we decided to go to hebron, the palestinian city in which the settlements have taken over a whole neighborhood and pushed out the palestinian majority. there we visited the home of a long-time residents and one of the few homeowners who has resisted a takeover by the settlers. >> an israel ya soldier who had served in hebron defending this very settlement is breaking the file. they are a group of israelis who served in the military and have decided to become witnesses to the injustices that take place there. they seek to educate the public through lecture and photography. ♪ not something i k from my own army. this is why the soldiers are talking, because it's so dehumanizing both sides. people who sit here went to the gas chamber. >> you know, this is like -- i don't have any words. this is like the basement of anything that judaism would stand for. the army of tomorrow is the group of children today. what is there for you when you become 18? 36% of the boys have to go. 45% of them witnessed the beating and the killing of their fathers. they immediately switch from the helpless father, who cou

the palestinian territories. >> reporter: it was standing room only at the opening of the palestine literature festival. the event was held in the cityit was the first of several taking place in cities across historic palestine. throughout the week people here will visit ancient sites and meet palestinian writers and active activists and travel to hebron and to hive a a seaside city in israel to see how palestinians live under the israeli state. >> the people who come in are people who are influential in fields of culture. so when they have the experience of having this festival in palestine. they become part of the pressure of public international opinion. >> reporter: before this event in east jerusalem writers were taken on a tour of sheet and the mosque and the western wall an important place of worship for jews and where signs of israel occupation seem to be everywhere. writers from all over the world will also see first hand how palestinians live under israeli occupation. from military checkpoints to illegal settlements and segregated motor way. a writer and poet from london, this is her first visit to israel and the west bank,

the convents and shows where remains are kept. also palestinian, she'll attend the canonization ceremony in vatican city and tells me all palestinians should find comfort in their same time hood. >> the palestinian people are frustrated on all fronts. socially economically religiously, internationally. no matter where you turn people are frustrated. they need someone to lift them up. >> pope francis is seen as sympathetic to the palestinian cause. on his first visit to the occupied west bank he offered prayers at israel's separation wall and called for the peace process between the two sides to be resumed. palestinian president will attend the canonization ceremony and 1500 palestinians belonging to the catholic church. many of whom will pray for a better future. >>> hundreds of activists in seattle have taken to the water to protest against oil exploration in the arctic. they paddled kayaks can use and used boats to show their anger at royal dutch shell. they have already a rig docked in the harbour, a second due to arrive in a couple of days. shell is using the port of seattle as a base before moving their ricks off alas coe -- ri

the palestinian. >> it was the opening of the palestine literature festival. the event was held in the occupied west bank. it was the first of several taking place in citiescross historic palestine. throughout the week people here will visit ancient sites and meet palestinian writers and activists. they'll also travel to cities like hebron which have been divided by israeli settlements to show how palestinians live under the palestinian state. >> those who win will be influential in the field of culture. when they have the experience of having a cultural invest in plain, then they become part of the pressure of public international opinion. >> before this event in occupied east jerusalem writers were taken on a tour of the old city and the alaqsa mosque. an important place of worship for jews and where signs of israel's occupation seem to be everywhere. writers from all over the world will see firsthand how palestinians live under israeli occupation. from military check points to settlements, and segregated motor ways. a writer and poet from london, this is her first visit to israel and the west bank. she says seeing the occupation is unlike anything she

the weak-long event is taking place in several cities across the palestinian territories.to teach writers about the daily struggling under israeli occupation. >> reporter: it was standing room open at the opening of the palestine literature festival. it was held in the occupied west bank. the first of several taking place in cities across historic palestine. people will visit ancient sites and meet palestinian writers and activists. they will also travel to cities like hebron which hauz been divided by an israeli settlement, and to haifa, a seaside city in israel to see how palestinians live under the israeli state. >> the people who come in are people who are influential in the field. so when they have the experience of having a culture festival in palestine, then they become part of the pressure of public international opinion. >> reporter: before this event in occupied east jerusalem, writers were taken on a tour. and where signs of israel's occupation seem to be everywhere. writers around the world will also see how palestinians live under israeli occupation. this is a

the occupied west bank. people will visit ancient sites and meet palestinian writers. hebron and to haifa a seaside city in israel to see how palestinians live under the palestinian state. >> people influential in the various fields of culture so when they actually have the experience of having a culture festival in palestine then they become part of the pressure of public international opinion. >> before this event in occupied east jerusalem writers were taken on a tour of the old city and the lawx lawsms al axsa many mosque. how palestinians live under israeli occupation, from military checkpoints and illegal elements. this is her first visit to israel and the west bank. she tells me seeing israel's occupation of palestinian lands is your honor like anything she had ever imagined. >> i feel really sad. and i feel helpless you know, and i don't think i'll be the same again from this visit. >> reporter: in past years events were also held across the gaza strip the palestinian diaspora to enter the palestinian territory but israel has refused to grant the festival or its participants access. so writers t

the first of several taking place in cities across historic palestine. throughout the week, people here will visit ancient sites and meet palestinian writers and activists.will also travel to cities like hebron who has been divide booed i an israeli settlement considered illegal under international law and to haifa a seaside city in israel to see how palestinians live under an israeli state. >> the people that come in are people who are influential in the various fields of culture so when they actually the experience of having a cultural festival in palestine then they become part of the pressure of public international opinion. >> reporter: before this vents in occupied east jerusalem writers were take own a tour of the old city and the mosque, one of islam's holiest sites and the western wall an important place of worship for jews and where signs of israel's occupation seem to be every that. writers from all over the world will see firsthand how palestinians live under israel i occupation from military checkpoints to illegal settlements, and segregated motor ways. malika booker is a writer and poet from london this is her first visits here, she tells m

amy: israel has carried out bombings on the gaza strip after a rocket landed in the israeli city of ashdod. palestinian militants say the rocket crossed into israel by mistake as they fired test rockets into the sea. it's at least the fourth time palestinians have launched rockets and israelis conducted air strikes since the cease-fire ending last summer's 50-day israeli assault. but israeli forces have also fired into gaza more than 400 times, including on farmers and fishermen. a new report, meanwhile, from dozens of aid agencies is calling for pressure on israel to lift the blockade and allow gaza's reconstruction. the groups including oxfam and save the children endorse measures such as suspending arms transfers that could be used to violate international law. amnesty international says hamas used last summer's israeli assault to kill 23 palestinians and torture dozens of others accused of collaborating with israel. in a new report, amnesty alleges hamas gave its security forces "free rein to carry out horrific abuses." hamas has denied responsibility for the killing of alleged collaborators and ha

the vatican city in rome. these two women, who have been canonized are the first arab palestinian nun toes ever become saints. for more on this and the ceremony that's now unfolding, i am joined by barbie nedoe. tell us a little bid more about these women and why it's so significant to see them canonized today. >> well, the making of saints is really the most joyous thing the catholic church does. these ceremonies in which new saint res made are seen as pinnacle moments here in rome for the catholic church. around 2,000 people, pilgrimes from palestine are in the crowd at st. peter's square this morning and several sig tears who have come to mark this celebration. this follows a very political week for pope francis who signed a treaty on wednesday in which he recognized the palestinian state. but he's putting politics aside today and just focusing on the lives of these holy women. >> what have we been hearing from within the vatican on the importance of this sort of canonization? not only in terms of, you know, the religious aspect but focusing attention on christianity in the middle east? >> well, this reall

a part of this tour as the ancient history, which is why the bus goes to nablus, a big city in the heart of the west bank under full palestiniantrol. >> nablus is considered a hotbed of palestinian militancy-- but the tour organizers think its important that they visit here. jacob's tomb is nearby, and there is an ancient market in the old city here, still bustling. tension is low right now, but security is always a concern. >> in the morning we check whats going on in the news, the bus driver and the guide are very aware of the procedures. >> we believe its very safe, we take every precaution ahead of time calling what have you and working with locals. >> reporter: a few in the houston group admit they got some worried questions from family. >> they were like, "oh, you're going to those places and you're doing those things, and are you sure that's okay?" >> reporter: and they say standing in the center of nablus was a little unsettling at first. >> we feel we stick out like a sore thumb, for sure. >> reporter: there is the language barrier, but some manage to interact. >> i think its wonderful that the trip that our church se

the suffering of syria answer palestinians. paul tradergian, al jazeera. >> the mayor of baltimore has lifted the curfew that has been in force in the city since tuesday. david hendren has the story. >> nightly 10:00 p.m. curfew, he is once again selling the baltimore sun in the middle of the riots. charm city as it's known has resumed somewhat like business as usual. >> i couldn't two out to dinner, take my wife of 42 years couldn't do it. >> shuttered 200 shops entirely. racially charged riots not only could have happened anywhere, they do. in every city in america it seems like every young black man has a story about an encounter with police. joshua gather. >> i realized at that moment i could lose my life right now. you know? and so i just walked away. went back inside the hooka bar they arrested me. >> julio porter is from chicago. >> taxi driver said i need you to pay me now because black people don't like to pay. they put me on the car i couldn't move. if you get up, we will arrest you, just listen. >> jivon gamon said he was arrested for resisting arrest for police brutality over this incident. >> the police said get off the streets and grabbed

palestinians were arrested for throwing rocks at police. the officers had to broke up fights between israeli hard linears and palestinians. they were gathered for jerusalem day marking 40 years since israel captured the cityay war. >> making students run up debt had one major provider announce it's closing campuses, and now students are refusing to pay back their loans. >> i'm michael shure on capitol hill. tonight we look inside the often predatory world of for-profit colleges just 13% of all u.s. college students hadn't these institutions but they account for 50% have all defaulted student loan debt. some students are refusing to pay. >> we want a full cancellation of these student loans for current and former core run theen students. half of state attorneys general are investigating these schools. congress had a chance to act in 2009 and in 2011, but lobbying money got in the way for both democrats and republicans. now, some congressmen are working to bring legislation to the floor yet again. will it work? we'll find out. >> you can see the full report tonight at 8:00 eastern. >> a special graduation for a student who thought he'd never get the chance. he spent 10 years in prison for a crime he did tha

palestinian president mahmoud abbas will visit the vatican in the coming week. >>> city's port to show their anger at royalty dutch shell. the oil giant has an oil rig docked in that harbor. a second one is due to arrive in a few days. >>> oil spills and overfishing are threatening to kill off a type of penguin. erica wood went to see what is being done to save them. >> this is a penguin hospital. >> we have rescued 972 penguin chicks. >> others are permanent residents. like skipper. he'll never return to the wild. he's too tame. >> the education team are training him to be an ambassador-bird. which we think he'll be amazing at. >> reporter: after 10,000 children come through here every year to learn about penguins, other lessons are carried out over the internet. >> wait for the lab result to come bark and they will learn whether it's a boy or girl. >> educating the public is important because number of african penguins are very, very low. overfishing is one of the biggest factors behind their decline. >> it does mean that the adults have to travel further afield and expend more energ

the first of palestinian nuns to be cannonized. thousands of palestinians traveled to vatican city to watch it happen. , is where the pictures are coming from. for more on this, i'm joined by bar bi, live in rome, as the ceremony is happening. can you give us a little bit of a background on the two women? why are they being made saints and what is the significance? >> there are four nuns, an italian, a french woman and these two palestinian nuns whose lives are being celebrated for the work they have done with women and just for the way they lived their lives. making saints is the most joyous thing the catholic church does. a celebration like this puts politics alive and everyone is focused on the lives of these women. pope francis is expected to stick to the books in terms of the religious ceremony and not get into politics when he delivers his homily this morning. >> you mentioned the politics. there is quite a bit of politics around this. the vatican looking to recognize the state of palestine. so, have the politics overshadowed the religious aspect? >> reporter: you know, in many ways they have to

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 support available to

the two 19th century nuns who have become the first palestinians in modern time to become roman catholic saints. >> reports are coming in that a key cityiraq has fallen to isil according to al jazeera sources. they say troops have left the city's counterterrorism center and regrouped west of the city. state t.v. is reporting that the iraqi premier has ordered troops not to abandoned their positions in ramadi. this amateur footage shows what appears to be government forces fleeing. the men filming say this is the futile military the failed government. watch their tank leave. earlier, isil fighters attacked a government buing with suicide car bombers killing 22 security officials. u.s.-led coalition, meanwhile, is hitting isil positions with airstrikes in ramadi as well as elsewhere in iraq. anbar's provincial council, sunni, is allowing shiia muon lim officials to join the fight. ramadi is in the center of iraq the capitol of anbar province which has been mostly under isil control since last year. it is 100 kilometers from the capital, baghdad. zeina zeina k had. odr has more. >> reporter: isil is one step closer to taking ramadi. they

the gaza strip in response to rocket fire into israel. palestinians reported 13 strikes including including near two villages. the strikes follow rocket fire from gaza that struck the port city. >>> the united nations recognized prime minister libya said he escaped an assassination attempt. he was on his way to the airport when gunmen attacked his car. earlier he was forced to abandon a parliamentary session after protesters set fire to a car outside. it's unclear exactly what the protesters were demanding. this is the latest disruption for libya's elected parliament struggling to stamp its authority over an increasingly fragmented country. >>> in afghanistan four taliban gunmen have been killed during an attack on a guest house for foreign workers. security forces battled with gunmen for hours in kabul where many foreigners live. 14 people died in a similar attack on a guest house two weeks ago. >>> the european union is set to unveil its plan to deal with the growing migrant crisis. a leaked document says the proposal includes relocating 40,000 migrants in greece and italy to other eu countries. members say they have to agree to that proposals. record numbers of migrants m

marchers had just reached the corridor with palestinian protestors began throwing rocks. >>> the islamic state has taken control of the cityf ramadi. it's the first major urban area taken by isis. now back to "caught on camera." >>> welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. ever look up at the window washers working on high rise buildings and wonder, how can they do that? this is one dangerous job. the work requires no fear of heights, nerves of steel and, as our next story shows, a tight grip. downtown denver, strong winds sends a scaffold careening out of control with two window washers holding on for dear life. >> just boom, boom, boom. >> everything just happened quick, man. >> we turned around, what the hell's going on here, you know? >> it's november 30th, 2005 and onlookers stand in disbelief outside the denver plaza tower. >> i'm still shooken up just watching all that happen. it was so freaky. it was scary. >> sudden wind between 25 and 30 miles an hour have a scaffold swinging out 40 feet from the high rise office building, then crashing like a battering ram into the windows. >> there was a lot of

the issue of palestinian state hood was part of the unspoken back story. in new comments by israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. mr. netanyahu promised jerusalem would remany a united city under israeli authority. oren liebermann has more on the comments on what was a contentious day between israelis and palestinians. >> reporter: prime minister benjamin netanyahu jumped into the controversy with his first speech since he announced his government and since his cabinet was sworn in. he said in jerusalem that jerusalem will stay united under israeli authority. that of course is contentious because many in the international community see dividing jerusalem as a critical step in the two state solution in creating a capital in east jerusalem. knelt net didn netanyahu said jerusalem should stay united under israeli authority and remain open for worshippers of all religions. his speech comes on jerusalem day which in and of itself is a contentious day. israelis see it one way. palestinians another. for israeli the day jerusalem was united in 1967. for palestinians, the day that israel took over east jerusalem. at heart of tensions. marked by demonstrations and clashes normally

very concerned about having isil on the outskirts of your city center, the regime response has been to use, just in the last week, aerial bombardment against a palestinianefugee camp. it is not the case the regime is fighting i sosil nowhere but it is absolutely the case that their priority target has been moderate opposition over terrorists. charlie: now they are trying to make the argument it is either us or i isil. ambassador power: we need everybody to throw their weight until we get a political solution, which throws their collective weight against isil until that happens, we will not be joining forces against the true threat to the syrian people. charlie: how are these discussions taking place? how do you talk to him about some relationship, some possibility of transition? if you say to him, you can no longer remain in power, that is not an incentive to negotiate. what is his incentive to negotiate? survival? something else? how do you convince him he has got to leave? unless he leaves, there will be no solution? ambassador power: those who have influence, namely iran, need to look at the bleak picture of syria and the foreign terrorist fighter fl

the vatican formally recognized palestinian state hood. ♪ >>> well now our philadelphia mayoral candidate profiles continue tonight. we catch up with lynne abraham. philadelphia's long-time da has her sights set on the city'sob. and our own chris may recently sat down with abraham at her campaign headquarters in center city. >> reporter: she's spent more than 40 years shattering glass ceilings in physical politic at the redevelopment authority as a municipal court judge then for five terms as district attorney. and now lynne abraham wants to do it again. >> you have legitimate shot at becoming the first woman ever to be elected mayor of the city of philadelphia. what do you think that would mean to this city? >> i'm running for mayor because i'm the best ceo and the best trusted and proven leader and i also happen to be woman. >> a powerful woman. long associated with law enforcement. it's a mantle she's not fray afraid to carry even in the aftermath of ferguson and baltimore. abraham says as mayor she would tackle philadelphia's own problems with racism and race separation by making sure everyone's concerns are heard. >> i will go back out to every community as i always have done every week and sit at som

the refugee camp, which is hope to some 6,000 palestinian refugees. isil fighters also attacked the camp last month. popular resistence brigades were able to take over the city in what is their first major victory in the south since the saudi coalition began the offensive. that had been loyal to former yemen leader. >> saudi arabia says one civilian has been killed and five injuries by houthis shelling which is near the yemen border. while in northern yemen seven members of one family were called by saudi led air strikes. libya's u. n. recognized government is forced to abandon a session after protestors set fire to a car outside the base in the eastern city. it is unclear exactly what the protestors were demanding. the fire is latest trucks which has struggled to stamp it's authority over an increasingly fragmented country. five washington post reporter has gone on trial in iran accused of spying. the three hour hearing was held behind closed doors in the teheran revolutionary court. which usually presides over political cases. or those related to national security. the u.s. says credit sidessed the lack of transparency in his case. the foreign minister of

the interior minute city thinks it may have been a suicide car bomb. >> all right jennifer glasse there in kabul jennifer, thank you. >>> pope francis will canonize two palestinian saturday. they are the first palestinians to become saints in modern times. an explanation as why it's viewed as part of the vatican's attempt to support christies in the middle east. >> reporter: a song of praise in honor of sister mary a palestinian nun built this church and fountained the congregation of the sisters of the most holily jerusalem convent in the ottoman era. on sunday she along with sister maria, who was born in 1846, and founded convents across india will become the first palestinian saints in modern times. the cannon ionization ceremony following an announcement by the cat can that itthevatican saying it would sign its first treaty to pal stain. she traveled from brazil to take part in prayers in honor of the nuns. she says their lives and legacies are inspiring. >> they are incredible. lying the faithful what they did. >> reporter: a sentiment shared by many here. the decision by pope francis to bestow saints hood to the two nuns is seen as an attempt to give vote

the ruins of a 2000-year-old city. the islamic state has destroyed several sites in iraq. benjamin netanyahu has veto his defense ministers plan to segregate passengers on buses. banning palestinianm using public transport is akin to apartheid and would damage international standing. the defense minister is determined to enact the plan for security reasons. aquariums will no longer by dolphins captured in a hunt. they are herded into a tub wit where many are spirit to death. the world association of zoos and aquariums has suspended japan's membership over the practice. they will now look to breathe their own dolphins. front international operations of the largest u.s. neutral fun best mutual fund, vanguard. james norris is md of vanguard international. town.n thank you for joining us. you have a busy morning here. want to talk quickly about etf. we are sitting to see the trend for the past couple of years. active versus passive. the latter has been winning a bit. why is this happening? activeit is less about versus passive and more high cost versus low cost. low-cost investing is the most important because the only the that is certain is the fees that you pay. the fees eat into y

the barrel bomb hit a kindergarten in aleppo city. >> the united nations is saying the syrian government's also stopped bombing and shelling the refugee camp with palestinians. it was bombed overnight on friday. thousands are forced to leave the camp after armed groups entered it a month ago. we have this report. >> the united nations wants this to stop. the syrian government has been bombarding the yarmouk camp as part of an ongoing military operation. the camp is home to thousands are palestinians. they've been under siege by government forces but over recent weeks are being attacked. >> i am a resident of yarmouk. we were sitting in our homes with our children when missiles, rockets, barrel bombs landed around us. they hit civilians and a children. we are paying the price. there are no armed fighters here. where is the united nations? >> the camp turned into an urban battleground when fighters belonging to the islamic state of iraq and the levant entered a few weeks ago. most have withdrawn after fierce fighting with other rebel groups but despite this, the syrian army hasn't stopped its military operation. the united nations is worried about the safety

anybody would be different having isil in the out skirts of your city's center the response has been to use just in the last week aerial bombardment against the palestinian refugee camps where they are cohabitating unfortunately with isil. it's not that the regime is fighting isil no where but it's absolutely the case that their priority target over these four years has been moderate assist groups over terrorists groups. >> rose: now they're trying to make the case it's either us or it's isil. >> and we need everybody are to throw their weight behind a political resolution that recognizes until we get a political transition and turn our collective sites on isil, basically creating a transitional governing council along the lines of geneva, you know, until that happens, we're not going to be joining forces against the troops both to the syrian people... >> rose: how are these discussions taking place with assad? how do you talk to him about some relationship, some possibility of transition. first of all if you say to him you can no longer remain in power, yes whiz way to survival or is it something else in how do you convince him he's got to lead. unless

come on al jazeera, with the formation of israel's new right wing government we ask palestinian students what it will mean for their future. plus police officers in new york city mourn one of their own. 25-year-old bryan moore killed in the line of duty. >> and find out why this was such an important match to tiger woods. stay with us. just because i'm away from my desk doesn't mean i'm not working. comcast business understands that. their wifi isn't just fast near the router. it's fast in the break room. fast in the conference room. fast in tom's office. fast in other tom's office. fast in the foyer [pronounced foy-yer] or is it foyer [pronounced foy-yay]? fast in the hallway. i feel like i've been here before. switch now and get the fastest wifi everywhere. comcast business. built for business. >>>welcome back i'm ghosh, you're watching al jazeera. an egyptian court sentenced hosni mubarak and his three sons to three years on prison on corruption charges. it's not clear whether it will clear time served since the 2011 uprising >>> there has been more saudi-led air strikes in yemen. saudi arabia meanwhile, offered the houthis a 5-day truce that could come in

the thursday of many cities in palestine. people will visit and we'll travel to cities which has been divided under israeli settlement and which is considered illegal under israeli law and to haifa to see how palestinians live under the israeli state. >> the people that come in are people influential in the field. and 10 when they have the experience of having a culture in palestine they become part of the pressure-public international opinion. >> before in event in occupied east jerusalem one of islam's holiest sites where signs of israel's occupation seem to be everywhere. writers from all over the world will also see firsthand how palestinians live under israeli occupation. from military checkpoints to illegal checkpoints and segregated motor ways. she's a poet from london, and this is her first visit to the west bank. seeing the palestinian occupation under a lens is like something that she never thought. >> it's really sad. and i feel helpless? you know, and also, i don't think i'll be the same again from this visit. >> in past years events were also held across the gaza strip. letting other countries enter blockaded territory. but israel, which controls the border along it, refused to allow the f

the northern city of aleppo and at least 12 were killed including 10 children. and the u.n. says the syrian government must stop bombing and shelling the refugee camp for palestiniansoutskirts of damascus and last bombed on friday night and thousands were forced to leave the camp after armed groups entered a month ago and we have the story. >> u.n. wants this to stop. the syrian government has been bombarding the camp as part of an ongoing military operation. the camp is home to thousand of serious palestinians since 2012 they have been under siege by government forces but over resent weeks they are being attacked. >> translator: i am a resident of here. we were sitting in our homes with our children when missiles, rockets, barrel bombs landed around us. look around you. they hit civilians and children, we are paying the price. there are no armed fighters here. where is the u.n.? >> reporter: the camp turned into an urban battleground when fighters belonging to islamic state of iraq and levante entered a few weeks ago and most withdrawn after fierce fighting with other rebel groups but despite in the sierran army hasn't stopped its military operation. the u.n. is w

palestinians respected 13 strikes including near. [ inaudible ] there were no reports of injuries, israel says the strikes followed rocket fire from gaza. which struck the port cityod. >>> the united nations recognized prime minister of libya says he's escaped an assassination attempt. he was on his way to the airport when gunmen attacked his car. earlier he was forced to a abandon a parliamentary session after protesters set fire to a car outside. it's unclear exactly what the protesters were demanding, this is the latest destruction for libya's elected parliament struggling to stamp its authority over an increasingly fragment the country. >>> in afghanistan, four taliban gunmen have been killed during an attack on i gait house for foreign workers. security forces battled with gunmen for hours in the diplomatic quarter of ca. but 14 people died in a similar attack on a guest house for weeks ago. >>> on envoys are in seoul talking about north korea's a nuclear weapons program. three countries say they will consult china and russia in the hopes of revival six-party peace talks with the north. it recently claimed to have tested a new type of missile from a submarin

the houthis for control of sanna and other cities yemenis are increasingly suffering. al jazeera. >> amnesty international said hamas is responsible for serious human rights abuses against palestinianivilians during last summer's war in the gaza strip. in a new report, the organization said hamas carried out execution without a trial tortured or assaulted political opponents. most victims were accused of collaborating with israel. no one with hamas has been charged with carrying out abuses. hamas said the report release on questionable sources. a researcher with amnesty international joins us from london this morning. thanks for being with us. i understand that you actually conducted some of the interviews for this report. what was one of the worst stories you heard? >> well, all of them are really bad. what we have here is what is documented that these 23 cases of extra judicial or summary executions, 16 of these people were in the custody of hamas even before the war started. two were sentenced to prison terms. one of the cases, one i've followed since 2012, he was first accused of collaborating with israel. he was sentenced to 15 years. on the 22 of august, he was in a prison, o

palestinians have decided to drop the request for israel's suspension. we'll have more on that in sport a little later on. >> iraq's army is continuing efforts to retake the city of ramadi and anbar province, but the number of rebel fighters in the area is increasing. we have more. >> for ramadi, the scene was frighteningly reminiscent the black flags of isil an eerie reminder of those raised previously. >> the marching is inevitable. it's significant because it's a sunni majority city in a sunni majority province. it's significant because it's one step closer to baghdad. >> for the capitol of anbar province this type of threat is nothing new. between 2003 and 2007, the city is said to have become a base for foreign fighters who wanted to exploit sunni muslim anger toward the shia led government. until sunni tribes supported by the u.s. turned their weapons on insurgents and largely drove them out. this year, it was iraqi security forces being driven out. with the fall of ramadi, isil now controls a vital and open supply route for fighters and weapons, one that spans all the way from strongholds in syria through mosul in iraq to within 130 kilometers from bagh

city, pope franciscan onized including two from 19 century palestine. along with 2,000 christian pilgrims from the region, attended the service the catholic church is hoping that the new palestiniannts will serve as hope persecution drives many christians from the region where jesus christ was born. >> if a are. >> family trip to georgia didn't turn out the way anyone expected. couple took their 15 year old daughter to see zach band, everyone had a great time, especially mom and dad. but when it was time to drive home, they had a problem. >> both parents were impaired from attending the concert. they thought it was a better idea to let her drive home. they struck a vehicle bunch of witnesses that observed it tried to get them to stop. the father told the daughter just to keep going. >> police caught up with the family near their home. by then officers say the father had taken over the driving because his daughter was shaken up by the wreck. he is now facing dui charges. >> who needs elevators when you can climb to the top even the tallest sky scrape. 1,000 people hit the stairs to raise money for wounded warriors. that 2,000 steps all the way up, to the 90th floor. my goodness. t

palestinian statehood was part of the unspoken back story in new comments by israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. in his first speech since announcing his new government, mr. netanyahu promised jerusalem would remain a united city under israeli authority. >> translator: we need to say clearly jerusalem was always the capital city of only the jewish people and no other nation. here began our way as a people. this is our home and here we will remain. >> sunday marked the day israelis call jerusalem day. and clashes broke out between palestinian protesters, israeli demonstrators and police. israeli police say six palestinians were arrested for throwing stones and attacking officers. police estimate 30,000 israelis marched through east jerusalem's muslim quarter to the western wall to commemorate israel's capture of east jerusalem from jordan in 1967. thousand of macedonians want their prime minister out of office over a wiretapping scandal. protesters took to the streets of the country's capital sunday demanding his resignation. the opposition accuses the government of tooit tigighty cog journalists, and judges and mass surveillance. the prime minister denies allegations. this all comes after last week's gun battl

the central iraq city. local officials say militant carried out mass killings of security forces and civilians. >>> pope frandsen canonized four nuns as saints. >> both of those nuns are first arab speaking palestinian catholic saints and first to be canonized in modern christian history. canonization of the two nuns highlight pope francis effort to increase diminishing number of christians in the middle east at a time when they are persecuted by isis. ceremony took place just days after the vatican officially recognized the state of palestine in training. >> as we talk about the pope here pope john paul the second it is also his birthday today. >> lots of birthdays. >> he passed away in the year 2005. >>> 4:41. hitting ice to honor their fallen brother and sister. the game that had local fire fighters taking on police officers but united for a very good cause. the answer to treating your dog's fleas and ticks is staring you right in the face. nexgard, from the makers of frontline® plus. it's the only soft beef-flavored chew that kills both fleas and ticks. vets recommend it. and dogs, well they're begging for it. nexgard is for dogs only. and hasn't been evaluated for use in pregnant, breeding or l

the week. >> israel and palestinian fighters pulling back after a series of attacks and counter attacks. israeli's air force conducted four airstrikes in gaza earlier today hours after a rocketed landed in an israeli cityno casualties were reported. >> the vatican is calling ireland's vote for same-sex marriage a defeat for humanity. the holy see said he was saddened by the decision. more than 62% said yes in the referendum the first same sex weddings could take place in ireland in july. >> strict new rules for police officers in cleveland for how and when they can use force. it's an effort to reform the entire city police department after the justice department investigated conduct and abuse. >> today may 26, 2015 marks a new way of policing in the city of cleveland. one found on a foundation of progressive change, sustained trust and accountability. >> cleveland mayor frank jackson putting an optimistic spin on a settlement designed to end years of abuse by cleveland police. the agreement with the u.s. department of justice comes five months after the d.o.j. found cleveland p.d. engaged in a pattern of unconstitutional policing. among the worst examples of excessive force cited in the report were pat

city laws. can you participate on the website. looking at 7:08. >> still to come new overnight tornadoes touched down twisters hit the heartland. >> pope francis meet palestinianclared new state. >>> breaking news. we are working to find more information on an overturned vehicle on the inner loop of the beltway. it happened between rockville pike and connecticut avenue. montgomery fire and emergency sending out a tweet saying two people are trapped. >> it is a move pope francis hopes will encourage christians facing persecution in the middle east. this morning he canonized two nuns for what was 19th century palestine. the sisters the first to be canonized in modern time. palestinian president mahmoud abbas was there, met with pope francis offering relics from the saint. christians make up less than 2% of the palestinian territories. >>> you can expect traffic delays because of the major construction in the district. >> we're going to look at the new developments built over 395 west of capitol hill. >> take a look outside. warm and more humid. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell tracking more raindrops once again today. right now verizon is offering unlimited

israel's lordship over the city of jerusalem, they are able to purchase their religion going to -- the pope has been playing an important role in this. he welcomes the palestinian, and the greatest threat that they focus is from the intolerance of islamic fundamentalism that has them as adversaries and enemies to be destroyed. host: let's go to robert from our democrat line. caller: good morning. host: go ahead. [video clip] caller: could you tell me if you believe the israeli intelligence agency, the massage new that 9/11 was going to happen? guest: absolutely not. i have absolutely no reason, and i have studied this issue backwards and forwards, so far as the 9/11 commission, and i listened. had any of the intelligence communities have any idea, including allied intelligence communities, the israelis would have every confidence, that they would have wanted to share the with united days and protect americans. host: let's go back to this meeting at camp david. they were outside for part of the session. as we continue to negotiate with the rock, a lot of discussed with these persian nations. >> and reaffirming or ironclad commitment to the security of our golf p