it is a small state, which tries to be extremely consequential, not only within the arabian peninsula and was in the persian gulf, but also beyond. and it exercises a certain amount of power that in many ways is commensurate with its size and demography and also its history. in a region where relatively great powers like each other and syria and iraq and iran and saudi arabia, where they have long influenced regional affairs and have long called the shots, if you will. it has been extremely consequential over the last decade and a half. not only has it been extremely consequential, but it has also shaped the direction of current events and, in fact, history as it unfolds. so when i went there, there were several questions that i had and one was when i posted earlier. is qatar for real. is this a country that is exercising a sort of power that is fleeting and in permanent, or is that in many ways consequential? then if you look at delhi, it is an amazing and -- it is a very odd city in terms of its development. it is engaged in what you might call high modernism, with a city that is gr

in 1995 the former sheikh khalif khalif -- khalifa would think the arabian peninsula. and that homage that qatari amir would pay to the saudi king was extremely personally presented by younger generation of qataris. in 1995 that younger generation of qataris to power. those were sheikh, and khalifa and the sheikh who became the prime minister and foreign minister. from 1995 on we have a crop of qatari leaders that in many ways personally resent the secondary position that was ascribed in relation to saudi arabia and we see this in terms of their foreign-policy to deliberately come out of the saudi shadow. as you know up until 2010, 2011 there was tremendous tension from saudi arabia and qatar largely because qatar was so determined to, that the saudi shadow and the saudi's resent it they dismissed qatar as -- and even recently there was a tweet by fritz lond rf saudi arabia dismissing saudi arabia is a country of 300 people and a tv station and of course the qatari foreign minister tweeted back saying we raised our kids to be a lot more polite than others. so a twitter

it is a small state, which tries to be extremely consequential, not only within the arabian peninsula and was in the persian gulf, but also beyond. and it exercises a certain amount of power that in many ways is commensurate with its size and demography and also its history. in a region where relatively great powers like each other and syria and iraq and iran and saudi arabia, where they have long influenced regional affairs and have long called the shots, if you will. it has been extremely consequential over the last decade and a half. not only has it been extremely consequential, but it has also shaped the direction of current events and, in fact, history as it unfolds. so when i went there, there were several questions that i had and one was when i posted earlier. is qatar for real. is this a country that is exercising a sort of power that is fleeting and in permanent, or is that in many ways consequential? then if you look at delhi, it is an amazing and -- it is a very odd city in terms of its development. it is engaged in what you might call high modernism, with a city that is gr

not just saudi arabia as the arabian peninsula. at that homage that the emir would pay to the saudi king was extremely personally resented by younger generations of qatarees but in 1995 that younger generation of qatarees came to power. the emir and the likes of the shakily became the prime mission and the foreign minister. answer from 1995 on, we have a crop of qataree leaders that anyway personally resent this secondary position that was ascribed to qatar in relation to saudi arabia. and we see this in terms of their foreign policy pursuits, to deliberately come out of the saudi get a. as you know up until 2010, 2011 there was tremendous tension between saudi arabia and qatar. largely because qatar was so determined to come out of the saudi shadow and the saudis resented it. and dismissed the qatar as an upstart and even recently there was a tweet by the prince of saudi arabia dismissing qatar as a country of 300 people and a tv station. and, of course, the qatar foreign minister tweeted back and said we raise our kids to be a lo

militant stronghold washington uses drones as part of its campaign to find extremists in the arabian peninsula but they do not comment on individual strikes on to the arsonist media benjamin says incidents like this only play into minutes and. every time there's a drone strike that's the best recruiting tool for al qaeda and killing people in a wedding party i am sure that this will lead to not tens but probably hundred people joining al qaeda and this guarantees the cycle of violence will go on in perpetual war the drone strikes actually are a support to al qaeda it doesn't get rid of al qaeda. every month more innocent lives are being lost in world the american administration. and insist a precision a tox unmanned aircraft in pakistan yemen and somalia to have killed more than a thousand civilians in just over a decade that figure doesn't include afghanistan and drug krone targets happen on a regular bases but no casualties statistics are available despite america's operations al qaeda remains active in the arabian peninsula but as you drone boulder believes the drone strikes will go on anyw

because of that, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula has been able to utilize this to try to recruit more to their organization. just last week, you had al qaeda in the arabian peninsula launch a spectacular attack against the defense ministry. 52 people killed. it seems they're only becoming stronger even as they're targeted more. >> thank you very much. mohammed jamjoom. the mayor of toronto, some calling him the crack mayor making news again. this time rob ford is being sued by a newspaper reporter for something he said an about that reporter in a tv interview. so listen to this. watch this. >> well, i guess the worst one was daniel dale in my backyard taking pictures. i have little kids. when a guy's taking pictures of little kids, i don't want to say that word but you start thinking what's this guy all about. i just lost it. >> well, the reporter he mentioned daniel dale of the toronto star says that mayor's statement right there insinuated that he was a pedophile. so is he suing. he's also suing the tv station that aired the interview. we're watching this. in india, some say it is a

and this includes the activities in agendas that is lacking in other parts of the arabian peninsula and across the persian gulf. it is a vision that initially was compounded by survival strategies. and i will mention in a minute, it was initially motivated by a survivor strategy. when one individual came to power in 1995, there was an irrational fear that qatar would be gobbled up and trampled by saudi arabia and by developments in iran. and we are engaged in a hyperactive diplomacy to ensure its survival. and then they realized that it wasn't survival that they needed to worry about. it was getting the place secure on the global map in that building on opposition within the global map to enhance the larger position within the global community. and so there is a well-defined vision that is being pursued with unmatched passion. and also important within the political calculus, it is what might be called high modernism. this incredibly active and robust pursuit of modernity. however it is defined by the government. in the way that the government of the state -- it is defined as constructi

how did they end up becoming leaders of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula? fischler hsiung told an english language and yet he was facilitating a process for those of us in the last could have a deeper understanding of the figures were being told we have to be frightened about in our nightmares every night double blow up airliners or attack our embassies or try to go after public transportation systems. he gets sentenced to five years in prison. there's a huge outcry in yemen itself and tribal leaders to basically control the politics in yemen forced to get peter to issue a pardon and he drives a pardon in the yemeni news agency does a story saying ali abdullah saleh and his generosity. that day, the dictator gehman receives a phone call from the white house. not from some underling staffer at the national security council, not from a senior adviser to the president. not from john brennan who's in charge of the drug war and counterterrorism program, but from president obama personally. president obama held that the interview had that the united states, which

al qaeda in the arabian peninsula is one of the dangerous things. if they are civilians, it will only complicate matters for the yemen and american governments. >>> let's go to guantanamo bay. closing it was one of the president's missions. today, it's the most expensive and the most controversial prison operated by the united states. now in an op-ed for the detroit free press, the general who helped open the facilities says it should be shut down. he writes, in parkt, the entire detention strategy was wrong. we squandered the good will of the world after we were attacked by our actions in guantanamo in detention and torture. our decision to keep it open helped our enemies because it validates every negative perception of the united states. >>> there may soon be a change of course on airplanes when it comes to use zing cell phones. it's split. some people don't want this. in a vote, the federal communications took the first step. let's go to business. wall street looked to end the week on a positive note. the third straight day of loss. the second d

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al qaeda in the arabian peninsula has claimed responsibility. the terror network tweeted this morning that it attacked the building because it accommodates drone control rooms at american experts. yemen's defense minister was not there at the time but here in washington for talks. 52 people died and more than 160 others wounded in this coordinated attack that started with a booby trapped car exploding at an entrance gate. gunmen then staged a fierce battle with security forces. >>> that's the latest now from the live desk. i'm molette green. back to you now. >>> 4:45 is your time. two of nelson mandela's daughters learned of their father's death while at a movie premiere. they insisted to allow the movie to finish before telling the awed wrens. the audience held a moment of silence. that included the duke and duchess of cambridge. >> ex teamly sad and tragic news. we're just reminded what an extraordinary and inspiring man mr. mandela was. >> david cameron said he was a hero of our time. >>> no one claiming responsibility yet for killing an amer

casualties statistics are available despite america's operations al qaeda remains octave in the arabian peninsula but to draw an actual believes the drone strikes will go on anyway. this is just another example in a long list of despicable illegal and immoral combat drone strikes on the part of the government of the united states that it could be prevented there's no reason for this to continue and the world needs to rise up and point the finger at the united states for causing this unnecessary damage and death you know they say that they're very precise they're surgical and we can we see over and over and over again and there are many many examples of civilians women children old people being killed by these drones and even if the drones attack the people that the cia intends to attack until they've been proven to do something that's against the law these are extrajudicial assassinations and they're absolutely up for it and no legal. the passing of nelson mandela wasn't only about grief and tributes as we're telling shortly south africa is immense immigrant population has plenty of reasons to wo

traditionally known as a militant stronghold washington part of its campaign to fight extremists in the arabian peninsula but they do not comment on individual strikes people activist medea benjamin says incidents like this place straight into the hands of minutes. every time there's a drone strike that's the best recruiting tool for al qaeda and killing people in a wedding party i am sure that this will lead to not tens but probably hundred people joining outcry. this guarantees the cycle of violence will go on in perpetual war the drone strikes actually are a support to al qaeda it doesn't get rid of al-qaeda now every month more lives are being lost in america's war on terror. crofts reportedly killed at least eighty seven people since july this year more than a third of thought to be civilians with the least at least three children falling victim to water the water of water the pentagon calls precision attacks now despite america's operations al qaeda remains very active in yemen and activist layer bolger believes the recent incident will not be the last. this is just another example in a long list o

al qaeda in the arabian peninsula has apologized full time getting patients and medics during an assault on the country's defense ministry inside our earlier this month these statements blamed a renegade fighter for their trials that is adding that al qaeda had warned its people not to the tongue the hospital there sold into some of the troops killed augured fifty people and was the bloodiest in the country for eighteen months are kind of selling gehman has portrayed itself as fighting against outside interference including u.s. drone strikes. they did their g.t. and it was repaid with second as servicemen with their royal air force was tasked with carrying out nuclear tests in southern australia at the height of the cold war and as artists are seen their reports polls for the u.k. government to compensate them are getting louder. just lydiard was seventeen when he joined the royal air force and was eventually posted to mari linger in south australia nuclear tests were carried out there in the fifty's with some publicity but minor trials reportedly continued in secrecy until the my nine

militant stronghold option to use of drones as part of its campaign to find extremists in the arabian peninsula but they do not comment only to be told strikes into the acts of media benjamin says incidents like this only play into the midterms it's. every time there's a drone strike that's the best recruiting tool for al qaeda and killing people in a wedding party i am sure that this will lead to not tens but probably hundred people joining al qaeda and this guarantees the cycle of violence will go on in perpetual war the drone strikes actually are a support to al qaeda it doesn't get rid of them. every month more lives are being lost in america's war on terror on a mound reportedly killed at least. eighty seven people since july this year more than a third are sought to be civilians with at least three children falling victim to it will be to our schools precision a tux despite america's operations are kind to remains active in yemen and activist boulder believes the recent incident won't be the last. this is just another example in a long list of despicable illegal and immoral combat drone s

eliminated some yemeni politicians say the assault appears to be the work of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula it's a powerful terrorist cell that's repeatedly attacked the government in recent years we talked to an eyewitness who was at the saw the attack from his home near the base. right witness. the smart person writes in for. the shock of the marching. in the wind no more the. following from an inspiration it's incredible couldn't. turn. around and shit different they're going to shut it up it's much crocs and you know there are reports. james cole but from the online you source the colbert report believes the rangers have yemen's violence a far from a far more complex than. this attack is quite unusual including not only the fact that it was not just a suicide bombing but as you say there were militants that stormed the defense ministry afterwards and engaged in a firefight. with members of the security forces and these gunmen were apparently according to reports dressed in military fatigues so this is quite an interesting and coordinated attack that's just it concludes and the former fo

been killed some yemeni politicians say the assault of pays to be the work of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula it's a powerful terrorist cell that's repeatedly attacked the government in recent years we talked to an eyewitness who was home with close to the base where the attack took place. or. could be smashing. the windows in one of the. following probably experienced an intricate couldn't. turn. it around and she becomes rooted to ensure it looks much cracks and you know there are reports. that james corbett from the online you source the colbert report believes the roots of yemen's violence a more complex than they first appear. this attack is quite unusual including not only the fact that it was not just a suicide bombing but as you say there were militants that stormed the defense ministry afterwards and engaged in a firefight with with members of the security forces and these gunmen were apparently according to reports dressed in military fatigues so this is quite an interesting and coordinated attack that's just it concludes and the former forces associated with silly in the former the

it does seem to bear the hallmarks of a q a p al qaeda in the arabian peninsula they have certainly the ability to carry out such well coordinated such detailed and very successful attacks from that perspective but also of course they have a continuing ongoing motivation largely. at the behest of the u.s. it should be said for better or worse in this case the. the new relatively new yemeni government has carried out a relatively in conventional terms at least successful campaign an offensive against al qaeda or in specifically in the southern provinces of yemen the response to that of course is quite predictable al-qaeda and of course all if you like islamist or any if you like guerrilla forces where they are faced with a conventional onslaught such as they faced from yemen and indeed from u.s. drone attacks over the past couple of years their response will be to move away from conventional warfare they will move away from occupied to towns and cities which is what they were doing until a couple of years ago these very effective. terrorist attacks in r t were monitoring the updates comi

yemenis had never even heard of and while and where all of the supposedly of al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula back then or indeed believe that al qaeda was in fact a real force in the country so we have to understand this i think in terms of the domestic politics sure it is a complicated situation thank you very much for doing your best to explain it to us that such a bit thank you thank you. some more world needs for you in argentina at least one man has been killed and one hundred people injured during a mass looting in the country theft in the largest city. gangs raided shops in the area the police for thieves to perform. a paid deceit the man who died was caught by a stray bullet and was intending to himself i would doesn't think the markets and vandalized . six table have been killed and dozens injured in a militant attack on a police intelligence headquarters in the north of iraq by suicide bombers when gunmen were part of the assault that ended with a. security forces group is that need to get to carrying out the attack in recent months iraq has been experiencing this sectarian violenc

despite america's operations al qaeda remains of accepting the arabian peninsula but the children to disney and all that baby is the tallest likes wheel gone anyway in this series and only a list of the despicable illegal and immoral content in strikes and are today demanded the united states they can be prevented. that is that he's no reason to discontinue and into the world needs to rise at an end to end point the finger at the united states that were causing. he said unnecessary damage and think that they think they are very precise or surgical and we can we see over and over and over again. there are many many examples of civilians women children old people being killed by easter. and even began to attack the people that this eia it tends to attack and seventeen crew to do something that you consult on the second pic is of assassinations and absolutely a foreign enemy the person on the assignment and i wasn't only about grief and attributes as the town shortly. south africa's them as immigrant population has plenty of reasons to worry about that he check it out of the anti aparth

casualty statistics are available despite america's operations o'connor remains active in the arabian peninsula and we're activist medea benjamin says incidents like this recent one only play into the militants hands. every time there's a drone strike that's the best recruiting tool for al qaeda and killing people in a wedding party i am sure that this will lead to not tens but probably a hundred people joining al qaeda and this guarantees the cycle of violence will go on in perpetual war the drone strikes actually are a support. get rid of al qaeda. and our team has lined up all the stories we're covering for you on our website including this america for some an extreme conditions for others severe winter storms forced government offices in some parts of the middle east to close while people are left to enjoy the rare winter scenery . to watch the video. last as mass surveillance causes even more controversy across the globe had to our website to find out what an english artist hasn't managed to pass down the street on detected . in a rare style of life is under threat in an ancient settlement

qaeda's operations manual and was a reader of "inspire," the online magazine of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. prosecutors say loewen photographed airport access points, researched flight schedules and helped acquire parts for an explosive device. in early october he expressed greatest f is not being able to complete an operation because i was set up." but prosecutors say loewen turned down an opportunity to call off the operation and but prosecutors say loewen turned down an opportunity to call off the operation and instead helped build and wire the apparent vehicle bomb. and just two days ago, he left a letter for his family saying: now, prosecutors say this homegrown plot now, prosecutors say this homegrown plot was always under the f.b.i.'s control and at no time in danger to the public. critics, though, and perhaps loewen's attorney, scott, are almost certain to complain the f.b.i. went too far in a sting, aiding a would be terrorist with little actual ability. >> pelley: bob orr in our washington newsroom. bob, thank you. today the white house said that the north korean dictator's decis

instability uprisings in different parts of the country now al qaida and arabian peninsula a cop who it is assumed at this stage is carried out this attack of course some monks the world's most feared if you like jihadist al qaeda offshoots in terms of for example the numbers of the quantity if you like of terrorists that threaten the west i mean to divest of the world from al qaeda one might look to syria but in terms of quality in terms of sheer technical expertise it's for many years now been held that those within a q.a.p. within yemen largely based in yemen. for which the most dangerous threat to the outside world and indeed of course within yemen itself and today is a classic example of that taking advantage we should say of what seem to be weaknesses within the system within the security system in terms of i understand that a lot of construction work is currently going on on that building that was attacked today which may have given opportunities that are successful exploited yeah we saw some pictures coming through the aftermath that showed a hospital bed surrounded with bloo

day in the arabian peninsula has apologized for targeting patients and medics during an assault on the country's defense ministry and its earlier this month the statement blamed a renegade friends or for that adding that al qaeda had warned its people not to the hospital assault on december the fifth killed over fifty people and was the bloodiest in the country for eighteen months. and get men has portrayed the south as fighting against outside interference including u.s. drone strikes. the u.k. government this week has snubbed an offer by the e.u. to help subsidize food banks london told brussels such funding would be better delivered by member states individually but that's provoked anger in a country where the use of the charity handouts is rising dramatically as are lower smith reports. just a stone's throw from the seat of government in westminster is something that's becoming a more and more common sight in the u.k. this building's used as a food bank handing out emergency supplies to families so poor they can't afford to eat as the cost of living rises the number of people turni

casualty statistics are available the spine america's operations al qaeda remains active in the arabian peninsula as i were activist medea benjamin says incidents like this recent one only play into the militants hands. every time there's a drone strike that's the best recruiting tool for al qaeda and killing people in a wedding party i am sure that this will lead to not tens but probably a hundred people joining al qaeda and this guarantees the cycle of violence will go on in perpetual war the drone strikes actually are a support to al qaeda it doesn't get rid of al qaeda. next the weeks of business news in venture capital with katie feldman. they look like bounty islands where the local can enjoy the sun and the ocean. but that was buried here years ago. means these people are suffering the consequences. how much more poison lies on the ground. behind this there is what we call the callet bank on which there is a deposit of plutonium left by security test which caused. clyde's despite previous cleaning efforts there remains a deposit of a little less than two kilos of plutonium stuck in the roc

with some yemeni politicians they do so with it pays to be the winner of our tiny dent in the arabian peninsula is a powerful cell has repeatedly attacked the government in recent years. wait till tonight when it's time to time out with christ's the place where the attack two nights. you can recruit retreating to the current crew. but in truth. reading both for the future. the show can be excluded from coaching we're not fully believing that you need to go couldn't. fire in the they were a kid to shut up. you don't report it. you can eat. james coburn from the online news source to call the police to bring to the amazon is a more complex than the feds to pay. this attack is quite unusual including not only the fact that it was not just the suicide bombing but as you say that word the militants stormed the defence ministry afterwards and engaged in a fireplace the week with members of the yemen security forces. and these nine gunmen were apparently according to reports dressed in military fatigues. so this is quite an interesting ordinated attack and i'd be the former armed forces associated wit

. >> there's been no claim of responsibility, but in the past few months, al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula launched many attacks against security forces killing scores of soldiers. the u.s. has intensified drones in yemen, killing many commanders, but the group remains active in the south where it enjoys tribal protection. >> joining me now is the political analyst. thanks so much for being with us on the program. your first thoughts as to who might be responsible for what has been an rather and you had dishes attack. >> how could a group like al-qaeda be able to breach the security there? >> security is breached at the hospital site, and that's a soft target, and the vast majority of casualties were at the hospital site, personnel, medical personnel and patients, mostly. >> the process of the attack again to destabilize a country that is already unstable? jew i think al-qaeda feels the need to strike because of the drone strikes that have happened in order to prove they are still if he cannive. >> we are going to go straight back to the united nations in new york. james, what's the latest

. >>> well, a surprising statement from al qadea, yesterday the leader in the arabian peninsula apologized for a deadly attack on a hospital in yemen earlier this month. they said they were trying to avoid both the hospital and inside. dozens of people were killed in that attack. >>> a super model killed by her famous boyfriend on valentine's day. a shooting spree inside the military base. what do they have in common? well, 2013, a look back at the year's most notorious trials. >> number 10. >> we have a report that shots have been fired at the washington navy yard. >> the u.s. navy is telling us three shots were fired. they tell us an active shooter is still inside that building. >> former navy reservist aaron alexis, gunned down 12 people before police shot and killed him. >>> number 9, the mysterious death of 17-year-old kendrick johnson. >> i've got questions about the ken democratic johnson case. >> i'm not going to discuss that with you. >> why not? >> because our case is closed. >> his body found upside down in a rolled up wrestling mat in a gym last february. kendrick's parents bel

if the assad regime remains in power, then the next target will be the arabian peninsula. >> the nature of the conflict in syria is sectarian, regional and international. almost three years of war killed over 120,000 people. and forced more than 7 million out of their homes and country. >> plenty to come on al jazeera, including two more detainees are released. we give you the latest on a push to close down guantanamo bay. elderly and carefree in china, how the one-child family has had a positive effect in a positive way for some. >> in sport - the moroccan champions reach the final of the club world cup. joe will have the details in sport. >> first the weather with steph, starting down under in australia. >>> that's right, somewhere that's been very hot. it's been adelaide where the temperatures have been soaring. here is the temperature chart. you can see the dark reds in the southern parts of australia. 43 degrees was the maximum temperature today. that is the hottest december day since 1931. it's a long way above average. 15 degrees above the average that you expect in december. now

. >> there are multiple indications in the arabian peninsula. both in yemen and u.s. and other western structures, are as well as overseas. >> the group in yemen well known and for the failed underwear bomber attempt to bring down an airplane christmas day, 2009. >> four years later, u.s. intelligence community believes it poses the greatest threat of an attack on the u.s. >> outside of yemen including plotting attacks against the united states in multiple locations, including trying to conduct attacks against the u.s. homeland especially by taking down the aircraft. >> analysts say the group reboubded in 2013 from battlefield losses. u.s. drone strikes have mixed results. a drone attack this month failed to kill an al qaeda planner believed to be behind a plot to attack the u.s. embassy. yemen says more than a dozen members of a wedding party were killed in that attack. >> yemen's al qaeda leader, also advising al qaeda fighters across the region. and those al qaeda affiliates from yemen to syria, iraq and libya are kbrgrowing stronger. the threat they pose worries k

. >> there are multiple indications that lkal qaeda in arabian peninsula are planning attacks. >> the messages don't indicate specific targets. one source shows them actively plotting. >>> friends of kidnapped american urging the government to answer his plea to bring him home after two years in captivity. the latest message from warren weinstein is asking the president for his release from al qaeda. >> he worked in an agency that has been working on development in pakistan that was very much trying to support the poor people of pakistan to get some development in that country. i would hope what america also believes in, they would do everything possible to try to get him out of this terrible situation he is in. i think they owe it to him. >> washington says al qaeda would let him see his family if president obama releases some al qaeda detainee. >> two brazen security breaches at u.s. airports raising concerns about safety measures there. in phoenix, a man scaled a nine-foot barbed wire fence and banging on the engine of a plane as it arrived on christmas day. he was arrested after a

." >> there are multiple indications that al qaeda in the arabian peninsula is plotting attacks bothmen against u.s. and other western structures as well as overseas. >> the group in yemen already well-known for the failed underwear bomber attempt to bring down an airplane christmas day, 2009. four years later, the u.s. intelligence community believes it poses the greatest threat of an attack on the u.s. >> they are still capable of conducting attacks outside of yemen, including plotting attacks against the united states in multiple locations including trying to conduct attacks against the u.s. homeland especially by taking down aircraft. >> analysts say the group rebounds in 2013 from battlefield losses. u.s. drone strikes have had mixed results. a drone attack this month failed to kill an al qaeda planner believed to be behind a plot to attack the u.s. embassy. yemen says more than a dozen members of a wedding party were killed in that attack. yemen's al qaeda leader also advising al qaeda fighters across the region and those al qaeda affiliates from yemen to syria, iraq and libya

the big question and answer is towards the arabian peninsula, because we have much colder air coming down. sunday we have a high of 17 and on monday we have a screaming northwestern wind and temperature is 13. here in doha it's 19 degrees celsius. adrian. >> many thanks indeed. >>> sri lanka's long war with the tigers killed and injured people. until now the exact cost of it has not when known. sri lanka is now starting a nationwide survey to try to find out. we have more from sri lanka. >> reporter: he has lots of information for his census officer. hi wife and two sons were killed during the last months of the war between the military and tigers. >> translator: my wife was killed by shrapnel by the explosion. my first son died the same way and my second son was injured. >> reporter: they will visit each household to the country to record who has been touched by the conflict and how. she's waitings for some news of her elder son and daughter. her son was forcibly recruited by the tigers in 2006. two years later, they told her he had been captured by the military. during the last bat

stepped up drone operations in that country and considered a stronghold for the al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. >>> a new report identifies four likely incidents in addition to a deadly attack outside damascus in august. the inspectors are barred from saying the rebels or the regime is responsible for the attack. >>> attackers killed 67 people we westgate mall in kept and the military insist they found the bodies of all four of the gunmen and discuss the report from the nypd which did its own study. >>> secretary of state john kerry is in the middle east and talking about security with the israelis and the palestinians. he met morning with benjamin netanyahu after talking with palestinian president mahmoud abbas on thursday. he wants both sides to accept a security deal leave some israeli groups inside the palestinian state but neither seem happy with that particular arrangement. next half hour we will talk with karl penhall about secretary kerry's visit. he's in jerusalem. >>> kathleen sebelius goes to connecticut this morning. she is set to take part in a discussion about the affordable care

the head of the al qaeda in the arabian peninsula said that an attack that killed dozens at a hospital was a mistake and offered condolences to the families. he said that the attacker was told not to strike the hospital. >>> an hour from now, a rally is expected to get under way outside a california hospital where 13-year-old jahi mcmath remains on life support. the hospital wants to cut off support, saying that the teenager is brain dead after complications from surgery to remove her tonsils, but a judge now says that her parents have the right to seek a second opinion. >>> and when bullets came spraying into a seattle home this weekend in a drive-by shooting, a 16-year-old says her glasses, her glasses saved her life. one bullet headed straight between her eyes. that bullet was deflected by her thick-rimmed frames. aside from a few stitches, no other injuries. >>> and yes -- >> hi, beautiful. >> yes, that is beyonce behind the cart stopping by a massachusetts walmart friday, surprising 750 shoppers there. toddlers included. queen b has been promoting her new self-titled album, which

(cheers & applause) >>"there are multiple indications that al qaeda in the arabian peninsula is plottingwithin yemen, against us and other western structures, as well as overseas." >> reporter:the group in yemen already well known for the failed underwear bomber attempt to bring down an airplane christmas day 2009. >>four years later, the us intelligence community believes it poses the greatest threat of an attack on the u-s. >>"they are still capable of conducting attacks outside of yemen, including plotting attacks against the united states in multiple locations, including trying to conduct attacks against the u-s homeland especially by taking down aircraft." >> reporter:analysts say the group rebounded in 2013 from battlefield losses. u-s results. >> reporter:a drone attack this month failed to kill an al qaeda planner believed to be behind a plot to attack the u-s embassy. yemen says more than a dozen members of a wedding party were killed in that attack. >> reporter:yemen's al qaeda leader nasr al wuhayshi -- also advising al qaeda fighters across the region. and those al qaeda affi

. >> there are multiple indications that al qaeda in the arabian peninsula is plotting attacks both within yemen against u.s. and other western structures, as well as overseas. >> reporter: the group in yemen already well known for the failed underwear bomber attempt to bring down an airplane christmas day 2009. four years later, the u.s. intelligence community believes it poses the greatest threat of an attack on the u.s. >> they are still capable of conducting attacks outside of yemen, including plotting attacks against the united states in multiple locations, including trying to conduct attacks against the u.s. homeland, especially by taking down aircraft. >> reporter: analysts say the group rebounded in 2013 from battlefield losses. u.s. drone strikes have had mixed results. a drone attack this month failed to kill an al qaeda planner believed to be behind a plot to attack the u.s. embassy. yemen says more than a dozen members of a wedding party were killed in that attack. yemen's al qaeda leader also advising al qaeda fighters across the region. and those al qaeda affiliates from yeme

. >> there are multiple indications that al qaeda in the arabian peninsula is plotting attacks, bothithin yemen against u.s. and other western structures as well as overseas. >> the group in yemen well known for the failed underwear bomber attempt to bring down an airplane christmas day 2009. four years later, the u.s. intelligence community believes it poses the greatest threat of an attack on the u.s. >> they're capable of plotting attacks against the united states in multiple locations including against the u.s. homeland especially by taking down aircraft. >> analysts say the group rebounded in 2013 from battlefield losses. u.s. drone strikes have had mixed results. a drone attack this month failed to kill an al qaeda planner believed to be behind a plot to attack the u.s. embassy. yemen says more than a dozen members of a wedding party were killed in that attack. yemen's al qaeda leader also advising al qaeda fighters across the region. and those al qaeda affiliates from yemen to syria iraq and libya are growing stronger. the threat they pose worries key members of congress. >> a

saying he we should to be a martyr for islam and was affiliated with a branch of al-qaeda in the arabian peninsularport to detonate the bomb. he was taken into custody when he attempted to open the security gate with his pass. >> officials say lohan spent months studying flight schedules at the airport in an effort to inflict the highest number of casualties. his security card allowed him to access restricted areas of the airport. >>> the fbi is now offering a $250,000 reward to help find an animal rights extremist who tried to blow up two bay area companies. he's accused of planting bombs at a bio tech in emeryville and a nutrition company in pleasanton a month apart in 2003. he may have targeted those companies because of a link to another firm that used animals for scientific research. >> i think it's important to let the community know that he still is a danger and we would very much like to get him into custody if possible, not only for the community's sake but for his sake. >> the fbi considers san diego armed and dangerous because of his bomb making skills. the agency says tips that placed