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mourn the loss of 6 million jews in the holocaust. this moment of silence, very, very meaning of what this is all about, importance of remembering, never forgetting. saying never again. we'll hear that a lot on this holiday. very important here, there will be a wreath laying ceremony shortly. just yesterday there were six torches lit at sun down when the remembrance day began. again this is a somber holiday. saw the country stand still. a lot of the people on the street outside of the office here, standing still. bowing looking down. pausing to reflect, remember, mourn in their own ways. behind me i was able to see. the cars stopped out of respect. city here, jerusalem. much of the country, coming to a stand still to reflect and mourn on this powerful day in israel. >> on the eve of holocaust remembrance day, prime minister that iran's government was like the nazis. what all did he say. and how are people responding to that comparison? >> rosemary, a compares on he made before. but he has never made it this powerfully. he was used lan

holocaust memorial museum broke ground on the shipell family collection and conservation center.he 80,000 square foot warehouse will be built near route 50 and 301. museum leaders call this the most important building project the museum will ever undertake. holocaust survivors who donated items hope when they're no longer around the collections will tell their stories. >> may the treasure fall into good hands. may history attest for us. well we know today that thankfully that treasure did fall into our good hands. >> the collections and conservation center is named for the holocaust survivors who donated millions for the project. >>> it helped bring french troops to america and turned the tide of the revolutionary war. now a replica of the tall ship is returning to the u.s. for a special journey. it set sail last weekend from france and will arrive in yorktown in june. from there it will make 12 stops including alexandria annapolis and baltimore. alexandria will host a series of events from june 10th to the 12th to celebrate the ship's arrival including tours of the replica. >>>

many holocaust survivors have been attending this trial. gene cline was in auschwitz the same year groening was a guard. he spoke with jean casarez here at cnn and said no matter his job at the camp groening should be held responsible for the innocent people killed in auschwitz's gas chambers including cline's own father. >> i first want to talk to you about this trial going on right now. how does it affect you? >> you know it is really personal for me because at the age of 16 i was shipped out to auschwitz. of course we didn't know about this. we had no idea where we were going. and my father was killed there. then i hear that an ex-ss soldier or officer is going to be tried. i really am very interested of how the outcome will be. my feeling is that people are saying oh he's 93 years old, poor old man, what's going to happen to him. that's not the way to look at it as far as i'm concerned. this old man was 23 years old 70 years ago, and he was part of the ss. he probably joined the ss as a volunteer. he knew that the ss was involved in mas

his scory of survival in our first person report. >> i'm gene cline and i'm a holocaust survivor. i remember soldiers waking us up tell us us you are going to get on trains and move to places and we don't know where. and the journey takes three days and three nights. we arrive to the destination, which we don't know where it is, what it is. doors open. we have maybe a few minutes to hug when the order comes. women and children on the left-hand side. men and boys from about mid teens up, all in rows of five, and you start marching on. i get up to the front. my father is next to be. an ss officer points to him, you this way, points to me, you this way they were playing god. if you went to the left you go directly to the gas chambers. after i talked to a polish prisoner who - i ask him how come my father went to the left and i went to the right. he said "come with me", pointed me to the barracks and pointed in the distance to a big tall chimney assuming sparks, he said "your father is going up the chimney", i said "what is he talking about, i was with my father yesterday, how can he

it's another way of understanding what civilization of europe was before the holocaust, how life was lived. in that way it's another way of understanding the dimension of what was lost. >> it seems fascinating that it's a juxta position between what you might think of as a contemporary in its time personal family recording of an event and then also professional effort to give information. >> it's both. you are seeing people living life sophisticated city people beautifully dressed, celebrating life, not really knowing what's coming. >> it's a big question, but i am thinking if you are somebody that doesn't know much about the holocaust, to what degree do you bring the awareness of what you are watching in the now contemporary retrospective understanding that these people didn't know what was coming if you yourself don't have that much exposure to world war ii or the holocaust? >> i would recommend visitors who plan to come to the show, stud he the interwar years, 1917 to 1939. really immerse yourself in that period. it was during a relatively, relatively speaking, fulsom time for jew

today members of congress and holocaust survivors will meet in the capitol to remember the holocaust. it's holocaust remembrance day today, it's observed on the same day as the warsaw ghetto uprising in 1943. 6 million jews were killed by the nazis. and maryland communities met this past sunday. >>> today virginia will observe a moment of silence, the statewide silence will take place at 9:43 this morning. it marks eight years since the deadly shootings at virginia tech. there will be remembrance events on campus including tributes and exhibits. it will include a 3.2 mile run to honor each life lost. >>> an ethics reform vote delayed. virginia lawmakers will meet tomorrow to rework a bill that limits gifts they can receive from lobbyists. they say the bill as it's written now could mean a $100 lifetime limit in gifts. i hope you followed that. >>> a judge is refusing to stop a woman's college from closing the doors. sweet briar college said it was closing last month. yesterday, a circuit judge did issue an injunction and it forbids the college from spending any charitable contribution

. >> bay area is remembering those who died in the holocaust. >> we were at the jewish community center on sunday administration songs and art and stores marked we the day of remember an and learning. the air war was accepted for a man's mother that israel gives to non-jews who took risks to help those survive the holocaust. show hid two elderly men while she and her son lived in the rat infested cool center. >> she was tremendous with courage and her ability to risk her life and her son to provide false papers and to put into hiding many jews in the community. >> her name will be added to a wall of honor at holocaust memorial museum in jerusalem. >> we have joked about max taking over the tv anchor job robots have taken over jobs of humans at factories and one could help you find a way around the department store. >> the tokyo store unveiled the talking robot today which is is the store receptionist for two weeks and then get a new job serving as a tour guide. features include sinking the voice with mouth movement. >> show could not be a tv anchor, she a little...robotic. >> a lawyer f

today is holocaust memorial day. it marks the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camps by allied forces. the u.s. holocaust memorial museum held a rememberance ceremony this morning in the u.s. capitol. members of congress joined survivors to light a memorial candle. it's part of the annual days of rememberance which honors the six million jews killed in the nazi holocaust during world war ii. and today, the virginia tech community is marking a grim anniversary. on april 16th 2007 the student killed 32 people on campus before killing himself. it was the deadliest shooting spree in modern u.s. history. a moment of silence was held at 9:43 this morning followed by a community picnic. at midnight last night, a candlelighting ceremony was held. at 11:59 tonight there will be a candle extinguishing ceremony. first degree murder conviction for patriots tight end aaron hernandez and still more legal troubles to come. he's also facing double murder charges in boston and civil lawsuits related to those ki

our geology showe genealogy shoe lost 120 members of our family in the holocaust. cousins.s. brothers and sisters of my grandparents. cousins of my parents. my father came from eastern europe. my mother was born here. the rest of our family -- liz: 120 relatives murdered by the nazis. >> 120. teenagers, children all over the country. from vilna. to yo auschwitz. this one area where 38 of my relatives were murdered in a pit. and you see that it's -- you know, i must say, netanyahu's comment really obviously rings strong and true. liz: oh, my god. it was that one line. and it was affirming that so many of the members of congress really got it. they stood and up they cheered. you know, but the fact is, you survived. some of your relatives survived. and your surviving children, we can show pictures of this. the fact is that today on i don't mean had a sha ma you as a leader, this is what matters today, isn't it? >> it is what matters. and i'm chairman of the museum of jewish heritage. (?) and it's a living memorial to the holocaust. you're exactly right. we are here. we are ali

god knows we've had too much genocide since the nazi holocaust. it or not, this trial that has an old man and a walker could have implications of some of the isis. it has geopolitical implications. you mentioned about groenig speaking out, he acknowledged the gas chambers, acknowledged the mass murder mostly because of holocaust deniers out there. does that have any bearing in this case? >> i think so far as his personal culpability, no. historically, it's important eyewitness testimony when he talks about a jewish child who had its head barbed against the wall because it's crying for its mother. but at the end of the day, he has to take personal responsibility for his actions. and i know he surprised me before the bar of justice, but i think at this point it's an important statement by germany, very important statement to younger generations in europe and some of the stands and soccer fans who are speaking juice to the gat claim better and did nothing about it. >> he was in auschwitz in june 1944. that's about the time the allies land in norm man

he shares his story in our first person report. >> i'm gene cline and i'm a holocaust survivor. in the spring of 1944, the slaughter of the jews has been going on for years now, all over the europe wherever the nazis occupied. it was our turn now in hungary. hungarian soldiers waking us up and telling us you are going to get on trains and move to places and we don't know where. start marching to the train, which consisted mostly of cattle cars big carts with sliding doors. and the journey takes three days and three nights. we arrive to the destination, which we don't know where it is what it is. doors open. we have maybe a few minutes to hug when the order comes. women and children on the left-hand side. men and boys from about mid teens up all in rows of five and you start marching on. i get up to the front. my father is next to be. an ss officer points to him, you this way you this way they were playing god. if you went to the left you go directly to the gas chambers. after i talked to a polish prisoner who - i ask him how come my father went to the left and i to the right. he

my mother lost her entire family in the holocaust.ay: the police are investigating as a hate crime. live in gaithersburg, jay korff, abc 7 news. leon: former white house chief of staff rahm emanuel is getting four years, winning a second term as chicago's mayor. alison: new insight into the exaggerations that forced brian williams off the air at nbc. still ahead, a medical condition that he suggested may be to blame. leon: an effort to honor maya angelou left people scratching their heads. alison: alison: newly announced presidential candidate rand paul will hold a town hall on the second paul announced his candidacy today in louisville. the only other announced candidate is texas senator ted cruz, and he sent a message to paul on twitter welcoming him him -- walking a hymn to the gop field. a new survey finds fewer americans identify themselves as republican or democrat. the pew research center announced 39% of americans can'tis center -- consider themselves independent. this skews younger. 43% of those under the age of 34 say they a

this case one of the last big holocaust trials.eporter: among the more than 4000 -- 400,000 hungarians assent to auschwitz, she was just 16 years old when she was sent to the death camp in 1944. 70 years later, she is one of some 50 holocaust survivors and plaintiffs against an ss guard t here all square groani -- os car groning. ms. bohm: i do not want to see them go to jail, he is too old for it. reporter: if convicted, it would say that being an accessory to murder is punishable by the law. a self-proclaimed cog in the nazi machine come although he has and i killing anyone, which kept him from being charged in the postwar trial. some feel that the german justice system did not do enough to prosecute nazi leaders. with few still alive, the court is returning to guard to indirectly aided in mass murder. >> justice has failed us over the past five decades for not taking trials like this that they should have taken on. reporter: a choice of some attribute to former nazi sympathizers in the postwar justice system. >> it is likely tha

genie: tributes to the victims of the holocaust are being held in israel today. people stood in silence as sirens wailed across the country. today's holocaust memorial day marks the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the nazi death camps. 6 million jews were killed during world war ii. in south africa, immigration is becoming a hot button issue. somalis, ethiopians and other immigrants are being subjected to what the ruling anc party has called a wave of attacks. at least six people were killed in anti-immigration violence this week. violence blamed on locals who say the foreigners are stealing their jobs. hundreds of people gathered in the coastal city of durban for a march denouncing does attacks. to tell us more, let's bring in aisha in cape town. the marsh is getting underway in durban. what is the feeling across the whole of south africa? is there an anti-immigrant sentiment? >> i would not say it. i believe it is a small minority. people are saying why are you attacking our neighbors? why are you attacking foreign african nationals when these are the sam

every year they have a ceremony in observance of the holocaust.ome together to reflect and remember on what happened back then. this year's theme is the anguish of liberation, the return to life. this man says life began for him 70 years ago when he was liberated from a death camp. as a survivor he comes here every year. >> i came july 31st 1944. the u.s. army drew near and then they sent us to the march of death. and this i will remember for the rest of my life. on the death march we walked four weeks. i arrived to a camp that i called the hell on earth. we were taken in trains with no food. we it a the frozen ice. this is a memory that one never forgets. and this should be remembered. >> reporter: how do you heal and find the ability to forgive and raise a wonderful and return to life? >> translator: they took me and the children the red cross took me to switzerland with 300 children. switzerland to me was the healing, physical and emotional. and then i learned engineering. i got israel and had a profession. i learned hebrew and soon after very

. >> reporter: she was a holocaust survivor. ironically there will be a film here with lesson that's couldn't be more appropriate now. >> what she did with her life after the war to help make the world bear place. so we use really bad experiences to make something good. >> reporter: there has always been some of that. these drawings that had born symbols of hate. the rabbi thanked the police for acting so quickly making an arrest. now he says it is up to the congregation. >> i want to apologize to the jewish community and everybody. probably even my friends are probably disappointed. >> reporter: both espinoza and the rabbi want a dialogue. he faces vandalism charges. and against a religious facility. it is an hate crime but a little more than an average vandly charge. he can get up to nine years if convicted on all those. derrick ward. news4. >>> now to a story you'll see only on news4. security changes coming to the white house. it all has to do with the gate. we've learned that tomorrow the federal loft will approve new steel

director comey didn't want to suggest that the poles were responsible for the holocaust. his remarks were clear on that. >> no more whether the director should apologize. >> christians be slaughtered in libya. >> we'll take olook at why the group targets specific minorities. >> farc military massacred soldiers. soldiers. >> welcome back to al jazeera america, i'm barbara serra. >> and i'm antonio mora. coming up this half hour of international news an al shabaab attack on united nations workers in somalia. >> and how businesses are getting ready to capitalize on the end of the cuban embargo. >> a strain of bird flu is spreading are across the rural midwest. wisconsin is declaring a state of emergency after the h 1n 2 virus was found. we'll ask an expert about the threat posed by the outbreaks and what's being done to stop them. that's coming up at 11:00 p.m. eastern, 8:00 pacific. >> people in baltimore rallied in protest of the death of freddy gray. the 21-year-old died of a spinal injury he suffered last week. the reason for the initial stop is unclear. video of the arr

an official ceremony took place at the holocaust memorial in jerusalem. prime minister benjamin netanyahu issued fresh warnings against iran, this time with a genetic comparison. prime minister netanyahu na: just as thezis tried to destroy civilization and wipe out the jewish people, so is iran striving to take over the region. on there they will spread on words with the declared aim of annihilating the state of the jewish people. reporter: he slammed the deal recently struck between tehran and the west on a ron's use of nuclear power. -- iran's use of nuclear power. premised are netanyahu: the deal being made with a ron the lessons of history have not been learned. in the face of iran's aggressions, the west is giving in. reporter: for many israelis, this is a day to remember the past, not one to use for politics. anchor: to cambodia now. they called it a revolution, but for most cambodia, -- most cambodians, it was a nightmare. pol pot's revolution killed millions in the war. anchor: today marks and 40 years since they took the capital to create an agra

museum volunteers and supporters read some of the names of those who perished in the holocaust. >>> here comes the rain again. topper is up with more on, when where and how it could affect so i'm working from home. i get on a video conference. with my boss, and my boss's boss. but i forgot to attach the presentation it sends in a flash, good thing i have fios. i don't and it was taking forever. we don't miss a beat. i'm yelling at the kids to get off wi-fi. get off the movies! get off the video games! i think i got a promotion. i think i need a new job. are you guys hiring. why settle when you can have you have fiber optics with a two year price guaranteed. fios. the fastest, most reliable internet. >>> a display of true grit is gracing boston common. >> somebody decided to use one of the last remaining snowbanks in boston to send an inspirational message, b strong as in boston strong. that became the rallying cry for the city after the deadly boston marathon bombings in april 2013 and the snow sculpture should be there for this year's marathon just a week away. authorities do not know w

, three months later and their brain is gone, this is a holocaust what this is doing to our country. california lawmaker plan to vote on a bill to get rid of the personal belief exemption. >>> the u.s. postal service unveiled a stamp for maya angelou, but the quote is from another author, they said it had been widely attributed to her, but it wasn't hers. a spokesman told the washington post, if we had known about this, we would have used one of her other works. the sentence held great meaning for her and she is greatly identified with its popularity. >> had we known about it beforehand? they couldn't have checked? >> a roomful of people and nobody bothered to ... >> one of the most quotable authors ever. >> are they rolling stone or something? [ laughter ] >> oh. >>> one thing we know, we are probably saying good-bye to the rain for a while. >> for a while. for a while. we got a pretty good dose of rain. let's have a look at the high- def one more time to show you the last cell standing out there a little south of livermore stretching out to pleasanton. not much left of the rain. 5,

he doesn't realize you're playing with nuclear holocaust there. nobel peace prize, u.s. secretary of state got it in 1928 for a treaty that outlawed war ten years before world war ii. and if world war ii didn't start when it did neville chamberlain would have got an nobel peace prize. >> we keep hearing he wanted to do for iran what kissinger did for china and there was a suggestion that kissinger would support what he's doing. he doesn't support it. that view of history, the parallel between china and iran just doesn't work. >> i don't think so and i think it calls for being cautious. for months we've heard that isis was the big threat. my understanding now is that iran is the biggest threat to isis can vanquish isis, wants to do it. i think what this proves is we don't understand that part of the world and it's so dangerous to commit troops to something we clearly don't get. >> we're not talking about committing troops. we're talking about keeping our allies close, trusting our allies more than we do our enemies. you heard what the grand ayatollah said. i would call hi

he met holocaust survivors who escaped using visa ss by a japanese diplomat. he worked at the japanese consulate in lithuania. >> translator: i renewed the determination to make a more proactive contribution to global peace and stability. we should not allow the tragedy or the courage of good will to fade away but keep them in our memory. >> this is the first official visit to the u.s. by a japanese prime minister in nine years. >>> an aide to obama says the president may travel to japan again before he leaves office. the official says obama is weighing a trip to hiroshima and nagasaki, both devastated by u.s. atomic bombs. >> there's certainly a possibility. we've taken the step of having ambassador roos and ambassador kennedy visit. we have a profound respect for how meaningful it is to the japanese people and particularly the people of hiroshima. >> rhodes told nhk that administration have been considering the proposed visits. he said obama is personally committed to supporting the idea of a world without nuclear weapons. he said this is partly because the

. >> murray cohen is a rabbi educate the or and holocaust survivor, still ahead the the lesson he hopes to continue teaching even after he leaves the classroom. >>> plus the search is on tonight for a gym bandit, a warning from the locker room after a thief takes off with personal items. kathy? >>> chilly for now but not for long it will be getting warmer once the the storm moves away. we will talk about that as temperatures sore in the seven day, hi beasley. >>> phillies start a long road trip in st. louis with cole hamels on the mound. home coming for the big fellow ryan howard is heating up, he talks about staying on track ahead in sports. looking for a man who stole a what will fret a planet fitness in the lawn dale section of philadelphia last week. they ask you to take a a good look at the suspect. investigators say after stealing a wallet a and other personal items from a locker, he used the credit cards at a rite aide across the street. he then fled the scene in the gray suv. if you recognize this man call the the police. >>> it is one step forward two steps back for the the new

this is a holocaust. what is this country doing?" kennedy made the comments at the screening of a film that says vaccines are linked to autism. >>> time now 4:39 on this wednesday. this woman says she was kicked off a flight to san jose because she has cancer. the airline's side of the story coming up. >> and what's cool about your school? email your nominations to us at coolschools@kpix.com. we may come and feature your school on the show. >>> investigators are looking into a fire in los angeles. firefighters rescued people in upper floors by ladder last night. a reporter in a news helicopter described the scene in the 6- story building. >> what makes it more scary is there people inside this building calling the fire department saying they are trapped in lower floors. >> crews had determined there is no one left inside. one person is being treated for injuries. the fire department says the building houses several different businesses. >>> well, the jury is about to be on its second day of deliberations in the trial of boston marath

. >>> what may be one of the last big holocaust trials opened in germany.he bookkeeper of auschwitz entered the courtroom using a walker. at 93 groening is one of the few suspected nazi war criminals still living. the former living member of hitler's ss says he shares in the moral guilt of the mass kilts but is a bookkeeper and never killed anyone. his job was to collect the belongings of the prisoners, their valuables and money. 86-year-old lives in new york city she was a teenager when she entered auschwitz. she's a plaintiff in this case. while she survived her parents did not. >> believe it or not, by this time it means very little personally. i don't feel vengeance. i don't want to see him go to jail. it's too late for it. he's too old. i do believe that the important part is for the law to be established and for the change to be made for the future generations. >> let's bring in our senior legal analyst jeffrey toobin. he's charged with accessory to 300,000 murders at auschwitz as the cam's bookkeeper is there a precedence for convicting him in a war

. >>> man who survived the holocaust shared his story tonight in bucks county. daniel goldsmith spoke in richboro. he was captured by nazis when he was child but managed to escape and found refuge with the the catholic priest. the tonight the event as part of the synagogue's holocaust remembrance day ceremonies. >>> lets get the the accu weather forecast for tomorrow and the next seven days. >> jim beautiful spring weather today. we will keep that, through the the day tomorrow and then friday is just a little bit of an hiccup. >> yeah, a few showers on the the way. >> storm tracker six live double scan showing that we have dry conditions out there, tonight. there was a red flag warning in effect until 7:00 o'clock this evening. the reason why chopper six is showing that this is in northeast philadelphia, we did have a brush fire there a few other once reported far up to the northwest. that is a problem when you get low dew point and is there a breeze there is an increased risk of fire danger. that will continue tomorrow. so good idea to really limit any open fla

. >> you know, after the holocaust if you go to the holocaust memorials it always says never again, never again. and yet we watched these christians being targeted and jews too for that matter in city after city, and ancient artifacts and places that are beloved and wiped and have been for centuries being torn down as though it's nothing. and the question is whether there will be some sort of international response. what we often hear is they kill a lot of muslims too. and so it's not about targeting any specific group. >> well, we hear that. but we also see so many people who are people of the jewish and the christian faith being targeted. look i just think it is time megyn, for christians to say enough. sdp, you know christians were silent during the holocaust in germany, christian pastors were silent. and that's why naziism rose like it did. and i recently called on members of my church. i said i want you to call the white house, i want you to call your senators' office and tell them, demand that we do something to defeat radical islam. we had thousands of our people respond to that. a

capitol building to rep the holocaust. it's holocaust remembrance day today. six million jews were killed by the nazi. the memorial observed on a slightly different day each year that corresponds to the warsaw ghetto uprising on the hebrew calendar. >>> we're learning the measles outbreak in california is almost over. health officials say the outbreak which started at disneyland will be considered over if no cases pop up in the next day. the outbreak started in december and spread to several other states. 131 people were infected in california alone. >>> quintuplets born to a texas family will stay in the intensive care unit for several more weeks. the girled named olivia ava, hazel, parker and riley were born at 28 weeks. their mother says they are all doing well. she finally got to hold two of her daughters on tuesday night and told the "today" show it was a great feeling. >> oh man, it was an emotional downpour. i did, i got to hold her two days ago and i got to hold ava last night. so it's been hard to see your baby in the eist lets but there's no better f

. >> nanette konig will never forget the last time she saw anne frack amid the horror of the holocaust a bitter sweat reunion for two girls just 15. >> she was only a skeleton. there was nothing left of her nothing. i even wonder sometimes how could two skeletons have recognized one another. because both of us were just you know we were both starved to death. >> nanette watched anne receive the diary at a birthday party. she recalls anne determination in the camp that its story detailing her life in hiding from the nazis would live on. >> she told me that she had continued to write the book and that she would like to publish the book after the war. >> 70 years ago british troops helped to liberate -- where more than 70,000 people died during the holocaust. >> aichbe frack lost her life shortly before the camp was liberated. >> i can't remember whether we cried or not. we just fell into one another's arms. we hugged one another. we were, you know it was very difficult. we just sort of held on to one another i guess. >> srennivasan: for more news before we leave you tonight hundreds gath

it's holocaust remembrance day today. it's observed on the same day as the warsaw ghetto uprising in 1943. 6 million jews were killed by the nazis. maryland communities observe the memorial this past sunday. >>> and news for your health a new study reveals snoring and sleep apnea may be linked to early memory loss. researchers at nyu looked at nearly 25 older adults around they found those with sleep problems were diagnosed with memory loss and they developed alzheimer's disease five years earlier. >>> millions of people could benefit from research aimed at curing color-blindness. it involves gene therapy delivered to the eye through a shot which can be done in a doctor's office. so far, it's only been tested on animals and attend years those tests showed that the effects of seeing colors that they didn't see before. color blindness is inherited on the "x" chromosome much the same way that baldness is handed down that's why more men are affected than women. >>> today you want to check out the parenting team section of the

governor markell spoke at this holocaust remembrance day event in wilmington.arkell is delaware's first ever jewish governor and only sitting jewish governor in the country. >> every year it's important for us to "a" remember what happened and "b" commit that it will never happen again. >> holocaust remembrance day coincides with the anniversary of the warsaw upghetto uprising. >>> new information on the florida doctor linked to corruption charges against new jersey senator robert menendez. today dr. melgin pled not guilty to alleged medicare fraud. however, he was denied bail based on recommendations from prosecutors who call the doctor a flight risk. the 60-year-old eye surgeon is accused of medicare fraud and allegedly bribing senator menendez for help with his medicare dispute. >>> meanwhile, senator menendez raised more than $1 million for his defense. that's up about $430,000 since january. the democrat is accused of bribery and corruption for allegedly helping melgin in exchange for campaign donations and other favors. menendez denies wrongdoing and vows

. >>> a 93-year-old man known as the accountant of auschwitz based a judge at holocaust survivors today. as his trial got underway. he is on trial for accessory to murder for the deaths of 300,000 people at the auschwitz contra concentration camp great alcott greg alcott shows us the first day of the historic trial in germany. it included the descendent admitting that he is morally guilty. >>reporter: they have waited seven decades to see justice done. holocaust victims and their families arriving in germany for the trial of oscar greening the 93-year-old accountant of ashworth's is charged with 300 counts of accessories to murder. his role in helping operate the notorious nazi death camp. >> he admitted it. all of the things that happen there. it was emotional. >>reporter: grainy's job was to collect and organize the belongings of holocaust victims once they arrived at auschwitz. stripping them of anything that could be used to help when the nazi war effort. he told judges as his trial opened he feels moral guilt over his role in the atrocities of the camp but it's up to the court to d

. >>> a 93-year-old ex-nazi is now standing trial for his role in the holocaust.he's morally guilty he took no active part in the killings that left 300,000 people dead. instead, the former record keeper would tear through the luggage and belongings of death camp victims, confiscating money and their jewels before they were sent to the gas chambers. prosecutors argue he was an accessory to these mass murders he observed including one chilling detail he offered in court. he said he saw fellow ss agents slam a little baby against a truck just to stop the baby's cries, killing this little child. director and ceo of the museum of jewish heritage here in new york joins me now. a pleasure having you on. for people who don't know these record keepers, these ss gatekeepers, who were they? what were they doing then? >> there were about 6,000 guards, if you count all of the people who ever served at auschwitz. auschwitz was a massive complex. there were three main camps and some 40 sub-camps. the guards were there to keep the prisoners controlled to accompany them to labor

this training program focuses on lessons of the holocaust.he department says today's visit will help recruits with upcoming lessons and deal with ethics. >>> and officials at rutgers university have ban edned many parties in fraternities. and last month officials shut down the that terptyfraternity because of the underaged drinks incident. >>> and last week pi kappa phi was suspended for disorderly conduct. last month another that terpty was suspended for posing nude photos of passed out or women sleeping. >>> and the focus of a lawsuit centers around an article in the "rolling stone" magazine about a gang gangrape that occurred in philadelphia. the school journalism's department said this was reckless and they since retracted the article. >>> today the nation will be watching ferguson, missouri as voters head to the polls. three of the six council seats are up for grabs in the town where 18-year-old michael brown was shot and killed by a ferguson police officer back in august. brown was black the officer was white. the officer was cleared of

. >>> this week is holocaust remembrance day.red 6 million jews during the second world war. there is anew exhibit in israel where the experiences of children who survived the holocaust are documented. >>> runners can expect tight security again this year at the boston marathon. about 30,000 runners are expected to take part in the next race. like last year spectators are asked not to bring backpacks, large bags or coolers. there's one new measure this year. authorities have declared the marathon course a new drone zone prohibiting anyone from using drones anywhere near or on the course. it comes one day before the sentencing phase of dzhokhar tsarnaev. last week he was convicted of all 30 counts against him in a deadly 2013 attack. next tuesday the jury will decide whether to sentence him to life in prison or death. >>> people are dealing with flash flooding out in texas today. the rain fell hard and fast flooding many streets and forcing some to abandon their cars. a few homes have suffered minor flood damage. fortunately no in

>> if you were going to make slavery jokes or holocaust jokes you would thought have jokes left. the stuff that off fends people are the stuff people you make jokes out of. he told us there would be 53. how do you know 53? shorter is always funnier. here is what -- and i know i can't predict the future,. the minute that guy gets behind the desk he will play the same game everybody is playing against him. he will forget that it is all jokes are open. we can make fun of everything. he can forget the source of comedy is being outrageous and he will go behind that desk and he will be making -- this is a cliche point to make, but if a republican had made those jokes it would be a sick play. there would be no high minded comics and no 53 tweet storm for him. and i know the minute he gets behind that desk it will be business as usual. >> it depends who says it, joanne. some say there is a double standard. i heard commentary saying if a commentator said this it would happen forever. in the context of comedy people know it is comedy. they know it is satire and they know it is funny. >> i

. >>> israel is marking its annual holocaust memorial day today.n tel aviv people came to a stand still as sirens pierced the air. it's to remember the six million jews killed. israel's president an prime minister participated in a ceremony at the country's official holocaust memorial site. >>> the vatican says it's ended its takeover of a group of nuns. they made the announcement earlier today. it started three years ago in 2012 when the vatican accused the group of taking the position that undermine catholic teachings. this signals a major shift in tone and treatment of sisters under u.s. pope francis. >>> auctions in lambertville we draw the artifacts. the 450 items capture life in world war ii. a time when japanese americans were imprisoned. >> i spoke with george takkei's people as well. i would say a combination led us to the decision let's find another way to do this. >> rago auctions plans tworko work with the owners of the artifacts to find a permanent home. >>> time magazine released its most influential people in the world. bradley coope

james comey told an audience at the holocaust museum that in their minds the murders and accomplices of poland and hungary and so many other places didn't do something evil. polish leaders were not happy about being included in that list. the prime minister called the comments unacceptable. the u.s. ambassador to poland was summoned to a meeting with leader who is demanded an apology. the state department walked the comments back. >> director comb me certainly did not intend to suggest otherwise or that poll land was responsible for the holocaust. >> customs enforcement prison transfer flights says the department could save more than $41 million by filling up it is planes. i.c.e. air detained 3 million detainees over a three-year period. fill up the seats, take down the costs. i.c.e. says it could end up costing more in the long run but they will try to make sure the resources are effectively used. >>> and in a north carolina man's obituary, "the family respectfully asks that you do not vote for hillary clinton in 2016. r.i.p. granddaddy." they say he was very passionate about politi

he did. >> he said he told a story to fight against the holocaust. and he said "i was there, it happened. >> it was poignant. the trial itself is more about, i think, germany, and how it is dealing with the past, and a symbolic value that they for years didn't prosecute people involved, but didn't kill anyone. the fact that they change their lives and are prosecuting people, this person the significance symbolically. there's not many more people who will be involved. it's more about germie dealing with -- germany dealing with the past. >> exactly, he's 93 he looked frail. if guilty he is facing between 3 and 15 years. at his age it's a death sentence. what do you make of sentencing someone at this sage. what do you make of the images? >> i see the problems. not so bad as one that was carried in on a stretcher. someone that you try someone that age who is frail. in this case he's in better shape, clearly. there's an issue about the fact of his age and prosecuting someone for a crime seven years ago is not swift justice. it's better served when it happ

. >>> prince george's county is closer to getting the largest collection of holocaust artifacts in theld. the museum broke ground today on the conservation center. the 80,000 square foot warehouse will be built near routes 50 and 301 in bowie. they called this the most important building project the museum will ever undertake. when they are no longer around, the collections will tell their stories. >> may the treasure fall into good hands. may history attest for us. well we know today that thankfully that treasure did fall into our good hands. >> the collections and conservation center is named for the holocaust survivors who donate millions for the project. >>> today is the day, folks. we are counting down. a few hours left to follow your taxes. we'll tell you what you need to know. >>> plus a place to feed your baby that angers a lot of mothers. >>> we'll continue with a fair amount of clouds. shower chances? yes, back this week and even this weekend. i'll give you all the details when it moves in and out and in >>> well you can soon zip through security faster at bwi marshall airpor

. >> remembering those killed in the holocaust. >> thousands walk the march of the living at the auschwitz concentration camp where more than a million were put to death. >> and turning abandoned buildings into public works of art. how graffiti art is growing in india. india. >> on al jazeera america ali velshi looks at the issues affecting us all... >> we're taking a hard look at the most important issues out there that get you the answers that you deserve. >> real money with ali velshi only on al jazeera america >>> a sombre anniversary in eastern poland as thousands gathered at auschwitz for holocaust remembrance day, many that made the 2 mile march of the living were young israelis waving the flag symbolic of the trek from auschwitz to a big nazi death camp. a million jews were put to death there more than 70 years ago. >> every year we come to the march of the living and from here to here is more difficult. here we are. and we have to remember and learn to the future. because what is going on in the world these days in some countries, is really terrible. >> reporter: by the time world

just hours after the city of gaithersburg proclaimed all next week as days of remembrance for the holocaust. the crime only took a few moments but the impact is clearly lasting. members spent the day yesterday painting over the vandalism. they say it's hard to believe something like this has happened in their community. >> it's very sad. the only word i can use to describe it is sad. it's really unfortunate there's still so much ignorance and so much hatred. >> reporter: believe it or not something positive has come out of all of this. coming up in our next half- hour, i'll tell you what that is. meanwhile, gaithersburg police ask if you have any call. back to you. >> nikki burdine live for us this morning. thank you. >>> pepco is investigating the failure of some utility equipment that led to massive power outages across our area yesterday. there were outages at the white house, the state department, several museums, metro stations and the university of maryland campus. investigators say the outages were caused by equipment failure at a substation feeding into a southern maryland power pla

lets address, if you will jack the holocaust against christians right now.half a million slaughtered in iraq. every church gone but one. the thousands slaughtered in syria were jews as well. and the of course in egypt the coptic christians as i've already said. there's just no end to it, why? watch jack van impe presents this week. ♪ >> i don't want to dance. >> i ran in yesterday. you might know him from the do-it-yourself reality show. throwing things away trying to out cycle. >> taking old and making you again. >> finally done. with a hundred million dollars. bill: michael. >> there is more than one way to make an arrest. check out this video. the guy right here firing into the air, pointing the gun at his head. wait for it. here we go. bill: that is one way to stop on the government. >> this officer is actually from the jersey area. >> area. >> is the man okay? >> yes. you are not cleared of all charges. bill: of course. that that is one way to protect yourself from getting shot. you are chasing the ongoing story. prosecutors say was a murder suicide. i

showing a former nazi guard embrace ago holocaust survivor who testified against him.oscar growning kept watch as thousands of jew were led to gas chamber at auschwitz charged with 300,000 counts of alaska advice to murder. if a court -- she was a prisoner there and she posted a photo of them holding hand. i'm sharing with you our face-to-face meeting. 2 old people reaching out. of course as it shows the former enemy can get along as human beings. >> the we turn now to that any khnt volcano in chile. reawakening. hiker captured the moment it rumble back to life after deck 8. thousands evacuated and planes rerouted. matt flies right up to the edge. >> tonight that moment the volcano exploded. hiker incredibly capturing the eruption that would pump ash 9 miles into the air. this just released drone video also capturing the fire breathing mountain coming to live for the first time in more than 40 years. so powerful it is setting off its own lightning. the plume shooting sky ward. so far that after 5 hours in the air it was forced to turn back to sidney this plane. we saw