is going viral in the english speaking social media. >>> still ahead on wusa9 news the defense rests its case in the trial of accused boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev. we'll have the latest developments. >> plus rushing waters and open manhole cover, a really bad combination for this guy knocked off his motorcycle. your only local news at 7:00 continues right after this. so i'm working from home. i get on a video conferen

an hour away. this video is believed to have been taken on february 19th, just two days after the british schoolgirls landed innisten istanbul. there are two people seen in the video. this is the man arrested by turkish authorities for smuggling the girls in. he also shot this video. turkey says he was working for western intelligence. they are people who work for both sides, people who work for intelligence services said turkey's foreign minister. the recent example is the person who helped three british girls to cross into syria. he worked in the intelligence services of a country in the coalition. i am not saying he is a citizen of this country, he is a certainen citizen. he works for the intelligence agency of a country who is a member of a coalition. complicated is an understatement. turkey is irked by suggestion,s it's not doing enough to stop isis supporters from crossing its border into syria. britain's security services are under scrutiny for failing to warn the parents their daughters were at risk. already interviewed by police. now allegations the girls were helped across the border by a spy. no coalition governme

if it were in on a field trip to istanbul on the other side of the world, perhaps it would be different but here you have an immediate right outside ou leaving from the fraternity. they've been drinking at the fraternity. this was obviously a fraternity function. i don't pretend it's an easy question. but i do think that universities are allowed to police and that's an ugly word when it comes to speech but to police what is said in their environment. to make everyone feel welcome. >> but charles, isn't it a slippery slope here to have the university deciding what you can say? so what some group of republicans on a bus making fun of democrats, that would be -- that would hurt the feeling of democrats on campus? >> i think you can make a case either way and probably make a strong case. i'm just saying what the supreme court found is free speech is not unfettered in schools and that if you have a code of conduct, in particular in this case if that code of conduct includes hate speech you can act on that code of conduct. >> there is no code of conduct that is allowed to trump the constitution's first amendment.

major risk of an escalation if there's a ground war or oil prices spike or saudi arabia itself is in danger, the u.s. might not be able to just sit back and watch. richard engel, nbc news, istanbul. >>> in illinois a national guardsman and his cousin are accused of conspiring to support isis. the fbi arrested specialist hassan edmunds at chicago's midway airport last night as he tried to board a plane, the first leg of a trip to egypt, an alleged attempt to join isis. the fbi also arrested jonas edmunds at his house last night for allegedly asking an undercover agent to help carry out a terror attack on a u.s. military facility using his cousin's uniform. >>> a dramatic day at the marathon bombing trial in boston. how the bombs were made, what set them off and the big mystery that still remains. >>> and later, some good news on a night we could really use some. making a difference with mouth-watering meals just like mom used to make. >>> prosecutors are preparing to rest their case in the boston marathon bombing trial. the jury today heard new details about how the bombs were constructed and set off, but as nbc's pete williams reports, one mystery about those weapons of mass des

an extreme drought with no finish line in sight. jacob rascon nbc news los angeles. >>> three british teens suspected of trying to join isis fighters in syria have been arrested. the young men were detained in istanbul and quickly return to the uk where they're being held on suspicion of planning terrorist attacks. nbc's bill neely joins us tonight from erbil, iraq. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, peter. two 17-year-old boys from london and a 19-year-old british man were detained in istanbul after a tipoff from britain that they were planning to go to syria to join isis. they were deported back to the uk yesterday where they were arrested by british police on suspicion of preparing acts of terrorism that police would really like to know a lot more about the network that recruited them. so far none of them has been charged, but this comes weeks after three other british teens, two 15-year-old girls and a 16-year-old girl left their homes in london went to istanbul. they were pictured on cttv on a london airport. also in istanbul boarding a bus for the syrian border. it is now thought they are with isis in raqqa. nobody stopped them. there was a huge row between british and turkish police abo

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major risk of an escalation if there's a ground war or oil prices spike or saudi arabia itself is in danger the u.s. might not be able to just sit back and watch. richard engel, nbc news istanbul. >>> in illinois a national guardsman and his cousin are accused of conspireing to support isis. the fbi arrested specialist hassan edwards as he tried to board a plane, first leg of a trip to egypt and alleged attempt to join isis. the fbi also arrested jonas ed monds for allegedly asking an undercover agent to help carry out a terror attack on a u.s. military facility using his cousin's uniform. >>> a dramatic day at the marathon bombing trial in boston. how the bombs were made what set them off and the big mystery that still remains. >>> and later, some good news on a night we could really use some. making a difference with mouth waterin congratulations. you're down with crestor. yes! when diet and exercise aren't enough, adding crestor lowers bad cholesterol up to 55%. crestor is not for people with liver disease or women who are nursing, pregnant, or may become pregnant. tell your doctor all medicines you take. call your doctor if you have muscle pain or weakness, feel unusually

istanbul. >> reporter: good morning. turkey is pointing to this as an example of how things should be happening when it comes to intelligence sharing, british intelligence alerted their turkish counterparts on friday three will be traveling to turkey picking them up at istanbul's secondary airport. within 24 hours, sending them back to the u.k. turkey has been under much criticism for not doing enough to stem the flow of foreign fighters. turkey for its part saying europe needs to do more when it comes to intelligence sharing and preventing these various individuals from leaving their respective countries. turkey has compiled what is called a full list back in january, february contained around 10,000 names of individuals that had been flagged, baring entry into turkey. now that list has gone up around 12,000. turkey still says more needs to be done on a wider scale when it comes to international efforts and intelligence sharing to stem the flow of foreign fighters. >> all right. thanks so much. >>> a 20-year-old protestor has been charged with shooting

an conviction. they are examining thousands of cases to see if others are affected. >> there was a massive power outage across turkey including the capital of ankara and istanbul. many institutions are on backup subsequent rares and some subways are running again. major airports are open but local airports are closed. so far this is no that nation if the outage. 9 prime minister said that all possible causes are "under investigation." including trip. >> a major newspaper in indiana is making a bold statement on the state's new religious freedom law saying it makes it legal to skim -- discriminate against gays and lesbians. a message on the newspaper is clear "fix this now." protesters are calling for a boycott of state. san francisco supervisor went a review of all city contract with companies headquartered in indiana. the governor is end staying behind the decision to sign the bill and wrote an op-ed that will appear tomorrow in the "wall street journal" and here is part of it" if i were present add bill that legalized discrimination against any personal group i would veto it. the indiana law contains no reference to sexual orientation." >> there is evidence t