the bbc's jane o'brien is in washington and she gave us more details. >> he's being cleared of any direct involvement of the mumbai attacks. these were a series of attacks in 2008 that killed 166 people, but he has been found guilty of supporting the terrorist organization that claimed responsibility for them. he also has been found guilty of supporting a plot to attack a danish newspaper that had previously published unflattering cartoons of the prophet muhammud. but that attack never went ahead apparently because of the pressure caused by the mumbai attacks and also because of a lack of funds and other resources. but the case all hinged on evidence given by an old friend, a david headley, who had met him at the pakistani military school. >> and this evidence, this testimony, it gave a rare insight. >> that's right. a and rather disturbingly raised some questions about potential involvement about the pakistani secret service, the i.s.i., because in his testimony, it should be said that headley has admitted 12 charges related to the mumbai attacks, but has agreed to help the prosecution t

jane o'brien, bbc news, washington. >> much more at the website, plus a full one-minute summary, bbc.com/news. much more on all our stories at the website. >> this is "bbc world news." the headlines for you now -- the e.u. has called an emergency meeting of agricultural ministers over of the deadly e. coli outbreak in germany. and in spite of huge protests in pakistan, the united states carried out more drone attacks, killing at least 18 people, including foreign militants. >> more on israel's defense of the troops who opened fire on pro-palestinian demonstrators trying to enter the occupied golan heights from syria. let's go to jerusalem and speak to my colleague. i see that there has been a statement put out from the u.s. state department saying that they're deeply troubled by the events that have taken place, resulting in injuries and loss of life. israel still defending their use of immediate force. >> yes, that's right. israel has said that it carries out the actions on the border yesterday on the golan heights, where syria is saying 20 people were killed, although we can't confirm

joins us from oakland unified school district is jane o'brien and she is involved with the complimentary learning department. >> it's a department composed of resources and we recognize it's the district that really takes place in many different contexts in beyond the traditional school days. we provide support services such as after school programming, mental health services as well as nurse services. >> that is a lot. >> yes, it is. then we have summer programs. summer is a critical time, a platform for the district to provide support and have activities for students. we're working to expand the programs so it includes enrichment, as well. >> you talked about the research you were talking about the previous segment, you've done your own research? >> yes. it was one thing about to read about national research that documents the summer learning loss that happens but this past year we had the opportunity of following 150 students and look at their benchmarks, spring and fall and we found that in spring the students were at 36% at or above benchmark. in the fall, 52 of were performing at o

>> reporting from washington, i am jane o'brien. under attack. yemen's president is wounded by rockers of his compound, increasing fears the country is slipping toward civil war. finally facing justice. ratko mladic appears at the hague and dismisses the charges against him as monstrous. and going for gold. for american gymnasts shawn johnson, the road to 2012 is paved with some high-tech help. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. for weeks now, the situation in yemen has been spiraling out of control and today the country's embattled president was wounded. a short time ago state television broadcast an audio message from the salt laksaleh. is this a recipe for civil war? >> prayers' for peace and hope for change. for almost four months now, thousands have gathered in the streets, demanding one thing, that president saul lasaleh lat. they have insisted that their revolution is peaceful. >> he has ruled for 33 years. [unintelligible] >> the violence has escalated in the last 10 days, and for the first time today, a direct

o'brien: commissioner clyde? commissioner clyde: on may 23 with commissioner njn -- jane kim, they were meeting about the licenses for abc and a way to clarify those conditions when conditions are met. i did find supervisor kim very responsive to the needs of both the residents in the community as well as the business owners. i also attended the mid market arts kickoff on at the 20th with mayor ed lee, and that was just a great get out in the street with music in the streets, even a a little bit of wine and beer in the streets. it was great fun. i also attended an awards party of the company on market, and i just want to note that it has grown in a year from four companies to know 160 companies that are a part of that. thank you very much. president o'brien: thank you. next item. clerk: item number 18, general public comment. president o'brien: seeing none, next item. clerk: item number 19, new business. president o'brien: seeing none, next item. clerk: item number 20, adjournment. we are returned -- adjourned. >> welcome to "culturewire." since december 2005, the museum of the african diaspora, known locally,moa