the mali empire was founded in 1235 by sunjata, the first king of the mali empire., in fact, he is one of the people who is remembered in the songs of the kora. if you grow up in a society in west africa that has the kora music, you hear this music from the time that you're a child. and you begin to absorb it little by little by little. you start to hear names of people who are important in your society-- historical figures, and you start to learn about some of the things that they have done, and the information begins to be passed on to you. and the tradition has changed now. it used to function in a very narrow context for royalty, preserving their story and their history, but now it becomes an icon for the whole society. ♪ the soldiers traveled in from the north. ♪ ♪ the moon shine bright and clear. ♪ (narrator) the musical storyteller is important in many societies around the world. in the rural south of the united states, ballad singers share and reinforce cultural memory through song. while many ballads refer to events that occurred centuries ago in europe, th

. >> reporter: this is the border between guinea and mali.come a transit point for africans with hopes of starting a new life in europe. some of them don't make it. according to the international organization for migration, more than 2700 people died in the mediterranean sea this year. this man's brother was one of them. >> translator: when he left for europe everybody was crying. you wouldn't want it see your family member dieing like at at sea. >> reporter: but the prospect of danger and poverty back home is enough for people like him to keep pushing ahead. >> i left because of persecution. i have been persecuted politically. >> reporter: this is the second time he has tried to get to europe. >> when i 20 i met -- i was unfortunate, when i met this islamic attack. they took over the border area. so i decided to return back, to return back so that i wouldn't fall in their ambush 67 he and others are traveling from western african countries, including sierra leone and lie beer yeah, moving northeast to the border between begin i and d mali. a

. >> reporter: this is the border between begi guinea and mali.tran spirt port for starting a new life in europe. some of then don't make it. according to the international organization for migration, more than 2700 people died in the mediterranean sea this year. this man's brother was one of them. >> tracey: when he left for europe, everybody was driving. wiewpt to sea your family member lying like that at sea. >> reporter: but the prospect of poverty is enough to keep pushing ahead. >> i left because of persecution, i have been persecuted politically. >> reporter: this is the second time he's tried to get to europe. >> when i went, i met -- i was unfortunate when i met this it's lamb i can attack. they took over the border i decided to return back. so that i wouldn't be falling in their ambushing. he and others are traveling from western african countries, including sierra leone examine liberia. moving northeast to the border between guinea and mallee, tracking across the is era desert and north to libya where they hope to safely cross the medit

how can we know whether they want to go to mali or spain or surroundings further on? >> border police check for proper documentation. those who don't have it face deportation. despite the open borders in this region, amnesty international says people are also facing the same kind of racism and scene phobia. refugees are complaining about it in europe. this woman says the risk isn't worth it. >> children are dying. >> disapproval, danger and worries of family don't appear to be enough to squash the dreams off many africans heading north. al jazeera. >> >> coming up, pope francis wraps up his visit to cuba by celebrating mass in the second largest city. we will be live from santiago to cuba. >> plus, israeli police round up children in their latest wave of arrests in the occupied territories. >> in sport, after their shock world cup win over south africa, japan prepares to face very specific goals. >> 38 isil fighters have been killed with airstrikes in palmyra. the syrian air force has been stepping up attacks against isil in recent days. >> iran said it will work with

. >> this is as the border between guinea and mali, starting a new life in europe some of them don't make it. according to the international organization for migration, more than 2700 people died in the met this year this summer. his brother was one ever them. >> you wouldn't want to see a family member like that dying at sea. >> the prospect is enough for people like jakus to keep pushing ahead. this is the second time he's got to europe. >> when i website i was unfortunately when i mit this islamic attack. they decide id to attack and i decided to return on back and fawld fall in that ambush. moving northeast to the border between guinea and mali, north to libya where they hope to be be able to cross th the european union. >> since 1975, 15 countries have been part of a border isless region where people can move freely. but the goal is to bolster economic cooperation, for people determined to build a life in europe. >> when they received people massing through they had their national guard and passports, they say we want to go to malli, how can they know it's l malli or someplace o

they say we want to go to mali. how do we know whether they want to go to mali or spain or surroundings further on? >> either so, they check for proper doement takings. those wo don't have it face deportation. sfiet the open border in this region, amnesty international says people are also facing the same kind of racism and xenophobia refugees are complaining about in europe. this woman says the risk isn't worth it. >> it's dangerous from dying in the process, and the children are dying in the process. i don't think it's fine. >> reporter: disapproval, danger, and the worries of family don't appear to be enough to squash the dreams of many africans heading north. >>> now to months of exile in neighboring saudi arabia, yemen's president has finally returned to his country. he's back in aden where he fled six months earlier as houthi rebels cloesed in on the southern port city. it follows the return of prime minister and seven ministers last week. with me is a former adviser to the last three yemeni prime ministers. t

and how we know if they want to go to mali or spain or surroundings further on?porter: border police check for proper documentation. those who don't have it face deportation. despite the open borders in this region, amnesty international says people are also facing the same kind of racism and xeno phobia and refugees are complaining about in europe. this woman says the risk isn't worth it. >> lots of danger and people die in the process, children die in the process and children get lost. >> reporter: but disapproval, danger and the worries of family don't appear to be enough to squash the dream of many africans heading north. natasha, al jazeera. >>> stay with us here on the al jazeera news hour because coming up, israeli police round up children in their latest wave of arrests in occupied territories also. >> if we had another year as severe as this one i'd say all bets are off. >> one of california's most famous treasures to find out what is threatening their future. >>> and in sport after their shocking world cup win over south africa japan prepares to face sc

the city in northern mali is listed a as an unesco heritage site. it is the first time that th they will here a case of crime. >> they're destruction of the historical monument. they're about the identity of the entire population and their historic rules. >> the inhabitants of northern mali deserve to see justice done. >> well, the leaders are pledging to irradicate poverty in 15 years. this is one of several goals adopted at the united nations on friday. it is now called sustainable government goals. one in nine people around the world are going hungry. that's 795 million people. it wants to end poverty and push for food security. 100million youngsters cannot read or write, and more than 60% of them are girls. one in five don't have access to modern forms of electricity. the u.n. wants access to affordable and sustainable energy supplies for all. another goal is to preserve the world's oceans, but that's hard to do when carbon dioxide from fossil fuels seep in the sea making it difficult for marine life. scientists are trying to work out what the l

it's the first time they will hear a case connected to the destruction of the mali sites. >> let there be no mistake the charges we have brought against him involve most serious crimes. they're about the destruction of irreplaceable historic monuments, and they're about a callous assault on populations and their religion and historic rules. the inhabitants of northern mali, want man victims of this attack deserve to see justice done. >>> iraqi politicians are used to discussion a crucial law to bring national unity and defeat isil. it's controversial and unpopular among those it will most effect. we're in baghdad and have the explanation. >> reporter: seven weeks ago iraq ace prime minister announced the battle to take the city from isil fighters, but his security forces still haven't taken the capital of anbar province. also in that time a crucial piece of potential legislation designed to unite the militia and army with the hope of defeating isil has sfauled. they say the proposed national guard law at this stage is ineffective and will destroy iraq and not unite it. >> we want the n

mali, guineae before. they have experience in dealing with these situations.es difficult because transition that happened last year and the fact that what happened really is a major setback. at the same time, as i said before, the person who is now also someone who is quite clever and has some leverage. i think it is very important to state what is happening is a grasp of power by force. there is no justification for it. anchor: what about the threat of sanctions and the expulsion from the african union of burkina faso? is that likely to change anything as far as the junta's mind concern? overs: i was just going rules about coup. there's no surprise the west african union come in regards to burkina faso, it is important to what it says that the european union and u.n. would have information on the necessity to touse this group, but not so detain, to attempt another transition. i'm not sure they want to stay in power, but i think they want to control the transition and two give more power to the presidential guard. thank you very much for helping us. speaking v

. >> a man accused of destroying cultural sites in northern mali has appeared before the international criminal court in the hague. barnaby phillips reports. >> this man is accused of destroying precious cultural heritage. he listened to the charges against him at the international court in the the hague and identified himself. >> i was born about 40 years ago, i'm a graduate of the teacher's institute in timbuktu, and i was a silve simple servant for the mali government beginning i in 2011. >> they set about destroying tombs and mosque hundreds of years of history smashed into dust. he was a zealous member. he could become the first man to be tried for war crimes submitted against buildings and culture although human rights groups hope that courts will examine other allegations against him and his colleagues. >> these atrocities including rape, sexual slavery and forced marriage amongst others. we believe that it's important that the international criminal court to take in account the credible evidence provided within the national system about these further scopes of crimes. >> timbuk

in mali andvention the support to the countries we support we bring to the countries in the lake chadregion, france committed to the fight against terrorism a long time ago. we are also taking part in the coalition in iraq, allowing us to launch airstrikes if necessary. in syria, it will be necessary. laura: in other news, mexico wants answers from the egyptian government after a convoy of forest was mistaken for -- of tourists was mistaken for terrorists. vehicle: it was a 4x4 like this one that the tourists were traveling in when they were shot at by age of security egyptian shot at by security forces. they came under fire in a fatal ambush, mistaken for terrorists. arvivors are being treated in cairo hospital, where they told their ambassador about the circumstance of the attacks. ambassador to egypt was able to speak personally with six mexicans who are currently being treated in hospital. they all hold him separately that they had been hit by an airborne attack. they were evacuated in military and civilian vehicles and then taken to the hospital. the egyptian interior ministry ha

will hear a case heard connected to the destruction of the mali site >>> the latest development in a scandal that led to the re-organisation of the volkswagen company in the u.s. 11 million cars contain software that can trick emissions tests >>> russian airplanes have been banned from flying into ukraine, the decision made by the security and defense council. the prime minister said russian planes carrying military hardware or personnel are not allowed to fly over the country, it's part of a waive of sanctions. taking support for rebels in the east >>> thousands take part in an endepends rally. the party of the yes is the final campaign rally. before sunday's catalan elections. the prime minister has again said that succession would be illegal, accuse the proindependent parties. >> translation: why don't they explain the truth. what would happen to the european union. who would pay the pensions. where will you export, what will be exported. what happens with customs duty, who will pay the suppliers, who will go to the market, why is that not explained to the entire population. >> tr

inhabitants of northern mali, the victims of these attacks deserve to see justice done. >> iraqi politicians to discuss a law designed to bring national unity and defeat i.s.i.l. it is unpopular. imran khan explains. >> reporter: 7 weeks ago iraq's prime minister announced a battle to retake ramadi city. security forces have not taken the capital of anbar province. in that time a crucial piece of potential legislation designed to unite the army. the hope as stalled. the spokesman said the propose add law at this stage is ineffective. it destroyed iraq. >> we want the national guard to be based on an elitist force. we have a clear rejection to the law, in which we don't want a force divided by iraq's provinces. the militias fear that if the bill is passed, it could lead to a division. there's signs of iraqi unity. there's a real thing that the national guard could mean a kurdish, sunni and army that could face each other. there are political problems. opposed to the la. the militias want to take over the army. others are skeptical that the law will be discussed because of the political positi

the men you can see on the front page is 45 years old from mali and arrived in france in 2005. he talks about how hard it was to arrive in france and once he was here, how afraid he was of being deported, but he talks about the wave of solidarity he has experienced. that is a positive aside, the incredible solidarity coming out of the woodwork. we have seen people opening up your houses. buddingnd, there is a refugee welcome movement. also others, five different covers, five different stories. the european migrant crisis was crystallized in a very poignant photo that evoke a lot of emotion, showing the body of a young syrian toddler who drowned as he and his family were trying to reach safety. >> it is a heartbreaking photo, you have probably seen it because it went viral on social media. it shows this three-year-old syrian boy. , his brother and his mother drowned as they were trying to cross into europe. thousands of migrants have died this year but it seems like this photo has really struck a chord. it is interesting, as there are several versions of this photo. there is a v

good news is after two year's work in the in addition criminal court, we have the first suspect in malihen the [ inaudible ] of [ inaudible ] were destroyed and when the manuscripts have been burned out. we have the first subject which will be indicted and in front of the international criminal court. i think impunity for such crimes should be stopped. >> from your perspective how do you explain thousands of years of military conflict that protected all of these ancient sites and suddenly we have a group of people who seem intent dating back to the bombing of the statutes in afghanistan 12 years ago, to the prevent, seem intent on destroying. >> i would say in the modern history, we haven't seen such level of destruction, and that is why, i think the international communique and unesco are so worried about it. we have to go to the roots of this destructive ideology. terrorists and extremists are intimidated by history. history delegitimizes them. because they want to erase identities. they want to erase history. because history speaks against them. and that is why they are so active. i

. >> reporter: simpson's size and the brand, bruno mali, own 299 pairs of that shoe in that size were ever sold in the united states. >> it's not a common shoe. >> no. >> reporter: prosecutors in the criminal trial were never able to prove that simpson owned those bruno mali shoes. petrocelli questions him about it. >> did you ever buy shoes you knew were bruno mali shoes. >> no, i knew if bruno magli made shoes that looked like in this case i never would have worn those ugly [ bleep ] shoes. >> you think those were ugly [ bleep ] shoes. >> yes. >> reporter: a photograph emerges first in the national enquirer o.j. simpson wearing bruno magli shoes at a football game nine months before the football game. petrocelli brings him back for another round of questions. watch o.j.'s reaction. >> that's a picture of you looking at exhibit 1. >> yes. >> looking at the close-up of the shoes do you believe those were shoes you owned at that time? >> no. >> those ugly [ bleep ] shoed i would never own. there you are. >> his story was, well, yeah, that's me in the picture, but that's -- those are no

i was born about 40 years ago and i was a civil servant in education in the mali government starting 2011. >> it was in 2012 that the taureg rebels with links to al-qaeda up ad the fabled city of timbuktu. they set about destroying the number of tombs and mosques which offended their own strict interpretation of islam. hundreds of years of history smashed into dust. accord to the prosecutor, he was a zealous member. he could become the first man to be tried for war crimes committed against buildings and culture, although human rights groups hope that court will examine other allegations against him and his colleagues. >> these atrocities including rape, forced marriage and amongst others. we hope that the international criminal court will take into account the credible evidence about these further scopes of crimes. >> timbuktu in its day a center of islamic learning suffered badly during the occupation. he will next appear next in court in january 2016. the icc hopes that the case against him might deter others who destroy national treasures in other parts of the world. >> thousands

. >> a man accused of destroying cultural sites in northern mali will appear in criminal courts in the hague. he is accused of war crimes before the destruction of tombs and a mosque in timbuktu. barnaby phillips reports. >> this man is accused of destroying precious cultural heritage. he listened to the charge against him at the international court in the hague and identified himself. >> it is me. >> i'm from the taureg tribe. he was born 40 years ago and i'm a graduate of the teacher's institute in tic timbuktu. and i've been a silver servant since 2011. >> with links to al-qaida they occupied the city of timbuktu. they set about destroying a number of tombs and mosques which offended their own strict interpretation of islam. hundreds of years of history smashed into dust. according to the prosecutor, he was a zealous member. he could become the first man to be tried for war crimes committed against buildings and culture, although human rights groups hope that courts will examine other allegations against him and his colleagues. >> indeed, the atrocities included rape, sexual slavery

in berlin these people have opened their hearts and their berlin apartment to this refugee from mali. a little bit confused, because it was a surprise, very nice surprise for me. >> reporter: the experience lead the couple to set up what has been called a kind of air b&b for refugees. the site matches germans willing to provide rooms with refugees in need of homes. so far hundreds have signed up to help. >> our website offers possibility to live together with germans or with people who live in germany, and that enables a better start in germany. >> reporter: volunteer efforts like this are essential says german chancellor angela merkel. >> translator: we have an unbelievable amount of involvement from the german people, the large majority of whom understand you cannot disregard people who have gone through so much. >> reporter: this woman hopes more germans will pitch in. >> it makes sense to show some individuals that they -- that we are open to them; that we hope they can find their way in our country. >> reporter: solutions to europe's refugee crisis, one cup of coffee at a time. >

berlin, jonass and marika have opened their hearts and their berlin apartment to bakari, a refugee from mali>> i was very confused because it was a surprise. very nice surprise for me. >> the experience led the couple to set up what it it's been call the arbb. refugees.welcome.net. it matches germans willing to provide rooms with refugees in need of rooms. so far hundreds have signed up to help. >> our website offers possibility to live together with germans or with people who live in germany, and that's good in germany. >> volunteers effort like these are essential, says german chancellor angel merkel. >> we have an unbelievable amount of involvement from the german people. the large majority of whom understand that you cannot simply disregard people who have gone through so much. she hopes more gentlemans will pitch in. >> it makes to show some individual that we are open to them, that we hope they can find their way in our country. solutions to the crisis one cup of coffee at a time. rob reynolds al jazeera, munich. >> security sours say he was captured in the town where he was traveling

through being attacked at a number of religious sites in mali in 2012, which they said were worshipped as idols. >>> a number of houthi rebels were killed in yemen after a rocket attack. the district commander and s sergeant was killed on friday, and the saudi-led coalitions continued the air strikes against houthis in the capital sanaa. people living there are searching through rubble after an attack. saudi arabia has been fighting houthi forces in yemen for six months. dozens of soldiers have been killed where more than 4.5 million people have died in ground fighting and air strikes. nigeria's military is making gains against boko haram in the north of the kubt country. banke is the latest town to be retain on friday. we have this update from borno state. >> reporter: the military says it is gaining ground every day on boko haram. it has captured one of the last major towns in the hands of boko haram, and it's conducting mopping-up operations driving from the capital to the front line. it's easy to see the relief on the faces of many nigerians coming up here hundreds of kilometers ha

has fallen short of the values of a generous and compassionate people, o-mali says by the end of nextr the u.s. should take in 65,000 syrian refugees. there are powerful images coming in from the hungarian-serbia border and families going through fields and breaking through police lines, trying to enter hungry and the prime minister promising to make the attempt difficult for them and said he is speeding up work on a 13 foot high fence on that same border and he plans to have it completed before the end of the year. there you see some of the refugees crossing a track, trying to get away from police authorities who are trying to stop them and mohamed has more from vienna. >> reporter: at the gate way they are some of thousands that crossed from greece into macedonia on monday marking a new record in this humanitarian crisis. with no end in sight to the influx the u.n. is sounding the alarm bells once more calling on the eu to guaranty relocation for 200,000 refugees. >> we've proposed that there be european union-led mega reception and registration centers established in greece. we wou

. >> in berlin, they have opened their hearts and apartment to a refugee from mali. >> i was confused, because it was a surprise. very a nice surprise for me. >> the experience led the couple to set up what's been called a kind of refugees.welcome.net. the site matches germans willing to provide rooms with refugees in need of homes. so far, hundreds have signed up to help. >> our web side offers a possibility to live together with germans or with people who live in germany, and that's unable to get a start in germany. >> she hopes more germans will pitch in. >> it makes sense to show some individual that we are open to them. that we hope they can find their way in our country. >> solutions to europe's refugee crisis, one coup of coffee at a time rob remember mondays al jazeera. munich. >> . >> at least 14 turkish police officers have been killed in a bomb attack on a minibus. the explosion happened in the eastern province. it is the latest in a series of attacks on soldiers and police. turkish president has blamed the violence on the workers party known as the p.k.k. >> we tried so mu

they attacked several religious sites in mali in 2012. it said they were being worshipped as idols. >>> nigeria's military says it's making gains against boko haram in the north of the country. banki in northeast niger gentleman was the latest taken retain on friday. al jazeera is one of the few international journalists on ground. he went to borno state in the north and this is what it saw. >> reporter: the nigerian military says it's gaining ground every day on boko haram. it's conducting mopping-up operations driving from the capital to the front lines in the northeast of nigeria. it's easy to see the relief on the faces of many nigerians. coming up here hundreds of kilometers and we've driven for 16 hours nonstop to be here, and people are relieved and people have started to come back to their farms and homes. although some of the areas are not particularly safe for people to return en masse. that's why the nigerian mopup operations are being done for people that have fled their homes. right now the military is saying that the boko ha

kidnappings in algeria, unrest in mali. extremist attacks in benghazi that killed a u.s. ambassador. all those things are very real concerns, but if you only look at what's on the news, you can miss maybe what's a bigger picture. another morning in tripoli and life goes on. vendors are out, people go about their daily routines. >> this is our traditional breakfast. >> what is this dish called? >> which is an overstretched doughnut, i suppose. >> right, with an egg. >> with an egg on top. >> what's a little pancake they put on top? that's just to hold the egg in? >> yeah, just to hold the egg in. it's like a hat to cover up something. you can get them with cheese, you can get them with chili paste, you can have them with honey, with sugar. >> how do you like yours? >> i like mine cooked, to be honest. >> really? what's the name of this neighborhood? >> this is the cradle of the revolution. >> this was the first neighborhood to rise up? >> yes. this is the first place to rise up. >> why do you think this neighborhood? >> it's

. >> in berlin jonas has opened their hearts to a refugee from mali. >> i was confused because it was a surprise, very nice surprise for me. >> the experience led the couple to set up what has been called a kind of air b & b for refugees. refugees dot welcome.net . residents willing to give rooms to refugees in need of help. >> the possibility to live together with germans or with people who live in germany, and that enables. >> volunteer efforts like these are essential said germany chancellor angela merkel. >> we have an unbelievable amount of involvement from the german people. the large majority of them understand that you cannot simply diswith regard people who have gone through so much. >> they hope more germans will pitch in. >> make sense to show some individuals that they--that we are open to them, that we hope they can find their way in our country. >> solutions to europe's refugee crisis one cup of coffee at a time. rob reynolds, al jazeera, munich. >> now we turn to a disturbing development at the serbia-hungarian border. a come was caught on video tripping and kicking ref

it's the first time they'll here a case connected to the destruction of mali sites. >> iraqi politicians are due to discuss a crucial law designed to bring national unity and defeat i.s.i.l. the national guard law is controversial and unpopular among those it will most effect. imran khan explains. >> seven weeks ago a battle to retake the ramadi city from i.s.i.l. fighters. security forces have not taken the capital of anbar province. >> in that time a crucial piece of legislationlation designed to unite the army, hopes have stalled. the spokesman said the national guard law at this stage is ineffective and will destroy iraq and not united. we want the national guard to be based on a national federal and elitist force okey to the armed forces. the prime minister. we have a clear rejection. in which we don't want a force divided by iraq's provinces. what the militia said fare is that if the bill is passed in its counter form, it could lead to the division of the army. there's plenty of signs of the unity. it is a very real fear that the national guard law could mean a kurdish, sunni and s

from mali. >> how much will this sell for do you think? >> around $300. >> really? for this?at. that's going to be an old friend. >> also memory. >> also memory of tangier as well. >> majid suggests lunch at andalous, a local's only place nearby. >> as a moroccan, so many people come with a romantic notion of a tangier they read about in books. do people have a realistic expectation? are they looking for morocco or this phantasm? >> it is a phantasm. it is. when you get here, you know morocco, you feel that you are in morocco but you are not. there's a lot of mediterranean attached to this town. also the history, people hear story about tangier that it was -- when i first came in the '60s, everybody said that you came late. >> right. >> now i'm saying the same thing as the young now. they come and they saw wow, i say -- >> what was better about those days? >> well, for me at that time i was young, and it was the boom of hippies, and it was a destination. you know, cafe baba, meet bob dylan, and the parties was going on. i miss these kind of parties. people fly from everywhere

berlin, jonass and mar reek have opened their hearts and their berlin apartment to a refugee from mali. >> it is a very nice surprise for me. >> refugees welcome.net. willing to provide rooms with refugees in need of phones. our website office possibility to live together with germans or with people who live in germany, that's -- >> she hopes more germans will pitch in. >> makes sense to show some individuals that they -- that we are open to them. that we -- hope they can find our way in our country. >> solutions to europe's refugee crisis, one cup of coffee at a time. >> iraq's deputy minister has been kidnapped in baghdad. he was captured in a neighborhood when the car in which he was traveling was ambushed. the kidnappers were reportedly traveling in four black sports utility vehicles and wore masks. >> here in the city of baghdad. now, as i say, nobody has claimed responsible for this kidnapping so far, but it comes after a spate of kidnappings last wednesday. 18 workers were kidnapped and then in the last few days two sunni sheikhs here in baghdad also kidnapped. but there is anot

. >> it certainly was an opening for governor martin owe he maly. he issued a statement which was rather harsh toward the secretary saying on issue after issue, marriage equality, drivers license for undocumented immigrants, children fleeing violence central american, syrian refugee crisis now the keystone pipeline. secretary clinton has followed not forged public opinion. of course she is getting hit as well by senator bernie sanders. >> i do think though this is more about joe biden. joe biden, unions like joe biden, if joe biden needs any more push to get, in something luke this could help. they are already mad at her about the trade agreement. they have been mad at the clintons about nafta for years. so, this is just another fuel to that fire that the unions are out there shoving. >> will it push president obama to do anything? that could indicate whether he is going team biden or team clinton? >> it's another layer to this and i don't think we know yet. who knows? he is going to have to be very general gearly gingerly in how he deals with a pot

mali, and guinea face similar situations but diplomacy was successful in restoring civilian rule.uestion is whether this will work in burkina faso. >>> seven senior political figures have been expelled from the democratic republic of congo for sending letters urging the president not to run for a third term. opponents say he is trying to stay in power beyond his two-term limit. people have been protesting in parts of the capitol as haru mutasa now reports. >> reporter: we're told this is what lead to people being fired. some sign your influential poll situations were concerned that the president would try to hang on to power. they sent one letter. it was ignored, a second letter was ignored after a third letter the president had a meeting and said enough is enough. he ordered the people to resign within a few hours, they dent and then they were fired. he said i know there are others who are questioning my authority, if you don't resign, you will be fired. that has caused a lot of tension on the ground. the opposition is also concerned [ inaudible ] protesting in the capitol, that

mali mali maliki, after which is gained strength in the syrian civil war and then threat back into iraq. the key now is for the united states to help strengthen those in baghdad who are prepared to pursue inclusive politics and better governance. goals that unite the majority of iraq's shiite, sunni and kurds. it is vital that sunni and kurds in particular, are again given a stake in the success of the new iraq, rather than a stake in its failure. there is that present in iraqi unprecedented support for hide dar al abadi. with the backing in the streets, iraq shia cleric and one shia party what has embarked on of course serious forms that are being resisted by the leaders of the iranian-supported militias and former prime minister maliki. the relate then is that the challenges in iraq are neither purely political nor purely military. they are both. what is require said civil military plan in which diplomatic plans are created. that is what ambassador crocker and i pursued during the surge and all of the elements of that effort are once again required. though it's the iraqis that must ac

indeed, the ability to even know what's coming at them in parts of mali, the blinders of peacekeepers because of the lack of uavs or the lack of ability to do it in which extremist are where. it's a real liability. president obama is voting with his feet and we spent the last years since ms. president biden chaired something similar last you would with the secretary-general of the human to try to mobilize troops and police contributions from other countries. it's a pledging conference -- vice president biden -- we have more than 40 heads of state have signed up. in order to speak, a head of state has to speak about what needs to be contributing so it's an unusual kind of event and a very important terms of its investment in collective security. lastly, i know something on everyone's mind, the president filed in new york he will convene a summit on counterterrorism. it will have three segments. the first will be the anti-isil coalition of which there are now more than 60 countries who are part of it. the second segment will be the sequel to what president obama did lash at the general

. >> reporter: garland police officer michael mali son was driving to court that morning his dam cameraintent is the including the flames that burst from the vehicle less than two minutes after ortega was out of it. >> just fortunate, you know, to see the citizen, how many were you know, just so willing to help. so many people ran up to help. i believe god put us there at the right time at the right place. >> after we got her out of the car people were actually driving by and holds up bottles of water and it was great to see, you know, all those people, you know, try to help and come to her aid. report roar ortega with burns a broken leg and arm could not agree more. >> they were putting their lives on the line to try to help me and for that i'm thankful. >> dion england. >>> ortega did not suffer from any medical condition that would have caused the accident. but she was very tired after working an overnight shift at her job in a factory. >>> back to your fox 29 weather authority now. >> chief meteorologist scott williams in mantua where police are giving families a head start on the n

. >> maly. 1400 human beings have been displaced and out of their home. 10,000 is a drop in the bucket the whole 10,000 is a pr move. i don't like the idea. does it make sense to try to create a safe zones? >> certainly. >> could we do that? >> >> yes. >> in other countries so they could go home. >> egypt and jordan have offered to pacify the anbar province all they asked for nod of the united states, obama. and logistic its support help hem do that the kurds have offered and, as you know, kurdistan has been overrun with refugees. the hook now has more refugees than they do native kurds. what's happening over there, i have been over there, and you have been over there franklin clasm and samaritans purse. and light of the word global missions. can you see refugees they are trying to treat over there and build a clinic. the kurds are trying to make this happen because they have no means of dealing this. $4 billion united nations nobody can account for a penny of it. >> look at these people, there is a solution, it's not that hard. 10,000 people, 10,000 is nothing. >> so here is the solut

fall in mali. >> grant: you to see the flash flood hitting the area electric he says, it looked likeventually, he cannot hold on to the waves in the long corporate he is lost right there. --any longer >> grant: resume interest you can see his head right there. he thought that he would picking's pont off the rock. he went into survivor mold. mood >> grant: they were lucky that they're not pulling out another dead body. >> pam: still ahead. >> pam: an historic day for the royal family. the milestone queen elizabeth celebrated today this is the dawn of an old day. because at&t and directv are offering yesterday's technology, today. tv from space. [whispered] space as long as it's not too rainy. [whispered] rainy or windy. [whispered] windy or there isn't a branch in the way. [whispered] branchy welcome to the moment no one's been waiting for. the fastest internet and the best tv experience is already here with x1. only from xfinity. >> pam: britain is celebrating a major milestone for queen elizabeth. catherine is here with how the 89-year-old has set an extraordinary record. >> catheri

and you're the ukraine, mali, algeria, palestine.ives you a sense there is going to be a split between economic migration and war-torn migration. here is what merkel said last night in a press conference. she said if europe fails on this question of refugees, its close association with the rights of citizens, threatens to fall apart. europe as a whole must move on this. the current situation is not satisfactory. 340,000ve been some syngenta applications are refugee applications already in the first half of this year. merkel wants to see action. on plans to present a plan september 24. guy: the story is getting bigger on a daily basis. looking at the numbers on the screen for macedonia. more and more people are boarding trains and vehicles to get to the countries you have a naming. the problem is you have a very emotive response to it. angela merkel saying that the germans should welcome them. how do you deal with the politics? is having a very difficult time. in some cases, she is being condemned by her critics saying she has not bee

this so manialy al mali refugee it. >> reporter: what are you going to do now? >> i cannot go to serbia. i cannot go to hungary. i will stay here. finish my life here. >> reporter: finish your life? >> yes. >> reporter: on monday, 9,000 people crossed the border into hungary. yesterday hungarian officials say they allowed just 70 in for asylum. 40 are being detained while that process is underway. the rest were rejected and deported. >> charlie d'agata, thank you. >>> syria's president blames the refugee crisis and the violence in his own country on the u.s. invasion of iraq. he said, we were opposed to that invasion because we knew it would create unrest. the beginning of the syrian crisis was the natural result of that war and the sectarian situation in iraq. >>> this morning a dozen cuban migrants were arrived safely in the united states. onlookers caught video of their sailboat arriving on miami beach. the group ran out of food about appeared to be in good help. people welcomed the migrants with cheers. >>> the federal reserve starts a two-day meeting today

governor jerry brown plans to meet with local authorities today about the mali fire, burned 61,000 acress 5% contained. flames spread through napa, sonoma and lake counties. 400 houses destroyed. more than 17,000 people forced out of their homes. meantime, cal fire is investigating reports of at least one fatality. >>> opposed to a proposed luxury tower in oakland, unveiling plan for the property later today. the city, which owns the land, wants to build a 300-unit luxury apartment tower. opponents protested claiming it violated state law not offering enough affordable housing. those opponents are expected to reveal their own plan including affordable housing. >>> the morning commute. >>> a couple trouble spots. the peninsula. pardon me, go north just past hercules. westbound 80 at willow. motorcycle down. very slow traffic. then from an earlier accident, the grind, all the way into golden gate field. about a 30-minute ride there. and we have just a nasty commute all morning long and a new accident now westbound 580 near 680 just in the clearing phasing, bust just under two hours from tr

radical islamists have driven 14 million human beings from their homes in syria, ethiopia, mali.he number of displaced has overwhelmed the united nations efforts. more than 4 billion in u.s. aide still unaccounted for. with the help of dozens of nongovernment organizations and relief organizations, all of it has proven to be gssly inadequate. the troops i have covered for the last 14 years in 57 mbeds are stunned by this outcome, and they rightly attribute it to our president's failure of nerve and leadership. these young americans raise their hands to fight radical islamic terror. they deserve a commander and chief as courageous as they are. they volunteered to fight an enemy obama won't name, and many gave their limbs and lives to win ground that he has surren r surrender surrendered. no previous generation of american troops have been sent into harm's way by political leaders so unwilling to define our enemy or what matters most victory. these brave patriots have a deeper understanding of america's place and purpose in the world than washington's political elites and their med

we have people in places like chad and mali where no such outlet exists and in those cases they get a higher level of danger pay and higher hardship differential. we are very careful on how we look at this and make sure that our people are getting the right allowances for the conditions on the ground. mr. cummings: did you have something, ambassador? , mr. starr, l find this is a bipartisan effort to try to make sure our people are treated fairly and that they are paid adequately but when i thought what ms. saarnio said, she said when these people go into these positions they know what they are going into. i mean i know that sounds simple, but when you are a person who wants to serve your government, yeah, you may may well be part of the situation, i assume a lot of these people take these positions because it's a part of their job, am i right? ms. saarnio: many of the foreign service officers go to these posts knowing the dangers, but they also know that these allowances change over time when you are at post and if the situation it could be changed while serving there or after they l

we have places in chad, mali, no such place h outlist exist. and those they'll get a higher level of pay and differential. we're very careful on how we look at this. kept to make sure that our people are getting the right allowances for the conditions on the ground. >> did you have something? i think you'll find that this is a bipartisan effort to make sure our people are treated fairly and that they are paid adequately. ut when i thought about what ms. sarn yo said, she said a lot of times when these people go into these positions they know what they're going into. i know that sounds simple. but when you're a person who really wants to serve your government, you may -- that may .ery well be part of that but i assume a lot of these people will take these positions because it's part of their job. m i right? i think many of the foreign service officers are willing and know the dangers. but they also know that these change over time when you're at post. and if the situation changes, they could be changed while they're serving there or after they l

. >> that's the strong kind of mali we usually see this hour. >>> pope francis making history on capitold he is en route to new york city. mary thompson has been covering the pontiff's first ever trip to the us. >> pope francis is expected to touchdown at new york's jfk airport in just about 20 minutes in what was close to the midpoint of his six-day tour in the u.s. from jfk he will be taken by chopper to the wall street held port and will motorcade to st. patrick's cath tropical for a prayer service. all this have following his historic and wide ranging speech to congress today where he urged greater dialogue among lawmakers so they can work toward common good. >> the challenges facing u today call for a renewal of godspeed of cooperation which has accomplished so much good throughout the history of the united states. >> congress giving an enthusiastic welcome to the leader of the catholic church who urged them to live by the golden rule, but his speech was more than a cat kichl, francis asking the world's largest warm's exporter to end the arms trade, abolish the death penalty and for