he sent a message to johnston. sherman's message arrives at headquarters one hour after davis'telegram accepting the terms. now there is nothing left for the men to do. they have to meet again at the bennett house on april 26. now they have to hammer out an agreement based on the appomattox terms. initially, johnston says he does not -- it does not offer his men enough will stop the soldiers are flooding to north carolina robyn, pillaging. they don't have enough to live on. my men have to have more than these terms. sherman brings along his second in command schofield ifa clever fellow. he makes a proposal. he says, for the authorities in washington, we give them the appomattox terms. then, we draft a second agreement that we send a few days later, a supplemental agreement, giving general johnston what he wants. that includes 1 in 7 confederates get to keep their weapons. they also get to keep their wagons and horses. and, confederates will also get river and relatives petition wherever possible -- rail transportat

johnston has a plan of his own. he has told general hardy to make a stand somewhere south of a verse broke to buy time for the concentration of the federal -- confedereateate army. it's there that a brigade commander by the name of colonel offered am. -- the colonel accompanied by nothing more than one staff officer -- he is probably captured, taken prisoner of war by kilpatrick's chief of staff. this turns out to be something of a reunion, because it seems the general sherman and several of his subordinates were stationed in charleston before the war. they spend the evening together and have dinner. and then the following morning, sherman's army moves out. sherman has accompanied slocum's wing. they find hardy drawn up in the defense mac apps. for you students of the revolutionary war, this looks like the gelber courthouse. sherman is able to drive back the first two lines, but he gets to the third and main line around dusk. he decides to launch a general assault the following morning. however, after dark, hard he

johnston realizes that plan. then davis announces that secretary of war records will arrive that evening with word on the fate of lee's army. breckenridge arrives. he reports yes, lee's army has indeed surrendered. then johnston said he needs an opportunity to tell the president the truth. breckenridge gives and that opportunity the following day on the 13th. johnston tells them there he bluntly that the confederate soldiers in his army have only the close on their backs, the weapons in their hands and that it would be the greatest of crimes to continue the war when his small army was outnumbered 10 to 1. davis refuses to believe the game is up. he decides to pull you in a bow regard -- the general into his cabinet. everyone size with johnston. there is nothing left for davis to do now. he dictates a letter to general sherman for the needful arrangements to terminate the existing war. davis does not have his heart in negotiations. he decides to continue falling back and will retreat as far as charlotte. it is up

johnston had a line of retreat. he could have moved away whereas lee was surrounded so that is a key difference. johnston chose to disobey the orders of his commander-in-chief and negotiated the surrender -- there is no formal ceremony. in fact, only one regimented -- regiment is sent in to oversee the equipment. one union regiment. other officers are sent in to oversee the parole passes and one of the officers says it was an uneasy feeling to be surrounded by confederate soldiers, many of who are getting drunk and disorderly at night. the next surrender that i want to move to is alabama. on the left here is general richard taylor commands the department of alabama, mississippi, and east louisiana. taylor has heard rumors about virginia and north carolina. the commander of the union department of mississippi is general camby on the right there. it will be the only general who oversees two surrenders. i want to point out a few things on my map. down here is mobile. the union army is going to assault before protecting

. >> i'm nicole johnston in afghanistan where helicopters are finally starting to reach the region that been cutoff from avalanches. ♪ thousands of mourners paying respect to russian opposition borris nemtsov shot dunwoody on friday and long cues at the center where people fired past his coffin and several european politicians and one of vladimir putins critics has been barred from attending the funeral and we will go live to rory live in moscow and we know that nemtsov was known internationally for his activist who is attending his funeral? >> reporter: well a number of high-profile dignitaries from the european union. when i was down at the center earlier where his body was being laid out in a memorial service thousands of people filing past leaving flowers and candles and people like john major there the former british prime minister. but as you say there are certain notable absences as well. the polish senate leader was turned away from the immigration at one of russia's airports because that person was on the sanctions list a tit for tat is what is happening in ukraine but what is

when johnston surrendered, he is surrendering 89,000 troops. it is the largest surrender of the civil war. some of the key differences the union army is not there so the confederates do it on their own self policing. the men are instructed to stack weapons in camp and issued parole passes and they are free to go. the parole passes work the same for them as far as transportation and rations but it is a very different experience and some units will actually march home with weapons and flags flying in violation of the terms. and in fact, johnston had got work from president davis who by this time is down your charlotte that he wanted johnson to not surrender to sherman and pull the army back and keep it in the field. jonathan had a line of retreat. he could have moved away whereas lee was surrounded, so that is a key difference. josten chose to disobey the orders of his commander-in-chief and negotiated the surrender. and of course unlike appomattox there is no ceremony with confederate troops marching in. eventually one regiment is sent in to ove

nicole johnston followed to find out why. >> a 14-ton brock of marble hewn out of afghanistan's mountains. this marble faculty tri cost about $11 million to build. it cuts and polishes. however, 75% of its business is selling this raw bureaucracy to neighbor countries. however, ashraf ghani announced the stone is processed here. >> now we've lost our business relationship with india australia southeast asia. >> it's better to process it here. >> they should bring more equipment to process it or they should leave the business. >> and that's what's happening. more than 40 factories have shut down. they can't afford to buy new equipment. staff have been laid off and it's silence. except for the fall snow. >> translator: it's not easy once you start a business. the lowest investment is around half a million. the government should help us with interest-free loans. >> reporter: this isn't the only threat the industry's facing. these giant blocks of marble have come with a quarry more than 180 kilometers from here. it is a long and dangerous drive for the truck drivers. there's often ambushers o

nicole johnston, al jazeera islamabad. >> mike lions says the fight in pakistan has big implications for the region. >> this is classic proxy war what we thought would develop second and third tier countries would be fighting each other. the fact that saudi arabia is so involved with their air strikes. >> yes yes. >> just shows you how much they feel the existential threat is. ground forces changes the equation right now. the way the situation is in the ground now the houthis still control it. the air strikes are doing classic missions from the air but again if you want to take and hold this ground you've got to put ground forces there. if saudi arabia does that it changes the calculus. we've got friends in the middle east that are concerned about what that deal is going to look like if iran is going to become even more powerful. so the stake is what do these countries think that the united states is actually going to support them. but you've got parties for both sides to agree on a situation here. probably restoring the president of yemen probably bringing back the parliament. but t

nicole johnston traveled there to find out why. >> a 14-ton block of marble huwn out of afghanistan's mountains. this marble fact cuts and polishes however 75% of its business is selling these raw blocks to neighboring countries. but afghanistan's president has announced all marble had to be processed in the country before it could be exported. >> countries like china and india won't accept any processed stone. it has to be unpolished and raw. now we've lost our business relationship with india australia, europe and central asia. >> others say while it may be hard now in the long run it's better to develop the local industry. >> if they cannot process it properly and export t they should bring in more equipment to process it. about or leave the business. >> that's what is happening. more than 40 factories have shut down. they cannot afford to buy new equipment. staff has been laid off and it's silent. accept forexcept for the falling snow. >> the government should help us with interest-free loans. >> this is not the only threat the industry is facing. facing. >> these giant blocks of

. >> and i'm nicole johnston in kabul. we'll find out why conservationists are struggling to save the country's cultural heritage. >> on al jazeera america >> technology...it's a vital part of who we are... >>they had some dynamic fire behavior... >> and what we do... don't try this at home! >> tech know where technology meets humanity... only on al jazeera america >> um-- welcome backs, back, the top tires here on al jazeera. people have been killed in an explosion in maiduguri. witnesses say that more than 100 people have been injured. >>> libya's rival political factions are meeting face to face in morocco. it has warned all parties against carrying out attacks whale negotiations are being held. iraqi government is investigating reports that isil fighters have destroyed ancient remains of the 2,000-year-old city of hatra. those reports of isil fighters destroying artifacts in mosul and hat tradition have shocked the world and focused attention on protecting the her stage. we have reports from kabul this is something tha

. >> i'm nicole johnston in the panjshir valley in afghanistan where helicopters are finally starting to reach villagers that have been cut off from avalanches. >> china faces criticism that it's crack down on the illegal ivory trade isn't tough enough. he's out there. there's a guy out there whose making a name for himself in a sport where your name and maybe a number are what define you. somewhere in that pack is a driver that can intimidate the intimidator. a guy that can take the king 7 and make it 8. heck. maybe even 9. make no mistake about it. they're out there. i guarantee it. welcome to the nascar xfinity series. >> we know there is an investigation into his murder, as well. has there been any development into the case? >> well, the investigative team is saying things like we are looking at the cctv. >> we see there is bits of evidence, but you no arrests so far, and no real concrete leads that we know of. they were saying earlier on tuesday that they believe that boris nemtsov was being followed from earlier on, on friday, the day that he died, he had gone pick up his girlfr

nicole johnston traveled to herat to find out why. >> reporter: a 14-ton block of marble shewn out ofugged mountains is sliced into smooth slabs. this is herat's most advanced marble factory. it cost around $11 million to build. it cuts and polishes. however, 75% of its business is selling these raw blocks to neighboring countries. but a month ago, afghanistan's president announced that all marble had to be processed in the country before it could be exported. >> countries like china and india won't accept any processed stone. it has to be unpolished and raw. so now we have lost our busy relationship with india, australia, europe and central asia. >> others say while it may be hard now in the long run, it's better to develop the local industry. >> they should bring more equipment to process it or leave the business more than 40 factories have shut down. they can't afford to buy new equipment t staff have been laid off. and its silent except for the falling snow. >> it's not easy. the government should help us with interest high free loans. >> reporter: this isn't the only threat the i

nicole johnston, al jazeera herat. >> sierra leone's vice president is in quarantine for ebola after the virus killed one of his security guards. he will carry out his duties at home for the next 21 days after decide to go quarantine himself. his communications said he wants to lead by example, after a marked rise in the number of ebola cases in just the last week in sierra leone. >> in madagascar, 14 have been killed in rainfall in the capitol. more than 21,000 people have now been forced to leave their homes after heavy rain which has lasted two weeks. residents calling this the worst flooding in 25 years. >> foreign workers continue to three libya. 140 senegalese migrants have been sent back. >> they return home to senegal empty-handed hungry and shaken. two words come up again and again to describe their treatment in libya violence and racism. >> they would cover their nose when they talk with us, give us a cup which water a day and whip us with chains. we are animals to them. >> he had a family loan in his pocket but he ran out of money. it took two years working at a builder in

. >> we have a lot more to come here at al jazeera, including: >> i am nicole johnston in afghanistan's national museum in kabul. coming up, we will find out why conservationists are struggle to go save the country's cultural heritage. >> demanding answers on the first anniversary rye of the world's biggest aviation mystery. >>> hello again. welcome back to al jazeera. these are our top stories: after five months of fighting, iraqi troops are trying to repel is ill forces from the town of al baghdadi close to a u.s. military base where soldiers are being trained. two rival governments getting closer to a deal in morocco. >>> brazil's supreme court has given the go-ahead to investigate dozens of politicians accused of taking bribes in exchange for lucrative contracts from the state-run oil company, been killed >> all victims of this attack. and the special thoughts to those of our colleagues because one of the victims was a execute officer at the european union delegation in bamaco. this shows very clearly, we have to stay focused on all of the threats and challenges we have around us st

. >> i'm nicole johnston in herat and afghanistan. businessmen here live in fear that a member of their family will be kidnapped. he's out there. there's a guy out there whose making a name for himself in a sport where your name and maybe a number are what define you. somewhere in that pack is a driver that can intimidate the intimidator. a guy that can take the king 7 and make it 8. heck. maybe even 9. make no mistake about it. they're out there. i guarantee it. welcome to the nascar xfinity series. >> tonight, the parents of captured american reporter austin tice. >> austin went missing in syria. >> campaigning for his release and maintaining hope. >> austin tice is alive. >> find him and get him home. >> a special "talk to al jazeera". tonight, 5:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> welcome back. a quick reminder of the top stories here. thousands of protestors in russia's capitol marched in memory of boris nemtsov a vocal critic of vladimir putin killed friday night. >> a direct flight from iran landed in yemen. an agreement

sherman, still locked in hostilities in north carolina with the outnumbered confederate general joe johnston. but good or bad, and from sherman or not, the news would surely come soon, it would qualify as great, that is, of major moment here in everyone of the earlier events following the dream had measured up to that high standard. the cabinet members bantered back and forth, caught up with a challenge of interpreting the dream, asking the secretary of state if his father was at home recovering from a carriage accident, later wrote that one listener scoffed at probing the dream for many it all. it was nothing he said with a string of coincidences. you can see the modern mentality at work in this individual. another man pooh-poohed lincoln's idea that with the war's outcome now decided, no dream could possibly presage victory or defeat. here's the real modern voice in the group, attempt to get psychological reading of the dream it based on its regularity. every time the dream had come to him, lincoln have been feeling of certainty in the face of great change or disaster. perhaps this underly

the march on selma and: >> i am nicole johnston in afghanistan's national museum.oming up we will find out why conservationists are struggle to go save the country's cultural heritage. ♪ >>> the nigh yearian armed group boko haram has pledged aleak as. there have been coordinated attacks. suicide bombers attacked markets and a bus station. akmed idrus reports from the nigerian capital, abuja. . >> another bloody day in northern nigh year i can't. victims of the latest attacks by suspected boko haram fighters. medical workers struggle to save those they can a scene that has become a routine in the north. >> the dead are in the morgue and the injured are being treated. there are reports that it was the work of male and female suicide bombers. it is possible but i can't confirm it now. >> dozens have been killed in the attacks on maidiguri, a town of more than 1,000. this is the scene since boko haram has gun to seize it. they are used to the violence and more concerned about how to live the next day. a military from cameroon niger and chad has forced fighters from th

nicole johnston, al jazeera jalalabad. >> fewer nato and u.s. resources. the taliban are taking notice. >> they are closer to kabul they continue to attack close to where the capital is and that's where we're going to eventually retreat you in 2016. that hasn't stopped them. you saw from that package there is multidimensions to this warfare. and the fact that afghan forces don't have basic capability to fight what is a very resilient enemy. >> you could see resurgence in fighting especially with the warmer season. >> they're going to be on their own. that lack of air support is not only in the fight but mobility, they can't bring soldiers to the battlefield in a place where they can affect the battle while it's going on and again that's the kind of disadvantage that they're at. the taliban remains on the initiative because they are on the offensive. >> mr. rosenberg. >> there was another false start in february where it looked like they might be willing to talk or the pakistanis might be willing to bring them to talks. that's kind of sputtered out again an

nicole johnston al jazeera islamabad. >> let's bring in mike lyons. good to have you with us. former ambassador to iraq, james jeffrey, said we are in a quote god damn free fall. we have got countries all the way to pakistan getting involved. how big a danger are we going to see this explode into a great regional conflagration? >> it's pent up frustration egyptian president sisi talk about this allied force in the arab league, 40,000 soldiers. it seems that these military are leading these results that will lead to catastrophic results. >> the iranians are shia as are the houthis in yemen. is that what we are seeing a sunni shia quite divide? >> first there is a civil war the houthis have people in their congress people within their government, they took -- they obviously took over the government in a manner that wasn't satisfactory to both saudi arabia and the united states. they ousted the president but they're there now. i think that saudi arabia has gone way too far. the air strikes that they're doing right now if this continues to ratchet up i just think it's going to be

in 1905, confederate veteran john johnston was leaving to his civil war diary when he came across anntry from april 1865 in which he had prayed to god that the rumors of lincoln's assassination were true. 40 years later, johnston added a note on that same page -- this was a sincere prayer he wrote, that included lincoln's death. by the turn of a new century, it seems clear that the shot john wilkes booth and fired here at ford's theatre on april 14 1865 was the first shot in the war the came after appomattox, a war on black freedom and equality. and so my last point. we cannot know what happened had lincoln lived. we do know that the slain president's martyrdom permitted black americans and their white allies to invoke his name in the quest for equality. in 2015, the 150th anniversary of lincoln's assassination, we know also that this quest is not yet resolved. the meaning of the civil war not yet resolved. which is why we turned with such intense interest to the legacies of president abraham lincoln. thank you. [applause] martha: questions, thoughts reflections? >> you mentioned the

nicole johnston reports. >> reporter: this is how well off families in herat get around these days.ee years ago, eafan was kidnapped. he was six years old. his father now carries a gun and can't stop worrying about his family's safety. the boys have been on a school bus when three men shot the tires and dragged efram out of his brother's arms and off of the bus. they demanded $300,000. the family didn't have that much. so the kidnappers dropped the ransom to $50,000. efan was freed after 86 days. >> before he was kidnapped, he was naughty, fast and bright. after after, he became withdrawn. if the body guard isn't with him all the time he gets frightened. he tells me, they will take us again. >> herat is a prosperous city. the taliban is active in the countryside but not the town. here, the problem is organized criminal gangs. >> one of the main reasons herat has become a target for criminal gangs is because it's full of businessmen. it's a major trading hub with neighboring iran. this road leads all the way to the iranian border and herat is the first big city you reach after the cr

. >> i'm nicole johnston in the panjshir valley in afghanistan where helicopters are finally start to go reach villagers cut off from avalanches. >> what hope for peace in yemen when the competing factions can't even agree he on a location for talks. >> in south africa, smashing the sixes, but can they beat ireland in the world cup? >> a suicide car bomb attack in afghanistan has killed 14 people. a jointly army and police patrol were targeted. ten security personnel and four civilians were killed. >> more than 200 people have died in northeastern afghanistan in what's called the worst series of avalanche to say hit the country in 30 years. the military has started flying supplies to stranded villagers but other areas are still cut off. nicole johnson reports now from one of the worst his areas panjshir province. >> high above the panjshir valley the scale of the disaster unfolds. village after village, covered in up to three meters of snow, and it's still falling. communities are cut off from each other roads disappeared. everything is white except for the houses, the ones that haven

nicole johnston looks back at his life and legacy. >> without him singapore knows it may never have existed. born in 1923, the fourth generation chinese-singaporean saw his homeland occupied. after training as a lawyer in britain he became prime minister in 1959. a post he would hold for 31 years. despite a ruthless style of politics, he was no independence leader. singapore became independent against its will, kicked out in 1956 against a backdrop of racial tension . >> sentiment gave way to pragmatism. he was unflinching in his optimism to bringing prosperity to his new country. singapore was transformed from an tiny impoverished island with no natural resources to a high-tech metropolitan. political opponents often founds themselves in court. often they found themselves bankrupt. freedoms were micromanaged. lee's action party returned to power again and again with his oldest son now prime minister. after stepping down lee kept working in the prime minister's office in vaguely titled rules of senior minister and minister mentor. through it all he was unrepentant. >> i took a straw poll an

. >> nicole johnston reports that there is concern that islamabad's role to increase sectarian tension inside pakistan. >> on sunday night 500 pakistanis arrived home from yemen. they were flown from the red sea port during an two hour break in the fighting. at night there was a lot of bombing. it broke our windows. they were saying, why is tack stan backing the saudis. >> pakistan has announced that it will support saudi arabia, but it has not explained how. >> the prime minister of pakistan told saudi arabia's leaders that it's security is crucial for pakistan. that's why we're sending a delegation to saudi arabia. >> pakistan and saudi arabia have long military ties. they carry out joint exercises and there are 800 pakistani troops stationed in saudi arabia protects the border with iran. this is a strong economic relationship as well. last year saudi gave pakistan $1.5 billion in aid. and pakistan's prime minister lived in exile in riyadh for almost eight years. >> entering the conflict in yemen is a difficult balancing act for pakistan. while it has solid relationships with saudi a

that is something that afghanistan has been struggling with for many years as nicole johnston reports from the national museum in kabul. >> it takes a light touch to patiently remove centuries of dust. this is part of a world painting from a province once home to afghanistan's giant buddhist statutes. studio institutes statues. >> when the russians came we moved all the museum pieces to the king's house. then during the war the staff could in the even get to the museum. but the real travesty was in 2001. everyone knows what happened then. >> what happened, the taliban blew up ancient statues of buddha. the largest was 50 meters high. the taliban control large parts of the countryside so the cultural history has not gone away. in fact, the museum is so concerned that it doesn't allow cameras into its store room. it doesn't want the taliban finding out what pieces it has from the buttest buddhist period. it has 50,000 pieces cataloged it's taken five years to get it done and it's his job to photograph them all. >> the artifacts are not kept in proper conditions. the store room does not

natasha johnston reports. >> after his rebel shia houthis put him under house arrest. now he's conducting business in the southern port city of aden. on sunday hadi met with leaders from other districts. >> the president asked the heughtszhouthis to help unite yemen. he accused them of scuttling a democratic transition. >> we do not know that the dlool, supports a eunt yemen. >> but houthi leaders appear to be focused on the relationship with iran. the first direct flight from tehran arrived in sanaa this week with it aid workers bringing medical supplies. houthi signed an agreement with iran to have 14 flights a week. >> these flights come in the middle of impositions on america and saudi arabia on yemen. other spheres for yemen. >> critics fear those flights may bring weapons to arm the houthis, international allies split along religious lines leaving the country's path forward as uncertain as ever. natasha guinane, al jazeera . >> leaked recordings have allegedly revealed how egypt's army preparations for a meeting between the former british prime minister tony blai

nicole johnston reports. >> getting ready for a highway patrol.irst up, a lesson in using an american-made machinegun but the men tell us they prefer russian weapons. this one, they say, sometimes jams. over the last five years, the number of troops this is basin creased four-fold. the talibantable in many parts of easternafghanistan's country side. the new base commander says the problem isn't troops. it's weapons. >> lack of air support, intelligence balloons and drones have affected our operations a lot. we should have an air force so we can destroy the enemy's bases. we are week in having long-range weapons. this days, the war has been modernized. we need modern weapons. even the food budget has been cut. there was no need for lunch. instead, rice spinach, and a potato. most foreign troops have pulled out. the size of afghanistan's army is at its lowest level in four years. sderings, lack of recruitment and casualties are taking a toll. last year troop numbers dropped by eight 1/2 % to just over 169,000. the latest found u.s. military leaders

. >> during our shoot at holman, inmate ivan johnston faced a disciplinary hearing for a rule 38 charge looked up to main count this j-3 was standing with his body halfway behind the door. he was fully exposed and he was masturbating. >> i was not exposed nor was i masturbating while watching officer bonds. i stepped outside with an associate whom i was horseplaying with. i never saw miss bonds because my attention was not focused on the officer. but i wasn't disrespecting miss bonds by exposing myself or masturbating while watching her. >> johnson, however, is no stranger to rule 38. >> he's got 39 disciplinaries total in his file. many of those disciplinaries are for rule 38, indecent exposure. he has a history of it. >> despite his denial, johnson is quickly found guilty of the charge. >> officer bonds has no apparent reason to lie on you about this. she got another officer to identify you. i will find you guilty of rule violation 38, i will give you 45 days disciplinary segregation. i'm through, you can go. >> solitary confinement in a 23-hour per day lockup cell is only the first h

nicole johnston looks at his life and legacy. >> without him singapore as the world knows it may have never exhausted. born in 1923, the fourth generation chinese singaporean saw his homeland occupied. after training as a lawyer in britain, he he became prime minister in 1959 a post he held for 31 years. despite a ruthless style of politics, he was no independence leader. singapore became independent against its will, kicked out of malaysia in 1965 against a backdrop of racial tension. at the time, a fearful lee considered a bleak future. sentiment gave way to practicing when actively. he was unflinch be in his determination to bring prosperity to his new country. singapore was transformed from a tiny impoverished island with no natural resources into a high tech metropolis. his strong leadership had a darker side. political opponents often found themselves in court. some ended up bankrupt. freedoms were micro managed along with the economy. famous answered like those on chewing gum were only recently relaxed. he returned to power again and again with his only sun now prime minister.

they say they approached johnston after he was denied entry into a bar in charlottesville. cell phone video and photos show johnson on the ground with blood all over his face. >> whether it happened on the football field or in a case like that, my heart went out to them. i don't want anything bad to happen to my students. i thought how i would feel if i was her mother. >> now this is being called another case of excessive police force against an african- american man. the virginia governor is calling for an independent investigation of the incident. >>> target has said at least 40 million conference calls were compromiseed in a -- credit cards were compromiseed in a breach during the 2014 holiday season. now they are looking at data security measures such as appointing chief information security officers and maintaining written information security programs. the settlement requires federal court approval and a hearing is set for today. >>> the nape tournament began tuesday. there are 16 -- the ncaa tournament began tuesday. kentucky looks to continue their perfect season. t

nicole johnston al jazeera, herat. >> australia, indonesia and malaysia are testing a new method foring planes over remote oceanic areas a new system locates flights every 13 to 15 minutes. the measure comes nearly a year after malaysian flight mh-3 september disappeared with 239 people on board. >> i appreciate it would be very difficult, one would imagine without knowing what precisely occurred in the case of mh-370 to have intervened from the outside but at least it would have tracked the outside to within 15 minutes of -- and done so simultaneously. the big difference was, it wouldn't have taken us weeks to interpret the data and to find then where the engines finally stopped. >> it's been a year since the chinese government relaxed it's controversial one-child policy. the change in the rules >> this is her old job, and seems not to care that the easing of china's one-child policy makes her ankle eligible for a second baby. >> translator: many young people don't want a second child. they don't even want the first child. they even think marriage is too much of a hassle. >> on the

into a global financial center and criticized for being undemocratic and authoritarian as nicole johnstonts. >> reporter: without lee kuan yew it may not be what it existed and he was a chinese singapore saw his home land occupied first by the british then japanese and after training as a lawyer in britain he was prime minister in 1959 a post he would hold for 39 years and with a ruthless style of politics singapore was independent against its will kicked out of malaysia in 1965 against a back drop of racial tension and a fearful lee kuan yew contemplated a bleak future. >> with geography and economics and ties of kinship. >> reporter: sentiment gave way to pragmatism and he was unflinching to bring prosperity to his country and under leadship it was transformed from an island with no resources into a high-tech metropolis but often found themselves in court and often bankrupt and micro managed along with the economy. famous bands like chewing gum were recently relaxed and lee's power was returned to power again and again with his oldest son now prime minister. after stepping down lee kept

nicole johnston, al jazeera, jalalabad. >> indonesia is facing a population crisis. the crisis will get worse if the numbers of people continue to grow. >> this is a crisis, too many people living on too little land with too little resources. every five years, 100 million are added to the population. there are 250 million people. it could have the world's third largest population after china and india. >> we can't back off. this isn't only a threat to our country or to our people, but to all of us, including the countries surrounding us. if our population keeps growing so fast, there will be a moment on this island when living conditions will be under threat. we'll face shortages, water, rice and oil. what will people eat? >> in an effort to stop this boom, the government reintroduced the family planning program that was very successful 30 years ago and encouraging families not to have more than two children. the average is 2.6 children per family. many have a lot more. >> he and his wife have 11 children. doctors working for the family planning board have failed to

caylee johnston will take a pass from taylor greenfield and that will put them up 5 with about 4 minutesdinal versus asu, the team that beat them twice in the regular season on saturday and cal meanwhile will take on washington later tonight in that pack 12 tournament. not my best moment. that one of the best golfers talking today about his appearance at the darrelle. that would be rory mcllroy at number 8. a 3 iron and probably one of the most recognizable holes on the tour and it goes in the water and soon, his 3 iron will follow. as he gets a little frustrated. throws it into the water. you can't use that club after that. he is 8 shots back of the leader, jb holmes and that is beast mode right there for seattle and it will continue as he agreed to a one-year contract. the east bay native. it's $1 million base salary, but a $9 million bonus. the total is $11 million. a lot of 49er fans hoping he might come here. but no such luck. >> that's a lot of skittles he can get. >> that's right, rainbow. >> coming up tonight at 10:00, how long could you go without your phone or tablet? the movem

he wrote an interesting letter to maryland senator johnston and he explains why he has to write to a maryland senator. 1866 in south carolina doesn't actually have a senator right now. he emphatically denied ordering that the cotton be fired. he says that the citizens set fire to the bales and he also denies interestingly, that there was any cotton on fire at all when federal troops entered the city. so he's completely disavowing any involvement. in fact, hampton charged back i pledge myself to prove that i gave a positive order by direction of general beauregard that no cotton should be fired that not one bale was on fire when sherman's troops took possession of the city, that he promised protection to the city, and that, in spite of his solemn promise, he burned the city to the ground deliberately systematically, and atrociously. and what i think is so interesting about this exchange is that there is this real kind of personal tone to it. this is personal now. this is about honor, this is about reputation. this is about truth telling. sherman always seemed to have the upper hand in

sent fighter jets or troops to saudi arabia yet, but behind-the-scenes its deeply concern: nicole johnston al jazeera, islamabad. >> well, let's get an overview of the situation. hashem joins us to give us perspective on this complicated developing story. let's start with the airstrike. this will be a growing problem for the saudis if casualties continue to mount. >> and it may create anti-saudi sentiment among the northern part of the country. this has been reported extendlysive extensively by the channel of the houthis in yemen. but the yemeni foreign minister said that he blames houthi fighters for the incidents because they have managed over the last few days to deploy troops inside misrata camp a camp on the border of saudi arabia. if said that the houthies were using that camp to fire on the saudis, and the saudis had to retaliate. a very delicate situation. which the saudis have to take in consideration. the last 48 hours they say the biggest concern is houthis move to go civilian areas. if if they retaliate, there will be collateral damage. that's what they've been abstaining from

nicole johnston al jazeera. >>> still to come on the program, tensions build in the korean peninsula as south korea begins its annual military drills with the united states. >>> 60% of africa's sex workers are hiv positive. now there's a controversial push to change that >>> and i'm here with the sport that's lifting the pacific in sight of an olympic medal. >> protestors are gathering... >> there's an air of tension right now... >> the crowd chanting for democracy... >> this is another significant development... >> we have an exclusive story tonight, and we go live... >> tomorrow. did the police fail misty upham? >> if somebody did something to my girl, i need to know that. >> was is a case of discrimination? >> we had no help from the police. >> a family pleads for answers. "stolen sisters", an "america tonight" special report. tomorrow, 10:00 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >>> barack obama calls the israeli prime minister's speech to congress a distraction to nuclear negotiations with iran. prime minister netanyahu's speech on tuesday was at the invitation of house republica

nicole johnston al jazeera, kabul. >>>. >> according to the malstenian authority, more than a third ofried women victims of domestic violence. a report from meth lee hem on why many women are afraid to speak out. >> this is nadvia. it's not her real name. she is a palestinian victim of domestic violence first at the hands of her ex-husband and her brother after she got divorced. >> one day my ex hust kept beating me with it in front of me children because i had an argument with my sisters in law. i was hesitant to leave, but i could no longer tolerate the pressure i was under. >> nadia has been living in the state-run safe house for almost a year. it's been even longer since she has seen her three children. she said she needs to work on herself before reconnecting with them. this is one of 3 shelters in the occupied west bank for female victims of domestic violence. >> in the past year there have bern at least 400 cases of severe acts of violence against women in the palestinian territories including 16 murders. a major problem is the women's relucktants to come forward and seek help.

nicole johnston, al jazeera, islamabad. >> the u.s.overnment is under pressure to speed up the way that new drugs are approved. there are terminally ill patients when say they'll be dead before potentially life-saving drugs are tested. kimberly halkett has this report. >> reporter: ten months ago jay smith was at the height of his career as ceo of a music technology company when he was diagnosed with als. it's a form of neuromotor disease suffered by similar to the decease effecting stephen hawking. >> the hands aren't working. the speech is going. >> the food and drug administration is the body that regulates pharmaceuticals in the u.s. they want them to pass the drug that they hope would save jay's life. they also want access to experimental drugs before they are approved. >> we're told that the status quo is not good enough. they need to do everything in their power to speed the search for a cure. >> the approval process could take more than a decade. the average als patient lives three years after a diagnosis. >> the right to try m

in 1905, confederate veteran john johnston was leaving to his civil war diary when he came across anntry from april 1865 in which he had prayed to god that the rumors of lincoln's assassination were true. 40 years later, johnston added a note on that same page -- this was a sincere prayer he wrote, that included lincoln's death. by the turn of a new century, it seems clear that the shot john wilkes booth and fired here at ford's theatre on april 14 1865 was the first shot in the war the came after appomattox, a war on black freedom and equality. and so my last point. we cannot know what happened had lincoln lived. we do know that the slain president's martyrdom permitted black americans and their white allies to invoke his name in the quest for equality. in 2015, the 150th anniversary of lincoln's assassination, we know also that this quest is not yet resolved. the meaning of the civil war not yet resolved. which is why we turned with such intense interest to the legacies of president abraham lincoln. thank you. [applause] martha: questions, thoughts reflections? >> you mentioned the

nicole johnston reports. >> emergency crews are finally able to get to some of the districts that have been cut off by these heavy snow storms and avalanches. we just visited the area of dara and as we arrived the road had also been cleared. in one of the villages, 30 people had been killed and people there had had to dig mass graifers togragraves to bury bodies. many were complained that they hadn't received enough help from the government. the government is now giving them $2,000 for every person who has been killed in these snow storms and ongoing avalanches. now while that area is getting some hem, there are plenty of other areas such as pavellon district. the reason for that is the weather in that part of pansheer has closed in. there's still snow storms, snow is making it very difficult for represents to land there. many of those villages are still cut off. the emergency crews and government haven't been able to even make contact with them. and eventually once they do it's expected that the debt toll will rise much higher than it already has. >> the mo ibrahim prize for outstandi

nicole johnston al jazeera afghanistan. >> stay with us on the al jazeera news hour. still ahead we report from the serbian village that offered a surprising safe haven for greeks fleeing their homeland. >>> plus opening their homes to art, the galleries open. we will have sports in about 20 minutes. stay with us. >> welcome back to the al jazeera news hour. in yemen 20 houthi rebels have been killed houthis are moving south after being targeted on friday in attacks in sanaa. hundreds of houthi fighters are deployed by air. >>> secretary of state john kerry are talking in talks request iran towith iran say there has been process. >>> and 70 bodies have been found in northern nigeria. many had their throats slit and some were beheaded. >>> rebel-held parts of aleppo in syria activists say that government shelling has killed five people. but despite the civil war entering it's fifth year many syrians syrian continue to come out and protest. >> reporter: the number of people waving flags for the syrian revolution have dwindled in the last four years. these people live in

the executive order follows the bloody arrest of uva student martis johnston. agents are to undergo retraining on the use of force, cultural diversity and interaction with young people. johnson is said to meet with state investigators tomorrow and will be also appear in court. >>> on day four, search teams scaled back their focus as they look for a missing kindergartner in virg. this is a story you've all shared more than 14,000 times on our facebook page. crews searched near a landfill today for 5-year-old noah thomas. his mother reported him missing early sunday morning from their home in the roanoke area. police don't expect foul play. >>> four people are now charged in a shootout that left bullet holes in homes and cars. at least one person is still wanted. officers took breanna colbert and another woman paulina gomez into custody. they're still looking for the guy on the right, andre perry. we're told the groups ran into each other at a restaurant. as they drove off in two cars, police say they started shooting at wufrn anotherone another. no one was injur

nicole johnston, al jazeera islamabad. >> the u.s.ernment is under pressure to speed up the way new drugs are approved. there are terminally ill patients who say they will be dead before potentially lifesaving drugs will be test. kimberly halkett has our report. >> ten months ago jay was head of his career when he was diagnosed with als, it is a form of motor neuron disease like that suffered by physicist stephen hawking. >> in this year we started with minor fatigue and some slurred words. a year later we are in a wheelchair. the hands aren't working. the speech is going. >> reporter: so the smiths have joan dozens of others to lobby the u.s. fda. they want faster development of a experimental drug that will help jay's life and others. they want the situation performed, so patients can access developmental drugs before they are approved. >> we are telling the fda that the status quo is not good enough. they need to do everything in their power to speed the search for a crew. >> the fda approval process could take more than a decade.

african-americans experienced and the growing protest disputed of the burgeoning civil rights movement the johnston family shown here past for 20 years before they were discovered. the father, a successful and well-respected radiologist applied to be an officer in the navy during world war ii. a naval background check revealed that he had been in a black fraternity during college. note to self if you're thinking about passing probably best not to join a black fraternity. but after the family secret was revealed they insisted they were through with passing and they would never pass again. by the 1960s, racial politics have changed once again. black identities were confirmed and passing was rejected. black was beautiful. blending in with the wide world is no longer economically necessary, politically advantageous or socially desirable. i am often asked do people still passed today? i'm certain that it continues but probably in a very different form than i have described in my talk. we now live in a far more multiracial society then they could have ever imagined. the conditions of the 21st century all

nicole johnston, al jazeera, jalalabad. >> in south korea he i can't a festival is celebrating an unusual phenomenon. low tides cause a strip of land to emerge creating a causeway to a nearby island. thousands of visitors attended. >> as the sea recedes, people move forward from the shoreline. cautiously at first, then finding themselves on a strip of land that stretches from the main island to the much smaller island nearly three kilometers away. then the fun starts. collecting whatever unlucky creatures got left stranded by the departing tide. >> i just found it now. it's an octopus. >> the story goes that a family left behind their grandmother when they were chased away from the island by tigers. grandma prayed to be reunited and magically, the seas parted creating a path across the sea bed that the family used to come back for her, so the legend was born. playing on both the natural phenomenon and local folklore, the community based a festival around the event that gross in popularity. >> we hope one day this will become a major event that represents the whole of korea. >> it translat

and six months off, five shots back you pick johnston to win the cadillac championship, right? wickets remaining and 106 runs to get, if they're to stay in the contradict world cup. hello, this is "sport today." bangladesh are on the cusp of making the quarter finals arguably their best-ever performance at the tournament. in contrast england's contradict is struggling against them. bangladesh made a modest with 275-7 in their 50 overs. matt madulla, sewing the sinning together scoring 103 before being run out. england made a solid start. ian bell and morgan, out in quick succession leaving 121 for 4. let's have a look at the scorecard. this is how we stand right now. 173 for 6 of 38 overs. it's in the ballots. and you can keep up to date all the time with this on our website. let's have a look at how pool ", a" stands. their best performance since they made the super eight, as they were back in 2007. as i keep saying lose england are out. you can keep up to date here at our website, bbc.com/sport. follow the links to the contradictcricket pages. >>> okay the former leadership o