. >> lauren taylor with the headlines from europe including destination deutscheland. from germany. >> on to the news hour. good to have you company. we start with al qaeda fighters that are coming under increasing pressure on two fronts in israel and syria. the islamic state of iraq in the levant, drive them out of anbar province. iimran khan has the latest. >>> the agreement to do so was hard fought. local sunni troops insisted they be part of the operation. the standoff is an indication of the tension between sunni tribes in anbar province. president has his coordination. >> the army provides the tribes with weapons and everything they need, in its battle against the terrorists. i think this issue will be resolved within one or two days to expel the armed groups. >> reporter: the iraqi army sent out a video, they are limited to the cities, other strong holds remain in the desert on the border with syria and getting rid of the fighters there will prove to be more challenging. only adding to the worries of the iraqi government are the increasing worries of the prime m

. >> lauren taylor knows what she's going through.he lost her 22-year-old twin sons in a shooting february 2000. after their deaths, she started a nonprofit called 1,000 mothers to prevent violence. the group helps mothers and families cope with the sudden loss of a child. >> let them talk it out, scream it out, cry it out. try to find out what is the it you need that's going to get you to the next step. >> lori plans to meet with the mother tomorrow. >> the marlton luther king junior freedom train will roll again next year. this year's train almost never left san jose because of dwindling ticket sales. it rolled this morning after enough tickets were sold to pay caltrain to charter. the 30-year-old tradition symbolizes the 54 mile martha dr. king led from selma to montgomery alabama in 1965. >>> canned ham isn't the only spam you can find inside refrigerators. this marks the first time spamming has been traced to a noncomputer device, such as a tv, media player or appliance. >>> the super popular slim wear that helps shape your figur

. >> lauren taylor knows what she's going through.old twin sons in a shooting february 2000. after their deaths, she started a nonprofit called 1,000 mothers to prevent violence. the group helps mothers and families cope with the sudden loss of a child. >> let them talk it out, scream it out, cry it out. try to find out what is the it you need that's going to get you to the next step. >> lori plans to meet with the mother tomorrow. >> the marlton luther king junior freedom train will roll again next year. this year's train almost never left san jose because of dwindling ticket sales. it rolled this morning after enough tickets were sold to pay caltrain to charter. the 30-year-old tradition symbolizes the 54 mile martha dr. king led from selma to montgomery alabama in 1965. >>> canned ham isn't the only spam you can find inside refrigerators. this marks the first time spamming has been traced to a noncomputer device, such as a tv, media player or appliance. >>> the super popular slim wear that helps shape your figure, the undergarments

. >> lauren taylor knows what she's going through.her 22-year-old twin sons in a shooting february 2000. after their deaths, she started a nonprofit called 1,000 mothers to prevent violence. the group helps mothers and families cope with the sudden loss of a child. >> let them talk it out, scream it out, cry it out. try to find out what is the it you need that's going to get you to the next step. >> lori plans to meet with the mother tomorrow. >> the marlton luther king junior train wi freedom train w again next year. this year's train almost never left san jose because of dwindling ticket sales. it rolled this morning after enough tickets were sold to pay caltrain to charter. the 30-year-old tradition symbolizes the 54 mile martha dr. king led from selma to montgomery alabama in 1965. >>> canned ham isn't the only spam you can find inside refrigerators. this marks the first time spamming has been traced to a noncomputer device, such as a tv, media player or appliance. >>> the super popular slim wear that helps shape your figure, the

lauren taylor is in london with more on that, lauren. >> reporter: yes, in the united kingdom there is still risk of flooding. high tide coinciding wit coinciy rainfall and already soddened ground. warnings to stay away from the develop lines--the coastal lines saying lives could be at risk. >> reporter: huge tidal surges, heavy rain and gayle-forcer force winds striking hard, but it's not as bad as many forecasters predicted. as day broke over the southwest the worst of it seemed over. for now, at least. with a defense holding back the tide. >> we'll be out of the woods here, but we still have hefty flooding going on up stream. we have a number of flood alerts, and we'll get further flood warnings and alerts. >> reporter: but it has come at a price. protecting the town has cost around $7 million. in this area people were resigned to flooding, but this very modern defense system is keeping the water at bay. much to the relove of many people in the area. >> up until they put the wall in, we got flooded six times, and the worst was in 2007 when it came up to this level. >> reporter: some

. >> i'm lauren taylor with the news from europe including europe's prime minister new support for fracking. and marking the second anniversary of the cost can concordia crash with the ship still waiting to be removed. >> it is just nine days for a summit to try to end the fighting in syria, but many observers are not expecting to achieve much. inside syria al-qaeda linked fighters are making gan gains. now the meeting in russia have come up with some good-will gestures. they've agreed to push the syrian government to ease the flow of aid most affected by firing. they also want a cease-fire around aleppo around the city and focus on the most heaviest fighter. and there is been an agreement to push for prisoner exchanges between the government and opposition groups. let's go live to paris where that meeting is being held. what do you make of the tone then of this meeting? we don't know if the opposition is going to attend. we've got the n.a.t.o. powers pushing for these initiatives. >> time is running out as well. it's nine days to go before the dates they have set between these geneva two t

. >> we have the news from europe coming up in just a moment with lauren taylor and then later on in this news hour a victory for rival rebel groups fighting al-qaeda in syria. >>> plus-- ♪ happy birthday >> in north korea hitting all of the wrong notes. >>> and in the semifinals of the english league cup. >> a german court has dismissed the case of a former member of the nazi ss. now a german citizen went on trial in september charged for the execution of a resistence fighter in 1944. but the court ruled the case could not proceed because evidence was missing and it was no longer possible to possible witnesses. this is the reaction from the victim's family. >> i'm outraged by this verdict for several reasons. my client has waited 70 years for the murder of her brother be atoned for. this is a slap in the face, it took 70 years to get this far, and now we're to the point that the evidence is insufficient and the case has to be stopped. >> prosecutors announced a controversial investigation of suspicious financial movements. they banned the upcoming stand up act citing anti-semitism,

. >> and i'm lauren taylor with news from europe.taly's navy rescues migrants from overcrowded boats trying to reach europe. ♪ >> we begin in egypt where thousands have once again staged prote protests right across the country. at least six people have been killed in clashes and another 42 injured. anti-coup activists have renewed calls ahead of a referendum next month. stephanie decker has more. . [ gunfire ] >> reporter: it was a violent friday. a day accustomed to protests, but this one more heated than most. in cairo police fired tear gas on protesters, and the crowds set the streets alight. the threat of arrest didn't stop those unhappy with military rule. protesters defied the military across the country. the declaration by the interim government that the muslim brotherhood is a terrorist organization, gives authorities the power to arrest and convict those they say is part of the group. taking part of one of these marches could land you in prison for five years at least 100 protesters have been arrested so far, but the anti-co

let's get more from lauren taylor in our london news center. >> aljazeera understands what the foreign policy chief is looking into sending troops. she's outlining options to e.u. member states. thousands have been killed in fighting in the past month and nearly a million fled their holes. the on going conflict between muslims and christians have left 2.2 million people in need of humanitarian aid. >> the european rarely agrees to send personnel to trouble spots and when it does, has military are to help. >> security is helped restored in african central republic. jacki, what kind of role is in this case? >> the ideas have been kicking around since last month. the french are proposing two potential options to their european partners. one would be a force of 1,000,ed idea being that this force would be able to secure the airport for which we just saw report and freeing french troops to carry out duties elsewhere in the country. the second option would be for a larger force that would have the more tricky task of trying to secure the main access roads from the borders to the west and to

more now from lauren taylor, she is in our european news center, considering sending it's own militaryorce to car. and when it does the missions are mostly made up of police and civilian teams. but military task forces have been sanctioned, the first one to the ball kens during the 1990's, then further appealed including africa. last month france deployed 1600 troops to help secure the area. >> the ideas have been kicking around since last month, and apparently the french are proposing two potential options to the european partners. one, would be a force of 1,000, and the idea being that this e.u. force would be able to secure the airport freeing up french troops to carry out duties elsewhere in the country. the second option will be for a larger e.u. force that would have the more tricky task of trying to secure the main access roads from the borders to the west and to the north. to facilitate the movement of humanitarian aid. that was obviously the potentially more perilous mission because it was actually involved deploying out into the country as a whole. so those are the two option

i will be back in a few hours now it is time to hand it over to lauren taylor in london. welcome to al jazeera america, these are the stories we are following for you. lawmakers getting ready to question recommended changes. new jersey governor back in the spotlight, less than an hour away from the state of the state address. and violence again as egyptians this time going to the polls to vote on a new constitution. that is where a middle school is now the latest episode of gunle

taylor swift in gucci. and madonna with the ralph lauren tux. >> with hat. like a pharrell hat. >> the only one that fit.et last night. >>> so now we want to switch gears, ironically, to the latest evidence that robots could be taking over the planet. a story that caught our eye in "the new york times." it's about the newest guests in the wedding party. they're helping brides and grooms say, i do. there are the robots last night. if you thought romance and robots existed only in the movies like "wall-e." that's right. more and more couples are including robots at their weddings. to do everything from officiate to bear the rings and allow guests that couldn't make it to feel like they're there. sam and malia rented robots to connect their family in new zealand to their wedding in california. >> we wanted to be able to connect the people in california with the people in new zealand. that couldn't make it and couldn't afford the expensive plane tickets. >> reporter: outfitted with cameras, the robot can stream abroad. the guests can use an app to make the robots chat and dance, even order a drink at the bar