, somalia. >> i went to the -- the first time to mogadishu round about about christmas time. can remember saying good-bye to my children and actually thinking for the first time i could be saying good-bye for the last time. >> reporter: he told abc lama hasan that he went because he wanted to find the wreckage of the black hawk down helicopter. >> so that is the black hawk. >> you do realize you're risking your life by doing something like that? >> yeah, of course. >> reporter: drury embarks on these journeys despite misgivings. >> papa! >> reporter: -- of his wife and children in surrey, england. >> i would prefer him to stop. but i think i'd be changing him completely if i made him stop. >> reporter: he takes his life into his own hands on trips like this one to iraq. >> ahead is isis-held territory. the black recognizable flags. >> reporter: where he saw the front line in the battle against >> someone's been shot on this side of the front line. we're pretty much under attack now. >> even when the gunfire happened i they seemed to be going about their jobs and i was kind of

it's difficult, mogadishu is an extremely violent and dangerous place. vietnam, has become welcoming to travelers and journalists. i i had the opportunity and i felt i needed to take advantage of it. it was, you know, you keep chipping away at it like the thousand mile journey. >> host: did you get to the point in this book, maybe different than the other books, where you hit a wall on the research and that you're in a quagmire, maybe a vietnam-like quagmire? >> i didn't, maybe because i've been writing so long. when i was a newspaper reporter, and starting out. often the stories would take me a day and i would think, gee, i have two or three days to work on this one. and an editor would call and say we need that story now. >> i developed a habit early on as a reporter, sketching out for myself the structure of the story that i was going to write, if i had to write it right now. and that often happenedment if i got more, or learned something more, it would change everything because every time you interview someone new, your understanding of the story is

in somalia say 10 people have been killed in a bomb attack targeting local government offices in mogadishu. islamic militant group auch about says they were behind the attack. european court of human rights has ruled that a russian law banning the promotion of homosexuality is discriminatory and encourages homophobia. it was brought by three russian gay-rights activists. under the law documented in 2013, businesses, schools, and individuals can be fined if they are considered to be promoting homosexual behavior among minors. the u.s. state department says north korea is directly responsible for the death of american student otto warmbier. they want pyongyang to free three other americans held there. otto warmbier died yesterday after returning home last week in a coma. he had been sentenced to 15 years hard labor for allegedly stealing a propaganda poster. president trump spoke about his gaze at the white house today. that should never, ever be allowed to happen. and frankly, if you were brought home sooner, i think the result would have been a lot different. he should have been brought ho

says it hit one of shabaab's training and command bases 185 miles southwest of somalia's capital, mogadishu, and killed eight militants. iran said today its security forces have arrested almost 50 suspects in connection with last week's suicide bombings at its parliament and the mausoleum of ayatollah khomeini, in tehran. this follows yesterday's raid and killing of the alleged mastermind of the twin attacks. 17 people died in the terrorist attacks, the first by isis in iran. qatar is facing food shortages due to the economic embargo by its arab neighbors. iran sent its first planeloads of promised daily shipments of fruits and vegetables today. saudi arabia, egypt, united arab emirates, and bahrain say qatar funds islamic militants. kuwait today offered to mediate the crisis. president trump has also accused qatar, which is home to a major u.s. air base, of being a sponsor of terrorism. qatar says the allegations are based on lies. in france, early returns showed the "republic on the move" centrist party of new president emmanuel macron well ahead in today's first round of parliamentary el

whether you watching in london or mogadishu, e—mail us at...nd the next. finally, on the travel show, we all used to storing and streaming endless amounts of music on our phones. but we look for places in london where the records take centre stage. when i am not on the travel show, i do this on monday to friday. i play songs in talk in between. the music that i play comes from a server. music that i play comes from a server. their attacks are there, but i hardly use. on my way into the radio show, elicited musical my phone. but today, aimed am there to meet some people who believe that music should be appreciated and enjoyed the fashion way. —— there are some deck. —— the old—fashioned way. is the old technology really better than the new? this is —— this is gearbox records. -- this is gearbox records. all this couldn't work. we are producing sounds from analogue and from digital, which are really the best one can do at the moment. so we are mixing the best of ancient and modern to greet sound. mixing the best of ancient and modem to greet soun

at least 11 people have been killed following a suicide car bomb attack in the somali capital, mogadishuunmen are still holding out in the pizza house restaurant. militant islamists from the al—shabab group have claimed responsibility for the assault. police in california say three people have been killed in a shooting at a ups parcels depot in san francisco. the gunman, dressed in company uniform, also died. police say he shot himself when they approach. two other people were wounded. the jury in the trial of bill cosby has asked to hear a repeat of some of the testimony. it's the fifth time they've made a request since they started deliberating three days ago. bill cosby denies sexually assaulting a woman at his home president trump is being investigated for possible obstruction of justice, according to the washington post. if confirmed, the move by special counsel robert mueller would mark a turning point in the fbi investigation into russian interference in last year's presidential election. mr trump's lawyer has called the leak of information outrageous, inexcusable and illegal. liv

he said somali special forces took part in the attack, near sakow, south—west of mogadishu. carry out an air—strike in southern somalia. philippine president, rodrigo duterte, has denied asking for us military support to help end the siege of a southern city held by islamist militants. it comes a day after the us said it was providing technical assistance at the request of the government in manila. philippine troops have struggled to dislodge the rebels who took control of marawi three weeks ago. when questioned by reporters, mr duterte said he'd "never approached america" for help. what are your thoughts on the participation of us troops in marawi? i am not aware of that. i declared martial law. i gave the power to the defence department. stay with us on bbc news. there is plenty to come. feminism on film. we'll take a look at some of the movies set to make their mark at the sydney film festival. the day the british liberated the falklands and by tonight british troops had begun the task of disarming the enemy. in the heart of the west german capital, this was gorbymania at

it happened around 185 miles south and west of mogadishu. jennifer griffin with the news live at the pentagon. jennifer, what more can you tell us about the strike? >> based on conversations i've had with officials here at the pentagon, it seems the air strike took place a bit past 2:00 a.m. and involved a drone. eight militants were killed at the camp. al shabaab was named as an affiliate of al-quaida in 2012. the al shabaab fighters have overrun three bases used by the african union peacekeepers, taking weapons from the bases. in february, somalia elected a new president, that is a u.s. somali citizen interested in pursuing aggressive reforms. jon? >> jon: so how did president trump change the policy on air strikes there? >> this is the first time the u.s. has carried out an air strike against al shabaab since the president granted the new expanded authorities to the military and relaxed targeting rules in march. the military no longer needs to justify a strike using the self- defense rationale under the obama administration. now the u.s.

up to 19 people werere killed in an al shabab attack on a a popular reststaurt in t the capitital mogadishu wednesday. 20 peeople werere also taken hostage in an adjacent restaurant. somali soldiers killed thehe attackers s and retook k controf five the restaurant after several hours. in l london, the death toll froa massive fire at a 24-story apartment building has risen to 17. another 30 people are still hospitalized, 17 of them in critical condition. it took hundrededs of fefefights a full hours to put out t the blazaze, whose cause is still unknown. e guardiareports a nunumber of safety warnings ababout the dangerous living cononditions ad fifire risks in the building wee ignored in the lead up to the blaze. without their consent or knowledge, putting families at risk of default and foreclosure. the changes involved increasing the total amount families would have to pay back to the bank by extending the duration of people's loan payments by decades. the lawsuits come as wells fargo is already facing widespread protests over its funding of the dakota access pipeline, as well as a massive

the first time since pulling out in 1994 after 19 american troops were killed in the battle for mogadishu. in may, enable seal was killed fighting alongside similar forces during an operation against the al qaeda affiliate al shabbab, which nearly down the civilian airliner last year and continued the dhs ban on laptops on some flights coming in the u.s. former u.s. army ranger matt evers mintz's effort in somalia 24 years ago were documented in black hawk down. u.s. forces were forced to withdraw after the first battle which began in october 3rd, 1993. >> for our strategy to change overnight on october 3rd and 4th, that leaves a horrific, horrible, bitter make to my taste in my mouth. it makes the bile in my stomach rise. and you cannot help but reasonably ask why we didn't do it in the first place? >> the pentagon expects to have troops deployed in these trouble spots for decades to come as defense attorney james mathis has warned, we've seen the results of leaving ungoverned areas too soon. bill? >> bill: thank you, jennifer griffin, here in washington. if you miss any of her recording

in somalia, at least 15 people were killed in a suicide car bombing in the capital mogadishu tuesday. police say most of the victims were civilians. the militant group al-shabab has claimed responsibility for the attack. the international organization for migration says as many as refugees are missing and feared 120 drowned after a boat sank off the coast of libya on friday. the majority of the victims were sudanese and nigerian. at least 2000 refugees have died this year while attempting to cross the mediterranean and reach europe. meanwhile, in hungary the trial , has begun of four men charged with killing 71 refugees who were found suffocated in the back of an abandoned, overcrowded truck in 2015. the victims were from syria, iraq, afghanistan, and included at least four children. the men are also charged with human trafficking. the united nations is accusing a militia of committing human rights abuses in the congo, including ethnically motivated attacks against women and children in the central region. this is that you and write chief -- u.n. human rights chief. >> multiple villag

a group frequently that launches attacks in mogadishu and other areas controlled by the federal government>>> lockheed martin making a deal to build the f-16 fighter jets in india. that country looking to spend as much as $12 billion for 110 new war planes. we'll be back with more news right after this. what's the story behind green mountain coffee and fair trade? let's take a flight to colombia. this is boris calvo. boris grows mind-blowing coffee. and because we pay him a fair price, he improves his farm and invest in his community to make even better coffee. all for a smoother tasting cup. green mountain coffee. >>> welcome back. 5:54 on your tuesday morning. that sun starting to come up. we are in microclimate weather alert this morning tracking the heat waving the bay area. a live look outside from dublin. expected to hit 101 today. heat advisory to remain in effect through thursday night. >>> high temperatures are causing issues for highways and sidewalks. look at that. west sacramento, crews responded to three different pavement issues on parkway 50 since sunday. the road started to

it happened in the country's capital, mogadishu, and involved five gunmen. the al-shabab militants detonated a car bomb, then stormed inside, taking hostages. witnesses said they shot victims at point-blank range. somali security forces finally killed the gunmen early this morning. back in this country, jurors in the bill cosby sexual assault trial deliberated into the night again, after reporting they're deadlocked. the judge in norristown, pennsylvania told them to keep at it. cosby is now 79. he's accused of drugging and molesting a woman in 2004. and on wall street, the dow jones industrial average lost 14 points to close below 21,360. the nasdaq fell 29 points, and the s&p 500 slipped five. still to come on the newshour: the vice-chair of the senate intelligence committee on revelations that president trump is under scrutiny for potentially obstructing the russia investigation. arrest warrants issued after a violent clash outside the turkish embassy. a government visa program receives renewed criticism, and much more. >> woodruff: for more on the specia

obviously they'll don't have complete authority over foreign airports in two recent attacks one of mogadishu international airport in somalia in 2016, and one at charlotte shaikh airport in egypt in 2015, foreign airport workers were believed to be complicit in aiding the attack. from your perspective do you think foreign airports especially those that appoints a blessed departure to the united states are effectively screened the workers in order to root out potential terrorist threats? >> great question. i don't know the answer to that. i haven't delved into that but if confirmed i will look at that. i know that's also something secretary kelly has looked at with respect to the laptop they van. >> thank you very much and thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you, senator hassan. senator capito. >> thanks, mr. chairman. and thank you, admiral pekoske, for taking this i think daunting challenge really on and i will be supportive and thank you for the visit to my office when you in my office we talked about not only your long and very admirable coast guard history, which i'm very much in awe of co

. >>> a car bomb targeted a police station killing at least four people in mogadishu.three brands of hummus with pine nut toppings are under recall >> a supplier notified the company it maybe contaminated with listeria. the product were distributed to retailers from april 18th through june 13th. >>> australian politician walter made history while she breast-fed her baby moving in the position of the parliament the thing that surprises me about this is not so much of the breast-feeding in public, a lawmakers is breast-feeding, the fact that she's a regular visitor there because i keep on thinking about bringing my toddlers here. >> twins >> why would you want to ruin it by bringing your kids? >> well, she's thrilled to do it >> thanks contessa >> all right, here is the market check. lets check what's going on right now. >> the dow and the nasdaq and s&p. the dow is higher by 23 points and s & p is higher than 3 and almost 4 >> shares of oracle is hitting a five times high. >> here is what the ceo had to say earlier, mark hurd >> it brought back multiple product lines an

in two recent attacks, one at mogadishu in somalia in 2016 and one in egypt in 2015, foreign airport workers were believed to be complicit in aiding the attack. from your perspective, do you think foreign airports especially those that are points of last departure to the united states are effectively screening their workers in order to root out potential terrorist threats? >> senator, great question. and i don't know the answers to that. i haven't delved into that. but if confirmed, i will look at that. i know that is something that secretary looked at with respect to the laptop. >> thank you very much. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and thank you admiral pekoske for taking this -- i think daunting challenge, really, on. and i certainly will be supportive and thank you for the visit to my office. when you were in my office we talked about not only your long and very admirable coast guard history, which i'm very much in awe of, we talked about k-9 teams. something i've become very interested in. in april when we passed legislation to ask tsa to have

two recent attacks from the one in mogadishu international airport in somalia and 2016 and one in egyptin 2015, four and airport workers were believed to be complicit in 80 of the attack. from your perspective, do you think airports, especially those that are point the last departure to the united states are effectively screening workers to root out potential terrorist threats. >> great question. i don't have the answer to that. i will certainly look at that. i know that's also something separate terry kelly has looked at. >> okay, thank you very much. thank you, mr. chairman. >> senator haskell. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, admiral pekoske for taking this daunting challenge on and i certainly believe -- thank you for the visit to my office. when you are in my office we talked about not only your long and very admirable coast guard history, which i'm very met in awe of. we talked about canine teams come something i've become very interested in. any per one-way factory legislation that the risk-based strategy bill included the expansion of additional canine teams. i don't know