killing at least twenty four people just hours earlier two similar attacks rocked the southern city of basra claiming ten lives the situation is spiraling out of control with tarion violence fueling fears that the country is on the brink of a civil war. and across in syria government troops and hospital militants are fighting together for control of a rebel stronghold near the lebanese border believed to be a key arms supply route for opposition forces at least fifty eight people have died in the battle for the city. euro skeptic britain i isn't in our referendum by the end of twenty seventeen while other bloc members appear to lose trust in the united europe as well. three pm in the russian capital you're watching r t. welcome to the program a double car bomb attack in the iraqi border town of basra has been followed by another string of deadly explosions in the capital nine blast in baghdad neighborhoods killing twenty four and wounding scores more while at least ten people died in earlier explosions in basra a town near the border with iran our disposal here has been monitoring the situat

killing at least twenty four people just hours earlier two similar attacks rocked the southern city of basra claiming ten lives the situation is spiraling out of control with sectarian violence fueling fears that the country is on the brink of a civil war. and across in syria government troops and has been the militants are fighting together for control of a rebel stronghold near the lebanese border believed to be. opposition forces at least fifty eight people have died in the battle for the city. britain i as an in out referendum by the end of twenty seventeen while the other bloc members appear to lose trust in a united europe as well. and atomic allegations iran gives the go ahead for u.n. inspectors to visit one of its nuclear facilities but only if they sign a protocol laying out there are suspicions about the country's nuclear program to speak to the head of the international nuclear watchdog. this is r.t. coming to you live from the russian capital i'm marina joshie welcome to the program now double car bomb attack in iraq a border town of basra has been followed by another string of

most of them were shia. >> a worrying development with basra. that had been relatively calm. >> that's right. iraqis to fear-- about where this is heading. they do not see light at the end of the tunnel. shia and sunni politicians are not working well together. of course, there is a regional die mention to all of this. there is this rift between shia and sunni that we have seen in syria that is affecting the situation in lebanon, perhaps even jordan, but really iraq is one of the most vulnerable in terms of syria's neighbors. iraq is saying, look, we've seen this rise in violence, we've seen over 700 dead in april, which is the highest number of dead nearly five years. we see the violence continue, but they do not see see any urgency from their own politicians in terms of finding a solution, and they do not see any urgency from the outside world in terms of getting involved in trying to mediate between shia and sunni politicians, because surely if that was better, if there was better consensus, then perhaps the violence would receive. >> thank y

and the southern city of basra. we are hearing of nine bombs in baghdad alone. this is video of basra just into the newsroom. two bombs went off there. one was near a restaurant. the other at a bus stop. at least ten people died in those blasts. more than two dozen others were injured. >>> 15 before the hour. residents of fairfax county apartment complex will get a letter this week telling them they'll have a home after their complex is redeveloped. dozens gathered to protest the project which will tear down and rebuild the crescent apartments in reston. they said while the new complex will have affordable housing, more nan 80% of the residents would not qualify. but the county board of supervisors tells news4 all of the current residents will be able to stay regardless. >>> the newly formed gop ticket in virginia will be making four stops around the commonwealth today as they make their first unified push in the race for governor. attorney general ken cuccinelli will be joined by his lieutenant governor and new attorney general nominee today, and include stops

some in the southern city of basra as well. new video of one of the blasts. hearing of at least nine bombs in baghdad alone. no one claiming the attacks yet. >>> and a woman charged with killing her husband, is to appear in court. elizabeth sprawleding shot and killed her husband stephen sprawleding friday night in their hone. a washington authority area police officer. charged with first-degree murder. the couple's two children were at home at the time of the shooting. they are okay and staying with family friends. >>> 6:04 right now. learning new detail answer the fbi agents killed in a virginia beach training except last week. special agents christopher lorick and stephen shaw, members of an elet hostage rescue team based at quantico. the same team that made headlines, they successfully rescued a 5-year-old boy health hostage is an underground bunker in alabama. this man, agents captured and tilled him. jimmy lee dykes. he took the boy from a school bus. >>> happening today, immigration will once again be front and saernt for lawmakers on the hill. the com

boss stops has claimed more than sixty lives they attacked us struck baghdad in the sovereign town of basra which have also left almost two hundred wounded but details now from a middle east correspondent policia. according to iraqi officials some car bombs have exploded in shiite neighborhoods in the capital city of baghdad now we're hearing that they took place at outdoor market places at bus stops and on the streets of shiite areas on monday morning also on monday morning before these attacks there were two diggy car bombs that targeted a bus station and the restaurant in the southern city of basra which is close to the iranian border in that attack at least ten people were killed and some twenty seven people wounded not no one has immediately came responsibility for these blasts but they do have all the signs and the hallmarks of al qaida attacks in the mainly shia muslim bus route which was previously relatively peaceful have increased recently back in march a car bomb in that city killed ten and wounded many others these situations are he does seem to be spiraling out of control tensi

they were to diggy car bombs that targeted a bus station and the restaurant in the southern city of basra which is close to the arabian border in that attack at least ten people were killed and some twenty seven people wounded not no one has immediately came for sponsibility for these blasts but they do have all the signs and the hallmarks of al qaida attacks in the mainly shia muslim a bus which was previously relatively peaceful have increased recently back in march a car bomb in that city killed ten and wounded many others these situations that he does seem to be spiraling out of control tensions have been intensifying since the country's minority sunni population says that its list treatment at the hands of the shiite led government has been increasing including random detentions and also neglect not protests which began back in december and were launched the peaceful but in april the number of attacks rose because of the deadly security crackdown on the sunni protest camp in the country's role and what we've seen is a spike of bombings recently targeting either sunni or shiite civili

a double car bomb attack in the iraqi border town of basra has been followed by another string of deadly explosions in the capital nine blasts in baghdad neighborhoods killing twenty four and wounding schools more at least ten people died in the explosions in a town near the border with iran paula slater is monitoring the situation there let's cross to her live now paula what more do we know about these attacks. well according to iraqi officials my own car bombs have exploded in shiite neighborhoods in the capital city of baghdad now we're hearing that they took place at outdoor market places at bus stops and on the streets of shiite areas on monday morning also on monday morning before these attacks there were two deadly car bombs that targeted a bus station and a restaurant in the southern city of basra which is close to the arabian border in that attack at least ten people were killed and some twenty seven people wounded not no one has immediately came responsibility for these blasts but they do have all the signs and the hallmarks of al qaida attacks in the mainly shia muslim bus rou

killing at least twenty four people just hours earlier two similar attacks rocked the southern city of basra claiming ten lives the situation is spiraling out of control with sectarian violence fueling fears that the country is on the brink of a civil war. and across in syria government troops and hospital militants are fighting together for control of a rebel stronghold near the lebanese border believed to be a key arms supply route for opposition forces at least fifty eight people have died in the battle for the city. briton i as an referendum by the end of twenty seventeen while other blog members appear to lose trust in the united europe as well.

shia residents and personnel are also hit in basra and tikrit. they are claiming revenge for a bombing on a sunni mosque last week. 40 people were killed. >>> two car bombs have exploded in dagestan. officials say three people were killed. 44 wounded. one car bomb exploded outside a court building in the regional capital. police rushed to the scene and were hit by a second bomb. the victims include an officer and a court employee. investigators believe the bombers were targeting police. they believe they're tied to islamic militant groups. >>> a hot air balloon carrying tourists has crashed in central turkey. three visitors from brazil were killed. 22 others were hurt. the president of the company that operates the balloon said it was going up when it collided with the basket of another. it plunged to the ground. many of the injured suffered broken bones. tourists go to the region to see rock formations and volcanic peaks. >>> she's made a lot of headlines. she's young. she's a female executive. she's a mother. no stranger to the media. now she i

on the baghdad and basra highway in the middle of the desert our faithful taxi finally gives up the ghost. i feel suddenly vulnerable alone in the wilderness. as if by magic a man appears from the sams to help us out perhaps this is the renowned a desert hospitality. we had for a camp for the man who maintained the highway once they were all soldiers and saddam's army. when the americans came many deserted. him without knowing who we are to make room for us to share that. with out of massive data iraqi army was hunger thirst and fatigue. remember your family was taken hostage and she deserves it. you horrible new days when they called people who ran away they were simply hang out with them one on one of you and i spent seven years in the army and it was very tough. insana most days a soldier was paid two thousand tina less than the bank he was carrying was worth we can definitely say we were really miserable. the highway splits the desert and on each side of the road to bask in the vast oil fields of rumaylah and mushroom. more than half of iraqi production is pumped from this burning des

the highway splits the desert and on each side of the road to basra and the vast oil fields of rumaylah more than half of the iraqi production is pumped from this burning desert a treasure chest within the sound. shell b.p. exxon mobil and the chinese cineplex of already got their hands on the bulk of it. at last we reach best from the euphrates and the tigris meet. travellers once called the city of venice of the south. who comes to kill us and destroy our country and good before we said it the americans but the americans have gone and now my general so who else is continuing the job. that nobody knows of there's no work in the situation is unlivable i say yes it was better before. conversely if we talk about security and civic respect we can say it was a hundred percent better under saddam. today there's no respect for the citizens as if we were no longer men that's the truth that's honestly what i feel for ya. we are less and less respected before an iraqi could walk by this head held high anywhere in the world and especially at home as long as the state was not affected or undermine

among the targets was the mainly shiite city of basra, where two car bombs exploded near a crowded square. a series of bombs went off in the capital of baghdad. tensions have been rising in iraq since minority -- minorities began protesting what they see as repression by the government. prime minister nouri al-maliki promised to overhaul security to prevent further sectarian violence. and china and india's leaders are trying to iron out their differences. chinese's -- china's premier li keqiang is on a state visit to india. >> the area in question is in kashmir. in mid april, indian and chinese troops moved into th region and looked ready for conflict. tensions have been defused, but it is still a major sticking point. economic ties have been at the top of the agenda. india and china are the two most populous countries in the world and the most important emerging economies. >> this visit is about boosting trade ties. before arriving, li stressed that cooperation was essential. these regional giants aim to increase trade volume to almost 80 billion euros. li said he was offering dell he i

among the targets was the mainly shiite city of basra, where two car bombs exploded near a crowded square. a series of bombs went off in the capital of baghdad. tensions have been rising in iraq since minority -- minorities began protesting what they see as repression by the government. prime minister nouri al-maliki promised to overhaul security to prevent further sectarian violence. and china and india's leaders are trying to iron out their differences. chinese's -- china's premier li keqiang is on a state visit to india. >> the area in question is in kashmir. in mid april, indian and chinese troops moved into the region and looked ready for conflict. tensions have been defused, but it is still a major sticking point. economic ties have been at the top of the agenda. india and china are the two most populous countries in the world and the most important emerging economies. >> this visit is about boosting trade ties. before arriving, li stressed that cooperation was essential. these regional giants aim to increase trade volume to almost 80 billion euros. li said he was offering dell he i

and in the southern city of basra. >>> hours ago reports say north korea has fired its fifth missile in just three days. the south korean government says the north fired a short-range projectile missile into waters off its eastern coast around 11:00 this morning local time. it follows four recent launches including three on saturday. the north says it's exercisingity right to test rockets as part of regular military drills. >>> video captured a deadly hot air balloon crash in central turkey going down right there. after it collided with another sightseeing balloon. one brazilian tourist was killed, and 24 others hurt. >>> the fbi is looking into the deaths of two of its agents over the weekend. this happened during a training exercise. both were members of the elite hostage rescue team based in quantico, virginia. >>> he was a guest at president obama's first address to congress after being praised for his bravery is actually behind bars this morning. richard decoatsworth is accused of raping two women at gunpoint after making them use drugs. he's being held on $60 million bail. >>>

killing at least sixteen people just hours earlier to similar attacks rocked the southern city of basra claiming ten lives. across in syria government troops and here's what our militants are fighting together for control of a rebel stronghold near the lebanese border believed to be a key supply route proposition forces at least fifty eight people have died in the battle for the city. euro skeptic britain eyes and in the referendum by the end of twenty seventeen other bloc members it to lose trust in the united europe as well. and atomic allegations are.

injured and the attacks took place during the busy morning hours in shiite neighborhoods of baghdad and basra. marketplaces and bus stops were targeted. >>> today the boy scouts of america will considering altering the ban on gay members. today the national council will vote on whether to end the policy that denies membership based on sexual orientation. conservatives threaten to defect if the ban is even partially lifted. >>> 4:46. another check on the weather. >> it's going to be hot. fairfield is already 70. >> they are at 71 degrees and seeing a little breeze. it gives you an idea how warm the atmosphere is. clear skies to the coast. numbers outside now all over the map. most in the 50s. a little breezy in the hills but like we said fairfield already spiking to 71. around the bay sunshine and temperatures in the 80s. 60s at the coastline. afternoon sea breeze kicking in there and it should be warm to hot inland with some temperatures in the low 90s. today likely to be the peak of the heat with high pressure in place with the low dropping into the bay area tomorrow. and that will help to c

s in basra in two thousand and five wearing our head dresses with bomb making equipment who got caught by the iraqi police we know whose hands are all behind this and that is in london washington and paris etc. on our website right now for you political vendetta has turned personal fear against the muslim brotherhood in egypt kills or would be some believe in the islamist movement lynched by a shocking for a shocking murder he allegedly committed all the details at all to call. and also that world war two veterans in russia's northern. probably be ugliest congratulations possible with the upcoming victory day they received letters letters containing free burial offers. millions of authors believers are celebrating easter and church ceremonies around the world it's one of orthodox christianity his most important services and marks the resurrection of jesus christ immense crowds have gathered at russia's main vigil at the cathedral of cries the savior in downtown moscow for the celebrations. really if the data. price does freeze and that's the phrase our two dogs believe he's read each o

s in basra in two thousand and five wearing our head dresses with all making equipment who got caught by the iraqi police we know whose hands are all behind this and that is in london washington and paris etc. ok let's get back to our breaking news for you on this sunday morning here on r t a syrian state t.v. has said israel bombed syria overnight and this has been confirmed by a u.s. official that the airstrikes supposedly targeted a massive military research site in damascus and for the latest from damascus. now joined by syrian journalist abdullah ma is you need to bring us up to date on this breaking news story here good to see you today you were in the area at the time of the attack what did you hear what did you see. took place at around two o'clock damascus time after midnight it was a big three explosion took place attacking. research center and other military stations military units let's say and this lead to. the quick. something like three to four on the. scale and big fire blanched over and over the mountain this was seen everywhere in damascus all the houses in the mosqu

day on monday to didley car bombs targeted a bus station and a restaurant in the southern city of basra which is close to the iranian border soon afterwards these bombs were reported to have struck several parts of the capital city of baghdad now attacks in mainly shia muslim which have been previously relatively peaceful areas have been increasing in recent months. paula the sectarian situation really seems to be spiraling out of control of the country doesn't it we certainly do seem to be seeing a situation that is increasingly spiraling out of control you are correct about that since february the situation has been deteriorating visibly security what we have noticed is a spike of bombings recently targeting either sunni or shiite civilian targets just a few days ago there was the deadliest day in iraq in eighteen months that some seventy five people were killed in one day and the united nations saying that last april was the most violent month in iraq since two thousand and eight also overnight there were reportedly some twenty four policemen who were killed in iraq this is fueling f

killing at least twenty four people just hours earlier two similar attacks rocked the southern city of basra claiming. the situation is spiraling out of control with sectarian violence fueling fears that the country is on the brink of a civil war. and across in syria government troops and militants are fighting together for control of a rebel stronghold near the lebanese border believed to be. opposition forces at least fifty eight people have died in the battle for the city. of twenty seventeen other blog members a period of trust in a united europe as well.

making headlines around the world reports coming in of a double car bomb attack in iraq border town of basra now run according to police the explosion has killed eleven people and left dozens injured further westenra gunmen killed ten policeman for attacking and burning down the military post more ports coming in the fog explosions in baghdad we'll have more as we get it. some five hundred members of a notorious libyan islam a screw battle police in the streets of to newsies capital on sunday you can one person dead from a ban on the hardline islamist conference but the street violence. claimed responsibility for killing the u.s. ambassador to the libyan city of benghazi last september. has been struggling could contain its extremist religious elements since its arab spring. the u.s. has been in the grip of extreme weather for the last twenty four hours leaving at least one person dead as many as twenty six tornadoes ripped through the country's central air is forcing oklahoma governor to declare a state of emergency in tornadoes hit along with massive hail and thunderstorms local weather se

remember when malki sent troops into basra. initial reports from the united states, 4 in the morning u.s., was that the state department and defense department were not happy with malki. i went out on a limb and said at 6 in the morning president bush stands behind president malki. two hours later josh bolton said i want to make sure everybody is clear that president bush stands behind prime minister malki. i said oh i said that. i thought about it when i have a chance with students or speeches it was easier to be a press secretary for someone you knew the prinlss. >> i knew the incident well. i was encouraged the fact that he was showing leadership and willing to be decisive. >> during the time when i was very upset with an attack against you. i was trying to deal with it you called me into the oval office. it was very early in the day, but when i came in you said, i hear you are upset about something. i said, yes, sir, i am. you said i would like you to try to for give. i think about that leadership quality of forgiveness and

and the southern city of basra two bombs went off. we do know nobody has yet claimed responsibility for the attacks, but officials believe it is terrorists work. back to you in the studio. >> 65 degrees. still ahead on "good morning washington" -- a remarkable milestone for to boston bombing victims. >> find out how to make quick cash with a new smart phone app which let somebody shop in your closet. >> tonight at 5:00. runaway lawyers. leaving high-paying careers for new adventures. why so many are >> it's a great day at holy redeemer catholic school and college park, maryland. our education is rooted in values and we are committed to excellence in education with the power of faith. >> good morning washington! >> how excited was the little girl at the bottom. >> she could not wait. jacqui, i guess the swimming pools are not open but we sure could use it this week, it sounds like. >> i will finally warm-up. but imagine how cold the pool water is right now, after the weather we have had the past couple of weeks. it will still be chilly

remember when malki sent troops into basra. official reports in the united states, it happened at 4 in the morning in the u.s., were that the state department and defense department weren't happy with malki. i had gone oftn a limb and said president bush stands behind malki. about 2 hours later at the senior staff meeting josh said i want to have it clear that president bush stands with prime minister malki. i said, oh, i said that. i was able to do that i talk about this if i have a chance at students or teaches it was easy as a presshat i knew the principles. >> i remember the incident well. i was very encouraged the fact that he was showing leadership and was willing to be decisive. >> there was a time where i was upset with an attack against you. i tried to deal with it. you called me into the olval office. it was very early in the day but when i came in you said i hear you are upset about something. i said, yes, sir, i am. you said i would like you to try to for give. i think about that leadership quality of forgiveness an

two more bombs went off in the southern city of basra, one near a restaurant.e claiming responsibility yet but the blasts barrett hallmarks of al qaeda. >>> new video this morning shows what happened after those two trains crashed in connecticut. >> check that out. the track, it's off the track. >>gretchen: brian alvarez was scathe boarding -- was skate boarding nearby and captured what happened moments after on his cell phone. passengers being carried to safety. at least 76 people were hurt. rail service shut down. drivers being warned a travel nightmare is approaching. >> our 30,000 daily commuters whose trips will be disrupted because of this accident. if all of those were to get on the highway and single occupancy cars, we would literally have a parking lot. >>gretchen: that's what we're expecting in connecticut. repairs could take all week. >>> music's biggest stars turned out for the billboard music awards last night and one star was red hot. ♪ ♪ >>gretchen: taylor swift again the big winner walking away with eight awards including the night's top award,

s in basra in two thousand and five wearing our head dresses with bomb making equipment who got caught by the iraqi police we know whose hands are all behind this and that is in london washington and paris etc. still to come bit later in the program here on out see the changing face of law enforcement in britain the next time you're in london don't be surprised if you stumble upon a hard line islamists patrolling the streets so we meet them shortly after the break. most people in the western world would agree that having laws that officially creates second class citizens is totally unacceptable we can look at the way jews were treated in nazi germany or black starting apartheid in south africa and the slavery jim crow areas in the usa as examples of legally dividing society by necessity i think most people with their modern sensibilities would find these practices we bob baer american backwards but my question is that why is there to this day officially sanctioned second class citizens in certain e.u. countries or to be more accurate i should say non-citizen residents of the two millio

this video coming from our newspaper showing him in basra in 2010.yan officials say he was caught on the border of somalia and was believed to have been preparing to train and fight with al qaeda linked somali militant group. he addressed the court back then. >> that voice is chilling we heard it on the video last week in london as he was talking. this information-coming as police in london say they have made a new arrest today in connection of lee rigby the 25-year-old military drummer who was attacked to death in broad daylight. today the family visited the scene of the crime for the first time. james bank of the sister network sky has more. >> it was a day of high emotions in southeast london with thousands of people travel to go pay their respects drummer lee rigby. there are thousands of floral tributes close to the spot where he was killed. people came today from various religious beliefs and various political backgrounds, but perhaps the most poignant moments was when his family visited the spot where he died for the first time. his widow rebe

car bombs also targeted shi-ites in the southern city of basra. elsewhere, sunnis came under attack in areas north and west of baghdad. in all, more than 240 people have been killed in iraq since last wednesday. there's word today that computer hackers in the chinese military have resumed attacks on u.s. companies and government agencies. "the new york times" reported that today. there had been a lull of three months after industry and pentagon investigations identified the chinese unit involved. the report cited security experts who said the hacking is back up to 60% to 70% of the rate it was previously. there was more today on the i.r.s. targeting of conservative grups and what a when white housofficis learned of it. presidential aides confirmed that white house counsel kathryn ruemmler was told april 24 about a special audit into i.r.s. activities. she, in turn, notified the president's chief of staff, denis mcdonough, among others. but white house press secretary jay carney says ruemmler advised against telling president obama, because the inv

more than 40 people killed today when car bombings hit shiite areas in the southern city of basra.east 76 people killed in a series of bombings friday. a leading pakistani politician was shot dead outside her home in karachi saturday. it is an ongoing standoff over last week's election. zahra shahid hussain headed the women's wing of the pti, which took second place in the national vote. the pti leader had called for an he wrote -- for a revote amidst a wave of campaign- related violence data on sunday, imran khan accused the leader of the rival party mqm for responsibility of zahra shahid hussain's murder. them responsible for this murder. whatever happens, i am firmly standing against this murder because it is not the first time it has happened. it has happened several times before. a wait outside the house that they target, just like what happened to zahra shahid hussain. i hold them responsible. they have issued two threats, wanted a journalist and the other to our workers and supporters supporters when they staged a protest. people have been killed in the violence surrounding

the british cannot sustain what they did in basra, for example. have we as a defense intellectual establishment grasped how significant the detriment is in the capacity of our traditional allies? >> it's a great point. i'm not sure how much we are understanding. i have a very close relationship -- bob is with many of these partners. as the british army continues to reduce and size, we have had several conversations about how we keep them integrated. they are depending on us. we have to make sure we understand that. the french have actually not reduced significantly yet, but they are having discussions about that now. the italians are strong partners of us. they are reducing the size of their ground forces as well. the ability to rely on our allies, we have to make sure we understand what the capabilities are. just to make sure everybody knows the investment in europe is not going up. it is going down. this is one of the values of jmtc. we have to be very mindful. south korea has a problem. -- because of the population, they do not have enough peop