bank in ethiopia, and he praises the dictator of ethiopia for having done a lot of good, he is really taking sides against these dissidents, against the courageous campaign for their own democratic rights, and he has given us the mistaken view that development is really done by dictators, when it is just the opposite. they are not the ones who create development. tavis: at the center of your book is the argument that we have to make a choice of whether we want free development or authoritarian development. i think the viewer already has the distinction of the two. tell me what you mean when you say free development versus authoritarian development. ricky down for me. -- rake it down for me. >> free development is what we have all experienced in the u.s. you cannot imagine this uganda story we talked about happening in california, for example. we had something much more minor happen with the traffic jam on a bridge in new jersey. sign of our democracy in action. how seriously you take our own rights. tavis: we live in an interconnected world. that said, what agency to the american peop

he said in 2012 that a dictator in ethiopia had, made real progress in helping the people of ethiopia. bill gates said that the donors working on their technocratic solutions together with the government have followed this approach, set, cleared legal -- clear goals, choosing an approach to measuring results, and then using those measurements to continually refine our approach which helps us -- on wedding or may be wedding kind of coalition that the autocratic government. daughters, philanthropists, experts working together. helps us to deliver tools and services to everybody will benefit. now, bill gates was partly enthusiastic because ethiopia have had a few years of good growth. and there were also a few years of measured reductions in child mortality, which he again give the credit for. now, let's talk of a bit about how much the development community has had this debate on the positive value of autocracy. in giving that credit they're seems to be factual sightings on the idea of autocracy being good one of the strange things about the debates is people always are looking either f

. >> let's talk about ethiopia.s our understanding that so many people are going to ethiopia, how sustainable of a situation is that. >> refugees from south sudan are flowing into ethiopia and uganda, and that is creating immense pressure on the region. south sudan is the world's newest country, and there is a history of people going to ethiopia, uganda, and kenya during the scope of the war, and now they are returning in the same path that they did in the '80s and '90s, and facing devastating potential for famine and real devastating degree of humanitarian need. >> there have been sanctions imposed on the groups deemed to be aggravating this conflict, what does that do for aid efforts? does that complicate the situation? does it help the situation? >> so yesterday the u.s. government took an important step in that they announced and paved the way for possible sanctions on leaders who are obstructing peace or violating human rights, but they haven't yet named the targets of those sanctions and without a strong multi

. >> let's talk about ethiopia, so many people trying to leave south sudan are going to ethiopia.ow sustainable is that? >> they are flying to ethiopia and also other areas. this is the world's newest country, and there is a history of people going to ethiopia, uganda and now they are returning. and they are once again facing a devastating potential for famine and for real devastating degree of humanitarian need. >> there have been sanctioned posed on the groups deemed to be aggravating this conflict. what does that do for aid efforts? does it complicate the situation? does it help the situation? >> yesterday the u.s. government announced and paved the way for possible sanctions on leaders who are obstructing peace or violating human rights, but they haven't yet named the targets of those sanctions, and without a strong multi-lateral commitment, the pressure needed to get the parties to the table really doesn't exist. as far as the aid need, that's a completely different question, and that really requires donor countries recognizing the dire need in south sudan in the short period

now i spoke with a relative who's been in contact with the boy's mother in ethiopia. he says that she has been very emotional, and she understands why her son got into that wheel well of that hawaiian airlines plane and tried to come see her. now she says she's worried abo t yaya and her other children. they've been living at the santa clara home with their father and stepmother along with six other children. the father and stepmother have the six other kids together. now the mom claims that the dad actually brought her children to california without her knowledge. the mother tells this relative that she wants full custody of her three kids, and speaking with that relative tonight, he told me that she has already started the process of trying to get sponsorship so she can come here and be with her kids. >>> parts of the bay area soaked today by heavy rainfall. students at cal had to run to class to keep from class ting too wet. even those with umbrellas had a hard time staying dry. at lake merced, they had to play through some very soggy conditions, not what they expe

ethiopia, djibouti. there is a special envoy who is now being very active on the political file supporting the prime minister and trying to take forward the limitation of the agreements. it is welcome is taking a leading supporting role for the federal government. we know kenya is an important partner. the headline is dominated by the detention and return of somalis from nairobi. certainly from the hr point of view we have expressed our concerns about those to ensions and the need for compliance with international aw and practice. it is welcome is taking a leading supporting role for the ederal government. we know kenya is an important partner. the headline is dominated by he detention and return of omalis from nairobi. certainly from the hr point of view we have expressed our concerns about those to tensions and the need for compliance with international aw and practice. refugees should certainly not be deported. those in kenya should have the right to be refugees in kenya. >> can i ask you about anothe

now i spoke with a relative who's been in contact with the boy's mother in ethiopia. he says that she has been very emotional, and she understands why her son got into that whee plane and tried to come see her. now she says she's worried about yaya and her other children. they've been living at the santa clara home with their father and stepmother along with six other children. the father and stepmother have the six other kids together. now the mom claims that the dad actually brought her children to california without her knowledge. the mother tells this relative that she wants full custody of her three kids, and speaking with that relative tonight, he told me that she has already started the process of trying to get sponsorship so she can come here and be with her kids. >>> parts of the bay area soaked today by heavy rainfall. students at cal had to run to class to keep from getting too wet. even those with umbrellas had a hard time staying dry. at lake merced, they had to play through some very soggy conditions, not what they expected. and it wasn't just rain, but

now i spoke with a relative who's been in contact with the boy's mother in ethiopia. he says that she has been very emotional, and she understands why her son got into that wheel well of that hawaiian airlines plane and tried to come see her. now she says she's worried about yaya and her other children. they've been living at the santa clara home with their father and stepmother along with six other children. the father and stepmother have the six other kids together. now the mom claims that the dad actually brought her children to california without her knowledge. the mother tells this relative that she wants full custody of her three kids, and speaking with that relative tonight, he told me that she has already started the process of trying to get sponsorship so she can come here and be with her kids. >>> parts of the bay area soaked today by heavy rainfall. students at cal had to run to class to keep from getting too wet. even those with umbrellas had a hard time staying dry. at lake merced, they had to play through some very soggy conditions, not what they expecte

they are being held in the capital of ethiopia. and negotiations have failed to advance since the signing of a ceasefire, and it never took hold. while fighting broke out in december between pro-government forces loyal to the president and those that back riek machar, the former vice president. he was accused of plotting a coup, which he denied. let's cross to juba, speaking to anna cavel, covering the story for us. these talks are expected to take place, and are expected to resume, but the situation on the ground where you are is dire. >> reporter: yes, that's right. i mean, as you mentioned there, the peace talks have been happening for months now. the signing of the cessation of hostilities happened in january, amid fanfare. since then fighting has continued. so it's probably fair to say that there are people who are jading with the protest, don't have much faith in the negotiations achieving much. there has been a big change since the last round of negotiation, and that was the release of the four political detainees in juba. s

it probably begins with mussolini's decision to invade ethiopia which some of you may remember happened in the fall of 1935. in late august, 1935 s. as mussolini as may be noise about intentions to invade the league of nations the pope in remarks to an audience who was an unrelated audience of a convention of nurses asked that for italy to invade ethiopia would be -- need to launch an unjust war and that would be terrible. the people around the pope, around pacelli as secretary of state were horrified. the pope's remarks were supposed to be public the next day in the vatican daily newspaper and they were convinced that this would antagonize mussolini who is trying to drum up public support for the idea of a war in ethiopia. and the newly available vatican archives we have essentially the diary of the under secretary of state under pacelli who tells us what he did. he said that evening i took the transcript of the pope's remarks before they went to publication and he said he performed a quote surgical operation. now i'm quoting from his diary and accounts of what he did. the under secret

. >>> talks due in ethiopia between sued job and south sudan. fighting broke out in december between pro-government forces loyal to the president and those loyal to the former vice president. atrocities have been reported on both sides. the united nations says the rebels slaughtered hundreds of civilians when they seized the south sudan oil town in april. the rebels dismissed the accusations. days later armed men attacked the compound sheltering 5,000 civilians in bor. we have our correspondent in juba with the latest. >> reporter: there's a degree of disillusionment here with the peace process. the cessation of hostilities agreement was signed amid fanfare, all the way back to january 23rdrd. the fighting has been active. in the last two weeks we have seen some of the most brutal violence. there's a major difference in this round of talks, and that's that the four political prisoners have been released. the detention was a stumbling block. the rebel side saying they couldn't reach a peace agreement with the government until they were released.

, which has led to enable the incorporation of ethiopia to the forces. quite controversially that was given the history of ethiopia engagement in somalia which hasn't always been happy or well received by somalis. i think there has been a strategic change in approach from ethiopia and the government in somalia to each other and i think that's very positive. i think they are both now very committed to working for improving stability in somalia and the latest abilities and the somaliland government and ethiopia sees in its strategic interest to have a strong stable somalia. so, i think that's encouraging. but of course again what is unique about the amisom thing is that in defiance of often the normal practice, it is abnormal for the neighbors to take part in the peacekeeping missions and amisom is more or less constituted by the neighboring countries, djibouti, and it seems to be a successful thing. egad has a recently appointed actor on the political file supporting the prime minister last week in kismayo to take a lead in the supporting role for the fed

it probably begins with mussolini's decision to invade ethiopia which some of you may remember happened in the fall of 1935. in late august, 1935 s. as mussolini as may be noise about intentions to invade the league of nations the pope in remarks to an audience who was an unrelated audience of a convention of nurses asked that for italy to invade ethiopia would be -- need to launch an unjust war and that would be terrible. the people around the pope, around pacelli as secretary of state were horrified. the pope's remarks were supposed to be public the next day in the vatican daily newspaper and they were convinced that this would antagonize mussolini who is trying to drum up public support for the idea of a war in ethiopia. and the newly available vatican archives we have essentially the diary of the under secretary of state under pacelli who tells us what he did. he said that evening i took the transcript of the pope's remarks before they went to publication and he said he performed a quote surgical operation. now i'm quoting from his diary and accounts of what he did. the under secret

otherwise, you will be killed. >> her family fled from ethiopia to kepia, spending time in a refugeeamp but at age 22, she decided to leave africa. in 1996, freedom was allowed into the united states as a political refugee. first stop, seattle. relatives told her to go there because of its large aratrian community, which she had a hard time adjusting. >> first of all, it was too much much depressing. from our free time here being different. it's not the same. i mean you have to get used to it. then you will be fine. >> freedom never got used to all of that rain and after seven years in seattle, she left for sunny california. >> and what brought you here to san francisco? >> the weather. i love the weather. i feel like i am in africa. >> as we head down fisherman's where've where the tourists had to flock, freedom sur ay the scene like a veteran hack. >> ship came in. i think it's a little bit business day for the taxi drivers. good. we need that. >> in san francisco as in most big american cities, nearly all taxi drivers are immigrant did, but freedom is among the relatively few wome

he said he was trying to get to his mother who lives in a refugee camp in ethiopia. >>> he took the life of a well- known professional familiar ski why it happened in san joaquin valley county and according to the owner, both men were extremely experienced skydivers and he broke his leg but he was apparently knocked out and did not deploy his parachute. >> he did not have an automatic deployment device and he didn't have that safety device in his gear so unfortunately that is the result. >> the men reportedly were wearing winninged suits between the legs and under the arms which can be used to greatly increase speed. he whats named timmy back flip both on the slopes and air. espn described him as the next big thing to come out of saw patel it's being marked by a black buoy and protected as well. they located the fuselage and it is believed they are inside the small plane and crashed while the two were attempting a mid-air photo shoot on sunday. the other plane landed safely and they say there is no time set for bringing the plane up but they hope to do it today. one of them who responded

. >>> journalists and blogs arrested in ethiopia has bee isg charges such as working with foreigners to insigh incite rev. ethiopia has one of the worst records in africa for jailing journalist. >>> saudi arabia has been reporting eight more deaths from the mers cyrus killing 102 people in the kingdom. the health minister was sacked last week after complaints of the government's handling the outbreak. >>> at least 18 people have been killed by tornadoes in the united states. the twisters wiping out entire neighborhoods. rescue workers have been struggle to go five survivors as they dug through the rubble with their hands. >>> and more on the weather, particularly in that part of the world, it doesn't look too good. >> it doesn't at the moment. we have tornado watches. interesting to look at the development of those massive outbreak of tornadoes across the region. he's are the current areas where we've got tornado watch at the moment. louisiana, oklahoma, tennessee and mississippi. the risk is going to spread further towards the east with time. but the risk of tornadoes will weaken. s

he just learned his dad's wife is his step mom and his mother lives on the border of somalia and ethiopia. the teen is still recovering in honolulu at a hospital. our reporting continues right new on twitter@abc7newsbayarea. . >> a sonoma county supervisor charged where peeping into the window of a neighbor's apartment is expected to take the stand this morning in his own defense and it is the third day if the trial of supervisor efren carrillo. yesterday, a woman testified of a strange early morning visit from the 33-year-old in july in which she woke to a strange sound and saw efren carrillo outside her apartment dressed in underwear and cocks -- and socks the attorney asked the judge to throw out the case but that case was denied. >> a veteran san jose firefighter is scheduled to be arraigned in connection with a drug scandal. the a 3-year-old is accused of selling methamphetamine to a police officer at the time of his arrest and investigators searched the car and say they found a small amount of the drug which they believe he used recreationally. he faces up to four years and eight mo

ethiopia, did you booty -- d jibouti. envoy who isecial now being very active on the political file supporting the prime minister and trying to take forward the limitation of the agreements. it is welcome is taking a leading supporting role for the federal government. we know kenya is an important partner. the headline is dominated by the detention and return of somalis from nairobi. the hr point of we have expressed our concerns about those to tensions and the need for compliance with international law and practice. refugees should certainly not be deported. in kenya should have the right to be refugees in kenya. >> can i ask you about another neighbor? regional government. there is a new president there. who had formally been a prime minister in the previous transitional federal government. the former president has stepped aside. what is the relationship between --alia >> great, johnny. lexicon, it is not a neighbor. it is a part of somalia and in the process of agreeing and coming to a settlement on the nature of the f

. >> in ethiopia security forces have rounded up a group of journalists and detained them without a chargethey were arrested on friday and their website has been shut down. another journalist was arrested on saturday. well, we have more now from the ethiopian town. >> reporter: six of the search journalists are said to be bloggers who have been very critical of government policy and big on social media. the seventh who has been writing for a newspaper. they have been taken from their homes in the middle of the night by armed security and taken to a central president--prison. the government has yet to say what will happen to these journalists, but they might be arraigned in court on monday. this is the not the first time that this ethiopian government has jailed journalists. they are scores of journalists right now serving prison senses ranging between 14 and 27 years in prison with some of these journalists charged with terrorism. >> al jazeera continues to call for the immediate release of its georgeists being held in egypt. their trial has been adjourned until may 23rd. they have been in

and it is starting with six countries, ethiopia is one of those six countries. but i can tell you in our preparation for the summit, there is an awful lot of other countries who want to be part of power africa. in terms of how the energy and for structured will evolve there, first on the power africa side i should say that it's very important in africa to be looking at grid solutions, mini-grid solutions and off grid solutions. they all have their role, but we do so in looking to a future where there are many more energy services in africa. a major focus here will be a lot of interest in using their natural gas resources more effectively. than is the case today.a nd renewables will be a major focus. we will also be looking at hybrid systems in terms of gas renewable systems. all be on the table for the electricity side, but as i mentioned earlier, and i should say as well that we collaborate specifically in biofuels on the the transportation side we will also look at the enormous biofuel potential in africa. accounts, just the price of diesel was a huge -- >> en

we're hearing from his birth mother this morning who is in a refugee camp in ethiopia asking for help being reunited with her son. the 15-year-old snuck on to a plane to hawaii over the weekend with the intention of heading to africa after learning his biological mother was not dead as he had been told but that she was alive. the woman told voice of america that she's sorry her son risked his life to try to find her and she said her dream is to live with her children in the united states. the boy's father allegedly took the three children from ethiopia and brought them to california without her knowledge a decade ago. >>> inspired by hollywood, but opposed by neighbors, a south bay home in the historic neighborhood is getting a colorful face lift that has locals up in arms over the new look. we're talking about an old victorian on harrison street. "today in the bay's" annette miranda shows us what has the neighborhood abuzz. >> reporter: after more than two years of ren know sayingses, hosam haggog and fatima rahman are spending the night in their dream home. it's in santa clara's old

she spoke from a refugee came' in ethiopia. he was trying to go see her. the kids were told she was dead but her son found out the truth. here goal is to move to the u.s. and win custody of her children. the boy remains in hawaii. it's not clear when he will return to the bay area. >>> checking other bay area headlines, sonoma county deputies are looking for this man. >> he was caught robbing the exchange bank. it's not clear if he had a weapon but he got away with a big a bag of cash. investigators would like you to call if if you have any information. >>> members of a drug cartel will be in a courtroom. they were arrested yesterday. investigators say this man here, known as blanc could, a high ranking mexican drug cartel member. feds say the operation ran a meth lab near sacramento nicknamed the store. >>> admit night tonight is the deadline for entries to name san jose's falcons. they are the latest to call city hall home. there are three babies in the latest batch. children between 5 to 18 are encouraged to submit names. once posted, readers can vote o

she lives in ethiopia and we are hearing from her about her son. the 15-year-old boy hid in a wheel well of a plane and survived a flight from san jose to hawaii sunday. her son learned she was alive and was trying to see her. you can see a slide show and learn more about her life on www.ktvu.com. click on the images tab. >>> the oscar grant case heads back to court. oscar grant was shot and killed 5 years ago. a civil rights lawsuit -- [ indiscernible ] >> he was grant's best friend and he died in 2011 after someone shot him at a gas station. he left behind two sons. today would have been his 28th birthday. this week a judge will hear motions of the federal lawsuit. b.a.r.t. wants it dismissed since he is now dead. but the family is arguing his mother should be able to pursue it. both sides head to court wednesday. the b.a.r.t. officer who killed oscar grant was released from jail in 2011. a jury acquitted him of murder but convicted him of involuntary manslaughter. he was sentenced to two years in prison and served half of that sentence in southe

. >> in ethiopia security forces journalists have been. several were arrested on friday. websites have been shut todown. six of the arrested journalists are said to be bloggers who called themselves the writers, and they have been critical of policy and big on social media. the seventh wrote for a newspap newspaper. taken to a central prison. the government is yet to say what will happen to the journalist. lawyers acting for them told journalists that they may be arraigned in court on monday. it's not the first time journalists have been arrested here. there are journalists serving prison services ranging between 15-27 years in prison, with some of the journalists charged with terrorism. >> the son of former libyan dictator muammar gaddafi is due to go on trial for his alleged role in repressing the uprising. he was charged with crimes against humanity. his can'tives refused to mo him. he's in tripoli. >> they are poorly equipped, jobs are becoming more dangerous. nearly 50 police officers have been killed in the pakistani city of karachi. the force is reeling from the de

in an interview with voice of america from ethiopia she said her ex-husband took their children to california without her knowledge. she is worried about her son. >>> police say a man charged at officers so they shot him. now that man filed a lawsuit charging excessive force. he filed a suite naming the city, the police department and the officers who shot him as defendants. he said he was armed with only a broom when police shot him three times last year outside his home. police say he also had a knife. she charged with. [ indiscernible ] and making criminal threats. >>> some land in marine county once prosed to be developmented into a poleo field will now be returned to the original residents. ktvu channel 2 news ktvu's tom vacar with the story. >> reporter: this old levy ripped open by a u.s. army corps of engineers backhoe protected the land around the air force base for a century. >> this is the piece of this military base conversion. >> the project returns 648 acres to natural wet lands. that includes two years to dredge and pipe bay mud. enough mud to cover 700 football fields three fe

learned his father had remarried and his biological mother was living on the border of somalia and ethiopia. >> there was some conversation and i learned his dad knew his mother, but never expressed he wanted to jump over the fence. >> when the teen arrived in hawaii they say he was disoriented, thirsty and could barely walk. they describe surveillance video where his feet could be seen dangling before he jumped to the ground and collapse had. he said, quote, my mother and father are in africa. they raised him. he wanted to visit them not realizing the danger. he also said his son was struggling at school. the teen is still recovering from his ordeal in a honolulu hospital. ama news. >> this is not the first case of a boy stowing away on a plane. a 16-year-old managed to sneak past security in 2010 and boarded a plane the same way. his mother says this recent incident hits close to home. >> all i can think about is another child could have been hurt and lost. you it shook me so much. it really bothered me. >> washington's son fell from the wheel well and died when the landing gear opened on

today we heard from her living in her somali refugee camp in ethiopia. her 15-year-old son made it on to the runway on april 20th and then hid in a plane's wheel well on a flate to hawaii. abdullah said her ex-husband took the boy to california years ago and told him she had died. when he found out she was alive he sneaked on to the tarmac and then on to that plane in san jose. he is now recovering in hawaii. >>> now another round of deadly weather. look at the storms as they move through the south. the national weather service says the severe weather outbreak including intense tornadoes will continue through wednesday. at least nine people died y in mississippi and alabama. one alabama county dealt with a debris field. if you can imagine, 1.2 miles wide. there could be more victims in wrecked building that's can't be accessed because of downed power lines. there are a total of 56 reports of tornadoes across the sou. so far tonight. and this latest assault of storms comes a day after tornadoes killed 17 people in the south. some of the twisters like this

it's a race against time to avoid a famine that could be on the scale of the one in ethiopia, which claimedp to a million lives. >> in the kenyan capital nairobi, a car bomb has gone off, killing four people. that includes two policemen. it exploded outside a police station in the pangani district of the city. earlier this month 650 people were arrested in eastly. many were accused of having links to terrorism. most were released without charge. >>> now, to nigeria, where parents have joined the army to try to find almost 200 school girls kidnapped last week. they were taken to a school in the nearby borno state. we have more from abuja. . >> reporter: the security situation is worrying many algerians, after several attacks by boko haram. 75 were killed at a bus station. 200 girls kidnapped at a school and many killed in the northern borno state. the school set ablaze by masked men. >> it's getting worse. people used to depend on soldiers to make sure that the security is ensured. now the soldiers are not secured. the government is working. the military - they are doing their best. it puts

and his birth mother lives in african on the forder of somalia and ethiopia and they were separated when he was two. >> this was conversation that i learned the dad need his mother. the dad admits his son talked of going to africa but he tells a voice of america reporter his son wanted to visit the grandparents who raised him but lick the rest of the family and the classmates, no one predicted he would take a dramatic risk. the father gave an interview in the native somali saying "i much wad analysis of the extraordinary and dangerous trip of my son on local tv and that allah saved him i thanked god i was very happy." the words of a concerned forward but he paints a different picture. >> he was in pain. >> do it parents reject him? ashamed of what --. >> 48 hours after he was missing it was not reported to the police. >> there was no missing persons report and the teen is still? honolulu how hospital and no word when he returns to the bay area. >>> thank you. the bay area could be in store for late april showers. meteorologist mike nicco has live doppler 7 hd. mike? >> thank you, ladies.

. >>> now in ethiopia security forces have rounded up a group of journalists and detained them without any charge. now they write a blog under a collective name and often criticize the government. they were arrested friday and their website was shut down. another journalist was arrested on saturday. we have more from the ethiopian town. >> six journalists are bloggers who have been very critical of government policy on social media. they were taken from their homes in the middle of the night by armed security and taken to a central prison. the government has yet to say what will happen, but lawyers acting for them have told journalists that they may be arraigned in court on monday. this is not the first time that this government has arrested journalists. they are known to be one of africa's worst jailers of journalists. there are journalists serving prison sentences raging between 14 and 27 years in prison with some of these journalists charged with terrorism. >> more than it 32,000 people have marched into taipei to protest against government plans to build a new nuclear reactor. this

learned his father had remarried and his biological mother was living on the border of somalia and ethiopia. >> there was some conversation and i learned his dad knew his mother, but never expressed he wanted to jump over the fence. >> when the teen arrived in hawaii they say he was disoriented, thirsty and could barely walk. they describe surveillance video where his feet could be seen dangling before he jumped to the ground and collapse had. he said, quote, my mother and father are in africa. they raised him. he wanted to visit them not realizing the danger. he also said his son was struggling at school. the teen is still recovering from his ordeal in a honolulu hospital. ama dates, abc7 news. >> this is not the first case of a boy stowing away on a plane. a 16-year-old managed to sneak past security in 2010 and boarded a plane the same way. his mother says this recent incident hits close to home. >> all i can think about is another child could have been hurt and lost. you it shook me so much. it really bothered me. >> washington's son fell from the wheel well and died when the landing ge

they are being held in the capital of ethiopia. negotiations failed since the signing of a ceasefire, which never took hold. the rebel leader riek machar denied his forces were behind the massacre of hundreds of thousands of people. >> thousands have been killed in a car bomb attack, happening in an outdoor market in the shia neighbourhood of the city. iraq is holding elections for a new parliament. the number of deaths and attacks reached its highest level since 2008. >> 21 people have been killed and 50 injured in a mortar attack by rebels in syria, happening in the largest city, aleppo, when opposition fighters targeted government-held areas. there were also casualties in opposition-held areas of aleppo. government forces dropped barrel bombs, oil bombs backed with explosives and metal designed to maim. >> the u.s. secretary of state john kerry warned that israel is at risk of becoming an apartheid stake. kerry was setting out the consequences if peace talks failed to produce a separate palestine state. the comment were covered

they've never come out of ethiopia to be traded. we trade them all better in ethiopia and others one trained health worker for every 2500 people, all of whom are women. this would present a society that firmly but not trusty women to take a leadership role and energy and finance or commerce or education or health care. that's the kind of thing we have done around which the world and we find parents, for instance that will kill a baby daughter because they want to have sons instead of daughters. we try to convince them, if you just invest a little bit of extra food and education and when your daughter gets crunchy can support you and your old age better perhaps than your sons could. that's the best way i know to prevent this murder of baby girls and afflicts me and my conscious so much. that's a nice to be done to convince the local people your daughters can be a great investment for you and i also can resolve problems that your son and then just can't do like health care. >> yes, sir. >> and gary hall from the national cathedral. >>

we can get that and we would be ethiopia do -- happy to do that. >> thank you very much. >> we have a motion on the floor and second by supervisor yee and tang. supervisor avalos? >>supervisor john avalos: i was going to speak on the legislation overall. we want to go on to discuss the amendment itself. >> let's do the amendment right now. supervisor wiener? >>supervisor scott weiner: thank you, mr. chairman. i support the legislation for a lot of the reasons that president chiu mentioned. i want to thank him for his support and his staff for doing a great job of getting this together and moving it forward and i will be voting for the legislation today. in terms of the amendments and just so i don't have to speak again, i know there is only one amendment that is formally seconded. i don't support the pilot program of only allowing 50 units. i think that undermines the purpose of the legislation. i don't think it makes sense to me in terms of moving in that direction. i won't be supporting that. in terms of and it will also exclude all of rh 1 and there are a lot of areas of rh 1 and i

this suggests that the government were attempting to improve the situation when they go to talks in ethiopiathe first major-general hofmi was removed and general matt bol. the head of military intelligence. we are not sure what the reason is. the government told us it's a routine procedure. these people have been in the positions for a long time and it was the right moment for them to move. others suggest the government is not happy with the way things have been going militarily. the rebels have taken major gains, and this is looked at as a possible means of removal of two senior officers. >>> bangladesh marked the first anniversary of its first ever garment anniversary accident. thousands were injured when the rana vehicle collapse, hundred killed. relatives marched past the site calling for greater protection for workers. >>> nepal's tour guide strike could impact on the country's vital tourism industry. local guides are refusing to work, following the death of 13 sherpas at mt everest last friday. we have this report from kathmandu on what this could mean for the families of tour guides d

going violence. 20 race against time, to avoided a famine that could be on the scale of the one in ethiopia in the 1980's, which claimed up to 1 million lives. jame base, al jazeera, at the united nations. more than 78,000 civilians are now seeking shelter, a second round of talks between the government and rebels. has now been rescheduled for next monday. steal spending peace talks that are following the reconciliation of the political parties. saying that the palestinian leader made a horrible decision. coming up on al jazeera america, the food and drug administration moving to take e cigarettes out of the hands of children. my religion prohibited me as far as spying on other muslims. or innocent people. >> four men saying no to the u.s. government who demanded their fie on their neighbors, their story is coming up next on al jazeera. >> we pray for the children in the womb >> a divisive issue >> god is life , so it's his to take >> see a 10 year old girl who's pregnant, and you tell me that's what god wants... >> a controversial law >> where were you when the babies lives were being save

we have the picture of ubah mohammed abdule at a refugee camp in far eastern ethiopia where she talked with a reporter about her 14-year-old son. her boy was told she was dead but recently learned she was alive. last sunday he hid in the wheel well that flew in from san jose to hawaii. my son was silent but intelligent when he was with me. i know concealed himself in a plane to see him. his father demanded my ken to take the children to the u.s. if i wanted a formal divorce. i said no. un officials said the mother could qualify to im great to america in less than a year. a new report from the highway patrol says an alameda can sheriff deputy was speeding when he struck a car killing one and injuring the other. he was speeding and it happened north of hayward last april. he was looking for two cars escaped police. we confirm that deputy ham's siren and emergency sirens were off at the time of the crash. the da declined to file charges against the deputy. >>> students at a santa clara high school are dealing with a vandalism case. it began last friday night. they were taken into custody

he had been in ethiopia. he was working with aids orphans. was -- went home, he was so upset because he heard there may be 10 or 15 million aids orphans in africa one day. he is a praying man. he said was prior -- praying and i was angry. i kept saying god, why don't you do something about this? god said who gave you the idea of going to be up yet? i would like you to do something about it. he did not like that answer. i am a rockstar. yeah but you got connections. he started getting on the phone with tony blair and kofi annan and george bush and almost single-handedly ended up raising $15 billion for aids work in africa. and he said to me, so many of the questions that we throwing god -- we throw at god, they come back like a boomerang. what are you going to do about it? the only way the world will know that i care is you go out and show that i care. god is not interested in intervening every time some bad thing happens. god is interested in getting the message of good news, love, and comfort and hope across to people like us. ordinary peopl

today we heard from her living in her somali refugee camp in ethiopia. her 15-year-old son made it on to the runway on april 20th and then hid in a plane's wheel well on a flate to hawaii. abdullah said her ex-husband took the boy to california years ago and told him she had died. when he found out she was alive he sneaked on to the tarmac and then on to that plane in san jose. he is now recovering in hawaii. >>> now another round of deadly weather. look at the storms as they move through the south. the national weather service says the severe weather outbreak including intense tornadoes will continue through wednesday. at least nine people died today in mississippi and alabama. one alabama county dealt with a debris field. if you can imagine, 1.2 miles wide. there could be more victims in wrecked building that's can't be accessed because of downed power lines. there are a total of 56 reports of tornadoes across the south. so far tonight. and this latest assault of storms comes a day after tornadoes killed 17 people in the south. some of the twisters lik

today we heard from her living in her somali refugee camp in ethiopia.5-year-old son made it on to the runway on april 20th and then hid in a plane's wheel well on a flate hawaii. abdullah said her ex-husband took the boy to california years ago and told him she had died. when he found out she was alive he sneaked on to the tarmac and then on to that plane in san jose. he is now recovering in hawaii. >>> now another round of deadly weather. look at the storms as they move through the south. the national weather service says the severe weather outbreak including intense tornadoes will continue through wednesday. at least nine people died today in mississippi and alabama. one alabama county dealt with a debris field. if you can imagine, 1.2 miles wide. there could be more victims in wrecked building that's can't be accessed because of downed power lines. there are a total of 56 reports of tornadoes across the south. so far tonight. and this latest assault of storms comes after day after tornadoes killed 17 people in the south. some of the twisters like thi

learned his father had remarried and his biological mother was living on the border of somalia and ethiopia. >> there was some conversation and i learned his dad knew his mother, but never expressed he wanted to jump over the fence. >> when the teen arrived in hawaii they say he was disoriented, thirsty and could barely walk. they describe surveillance video where his feet could be seen dangling before he jumped to the ground and collapse had. he said, quote, my mother and father are in africa. they raised him. he wanted to visit them not realizing the danger. he also said his son was struggling at school. the teen is still recovering from his ordeal in a honolulu hospital. ama dates, abc7 news. a bof a boy stowing away on a plane. a 16-year-old managed to sneak past security in 2010 and boarded a plane the same way. his mother says this recent incident hits close to home. >> all i can think about is another child could have been hurt and lost. you it shook me so much. it really bothered me. >> washington's son fell from the wheel well and died when the landing gear opened on approach to bo

tonight, we are hearing from his birth mother who's in a refugee camp in ethiopia. she is asking for help in being reunited with her son. the 15-year-old snuck on a plain plane to hawaii over the weekend with the intention of heading to africa after he learned his biological mother was still alive and in that camp. the woman told voice of america she's sorry her son risked his life to try to find her and she said her dream is to live with her children in the united states. the boy's father allegedly took the children to california without the woman's knowledge a decade ago. >>> inspired by hollywood, opposed by neighbors, the south bay historic home -- home in a historic neighborhood is getting a colorful facelift that has neighbors up in arms over the new look. it is located on harrison street near santa clara university. we are joined live from the front of the house and i guess no balloons from the neighborhoods, i'm guessing. >> reporter: no. no welcome gift at all. they want to keep the neighborhood's beauty and history intact. when they see something like this

you're looking for and i went to jamaica to learn more about the roster very thing before i went to ethiopia to interview and i was the shape and journey of the book and it was a pathway into the story. >> questions? >> sure,. >> okay, go ahead. [inaudible] >> how do you think that this may be? maybe we will phrase it differently. how is this question of biracial at the redefining us and i think emily address that. >> okay. >> i am biracial, in case you were wondering. my mother was jewish and it never occurred to me that i was biracial i have to fill out this form that says race and she said well, check other and this remains in my own head. and being biracial is caribbean. and that was not something that anybody remark on. it wasn't until they came to the united states that i then had to self identify. and that took me actually many years. and there was a real pull and tug for a long time and that is really what i know it was not a racial issue that the class issue. and we had some racial variation of shade within classes. so how do we identify with the hero that is of the working class wh

. >> reporter: yalya and his two siblings -- yahya and his two siblings moved here from ethiopia two years ago. he was unhappy with his dad and stepmom she says bringing them to california lying to them. >> reporter: your mom said your dad told you guys she was killed in a rocket attack in mogadishu. >> no. that's just lying. >> reporter: the kids say their mom only wants to reunite with them now to get out of a refugee camp. >> we already have a good family here. we love her, but she left us when we needed her the most. so we don't want her. >> so they don't buy the story. they don't think he was running away to go see his mom. do they have any idea, his own brothers and sisters, why he did this? >> they say their brother always talked about going to africa to see his grandparents who raised him, but they really don't think that's why he got on the plane. so they really don't know. they said all of this really doesn't make sense and near confused. by the way, we -- they're confused. by the way, we should mention he still is in a honolulu hospital and his father plans to fly there an

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