. >> reporter: escalation indicates lebanon where hezbollah is based finds itself on the front lines of a regional power struggle, coming as it does less than two weeks after saudi arabia announced it was cutting 4 billion in aid to lebanon army and after the united emirates and kuwait and bahrain warned citizens traveling to lebanon and urged any citizens in lebanon to leave and the decision which is called a mistake is a regional division between saudi arabia and iran hezbollah's backer. much of the growing tension goes back to january when embassy was stormed by protesters and protester against saudi arabia's execution of the prominent shia cleric-nimit-nimit and accused them of punishing lebanon. >> translator: does saudi arabia have the right to sanction the lebanese army and

and lebanon. the source of that tension, if you will, really seems to stem from lebanon's failure to condemn the attack on several saudi diplomatic missions in iran after a popular shia cleric was put to death. it included billions of dlargs being cancelled, telling citizens to leave the country. there were issues of further measures taking place rather being issued that could have a fairly bad impact on the economy here, not just here but also within the g.c.c. as well. many hear paying close attentions to those talks in riyadh >>> certainly some lebanese mtrs as well as some of the political parties trying to deescalate those tensions were saudi arabia and other g.c.c. countries, has it worked out at all? >> reporter: indeed. of course, as we say the tensions stem from that failure of lebanon to condemn the attack on the diplomatic missions in iran, but the bigger issue here is hezbollah. hezbollah is, of course, a large and political pores here in lebanon. it also is an armed force and also off

is the people who support saudi arabia at least in lebanon. there's large portion of the country, at least the future movement, another organization big supporter of saudi arabia and they actually are the one who work in saudi arabia. >> lebanon has been caught in the regional rivalry for years. it's unclear if iran is willing to step up its economic support to the government. whatever the case, the one thing most lebanese are sure of is that more insurgency lies ahead. al jazeera, beirut. >>> a research analyst at the bahrain center for strategic international and energy studies says cutting aid to lebanon is a wake-up call for a country getting closer to iran. >> lebanon has been moving closer and closer to iran, even with all this going on in large part because of hezbollah. there seems to be this vacuum which no one has tried change. hezbollah has jumped into that vacuum and taken advantage of the situation and politicians have just, you know, accept you had it. there seems to be this idea that the gcc states are a blank check that will ju

now to lebanon where property sales have slumped by around a third. this was last year.slow down has been blamed on saudi arabia investors pulling out of the market and it's to do with a dispute between lebanon and gulf corporation counsel over hezbollah influence in the region and we report. >> reporter: downtown beirut feels like one big building site these days, over the past ten years quarters have been beautifully restored and modern towers are built where bombed outbuildings once stood and the price for the properties are high and few lebanese people can afford to buy here but they are not marketed at locals and most often sold to wealthy buyers from the gulf and saudi arabia accounts for 85% of foreigners investing in property in lebanon. their real estate holdings are valued at more than $6 billion and it would appear saudi interest in lebanon property market is declining sharply. in 2015 the number of sales to gulf citizens dropped to around a third. >> has to do with political tension that existed since the breakout of the war in syria and a lot of people they

the scene is rep kateed across lebanon's valley. tents made out of the flimsiest materials, set up to shelter those who fled the war in syria, there are no hospital clinics, no schools. the refugees are not allowed to work lega legally, so most depen hand outs, or sending their children to work in a rampant child labor market. the refugees are saying for some time that they aren't getting the funding needed to build housing for more than 1 is million refugees in lebanon. surprising them on wednesday, ban ki-moon called on the community to not pledge money, but pledge to countries, capable of pridin providing thee dignified homes. >> we're facing the biggest refugee crisis of our time. the world must rise to the challenge. providing hope means providing pathways to a brighter future. neighboring countries have done far more than their share, and others must now step up. >> reporter: this is not the first time that ban ki-moon has urged action for the syrian refugees. unfortunately, the war has gone on for more than five years ago, an

army and also a week after citizens were warned not to travel to lebanon. much of the growing tension can be traced back to january when the saudi arabian embassy is iran was stormed by protesters. they were protesting against saudi arabia's execution of the proposal shia cleric. in a tell advised address on tuesday, the leader accused of saudi government of punishing lebanon. >> translation: saudi arabia have the right to sanction lebanon, the lebanese army, states and people and the lebanese residing in saudi arabia and the gulf just because one particular posse took a certain position and raised its voice? >> reporter: the g.c.c. said they called hezbollah a terrorist organization because of hostile acts within the member states, as well as other countries in the region. analysts say the g.c.c. is determined to stop hezbollah >> i think that the gulf countries are determined not to allow hezbollah militia to determine the fate of not what goes on in lebanon but also because of the militia's involvement in syria, in iraq as well as in yemen. >> reporter:

it is pushing lebanon towards iran.it is unclear that iran is willing to step up its economic support to the government. whatever the case, the one thing most lebanese say they're sure of is that more uncertainty lies ahead >>> colombia's leader has cast doubt over a peace deal with rebels. the president said on wednesday that he is willing to extend peace talks. colombia has been negotiating since 2012 to put an end to 50 years of fighting. former brazilian president has been charged in a money laundering investigation. he was detained last week. prosecutors say there's strong evidence that illicit fund was used to finance his workers partner. they were in power for 13 years. they accuse him of receiving payments and favours from companies in exchange for the state-company petrobras. he denies all charges >>> the families of 28 missing miners in venezuela are demanding to know what happened to their loved ones. it is said that they were killed over a gold claim. they have protested in the town near the border with braz

lebanon and hezbollah is a major political player. farmers saying they're worried about the impact of their livelihood. in. >> harvesting green onion is not easy. first they have to loosen the earth around the delicate crop so that when it is picked it is not damaged. the ground is rocky and the work is time-consuming. the owner said that growing crops like green onion which are destined for gulf countries are worth the care because they're usually profitable, but not any more. >> our industry has been badly affected. we can no longer track our produce through syria and the gulf. the crossings are now closed. more than 30% of our income is gone because of this. >> the only way now to send produce to the gulf is by sea. but the costs are high and cut deep into profits. losing a third of all revenue because of the war in anybodying syria have hit farmers hard. but a growing concern is the escalating diplomatic dispute between political leaders in lebanon and gulf countries. more than three-quarters of produce are sent to gulf states, wh

have this report from eastern lebanon. >> harvesting green onion isn't easy. workers need to loose be the earth around the crop so when it's picked, it won't be damaged. the soil that makes the valley fertile is rocky and the work time consuming. ibrahim owns this farm. he said growing crops like green uni didn't know is worth the extra care, because they are usually profitable, but not anymore. >> our industry has been badly affected by the war in neighboring syria. we can no longer truck our produce through syria and into jordan, and on to the gulf, because the crossings are now closed. more than 30% of our income is gone because of this. >> the only way now for farmers to send their produce to the gulf is by seed, but you the costs are typically high and cut deep into profits. >> losing a third of all revenue because of the war in neighboring syria has hit farmers here hard, but a growing concern is the escalating diplomatic cute between leaders here in lebanon and gulf countries. more than three quarters of agricultural exports from lebanon are sent to gul

investors could leave lebanon altogether. others say it is unlikely >> i can assure you whenever the political situation, you will see them back directly in 48 hours because we have a lot to offer them. >> reporter: one of the more curious aspects of beirut's restored down town area is that many of these apartments sit empty. the gulf citizens who own them only come here once a year during the summer months, but in the tension between the g.c.c. and government don't ease, not only will these properties that are currently under construction sit empty once completed, they may not have anyone to buy them >>> the rain forest in bangladesh is a protected world heritage site, but there have been three environmental accidents there in the past two years, including a major oil spill. our correspondent reports on what is being done now today to protect this sensitive area. >> reporter: in the late afternoon of march 19, a barge carrying more than 1200 tons of coal sank here. that's not what these men are working to value vaej. instead

army and after the united emirates and kuwait and bahrain warned citizens traveling to lebanon and urged any citizens in lebanon to leave and the decision which is called a mistake is a regional division between saudi arabia and iran hezbollah's backer. much of the growing tension goes back to january when embassy was stormed by protesters and protester against saudi arabia's execution of the prominent shia cleric-nimit-nimit and accused them of punishing lebanon. >> translator: does saudi arabia have the right to sanction the lebanese army and state and people and the lebanese residing in saudi arabia and the gulf just because one particular party took a certain position and raised its voice. >> reporter: gcc said the block will designate hezbollah a terrorist organization because of what it calls hostile acts within the group in member states as well as countries in the region and say the gcc is determined to stop hezbollah. >> i think the gulf countries are pretty much determined not to allow hezbollah a militia to determine the fate of what goes on in lebanon but also because of the

the people who support saudi arabia, at least in lebanon.ge portion of the country, at least, the future movement and other organizations, they are big supporter of saudi arabia, and they actually -- they are the one who work in saudi arabia. >> reporter: lebanon has been caught in the regional rivalry between iran and saudi arabia for years. many lebanese politicians argue the recent actions by gulf states is pushing lebanon towards iran. however, it's unclear if iran is willing to step up its economic support to the government. whatever the case, the one thing most lebanese say they are sure of, is that more uncertainty lies ahead. >>> still to come on al jazeera, thousands of child refugees in the u.k. face deportation once they turn 18. >>> and fears that a hunger striking russian pilot could die before her trial concludes. ♪ v >> every monday night. >> i lived that character. >> go one on one with america's movers and shakers. >> we will be able to see change. >> gripping... inspiring... entertaining. "talk to al jazeera". monday, 6:00

they are now in jordan, turkey, lebanon or egypt.then they will get a place in the new country where they will continue to live. so they will be invited to live in a third country that will take them in. so it's an organized process where countries say okay, we acknowledge the solidarity, the countries are hosting so many refugees, and we're taking an annual quote. working in europe we have been late in acknowledging that we have to take in much larger numbers much quicker. >> when i mentioned earlier ban ki-moon said let's get people more educational chances. is he referring to more of what we've seen? scholarships for higher education. where does that sit in levels of priority? giving someone a degree rather than a house and food? >> well, you should see of course after five years the syrians, the syrian refugees have been increasingly trapped in a situation where no access to healthcare, hardly any education, secondary education completely absent. so you're going to a refugee population that ha hasn't any prospected for education

four and a half million refugees in turkey, lebanon and jordan. that's an enormous burden for those countries. they need resettlement and money but the e.u. has only taken about 800 refugees from front line states. beyond that they need solidarity among the e.u. states themselves. you capital dump this on the shoulders of greece or other countries within the front line of the european union itself. there is a relocation plan that would apportion in a reasonable way according to the capacity of e.u. member states to process claims that's supposed to process 160,000 cases over the next two years, but fewer than 500 people have actually been relocated to other european union member states >>> thank you. coming up later in the news hour, an outspoken indigenous rights activist is murdered in honduras. a sharp rise in the number of children abducted by the resistance army in the central african are you pub lick. -- republic. a manager speaks out in sports. france and bring the onhave - britain have called on forcess to stop attacking opposition. this v

it is leb i don't know that could be most-- leb i don't know that-- lebanon that could be most affected danger oous chemicals have contaminated water here. tests were carried out. the area has seen some of the heaviest fighting in more years of civil war. global estimates show that fish are being caught annually three times more than reported and much of that catch is illegal. our correspondent reports from the western cape in south africa. small scale fishermen say they have little choice when it comes to making a living. >> reporter: fisherman here and his crew set out for the day's catch. it is made difficult by a small and unsafe boat and unpredickable weather >> sometimes when the wind come, it can be very rough and we can cap size. >> reporter: the crew says they can take the risk because it is the only way they know how to make a living. they face the rough waters every day. sometimes they finish within the quota they're allowed, other times not. they say they have to break the rules if they are to feed their families. he has been fishing for 20 years. he says there are too many

prices in lebanon are comparable to those in germany. bilal's brothers and his cousin are only slightly older than he is, but they're already working in a car repair shop. imad is 14 and has four years of work experience. although he is making money, it is really about survival. >> in the morning i go to work, then shower, eat, and sleep, every day the same thing. i don't have any friends. in syria, i had friends. so i am not really happy. >> the number of refugees seems to be overwhelming the international community. governments aren't providing enough money. and u.n. organizations have reduced their aid. >> the refugees who initially came with some savings or resources have seen their savings depleted after years in exile. a recent study we've conducted shows that 70 percent of syrian refugees in lebanon live below the national poverty line - that is, of only us dollars a day. -- 3.80 u.s. dollars per day. >> scenes like this are common: after working on farms, refugee children come home to one of the many makeshift refugee camps in le

everyone knows lebanon as green lebanon not garbage lebanon. >> translator: the government hasn't given us a real solution. they need a modern solution to this problem. many countries benefit from the garbage, they develop it, recycle it. why not us? >> reporter: until that permanent solution by the government that so many people here want, is outlined or is made, we're still going to see this. rubbish being tossed on the sides of the street. and although those landfills have been promised to either be reopened or new ones created there are other concerns here. in fact, lebanese health officials say they have seen a sharp increase in respiratory and gas tro gastrointense tinl . gastrointestinal problems. >> despite heavy losses in regional elections, be angela merkel promises to continue on. sunday's poll has been widely regarded as a referendum on merkel's approach to the migrant crisis. here is dominic cain. >> reporter: monday morning and people are enjoying the late winter sunshine. outwardly life is going on as normal but politically the landscape has shifted. now nearly 1 in 4 peo

does v the right to sanction lebanon?ebanese army? the lebanese people? and the lebanese residing in saudi arabia and the gulf just because one particular party took a certain position and raised its voice? >> reporter: the gcc, however, insists the block decided to formally designate hezbollah a terrorist organization because of what it calls hostile acts by the armed groups within its member states as well as other countries in the region. analysts say the gcc is determined to stop hezbollah. >> i think the gulf countries are pretty much determined not to allow hezbollah militia to determine the fate not just of what goes on in lebanon, but also because of the militia's involvement in syria, iraq, as well as in yemen. >> reporter: just days ago came more serious accusations that hezbollah was aiding houthi rebels to plot and carry out attacks in both countries. for the moment, though, it's lebanon that could be most affected. mohammed jamjoom, al jazeera. >>> there have been anti-government protests across syria, many c

and a week after citizens were warned against travelling to lebanon, and urged citizens in lebanon to leave. a decision called a mistake, underscores the regional decision between saudi arabia and iran. much of the tension can be traced back to january, when the saudi arabia embassy was stormed by protesters, protesting against an execution of the prominent cleric. in a televised address, hezbollah's leader accused the saudi arabia government of punishing lebanon. >> the saudi arabia had the right to sanction lebanon. the lebanese army, state and people, and the lebanese residing in saudi arabia and the gulf. just because one party took a decision and raised its voice. the g.c.c. insists the block decided to formally label hezbollah a terrorist organization because of what it calls hostile acts within the state. as well as other countries in the region. the g.c.c. is determined to stop hezbollah. >> i think the gulf countries are determined not to allow hezbollah, the militia, to determine the fate of no just what goes on in lebanon, but the involvement in syria, iraq, and yemen. >> d

lebanon bore the brunt relative to the population. one in four people is a refugee, give us a picture of how debilitated lebanon is by all of this, and what a change it would make if the situation in syria was to calm down. if would be dramatic for lebanon, in is it a tiny trip of a country, and it hosted around a million refugees, which is a high number. if things calm down in syria, and we see the numbers calm down, it eases the strain that lebanon has been under since the huge number of people have come, and have settled in the mostly informal camps in the bekaa valley, across lebanon. in saying all of that, one would imagine that although the lebanese governments would certainly be happy to no longer have to bear that strain, it comes at a time of increasing pressure that the lebanese government is facing because of hezbollah, we have to bear in mind that there's a lot of pressure put on the lebanese government from other countries including saudi arabia, and the g.c.c. which has declared hezbollah a terrorist organization, they s

isis militants have claimed responsibility for the attacks. 3 actress "angelina jolie" visits lebanon as part of a special envoy for the u-n's refugee agency. she it advocating on behalf of syrian refugees. lebanon now hosts more than a million refugees, who account for nearly a fifth of the country's population. jolie called on countries to address the root causes of the crisis, and adhere to their international obligations to aid refugees. ((walter/vanessa//dave)) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 ((dave)) 3 3 the harlem globetrotters breaking out the moves in with a little help from a dancing 107-year-old. 3 the globetrotters broke out into a little dance routine with "virginia mclaurin" at the "roots public charter school" tuesday. if you remember virginia made headlines last month after she broke out into a dance while meeting president obama and the first lady at the 3 white house. this time mclaurin not only danced, she 3 afterwards the duo presented virginia with her very own number 107 jersey. they also donated 107 tickets so that students can see them in an upcoming game. 3 still ahead... starb

the vote was not unanimous, lebanon and iraq abstaining. it does align the movement between saudi arabia and the gulf cooperation council. >>> now farmers in lebanon say they are worried that a growing dispute with the gulf is hurting their livelihood. saudi arabia has lead a number of actions against lebanon, cutting billions in aid and urging saudi arabiian's not to go to the country. >> reporter: arvesting green onion isn't easy. workers first need to loosen the earth around the sell indicate crop so when it is picked, it won't be damaged. the soil is rocky, and the work is time consuming. this man owns this farm, he says growing crops like green own i don't know, is worth the extra care, because they are usually profitable. but not anymore. >> translator: our industry has been badly affected by the war in neighboring syria, we can no longer truck our produce through syria, and on to jordan and the gulf. more than 30% of our income is gone because of this. >> reporter: the only way now for lebanese farmers to send their products to the g

jamal el shael, al jazeera, lebanon. >>> the government has started peace negotiations with the second largest rebel group. and farc, are manuel santos has staked his presidency on ending the half century conflict with grillgrillegrillguerilla groups. >> marian, this is considered the step to reaching an end to the conflict. eln is a much smaller group when you compare it to the farc. it's very important that le now seem to be ready to open formal peace negotiations and reach a peace agreement with the government. because the fear here in colombia was that any agreement with the farc alone would have been an incomplete agreement and a fragile one in the sense that eln could have somewhat easily moved in the territory the farc was -- that the farc controls now and that they essentially will give up once they sign a peace agreement. and also there was a feeling that any farc dissident would want to continue the fight, could have easily switched into the eln camp. and that's actually something that we've seen happening in the past couple of weeks. this changes the situation, the environme

based rating have issued a low score for lebanon. it is tied between the government and other middle eastern countries angry at people under huz. >> reporter: banking is big business in beirut. for decades the sector has positioned itself as an hub for middle east finance. the international monetary fund recently praised the issue for overture ability and flexibility. that seems to be changing. the u.s. based standard of the credit rating agency has revised its long and short-term outlook for the lebanese banking industry from stable to negative >> we have aborigine absence of a president and where-- an absence of a president. where the parliament is not functioning, it is also due to security risks that are the consequence of the war in syria. >> reporter: regional analysts say the down grade is tied to a series of measures against the lebanese government by saudi arabia and gulf allies. last month the saudi government cut billions of dollars in aid to lebanese security forces. gulf countries also warn their citizens to leave the co

. ♪ iran accused gulf countries of risking lebanon stability by designating hezbollah as a terroristation and says it's reckless and hostile and we have more. >> reporter: the gulf cooperation council's form of hezbollah is significant and many say it will have a weighed ranging impact across the region. >> this is actually a big deal because saudi arabia is putting order within the alliance and we know the kingdom of saudi arabia along with bahrain and the emirates have already designated hezbollah as a terrorist organization and now what we have is the add did of kuwait, qatar and amman. >> reporter: indicates how lebanon where hezbollah is based finds itself once again on the front lines of a regional power struggle, coming as it does two weeks after saudi arabia announced it was cutting $4 billion in aid to lebanon's army and a week after saudi arabia, the united emirates kuwait and bahrain warned citizens of traveling to lebanon and urged any citizens in lebanon to leave, the decision which iran called a mistake under scores the regional division between saudi arabia and iran he

everybody knows lebanon is green lebanon, not garbage lebanon. >> translator: the government needs toa modern system to deal with the garbage. so have a long-term permanent strategy. many other countries recycle and sell the garbage. they develop their country and fine jobs. why not ours? >> reporter: so until that permanent solution by the government that so many people here want is outlined or made, we're still going to see this. and although those landfills have been promised to either be reopened or new ones to be created, there are other concerns. lebanese health officials are saying they have seen a sharp increase in the number of respiratory illnesses and gastrointestinal illnesses. so while many lebanese are saying to us, that not only are they sick of seeing all of this garbage. it's also making them sick, and they want the government to come up with a permanent solution to solve the problem. >>> up next on the program, unveil a new dinosaur. what scientists are learning from the prehistoric discovery. ♪ al jazeera america. >>> a new dinosaur discovery was revealed today. the

in jordan and lebanon especially. families, men and women, had restrictions on them entering the labour market. you have an underground or a black market economy that has been developing. in turkey, the turkish government passed legislation that would allow syrian refugees to work in the country, we are hopeful for the families that are in turkey, but it is creating some tremendous pressures on families to have their children to enter the informal economy, to marry off young girls so it's a less burden on the family. there's all kind of pressures that families are facing if yes cannot earn an income. that is a very significant issue that the international community is working with governments in the region to address that issue. >> you bring up early marriage, which is something i want to talk about and that has been addressed in the series. it's sad that parents feel forced to marry their children off, the girl in the video, 13, just to keep them being harassed by other men. how common is this? >> well, it's - the th

caused and appeased the situation on the refugees in particular of those who are in turkey, jordan, lebanon or displaced within syria itself. dealing with discretion of refugees france and germany have the same response. it has a name of europe, europe has to be able to bring those solutions that are expected so there to we wanted to prepare monday's european council meeting to bring together the turkish prime minister with two principles, syrian refugees fleeing war should be received as close as possible insofar as it is possible to their country, in other words, in turkey, lebanon, jordan and we have to bring the vital aid for this. and the second principle is that when those people come to the borders of europe we have to ensure where they come from, their journey and their rights, in particular in terms of asylum. hence, the importance of having external border controls which we will discuss or have discussed with turkey and also our partners, there has been progress in resent days because decisions have finally been implemented. in particular nato has decided to make some vessels betw

. >>> bacterial infections are on the rise in lebanon. people say rising piles of garbage with to blame. one of the many consequences of a long-running political dead lock there. >> reporter: for the past few months this man's morning routine has been the same. first he organizes the nine medications he has to take throughout the day, and then he sprays this windows with insect repellant. it's part of an effort to prevent getting sick again. doctors told him his stomach infection was caused by breathing in air-born germs caused by the growing garbage pile outside of his home. >> translator: it's so dirty and smelly, it's like living in a graveyard. i'm not the only one who is suffering. all of my neighbors are too. their doors are always closed and they are always sick. they never recover. >> reporter: lebanon's trash crisis began eight months ago, after the mainland fill reached capacity and was closed. since then health officials have been reporting a dramatic increase in infections. a few municipalities have started recycling initiativ

lebanon location. up the place by putting in subway-tile walls and new light fixtures. a new counter and serving area will be built to improve and streamline the ordering process. new tables, new equipment, and new floors. in all, i'm spending $85,000 of the $350,000 i invested. it's a big renovation for a pretty small space. hey, guys. -mike: hey, how are you? -kathleen: hi! lemonis: i'm really excited to gather up the franchisees at market square. i want to show them the new look and the new name -- the simple greek. lemonis: so, this name came from a branding expert. kathleen: um, "simple greek"? i'm offended. mike: the feeling that i get is that when you say, "the simple greek," it's almost, like, condescending. like you're calling them somebody not too smart, like a very simple person, like a simple arse. it's a matter of semantics, if you will. lemonis: now, with all due respect, you're not greek. i'm greek. i'm not offended by it. i don't feel like you're calling me stupid. kathleen: i'm offende

but a growing concern is the dispute between political leaders here in lebanon and gulf countries.than three-quarters are sent to gulf states, which is why recent decisions by saudi arabia and it's gulf allies have farmers here worried. last month the saudi government canceled billions of dollars it gives. the gcc last month declared hezbollah a terrorist organization. the group is the largest political movement. >> translator: if lebanese exports are

a south lebanon are mising tonight. now, the warren county sheriff's office is asking for your help to find them. good evening - i'm tricia macke. our megan o'rourke spoke with family members tonight. megan, what's the latest? kallie and grant carnes haven't been seen here in south lebanon since last wednesday. her mom tells me that it's out of character for her just to up and take off... the only real clue, she says, comes from a handwritten letter kallie left at the house. 4 :12 "mom, i love you guys so much please don't worry. i'm sorry i couldn't say goodbye in person and you couldn't say bye to grant. i just needed to get away. i've been so stressed out with everyhing and i really do feel alone' erica baker reads the letter that was left on her nightstand last wednesday. it was also the last day, the south lebanon mom says she saw her daughter or grandson at home. she tells me she kissed kallie and grant goodbye in the morning and when she returned from work around 2...they were gone. kallie's cell phone page delet

son.the south lebanon mother and her toddler are reportedly safe... safe...but this morning the boy's father is skeptical.why he doesn't believe the latest breaking this morning....the man accused of shooting an idaho pastor is arrested in the nations capitol.what the fbi is saying they found near the white house. suing for their right to vote. the ohio teenagers saying they deserve the chance to make a difference.who they're targeting in the lawsuit. a beautiful spring -like day in the tri-state expected today. today.temperatures once again above normal...making it feel like the season has already changed.for your morning forecast, let's get straight meterologist jason adams...he's in for jennifer ketchmark. expect a mix of clouds and sun today with more clouds than yesterday. isolated showers are possible. highs will still be warm thanks to gusty south winds. we'll reach the upper 60s to low 70s. tonight, a few showers are possible with lows falling into the mid to upper 50s. a missing south lebanon mother and her toddler have been found safe...but

a little bit of a break, around 7:00 or so. that will continue to transition through the areas of lebanon and wilmington after 7:00 p.m. this evening. we have plenty of clouds and rain falling in oxford right now. we will continue to see the temperatures hover through the 60 degree mark through the evening hours until 10:00, 11:00. here's the next 24-48 hours. especially situated around downtown and points west. we'll continue to have occasional weather at times. cincinnati. bien into -- by noon, it looks eastward. some heavier pockets of rain the afternoon and evening is especially going to be wet. a bit breezy with temperatures topping out at 64. pretty much in the early afternoon hours. and tomorrow, it will definitely be the rainiest day. 70 on friday. 67 on sunday. we'll be in the 60s and 70s in the next week as well. dry days will be friday and tuesday. once it gets to wednesday, we're looking at more rain. >> thanks a lot. >> it is a day that could make or break a team. at 4:00 in the afternoon, the official start of free agency in the nfl. bengals have a lot to think about. 14 unr

of 20- year-old kallie carnes and her young son grant--they were last seen on wednesday in south lebanon at their home on parkview driveerica baker is kallie's mother and grants grandmother says when she got home there was a note on the nightstand((erica baker/missing woman's mother)) "it basically said for me not to worry that they had to go that she needed to do this for her and try to get her crap straight and that she loved me and that she was sorry that i didn't get to say goodbye to grant."but baker is worried and so now is the warren county sheriff's office--today i spoke to major brian tinch ((maj. brian tinch/warren county sheriff's office)) "based on the fact that she's been missing for several days at this point she's not been heard from by family or friends this causes not only concern to them but also causes concern to the warren county sheriff's office." son maybe in the presence of josh craft who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor assault of grant and now has a no contact order with the child((sot))"we did confirm that there was a case that has been disposed of through lebano

. >>> lebanon's economic prospects are causing pessimism.agency standard & poor has downgraded its bond rating. our correspondent reports. >> reporter: banking is big business in beirut. for decades the sector has positioned itself as a hub for international finance. they recently praised the industry for what it calls durable and flexibility, despite its history, but that seems to be changing. standard & poors global credit rating agency has revised its long and short-term outlook for the lebanese banking industry from stable to negative. >> we have an absence of a president, and where the constitutional institutions like the parliament is not functioning, it is also due to security risks that are the consequence of the war in syria. >> reporter: regional analysts say it's also tied to measures against lebanon. last month saudi arabia cut billions in aid. gulf countries also warned their citizens to leave the country, and the gcc declared hezbollah a terrorist organization. it's lebanon's most powerful political, social, and armed group, wh

and angelina jolie visited refugees living in camps in lebanon. >> my own family's from lebanon and they also ran away from a war and were lucky enough to be accepted by a european country. >> reporter: for amal clooney this cause is personal. she grew up in lebanon during a bloody 15-year civil war. >> many years later everybody's doing well. you know, my father has returned to beirut. i hope that as you say you will be able to go back to a safe and free syria. >> reporter: in many ways these they made it to germany. >> germany! germany! >> reporter: which has taken in the highest number of refugees and migrants in europe since the war in syria ignited a massive humanitarian crisis. almost 5 million syrians have fled the country. tens of thousands making the deadly journey by boat to europe. and while their plight has dominated the headlines, millions more have remained trapped inside, unable to escape. two weeks ago we traveled to syria to try to tell their stories. i reported from syria many times, but this time it felt different. for the first time since the war began there's now a f

lebanon can only function under the consensus of the religious groups in the country. they've done pretty well in the last couple of years, having the consensus of having the consensus of daesh and al qaeda on their border. by putting pressure on hezbollah you are actually putting pressure on the lebanese political system and driving a wedge between the groups. the question is will they work together or break into factions more than they have been? >> be russian air strikes, aftermath of strike, a bus in homs was hit killing at least 15 he people. a deal is in place to stop much of the fighting in syria but i.s.i.l. is not included in the truce. >>> for a second friday demonstrators in syria have taken advantage of the temporary ceasefire to protest against assad government. protests were held across the country in at least 15 cities including azaz, in a spall town to the north of idlib, el nusra front supporters disrupted the peaceful demonstration. >>> the greek government is hoping to clear out a makeshift camp at the macedonian border within two weeks. people jostl

more than three quarters of all agricultural exports from lebanon are sent to gulf states which is whys of resent decisions by saudi arabia and gulf allies over the past month have farmers worried and last month the saudi government call cancelled billions it gives to security and the south counsel said they were a terrorist organization and is the most powerful arm and political and social movements but farmers say they fear now their industry could be targeted next. >> translator: lebanese exports are band it would be a disaster to our agricultural sector and no one can estimate how destructive it would be on farmers and economy and lebanon generally. >> reporter: the obama administration is pressuring saudi arabia and its gulf allies not to take further steps to punish lebanon economically and farmers say all they can do is to continue to care for their craps, al jazeera, at the becca valley eastern lebanon. >>> police and demonstrators in istanbul on a key anniversary for the city and threw fireworks and tear gas and to years since a teen died from injuries sustained in a protest i

there has been an outbreak of bacterial infections in lebanon. the rubbish crisis in its eighth month. >> reporter: for the past few months his morning routine has been the same. first he organises the nine medications he has to take throughout the day and then he sprays the windows outside his apartment with insect repellant. it is all part of an effort to prevent himself from getting sick again. he spent three days in hospital earlier this year with a severe case of gastro. doctors hold him the stomach infection was caused by breathing in airborne germs released by the garage dump that has been growing unplanned just outside his building for month. the trash filed here is several miles high and stretches for at least a kilometer. >> translation: it's so dirty and smelly it is like living in a graveyard. i'm moment the only one who is suffering. all my neighbors are too. they never recover from their illnesses. the trash crisis began eight months ago after the mainland fill reached capacity and was closed without a replacement site being found.