it is likely that boko haram realizes how high value they are, given the profile they received.use of the bring our girls back campaign. they have withdrawn further into the forest with the girls than they have with the hostages. at the moment. still their fate is unknown. rosemary. >> let's hope we are able to report some day on their release. we are seeing this momentum now as the military there in nigeria are raiding camps of boko haram. we will continue to follow this story closely. diana magnay, thank you to you. >> next on "cnn newsroom," countdown to election day. we are live in london with the latest on the close race. do stay with us for more on that. and relieve your other allergy symptoms. so you can breathe easier all day. zyrtec®-d. find it at the pharmacy counter. >>> we are just two days away from the uk elections that at this moment is just too close to call. let's go back to london with our errol barnett who has the very latest. and errol, of course, when you have a tight race like this you get some party leaders getting pretty testy. >> oh, yes, rosemary. thurs

they've born the brunt of these battles with boko haram but they haven't won yet. the outpost at zelevet is less than half a kilometer from the border, now the nigerian army has started to flush them out of the forests beyond, boko haram is hiding in mountain caves and raiding into cameroon more frequently. they ambushed a patrol last saturday. >> ( translated ): we were shot at from just over there. we returned fire and at the end of this contact we counted our casualties: two dead and four injured including one civilian. >> reporter: amongst the injured, now in the military hospital, the platoon commander, he was expecting this. >> ( translated ): they had already left a letter with a bullet in it at our base, 200 meters inside our borders. it was a threat that they would attack. >> reporter: the next day, we're in another convoy, even more heavily armed for our protection. we're heading to bia, a border village that was attacked by boko haram last month. as we arrive, the villagers line the route, they're used to daily military patrols now, they know the soldier

this person recalls the good old days before boko haram met the town. the father of 14 has houses, 20 farms, and more than 100 heads of cattle. now these two cows are his only asset. >> translator: people still come to ask neighbors where i am still sane. i lost so much. at some point even the will to go on. but i am still hanging in there. >> reporter: the pain he feels most is the loss of two adult sons, both killed by boko haram. after their death, he and others left the area to settle here. since boko haram were run out of town in march, some are thinking of going back. but he sees no future cl. >> translator: i think when we eventually go back most of us will be going back to our graves. what is the use when our youth are either dead or gone. how can we cope. some of us may just have depression. >> reporter: and there are several farming communities like this that have been displaced. for now they live on handouts as they have neither the money nor the strength to farm or trade. when boko haram attacked in occupied territories in northeastern niger

we had in the last few weeks hundreds of women and girls rescued from boko haram in the forest whichidered to be one of the last remaining strongholds of boko haram and as i say the nigerian authorities are painting a picture of the battle almost virtually being won against boko haram and president goodluck jonathan who leaves office at the end of may have promised nigerians this group is facing imminent elimination and by the end of his tenure as president boko haram will virtually be unheard of. we have heard of some attacks here and there, small scale and not claimed by boko haram and not clear who may have been behind them but the overall picture as far as military buses are concerned is that boko haram is soon to be over as a group, the effectiveness and attacks are soon to be brought to a complete end. >> reporting from the nigerian capitol abuja. greece repaid a loan of more than $800 million to the international monetary fund but threat of bankruptcy remains. greek finance minister says the crash crisis is critical after failing to find a breakthrough at a meeting of euro zon

boko haram you can't rule out the possibility. the militaries in every countries, chad, niger and as well as cameroon were celebrating victory over boko haram. again, we're seeing the resurgence of boko haram retap at youring and occupying towns and villages liberated by the militaries of these countries and we've seen a return of suicide bombers members of boko haram attacking local villages and towns in the northeast especially. >> thank you for that. >> much more to come on al jazeera. captured in afghanistan at 15, we meet the man who's tried to rebuild his life after more than a decade in guantanamo. >> i'm rob reynolds in oregon with a report on the deplorable housing conditions experienced by native american families decades after they were displaced by hollywood degree electric dams. >> still ahead in sport as we countdown to south america's biggest football tournament, we look at how fifa's latest corruption scandal is impacting the game there. >> may an mar's navy has seized a boat packed with 727 people off the country'

vowing to crush boko haram. his number one priority would be to find the hundreds of women who were kidnapped. john kerry tweeted -- reporter: the transfer of power. on the left outgoing president goodluck jonathan. on the right, the man who beat him in nigeria's march 28 elections. he was sworn in the midst of much pomp and pageantry friday. at 72, this is the second time he is at the helm of nigeria. 32 years after his military dictatorship he now calls himself a born again believer in democracy. adored in the more -- muslim north and having benefited from the support of the south my he has vowed to combat the insurgency that has plagued the country. >> surrounded by dignitaries, he said he was basking in the reservoir of international goodwill. a sentiment expressed by french for the -- the front foreign minister >> this election was absolutely exemplary. everything went well. there were no disruptions. the outgoing president him -- accepted his defeat so this was a positive example for all of africa. reporte

but there were assaults on boko haram camps in sambisi forest in which they were freed. there were the intended casualties but no detail on how many fighters were killed but the operation is ongoing. what we can conclude from the statement, from the military, is that those that are rescued are undergoing a screening and profiling process to ascertain who they are, how they came to be in the hands of boko haram, and where they came from. the organizers behind the campaign to find the 219 chibok schoolgirls kidnapped last year and who are captive demand the military and the government release more information about the identities of these people. they have given them an ultimatum by this weekend nigerians must know who those freed are. so far that demand has not been heeded >>> last month rights group binyamin netanyahu said some 2,000 women and girls had been kidnapped by boko haram in 2014. many would be forced into sexual slavery and combat. a researcher with amnesty international in london joins us now. we appreciate your time. why is it difficult to get information ab

others have been asked to mary boko haram fighters or be killed. she was told that either she gives back before the deadline. she saw her husband killed by boka haram fighters. if she had not delivered before the military rescued them. there's a suggestion that the ordeal may not be over. from this part of the country there is the problem of stigma. >> a lot of they can speaking this afternoon, they were hoping that the communities would reintegrate them, but there are others that have given up hope. especially those with children whose husbands may have been killed. and those still living also are afraid that the husbands may reject them because of course they got married or been abused or even held captive. terrible. talking to us from northern nigeria. >> the united states is begin the process of re-establishing a mission in somalia after more than 20 years. john kerry made the announcement here is the most senior officials go do the country since the failed military intervention. when two helicopters were shot down. traveling with john kerry sen

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you can see boko haram wrong fighters fleeing.t the same time, the captives, hundreds of women and children, were taken into safety by the military. >> the boko haram wrong got wind of the military coming and told us to the forest. we refused. saying that we were exhausted and our children were sick. he started shooting, so we put our children on our backs to protect them. then the military arrived, and were also firing. we were shouting, don't shoot, we are women and children. >> their survivors say at least 15 captives died, most in the crossfire of the gunbattle. emagin what it was like for 27-year-old lani who had just given birthdays before the rescue. she tells us how grim life was before the rescue. >> every day, they would say we were infidels and should convert and except their religion. some days they would beat us some days they would starve us food and water. >> when you saw the nigerian military, how did you feel? >> we were very happy. we never thought we would get out of there alive. >> these women and children are

boko haram fighters don't fear death. the whole army will never be enough to get rid of boko haram.nly god's will that is able to end them to an end. >> reporter: in the areas where aid agencies have been able to reach, they are struggling to provide basic services. last month the u.n. launched $174 million appeal to deal with the crisis. the money is help some 192,000 refugees who urgently need help. >> translator: right now we have more than 5,000 displaced nigerians in the region. it's not just the internally displayed people but there are also people niger evacuated out of the chad region. this crisis is here to stay. people don't want to go back to nigeria. so we urge the international community to send immediate help. >> reporter: and for these children and their families the worst is still not over. >>> burundi's president has officially registered to run for a third term a move that is likely to inflame tensions even further. for almost two weeks there have been nearly daily protests against his plans to seek office again. at least 17 people have been killed thousands have f

a one week old baby here after a horrific experience at the hands of boko haram. this woman saw her husband decapitated for the fighters. >> they slit the stroke of our husband. when they discovereded they were pregnant they were disappointed. >> they gave a deadline. the following day they were rescued by the military. now here we are. >> haunted by experiences of the past five, the mother of four is worried about the future. others speak of rain and abuses. >> despite being muslim and married the commander ordered us to convert to their brand of islam or be their slave. we refused. we saw them forcefully marry five among us. there were forceful conversions, marriages and abuses. in a rare stroke of luck, she and her five children survived captivity and military activity. they may be free but they are dealing with what happened over the last few months. there's little psychological dancing in the camp. officials are worried about the health and other challenges that victims place. >> those on their own, it was difficult. >> for now, they are trying to make sense

she is one of 275 people brought to this camp after months in boko haram captivity. the camp clinic is coping with another wave of displaced. a girl and her one week old baby here, after their horrific experience at the hands of boko haram. this woman saw her husband decapitated by the fighters. >> they slit the throat of my husband. when they discovered i was pregnant they were disappointed. i gave birth to my baby a night before the expiration of a deadline they gave me to deliver. the following day we were rescued by the military. now here we are. >> haunted by experiences of the past five months, the mother of four is worried about the future. others speak of rape and abuses by boko haram. >> despite us being muslim and married the commander ordered us to convert to their brand of islam or become their slave. we refused. i saw them forcefully marry five girls among us. it is true there were forceful conversions, marriages and other abuses. in a rare stroke of luck, she and her five children survived five months of captivity and military activity around them. the

since boko haram was run out of town in march, some are thinking of going back. he sees no future there. >> translator: i think when we eventually go back most of us will be going back to our graves. what is the use when our youths are either dead or gone in how can we cope in some of us just have depression. >> reporter: and there are several farming communities like this that have been displaced. for now they live on handouts as they have neither the money nor the strength to farm or trade. when boko haram attacked and democrat onning -- occupied territories, there was a system killing of men. in many communities most young men and women have either been killed or left that could impact on their recovery and survival when people eventually return. infrastructure have been destroyed, by it is the people's spirits that may prove difficult to repair. >> it is difficult, but our country's recovery is always possible. it's a lengthy process, but it's always possible. >> reporter: although boko haram fighters are on the run, few show much desire to return home. the q

is he the man who can beat boko haram?> reporter: well most nigerians believe he has the capacity and goodwill to beat boko haram. remember this was a former military head of state, and while he was head of state in nigeria in 1983 '84, his government was able to crush a similar insurgency in this part of the country, the northeast of nigeria. he was able to crush the rebellion then and sort out the problems. so people here believe there is the will and capacity and with the support from the military his traditional base he can deliver on that. >> what else has he promised in his inauguration speech and can he deliver? >> reporter: he has prom missed several things. root out corruption deal with the energy crisis and fix problems in the agriculture and education sector. the economy is in a very, very sorry state. he made mention of that in his speech and people believe he has the capacity. this is somebody who's records in office he is that he had the capacity to deliver, and people think such efforts, or such [ inaudible

ongoing operations against boko haram are going well and they expect to free more people who may have been held captive by boko haram in the next few days. >> running out of the enclaves and several are overrun. it fits into the plans. it gives a lot of encouragement. >> it's not possible to independently verify what the military are saying. restrictions have been placed on humanitarian organizations and the media? abbinging the areas where the rescues are taking place. many hope that the military's claims are accurate. >> the united arab emirates has destroyed over 10 tonnes of ivory. the stockpile was seized over the past three years. the u.a.e. is a key transit hub, most ending up in asia where it's used for traditional medicines. >> u.s. congressman bernie sanders announces he's running in the 2016 presidential election. he will change hillary clinton. he has a long record of speaking out against income equality and corporate money in politics. >>> when people in the u.s. think of electric cars they think of tesla motors. a car-maker is trying to change that. ford motor company is

military rescued 234 girls and women from the boko haram forest stronghold.nd carrying the hopes of the nation winners at the town where pacquiao grew up ahead of his big fight with floyd mayweather. ♪ hello in the pace of 24 hours civilians in syria have been bombed by all sides and victims of the four year civil war between government and rebels and the fight against islamic state of iraq and levante and barrel bolducs dropped from government war planes contained chlorine gas and idlib providence was target of the attack and 50 cases of suffocation reported with children among the injured and the second attack on the town in the past three days. and in aleppo they shell districts killing 12 civilians and injuring dozens more and opposition fighters say their next move is to capture the strategic city by a string of military gains, the fighters say they are determined to break the stalemate and win their fight against the regime and we report. >> reporter: this is a military parade on the outskirts of the capitol damascus. the biggest show force by syrian re

the boko haram fighters said we should stand in front as human shields. we refused and we started hearing bullets flying around. then they ran off and left us alone. >> the women described the prison conditions. many of them were forcibly married and separated from their children. they lacked enough food. >> we were left with nothing. we mothers were hungry. we could not produce breastmilk. the children were hungry too. it is ok now. >> for now, it is unclear whether the schoolgirls from chibok abducted a year ago are among the release hostages. amnesty international says boko haram has captured more than 2000 women and children since last january. february, nigerian troops launched a counteroffensive against boko haram with support from neighboring countries. an operation that allow troops to retake a series of milton-held towns in northeastern nigeria. genie: the coalition led by saudi arabia continuing air raids in yemen. trying to rid the country of the shiite houthi rebels who have taken over the capital and large parts of the north. as the death tol

or how many boko haram fighters are killed. scant information, they were asked to deduce from the rescues this week the exact circumstances of the latest rescues. what we know based on what we have seen this week around the resist cues that are ongoing, is that once freed people have been scened and profiled by the military, to earn who they are, where they come from we understand that they have been evacuated. that's all we know for now. we are seeking more information. >> is there information on identities and who they are? >> well people are demanding that the military release the identity of these some 687 roughly this week that have been rescued. people are pleased, as you can imagine, that people are freed from boko haram, are taken out of the forest. considered a stronghold and are demanding to know the circumstances in which the people came to be in the for e, who they are, where they come from, whether they are men, women or children. the campaigners for the chibok girls, the 200 and something girlfriend kidnapped. 219

rescue from boko haram. nigeria's military frees women and children. no sign of kidnapped chibok school girls. does scotland hold the key to the outcome of the u.k. election. >>> it's a week since nepal was devastated. search crews are looking for survivors or bodies. the cost of the damage makes up $10 billion. remote towns and villages yet to be reached. more than 6,800 have been killed. more than>>> with bodies being recovered and aid trickling in, some nepalese are demanding the government do more >>> hello, i'm martine dennis. you are with al jazeera, live from doha. also to come - six police officers charged with the death of a black man in the u.s. state of maryland >>> fighting intensified in yemen's port city of aden. hospitals struggle to cope >>> nigeria's military rescues women and children kidnapped by boko haram, but no sign of the chibok schoolgirls taken last year. >> well, it's been a week since a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit nepal, and the death toll is continuing to rise. more than 6,600 are confirmed dead, and almost 14,000 are inju

chad's president says the war against boko haram has not been totally won because the armies of chad are working separately and lack of synergy said the boko haram leader is illusive and we have more from the capitol abuja. >> came to nigeria to congratulate goodluck jonathan for having a free fair and peaceful election at the end of march and it was during this meeting with president jonathan that discussions were held about how the fight against boko haram is going on. now, president debbie made comments saying that it was regrettably there had not been greater coordination and synergy between chad soldiers and nigerian soldiers in the fight against the group and if they had been could be better resolved. but the picture given by nigeria is quite different and say there has been good coordination between the two countries, not just chad but other countries who have been helping them fight boko haram like niger and cameroon and it's evident in the fact the group has been severely diminished and very few attacks in the northeast over the last few months and in the last few weeks we s

may have been held captive by boko haram in the forest in the next few days. >> it al jazerra lot of ground has been covered. you know, we have seen them run out of their enclaves and some of their enclaves have been over run and it fits in the plan and gives us encouragement fat planned of working out. >> reporter: it's not possible to independently verify what the military are saying about the rescues because restrictions have building placed on humanitarian organizations and the media in accesses the areas where these rescues are taking place. but many people are hoping the military's claims are accurate. al jazerra abuja nigeria. >>> the united arum emirates has destroyed over 10-tons of ivory. the stockpiled had been ceased over the last three years the uae is a key transit hub for the illegal trade. much of it end up in asia where it's used for traditional medicines among other things. >>> 1212 armed ethnic groups in myanmar are meet to go discuss a draft ceasefire deal they reached with the government in march. the ethnic groups often disagree with each other as well as the go

we find that boko haram is doing more harm. is the new president muhammadu buhari expected to make a difference? >> people want difference. that's the mantra of muhammadu buhari. i don't know this people want excuses. nigerians want the girls rescued by general muhammadu buhari and they expect a lot from him. so he doesn't have much chance. it will not be a long period of honeymoon between him and others. there's a huge expectation of him. a year ago the campaign bring back our girls went worldwide. is it a focus in nigeria. >> it is still alive. the campaigners go out to campaign in abuja. i have always said the life span and attention is short. that's what they have done here. a lot of them have moved on. the girls have not been found. again, you can't blame them. it's the duty of the nigerian government to protect and bring back the girls making sure that this doesn't happen any more. quite impressed with the bring back our girls group. every day since the abduction of the girls. i saw them in abuja. >> what do you make of t

hundreds of boko haram captives have been freed by the military in recent weeks.bring back our girls," remains unknown the u.s. has assisted in that search, and secretary of state kerry was on hand today, reaffirming strong u.s.-nigerian ties. with the leadership change, the u.s. is reportedly now ready to expand military assistance; that could include sending more advisors to train nigeria's army. in addition to the fight against boko haram, the 72-year-old buhari inherits a host of other problems from outgoing president goodluck jonathan. chief among them: tackling institutionalized corruption and reinvigorating africa's largest economy, which has faltered badly: nigeria faces a $63 billion national debt. and, even though it is a top global oil producer, it is suffering a months-long fuel crisis. >> woodruff: joining me now for more on all this is peter pham, director of the africa center at the atlantic council. welcome back to the program. >> thank you for having me judy. >> woodruff: so is the u.s. going to be providing more military aid to the nigerian gover

she is one of 275 people brought to this camp after months in boko haram captivity. camp is now coping with another wave of displaced. this woman and her one-week old baby are here after the horrific experience at the hands of boko haram. she saw her husband decapitated by the fighters. >> translator: they slit the throat of my husband, and when they discovered i was pregnant, they were disappointed. i gave birth to my baby the night before the expiration of a deadline they gave me to deliver. the next day we were rescued by the military. now here we are. >> reporter: the mother of four is worried about the future. others speak of rape and abuses by boko haram. >> translator: despite us being muslims and married their commander ordered us to convert to their brand of islam or become their slaves. we refused. but i saw them forcibly marrying five girls among us. there were forced marriages and abused. >> reporter: she and her five children survived five months of captivity and military activity around them. the victims may be free from captivity, but they are still de

the nigerian military has released pictures of the 230 women and children rescue did from boko haram fighters on thursday. almost 700 have been freed just this week. the army operation to clear fighters from the forest hideouts. more now on the earthquake in nepal. the diapora is trying to help family and friends back home. >> we spoke with family and friends to see how they are coping. >> reporter: most nepalese work days a week. this is their chance to get together with their friends and talk about what is happening with the earthquake and how people are affected back in nepal. some people have been visiting the banks close by to try to send money home to nepal as well. many people here have had their homes damaged or destroyed. their faermz are living in tents back in nepal. they are deeply concerned about what's happening. they say that as much as they would love to go home and help now, they know the best thing they can do is could not working in qatar earning money they can sends home to their families. >> i built my house by taking a loan from the bank. my family was not in th

with the setbacks in boko haram the -- with the setbacks -- boko haram, the falling price of oil -- here is -- molly: let's take a look at more of the challenges that mohammed -- that mohammed do buhari faces. >> falling oil prices, the known ordination of -- the -- in legos, the -- inlayin lagos power is in short supply. many hope the president elect will addressed the gross mismanagement of his predecessor. >> every day, in my village, people are suffering. no work, no good school, no good food. >> buhari faces a series of problems. he promised to eliminate corruption, which is seemingly entrenched at the highest levels of government. >> we have corruption in the oil industry. there is corruption and power. >> if buhari can follow through on his election pledge, the economy stands a fighting chance. >> we would reduce -- at least 30% of the money that comes into i do gery a -- into nigeria. >> another challenge boko haram, which has left much of the northeast is a country in tatters. nigerians want to see more concrete efforts. >> we have to consolidate. dartcharged>> charged with defe

they've been rescued from boko haram.well the fly nigerian military has been able to rescue 700 women and children alone. we were able to talk to some of those rescued women. >> well, it's been a tale of horror of shock and trauma for people who have been rescued from the hands of boko haram by the nigerian military. we met a young girl as young as three or four years who in the last six or seven days have eaten less and slept a little because she cannot understand why her mother is not with her. she saw before her very own eyes her mother hit by a bullet and died while the military was trying to rescue them from boko haram. we also met a woman who said that yes they've been forced into marriages forced conversions and one particular woman told us definitely she was given an alternative to convert to their brand of islam or be considered a slave that would be include being a sex slave. we met a woman who delivered the night before the rescuers reached the forest. her husband is not there. she now has to look after four ch

the boko haram fighters said we should stand in front of them as shields. when the bullets flew, they ran off and left us alone. then the soldiers came but they did not realize we were not the enemy. we shouted we were women and children, but they ran over some of us with their trucks. reporter: in recent days soldiers have advanced in to the forest, a stronghold of the islamic extremists. they have freed hundreds of people in the last week, mostly women and children. she was kidnapped from a market five months ago. the islamists shot and killed her husband. >> they told me once my baby was born, they would marry me to their commander. i gave birth at night and we were rescued by the soldiers the following morning. reporter: around 700 people have been freed in the last several days but hundreds of others are still waiting to be rescued. anchor: at least three people have been killed in clashes with police in burundi. demonstrations against the president are entering their second week. anchor: witnesses say police used live ammunition against demonstrators

they say ongoing operations against boko haram are going well. they expects to free more people who may have been held captive by boko haram in the forest in the next few days. >> a lot of ground has been covered. you know, running out of their enclaves and their enclaves being over run is fitting in to the plans and this gives us encouragement that these plans are working out. >> reporter: it's not possible to independently verify what the military are saying about these rescues. because restrictions have been placed on humanitarian organizations and the media in accessing the areas where these rescues are taking place. but many people are hoping the military's claims are accurate. >>> now the united united arab emirates have destroyed over 10-tons of rivalry the stockpile had been seized over three years its a dee transit hub for the illegal trade, much of it end up in raich a where it's used for traditional medicine sayings. >>> bernie sanders announces that he will be running in the 2016 presidential election. he's the second democrat in the

. >>> and hundreds of nigerian women and girls rescued from boko haram fighters. >> an avalanche thatestroyed an entire village killing everyone. i'm in nepal. i will have more details of what happened. >> we have sport. juventus beat real bedrid. madrid. >> war in yemen. the bombing campaign backed houthi rebels after the first time five shells targeting saudi civilians. well the war in yemen was high in the agenda in riyadh along with iran, whose nuclear talks with global parties are to resume tuesday. >> yemen dominated the agenda of the corporation summit. it comes during one of the most crucial moments of the region. the war in yemen enters it's sixth week without clear results. instead of being pushed out of aid no one sanaa the houthies force schools to shut down and canceling flights. the humanitarian crisis inside yemen emerges with deaths continuing to rise. >> we hope that the united nations will participate effectively what this center will shoulder, including coordinating all humanitarian and relief works with the yemeni people supreme courting the gulf initiative. >> fre

. >>> chad's president says the war against boko haram have not totally been won because the armies are the lack of synergy has aloud the one boko haram leader to remain elusive. >> reporter: the president of chad came here to congratulate goodluck jonathan for having a peaceful election. the president made comments saying it was regrettable that there hadn't been greater coordination and synergy between the solders in the fight against the group, and if there had been there could be better results, but the picture given think nigerian military bosses is quite -- different. they say there has been coordination, and it is evident in the fact that the group has been severely diminished there have been very few attacks in the last few months and we have seen the rescue of hundreds of women and girls in the region in the forest specifically where it is believed that is boko haram's last remaining strongest strong hold in the country, and there is a sense, there is a feeling that boko haram is soon to be over so it's not very clear the basis on which the president is talking. he didn't give

freed from boko haram, survivors try to start their lives over. new life for one of the britain's oldest cinemas. >>> there has been more than 30 air strikes in northern yemen according to local officials and residents. the saudi-led strikes landed in the north-western provinces of sadr and hadda. there has been fighting in the south-west of the country in the city of tiaz. in luga in the north-east, 20 houthi fighters were killed in fighting there. the humanitarian situation in yemen is worsening and south of sanaa is worsening. hundreds protested, asking for water. electricity and petrol was asked for as well. on tuesday, three civilians were killed when houthi fighters fired mortar bombs and rockets at a saudi border town. the saudi military spokesman told al jazeera that the shelling is a change in houthi tactics. >> some areas were targeted with mortar rounds and rockets. what happened today is part of an escalation by the houthi militias in targetting schools and a failed hospital in an attempt to sabotage aid relief. all options are opened

boko haram will catch me. >> many were forced from their homes because of the fighting between boko haram and the nigerian army which has been going on for six years. their faith to end the bloodshed is fading. >> god is the only one who can put an end to boko haram. the whole army will never be enough to get rid of boko haram. it's only god's will that is able to bring them to an end. >> in the areas where aid agencies have been able to reach, they are studying to provide basic services, foot, shelter and access to clean water and sanitation. last month the u.n. launched $174 million appeal to deem with the crisis. it says 1.5 million people in nigeria are malnourished and the money is meant to help refugees who urgently need help. more than 15,000 people have been killed in the violence. >> right now, we have more than 5,000 displaced nigerians in the region. it's not just internally displaced people, but there are also people that niger evacuate out of the lake chad region. it's important to understand that this crisis is here to stay. people don't want to go back to nigeria, so we urg

discussions were held about how the fight against boko haram is going on. the penalty made comment saying it was regrettable there hasn't been greater coordination between chad and nigeria soldiers for better results. the picture given by it military bosses is quite different. they say there has been good coordination between the two countries, not just chad but other countries helping them fight boko haram niger and cameroon. it's evident in the fact that the group has been severely diminished, there have been few attacks over the last few months but in the last few weeks, we've seen the rescue of hundreds of women and girls in the region, in the forest specifically where it's believed that that is boko haram's last remaining strongest stronghold in the country. there is a sense a feeling that boko haram is soon to be over, so it's not very clear the basis on which he was talking about. he didn't give specific exampleles where there was a lack of coordination and a lack of a beyond front which he described in these comments. >> the u.s. says saudi arabia's

suspected boko haram attacked a business school there.least five students were shot and 45 others hurt in an attack at that business school. >>> today the justice department is expected to announce it will launch an investigation into the baltimore police department. the city's mayor asked for the investigation after six police officers were charged in the death of freddie gray. >>> go sleeveless a warm summer like day. mid-morning in the 60s. by noontime upper 70s. mid afternoon into the mid 80s. a few high clouds coming through. >> thank you, tom. that's the broadcast this morning. thanks for waking up with us. >>> "today" s >>> good morning. breaking overnight. severe weather across the country. tornadoes ripping through parts of the south. >> it's hitting right now. >> the first named storm of the hurricane season ana bearing down on the carolinas. and where spring snow is blanketing the west. we've got itll covered. >>> blowing it off? tom brady addresses comments on deflategate since that report linking him to cheating. >> has this

defeat boko haram. the economic situation has brought a big inflow of members. the group has almost complete control of the north of nigeria. last year it killed around 10,000 people. he has said he will crush boko haram and many nigerians believe with his military background he will succeed. there are many who remember he once wanted to introduce sharia law throughout the country. now he must show he really is governing nigeria for all of its people. >> we will could to southeast asia with a refugee crisis. thousands of asylum seekers been landing by boat in malaysia. >> no one is keen to take them on. many blame myanmar's treatment for heightening the crisis. >> a dozen regional leaders have met to find solutions. reporter: the summit got off to a tense start it after threatening to boycott the meeting, myanmar instead chose to a dress its critics. many accuse the country of making the refugee crisis worse. >> this issue you cannot single out my country. reporter: neighbors disagree. they look for solutions to a growing migrant problem that many say has its ro

. >> mohammed to crush boko haram as he's sworn in as nigeria's president. and the u.s.ormerly removes cuba from its state sponsors of terrorism list. >> hello there a warm welcome to this hour. seth blat, r has beener has been voted in as president of fifa. he received 133 short of the 140 votes. now fifa is in its worst-ever crisis targeted by u.s. and swiss authorities in separate corruption investigations. >> well, in his acceptance speech seth blatter spoke to the dammed reputation. >> i'm not perfect. nobody is perfect. but we'll do a good job together i'm sure. i thank you so much for the confidence together we go, let's go fifa. let's go fifa. thank you, thank you so much. thank you. [applause] >> earlier his defeated challenger thanked supporters as he we drew from the race. >> it's been a wonderful journey in terms of knowing you working with you seeing the challenges you have. i want to thank you in particular those of you brave enough to support me. but having said that i'll be withdrawing from the race. thank you very much, i wish you for the best of luck in

we speak to nigerians and whether they think their new president can defeat boko haram. plus? >> behind me is 83-year-old leo bud welsh. he's carrying on a musical tradition of mississippi blues music. the question comes after men like lee leo are gone where does this music go from here? for a if a's president said he does not fear arrest amid corruption scandals in the fifa body. >>> government fights rebels in the u.n. said the fighting is the worst for months. catherine soi reports from bentu. >> these men have just arrived to a camp for displaced people. they come from a village and it they have been on the road for 24 days hiding in swamps during the day and only daring to walk at night in fear of government soldiers. they carry their father, who was too weak and sick. he died on arrival here. >> my dad's health did not improve. he was walking and talking. i went to look for his food. but when i returned he had died. >> after days on the road one-week-old had also just arrived. her mother gave birth to her on the day they escaped from the village after after assault by me

and there is a sense, there is a feeling that boko haram is soon to be over. it's not clear the basis on which idriss deby is talking. he didn't give examples of military operations where there was a lack of coordination, and a lack of a united fronted described in these comments. >> ynonne ndedge in abuja. doctors studying one of the americans who survived ebola made a stunning discovery months after he was saved by treatment in atlanta. they were treating dr ian crowser for eye pain. what they found was the ebola virus lying in one of his eyes. the virus changed his eye colour from blue to green. on antiviral medication and steroids his site was regained. doctors say eyes are not connected to our immune systems. >>> we are joined by phoenix by dr ian crosier. good to see you and that you are going well. when you wept back to emory to see about your eye, were you surprised it was ebola. >> i was surprised. when i left hospital there was a lot of things on my mind. i was focused on getting stronger mainly walking again, facicly and other ways. in december when

that is when boko haram kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls in chibok. but the group could have kidnapped 10 times the number of women in the last year alone. this group was freed this week. >> some were brought to the forest. in their present state it would be unfair to put too much pressure or demand on them. in getting that information. >> reporter: many are too traumatized to speak. nigeria's army is not saying if any are the chibok girls. other soldiers say some women were armed and shot at the rescuers and other were killed in the battle. the campaigners, lack of information from one of the largest armies in africa is astonishing. >> what are these people. we didn't know they were abducted. it shouldn't be the case because every nigerian should have a name. now they are nameless and faceless. the government and military can do more than we hear on twitter >>> families in the north-east raised the alarm many times in the past. young girls have been going missing not just months but for years. until recently, boko haram had an area larger than belgiu