but first to the mediterranean.ecause of its long mediterranean coastline, italy has overtaken greece as europe's migration frontline. since the implementation of the eu-turkey refugee deal, the harrowing images of migrants attempting to reach greece have been replaced by those of people hoping to get to italy. record numbers of migrants have drowned in the mediterranean over the past year. the men and women of frontex, the eu border control agency, have saved 70,000 lives so far and hope to make the border stronger. reporter: on board the siem pilot. the norwegian ship has been sailing between italy and libya for months. it's part of the frontex operation securing the eu external borders. but the crew has its hands full rescuing refugees. >> if the boats have problems, they can't swim so they'll drown. so it's good to do the rescue and get them on board. it's not our job to judge what will happen later or why they came. reporter: the ship's deck can accomodate around 1000 refugees. the mediterranean is relatively c

but first to the mediterranean.ecause of its long mediterranean coastline, italy has overtaken greece as europe's migration frontline. since the implementation of the eu-turkey refugee deal, the harrowing images of migrants attempting to reach greece have been replaced by those of people hoping to get to italy. record numbers of migrants have drowned in the mediterranean over the past year. the men and women of frontex, the eu border control agency, have saved 70,000 lives so far and hope to make the border stronger. reporter: on board the siem pilot. the norwegian ship has been sailing between italy and libya for months. it's part of the frontex operation securing the eu external borders. but the crew has its hands full rescuing refugees. >> if the boats have problems, they can't swim so they'll drown. so it's good to do the rescue and get them on board. it's not our job to judge what will happen later or why they came. reporter: the ship's deck can acaccomodate aroround 1000 refe. the mediteterranean is relativey

it's mediterranean street food - mediterranean street food. so this young lady just dropped something in a fryer, what was that? - so that's our house made falafel. it's made from scratch daily. - so what's your experience with falafel for people who like, think they only like hot dogs and hamburgers and that sort of thing? - sure, falafels a wonderful substitute for any sort of meat, it's great for vegetarians, clearly. - [david] your husband likes it? - my husband loves it. he uh-- - never had it. - he's a meat and potatoes kind of guy. he had it once and he's addicted. he absolutely adores it. - [david] i've had it and i like it a lot. so these ladies, young ladies, are ordering something here. so what are they putting together here? - [jewels] so we're doing a bowl for these ladies today, i'm not sure. t, they're not gonna get the pita bread then? - no, they're not gonna have a pita but they are gonna have a bowl. ladies, are you having chicken shawarma? perfect. - [david] okay, so some of this stuff has falafel, now we're talking about ch

another devastating shipwreck in the mediterranean. died after migrants their boat capsizes off the coast of egypt. grow a bigliticians pharma boss over the price hike of a popular anti-allergy $600.tion from $100 to ♪ protests rocked the city of charlotte, north carolina for the second night in a row. are growing increasingly frustrated over the deadly police shooting of a black man tuesday in the very different stories about what happened. here's brian quinn. >> the demonstration in charlotte wednesday night began as a prayer vigil. before it was over one man would be severely wounded by a gunshot to the head. initially reported as killed, city officials now say he is on life support in critical condition. police say they are not the ones who shot him. >> the whole reason we had to protest is somebody was shot unarmed. the governor of north carolina declared a state of emergency after a night of clashes between protesters and police. angry at the police murder of a black man and the city's refusal to release the video footage of it.

hundreds are still missing in the waters of the mediterranean. 169 survivors have been rescued after the fishing vessel capsizedem to europe wednesday. the boat sank, a mere 12 left thes after it coast.n and police arrested two belgian police officers after they 13 migrantsroup of across the border into france. the migrants say they were headed to calais but ended up in belgium by mistake. >> a state of emergency in the u.s. city of charlotte, a second violent protests on wednesday saw the state governor guard andhe national state police to keep the peace seriouslyotester was wounded. but the mayor says she won't be a curfew. the rioting began after a black man was shot to death by police on tuesday. police have yet to release the video of the incident, even to family.im's let's go to our correspondent in charlotte, north carolina. gallagher, why aren't police releasing the video of the shooting? reporter: well, the police conference heess gave earlier, explained his reasons. he basically stated two things.t first of all, that he has seen, of course, the footage and that the victim i

about 3000 people are said to have died this year trying to cross the mediterranean. bar -- peoplein a in gabon are waiting for a ruling from the constitutional court of the country. it will decide whether or not to overturn the results of the disputed presidential election. ali bongo was declared the 6000 votes.ss than his rival, jean ping, demanded a recount. he says the vote was fraudulent. next, to a massive data breach at yahoo! the internet giant says hackers the private information from at least 500 million accounts. it raises questions about yahoo!'s secret he measures, and it could hurt the company's chances of closing a multibillion-dollar deal with u.s. telecom giant verizon. our correspondent reports. it is a cyber catastrophe. yahoo! has admitted that at accounts million user were hacked in 2014 and put up for sale. it could be the biggest data breach on record. the search engine company says stolen, butils were usernames, passwords, telephone numbers, and other private information were obtained, which analysts say is just as serious. >> just because your

more than 6,000 people saved from the mediterranean. plucked from the boats and rafts they crammed into to avoid conflict. we have correspondent ben wedeman live in rome with more on the dangerous journey and rescue. for the past few days, the tales of the women and children coming off the boats is harrowing. >> reporter: yeah. now at this point, christine, we are talking about 12,500 people rescued off the coast of libya since sunday afternoon. of course, the real surge was between sunday afternoon and monday midnight with more than 6,500. we are talking about more than 12,500 people arriving in italy since the beginning of this year. amazingly, that number is slightly down from the year before. italian authorities are struggling to deal with the if you look at those pictures put out by the italian coast guard, the sea is very calm. the human traffickers in libya use this opportunity to cram people on mostly unsatisfactoea boats cramming 40 or 50 or 60 people on board, which includes often women, children and as we saw, two twins who w

in 2015, and drownings have gone up. 2016 the deadliest year on record in the central mediterranean.rmany initially took the lead and the m mrant crisis. >> germany is a strong country. we can do this. threwer: angela merkel open the borders of the country, calling on others to do the same, and britain responded modestly, as well as france over several years. the chancellor of austin's open door policy did not last. after a week of unprecedented migration of migrants, she reinstated controls on the country borders, sparking a domino effect across the continent. has done little to help those in search of safety and a better life. migrants and refugees in 2015.here in march, the european union had a controversial pact with turkey. to reduce the number of migrants crossing through the country, many are now shifting their attention to italy, where more than 100,000 people have arrived this year. but today, a number of countries across europe are facing an anti-refugee backlash. the fragile agreement with stem the flow, while the world's deadliest migration route continues to claim the li

as thousands of refugees make their way across the mediterranean sea... it's a dangerous journey as is... and for one woman.. she didn't only have to worry about herself.. but also her twin babies.... born prematurely on the flimsy, packed boat off libya's coast. ben wedeman has her story . eight days old, and little hiyap responds to his mother's touch born at sea with his brother evenezer...the twins are doing well. their mother, twenty-six year old merhawit tesfamariam, delivered a month premature on board a rickety boat off the libyan coast she and the twins were flown by helicopter to palermo's cervello hospital after a long and treacherous journey from her native eritrea, across the sahara desert to libya, when all seemed lost. she was very lucky, says doctor antonio perino. it was a premature delivery of twins in a crowded boat in the mediterranean. any complication could have been grave, with the risk of death for both the mother and the twins. merhawit explains that she and her husband left eritrea to sudan to escape open-ended mandatory military

another devastating shipwreck in the mediterranean.

there's a new health reason to give the mediterranean diet a try. a study says it could be a major help for people with heart history of cardiovascular disease who stuck with the diet had a 37 percent lower risk of death than those who didn't. fish, fruit, vegetables, and olive oil are key foods in the mediterranean diet. >> when you look at pictures of that scene, nobody should have gotten out of that alive. ed: only on 5, an incredible story of survival. for the first time we're hearing from the passenger who somehow survived this helicopter crash. maria: john atwater is here, you talked to her tonight? >> it is amazing. she is praising the pilot because the in traing sabbed their lives. >> we would have hit hard land so he man abled to somehow get that helicopter into a march. >> that is impress of muff. were only flying at 300 feet in the air and that is less than half the height of the hancock tower and if you think about that far second, you really only had few moments to maneuver that helicopter to that crash landing. she was take photos take

mediterranean diet might help your health. people with history of heart disease that stuck to the diet lowered risk of death by 37%. the mediterranean diet is heavy on olive oil, fish, fruit and veggies. it avoids red meet and sugar. darn. earlier studies have found the diet lowers risk of heart attack and stroke. i see red wine on table there. work that into the mediterranean things looking a little bet better around morrissey boulevard. north of the pike just a little red left on our map, lingering on route 1 southbound and head into the chelsea area and tobin bridge. on the expressway few brake lights lighting up heading past the gas tank. live drive time 16 minutes on route 1 from 128 to the tobin. 29 minutes on 93 south, 24 minutes on 128 southbound. we are back in the green zone as head from route 1 in peabody to tracking some incoming showers and then what may happen over the weekend. >> i've also in the green zone of rain. not the kind of green you want to see and actually we really need it with drought monitor being s

in the mediterranean about 1,800 cugrant were rescued just today amid a new exodus from north africa. holly williams reports thousands are attempting the journey to europe despite the dangers, which were tragically illustrated one year ago by the plight of a three-year-old. >> reporter: the image of the lifeless toddler who looked almost as if he was sleeping woke up the world to the refugee crisis in the mediterranean sea. alan kurdi and his family fled e r-torn syria and tried to make oue crossing to europe as hundreds of thousands had before them. in an inflatable raft crammed full of desperate people, hoping for a new life. and they're still coming. this week alone, around 10,000 migrants have been rescued off the coast of libya, many escaping war and poverty in africa. more than 3,000 people are feared drowned so far this year, but these five-day-old twins n de it to safety. the route that alan kurdi tried to take from turkey to greece ms slowed to a trickle after europe made a deal with turkey to return migrants. but that hasn't solved much. 60,000 people are now stranded in gre

to rest, the new, streamlined application for studentst financial aid, migrants saved from the mediterranean, only to be forced into prostitution,c and much more. >> sreenivasan: thousands gathered in jerusalem today, as israel laid to rest one of its founding fathers. shimon peres, the 93-year-old former president and prime minister, died on wednesday. william brangham has our report on the funeral. >> reporter: the funeral service for shimon peres drew delegations from 75 countries, and even temporarily united adversaries.ve palestinian president mahmoud abbas shook hands with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his wife. ♪ the casket was carried in, a military rabbi sang traditional prayers, and netanyahu spoke in praise of his long-time political rival: >> ( translated ): he brought arguments from the left, i brought arguments from the right. eventually, like two tired boxers, we stopped arguing. i saw in his eyes and i think he saw in mine, that the determination emanates from deep self-persuasion and devotion to the cause of securing the country's future. >> reporter: netanya

it was a premature delivery of twins in a crowded boat in the mediterranean.ld have been grave with the risk of death for both the mother and the twins. >> reporter: he -- she explains that they escaped to get away from mandatory service. she had already served three years. short of money, her husband stayed in sudan, and she paid human traffickers thousands of dollars to take her to libya. there she stayed for five months in tripoli sleeping on the dirty floor in a warehouse. pregnant, she never saw a doctor the whole time she was there. traffickers loaded her and thousands of others on dozens of boats along the libyan coast last week. on the second day at sea, she went into labor. other women helped with the delivery. what followed, she recounts, was hours of anguish and pain, without food or water. she was terrified the babies wouldn't survive. now the ordeal is over. she and the twins are safe and sound. she hopes to eventually be reunited with her husband to settle in britain or possibly the united states where she has relatives. her life fraught with so

in the mediterranean. 100 migrants were rescued just today amid an exodus from north africa. holly williams reports thousands attempting the journey to europe despite dangers which were tragically illustrated one year ago by the plight of a 3-year-old. >> reporter: the image of the lifeless toddler who looked almost as if he was sleeping, woke up the world to the refugee crisis in the mediterranean sea. the family fled war torn syria. tried to make the crossing to europe as hundreds of thousands had before them. in inflatable raft, crammed full of desperate people hoping for a new life. and they're still coming. this week alone, around 10,000 migrants have been rescued off the coast of libya. many escaping war and poverty in africa. more than 3,000 people are feared drowned, so far this year. but these five day old twins made it to safety. the route that they tried to take from turkey to greece slowed to a trickle after europe made a deem with turkey to return migrants. but that hasn't solved much. 60,000 people are now stranded in greece. 27,000 of them children. while over

. >>> more than 2,000 migrants have been rescued in the mediterranean this weekend.n coast guard said they were in 18 different operations. shane, ireland and from four non-governmental organizations took part. they pulled migrants off of a dozen of inflatable vessels to get to a boat. over 3,000 migrants have died in the mediterranean alone. >>> in australia a 22-year-old man has been charged with committing a terrorist attack and murder. they stabbed a man in a park in sydney on saturday. the suspect was inspired by isis to carry out the attack. >> our terrorism investigation squad and our police have been conducting investigations overnight and that has culminated in the 22-year-old man being charged with committing an act of terror. >> andy: with a very serious charge. we will be alleging before a court that this was an act that was inspired by isis. it was a deliberate act yesterday. it resulted in a person receiving extremely serious injury. >> the victim from that attack is in a hospital presently in critical condition. >>> rebels have freed 13 child soldiers

in the mediterranean. 100 migrants were rescued just africa. holly williams reports thousands attempting the journey to europe despite dangers which were tragically illustrated one year ago by the plight of a 3-year-old. >> reporter: the image of the lifeless toddler who looked almost as if he was sleeping, woke up the world to the refugee crisis in the mediterranean sea. tried to make the crossing to europe as hundreds of thousands had before them. in inflatable raft, crammed full of desperate people hoping for a new life. and they're still coming. this week alone, around 10,000 migrants have been rescued off the coast of libya. many escaping war and poverty in africa. more than 3,000 people are feared drowned, so far this year. but these five day old twins made it to the route that they tried to take from turkey to greece slowed to a trickle after europe made a deem with turkey to return migrants. but that hasn't solved much. 60,000 people are now stranded in greece. 27,000 of them children. while over 4 million syrian refugees live precariou

the hardest hit areas are in southeast asia, eastern mediterranean and western pacific regions. lung cancer. who knew it was a sport? the wingsuit flying world cup finals entered its second day monday.... with no small dishes of high-flying stunts. the french team ended the day, winning the champion... with a half-second lead. china hosted the event... pilots race head to head, to get through an aerial course with the fastest time. let's check in with marty. hamilton is hitting which lucky city will get the first look at the hit musical.. and when you can see it here in old to try something new.. in honor of an old love. louise spencer lives in minnesota... and she recently decided to become a truck driver. the great grandmother says... her late husband drove 18 wheelers... and now all she wants to do is drive around tons of louise spencer recently got the chance to drive her truck- on a closed course. she even got an official certificate as an honorary truck driver... just six months after beating breast cancer. now she says- she wishes she could take the 35 thousand p truck ho

this vessel is one of several patrolling waters to rescue migrants trying to cross the mediterranean. >> the biggest challenge is it to keep them in the rubber boats because they are more safe in the rubber boats than if they jump into the water because most of them cannot swim at all and many of them have maybe never seen the water or the sea before. more than 1,000 migrants who tried to cross the mediterranean and libya. >>> hundreds of thousands of pilgrams starting to arrive in saudi rain ya for the weekend. this is viewed as -- saudi >>> pope francis sunday canonized mother teresa who died in 1997. we have the report on the nunn known as the saint of the gutter -- nun known as the saint of the gutters. >> reporter: the elevation to mother teresa's sainthood -- the celebration to mother teresa's sainthood started sunday morning and are not over yet. they are celebrating and marking the first time the saint teresa calcutta is celebrated as the new day on the catholic calendar that will be celebrated every 5th of september from now on. yesterday st. peter's square and the surroundin

>>> jay-z and bey with a stroll to made the mediterranean sizzle with moments like this. they're not the only celebs who took a roman holiday summer. cr chri krichrir italy is where the couple tied the knot and took time to relax and what else? a glass of vino. >>> not every celeb needs to jet off to italy to enjoy their summer vacation. we'll show you a group of stars who enjoyed partying right here in the good old usa. ? it's a party in the usa ? >> miley cyrus knows something about living it up big time. on-again liam hemsworth enjoyed their singing in the car to date nights at the malibu hot spot. these seem perfectly happy hanging out with pups at home or in miley's case, feeding her pet pig in a bikini. ? this is all so crazy ? >> oklahoma ranch. >> we're here at the snapchat ranch. >> documented the day off on snapchat that included laundry and good old home cooking from her man. >> what you got? >> dancers may also enjoy the great outdoors and the mom of three got in on the action riding an atv with 2-year-old apollo. >> the day ended with a sunset fire and blake

hundreds are still missing in the waters of the mediterranean. 169 survivors have been rescued after the fishing vessel capsizedem to europe wednesday. the boat sank, a mere 12 lefteters after it

an expression of friendship that will strengthen the ties between america and her friend on the mediterraneanbefore the month is over, the president's interests will largely be domestic ones, as the american people show concern about an ever-expanding economy. however, for the moment, the public interest was focused on a young man from waukegan, illinois. on the 6th of august, pat nugent would become the president's son-in-law in one of the most publicized weddings of the century. in the chronicles of white house history, it was the first time a president attended a professional football game. ♪ today was a perfect one for a wedding. through the electronic eyes of the camera, millions of americans witnessed the wedding of lucy baines johnson. the shrine of the immaculate conception provided the setting for the mass. for lucy, now ms. patrick nugent, the whirlwind summer international spotlight is over. she will quietly head back to school and assume a new role as a campus housewife while pat finishes his education. and the father of the bride will also slip quietly back into his role as presi

new development into the egyptair flight that crashed into the mediterranean in may. this morning french investigators say they found traces of tnt on debris from the wreck. right now they are not clear on where it may have come from but believe the crash may have been an inside job. 804 crashed into the med trainan sea before reaching board. >>> federal officials are investigating what caused a plane to crash in arizona with four in arizona. the pilot was burned. everyone else bailed. everyone in the house is ok but as you can see the whole area is a total loss. >>> it was a busy weekend for lifeguards at new smyrna beach. >> three people were bitten by sharks on the same day. officials say they were all bitten yesterday but the attacks happened at different times during the day. all of the victim were in the water in the same the jetty of new smyrna beach. many saying they saw more than one shark there. >> a lot of sharks. bait pods. a lot of -- i saw one earlier and then saw two at the inlet. i saw three today. >> a lot of bait fish today. >> did you see sharks? >>

up next, the birth on board a rescue ship in the mediterranean sea. ♪ ♪keep on the sunny side ♪always of life♪ grocery shoppers of america! take your o organics baby carrots. take your eggs. even your o organics chips. and join the organic movement. organic food is no longer just for the privileged few. now everyone can afford to go organic. o organics, exclusively at safeway. ♪keep on the sunny side ♪always on the sunny side ♪keep on the sunny side of life♪ >>> welcome back. 5:54 on mornings on 2. the birth of a baby on a ship full of refugees in mediterranean was a bright spot in a dangerous journey. the baby was born the day after his nigeria parents and two others were rescued from a rubber raft off the coast of libya. they named him newman because they say he is a new man in a new world. >> i want to say to small newman welcome to this interesting and crazy world. >> the baby was delivered with the help of a doctors without borders mid-wife who was on the ship. nigerias are part of the current crisis coming into european countries. >>> a really rough landing for a plane in indone

-- in places like the mediterranean, then this is going to shrink american commerce pretty dramatically during the 1780s and contributes to this lingering depression of the 1780s which is essential backdrop to the decision that the political leadership makes that they have to have a stronger union than had been provided by first constitution, the articles of confederation. now, mary, did you have a question? >> [inaudible] >> oh, the microphone. excuse me. >> so this is a question mostly about the sources you encountered throughout your research. you talked about the enslaved perps of the american revolution and how it was often underacknowledged or not acknowledged at all about their contributions. so what exactly did you come across that illustrated their role in the revolution? how were you able to kind of discuss that in your book? ..

in the mediterranean. 100 migrants were rescued just today amid an exodus from north africa. holly williams reports thousands attempting the journey to europe despite dangers which were tragically illustrated one year ago by the plight of a 3-year-old. >> reporter: the image of the lifeless toddler who looked almost as if he was sleeping, woke up the world to the refugee crisis in the mediterranean sea. the family fled war torn syria. tried to make the crossing to europe as hundreds of thousands had before them. in inflatable raft, crammed full of desperate people hoping for a new life. and they're still coming. the coast of libya. many escaping war and poverty in africa. more than 3,000 people are feared drowned, so far this year. but these five day old twins made it to safety. the route that they tried to take from turkey to greece slowed to a trickle after europe made a deem with turkey to return migrants. but that hasn't solved much. 60,000 people are now stranded 27,000 of them children. while over 4 million syrian refugees live precarious lives in the middle east. many

the international space station took this photo on sunday about 250 miles above the mediterranean sea. lightning can be seen flashing brightly inside the clouds. the crisp weather is a sure sign of fall. autumn officially begins today. and after another hot summer, we can't wait! this summer, las vegas experienced 83 days of triple digit heat. experts say, due to drought conditions, fall could be relatively short this year. meaning the leaves on trees could wilt and they reach their peak coloring. the autumnal equinox, which marks the astronomical start of fall, is set for 7:21 this morning. fall arrives thursday morning with a strong low is moving over our area. it's bringing strong winds for the next 24 hours. a wind advisory goes into effect at noon today. gusts in the las vegas area could be as high as 40 plus miles per hour, more than 50 mph on mount charleston. those winds stick around until friday morning. in the wake of the trough daytime temperatures will drop to the low 80's, into the upper 50's overnight. by saturday high pressure takes over with temperatures starting to cl

the delicious mediterranean food... prizes, and live entertainment. the festival will be held at saint john the baptist greek orthodox church... on el camino and hacienda. it starts today from 3 to 11... goes on tomorrow from 12 p-m to 11 p-m... and wraps up sunday after a noon to 10 p-m run. the san gennaro feast is also weekend at craig ranch park. the celebration honors saint gennaro... the patron saint of naples in italy... by hosting the biggest italian food and music festival. there will be 70 international food vendors.. arts and crafts, pony rides, and amusement rides for the whole family to enjoy. the feast continues through sunday. oktoberfest 2016 is here and hofbrauhaus las vegas is kicking off the festivities! the fun begins at 7pm tonight with legendary magicians siegfried and roy! the celebration will include celebrity keg tappers, bar games, prizes, and of course, plenty of oktober-fest- bier! this is the 13th year the restaurant has celebrated oktoberfest. 24/7 with les krifaton temperatures start to tick up a few degrees all weekend

things disappear. >> you can go on line and see millions of images of families try to cross the mediterranean that was shot last week or month. but you still get that one image that just explodes beyond that. and the globe starts talking about. i'm just wondering, the positives are recognizable as it focuses attention but i'm wondering if there are any drawbacks. >> once an image goes viral, the photograph loses control. so it doesn't matter what their intention is. back to the vietnam war everybody's seen these pictures. there's a picture of the general shooting a viet cong suspect in the head and he forever regretted that. he said it was actually justified. but the way the world remembers that image is not. and then the photograph of the girl burned by nay palm. and that image is now literary figuratively burned in everyone's memory. and the drawback of that and the positive part is it served an important role about shaping global public opinion. but u the drawback is the vietnamese are forever fixed in the memories of americans and people all over the world as victims. and that is literall