been talks about countries providing air cover and possibly antiaircraft missiles to rebels in southern syria. reports suggest this would have to be led from jordan. for the rebels a no fly zone has been a long standing demand, but not something they've been promised. >> we promise syrians in the world that the regime will not last more than a month without a no fly zone. antiaircraft missiles, these are mere reports. >> with saudi arabia's attention diverted to the conflict in yemen and jordan's reservations about backing syrian rabbles, it is greed that an intervention in syria is a remote possibility. >> there's been heavy fighting along syria's border with lebanon. the assad regime ally hezbollah and rebels have been battling for control of the area. our correspondent is in the valley along the lebanon-syria border. omar, tell us what is happening not far from you in calamoun. >> it's over 40 kilometers from where in. in the early hours of the morning, there were very heavy attacks in two areas. it is a vast mountain range. we understand it was the fighting was near. we know from reports

there have been reports that arab countries may provide air power cover to provide air forces in southern syria jordan worries it could threaten their own security. >>> now, the border with syria. >>> the relationship between jordan and rebels is, anything but clear cut and comfortable. the government has been silently training and arming secular rebels. >>> in exchange for protectings border and keeping extremists away from it. the rebels most recent gain, as border crossing. but jordan was alarmed to find out the moderate rebels had joined forces with the rebels. >>> and non-starter for the king tom,. >>> former foreign minister says the threat of terrorism is around the border, and it may take action inside. >>> today's friends -- so, you know, we are trying but it is a difficult situation, you cannot be all things, that everybody is walking the line as you would like them to do. >>> rebels have scored major battlefield gains. there have been reports that arab countries want them to weaken the president and government. >>> that is behind the jordan border. that's because it is only 100 kilom

countries providing air cover and anti-aircraft missiles to southern syria. reports suggest that this would have to be led. for the rebels it's been a longstanding demand but not what they have been promised. >> translation: we promised syrians that the regime would not survive a month if there's a no-fly zone. these are no more than media reports. >>> with saudi arabia's attention diverted to the conflict in yemen, and jordan's reservation, observers agree that an imminent intervention by arabs is a remote possibility >>> the pakistan taliban claims to have shot down a helicopter that contained foreign documents, norwegian diplomats were among those killed. a video shows a missile fired at the helicopter hitting it in the tail. kamal hyder has more. >> the pakistan taliban released a video showing three members showing different components of a russian sam-7 missile used to bring down the helicopter in which several diplomats were travelling. now, according to the military and footage obtained by al jazeera showed that the helicopter was coming in for a land

countries providing air cover and anti-aircraft missiles to southern syria. reports suggest that this would have to be led. for the rebels, it's been a longstanding demand, but not what they have been promised. >> translation: we promised syrians that the regime would not survive a month if there's a no-fly zone. as with providing them with missiles these are no more than media reports. >>> with saudi arabia's attention diverted to the conflict in yemen, and jordan's reservation, observers agree that an imminent intervention by arabs is a remote possibility >>> and on the border between syria and lebanon, there has been heavy fighting. there has been a battle for control of an area. let's cross to the beqaa valley on the border to talk about what is happening and how significant it is to all sides. >> there was heavy fighting in the early hours of the morning in two areas, which is a vast mountain range. hezbollah fighters backed by syrian government jets are pounding targets for a syrian coalition rebel group, including al nusra front. now, there are - there

so is iran by the way, in northern syria, islib provis has fallen out of the regime's control, southern syria and the regime and guard corps of iran have been badly defeated. the u.s. sees this as an opportunity. aepts skeptical a nuclear deal with iran or any kind of friendly overtures with the kremlin will bring about this sort of grand ambition. but remember as you pointed out, wolf last time kerry went to moscow was for what to sue for peace in syria get russia to stop selling s-300 anti-aircraft missiles to assad and the event of that was the announcement of the geneva 2 peace protocol which went nowhere. this is a sort of do over trying to get russia on board for a host of issues. >> are they on the same page michael, when it comes to fighting isis russia and the obama administration? >> no. because russia believes that assad is a key in integral indispensable partner in the fight against isis and if samantha powers believed the president has now come to the belated recognition that you can't defeat radical jihadism in syria, if you have allowed to maintain in damascus one of the leadin

melinda: more than one million refugees are already encamped on the southern shores of syria. migration could rise ask financially in coming years. what more could be done to address the root causes. it is my pressure to welcome ines bohl. she has served on the board of trustees of reporters without borders. it is a pleasure to have alan posener with us once again. he was born in to london and grew up in kuala lumpur and berlin. he writes for the german newspaper, "die welt." it's also good to see mr. mesghena. he has the department of diversity here and go berlin. the recent drownings in the mediterranean have prompted a great public outcry and 10 point plans on the part of eager politicians. how satisfied are you. will they get to the root of the problem? >> first of all we need to state that all of the measurements and political statements which have been voiced have been made in october 2013 because we had a huge catastrophe at that time with 600 people drowning directly on the shores. i think the european politics have been looking into measurements. how to tackle all of

bombing coalition planes targeted the houthi strong hold of sauna in the north and the southern port city of aden. >>> syria'sqaeda affiliate al-nusra front rebels have captured the last government held town in idlib province assad hometown and the coast. a monitoring group said there was heavy shelling and rocket fire before they were storm by fighters and government-armed vehicles were seen pulling out. >>> the u.n. security council has been briefed about the continuing barrel bomb attacks in syria. but some of them allegedly containing chlorine gas the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. has told al jazerra she has no doubt the assad regime was responsible. she said the position on setting up a no-fly zone has not changed. >> you have to assess whether going to war with asada regime is likely to bring about the results that you seek. it's an extremely complicated he wants prize and one ultimately that if the assad regime tests it would entail shooting its planes oust the sky. so i think sometimes people refer to a no-fly zone as if it's some sort of side option that we are kind of turning a blind eye to. when in f

is the responsibility of the administration to work with the individuals in the probably southern part of syriaeaders there to be able to build up the coalitions and get that done. we can't have a rebellion that's happening and not work with individuals on the ground. that is the responsibility of the administration to work through, identify leaders that can be accepted in the region and start to rebuild a coalition. there is no one leader that's going to unify all of syria that everyone is going to go yes, that's logical. they're not unified. >> but pulling assad out of the picture, don't you run a risk of yating a void that isis can exploit, especially if the answer is a u.s.-hand hikd leader to try to lead the nation? >> it can't be a u.s. designated puppet. for years we've said we're going to help them transition. we haven't done that. that has to be front and center. so while the fight is on and we seem to be holding them and keeping them from winning, the strategy doesn't seem to be to win. it's to keep them from winning. it's on all defense strategy. we're not doing the move that needs t

there is no time horizon that i can see where syria will be involved, and eritrea will be solved and somalia will be solved and southernan will be solved. all at the same time. so you can handle your crises one by one. doesn't the world need a more comprehensive view of no problem? >> ideally, yes. but of course the reasons you are mentioning are the same reasons for people to start the journey whatever the dangers and for people in european countries to become increasingly reluctant to welcome unlimited numbers of people. so the approximated eu proposal which is being discussed in two different tracks, one is e.u. and france and the other is interior ministers is just trying to put some order in to this. it is extremely difficult obviously. but one of the missions that they have assigned themselves is one to stop the traffickers making money out of these desperate people. and two to organize things better in the countries of departure, so that people, one understand the dangers and two find better opportunities locally. at least in the countries where there is no conflict. >> i don't know if you have seen it yet, but

syria. >>> three people are dead in texas and arkansas following a series of destructive tornadoes in the southern plains. as don champion reports, rescuers are looking for the missing while residents are trying to pick up the pieces of their lives. >> reporter: the devastation stretches for blocks in the town of van, texas. people here spent the morning salvaging what they could. authorities say a tornado damaged about one-third of the homes here scattering debris everywhere. mike rode out the storm in his bathroom with eight members of his family. >> there's nothing but a concrete slab. that's all that's left. >> reporter: crews are trying to restore roads and bridges as quickly as possible so emergency crews can gain access. more than two dozen residents were sent to the hospital with injuries. search teams are going door to door here in the town of van looking for anyone who might be injured or trapped. deadly storms have pounded texas, oklahoma, and arkansas for days. overnight a tornado killed two people in nashville, arkansas. >> i don't know that i've seen this kind of damage in nashville

and michaela i should point out simply getting to the training and crossing the border from syria into southernpotentially life-threatening journey, and they have to risk their lives to do that sort of thing, just to learn how to take care of others. there are no words for it. i have never seen anything quite like it but i can tell you, having seen it firsthand, many lives are saved because of the white helmets. back to you. >> sanjay so powerful. thank you so much for showing us that reporting. >> there are angels among us aren't there? we need some good stuff, and that's next. hey, you forgot the milk! that's lactaid. right. 100% real milk, just without the lactose. so you can drink all you want... ...with no discomfort? exactly. here, try some... mmm, it is real milk. see? delicious. hoof bump! oh. right here girl, boom lactaid®. 100% real milk. no discomfort and for a creamy and delicious treat, try lactaid® ice cream if you have moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis like me and you're talking to your rheumatologist about a biologic... this is humira. this is humira helping to relieve my

syria. and this comes as the feds make a bust in southern california two suspects now in custody, one of them nabbed as he tried to get on a plane at lax. >> reporter: this brings to 18 the number of americans arrested for trying to join isis and this is the hardest kind of terrorism to fight, the kind that grows invisible in your backyard. the force arrested two men last night. trying to join isis. they were arrested for conspiring to provide material support to a terrorist organization. this is afterna dar's mother took him to lax to visit family. nader was born in the u.s. >> my kids were born in this country. i have four boys and to girls. my son is a good kid and nice and gentle. >> 0 possibility that he would be ever involved with terrorist acts. never. he is peace loving human being and a good citizen with an excellent record and never got involved in any trouble. >> actually he did spend time in jail for trespassing. there are roughly 40000 muslims in orange county. we'll get a copy of the federal indictment and that should contain details and how they were recruiting e-mails and if c

most importantly it showsres up their southern flank and gives them clear access to major highways to damascus and syria, latter capital, both regime strongholds very significant change on the battlefield today inside syria just after a significant change in the battlefield inside iraq with isis taking ramadi. carol. >> nick paton walsh reporting live this morning. thank you. >>> i want to you take ta another look at the beautiful 2,000-year-old temple and tombs in palmyra syria, any day isis could destroy these temples or dismantle them and sell them on the black market. the big question why is isis waiting to below these temples. it houses assad regime's most feared detention and torture facilities. let's talk more about that with a professor for mesopotamian and curator at ancient royal museum. welcome. >> thank you. >> what do you expect to happen to this site? >> well the template is out there. we've seen it. i don't think i'm betraying anything giving isis a guideline there. we've seen what happened to other sites in iraq such as nemroom, both world heritage sites. i fear the worst. palmyra partic

syria. charlie? >> margaret thanks. >>> nearly seven miles of prime southern california beaches could reopen this morning after a two-day cleanup. crews in protective gear are removing truckloads of tar balls that washed up from manhattan beach to redondo beach southwest of los angeles. two laboratories are analyzing the oily goo to find out where it came from. it's unclear if the tar balls are connected to last week's santa barbara oil spill. >> nothing about "tar ball" sounds good. >>> for a second year in row, america's best spellers are sharing a trophy. the scripps bee ended in an unusual tie. chip reid is in national harbor, maryland outside washington where the drama lasted well into the night. what an evening. >> reporter: well imagine being 13 or 14 years old, being here at the national spelling bee, having to stand up walk up to the microphone and spell a world like scherenschnitte on national tv. well, our two spellers can do it because they know word origins from around the globe. there were no more words left to spell. n-u-n-a-t-a-k. >> correct. >> reporter: and when 14-year-old gokul vonkatachalam sealed t

syria under their control. they've also seized part of the palestinian refugee camp in the suburbs of damascus. local media say the militants continue their offensive around the capital and southern cities on tuesday ppdz the turmoil that began more than four years ago has killed over 220,000 people. about 4 million have fled to jordan turkey and other neighboring countries. >>> members of a japanese medical team have begun operating on severely injured survivors of the earthquake that struck nepal late last month. bahrabise is 75 kilometers from the capital kathmandu. the town's only hospital collapsed in the quake. over 90% of its buildings were damaged. a japanese team has been working at a makeshift base. doctors began carrying out surgery on tuesday. they had received equipment for general anesthesia and tents from japan. one man was waiting for surgery after being transported from a mountain village. his son had heard japanese doctors could help out. >> translator: it took seven hours to come all the way here. >> translator: some patients could suffer from after-effects or even die if they can't have the operations they need. i think it's very significant to make medical su

. >>> syria has been locked in a bloody civil war for four years. and as battles flare up, near the country's southern border with israel, military hospitals, on the israeli side, are taking in wounded rebels. cnn's oren lieberman visited one hospital where they're treating syrian rebels no questions asked. >> reporter: we can show you the foot but not the face of 7-year-old jamaal who has been through hell and come out smiling. jamaal's family is from war-torn syria, a rocket destroyed his leg, scarring his skin. his mother thought he would die. >> translator: he needed nine packs of blood they didn't have. he went into a coma for 20 days as a result she says. 18 surgeries later, jamaal is walking again. after treatment at the hospital in northern israel. one of a group of israeli hospitals that has treated 2,000 injured syrians. most of the wounded who come for treatment are men. we have hidden their faces and changed their names because they fear they may be targeted at hope after being treated in israel. injuries speak of combat, shrapnel wound. broken bones. 24-year-old yazan will return to syria

heard anyone who knows syria and, know how civil wars get, i mean, say that this is the game-changer in the fight. >>> thank you very much. >>> in yemen the battle for the southern port continues to intend physicianer 27 people have been killed,. >>> rebels and troops, loyal to the president are battling for control of the airport and dozens of families have fled, of a houses were she would and fired. and, many are in their homes and, running short of supplies. [cheers] . >>> while in the captain center, the supporters have rallied to condemn the regime and it hit a residential neighborhood, saudi arabia have been targeting them since late march. >>> u.n. is warning that fuel shortages are going to have a devastating effect po, yemen. >>> we see a worsening situation, in yemen and it's alarming. the eska lacing over the past six weeks has worsened, and what was a situation, has now become the lack of fuel, and lack of food has risked that population, and, the staffs, and, the lack of fuel means that house can no longer work, telephone will come to a standstill, and the water pumping systems will no longer function and if we do not see fuel and food and all the c

we spent two days at base in southern virginia home to the f-22 fighter wing and we learned the planes have been involved in almost every mission over syriaaign began in october. but the head of the air force explained to me how u.s. air superiority is slipping and russia and china are developing better fighter jets than the united states. >> by eight to ten years from you we could be facing as many as 50 countries who use russian and chinese fighters today. >> reporter: our allies usually buy our war planes and we are seeing them shopping elsewhere already. >> huge change in the way things are going. thank you jennifer. >>> let's go to washington, d.c. with the world war ii memorial is the scene were the 70th anniversary for victory over europe in world war ii. though the president of the united states is not there his national security advisor, susan rice rice is. les listen. >> the resistant movement in every european count rery and in the east. the people in russian and all of the former soviet states who endured the heaviest lost of the war. but we can celebrate their legacy. a legacy that could not be pictured in 1945 with the traum

southern rights. first, first lady michelle obama speaking on history that's not even past. good morning, i'm melissa lee harris-perry. we're going to begin with breaking news. u.s. special operation forces entered syria to capture an isis leader. that senior leader known as abu sayyaf was killed. no u.s. forces were killed or injured during the operation. joining me now from washington, d.c. nbc white house correspondent correspondent kristen welker. do we know about the target? >> reporter: a lot of fast-moving developments. according to a report, president obama approved this operation at the recommendation at national security team. the mission aimed to capture the isis leader that you mentioned known as abu sayyaf and his wife. during the operation abu sayyaf was killed. here's some details according to jim lachefski saying it was carried out by army force commandos. raided an isis compound in eastern syria and an intense fire fight ensued and that's is when abu sayyaf was killed. he was killed fighting. an official tells me 12 other enemy fighters were also killed. i want to underscore the point you mentioned melissa no u.s. personnel killed in that raid. um sayyaf was captured. and held by a sl