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hostage negotiators negotiators, detectives who are being sent to nigeria are being sent to the capitol city 500 miles away from boko haram's heart land. i'm concerned about what they're going to be able to get done from there. if their expectations are being raised by the deployment of u.s. forces they're likely to be disappointed, a lot of americans are as well. >> we'll take another short break. when we come back we'll talk more about the future of this giant country now home to the largest economy in africa. ploitd >> beyond borderland... ploitd only on al jazeera america >> welcome back to inside story. i'm ray suarez. on this edition of our program we're talking about the troubles in semi year i can' --in nigeria. it's racked by corruption and . this is one of the more professional militaries. it has managed to remain in the barracks and stopped that cycle of coups . how come this well-equipped big army has not been able to suppress boko haram. we have to understand that th is very complex. no matter how efficient an army is, it is very difficult to learn and i think the nigerian army

hostage negotiators negotiators, detectives who are being sent to nigeria are being sent to the capitol city 500 miles away from boko haram's heart land. i'm concerned about what they're going to be able to get done from there. if their expectations are being raised by the deployment of u.s. forces they're likely to be disappointed, a lot of americans are as well. >> we'll take another short break. when we come back we'll talk more about the future of this giant country now home to the largest economy in africa. >> how old are you? >> 9 >> child labor in america >> in any other industry, kids need to be 16 years old to be able to work. you don't see any of that in agriculture >> low cost food >> how many of you get up at 4 or 5 o'clock in the morning to go out to the fields? >> who's paying the price? fault lines... al jazeera america's hard hitting... ground breaking... truth seeking... >> they don't wanna show what's really going on... >> award winning, investigative, documentary series. children at work only on al jazeera america rebuilding the dream on real money with ali velshi on al ja

militants striking in the capitol city of mogadishu.later they tried to storm the complex with law makers inside. and at least seven people were killed. and el sal vador. gun men opened fire and killed six people and wounding five more. the bus was on the way to the airport when men dressed as manies workers began to shoot. they believe it was likely gang related. >> china. caught on video. rescue crews saving construction workers. they were laying a floor in the shaft when it gave away and sending them pledge plunging 30 meters down. they suffered minor injuries and are expected to be okay. that's a wrap on the fox trip around the world in 80 seconds. >> the man known as the father of gijoe has died. he passed away of cancer in rhode island and left behind a popular legacy. he was head of development in ha ssbro toys. he was inspired by the need to honor america's war heroes. he was a 11 and half inch movable doll and in the decades to follow gi joe had coaccessories and cartops and feature films. donald levin was 86 years old. >> late

. >> south korea, thousands packing the square in the capitol city and holding a vigil of the victimsthe ferry disaster. some holding up signs and demanding the south korea president take responsibility for the sinking. they say they are angry in the coast guard's response and want a full investigation. 476 people were on board. 285 people are confirmed dead and 19 people are still missing. >> china. bomb crews blowing up bombs left over in world war ii. construction crews discovered the intake bombs and shells around the city. >> peru. protest over federal reform turning violent in limba. protestors threw battles and rocks at police who responded with teargas. that is a wrap. >> california chron comes on one come in first. california chrome's team started to worry about the colt's ability to race after he coughed. he had a small blister in his throat. social inclusion took third. california chrome wins in bapproximate elmont in june, it will be the 12th triple crowner in history. >> i wonder where in the woshld they come up with names to the horses. caught on camera, a woman old enou

the capitol city is where they are holding the world forum on africa, but even that is causing peopleo stay away. how do you manage doing business in a country like that? business? >> you just have to be cautious. in a count try like nigeria, diligence. >> how it is different doing business in nigeria, versus ukraine at the moment, versus -- name me another country that you are in, where stable. >> look at, say, dubai. it's very safe, easy to get to. nigeria is not having that. there's opportunities and there are risks and you have to weigh it all out. >> how does this effect your actual transactions? your customers remain stable? >> yeah we have solid customers. >> industrial? >> industrial, yes. and there's definitely more market share but it's just making that risk, and taking that chance, and there are other places that are more fruitful. >> but you do get the fact when you are going to expert everything is not going to be as stable as exporting to somebody in the united states. >> absolutely. >> the cost of doing business for you. do you on a daily basis have to worry about these

recently they have launched bombings in the capitol city that killed dozens of people,>>> deadly violence in ukraine. people killed after fighting between pro government forces and russian mill lants in the eastern part of the country. a police station was set on fire and an officer is believed to be one of victims in all of this. russian president vladimar putin visits crimea and speaking to a huge crowd, his visit condemned by nato and ukraine and u.s. state department calling it unnecessary and provekative. this comes after a woke week vote by separatist in two oastern ukranian. putin said he is pulling the troops away from the border, but the u.s. and nato desput his claim. >> house spoker john boehner announce the six republicans who will investigate benghazi. we'll look at who the speaker chose and chose to overlook. plus, is facebook forever? why the social media giant is in the middle of a controversy of a u.s. marine that took his own life. is facebook obligated to remove pictures and postings of people after they die? go to fox news.com and click on america's asking link. you ca

stories on al jazeera, the libya government remains in control despite heavy fighting in the capitol and second citye taliban says it will keep fighting until islamic law is imposed across the whole pakistan. nato sees no sign of a reported russian troop withdraw from the ukrainian

on the same day as a massive protest in the capitol city, nigeria's defense chief made an important announcementbout the much-criticized military mission. speaking in front of thousands, he broke the good news. >> the good news for the girls, we know where they are, but we cannot tell you. just leave us alone, we are working, we will get the girls back. >> the defense chief insists this announcement should prove the nigerian military knows what it's doing and that it's not corrupt and people should stop criticizing. even though they say they've pinpointed where the hostages are, the military will not use force to rescue them, fearing that could get them killed. last week, troops from britain, france, china and the united states arrived to provide intelligence and support to the nigerian military. >> coming up at 7:50, we'll talk about the nigerian military's strategy for getting the girls back quickly and negotiating their release. >> ukraine's incoming president is viewing to bring peace to t country as violence breaks out at donetsk. clashes at airport have killed 40 pro-russian separatists. t

the boat capsized thursday on the river near the capitol city of dhaka. forty people managed to swim to shore. another 35 were rescued. in march of 2012, 145 people were killed when a ferry sank in that same area. >> it has now been one month since the ferry capsized in south korea. hundreds of high school students died. divers are still recovering bodies of passengers. ferry workers and political leaders are under pressure for not doing enough. >> the drum beats are prayer continue one month on for more than 300 dead or missing. the port is quieter than in days just after the disaster, but the sense of loss still hanks heavy. half an hour's drive away is a dwindling group of relatives waiting for their turn to take a body home. they have watched other families leave. >> i envy them pippen ve them a lot. it's not like they're taking live children home, but dead ones. that we should feel envious watching them feels miserable. >> conditions continue to worsen inside the ferry. one dive team leader said it's now necessary to persuade relatives that it's time

hommes is syria's third largest city and has been called the capitol of the revolution. it was one of the first cities to rise up in 2011. much of the city fell to opposition forces. over the past two years, the government has laid siege to areas once home to tens of thousands of people. at the beginning of this year, old the only still was held by armed groups. if it falls, that, too will fall under government control. rebels are asking a u.n. delegation to supervise the withdrawal. they want their wounded to be assisted by the red crescent. al jazeera hoda sent us this. >> they are the last rebel stronghold. 1 fighters are inside. but for months, they have been under siege. now, they may be given safe passage out as part of a deal with the government. the rebels who were reportedly in retreat to the northern countryside of the city. but those areas are also under siege. the deal would allow the state to regain control of a city known as the capitol of the revolution. >> now, it is impossible to take back the city. we were so hungry. we couldn't even walk 100 meters. i u

as in the case previously whole neighborhoods in the capitol city and all villages have been cleansed of their populations. as it we will hear from are witnesses there are numerous causes including a fight to control conflict minerals. one, for example, is a mining area. thus the economic tough economic motives are work. on one novel it is true religious fervor and dedication that provides the greatest for peace and reconciliation in the central african republic. some of your coffee months ago three greater religious leaders came to washington as well as to new york, the united nations especially one was a muslim imam . the three spoke, and i met with them, as did so many others and was absolutely impressed and in all of their fervor to bring peace and reconciliation to a country and to do just like the christian and muslims are trying to do, what we saw as outrageous . met with the imam there as well as the catholic who had joined arms and link hand-in-hand their communities to say no to the extremism on either side. the same positive and to religious dialogue occurring here in the s

city of barcelona. in france, hundreds of people have demonstrated against the rise of far right parties. protestors chanting left wing anthems and waived banners while marching through the capitol. they are angry about the success of marine's national front party, which won 25% of the vote last week. his comments come after his conservative party lost out in the leftist city party in last year's european elections. a cabinet reshuckle is expected as early as next week. >> a campaign to stop a mother and her children from being deported is gaining support. she can't return home, because there is a risk her daughters will be subjected to female again till mutilation. >> she fled to the u.k. in 2011 after her step mother in nigeria threatened to subject her daughter to female general genital mutilation. she is convinced thatly be subjected to this procedure as soon as they return. and she is determined to protect them. >> her daughters were taken to a deception facility on wednesday. >> he is in rah very vulnerable situation, she is mentally very unstable, she fears the safety of her two daughters and herself. i have spoken to her about ten minutes ago, and she sounded very very u

george washington knew what he wanted-- a building so grand that no one could ever move the capitol from his cityind it on jenkins hill, where he laid the cornerstone. and he might admire the dome which was built later, for what it overcame. built by men who despised each other, topped by a statue of freedom cast by a slave, through war and rivalry, the dome kept rising. and that's american character that runs deep below the skin. >> stephen ayers: this is where we go from that beautifully richly decorated capitol to the battleship gray industrial parts of the capitol building. >> pelley: stephen ayers holds the title architect of the capitol. he takes care of the dome and everything below. this is all original? it's all 150 years old? >> ayers: yes, it is. >> pelley: all this was designed by ayers' predecessor, thomas walter, who proposed a dome no one had asked for. this is the capitol that george washington knew, and it's still the center of the capitol building today. walter won a competition to expand the house and senate sides to hold all of the politicians coming in from the new states. bu

the deal would allow the state to regain control of a city known as the capitol of the revolution. >> now, it is impossible to take back the city. we are so hungry. we couldn't walk 100 meters. i used to way 73 kill owes. now, i weigh 53 kilos. >> this 24-year-old arrived in istanbul a few days ago. he said the bombardmentweigh 53. >> this 24-year-old arrived in istanbul a few days ago. he said the bombardment forced them to leave. >>> in early 2012, the regime began it's campaign to retake lost territory in the city. this neighborhood came under one of the most intense assaults. activists appealed for help when international observers visited the rebel areas at the time. but the world didn't act. for him, it was a symbol of defiance when the rebels lost it, he left. >> translator: at first, i thought we would return. the situation was worse. i left homs over a year ago when the city under was siege. >> at a time corridor linking damask damaskas passes through homs. >> the regime and the opposition know they cannot control the whole country. so the regime is concentrating on re-statak

. >> racing out of the fort pit tunnel welcome to pittsburgh, the former island steel capitol of the world. the city known for it's bridges is today also a sense of financial services companies medical centers and hi-tech industries. pittsburgh's mayor said it had to be flexible to survive when the steal industry left town. >> you can burn a city, you can flood a city, or you can tear the economic heart of a city out. as long as you invest back into the people who believe in that city, the city will come back. the mayor says he has talked with detroit about there. unlike detroit, pittsburgh never accepted federal government cash, but never the less, it has taken 30 years to row back from when giant factories like this, now long abandoned dominates the city. today only these old stacks from the steel homestead work stands in honor of a once great industry that employs tens of thousands of people. the city raised $300 million to develop this charming shopping mall, which is on the site and carries all the big brand names. but how has pittsburgh raised the cash? jeremy says 5 1/2 billion has come in in

stories on al jazeera, the libya government remains in control despite heavy fighting in the capitol and second citythe taliban says it will keep fighting until islamic law is imposed across the whole pakistan. nato sees no sign of a reported russian troop withdraw from the ukrainian border. tearful south korean president apologizes to the nation once again for the world ferry tragedy and the big sport stories and world and this is one of the most celebrated with the actions of the former world champion coming up, later in the program. ♪ the libyan government is insisting that it remains in control of the country despite heavy fighting in two major cities. gunmen launch attack on parliament on tripoli on sunday and demanded its suspension, an airport in the eastern city of benghazi came under rocket attack early on monday. dozens have been injured in the violence, many of them are citizens and the man at the center of the unrest is a man vowed to end hard line malitia groups in benghazi and once a top leader for gaddafi and later fought to topple him in the 2011 u upz -- up raising and they say the

something that i know that a number of folks in here on the capitol planning committee when the mayor was in the former position of the city administrator, and we created the capitol plan in 2006 and it was really to address the critical infrastructure needs, and priorities. and fiscally responsible way and that has been the model through the capitol plan and the current mayor is that we are making progress toward that and that we are not only addressing some of our critical infrastructure like the hall of justice and the water supply system and some of the other tools and fire station and police stations that play a critical role. and finally, mentioning again that we are doing this with strong accountability and in keeping the tax rates at current level sos that we are doing this in a fiscally prudent, and responsible way. and having said that, i will pass it on to karls, to talk a little bit about what is in the program. >> thank you. >> so, good afternoon, everyone, and happy to come to you, this afternoon to talk a little bit more about the eser to remind you about what we are undertaking and accomplishing, the eser 2

capitol. this also applies to the eastern city of bengahzi. now a source close to the head of the national congress gave forces made of former. rebels stationed in the center as well as western libya. you have a sense that the government is taking these incidents and the forces the attacking forces who are loyal to retired general very seriously. now what this crisis highlights is the fact that libya is very chaotic. the government is very weak. you have these political divisions within the general national congress as well as the government is very weak. it lacks the military abilities to rein in powerful militia groups that are acting in impunity since the toppling of muammar qaddafi. some libyans are very worried because they say this is the beginning of wider divisions that could lead libya to civil war. >> 51 children and one adult are dead after the bus they were riding on caught fire. coming home from a church service 400 miles north of bogota. the bus was overcrowded. it was licensed for 38 pages but 50 were on board, most of them chil

capitol. this also applies to the eastern city of benghazi. now a source close to the head of the general national congress gave orders to the forces that are called the shield of libya. that force is made of former rebels, they are stationed in the center as well as western libya. so you have a sense that the government is taking these incidents and the forces, the attacking forces who are loyal to retired general, very seriously. what this crisis highlights is that libya is very chaotic. the government is very weak. you have deep political divisions within the general national congress as well as the government is very weak. it lacks the military abilities to rein in powerful militia groups that are acting are with impunity. they say this is the beginning of wider divisions that could lead libya to civil war. >>> 25-year-oldgrad student convicted two weeks ago of assaulting a new york city police officer back in 2012. mcmillan elbowed the officer in the face but says it was a reflex when the officer grabbed her from behind, grabbing her brea

city a way of life. >>> and -- >> does the current capitol hill class really deserve to be compared to the famed do nothing congress? here's nbc bay area's sam brock. >> thanks for joining us. we'll be exposing the realities and facts behind some of the most hot button controversial issues of the last few months. "reality check" is about understanding what's really going on in the world by using data, research and expert analysis to vet claims. >>> they argue smoking pot is dangerous. but is it more dangerous than alcohol which is widely consumed and has long been legal? the reality may surprise you. the topic is kind of out of the bag. cannabis supporters say it's improving lives and at the national forefront. even the president is weighing in telling the new yorker magazine recently, i don't think it's more dangerous than alcohol. is this true? >> my initial impression is he's coming closer to telling the truth than what the government has ever been willing to do about marijuana. >> dr. timothy surmack is author of "marijuana." he explains that consuming alcohol just like using marijuana uses chemicals f

the deal would allow the state to regain control of a city known as the capitol of the revolution. >> now, it is impossible to take back the city. we were so hungry. we couldn't even walk 100 meters. i used to way 73 kilos. now, i way 53 kilos. >> this 24-year-old arrived in istanbul a few days ago. he said the bombardment and the government siege on rebel-held areas forced neighborhoods to surrender one after another. in early 2012, the regime began its campaign to retake lost territory in the city. the neighborhood came under one of the government's intense assaults during this war. activists like halid absula appealed for help when observers visited at the time. the world didn't act. it was a symbol of defiance when the rebels lost it, he left. >> at first, i thought we would return. then the situation got worse. we didn't lose homms today. it was lost a year ago. >> it is strategically located. the corridor linking damask united states to the government strongholds along the coast passes through homms. >> the regime and opposition know they cannot control the whole country. the re

>> well, security in the capitol is extremely tight. the city has essentially been shut down during this conference because of those concerns. but the rest of the country is moving on. the rest of the country is functioning. as far as the government's response i think that they're trying to balance the need to pursue the terrorists to try to get the girls home to their families, while also not trying to tip their hand to the terrorists. obviously they have satellite phones, they have access to television, they have access to information. the government is trying to walk this balance about keeping the public dpoard about what's being done but so as to not compromise their ability to get the girls home safely. >> thank you for staying up late tonight, we appreciate it. >> okay thank you. >> oil is a resource that can make any area wealthy but in the niger dale most people are living on less than $100 a day. we hear from photo photojournald cashi. >> over the last 20-plus years nigeria has become one of the top 10 oil producers in the world. at the

>> security in the capitol is extremely tight. the city has been shut down during this conference because of those concerns. but the rest of the country is moving on. the rest of the country is functioning. as far as the government's response, i think that they're trying to balance the need to pursue the terrorists, to try to get the girls home to their families. while also, not trying to tip their hands to the terrorists. obviously they have satellite phones, they have access to television, they have access to communication. keeping the public informed about what's being done but not revealing too much information so as to compromise their efforts to get the girls home safely. >> david rice, thanks for staying up so late. we appreciate it. >> all right, thank you. >> oil is a resource that can make any area wealthy but in the niger delta there are people living on less than $1 a day. in tonight's first person report we hear from photojournalist ed cashi. >> the oil industry in nigeria began in 1958 that's whether they started to pump oil.

. >> the city was once considered the capitol of the syrian revolution. bel fighters are leaving as part of a truce that ends a two-year siege of the city. their withdrawal effectively hands the city to the government. >> syrian rebel fighters boarding buses to take them out of the besieged neighborhoods. this might be the final chapter in a story of hope, violence and tragedy that was the battle for homs. it started in 2011 when demonstrations against the assad regime took hold in syria's third largest city. government forces moved violently against them, but an increasing number of defectors from the syrian army began protecting the demonstrators. they formed small units and called themselves the free syrian army. >> i had sworn to protect civilians but when i saw what the government forces were doing to the people, i defected on june 2nd. >> reporter: the rebels held homs and it was the epicenter of the uprising against bashar al assad. regime forces launched a brutal assault including artillery shooting and snipers killing scores of people. marcelle wa

this is important because the capitol of that state is a world cup host city.olice are saying they want a 50% pay raise, but the government is only offering a 15% pay raise. this is causing all sorts of problems up there. the governor of the state is holding emergency meetings with the police union right now, trying to avoid a security breakdown, especially ahead of the world cup which is less than 30 days away. so we're watching this very closely. >>> the brooklyn bridge is one of the most famous land marks in the united states, but it is slipping into a dangerous state of disrepair. it's one of thousands of bridges across the u.s. classified as [ inaudible ] to collapse. >> reporter: the brooklyn bridge isn't just an iconic tourist attraction, it carries about 120,000 vehicles between brooklyn and manhattan every day. but it was never designed for heavy traffic when it was built. significant wear and tear has sent it classified among those bridges in the worst condition in the united states. but the new york department of transportation has confidence in its

human rights activists have been protesting in the capitol islamabad against the killing and police in the cityeing accused of standing by and doing nothing. and we have more. >> reporter: it's hard to imagine the horror of her last moments and beaten to death here outside the court by around 20 members of her family. they were furious she married a man she loved instead of agreeing to an arranged marriage. and she came to the court to contest the case filed by her father which he accused her husband of kidnapping his daughter. >> translator: we were going to go to the hearing of a case and present and when we tried to pass the family attacked us. first they opened fire and they were all around us and hit me and my wife. >> reporter: prime minister described the killing as totally unacceptable and has ordered government officials to investigate. >> translator: the case has been registered. family members of deceased are among those charged in the murder case and other names are also being added to the case. >> reporter: public anger is growing at the police who are accused of doing nothing to s

in yemen, al-qaeda fighters have attacked the city of sayun, capitol of the southeastern province. ministry of defense says 15 al-qaeda fighters and 12 soldiers were killed. a report. >> reporter: this is the aftermath of the attack. top army commanders inspected government buildings. an army post, a police station and bank branchs that were hit by al-qaeda fighters. this is the man who led the attack. the senior al-qaeda commander. here, he posted his picture near the presidential palace during the raid. they came in dozens of pick-up trucks under the cover of darkness and occupied many buildings for hours. thousands of troops were deployed, backed by fighter jets to repeal the attack. these are the bodies of what the government says al-qaeda fighters. before pulling out, the attackers wrote graffiti on the walls of the city. this one reads: today, we are here. tomorrow, we will be in sinaii. the province has seen several deadly attacks against government troops. the most recent raid coincides with a military offensive against al-qaeda in these provinces. here, in azan, a crucial

this show of force was in the city, capitol of the province and a response to last week's car bombings that killed 39 people. the central government blamed the attacks on separatists from the ethnic muslim community. such images are aimed at reassuring the public. >> the government wants to send the signal that they are committed to protecting lives and safety of the public in a more effective way. i think the chinese people will finally be able to understand. >> in scenes that are an echo of china's revolutionary era rallies, state media released photos of a mass trial held in a cocker stadium. 55 people were convicted of terrorism, separatism and murder, three were sentenced to death. the trials were unrelated to last week's violence, but it's a further sign of the intense filing security crackdown. >> beijing's not seen security like this since the olympics, and the fact this operation has now been extended to cities right across the country is a measure of just how worried the government now is. aljazeera, beijing. >> as part of the beefed up security in beijing, police announced t

city. two mile wide tornado ripped through the state capitol on monday. >> that was the tragedy on the ground innovations are being developed in the lab to protect against future disasters. >> we create tornado like vor vortexes. >> i'm at the university where they can actually create tornadoes. >> darryl gains designed and built the tornado simulator. >> a tornado simulator allows us to understand what happens to structures. >> tornadoes are rated on an ef scale which is an indicator of the severity of the storm based on wind speed and debris impact. >> so this was designed to do mid ef 3, about 150 miles per hour or less. >> did you ever sit in the vortex? >> oh, absolutely, all the time. would you like to go? >> this is the time i've been waiting for. >> turn it on slow and then -- >> build it up? >> build it up. >> are you going to leave me here on my own? >> you're good. >> at this point i was wondering just how powerful an ef 3 would be. wow! whoa! now i can just about imagine how terrifying a tornado can be. through your research you're hoping to be able to recommend how to reinforce b

the city has more from the capitol bogota. >> columbiaians got a chance to see their two leading candidates confront each other in a live televised debate in what has been described as the dirtiestly campaign in this country's history. the last polls show the president and his main rifle are practically tied. but that was before farc rebels agreed to renounce all ties to drug trafficking, a major break through. just leaped. shows him being briefed about sensitive military. the voices are not ours. this shows that this is a trick done to our cam paper. there can be no doubt about it. santos accused him of lying to the columbian people and things got more heated when he was accused of being a puppet of the former president, a fierce opponent of the current peace talks with farc rebels. >> the president hounded me because i wasn't precisely his party. you are going to have a tough time. i demand respect. this is a debate of ideas. i won't. >> one of the biggest questions is whether the debate will give a boost to the floundering president. another mandate so that he could finalize peace talks

around 150 people battled back and forth with security forces in the city. 150 miles west of the capitol least two police officers were seen limping away from the scene. 41 people have died since protests began there in february. >> serious consequences for users of synthetic marijuana. in less than a week, almost 120 people in texas have overdosed on the drug. it's called k2, designed to give users a similar high to natural pot. some of the overdose victims had to be sedated before treated. it is not banned by state for federal law, vendors free to sell it. >> sour news for a sweet fruit a mango recall. the produce recalled because of possible contamination. the fruit was sold under the name tommy atkins, shipped to arizona, colorado, new jersey and texas. no illness has been associated with the recall. listeria can be deadly. >> it is known as the amazon of china, poised to make a big splash in the u.s. with $1 billion public initial offering on tuesday, the final figure to be much higher and even surpass the $15 billion facebook i.p.o. back in 2012. it may not stop there. it could top

happens, the syrian government fores will be in full control of syria's third largest city, homs was deemed os the capitol of the revolution and pullout from the fighters, the loft strong hold that the rebels had there is a major setback for the syrian opposition. the government was animate to regain control over these areas,s specially homs because of its symbolism, also to make sure to give an impression that things are stable enough in the country ahead of presidential elections scheduled for june 3. it's a major goal for the government to give credibility to the elections. many expect a win. >> many thanks for that update from beirut. >> anti-government groups in egypt say they've formed a coalition to bring an end to what they describe as the military coup. self prescribed politicians, including members of the muslim brotherhood have been missing in brussels. they say they will launch a council on the third of july to commemorate the removal of the first affairs of the removele of a former president mohamed morsi. >> the muslim brotherhood and freedom and justice party agree and have signed this docu

city. a two mile wide wind tunnel ripped through the capitol on monday. >> oh my god!s the tragedy in the ground but new innovations are developed in the lab to protect against future disasters. >> we create tornado like vortexes. mimicking tornado wind speeds. >> i'm at the national wind institute at texas tech university where they can actually recreate tornadoes. harold janes professor of mechanical engineering designed and built the tornado simulator called vortek. >> in a controlled situation, to understand what happens to structures. >> tornado winds are rated on an ef scale which is an indicator of the severity of the storm based on wind speed and debris impact. >> this is ef 3e, 150 miles or less. >> have you ever been in this? >> oh, absolutely. would you like to go? >> this is what i've been waiting for. >> i'm going to build up the speed. >> so you're going to leave me here? >> you're good. >> at this point i was wondering just how powerful an ef3 would be. >> wow! >> now i can just about imagine how terrifying a tornado can be. >> to your research you're ho

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city's way of life? and -- >> republican 80th do nothing labor. >> does the current capitol hill clash need to be compared to the do nothing congress? here is nbc bay area's sam brock. >> thanks for joining us. for the next 30 minutes, we expose the realities and facts about the hot button issues. reality check is about what's understanding what's going on around the world using data, research and analysis. we begin with a lightning rod topic debated in statehouses across the country right now. legalization of marijuana. washington and colorado broke through first. now other states are considering green lighting marijuana for recreational use, including here in california. they argued smoking pot is dangerous. is it more dangerous than alcohol that is widely consumes and legal. the reality may surprise you. the topic is kind of out of the bag. cannabis supporters. even the president is weighing in telling the new yorker, i don't think it's more dangerous than alcohol. is this true? >> he's closer to telling the truth than what the government has been willing to do about marijuana. >> reporter: this doctor

city's way of life? and -- >> republican 80th do nothing labor. >> does the current capitol hill clash need to be compared to the do nothing congress? here is nbc bay area's sam brock. >> thanks for joining us. for the next 30 minutes, we expose the realities and facts about the hot button issues. reality check is about what's understanding what's going on around the world using data,

city jumped 4 percent.. sunpower 3 percent. energy efficiency continues to divide capitol hill. a bill to advance green energy policies in homes and businesses was shot down yesterday by senate republicans. chrysler hit a bump in the road. chrysler booked a $690 million dollar loss in the first quarter. the loss is connected to italian car company fiat buying the american automaker. chrysler had $1.2 billion dollars in charges winding down debt and financing payments to a health care trust for retired autoworkers. the new company is fiat chrysler automobiles. minus the costs.... chrysler earned $486 million on strong sales of pickup trucks and jeeps. the company is backing its forecast for the year in today's cover story--if general motors' suppliers are unhappy--could that spell more trouble than g-m has already? a survey of suppliers to the top six automakers say general motors is their "least preferred" customer. but the reasons that drew the most criticism are not couched in such mild terms. companies that make parts for general motors vehicles give gm low marks for "trustwo