♪ egypt's ousted president mohamed morsi is sentenced to death for a prison break that happened fourears ago. ♪ hello there i'm in doha also coming up, here on the program [gunfire] iraq sends in reenforcement to take on i.s.i.l. fighters in the city of ramadi. growing concern in burundi after revenge attacks after a failed coup plus. >>> i'm erica wood on south africa's south africa coast where oil spills has the penguin at risk of extinction. ♪ egyptian court sentenced former president mohamed morsi to a jail break in 2011 that toppled mohamed morsi and he with several members of the muslim brotherhood escaped. the case now goes to the grand mufdi, the highest religious authority for confirmation and if he disagrees he can hand it back to the trial judge. former president facing several other charges and include conspiring to spy and commit acts of terrorism. in egypt's see that peninsula with hez hezbollah and accused of fraud in connection with his government economic and social programs and insulting judiciary of accusing a judge of overseeing election fraud and he denies all al

>> reporter: the judge started mohamed morsi on the death sentence procedures.nd dozens of other defendants have been sentenced to death. it is not confirmed right away. this ruling will go to egypt's grand mufti, the highest legal authority of islam here in egypt. he will have his say on the verdict as well and then on june 2nd that is when we will hear whether or not this actual death sentence is confirmed but this is the harshest sentence that mohamed morsi could receive in these procedures for the jailbreak which the prosecution accused him of helping free roughly 20,000 inmates during the chaos in the 2011 uprising. the judge handing down these very harsh verdict, condemnation from the muslim brotherhood, who will have no surprise called this a farce, called it a kangaroo court but for others they show that as justice being served. morsi has already had, already has been given a 20-year sentence for the death of protesters outside the presidential palace, but also need to note that egypt has a very lengthy appeals process. we have seen other people given de

he decides against it, it will be returned to the courts. >> egypt's first elected president, mohamed morsi has been found guilty of breaking out of jail and sentenced to death. >> the muslim brotherhood now banned by egypt calls the decision politically motivated. he said executing morsi would be murder and the international community should stop it. morsi was in prison with other leaders that would eventually overthrow mubarak in 2011. in 2012 morsi became the country's first elected president. but then he was overthrown by the military general elcy el-sisi, who is now president. many were given the death penalty including the leader of the muslim brotherhood and popular scholar. several palestinians were sentenced as well, including prisoners in israeli jails. mass convictions and sentencing has become common since the military takeover. and since 2013 as many as 41,000 people have been jailed. amnesty international said that shorts short trials and mass sentencing has violated human rights. in april and may of last year in just two verdicts more than 1200 people were sentenced most of t

was brought down instead. >> now let's go to egypt where a court has sentenced former president mohamed morsio death along with members of the banned muslim brotherhood group. morsi was convicted of killing and kidnapping policemen taking part in a mass jail break during the 2011 up rising, which forced his predecessor hosni mubarak from power. well it will now be up to egypt's grand mufti to decide on the decision of the death sentence. if he rules against it, the case will be returned to the courts. >> egypt's first elected president has been found guilty of breaking out of jail and sentenced to death. the muslim brotherhood is called by the morsi was imprisoned a few days after the egyptians started a movement. in 2012 morsi became the country's first elected president. then he was overturned by el-sisi, who is now president. he appeared in court wearing a blue uniform worn been convicts. many were given the death penalty including the former leader of the muslim brotherhood and popular scholar. several palestinians were sentenced as well, including some prisoners in israeli jails. egyptia

do you en visage that this death sentence against mohamed morsi could actually be carried out?> it can, but there is a possibility it may not be. like the cases that happened before, when there was a case of capital punishment for hundreds of people this was maybe two years ago, and the judicial system later on didn't allow this to be done. so, the mufti now has the decision. the decision is not obvious gliing obgilatory. both possibilities are there? >> let me just -- what do you think will happen now. you say you say the grand mufti's participation col have it where the death sentence is avoided. when might we get more clarity on that? >>. it may take time for him to study all of the cases. it's not one single decision against one person. you are talking about a big number of people more than 100. it may take the mufti some period of time and i think the situation now may send a message to the radicals that the terrorist act he conducted in the country did not change or sway the legal stem from its decision. so this may ultimately force them or not force them. make them becom

government says it's deeply concerned by an egyptian court's sentence of mohamed morsi with death. saying it's inconsistent with the rule of law. rob matheson reports. >> found guilty of breaking out of jail and it says executing morsi would be murder and the international community should stop it. the response around the world is mixed but some countries say action should be taken. >> translator: european union western countries haven't you banned the death penalty? since you have banned the death penalty, don't you have sanctions carrying out the death penalty? why do you stand still? why don't you impose sanctions on egypt? >> morsi is in prison after a few days that eventually overthrows hosni mubarak in 2011. then morsi becomes the first elected president. then he begins practices expanding his own powers. then demonstration against morsi. fighting erupts and marks the start of months of protest responses grow for morsi to step down. july he is overthrown by the chief of the military ab bell fatah al-sisi who is currently president, court verdict on saturday has been handed dow

the fact is mohamed morsi never had a chance of a fair trial.he authorities detained him for months and questioned him without access to a lawyer. and it's deeply disturbing to see that the court is willing to hand out a death sentence based on these flawed proceedings and on this flawed evidence. this looks like a mockery of justice. >> what does this tell us about the justice system in egypt? >> it's targets government's critics while roundly ignoring gross human rights violations by security forces. torturers are walking free while journalists and peaceful activists are going to jail. of the 500 people sentenced to death in egypt last year, most of them were alleged to be morsi supporters. this does not look like justice. it looks like a political vendetta. >> turkey's president has criticized the verdict. other than that there has been very little condemn incarceration from the international community. what are we to make of that? >> the signs from the international community is par from the course. i can't count the number of times i've hea

. ♪ hello welcome to another news hour from al jazeera in doha egypt ousted president mohamed morsi sentenceddeath for a prison break that happened four years ago. [gunfire] iraq sends in reenforcements to take on i.s.i.l. fighters in the city of ramadi. growing concern in burundi about revenge attacks after a failed coup there plus. >>> i'm erica wood on south africa's southwestern cape coast where fishing and oil spills put the species of penguin in risk of extinction. ♪ but we begin this news hour with breaking news out of syria, u.s. special forces have killed a senior i.s.i.l. leader inside syria. that is according to the u.s. president and white house. let's take you live now to lebanon's becca valley overlooking syria and al jazeera is there and what more do we know omar? >> reporter: we know that the americans sent two helicopters and attacked an oil field that is east and then there were some u.s. special forces involved. we know that they have killed a senior leader known as thought to be the man responsible for running the oil business for i.s.i.l. especially in the zone. he is als

. >>> meanwhile, the says it's deeply concerned about the death sentence passed on mohamed morsi p the ruling was made on saturday. groups have expressed reservations about legitimacy. rob mathison reports. >> egypt's first elected president, mohamed morsi is found guilty of breaking out of jail and sentenced to death. >> mohamed morsi. >> the muslim brotherhood now banned by egypt calls the court's decision politically motivated. it says executing morsi would be murder and the international community should stop it. the response around the world is mixed, but some countries say actions should be taken. >> european union, western current trees, haven't you banned the death penalty. since you have banned the depositdeath penalty don't you have sanctions to carry out the death penalty? why do you stand still? why do you ring silent? impose sanctions on them. impose sanctions on others. why don't you impose sanctions on egypt. >> morsi is imprisoned with other muslim brotherhood leaders a few days after e jimingsz began a movement that eventually overthrow did hosni mubarak in 2011 n 2012

. ♪ an egyptian court sentenced former president mohamed morsi to death, the verdict relates from a massbreak in 2011 during the revolution that topped mubark and he and others escaped and more than 100 others have also been sentenced to death and tried. the case will now go to the grand egypt's highest authority and if he agrees with sentence he can hand the case back to trial judge. the former president facing several other charges include conspiring to spy and commit acts of terrorism in egypt see that peninsula with hamas and hezbollah anicka tar that supported the government and morsi accused of fraud with economic and social programs and insulted for accusing a judge of overseeing election fraud. morsi denies all those allegations and let's talk more about the death sentence now and we have a fellow in residence of the graduate school of journalism in new york a former managing editor and joins me in the studio and death sentence what is your reaction to that was that the expected sentence for mohamed morsi? >> definitely, it was expected and i believe that most of the people expec

an egyptian court has sentenced the former president mohamed morsi to death. the verdict relates to a mass jail break in 2011 during the revolution that toppled hosni mubarak. >>> turkey's military honoredly shot down an aircraft. syrian state tv said that it was a surveillance drone. >>> and u.s. said that special forces have killed an isil leader in a ground attack. he's known as abu sayeff, and was in charge of oil and gas for the armed group. >>> well, let's explore this in more detail now with political analysts. so abu sayeff held a key position in isil. how key of a figure was he? >> well, i have two issues that can define what has happened. number one he's key for oil and gas. which means that he's responsible for the supplying of forces on the ground with petrol and's also responsible for buying oil to the others. and by others it could be anyone. and secondly an important issue what's happened in ramadi, and the major attack that happened on the city of ramadi it makes you know that how much this person--in fact, it looks like it's a revenge. it's re

rob has more on the death sentence. >> reporter: mohamed morsi is found guilty of breaking out of jail sentenced to death. the muslim brotherhood now banned by egypt calls the court's decision politically motivated. it says executing morsi would be murder and the international community should stop it. it the response around the world is mixed. but some countries say action should be taken. >> translator: european union, western countries haven't you banned the death penalty. since you have banned the death penalty don't you have sanctions against those carrying out the death penalty. why do you remain silent, impose sanction on his them. you impose sanctions on others when it's to your benefit. why don't you impose sanction ozzie i didn't want. >>> morsi is in prison with other muslim brotherhood leaders a few days after egyptians begin a movement that overthrows president hosni mubarak. in 2011n2012 morsi becomes the country's first elected president. almost immediately he begins a series of controversial decisions expanding his own presidential powers. in january 201300s of thousand

government says it's deeply concerned by an egyptian court's decision to sentence mohamed morsi to death. morsi was convicted of a jailbreak during the 2011 revolution and it was inconsistent with law. rob matheson reports. >> morsi found guilty of breaking out of jail and sentenced to death. calls the court's decision politically motivated. it says executing morsi would be murder and the international community should stop it. the response around the world is mixed but some countries say action should be taken. >> european union western countries don't you ban the death penalty? since you have banned the death penalty why do you standstill? why do you stand silent? impose sanctions on them, why don't you impose sanctions on egypt? >> morsi is imprisoned, in 2011, in 2012, morsi becomes the country's first elected president. almost immediately he begins a series of controversial decisions, hundreds of thousands in 2013 demonstrate against morsi, fighting rupts and fighting fighting fighting erupts, and is overthrown by abdel fattah al-sisi. who is currently president. mohamed badi and yo

rob matheson reports. >> egypt's first elected president mohamed morsi is found guilty of breaking outjail and sentenced to death. the muslim brotherhood now banned by egypt calls the court's decision politically motivated. it says executing morsi would be murder and the international community should stop it. the response around the world is mixed but some countries say action he should be taken. >> translator: european union, western countries haven't you banned the death penalty? since you've banned the death penalty don't you have sanction he to carry out the death penalty? why do you standstill? why do you stand silent? impose sanction he on them. why don't you impose sanctions on egypt? >> reporter: morsi is imprisoned with other muslim brotherhood leaders days after a movement that overthrew hosni mubarak in 2011. then morsi becomes the first nationally elected president and then within days he begins acts which extends his own power. fighting erupts and marks the start of protests and marks morsi to step down. in july just a month after his inauguration, he is overthrown by abd

death for egypt's ex president, mohammed morsi. idn't take a cairo court long to hand down the sentence. the case stems from a 2011 jail break with chaos gripped the country during the revolution. prosecutors accused morsi and 128 others of conspireing to free 20,000 inmates across the country. over 11100 would receive the death sentence, including the muslim brotherhood supreme guide mow ham he had badia. the judge ruled on a case involving espionage. he sentenced 16 leaders of the brotherhood to death. the lawyer defending the muslim brotherhood refused to answer directly if he thought the trial was fair, only saying -- dr. morsi specifically said in more than one session and throughout the trials that he does not recognize these trials. amnes amnesty international denounced the verdict and trial saying this shows a complete disregard for human rights. these trials are nothing but a sher raid based on null and void procedures. morsi won't be heading to the gal lows anytime soon, though. he has two chances for appeal. the case now

>> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >>> the breaking news out of egypt, former president mohamed morsir his control in a 2011 prison break. now mr. morsi's name and other defendants are going on for the confirmation of that sentence. let's bring in cnn's correspondent ian lee. ian, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, victor, 105 people, including mohamed morsi will receive the death sentence today. i asked mohamed morsi's lawyer point blank if he thought he received a fair trial. he did not answer the question directly, only saying that the the former president does not believe this is a legitimate court to begin with. that he shouldn't be charged in the first place. well, now, this case goes to egypt's grant mufti. this is the highest legal authority to interpret islam in the country. he will go over the evidence. he will offer his own legal opinion. then on june 2nd, this same judge will look at that opinion and look at the evidence again, whether to confirm or not mohamed morsi's death sentence. but even if he does confirm this death sentence, there is still a lengthy appeals p

a court in egypt has sentenced former president mohamed morsi to death for passing state secrets. he rose to power after becoming egypt's first democratically elected president. the military ousted him in 2013 in a government coup. he was doing prison time for inciting violence. >> new from overnight in our area, police are out in a motel in cherry hill this morning. an employee tells nbc 10 that he called 911 because he heard gunshot in the parking lot of this hotel. police will not confirm why they are there. the employees says he unsure if anybody was shot. as soon as we get some more information on this we will pass it along to you. >> investigators believe speed may have been a factor in an overnight crash in north philadelphia. police tell us the driver struck a pole. the driver was taken to the hospital in critical condition. police are investigating. >> also police are investigating the crash of a pickup truck right into a house. an nbc 10 viewer reports that the truck struck the guide wire of a telephone pole rolled across the street out of control. nobody was hurt in the

. >> hundreds of supporters in egypt's deposed president mohamed morsi once again taking to the streetsf cairo and giza to rally against its removal. supporters want him reinstated as the country's leader. >>> the italian cost guard has coordinated the rescue of migrants from the mediterranean on friday. it also found others. the coordination center dispatched the navy ship to the aid of others on a sinking boat. myanmar's navy has rescued a boat just days after finding another boat full of 200 migrants. it says it is full of bengallys a term they use to describe rohingyas that they say are not citizens. we have this report. >> thailand planned this meeting weeks ago just after the migrant boats were discovered adrift in the sea. packed with desperate rohingya from bangladeshi migrants. many are still out there. nation's directly involved and indirectly came together to coordinate the crisis. regional countries agreed to set up an anti-trafficking task force. thailand and malaysia agreed to use air bases in the search and rescue operation. but there was disagreement behind the mass migr

groups based in sinai have been attacking egyptian security forces since president mohamed morsi was overthrown in 2013. gaining ground inglens against houthi rebels. after fierce battles. the region has been under rebel controls since march. yemenis can now be granted vee isvisasto work legally. mohamed val has the story. >> wanted by immigration police but the status of these estimated half omillion illegal immigrants from yemen is about to change. the background, caused by the war in yemen. in march a saudi led coalition launched a air strikes against yemen hundreds of civilians have died and thousands have lost their livelihoods and homes. saudi officials say about 30,000 yemenis arrive in saudi arabia every month. saudi arabia says the legalization is a brotherly gesture to the people in yemen. >> we escaped harsh conditions in yemen but it is even harsher here. i think king's initiative would be very good for us. >> ali spends some of his time helping food vendors like this one. when they don't need him he wanders the streets look for work. like hadi, this young man wanders the

since the ousting of mohamed morsi in 2013, cairo has kept it closed, giving the territory run by how thomas. -- by hamas. jason rezaian accused of espionage, began today behind closed doors. it was adjourned a few hours later with no word on the start date of the next session. the united states and the washington post have condemned to the trial and are calling for rezaian's immediate release. let's talk to douglas, the foreign editor of the paper. have you had any contact with jason? douglas: no, not for 10 months since he was arrested when authorities burst into his apartment. very few people have been able to speak with jason. we've had indirect communication. annette: what have they produced to support to their claim? douglas: the answer is very little. we don't know exactly what charges they are bringing and what evidence. the trouble with the secret trial is iran, everything is secret. so his lawyer can't really tell us what is in the proceedings. she can say there is no basis for the charges and we can certainly say the idea jason was acting as a spy is absurd and ludicrous. a

the now retired midfielder is also a supporter of mohamed morsi. egyptian authorities say his support went further through his travel company the footballer helped finance the outlawed muslim brotherhood. his assets have been seized until a court decides what to take next. he took to twitter saying i will not leave my country and i will work here for my country. revealing a tee shirt, with the slogan sympathize with gaza. >> translator: i wore the shirt which everyone is talking about from a humanitarian point of view and my message does not have any relation to the political issue. >> reporter: at the time his fans came out in support. now they're doing the same. >> translator: i believe that the majority of the people will support him. he already had an outpouring of support online. >> translator: it is quite disgusting i can't believe it would happen to abu traka he is a role model especially where it comes to sportle. >> he has kept his views quiet since muslim brotherhood was named a terrorist organization in 2013. but his stance is well-known

egyptian security forces sim presidentsincepresident mohamed morsi was overthrown in 2013. >>> unprecedented numbers of people this year crossing from north africa to europe. stefanie dekker has more from catania in northern italy. >> rescued at least 2400 migrants. we are told there were no fatalities but it is a huge number unprecedented and we are only in the beginning of may the summer season hasn't started and those numbers are expected to rise. one italian official told us do expect those numbers to rise, it's an incredibly concerning situation, what has really changed here on the ground? not much. there is that one french naval vessel but not much else has arrived here and that is a concern. the italian government will keep stressing the issue that this is a european problem that needs to be dealt with by all european nations, the italians they have shown a lot of goodwill towards the migrants. of course migrants have been arriving here throughout the years but the numbers are becoming unbearable. and of course there is anger that they feel they are having to do it alone. so of course

. >>> egypt's deposed president mohamed morsi sentenced to death over a 2011 prison break. >>> growingt revenge attac

. >> mohamed morsi. >> the muslim brotherhood now banned by egypt calls the court's decision politicallyated. it says executing morsi would be murder. the international community should stop it. the response around the world is mixed, but some countries say action should be taken. >> translator: european unions haven't you banned the death penalty. since you have banned the death penalty, don't you have sanctions against this to carry out the death penalty? why do you stand still? request why do you ring silent? imposed sanctions on them. you impose sanctions on others for your benefit. why don't you impose sanctions upon egypt. >> morsi is imprisoned with other muslim brotherhood leaders a few days after egyptians began a movement that eventually overthrows hosni mubarak in 2011. in 2012, morsi builds the country's first elected president. almost immediately, he begins a series of controversial decisions expanding his own presidential powers. in january 2013, hundreds of thousands demonstrating in the square against morsi. fighting marks the months of protests. demands grow for morsi to

. ♪ hello welcome to another news hour from al jazeera in doha egypt ousted president mohamed morsi sentencedfor a prison break that happened four years ago. [gunfire] iraq sends in reenforcements to take on i.s.i.l. fighters in the city of ramadi. growing concern in burundi about revenge attacks after a failed coup there plus. >>> i'm erica wood on south

. >>> an egyptian court sentenced former president mohamed morsi to death today for escaping from prison during the 2011 arab spring uprising. more than a hundred others were sentenced to the same fate. morsi egypt's first freely elected leader, was ousted by the military in 2013 following days of mass protests. >>> back in this country, millions in the south and midwest are under the threat of tornadoes and thunderstorms tonight. it's yet another round of severe weather for part of the country that's already had its fair share over the past few days. nbc's john yang reports. >> reporter: overnight, flashes of lightning in southwest nebraska as torrential rain and hail pummelled the area. in neighboring states, tornadoes were reported in colorado. >> yeah, that's a tornado right there. >> reporter: and in wyoming where this mobile home was completely destroyed. a tornado also touched down in south texas. parts of that drought-ridden state experiencing a week of heavy rain that overflowed swimming pools and left some drivers stranded. in northern texas, crews have been working to contain

in egypt, a court has sentenced ousted president mohammed morsi to death. morsi and more than 100 other defendants were convicted of escaping during a mass jailbreak in 2011. morsi supposedly colluded with foreigners to free islamic militants. he's currently serving a 20-year prison term for arresting and torturing protesters. just weeks before morsi took power in 2012, his predecessor, hosni mubarak, was sentenced to life in prison for allowing security forces to kill protesters during the "arab spring." it was later overturned. in northeastern nepal, crews have recovered the bodies of all eight people on board the u.s. helicopter that crashed tuesday. the news comes just a day after search teams finally found the missing chopper in a remote and rugged area. six of the victims were u.s. marines. two were nepalise soldiers. they had been out on a relief mission. also today, a magnitude 5.7 struck nepal's capital city. at least 8,000 people have died since the first major quake and aftershocks since april 25. in southeast asia, myanmar's government says it i

egypt's former president mohammed morsi has been sentenced to death. the crime-- escaping from prison during the overthrow of hiewb in 2011. morsi became egypt's first democratically elected leader but was then overthrown himself in a coup two years ago. a large section of the plains is under the threat of strong tornadoes tonight in kansas, nebraska, oklahoma, and texas. let's breng in meteorologist lauren casey of our minneapolis station wcco. lauren, that is a lot of land and a lot of people threatened by dangerous weather. >> it is indeed. and significant weather at that. the threat of baseball-sized hail and strong tornadoes is looming over parts of texas oklahoma kansas, and nebraska this evening and tonight. over two million people are within a moderate risk area, which includes oklahoma city, and wichita, kansas. strong wind sheer is creating an environment cob ducive to super-cell or rotating thunderstorms. so the threat of most concern is the tornado threat with a few strong and long-lived tornadoes possible. moderate is the fourth highest th

up, that's gold mohamed morsi book. >> the developers are working with the red cross. one use is so search for 60s in disaster zones. the technology is being developed in christchurch, still struggling to rebuild after a large earthquake four years ago. there's a commercial aspect and it has to pay for itself eventually. in the mean tile, it's humanitarian groups that stand to benefit from the technology. >> straight ahead on aljazeera america. >> welcome to the captain joseph house. i have a story on one woman's vision and a community project to help american gold star families. >> on this last monday of may have the country honors men and women who died serving in the military. it is memorial day. >> president obama is giving special attention to those who gave their lives in afghanistan. the president said this is the first memorial day sips the u.s. combat mission in afghanistan came to an end. >> a mother in washington state is creating a sanctuary in honor of her fallen son. we have more on her ambitious around heartfelt project. >> a single mom only child. they

. >> abdel el-sisi led a coup which removed the elected government of mohammed morsi. he was elected president 11 months later and since then he has relied heavily on donations from gulf countries to keep egypt's finances afloat. a year later broadcast conversation between sisi and some of his generals. sisi was making sarcastic remarks saying they have more money than they need and they should all have a share. he also had the accounts deposited directly to the military and not the government. >> throughout sisi's presidency gulf countries have given egypt billions of dollars of aid. saudi arabia was the first to announce an aid package offering $5 billion in bank deposits oil products and cash. that was followed by a $3 billion aid package from the uae and $4 billion from kuwait. analysts say that the audio recordings have a negative impact on the relationship between egypt and gulf nations what we've. >> what we've been able to see at the moment, he's not really an insider. >> the fact that the audio recordings were leaked at all may ultimately more revealing than t

. >>> death sentence on mohamed morsi. human rights groups have expressed reservation about its ligamentlegitimacy. rob matheson has the story. >> the muslim brotherhood now banned by jeecht calls egypt calls the court's decision illegitimate. the international community should stop it. the response around the world is mixed but some countries say actions should be taken. >> translator: european union, western countries haven't you banned the death penalty? since you banned the death penalty don't you have sanction he to carry out the death penalty? why do you standstill? why do you stand silent? why don't you impose sanctions on egypt? >> morsi is imprison wednesday other muslim brotherhood prisoners in 2012, morsi becomes the country's first elected president. almost immediately he begins a series of controversial decisions expanding his own presidential powers. in january 2013 hundreds of thousands demonstrating in cairo's square against morsi fighting rupts and sparks months of protest demands for morsi to step down. i

there's actually five separate cases against the former president mohamed morsi.e's already been found guilty on one which involved the deaths of protesters, outside of the presidential palace while he was in power. he got 20 years for that. there's two cases, same judge. the first is the jailbreak case that happened in 2011. the government is saying 128 defendants were involved. that was a total of 20,000 people. the other and more serious case is this espionage case. this is a list of charges involved. including spying with a foreign organization outside of egypt. committing terrorist acts inside egypt. disclosing classified defense to a foreign country, funding terrorism and military training to achieve the objectives of the national brotherhood organization. these are very serious charges that could potentially lead to the death sentence. now, there has been a lot of accusations that morsi couldn't get a fair trial here. groups have said, his lawyers have said he couldn't get enough access. they're questioning the procedures. the brotherhood has unsurprisingly

but mohamed morsi is a special case.to see him released in the public anytime soon. they do have an interest in keeping him at least in prison. >> ian lee in cairo, thanks so much. >>> coming up -- more on our breaking news coverage continuing on the daring u.s. special ops raid that killed a key isis figure in syria. this is amazing. i love this car. real people are discovering surprising things at chevy. this is a road trip car. we're sold. it's so pretty. they're good-looking cars. it feels great. perfect. this is not what i would expect from a chevy at all. get more than you expect, for less than you imagined at the chevy memorial day sale, going on now. get cash back for 15% of the msrp on select 2015 models in stock the longest. that's over four-thousand dollars on this chevy equinox. find new roads at your local chevy dealer. are you up for whatever? don't answer. grab a bud light and show it. find the fun around every corner. better yet, be the fun. and keep it going with a crisp refreshing bud light. the perfect

he was arrested in 2012 after demonstrating support for former president mohammed morsi. >> blues ledgebeen laid to rest. a funeral service held for him in mississippi. hundreds of mourners and the choir in back is singing. the hundreds of people there. king was a pioneer in the world of music. he was 89 years old. i bet that was filled with an awful lot of music. >> a lot of music there. >>> you remember those five taliban members swapped for american captive sergeant beau bergdahl a year ago? well, a travel ban against them may expire in just a few hours. we are talking about the men who have connections to al qaeda and one man even directly associated with osama bin laden reportedly. some fear they will take this opportunity to rejoin the taliban on the battlefield. we will talk about that in a moment. ♪ >> i'm a contributing writer to "the new york times." i think this is one of the most wide open slants in the women's side in quite a while. a lot of different hands that the trophy has passed through and a lot have a realistic shot at getting it this year. serene nae is the a lot of

government is concerned with the sentencing of mohamed morsi to death. he was sentenced for at a mass jail break during the revolution. the u.v. state department said his trial was inconsistent with the rule of law. >> yemen tribe physician have been meeting to try to end fighting with the houthis. the rebels didn't take part and say any agreement in their absence will be irrelevant. we have this report from riyadh. >> this is the biggest gathering of yemen's political factions. each happen its own vision for the future of yemen. all are united against the houthis, who remain in control of much of the country. >> it has brought all parties together. this is a very strong message today, to our people in yemen that we are united against the militia of houthis. president adou rabbo mansour hadi cardinals of widespread violence unless the international community interveins. >> they shell civilian buildings by heavy artillery. they eased oil to use as a oil to who you mill 80 our people. history with him remember the heroic action of our people. >> senior mem

. >> mohamed morsi was convicted for taking part in a mass jail break. the u.s. state department said his trial was inconsistent with the rule of law. coming up, we'll report from afghanistan's province where people displaced by the taliban's offensive are sleeping to the regional capitol. >> southeast asia's refugee crisis thousands remain stranded at sea in what the u.s. calls floating coffins. >> a suicide bomb attack killed three in the afghan capitol including one traveling in a european union vehicle. the taliban said it's behind the attack. >> fighting has displaced families as fighters have taken positions in homes. they descended to the city where refugee camps have sprung up. local officials say they are not getting enough support from the government. >> the latest arrival at the camp in the city, the tents began going up a few weeks ago when the tag ban started fighting in the area. this week it reached their village. goof there was fighting, houses were destroyed. i took my children and ran. >> he and his wife have 12 children. she says the taliban fo

the best examine -- the best example is egypt and mohamed morsi.counterparts in egypt i worked with for years still had the capabilities to deal with it inside egypt but did not feel like they had the political top covered, so the eased off. what happened? al qaeda came back to egypt for the first time in 25 years, very quickly. charlie: as al qaeda, not the muslim brotherhood? mike: yes, and they are still there. and they have not gotten rid of them. that's how hard it is. the other dynamic is it reduced the capabilities of countries to take on extremists inside the border. the best example of that is libya. under moammar gadhafi, he was very effective at dealing with extremists inside his border. when his government fell in those institutions elkhart there was no capability anymore to deal. -- when those institutions fell apart, there is no capability to deal. the one difference i would have over the call we made is i don't think it would have made any difference had we made the right call. i don't think it would have made any difference if we sa

. >> over to egypt where ex-leader mohamed morsi has been sentenced to death.20-year sentence for ordering torture of protest erstwhile he was in power. officials from the u.s. and europe have dough announced the death sentence, with some saying his trial was quote cruel and i am humane. >>> landing in greece where the imf seems to have given up on the country's ability to pay its debt? a leaked document says there is no possibility that greece will be able to meet a near $2 billion payment next month. the document also reveals the imf expects greece to ask for even more financial aid. at least they're realistic. >>> women are facing an uphill climb when it comes to starting a business according to new data from the kaufman foundation. women start at just 37% of new u.s. businesses last year. that is the second lowest level in nearly two decades. i'm joined by someone who knows all about the challenges of starting her own business, fashion designer, lela rose. thanks so much for joining us today. does that surprise you that there are fewer women starts business

. >>> ousted egyptian president mohamed morsi is now facing the death penalty. sentence has been referred to egypt's top muslim cleric. the ruling and sentence applies to 120 other egyptians tried on the same charges. the conviction is linked to a massive prison brink in 2011 that brought him to power. >>> hundreds of activists look to the waters of elliott way in kayaks, canoes and paddle boards in seattle. they were protesting shell's plan to drill in the arctic ocean. it was held just blocks from shell's drilling rig docked in seattle. local indian local indian tribes claim drilling in the arctic will harm their livelihood. >>> a bittersweet graduation day in virginia. the 114-year-old women's school is scheduled to close in august. the school's president telling students $250 million would be needed to keep the school afloat. the school the school has arranged for 15 other schools to give its students priority acceptance. i'm patricia stark. now back to "red eye." headlines go to fox news.com. >>> mitt romney lost to another black man only this one is not a

groups based in sinai have been attacking security forces since president mohamed morsi was overthrown in 2013. >> we're on the greek island where coast guards are struggling with a surge of migrants crossing from turkey. >> asylum seekers in south africa refuse to leave their camp despite promises of safety from the police. the annual press freedom prize was awarded to a syrian journalist. that coincides with world press freedom day being marked across the world. journalists at hour sister channel held a vigil in their studios in new york a few hours ago. in sarajevo, balkans remembered the many journalists and cameramen and women who put their lives on the line every day to report the story. a journalist we all know well and someone who knows firsthand about the lack of press freedom peter greste, who spent many days with colleagues in an egyptian jail. how are you? >> i'm fine, it's wonderful to be here again. it's been a very long time and really nice to be back in front of the camera. >> love live to see you back on al jazeera here with us. let's talk about world press freedom day

sultan had been held since 2013 after protesting the reinstatement of mohamed morsi as the country'slife in prison. his family says he will be returning to washington later today. >>> for a cool $100 million you can own one of the california's ranch known as neverland. michael jackson's former sprawling estate is on the market but you don't find the carnival rides or zoo animals. it's now known as sycamore valley ranch. that's the new name. 2700 acre has 22 structures. jackson bought the palace in 1988 for $28 million and spent $240,000 a month trying to keep it up. >>> the bun festival in hong kong, thousands look forward to it each year, but for one bakery owner, there's even more to smile about in in eight days in this festival, he does about eight months' worth of business. >> reporter: prayers are said and offerings are given to the god. part of a week-lung tribute that began over 100 years ago to ward off pirates and plague. but not the rain. thunderstorms forced hong kong officials to cancel the main event of this festival. a race up a 50-foot tower covered with buns. but that

. >> the ousted egyptian president mohamed morsi was back in court on saturday charged with insultinghe judiciary exactly a week after he was sentenced to death on charges connected to a mass prison breakout during the 2011 uprising. he and alongside 24 liberal and secular figures who were accused of contempt of court in comments made in parliament n social media and in interviews. >>> ethiopia is preparing to go to the polls on sunday. the prime minister has promised fair elections and is expected to do well in his first test since taking power since 2012. proefsh governments rallies have taken place. 36 million are registered to vote. ethiopia's economy is one of the strongest in africa growing at almost 10% a year. the government has launched ambitious frank structure projects that mohammed adow reports, not everyone is benefitting. this is a country under construction. workers are business day and night paving roads and building bridges. they are constructing a new light rail system to stitch together the ends of the capitol. this is the first light rail in sub is a haran africa.

a death sentence for egypt's former president mohammed morsi. an egyptian court imposing the penalty on morsi and 100 others over a mass prison break back in 2011. this was happening during the arab spring uprising that toppled president hosni mubarak and brought down -- brought morsi's party to power. the death sentence still needs approval by egypt's top muslim cleric. >>> and back in this country, severe weather rearing its ugly head once again this weekend. take a look folks. you can see hail pounding nebraska. these dangerous storms targeting a 1200 mile stretch of the nation from colorado to nebraska. senior meteorologist janice dean joining us live from the fox extreme weather center with more on mother nature's rock and roll weekend. >> again, we could have the threat for severe weather and potentially a severe weather outbreak with large damaging destructive tornadoes. we already have our first tornado watch in effect for the texas and oklahoma pan handles until 8:00 p.m. local time. as you can see, a tornado watch here meaning that con

an egyptian court has sentenced ousted president mohamed morsi and more than 100 others to death. the ruling comes in the case of a 2011 prison break, one year before morsi became egypt's first democratically elected leader. he has been imprisoned since being overthrown in a 2013 coup. the death term must now be confirmed by egypt's grand religious authority, and could still be appealed to egypt's highest court. in a statement, amnesty international called the trials "nothing but a charade based on null and void procedures." the partnership for civil justice fund has announced an unprecedented settlement with the obama administration to change the way the u.s. park police conduct mass arrests. it follows 12 years of litigation over the arrest of nearly 400 demonstrators tourists, bystanders and legal , observers during protests against the world bank on september 27, 2002, when the d.c. metropolitan police department trapped and arrested everyone inside pershing park. the new policies agreed to by park police under the $2.2. million settlement prohibit police lines to encircle pro

new this morning an egyptian court has sentenced mohammed morsi to death for his role in a prison break. 15 other defendants received the death penalty for the 2011 inls dent. morsi briefly rose to power in 2012 as egypt's first democratically elected president but he was overthrown after a military coup one year later. the death sentence will go to egypt's top religious cleric for confirmation. >>> three people are recovering this morning after the vehicle they were traveling in went over an embankment in oakland. according to the mercury news the accident happened after 5:40 yesterday evening in the area of glenn oaks and wild currant way. take a look at this video. fire officials say the van was traveling on the street above and making a u-turn when it lost control, crashed through a railing and rolled down an embankment. we know one man and two women were inside the vehicle. one of them made it out okay but the other two were trapped. >> initial concerns were is that when we first got here that vehicle was very unstable and had the high potential of rolling on the victims and on tom

they have been in attacking security forces since president mohamed morsi was over thrown in 2013.al where large parts of the country have yet to receive outside help as aid workers struggle with landslides and avalanche in the area and 7250 people died with more than 14200 people injured and however earlier on sunday rescuers pulled from the rubble three survivors in a mountain region around 60 kilometers west of kathmandu eight days after the earthquake and nepal's international airport has been stopping with large jets because of backup of jets and fee fears that supply also not be able to get in. a story coming out of nepal as well as those other three survivors and they were pulled eight days after and one was 101 years old. the man who was pulled alive from the rubble of his home in the northwest of kathmandu and they identified the survivor rescued on saturday a week after the earthquake struck and suffered minor injuries to his ankle and hand and recovering in hospital surrounded by his family. he is said to be in a stable condition. amazing story. children are often the mo