but until nigerian forces take full control of boko haram areas, people in cameroon's far north will never feel safe from the men in caves across the border. >> woodruff: today the republican-controlled senate put president obama's trade deal with asia back on track, with a move that can clear the way for a final vote to give the president authority to negotiate the pact. this week we've spoken to leading senators and the head of a major labor union. now, hari sreenivasan gets a business perspective. >> sreenivasan: it comes from the u. s. chamber of commerce, which represents three million businesses and employers. it has been pushing hard for the deal. john murphy is a senior vice president who focuses on trade and joins me now. so, why in your opinion is this a good deal for you and your members? >> well, trade has risen to the top of the agenda in wash because it's one of the best ways we have to drive economic growth and job creation here at home. it's already provided about a third of our economic growth over the past five years. but we hope it can do a lot more. on top of the

cameroon an active volcano. pull-up alarm began to sound, and the pilots ascended just in the nick of time. david, i've never heard of anything like this before. perhaps you have with regard to an active volcano. do we know how close this plane got? >> well it went down to 9,000 feet. for the ground proximity warning to come out -- remember though that the aircraft ground proximity warning points forward. it sees it as it's coming. it's not like it's looking straight down. it sees the possibility of intersecting with the mountain. the pilot responded the way he did. the question here is why was he there? was he going under the clouds? what exactly caused this to happen? that's what's going to take some investigating. >> if you're a pilot and taking off in a particular part of the world, wouldn't you familiarize yourself with potential, shall we call a volcano a hazard in a potential flight path? >> absolutely. this shouldn't be a surprise. to say there's a near miss with a volcano, it's like what are you flying

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's southern coast. it comes a week after it found a similar boat carrying iran 200 migrants. myanmars

million people depend on food handouts and 460,000 refugees are too scared to return home from chad, cameroon and other countries. annette: recovery teams are continuing their search for 12 members of families missing after a vacation home was carried off its foundation in texas. record rainfall was dumped on the american heartland causing flooding, tornadoes, and killing eight people in oklahoma and texas. >> houston underwater. heavy rain battered texas since the weekend, causing some of the worst flooding in years. >> flooded houses and buildings. it is devastating. >> among the missing, members of two families spending their holiday in a vacation home. the house was swept off the foundation by a wave. >> we have been through bad thinks before. never like this. >> the texas governor cleared a state of emergency in 24 counties. president obama offered his condolences to the victims. president obama: i sure the governor he could count on the help of the federal government. we have personnel on the ground coordinating with texas emergency management authorities. >> texas' industries generate

haram's ability has been degraded by the nigerian military along sidesser side its neighbors from cameroon niger and chad, people are beginning to see the return to see a rise in the number of suicide attacks by boko haram also daring attacks in the northeast but probably what we'll be seeing in the next few days as pressure mounts is a return to the scene. >> the worst attack was on the marketplace in a town of al bab. >> the scene in aleppo this morning is grim. activists say government helicopters have dropped barrel bombs. this ambulance is rush to go survivors, although many are dead including women and children. syrian rebels have overrun the town and the field commander is promising more. >> we're seeing weapons we never used before. we're promising our brothers very soon they'll see the new weapons. >> they have fighters of coalition groups including al nusra front affiliated with al-qaeda. syrian forces have been on retreat in idlib province in recent days. these military vehicles are said to be heading into the province of hama and the coastal areas beyond. the area could be the

. >> a lot of buyers come from cameroon nigeria ghana they come from mali and niger, from youall around. >> the trade has become an integral part of the economy yet it's dominated by outsiders. one analyst said it's because of the way the market has developed. >> traditionally women sold goods in the markets. nobody was selling second-hand goods. the foreigners came and found an opportunity and exploited that part of the market. >> he said he came because he had to survive. as long as customers keep coming the future is here. al jazeera togo. >> news from across the african continent, from all corners of the globe, you can see there bombing in yemen the stories out of india the interview with bill clinton former u.s. president. take a look at that, www.aljazeera.com. that's www.aljazeera.com. >> ramadi falls into isil hands. now the u.s.-led coalition steps up airstrikes trying to regain control. fall out from ferguson. the white house taking new steps to keep military grade weapons away from local police departments, and shutting down the port of seattle activists are doing everything

young musicians look for their lucky break in cameroon.

. >> nigeria and cameroon met in the chad area. they are in the midst of a joint offensive in boko haram. the armed group fought back. it was blamed for killing dozens of soldiers stationed on a base. the government urged people in the area to leave because it was worried about attacks. once they reached safety some complained that officials are not prepared to help. >> i have nothing. i don't have food water, the situation is fast. a local official says the government is distributing aid and managing the influx of displaced people. with thousands expected to leave their homes it will continue to confront areas that are a growing humanitarian crisis in the region >>> the u.n. says two tanzanian peacekeepers will be killed in the democratic republic of congo. they died in an ambush. the head of u.n.e.s.c.o. a peace-keeping mission, condemned the death >>> pictures emerged of a rescue operation in the mediterranean sea trying to save people crammed into a dingy. the footage was shot from a commercial vessel which came to their rescue

. >>> another half million people have fled over the border to chad cameroon and the democratic republiccongo. here they are living in refugee camps. this is the lean season in central africa and food stocks are dangerously low. mothers and their children are most at risk of starvation. health workers say infant mortality has reached crisis levels and it's still months until the next harvest. when there's a lack of food and other basic supplies people tend to move to where they believe they can get access to the things they need. this kind of competition over scarce resources in a tense place like the central african republic may lead to further conflict. some of the armed groups have begun releasing children they recruited to fight with them. but the risk of renewed fighting is never far away. the central african republic has few natural resources so it's not high on the international agenda agenda, without coordinated action now, this conflict may rumble on claiming more innocent lives. >>> the u.n. secretary general has called on the europe yoon -- union to do more to help migrants. 1

minority in particular is paying the price of the intercommunal violence and a half million to chad cameroonemocratic republic of congo. here they are living in refugee camps entirely dependent on international aid. this is the lean season in central africa and food stocks are dangerously low. mothers and their children are most at risk of starvation. health workers say infant mortality has reached crisis levels and it's still several months until the next harvest. >> the security situation will undoubtedly deteriorate, when we see the basic necessities missing we see conflict and further displacement and people will move to where they believe they be get basic necessities and that movement in an international situation like the central african republic will lead to increased conflict. >> reporter: some of the armed groups have begun releasing children they recruited to fight with them. but the risk of renewed fighting is never far away the central african republic has few national resources so it's not high on the international agenda. without coordinated action now this conflict may rumble

she has helped track cross river gorillas in cameroon. >> okay wicket we got the thumbs up... we'll go check it out. >> do these dogs make good traditional family dogs? >> these dogs don't make great pets. they are high energy high focus high intensity. these are the kinds of dogs where if they don't have a job they are digging up the back yard... they are not traditional pets in that regard. so they may have not gotten adopted if it weren't for you guys. yeah these tend to be dogs that are increased risk for euthanasia at animal shelters just because they are bouncing off the walls and too energetic and too much dog for most families. >> but for this assignment at a mussel checkpoint on flathead lake, their intensity is essential. >> so when a boat arrives here what happens? >> we bring the dog out on leash...we start at one side of the hitch and we work around the boat the dog will pick areas to sniff and our job as handlers is to pick other areas for the dog to inspect where a mussel might attach. >> using a test sample of crushed, frozen mussels, co-founder of the working dog conse

countries, not just chad but other countries who have been helping them fight boko haram like niger and cameroonident 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 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. 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 debbie is talking. he did not give specific examples about specific military operations where there was a lack of coordination and a lack of a united front which he described in these comments. >> fighters in mali killed nine soldiers days before a peace deal was due to be sign and defense ministry saying an army re resupply convow on timbuktu was ambushed and rebels active in the north despite the presence of french and u.n. troops. a secular blogger in bangladesh ananta bijoy das has been hacked to death by a mass gang with machetes and t

cameroon and 13,000 ft. volcano erupted 2012.he justice department and the mayor led a plan just to let longitudinal crisis intervention training changes in use of force policy and a commitment to buy its free policing the changes followed as a result for found a pattern of excessive force as of arise by listen likely the police poultice dust awaited the outcome of the to mayor arise investigation unfair since it could escalate if charges are not filed. >>mark: he was shot and killed by police last november also has been filed that and get medical attention for several minutes after he was shot. >>darya: brian jones was in court yesterday and charged with two counts of murder and felony you why prosecutors say he lost control of his car and crashed into an apartment complex--early complex-dui killing her and her 41 or daughter police said his blood alcohol level at the time was almost twice the legal limit >>mark: there was it your time to discuss rent increases and an apartment complex it happened at last my people living at 103

she has helped track gorillas in cameroon. are these dogs traditional family dogs?ogs don't make great pets. they are high energy, high focused, high intensity. these are the kind of dogs if they don't have a job are digging up the back yard. >> so this assignment on flat head lake, their intensity is just right. >> tell me, a boat arrives here, what happened? >> we bring a dog out on leash and we start at one side of the hitch and we work around the boat with the dog. the dog will independently pick a lot of places to sniff and then our job as a handler is to identify other places we would like them to check. >> using a test sample of crushed frozen mussels company founder of the working dogs for conservation alice white law demonstrates how pack member will signal with an alert if she does find a mussel. >> she found it. [ laughter ] >> some of those canines are used overseas in the fight against the illegal poaching trade, by sniffing out ivory. these dogs really are man's best friend. in los angeles, al jazeera. >> you can watch "tech know" tonight at 6:30 easte

back in 2003, a cameroon player 2012, survived after a collapse during an english fa cup game. medics were able to save him although his heart stopped beating for a full 78 minutes. >>> professor san jay sharma has been telling, al jazeera that all venues should have lifesaving equipment on site. >> we need to raise awareness breathlessness that's disproportionate with the amount of exercise, and most of the conditions that cause death are genetic, they run in families. the ecg has been shown the save lives. for example in italy where something like this is mandatory, and has been for 30 years, provides a 90% reduction in sudden death. >>> a year ago welcome fans from around the world as its hosted six matches from the bristol world cup. went on to win the state championship after drawing with tierra violent clashes between two sets of fans and police used tear gas to disperse the crowd. >>> alleged match fixing involving former system, back in 2011. under investigation by spanish fa for bribing the opponents to help them avoid relegation. the match at the center, 2-1 win over

and then in 2003 marc-vivien foe died during a cameroon cup and then fabrice muamba survived after acollapse in 2012. we spoke with a cardiologist for the 2012 london olympics. he said all sporting venues should have equipment on side, and even athletes who have had their hearts screened can still be at risk. >> screening is not full proof. early cpr and defibrillation improves the outcome by several fold. and someone should apply the defibrillation paddle within minutes the outcome can be improved. death rates go up for every minute delay of defibrillation. >> andy murray has won one of his first claycourt titles. the world number three winning in three sets in monday's final. he's the first british player to win a title on clay in 39 years and as a special treat did he an encore costume change so he could collect his trophy in traditional lederhosen. >> we should build a few more clay courts in the u.k. that's a very long time. and i think it's always nice to try to--i wasn't aware that that was the case, but it was nice to have done that, and i can try win another one in the next

further he thanked chad, niger and cameroon for thinks assistance in the struggle against boko haramo i presume that that cooperation will continue. not today but at other times he has also talked about welcoming assistance from nigeria's traditional partners, friends and allies that would include the united states and the united nationsunited kingdom. >> mr. campbell, it was interesting to hear him say i belong to everybody, yet i belong to no one. was he giving there to tackling this problem of systemic corruption? >> he was indeed. he was making it perfectly clear he does not belong to anybody except to the nigerian people. and to the nigerian people as a whole. he is deliberately appealing to a renewed sense of national identity. he is saying in effect i am a nigerian. i am more than someone from the north. i am more than a muslim. i'm more than a former military man. buhari is in that sense an old fashioned nigerian nationalist. >> mr. campbell joining me live from new york. thank you very much for your time. thank you. now the u.n. refugee agencies says that fighting between ar

has been good coordination between the countries, not just chad but other countries like nigeria, cameroon is evidence in the fact that the group has been diminished, there has been few attacks in the north-east that in the last few weeks we have seen the rescue of hundreds of women and girls in the region in the sambisi forest specifically where it's believed that that is boko haram's last remaining strongest stronghold in the country. 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.

little bit more knowledge of these even when the world bank was involved in helping to lead the chad camerooneline. the terms of those contracts were secret and what excellence in terms were in chad, for example. i remember asking today, i want to see those contracts. now know. those were secret. and that's what we really can't go on display. this way. we need is all to be transparent. countries should look over and said my neighbor is getting a higher tax rate that's interesting. let's understand what our royalty rate is so low. the at the kind of transparency is would have to close down the tax havens the way they operate. what is private banking? right that banking is the minister will take your money and put it someplace safe. that's a lot of what private banking is. and that is, we will help to hide resource flows. will so why do small caribbean islands host trillions of dollars of deposits? because of their innate great banking sectors? no. why do some of the world's largest multinational companies collect their profits in bermuda? did sergei brin and larry page really do the greatest g

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 king has expressed regret for not being toil a attend a high profile summit of gulf leaders hosted by the u.s. his son the crown prince will attend. the king of bahrain declined the invitation to the meeting. the white house dismissed suggestion that sing salmans absence is a diplomatic snub. >> there's been no concern raised by our saudi partners eithe

another half million people have fled over the boarder to chad cameroon, and the democratic republiciving in refugee camps. entirely dependent on international aid. this is the lean season in central africa and food stocks are dangerously low. mothers and their children are most at risk at starvation. it is still several months until the next harvest. when there's a lack of food and other basic supplies people tend to move to where they believe they can get access to the things they need. this kind of competition over scarce resources may lead to further conflict. some of the armed groups have begun releasing children they recruited to fight with them. but the risk of renewed fighting is never far away the central african republic has few natural resources, so it's not high on the international agenda. without coordinated action now, this conflict may rumble on claiming more innocent lives. jackie rowland, al jazeera. >>> a major air defense exercise is underway in southern russia. 12,000 soldiers and 250 aircraft are testing their combat readiness, russia has repeatedly held drills

from his neighbors in checking attacks in both nigeria and across the border into chad niger, and cameroonand looking at the economy, this is one big problem he will have a lot of headaches. all right there are some analysts saying that the nigerian economy is in shamblings and there has been a lot of waste in the system and there is few amount of money in the treasury to tackle nigeria's key problems. there are falling revenues and if what the analysts are saying is true that nigeria's reserves, rather that amount in the coffers of government are actually low, then he's going to have a hard time tackling issues like lack of payment of wages, supply electricity, also the fight against several other ills nigeria is struggling with. but people here believe he has the capacity. as a strict disciplinarian he will bring some sanity into how the government is conducting their affairs, and they are hopeful he can deliver on all of his promises at least most of them. but how soon he can deliver is what people are waiting to see. >> thank you for that. >>> this news just in the u.s. state departmen

another half million people have fled over the border to chad, cameroon and the democratic republic of congo. here they're living in refugee camps, entirely dependent on international aid. this is the lean season and food stocks are dangerously low. mother and children are mostly at risk for starvation. infant mortality has reached crisis levels and it's still several months until the next harvest. >> the security situation will deteriorate. when we see the necessities missing, we see conflicts among young people and we see further displacement people move from where they are to where they will get these basic necessary cities. that movement in an intense situation will lead to increased conflict. >> armed groups have begun releasing children they reach crueltied to fight with them. the risk of renewed fighting is never far away. the central african republic has few northerly resources so not high on the international agenda. without coordinated action now this may rumble on, claiming more innocent lives. jacky rowland, al jazeera. >> 12 people have been arrested conclusion with a fire

fighting in the north-east to establish an islamic caliphate and launched attacks on chad niger and cameroon. the groups killed thousands. hundreds of women and girls were abducted forced to become sex slaves. boko haram pledged allegiance in march this year. joining us with more is ynonne ndedge in abuja. what do we know about how people were arrested. we seem to have lost ynonne ndedge - no in fact all right. we'll come back a little later in the programme. still to come here on al jazeera - after the earthquake the personal journey of al jazeera who calls nepal home. >>> and a stuff stance keeping refugees away >>> it's not just in the boxing ring where sportsmen go toe to toe. andy has news of a golfing stare down a little later in the programme >>> all right. let's go back to nigeria, and talk to ynonne ndedge in abuja. what do we know about people that were rescued from boko haram. >> we have made requests of the military for further information about the circumstances in which the latest 234 people were rescued. we received a response from people who said the usual circumstances that

its neighbors have been doing a lot of the fighting, chad and nigeria and cameroon in particular.energy boon at home, the fact our economic relations are anemic and that hurt our political and diplomatic relations. >> woodruff: i want to ask you about the economic aspect but peter pham does this aid mean that they're more likely to make headway against boko haram or is that possible to project or predict? >> ironically in its last months and weeks in office the jonathan administration, together with the other regional states, made tremendous progress push back boko haram militarily, but now it's no longer a military force it's increasingly insurgent terrorist and that requires a more counterinsurgency terrorist and that's going to require a different set of investments not only military capabilities but economic, political and social programs of inclusion to inculcate our people, support for the government and inoculate them if you will against extremism. >> woodruff: you again mentioned the economic problems. what are the challenges mr. buhari faces as he takes over. >> i think t

cooperation, there has been good coordination between themselves and not just chad forces but from cameroonwho also have been fighting boko haram and look at the results over the last few months boko haram have been diminished in the northeast and the armies are working together. president debbie did not get into the specific details or specific operations where there may have been a lack of coordination and would approach the presidency of a further clarification and reaction to these comments but they are yet to come through with any response. >> what is the current state of the fight against boko haram, it certainly does seem in resent times that nigerian forces have at least made some gains in that regarding a number of girls have been rescued in resent weeks? >> that is right, it would appear that boko haram has been greatly diminished since president elect mohamed beat jonathan and jonathan joined the presidential election at the end of march and you have virtually been able to hear a pin drop in the northeast vis-a-vis attacks by the group and military authorities here say because th

i was in cameroon for a short time and i'm uncomfortable with the attention i received. there were many staff who went into very grim care environments on a daily basis quietly without fanfare they did it entering walls in which they'd seen many patients and colleagues and sometimes friends die. in doing so, that group of national staff has displayed a really uncommon heroism that we don't talk about enough. i think we owe it to them and to their memory to make sure that we learn these long term lessons well and don't get caught flatfooted again. i really believe that. >> i know you said that you're haunted by those who did not get the care you got and did not survive, but you certainly were heroic in your efforts to save people and it is really a pleasure to have you with us. thank you and wish you be the best. >> thank you very much for having me. >> in today's digit albeit, a video showing a minneapolis police officer macing a group of protestors including children is raising controversy this morning. take a look. [ screaming ] >> the demonstrators were part of a rall

the ivory is what people are going for and some of the mass slaughters in cameroon, over 300 elephants were killed just a couple of years ago with grenades ak47s very brutal. some countries have started destroying them. the u.s. fish and wild life service destroyed six tons which might seem counter intuitive would that make it more rare. that collected and captured would never go back into the marketplace and trying to send a message that in that isn't going to be tolerated. if you want to get involved, there's different organizations you can contribute to the world wildlife funds. the website that i mentioned earlier, but also states like new york and new jersey have banned ivory trading within the state. you can ask the legislatures in your state to do the same thing so within the united states, it's not being sold. >> first lady michelle obama urges students to stay involved in politics and human rights. during a commencement speech, she recalled her years of struggle against discrimination and those of her husband's. >> we both felt the sting of those daily slights throughout our e

nigeria we see boko haram dismembering the state in northern nigeria attacking in cameroon, and niger somalia hasn't had a government in 25 years. the sinai peninsula is out of control of the egyptian military. yemen has collapsed as a country. and has the dubious distinction of hosting all three of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, a branch of isis and the houthi coalition, a surrogate for the ayatollah's of tie iran. iraq and syria have ceased to exist. as states, kurds are out of it in iraq. isis has created a new sunni state out of the western third of iraq. and the eastern two-thirds of syria. it will be a magnet for international terrorism. and we're standing by while it happens. you know winston churchill faced with the russian revolution once said we should have strangled bog chefism in its cradle. we should have strangled isis in its cradle too, but now they control -- [ applause ] they control territory the size of great britain. and the biggest problem of all, the iranian nuclear weapons program, is proceeding along with no impediments whatever. you know there's a lot of t

nigeria and its neighbors, chad, nijer and cameroon, have cleared a number of northern my jeerian towns. now we have an opportunity with the african union force but it lacks equipment, it lacks capacity for a protracted fight there. and this amendment expresses support for robust security assistance training, equipment, that capacity building they need so that the african troops that are fighting against boko haram can continue to advance on the field. the amendment also requires the department of defense and the state department to produce a report to make sure that congress sfullly aware of the nature of the assistance -- fully aware of the nature of the assistance we provide. and we need to give them the appropriate means they need. that's the best chance we can to eliminate boko haram, to eliminate this terror so that other young girls are not snatched and their lives destroyed. the region stability by the way, depends on it. i yield back, mr. chairman. thank you. the chair: the gentleman from washington. mr. larsen: thank you, mr. chairman. i yield two minutes to the gentlelady fro