final moments and there were gasps in court as there was some video shown of the car hitting rigby andim into the air. but this was just a preclude to further attack where two men got out of the car. the prosecution says these two men, the defendants on trial, they got out with knives and a meat cleaver and tried to decapitate lee rigby. this was a cowardly attack, according to the prosecution, and as if to show off their barbarism in the weird word -- words of the prosecution, lee rigby was dragged out into street where there were members of the public witnessing what was going on. and the defendants started sp k speaking about how they carried out the attack as a demand for the withdrawal of western forces from muslim lands some members of the public tried to help lee rigby. and one woman did engage one of the defendants in conversation, despite the fact that he was still holding the meat cleaver and talking of mar -- martyrdom. the court has now finished hearing evidence for the day, but the trial is expected to go on until at least the end of this year. >> tim friends in central lo

the killing of british soldier lee rigby only raised tension. >> in their minds they're dreaming.of an islamic fate. they will fail because wider british society knows all about this and simply will not let it happen. this can't happen. >> reporter: britain, one of the most ethnically diverse countries supports a growing immigration. but their pubs are not going anywhere. >> causing evacuations and flight restrictions in indonesia. power of the people until we restore >> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. recapping today's top stories 37 we have been reporting throughout the day much of the midwest still cleaning up after violent storms ripped through the region. six people are dead. hundreds of buildings damaged or destroyed. for the latest we want to turn back to ash-hars in central illinois. one of the areas hardest hit. he was in washington where there is one storm-related death. ash-har what is th the latest? >> we're coming up on 24 hours since those storms ripped through washington, illinois. we're getting alley assessments of damage, 500 homes may have be

despite all this terrible scene, one member of the public went to the lifeless body of lee rigby in another engaged one of the defendants in conversation despite the fact he was still holding a knife. the police arrived. one saying the police opened that fire, shot and injured both defendants. they were detained. the very officers who had shot them had to administer first aid to save their lives. the latest from the court is that the jury had been shown security camera images of the moment that the car struck. one witness said the car appeared to be accelerating as it moved towards lee rigby. >> shocking details. how soon do we expect these jurors to be shred. >> well, the jurors of course have been selected. they are hearing this evidence. we expect this trial to go on until at least the end of the year. there is more detail to come, of course and the prosecution are still outlining their case. both defendants did that the charges against them, deny the charges of murder, attempted murder and conspiracy to murder. >> aljazeera's tim friend reporting from the rigby trial in london, tha

they say they did not kill lee rigby in may. resulted in attended firebombings of mosques. anti-immigration protests are being held outside the courthouse today. "the goldenf notebook" has died. winning author died peacefully in her sleep early sunday aged 94. we take a look back. she famously found out she had won the nobel prize from journalists on her doorstep. >> you have won the nobel prize for literature. tackling race, gender politics, and the working of the [indiscernible] she had a classic career. she was raised by british parents in what is thousand bob wade -- zimbabwa. to explored topics of racism the world of science fiction. it was her 1962 novel that brought her international fame with its experimental style linking her firmly to the feminist cause. the swedish academy praised her for the way she examined her own society. >> the nobel prize for 2007 is ing.ded to doris less lessing was 88 when she was presented with the award, making her the oldest ever winner of the nobel literature prize. >> that is it from the newsroom. you are watching "france 24." do not

police today in court released cctv footage of rigby getting off an underground train just before he his family members could not bear remaining in the courtroom for some of the evidence and simply had to leave. the murder, which occurred back in may, touched a nerve in britain where there was an outpouring of grief for rigby and a mountain of flowers. notes of con dedolences and churches. one woman with a check from $15 and a note and said, please buy something to put a smile on lee's son's face. these messages of support are what got them through the very tragic events of his death. today in court, the prosecution, as much as it highlighted all of this, there were some tales of heroism. a woman that sat there stroking rigby's head as he lay there lifeless and other tales of people that try to confront these alleged killers, who, by the way, at this point, jamie, are still saying that they are not guilty. it all continues for several weeks. back to you. >> we will be following the details, amy. thank you so much. live from our london bureau. ed? >> tensions very high in the ukraine

because i saw peter pan, and you're dressed exactly like cathy rigby.ut it's basically the same look, man. hey, sheldon, there's something i want to talk to you about before we go to the party. i don't care if anybody gets it. i'm going as the doppler effect. no, it's not that. if i have to, i can demonstrate. (makes wavering hum) terrific. um... this party is my first chance for penny to see me in the context of her social group, and i need you not to embarrass me tonight. well, what exactly do you mean by embarrass you? well, for example, tonight, no one needs to know that my middle name is leakey. but there's nothing embarrassing about that. your father worked with louis leakey, a great anthropologist. it had nothing to do with your bed-wetting. all i'm saying is that this party is the perfect opportunity for penny to see me as a member of her peer group, a potential close friend, and perhaps more, and i don't want to look like a dork. just a heads up, fellas. if anyone gets lucky, i've got a dozen condoms in my quiver. oh, hey, guys. hey. sorry we'r

they are accused of drying their cart to directly at lee rigby before setting upon him with knives and a meat cleaver. they have tweeted not guilty to the charges. -- they have pleaded not guilty to the charges. incredibly shocking, this case, not least for the relatives who had to sit through that horrifying footage once again today. >> that is right. it is the first time they have seen the tv footage. it was a very difficult bit of evidence, especially for the family. ,he prosecutor of the trial back in may, at outlined the case against them before a jury at the old bailey. ,he prosecutor accused the men they both deny murdering the soldier on the 22nd of may in broad daylight. in court as hes was seen rammed from behind as he walked on the streets close to his barracks, ramped behind from a car and thrown into the air and onto the bonnet. the jury was showing images from two cameras of the man dragging his body into the road, stopping the traffic, and then attacking him. prosecutor, the said, appeared to make a serious and successful -- almost successful attempt to decapitate him an

accused of stabbing a british soldier to death in london arrived in court and charged of murdering lee rigbys walking back to the barracks in london when he was attacked and the trial will last to christmas or early january. and tim friend is from london and tim this is an extremely high-profile case. it's likely to raise strong emotions and so much so that the judge has been taking extra care in selecting jurors. >> yes, he has, indeed. and precisely the region you mentioned this case has raised strong emotions here. he was keen to put to the jury several questions. one was have you been or ever been near a terrorist incident as he put it. do you or are you a member of the police force or the armed forces or do you have close relatives who might be. and perhaps, most importantly, he asked them do you hold strong religious or political views that might interview with an impartial assessment of this case. he was also at pains to point out to the jury that they should base their judgments purely on what they hear in court. in other words, they should not go away at the end of the day and resea

rigby was killed on the twenty second week nights in the previous into daylight near and on the phallic symbol the south east london michael edible la jim and michael out of the one they would appear at london's old bailey central criminal court to deny the charges against him which include mota and conspiracy to add the sauce was alive at that time the three p's dad the men were acquitted in st they killed the soldier living just for muslims killed in afghanistan prime minister david cameron descred the man at the time as a betrayal of islam and an attack on the british way of life . i am the reputed on him more. i want. and. you'll go. i was. i know. i. the two weeks holiday a lie. miracles of commemorating hurried and the bravery of the maccabees is celebrated every afternoon here by the western wall in the old city of jerusalem where i lived in or out behind me is late. right before sunset. i don't have to do. who doesn't. the eu being alone. the little one he he. a whole. for us to the heat to say and very symbolic dale's afraid of their jewish people. and all the jewish people who

people still want an ascii of a spirit of rigby said the agreement next to an aussie sports car has been finding out what went wrong the stock. appointment of um how well the access to the ukrainian president the tea on a cold comes face to face with the unique is the first times in storing water historic train peel the whole thing caught on camera i wore it. it is. he has. the key decision to halt proceedings has spread to the eucharist. lower heat to negotiations. eu. it is our sign to us. we have to step aside. short don't put it in competition. and we get in the main o'keefe in two x total pressure of nobodies from russia mccarthy says the financial be a little cough isn't large enough to prevent damage to ukraine's waiting economy. of course not the ukrainian businesses nor the government have this amount of money will have any time soon. that's why ukraine is no brady to take responsibilities is not capable of defending. so what does this leave the situation ukraine's proposals for trying to hold talks with russia rejected by kicking the ball brussels finances may not allow them to

that theoretically it is legal but people could say phase and tuesday's letter so a rages that there rigby an attempt through that to go out after the person individuallyho is doing the reporting saying that they this -- bad status gerri: is appalling. this is not some place you want to spend aot of time. so there is liable, defamation, a slander? >> it applies with the divoe court because in all comes out. you posted this en the of bloody the wife who does this to the husband fair disclosure now oocyte called he is a home wrecker.com. >> but it does remind people but to have it splattered all over the internet is a probm and lawyers to break these types of cas will t be attracted to go after the individual as opposed to the network or individual service provider who have the deep pocket. it is a real problem and baby to be addressed. >>lso the ultimate defense is is it true? but if they live said you talk about defamation and slander. you have to prove it. >> some states do have the invasion of privacy laws just the fact is on there even if it is true could have a cause of action but if t

and rigby and drives two of her 14. 67-52. >>> jimmy johnson played prevent defense today in homesteadda. the california native needed to finish this season finale 34 or better. jimmy and his closest point was matt kenseth kiss. johnson gets a few dents on his fender and the crew chief say, that was close. and watch this. a tire on fire and it explodes. luckily no one got hurt. and johnson wins, he needs one more to tie with petty. >>> and to austin for the u.s. grand prix. twelfthwin over all this year. but there's just one more race left and vetel has listen clenched his fifth championship. that's sports as we see it this sunday night. raiders win in houston. suddenly play offs -- >> looking questionable. >> it's not easy. it's not going to be easy. >> well, still a few games left to go. >> and beatable teams. winnable games but they're offense needs to show up now. they have to find something. >> absolutely. all right. >> hope they do? -z -- >>> thank you for making ktvu your source for news. we will see you next time news breaks. >> and join us at 4:30 for your workweek weather and

we have had mosques burnt and attacks on the streets attributed to the killing of drummer lee rigby.d we have had death threats against muslim leaders here in britain who have voiced condemnation of what happened in london. a lot of strong emotions. >> an attorney who successfully sued the chevron oil company is taking the stand for alleged fraud. steven don donzinger. chevron is accusing him of using bribery to secure the 19 boll 19 billion-dollar judgement. what happened in court today, kath? the man in question has been on the stand for an hour and a half. he has been grilled quite carefully by the chevron lawyers their strategy seems to be paint steven donzinger who was motivated by money of and basically what has been said here the 19 billion-dollar fee that was handed down by the judge he has the ability to make $2 million and even from $5 billion he stands to get $600,000 if he is successful. they've gone through line by line through his expenses and his in voices. i imagine he will be on the stand for another day or two as chefon or ron makechefchechevroe who is concerned abo

they are accused of murdering lee rigby and also accused of planning to kill a couple policemen. a case that is being hotly watched here in britain. there are an awful lot of emotions running high and certainly as the case continues, the british publish will keep a close eye and so will people around the world. stephanie. >> suspects are british men of nigeria who converted to islam are members of the islamic community paying a price for their alleged crimes? >> well, there have been a number at attacks since the murder of lee rigby against mosques and individual attacks on the streets in britain and not just london. it has sparked a very serious debate here on how to deal with folks on both sides of the spectrum as they potentially clash over this hot point but this is far from the only incident that is causing tensions between the communities in britain but this is a big one, stephanie. >> al jazeera phil is reporting to us in london, thank you, phil. a huge demonstration in greece to make the anniversary of a student up rising against the former dictatorship and the march is a

one witness said it he saw them car rigby down in the street and then get out of the car.oth men have pled not guilty. >>> iran will begin to stop it's nuclear program by january at the latest. the iranian ambassador made that announcement today saying it's one of six measures agreed upon. the west has-worried iran may develop nuclear weapons. leaders will neat i meet to dise next steps the agreement. >>> taking over as army chief of staff, h pakistan has a long history of switching between democratic and military rule. the military sometimes led the overthrow of political leaders. al jazeeral jazeera details thed legacy. >> reporter: all this in honor of the nation's command. after taking the job, keaoni traveled to conflict areas to meet his men who were fighting and dying in large numbers. but he also struggled to counter threat in the country's lawless tribal areas. this led him to focus on what he saw as the true enemy of the nation. >> today we are faced with internal as well as external challenges. the problems are our internal battle front require special attention

lee rigby with a car, then hacked him to death. >>> a senior administration official says the president will meet with lawmakers tomorrow to discuss negotiations with iran over that country's nuclear program. today the iranians unveil a new drone of their own. they say it's their biggest combat surveillance drone yet. capable of flying across much of the middle east, including israel. >>> airlifting animal. a rescue groups flew puppies from pittsburgh to virginia after volunteers asked for help to find new homes. >> breaking news on the toronto mayor rob ford. we'll have that for you coming up. for all day relief. so i should give up my two aleve for more pills with advil? you're joking right? for my back pain, i want my aleve. [ female announcer ] at 100 calories, not all food choices add up. some are giant. some not so giant. when managing your weight, bigger is always better. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant we pull our seafood from the best waters on earth... like the cold alaskan seas. it's the cleanes clearest water. a haven for crab. [ male announcer ] and the unspoiled cst of maine. mai

that gruesome attack on 25-year-old legal rigby, a soldier. this happening broad daylight.efendants allegedly holding the knifes and meat cleaver that they used to stab and hack him. he was almost decapitated. absolutely horrific situation and that trial now under way. not guilty pleas are in. >> a new diplomatic fight between argentina and great britain. argentina says it will pursue legal action against oil companies drilling off the disputed falkland islands. britain says island residents have the right to develop resources for their economic gain. >> earlier this year, residents of the islands voted to remain a british overseas territory. britain and argentina went to war over the islands 30 years ago. argentina still claims them. >> there's a new u.s. ambassador in the dominican republic and he is openly gay and has a husband. that has some high profile catholic church leaders there outraged. they say president obama's appointment of james "wally" brewster was disrespectful. the dominican republic government quickly accepted his selection but one evangelical church is