politico reporting that things erupt whed a durbin aide said schumer promised to support durbin.umber two job saying schumer had declined to support him to keep that job and they had shook hands on it. an aide to schumer shot back that never happened and they know it. for years durbin was the second ranking democrat in the senate and thought to be the obvious successor to harry reid but instead schumer is in line to succeed reid who is retiring and now there's the possibility dur win will be pushed out of leadership altogether. patty murray ran the party's campaign committee in 2012 the year democrats hung on to the senate against some tough odds. some saying that schumer -- with schumer stepping into the top spot the second leadership spot should go to a woman. so a lot of intrigue a lot of tension here. we have our panel here in new york eleanor clift, adolfo franka. sahil, if you could take us through the personal elementis because i think that's what makes this so fascinating. schumer and durbin lived together over 20 years. there was a long time where durbin was the undisput

at least six people have been killed in attacks in durbin.re many more south africans who want peace. our correspondent has been at a rally in durbin where protesters are calling for an end to the attacks. >> reporter: a lot of people have been asking what has the government been doing to stop these attacks on foreigners. so they have organized a peace march where they have politicians, people from civil society, and people from other countries coming together to show it is not okay to kill people just because they are not from south africa or because you think they are taking your job. >> i think it is very important to be here because south africa has so much for everyone. we need peace, and we need to carry on in our country. that's what we need. >> we have come to say peace in south africa. we don't want any trouble now. >> reporter: there are some people from other african countries here but many immigrants chose to stay away. they say what they don't need is mar, they want the government and the police to protect them. other african cou

durbin calling for calm, he denies accusations that he told migrants to get out. has been blamed for foreigners being blamed for high crime rate. taken out of context. >> translator: this war i'm calling for today is to protect everyone of foreign origin in this country irrespective of what country they are from. like i have said last week that if these reports about me calling for war were true then this country would be in ashes. >> we hear the words of the king. our correspondent charld charles stratford went to that rally in durbin. >> peace and reconciliation by the zulu king. he called for what he described as a new war a war to protect all foreign nationals in south africa or the huge wave of xenophobic attacks here. he called the media as misinterpreting his statements last month which have been blamed for sparking this violence. he says the perpetrators of this violence should be caught and punished and brought to justice. he said its was a are disgrace for south africa to have this happen now . he said the xenophobic violence that happened in 2008 was a

they came to durbin to earn money for their countries across south africa.alma has lived in south africa for years. she said her salon was attacked and she wand from the attackers trying to save her baby boy. >> why didn't stop by 2008, because the xenophobia started 2008. it's better to go home. it's better to die home or die here. >> for salma and thousands of others like her the king's speech offers little in what they consider home. charles stratford, al jazeera durbin. >>> there have been other clashes on the streets between guinea's police and citizens. at least two have been hurt but it's denied if firing shots. election timetable and the fragile security situation in the country. the opposition says three people were killed in protests earlier in the month. the government says the protests are unlawful and difficult ostrike the ebola outbreak. >>> clom's government says they are -- colombia's government says they are committed to peace talks. first rebels said they were packing in serl-defense against government troops. s alexander tell us more about

they came to durbin to earn money for their families in countries across africa. some have fled from fighting in the democratic republic of congo, she has lived in south africa for eight years. she said her hair salon was attacked as a group of men beat her when she was trying to protect her baby boy. >> why wasn't stopped by 2008 xenophobic in 2008. it's better to die home or die here. >> for salpa and thousands like her, the king's speech has offered little comfort in a place they have come to think of as home. charles stratford, al jazeera durbin. >> this week marks 100 years since the genocide of armenians in the oat toeman ottoman empire. >>> angry because of james comey's remarks. linking the countries to the nazi genocide of european jews. this is part of what he said, poland and hungary they convinced themselves it was the right thing to do. the thing that they have to do, that's what people do and that's what truly frightens us. poles, hungarians and others in occupied europe. >> poles were certainly -- bore huge prunt of the brunt of the barbarism of naz

in the port city of durbin police say at least four have been killed. gloria is from mozambique. she says the men who chased her and her nine-year-old daughter out of their home insists she does not come here. >> translator: can you please get out you must go because when we are done here we are coming for you. so i ran away. >> reporter: here in a sports field foreigners feel there is safety in number. they get food and other basic necessities from other aid agents. right now they don't know how long they will be here. they come from malawi or mozambique and can't understand why as africans they are not welcome. have some accuse them of taking their jobs. the unemployment rate is officially around 25% some say their anger is misguided. >> this is a protest for achary south africans for their voices to be heard. the government has ignored them for time. now the people are starting to protest. >> reporter: it is going to get dark and cold soon. most families would rather be in their homes but they can't leave yet not until they are sure some of their neighbors won't attack them ag

extremely well if you can pull up that i don't know five year chart, i guess, since the durbin time. >> marianne we'll leave it there. thank you very much. marianne. >> thank you for having us in. ty? >>> there's a new hot player in hollywood but you won't see his name in lights. it's china. that country has been doing deals and ramping up investments in the most american of industries movie making. as julia boorstin reports, both e betting that there's lots >> reporter: the biggest new star in hollywood is china. chinese media companies have been on a hollywood investing streak and studios are looking to tap into the valuable chinese movie-going market. it has the world's fastest growing box office expected to surpass the north american box office as soon as 2017. >> well china passed the market for us and some of the last few months we've done better in china than we've done in the u.s. and if you look we don't only do u.s. movies in china but chinese movies in china. films people haven't heard of such as wolf totem or dragon blade. >> reporter: moved into china 16 years has 215 th

durbin: thank you, very much. it's been 165 days, five and a half months, since the nomination of loretta lynch to be attorney general has been announced. she has been pending on the senate executive calendar for nearly two months. she was reported out of the senate judiciary committee on a bipartisan vote, nine democrats three republicans on february 26. this is a new record, sadly in terms of delay in a appointing an attorney general. the last seven nominees to be attorney general of the united states combined -- combined -- waited on the senate floor 24 months. pardon me, 24 days. seven nominees, 24 days. sadly ms. lynch has now been waiting over 50 days. why? what is it about this nominee that causes so much of a problem problem? well nothing came up at the judiciary committee hearing to suggest a problem. yes, she was appointed by barack obama -- wants to be appointed. yes, she has said she will serve this president. but when it came to her personally nothing. in fact, we have this tradition: after the nomine

senator collins: senator durbin. senator durbin: thank you. good to see you again. i would add to my list of top favorites, that create program which means so much in our part of the world with so many railroads. it has the potential to expedite the movement of goods and alleviate some of the problems associated with rail traffic. core capacity means so much to us. there is a time where it was difficult to wrest any funds out of the appropriation bill unless it was for quote new starts. mr. secretary, last friday we had an anniversary celebration in chicago of the passage of the americans with disabilities act. 25 years ago, senator bob dole tom harkin, president george h w bush ended up making history and really liberating a huge number of americans who are disabled from the binds they faced as being unseen and unheard and not part of america. i wonder if the ada could pass this congress today and i seriously doubt it could. it is an indication of our dysfunction and inability to address some of the basics. the transportation bill used to be one of the basics. some

durbin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: mr. president, how much time is remaining on the democratic side? the presiding officer: 20 minutes. mr. durbin: thank you. i'll be very brief because i see my colleague from connecticut here. and let me say at the outset in the most positive way, i want to thank senator cornyn and senator klobuchar of minnesota for their bipartisan effort to bring this issue to the floor and to the senate judiciary committee. had a hearing in a subcommittee on this subject and it was heartbreaking to here about the exploitation of these young women at such a tender age. unspeakable things were happening to them. sadly, in many states when they were -- finally came into the custody of law enforcement, some of them, some of the children, these young girls were being charged as criminals until it was clear that they had been enslaved and they had been exploited for so many years. so the thinking on the subject is moving in the right direction and the suggestions of senator cornyn and senator klobuchar are a

durbin: mr. president? mr. leahy: would the senator yield for a moment? the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. leahy: i ask consent that -- to set aside the pending amendment to call up amendment 290. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. the clerk will report. the clerk: the snr from vermont, mr. leahy foyer himself and proposes amendment number 290. mr. leahy: i ask that further reading be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. cornyn: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: mr. president i want to speak briefly in support of the remarks of the senator from maine and the senator from vermont. the cornyn approach on runaway and homeless youth excludes language that would prohibit -- prohibit -- discrimination against the recipients of these services because of their sexual orientation. how can we have reached that point in the united states senate? haven't we engaged in a national debate that center

durbin: thank you.senator carper, senator blumenthal and i have come to the floor to discussion discuss a terrible loophole in the federal law. it's a federal 90-10 rule that limits the revenue from the department of education title 4 for for-profit colleges that can receive 90% 90% of their revenue from the federal treasury. that -- the intent was to make sure for-profit colleges were not reliant on taxpayers for their operations, could survive without taxpayer colors colors. i think 90% is way too high to accomplish that goal. what's more the law doesn't count on title 4 programs as federal revenue when they calculate the 90%. the department of veterans' affairs post-9/11 g.i. bill and department of defense division tuition assistance and mica dollars are some of the biggest examples of those not counted in the calculation. it means some for-profit colleges get vastly more than 90% from the federal government. these are supposed to be private institutions in the private sector. no way. they -- if they

stepped out, said he would support the durbin in keeping the current position.hey say that did not happen. you rarely see these interparty disputes spill out into the public which is what makes it fascinating. kind of in the middle is patty murray, senator from washington state who is maybe looking at durbin's job. the rumor was that chuck schumer was going to endorse murray even though it was a he said, she said, who said. i think the most notable thing about this is that you do not see these disputes and this does not usually happen. chuck schumer and dick durbin lived together for 22 years, so this is a personal fight. it is pretty nasty of their right now. we will see what happens as this plays out going forward. host: bill from fort pierce, florida. go ahead. caller: good morning. the reason for my call is that the law that was passed in indiana -- usually when the law passes, it is my understanding that there is a compelling reason for it. in other words, there have been incidents within the state court something has happened to cause this. in listening to

senator durbin remarked in committee that her confirmation will be a truly momentous occasion for the senate and for our nation. he said that this should be a solemn, important, and historic moment for america. i really believe he was right. i really believe that this is an uncommon nominee at an uncommon time who can display a tremendous will, drive, motivation, and sense of justice as our united states attorney general. i am very honored to cast my vote in favor of her nomination. the presiding officer: the senator from missouri. mrs. mccaskill: briefly, this should be a happy day for america. this should be a day that is circled in the calendar as another day, as the president of the senate knows, that this is about the american dream. this woman is the embodiment of the american dream in action. we should be celebrating her confirmation to the most important law enforcement position in the united states of america. so why am i not happy? i am sad. i am depressed. because what we are going to witness in a few minutes is base politics at its ugliest. doesn't get any uglier than this

republicans were furious when durbin said that. the president did not mention race in his news conference. interesting as well, last night at a political event, jeb bush was asked about this. he basically said she should be confirmed. again, another republican. that's not going to sit well with conservatives for jeb bush but this will be injected in the 2016 campaign. >> no doubt. thanks, ed. have a great weekend. >>> a ton to chew on right? for reaction to the president's news conference and more bret baier who anchors "special report" joins me now. let's talk about the iranian situation. right after john kerry and the president announced this deal a couple of weeks ago, the iranian liaison went back home and said by the way, the sanctions have to be lifted right that day. now we are hearing that may be changing a little bit, at least from the white house point of view. >> it's interesting to hear the president try to tip toe through the tulips of this negotiation as it's happening. says he doesn't want to get in the way of secret

johannesburg is near durbin where most of the violence has been going on.south african owned shop is still up and running but so the mall sew mally shop is boarded up. everyone knows how quickly the situations can spiral out of control. in 2008 more than 60 people died in attacks across south africa. foreigners, easy scapegoat for broader socio economic problems. where one quarter of the population have no job, and live in poverty. and yet, the allure of the south african economy still shines bright across the continent. promising opportunity despite the risk. cnn, johannesburg. >> just one day after convicting former nfl star aaron hernandez of first degree murder, the entire jury spoke with cnn's anderson cooper. they deliberated for more than 35 hours over receive seven days before deciding hernandez was guilty of killing his friend, odin lloyd, nearly two years ago. the jurors talked about the emotional toll of the trial and questioned why hernandez didn't speak in his own defense. >> it was very emotional for me. as soon as we read the verdict, people

yet when durbin aides suggested the two had a handshake agreement on a mutual endorse.for durbin to be whip "that did not happen and they know that" a spokesperson said. schumer jabbed the white house on its iran nuclear framework saying he strongly believes congress should have the right to disapprove any agreement. meanwhile, as the president tries to generate momentum for a transpacific partnership trade deal massachusetts democrat senator elizabeth warren says it should raise alarm bells for everyone and has accused the administration of lacking transparency. >> they refused to make the text of the trade agreement public. if they are sure they have fixed this problem, then they need to show up the new provisions not wave their hands around and just say don't worry. >> senator warren occupies a pig space in the democratic party right now. she clearly is looked to as the leader of the most liberal, the most progressive faction. they traditionally have been very skeptical trade deals. might feel freer to do it with the presidential clock ticking down. >> reporter: today, massachusetts

durbin. the senator from washington, miss murray. the senator from maryland, mr. cardin. and the senator from hawaii -- the senator from hawaii, ms. hirono. the speaker: members of the escort committee will leave through the lobby doors. >> mr. speaker the acting dean of the diplomatic corps. >> mr. speaker, the president's cabinet. >> mr. speaker the prime minister of japan. the speaker: members of congress i have the high privilege and the distinct honor of presenting to you his excellency shinzo abe prime minister of japan. prime minister abe: mr. speaker, mr. vice president distinguished members of the senate and the house, distinct guests, ladies and gentlemen, back in june, 1957 my grandfather standing right here as prime minister of japan began his address by saying and i quote it is because of our strong belief in democratic principles and ideas that japan associates herself with a free nation of the world. prime minister abe: 50 years has passed. today i'm honored to stand here as the first japan prime minister ever to address your joint session. i extend my grat

. >>> violence started in the coastal city of durbin has spread to johannesburg. that's where charles stratford sent this report. >> reporter: this is a zulu war chant. these men want african migrants out of south africa. they accuse migrants of stealing their jobs. >> translator: these people must go and commit crimes back where they come from but they don't rob people where they come from. what does that mean? is that right for the government? those in government are just worried about themselves not us. we're not going to let this happen. >> reporter: fear is spreading in johannesburg. i'm in jennifers jeffers town. these men are locals. they have been burning tires a burned out vehicle here as well. quite a heavy police presence. the men we talked to have vowed to kick the foreigners out of this area. earlier police use rubber coated steel bullets and tear gas. this is one of two car shops owned by nigerians that were set on afoyer. the government has promised to put an end to the violence against foreigners. text messages alleging hate against foreigners. the

senator durbin: i thank you for that. as you might imagine i joined a number of senators encouraging the president to create the daca program. my understanding is some 600,000 have successfully applied for that protective status on a temporary renewable basis and submitted themselves to criminal background checks. and i have met many of them and they are getting on with their lives and on the path to making a great contribution to this country. it would certainly be helpful with our broken immigration system if congress stepped up to its responsibility, too. and that we did something to enact a law which would make us a more secure nation. when it comes to our border, we have not only invested more resources in protecting the border of the united states with mexico than ever in our history it's one of the largest federal law enforcement agencies that we have in this country, and the comprehensive immigration reform, which many on the other side voted against, would have dramatically increased that. technology and manpower

for some in durbin it is disspare and they just want to go home. >> [ inaudible ] taken away. they don't leave anything for now. [ inaudible ]. >> reporter: also recently graffiti has arrived. >> i adopt always go because we know the problem in our country, coming from a war country, and then some of us have some problems in our country. >> reporter: ethiopia's prime minister has joined the reaction. >> as africans we all feel we have contributed for the liberation of south -- south africa from the yolk of colonialism and apartheid, so africans should come together and should live everywhere where they want to leave. >> reporter: resentment towards migrants has been rising. however, for others the violence is a legacy of apartheid. >> it's a combination of -- of sectors in a confluence of factors. there is no doubt a -- a mob culture and a mob movement what our minister of education yesterday called a third force at work here. >> reporter: south africa's president has condemned the violence and set up a border management agency but many fear repeat of seven years ago when 60 p

karen allen reports from durbin. there are some distressing images. >> a colorful display of cultural pride. it masks an uncomfortable truth. south africa is deeply divided slipping to a crisis. members of the zuly community have gathered in this stadium to hear from their leader, goodwill zwelithini. his comments last month about fighting high rates of grand slam were -- of attacks. this woman says it all. >> in dempster south africa, for these people, the king is still enormously influential and he wields considerable power. he faces mounting pressure to come out publicly. meanwhile these are the images which are shaming a nation. this one catches the moment a mozambikan man is set upon by locals with clubs and knives. he is pushed to the ground. he is left in the gutter in pain. this is the last image of him alive. the frofere who took these shots told me how he tried to get medical help, but it was too late. >> i really wish we could have saved him. i am traumatized, and i am dazed and confused. i am angry with m

stepped out, said he would support the durbin in keeping the current position.y say that did not happen. you rarely see these interparty disputes spill out into the public which is what makes it fascinating. kind of in the middle is patty murray, senator from washington state who is maybe looking at durbin's job. the rumor was that chuck schumer was going to endorse murray even though it was a he said, she said, who said. i think the most notable thing about this is that you do not see these disputes and this does not usually happen. chuck schumer and dick durbin lived together for 22 years, so this is a personal fight. it is pretty nasty of their right now. we will see what happens as this plays out going forward. host: bill from fort pierce, florida. go ahead. caller: good morning. the reason for my call is that the law that was passed in indiana -- usually when the law passes, it is my understanding that there is a compelling reason for it. in other words, there have been incidents within the state court something has happened to cause this. in listening to g

nearly a week of anti-immigrant riots have claimed at least five lives in the city of durbin. >> reportera lot of people have been asking what is the government doing to stop these attacks on foreigners? so they have organized this. it's a peace march, where they have politicians, people from civil society, and people from other countries coming together showing that it is not okay to kill people because they aren't from south africa or because you think they may be taking your jobs. can i ask you why it is important to be here today? >> i think it's very important. because south africa is for everyone. we need peace and we need to carry on in our country. that's what we need. >> we have come to say peace in south africa. we don't want any trouble now. >> reporter: there are some people from other african countries here but many immigrants chose to stay away. they say what they don't need is mar. they want the government and the police to protect them. other african countries say they are sending in buses and trucks and they will repatriate anyone who wants to go back to their homes. but

killed in fighting between immigrants and locals in the center of south africa's coastal city of durbiny are blamed for high unemployment rates, around 25%. shops were looted and burnt. raising concerns about the police's ability to stem the violence >>> children returned to school in sierra leone, after staying at home for nine months because of the ebola outbreak. while they've been off, u.n.i.c.e.f. helped with the training of 9,000 teachers in ebola prevention and safety guideline. 24,000 hand washing stations were installed in schools >>> sudan is entering the third and final day of voting in presidential and parliamentary elections, some farmers are boycotting the boll. we travelled to find out why. >> it's the end of the season in al jazeera. it was a harvest despite the failure here, in a large irrigation project. >> everything is destroyed. >> reporter: this man is one of the more than 100,000 farmers leasing about 2 million acres of land from the government. he and other farmers we spoke with are boycotting the elections because they are angry. the farmer's alliance accuses th

they came to durbin to earn money for their families in countries across africa. salma fled from fighting in the congo and has lived in south africa for eight years. she says her hair salon was attacked and a group of men beat her as she ran trying to protect her baby boy. for thousands of people like her, the king's speech offers little comfort in a place they have come to think of as home. >>> more clashes between antigovernment protesters and riot police on the streets of guinea's capital a week since the last violence. demonstrators launched stones at police who responded with tear gas. the protesters are angry about the election timetable and the fragile security situation in the country >>> columbia's farc rebels promise to maintain a cease fire with the government less than a week after rebels allegedly broke the cease fire killing 11 soldiers. >>> the oil company chevron will not have to pay compensation after a u.s. court rejected an appeal by residents of a rain forest in ecuador. they blame tex echo of dumping toxic waste in the region. >>> a teacher at

everyone and they hope this march will help aleve some of the tensions that still exist not just in durbinother parts of the country too. >>> in [ inaudible ] thousands of people are escaping political violence and crossing into rwanda, ahead of the elections in june. malcolm webb has been following the story from the kenyan capitol. >> thousands have crossed into neighboring rwanda, where they are staying in camps. they have an election coming up in june and the president says he is entitled to run again after serving two terms. the youth wing of the party have been accused of political violence, disappearances and killings. meanwhile the u.n. human rights group speaking in the capitol was very critical. >> this militia, which openly supports the government appears to be operating increasingly aggressively and with total impunity. >> reporter: the country is at a cross roads, he said. he said the other route will take the country back to what he described as a horrendously violent past. there was a peace deal in 2005 that brought the president to power ten years ago. >>> the size of the s

senator durbin mentioned hayes and senator of these legislation at the front and. senator cornyn and i have almost parallel bills that relate to the end of the sentence and how to encourage incarcerated people to get the type of job training drug and alcohol rehabilitation anger management mental health care, family reconciliation job training, whatever they do when they're put back into society they have less chance of going back to a life of crime and receipt of dating. we have made a lot of progress on that and we have very good legislation and i hope you in the department will continue to be supportive of our efforts. >> certainly, senator. you have raised next challenge is to look at how to raise our prison population in the issue of crime, which is how we help people who are going to be released return to the communities from which they claim and be productive citizens as opposed to returning to prior behavior that not only landed them in prison, but creates music tones. that will certainly be an important part of my focus within the eastern district of new y

senator durbin remarked in committee that her confirmation will be a truly momentous occasion for the senate and for our nation. he said that this should be a solemn, important, and historic moment for america. i really believe he was right. i really believe that this is an uncommon nominee at an uncommon time who can display a tremendous will, drive, motivation, and sense of justice as our united states attorney general. i am very honored to cast my vote in favor of her nomination.

out proposals on transportation, education, he's cosponsoring a sentencing reform bill with dick durbin, so he's sort of refashioned himself as less of a bomb-thrower, more of a policy guy. and rubio, i think, his impulses were always in that direction. and he -- i mean, he and lee, for instance, are working on a tax reform together right now. there have been republican healthcare proposals floated. so, again this all -- >> attempts to get something done. >> it may be -- it may be temporary, but it's certainly better than where the party was in the 2012 campaign >> and you know the rap on the party has been for the last, let's just say 18 months, it's the party of no. >> right. >> and these senators, many of the ones you named, no-birds, are essentially they are to prevent things from happening rather than to enable things to happen. >> yeah. >> is that not an accurate description? >> i think that's a pretty fair assessment of a large chunk of the house republican caucus. >> house republican caucus. >> yeah. and figures like cruz in particular have sort of allied themselves with what yo

durbin: mr. president. the presiding officer: the assistant democratic leader. mr. durbin: mr. president last week on thursday, the evil forces of nature struck in fairdale illinois. since that moment of terrible loss two lives and many injuries terrible property destruction, we have seen the better angels of our nature come forward. this is an all-too-common picture in my part of the world in central illinois and down state illinois. devastation of a tornado of dramatic power and strength. two twisters, one of them a category ef-4 with wind speeds up to 200 miles an hour, tore through dekalb and another county and badly damaged the towns of fairdale and rochelle last thursday evening. the picture tells part of the story. the tornado's path where giant trees were uprooted, homes ripped from foundations and the damage is stunning. sadly, two women, neighbors who lived in fairdale, lost their lives in the event. geraldine schultz and her close are friend and neighbor, jacqueline closa fell victim to the tornado that struck their homes. the two friends were inseparable in life and

supporters listen to him at a rally in durbin calling for calm and denying those allegations that he told the migrants to get out. the zulu king has been accused of fueling the unrest. he says the comment has been taken out of context. >> this war i am calling for irrespective of which country they are from. like i said last week, if these reports of me calling for war were true then this country would be in ashes. >> very much a speech of peace and reconciliation here by the zulu king. he called for what he described as a new war a war to protect all foreign narnls, in south africa or this huge wave of xenophobic attacks. misinterpreting his statements last month which have been blamed for sparking this violence. he said that the perpetrators of this violence should be cawd and punishedcaughtand punished and brought to justice. it's an embarrassment for them to be accused and south africa haven't learned from that mistake yet. for example the genocide in rwanda he went so far as to mention that, how south africa and africa as a continent was deeply damaged by such violence. very muc

condemned a wave of anti-immigrant attacks in the country and denies he was to blame duringty rally in durbin. >>> thousands of people from north africa risk their lives trying to reach europe by crossing the mediterranean. al jazeera has spoken to one man who made the journey. joseph set out from ghana and made it to libya but he paid people smugglers for a place on the boat. the boat was intercepted and then he was flown to rome. we caught up with him to find out his story. >>reporter: for the migrants crossing the mediterranean sea, it is a journey that represents a new life. a new start. joseph got that new life five years ago. >> they said you have entered italian waters. >>reporter: he had to get out of ghana and made his way to libya where people smugglers put him on a boat for a price. >> the first time i was lucky. the first time they promised me i was moving that day. i went in and they didn't take me. they said that the boat is oversold. it's full. so i have to go. about one or two days later, i heard the boat sank on the sea. all of the people died. >>reporter: so you had a narrow

charles stratford, al jazeera durbin. >> taking part in protests against the killing of fellow citizens police used force to disperse the crowds. at least 100 people were arrested. we report. >> people's grief and anger turned into violence on the streets of addis ababa. the armed group seems to be beheading 30 ethiopia christians. >> i want to say to isis militarists that they are not with us and we were not with them. they do not represent us and we are muslims. the law does not allow this, so stop what you're doing stop, stop. >> relatives say two victims were friends who traveled to libya to get an illegal bolt to europe. they wanted to find work. to them, isil and those who smuggle people controls borders are the enemy. >> i don't want the international community to rest until these devils are destroyed and until these human traffickers are rounded up one by one. >> a large number of ethiopians have left the country because they can't find jobs at home. the government said tuesday it will bring back ethiopians who want to return and cover their costs. if they come home, they'll fin

. >> appeal for calm in durbin, he denies accusations that he told migrants to leave and said the comments were taken out of context. at least seven have been killed in violence. >> dozens of fled their homes fearing violence in africa. we visited one. >> this is one of two camps for workers that want to leave the country, that are too afraid to be here longer as these attacks continue. there are over 1,000 people here from countries like malawi, mozambique, democratic republic of congo and more come every day. we're expecting potentially a couple of buses to arrive today. the government has sent buses to collect some of these people. they are desperate to leave. we've spoken to guys here who describe having been beaten, having had all their possessions stole understand an are very sad to obviously leave a country that has up until now supplied them with a livelihood. you can see the conditions they are living in here. these tent are for people to sleep in. the describing ken authorities have been supplies food, and these tents meager accommodation, if you like. a lot of people are still s

here in the port city of durbin police say at least four people have been killed. thousands have fled their homes. gloria is from mozambique. she came to south africa nearly 20 years ago but she said the men who chased her and her nine-year-old daughter out of her home insist that she does not belong here. >> they said you do not belong in south africa. can you breeze get out. when we come, we're coming for you, so i ran away. >> they feel there is safety in numbers. they get food and our basic necessities from aid agencies. right now they don't know how long they'll be here. >> there are thought to be more than a thousand families here. they come from malawi mozambique and they say they're confused. they can't understand why as africans they're not welcome. >> some locals accuse africans from taking their jobs. but others say that the anger is misguided. >> this is a protest against the african who is have been screaming to their government for their voices to be heard. so now that people here will protest. >> it it's going to get dark and cold soon. most families

in a south african port city of durbin, two foreigners and three south africans have been killed in clashesincluding a 14-year-old boy who was shot. south africa's president condemned the violence asking his cabinet to address the issue. jacob zuma told the local radio station we cannot accept when there are challenges we use violence particularly to our brothers and sisters from the continent. i think this now must stop because we cannot continue killing one another. >> i used to think that south africa is a good country, because in our country, we can't say that we want to go back home, because it's, even, they're killing people. and now i think south africa is a bad country. because they're killing us for no reason. >> reporter: the racist attacks which in january also affected johannesburg led to hundred fleeing their homes. >> -- our country and we end up dying here. you see. we love to stay in south africa. but south africans doesn't like us to stay here. unless they don't tell us to go. they just, tell some of us, they're being killed. >> reporter: local reporters say the worst outbr

we are going to see spill overs from durbin to johannesburg r.burg and sadly to say maybe to other parts of the country. i think the government is really under be pressure and is at pains to show its hands, at the very least to condemn it, if not to take firm action and even deploy military troops in these hot spots because i think government has the intelligence to prove that there are hot spots where these things are being planned against fellow africans from elsewhere in the continent. >> united nation said it needs $275 million to meet humanitarian needs in yemen over the next three months. the situation is deteriorating food flies are running short as the violence traps many in their homes. ed world food program said it needs to distribute food for 100,000 displaced people just in the city of aden in the next few days. before the fighting began, it was estimated over 10 million people were already short of food. it now says that the escalating violence that left more than 12 million yemenis in need of assistance. can you describe for me the rate at which the situation is worsening?

. >> at least four people have been killed in durbin. the immigrants are blamed for the countries high unemployment rate of 25%. in 2008, more than 60 immigrants were killed in similar unrest as locals vented anger over the lack of jobs. >> opposition parties in guinea have suspended protests following two days of fighting between supporters and security forces. at least 10 people were injured after bullets were fired at protestors. we have more juror as confrontations between protestors and security forces intensified, opposition parties announced a temporary pause in their campaign. they want the government to hold local elections before presidential poll in october but say the government has responded violently to their peaceful demands. >> we otherwise a demonstration because of security and impunity. before the president could leave for the united states, he gave a very strong instruction to the police. we have rebel steady 12 people shot and one died because of wounds. this attitude to protect people is because of president conde.

the violence has spread from durbin to joe hand yesesberg.han reports. >> reporter: rubber-coated steel bullets flow over the heads of protesters. they have armed themselves with machetes after three weeks of xenophobic attacks. for some here it is despair, though, and they just want to go home. >> [ inaudible ]. so it was taken away and they don't have anything for now. [ inaudible ]. >> reporter: also recently menacing graffiti has appeared and foreign-owned businesses have been robbed or vandalized. >> i don't want to go because you know the problem in our country. coming from the other country, and then some of us have some problems in our country. >>> ethiopia's prime minister has also joined the political reaction. >> as africans we all fee fee -- feel we have contributed to the liberation of south africa. so africans should come together and should live everywhere where they want to live of course based on the laws and regulations of that specific country. >> reporter: resentment among some south africans towards migrants has been risi

that this march will help alleviate some of the fears and tensions that still exist, not just in durbin but in other parts of the country too. >> columbia's rebels say they have not broken the cease fire, blaming government troops for crossing the line. ten soldiers were killed on went, the president responding by order as resuction of air strikes against the group. the rebels say the fighting was started by the army, they were a set back for peace talks being held in kiev, but the negotiations have continued. well for 1 million people in mexico are without drinking water. after an oil pipeline was sabotaged. the pipeline was slashed last week polluting local river ways. the clean up is expected to take up to two weeks. south korean riot police have been con front protestors on the first anniversary of the ferry disaster. grieving parents snubbed the president and the prime minister for the 304 people that were killed, harry faucet has more. >> protestors sup effort popularitiers of families robbed of children plan to march on the t pble blue house. but was stopped by a massive police p

. >> there's a lot of people out there, the people, you know, durbin, a lot of these people represent large communities that care about -- not just the evangelical right, but the jewish community wants a deal that will protect the country. >> and for all we know, that will come out. >> i think the test of time is -- nobody is going to put their name on something that will not work. again envelope chamberlain is the role model. >> of course the administration is not going to let the details out until they think they have a deal with iran. we have to wait just a minute on this. >> you think there's a chance that a deal could be agreed to by the president and somehow derailed by a rambunctious legislature? >> i think it's unlikely. i think it's unlikely the house of representatives would override a veto of this legislation that would -- doesn't mean it couldn't happen, but it's hard to get the votes. i think the pro-israel forces are more effective in senate races than they are in the house democratic districts. >> something else i think the white house has been helped by tom cotton and

durbin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the stance democratic leader. mr. durbin: it was 150 years ago today, 150 years ago today when the last what is called the last casualty of the civil war died. he was a man who was born in your home state of kentucky. grew up for a part of his life in indiana but spent his formative years in my state of illinois. he was a country lawyer an unlikely congressman who because of a political deal was given a chance to serve in the u.s. house of representatives. he served only two years brought his family here to washington for that experience. they lived just across the street in a boarding house where the live of -- library of congress now sits. his family didn't like washington in those days in the 1840's and returned back to his wife's home in kentucky. he stayed out here and served in congress and liked it, wanted to serve for a longer period of time but was reminded that that wasn't part of the agreement. only two years. so he left washington, went back to springfield illinois, practiced law but continued to aspire to

efforts to obtain full debt relief, and today joined by my senate colleague, democratic whip dick durbin, i'm introduced the class act, a piece of legislation that will help restore students' legal rights against for-profit institutions. . as corinthian knowingly deceived its students, it also included in its enrollment agreement provisions that limited students' access to courts and shielded corinthian from liability for its misconduct. these included mandatory arbitration and measuring that prohibited students from joining together to form a class action lawsuit. as a result, even though corinthian colleges closed its doors, students are still suffering because they do not have a legal outlook to address their harms. if students are to receive any relief, they are at the mercy of the department of education and good faith of corinthian college itself, the same institution that has already deceived them and saddled them with debt. the class act attempts to remedy this problem by prohibiting any school receiving federal funding from including any restrictions on students' ability to purs

senators as desperate on the political spectrum as cory booker and rand paul and dick durbin and mikeee are reaching across the aisle to find ways to work together. it is rare to see democrats and republicans agree on anything today but we're beginning to agree on this. we need to restore balance to our criminal justice system. now, of course -- [ applause ] it is not enough to agree and give speeches about it. we actually have to work together to get the job done. we need to deliver real reforms that can be felt on our streets, in our courthouses, and our jails and prisons in communities too long neglected. let me touch on two areas in particular where i believe we need to push for more progress. first, we need smart strategies to fight crime and help restore trust between law enforcement and our communities especially communities of color. there's as lot of good work to build on. across the country, there are so many police officers out there every day inspiring trust and confidence honorably doing their duty putting themselves on the line to save lives. there are police departments