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. >> the stadium and new construction to welcome the world to the middle eastern world cup. it's an opportunity for the world to understand the middle eastern world. >> reporter: turning sleepy out posts into world cup venues, there is uncertainty. fifa has been investigating allegations of corruption. those findings should be released before this world cup in brazil. >> reporter: qatar insists they have nothing to hide and they have cooperated fully with the investigation but it's something they would rather not talk about just now. almost as hot a topic is the qatar weather. temperatures in the traditional world cup months of june and july can be oppressive. this outdoor viewing area is trying cooler technology that lowers temperatures by 10 degrees. >> we work intelligently in terms of design, dining wall heights, flow rates of air, studying crowd movement in and out of the venue that it's an achievable thing and it's really not science fiction by any means. >> reporter: the question is if the event can be moved to a cooler time of year will be announced by fifa in 2015.

middle eastern man salt and pepper hair, 5'3", 170 pounds. now palo alto police are increasing patrols here at this park, wary park, but they're patrolling other areas in case that suspect decides to strike again. in palo alto, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thanks so much, kris. >>> know a developing situation in the middle east as israeli's military says it downed a drone along the southern coastline. the drone came from gaza. so far no confirmation from gaza or hamas this morning. this is reportedly the first time israel has come across a drone since last week when it launched its full blown offensive against hamas targets in gaza. now since tuesday, israel has launched nearly 1500 air strikes, killing 172 palestinians. the israeli military says the strikes are in response to heavy rocket fire from gaza. so far, no israelis have been killed in those attacks, partially because the military's missile defense system is shooting them down. >> here's the difference between us. we're using missile defense to protect our civilians and they'

let's start with the sketch of that suspect who police describe as a middle eastern man between 45, 55 years of age with salt and pepper hair. about 5'3", and 170 pound. police say that woman was sitting on a park bench here at wary park in a neighborhood not far from the stanford campus when that man approached her. he told police she asked if she was married and wanted to be his good friend. then he put his hand down her shirt and the encounter didn't stop there. >> she then told him to stop and pushed him away. once she managed to fully to get up completely, he put his arms around her and hugged her. and began kissing her neck. >> reporter: police say the woman was able to get away and tried to call 911 immediately, but could not get a signal on her cell phone. at least one other woman who lives in this neighborhood tells us she may change her carrier because of that. once again, here's a look at the suspect, middle eastern man between 45, 55 years of age with salt and pepper hair about 5'3", 170 pounds. if you want to see the sketch again, go to nbcbayarea.com. palo alto police are

my ethnicity it persian, my culture is middle eastern, everything about me sends off all the warningexperience of an iranian-american single man trying to get through the airport in the 21st century is a reminder to everyone that despite the way globalization has brought us closer and has diminished the boundaries that separate us as nations, as ethnicities, as people, as cultures, despite all of that, all you got to do is spend a few minutes trying to get through this airport to know that those divisions, those things that separate us are still very much apparent. >> reza aslan will take your phone calls on the war on terror and the instability in the middle east, live for three hours, sunday at noon eastern on book tv's weekend of nonfiction books and authors starting this friday on c-span 2. book tv, television for serious readers. >>> now you can keep in touch with current events from the nation's capital using any phone any time with c-span radio on audio now. call 202-626-8888 to hear forums, listen to a recap of the day's events at 5:00 events at p.m. eastern on washington tod

then there was a specific release to dimension. -- middle eastern dimension. he notion in the middle east was that what we need to do is create an economical -- ecumenical alliance with the muslims. that is what we are doing in the middle east. hocking, the professor had this idea of the global culture being infused with religious values, he said that missionaries have to go out and stop behaving like preachers and start behaving like ambassadors of the west. what happened in the middle east is that they actually did become ambassadors of the united states. they just transposed the hocking/rockefeller/dulles view of what missionaries should do and transposed onto the united states. hocking believed that the great enemy of christians on the global scene was secularism, and god was -- and godless communism. saying that the goal of the united states is to put together a global alliance against communism and try to make alliances with states. in the 1950's, what this led to, if this is the picture they have in their heads, the weberian picture, they had to prioriti

with the vice president of middle eastern and south eastern affairs at sr tratfor.rime minister nouri al-maliki won the most seats in the april parliament reelections. what is the consensus if he is chosen to form a new government? can you direct continue under his leadership? >> we are at a point where al-maliki, even among his allies , has become a liability. the kurds do not want to see him continue in office. the sunnis definitely want him out. what we have published at strat for this morning was this new development of a potential displacement for malik he. there is a lot of bargaining going on amongst the shiites and between the kurds and sunnis, to reach a consensus. >> let's take a look at that situation in gaza. egypt has put forward an unconditional cease-fire proposal. that opera has the backing of israel and the united states. wantsmas says it guarantees on lifting border blockades first. is there anyway around this impasse? on how theepends military situation plays itself out. we are not really sure whether israel is interested in an immediate cease-fir

my culture is middle eastern. cents off about me all the warning signals for israel. they experience him in rainy and american single man trying to get through the airport. it is a reminder to everyone has despite the way it wrought us closer and diminish the boundaries that separate us as nations and ethnicities and people and cultures, despite all of that, all you have to do is spend a few minutes trying to get through the airport to ,emember that those divisions the things that separate us every much alive. your phonel take calls, e-mails and tweets on islamist fundamentalism, the war on terror, and instability in the middle east. it is a three-day holiday weekend. television for serious readers. >> soldiers have been away from their homes for three to four years. our farm is falling to pieces. they're taking supplies from us. when are you going to come home. there's a large problem with desertion at the time. their heart stings are being pulled by families really needing them back home. it is a fairly strict set of orders. be shot.s would several occurrences of th

the suspect is a middle eastern man between 45 and 55 years old. 5'3", 170 pounds with short, salt and pepper hair. on the run for six years, but now in custody, he is wanted on suspicion of child molestation charges in the midwest. detectives were checking vehicle registration papers when he realized they gave him a fake name and birth date. he was wanted on 2008 warrant from green bay, wis. he is now awaiting extradition to wisconsin. >>> yesterday protesters in the north bay blocked part of a busy bay roadway freeway. the group marched on highway 101 near the 3rd street exit in santa rosa where they were met by police in riot gear. pd briefly closed down the onramp until the protesters headed back to where the earlier protests had begun. the deputy shot lopez because he believed the pellet gun the boy was carrying was an ak-47. he is suing sonoma county and the deputy. >>> a wildfire that threatened homes last night in contra costa county is now fully contained. this happened after a car struck o utility pole. about half a dozen homes were evacuated. 80 acres burned in the fire. fir

plee describe the suspect as a middle eastern men between 45 and to 85 years old about 53 and about 700 to 780 lbs.. san francisco officers are looking for a foreign woman suffering from alzheimer's disease. she does not speak english or have a cellphone. she was last spotted in this ithe city. at least three people are dead and five others hurt in a shooting and call all talk. officers say that in and started with a tube between the tenant and landlord. the landlord is one among the dead. the suspect weapon is believed to be of white gold no other officers were hurt. a source tells cnn the sergeant bogart could return to active duty as soon as today. this is a smart x level. you don't need any intention its plot and plan. taken place in a light in- house. it's going great cool weather this afternoon. and have clear skies out there. higher humidity in store for us this afternoon. tomorrow partly cloudy but not as warm. tempters very comfortable '70s and the bay '80s inland. here's a look air satellite picture . hot today will see tempters in a trip to triple digits for unmanned location

they are fighting with virgin and middle eastern carriers. now there is overcapacity.out a rising cost moment. they could be on the cusp of a big cash return. it is 25 minutes and here is tom keene. >> we have got a lot going on. rachelle meyer will join us. we will talk about the jobs report from last thursday. we will talk about her expertise on the american housing market. we will talk about the united kingdom housing bubble that some . dean maki will join us from barclays. he will talk about his relative optimism. it is interesting to see the back-and-forth between lower gdp and the bang up job report. . big deal is uber they are really heating up. they announced a price cut to compete directly with yellow cabs of new york city. that is front and center this morning in new york. >> that is very interesting. it is cheaper in london. uber in new york they have surged pricing. have football fever. who are you rooting for today? >> i have brazil in my bracket. i am doing almost as well as stephanie ruhle. stephanie is rocking the house. up she has way too much expertis

my ethnicity is persian, my culture is middle eastern. everything about me is, sends off all the warning signals for israel. so the experience of inner rainy and american -- iranian-american single man trying to get through the airport in the 20th century is a reminder for everyone that despite the fact globalization has brought us closer and diminish the boundary that separates us as people and cultures, despite all of that, all you have got to do is spend a few minutes trying to get through ben-gurion airport to remember that those divisions, those things that separate us are still very much alive. >> best-selling author and professor reza aslan will take your phone calls e-mails, and tweets on the war on terror, fundamentalism, and instability in the middle east live for three hours sunday at noon eastern on "book tv's indepth." book tv, television for serious readers. next, a look at the relationship between islam and the west. the featured speaker is an egyptian american human rights activist nonie darwish. she spoke to the conservat

he is described as middle eastern between 45 and 55, standing 5' 3" and weighing 170 to 180.bed as having a pot presidentially and unshaven and short salt and pepper hair. the victim was on the bench at 11 o'clock friday morning and the man started a conversation and aggressively toughed her. he tried to kiss her. she shoved him off before running away. this is at an intersection and the man ran away. the victim last saw the suspect walking south out of the park and we have posted a link to the suspect sketch and the incident report on our website and anyone withness is asked to call the palo alto police. we will talk with residents to see if they have seen or heard anything. police are asking people to go to our website and look at the sketch if you have any idea who this guy is, contact the palo alto police. >>> the next you get a skin rash turn to your ipad for a culprit. doctors say the popular tablet has a metal that causes allergies that is found in laptops and cell phones. there is an article about a boy who developed a body rash from ipad use. he got better after putt

it's the only middle eastern country that gives women full rights.t's the only one which outlaws honor killings of women. it's build six universities, 20 community colleges and 166 clinics for palestinians just between 1979 and 2006. israel accommodates 15 different religions. let me ask this -- how many christians, hindus are buddhists are free to worship in these countries. the barrage of rockets fired into israel is just the pregame for the real target -- the united states. if we pussyfoot around now, we will rue the day when the terrorists are tender loose on the united states, and we wonder why we never bothered to control or borders or our brains, a president with leadership -- the capital of israel, where it will be safer. we would urge an escalation of building jewish neighborhoods in judia and is a maria, so those families would live in a neighborhood less likely to be targeted. we would announce there wouldn't by another dime of u.s. taxpayer money going to the palestinian authority until they publicly renounce and separate from hamas, and

israeli defense forces have launched a ground invasion as the death toll rises the latest on the middle eastern crisis coming up. it's friday july eighteenth four pm in washington.

the suspect is described as a middle eastern man between 45 and 55 years old. >>> coming up, it's not even a year old and the new span of the bay bridge, they already need some repairs. how much it is going to cost to fix it and how long work is expected to last. >>> and where she an interview with the friend of the georgia man who died of a drug overdose while with the alleged bay area prostitute. >>> and police, they are revealing the results of the car crash investigation involving the mayor. was she on her phone at time of the accident? details are next. >>> lots of heavy fog by the bay made for mild temperatures. just in the mid to upper 50s as we would warm up into the 80s. everybody is warmer for tomorrow. i'll have your sunday forecast tomorrow. i'll have your sunday forecast coming up. no rush, andy. tomorrow. i'll have your sunday forecast coming up. come on. with the chase mobile app you can get a lot done in a little amount of time from transferring funds wait a minute. you've got to be kidding. did you guys see that? that ball was out. to paying your coach for adding five

my culture is middle eastern. everything about me sends off all the warnings signals for israel, and so the experience of an iranian-american single man trying to get through ben-gurion airport in the 21st century is a reminder to everyone that despite the way that globalization has brought us closer, and has diminished the boundaries that separate us as nations, as ethnicities, as people, as cultures, despite all of that, all you have to do is spend a few minutes trying to get through ben-gurion airport, that those divisions that separate us are very much alive. >>> rezaaslan will take your e-mails and tweets and phone calls, on the current instability in the middle east. live on three hours sunday at noon eastern on book tv's in depth part of a holiday weekend of nonfix books and authors. book tv, television for serious readers. >>> remind your church in this biis crennel tenial years, when we are the first generation who have experienced attacks on the continental united states, we are the first generation of a

would an international organization be able to advise israel whether they could fly over every middle eastern country? it's not possible. in this case, the malaysian authorities should be questioning their decision making here. >> talk to me about the black boxes at this point. ukrainian separatists, the rebels are claiming they have them in their possession. what evidence might be on them? at this point is it the absence of data that could be revealed or the absence of discussion that you are in any kind of danger? >> well, we are talking the flight data recorder. it records the various instruments and controls on the aircraft and the cockpit voice recorder that records the soupds and conversations on the flight deck and between traffic control. what the voice recorder would presumably record a sound that would be the sound of say, an explosion or missile going off and also what was said on the flight deck at the moments leading up to it. in a way, it would rule out technical problems that may have caused this. we are assuming it was shot down, it probably was. i think that's what most analy

and what the middle eastern history and middle eastern... what it tells you is their next option is violence. >> narrator: with the de-ba'athification order, bremer made a decisive statement. in doing so, he gave the cpa staff, the military and the iraqis the first indication of who he was. >> tough, could get things done. anybody who was henry kissinger's right-hand man had to have a certain amount of steel in his personality. >> narrator: and then seven days later, another decisive and controversial announcement. cpa order number two: the decision to dissolve the iraqi military. >> i think the decision not to recall saddam's army, from a political point of view, is the single most important correct decision that we made in the 14 months we were there. >> narrator: it was a decision that had been quietly authorized by the civilian leadership at the pentagon. but just nine days before the war began, the president had agreed to keep the iraqi army. >> the briefing recommended that the regular iraqi army be maintained as an institution because we believe that it would be dangerous to put 300,0

viable movement in any middle eastern country with a realistic chance of creating a non-theocratic democracy? >> there are movements but they are such a minority that they get swallowed by islamists eventually. 2011, it was started by students. but the students were in the thousands. egypt is 80 million. the minute it happened and succeeded, they got the vote. the same thing in gaza. they vote and thomas because of the majority of people, that is all they know. all they know is islam. you're living in a system that forbids anybody from even looking at the bible. , youu go to saudi arabia get -- we will confiscate it. there living as muslims in muslim world unable to know if there is any god other than a lallah. vote, they say, i will vote for the religion of aallah. islam thrives with ignorance. >> [indiscernible] >> they don't treat it. when i was a muslim, i never really cared to read the thee koran. like they were victims. but now i look back. my god, it is not the truth. arabs don't want peace. they don't want peace and that is the truth. the reason is because they don't treat it. they d

he's described as a middle eastern man between 45 and 55. he's about 5'3" tall, 170 pounds and with short salt and pepper hair. the victim was sitting on a park bench when the man walked up to her and started talking to her and then he tried to grab her, kiss her, and pin her down. she was able to get away and call the police. >>> the santa clara county sheriff's office says someone posing a deputy is scamming people out of money. a woman got a call from a man saying that she would be arrested for not responding to a grand jury summons unless she paid at least $700. he even gave her what he claimed was a badge number and warrant number. she was skeptical so she and her husband called the sheriff's department. >> she did say that 11 people have showed up at the sheriff's department who had received that same phone call. >> there have been several different scams during the year involving people claiming to be deputies, though they did not elaborate on the same call that rosemary received. >>> six california lawmakers are now on their way to c

. >> reporter: the suspect is scribble as a middle eastern man between 45 and 55. he is about 5'3", 170 pounds with short salt and pepper hair. the palo alto police are now beefing up patrols at this park and others in the city because of the attack. police say there were several other people here at the park when this attack happened. so now they are hoping that they can reex out to those witnesses and get more information. palo alto police are also reaching out to other cities in the bay area to see if they may have experienced similar attacks recently. reporting live in palo alto, nbc bay area news. >> thank you so much. on the run for six years but now in custody. fremont police announce they have arrested william torres. he is wanted on suspicion of molestation charges. they figured out that he gave them a fake name and birthday. records say he's been wanted on a 2008 warrant from greenl bay, wisconsin. police say he has been hiding out in fremont the entire time. he is now awaiting extradition to wisconsin. >>> an update on the story in the middle east. the i

i'm just saying -- she's never gonna get a job, and how do we know the right middle-eastern businessman wouldn't treat her great? i left my shopping list inside.

should we be concerned that lebanon is now the stable middle eastern country? [laughter] >> it's very bad. [laughter] >> stephen: all right. that's good enough. okay. so what do we do? can we just ignore it? do we have to pay attention to it? because the american people didn't really pay attention to iraq when we still had troops there. why should we pay attention now? >> i think one of the best reasons to pay attention is that these areas in northern iraq now that isis is controlling, i think it's not unreasonable to draw an nail joy between what isis wants do there and what the taliban did in afghanistan prior to 2001. so in as much as it's a big threat to countries around the world to have a group like isis controlling large territory and marshaling a lot of resources, it's a threat to everybody. >> what about the oil? [laughter] is the oil okay? [laughter] are they being cruel to the oil up there? >> i can assure you that the oil is actually safe right now. most of iraq's proil duction is in the south, which is shia majority. and isis is a radical sunni gro

. >> reporter: police say the victim described the suspect as a middle eastern man between 45 and 55 years old. he's about 5'3", 170 bounds, short salt and pepper hair. he was last seen wearing a plaid button-down dress shirt. we talked to one woman who said that she is so concerned about this attack that she now plans to switch her cell phone provider because she's worried about the next time she might be in this park, what would happen if she needs to use her cell phone. and can't reach emergency services. reporting live in palo alto, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> marianne, thanks very much. >>> he's been on the run for the last six years but this evening he's in a bay area jail. an east bay man wanted on suspicion of child molestation in the midwest. fremont officers announcing today they found william torres last week after checking the status of his registration papers. he gave them a fake name and fake birth date. the check turned up a 2008 warrant from green bay, wisconsin. according to investigators, he's been hiding out in fremont this entire time. now he's awaiting

the suspect is described as a middle eastern man between 45 and 55-years-old. >> pam: a vallejo man isn custody tonight on suspicion of murdering a neighbor's friend. police say 45 year old michael david wilson fatally shot a woman who went to visit her friend at an apartment on butte street last night. >> pam: 57 year old lillie mae christiansen had just knocked on the door. her friend says seconds after he opened it. he saw wilson and shots rang out. >> pam: the victim's son. now stunned with grief. had just talked with his mother minutes earlier. >>she said that she would be right back, that she loved me. i said i loved her too and i was going to walk with her and she said no that she would take the walk. she takes the walk all the time. she came down and she didn't come back." >> pam: this latest incident is vallejo's seventh homicide this year. >> pam: investigating after they say an officer shot an armed man last night. police say a man was walking on the 100- and 200- blocks of mark street. in the street, holding a gun and glaring angrily into passing vehcles. >> pam: once polic

. >> police describe him as a middle eastern man between 45 and 55 standing 5' 3 yep --" tall weighing 170 to 180 with a pot belly and slightly unshaven. police are not the only ones keeping an eye out. the neighbors are looking for anyone looking out of place. >> this is the sort of thing we will keep an eye out for. >> we have posted a link to the suspect's sketch and his full description. anyone with information is asked to contact the palo alto police department. >> google is, expanding their presence in san francisco. the giant has purchased an eight-story building on the embarcadero two blocks away from the offices at hill plaza and will lease 250,000 square' at the tower at one market plaza. there is no word on how much they are paying for the second space, the second largest technical employer in san francisco. >> still ahead, violence in argentina at the country's soccer team loses the world cup. the latest on efforts to stop the out-of-control crowds. >> stronger than fear, stronger than violence. >> a young teen who inspires so many gets involved in a new campaign with a mes

talk now to a former united nations spokesman, professor of political science at the center for middle eastern studies at jersey.ersity of he joins us now from ramallah. can i first of all get your reaction to what has happened in the last 15, 20 minutes? the first cease-fire proposal was not acceptable to all political parties. it has been a quiet gaza for a quite israel, and that is not accessible to all parties now. egypt is moving forward to talk about the end of the blockade and the end of the siege. strictns have been under siege for the last seven years. hamas and the other groups cannot continue like that. , whentwo or three years they had some differences, they folded at the expense of the palestinians, and they're in competition now among the israeli political elite to go to gaza and to shed more blood on the palestinian side. >> with israel beginning a ground offensive, does it mean that the negotiations involving egypt is completely dead in the water? >> if there is a ground offensive, i think there are some groups in the middle east here in the region who are -- interested in seei

. >> reporter: police say the victim described the suspect as a middle eastern man between 45 and 55 years old. he was 5'3", weighed about 170 pounds and was short and had salt and pepper hair. he was seen wearing a blue plaid button-down dress shirt. this is a small neighborhood park sandwicheded in between several homes. we talked to several homes who say they have also had issues getting cell service and now are more concerned than ever. reporting live in palo alto, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> thanks very much. >>> he's been on the run for the last six years, but this evening, he's in a bay area jail. an east bay man wanted on suspicion of child molestation in the midwest. fremont officers announced they found williams torres last week after checking the status of his vehicle registration papers. he gave them a fake name and birth date. it showed a 2008 warrant from green bay, wisconsin. he faces a felony charge of continued sexual abuse of a child. he's been hiding out in fremont all this time for six years now. and now he's awaiting extradition to wisconsin. >>> suppor

. >> the man is described as middle eastern, 45 to 55 years old, 5'3", about 170 pounds with a potbelly. anyone recognizes the suspect in the sketch is asked to call palo alto police. >>> an event to show off potentially life saving rescue equipment is wrapping up at moffat field. it's all part of an effort to share specialty equipment during an emergency. >> as one head of emergency services put it, it's all about sharing a business card now as opposed to during a disaster. the california air and national guard, 129th rescue wing, hosts the joint forces capabilities event here at moffat field. essentially two dozen agencies from all over the bay area bring their equipment for an informal show and tell session. it's an opportunity for smaller agencies to see equipment they may need to borrow. you might be saying some of this equipment seems excessive but one head of emergency management says knowing what his neighbor agencies own means he won't purchase duplicate equipment. so the event helps him make informed purchase decisions. >> an open forum, a discussion for these agencies to be a

described as middle eastern. about 5'3", 170 pounds with short salt and pepper hair. the victim was sitting on a park bench when a man started to talking to her. she was able to get away to call police. >>> san francisco police looking for a man with a knife. he's been on the run. someone stabbed a woman yesterday moerng at the bart plazon 24th and mission. the woman was stabbed at least once in the lower body, she was taken to the hospital. it's unclear how badly she was hurt. >>> today we could hear what a 911 dispatcher today o an alleged murder. john smith of pasadena killed three people inside a home on saturday. then came outside and fired at police. he surrendered after a tense 20 minute phone call with 911 dispatcher who got help from a crisis negotiator. police plan to release a recording of the conversation later today. >>> investigators say a wild fire in shasta county that burned down eight homes. police arrested 37-year-old freddie alexander smoke iii over the weekend. cal fire says smoke was delivering material when the exhaust set dry grass on fire. so

everywhere de de blas there is a sense of this is the rebellion against him by the tragedies do the middle eastern country member of the united nation used chemical weapons against his own people something i believe the you know the. world cannot mr barak you were defense minister of your country at the time if your were faced with the same problem what would you do. so you can criticize mr assad. so. government can be you know. it. could be removed if you can take. people be honest on the assad government he also made political changes arguably too late in anything can i switch gears and shift to iran because for a number of years for a number of decades in the iranian theocracy was considered to be the main threat to israel it was also considered to be the crude this form of governance and you know in russia we have the saying that the true nature of everything is learned in comparison so when we look at the region now the kind of forces. and other terror groups that are vying for political power. in a cell would suggest that they make the iranian government slow clive not passive his probably b

to go to other countries where it isn't so transparent for example iran's or many of the other middle eastern countries they're having increasing difficulties mainly because of the result of political instability it would be great if there was another. magic source of energy that had no consequences on the environment there is no such thing so as long as we're going to be using oil as part of the energy mix in the world they all sands in alberta are an important piece of that and we're determined to work hard to ensure that our environmental standards are amongst the very best in the world. the image of a responsible and ecological canada has been dented. on december twelfth two thousand and eleven the country shut the door on the kyoto protocol reducing greenhouse gases is impossible with the oil sands boom. andrew nikifor of has done the math the country ran the risk of getting a fourteen billion dollar fine for exceeding its quotas many members of the canadian government do not believe climate change is a threat the prime minister of canada is a climate change skeptic so the canadian gover

israeli defense forces have launched a ground invasion as the death toll rises the latest on the middle eastern crisis coming up. it's friday july eighteenth four pm in washington d.c. david in you're watching r.t. america. we're in today with the malaysia airlines passenger plane that was shot down over eastern ukraine both the ukrainian government and antiques you have separatists fighting in the region deny any responsibility for downing the plane and earlier tally two hundred ninety five dead was raised to include three infants and the official list of passengers released by malaysia airlines so now the death toll sits at two ninety eight as far as the passengers on the plane one hundred eighty nine people were from the netherlands forty four were from malaysia twenty seven from australia twelve that from indonesia and the rest were citizens of the u.k. germany belgium the philippines canada and new zealand it was at least one american on board a man by the name of quinn bukas shan's men a dual u.s. dutch citizen investigation into the grass is just beginning a thirty member delegation most

- after 9/11 happened, a lot of americans, remember, were saying, where are the voices of the middle eastern people to speak against jihad and to stand up to this terrorism? you know, and i was one of the first people who started speaking. so i started speaking and gradually i felt i'm being silenced, i'm being shut up, and at the end now, they call me controversial, they call me islamaphobe and racist. here i am, i'm being invited, on college campuses to speak and i used to speak every semester six, seven times and especially during the time when there is israel apartheid week. every year there's an attack on israel on campuses and it's an anti-semitic week, really. and the jewish kids are intimidated. if there was no israel apartheid week, i don't care to go but there has to be some balance so they invite me to speak and they are desperate to hear my message and my message is very reasonable, by the way. i'm not attacking people, like i said, i'm attacking the ideology so now, no you can't come. so anti-israel groups have all the right to speak on college campuses, nobody's bothering them

the latest round of middle eastern violence triggered by the kidnapping and murder of those three jewish teenagers escalated again today. tonight israel said its iron dome system intercepted three rockets fired over tel aviv and three others near jerusalem. earlier today israeli bombs destroyed a mosque on the gaza strip. israel said weapons were being stored there. at least 135 palestinians have died during the recent fighting. for the latest we are joined once again tonight from jerusalem via skype by josef federman. >>> what israel says is the area was used to store rockets and other weapons. this has been a challenge, i think for israel from day one. it says that a lot of the weapons it's tacking are hit not guilty civilian areas like mosques, schools, res terrible areas, and it says it is taking precautions to avoid damage to these buildings and to civilians, but it is still sometimes these attacks take place. >> what about the pace of rocket fire from gaza? >> the situation in the south was a little more calm in southern israel, the hardest hit area. that said, there is still dozen