after 800 people lost their lives as they tried to cross the mediterranean from north africa to europemonth. now the italian navy has found the vessel in which they perish perished. >> you can still make out parts of the ship in the murky water what you can't see are the bloated bodies of hundreds of people who are trapped inside. the italian navy released these images. >> we found many bodies. it's impossible to say how many. the majority are inside the bottom part of the boat, but it does add up to what the survivors have told us that, there were around 800 people on the boat. >> only 28 people survived the accident. two of them are in custody. a tunisian man is alleged to be the captain and the syrian is believed to have helped him. the boat collided with the merchant ship that came to its rescue and in its panic the boat capsized. it lice 700 meters below the surface. some of the navy ships are now returning back to port. they'll be scrutinizing the footage of that wreck. one question is if the migrants were locked inside giving them no chance of survival while the ship was going d

the north africa throughout the middle east. the reality in this country, the issue is that we believe in free speech. and we enforce our constitutional rights. and, frankly, we have every right to be as provocative or insulting as we want. and why would we not be if we're motivated to do so? >> sure. and i agree with you. but what we have to zero in on is the ideology that causes these types of things. lou: i get that. we've heard that there's an ideological motive to behead christians on a a beach. in this instance, i don't give a damn. the reality is, they're barbaric. they're murdering people. and trying in this instance to murder. >> right. well, you're doing a good job of describing them. until you understand what the themes are then you can't counter them and pick the correct muslim allies in order to refute that. lou: that sounds like political correct nonsense to me. you're trying to play it both ways. >> what are both ways? lou: the reality is, that you're dealing with someone who tried to kill people. they were shot d

in southeast asia, in east africa's great lakes region, and on north africa's mediterranean coast.ple in the 10s of thousands are trying to escape homelands rav i believed by extreme poverty. and violence. they have an ill defined but simple dream. the hope of a better life. but for many, running away from trouble brings new dangers. people smugglers soak them, neglect them. abuse them and in some case these pay with their lives. the. >> i am looking for a safe place to live. because our country is so dangerous. and there is -- there is -- there is a war. >> from africa, asia, and the middle east, they risk their lives hoping for a better future. fleeing conflicts in search of safety. paying top dollar to smugglers who often abuse aura ban done them. >> the captain left us with the boat and ran away and, left us alone. >> he ran away with another boat to turk any. >> i don't know. maybe. i think so, he has this small you beer boat, you know this rubber boat for rescuing, he got in and just like run,. >> and he left you alone? >> yes. >> hundreds of thousands left their homes often

ministers approved a plan to target gangs smuggling people from north africa across the mediterraneanurope. >>> burundi's president has delight thedeployed the army to top protests and sacked three members of his cabinet including the defense minister after a failed coup against him. >>> as you heard there burundi's president has deployed the arm any the capital to stop protests. people are angry after he decided to seek a third term which goes against a peace deal that ended the civil war in 2005. and as malcolm webb reports protesters have vowed to stay on the streets until their demands are met. >> reporter: this man who calls him delve gad and doesn't want to be identified has been coordinating protests for more than three weeks here a protester tells him some soldiers shot at them and shows them the bullet casings, along with the demonstrators he says the president shut not run for a third term in next month's election, because they say it's against the constitution. >> the president has said the protests must stop and many activistses say they are being injured. >> reporter: sin

mediterranean sea from north africa to europe. more than 1800 of them have perished along the way. each week "third rail" will catch up with an al jazeera correspondent wherever they may be, to share their experience that you rarely get to hear. stefanie dekker has been in the area, you have been reporting on the migrant crisis for quite some time now, hundreds of migrants losing their life, what has stood out for you the most given all this death, given all this pain that you've seen? >> reporter: i think it's the determination of the people. they all will tell you that they would do it again. and of course there's the situation on the other side in libya is absolutely terrible for them. when i arrived here, i came to a straight alive at midnight. during the next couple of days we heard rescue after rescue after rescue, that's great news but what happens to them when they get here? we have been following up on those stories in the last few weeks and it's difficult incredibly difficult. as journalists we report the facts, the numbers, you talk to individuals you learn their names y

where we are fighting now, middle east and giant conflict, singular conflict that stretches from north africa across the middle east towards afghanistan and pakistan. you're on the chair of the armed services committee. your chair is oversight of the military and wars. do you think the rest of the congress is adequately focused on what's come oug of the united states and in the interest in the region right now? >> adequately, probably not. but much more focused than they used to be. i think it's not just members on the armed services or foreign affairs that are focused. i think the american people and most all of the representatives in congress have some appreciation for the seriousness of what's happening and i'm getting more questions at home in my district about what's happening around the world than i ever have gotten before, other than right after 9/11. but i think the american people have a lot of interest and therefore there's more focus in congress on it. you can get distracted by the day to day, of course, issues. but there's a lot more interest in the world. >> is that something you

the first target is jihadis sympathizers in north africa at. they don't have -- they think their interest is still with al qaeda. quince isis established itself not only as a resilient group but asonce isis established itself not only as a resilient group but as an ideology, established ideology and the financial model it might gain ground in north africa and different parts of the world. the process of isis growth is still on, still growing. i don't think it is being defeated as you hear in the headlines. isis has been contained in some parts of iraq and syria. they have been rolled back in areas. they were targeting kurds in kurdish territory and she at inside she a territory. now they rollback to other areas but the heartland in tikrit have not been threatened by any internal or external challenges and that won't happen. if you look at iraq -- you don't know what is going on. that is an indication when you have a blackout, an area that is an indication that isis is so entrenched, any potential rivalry and activist operating in these areas an

you can go from korea and east asia to europe or even north africa.ur assistance aid, and support has been critical to a great number of countries. advancing people's freedoms or democracy or other kinds of government reflective of legitimate role in those areas. host:, years did you serve in the u.s. army? guest: 26. host: where did you grow up? guest: iowa where we had a caller from. a beautiful place. caller: i used to hear that people around the world. he americans were the most stupid and uninformed people of every country on the earth. now i understand how people could solve through the lies that got us invading the middle east to begin with. mr. harvey says it does not matter how we got there. we are there now i need to look after our interests. we do need to look at why we are there. you said we were attacked on 9/11. we were not. that was a controlled demolition. guest: i do not buy into that conspiracy theory. what i think is this. we have an american political system where the interest of the u.s. play out in the political arena. we elect r

more than 60,000 migrants made the straight journey across the mediterranean sea, from north africa to europe. more than 1800 perished. each week "third rail" will catch up with an al jazeera correspondent from wherever they may be to get the story behind the story, to share their experience that you rarely get to hear. stephanie dekker has been in the mediterrainean reporting on the migrant crisis. you have seen thousands of migrants come into europe, hundreds losing their lives along the way, what stood out for you the most, given the death, all this pain that you have seen? >> i think it's the determination of the people. they all will tell you they'd do it again, and the situation on the other side in libya is terrible, and it's a huge amount of people. when i arrived i came off the plane at midnight. there was a flow of people. during the next couple of days we heard rescue after rescue after rescue. they come to land. that is great news, but what happens to them when they get here. we followed up on those stories. it's difficult. as journalists, we are unbiased. we need to be str

instead of arab spring was a boone to extremist across the middle estate a and north africa.he arab spring had turned to winter. we're back with the panel. steve? >> well, it's an interesting footnote and, you know, kudos to mike morell for sort of correcting the record or reading back on it it's disengenius. we don't know what he says in the entire book. we just know what he says from "the washington post article and "new york times" article. it's disingenuous if in the book he said no one was making the warning. had you other intelligence agency the. you had folks at the pentagon and you interviewed mike flynn about this who were not only saying look we think there are secondary and tertiary consequences of the arab spring that could end up helping al qaeda had you outside tom who is often on this network saying exactly that had you plenty of people making the argument that the arab spring if not managed properly could in fact be a boone to al qaeda. i had one defense intelligence agency analyst tell me they were quieted when they made those claims because it didn't fit the

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interests in north africa. this comes on the heels of an isis victory that's causing fallout all the way to washington. with the relentless push isis fighters route iraqi fighters and take the city of ramadi to. tonight, new information on isis's conquest. the terror group has an operational foothold in libya. u.s. officials selling cnn they're increaseingly using the area where they can plot attacks. >> they set up the first libyan affiliate of the islamic state here in the east. they later set up branchs in the east in benghazi down on the south and also in tripoli. >> one on the global terrorist list has obtained and shipped weapons from libya. believed to be an operational leader, he has a $3 million bounty on his head from the u.s. government. u.s. officials sell cnn the chaotic civil war between groups fighting for libya hay lowed isis to sweep into the vacuum. they're establishing groups camps, recruiting networks spreading propaganda. and there's a new fear that libya could provide isis with a lethal pi

instead of arab spring was a boone to extremist across the middle estate a and north africa.rned to winter. we're back with the panel. steve? >> well, it's an interesting footnote and, you know, kudos to mike morell for sort of correcting the record or reading back on it it's disengenius. we don't know what he says in the entire book. we just know what he says from "the washington post article and "new york times" article. it's disingenuous if in the book he said no one was making the other intelligence agency the. you had folks at the pentagon and you interviewed mike flynn about this who were not only saying look we think there are secondary and tertiary consequences of the arab spring that could end up helping al qaeda had you outside tom who is often on this network saying exactly that had you plenty of people making the argument that the arab spring if not managed properly could in fact be a boone to al qaeda. i had one defense intelligence agency analyst tell me they were quieted when they made those claims because it didn't fit the narrative of the administration. that

defense ministers from five european countries have to stop the flow of migrants from north africa. meanwhile, rah acres ra rahim rebashi is cms just a warning some of the are images are disturbing. >> some call the crossing of the mediterranean the journey of death, still thousands and thousands are willing to take the chance. he tells me there was people were shouting and people fell into the water. he doesn't know what happened next, he was thinking of himself. he was rescued by the libyan coast guard. often, the people fall in the sea and they float back to libya. he is an ambulance driver, he sees all kinds of wounds snrp it is horrifying. therethere is a horrible smell some were eaten by fish, others bloated and dissolved by salt. they find the corpses and bring them back. >> reporter: look at how they keep the fridge closed, it is not cold enough, the smell of rotting bodies is overwhelming. nobody knows for how long they have been floating in the sea before they are washed ashore. there is even the body of a child and by the looks of it he was between three and four years ol

you have covered libya during the revolution egypt, tunisia and other places in north africa. when you are across the mediterranean, in aplation like sicily and, you know, these boats are coming in and you are talking to these survivors, does it feel as if you are covering the same story basically from the other side now? >> yeah. it's interesting you ask me that because one of the first stories i covered when getting here was an arrival of a boat with 900 migrants. that's a huge number actually to be brought in in one boat. and it was a tug boat so they came in at night. the back of the boat was open. so we just saw these silhouettes of hundreds and hundreds of people and they were just standing still as they came into port. it was dead silent an incredibly powerful moment for the team. they were watching this and kept on the boat throughout the night as they did these health checks. as the sun was up and there was a family towards the end of the boat and i heard them speaking arabic. i have pigeon arabic and i heard them say six palestinians. i was trying to communicate with

i say that because you have many of the fighters we know are coming from north africa. and if you don't stop that flow of fighters plus the flow of fighters from the west that are coming down in through turkey, getting trained then coming out to the west you're going to have ever increasing terrorist threat for united states and allies bob do you feel we're making progress here or are we losing? >> i think we are containing isis within borders of iraq and syria. outside that have we're not doing much. >> schieffer: on wednesday you sent a letter to the 39 warning that the taliban who were released from gitmo as prisoner exchange last summer are due to be released from confinement in qatar. are you concerned about that? >> what we explained to the president was on june 1 less than two weeks away from guys who we know, what i said, we know they are in communications with bad guys just like they were doing before when they were picked up on the battlefield. so many of us believe they never should have been released and we just sent a letter to the president to make sure th

up to 800 people lost their lives as they try to cross the mediterranean from north africa to europe last month. now the italian navy found the vessel from which they perished. steviestephanie dekker reports. >> reporter: you can't see the bloated drowned bodies of hundreds of people trapped inside. the italian navy has released these images. they won't release the footage of the many dead, but the investigation into what happened on april 18th. >> we found many bodies. it's impossible to say how many of the majority are in the bottom part of the boat, but it doesn't up to what the survivor have told us, that there were around 800 people on the boat. >> only 28 people have survived the accident. the boat collided with the merchant ship coming to their rescue. and in panic the boat capsized. the a robot has been gathering vital information around the deck that lies beneath the surface. some of the navy ships involved in that search are now return to go port. investigators will be scrutinizing the footage of that wreck. one of the key questions is whether some of the migrants interest

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. >>> to europe and the thought flood of migrants continue from north africa.s often fishing boats who discover and rescue migrants or see them die in the water. >> return to go port after ten days of fishing in the mediterranean. they have tales to tell about their time at sea but they only caught fish in their net fortunately. this man has pulled more than a thousand migrants alive from the sea and a number dead. >> when you see a boat in the distance you get a lump in your throat because you know what you're going to see. we want to save everybody but sometimes rough seas make it impossible. you feel sick when you see somebody dying and you can't save them. >> they fill in the gaps, and those gaps are many. in the emergency meeting the european union promised to send more boats immediately but that was more than a week ago and only one has arrived. this is how many fish are caught after ten days. it's a meager catch because fish stocks are dwindling. the industry is already under strain and the refugees rescues are now taking their toll. >> the emotionally o

an estimated 3600 people have been rescued from overcrowded boats, which have been headed romp north africao europe. last month, a shipwreck in the same waters claimed the lives of an estimated 800 people. the estimate is based on the testimony of survivors and the discovery of more bodies inside that sunken vessel. now for a third day, the jury in the boston marathon bombing trial have been deliberating over what sentence should be handed to dzhokhar tsarnaev. his older brother died four days after the initial attack at the finish line of that font. the 21 year old chechen who was convicted last month could be headed the death penalty, or he could also face life behind bars. we are just receiving word from boston that the jury has reached a decision on that sentencing. we can expect to hear from them an announcement in the hours ahead. we will, of course, bring you that as soon as we get it. witnesses in the iraqi city of ramadi say militants from the islamic state organization have today raised their black flagged over a key government building in the capital, of which they are largely in

found a ship which capsized last month killing 800 people, migrants were trying to cross from north africa to europe. one of egypt's most popular football players has had his assets seized. because of his ties with the outlaw muslim brotherhood. >> mohamed abu traker is egypt arguably egypt's best footballer. and named player of the year four times. 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 alr

on deck. >>> and an unprecedented unless of people are trying to make the perilous strip from north africa to europe to escape war, poverty and persecution. many are gambling on better economic prospects in europe. they are risking everything in the process. vessels, enlarged tritan naval applications have been working nonstop. among them a navy flagship arriving in the port. hundreds on board. some under 18, and travelling alone. >> italy is bearing the ground of arrivals but not all. >> in recent days dozens arrived on the greek island from nearby turkey this group careful to destroy their boat before walking ashore. europe's navies keep rescuing the migrants politicians make plans to disperse them. many countries don't want them. there has been no slow down in the flow trying to reach the shores. >>> russia has released a list of european politicians and military leaders it is banning from entering the country. the list handed to a european delegation include critics of russia. among them former deputy prime minister nick clegg. it is seen as retaliation for sanctions imposed on russia

. >> thousands make a perilous journey across the mediterranean sea to north africa. cyprus is not one of the favoured destinations. the government has a tough stance on immigration, and it means that asylum seekers face years in detention centers, without a guarantee that they'll be granted refugee status. we have this report. >> reporter: they didn't die at sea. they say they have not been alive since arriving in cypress. that man and others are on a hunger strike, after months of protests outside the ministry failed to pressure the authorities to grand asylum. they are syrian kurds that came to cypress 10 years ago. only now have they been given subsidiary protection. it is not enough. >> translation: what can i do with subsidiary protection. i don't have a passport. i'm a prisoner. we live in insecurity. >> reporter: sub-sid ya yea protection means they have passport and can work. they say their biggest mistake was to apply for asylum. many that apply end up in detention centers like this. 170 have been here for months, waiting for the application to be studied. >

union countries are due to meet for talks to stop human trafficking and the flow of migrants from north africa. >> libya's ambassador to the u.n. rejected a u.n. plan to tackle the migrant crisis, saying libya's been left out of crucial discussions. thousands from the middle east and africa are departing from libya's shores for europe. many of them are dying at sea. in this report, some of these images may be disturbing. >> some call the crossing of the mediterranean the journey of death. still thousands are willing to take their chance. he tells me there was chaos, people were shouting, the boat capsized and people fell into the water. he doesn't know what happened next. he was thinking of himself. he was rescued by the libyan coast guard. often, dead bodies are forgotten at sea and float back to libya. he said he has never seen anything like it. he's the driver of the only refrigerated ambulance. he has transported dead fighters and seen all sorts of wounds. >> it's horrifying. there is a terrible smell. the bodies were in the water for 20 or 30 days. some were eaten by the fish. some bloate

countries in north africa like morocco also endorse that position but now they have to convince the internationalommunity this is the only way out. the international community, the u.n. has been saying in the past that while there is another path to explore which is basically give the yemen a chance for diplomacy. >> just as a bit of context in this give us the latest situation as you know it on the ground in yemen as far as the fighting and the air strikes are concerned. >> well there has been violence across yemen. saudi-led coalition bombed saudi position in different parts of the country. the saudi-led coalition said they intercepted the movement by houthis to deploy some missiles here the border with saudi arabia warning this is a very critical development. same concern was brought by the united states secretary of state john kerry. on the ground also there has been a new development which is president hadi has appointed a new chief of the staff who is going to reorganize the fight against the houthi and lead that fight but the problem that pro-hadi forces face on the ground is they are outg

defence ministers are due to met for talks to stop the flow of migrants from north africa >>> libya's ambassador to the u.n. rejected a plan to tackle the crisis. they said libya has been left out of discussions. thousands of people from middle east and africa depart the shores with many dying at sea. a warning, some of the images from misrata are disturbing. >> reporter: some call the crossing of the mediterranean the journey of death, still thousands and thousands are willing to take their chance. he says there was chaos people shouted. the boat capsized, people fell into the water. he doesn't know what happened next he was thinking of himself, he was rescued by the coast guard. there were bodies at sea. they have never seen anything like it. he is the driver of misrata's only refrigerated ambulance, he transported dead fighters and saw all sorts of wounds. >> translation: it's horrifying. there's a terrible smell. the bodies were in the water for 20 or 30 days, some eaten by the fish, some bloated by the sun. others floating and fishermen bring them back >>> the corpses are taking

security council to help dismantle groups smuggling people from north africa to europe. frederica mogherini made the report. >>> past 24 hours. morocco says it's lost a fighter jet taking part in a saudi led campaign against houthi fighters in yemen. pictures of the f-16 unclear whether it crashed or was shot down. >>> at least 72 fighters have been killed in syria as the army battles to rescue 250 trapped troops and civilians. loyal to the syrian government has holed up for two weeks. president bashar al-assad personally pledged to save the group which includes several high ranking officials. rebels assaulting the exemplary include fighters from al qaeda backed affiliate el nusra front. >>> the capital of iraq's largest province is at risk to falling to fighters from islamic state of iraq and the levant. that is word from the local militia fighting i.s.i.l some are down playing this to sierl's strategy but zeina khodr reports, a strategic area for all warring parties. >> reporter: the suffering is only worsening in ramadi, the capital city of anbar province is torn apar

. >>> 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 we'll have to wait and see how europe responds but no fatalities

and it occurred, in a spanish enclave, in north africa. >>> boy is now in the care of officials. >>> now, tragedy of asylum seekers am 800 lost their lives when their boat cap sized, in the deadly tragedy and living memory she they were trying to get a new life and now maybe they will hundreds of meters under water. >>> you can still make out part he of the ship despite the mercury water and you can't see the ploated drowned bodies of hundreds of people trapped inside the navy has released these images, and they won't release the images of all those dead and into what happen. >>> we found bodies, and the majority of inside the bottom part of the boat but it adds up to what survivors told us, 800 on the boat. >>> only 28 people survive the accident two are in custody a man is alleged to have been the captain, and the syrian. >>> it collided with an emerchan ship and it capsized will a row boat has been gathering vital information around the wreck -- >>> some of the enough have i ships that have been involved, are now returning to port and they will be vut niasing the footage of that w

and unprecedented numbers of people are trying to make the perilous trip from north africa to europe to escape war poverty, and persecution. many are gambling on better economic prospects in europe, but they are risking everything in the process. vessels have been working non-stop. among them britain's navy flagship which arrives in the italian port. hundreds on board some under 18 and traveling alone. italy is still bearing the brunt of arrivals, but not all. in recent days dozens have been arriving on the greek island from nearby turkey. this group careful to di study theirs inflateable boat before walking ashore. while europe's navy keeps rescuing the migrants it's politicians make plans to disperse them throughout the e.u. but many countries don't want them. there has been no slow down in the those trying reach these shores. >> they say that the number of migrants arriving could rise dramatically in the coming days. >> the figure of more than 4,000 migrants rescued announced saturday morning. since there have been more rescue operations. the italians have picked up more people on

ally, sits in north africa, a region plagued by terrorist groups and failed states.can islam is rooted in mystic sufi traditions and is considered moderate. morocco's king is revered as a descendant of the prophet mohammed, making him not just a monarch but a spiritual leader. this promotes religious and political cohesion but also gives the government power to sometimes muzzle dissent. but terror has come here: the casablanca bombings of 2003 killed 33 people and have been called morocco's 9/11. 17 people, mostly tourists, died in marrakech in 2011. an estimated 1,500 young men have joined the islamic state. the moroccan government is fighting back by promoting a state-branded islam. issandr el amrani is with the international crisis group. >> more than probably any other arab country, morocco has invested in this and thought this is something that will pay off in the long term. trying not just to control religious discourse but using that control to prevent radicalization, to de-radicalize to some extent. >> reporter: recent graduate fatima and her partner hanane d

what is happening across the middle east and north africa is that a combination of a toxic mix of bad politics and bad religion has created a situation i in which a dictatorship has been cast off. there has not been the institutional capacity for states to govern themselves and reach a new dispensation for governments in their countries and as a result of that the people of these countries -- which is probably, by the way for decent governments, the rule-based governments, tolerant societies -- all of these wishes and ambitions have been squashed under the immense pressure of extremism, born out of a perversion of religion, and then combining with the fact there is these situations of instability insufficient capacity of these institutions to govern. govern. there are three things relevant to consider. the first is this. each one requires in a sense a decision about where we go. the first is this. when we face groups like isis boca harem, none of these groups are capable of being negotiated with. you have to defeat them. so we have to have the ability and capacity from the military st

. >> most of those fleeing north africa are believed to be victims of organized traffickers. the european union is now planning military intervention against people smugglers in libya. >> just how easy would it be, given how many desperate people are willing to do anything to catch a boat across the mediterranean? we have this report from libya. >> these people are hoping to make it to europe. it all goes to plan, they will pay around $1400 each in order to take a boat crammed with hundreds of others across the mediterranean. they do whatever work they can to raise the money. many are fleeing hardships in danger. it's not an easy life. >> i'm not doing well at all. i have no money. i rarely get any work. it's incredibly difficult to survive here. most of us are desperate and the libyans hate us. >> this human drama does not play out in the capital. it on olds along the coast. we traveled with a military commander and his unit. not much bothers these men anymore. they've seen it all. for them, trying to stop the flow of migrants is a losing battle. last night, they arrested 10

. >>> this year has seen unprecedented people trying to cross from north africa into europe. >>> thousands of protesters have attended what they call a victory rally in baltimore. prosecutor charged six police officers in the death of freddy gray. suffered fatal injuries while in police custody. moremore than 7,000 people have died in nepal fez jamil has been speaking to an association who has been independently speaking to people who need it. >> this is a distribution point where medicines are being given out to residents and local health centers but not run by an international organization or the government but a local association. i'm here with the vice president of the local medical association. sir you've given some of the medicines to the government but you're handling most of the things yourself, why is that? >> we have over a thousand people working mr, medical representative even they have a member here, so it's faster than the government channel. that is why we are distributing through them. >> the association has sought help from business groups in other countries but have actua

blair, looking at the middle east and north africa, by my count we have three failed states -- syria, yemen and libya . all of them, arguably, are in a state of civil war. in every case we see radicalism -- isis and al qaeda. it looks to me like the region is in worse shape than it was a decade ago. is it going to get worse before it gets better? what can the outside world constructively do to preventable disaster in the region? mr. blair: thank you very much indeed to having me back. good morning. it's always a slightly had a conversation. i think it is going to remain challenging for a long period of time. let's take a step that. what is happening across the middle east and north africa is that a combination of a toxic mix of bad politics and that religion has created a situation in which as dictatorships are being cast off there's not the institutional capacity in states to be able to govern themselves and reach a new position for government. as a result, the people of these countries, which is probably a wish for a decent government, real based economies. -- rule based economies -

degrade and ultimately defeat isis and you're not looking at the broader picture of places like north africa libya, essentially what you have is a con toinment strategy. >> this particular raid was the culmination of six to eight weeks of planning. an iraqi citizen survived the attack and was captured. she's been taken to a facility in iraq for further interrogation. >> now to a mission that is not going as well. that is the battle of amaude di. iraqi forces are fleeing from some parts of that city. this has isis fighters fear ramadi will be the latest key city to fall to the islamic terrorists. 15 iraqi troops were killed in a car bombing attack. that's where our forces pay such a heavy price to win during the iraq war. what type of strategy is needed against isis? brds former u.s. ambassador joins us. it's a big win but what about ramadi? >> i think this is indicative of how the entire strategy for the united states has gone with respect to isis over the past six or seven months, when the united states applies its unique capabilities there's success in the bombing of tikrit for example, an

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we met some whose dreams were ended soon after they set off from north africa. >> reporter: by now they've been at sea for over 12 hours. it was a smooth sail. they thought they had made it if it weren't for the libyan coast guards. we caught up with the beat off the shores of western libya. the coast guards have carried out an overnight rescue operation, five rubber dinghies each with about 100 people on board. they come from nigeria, ghana, mali senegal and beyond. men and women, young and old. you want to go to europe? many of the migrants here are not happy to be returning to libya. to reach this point they have traveled for weeks, sometimes months. they had to work to earn enough money to pay for the journey and to be picked up on a day where there's good weather conditions is a huge disappointment. it's back on land in libya that it becomes clear how much of a disappointment it is. how hungry they are. and how vulnerable they feel. >> please help me. help me please. i'm on my way going. please. i'm almost there. please help me and let me be there. please. >> reporter: their stories a

the most decorated soldier of the war fought all the way from north africa to germany wrote there isas beyond comprehension. tens of millions dead. but barbarism, democracy could be restored. the men of evil, winston churchill declared, are now prostate before us. this afternoon, 70 years ago, churchill stepped onto a balcony in london. he could barely hear himself speak so loud with the cheers of the crowd. this is your victory, he shouted. it is the victory of the cause of freedom in every land. in all our long history, we have never seen a greater day than this. i am one of many millions who have grown up in the europe that has been united, democratic and mostly prosperous. a europe that the veterans here set free. mine and other generations have since ve day enjoyed the most peaceful period in europe's history. [ applause ] thank you. today, while remembering those who made the ultimate sacrifice all of us from all of the allied nations can still joyously agree with churchill. in all our long histories, we have yet to see a greater day than ve day. i think we would now like to he

our interest in the region, our interest in north africa, that would be on the southern tip of nato there, not too many miles away from italy. in afghanistan, they have expanded rapidly beyond most of our expectations, i would assume, into eight provinces in afghanistan. now we have interests in afghanistan for obvious reasons. so this is a movement that we can tie directly to the security of the american people and to our national security objectives of the united states in this region and in south asia. senator blumenthal: if i can put it a different way just to conclude, it's more than just -- and by the way, american values are directly and inevitably linked to stopping human atrocities, i agree totally with you, mr. kagan, but our interests go beyond those values and by the way, all of the reason

calm weather encouraging the smugglers whose boats carry refugees fleeing war and poverty in north africa. this group rescued today, taken to a tiny island off the coast of italy where they will wait in limbo. but they are the lucky ones. today, at least ten bodies recovered from the water. and all this comes just two weeks after the biggest refugee tragedy ever in the mediterranean. when an estimated 800 migrants drowned when their boat capsized off libya with hundreds of them locked in the hold by smugglers. this video taken inside a smuggler's boat earlier this year shows the crowded conditions of those who attempt to make the journey. but despite the perils, the waves of people still come. hamish macdonald, abc news london. >>> and in nepal, where officialed had given up hope of finding any more earthquake survivors, a small handful has been found. >>> and from london tonight, britain's newest princess welcoming her first visitors both sets of grandparents. and the rest of the world waiting to hear her name. and bob woodruff, on the royal birth for us again tonight. >> reporter: carol

police say his father had paid the woman to smuggle the child from north africa into spain. officers arrested both the woman and the boy's father. the boy was checked out by doctors and is in the custody of social services. >>> lumber liquidators insists its laminate flooring is safe. but tonight, the major concerns about the company's testing methods. >> a dog's huge appetite turns dangerous! a delicate operation after he >>> lumber liquidators now says the vast majority of tests on its laminated flooring are coming back safe. "60 minutes" report exposed high levels of formaldehyde in wood flooring from lumber liquidators. but consumerwatch reporter julie watts says those tests are now being questioned. >> reporter: for two years, john has enjoyed his beautiful wood flooring from lumber liquidators. >> we love it. it's just -- it's great. >> reporter: but after seeing this "60 minutes" report, he has growing concerns. "60 minutes" tested 31 boxes of floorboards with labels indicating they met strict california standards. and they found all but one emitted as much as 13 time

up route the obnoxious tree by concentrating on the american trunk he writes to affiliateness north africa. he tells them to avoid muslim in fighting. documents also direct how to do personnel training to handle budgets and finance workshops. there are even job applications for al qaeda candidates. asking them quote who should we contact in case you become a martyr. there were letters from his troops explaining why they had in the been successful with numerous attacks in the united kingdom, europe and russia. they blame important training, poor communications, in sufficient weapons to combat these problems, osama urged them to try new methods to attack the enemy like house knives gas, diesel tanks and making airplanes trains and cars, killing tools. bin laden's personal on line library had 40 books in english, including obama's wars by bob woodward, bloodlines, and the rise and fall of the great powers. there were also some personal videos in one of his favorite wife, described as bin laden's last will he tells her quote you are apple of my eye, most precious things i have in this world an