of oman punches above its weight. it has close ties with western powers, the u.s. and u.k., and the islamic republic, iran. it backs the houthi rebels, holding the hostages until this weekend. >> an omany royal air force jet taxis to a stand still in oman, near the mouth of the arabian gulf. on board, two u.s. citizens held hostage in nearby yemen's civil war. scott and sam were trying to flee the fighting in yemen when taken and held in the capital sanaa. the white house confirmed the release was arranged with the help of imam's long-time ruler. he set out to turn his country into a useful middle east player for sorting out tricky disputes years ago. >> given the size of oman, and its geographical location, it allows oman to be somewhat of a regional mediator. that elevated it above its size. >> it has maintained a cordial relationship with its giant neighbour across the north. iran going back to the days of the shah. in 2011, when the american hiker was released from an arabian gaol, cab use thank you baw are first.

how oman played a role in their release. and after taking control in burkina faso a strong man has issued an apology. apology. >> welcome back to al jazeera america, i'm del walters in for antonio mora tonightht. coming up in this half hour of international news, the commitment of alexis tsipras, after being reelected with a new mandate. >>> but first a look at the stories making headlines across the u.s. in our american minute. there's a new report out that shows nearly a quarter of female college students say they've been the victim of unwanted sexual contact. the association of american universities apology more than 150,000 students at 27 schools across the country. >>> former peanut company executive stewart cornell, convicted of knowingly shipping peanut butter tainted with salmonella, and faking lab results, the resulting sal nonalley outbreak leading to one of the largest fool recalls in history. scott walker is out, suspending his presidential campaign. walker with support from less than one half of 1% of republican

that may happen in oman in the days ahead or it may not.iplomat i spoke to very pessimistic, frankly, feeling that a saudi coalition believes it has the military upper hand and may pursue a more military option rather than letting peace talks go through. civilians losing their lives frequently in yemen, 2,000 so far, a total of 5,000 having died in the this conflict. but today for two american families at least some good news, their loved ones to safety. jim? >> nick paton walsh from beirut, thank you. with bernie sapders' poll numbers climbing and vice president biden considering entering the race, is hillary clinton's campaign in trouble? we'll talk to a veteran journalist who knows the former secretary of state well. carl bernstein joining us next. and now i take a long-acting insulin at night. i take mine in the morning. i was trying to eat right, stay active. but i wasn't reaching my a1c goal anymore. man: my doctor says diabetes changes over time. it gets harder to control blood sugar spikes after i eat and get to goal. my doctor adde

with the help of oman. oman is trying to mediate a political settlement between yemen's warring factions. but these deals may be a long way. the saudi-led co-alatio coalition continues its hold. 1924 say they will only join talks if the houthies hand over weapons and withdraw from the cities it has taken over. >> al jazeera has spoken with on people who live in the area. this is one doctor's story. >> i used to lead a normal life. go to work and work in my business. i used to also own a pharmaceutical company with my partner. my country has suffered great losses. ultimately my company went bankrupt. i'm not alone. even the wealthy have started to suffer. people wonder how we survive. my wife and i are lucky. we're government employees. we have something. others have nothing. our people have become victims an. >> this lady has become like a dear mother to me. she and her family were forced to flee from taiz as a result of the fierce fighting and heavy shelling. they now face hardship. they have no money. the

in oman, a senior houthi official oman is trying to mediate a political settlement between yemen's warring factions. but a peace deal may be a long way. the saudi coalition is fighting another houthi stronghold. the government said that it would only join talks if houthis hand over weapons and withdraw from cities they have captured. al jazeera. >> so as we mark one year since the fall of sanaa. it's worth taking a look back at what led to that, and shia tribes in the north have long campaigned for greater political and religious freedom, and it was back in september of 2004 that tribesmen led by al houthi launched the rebellion, hence the houthi rebels who have been fighting ever since. this is 2011, the arab spring. houthis holding moss of protest against the government of ali abdullah saleh. and ali abdullah saleh agreed to and over power to abd rabbuh mansur hadi after 33 years in power. three months later we're looking at 2012, and abd rabbuh mansur hadi is now president. but not all was well. protests over controversial fuel price rise ran for two weeks in july reportedly led by the

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sam farran and scott darden were after oman flew them to the capital. the men were kidnapped by rebels back in march. a third american also being held in yemen, but it's not clear what his fate is. >>> the u.s. is promising a bigger welcome to refugees from syria and other war-torn nations. planning to accept 85,000 people next year and 100,000 in 2017. but that will not put an end to the tens of thousands of people pushing against europe's bodders. mary bruce has the latest from the croatia. >> reporter: as europe struggles for a solution, more lives lost. on the greek island of lesbos, this young syrian refugee, one of 13 to die when their boat capsized. across europe, refugees forceded to zig-zag from one country to another with no clear path. serbia, thousands coming night and day. and as european leaders continue to dither with quotas and things like that, refugees are voting with their feet. >> reporter: croatia now pushing refugees out through neighboring nations. they've busted thousands of refugees here to the border saying they simply have no

ambassador after oman secured their release and flew them to the capital.by rebels back in march. a third american also being held in yemen was not released and his fate is unclear. >>> the united states is promising to do more to help stem the refugee crisis pushing some european countries to their limit. the u.s. plans to take in 185,000 refugees over the next two years, mostly from syria. secretary of state john kerry acknowledged the additional help falls far short of the international demand. >> we still need to do more and we understand that. there are 7 million men and women and children displaced inside syria. there are 4 million more who are refugees. >> as countries like hungary and croatia struggle to cope with the influx of refugees, there's been another tragedy off the coast of turkey. 13 syrians drowned when the boat capsized on the way to greece. >>> now to the race for 2016 and those controversial comments by one of the leading republican candidates. ben carson saying over the weekend that a muslim does not belong in the white house. with mo

in oman a senior houthi officials and a close aid to former president ali abdullah saleh. trying to mediate a political settlement between yemen's warring factions but a peace deal may be a long way. the saudi-led coalition is pounding areas in albeida another houthi stronghold. yemen's internationally recognized government says it will enter into negotiations only after houthiless hand over the items they captured. >> as we talk we are going so give it another try in muscat. the secretary general is there, a delegation has arrived yesterday, muskat and we will try to convince the side that is the moment to exercise more responsibility to restart yemen's political process pop. >> coming up on the newshour, do stay with us if you can. the new offensive against al shabaab say they need more weapons. >> as millions of muslims arrive in mecca for the hajj pilgrimage, we look at the logistical problems for saudi arabia. and the spanish basketball team returns home with another european championship. well, it looks like there could be a peace deal in libya the country which has

over the weekend secretary of state john kerry thanked the oman government.t to express my appreciation to all involved in producing this outcome, especially the government of oman. bill? bill: jennifer griffin thank you. we'll wait on the fate of the next ones still being held. from the pentagon, martha. martha: what everyone is talking about this morning dr. ben carson taking some heat for his answer whether in hypothetical race he could support a muslim for president? >> do you believe that islam is consistent with the constitution? >> no, i do not. i would not advocate that we put a muslim in charge of this nation. martha: hot topic, on the sunday shows. but were the questions fair? bill: hillary clinton defending herself in the email controversy saying she is being as transparent as anyone. our political panel will debate that in moment. martha: one suspect behind bars in the phoenix freeway shootings but police are still getting reports of vehicles being struck. so are there others out there shooting? >> all i have to say i'm the wrong guy. i tried tell

. >>> safely in oman tonight, their health is not flown.te house is asking the government of oman for their safe capture. an american is still being held inside yemen. >>> baby and pastor it happened today in east selma which is near montgomery, near sunday services. police believe james mentor's target was his girlfriend. the 26-year-old has been charged with three counts of attempted murder. thousands taking to the streets of austin, texas with two very different messages of violence. police and black lives matter. police supporters wearing blue outfits, one side raising awareness for racial bias by law enforcement, the others about the dangers police face each and every day keeping communities safe. >> they are my boys in blue, i have to support them as much as i can, i've lost too many of them anyway. >> black lives do matter. all lives matter, but in this case, black lives matter. we're being the ones gunned down shot and beaten by police. >> black lives matter protesters no one was hurt. >>> california wildfires, crews trying to put o

. >> freeing hostages, with the help of oman. oman, a senior houthi official and ari fazuka a close aid to former president ali abdullah saleh, trying to mediate a political settlement between yemen's warring factions but a peace deal may be a long way. the saudi-led coalition is pounding areas in albada, another houthi stronghold. yemen's internationally recognized government says it will only join talks if the houthis hand over weapons and withdraw from cities they have captured. hashem ahelbarra, al jazeera. >> after a year of conflict in yemen the country's no closer to peace. so let's take a look at the groups engaged this this war. houthis rebels trace their origin to the zaidi branch of islam, named after the man who led their invuks in 200 insurre. iran has been accused of providing the houthis with weapons training and funding. >>> coalition of 9 aish states against th9 arab states.secessie arabian peninsula, and finally an armed group linked to the islamic state of iraq and the levant, which emerged in late 2014 and has

the two americans are now in oman. they were released by yemen's shiite huthe rebels, the civil war in yemen escalated in march as a saudi led u.s.-backed campaign. >>> a law enforcement authority say bullet fragments have tied a 21-year-old landscaper to a string of shootings that struck phoenix. leslie allen merit. he claims he didn't have access pawnshop. officials say they have proof during four shootings. >>> a pastor and church members in alabama are being hailed as heroes after a gunman opened fire during sunday services. police say 26-year-old james junior minter shot his girlfriend and their baby at the oasis tabernacle in east selma yesterday. the church's pastor was shot when he tried to intervene. all three of them are in the hospital. minter was captured by police less than a mile away. he faces charges of attempted murder. >>> hackers have made their way into apple's app store. a malicious program called x code ghost infiltrated 344 apps in the store. hackers tricked developers into using a counterfeit ve

but found one from houma abadin about the secret talks in oman. >> this was one of the most sensitive secrets within the obama administration. what was said in the email that houma forwarded, we don't know, it's blacked out. >> we continue to follow that. >>> on politics on the other side of the aisle, ohio governor john kasich is taking off the gloves, trying to energize his presidential campaign by zapping some of his gop rivals in the first of the nation caucus state of iowa. chief political correspondent carl cameron has the story tonight. >> i've always been a sort of an against-the-grain, i've always been a researcher. >> last week ohio governor john kasich, campaigning in iowa, ripped into his gop opponents outsiders and insiders alike. >> we got all of these pontiff indica katers. what have they done since they've been in the congress of the united states. >> he mocked most of the field for claiming they'll deport 11 million illegal immigrants. >> ship them all out, that's ridiculous, what are we going to do round them up somewhere? >> kasich claims that hurling insults are pa

there is another email about talks with the sultan of oman, at the same time oman was hosting secret talks between the state department and iran about the potential nuclear deal back in 2011. due to the redaction, we don't know if the email actually mentions the nuclear deal itself. now during the period covered by these emails, clinton was working on arab spring democracy movement, buildup to the nato intervention in libya, wikileaks release of tens of thousands of classified diplomatic cables this batch does not cover the 2012 benghazi attack, though the department turned over hundreds of clinton emails on libya to the special house committee investigating the attack of the as you know, secretary clinton said the emails went through the private account and server were not labeled classified at the time but the fbi is still investigating the matter. back to you. deirdre: there is a question of chronology. fox business's peter barnes, thank you very much. >>> last night the former attorney general of virginia, ken cuccinelli said hillary clinton broke the law. >> it is so clear she b

gulf country that helped negotiate their release, oman.hey are still bleafd to be at least one more american being held hostage in yemen. this hostage release falls on the 1 year anniversary of the houthis storming yemen's capital of sanaa. the u.n. estimates over 2,000 have been killed since march, over 4,000 injured. 80% of the population in desperate need of humanitarian aired, forced 1.5 million to leave their homes and hashem ahelbarra reports the ongoing fight is only contributing to the fighting. >> houthi forces backed by force he loyal to sally sal swept into sanaa last september. the government was taken by surprise and there was little resistance to the houthi take takeover. days later a deal was reached brokered by the u.n. it was a desperate attempt to descend into chaos. then a national unity po governt was formed. but relations between abd rabbu mansour hadi and the houthi rebels deteriorated. tanks rolling into aden, president hadi had to flee osaudi arabia. it was then the saudi government along with its allies launched a

a lot more can be done by the west -- >> sorry to interrupt you, you've got oman trying to jump in and help, as well. go ahead. >> yes, i don't think there is a hope, there is a chance, but, you know, it cannot happen with the u.n. alone. what needs to be done is a all of thesing lieuing for peace needs to come together. so far, they don't seem to be coordinating much, but there will have to be immense pressure on the saudis to take expectations down to at least start believing the local political and security attempts which they have conducted. there needs to be more pressure i think for this to go forward. let's not forgot despite the fact they are involved in the war in yemen, the g.c.c. countries did not consume the political tools in yemen if they are looking for making a change or difference via diplomatic tools. >> thank you so much. >> eastern european ministers meet monday to try to overcome differences over the growing refugee crisis. thousands fleeing war are struck between crow arab i can't, slow serena and hungary, causing the opening of a camp. 20,000 people have streamed

the aid and security workers are in oman right now, the country that helped negotiate their release. the houthis held them for six months. there is one more american held hostage in yemen. the head of the nuclear watch zag agency said that he was gimp samples during a visit to a site in iran. visiting the site this weekend. the iaea must visit the site under the terms of the nuclear deal. iran's recent renovation has under mind effective verification. iran denies it is carrying out arms research there. >>> there is encouraged optimism about the nuclear deal with the west. president rouhani told "60 minutes" that it will take time to truly forge a better relationship between the u.s. and iran. >> the enmity that existed between the united states and iran over the decades, the distance, the disagreements, the lack of trust will not go away soon. what's important is which direction we are heading. are we heading towards am amplifying this enmity or decreasing this enmity. i believe we've taken the first steps towards decreasing the enmity. >> prime minister benjamin netanyahu is expecte

this morning, yemen shiite houthi rebels released two americans who were flown to the gulf county of oman last night. the u.s. is stepping up its efforts to help with the refugee crisis in europe. john kerry said the u.s. would accept 85 million refugees and in 2017 it will grow to 100,000. hundreds of thousands have traveled to europe seeking asylum many from war-torn syria. >> volcanos wagon ceo is apologizing to vw customers who feel duped. they skirted clean air rules by rigging clean air tests. >>> aaa, the average price fr a gallon of guise 2.25. in philadelphia, 2.37. in new jersey, 1.9 5. of in delaware, drivers are paying 2.21. stocks closed down on friday, futures are relatively flat in advance of the opening bell. >>> mcdonald's is seeking donations for the united nations world food program to support the emergency response fund which will help those affected by the current river gee crisis in the middle east. google and facebook are getting involved. >> coming up next, a dragon boat capsizes after a special moment for two rowers in, no. >> a shooting inside a philadelphia bar

. >> new this morning, two american hostages who were freed from yemen arrived in oman. island nation secured 6 captures. shiite houthis kidnapped them the men two years ago. >> head of volkswagen comes clean about cheating on emissions tests. ñÑ more kids are suffering from asthma and we still have no limits on carbon pollution which can lead to more asthma attacks in children but senator toomey has voted repeatedly to let polluters keep releasing unlimited carbon pollution into the air. and took more than one million dollars from the polluters. tell senator toomey to vote for the clean power plan, because unlimited pollution shouldn't be a right. but playing outside should be. dear fellow citizen, i know what it's like to buy a house. i know how it feels to be stressed about money. i understand what a scary word "retirement" is, and i can help. because i'm not just a fellow dad, fellow mom, fellow saver, i'm a fellow citizen. who gets up every day and tries her best. just like you. sincerely, elizabeth trackler samantha parke robert kennedy deanna morrison jared duemli

oman is trying to peed 88th a settlement between yemen's warring faction he but a peace deal may be a long way. other houthi stronghold, yemen's internationally recognized government says it will only join talks if the houthis hand over weapons and withdrawal from cities they have captured. hashem ahelbarra, al jazeera. >> united nations residence coordinator in yemen says issues are continuing. >> our position in this conflict cannot be sofd. solved. as we talk we will give it another try, our political team is there, the agai secretary-gel is in mosca cp, that is the momenca, restart politicalproce. >> still to come on the program, as millions arrive in mecca for the hajj pilgrimage we'll look at the logistic challenges that arise. >> the only thing fm is diversity. >> best actress winner voila la davis. sure, tv has evolved over the years. it's gotten squarer. brighter. bigger. it's gotten thinner. even curvier. but what's next? for all binge watchers. movie geeks. sports freaks. x1 from xfinity will change the way you experience tv. o into the stories that are making our world wha

his group has freed three saudi hostages as well as two americans and a bruton with the help of oman. in oplan, a senior houthi official and close aid to former president ali abdullah saleh. oplan is trying to mediate a political settlement between yemen's warring factions. but a peace demay be a long away away. yemen's internationally recognized government says it will only join talks if the houthis hand over weapons and withdraw from cities they have captured. hashem ahelbarra, al jazeera. >> let's hear from paulo lembo, he's been saying that efforts to find diplomatic way out of the crisis are still going on. >> our position is that this conflict cannot be sofd as a solution, we are going to talk give it another trial in muskat, delegation of houthi as you just said has arrived yesterday muskat and we will try to convince the side that that is the moment to exercise more flexibility to restart syria's political process. >> at least 32 people have been killed by government air strike in the syrian city of aleppo. the attack targeting a popular neighborhood market. russia's foreign m

at its narrowest, the distance between iran and oman, which is an arab yawn arabian country is ten milesople are asking us why are you going down there? we couldn't explain that, it was in our destiny, we were going down to the gulf. general business trade, things going out of iran, things coming into iran has dropped 27% because of the sanctions. it's very easy to explain, you can't pay for these things. how can you buy cars if you can't transfer money? the straight of hormuz, it's water, looks like any other water. iran considers itself a superpower in the middle east and it wants the world to give it the respect it thinks it deserves. and despite agreeing to curbs on its nuclear ambitions iran's regional influence is bound to grow as sanctions are lifted and its economic isolation ends. >> it's time for american leaders, some european leaders to realize that iran is a major player, you just live with it the same way they live with russia the same way they live with china. why not live with iran? and if they decide to do that then they will encourage forces within iran that are willing

and at its narrowest, the distance between iran and oman is 21 miles. that's very easy to control militarily. iran often threatens to lay mines. so when things get hot with iran i'll prices go up because people assume i'll won't get out. we did go down there but it was the middle of summer and the real feel was 137 degrees and people kept asking us why are you going down there? we could not really explain it. it was in our destiny. we were going down to the gulf. >> you know, water looks like water. the strait looks like any other water. but it was so important because we were seeing ships go back and forth. it wasn't -- we didn't just waste time going on a trip to satisfy our curiosity. the strait is where iran's biggest port is. general business trade things going out of iran and things coming in has dropped by 27% because of the sanctions. it's very easy to explain. you can't pay for these things. how do you buy cars if you can't transfer the money. if i live in london, i need their number, go to a bank, it's a seemless transaction. iranians can't do

. >>> six hostages, include two american citizens held in yemen arrived in oman tonight.scott darden were greeted by the u.s. ambassador to oman after their release. the passengers included two saudis and a british national. officials in yemen say the six had been detained earlier this year, be they didn't say why they were detained. >>> the best-selling author that gave res an inside look at the glamorous hollywood lifestyle has passed away. jackie collins lost her private battle with breast cancer yesterday. the 77-year-old had 32 best-sellers across the globe, some of which were even made into movies. "hollywood wives" was one of those. even a week before her passing, collins never shied away from publicly. >> i think women should have very interesting lives and do everything they want to do before they get married. >> in her final interview, collins told "people" magazine she had no regrets about living a very full and happy life. good for her. >>> coming up next, it was a dramatic finish in oakland. derrick carr led the raiders to the first win of the season. it was

hear from the oman are who founded -- here from the homeowner who found an alligator in his backyard pond. we begin tonight on storm watch. butautiful night right now, big change ahead tomorrow. steve rudin is here to tell us more. a messy saturday? afternoon,omorrow heavy rain expected across parts of the area along with thunderstorms. right now it is beautiful, 60's off to the west comes 64 winchester. winchester 72. this is the cold front that eventually will across the midday,ntic during the late afternoon come and early evening tomorrow, showers and thunderstorms. some of these storms may bring powerful wind and heavy downpours, especially for the maryland game in the afternoon. we expect temperatures only near 80 degrees, showers and thunderstorms. we may have some sunshine in between. the rest of the weekend and the , and it sunday forecast gets a lot better, all of that in much more from the belfort furniture weather center coming up. leon: stay ahead of the bad weather by signing up for text alerts. just go to wjla.com/text and enter your cell phone number. loved ones held a

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officials say the two were sent to oman after authorities secured their release. the two were held by yemeni militants since march. darden was delivering aid to the region when he wasíw+. captured. >> authorities investigate the death of a man near the northern california wild fire as suspicious. fire crews were starting to get control of that fire when the flames grew more intense yesterday. police say they are looking at whether the man took his own life. the fire has destroyed ten homes and burned more than 1200 acres >>> a group of dancers tangoed as a tribute to the pope's roots. the dance session was a warm-up. a prearrival welcome performance for the pontiff. saturday members from the tango school are scheduled to take the stage at independence hall. today philadelphia goes global as the city becomes the backdrop for thousands of visitors for the world meeting of families, the event bringing the hope to philadelphia. katy zachry is live at philadelphia international airport. a lot of hotels, restaurants and businesses rolling out the welcome mat. right? >>

compromise and his group has freed three saudi hostages and an american and a britain with the help of omanr houthi official and a close aid to former president saleh and he is trying to mediate a political settlement between yemen's warring factions. but a peace deal may be a long way. the saudi-led coalition is pounding areas in another houthi stronghold. yemen's internationally recognized government said it will join talks if houthis turn over weapons and withdraw from cities they have captured, al jazeera. >>> the u.n. resident coordinator in yemen and says efforts to find a diplomatic solution to the crisis are continuing. >> our position is that this conflict cannot be solved into an immediate solution and as we talk we will give it another try with our policel team that is there, the special envoy secretary-general is there and the houthis as you just said arrived yesterday and we will try to convince the sides that that is the moment to exercise more flexibility to re stastart serious playel political process. >> reporter: greece prime minister has a clear mandate to govern and call

>>> two americans held hostage by houthi rebels in yemen have been freed and in the gulf state of oman this morning. they were two of six released by the rebels. a third american is still being held. the houthi backed by iran are involved in a ferocious civil war and u.s. forces bombed them in march. >>> european leaders hold an emergency meeting wednesday in brussels to try to figure out just what to do about europe's worst migration crisis since world war ii. the obama administration says it will increase the number of refuges it accepts to 100,000 by 2017. over 500,000 migrants have made their way into europe this year. >>> coming up on the "cbs morning news" now, a worm in the apple store. hackers unleash a bug in a legitimate app that could affect hundreds of millions of users. >>> later, trapped on a burning yacht. we will hear from the hero who saved a family from the flames. this is the "cbs morning news." stay with choice hotels two times and earn a free night. when it comes to business, you always have a choice. book now at the new choicehotels.com excellent. researching a hu

officials say sam fairin and scott darden were sent to oman. the two americans were held captive by yemeni militants since march. darden was delivering aid to the region when he was captured. >> in california authorities are investigating the death of a man near that wild fire in northern california calling it suspicious, his death. fire crews were starting to get control of the fire in monterey county when the flames grew more intense. police say they are looking into whether the man took his own life. the fire destroyed ten homes and burned more than 1200 acres. >>> a man in detroit accused of planti ining boopy trap bombs. the man stepped on one. he was hurt. investigators say he exceeded the amount of marijuana he is licensed to grow for medicinal purposes. >> a campus book store at westchester university pulled a doll from the shelves that caused an uproar. it was reportedly sold as a gag gift. it says it's a perfect female, nontalking and doesn't have headaches. the book store issued apology on twitter but some students plan to protest th

credits the government of oman with helping to secure the freedom for the two americans. the fate of a third thought to be held by rebels is still unknown. >>> actor sean penn filed a $10 million defamation lawsuit against lee daniels creator of the hit "empire." he claims daniels falsely accused him of hitting women by comparing him to the "empire" star terrence howard. howard has admitted to hitting his first wife and is alleged to have abused other ex-wives, as well. daniels said howard is the victim of a racial double standard since sean penn got away with doing the same. >>> there are major developments in the bill cosby sex abuse scandal. this morning "the philadelphia representatives for cosby have been shopping around for a defense lawyer. that signals that cosby expects to be charged in a 10-year-old sex assault case. it will be the first time he faced prosecution despite dozens of allegations. >>> an oklahoma mom is outraged after her son's precool teacher called him evil because he's left-handed. alicia sands says the teacher forced her son to switch to his rig

. >> now the six gulf countries, qatar, united arab emirates, saudi arabia, kuwait, oman and baie ran have offered zero resettlement places for syrian refugees. back to you, arthel. >> elizabeth pran, thanks. >> gregg? >> europe's desperate migrant crisis sparking debate over border security issues here at home and in a recent op-ed on foxnews.com my next guest writing that president obama's policy has actually contributed to chaos abroad and will quote this spreading anarchy derives in substantial part from barack obama's deliberate policy of leading from behind by reducing u.s. attention to and involvement in the region. when america's presence diminishes anywhere in the world whatever minimal order and stability existed there can rapidly evaporate. ambassador john bolt owen joins us now, fox news contributor and former ambassador and instability in the region is one thing, but does the migrant crisis also pose a threat directly to the united states and the safety of americans? >> well, i think it does. i think there's every reason to believe that among the thousands of legitimate r

words on their names but they are reportedly being flown from the capital of sanaa to neighboring omanuntry that reportedly helped já)r rebels have ca large chunks of yemen including sanaa since last year. the rebels are fighting government troops aided by the saudi-led coalition. >>> european leaders todayb4ml calling for an emergency summit to try to taeblg the growing refugee crisis that is only getting bigger by the day. this as tens of thousands of more refugees converge on borders across europe try to5÷ escape the escalatingsÑ) war an terrorism. countries ofúi($4?Ñ and iraq. >> we are joined from the middle east with the very latest. hi, connor. >> reporter: hi, eric. thousands of refugeesçc)ñ conti to pour into europe by train, by bus, some crossing illegally, some doing it through an organized fashion. croatia saying this weekend alone 21,000 refugees entered their territory and this crisis is really causing a major rift)% through eastern and western european union member states on how to deal with this sort of growing flood of asylum seekers. several leaders calling for a coor

willing to compromise, his group has freed three saudi hose adju hostages two americans with the help of oman senior houthi official and a close aid to former president saleh and he is trying to mediate a political settlement between yemen's warring factions but a peace deal may be a long way. the saudi-led coalition is pounding areas with another houthi stronghold and yemen's internationally recognized government says it will only join talks if houthis hand over weapons and withdraw from cities they have captured. al jazeera. >>> al jazeera has been speaking to people living in yemen's capitol sanaa. here is one doctor story in his own words. >> translator: i used to lead a normal life, go to my work and private business. i'm a government employee and used to own a pharmaceutical company with my partner but with turmoil and war raging in the country most companies suffered great losses and my business went bankrupt and i'm not alone and this is the situation of most yemen and even the wealthy started to suffer and people wonder how we survive. my wife and i are lucky. we are government emplo

yemen. 45-year-old scott darden from louisiana, and 54-year-old sam feron from michigan arrived in oman tonight after that country helped secure their release by rebels fighting yemen's government. a third american is still being held. >>> in cuba today, hundreds of thousands of people came to see and hear pope francis on the second day of his historic visit to that country. and the pope came face to face today with fidel castro. who suppressed religion for decades under the communist revolution. nbc's anne thompson from havana. >> reporter: as the icon to the communist takeover, pope francis rolls into havana's revolution square to celebrate sunday mass. a living symbol of inspiration for many of the cuban people. what is driving that enthusiasm? >> i guess the hope. the hope. we have a lot of hope. >> reporter: and why do you have hope? what makes you hopeful? >> it's not only what he's saying, but what >> reporter: dora lopez says she's impressed by the pope's efforts to improve relations between cuba and the u.s. >> they're trying to help, that has been affecting the cuban economy.

a oman who lived through the beltway sniper shootings here in d.c. now reliving this in arizona. >>> plus experts praising the heroics of that british airlines pilot in las vegas last night. >>> and check out this tweet from "the tonight show." justin timberlake on tonight. should we be ready for the history of rap part 6? here is jimmy. >> thanks, guys. tonight we have justin timberlake. a battle with ellen >>> and now, the winner of $250,000, and the title of "last comic standing" is -- clayton english! [ cheering and applause ] >> a comedian from atlanta came out on top on nbc's hit summer show "last comic standing." he winds a $250,000 prize, including a development deal with nbc for his own tv show. the d.c. region was well represented this summer. dominique from d.c. was there in the final five. there she is. two others from our area were also in the top ten. >>> is a whole lot of praise tonight for that british airways pilot who stopped that burning plane, saving the lives of everybody on board today. the pilot says he will no longer fly again

. >>> oman has negotiated the release of six hostages who are being held by houthi rebels in yemen.. citizens, one british national, and three saudis have been are leased after u.n.-backed talks to hip end the conflict of the houthis have agreed to begin negotiations but yemen's government in exile has withdrawn saying the rebels must first withdraw from captured territory. it's exactly a year since houthi rebels took control of yemen's capital sanaa. government force are planning a major push to retake it along with coalition forces and they are advanc advancing on a neighg province. it has cripple the country. the united nations estimates more than 2,000 civilians have been killed since march. 4 1/2 thousand injured. the u.n. says the real figure could be much higher. it says that 21 million people are in need of assistance, many of them on the brink of famine. that 80 80% of yemen's populati, one and a half million people have been forced from their homes. al jazeera has spoken to people living in the capital sanaa, here is one doctor's store any his own words. >> translator: i u