johnstons presentation >> coner johnston legislative aid to supervisor breed. the 2 pieces are follow ubledgeivation to fillmore and divisadero ncd's supported by the planning commission in june 2013 and passed this committee in 2014 and the bos passed them and became efecktdive in december. the divisadero runs 12 blocks from haight at the south to [inaudible] the fillmore runs 9 blocks from mu calster at the south and bush to the north. the ncd allow [inaudible] diverse modes of transit and invite active and appealing architecture and create a frame work. they are a important part of divisadero and fillmore long term plans to create vibrant cor drbs. all the legislation today does is remove the parcel based controls. to emphasize that point i'll read the operative sentence . density will be restricted by envelope control by height, [inaudible] all other applicable controls of this and other codes as well as applicable design guides and applicable developments and rareia plan and design review. curltly divisadero limits 1 [inaudible] for regular housing and one

scientist david johnston expressed opinions of the u.s.logical survey, they would later prove accurate. >> in the initial phases we would see large interruptions -- eruptions, spreading ash over large areas of washington, possibly farther east. the near flanks of the volcano there would be more damage by hot avalanches. because this is a symmetrical volcano and the crater is high, if there is an explosion the incandescent ash would come down on all sides, but right now there is a great hazard due to the fact that the glacier is breaking up on this side of the volcano. that could produce a large avalanche hazard. >> the chief of the four service declared part of the land around the mountain a geological area, to protect the unique features. before service and the u.s. geological survey or taking the mountain seriously, as did the spirit lake youth cap operators who courted their efforts -- coordinated their efforts and hauled out. >> they all think it is one big joke, that mountain is just a molehill. when that lava starts to lose, they los

nicole johnston reports from northern afghanistan on how sheep farmers are there coping. >> reporter:er the harsh midday sun, he is trying to feed his sheep. without much success. >> translator: we don't have grazing land. this sheep is very thin. there is no grass. we don't have water. they drink at a garbage dip and get sick. >> reporter: these are sheep highly regarded for their meat. wool and slam skin. which has tight soft curls when times are tough and farmer can't afford to raise the lambs they kill the newborns for their pelts. from the farm, it is sold in the market to these export traders. now a lot of bargaining goes onto try to secure a deal. as well as checking the quality of the skins to see if they meet export standard. he has brought some skin to his sell. but he can't get the price he wants. neither can this man. he walked out in disgust. farmers say insecurity across the north has made grain prices more expensive. and prevents them from taking sheep to the mountains to graze. exporters have problems too. >> translator: our business has almost collapsed exporters have

this is an celebrating general johnston. -- isn't celebrating general johnston. john: we have seen bandwagon in the past couple of hours. interestingly, not a word from hillary clinton. what are the paul of -- what about the politics of this seems to be a slamdunk for tearing this flag down? al: i can't imagine she would have any other position. i would be shocked if there was a reason. mark: rather than putting out a full throated statement, she gave a speech at the mayor's conference, didn't talk about it. al: whatever problems in 2007 and 2008 was how slow she was. she should have been much tougher much sooner. john: do you think that because of the way this looked a show of unity. mark asked the question before -- mike huckabee, for instance. there is an that there is a confederate flag there as well. are there any candidates where this will continue to be an acute problem? al: i think huckabee will be one. i don't know it will be a problem for him. you can't imagine they would not at this stage. it doesn't solve the problem elsewhere. the flag itself is a re

nicole reasonnen johnston reports from mazari al sharif. >> some people call him the king of the north. walking through his photo gallery you can see why. he started out fighting with the mujahideen against the soviet occupation 35 years ago. when the taliban was defeated he trimmed his beard and became a politician. people travel from all over afghanistan to meet him. these tribal elders and businessmen are hoafer hopeful this governor rather than the government in kabul will solve their problems. >> if you go to the central government and take the time it's going to be more than weeks or months to take the time with the president and with the other senior officers in kabul. >> reporter: right now the big issue in afghanistan's north the security. attar mohammed nor believes there groups like the taliban and the international movement of uzbekistan to attack central asia and south china. >> a new geography of war has been created. new tactics. obviously change. dangerous war. threats especially in these new movements that are aimed at central asia and sangong and south china. >> the g

nicole johnston is live for us, how significant is this culture capital for bamien? >> as you may know, europe has a cultural capital every year, and east asia plans to have one as well. it's a coup for afghanistan that this should be chosen the first one. this is largely a symbolic naij naming as a capital because there are huge security concerns. here for the inauguration, we are expecting south asian high ministers and officials to come. but we've heard from local officials that they won't be coming because of the security concern. that's the challenge for afghanistan and for bemian. how can it secure the couple to actually receive foreign tourists here to bring investment and development and create a tourist industry. >> how is the current security situation there right now? >> reporter: here in benian valley it's reasonably quiet and peaceful but in other parts of this very large and poor province the taliban is active, it's fighting security in different parts of the province. we know there are heavy battles going on particularly in may in different parts of th

. >>> being nicole johnston reporting. >> this is mohammed nora, noor some people call him the king oforth. walking through his photo gallery you can see why. he started out with the mujahideen. when the taliban was defeated, he trimmed his beard and became a politician. people travel from all over afghanistan to meet him. these tribal elders and business businessmen hope he, rather than the government if kabul will solve their problems. >> if you are content to go to the central government and take the time, it's going to be more than weeks or months to wait, to stay the time. with the president, with the other officers in kabul. >> reporter: right now big issue in afghanistan's north is security. being destabilized to create a route for weapons and fighters for groups like the taliban and the international movement of uzbekistan. >> translator: a new geography of war has been created new tactics. it's an obvious change, it's a very dangerous war. threats in these new movements that are aimed at central asia and south china. >> reporter: the governor has taken the security of val prov

nicole johnston, al jazeera, banyam. >> well, that brings us two an end to this show.ll be back with another full bulletin of news at 23 g and of course there is our website www.aljazeera.com. you can see our front page there with our lead stories on the situation in iraq. >> it's christmas eve and u.s. soldiers are preparing for their last month in afghanistan. about 40,000 are still here.

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nicole johnston, al jazeera. >> india's authority have issued a high tide alert for the financial capitalf mumbai. a deluge of monsoon rain has been falling since friday, and residents have been asked to stay inside if possible. public transport has been badly affect: >>> the national weather service in the u.s. has warned more rivers may burst their banks following widespread flooding followed by tropical depression bill. three people have been killed since the storm made landfall on tuesday. oklahoma and missouri were among the states of the hardest hit. some areas have seen more than 30 centimeters of rain. >>> russia is a secular state according to its constitution. but the orthodox church is wielding increasing power over the country's spiritual cultural and political life. the conservative values appear values aa natural partner with vladimir putin's stand against western liberal lymphism and politics. we have reports now from moscow. >> in the year 988 vladimir baptized his people and the lands of ruse became christian. since then for more than a thousand years years mongol invasio

john: if johnstone is not wounded and mcclellan is -- johnstone woke up every day and said, what a greatay to retreat. matt: the seven-day signals that it will be a longer war. --gary: the seven-day signals that it will be a longer war. you will have to do things you did not do before. joan: the chronology is important. i've been researching for donaldson, which occurred in february of 1862. the follow for donaldson, the first big union victory engineered by u.s. grant. what the aftermath to that also showed was how difficult this war was going to be to bring to a close the union as it was because right away, the slaves demanded attention. the slaves came to the union army in tennessee and in terms of the overall occupation policies had to be developed for them. slavery was diminishing at that point. gary: thousands of black refugees present the u.s. government with a topic they had to deal with. john: having derived the system of thinking about fugitive slaves as contraband, property, using the laws of property against the confederacy in the context of war, combined with mcclellan, allo

steven johnston says lyle is not speaking publicly but is supporting and standing by his wife. johnston responding today about allegations joyce may have wanted convicted murderers sweat and matt to kill her husband. >> i don't know very much about it other than i believe it's specious a specious argument. >> reporter: joyce and lyle mitchell worked at the clinton correctional facility where joyce is accused of helping sweat and matt escape. the prison considered among the most dangerous in new york. >> it is very violent. >> reporter: john mulligan served time with richard matt at clinton. >> it's terribly dangerous. i've had physical confrontations with people over the years. >> reporter: just weeks before the escape there was a prison yard brawl here. prison sources tell nbc news officials requested a lockdown but it was denied. jeff dumas retired in november after working at the prison for 22 years. >> if they would have done a facility frisk after the incident that they had in the yard if albany would have approved that for mr. recette, there's no doubt in my mind they wou

nicole johnston, al jazeera. >> it's time to catch up with sport now. >> thank you very much.well, the sport of formula one is on the verge of a takeover by a group of american and qatari investors in a multi billion dollar deal. f one is held by a number of stake holders now according to financial times me may expand the sport further in u.s. and chinese markets. there is 4.5 million television viewers last year but recently attendance has decline: qatar's interest no hosting a race last year but vetoed a plan to bring f 1 racing. they say qatar being involved would make sense. >> i think it's highly likely that we'll see a race in qatar. for me obviously the qataris are investing very heavily in sport in conjunction with their 2013 vision. as rightly pointed out they've invested and this is a growing portfolio. people in qatar love cars and they love the sport. this is an opportunity for him to cash in chips and walk away. there could be various buyouts of formula one. i think the other issue too there have been questions around the governor nan of formula one. the fact that

nicole johnston,. >> still to come on the program a city underwater under two days of having rain. the people of mumbai are up to their knees in food floodwater water. >> under communism all churches. under pressure. but no longer. we'll be back to explain why some are not happy about it. >> and roger federer brings up the world's biggest server to reach the final. >> farm workers striking in mexico... >> all that tension is about what's happening right now. >> unlivable wages... >> you can work very hard and you will remain poor. >> what's the cost of harvesting america's food? >> do you see how it will be hard to get by on their salary? >> yeah >> fault lines al jazeera america's hard hitting... >> today they will be arrested... >> ground breaking... they're firing canisters of gas at us... emmy award winning investigative series... fault lines invisible hands only on al jazeera america >> shot dead and the government does nothing. >> they teach you how to eliminate people? >> ya. >> we've done it and that is why we are there. >> my life is in danger. >> anyone who talks about th

johnston, al jazeera, banyam. >> well, that brings us two an end to this show. we'll be back with another full bulletin of news at 23 g and of course there is our website www.aljazeera.com. you can see our front page there with our lead stories on the situation in iraq. >> it's christmas eve and u.s. soldiers are preparing for their last month in afghanistan. about 40,000 are still here. by the end of the year there will be just 8,000. we traveled to afghanistan in the midst of this transition. but on the base, we found a story that isn't being told. the people doing the day-to-day work here are mostly civilian contract workers. men frommen india and nepal who travel to a war zone gist for a promise of a good job. or many of them that promise turned out to be a lie. they ended up deceived and indebted victims of human traffickers who thrive on military contracts . front line investigates the american military has come to rely on an indentured workforce. camp marmel is the largest base in northern afghanistan. nato's mission here centers on training the afghan na

. >> i'm nicole johnston in afghanistan. i'll be taking a ride with the country's only female taxi driver finding out what challenges she faces on the road. >> in sport a beach buildup to rugby's olympic return. all those details coming up with jo. >> isil fighters launched simultaneous attacks against the syrian government and kurdish fighters. 12 were killed and many wounded as isil infiltrated. >> burundi's vice president fled to belgium saying he was threatened after denouncing the president's request for a third term in office. >> the greek prime minister is in brussels for more crunch talks to avoid a debt default. the greek government needs to repay 1.6 billion euros to the international monetary fund by tuesday. >> palestinian leaders are submitting a file to the national criminal court about israel's illegal settlements in west bank. they are hoping to bring war crimes charges against israeli officials. there is a report. >> the this is as close as he can get to land his family owned for generations. when israel beg

think coal johnston, al jazeera, kabul. >> know bell lore yet has resigned from his position. speaking at a ton presence when we made the remark, saying three things happen. they fall in love with you and when you criticize them they call. the chemist won the nobel prize for medicine in 2001. and could effect as much as 1 million u.s. dollars. the letters coffer many subjects -- from politics this report from california. albert insane whose theory of relativity changed forever our knowledge of space, time, the universes, and our place in it, was also a prolific letter writer. 28 of his personal letters are up for auction this week. in congressly those letters green yous are being stored here. in a warehouse stuffed with hollywood movie memorabilia. brian chain cans is head of the firm profiles in history which will auction the letters. >> what makes them so extraordinary, is they get into the mind of einstein on an intimate level about very intimate and personal things. in my opinion the idea of a personal god is a child like one. the self-described ask nossic writes. i prefer

has allowed one goal the entire tournament, only goal of this match 51st minute julie johnston johnstonnd straight gill 1 listen nil the final team u.s.a. moves on to face germany in the semi-finals. >>> the newest warrior met the need i can't, clooney was the 33rd pick in the draft he laid one year at ucla. there is some history about his hip which was injured at ucla the warriors look at clooney as a little bit of a project, and he says his hip feels fine. >> i played the whole season with it and i went through the workouts with it and i still could play now, i can -- i can play just tine i can walk good, i'm not hurting right now. so, you know, i'm looking for the doctors telling me what they want me to do but this is an injury i had i can play with and i can do well with. >> speaking of the draft, the nhl draft began last night the sharks too many timo meyer from switzerland he is 6'1"209 pound right winger he can score, had 44 goals and 90 points in 61 games with the halifax moose heads. you can deal do it with the moose heads you can do it pretty much anywhere. have a great weeken

. >>> nicole johnston sent this update. >> the yamgan government has started it's campaign to take control of yamgan district. special forces have been dropped in via helicopter into kabul and bringing in security forces sent in to the district as well. it's not the first time that the taliban has taken control of a district but they usually can't hold it. they tend to a lot members and vehicles that have been left behind. this bring season we're seeing the taliban shift its focus from fighting in the south of the country to the north. in may we saw heavy fighting as well as. >> the final day of election campaigning in occur at this read of the parliamentary vote. although turkey's constitution requires the president to be above politics, president erdogan will you nobody allowed to change the constitution and transfer the prime minister's palace to the president's. >>> covering the election in istanbul this has been seen as the personal test for the popularity of erdogan isn't it? why? >> simply because erdogan is calling for a new system to govern this country. they want to win this clea

. >> reporter: missy johnston and janice fleming, native virginians, planned to move out of the state to get married until it became legal here. >> we were a little bit worried before the final decision came down because if it hadn't gone this way, i think virginia would have been reversed. >> reporter: they have four children from previous marriages. >> i think it's definitely a big huge first step and i'm very excited. >> reporter: would you like to see your moms get married? >> definitely. >> i'm just so excited. i love my mom. she's the best. >> reporter: missy and janice have been engaged six years waiting for this decision. now they can finally start planning a wedding here in the commonwealth of virginia. in fairfax peggy fox, wusa9. >> the virginia catholic conference issued a statement saying they are deeply stressed about the supreme court's decision on same sex marriage. it says redefining marriage furthers no one's rights, least of all those of children. the supreme court meets again monday to release more orders and opinions. among the big decisions not yet announced, one

first surrender ceremony, isn't that the one at which sherman hans johnson the dispatch -- hands johnston the dispatch this as president lincoln has been killed, and then sweat appears on his four head. professor gallagher: when was that written, harold? [laughter] the beads of sweat moment. i like that. mr. holzer: there is a general see of retribution, whether it is johnson -- professor gallagher: the powers, whether it is the former slaveholding states. professor varon: the radicals. it needs to be said that some of that retribution, that is political game them gamesmanship. it is a way of printing them as extremists but in fact northerners embrace grant's magnanimity to a very surprising degree because they believe it is a way of changing hearts and minds of inducing atonement and repentance on parts of these wrongheaded confederates. professor leonard: and because union was the goal all along -- for whites northerners anyway. professor gallagher: almost all northerners are white! the 1860 census tells us the population of the non-slaveholding states was 98.8 percent white. people tal

nicole conston nicole johnston reports. >> reporter: it's a typical day for this woman.the hood. wipe away the dust and she is ready for her shift driving a taxi. this job is anything but typical for a woman in afghanistan. >> translator: i feel happy behind the steering wheel. how can i say it? i'm proud. and i share this with other women. i want to give them more courage. >> translator: this driver is like a sister to us. it's better to drive with her than a strange man. >> reporter: sarah brought her first taxi two years ago after her brother-in-law was killed. she was determined to support 15 people in her family. >> translator: many male taxi drivers tease women or girls. so other women encouraged me to become a driver. >> reporter: it's a hard to imagine 30 years ago there were women driving public buses, now it's rare to see a woman behind the wheel of a car, let alone a taxi. in this dusty field on the outskirts of town she is giving driving lessons. at least 20 women have told her they want to learn. >> translator: my message to the brothers who won't allow wome

south asia and the pictures show what it looked like before the taliban destroyed them and nicole johnstonfrom the valley. >> reporter: well as you may know europe has a cultural capitol ever year and south asia as well and it's a coup for afghanistan and the valley they decided that this should be the first one. but in many ways though this is a symbolic largely symbolic naming of a cultural capital because there are major security concerns and this weekend we have a huge delegation of hundreds of officials from across afghanistan here for the inauguration and also expecting some south asia high officials and ministers to come here to celebrate it as well but we have just heard from local officials they won't be coming because of security concerns and that is the real issue and challenge for afghanistan and that issue is how can it secure the country to actually be ready to receive foreign tourists here to try and bring investment and development and create a tourism industry. >> reporter: now the u.s. has taken the lead in cleaning up futbol to make the game more popular and andy gallagh

residence and workers i want to take a moment to thank the executive committee john corn well patina johnston and lawyer ren post who have been working tirelessly today to ensure the district was inclusive seeing several cbd's renewing come before the board they can't be successful without the leadership and dedication of the residences on the ground of course the staff and cbd we have a staff presentation today qisitono at the economic woeshg force develop. and awed from the cbd management plan. >> afternoon chair cohen supervisor kim and supervisor weiner thank you for accommodating this item land use we are at gmao this has been a relief to cbd campaign unfortunately mary had an accident she will not present this item on me. i oversee the cbd program for the city. today before you the resolution of intention to establish a property-based district called the greater rincon hill community benefit district please note that an updated version of the management plan and engineer's report had been provided to you there were minor amendments to correct parcel issues -- in this neighborhood. furth

nicole johnston, al jazerra. >>> you can always keep up-to-date with all the very latest news and views on our website, there it is on your screens, right now aljazerra.com. strait. plus up close and personal. how a documentary film can help change the conversation in america about gun violence. this week or next the united states supreme court is expected to deliver a potentially history-making decision on gay marriage. right now, as the map shows, gay marriage is legal in 37 states and the district of columbia. everything in orange - gay marriage is not legal in 13 states, the one in red. it includes four states and has cases before the court. an issue for the justice is whether the bans on same-sex marriage, whether they were constitutional. if the court rules they are unconstitutional. it would mark a legal transformation that began two years ago. in 2013, a key section of the marriage act was rejected. ruling that benefits could not be denied to legally married gays or lesbians. 35 states passed laws banning same-sex marriage, and the ruling prompted dozens of those bans to be stru

. >> reporter: mike johnston brought his letter to the local a.m.e. church. >> these lost loved ones you will not grieve alone. >> this hollow hatred you will not face lien and this righteous justice you will not seek alone. >> reporter: pastor timothy tyler embraced the message. >> to read senator johnson's words it was relief. it was relief there are still good people in the community. >> reporter: the senator also posted his letter to facebook. a movement begun. spreading to nashville and new orleans and beyond. >> i am at your service to show that love can drive out hate. >> i hope that a message of love, sincere and true, will override the message of hate. >> reporter: more than one person in charleston has suggested that something good might come from this tragedy. you hear that a lot in situations like this. maybe this time it's true. harry smith, nbc news, charleston. >>> and that will do it for us on this friday night. i'm savannah guthrie. lester holt will be here on monday. and for all of us at nbc news, have a good night and good weekend.t

ancient city has been declared a capital of culture among south african -- south asian nations nicole johnston has more. >> reporter: as you may know, europe has a cultural capital every year now south asia has decided to have one as well. so it's a try coup for afghanistan and the valley that they have decided that this should be the first one. but in many ways there is a symbolic largely symbolic and naming of the cultural capital because there is major security concerns now, this weekend we have huge delegation of hundreds of officials from across afghanistan here for the inauguration, we are also expecting some south asian hypo visuals and minister to his come here to celebrate it as well. but we have just heard from local officials that they won't be coming because of the security concerns that's a major concern for afghanistan and here, that is how can they secure the country to be ready to receive foreign tourist to his try to bring in investment and development and create a tourism industry. >>> india's bollywood is one of the largest producers of movies in the world ask over the past

stephen johnston is mitchell's new attorney. >> i will just say that she's very upset. she's distraught. >> reporter: law enforcement sources confirm to cbs news that mitchell told investigators she had sex multiple times with richard matt inside the prison. on sunday clinton district attorney andrew wiley would not confirm a sexual relationship but said this. >> obviously joyce mitchell went a step further in a relationship with these two individuals, whether it's showing them more attention than anyone else or them showing her attention or affection. >> have a safe day. >> reporter: more than 800 local, state and federal law enforcement officers are investigating over 1,000 leads using canine teams, helicopters, and even survey lance cameras in the -- surveillance cameras in the woods to look for the fugitives. prosecutors say the inmates had been planning their escape for several weeks, including familiarizing themselves with the maze of steam pipes outside of their cells. >> that was anna warner reporting. the clinton county sheriff says he believes joyce mitchell w

[gunfire [gunfire] the city is declared a capitol of culture with nations and nicole johnston reportsorter: as you may know europe is a cultural capitol and south asia decided to have one too so it's a coup for afghanistan and the valley they denieded this should be the first one but in many ways this is a symbolic or largely symbolic naming of the cultural capitol because there is major security concerns. now this weekend we have a huge delegation of hundreds of officials from across afghanistan here for the inauguration. we are also expecting some south asia high officials and ministers to come here to celebrate as well but we just heard from local officials they won't be coming because of those security concerns and that is the real issue and challenge for afghanistan and for them and that issue is how can it secure the country to actually be ready to receive foreign tourists here to try and bring investment and development and create a tourism industry. >> the hindi film industry known as boliwood is one of the largest producers of movies this the world and over the past few years

half of government schools in kabul have closed and in a few weeks before mid term exams and nicole johnston more. >> outside of kabul's largest high school and 18,000 students go here but for the last days all of the teachers here have been on strike and they are not the only one. this industrial action is spreading. in at least four provinces 200 schools are now on strike, the teachers say they don't earn enough money enough salary to live on and that the government has failed to deliver on its promises. >> translator: the president promised increased salaries and land and to change the timetable, if nothing changes the strike will get bigger and more schools will support us. >> translator: teacher salaries are low and we can't afford rent medicine for children or proper food for the family but despite the worry we are still motivated to teach. >> reporter: these teachers say they are the poorest paid government employees in all of afghanistan. they earn around $120 a month. now, the government is urging them to return to work and says that it will look into their demands. >> we are tellin

province and ngo compound attacked by gunmen on monday night, a woman is among the victims and nicole johnstonore now from kabul. >> reporter: this attack in the north of afghanistan targeted a check non-government organization called people in need and works on projects and reconstruction of villages building bridges and roads. the attack happened overnight, nine people were killed, all of them afghans, two drivers, two guards and five aid workers including a social worker. there has been no claim of responsibility so far. it certainly is not the first time these kind of softer targets have been hit in may in kabul there was a hotel attacked and 14 people were killed including nine foreigners and also a guest house has been attacked but there has been a great deal of instability in the north of the country and it seems that the taliban has opened up a new front for fighting in areas like the provinces and others and government sent reenforcement from afghan forces to the north to try and secure the area but still there is isolated fighting going on and that instability and insecure is being f

.>> reporter: julie johnston was a star at santa clara. for her, the world cup experience is surreal. >> four years ago i was watching it when i was home for summer break from college. to be here and see what those girls did four years ago and be a part of it with this team is pretty remarkable. >> reporter: the women are poised for a remarkable run in canada, but regardless of the tournament outcome, they understand the magnitude of this opportunity. >> you can see there is a huge rise in emphasis on women's soccer. it is a shooting star event where the world is viewing for one month, and you are the center of it. >> every girl dreams of making it to the world cup. we get to do it and represent our country. it is a privilege. >> it means everything. it is a dream come true. >>> looks like a lot of fun. ktvu will air many of the games . we have a schedule of the games and information on tickets. we have a schedule of the games and information on tickets@ktvu.com under the sports tab. >>> a simple left turn on a country road turned deadly t

a woman is among the victim says nicole johnstone joining is from kabul to tell us about the attack,ight workers were, nicole and whether there has been a claim of responds. >> reporter: well, at this stage there hasn't been any claim of responsibility. we don't know whether the taliban was behind it. as you said, the attack happened overnight on their compound. a nongovernment organization, a check-based one called people in need. now, normally this group is -- this n.g.o. is involved in agricultural projects, reconstruction in villages helping rural communities. nine people were killed this included two drivers, two guards and five aid workers. and it happened in the bulk province as you said up in the north, a highly unstable part of the country at the moment. where we are seeing quite a great deal of fighting. >> all right nicole, thank you for that update from kabul. >>> just to bring you some breaking news. we are getting from myanmar and the navy there is escorting a boat with 727 abandoned migrants to bangladeshi waters. this is according to the myanmar government spokesman w

re- skill ups gil, new skill and i think that has maybe created a different scope then president johnston had in mind. i think we have a long way to go and in particular, while college going rates are increasing college completion rates are increasing but they still lag where they need to be. : >> >> that the students come to college with. to have support mechanisms and the other thing to recognize is the fact that too many students are leaving high-school with a diploma but not the skills to move right into college work. so this gap that talks about the developmental education is psychologically a huge barrier for far too many students. and the third leg, i think affordability from the institutional point of view with a national policy perspective since the beginning of the great recession to either the federal government and tried to make them more a sensible but the research is pretty clear that the bulk of the burden has fallen on families to the low income students. there are a couple of reasons they have awful trade-offs of the great recession and i think anytime a state legislature

province, their n.g.o.s compound was a talked by gun then of a woman is among the victims nicole johnston more from kabul. this attack involved a province in the north of afghanistan targeted a check nongovernmental organization called people in need. it works on rural projects, reconstruction in villages, building bridges and roads. the attack happened overnight. nine people killed, all afghans two, drivers, two guards and five aid workers including a social worker. there has been no claim of responsibility so far. it's certainly not the first time these kind of softer targets have been hit. in may in kabul, there was a hotel attacked, four attorney people killed including nine foreigners, also a guest house has been attacked. but there has been a great deal of instability in the north of the country. it seems that the taliban has open up a new front for fighting in areas areas. the government has had to sends reinforcements from the after garage security forces up to the north to try to secure the area. but still, there is isolated fighting going on and nba & that instability and insecu

. >>> there are associated press photos showing ted cruz at a gun range in johnston iowa. they show a pistol being pointed at his head. they would have not issued photos like that for a prominent democrat. therm they were not intended to cast cruz in a bad light. today the pictures were pulled. >> do you think south carolina should get rid of the confederate flag? let me know. in the wake of south carolina president obama is underscoring his disappointment with the nation's race relations by using perhaps what is the most universally condemned racial ephitat. >> good evening. >> good evening. we have learned the vice president president, his wife the president and the first lady will head to the funerals in south carolina. his candor has caused an uproar when the president told a podcast the united states has not overcome racism. he used the n-word. it's not just a matter of it not being polite to say [ bleep ] in public. that's not the measure of whether racism still exists or not. >> reporter: it followed the deadly attack in south carolina that saw an alleged white supr