capitol in washington. capitol was constructed from 1922-1932. up next, a conversation on the design of the building. mr. ripley: we are currently on the 14th floor of the tower, which is about two thirds of the height of the tower. the tower is 400 feet from the ground to the top of the solar's head. the nebraska state capitol was built over the 10-year period from 1922 until 1932 in four separate stages of construction. bertram goodhue secured the commission to design the state capitol as the result of a national competition. he did three rather remarkable things in the design. it was his first opportunity to be set free to do his own major commission under his own design and design concept. prior to the nebraska state capital it was very typical that ols werete capit designed after the primary design prototype, which was the u.s. capitol. and he was the first to depart from copying the federal capitol. he created a building that had building instead of a offour equal sides, instead building two long walls and two short ones, a shoebox design.

the capitol dome. texans are proud of the fact that the texas capitol is actually taller than the national capital. when the first capitol was completed in 1853, it was very small and was not popular. officials started to make plans for a grander, more fitting state capitol for texas. they realized they could not afford what they had in mind, and so they were able to set aside acres of land in the panhandle, and trade that so the texas capitol could be completed in 1888. it imparts to visitors the story of texas, the story of the land it took to build the capitol, but also about the history of the state of texas, not only as a state, but when it was the republic of texas. to have all the beautiful paintings throughout the building, and our capital tour guides get an opportunity to show the building to all our visitors -- we have a great opportunity to talk about the capitol and impart all that information to our visitors. when visitors walk into the south entrance or another, they are originally start

they flank the capitol building without distracting from the capitol building. in that sense they were successful. the house, the entire house of representatives, 435 members, were going to move into this new building. each member got one room. it was going to be very cramped. there are only 90 senators at the time. they got pretty close to the same appropriation to build the two buildings. they didn't need a four sided building. they built a three sided building and used the extra money to make the russell building a much more elegant building than the matching house office building which became the cannon building. in this building, the doors are actually made of mahogany instead of painted to look like they were mahogany. in this building stair rails are brass. in the house office building they are iron. in this building there's a lot more marble than there is in the other building. it's just a lovely building. the senior senators especially like this building. it has a style of old school of the senate. the junior senators for the most part find this inconve

it comes as rebel fighters shell the center of the capitol.overnment is targeting rebels on the outskirts of damascus. >>> and aid groups in south sudan say sexual violence against women is on the rise. women are often raped and beaten as they go to collect firewood and water. >>> some of southern india's poorest people are demanding justice over a failed land distribution scheme. the initiative was launched two years ago with the aim to provide land to pour households. each family would be given 121 square meters of land, but so far only one in ten have been given deeds. our correspondent reports from the district with the least amount of land allocated. >> reporter: this person has never imagined that being given a piece of government land would cost so much despair with her low income and blind husband to take care of, they were prime candidates for the government scheme. >> translator: for 12 years we tried hard to get the land, and we finally did, but it's not in this area, and we can't move. we don't have money to build a house there. an

says the army backed by hezbollah fighters pushed to the capitol damascus.position tanks roll into areas they have taken signs of the fighting are everywhere and parts of syria have been reduced to syria in the war that is in its fifth year. some of those who came back say the homes in hama have been destroyed. >> translator: they left nothing for us. they have damaged the houses and stolen the belongings. thank god we have returned safely. >> reporter: beyond these mountains there is rare discontent in latakia. these protesters gathered against assad who killed an airforce colonel over a traffic dispute last year and a syrian war began with crack down on opposition as they control over syria demonstrations are beginning to happen in the vast of the support. al jazeera. >>> critical condition in the u.s. city of ferguson after what police are saying was an exchange of gunfire with officers. it happened during demonstrations to mark the anniversary of the teenager michael brown's killing. police said they had been following the plan because they believed he w

jason is the capitol hill editor for roll call. he previously admitted national journal, congress daily and before that he wrote for great wire. thank you so much. >> thank you, linda. appreciate you having me. it's an honor to be here. i think these panels can be very helpful in trying to sort through what really is a truly unique event. it sort of combines all of the elements as bill was saying earlier of an inoculation from the state of the union address and almost like a rock concert. the logistics on this are sort of a marvel to behold. but in our next panel will talk more about the logistics. right now we want to delve down and zero in on some of the big issues in a particularly issues the pope has made a part of his portfolio. they happen to be three of the most contentious most debated, stickiest issues that capitol hill and the country has dealt with in the last several decades. they are certainly at the core right now. demetrius let's start with you. you are truly one of the world's foremost experts on immigration and hav

the successionist want aiden to become the capitol of a break away southern republic.l to president hadi want the sea port city to become the financial capitol of all federal yemen. islam reform one of yemen's most organized political parties says yemen should remain united. but the failed assassination attempt is a further sign of the deteriorating security situation across the country. >> it sets a tone for security in aiden. everybody is scrambling to cleanup their act in the city and establish a police force. but they have not been successful so far. >> reporter: aiden was retaken from the shia houthis and troops loyal to deposed president saleh. this followed months of air strikes by a saudi-led coalition, these thanks provided by the united arab emirates for soldiers loyal to exiled president hadi played a crucial role in pushing houthi forces from the south. and this is where fighting is taking place. anti-houthi fighters are on the offensive in the central city of thai. they are led by this man, a tribal leader from the islam party. his fighters have recently c

the successionists want aden to become the capitol of a breakaway southern republic.loyal to president hadi want the sea port city to become the financial capitol of a federal yemen. one of yemen's most organized political parties says yemen should remain united. but the failed assassination attempt is a further sign of the deteriorating security situation across the country. >> it sets a tone of the security situation in aden. they are trying to establish a police force but haven't been successful so far. >> reporter: aden was taken by the houthis and forces loyal to ex-president all -- saleh. these tanks were provided by the united arab emirates and played a crucial role in pushing forces to the south. and this is where fighting is taking place. anti-houthi fighters in the city of ta'izz. they are lead by this man, a tribal leader. his fighters have recently captured many areas and security buildings in ta'izz. the city of ta'izz is a vital supply route for anti-houthi fighters in their push to recapture the capitol, sana'a. and to achieve that goal, coalition war p

so that is alexis' residence within the capitol greece and i think we are awaiting the prime ministerng his residence to go and make a statement and you can see the greek media outside to make a statement about the fact he is calling this election for september the 20th, no official confirmation at the moment but it has been widely reported there by the greek media that he is going to call an election for september the 20th and then he will formally resign and we will go back to athens as soon as we see the greek prime minister. the greek islands of course are at the forefront of europe's refugee crisis, results at this time of year. and having to cope with hundreds more on schedule to arrivals every day in a country that already has huge and well-documented financial issues. we report home to an uneasy mix of refugees, tourists and the local authorities. >> reporter: the height of the holiday season has become a refugee camp. tourists might once have lingered here for the view, they don't anymore. outside the police station frustration rises by the day. those with more obvious claims

says they pushed back fighters in the area close to the capitol damascus.sition tanks roll into areas signs of the fighting are everywhere and major parts of syria have been reduced to rubble in the war now in the fifth year. some of those who came back say their homes in hama have been destroyed. >> translator: they left nothing for us. they have damaged the houses and stolen the belongings. thank god we have returned safely. >> reporter: beyond these mountains there is rare discontent in datakia. these protesters gathered against president assad and reportedly killed an airforce colonel over a traffic dispute last week and a crack down on protests and opposition as the assad control shrinks in syria demonstrations are happening in the vast of support, al jazeera. >>> a car bomb exploded outside the airport at afghanistan kabul at the civilian entrance and five killed and 20 wounded and taliban says it was dehind the attack and they were guarding the airport and among the dead and injured and jennifer glasse sent this report from kabul. >> reporter: taliba

truck bomb has killed 8 people and injured 400 others in afghanistan near an army compound in the capitol. this is the fourth attack in afghanistan in two days and jennifer glasse with the latest. >> reporter: the explosion was so big it could be heard all around the afghan capitol and windows shattered and buildings collapsed. >> translator: the ground was shaking when the explosion took place, i thought it was an earthquake, it was so horrible. >> reporter: the target may have been a military compound the dead and injured were mainly civilians, hospitals were inundated. >> translator: all residents in the area were shocked and concerned about the security which is getting worse day by day, there is no guaranty how long we will live. >> reporter: the u.n. recently said civilian casualties are at a record high with nearly 5,000 afghans killed or injured in the first six months of this year. for afghan security forces the losses are even higher with more than 11,000 dead and injured in the first half of 2015. there has been renewed violence around afghanistan at a delicate political time p

in their push to recapture the capitol sana'a.continue that goal, coalition airplanes continue to pound houthi positions in and around the capitol. and they have struck rebel positions in other cities. aid agencies say the ongoing fighting in yemen has claimed the lives of hundreds of civilians. >> translator: we were inside the building when we heard the sound of an explosion. there is no military base here. no army post. 18 people were killed in the air strikes. >> reporter: the houthis and their allies remain defiant. they say despite losing territory, they still have more weapons and fighters to repel any push to retake the capitol. hashem ahelbarra, al jazeera. >>> the head of the u.n. mission in central african republic says there have been no convictions of u.n. peace keepers after allegations of sexual assault. the families of three young women say their children were raped by membered of the contingent. the organization is committed to stamping out misconduct. >>> gunmen in south sudan have killed a journalist in an appar

come see our capitol. i think you will be rather amazed what used the compared to even state capitols in other states. we have perhaps a bit more pride in this than your average person, i suppose. today'sast stop on c-span cities to her in lincoln, nebraska, is the williams jennings bryan house, where the three-time president of 1902-1914.ived from >> the only republic, resting superior from the mountain of a terminal truth. all men are created equal, they are endowed with unalienable , and that government derived of just powers from the consent of the governed. why am jennings bryan is one of nebraska's most famous and prominent politicians and he is probably most famous for the fact that he was nominated three partyby the democratic but he lost the election all three times. he moved to lincoln in 1887. he was a lawyer in central illinois. he went into kansas to connect -- collect some debts and thought he would stop in lincoln to visit an old law school friend from the law school in chicago. he saw where

a car bombing in afghanistan targets the airport in the capitol.an is shot and injured by police in the u.s. city of ferguson as a memorial to the black teenager michael brown turns violent. and we visit the south african wildlife park that says hunting is good for conservation. ♪ well, we begin this news hour in turkey where a series of attacks have taken place across the country. the latest happened when suspected kurdish fighters opened fire on a military helicopter in eastern turkey and four officers were also killed by a land mine near the border of iraq and earlier attackers opened fire on the u.s. consulate building in the capitol istanbul and followed an explosion on the other side of the city that injured seven people and bernard is live from istanbul and tell us at the attacks that have taken place in the southeast of the country. >> it's been particularly restive in the province where the last couple of weeks the turkish security forces have been involved in fighting with fighters from the kurdistan workers party and p.k.k. today we unde

gabriel thank you very much indeed. >>> houthi rebels are strengthening defenses in the yemeni capitola after suffering more losses to the south. rebels loyal to the exiled government are now in the strategic city of ibb. >> reporter: in the early hours fighters take up positions in the mountains. the winding roads lead to the city of ibb. an important flash point as pro-government troops advance to the north. in recent weeks they have made sweeping gains in the south. >> translator: we say to the popular resistance, go on, the people are behind you and victory is coming. >> reporter: the fighters supporting president hadi who remains in exile in saudi arabia have been able to seize control from the houthis with the help of their allies. saudi arabia, and the uae are supplying weapons, vehicles and advisors which seems to be changing the fighting on the ground. anti-houthi tribes in ma'rib are reportedly being supported by the saudi-lead coalition. if they manage to take ibb completely they will face desist importance in da mar. the other approach is from bada, where there is also heav

we received this update from the chinese capitol, beijing.day of ups and downs for markets across asia pacific, but on the whole many were up. but the main focus again was still the shanghai composite which made gains of nearly 4% and losses of nearly 4% throughout the day. it ended this day just down at 1.27%, and that will certainly gain heart for those that do invest in the market. but over the four days of trading that we have seen, the market has actually lost 20%. even though the central bank cut interest rates it did make it easier for banks to loan money to businesses that have a shortfall in their finances, but also cutting the opportunity of gaining interest for those that might want to save money. it's the fifth interest rate cut in the last five months since november, and perhaps this might be a trend that may continue. for the moment china is still in a very serious situation as far as the domestic market. the international perception of china's market. so everybody will be watching closely as to how china pulls itself out of it,

it has already attracted a lot of criticism on capitol hill. as complicated and contentious as global warming, climate change is as a political issue the pope has approached it from a new level. i was wondering from your vantage point, how has that changed? what are you looking at? kalee: i really encourage all of you to download onto your smartphone the cyclical released by the pope. in english, it is "praise be to the lord." it is 184 pages, but they are short pages. it has a historical section and six chapters. the pope will be addressing the work of prior popes as well as st. francis, saint bonaventure the 50-near history of the catholic church addressing these issues, from saint -- from pope saint paul the 23rd, even pope benedict. it really hit some things from the entire nature of creation. about how a rupture between god, nature and the earth is then. -- is thin. and with our throwaway culture there are no solutions if we have lost our moral compass. i think we will see these in our remarks. what i think brings this panel together, in t

jason is the capitol hill editor for roll call.previously edited national journals, congress daily, and before that, he wrote for green wooir. so thank you so much. >>> thank you, linda. i appreciate you having me. it is a an honor to be here. i think these panels can be very helpful in trying to sort of sort through what really is a truly unique event. i mean it sort of combines all of the elements as bill was saying earlier of an inaugust your rags, a state of the union address, and almost like a rock concert. i mean this -- the logistics on this are sort of a marvel to behold. but before we you know -- in our next man we are going to talk a little bit more about some of the logistics and you how you cover. right now we want to dul delve down and zero in on some of the big issues particularly issues that this pope has made a part of his -- a part of his portfolio. and they happen to be three of the most contentious most debated, stickiest issues that capitol hill and the country has dealt with in the last, well, several decades.

the capitol damascus for the government it is important to protect the capitol, to defend the capitolebels really as of late have been able to fire more that land in areas in damascus and hearing of more air strikes and like we mentioned sunday's attack is the most deadliest incident in the course of the war. we are talking about more than 100 people killed and we also heard from the u.n. humanitarian chief in syria and attacks coincided with his visit there and holding talks with syrian officials and went to the battered city of homs and condemned attacks but u.n. has been ineffective in stopping the fighting and finding a solution to the crisis and we hear from u.n. officials are just words of condemnation. >>> egypt's president has passed a new security law that introduces special courts and harsh penalties for people seen as a threat and the law gives the security forces more protection. gerald tan has the details. >>> it was last month at the funeral of egypt's public prosecutor who was assassinated that the president made a stern promise. >> translator: the hands of justice are

wagner: this is the archival collection for the nebraska state capitol. we house the architectural materials related to the design and construction of the present state capital. one of the things that makes our building unique is the fact that we have this amazing collection of materials that document the construction of the building. when the decision was made that nebraska needed a new state capital, the legislature put together a commission to oversee the design and the construction of the building. the commission put together a competition to select an architect. the unique part about this competition was it was a double-blind competition. so, the competitors did not know who the judges were in the judges did not know who the competitors were. the advantage to this process was the architects could design to the specifications that were put in front of them instead of designing to the known taste of the judges. they were able to come up with solutions they might not have normally. the winning design was very unique. it had a tower instead of the tradit

the state capitol has been taken over by the people. unions say the governor is out to bust them. >> what's going on right now in the american midwest is about republicans versus democrats. it is about politics. >> but even with the public outcry, scott walker and his republican colleagues in the state legislature hold their ground. >> this is a major deficit that we're trying to solve. we're trying to get the state back on track fiscally. >> and with republicans solidly in the majority, passage of the bill is virtually assured. senate democrats looking for a way to stop the vote do something drastic. they determine that if 14 of them are not physically in the state, the republicans will not have a quorum to vote on the bill, so 14 senators including lena taylor secretly leave wisconsin. >> there really wasn't some huge strategic context, but what are our options? >> they headed down to the illinois border. people were just shocked. >> republicans are outraged. democrats defend the move. >> welcome back to "the ed show." thanks for watc

what is the significance of that fighting reaching the center of the capitol?> reporter: many would interpret that as a message to the iranian foreign minister. a barrage of rockets landing in the center of damascus, the seat of power of the government. it shows that the government cannot even keep damascus safe. we understand many civilians were killed and injured, and the government retaliated by carrying out heavy bombardments in rebel-controlled areas on the countryside of damascus, where the rockets emanated from. really a message from the opposition, we're still here. we haven't lost this battle. the international community is saying there is no military solution to the conflict, but maybe now both sides are betting that the balance of power may shift on the ground to see some sort of concession or compromise from the different players in order for an agreement to be reached, but we're still far from there. and yes, the government has lost a lot of territory, but it still controls crucial territory that allows it to stay in power. so the war, now in its f

violent few hours here in our nation's capitol. all of this happening on east capitol church northeast. mark segraves is there with late breaking details for us tonight. mark? >> reporter: this is a sad scene that has been playing out dozens and dozens of times on the streets of dc. a young man shot to death in broad daylight. and i can tell you the aftermath has been heartbreaking to watch as his friends and family have been gathering here at the scene. as family and friends of the victim arrive they were held back by police. their grief and frustration erupting as they came to terms with the reality of losing a loved one to gun violence. witnesses say a gunman got out of a vehicle and opened fire. that man got back into the vehicle and sped off. one woman said she heard at least seven shots. evidence markers litter the sidewalk in front of the church where the young man's body was found. the violence in the city has to stop. >> without no conversation we going to lose this generation. you can almost bet your bottom dollar on that

headquarters in doha and also coming up, the car bombing in afghanistan targets the airport in the capitolul. gunfire in the u.s. city of ferguson as hundreds of people gather to mark a year since the black teenager michael brown was killed by police. and hatety completes its long over due election with names marred on the rolls. we are going to start in turkey where there has been a series of attacks on security forces and we heard that four police officers have been killed in the southeast of the country and earlier in istanbul two armed attackers opened fire own the u.s. consulate building and earlier overnight a bomb exploded outside a police station on the other side of the city injuring seven people, there was a gun fight that followed in the hours that followed. and bernard smith is outside the consulate and he joins me live now and bernard what is going on at the consulate there behind you? >> well, there was a gun attack earlier this morning. two people, a man and a woman, opened fire on the consulate building behind me and was built with security and it's at the top of the hill o

the capitol has been hit by a second major suicide blast in 24 hours.acker is said to have blown himself up near a police academy. >> reporter: lauren, we understand that the suicide attacker was dressed in a police uniform, trying to get into the police academy, and he blew himself up when he could not get into the academy himself. killing ten members of staff, and students, and wounding eighth? as you said the second suicide attack in just 24 hours. the first one in the eastern part of the city killed at least 15 and injured 240. that was a massive attack bomb. this was a single suicide bomber, killing 10 and wounding eight. this comes at a very delicate police call time. there were supposed to be peace talks between the taliban and the afghan government they were derailed last week when it was announced that the taliban leader was dead. now taliban commanders are divided over succession of the leadership there, and also whether peace talks should resume. the president condemned the earlier attack saying that the idea is that -- that the fighters are

if you are compelled to be at the capitol, do you have a hard pass? >> my colleagues do. >> they can get into the building. it will be a challenge but again i would try to arrange >> will have a hard time several hours ahead? garett there is a chance they could get into a press gallery. but that does not guarantee, i will go over this two ways. the senate press gallery there is assigned seating. we have desks there. if you are sitting here have desks there and then there are open areas. if you can get there in time with an open area given a shot. the out press gallery there is not assigned seating so what happens with heads of state summit people get there as early as they can put the laptop's down and plug them in and basically laid their claim to that space. there will be a race for that on that day. if you have a hard passe and can get in there i wouldn't get there early to get my laptop to say don't move me. >> even when i have gone there a 9:00 every seat was taken. >> that tells you something. [laughter] >> just on a regular work day of the hill

important and definitely political for the president, who today likened opponents of the deal on capitol hill to rabble-rousers in iran. >> it's those hard-liners chanting death to america who have been most opposed to the deal. they're making common cause with the republican caucus. [ applause ] >> reporter: that republican caucus in the senate is 54 votes strong with 44 democrats and 2 independents in the minority, needing 67 vote toefrs ride a presidential veto, gop leaders need to flip 15 senators by september to defeat the agreement. >> i won't let party, pressure politics interfere with doing what i think is right. >> reporter: meanwhile three house democrats including steve israel in a party leadership position joined the gop majority in issue onning posing the deal. new york's nita lowey saying, quote -- inspection transparency remains a major issue, during his visit to capitol hill, the international atomic energy agency director general said though portions of the deal reached between the iaea and iran can't be studied by u.s. lawmakers, that shouldn't be a cause for concern. >

police and everything we have seen or gather for of this event from secret service to capitol police, is they have never seen anything like this they are expecting up words from 1 million or 2 million people everywhere around the national mall. it will be a ticketed the bench but they cannot keep kalee parents from amassing by the lincoln memorial if that is as close as they can get. this is something that donna mentioned, there are a lot of stories of pope john the rope that i remember from john paul ii to the climate change and the ridiculous and i wonder, ideas think for people who are cut out or not in the chamber, what kind of story uc vin washington that there are more reporters than can fit. where are they going for stories? >> there is such an endless array of stories that i could think of i wish to have 400 reporters to a sign first - - first attack brought the souvenir story but almost every catholic church will said the delegations that can be followed. also there are stories to be done that has a lot covey issues and we're looking at a pope with the popularity of a rock s

embassy in iran's capitol on sunday.ranian embassy in london will be reopened at the same time. the international agreement over iran's nuclear program in july has seen a rapid warming of relations with western countries. the first british foreign secretary visit in nearly ten years follows other visits by other european diplomats. >>> thai police say they have cleared two men suspected of being involved in monday's baum attack. authorities have now asked interpol to help hunt down the main suspect who was filmed leaving a sack at the scene minutes before the explosion which killed at least ten people. they believe more than ten people could have been involved in the attack. >>> tensions are rising in the korean peninsula. relations between the two koreaias have historically been marked by distrust and cent events adding to that strain. harry fawcett reports from seoul. >> reporter: for 11 days now, south korea has been using giant speaker arrays to send propaganda messages across the boarder to the north. on thursday se

you are one of the world's foremost experts on immigration and have been there watching as capitol hill has struggled with this issue over the of course, over the last couple of decades and going back and forth. and now, with the pope picks in the vatican in quite literally at the front of many of the issues as people are trying to cross the mediterranean. so let's just turn off with a question in light you have been doing this a long time how does it change when of pope takes an interest in your topic? [laughter] >> good morning. thank you for the question. i think when the pope speaks the perspective that is global and tomorrow at the same time. and then to focus on the importance of family and children it is in a very clear way these kinds of issues that lots of people will want to hear the pope speak but i am not quite sure if the u.s. congress who have spent the unable there and willing to reach any agreement with regard to immigration will influence them one way or another. it is more likely to sway public opinion than people in the u.s. congress. the issue is very difficult becau

it happened near an army compound in the capitol.s is fourth attack in afghanistan in two days. >> reporter: the explosion was so big it could be heard all around the afghan capitol. this man says he was at home in bed when the truck exploded across the street. >> translator: most of the people were injured with flying glass. there was glass everywhere everything was full of dust and smoke. they put me in a car and brought me here. it was a very bad explosion. >> reporter: he said the blast different differentiate between rich and poor. the dead and injured were mainly civilians. hospitals were inundated. >> i have been here for quite sometime and i have never seen something like that. there was no stopping of people coming and coming and coming. we were afraid at a certain point we could not manage anymore. >> reporter: the united nations recently said civilian casualties are at a record high. for afghan security forces the losses are even higher with more than 11,000 dead and injured in the first half of 2015. there has been renewe

it's not just the capitol.se breaches have been happening at the white house. >> sweeping change religion coming including a possible 10-foot fence. >> a possible double fence. >> barbed wire. >> a moarkts. >> an electrified rail, even nondrying pant is considered. >> jon: here's your problem. let me tell you how the nondrying pant works. the intruders brush up on the nondrying fence, get a white stripe down their back, and a skunk tries to molest them. >> there's been a security breach at the white house this, time involving a four-year-old. the child managed to climb under a temporary barrier along pennsylvania avenue. secret service agents responded with guns drawn only to find the intruder was a child. >> the spokesperson for the secret service said the child got a time-out. ( laughter ) ( applause ) >> jon: in guatanamo. ( laughter ) specifically, baby gitmo. we'll be right back. ( cheers and applause ) it's time to bid farewell... to this booking incredible island resort. and it's incredible island staff.

backed by hezbollah say they are close to the capitol damascus.position tanks roll into areas they have taken signs of the fighting are everywhere and major parts of syria are rubble in the war that is now in the fifth year. some of those who came back say their homes have been destroyed. >> translator: they left nothing for us. they have damaged the houses and stolen the belongings. thank god, we have returned safely. >> reporter: beyond these mountains there is rare discontent in latakia. these protesters gathered against president assad's cousin and killed a colonel over a traffic dispute last week and a crack down on protests and opposition. the assad government control shrinks over syria demonstrations are starting to happen in support, al jazeera. >>> a car bomb exploded outside the airport in afghanistan capitol kabul and went off at the civilian entrance and at least five people killed and another 20 wounded and jennifer glasse is in kabul with more. >> reporter: the taliban have claimed responsibility for the suicide car bomb and said the

among them is the demilitarization of the capitol. but another point is that this appears to be rewarding rebels for [ inaudible ] the governmenting, taking up arms and fighting against the government against south sudan, and the government has warned that this is a dangerous precedence and might encourage other groups to also take up arms in an attempt to get power. the peace deal has been signed, the government has outlined its reservations about the deal, however, it is now in effect, and the government is going to have to abide by it, i suppose. >> what is the process of moving forward now? >> reporter: well, for now the immediate thing is the [ inaudible ] which has to happen within 72 hours and after that there is [ inaudible ] come in to place [ inaudible ] demilitarization of juba that i mentioned. that is supposed to begin in three months. and it sets out the process for future elections and how the government will look, a break down of government and rebels representing each state. so it has outlined what is going to happen

the capitol's waste is being dumped by the sea next to beirut's port.ne of the arab world's most famous sea fronts, a symbol of romance is now being lined with rubbish. beirut is surrounded by mountains and greenery from mount lebanon to mount herman, the nature here is breathtaking. but that, too, is under threat. >> we are on top of one of the dozens of mountainses that are scattered around beirut, lebanon's natural has been at that time is one of the things that attracts so many tourists each year. i have to put this mask on because this scene in front of me. the smell is disgusting. piles of rubbish that authorities have been dumping here for several weeks now. it's important to note that just a couple of days ago, the amount of rubbish here was maybe three or four times as much. local did tell us some of it was burned. others, they claim it was dumped into the sea, but the amount that is still here is huge, and this scene is replicated across several other mountains around beirut. and that's what's putting lebanon's environment and natural habitat

capitol to learn about women in congress. in the second of a two-part program, we begin in the 1940s with claire booth loose. >> i'm farrah elliott, cure airport for the husband of representatives. that means i take care of a lot of the artifacts, artwork, that documents the house's reach heritage. >> i'm matt whiz knew sky, historian of the fact. i collect biographical information, to gather data and historic lists and to conduct oral histories. we reference questions in our office that come from on the hill and off the hill. we try to tell the story of the house, this very big, very old institution in a way in which people can connect at a human level. we do that through telling biographical stories or clips through oral histories that give people kind of a human sense of a large institution. today we thought we would do that by telling you about women in the history of congress. >> this is a nifty piece of campaign fin or a. use this for vote for claire booth loose. make sure you are pulling the levers. >> and claire booth

so in some ways it's getting back to normal in this part of the thai capitol. >> but in another partthe thai capitol you believe there has been a second attack or attempted attack, a grenade thro thrown. >> that is right, quite a different attack and dangerous one and a grenade or small explosive was launched off a bridge into the river, the large river that runs through the middle of bangkok and just as it was being launched there were people walking across this pier but luckily the grenade or the explosive device missed the pier and landed in the water and still exploded and it was quite a significant explosion but as i say something quite different to what we saw at the shrine, this may have been an opportunity attack or something of a copycat and someone wanting to go to the mayhem and death that was caused by the blast at the shrine behind me and more details will come ourt out about that, it's certainly being investigated. >> we will be back with you on more than that, will the traffic get back to normal outside the shrine less than 24 hours since the blast but people in bangko

reporting live in washington, on capitol hill, edward lawrence. aaron, back to you. >> thank you. >>> today a manassas man will be sentenced after pleading guilty to manslaughter for a deadly hit and run in prince george's county. jackie lewingrudge could face up to five years in prison. he hit and killed 21-year-old janelle olney in college park last year. police say he smelled of alcohol. we are learning that several of the victim's family members are expected to be in court today. >>> this man now facing a fine, but not jail time after pleasing guilty to a fire -- pleading guilty to a fire in alexandria. mourad taourirt was accused of setting fire to a crib mattress. he pled guilty for failing to report a fire. he and his wife told investigators that ghosts started the fire because it was haunted. the baby's mother is no longer facing charges. >>> we have learned that the man accused of abducting and killing a uva student may have been fleeing to mexico. prosecutors say a map found in his sister's car in texas shows he had planned to head over

embassy in iran's capitol on sunday.nian embassy in london will be reopened at the same time. britain bit drew its ambassador after crowds formed the compound in protest of sanctions imposed on iran. >>> an iranian author and journalist explains what this would mean for iran and the u.k. >> generally for iranians they will have better access to britain, because there are lots of iranianslying in u.k., and they would like to come to u.k. they will have access in terms of getting their vias, rather than going to turkey and dubai. but also the british business community is very keen to go to iran and establish their old relations again, investing in iran, and having better trade with iran. these are immediate, but the third factor would be as iran's relations with the rest is gradually opening up, iran would like to have a warmer relations with britain. >>> the former u.s. president jimmy carter is being treated for cancer. the 90 year old spoke candidly about the 1979 iran hostage crisis, and the prospect for middle east p

is incomplete and inaccurate attorney general kathleen kane said to a roomful of reporters in the capitol. >> for it is not a story about sting operations, proposed personal vendettas or press leaks, it is a story that begins with pornography, racial inn sensitivity and religious bigotry. >> reporter: she's talking about the so-called porn gate scandal where under the correspondence bet administration crude e-mails sent on state servicer were found and led to the firing of several top state officials. kane believes that charges against her are an effort to stop more inappropriate e-mails from being released. >> trying to misdirect people and a answering questions. >> reporter: while she spoke while towering capitol calling for resignation. >> we have start aid public campaign to send her pictures in trunks to suitcase toes ask her to pack up and leave town. >> reporter: he filed a complaint to have her law license revoke. >> she thought that this was the beginning of the explaining her side of the story, and she has done that to the best of her ability. >> reporter: she says she has been

capitol. then later a discussion on the history of voting rights from the reconstruction era to today. >> you ready? ready for me? turn it on, mac. run it easy. back to the first line. is that it? >> ladies and gentlemen, the members of the president's cabinet. [ applause ] [ applause ] [ applause ] >>> my colleagues in the congress, ladies of the scene and unseen audience, vi the great privilege and high and personal honor of presenting to you the president of the united states. [ applause ]honor of presenting president of the united states. [ applause ]personal honor of p you the president of the united states. [ applause ] >> mr. vice president, mr. speaker, members of congress, members of the cabinet distinguished guests, my fellow americans. today is a triumph for freedom as huge as any victory that's ever been won on any battlefield. yet to seize the meaning of this day, we must recall darker times. three and a half centuries ago the first negros arrived at jamestown. they did not arrive

i look out and see something we face on capitol hill. i can speak from the capital perspective of the pope's speech to congress. this will be very, very different. if i had to describe the significance or importance of his speech this is going to be like a had a state visit on steroids in terms of demand for media, in terms of demand for members of congress to actually be in the chamber for the pope's speech. congress, people can claim congress doesn't do a lot but i think last week they managed to vote, x. member of -- profit all the seats will be filled with members of the house and senate. they normally when heads of state visit even with prime minister netanyahu's speech a couple of month ago you had what they called filler. unit staff members were interned filling seats. i will not happen this time around. i doubt there will be a member of congress who would not want to skip this. for our selfish purposes in terms of covering this, this is going to challenge for reporters who want to cover this speech. again going back to state of t

that is what it looked like above the capitol building that day, and it still flies above the capitol building today. weitzel has to get a telegraph off. it says we took possession of richmond at 8:15 this morning. telegraph goes to news services in the east, and weitzel becomes an overnight hero. they are celebrating in the streets of new york, philadelphia. washington, as word spread that richmond has fallen. the papers begin to announce that richmond is ours. what an irony that is to see freed slaves wearing the blue uniform much into the capital of the confederacy. weitzel enters the rebel capital yesterday morning. weitzel's negro troops occupy the city. general weitzel occupies his mansion in richmond. as the advanced team goes in, they give word that the confederate white house has been set aside by president davis under special orders that it should be given as a residence to the union general. they don't know who it will be, but it happens to be weitzel. weitzel and shepley show up at the confederate white house, greeted by the housekeeper who says president davis left in suc

he and four women were found dead in an apartment in the capitol.arked protests across the city. >> translator: with the very relevant case of multiple homicides, without a doubt prosecutors are committed to strengthen their efforts and give proper attention to the investigations and arrest of those responsible of the attack, and murder of journalists and human rights activists. >> reporter: he sought shelter saying he had been threatened in the eastern state. >> reporter: every day this man faces a fresh dilemma, how much of what he sees can he report? 14 of his fellow journalists in the state have already been killed. >> translator: freedom of expression in vara cruz is a simulation. it exists only when it doesn't affect the interest of the powerful, businessmen, politicians and organized crime. by law journalists are allowed to say what we want, but if we do, we could end up dead. >> reporter: those who challenge the government or gangs are punished. like this journalist, the town major is won'ted by police on suspicion of murder. but his won won