let's get more from nicole johnson, joining us from islamabad. we know that pakistan has support for saudi arabia's military operation. in what way. well so far saudi arabia has requested support from pakistan. pakistan said that it will consider that request. it held a high delegation meeting on wednesday with the president, the army chief and the head of the i.s.i. the spy agency. at the end of the meeting they said any threat to the integrity of saudi arabia would revoke a strong response from pakistan. pakistan has not said exactly what type of response it will be. they are sending a delegation to saudi arabia on friday to dougs action they may take. it's being considered. the defense minister gave a long and detailed interview. he was stronger than the statement and said that pakistan would be the first country to react if the integrity of saudi arabia is threatened and he means houthi fighters crossing the border. >> we know there has been a lot of debate within pakistan as to whether the country should get involved. explain the concerns. >

from where nicole johnson sent this report. >> reporter: it's a quiet trip around the block. this man and his boys. app armed body guard. this is how well-off families in herat get around these days. three years ago the youngest was kid named. -- kidnapped. his father carries a gun and can't stop worrying about their safety. the boys had been on a school bus. three men shot the tyres and dragged the boy out of his brother's arms and off the bus, demanding 300,000. the family didn't have that much, so the kidnappers dropped the ransom to 50,000. he was freed after 86 days. before he was kidnapped, he was naughty fast and bright. after he was withdrawn, if the body guard is not with him all the time he is frightened. he tells me they'll take us again. >> herat is a prosperous city. the taliban is active in the countryside, not the town. here the problem is organised criminal gangs. one. main reasons this is a target for criminal gangs is it's full of business me. it's a trading hub. this road leads to the iranian border and herat is the first big city after the crossing. more t

nicole johnson sent this report. >> reporter: it's a quiet trip around the block with this man and his boys and an armed body guard. this is how the well off get around. three years ago, this 6-year-old was kidnapped. his father carries a gun. he can't stop worrying about his family's safety. the bows had been on a school bus when three men shot the tyres and dragged him out of his brother's arms and off the bus. they demanded $300,000. the family did not have that much. the kidnappers dropped it to $50,000. he was freed. after 86 days. >> before he was kidnapped, he was naughty, fast and bright. after he became withdrawn, if the body guard is not with him. he gets frit end. they'll take us again he tells me. >> herat is a prosperous city. the taliban is active in the countryside, but not the town. >> one of the main reasons herat is a target for the criminal gangs is it's full of business me. it's a major trading hub. this road leads all the way to the iranian border and it is the big city that i reach at the crossing. more than 100 people were killed in herat. kidnap engs are common

nicole johnson travelled to herat to find out why. >> a 14 tonne block of marble hewn out of rugged mountain. it costs $11 million to build. it cuts and polishes. 75% of the business is selling blocks to neighbouring countries. afghanistan's president ademounsed all marble had to be processed in the country before exported. >> countries like china and others won't use any other stone. >> others say while it may be hard now, in the long run it's better to develop the local industry. >> if they can't process it. they can export it. they should bring more equipment to process it. >> that is what happened. more than 40 factories shut down. staff have been laid off. >> it's not easy when you start a business. government should help with interest free loans. >> reporter: this is not the only threat the industry is facing. >> these blocks of marble have come from a community 180km from here. the taliban is active in the area, there's ambushes and criminals on the road. >> dealing with the taliban means paying them money to let the mines operate and the trucks through safe. afghanistan says it's whi

nicole johnson travelled to harr at to find out why? >> a 14- tonne block of marble. huned out of afghanistan's mountains, sliced to smooth labs. is this is herats advance marble factory. costing around 11 million to build. it cuts and polishes. however, 75% of its business is selling these raw blocks to neighbouring countries. a month ago the president ashraf ghani announced that all marble had to be processed in the country before it could be exported. >> countries like china and india won't accept processed stop. now we have lost a business relationship with india, australia, europe and asia. >> it may be hard now, in the long run it's better to develop the local industry. >> if they can't process it properly, they can export it. they should bring equipment to process it. >> that is what is happening. more than 40 factories shut down. they can't afford to buy new equipment. staff have been laid off. it's silent. except for the falling snow. >> it's not easy when you start a business. the lowest investment is around half a million. the government should help us with

nicole johnson is in the capital. >> saudi arabia requested that the pakistani government help it against its war in the fight against yemen. pakistan released a statement saying anything that threatened the integrity from saudi arabia will evoke a response from pakistan. friday they are sending a delegation from the army and the government to saudi arabia to discuss what assistance if any, the pakistan could provide to saudi arabia. the two countries have a good and strong relationship, there are strong economic ties. saudi arabia is often the first country to help pakistan when it has economic problems energy crisis or a natural disaster. there are 800 troops deployed across various parts of saudi arabia. on the other hand pakistan enjoys a good relationship with iran, and they'll be concerned about becoming too deeply involved in regional conflict that looks like a proxy war inside yemen between saudi arabia and iran. the other big reason is because 20% of pakistan populations are shia. in pakistan there are sectarian problems tensions violence. the pakistani government would not make

nicole johnson travels from harr at. a 14 tonne of marble sliced into smooth slabs. this is the most advance factory. costing around 11 million. it cuts and polishes. 75% of its business is very welling the row blocks to neighbouring countries. a month ago the president announced that all marble had to be processed in the country before it could be exported. >> countries like china and india won't accept a polished stop. we have lost our business relationship with india, australia, central europe. >> others say it may be hard but it's better to develop the local industry. >> translation: if they can't process it properly they can export it. they can't favoured to by new xipt. anticipate for the calling snow. >> it's not easy once you start a business. the lowest investment is around half a million. the government should help. these giant blocks of marble. it's a dangerous drive for truck driver. there's ambushes and criminals on the road. >> dealing with the taliban means paying to let the trucks operate. afghanistan says it is white marvel rivalling stone >>> stay w

nicole johnson reports from one of the worst hit areas. >>reporter: high above, the scale of the disaster unfolds. village after village covered in up to three meters of snow and it's still falling. communities are cut off from each other, roads have disappeared. everything is white. except for the houses the ones that haven't been lost. the village of abdul la has survived but 30 people who lived in it did not. they were buried beyond the trees in two mass graves. we meet a 13-year-old boy who shows us around and points to the houses where people have died. >> the avalanche hit at midnight when everyone was sleeping. i was so scared. i heard a great noise. later i felt sad because it hit my friend's house and he died with all of his family. >>reporter: this little boy looks alone in the world. his mother and four sisters died when their bedroom crumbled underthe weight of the snow. in many ways this village is now one of the lucky ones. helicopters are able to land here and the main road has almost reached it. but there are still dozens o

. >> i'm nicole johnson in afghanistan's national museum in kabul. coming up, why conservationists are struggling to save the cultural heritage. >> in sport, they see the dreams of mexico. they have the details. >>> hello again, here are the headlines. in nigeria, 10 have been killed in three separate explosions in the north-east in a suspected attack. the first blast took place in borneo state. an hour later two bus stations in the city were attacked. i.s.i.l. fighters destroyed the remains of hat ra this is the second such act within days. >>> libya's two rival governments are said to be edge edging closer to a deal. all parties have been warned about carrying out attacks whilst negotiations are held >>> to brazil where the supreme court approved investigations in relation to some top politicians cials accused of taking bribes in exchange for contracts from petrogas. >> reporter: this rist of names was released by the brazil supreme court. among the people accused of taking bribes is former president and speakers of congress. all but one of dilma r

nicole johnson takes a look at his legacy. >> reporter: without lee kuan yew, singapore, as the world know it may never have existed. born in 1923, fourth generation chinese singaporean saw his homeland occupied - first by the british and then the japanese. after training as a lawyer in britain, he became prime minister, a post held for 31 years. despite a ruthless style of politics he was no independence leader. singapore became independent against their will kicked out of malaysia in 1965 against a backdrop. a fearful lee contemplated a bleak future. >> we are connected by geography, economics and >>> sentiment gave way to prague mattism. he was unflinching in his determination to bring prosperity to his new country. under his leadership singapore was transformed from a tiny impoverished island to a high-tech area. his leadership had a darker side. political opponents found themselves in court often, some bankrupt. freedoms were micromanaged along with the economy. fame famous bans like those on chewing gum were relaxed only recently. his party was returned to power again and again.

as nicole johnson reports, the area has been plagued by kidnapping. >> it's a quiet trip around the block. a man and his boys and an armed body guard. this is how well-off families get around. three years ago he was kidnapped. he was six years old. his father carries a gun. and can't stop worrying about his family safety. the boys had been on a school bus when three men shot the tears and dragged him out of his brother's arms and off the bus. they demanded 300,000. the family didn't have that much. so the kidnappers dropped the ransom to 50,000. he was freed after 86 days. before he was kidnapped he was naughty, fast and bright. after he became withdrawn, if the body guard is not with him out the time he is frightened and tells me they'll take us again. >> herat is a prosperous city. the taliban is active in the countryside, but not the town. here the problem is organised gangs. >> a main reason herat is a target is it's full of businessman, a trading hub with neighbouring iran. this road lats all the way to the iranian border and herat is the first big city you reach over the crossing. >

as nicole johnson reports, afghanistan's army is at its lowest level in five years. >> reporter: these afghan schoolediers are getting ready for a highway patrol. first up a lesson in using an american maid machine-gun. the men say they prefer russian weapons, this one they say, sometimes jams. >> over the last five years, the number of troops increased fourfold. just as well. the taliban operates in many parts of the eastern afghanistan countryside. the new base commander said the problem is not troops but weapons. >> lack of air support, intelligence and drones affected our operations. we should have an air force to destroy bases. we are weak in having long-range weapons. these days the war has been modernized. >> reporter: even the food budget has been cut. there was no meat for lunch. instead, rice spinach and a potato. most foreign troops pulled out, the size of afghanistan's army is at its lowest level in four years. desertion, lack of recruitment and casualties are taking a toll. last year troop numbers dropped by 8.5% to under 169,000. the latest found that u.s. military leader

nicole johnson reports. >>reporter: it's seven years since pack stand saw a show like this. every branch of the armed forces and part of the country was represented. it's been a tough year for the military. in december, more than 130 students were killed during a taliban attack on an army-run school. and for the last nine months the army has been pounding the taliban and 1 million people were forced from their home. despite the disply of heavy weapons and equipment, the defense forces need a new approach to take on the taliban. >> so the pakistani armed forces which are not cut out for unconventional warfare are now getting trained to deal with these unconventional elements confronting them. this is the war against terror and the pakistani armed forces have to pick and choose their target which have to be intelligence based. >>reporter: this year's parade was a morale booster for the parade and the army. pack stand's decision to hold the parade is highly symbolic a message to the taliban in pack stand that they are not weakened by the war on terror. >> the message is that we

the challenge is holding them back and it's one afghanistan is now facing on its own nicole johnson, al jazeera, jalalabad. >> an afghan woman lynched by a mom after being accused of burning pages of the quran has been buried. they say they found no evidence against the 27 yooefld. 11 people have been arrested in connection with the murder. >> hundreds of people left homeless by cyclone pam say they haven't received any emergency aid more than a week after the storm. the government is coordinating relief efforts. aid agencies say they are moving more food water, and shelters to the worst achthd areas. in the meantime survivors are getting by on pictures and water distributed by relief workers. german tourist died in a shark attack off of the red seacoast. a man's leg was bitten off, home to many luxury resorts. he script's red sea is a popular destination for divers but not the only attack in recent years. in 2010, a shark killed another german tourist while she was swimming off of the coast activists from different backgrounds and professions have joined a 10 day march. the united c

nicole johnson reports now from one of the worst his areas panjshir province. >> high above the panjshir valley the scale of the disaster unfolds. village after village, covered in up to three meters of snow, and it's still falling. communities are cut off from each other roads disappeared. everything is white except for the houses, the ones that haven't been lost. the village survived. thirty people who lived in it did not. they were buried beyond the trees in two mass graves. we are shown around, and he points to the houses where people died. >> the avalanche hit at midnight when everyone was sleeping. i was so scared. i heard a great noise later i felt sad. it hit my friend's house and he died with his family. >> this little boy is alone. mother and four sisters died when their bedroom crumbled under the weight of the snow. >> in many ways, this village is one of the lucky ones. helicopters are ail to land here and the main road has almost reached it. there are still dozens of remote villages far off in the mountains that the government simply can't get to. >> the weather has closed i

johnson is survived by his wife nicole as well as his parents. flags were flown at half staff as well the state capitol. a very tough day all around here, tori. back to you. >> i can certainly see it. thank you, brian. >>> we now turn to janine de la vega who is at the scene of the shooting where we understand the suspect's body was just taken away about an hour ago, janine. >> reporter: yes. we're here on skenter road near -- center road near lewis. this just opened up to traffic in the last ten minutes. police took down the crime tape. there is still a portion. road that is closed of center road. people who live there, we're assuming are not being let in where police are investigating, but it's been a very somber food mood out here. a lot of officers trying to process one of their brothers is gone. >> officer down, officer down. >> copy officer down. officer down. >> reporter: a terrifying scene can be described on radio dispatch of what was happening last night on center road after san jose police officers arrived. they were looking for a man

el oficial johnson de 38 anos de edad fue descrito por sus seres queridos como un hombre muy valiente sensible y dedicado... estaba casado... su esposa nicole encontraba fuera de la ciudad cuando ocurrio la tragedia... johnson tenia 14 anos trabajando para la corporacion policiaca.... y acababa de ser asignado como oficial de entrenamiento por su experiencia en el campo.... pero ya no podra cumplir esa mision... ahora con los corazones partidos sus familiares organizan su funeral... este jueves podrian darse a conocer los detalles... pero podria incluir, un velorio y el entierro al que se espera que lleguen colegas de todo el pais a brindarle sus respetos... por lo pronto la ciudad esta encargada de preparar un evento masivo... sot 03:25 al 03:38 todas las banderas de nuestra ciudad y nuestra comunidad esta a media asta y vamos a tener un servicio mas publico por toda la comunidad en los proximos dias por lo pronto la investigacion continua... si bien ya se sabe como fue asesinado el oficial todavia queda por determinar si el balazo que le quito la vida a su asesino scott dunham se lo propinaron los oficiales o se lo dio el mismo... sandra

johnson was 38. he is survived by his wife nicole and other family members. yesterday, hundreds of people lined the streets of san jose to pay their respects as his casket was moved from the santa clara coroner's office to a funeral home in los gatos. they included firefighters who gathered on overpasses and stood on fire trucks to salute him. kiet do is at the san jose police department this morning with more. kiet. >> reporter: good morning. just a sad heartbreaking scene out here at police headquarters in downtown san jose. you see this mass of flowers and candles and children's drawings taped to the wall here. from talking with family and neighbors at the scene we are getting a better sense of how it played out yesterday. sources say a 30-.30-caliber rifle was found next to the suspect's body probably used to kill officer johnson. the responding officers knew the suspect might be armed so they began taking out their assault rifles as well but the top floor balcony gave scott dunham an advantage over johnson standing behind a patrol car 100 feet away. seve

johnson is survived by his wife nicole, his parents who put out this statement yesterday, ken. they say we're deeply saddened by his loss and cannot express in writing how deep a hole in our hearts we are left with by his passing. adding, he was our husband, son, brother, uncle and hero. >>> san jose police releasing a statement early this morning saying that officer johnson was killed by scott dunham a 57- year-old distraught man. he may have been intoxicated after, um, johnson and fellow officers arrived about 6:50 last night to an apartment complex in east san jose, there was a disturbance call there. they encountered a female outside of that residence and according to witnesses we were able to talk to last night, there appeared to have been a shooting from a balcony at that apartment complex taking the officer's life. >> we are getting a clearer picture tonight of what happened in that ambush that left the san jose police officer dead. a procession like you just saw about to begin for that fallen san jose police officer michael johnson. again, a 14-year veteran of the force

officer michael johnson 38 years so he leaves behind a wife nicole catherine and daniel his children.cer killed in line of duty is not his family and friends that want to be a part of the goodbyes. the entire police force of san jose fell law-enforcement agencies throughout the bay area the state and the nation and also settled since will want to be a part of what seems to be as like as two dozen people lining up around limousine now. trying to see the body removed. >> pam moore: all of this is out of the utmost respect for him. you can see the officer's standing off to the side and attention waiting for the body to be removed from the hearst. we heard remarks emotional remarks from san jose's mayor sam liccardo talking about michael johnson's extraordinary bravery and all the officers that responded to the scene last night. am also referring to the fact that they may very well have actually save someone else's life. at the apartment complex there were the suspect shot suspect was holed up at his family were calling police for help because the suspect was despondent and had been drink

johnson was 38 years old. he is survived by his wife nicole, and other family members. >>> san jose police department has changed the main page of its website to this tribute you see here. his badge number 3718. and we have continuing coverage on air and at kpix.com. >>> it is 4:33 right now. why don't we get a look at the bay bridge, i believe, from our roof cam. beautiful shot out there of the bridge. [ pause ] >> it's going to be a nice day outside today, though? >> it is going to be an amazing day outside. if we can't have the rain we just have to embrace it, okay? because we're going to have temperatures soaring up to 87 degrees so you know somebody's backyard in their own little microclimate will touch near 90. >> i think you said juliette's yesterday. >> yes. it's always hot at her house. [ laughter ] >> out the door, we have some clear skies. we have a nonexistent wind and at this time we're looking towards s-f-o where we have no reports of airport delays and don't anticipate anybody because it will be cloud-free. there will be clouds next to the seashore this morning but then that will dissipate. it is

. >> officer michael johnson joined the force in 2001. he is survived by his wife nicole. >>> kpix5's mark kelly spoke with a sergeant who knew him well. >> reporter: sergeant paul kelly remembers fondly the most recent to die last night. >> mike was one of the quiet ones. >> reporter: of quiet confidence. that is how colleagues remember officer michael johnson. about one year ago, he was promoted to field training ops. his duty, show new officers the ropes. >> what he loved was being a police officer. and teaching these young guys and gals coming in what he knew. >> reporter: kelly would know. he was johnson's supervisor and teacher nearly a dozen years ago and saw a good listener with a soft spot for the city he served. >> that was not mike putting up a front. you know. that was mike being mike and being the cop he knew how to be. >> reporter: the zartucci family never knew johnson personally, but putting his life on the line, they know he cared. >> that's a brave man. that is a man that cares about nerves. for that, i respect and i say i love him for that. and i thank

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nicolle is which is you know so what. let's move on. >> exactly. that's just what the clintons do. what they also do is they're constantly playing with words, what the meaning of is is. johnsonomething interesting. most people will read hillary clinton's e-mail or statement last night and say, oh, she's going to release the e-mails. no she's not. what her statement says if you parse it which the clintons always require you to parse it she appears to be only talking about the 55,000 e-mails that she decided she would agree to turn oef to the state department and so now she is saying i want the public to see my e-mail. i ask the state to release them. guess what the state department is supposed to be the custodian of your e-mails, hillary clinton, but they are not the custodian of your e-mail as required by 2009 law because thaw decided not to abide by that law so don't tell the state department to release your e-mail, senator clinton, secretary clin top. you are the only one that has the power to release your e-mails because you are the custodian of said e-mails because they are in your server which is against 2009 regulation, which is against what the white house said public