it's no longer on the brink of civil war. libya is on the brink of civil war. intensity goes up and down. the situation is we have an incredible number of factions. most no better than factions. there are groups that are criminal in nature, that use oil or drugs or money or weapons, or illegal immigrants to generate funding. others are ideological, some extremists, including those affiliated with islamic state in certain parts of the country. you have some that are the remnants of the old military regime, and others that are tribal in nature, regional. what you really - the overall picture of libya is you are dealing with a no man's land, in a sense that it's similar to somalia, but on a larger scale. and more significant because libya not only is massive geographic location, it's about three times the size of france, and has the longest chores on the mediterranean. few realise how close libya is to southern europe. it also is a country that produces enormous amounts of oil and gas, which can become a tool of funding all kinds of terrorism or criminal activitie

the president said the country has come back trfrom the brink. >> we were told our goals were misguided or too ambitious. we would crush jobs and explode

the president said the country has come back from the brink. >> at every step we were told our goals were misguided or too ambitious, that we would crush jobs and explode deficits. instead we've seen the fastest

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the president said the country has come back trfrom the brink. >> we were told our goals were misguided or too ambitious. we would crush jobs and explode deficits. instead we've seen the fastest economic growth in over a decade, our deficits cut by two-thirds, a stock market that has doubled and health care inflation at its lowest rate in 50 years. >> maybe not on the level of the

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without foreign boots on the ground >>> oxfam warns yemen is on the brink of a humanitarian disaster with millions of lives at risk >>> eastern ukraine descends into horrors of mariupol as rockets fall on residential areas. >> and all the day sport. novak djokovic is in action at the australian open. we find out why the african cup of nations ecuadorial guinea will turn to buy footballers around the world. >>> the u.s.-led coalition must do more to help forces win the fight against i.s.i.l. that is a message from kurdish leaders who say they can't do the job by themselves and need boots on the ground. zeina khodr reports from northern iraq where kurdish peshmerga forces are battling i.s.i.l. kurdish peshmerga have been winning battles, but the war against the islamic state of iraq and levant is far from over. air support has helped them but commanders say it is not enough. the slow pace of the offensive allows i.s.i.l. to regain momentum. the kurdish security council representative oversees the military operations on the ground and told me that the international community needs to en

prized for valuable florence, the northern white rhino is on the brink of extinction.here is just five of them left in the world. david shipman has been given special access to one of the last survivors. >> of the quiet lonely shuffle of a giant animal facing extinction. one of the last five of a rhino. they have built up one of the largest collections from africa. this rhino no longer exists in the wild because gulf war and -- because the horn it is prized. they are not reproducing. the last was 15 years ago. there is a real risk that this species would join the others that human activity has wiped out. >> you can witness them dying out one by one. it is a really desperate situation. i do not want to witness these animals die out like this in a few coming years. >> the zoo has gone to extraordinary lengths to try to encourage more offspring. it is quite a task to waste a rhino into the air. repeated attempts of artificial insemination has come to nothing. the procedures have dangers. >> when you are close, you realize how difficult the technique is for assisted reprod

meanwhile oxfam warned that yemen is on the brink of a humanitarian disaster. the aid agency said there's 16 million in the country. in oxfam there are 850,000 acutely malnourished kids. they have no access to clean water or health care. >> we currently have around about 15 million people in need of some kind of humanitarian assistance at the moment. with this all worsening stability in the country, our concern is obviously that this situation will get worse, and that we may, therefore, have a period of crisis on our hands. we really wanted to highlight the issue. the national media focus on security and political situations and the 16 million people in need of humanitarian assistance goes unnoticed. >> in zambia's election race. edgar lungu is taking a lead. turn out is low, and there's reports of delays in balloting. the ruling party is accused of rigging and urged supporters to remain calm. dozens were arrested by police on wednesday as they kept children im >>> the senate in the democratic republic of congo overturned a bill that triggered protests across t

. >> it is on the brink, and it has been for some time. it has always come back from the brink without actually falling off it. the president is extremely weak right now. if he survives another few months, it will be lucky, i think. >> the events are also a reminder that the president and his government have struggled to establish their authority since his long serving predecessor was forced out in 2011. he is still accused of seeking advantage from and fomenting the chaos. there are hints of regional rivalries between saudi arabia and iran. the instability is confronting washington efforts to face a dangerous branch of al qaeda. >> from around the world the organization of security cooperation in europe has warned that conditions are deteriorating in eastern ukraine. civilians, especially children, were getting caught up in the fighting. they suffered casualties during searching findings and dust a surge in fighting around donetsk. an algerian -- a journalist has been found dead after his investigation into the bombing of a jewish center

>> america stands on the brink of a new cold war with russia. i adjourned to i journeyed to the front lines on deposits of oil and natural gas, i'll give you the firsthand look at how acialght arctic melting has fueled, new economy and an icon who hasn't ever taken his eye off russia. i'm ali velshi and this is "real money." over the next hour i'm going to take you on a journey that illustrates how russia's confrontation with the west is spreading far beyond the ukraine. flash points like donetsk and luhansk have set off a new cold war global tensions from nato to moscow. president obama and british prime minister david cameron have warned about a frozen conflict. steven harper has been even more blunt telling putin, quote, you need to get out of ukraine. but the message has been clear. nato has been taking advantage by butting in on its new sphere of influence and russia will no longer take it. putin has vowed to protect russian people and their interests abroad.but the west's situation with russia, has much to do with energy. as far north as t

-backed government in yemen is teetering on the brink of collapse. this is the government that allows the u.s. military and the cia to carry out drone strikes against al qaeda. in fact, cooperates very closely with u.s. intelligence in counterterrorism efforts. well, today anti-government rebels stormed the presidential palace. the president, however, doesn't work out of the presidential palace, he works from his own residence. there was also gun fights at the residency, but for now the president is still holding on to power. it's unclear how much longer he can do that. frankly, brian, from a foreign policy perspective, there haven't been very many big american success stories. >> part of the backdrop for tonight's speech. richard engel reporting on all of it tonight. richard, thanks. >>> this evening, we have learned a lot more about the final minutes of that airasia flight that crashed with 162 people on board. investigators are now zeroing in on what the aircraft did just moments before it disappeared from radar screens. our report on that tonight

this is a failed state situation on the brink of chaos. >> reporter: absolutely christine. this is the concern here. this political uncertainty in yemen right now. really creating that atmosphere of chaos and uncertainty in a political vacuum. we have seen this in other countries. terror organizations really take advantage of this and the sectarian rift in yemen. the fear is al qaeda in yemen, aqap could take advantage of that. take advantage of the sectarian rift to gain support and operate more freely. with the stepping down of hadi and its government the key ally of the u.s. president hadi and government have been trying to quite aqap on the ground and authorizing u.s. drone strikes taking place there. a lot of concern about the u.s. war on terror in yemen and what happens next. what is the alternative as we see the hosi movement tightening its grip on government and the capital. sanaa not really an ally there. they are fighting the aqap. one of the main slogans of the historically iranian backed group is death to america. they have publicly said they oppose u.s. drone s

ally could be on the brink of a queue. nbc's chief foreign xent richard engel has the poor. >> reporter: the group's beheader threatens to kill two japanese hostages unless japan pays $2 million, the same amount japan has committed to fighting the group. japan says it won't bow to terrorist demands. it's a reminder that isis remainingsremain remains a dangerous force to be reckoned with. being attacked by the u.s. has raised isis's profile, making it easier to recruit and make money. isis is making progress in battle. a senior u.s. military official with personal knowledge of events tells nbc news the u.s.-led air war kills about 1,000 isis fighters a month, many of them in and around the city of kobani. but they are being replaced each month with 1500 new recruits. and isis is holding the territory it controls. vast stretches of syria and most of central iraq. in yemen the american-backed government is teetering on the brink of collapse this is the same government that cooperates with the u.s. military and the cia allowin

teetering on the brink of response.are live with the latest this morning. >>> world leaders gathering to figure out how to deal with isis. live team coverage ahead. no charges expected for the police officer who shot and killed michael brown. the federal investigation not finding enough evidence against officer darren wilson. what we are learning about the new report ahead. >>> good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm john berman. >> i'm christine romans. it is thursday, january 22nd. we begin with a crisis in yemen that could give al qaeda a new foothold and give al qaeda new power. there is a tentative deal between the u.s. backed

ally could be on the brink of a coup. nbc news chief front xant richard engel has the report. >> reporter: the group's beheader threatens in english to kill two japanese hostages unless japan pays $2000 million, the same amount isis says japan has committed to fighting the group. japan said it won't bow to terrorist demands, but it's a reminder that isis remains a dangerous force to be reckoned with. experts say being attacked by the u.s. has raised isis's profile, making it easier to recruit and raise money. isis is making progress in battle. a senior u.s. military official with personal knowledge of events tells nbc news the u.s.-led air war kills about 1,000 isis fighters a month, many of them in and around the city of kobani. but they are being replaced each month with 1500 new recruits. isis is holding the territory it controls. vast stretches of syria and most of central iraq. >> in yemen the american backed government is teetering on the brink of collapse. this is the same government that cooperates with the u.s. m

you yemen is teetering on the brink of becoming a failed state.ostile to the sunny run government, began an insurgency, it culminated with the takeover of the palace tuesday. among their dend mas greater houthis representation in government, situation highlighted significant regional problems the houthiss have the support and backing of shiite iran. while soonny giant saudi ayoub has funneled billions of dollars to this poor country many the past three years. that conflict, the sectarian division a weak government and the splinters of the country, have allowed al quaida and the arabian peninsula, also known as aqap to flourish. the group has a history of striking at the united states, the u.s.s. coal bombing was 15 years ago. the u.s. has countered with an on going campaign of drone strikes and killed high value targets. paris attack by the kouachi brothers who reportedly trained at the camps camps in yemen demonstrate the group's range, while the situation in yemen continues the president and cabinet resigning on thursday, the united states is fa

i received the country on the brink of disaster. i was asked to hold coal that was on fire in my hands and have done it. many were not giving us chances of making it but we made it. >> now the rest of the day looks pretty interesting i have to say. what we're going to get now is a little bit of government forming. potentially one, maybe two seats short of forming a government. what is going to happen around 10:30, the leader of the national greeks, the very small party did get in two particle sment going to have a meeting. these two have said they could potentially form a government. this party was thrown out the debt but stay in the eurozone. that will be interesting to see how that conversation goes. we'll have a conversation with the head of the river party. so government forming going on today. as they go with the national greeks to get over that 151 line, that's going to accepted a very strong message o.t. rest of europe. the other key question is who is going to be the finances minister. government forming, the key question is

>> france has stayed on the brink for so long without tipping over.hat philip said is absolutely right. polls taken last year show that a very large number of voters and supporters thought there were too many immigrants. the french asked how many immigrants there are in france. the average response is three times the actual number. there is this malaise, undoubtedly. on the other side, the non-integration of second-generation immigrants those living in the suburbs, is a problem which french governments have failed to deal with. >> you've got a situation where these communities, the more isolated they are from the french mainstream geographically, socially economically, the more mainstream french society offers nothing to them. the police will go in with an even harder hand. this will create a society that doesn't look like it is going to be able to continue. >> you talk about the economic angle. how much is economics and unemployment and idle hands to do with this? >> i think it is a chicken and egg situation. i tend to think we've had years and years

yemen is teetering on the brink of security, economic, and political collapse. it's inside story. >> hello, i am ray suarez. a collapsing economy, and it's

. >> reporter: the superintendent of the school that sailor and piper gutsler attended michael brink knows the road ahead is challenging with how different sailor's life will be. but after what she went through, brink remains hopeful. >> when you really step back and take a look i think that you have to believe that there's a greater purpose for sailor that she's going to go on to do great things and affect people in a very positive way. >> and george joins us tonight. what's the latest on sailor her condition? >> reporter: anderson we understand that sailor is in the care of family in this area and their only job right now, according to the spokesperson is to protect her. and over the next several days that will be a very difficult job for them obviously with funeral services ahead for sierra wilder set for tom and sailor's mother father and sister. anderson those funeral sfrss are set for friday. >> so hard to imagine. george thank you very much. the question that came up last night. namely why so many younger kids survive kids that are deadly for adults for? >> it's hard to say wh

brink as we sit here now.paul cruickshank. paul when you hear that yemen has simply according to nick spiraled out of control right now, that is a threat to the united states why? >> it's a threat to the united states as no functioning government right now. there's a huge contest for power between the houthiw the houthies who have taken control and then the president who seems now to be at the very least a figurehead so it means that they're not focused on going after al qaeda in yemen. al qaeda in yemen is taking advantage of this chaos to expand that presence throughout the country. and yet they are using the shia sunni issue and fact that houthies are shia to recruit sunni tribals in the tribal areas of yemen saying we need to fight holy war against shia. they are expanding ranks. they are getting hold of more territory. this group said repeatedly in the last several months the number one priority is to attack the united states. they are also the group that claimed responsibility for the "charlie hebdo" att

. >> america stands on the brink of a new cold war with russia. america stands on the brink of a new cold war with russia, i journeyed to the front lines in the frozen north where american nato are in a high stake standoffs over huge deposits of oil and natural gas and i'll give you a look at how arctic melting has unlocked a wealth of opportunity and fueled tensions between enemies and talk to an old car war icon who never took his eye off russia i'm ali velshi and this is real money. over the next hour i'm going to take you on a journey that illustrates how russia's confrontation with the west is spreading far beyond ukraine and flash points in donsk have set off a new cold war that sparked tensions ranging from eastern europe to the circle and president obama and david cameron warned of a quote frozen conflict created by russia and eastern ukraine, canada prime minister has been more blunt telling russian president putin get out of ukraine but the message is clear nato has been butting in on the old spear of influence and moscow will no longer

. >> america stands on the brink of a new cold war with russia. america stands on the brink of a new cold war with russia, i journeyed to the front lines in the frozen north where american nato are in a high stake standoffs over huge deposits of oil and natural gas and i'll give you a look at how arctic melting has unlocked a wealth of opportunity and fueled tensions between enemies and talk to an old car war icon who never took his eye off russia i'm ali velshi and this is real money.

. >> what was american like in 1940 this country in the brink of war.n the 11th year of the great depression, 20% of the work force was unemployed. half of the population 70 million people lived on farms or in small towns. .25 of the families lived on less than $150 a year. the country would learn the meaning of the new direction, hitler would teach it to them. litscre. in hours the blitz screen overwhelmed entire nations. forced them to totally in daze. france thought to have the most powerful military force in europe would follow the germans in only 17 days. how long could america stand on the sidelines and watch as nazi germany ran over europe. the answer was not long. britain by now truly stood aid long facing invasion by the army. it was at this time the prime minister churchill forged the will of the british people to fight on. >> i will be honoring and deep of the -- gather a group. the norwegans, the danes. unbroken even by a star of hope unless we conquer we must and conquer we shall. >> reporter: in defense of england, the royal air force had

teetering on the brink of response. we are live with the latest this morning. >>> world leaders gathering to figure out how to deal with isis. live team coverage ahead. no charges expected for the police officer who shot and killed michael brown. the federal investigation not finding enough evidence against officer darren wilson. what we are learning about the new report ahead. >>> good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm john berman. >> i'm christine romans. it is thursday, january 22nd. we begin with a crisis in yemen that could give al qaeda a new foothold and give al qaeda new power. there is a tentative deal between the u.s. backed government and rebels who have been attacking the president's palace for days. it is not clear if this truce will last any longer than the last one. yemen is now a hotbed of terrorism. al qaeda's affiliate claims to have planned and funded some of the paris terror attacks. a leader of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula releasing a new video calling for jihadists to launch lone wolf att

i would say it may be a historic year. >> on the brink of going down. maybe he's exaggerating the situation but is there a counter situation here that could play out in 2015 where the economy in russia gets so desperate that putin acts more irrationally. >> putin has proven anything other he'll do what we think is irrational. every time americans and the administration think they are giving putin a very rational logical profitable off-ramp the reason he says no and essentially flips us the bird because that's not what he's interested in and not how he thinks. in putin's head he has where he wants us. we keep chasing us. he keeps feigning invasion. this is who he is. he has never proven any different. that's what's so strange to me about the bloomberg story. >> amy he has not pulled out of eastern ukraine. >> the offer that charles is talking about is reportedly with what kerry offered which is the foreign minister, which is if we'll not talk about crimea but if you stop supporting the rebels and their activity in eastern ukraine we can ease some sanctio

ally sits on saudi arabia's doorstep and is on the brink of collapse with u.s. personnel there inside the u.s. embassy. i want to bring in jim sciutto. how concerned are u.s. officials about the safety of americans in yemen right now? >> reporter: very concerned. you can tell that by the steps they have made to evacuate them if needed. you have two navy warships off the coast to carry off an evacuation by helicopter if necessary. the preference if they come to that judgment is they drive to the airport and fly out commercially. in a pinch if the situation deteriorated so quickly and roads became so dangerous, they have a military evacuation plan. to be clear, they haven't made that judgment yet. they wouldn't line up these resources now unless they wanted to be prepared for that. >> there's the issue of the threat to americans in that country right now and a threat to america to what happens in yemen if it continues to descend. >> terror groups thrive off mayhem. you think of the number of count countries in that category right now. you have somalia. yemen. a fa

it has been brought from the brink of bankruptcy, thanks to over one million euros in donations. >> this week charlie hebdo has been translated into english spanish, and arabic and many other languages. a leading turkish newspaper has printed a foreplay to -- a four-page supplement. it did not use the cover of the prophet mohammed as its front page, but did publish a smaller version of the character inside the main paper. many muslims consider images of the profit to be blasphemous. reactions coming in to that charlie hebdo cover. it -- iran has described it as insulting. another self-publishing the -- another said publishing the question was externally stupid. crossing to tunisia to our correspondent. it is the anniversary of tunisia's resolution today. -- revolution today. any reaction to this latest publication of charlie hebdo and it controversial cover? >> since 9/11, charlie hebdo is not sold here anymore. many papers did carry the headline of the attack on the charlie hebdo headquarters last week. but the focus here has been more on the anniversary of the revolution. many have con

there how much we are heading toward as violence confrontation or duke people will pull back from the brinkthat because you have the president and his government that said that they are stepping aside for what could be a power vacuum. that can be following by more instability. it is a very critical situation, what you have is that he is a sunni and yemen is a predominately sunni country, so most of them now will be betrayed, abandoned and humiliated. not only by the houthies but also by the international community. the next step could be more intention, more escalation and they might decide to take up arms. to prevent that from happened there needs to be an immediate meeting between the houthiss and between representatives of the country. this has to be in a way brokered by the international community. there needs to be a genuine hands on approach whereby a new road map is set out a power sharing deal a new government which is inclusive where the houthies are given more representation. if that doesn't happen when the coming hours what you might see tomorrow, or the days after is definitely

. >> courtney and jason are at the brink. they both lost a lot of the connection they had.der to reconnect, they have to keep remannsing and wooing and keeping their relationship hot. because if they can't find quality time their marriage won't survive. >> did your mom decorate that? >> yeah, my mom was like a master. >> reporter: ultimately, it was a family tragedy that brought this couple together. >> my mom had lung cancer and is she passed away. >> i kind of wish you would have got to know her. >> if it wasn't for courtney i don't know. she supported me. where there is dark, you know there is light. and courtney is my light. and she shined on me through this whole thing. >> reporter: for jamie and doug love did eventually blossom. >> i love it! >> when did you fall in love? can you pin point it? >> honestly, it was a long transition. for me personally, it takes time. i think it was a build-up for me. there was a lot of small experiences where i just learned i could trust him and he would show me he respected me. the simple fact he waited to have sex with me you know unt

. >> a local man and his climbing partner are or the brink of finishing the record help breaking free climate yosemite el capitan. kevin jorgeson is in the video wearing red. it is hard to see because of the shot. we can pan the camera for you. tommy caldwell of colorado is wearing blue. they expect to finish what considered the world's hardest free climb on the dawn wall with climbing conditions ideal and they should make it. they will not do interviews when they reach the top they just want to see their families. we will hear from them tomorrow morning, though, when they plan to hold a news conference. >> big news for raiders fan the team is expected to name jack del rio as their next head coach. espn reports the owner and mark del rio are working out the terms of a contract. the june-year-old is no stranger to the bay area grow up in hayward. he has had coaching experience with jacksonville and under contract still, in denver where he spent three years as defensive coordinator. >> still to come this morning, a satire sell out the image on "charlie hebdo" that drew passive crowds in

this comes after the police in belgium raid a group of terrorists on the brink of an attack. >>> an amazing pen that will make your drawings jump literally off the page. >> reporter: we'll talk about an accident of a tractor-trailer that split open in new jersey. i'll have the details when nooks comes right back. "action news." >> welcome back you're taking a live look across philadelphia international airport quiet there, 5:12, 30 degrees. >> it's a busy morning on the roads already karen. >> reporter: it's friday it's only a little after 5:00, why does it have to be so busy. i think there might be black ice on the roads there's frost in areas that could be adhering to the roads. new jersey turnpike northbound between exit 2 and 3. we have a tractor-trailer that split in half, debris fell on the other side of the roadway. it happened norbled -- northbound, but there's debris on the other side of the southbound side, as well. we have icy conditions at bethel road at skippack pike in montgomery county. they are making repairs to a water main break at king road and arlington road. that contin

fellow on africa studies, the author of the book nigeria dancing on the brink and the editor for the council on foreign relations security tracker. ambassador good to have you with us. >> good to be with you. >> boko haram last been on a tear recently, it has taken over towns military base conducting one massacre after another. now the news that it had gone after mitaguri this weekend, has now seized enough weapons to annihilate the whole country. some soldiers fighting them are saying they are facing superior fire power. how can that be? >> that's a very good question especially given the fact that the total security budget for the nigerian government is somewhere between five and $6 billion u.s. >> and the u.s. cooperated after the terrible kidnapping of the girls last year. we sent more people to help the nigerians. so why has the fight been so ineffective? >> the assistance that the u.s. provided in the aftermast of the chibok schoolgirl kidnapping was essentially surveillance. here was a small-scale u.s. training program to train a nigerian unit in counterterrorist activities. b

. >> on the brink of full control republicans are scrambling as a party leaderdmits to addressing a white supremacist group and puts the party in damage control on the eve of their takeover. >>> 2014 was supposed to be the year u.s. military left iraq and afghan staristangood. but the rise of isis and taliban have left both countries in chaos. are we now in a permanent state of war? >>> women in

murray will face the winner of the other semifinal match up between djokovic and stan brink can a. >>s on right now. >> yeah, they're ahead of us. well ahead of us. >> giants rookie severe odell beckham, jr. teamed up withdrew breeds. much catches in a minute. they had to make ten passes but easily surpassed that mark completing 33 in 60 seconds. absolutely amazing. and lastly if you're having trouble picking a winner for sundays big game take some advice from our friends in the animal kingdom. salty the crock snag ago raw chicken paintsed in seahawks green. wait it was a dead chicken. >> yeah, not that one. >> in des moines we've got rudy the rooster leaning the same way, choosing seattle to win it but in sarasota hugh the manatee chose the patriots and in memphis the panda also a fan of new england. so to break the tie we're going to check in now with our favorite meteorologist, bill kerr. >> and only but that's a different story. >> let's just go with favorite. who's going to win? >> i think the patriots are going to win 27-17 but i will be rooting for the seahawks. >> i'll go for