kamal hyder joins us live with the latest from the punjab province.ave the stranded now been rescued? >> [ inaudible ] >>> all right, we apologise. obviously we are having a bit of technical difficulties hearing our correspondent kamal hyder there from that area. we'll try to bring you back to the story and get the latest on what is happening with the stranded there as soon as we can re-establish contact. >>> to libya, where the u.n. special envoy has visited libya's officially elected parliament in tobruk. he is showing support against the rival assembly set up by armed groups that seized the capital. the parliament is led and seen as religiously conservative. they are now calling themselves libya's dawn. the officially elected parliament in tobruk is led by a former prime minister, who has been asked to form a government. it's seen as more moderate and supports halifa -- khalifa haftar, who launched attacks against extremists. >>> al jazeera has received a report outlining concerns and a furious situation in libya. we have more from the u.n. headqua

let's go to kamal hyder in islamabad. interesting pictures of the protesters getting into the state broadcasting building. i understand that the paramilitary forces have gone in and are trying to dislodge them. bring us the latest. >> in the last few minutes the army asked the protesters to vacate the state tv building. normally it's in timing of coup that the the military has come in. there's no coup, it's the protesters that have entered into it building, situated in the red zone, and we are told that they are cooperating and leaving the building. however, the protesters have been able to get outside prime minister house, something they were not able to do earlier, and that, primarily, because the military held a very important meeting, made it clear that it was the politicians that had to clean the mess, and the army would not do it for them, and to do it quickly. that, of course, was a signal that the situation was dire, however, the protesters rlds that the military -- realised that the military - the military issued

let's go live to kamal hyder, joining us from multan. the authorities warned that mule fan is under threat from the rising waters, what is done to protect the city? >> well, as you mentioned, the authorities have been blowing up tern ticks to reduce the pressure of the flow towards mul tan. we were able to see thousands of people on the move, moving out of those villages. as you see behind me, what looks like a river was dry land with several hundred villages along the area, and those veil ikes are under severe threat because the waters are rising dangerously, and rescue efforts are under way, in full swing. tas a major disaster, and the authorities don't have the resources to help tens of thousands of people stubbling in the villages, in the punjab region, all the way from mul tan. we saw thousands of people on the road. some came to see the water rising. since 1992, people have not seen anything like this. we are able to see that people are using railway tracks to get to the villages. i'm standing on the link road to the highway that i

kamal hyder is live in islamabad. nearly three weeks, any end in site, signs of a compromise. >> it appears the government may not be serious in finding a solution. what we see at the moment is parliament acting like a debating society, opposition politicians talking about the soup rem si of parliament. despite the fact in the last 24 hours, the whole scenario was being shown as if the government had scored some sort of a victory. however, behind the scenes, a political team known as the political jurga is trying to talk to tahir ul-qadri and imran khan to say they need to find a solution to the crisis as soon as possible. there's an anticipation that with all the oppositions parties rallying behind the prime minister, that some sort of force may be used eventually to clear the protesters. however, there is a problem there as well, because we have seen hundreds of desassertions from islamabad police, the civil administration failed entirely. the government may have to call in the army. would the military be interested

kamal hyder live in islamabad for us. >>> in other world news. israel has come under intense criticism in what palestinians have called the biggest land grab. israel declared 900 acres of land near bethlehem state owned. israel says it's not new land. last near they issued bids for 1,000 buildings on site. >> translation: we were surprised in the everywhearly h the morning, when the israeli administration put signs in the area. declaring apropry eights of thous -- appropriation for the benefit of three villages. >>> united states asked israel to reverse the decision. the decision was described as counterproductive of a negotiated 2-state solution. palestinian activists expressed outrage. >> the declaration of expansion of settlement by the israeli government is significant. we don't remember such a big announcement in the last one or two decades. this is a stab in the back of abbas and the moderate people. instead of strengthening the palestinian authority versus hamas, israelis are showing the other side, and actually, in a uni lateral move, exp

the cities injured jang, and in there kamal hyder reports. >>> this is a village on the outskirts of jang. as you can see, for the last several days, 30 families from 30 homes are now seeking refuge on dry land. they've within able to bring back essential supplies with them, but most of them were lying at the moment, and it washed away. the biggest challenge is how the people will sustain themselves through the crisis. even though some of the farmers brought out livestock and some supplies that they could carry with them, most of the food stocks are gone. what you find is the women and children are sitting on the tar paul jens, waiting for someone to come and help them. they say they cannot go back to the villages, because there is water there, and the fact is that the foundations of the houses is now very week. so these people are not able to return soon. the most important thing will be that after the flood swept through the region, there has to be rehabilitation, and to resettle the people back into the villages. >>> kamal hyder in pakistan. >>> now to sweden, where polls opened f

kamal hayder has spoken with hafa saeed. days of heavy rains have caused extensive flooding across much of this reason. flying their banner which reads there is no god but god. the group is popular with people living here. they have taken a front line role in helping those affected by this disaster, as they have in the past. his organization wants known has been banned after pressure from the u.s. so we're saying thinks group is a cover for recruiting fighters. >> west is not only against me or my organizations but against muslims all over the world. we are no exception. we consider them terrorists and create hurdles in their way. if you look at iraq, syria and the rest of the muslim world and what they're doing with them. >> reporter: he says that they are responsible for the 2008 mumbai attacks that killed 164 people. but pakistan's supreme court has cleared him for lack of evidence. he denies the charges and says he focused on humanitarian causes. >> every country is building dams with the climactic change. even india has

kamal hyder reports. >> reporter: despite serious efforts by the government to plants explosives and blow aadykes to relieve the pressure eastern on the cities, water levels are rising and villages are submerged under water, forcing the people to flee to higher ground. this family is using two beds and a quilt for protect. close by they bring a few chickens, and further down you can see the fodder which will be essential to save their life force. those are the only valuable possessions that they could get out, and with the farm land under water. it's going to be a problem getting pressure water for the animals. you can see people's belongling back in a hurry, because there was no time to get out. they have brought fans for them, there's no electricity. these are valuable possessions. the government is doing everything, and taking the time for photo opportunities, the fact of the matter is that most of the relief effort under way is handled by the military or civil organizations that came to assist the people. pakistan will need more help if they are going to cope with an emergency. n

. >> kamal hyder is in islamabad for us. the protest started peacefully, but turned violent over the last few days. three killed. what is going on now? >> as you said, three people killed, hundreds wounded in the last few days, and today, for a third day running, protests are continuing. in fact, this morning the protesters tried to march towards prime minister house. the police again had to resort to use of the force. now, a lot of people have been saying the police are using rubber bullets, but there's now evidence to suggest that they are using short guns with pellets in them, and we have not seen any evidence with them, with rubber bullets, meaning a lot of those people are using pellets. they are still in hospital. the military wanted the political mess to be sorted out and sorted out soon. the message is clear. however the positioning on both sides was hard line, the government is trying to press charges against imran khan, and tahir ul-qadri, and under the anti-terrorism act, serious charms. on the other hand neither

kamal hyder has this report. >> reporter: we meet in the northern pakistani city where people were the first to arrive and rescued people by boat. days of heavy rains has caused extensive flooding across much of this region. flying the banner that reads there is no god but god. the group has taken a front line role in helping those affected by this disaster, as they have in the past. the organization once known has been banned from the u.s. so whether his group is a cover for recruiting fighters. >> west is not only against me and my organization but against muslims all over the world. so we are no exception to consider them terrorists and create hurdles. if you look at iraq, syria and the rest of the muslim world and what they're doing there. >> reporter: india said that saeed and his group are responsible for killing 164 people. but pakistan supreme court has cleared him for lack of evidence. they deny the charges and say their focus is on humanitarian causes. >> every country is building dams with climate change. even india has built dams. even china has built more. unfortunately, p

check on the global weather now but richard things are looking pretty bad there. >> the report from kamalas sunshine and that is what they have at the moment so it's a case of what has actually fallen there. the satellite image shows nothing more than showers in northern parts of india and pakistan and both are badly affected so it's more of a problem rather than metrological and it's not what falling or fall end but it's what is in the rivers and it will take quite some time before all that water begins to flow away significantly. in the meantime it's further towards the south and west. we had heavy rain and we seen significant rainfall totals here. looking at the forecast you can see much of northern pakistan and northwestern parts of india are in this region and looking large because the monsoon should be weakening and shrinking to the south and east and we will continue to see heavy rain over the next couple of days with isolated thunderstorms likely in the previously-affected areas. here in arab a showers in yemen but we have a wind picking up a little bit and the humidity levels are

states and its arab partners targeted islamic state assets in eastern syria, right about here, in abu kamal. the officials say the bombing took out eight islamic state vehicles. this is in syria's oil rich region, of course, where the terror group reportedly rakes in millions of dollars each day selling crude. before the united nations terrorism meeting about to get started, president obama addressed all u.n. members or member nations at least at the general assembly. and the president is gaveling things in right now. let's listen. >> the second meeting of the security council called to order. the provisional agenda for this meeting is, threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts, foreign terrorist fighters. the agenda is adopted. i wish to warmly welcome the distinguished heads of state and government, secretary general, ministers and other distinguished representatives present in the security council chamber. your presence today underscores the importance of this subject matter under discussion. before each of you is a list of speakers who have requested to partic

kamal - what is the scene there? >> just to give you an idea, this is an industrial town with a population of half a million. according to reports, 70% of the city is inundated under three to four feet of water. it is an emergency situation. we are told that the shopkeepers and businesses panicked when they saw the water rising. we are told that the river, which is not very far from here, is in peak flood, and there are, of course, complaints from the government of pakistan that there was no early warning given by the indians after they saw a huge body of water moving to pakistan. thousands of villages in central punjab along the banks of the river have been effected. the road has been cut off. we'll take a longer route to get into the city. most of the area is underwater. the province declared a state of emergency. >> roads have been cut off. telephone lines have been cut off. many areas have not - there's no idea how bad the devastation is. can you tell us about the government efforts there? >> at the moment the go

targets were also hit in and around the targets of dei deir ezzor al hasakah and abu kamal. with the u.s. going it alone to strike targets near aleppo. >> now let's check regional reaction. becky anderson joins us live in abu dhabi for that part of the story. and becky, of course in the course of these 24 hours we have learned a little bit more about what the leaders of these countries involved in these five arab nations that took part in this broad coalition, and also what people in those nations have been talking about. share that with us. >> reporter: that's right. let's start with the governments here because it is very unusual that you hear from the gulf region speaking out loud about their participation in what is a u.s.-led coalition. but we've learned over the past 24 hours from the president of the u.s. and others that it's absolutely crucial these five arab nations got on board. not just in a support role as qatar did but four others in full-on participation role. the uae, for example, the foreign minister is in new york for the u.n. general assembly, where many of

kam kamal nhk was considered the voice of authority for objective nationalist knews. by knee capping nhk a press department has been set. >> because nhk is a powerful position, it has been identity that it is a factor of japanese nation. in a way, they feel that they have to be something that serves japanese people. it's more like a national identity broadcasting. >> "the listening post" requested an interview from nhk. they declined by gave us this statement: lion . despite such assuranceses a close eye is kept on media outlets. they could use a reboot. they provide that story. >>> more global village voices on journal. >> in japan, and the post fukushima nuclear story. >> it is under control, they are careful not to cross the lines. commercial interests are strongly influencing the reporting on nuclear issues. an independent journalist manages to fill the gap of information with their stories. they are discriminated against by the government and the japanese itself. the result, in many cases, journalists saying what the government or companies want them to tell the

kamal hyder, thanks you for that. >>> ongoing fighting in eastern ukraine is threatening to derail a ceasefire, there's been shelling in the port city of mariupol. fighting continues in donetsk. >> reporter: these pictures show the ukraine ceasefire going up in flames. a kilometre from the perimeter of the airport. in district has been in the firing lines for months. caught in the crossfire between the ukranian forces and the separatists surrounding the airport. the deal had some residents believing the worst was over. they were mistaken. >> we were going to pick up our stuff. i have a babe and we life in a dormitory. we wanted to get a push chair. i had a call from my mother and said the house was burning. >> each side blames the other. the separatists, it seems, fired first >> translation: they were standing with the canons. the ukranian army aimed and shot. they were standing here. they shot there and got the response. the responses went back and forth all day sunday. to the east of the airport we heard fire and bursts from a machine-gun. over to the north-west we heard explosions

we have this report from kamal hyder. >> reporter: this is what the outskirts of mul dan looks like. rescue teams make an attempt to save this man. not far away a house caves in under the pressure. hundreds of prisoners have been demolished, and it has burst its banks. >> thousands are seeking protection on high ground, escaping from villages because floodwaters are claiming more territory and farmlands along the way. >> this family watched the homes disappear. this woman has her children out and saw the house caving in. everything she opened is lost. >> translation: we were praying in the morning when the water started to rise and we had no choice but to leave without anything. >> she and her family came in front of the railway station, across the road. for some the loss is too great to bear. the women have their own stories to tell. they cannot control their emotions. this woman was supposed to get married. her relatives gathered money and belongings for her wedding. everything is now washed away. no one nose when the crisis will be over or how long it will take to rehabilitate the

his dilemma comes nine decades after kamal created a new and progressive turkish republic from the ashes of the otto man empire. considered the father, ataturk reawakened national pride, abolished institutions and introduced western codes. he pushed a country moving closer to asia in the direction of the west. it's a remarkable story to explain turkey's ambiguous role in the fight against islamic militants. >> a member of n.a.t.o. since 1952, turkey is the only majority nation to be in the organisation, and has the second-largest standing military force in n.a.t.o. turkey is surrounded by long simmering conflict and hostile neighbours. >> to the south turkey, once a solid ally of israel has been sending money to the gaza strip. the palestinian enclave considered a terrorist group by israel and the united states. some reports suggest turkey provided hamas with as much as 300 million in aid. >> that support coming to a head in 2010, when the turkish sponsored freedom flotilla was intercepted and boarded by the israeli military. it left eight turks and one dual national american dead. >> th

cam -- kamal has this update. >> reporter: the situation is now preparous in the area.te attempts have been made to save the road links which will help the rescue teams to go into the effected area, but as we can see the situation is now worsening in the south as the water moves on, while the water is receding in those parts of the country, the water is now posing a serious threat to other places in the peninsula, particularly down south. right now the priority is to keep the wider roads open so that relief supplies can apply on the sea. >> reporter: this bridge was washed out on saturday cutting off 150,000 people on the other side. for days they have been coming to the edge to say they have no electricity and supplies are running low. the army has arrived, and they have been rescuing people by boat and they started a temporary bridge hoping they can get to the other side by today if not tomorrow, and they can bring more people out. but this isn't the worst part. the flooding in the rest of the state has trapped hens of thousands of people. in the capitol many people a

kamal - refugees behind you have escaped the fighting in afghanistan to seek refuge in afghanistan. what hopes do they have for the new government that has taken power in afghanistan. >> importantly, one has to understand that when mr hamid karzai first became president of afghanistan, over 12 years ago, the refugees took part in that war, and, therefore, a considerable number of them voted for hamid karzai. however, the last election there was no facilities for the afghan refugees to cast their vote. that, of course, disappointed many of the refugees. nevertheless, the refugees in pakistan are looking forward to a working relationship in a power sharing villa, and hoping that if peace returns to afghanistan, if the economic environment is able to improve. the people can go home after decades in pakistan and iran. they've been here for 30 years, because of the ongoing conflict in afghanistan. many are hoping to go back. they'll need help from the new leadership, and will need some security when they return home. >> scott heidler in peshawar. thank you. >>> let's take a closer look a

wednesday they hit 12 oil refineries controlled by the islamic state, including facilities in abu kamal>>> government leaders in turkey are struggling to stop foreign fighters from joining the islamic state. they're seeing many of them slip past their border and into syria. nhk world saw firsthand what they're up against. >> reporter: there is a checkpoint on the border between turkey and syria. the turkish government now tightened the security for preventing foreign fighters going in to syria. local authorities here say some foreigners are still coming through. ankara is a city near the border in southern turkey. >> translator: i think people from belgium, sweden and germany. >> reporter: people here say the civil war has had a great impact on the number of tourists visiting the region. in the city, local shops sell tops and caps marked with symbols of extremist groups. many foreign fighters go to syria and join the islamic state. they call the area a gateway to jihad. our crew succeeded in interviewing a person involved in smuggling of foreign fighters. he said his name was hassan. he

they hit 12 oil refineries controlled by islamic state including those in hasakah, mayadi, and abu kamalu.s. military officials say the militants have earned more than $2 million per day smuggling oil to fund their operation. >> we will work to cut out their financing and to stop the flow of fighters into and out of the region. >> a syrian anti-government group says an air campaign killed at least 14 islamic state fighters but an opposition activist, in eastern syria says an air strike on a village killed nine civilians. he said the residents there are angry. >>> a pentagon spokesperson says arab nations played a major role in the air strikes on oil refineries held by the islamic state militant group. press secretary john kirby said 10 of the 16 fighter jets that conducted the attacks were from u.s. allies saudi arabia and the united arab emirates. >> there are other refineries that they have, and of course as i said, i'm not announcing future operations here, but we're going to continue to look at future strategic-level targets against isil in syria. and on the civilian casualty issue,

the skies they are trying to protect include jang, and from there kamal hyder reports. >> reporter: this is a village on the outskirts of jang. as you can see, for the last several days 30 families from 30 homes are now seeking refuge on dry land. they have been able to bring out essential supplies with them. but most of the stock laying at their home has washed away. the biggest challenge will be how will the people sustain themselves through the crisis. even though some of the farmers bring out the livestock, and bring in supplies that they could carry with them. most of the food stocks are gone. what you find is the women and children are waiting for someone to help them, saying that they cannot go back to the veil iments, because there is water standing there, and the fact that the foundations of the houses is now the people are not able to return. the most important thing will be after the flood swept through the region, there has to be rehabilitation and reschedule the people back into their villages. >>> an american man has been sentenced to six years hard labour for what are know

and five arab allies focused on raqqah, hasakah and abu kamal. they hit command centers, equipment and training camps. separately u.s. forces attacked aleppo, the stronghold of an al today linked faction known as the khorasan group. >> intelligence indicated they were in the final stages of plans to execute major attacks against western targets and potentially the u.s. homeland. >> reporter: u.s. warplanes and drones started hitting islamic state positions in iraq at the beginning of august. but president barack obama held off on attacking syria, where a civil war has been grinding on for more than three years. he's been wary of helping president bashar al assad in his fight against anti-government forces. he blames assad for carrying out chemical weapons attacks and other atrocities. but obama decided the benefits outweighed the risks, and he assembled a coalition of more than 50 nations to join the fight. >> this is not going to be something that is quick and it is not something that is going to be easy. >> reporter: u.s. officials warned the a

the third and final picture is a residence near the town of abbu kamal.nd it's on the border between syria and iraq. this was a residential area that had been used for training and logistic site for isil fighters. it was engaged with multiple gps-guided missiled fired fre the uss george w. bush. and as you can see within the fence line of the residence, there is a video here that shows exactly how that was done, so give me a moment to switch the video, and i'll let you look at that as well, of this same target nch again, you'll note the effects of the strike were continued within the boundaries of the target area. the strikes involved multiple aircraft and cruise missiles. it was through the careful planning and coordination that the central command combined air operations center located in the region that these strikes were successful, with minimal collateral damage. last night's strikes are the beginning of a consistent campaign to degrade and ultimately destroy isil. our immediate plans are to degrade and destroy isil in syria and iraq. to assist in pl

waves of air strikes took place, the first near the syrian border with iraq near the town of albu kamal. the second near the turkish border near kobani. it's been in the news, the heart of a fierce battle as isis tries to gain control of that strategic border area. as many as 150,000 kurdish refugees have reportedly fled the fighting in recent days. it appears the fighter planes that were in that operation were not syrian, which would suggest these were coalition strikes on isis. >> jim, if we can move on to core san. u.s. says a threat was imminent. just how close? >> they were getting close. but imminent can often mean sooner rather than later. u.s. officials clearly were concerned about khorasan. some intelligence sources telling us the group was not likely ready to launch an attack at a specific target, at least not yet. while khorasan may be new to many americans including myself, it's been watched closely for about two years now. there's plenty of good intelligence on the group. consequently, at least 50 khorasan fighters, according to one reliable source were killed in those crui

kamal hyder reports. >> reporter: what began as peaceful protests are now firmly in a volatile phase.rter: tear gas hangs over the streets of islambad. and now there appears to be decent in the party of opposition leader imran kahn. he said the party president for refusing to storm parliament. and in turn confused of conspiring with the military. >> translator: imran kahn told me that they said to take kadri along and that we cannot move without the army. the core committee said they wouldn't have any unwanted politicians among us. >> reporter: the military di des back the opposition. so far they have only stepped in when asked by the government. as was the case on monday when protesters stormed the state tv channel. anti-government protesters have continued to challenge the police with force. resulting in sporadic scuffles. >> translator: i never saw tear gas in my life. this is such a painful gas. i can't breathe easily. i was just there. and police are firing tear gas from almost two-kilometers away. i am here with my friends. >> reporter: the protesters are heeding calls by two op

their leadership is sitting comfortably in eastern syria, in places likes abu kamal just like back in008 when they were sending more fighters to kill iraqis and foreign soldiers. they have to go in in neighboring countries no the in syria to train and support the army. there is has to be a three prong approach. the how do you vet them how do you know who is the moderate who is that. we don't have time to run any kind of check on these people. do we have an idea of who the moderates are? >> we have an idea who they are. the united states has been working with the moderate forces on the ground that are fighting isis in the past year. you do not strike the united states. you do not strike the west. we support the united states can support forces on the ground that don't want to expand outside of syria. >> now the assad regime said look to the united states. you come to our airspace we are going to shoot you down. you have to give the assad regime, they took 190,000 people and they are still standing. every one has been fighting with them, although we have threatened with the red line our

kamal alderman on saturday.ity guests including matt damon in boat bellmawr a security was tight and they were asked to leave their cell phones of the hotels. on sunday their return on a taxi boat. they said that the ceremony was very emotional and lovely. new details about the ceremony and the parties afterwards are coming into of the tracking those concrete you throughout the morning. looker updates on the kron 4 facebook page. <

the strikes destroyed or damaged multiple targets in the area of raqqa, albu kamal. it hit fighters and training compounds and storage facilities, and finance center and supply trucks and armored vehicles. they used 27 tomahawk missiles and fighter airplanes from the navy and marines. piloted aircraft and bombers as well. t the allies from bahrain and qatar all participated. safely exited the strike area. centcom says the united states has taken action to disrupt the attack plotting against the united states and western interests conducted by seasoned al qaeda veterans referred to as the group who established a safe haven in syria and test and improvised explosive devices and recruit westerns. those strikes were undertaken by u.s. assets and u.s. central command conducted eight strikes against the group and those targets were west of aleppo. training camps and explosives and control facilities. a very busy night for the united states and allies in that area. john and christine. >> very busy, indeed, joe. the eight strikes near aleppo. all the way in the western part

kamal hyder has been watching those events and talks about how the event have been unfolding here in the capitol. >> reporter: for a moment the anti-government protesters, the office of the national broadca broadcasting transmission. the army and paramilitary rangers had to move in to clear the demonstrate tours resum demonstrators to resume broadcasting. they call on prime minister sharif to step down. as their movement grow stronger, so have their demands. >> we're no longer going to be leaving until after a reignition. we are only leaving after a new pakistan. we're not going to settle with resignations. >> reporter: they accuse the government of fraud. three weeks ago the protesters staged a sit-in outside of parliament, but now a direct confrontation with the police. opposition leader khan said that pakistan's political system needs to change. >> we're saying to sharif that he should now step down because people will come out all over pakistan against him, and there will be losses to the pakistani people and their property. all because he has no moral ground to continue as prime

kamal hyder has this report from islamabad. >> in islamabad these protesters stand their ground, staging their sit in for two weeks, but will not go until the prime minister resigns. >> translation: we will not return in we achieve our objective. the government has no ethical justification for what it has done, or a legal justification for its existence. the demonstrators are led by tahir ul-qadri, who is seeking justice for followers in lahore, killed by police. and opposition leader imran khan who accuses the prime minister of electoral fraud and corruption. >> translation: i'm here with you, i'm with you. i'll be with you the entire night. i'll be with you until we get freedom for the country. >> translation: with allah's help move towards your final destination, remain peaceful, peaceful. maintain my credibility. there should be no violence, there should be no destruction or violence. god willing you will win the war with peaceful moons. [ gunfire ] >>> that message was disregarded on saturday night. protesters got through police lines tearing down the walls of parliament. the milita

ambassador kamal one quick question, and that is to the president seemingly quite intentionally blamingk seemingly as appropriate. let me just say clearly blaming james clapper, the top intelligence official from his reading this thread of the islamic state without taking any responsibility on his own. >> well, it is shocking. subordinates are supposed to tickets for the president. that is part of the game. a real leader says, look, i am responsible. the question is how we will move forward and deal with the isis threat. i thought naming his subordinates like that was just childish. lou: ambassador john bolton, good to have you here. an update on the case of marine sgt in mexican prison now since the end of march, a mexican court today swearing in a psychiatrist to interview and determine whether he actually suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder. attorneys are, they say, of domestic the psychiatrist will confirm the afghan war combat veteran suffers from ptsd and cannot receive treatment in mexico. he has been imprisoned for 183 days without a single word from president obama. up

sandra: ambassador kamal last word to you. >> critical and hopefully the congress will step forward andully the president will understand this is in our interest and will do something serious at nato to back up our nato allies in the baltic states until the russians to knock it off. sandra: what do you see as the next thing that happens here? >> the russians are headed for nato, and i think the west is too confused about its own economic self-interest. the russians are ready to fight for this, and c4 is like a dog with a bone. sandra: i would love the opportunity to chat with you and pick your brain. i just quoted you the other day overall, the geopolitical situation right now, you have been fiery with some of your forecasts. how would you characterize it? >> it will be a lively couple of years. san years from now we are rolling. american energy independence will eventually happen and it is going to happen and be a real boon to our economy. sandra: more right now that we have been 25 years. >> there you go. sandra: that empowers us. all right. k.t. mcfarland and ambassador john herbst,

kamal sent this update. >> reporter: tens of thousands of people were evacuated by the law enforcementty because of the rising water that has now inundated villages, orchards, and farmland. this man and his family left five days ago, along with his two children, mother-in-law and mother. they are now living in a tent such as this, but we have seen here that for the first time, the provincial government has gone out of the way. they have mobilized a civil defense organization. med medical students have volunteered to help the people in need. school teachers have come and taken up the responsibility of making sure the children don't lose out on their lessons. this is the first time the government has actually responded in a very big way to try to alleviate the suffering, but this crisis is not going anywhere, and the government will need a lot of help in order to overcome these challenges. >>> pakistan's army has arrested ten men suspected on being involved in the attack on the teenageage activist who was shot in the head two years ago on a school bus. she has since recovered. and the ar

kamal hadyr reports. >> this is what wajirista looks like after the floods. people retrieve whatever they can. fast driving floods came without warning. others took shelter on the rooftops. infested with snakes and livestock the river is now receding. one local resident describes what he saw. >> i have never seen anything luke this in my life, even though i'm now 40 years old, i've never seen so much water. >> reporter: pulled out his family in time but half the people in this village decided to stay back and look after their animals and valuable belongings. people here have lost everything. and are waiting for help. >> entire villages have been cut off by large boys of water. agricultural crops have been destroyed, infrastructure has been damaged and many people have been killed in the province of punjab. up to 70% is now under water, but the emergency is not over. people here still face the risk of disease. the floods could not have come at a worst time just as farmers were getting ready to harvest their crops now it seems they will have to wait for yet ano

but the six is abu kamal, which barely registers. the strikes where isil controls large areas. the raqqa province is the group's de facto province. isil took the oil rich area of deir az zor while sweeping through iraq. it was able to get the isil supply palestine into iraq an and anbar province. weakening isil serves the u.s. strategy but the modern opposition said that isil's defeat could pave the way for bashar al-assad to reassert it's authority. >> thank you. syria's position on the airstrikes remains unclear. earlier iran claimed the strikes were illegal. but syrian government officials have not gone that far just yet. james bays has more. >> reporter: the diplomatic spotlight is now here on the united nations world leaders here president obama now here in new york. the issue of isil on the agenda, although today they're supposed to be taking about climate change. looking particularly at the reaction at the syrian government to those airstrikes on the syrian soil. certainly from damascus they issued statements that there had been a letter received from john kerry. the u.s

you can tell by the silence. [ laughter ] it is a very, very -- kamal likes that spot.tony luke's, yeah. >> jimmy: a big thing in philadelphia. people have gotten divorced over this. but you like lazaro's. you do a thing. you have a little superstition. do people know about this? so you have money in your -- >> back pocket. >> jimmy: and you think as soon as the game is over, i'm heading over to lazaro's. >> that's if i'm hungry which is probably after every game. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you do? and that's your go to is philly cheesesteak? >> cheese steaks or a slice of pizza. >> jimmy: who doesn't love pizza? what's your pizza joint? i don't want to give all your spots away. >> lazaro's also. >> jimmy: come on. i feel like now there's a a commercial for lazaro's. you either make a good philly steak or you make a good pizza. you don't make both. >> they make both. >> jimmy: no, no, not one of those combo places. it is too much business for me. i go, i want my muffler fixed. that's it. [ laughter ] i don't want muffler and you wash the car. what do you do? make a philly c

kamal hyder is there for us now. thousands have been affected. tell us where you are and what is happening there. >> right now i'm about 8km away from the city. yesterday when we came to this location it was part dry. there was farmlands, orchards in the distance, and we see the villages surrounded by water. it is taking a considerable effort to get the people strapped inside the houses or on the rooftops out of the area by boat or helicopters. the military is active. they've breached several dykes to relieve the pressure on the city. here on this high ground where i'm standing, it's an emergency situation. it's a place where all the villages are seeking protection we have seen self houses collapse. this particular flood is not going anywhere by the looks it of, and despite attempts by the military to divert the water, it appears the water is rising. in the past few hours, we've been able to meet people affected by the floods. >> reporter: people on the move. as the waters flow in from every direction, they are carrying what ever they could salla

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those targets included oil strikes on al mayadin, al hasakah, and abu kamal. let's get the latest on the situation in iraq and syria. >> we must be inclusive. >> reporter: he may have been at the united nations, but david cameron was very much addressing a home audience. >> but we must not be so frozen with fear that we don't do anything at all. isolation and withdrawing from a problem like isil will only make matters worse. we must not allow past mistakes to become an excuse for indifference or inaction. >> reporter: he'll be making the same case on friday in parliament, asking for approval for british participation in strikes against islamic state targets in iraq. last year, parliament failed to support strikes against syria, but mr. cameron is confident he will get approval for this mission. american jets have already been targeting the islamic state in iraq since early august, and on monday, they went after the islamic state in syria. @barack obama has slowly been building a coalition. >> what brings us together today, what is new, is the unprecedented flo

just take a look at this quote from soldier faisal kamal kasim.back for money, we're poor, we don't know what else to okay. i know what you're thinking. sounds like they're getting back together the way bands do when they need to make some cash. it's never the best bands that do that. the beatles never reunited but the backstreet boys are currently on tour. backstreet's back. all right. but, look, faisal is just a soldier. the same story had a very positive quote from a brigadier general from the defense ministry. what did he have to say when he was asked about the battle readiness of the iraq army? after a few moments he smiled and said, "i don't know." what was that? who smiled and said, "i don't know?" i want a name. he did not want to give his name because he was not authorized to speak to the news media. and for good reason. you are not good at speaking to the news media, unnamed brigadier general. that was a terrible thing to say. you know what? that's just the iraqi perspective. the good news comes from american general martin e. dempsey, t

for tokyo and across the korean peninsula should see fresher conditions beginning to emerge here, kamalenty more ahead on the news hour on al jazeera, doctors and mid wife on trial for stealing babies. we look at the secrets of argentina's so called dirty war which are finally revealed. times are changing as the super rich rockefeller family is selling billions ofs for tell fuel pockets to go green and joe will be here, the latest from the asian games where they continue the games with the gold metal march. ♪ ♪ you're on the news hour here on al jazeera and these are the top stories, for the first time the united states carried out air and missile strikes in syria. it is targeti ining fighters f isil and iraq and the group and we have live pictures from the turkey/syria border recently and turkish police fired tear gas of syrians waiting at the border, tens of thousands of them come through because of the fighting with isil just in the last 4-5 days and begin protesting and shouting is what our correspondent was saying on twitter and shouting and tear gas was fired at them and we will k