in january the u.s. embassy in baghdad confirmed that the americans had disappeared. iraqi authorities said they were kidnapped from a suspicious apartment. iraqi and western officials said that they suspected one of two powerful shiite militias was behind the kidnapping. >>> pope francis has arrived for a mass in the heart of mexico's drug trafficking area. he arrived at a stadium full of people including nuns and priests. did cruise through town on a 5- mile drive in the world famous pope mobile. thousands of people were waving the vatican flag and cheering as he passed by. so happy to get a glimpse of him. that is the next to the last day of the pope's pilgrimage to mexico and as is the case around the world, huge crowds there to greet him. >> absolutely huge. >>> the misuse of a popular adhd medication is skyrocketing along with the number of er visits associated with this drug. we are going to talk about what parents need to know coming up. >> important information. >>> but first, have you heard? we are going to have the perfect weather for a trip to the park, ma

. >>> the u.s. embassy in tehran has been invaded and occupied by iranian students. the americans inside have been taken prisoner. >> i'll be honest with you. i was scared. who knows what a mob could do? >> the american hostages were blindfolded, handcuffed and marched out on the u.s. embassy's front steps by the revolutionary students. in return for their american hostages' freedom, they're demanding the united states give up the deposed shah of iran from his hospital bed in new york to stand trial before a people's court. >> amidst the iranian revolution, american's ally the shah of iran is toppled. both the shah and the united states seem to be aloof to the revolutionary fervor. to the deep religionity that was increasingly captivating the thoughts of ordinary iranians. >> the new iranian islamic republic would be inspired by the stern religious principles of islam, nothing else. >> ayatollah khomeini became the enemy of the united states the moment he replaced the shah. he gave a series of sermons that condemned the loss of iranian sovereignty. >> when ayatollah

embassy. and, rapper kendrick lamar and taylor swift win big at the grammy awards. >>> space is the final frontier. the corey been boldly going in search of adventures amongst the stars with a program which will be out of this world, we are told. all the way from wales, we want to welcome in philip arber, director of the corey been. tell us about the music and musicians. >> we are here from wales in the uk, we are on a six state tour of the u.s. we are in raleigh for concert this evening. the theme for the concert tonight is a space odyssey. all of the music is in some way or the universe or something like that. >> what gave you this idea? >> we are an amateur brass band from the uk. all of the players in the band are immature. but, there is a big vibrant scene, not just in the uk but across europe and indeed the world. and we are fortunate to be the number one ranked brass band in the wod. one of the activities which we try to do is to her around the world. so, we last went to australia in 20

the u.s. government reopened ties with cuba, and then last morning the cuban embassy in washington opened and the u.s. embassy in havana opened its doors. also to manufacture tractors on the island. south florida are clamoring president's planned >> there's no justification for president obama to make a visit to cuba before any real and substantive democratic reforms are made by the castro rege, and no such reforms have happened. >> this is a president that cannot help himself. he cannot help bowing down to the enemies of freedom and the enemies of the united states and the enemies of the u.s. terests. >> the rolling stones are expect tour of cuba when the president is on the island. and the baseball team will play the tampa bay rays the island while the president is this, and it's unclear whether mr. obama will attend the game. >> lynn: and our live team coverage continues now with jessica holly, she's in havana, and the reaction, as you agine, is mixed about the president's visit. >> reporte

last friday, the u.s. senate approved mr. cruz's bill to change china's embassy address from 3505 international place n.w. to 1 liu xiaobo plaza. the bill aims to honor mr. xiaobo, an activist imprisoned by china's communist government while calling for political freedom. while the republican led house of representatives is likely to support the address change campaign, president obama is should congress change the address of china's embassy? eleanor? eleanor: no. the republicans have run this up the flag pole once before. a couple of years ago and the chinese said, if we changed the street here, they would change the street by the american and have come up with good ideas. edward snowden street, 911 street. i think diplomacy is -- better things to do than this. pat: this shows you the lack of seriousness in the congress of the united states, in particular the republican party who are free traders. last year they gave the chinese communists $365 billion trade surplus, $4 trillion in the last 20 years which the chinese have us

embassy the u.s. government has not yet commented on the report they did confirm last month the seven americans had gone missing the official said this at one of two powerful was behind the kidnapping. >>darya: to this cause flowers to bloom early and that means allergy season has arrived early for a lot of people less still months away from the start of spring a lot of people are sneezing and complaining of their eyes itching and worry noses because of all of the blooming flowers the organization's presence of and the city yesterday at the end of the mist and edited to grow with the timeline for fixing the water problems. >>mark: the ticket water was from an elevated levels of lead after the cities which water sources and a money saving mode and did not properly treat the water a majority of the city's african-american and many people live below the poverty line the naacp says more would of been done to fix the water problem in front with wealthier the civil rights crisis this is a republican promise

govnment opened cub en last ye thean emb the u.s. embassy in also opened it's door. earlier this week the obama administration gave approval for a u.s. company to manufacture tractors on the island. slamming the president's planned visit. >> there is no just ta justification for president obama to make a visit to cuba before any real or sub sta tiff democratic reform are made by the castro regime. >> and no such reform have happened. >> the rolling stones are expected to conclude their latin american tour when president o o blap is on the island. cuba's national baseball team will play the familiar bay raise during the president's visit. however t is unclear if he will attend the game. >> last week the two count tree signed a deal on air travel allowing u.s. airline to fly commercialoots between the two count treatment however, tourism is still banned. it will be up to congress to lift the embargo. >> livi in the newsplex. i'm alex diprato. 7 news. >> all right alex. now we have a chance to take live to cuba. reporter patrick ot man covers the island heachtz been the

embassy who can only be gotten out by helicopter. >> the scene at the u.s. embassy here in saigon is total chaos. >> the embassy gates were closed. and we, like the frightened vietname and their families, had to fight and claw our way out. >> i turned to help them if i could. and i couldn't get anyone out. >> 50 at a time they took off for the carriers waiting in the south china sea. >> there was no room so the navy men ordered the pilots to ditch the helicopters in the ocean. >> we were living in a period of what the greeks calhoun ris. -- call hubris. overweaning pride. this was the eighth great military power. how were they going to defeat us? >> once it became a reality in seeing the pictures on television of not only a retreat but a disorderly retreat, and that ate within ourselves saying, this is not who we thought we were. >> to see what was in store for the south vietnamese people, to see the visions of our helicopters and people struggling to get out and the terrible triage and choices that had to be made was clearly one of the lows in my life. >> t

. >> we have not been able to got u.s. embassy because it was an intersection before and not an embassy sohat is one of the high points. >> >> danielle: these students will be the@ first to tour the embassy in what van fla since it opened. >> i'm excited to got embassy and tour and sigh all the new stuff they have there. >> danielle: this will be the third time school has sponsored a trip to cuba. the embassy will be a new experience for every one participating. >>> there is always an education thing. last year we went to the floor and this year we're going to the school officials say thehe pray both countries work towards a better relationship d understanding each other. >> cuba is one of our closest neighbors and for us to be abe to go take children to work in the church and vits visit and find out about the culture of the people in cuba and learn about the country is extremely exciting to me. >> what a great experience for those kids and hey will back from cuba on saturday. >> lynn: all right. nextxtonight from the news

the u.s. embassy in center of excellence of brain aging said it was aware of the rest and cannot make a comment. >> the obama administration has given the go ahead for the first factory to be built in cuba. a 2-man country will open a plant to open a factory to sell to farmers. it's part of a zone to attract foreign investment. the plant is expected to be up and running next year. >> joining me now is soul, the cofounder of the u.s. company that is building the factory in syria. he's in mobile alabama. thank you for joining us. >> this is an historic opportunity for both countries, how did it come about. >> travelling to cuba, starting in 2007, going back to my roots originally from there - i was born and raised in cuba, came to the states and lived the american dream. after i retired from my business. i came back to find out what was going on. i learnt there were changes in the economy, and then when i heard that president obama was going to open up opportunities for trade, my partner and i d

they have been handed over to the u.s. embassy in good health. one of two powerful shiite militia are suspected behind their kidnappingful. >>> four u.s. journalists are on their way out of the country. bahrain police detained them for providing false information that they were tourists. the journalists were in bahrain to cover the fifth anniversary of the island nagged's 25th -- nation's 25th uprising. >>> why are potholes especially bad on the beltway. >>> people complaining that dogs are falling onto -- dog feces are falling onto their balcony. >>> a priest performing same- sex marriage. interfaith marriage. it's a new normal. faith in our town, tonight >>> trial starts tomorrow for linet mundy. she is charged with theft and fraud, involving the school lunch program for school and students. monday, obtained more than $1300 in reduced price lunches for her children. even though the families did not need income eligibility. >> well, if you live in an apartment, you probably know it's not uncommon for neighbors to complain. >> what one d.c. neigh

the three men were handed over to the u.s. embassy today in good health. were kidnapped from a suspicious apartment in january. it's not clear yet who was behind the abductions, u.s. officials suspect it was one of two powerful shiite militias. >>> the coast guard started hearings today. whether crew misconduct is to blame for the crash of el faro. the ship sank killing all 33 crew members on board. >>> you'll soon be able to hop a commercial flight to cuba. an aviation pact allowing travel for the first time in more than 50 years. airlines will have to apply for permission for specific routes many. >>> david is here with a look at what's coming up new at 5:30. >> chris christie, speaking publicly for the first time since suspending his presidential campaign. still ahead, we'll tell you what new jersey. >>> a scathing report paints a bleak picture of the state of new york city's homeless shelters. we're going to have the details for you. >>> a violent home invasion in an otherwise quiet neighborhood a block from a high school.

. >> reporter: demonstrations such as that one are not unusual outside the u.s. embassy. many filipinos say more u.s. troops are not welcome. more than 100 u.s. soldiers are here now. that number will rise with the implementation of a new enhanced cooperation agreement or edgar >> it will make the place a huge military place. it will drive the philippines into the war of the u.s. with other countries. >> reporter: the u.s. military has been in the philippines for more than a century. first as colonisers and then guardians of peace. two of the biggest bases outside the u.s. what were here. those bases closed 20 years ago. since then u.s. soldiers have been returning as so-called visiting troops who get special access. >> it is not aimed at china or anyone. it is part of our effort to be present in the region, to build our alliances, to secure our economic future. >> reporter: a major part of that economic future is ensuring freedom of navigation in the south china sea to which 5.3 trillion dollars of global trade passes every year. the chinese government is raising concern

embassy was thought to have intervened. they were accused of submitting falls papers. the reporters detained while covering clashes between protesters and government forces on sunday. the israeli supreme court rejected a hunger striker's request to be transferred to a palestinian hospital. the journalist was detained in israel without charge or trial. >> he has been refusing food for two month. his lawyers said he would end his hunger strike if moved to a palestinian hospital >>> the former u.n. secretary-general ghali died. one minute's silence was held at the u.n. in new york >>> pope francis will complete a trip to mexico with a visit to suarez on the northern border of the united states. the city has been synonymous with the drug war. adam raney reports >>> this is how this father tries to lift the spirits of kids in a poor neighbourhood. daily workouts keep them off the streets. while the streets are somewhat safer than a few years ago, they offer few opportunities. >> translation: these places are full of young people, people that don't go to school, have a job o

. >> you might remember i covered the opening of the u.s. embassy in havana and i was there for the pope's visit last year. and now jeff is there covering another papal visit and other historic events. >> reporter: it's been a remarkable trip for us here to cuba. pope met with the head of the russian orthodox church, the first time since 2054 the leaders of those two churches have sat down together. and also we have been here, the u.s. secretary of transportation signed a historic agreement allowing u.s. commercial airlines to the fly to cuba on a daily basis for the first time in 50 year. and today we plan -- years. and today we plan to talk with a cuban business man who takes tour groups and how these changes impact him and his business. jeff patterson, news channel 8. >> thank you. and jeff will continue to bring us reports from cuba. news channel 8 is the only television there and covering the delegation. stay tuned for jeff's continuing coverage from havana all week on-air and online. >>> in an 8 on your side alert this morning, a warni

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the u.s. embassy says they are aware of the arrests. bahrain is home to the u.s. navy's fifth fleet. ed: the white house has given approval to the first factory in cuba in 50 years. they selected the alabama base and it will assemble 2,000 tractors for farmers. cuba has endorsed the project. heather:and pope francis is continuing his tour through mexico. earlier the pontif was greeted by a crowd of thousands for a special mass. he spoke in three indigenous languages. newscenter 5. ed: the challenges created for firefighters this morning in worcester. heather:tonight at 6:00, former boston mayor ray flynn sitting down with newscenter 5. ed: and then tables that float on air made in massachusetts? how they are helping scientists and doctors save lives and make life changing discoveries. harvey: wow change over the next 24 hours, snow, ice, rain, warmth, wind, we will have it all. >> are you watching newscenter 5 at 4:30. ed: it is a double whammy, vacation week. thank you look at the picture there is bear looy a spec of -- barely a spec of red. to go up mortar it is

sally: secretary of state john kerry visited during the opening of the u.s. embassy last summer. since then, travel restrictions and barriers for conducting business have been eased. the cuban government is still pushing for the u.s. to meet two major conditions. >> the blockade has to be lifted, and the territory occupied by the naval base in guantanamo has to be returned. we are -- >> we are keeping guantanamo. you are not getting it back. sally: some presidential candidates say they will continue guantanamo. -- continue the embargo. analysts say that lifting the sanctions are not likely, especially in an election year. chipped away at, creating loopholes and certain kinds of trade and travel, and then over time we will see it gutted. sally: republican congresswoman ileana ros-lehtinen called the quote -- called the trip "absolutely shameful," and democratic senator bob menendez says it is totally unacceptable. live in washington, sally kidd. jc: a new anti-smoking ad in russia sparking controversy tonight. it uses president obama' s image. here it is, and if the imagery is not

embassy last summer. since then, travel restrictions and barriers for conducting business have been eased. the cuban government, still pushing for the u.s. to meet two major conditions. >> the blockade has to be lifted, and the territory occupied at guantanamo has to be returned. >> i have a message for the cuban government. we're keeping guantanamo. you're not getting it back. sally: critics, including some presidential candidates, say the president's visit will reward a engage in human rights abuses. >> they are vicious murderers. they are communist totalitarian dictators. they hate america. sally: analysts say a lifting of sanctions isn't likely, especially in an election year. >> i think, instead, it will be chipped away at, sort of creating loopholes and allowances for certain kinds of trade and travel, and that, over time, we'll see it effectually gutted. sally: republican congresswoman ileana ros-lehtinen calls the visit "absolutely shameful," and democratic senator bob menendez says it is "totally

reporter: for the opening of the u.s. embassy last summer, since then, travel restrictions and barriers have been eased. the cuban government still pushing for the u.s. to meet two major conditions. >> and the territory occupied by the naval base in guantanamo has to be returned. >> we are keeping guantanamo. you' re not getting it back. reporter: the president' visit -- >> they are vicious murderers, communist and totalitarian dictators who hate america. >> instead, it will chip away at trade and travel. over time, we will see it effectually gutted. reporter: she calls the trip absolutely shameful. it is totally unacceptable. sheree: just this past tuesday, the u.s. and cuba signed a deal restoring commercial air traffic to the island nation. mike: despite the long-standing ban on most types of birth evil." he had been asked about women aborting fetuses when he suggested the use of contraceptives as an alternative. a jump for ted cruz, showing 28% of republican primary voters, this is a wall street journal poll. u.s. sen

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changing the u.s./iranian relations. >> more than 60 american citizens are held as hostages in an attempt to force unacceptable demands on your country. after releasing the women and african-american they kept men tied up and in freezing cells and threats of execution was common. >> the iranians were dibollical. >> don cobbing was just 24 when the ordeal began and remembers the blind folds and threats of execution and near total information blackout. they had no idea their nation was rallying behind them and a rescue attempt went horribly wrong. two aircraft collided and killed an iranian civilian. they wanted the the sha h to face justice but he died six months in the the crisis. and finally after a year in captivity cook saw signs that the freedom might be coming but the iranians refused to tip their hand. >> we are going to release some hostages and do interviews and decide who we will release and not release. cook and the other hostages didn't know it. their ordeal figured in the presidential elect

embassy in paris. >> through the group i have learned to be confident in nieces and express myself in ways i didn't know before. >> being in this group has helped me out a lot. in school and with academics. >> my dream is to perform with president barack obama before he leaves office. >> they started a petition on the white house website and they need 100,000 signatures. i hope you will go to our website, cleveland 19 news.com for a link and add your them to the white house. >> denise: tall -- talented guys there. >> jeff: i love poetry. camera. we have light snow out there right now. it is going to be less than an inch of accumulation. though parts of the snow belt getting around an inch. let's show you this on ford first alert doppler max network. again the light snow is coming down here. this is the last wave. western cuyahoga and down in north olmstead and more right around the lakeshore here. this is a slow moving disturbance. i am tell you the dryer air will get in here. do you see the wedge of clearing. in fact toledo has gone partly cloudy. by morning we will break up the clou

embassy crisis. she is now serve add third term as vice president this time and she believes this conservatives majority in parliament will be overturned. i think the people believe they can change the course of events. if people lad not elected him, if they had not come to the polls, two natural years ago, we would have not successful in the nuclear deal, and lifting the sangs. >> but there are powerful insatiety'ses standing against them. the guardian council made up of mainly conservatives and hardliners which protects canaled dates cut the number standing behalf. it also mad an effect on the assembly of experts cutting the numbers standing for that body by more than three-quarters. most of those disqualified were reform itself or moderate. >> the way that it is done. i this think that's open to a lot of credit civil. >> what is your view of senate. >> we should be more open in terms of allowing people particularly those who are coming for example, this strong political credentials in the past, or

they' ve been handovers the u.s. embassy in baghdad. they were reportedly kidnapped from an apartment last month. if she had militia is believed to be behind the kidnapping. for the first time since the deadly paris terror attacks, the band ' eagles of death metal' is returning to the stage. the group is set to perform in the city tonight, and security will be tight. the band was performing a show in november when islamic extremists attacked killing 89 people. survivors of the attack were given free tickets to the show. psychologists will be there to help any traumatized fans. jason: in commitment 2016, hillary clinton taking a bite at her republican rivals yesterday. she told the story about an old radio ad that included a dog that barks everytime he heard someone lie. clinton said that would be a good tool to use against the republicans. >> i am trying to figure out how we can do that with the republicans. follow them around and every time they say these things, like oh, you know, the great recession was caused by too much regulation.

embassy crisis. she's now serving a third term as vice president this time under hasan are a had hassan rouhani, and she believes the conservatives will be overturned . >> i believe that the people will change the course of events. if people had not voted for rouhani, come to the polls two and a half years ago, we would have not been successful in the nuclear deal and lifting the sanctions. >> reporter: but there are powerful institutes who are against her. they've cut the number of standings for parliamentary elections by half. it has had an effect on the assembly of experts cutting the standing for that body by more than three-quarters. most of those disqualified were either reformists or moderate. >> the way that it's actually done, i think that's open to a lot of criticism. >> what is your view of it? >> we should be more open in terms of allowing people particularly those who are coming, for example, with strong political credentials in the past, or people who are coming for the first time, and

embassy crisis. she is now serving a third term as vice president, this time under rouhani and she believes the conservative majority in parliament will be overturned. >> i think that the people believe that they can change the course of events. if people had not elected rouhani, if they had not come to the polls 2 1/2 years ago we would have not been successful in for example the nuclear deal and lifting the sanctions. >> reporter: but that all powerful institution standing against moderates and reformists, the guardian council made up of mainly conservatives and hard liners which vets candidates cut the numbers standing for the parliamentary elections behalf and it also had an affect on the assembly of experts cutting the numbers standing for that body by more than three quarters. most of those disqualified were either reformists or moderate. >> the way that it is actually done i think that is open to a lot of criticism. >> what is your view of it? >> we should be more open in terms of allowing peo

- jerusalem will be recognized as the eternal, undivided campital of isreal - and he would move the u.s. embassy there.cruz also wants to shrink or eliminate the i- r-s, department of education, energy, commercie, as well as housing and urban development. on camcruz also calls for a simple flat tax - of ten percent.his camp says - the cruz tax reform plan would boost gross domestic product - increase wages by 12 percent and help create 4.8 million donald trump is not backing down from his comments about the bush family. jim acosta has an update on the war of words. :13 - :19 1:15 - 1:181:32 - 1:362:17 - 2:22the first shots were fired in south carolina, in the civil war that will shape the future of the republican party. ...and in his battle against jeb bush, donald trump is blasting away. presidential candidate "his brother is coming into town which is, of course, lovely. ever ask yourself why his brother went silent for all these years?" presidential candidate "no bad blood."at a news conference, trump insisted there's no bad blood between himself and the bush family, and he offered a

embassy in good health. today started 10- year's sinking of the el faro. the cargo ship sank four and a half months ago after sailing into the path of a hurricane. 28 of the 33 crew members onboard were american. no one survived. the coast guard is holding the hearings to find the facts behind what exactly happened to the ship. the hearings come as federal officials said they will begin a new search in april for el faro's data recorder. across the nation, more african- americans are being arrested at a higher rate than their overall population. we wanted to know if that was also happening here in southwest and central virginia. wdbj7 recieved thousands of pages of data from virginia state police through a freedom of information act request. we found many virginia law enforcement agencies arrest african-americans at a pace that is not in step with local demographics. so what is causing this disparity? the police might not have control of that answer at all. when a citizen of danville asked city council to address the racial disparity of drug charges, broadf

embassy, and taking the staff hostage. with ayatollah khamenei's approval they demands his return to iran to face trial. the u.s. refused. hostages were hold for 445 dies. they were released moments after the shah died and moments after ronald reagan was inaugurated. >> the former head of iran sods national scholar, ambassador, it's good to see you. here we are. 37 years after the resolution. do most iranians think they are better off? >> i believe this is not religious hypocrisy, but a religious hit okay rahsy, prepared in the counter governing system. every high level decision make or is elected by the people. at the same time, since 1979, iran insisted on religious values, i would say that the new government system after the revolution in 1979 in iran is a religious democracy, which has been maintained for 37 years. dissidents have been stifled, and there has been crackdowns against protests in the regimes. protests - you have had thousands of protests in iran. the only process was it was a little bit with violence. it

the u.s. embassy nearby. turkish officials calling the attack well planned. no one claiming responsibility so far. >>> back here at home tonight, and to a developing story involving the los angeles police department. two officers under arrest tonight, accused of repeated sexual assaults on four women while on duty. the alleged attacks taking place over the course of several years. prosecutors saying some of those attacks took place in their police cruiser. the officers are scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow. >>> and in south carolina tonight, newly released video showing the terrifying moments faced by police, who were trying to arrest a suspect. that suspect pulling out a gun and opening fire. what those officers do in the moments that followed. abc's clayton sandell with the images tonight. >> reporter: what looks routine is about to turn deadly. >> okay, just relax. just relax. >> reporter: a police sergeant in cayce, south carolina, questioning 21-year-old demetrius bryant over marijuana and an expired car registration. >> listen to me. listen to me. this

. >> demonstrations such as this one are not unusual outside of the u.s. embassy. although a long time ally filipinos say no u.s. troops are not welcome. >> they will make a huge military--u.s. military base, also they will judge the philippines into the other countries. >> the united states has have been in the philippines for more than a century. first as a colonizers and then protectors. the bases colded around 20 years ago. since then u.s. has been called visiting troops who have special access. >> it's part of our effort to be present in the region, to build our alliances and secure our economic future. >> the major part of the economic future is ensuring freedom of navigation to which $5.3 trillion of global trade passes every year. the chinese government is raising regional concerns by building artificial islands. despite the controversy, local polls say the majority of filipinos see them as a welcome counter balance to a rising china. paroling the south china sea but that does not mean they're ready to go to war. >> what we're trying to do is to make sure t

u.s. embassy officials say the mosul dam is struggling to hold. a breech could mean disaster. we go to jordan to discuss this. jap jomana, detail for us the extent of violence that we've seen isis inflict, in iraq, specifically baghdad. >> well, errol, as you mentioned earlier, that attack yesterday in sadr city, the shia district of the capital, a double-bombing. a suicide bomber and a motorcycle bomb, killing 66 people, injuring more than 150 others. and this comes after a few days where we saw another double-suicide bombing also claimed by isis, targeting a shia mask in northwestern baghdad. these isis attacks, targeting the population in iraq, trying to exacerbate the sectarian factions in the country, aiming to re-ignite the sectarian violence we saw in the country. and a development we are learning about now. yesterday, according to security officials, isis militants launched a coordinated attack on the outskirts of baghdad, the area of abu ghraib. halfway between baghdad and fallujah. and according to security oo officials, isis killed several forces. and they managed t

reportedly handed over to the u.s. embassy in baghdad. iraqi officials said they expected one of two powerful shiite militias was behind the kidnapping. former president george w. bush is campaigning toward jeb in south carolina. mr. bush did not mention donald trump by name. he did say that the loudest person in the room is not always the strongest. a planned parenthood clinic reopened in colorado springs about three months after a gunman attacked. three people were killed, nine others were wounded. in the case calls himself "a warrior for the babies are co- getting rid of mosquitoes spreading the zika virus, one of those, genetically -- genetically modifying the male mosquitoes. this has been criticized in the past. the missing malaysia jetliner is missing a milestone. weeks from becoming the biggest unsolved mystery in a most it decades. the hunt may and in the indian ocean in june. discovered was thousands of miles from the search area. the -- i am vonnie quinn brendan:. recession obsession. to be easy. all you had to do was look at t

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embassy, although a long-time ally, many say more u.s. troops are not woil. more than 100 soldiers are here. it rises with an enhanced cooperation agreement, or edca. [technical difficulties [[ >>> our apologies for the loss of sound. we'll take a break. still to come, cooking up an alternative for the white house, why it's hard to be a third party presidential candidate >>> and it's carnival time in brazil. revellers defy fears of the zika virus for one of the world's greatest annual parties. >> i'm andy richardson at the african championship in rwanda, finding out if the women's football can keep pace with the men's game. >>> hello again, you are watching the al jazeera newshour. the top story, the united nations condemned north korea for launching a long-range rocket. the security council is preparing new sanctions against pyongyang, after ignoring resolutions banning the launch technology. syrian forces backed by air strikes are escalating to cease back control of aleppo. troops are surrounding the portions in the east and pushing towards the border in tu

embassy, although a long-time ally, many say more u.s. troops are not welcome. more than 100 soldiers are here. it rises with an enhanced cooperation agreement, or edca. it's a huge u.s. military base, and edca will take them into the war of the united states. >> the u.s. military has been in the philippines for more than a century. first as commonizers, and then guardians of peace. two of the biggest bases outside the united states were here. those bases closed around 20 years ago. since then, u.s. soldiers have been returning as so-called visiting troops, and get special access. >> it's not aimed at china or anyone, it's port of our effort to be present in the region, to build our alliances, to secure our economic future. >> a major part of the economic future is to enfewer freedom of -- ensure freedom of economic trade. the government is raising concerns by building artificial islands in to strengthen claims over disputed territory. the philippines does not have the might to face up to china, it has taken this to an international tribunal. despite the controv

the iraqi officials say they have been turned over to the u.s. embassy in good health. new developments in syria in the battle for control along the turkish border. kurdish forces tell al jazeera they have taken control of an important area near aleppo. >> the opposition coming under a lot of pressure on the ground, particularly in the northern corridor. they have lost more ground, but it's not--the ground has not been captured by the government and it's allies but by another alliance. the kurdish armed group, the ypg and it's allies, the syrian democratic forces, and they are now in control two main strongholds. they are very symbolic towns because they were the first to rise up against the government a few months ago and has been in the front line for many months. the so a lot of frustration in the ranks of the hop significance. they do say they're going to fight back. but they have accused its allies of stabbing them in the back. when they're also saying that the ypg and it's allies would not have been able to make the advances on the ground were it not the support b

the bombings of the u.s. embassy in tanzania. in 1998 usama bin laden declared war on the united states. if donald trump had been president of the united states in 1998 instead of bill clinton what would you have done. >> first of all i think the world trade center would be standing. if you read my book the america we deserve. i have a paragraph about usama bin laden. one of the hosts said i don't believe it. trump was talking about usama bin laden two years before the world trade center came down. i wasn't even a politician, i was a business person. but i have always been interested. i watched this guy and said he's big trouble. believe me i would have done something about it. the other thing, the terrorists that knocked down the buildings were in florida and different places and they were all work on flying and different things. if that had happened with me, it wouldn't have happened with me. we would have had strong policies in place where they wouldn't have been here. they wouldn't have been in the country. many of them would

reporter: secretary of state kerry visited havana for the opening of the u.s. embassy last summer. since then travel restrictions and barriers for conducting business have been eased. the cuban government still pushing for the u.s. to meet two major conditions. >> the blockade has to be lifted and the territory occupied by the naval base in guantanamo has to be returned. >> we're keeping guantanamo, you're not getting it back. presidential candidates say the president's visit will reward a dictatorship that continues to engage in human rights abuses. >> they are vicious murderers, communist dictators, they hate america. reporter: analysts say a lifting of sanctions isn't likely, especially in an election year. >> i think that instead it will be chipped away at, sort of creating loopholes and allowances for certain kinds of trade and travel and that over time we will see it effect actually gutted. reporter: a republican congresswoman calls the trip absolutely shameful, and senator menendez says it's totally unacceptable. from washington, sally kidd, wmur news 9. mike: that winter ch

embassy in havana and also the papal visit last year. and now jeff is looking at how all this impacts the bay area with the recent events. >> reporter: it's been a remarkable trip to cuba. the pope met with the head of the russian orthodox church, the first time since 1054 those leaders have sat down together. and also while here, the u.s. secretary of transportation signed a historic agreement allowing u.s. commercial airlines to travel to cuba for the first time on a daily basis in 50 years. and today we plan to talk to a tampa business man who has been taking tour groups to havana find out how these changes will impact his business. >> and news channel 8 is the only television station bringing you reports from cuba on this delegation. stay tuned for jeff's continuing coverage from havana all week on-air and online. >>> this next story is going to blow you away. it's crazy. a south florida teenager is accused of playing doctor with real patients. >> crazy and creepy all at the same time. we are talking about a teen. listen to this, det

embassy crisis. she's now serving a third term as vice president, under rouhani. and she believes that the majority will be overturned. >> the people believe that they can change the course of events. if people had not voted for rouhani, and not come to the polls 2 and a half years ago, we would not have been successful, in for example the nuclear deal, lifting the sanctions. >> there are powerfulling institutions standing against moderates and reformers. the guardian council made up of mainly conservatives and hardliners, cut the number standing for the parliamentary elections by half. the number of experts, cutting the number standing for that body by more than 3/4. most of those disof qualified were either reformists or moderate. >> the way that it's actually done, i think that's open to a lot of criticism. >> what is your view of it? >> we should be more open in terms of allowing people, particularly those who are coming, for example, strong political credentials in the past, or people who are coming for the first time, and they don't have that much experience

cuba's president has initiated the reopening of the u.s. embassy. the president says his trip is designed to push the cuban government to improve conditions for its people. critics say the president is rewarding the cuban government despite its lack of free election and either either refusal to let citizens exercise freedoms of speech and assembly. >>> and members of the delegation will be back after that i visit cuba. david culver says the focus has already shifted to the president's visit. >> cubans talk about this? >> i know people are really excited. maybe some people are worried. it's just such a huge move and such would imagine that is so overwhelming. >> david culver reports advance teams from the white house are already in place scouting out locations p and getting an idea of logistics ahead of the president's visit. >>> happening today, prince george's county school board could vote on the closure of two schools, forestville high and skyline elementary on the chopping block. if the schools are closed, students from forestville will g go to

. >> the u.s. embassy in iraq is warning people downstream of the dam in mosul to be prepared to iraq. there could be a failure of the dam. iraqi prime minister has described the likelihood as extremely small. the city is under control of i.s.i.l. but the dam was recaptured in 2014. >>> coming up on the newshour, why a symbolic funeral was held in gaza for a palestinian man who decide of suspicious circumstances in bulgaria. >>> how the outbreak of the zika virus has reopened the abortion debate in deeply catholic brazil. and a sharp exit for this nascar driver, farr ra, santa fe sant n sports. >>> growing concern threat of the islamic state of iraq and the levant which is spread into parts of libya. and the u.s. defense secretary ash carter says that country is prepared to extend, carter says it can oant happen once libya's political situation is stabilized and ruled out any intrerchtion being led by the u.s. >> so we fully expect that when, which we hope is soon, a government is formed had libya

and the u.s. embassy in damascus, its twitter account, of course, the everybody shuttered years ago. the twitter account has given syrians a place to call someone to contact if they see violations. in this situation, it's difficult to get clear and precise assessments. who's breaking the cease-fire and why and how. >> and the question of who would be able to even get on line to file any violations that they see given the images that we just saw a moment ago while you were talking. inside syria, these building that are all but demolished. this is what people have been dealing with for nearly five years there. i wanted to talk about this statement that was released by the kremlin, as well. the president putin had a conversation with king solomon of saudi arabia. the statement reads in part that the two leaders also expressed their desire to find a settlement to the crisis in syria and ensure stability and security throughout the middle east and north africa. are we to believe the sentiment of true c

embassy in baghdad and they're in good health. the kidnappers abducted the american from an apartment in a ngh sunni muslims. it's not clear who was behind their abduction. >>> a maryland restaurant is back open after two sheriffs deputies were shot and killed there. it happened a week ago inside a panera bread in beabingdon. other officers shot and killed the suspect before he was able to do any more harm. >>> ambulances can literally make the difference between life and death. first at 4:00, why some say a change at a critical time could be a game-changer and what we're learning how much it's going to cost you. >>> boy, talk about a weather nightmare. some bad storms crush a woman's home and crews have to race against time >>> a little breezy with some peeks of sunshine coming our way. a little bit of sunshine, especially south around fauquier county, as high pressure moves in breezy conditions, and then the wind will start to settle. right now the winds are over 20 miles per hour. close to 30. camp springs. but again the winds