omar is reporting live from the libyan capital. we'll keep a close eye on the situation. >>> in yemen the military is staging the largest defense in years against al qaeda. the country is struggling to pay for it and is asking for western governments to help. we have this report. >> reporter: yemen's southern provinces are now battle groundses. a large military operation against al qaeda is under way. the army is making gains. it has recaptured some areas where these fighters established a state of their own with a leader, a judiciary and an army. yemen's foreign minister says his government will not let al qaeda destabilize the nation's political transition. >> al qaeda has created a threat for the transition itself. that's when -- second, of course, is always threatening the stability of yemenites for investments. the government could not just stand and watch. >> reporter: these soldiers are celebrating recent victories. yemen's army has been divided and weakened by years of instability and conflict. it's now under pressure to wi

let's go to omar, top development and there top commander of the libyan army says he's joining where forces with haftar, how significant is there? >> reporter: this is very significant. only join to the movement this the general and his forces are gaining. the commander of the libyan special forces, the members of the libyan special forces at this critical time in benghazi and libya and because of the emergence of criminal terrorist groups we will stand with the will of the people and we will join the battle. this battle is of course declared by retired general we ask the revolution ris to stand in front and confront terrorism and we will back the institution of the libyan states and the reasons and a idols of the revolution that toppled colonel gadhafi. only a few hours ago, another commander of a prominent base in eastern -- of libya called the tobruk air base, joined the force he with the general. very significant developments indeed. >> since the fall of moammar gadhafi two years ago, to control rebel fighters brought him down. most powerful brigade, still control many areas acro

omar. thank you. reporting from tripoli. >>> to syria, an activist say people in aleppo are on strike. activist video shows shops and businesses closed as people protest against anna an al-qaeda linked group. they have found that they have carried out arrests and executions. we were told people live in fear of the isil. >> isil from the first day they controlled after a battleishes they started to patrol them with weapons and frighten them. the people were so frightened by them because they arrested a lot of activists and a lot of people. the last was they executed 13 years old boy because they claimed that he raped a 17-year-old woman, and it was not so--it wasn't clear for us. so people was against this. but they couldn't do anything because they're controlling. >> the leader of the pakistani taliban has released a statement saying they'll continue to fight. they made comments in a video which shows him being welcomed by fighters. stephanie decker reports. >> reporter: it's a carefree, orchestrated

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. >>> omar joins us live on the line from tripoli now. what is the latest on the ground there? >> well, this morning it is surprisingly quiet. we haven't had the sound of heavy clashes or explosions. the clashes continue late last might, on sunday. there were different reports of different attacks at - live from rebel groups in the capital tripoli. now, the government is keen to put the face to the crisis. it organised a late press conference in which it denounced the attack on the general national congress. the minister speaking was the justice minister, and he called on all politicians to resort to reason, and dialogue, and he denounced the use of weapons to express a political opinion. clearly the situation stands, we don't know exactly what will happen, but there are fears among the residents that this could be the beginning of a hectic few days >>> thank you for the update. omar - our correspondent joining us from the libyan capital tripoli. >>> to other news - south korea's president announced that the coast guard will be disbanded and replaced with a new safety agency in

omar alsala is live for us there.us about this strange or unusual arrangement an a trial in one place heard by another. >> yes, this is the only way libyans agreed to have the trial starting. this is the second time he will be heard from his prison. he will be moved into a court in tripoli, and this is the only way to convince the rebels for fighters because they refuse to hand him over to the libyan authorities, saying that they are very weak. this is the only way to convince the fighters. others are held in misrata. we'll have two links. the spy chief and the former prime minister and the foreign minister will be present at the court in tripoli. >> why, omar, are they reluctant to hand him over to tripoli. >> i have been speaking to, in the past, with the rebel fighters in charge of the prison and the commander said, basically, the government is very weak. and they fear they could be killed by foreign intelligence, because he has evidence against dealings with western countries with the late leader muammar gaddafi.

omar villafranca, cbs news, pensacola, florida. >>> a study this morning from the centers for disease control finds that 35% of premature deaths in the country are preventable. the report covers deaths from 2008 to 2010. the five leading causes of death o are heart disease, cancer, chronic respiratory disease, stroke, and accidental injuries. they account for 63% of deaths in the u.s. the study found 20% to 40% of deaths in each category could be prevented by changes in risk factors such as smoking, poor diet, lack of exercise, and high blood pressure. >>> coming up on the "morning news," health care enrollment figures fall short. >>> plus, coming to america. britain's princes harry and william drop into memphis for a low key visit. this is the "cbs morning news." ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] get into spring at kmart. where swimwear is on sale. kmart. where members always get more. where swimwear is on sale. frequent heartburn? the choice is yours. chalky. not chalky. temporary. 24 hour. lots of tablets. one pill. you decide. prevacid. ♪ 24 hour peoi go to angie's listt for all kinds

let's bring in omar.l us more about what we know what happened outside the parliament building in tripoli. >> reporter: steven, over an hour ago, about ten to 20 vehicles, between 10 to 20 vehicles carrying the libyan army and libyan police. don't can surprised. they are former rebels. they got integrated in the libyan forces. malishas if you will. they do report to their own commander not to the libyan army. >> stormed the building of the general national congress in tripoli. understand that force pulled out and there is now fighting around the area and two different areas within tripoli. basically, what had happened, the government called for the former rebels who are loyal to the government and the libyan army and there are now clashes in tripoli at two different locations between the zin tan militias and other former rebels who are loyal to the government. >> let's talk more about retired general haftar. how serious is this move by him, and how much support does he have? >> reporter: well, in terms of

omar villafranca, cbs news. >>> the controversy over veterans medical care is growing. more than two dozen veterans' health care facilities are now under investigation. charges of falsified records and delays in treatment have created a political firestorm. today one of president obama's top advisers will meet with veterans groups in washington before flying to phoenix where the first report surfaced. susan mcginnis is in washington. good morning, susan. >> good morning, anne-marie. the number of v.a. medical centers under investigation has now more than doubled since this scandal came to light about a month ago. several lawmakers here on capitol hill are now proposing legislation to deal with the v.a. medical center problems and are calling on the white house to take stronger action. investigators are now looking into 26 v.a. medical facilities after allegations of falsified records and delayed care for veterans with sometimes deadly consequences. v.a. secretary eric shinseki has ordered an audit of all hospitals in question. president obama assigned deputy chief of st

it's home. >> reporter: omar villafranca, cbs news, moore, oklahoma. >> last year's tornado in moore killed 24 people including nine children and also destroyed more than 1,000 homes. >>> and some stunning new video of what's known as a supercell thunderstorm. check it out. time lapse video shows sunday's towering cloud formation in wyoming as it takes shape there. storm chasers took the footage of the weather phenomenon. you're looking at this thing, oh, my gosh. >> that is amazing. under that you see that wall cloud and usually from that wall cloud that's where the tornado comes from. very scary stuff. >>> we have snow in the sierra, we have clouds over us. >> we had a little rain, now maybe a few thunderstorms in the bay area. it could be an interesting afternoon. out the door we go. hi-def doppler radar has been tracking some light showers today and widely scattered so far but look at this, we're just beginning to see some of those popping up further to the south but still, we are going to see those clouds rotating in and out through the bay area this afternoon. and the temperatu

as cbs reporter omar villafranca reports a few of the girls escaped and they're talking. >> reporter: mothers of the kidnapped girls were recently seen weeping as they wait for any news about their missing daughters. it's been nearly a month since islamic extremists took more than 270 girls from a school. some girls are recounting how they escaped [ speaking foreign language ] t to remember. officials are in ia helping with a e plan. many are cr g the nigerian government for not accepting foreign help sor villafranca, cbs news. [ people chanting ] >> reporter: the pressure is on the nigerian government to find the girls, rallies were held in several u.s. cities on saturday and the first lady used the president's weekly address to talk about the kidnapping. >> and i want you to know that barack has directed our government to do everything possible to support the nigerian government's efforts to find these girls and bring them home. >> reporter: the first lady later gave the excellencement address at -- commencement address in louisiana at dillard university. the valedictorian is from n

i had a chance to catch up with omar epps in new york for internet week.on the golden age for content from an actor's perspective. >> well, there's more, meaning that there is more because there's more outlets to serve, to cater to as a content provider. but there's less in a sense because it's spread out. you know? so you really have to go chase it now. whereas before, you know, in the '90s, you had so many studios, and you didn't have the internet and all of the ancillary ways -- all of the ancillary outlets. but now, it's a part of the game. we'll see if google and apple are able to really take advantage of that in terms of being content providers and not just distributing content. and if they become formidable up against, you know, the big studios and the networks. >> so resurrection. >> yeah. >> big show on a network. you're getting that going. you have 1.7 million twitter followers. >> trying to get to two. >> hey, every little bit helps, right? how does that come into play when you're launching a show? do you get twitter feedback to drive that to th

one was deported, omar, the middle brother. credit ever the oldest cousin, decides what to do next. axel turned himself into the u.s. border patrol, and is in the system. since he's an unaccompanied minor child he is being processed, he may be reunited with his father in houston. how his case is eventually resolved, depends on his claims for asylum. right now in the short term there's a good chance that alex and his father in houston will be reunited in houston. >> at the top of the hour, al jazeera's original program, botherland. >> did your mother make the same trek? did she tell you anything about the trip? >> tonight's episode follows a group of migrants fleeing south maker and follows one teenager trying to reunite with his mother. >>> florida is hit hard by a storm system that's been tearing across the country. the panhandle was hit by almost two feet of rain. system spun off a string of tornadoes to the midwest and south. blamed for three are dozen deaths. >> president obama first talked about the basketball controversy when he was in asia. the comments incredibly racist. jay

. >> ♪ >> >> te quiero presentar formalmente a luis omar villalobos, cónsul general de méxico por unpapeles que necesitaban. >> van en quinto grado, cada año ustedes le ofrecen esto a algún estudiante. >>e s la tecera vez que lo organizamos, un esfuerzo en favor de la educación y la verdad es que debo decir con toda sinceridad que es poco pero lo hacemos con todo gusto, hemos crecido cada año, reconocemos la ayuda de gente muy generosa para que luis haya tenido obsequios, todos aquellos utiles y el interés es que la comunidad lo vea, que demuestra, para que se les antoje ser cónsul por un día y la verdad es que cada año ha funcionado mucho mejor. >e>están construyendo los lideres del futuroi, me imagino que la importancia es progresar para que sea un líder de esta comunidad. >> exactamente, ¿por qué no pensar que podemos tener en frente al próximo presidente de los estados unidos? el hecho de que desde un principio se vaya involucrando, el martes estuvo con el jefe de la policía, entonces que se vaya viendo como un mexicoamericano. >> me gusto como todos venian a pedir ayuda en algo,

when mullah omar was in power in the end, he had everyone there. he had al qaeda, whose backs, also as to where -- so he was supposed to al qaeda and he thinks along the same lines. so i wouldn't -- i think it is semantics are you sure, if you are in an academic and you want the whole group, fine. but actually, they are all on the same wavelength and there'll a ban on the same thing and really wishes to have been islamist radical, sovereign kingdom that stretches beyond borders, they would like to stress right across the middle east from pakistan and kashmir. so in that sense, they are in the same wavelength. [inaudible] >> a couple questions for you. one is as a journalist, i am amazed and curious how you got biased by to confess the largest nationalist secret, open secret in pakistan and my hat to you because that must've been quite a great moment for you. also, more generally, i notice i'm going to make you think it was a success? if so, does this make it harder for the taliban to attack the afghan government? >> i am going to disappoint you on

mullah omar was in power in afghanistan he had everyone there. he had al qaeda and he had all sorts so he was close to al qaeda and he thinks along the same lines. i think it's semantics. sure if you are an academic and you want to see each rule group fine but actually they are all on the same wavelength and there'll aiming toward the same thing. which is to have an islamist radical sovereign kingdom that stretches beyond borders. they would love to stretch it right across the middle east from pakistan and kashmir. in that sense they are on the same wavelength. >> i have a question for you. as a journalist i'm curious how you got an isi former agent to confess the largest national secret open secret in pakistan and my hats off to you because that must have been quite -- for you but also more generally i know the afghan election is ongoing but do you think it was a success and if so do you think it's harder for the taliban to attack the afghan government elected by the afghans? >> i'm going to disappoint you on the source because the wording is ve

the existing ones are they shorter or the same height or maybe another one >> so i'm going to let omar talk about that. >> from what i key is how tast blend into the building. >> do i hear a motion. >> commissioner borden. >> i'll make a motion to approve ask the staff continue to work with at&t on the least amount. >> on that motion to approve approve with conditions with direction to include that the staff continue working with design commissioner antonini. commissioner borden. commissioner hillis. commissioner moore. commissioner sugaya. commissioner fong and commissioner president wu. so moved, commissioners, that motion passes unanimously 7 to zero and places you under our discretionary review calendar. item 14 for the case d at the 1110 ashburg after may first, they continued the matter by a vote of 6 to zero commissioner fong upper absent at this item and for you to participate you'll have to say you've reviewed the materials and that's correct i watched it on sfgovtv and am ready. >> if we can say add consulted the secretary on how to consultation the hearing this is the third

it covered the gap in its wireless network and would like to thank omar and the plaintiff for helping us to find this location and to insure that it's capable with the neighborhood. itself was a challenge giving up up 17 hundred union and moving moving to 18 hundred union he did that in balancing it. we ask for your support as what we diligently work to upgrade our wireless support in the and county of san francisco if you have any questions, i'll be happy to answer them >> thank you. open this up for public comment (calling names) >> if you're ready to speak come to the podium. >> good afternoon, commissioners i'm robert president of the golden gate valley and this is one block away from the historic golden gate library. the golden gate association strongly opposes at&t's proposal for the wireless facility on 18 union street it's a beautiful example of architecture and a unique part of the historic commercial district. the proposed installation will raise the roofline of on existing penthouse and allow 4 smokestacks to extend above that it will become the informational point and the

. >> how serious is this situation, omar? >> reporter: it is very serious, jane.he general national congress held a session and that session was to discuss or vote on the a proposed cap net by the new prime minister of this country. >> put aside and they will be discuss can about three days' time. however, benghazi in this situation, pecan pecan took priority. they didn't take any decisive decision, which tells you how weak the government, how weak the gnc, basically shows you the power of militias and the weak government that cannot rein in those militias. on the other hand, it shows you a group of fighters who are loyal to general hafta are trying to impose their authority saying the government is weak and they are trying to control and curb the spread, what they call the spread of extremism in benghazi. remember, benghazi saw unprecedented wave of assassinations and bombings. when you read the global reports on terrorism by state department t gives you a very big picture about libya. it says libya is now a safe haven for terrorists and a transit route for those

he leads the opposition omar party since the 1989 coup bringing the government to power. >>> there are fears that the disease will spread to camps around the city. they are home to more than 30,000 people, displaced by a conflict that started in december last year. >>> in the kenyan town muslims and christians lived peacefully for hundreds of years. an attack on a church by suspected al-shabab fighters in 2012 shocked the country. >> reporter: this pastor describes the horror of what's here two years ago. attackers armed with machine guns opened fire on a sunday service at a church, killing 15 worshippers. another was attacked with hand grenades. the pastor was not here. he arrived 7 months later when no one else would agree to leave the church. >> before the number used to be 200 plus. they used to come to the church. now the numbers have reduced. when i came, i found around 70 members who used to taped to the church here. now the numbers are growing up. they have grown to around 150. >> reporter: this area has a majority muslim population. historically muslims and christians lived in

. >>> omar es el barredor, el vigilante del camino, el espinazo del diablo, es una trampa para motociclistasÁquinas. >>> si te subes a una motocicleta y te gusta, jamÁs te bajarÁs de ella, como todos los caminos este tiene un final, regresamos a la ciudad de mÉxico con mÁs de 1500 millas recorridas con el sueÑo de volver a volar, en mÉxico raÚl torres, telemundo. >>> bien, le sigue la historia que le sacarÁ lagrimas a muchos, una seÑora que padecÍa de cÁncer terminal, realizÓ su mayor sueÑo que era ver a su hija graduarse de secundaria, los administradores de la escuela de la jovencita realizaron la ceremonia en la casa de la mujer en maryland, no esperaban que durara hasta junio, una vez que se llevÓ a a cabo la ceremonia, la mujer falleciÓ dos dÍas despuÉs, como si fuera que esperaba el momento para despedirse y descansar en paz, nos despedimos desde nuestros estudios en miami. >>> y tambiÉn desde la plaza del valle en panorama city, con [♪ tema musical ] >> ella vino a estados unidos y yo le di techo. aquÍ hay una restricciÓn, y es que no puede vivir gente ilegal. >> lo que Él querÍa era

su plan incluye reducir el crimen omar restaurando el departamento de policÍa, en el pasado tenía 1350cesible. apoya un plan de legalizaciÓn. ( habla en inglÉs ) >> tenemos que dejarle muy en claro el gobierno federal, que aquÍ en el condado de santa clara no forzar hemos esas pÉsimas leyes federales antiinmigrantes. gilberto leÓn. noticias univisiÓn 14. >> entre la medida que estarÁn incluidas en la boleta electoral, que le pide a los votantes la aprobaciÓn de 13 millones y medio de dÓlares en bonos para mejorar las instalaciones de la escuela primaria y mejorar la calidad. ( publicidad ) >> quedan 17 dÍas para que comience la fiesta del fÚtbol. el mundial estÁ la vuelta de la esquina. recuerde que en emisiones la casa del mundial de la fifa brasil 2014. amigos, que tal? me da gusto poder saludarles. esto es "acciÓn deportiva". mÁs que de fÚtbol, pero el final del dÍa cumpliÓ con lo que se le encargÓ. pues sÁnchez o la dejÓ de ser el tÉcnico del veracruz por decisiÓn de la familia. que salvÓ al equipo del descenso, no pudo salvarlo de terminar en esa posiciÓn. ♪ >> llegÓ el nuevo refu

omar kahn is a senior research and policy analyst for race equality think tank.teresting, isn't it? because in terms of social liberalism, people seem to be far happier and more comfortable, for example, with same-sex marriages. what do you think is the reason behind the racial prejudice? >> well, i think that if you look at the study, it shows that while there's been stagnation over time, there was an expectation that the younger generation would have this wave of tolerance. and that that would increasingly make britain a more tolerant country overall. i think there is a little trend to that that you see in those data. i think one of the problems is politicians and other business and other leaders o f this country haven't done enough to actually implement poll sis. they haven't been publicly enough and actively defending and promoting diversity. there's been a vacuum of public discussion about the value of our diverse society. and arguably, you know, that's a disservice to our young people in terms of the service to the uk with its increasing ethnic minority pop

. >> live in ayman, and omar in tripoli. thank you both. >>> to yemen. oil pipelines and power plants have been attacked, leaving people struggling with fuel shortages and blackouts. as hash am reports, people are becoming increasingly angry. >> reporter: this is not a traffic jam during rush hour. it's a line up at a petrol station. people in yemen are facing severe fuel shortages. sometimes they have to wait for days to fill the tank. arguments turn into scuffles. >> translation: we have been suffering from fuel shortages for months. we pay the price. black market traders make the profits. >> fuel prices in yemen are high compared to neighbouring countries. a litter here can sell for almost $3. in nearby qatar it sells for about $0.25. >> yemen proved oil carried through pye lines where the oil fields are. when the pipelines come under attack. refineries start rationing supplies, prompting petrol stations luke this. >> this is not the only problem people face. attacks on power plants by armed groups or angry tribes throw the capital into darkness. this

omar osalat has the latest and a warning that some viewers may find these images disturbing. >> another attempt to reach europe, another tragedy followed by the bodies of would-be illegal immigrants. coast guard and police search for more bodies. the final death toll is unclear. the libyan navy says the incide incident happened on friday when a boat carrying 130 illegal immigrants from different african countries sank east of tripoli. it says 52 people were rescued then and over 74 were missing. but the spokesman insists only 20 bodies were found. health officials say they need help. >> translator: we have 48 dead bodies in koraner's vans and there is no hospital to receive them. i call upon the minister of health to find a hospital morgue and mercy of justice to allow us to bury the bodies directlied. they are causing pollution, environmental problems and disease. >> libya has appealed for help from the european union to curb the flow of illegal i am grasped. the country is struggle to go rein in well-armed powerful militias. attacks the resources to protect the vast border it shares w

omar bring us the story. >> reporter: despite the buildup for the election, a low voter turnout has them extending vote by a day. they have until wednesday evening to cast their ballots. on tuesday voters trickled into voting stations like this. the government has declared the public holiday to encourage more people to vote while extending the hours until 10:00 p.m. local time. some state media outlets suggest that millions of people have voted, describing monday's voting as a great response. >> translator: this day is like a holiday to celebrate the spring and to celebrate freedom from the muslim brotherhood. >> reporter: around 50 million are registered, but since the polls opened on monday, it appears that the youth are absent. >> translator: there's fear of repercussions in the near future. there will be further polarization among the people and highlights the stance among 60% of the egyptian people, which are the youth. >> reporter: for army chief sisi who led the coup against egypt's first elected civilian president is expected to become the next head of state. sisi urged egyptians

. >> and is the government calling omar, for reason, dialogue - how likely is khalifa haftar or otherilitias to heed that call? >> probably they will not, because when khalifa haftar made the announcement a couple of days ago, followed by another announcement by his spokesperson, saying they are declaring an open war against what they call the government that supports extremism and terrorism. now, when you speak with libyan officials, they will tell you that they are standing firm in front of havt receiver's forces -- khalifa haftar's forces. the government issued a statement warning against attacking the legitimacy against the elected body. a source at the g.n.c., the head of the g.n.c., considered to be the commander in chief ordered the shields of libya from the western and central region to protect the capital. the importance of the announcement is that the western region is made of a powerful militia known as the zinc tan rebel brigade. they are powerful. this is an indication that there could be trouble. more violence clashes to come. wait and see. >> thank you. that's our corre

my colleagues think omar of twenty three liberal unionist work to complete his own money to back his first response back. i know that i am rushing. okay you just hit us against each other. make us fight each other. that's a deal is also one of its thirty five year old beauty i see shows up today on the day at the risk of being branded as the protests which now carries the fifty year sentence in ukraine gone is the model. my mom they are worried about me. i know like when useful here to bring their victory closer. the so called surgery room to be squeaky clean but equipped with the stencils only just enough for the medics to treat basic injuries from the bow and makes it ideal for the keys to the love and look up admit it did the dust it with plastic bottles on the thai been here with some speed. and now. this makes it ideal trip. they say everything is paid for by the people you are a good call my people they are bringing us money medicine and thinking. if you think you are inside the rebel headquarters in the southern port city of bari who pull the cafeteria in what was that the cou

my name is omar hamilton, i am with the new community leadership foundation. i am vice president. at this point we have 100 members from bayview-hunter's point and the western community. and i came to listen in and to hear what is going on. and sometimes when i listen, i have the urge to speak. i am from a family that is born and raised, and our family has been displaced and i am a survivor, probably five of us that still live in san francisco. i think that's very important. to me this sounds like this is the final stages of urban renewal. when you look at the final print, and a lot of information they give out sound like that fame plan we all have been hearing through all the different stages. this stage seems more strategic when you think about it. know that london breed and yourself, and with all the questions, i can hear the sincerity in your voices. and i know you have our best interest at heart. and i definitely want to say that we are willing to stand by both of you guys when can comes to this issue. it's very important that we protect the african-american and latino commun

. >> omar saleh thank you for that. the trial of the son of the late libyan leader gadaffi, being held by a militia in the city of zintan and being tried by video link. he and dozens of former officials are facing charges ranging from corruption to war crimes resulting from their alleged role in suppressing the 2011 uprising. makeshift bombs have been used by the syrian government in recent movnths with devastating effect. iraq's army is reportedly using them in a campaign to push anti-government fighters from the city of fallujah. imran khan reports. >> reporter: these pictures would well be the first time we have seen the use of barrel bombs in iraq. they are, in effect, homemade heavy explosives. the name's accurate. the bombs aren't. military expense suggest the government was improvising explosives due to a shortage of conventional weapons. one man in fall uja said he spoke to a man who saw barely bombs being dropped by army helicopters. >> translator: the barrels have been dropped, targeting civilian areas in the

it lumps it with small or repressive countries like pakistan, indonesia, omar, and the united arab. congress was stampeded into this view by mothers against drunk driving. who, with all good intentions, were wrongly intruding into an area of personal choice exactly as did the hymn singing crew saiders by carry nation, smashing beer barrels with her hatchet. learning how to drink responsibly is a basic lesson in growing up, as it is in wine drinking france, or in germany, with family oriented beer gardens and festivals. what this cruel law did is deprive young people of safe spaces where they could happily drink cheap beer, chat, and flirt. in a free, but controlled public environment. this young americans must stop. unquote. >> question, does professor have a point? should the legal drinking age in the united states be lowered to 18? michelle bernard. >> no, this is libertarianism gone mad. absolutely mad. i don't think it should be 18. i think it is great kids can vote, but people get drunk, they don't think properly. if i had my way, i would raise the minimum drinking age to 25. 1

this report from omar al sallay. >> third day of voting for choosing a new president in egypt. but there's a growing debate about the low turnout in the last couple of days. there are around 50 million registered voters and state media and talk shows were encouraging people to come out. an official at the election commission say 37% of people have voted. while the opposition alliance including the muslim brotherhood, insist that less than 10% of people showed up. al-sisi is expected to win, he needs mower people to legitimize his election. >> the people turn their backs to sisi. five elections before and all had gone in vein. >> the only other candidate is hamdin sabahi. refused to pull out of the presidential race. the boycott is big and needs consideration. >> translator: everyone is interpreting the boycott to their own aim. the brotherhood, says it's victory for them. the reality is that the boycott came from the powers bigger than the brotherhood or sisi. it's the people behind the 25th of january revolution. >> reporter: polls are scheduled to close at 9:50 p.m.and the re

abram scora and omar aboud are both from his area.abbi abram skuru, washington, d.c, this evening is father tom reese, founder of the national catholic reporter. thanks for being here. i want to start with the significance of the interfaith level concluded juda jew judaisd request. >> in fact john paul and john xxiii were given -- were actually given sainthood recently, because they played a very significant role in the outreach of the catholic church, particularly to judahism and islam. i had the privilege of welcoming pope benedict to my synagogue, the first papal visit to a synagogue in the united states. i stood near president shimon perez, welcoming him. this is a rye firmings o re rea. >> more than 10% of the population, 214,000 christians live in the west bank and east jerusalem, about 8% of the are population. most are members of the greek orthodox church. only 12,000 christians live in the gaza strip, and jordan is home to 174,000 christians, only 2% of the population. more than half are eastern orthodox while roman catholics

we are getting the latest now from the correspondent who is on the phone from the capital, omar, whatre you finding out about what is going on in benghazi to the east? >> well, the situation is calm, but remaining [indiscernible] ander rattic clashes between the forces from what they call here the revolutionary forces and two particular bier kayeds. the general said that the two groups are extremist and they need to be wiped out. now, this comes after ten days where some people in benghazi were demonstrating and the base is occupied by the rebel groups and they want them out of the area. the situation is -- and in the coming hours or days think that things may well escalate. >> all right, thank you very much. giving us a latest from libya. >> now, at least four people are feared dead in two explosions in kenya capital. the operation centers is reporting that the first blast happened on a bus. now the second was inside a car at a busy market area. more than 20 people have been injured. we have more on this now from the correspondent jane, jane, these attacks happened just as the kenyan

as al jazeera's omar alsalah reports, it's having a deep economic impact. >> reporter: libya has a number of oil and gas installations, oil and gas pipelines. it generates billions of dollars in revenues. this refinery is operating at full capacity and the oil terminals as tankers wait offshore. since the fall of muammar qaddafi's regime, oil installations became a target since last year militias that fought in the revolution has seized four oil ports in the east. they demand federalism, better salaries an end of the corruption in oil seals. libby's oil production of $1.6 billion a day has dropped to $250,000. the crisis of the international crisis to vote out the government. the interim government with only two oil terminals oil and it has cost libya dearly. they had to propose a judge with a deficit of $8 billion because of the blockade of militia. >> the meter is still runninger. up until newest mate now estimah revenue recognized, it's not completely lost because this oil still remains in the ground, but it is revenue not recognized in a budget year which makes it difficult to meet fi

and somebody mentioned earlier omar bradley. i was a young second lieutenant in vietnam that met all more broadly because we got shot out pretty bad. and why unit, and i came back and talk to him. he wanted to talk about the m-16 i told him, it's a piece of crap does not fire to five you know, all things of that time, and that was 1967. most of the people were not even born then. but he was 87 years old and taking notes and then suddenly after that there were all kinds of investigations, changes to the system to change it so that no one else would die because of a weapons. and that weapon is still being used today in the u.s. military, along is or will we ever had. and i think one of general bradley were here now, last five-star general we had, kind of ironic next week normandy invasion, the sixth of jim. i just don't feel that there is a chain of command or a sense of urgency. i am not going go over all the things that have been covered, but my feeling is, who is going to go down and and correct these things? and i know you had

. >> omar villafranca joins us. >> reporter: good morning to our viewers in the west. yesterday's storm left its mark. strong winds punched a hole into the side of this dallas church smashing windows and leaving a pile of bricks on the ground. today the clean-up will continue. >> it's a hurricane out here! >> reporter: whipping winds and powerful storms pummelled dallas thursday afternoon, up to 4 inches of rain flooding cities. rescuers pulled five boys from the creek after they became trapped from quickly rising waters. all five were taken to a hospital. >> these are kids were absolutely no training no equipment and being completely caught off guard. we are very fortunate as well as them that no one died of this incident. >> reporter: gusts of up to 70 miles an hour toppled trees and brought down power lines causing this transformer to explode. as many as 39,000 people were left without power. some cars were crushed. others were blown away. the rain flooded roads. buildings were torn apart, leaving a widespread path of destruction. >> let them lean and depend on you,

. >> jules, i want to ask you this, omar says, some day the truth about mh-370 will come to light.know your government. what do you think? >> do i -- think again. >> think about the malaysian government and whether they know about it you mean? it's hard to know. there's politics. there's compassion. there's science and engineering. they don't always overlap. >> thank you, guys. >> thank you, david, jeff, and joule. >> my pleasure. >> that's it for me. i'm don lemon. i'm don lemon. "ac360" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> the nba commission is working on stripping donald sterling from the team he owned. the spark? racially loaded language caught on tape. the added fuel?

we owe it to claudette, myra and oh ma omar. >> pleasure to have you with us.the next episode of borderland appears on sunday at 9 o'clock. on al jazeera. >> today's data dive clears the air on pollution. despite all the environmental efforts of the past two decades, 47% of the people live where pollution levels are bad enough that breathing can be a threat to their health. that's 1 47.6 million people, annual state of the air. that puts people at risk for a whole bunch of issues, aggravated asthma difficulty breathing and low birth rate. california is by far the country's leader of pollution, when it comes to year round particles in the air, the same five cities take top five spots when you take the look at short term particle pollution. ozone pollution, this on a state that prides itself on hybrid cars and being a leader in environmental advocacy. frearcht worst and chicago 18th worst. so where are the cleanest places to breathe? four cities were highly ranked on all three measurements, bangor, maine, salinas california. carpool whether we can, we shouldn't b

. >> with a full life now ahead of him, omar's focus has turned to helping others. >> now i want to livewant to live and i want to accomplish things. i want to help the young brothers. i want to help my people. during my incarceration, i've learned math and a bunch of other things, history. and i would like to share some of this stuff with some of the younger brothers coming into prisons from the community i come from, who i know are going to come to prison, they're going to have dates. when they leave prison, they're going to leave prison with the same thing they came to prison with, nothing. and i want to get these brothers basic education, teach them basic mathematics, basic reading. i want to teach them this is not it. they don't want to come in and spend the rest of their life being told what to do. they want to be able to be free. then maybe when they go home they'll feel good about themselves and take care of their families, take care of their children, you know, and help another brother, you know. >>> coming up on "lockup: extended stay." inmates unleash their long-suppressed rag

and retired general, assisi, omar salab reports. >> despite the buildup for egypt's presidential election, they have forced them to extend the vote by an extra day. now the egyptians have until wednesday evening to cast their ballots. at polling stayings like these. the government has declared a public holiday, encouraging people to vote, while extending the hours. millions of people have described monday's voting as a great response. >> this is like the holiday to celebrate the spring, and to celebrate the removal of the muslim brotherhood. >> since the polls opened on monday, it appears that the youth were absent. >> there is fear of what will be the repercussions of that in the near future. there will be further opposition among the people. and young the 60% of the egyptian people. forasiy, he's expected to be the next head of state. he urged egyptians to come out in large numbers. and he said it's meant to legittize his grip on power. >> the coup leader is relying on his ability to mobilize large groups of people. and if millions come out to vote, it would give him legitimacy, but it'

. >> this is the town where omar, claw debt and [ inaudible ] all started their fatal on yournys. >> has k tells the six that they will walk the same deadly desert route that has claimed the lives of 2500 migrant workers. >> oh, doctor hask. >> this is the most dangerous part of your trip. >> i'm surprised there is not more deaths. it's brutal. >> you are really walking into the valley of death. >> they will all live, but will they learn something? catch borderland this sunday right here on al jazeera america. i often get asked about my feelings of immigration in america. a bill for comprehensive immigration reform passed the u.s. senate last summer. it would give millions the opportunity to get legal status in this country and address the backlog of legal immigrant applications based on family considerations and work force needs. if passed into law the congressional budget office forecasts america's working output would increase by 9%. the boost to government revenue could then help lower budget deficits by $900 billion over the next 20 years, the bill is sitting in limbo in the hou

a and sheik omar aboud, the secretary general of the islamic center. >>> vladimir putin admit sanctions are hitting his country but he says what hurts russia will hurt the west. and the league may not have to force donald sterling to sell his team after all. today he agreed to do it willingly. >> new development in the case of los angeles clippers owner donald sterling. sterling has been banned from the nba for life jessica taft. >> his wife agreed on something. >> they haven't agreed on much. >> she is a big portion of this getting done. coming from the sterling camp, donald sterling has agreed to allow his wife shelly sterling to negotiate the forced sell of the los angeles clippers. they hired a lawyer in hopes of keeping the team in his family, but the development because it's shelly who got him to agree, and she herself would be negotiating the terms. now the nba responded with this statement saying we continue to follow the process set forth in the nba constitution regarding termination of the current ownership interests of the los angeles clippers. they'll proceed on the hearing