i'm morgan radford. >>> the woman who recorded l.a. clippers's opener donald sterling's racist comments speaks out. what she says about her relationship with the billionaire. >>> first, the temperatures across the country with meteorologist eboni deon. do you have your big hat ready for the kentucky derby? >> of course the folks enjoying it will have nice weather. great news around the area for the derby today. we are starting off dry. there's a few passing showers in the vicinity, but it doesn't look like it will damper things too much. weak areas of low pressure spinning. bringing rain across michigan, and as the front continues to make the way to the east and front, it will make its way to the north-east. it will stay on the mild side. we'll have a mix of showers and sun. the rain fall not too widespread in the north-west. unsettled weather through the weekend. it'll be a soggy area. central and south florida, where a boundary will make its way through, bringing in rain. we saw record amounts in miami

i'm morgan radford. >>> senator john mccain taking heat for a tailure. first the temperatures with meteorologist eboni deon. >> a nice warm-up in store over the eastern last of the u.s., including minneapolis. we'll see numbers soaring. highs of 70, 70 into denver, and we'll get in on a few lower 80s. over the next few days many areas along the west coast will fill the heat. for now, it's across interior sections, going up to 93 in phoenix. los angeles 71. over the next five days, look at the increase in our temperatures. by monday, closer to 90, getting in to the low or mid 90s, tuesday into wednesday. it will not be the case together as temperatures take a dive around the denver area. we are expecting to see low temperatures dropping to the upper 20s, and there's a storm system approaching, bringing snow levels down. we'll watch for the snow to pile up around denver as we two from rain to storms to mild temperatures. by the time we get to the end of the weekend denver 39 degrees. a 30 degree temperatur

i am morgan radford. here are the top stories. >>> the searching for the missing nigerian school girls prompting an international response waging war against boko haram. >>> china evacwaits citizens while tension boildz over drilling in the south china sea. the death toll in saudi arabia closing in on 170 people, now a third case of the deadly mers virus diagnosed right here on american soil. a kay after a coup of the western and african forces, they say they may launch their own search party to find the missing school girls. mohammed adow has more. >> reporter: the senator for born 0 state, the center for most of boko haram attacks in recent years, he says he is unhappy with how the government is handling the crisis. >> i feel disgusted, and i feel very, very bad for a country like nigeria who has a lot of resources, a lot of manpower, a lot of money, you know, and they cannot contain a small group? >> . >> reporter: but for the security forces, attacks have represented new challenges that they are strug

live from new york city, i am morgan radford. here are the stories we are following for you right now. the search for the missing nigerian school girls prompting an international it response waging war. >> china you china evacwaits citizens from vietnam. tension boils over drilling in the south china sea. plus, the death toll in saudi arabia closing in on 1 sent people sfou a third case diagnosed right here on american soil. a day after a group of western and african couldn't trees declare tounite, nigerian residents say they may launch their search party to help find girls. mohammed adow has more. >> they have warmly welcomed the declaring of war on boko haram. they say boko harammez will have nowhere to hide in cameroon, chad and nijer. the long and porous border, they have been picking up supplies. france is crucial to the implementation and brings together former colleagues that are neighbors of nigeria, particularly camerron which doesn't have a good diplomatic relationship with nigeria. people fear the threat would not acci

i am morgan radford. here are the stories we are following for you right now: two days of mourning declared for victims of a deadly clash in ukraine. now, a nation on the brink of civil war. >>> plus, helping thousands of survivors in afghanistan after a massive landslide buried an entire town. >>> saving the future by preserving the past. we will tell you about the new digital database from the library of congress. ♪ >>> the violence continues in odessa where hundreds of pro-russian activists attacked a police station in the ukrainian port city. they are demanding the release of those arrested after deadly clashes on friday. al jazeera's jonah hull is outside of that police station >> reporter: this angry crowd that has gathered outside a central police station in odessa believing that a number of people arrested on friday night are being held inside. these people have managed to gain access to the police station breaking down a garage, a vehicle garage door at the side of the building making their way i

i am morgan radford. here are today's top stories. sinn fein leader gerry adams will be released from northern ireland. you are looking at live pictures. he was arrested on wednesday when police questioned him over the 1972 murder of a mother of 10. adams, however, denies being involved in that murder. >>> ukraine releases protesters he arrested after friday's clashes in odessa. activists attacked a police station breaking down windows and doors and demanding the release of those very protesters. at least 40 people died on friday after a fire broke out inside of a trade union building. help is on the way. 4,000 afghans displaced by a deadly landslide after finally, receiving the help they need. the mountain collapsed on friday leaving an entire town almost completely buried beneath the rebel. only a few hundred bodies have been recovered out of the nearly 2000 people who are believed to be buried inside their homes. >>> nasa inducted two new astronauts into the hall of fame. they were honored at the kenne

i'm morgan radford live in new york. here is today's top stories, a rescue operation is abandoned after the landslide buried a town. afghan officials are saying over 200 people are dead. >> in ukraine, separatists freed the mediators that were being held and the second day of military is under place as kiev is trying to take back. >> first case of mers is confirmed and the patient is an indiana man that spent time in the middle east. the virus kills 30% of those affected. >> good saturday to you, we have been tracking the soggy conditions across the southeast and the rain is still coming down across florida and coastal areas of georgia the showers are trying to pop up thanks to a fra frontal boundary. it is bringing the rain into the tampa area. this is an area that saw the record rainfall yesterday. we have video to show you where the streets are covered in water and more rain is set to fall and could be seeing three quarter an inch in the same area, so a not a good idea to do any type of travelling in this general area

i'm morgan radford in new york.ere are the top stories. >>> firefighters are battling wild fires across southern california. arson charms have been laid against a 57-year-old man and two teenagers. >>> the son of a poor spread vennor rises to become india's next prime minister. >>> federal regulators slapped general motors with a $35 million fine. the penalty is a maximum allowed, and the largest ever imposed. g.m. must make changes to its safety practices and will be supervised by the government. >> albuquerque's police chief gends his promotion of an officer despite his involvement in the case of excessive force on a homeless person. the chief says he's trying to curb violence, but hits moves are raising questions. >> reporter: facing weeks of protest albuquerque's police chief promises chance. they are prompting anger. >>> critics are upset after the promotion of two commanders, one has a history of excessive force after partially burning off a homeless man's ear with a stun gun in 2002. a federal jury awarded th

i am morgan radford. here are today's headlines. looking at live pictures of chicago daley plaza where people are rallying for the missing nigerian school girls. the nigerian said it didn't receive advanced warning as claimed by amnesty international yesterday. >>> the first same-sex marriages in arkansas came this morning ava a judge struck down a ban on gay marriage. the attorney general has now to appeal that decision. >> the unidentified remains from 9-11 victims were moved to the september 11th memorial today. victims' families came out to proceed cest saying they want more than just the underground repos tory for their loved ones. >> atrost mers in chile made a stellar discovery, one of the oldest stars in the entire university that is thought to be nearly 13 billion years old. al jazeera's nick clark has more from the apacama desert >> reporter: spectacular and desolate, the oldest desert on earth. some parts get no rain at all. >> that's why it lures atron members like professor anna freebl time a

i'm morgan radford live in new york. fall out from a deadly clash in ukraine. first, meteorologist eboni deon is there with a check on the national forecast. >> temperatures will feel nice into the middle of the country. not too bad of a start. 50s across the north-east. there's a breeze. it makes it a little cooler. you'll probably need to grab the jacket before heading out and about. keep that in mind for earlier in the day. across the south, this is where an area of high pressure is dominating. it will be a hot one across texas and oklahoma, where high temperatures make it to the mid 90s. well above average. find a place cool to go because it is not going anywhere. we go further north and look at wichita. heat continuing on tuesday, working east war. today in atlanta going up to 84. highs to the mid and upper 80s. >> thank you so much. >>> the european union is calling for an independent investigation into recent events in ukraine. 42 people were killed in the southern city of odessa. it's after a riot. al jazeera's jonah hull reports ukraine is attending tw

>> good afternoon, welcome to al jazeera america live from new york i'm morgan radford. here are the stories we are following right now. it is the end of 8 days of captivity in ukraine. >> plus a landslide wipes out a village in afghanistan. >> plus a teen found live in a wheel well of a plane flying to hawaii. >> european mediators held captive in yukdz for the last week are freed. this while the ukraine military regains some of the government buildings in theest>> and loses area and the ukraine officials are blamed for the violence in odessa and left 30 people dead. >> day two of the military offensive by the ukraine governments and focussed on ten miles south and we have seen is clearing away the roadblocks and headed to the center of town. a couple of us bes and taxis are burned out. it said it was controlled and localized. by aside for the combat here, we have also seen some good news from a humane tarn point of view. a group of observes have been released today. we met them on the road at the point where we saw them fall into the relieved arms of theiral colleagues

i am morgan radford. >>> total war against boko haram. those words from african leaders in paris. we will tell you about the international plan to fight back. from the son of a prime minister to the next prime minister, celebrations? india after at a time world's largest democracy elected a new ruler. >> criminal investigations lead to three men who may be responsible for arsons in california. now, >>> total war on boko haram. >> that's how chad's president describes the agreement coming out of the security summit in paris today. the french president is leading the meeting. four west african nations are there, including goodluck jonathan. he says boko haram isn't just a nigerian problem but an al-qaeda operation all across west africa. boko haram kidnapped three 00 girls from a school in northern nigeria last month and reports say they attacked a chinese plant in northern kameroon today. the latest from tim friend. >>> warm words about cooperation, sharing intelligence, perhaps even cooperating more fully on cross border arrangements so that boko haram could be pursued across boar

i'm morgan radford and here are today's top stories. seeking answers, african and western leaders meet to clamp down on boko haram. >> celebrations in india after the democracy chooses a new prime minister. >> arson charges as firefighters continue to battle the blaze in california. >> in the sense that it might be. >> cups of coffee as a canvas? making art out of latte. >> total war on boko haram, that's how that had's president describes the agreement coming out of the international summit taking place right now in paris. the any jenery president and french president are leading that summit. leaders from four west african nations are also there. nigerias president claims boko haram is clearly an al-qaeda operation in west africa. among other aastros cities, they kidnapped 300 school girls last month. >> of course the crisis that has brought this summit about is the abduction of the school girls in nigeria, their fate of course is still unknown antleaders here will have been discussing ways in which that may be resolved. it's difficult

i'm morgan radford. tens of thousands of people in the balkans fleeing their homes, trying to escape the worst flooding in more than a century. at least 25 people are dead, forecasters are warning of rising waters today as well. the floods are creating dangerous conditions on several fronts. in serbia it is threatening the main power plant. in bosnia it's washing away warning signs on unexploded landmines. al jazeera's peter sharp has more. >> reporter: three months of rain in less than three days, the worst floods to swamp the ball cams since records began 120 years ago. more than 10,000 waited for rescue as the waters of the river surged across flood defenses, inundating three cities in its past. the air force helicopters plucking knows from the rooftops. winching aboard the cargo. following the rains, the landslides sweeping down from the surrounding hills, cutting through communities with no warning. scores died and a death toll expected to rise. >> translation: it's a catastrophe. when we saw the tw

. >> good evening to you and welcome to al jazeera america can i'm morgan radford. these are the top stories. a candy king in ukraine declares victory. and the pope calls for mid east peace in the holy land. these are the very first since president mohamed morsi was ousted last july. we begin tonight in ukraine where 35 million people took to the polls to leect new president. veteran politician and candy tycoon, petrro poroshenko. jackie roland has the story. >> these are not official figures. all the same three suggest strongly that the billionaire may be poised to win this election outright. >> translator: you see that all exit polls without exception were held by the most incredible, the country has a new president. >> reporter: rarely have ukrainians gone to the polls with such enthusiasm. long queues waiting for the casting of votes. >> translator: i expect life to be better. i expect peace and unity in the country. >> petro poroshenko, presents himself as a unifying candidate who can reconcile the east and the west of the country. pro-russian separatists say t

i'm morgan radford. inside stor"inside story" is cot >> it's been widely reported that apple home of itones is preparing to buy beats electronics for $3 billion. why would the company who revolutionized the music industry with the $0.99 download buy the head phone cny

i am morgan radford. here are today's top stories. it's voting day as people in eastern ukraine decide whether they should become independent, and the search continues for the missing nigerian school girls, but now, military experts are worried about what else boko haram might have done. >>> a tornado rips through missouri destroying a small community. three it will,000 polling stations. separatists are holding a refer endsum vote on self rule in the regions of donetsk and luhansk. the west is calling it i will legitimate. ukraine said it could result in the self disstruction of those votes. they have a population of 6 and a half million people but residents living in areas under separate test rule are the ones voting today. meanwhile, ukraine's acts president says today's referendum is a step into the abyss. the country's parliament stipulates only the president actually has the right to determine whether or not to hold a referendum. we many western countries have denounced it. putin called on a referendum. >> here in, in the

welcome back to al jazeera america, i'm morgan radford with the top stories. president obama made a surprise visit to afghanistan to spend memorial day with the troops. the president is expected to be briefed by military commanders and visit wounded service me on the bagram air base. there's 32,000 americans still serving in afghanistan. >>> meanwhile - pope francis is in israel visiting several religious sites in jerusalem. israel is the last stop on his holy land tour. earlier he was in bth elliot rodgers where he pray -- bethlehem, where he prayed at the wall separating israel and west bank. >> ukranian business petero poroshenko declared victory and exit polls gave him more than 55% of the vote. petero poroshenko vowed to align his country with europe, and ind the conflict with pro -- end the conflict with pro-russian forces in the east. >>> egyptians vote for a new president next tuesday, and former army president abdul fatah al-sisi is expected to win. if he does, he'll be the latest in a longs line of military men to lead the country. we explore the rol

i am morgan radford. 101 east is coming up next. for news updates throughout the day, go to argues.com. >> the wonder of the world's force is often found in the creatures that live in them. but the rare and precious of animals are increasingly falling prey t to poachers. equal only in scale to the illegal drug trade. so vast and lucrative is this black market under world its driving more species than ever into extinction. while there have been seizures

i'm morgan radford and here are the top stories. more than 70% of voters in eastern ukraine are expected to head to the polls to divide if two russian-leaning cities should breakaway from the country. the unand the u.s. are calling it illegitimate. >>> nigeria are plays troops along the border to try to find over 200 missing school girls. british and american teams are trying to help rescue them. >>> a pair of tornados swept through missouri destroying homes and toppling trees, downing powerlines. there are a threat of more tornado coming today. >> the battle over the minimum wage is still being fought at $8 an hour. many workers are struggling to make ends meet. as courtney kealy reports some are using their fate to get the government to act. [ chants ] . >> reporter: the marching workers chant their demands for a higher minimum wage. leaders joined the march, filing into the church this week for an interdenominational, interracial and international service. >> we the people of faith are here to stand in solidarity with low-wage wo

. >> good afternoon, i'm michael gleaves and i'm morgan radford. thank you for joining us. >> officials say an attack that set homes and shops on fire during the 12-hour attack near the border with cameroon. >> now this attack comes as nigerian police offer even more money for any and all information leading them to the more 200 school girls who were kidnapped just last month. describing what residents said about that attack. >> these people operated within that city for over 12 hours. she did not--they did not leave until 1:00 in the night. before the city was visited by the military and control volunteers. the military and the civilians vigilanty moved to the northern border when they heard that some of the school girls who had been abducted from sighted around that area. so the insurgents took advantage of the situation, and they came in to the city. actually when they came the villagers thought it was the military who came because they came in with military vehicles and military uniform. now they started the attack in the market area. there are

. >>> i'm morgan radford, "america tonight" weekend is up next. stay tuned to al jazeera. >>> on "america tonight" the weekend digs, the truth about false confessions. sara hoy with an indepth look at people that said they did it, when they said they didn't. >> no blood, fibres, hair, bullet traces - not a shred of physical evidence. >> why would anyone confess if they weren't guilty? >> not knowing the law, of course, i said well i'll tell them what they want to hear, i can prove it was a lie. >> an extraordinary story of justice denied in our continuing reports on crime and punishment in america. also tonight - shot in the arm, the case for childhood vaccinations gets a booster from an outbreak of measle, and worries about the return of other childhood diseases. why a small but growing number of parents say though to shots. >> what would happen if nobody vaccinated their kids at all? >> we'd be a lot healthier. >> you do. >> i do. >> michael okwu with a look at the measles epidemic and its connection to the anti-vaccine movement. >>> and swept a

i'm morgan radford live in new york city. i'll be back for more news. don't go anywhere, "talk to al jazeera" is coming up next. >> they he told use it would be fast, cheap and easy, and that's not the case. >> american chef and action visit alice waters said we should return to eating local and seasonal food. >> you know, it's celebrating life. >> the owner of the world renowned restaurant is famous for her pioneering use of organic ingredients. >> we are part of nature. we depend on it. >> for deck caused, she has championed the slow food movement. >> the idea of eating in your car is something just uncivilized. >> alice waters, welcome to talk to aljazeera. >> thank you. >> you have said that food should cost more. explain what did you mean. >> well, i have been running restaurants for 42 years, and i think the success of the restaurant is completely dependent on the ingredients we have. i discovered very early on that these farmers that were local and organic made the restaurant what it is and i wanted to give them the money directly, and so we don'

i'm morgan radford with a look at the top stories. >>> billionaire petero poroshenko declares himself the victor in ukraine's elections. >>> the pope works on middle east peace. comments on palestine triggers controversy. >>> president obama makes a surprise rip to afghanistan, thank -- trip to afghanistan thanking the troops for their service >>> a positive otal week as presidential elections are prepared for in egypt. that's the subject of "the week ahead" - our sunday night special. >>> i know it's a little late, but i was in the neighbourhood and thought i'd stop by. i'm here on a single mission - that is to thank you for your extraordinary service. >>> well, he was in the neighbour hood and u.s. troops in afghanistan were in for quite the surprise. they got a visit from president obama who thanked them for their sacrifices and the sacrifices of their family. they addressed the question on everyone's minds, which is when are the troops coming home. mike viqueira has more. >> reporter: it was president obama's fourth trip to afghan

live from new york city, i'm morgan radford with a look at the top stories. >>> u.s. troops in afghanistan given a rousing welcome to president obama as he pays them a surprise visit. >> exit polls in the ukraine shows a sweet victory for chocolate king petero poroshenko. >>> the pope presses for peace during a visit to the holy land. >>> plus, you'll meet the oldest american vet. learn his secret to a long life at 108 years young. >> i know it's late, but i was in the neighbourhood and thought i'd stop by. i'm here on a single mission - that is to thank you for your extraordinary service. >>> well, he was in the neighbourhood - president obama addressing troops at bagram airfield in afghanistan. he arrived before dawn to pay a surprise memorial day visit to the troops, and was veeted by general -- greeted by general joseph doesn't ford. mike joins us with more. this was a big surprise. what can you tell us about the timing? >> there's a couple of factors, it is the memorial day weekend. he is the commander in chief and wanted to say thank you and greet the troops. th

i'm morgan radford. six people shot dead last night in a drive by shooting near the university of california, santa barbara. the gunman is dead. in a youtube video shot by the suspect indicates that those shootings were, in fact, premed dated. you are looking at live pictures in santa barbara, where we are waiting for the sheriff's department, and as soon as they speak we'll come to you. first a look at the forecast with meteorologist, rebecca stevenson. >> we are watching the storms across the south-west, and really a hurricane. this is amanda in the eastern pacific. it's spinning, as you see in the visible satellite. a series of thunder storms into mexico, causing a lot of rain fall. >> sorry, we'll interrupt you to go to the blacking news conference in santa barbara about the mass shooting. >> i am joined here today by a number of people from the santa barbara county sheriff's office, executive and command staff and a number of our members of our allied agencies and community leaders. i'm joined by ac

i'm morgan radford with a look at the top stories. >>> six shot and killed in a drive by rampage nearws conference is scheduled shortly. >>> belgium - a gunman opens fire at the jewish museum, killing three. >> the pope's trip to the middle east makes history. >>> the european elections under way and the biggest issue is

morgan radford says u.s. officials have mobilized to head off an out breaker. >> healthcare officials are scrambling to track down people who recently traveled the same route as a man who, according to the cdc, has tested positive for the deadly mers virus. the patient is a healthcare worker who just returned from saudi arabia. he left rhiad on 'twill pro 4th, connected through heathrow airport and landed in chicago. he took a bus to indiana where he fell sick and intendended upe hospital. the virus has hit the healthcare industry in the middle east hard. experts say the risk of a widespread outbreak is low. >> there has not been a clear case of person to person transmission outside of the healthcare setting yet. so, i think we need to keep this in perspective. >> health officials say the virus originated in the middle east, first in camels and spread to several european countries. it's estimated to have infected more than 600 people resulting in some 200 deaths. right now, there is no specific treatment, cur

i am morgan radford live in new york city. here are the stories we are following for you right now. held for kidnapping and murder, the high drama political release of irish politician jergerry ad who is released from principles today. plus a nation on the brink of war, violent clashes in ukraine as a police station comes under siege. he >>> helping thousands of survivors in afghanistan after a massive landslide almost buried an entire town.

i'm morgan radford. >> i'm michael yves. for more on these stories you can always go to www.aljazeera.com. have a great weekend. >> it's been widely reported that apple home of itones is preparing to buy beats electronics for $3 billion. why would the company who revolutionized the music industry with the $0.99 download buy the head phone company. i'm ray suarez. apple with its itunes reshaped the industry and put a few brick and mortar storie stores to the. creating billions in sales. since itunes is a story that carries just about everything and never runs out of shelf space. but now the financial sometimes reports apple may be getting ready to do something big in response to the rapid rise of streaming. after making white ear buds, apple may be getting ready to wrap beats around your head before jumping into the stream. >> reporter: apple took a big bite out of the music industry with the invention of the ipod andy tunes music store at the turn of the century. it changed the way people bought and listened to music. itunes

i am morgan radford. listening post featuring reporting boka haram is next. for news on the day, head to aljazeera.com. hello i am i am richard againstburg. you are at the listening post. a huge news story in nigeria and why the coverage is so scarce. the philippines where journalism does not come easily. ethiopia says it doesn't care what human rights groups think. it's putting another 9 journalists on trial. chalk one up to the imagination in our web video of the week. it had all of the hallmarks of a major news story except the date light. nigeria, hundreds of school girls abducted by glands glands, t boka haram, it has been blamed for 1500 deaths this year alone. it's name translates to western education is forbidden. it's members aren't crazy about the foreign media either since b boka haram sees the media as carriers of the values it opposes. coverage has been limited plus access is restricted and visuals are hard to come by. there is the government's attempts to control the story because of the serious questions over the president's efforts to restrict

i'm morgan radford. >> i'm michael yves. "inside story" is up next. for news and stories from around the world go to our website at www.aljazeera.com. >> nigeria is africa's most populous country, a major oil exporter and struggling to cope with lethal religious-based violence, boko haram, kid snapped girls, and a divided nigeria. that's "inside story." >> hello, i'm ray suarez. maybe you've heard about nigeria in the news in the past few days. the kidnapping of school girls is making headlines worldwide. it's less likely you've heard much about the country's troubles in recent years. nigeria is struggling with islamist insurgency and rising violence between muslims and christians. like a lot of places nigeria's borders weren't drawn by nationality or history. it was drawn by britain after repeated wars in west african kingdoms. london cobbled together two vast territories that never woul woud have sought nationhood on their own. during the 1950's and 60's, britain left behind a nigeria. over the decades the huge population would head to the pollsnly

i am morgan radford live in new york. stay tuned. >> let us bow our heads for a word of prayer. our father and our most gracious god. as this family, the murdough family and their friends, as they gather, we ask that you send your comforter, your holy spirit, your guide, to be with them. >> queens, new york. jerome murdough's family is laying him to rest. four months ago, 56-year-old jerome was arrested for trespassing, and booked into new york's rikers island jail. >> you going to be missed big bro. me and him, we had a special connection, special relationship. >> seven days later, he was found dead in his cell. >> they said he was baked to death. heat. his room temperature reached well over 100 degrees with no ventilation. >>there's no words to explain. it just looks like you came from a building that caught on fire. >> he was blacker than my hair. he was darker than my hair. >> jerome was a former marine, who suffered from bipolar disorder and alcohol abuse. >> a week went by and we didn't hear from him, then two weeks, then it was 3 weeks. then my mother started saying, some

i am morgan radford. >>> total war against boko haram. those words from african leaders in paris. we will tell you about the international plan to fight back. from the son of a prime minister to the next prime minister, celebrations? india after at a time world's largest democracy elected a new ruler. >> criminal investigations lead to

i am morgan radford. talk to al jazeera is coming up next. for news updates around the world, go to our website, "aljazeera.com." >> regi >> i would say antisemittism globally is the worst i knew regi it's been since leach two or regi war 2. >> more than 25% of the world is antisemmet regi regi semittic. an extensive survey of global attitudes toward the jewish people. >> region is a major determineant. religion, also, is. >> in the united states, he says the trends are improving. >> while the law permits you to be a bigot, you will pay a price if you are a bigot. look at sterling. >> the adl stanchion on inter face regi faith reregi relations has been controversial. building a muslim community center two blocks from ground agree regi agree regi zero. >> because you have the right doesn't mean it's the right thing to do. foxman reports on his tenure at the position and how he made it through. >> i survived because a catholic saved me. >> we spoke to him in new york. >> you completed survey that found 26% of adults world war harbor anti-semiti

i'm morgan radford and here are today's top stories. >> i'm here on a single mission - it thank you foryour extraordinary service. [ cheering ] >>> president obama makes a surprise visit to troops in afghanistan. >>> and pope francis is in israel after a visit to the west bank. >>> plus the ballots are in after month of turmoil. voters in ukraine have finally

i'm morgan radford with a look at the top stories. >>> billionaire petero poroshenko declares himselfhe victor in ukraine's elections. >>> the pope works on middle east peace. comments on palestine triggers controversy. >>> president obama makes a surprise rip to afghanistan, thank -- trip to afghanistan thanking the troops for their service >>> a positive otalk

i am morgan radford.ere are the top stories. >>> the searching for the missing nigerian school girls prompting an international response waging war against boko haram. >>> china evacwaits citizens while tension boildz over drilling in the south china sea. the death toll in saudi arabia closing in on 170 people, now a third case of the deadly mers virus diagnosed right here on

. >> good afternoon, welcome to al jazeera america live from new york i'm morgan radford. here are the stories we are following right now. it is the end of 8 days of captivity in ukraine. >> plus a landslide wipes out a village in afghanistan. >> plus a teen found live in a wheel well of a plane

i am morgan radford. here are the top stories we are following for you right now.ro- and antiprotesters really across ukraine as voters decide on independence. the search cons for the missing nigerian girls but now military experts are worried about what else boko haram might have done. and a dispute over painting. a community debates the nazi art work is too dangerous to be displayed

i am morgan radford. "listening post" is coming up next. for news throughout the day, always go to al jazeera amerial aljazeera.com. i am richard ginzberg. if you want to pick a side in the ukraine story, pick a channel. there is something for everyone. protesters in thailand want just one side of that story told. so they have given journalists marching orders. we will drill down into the coverage of the economic story in greece where the media are a battleground. and, the joy of selling out. ♪ i need the money ♪ >> that's our web video of the week. >> with troops occupying the region president vladimir putin saw him greeted as a hero. the date, the anniversary of the end of world war ii was significant because back home, on russian television screens, putin's policy in ukraine is depicted as a valiant stand on behalf of russian speakers there against the same kind of fascism russia fought in the second world war. in fact, 300 of the kremlin's favorite journalists have medals to show for their work on the ukraine story. >> kind of coverage

i'm morgan radford, and a look at the top stories - new details on the shooter behind the deadly rampagen california. 22-year-old elliot rodger stabbed three in his apartment before driving along the streets and shooting a number of people. in all six victims from killed, seven wounded. roger left a manifesto detailing his plan. >> in reading this 141 page rambling autobiographical - almost a combination of an autobiography and a diary, it's apparent of the severe extent of how disturbed mr roger was. and the fact that he had been - and was continuing to be seen by a variety of health care professionals. it's apparent that he was severely mentally disturbed. >> the suspects family said they warned police just a few short weeks ago when roger posted disturbing video on social media. >>> in ukraine the presidential election kicks off in a few hours. there's concerned that pro-russian separatists may interrupt the voting. >> pope francis gives his first maths in the middle east and is on a 3-day drip to the holy land. he spend his first day in jordan, where he met with syrian refugees and h

. >> good evening to you and welcome to al jazeera america can i'm morgan radford.se are the top stories. a candy king in ukraine declares victory. and the pope calls for mid east peace in the holy land. these are the

i'm morgan radford and here are today's top stories. seeking answers, african and western leaders meet to clamp down on boko haram. >> celebrations in india after the democracy chooses a new prime minister. >> arson charges as firefighters continue to battle the blaze in california. >> in the sense that it might >>.

morgan radford on a bolivian inventor who is handcrafting a new generation of flying machines. >> reporter: this is a master recycler. deolderant lids, pen caps, perfume bottles is not generally material used to make a dran. >> translation: you can find printers, fridges, photocopiers and controllers pulled apart. loads of things to use for a robot. it's considered a paradise for robotizists and all these things are cheap. while the motor, camera and gps are imported, the body is his design. pulled together from discarded wood and metal and held together with plastic ties. the hand-crafted robot doesn't just look the part. it can fly for 20 minutes at speeds of up to one mile high. in developing countries like bolivia, he feels that being creative may take more creativity, but finds the challenge worthwhile. >> translation: there's an underground movement appropri e appropriating technology. they come across a lot of interesting experiences. >> conventional drones costs thousands and military zones in the millions, it's hoped the unorthodox creation will create more high-flying technology

i'm morgan radford live in new york and here are the stories we are following right now.a rescue operation is underway as a massive landslide wipes out a village in afghanistan and killing over 2000 people. >> i'm not worried about the germs but you read this and you get nervous. >> this morning a deadly virus lands on american soil. >> it is an end of

morgan radford has more on that and other news around america. >> reporter: that's right, david.ional gay marriage band opening the doors for couples to get married. defending the ban on gay marriage even though he allowed same-sex couples to wed. he said it is his duty to defend the ban. the state is expected to appeal. >>> residents in the dallas area are cleaning up after thunderstorms and high winds tore through their city. winds up to 70 mph completely uprooted trees and then tore roofs off of homes. thursday's homes knocked out power to 34,000 homes and all but 200 of them had power restored as of this morning. >>> a new poll finds 60% of people in georgia disapprove of their state's new little passed gun laws. georgia gun owners can be armed in schools, bars, government buildings and even inside churches. the poll conducted from the atlantic journal found 59% of people disliked these new laws but 57% of them say they believe that owning a gun helps protect people. >>> and over in ohio five high school students will be charged with vandalism for going too far in their senio

morgan radford reports. >> reporter: health care officials are scrambling to track down people who travelled the same route as a man who, according to the c d.c., tested positive to the deadly mers virus. he is a health care worker who returned from riyadh, saudi arabia. he landed in chicago, took a bus in indiana, fell sick and ended up in hospital. the virus hit the health care industry in the middle east hard. fatality is hard. the risk of a widespread outbrake is low much. there's not been a clear case of person to person transmission outside of the health care system. so we need to keep this in perspective. >> health officials say the virus originated in the middle east in camels and spread to european countries. it's estimated to have ipp effected 600 people, resulting in 200 deaths. there's no treatment, cure or vak sipation. >> most of the cases are in the middle east. it has a case fatality rate, a percentage of folks who have the infection - about 30%. contrast that to a mortality rate of 1% for the flu, you get an idea how severe the respiratory infection may be. >>> dr stephen mo