likely to become a law and backed by tunisia biggest two parties, the conservative and the secular tunis. >> terrorism and terrorists are the best lies of being desperate and lack of liberties and if we vote this law, this bill against terrorism and against laundering money that doesn't mean it will give us defending him or i. >> reporter: the new laws impose death sentences for a wider number of crimes and allow the police to eavesdrop on phone conversations and detain suspects for 15 days without access to a lawyer. he is a leading human rights activist. he says the new bill introduces repressive measures that under mine democracy. >> translator: it's students demonstrating on the force and throeing stones at the western embassy and will be a terrorist crime by virtue of the new bill and all tunisia people may be victims of this new law. >> reporter: the counter terrorism bill is the latest in a string of measures taken by the government to crack down on armed groups. last month the president imposed a state of emergency after 38 tourists were gunned down at the beach in the city of zu

thousands of tunis yankees joined i.s.i.l. and al qaeda in iraq and syria. hundreds have taken up arms against security forces. the military campaign against a group affiliated against al with al qaeda. the tunisian police remain largely outnumbered and outgunned compared to making countries. this is quite a guarantee law. with the antiterrorism bill it will be able to tackle violence in tunisia but needs the support of the surrounding countries to help be hashem ahelbarra tunis. >>> health system is struggling to help those in need in neebility. 446 public health facilities were completely destroyed by the earthquakes including five of nepal's 104 hospital he and 12 of its 208 primary care centers. the government receives it will take approximately $100 million to rebuild. fez jam youil is there what are you finding there fez? >> well, it's a similar situation for the district health facilities here. the district hospital here in the district headquarters of sindupalchek. what you see behind me are tents set up busy international help associations. this has

but i appreciate the displays of warmth and the demonstrations here in tunis to honor my parents and the other victims assassinated that day. >> with this public display of unity and friendship, organizers mean to spend -- to send a strong message to terrorists. it has upped security interest areas. brent: you're watching "dw news ," live from berlin. now to other stories making headlines around the world. iran says making a nuclear deal has never been closer. the prime minister made the comment on a video posted on youtube. in northern syria, government forces continu to batter insurgents in and around the city of aleppo. there was a major offensive against multiple targets to liberate aleppo from the assad regime and to implement sharia law. shiba, east of tokyo, was hit with floods. authorities have recommended the evacuation of more than 10,000 inhabitants. e.u. parliament president was in kiev to talk with ukrainian president bush and go -- the ukrainian president. having political talks, he said, were the only ways to end conflict. and "dw news" anchor kitty logan brings us thi

but i appreciate the displays of warmth and the demonstrations here in tunis to honor my parents and the other victims assassinated that day. >> with this public display of unity and friendship, organizers mean to spend -- to send a strong message to terrorists. it has upped security interest areas. brent: you're watching "dw news ," live from berlin. now to other stories making headlines around the world. iran says making a nuclear deal has never been closer. the prime minister made the comment on a video posted on youtube. in northern syria, government forces continu to batter insurgents in and around the city of aleppo. there was a major offensive against multiple targets to liberate aleppo from the assad regime and to implement sharia law. shiba, east of tokyo, was hit with floods. authorities have recommended the evacuation of more than 10,000 inhabitants. e.u. parliament president was in kiev to talk with ukrainian president bush and go -- the ukrainian president. having political talks, he said, were the only ways to end conflict. and "dw news" anchor kitty logan brings us thi

christine. >> phil black for us in tunis. >>> optimism but no deal as of yet in the iran nuclear talks. the france foreign minister said before leaving the talks, he expected to be back with more work to be done on sunday. russia's deputy foreign minister said he is confident an agreement will be reached. in a concrete sign of progress iran was allowed to take possession of a 13-ton $480 million pile of gold held up for two years by sanctions. >> and what does the u.s. get? still sitting at the table. >>> the obama administration scaling back deportations as part of policy shift to ensure the more than 11 million undocumented immigrants. the washington post says agents have narrowed enforcement in recent months to three groups. convicted criminals and terror threats and those recently crossing the order. executive action could protect 5 million people is being challenged in the courts. >>> bp has agreed to pay $18.7 billion to the justice department and four gulf coast from the horizon spill in 2010. millions spilled into the gulf of mexico. this is the largest corporate settlement in

hashem ahelbarra al jazeera, tunis. >>> new technology is opening up the countryside to visually impaired people. a phone app is using gps to act as the eyes for blind hikers. as caroline malone reports successful tests have already taken place. >> reporter: a phone app is helping the visually impaired hikers navigate mountain trails on their own. audio from the app gives them specific directions so they can walk up and downhills, a new and exciting experience. >> translator: i have never done anything like this. it's a completely different experience. it's really -- the sensations are amazing. >> reporter: five people tested out the app. it's one of a number of phone apps on the market to help hikers follow trails or record routes. they use gps which bounces signals off of satellites in space to navigate on earth. it's the same technology many drivers use in their cars to work out where they are going. but it also use a system used on aircraft, it uses motion senators to calculate position by considering such things as air pressure which dictated altitude, and takes gravity in to account

to tripoli at the same time as the two gunmen who carried out the attack on the national museum in tunis in march. huh >> reporter: tunisia is in the spotlight. the party one of the organizations the government accuses of promoting violence and sedition. the party's leaders say the government is exploiting the attack on tourists to stifle did crept and sideline conservatives. >> translator: the president should take on those who kill tourists instead he's targeting religious leaders and parties exactly the same way his predecessor repress the his opponents. >> reporter: this is a gathering of. [ inaudible ] which was ban today decades. the party is an off shoot of a banned islamic movement that calls for the reestablish. of the caliphate or the rule of the islamic law. it rejects democracy as a western invention and says capitalism is a threat to islam. >> translator: we have a government that has failed at all levels, those in power are a joke, that's why we say the only solution to our problems should be through embracing islam. >> reporter: the leaders insist they are determined to ch

let's get more on that law who is joining us from tunis to tell us first of all how likely that bill is going to be passed and made into law. >> reporter: the bill is expected to pass either late today or tomorrow which coincides with the 58th anniversary of the declaration of the republic of tunesia and waiting for tomorrow to make it a symbolic event and the ones in the parliament and ones that detain a majority of parliament and conservative and another party and the secular are going to vote for the bill. the critical moment at the same time for human rights activists in tunesia and says how come the one who is in the arab world stood up against the president and suddenly takes a step back and votes for a low that gives security forces huge powers and undermines the newly-found freedoms in tunesia. >> this is the latest isn't it in a long list of security measures that have been implemented across the country? >> reporter: absolutely. unprecedented security measures across the country, thousands of troops have been deployed to secure tourist sites across the country and security

. >>> tuni circumstances an state media says the is the president there has declared a state of emergency. it comes more that a week after a deadly attack at a beach resort where a gunman killed 38 people, most of them british and german tourists. this is what he said during the live national address. >> now we are in a state of war. we have to confront it with what is required to fight a war. there's no doubt that our armed forces have been put on a state of alert. >> the state of emergency gives more power to the army. >>> the mother of michael dough last and first wife of kirk douglas has died. kirk douglas saw her on cover of time magazine and vowed to marry her. they tied the knot that year and had 2 sons before divorcing. they remain on amicable terms. >>> a new champion knocks joey chestnut off his throne. how many hot dogs nut guy downed at the coney island hot dog eating contest. go roam sleep in sleep out star gaze dream big wander more care less beat sunrise chase sunset do it all. on us. get your first month's payment plus five years wear and tear coverage. make the most of su

let's go live to tunis. tell us more about this operation, hashem. >> security forces say the operation was preventive in nature and the authorities were following intelligence that a gunman affiliate with armed groups in tunisia were trying to launch attacks on tunis. they killed one of the gunman and arrested 17 suspects and that the operation is still underway in some areas to try to arrest more people affiliated with armed groups. this comes against the background of heightened security measures with troops across the country to secure tourist areas. there are mightenned measures in the capitol ahead of a crucial vote which is going to take place either tonight or early tomorrow at the parliament to approve any anti terrorism bill. >> what's the latest on the progress of that anti terror bill? >> >> the debate is still underway. the parliament are getting sort of information from sources there that they are expecting the vote to be finalized either tonight or early tomorrow. why tomorrow? because it coin

but after the recent attack, and here in tunis, that's becoming a difficult task. >>> the u.s. isn't planning to hand over its naval base at guantanamo bay in cuba. the cuban government insists the oldest u.s. base outside of the united states must be returned to re -- must be returned if relations are to be normalized. now closing the guantanamo bay detention camp was one of barack obama's presidential election promises. cuba and the united states have agreed to reopen embassies in havana and washington as relations continue to improve. >>> as the island opens up politically and economically, business leaders are courting cuba like never before. however, investment is still risky business. >> reporter: it is still called the hershey train, the train that goes to and from the town named in 1916 after its founder, milton hershey. he built a town for his workers around a giant sugar refinery and a train took the sugar to the nearby ports to be sent off to the u.s. to make his famous chocolate bars. this 88-year-old remembers as a child he only spoke english. his family has come t

antiterrorism bill it will be able to tackle the rise of violence in tunisia hashem ahelbarra, al jazeera tunis. >> units from the popular resistance committee. reports that the body of a military leader loyal to the former president ali abdullah saleh has been found. in acitizen 12 tons of humanitarian aid has arrived into the city's port and airport. it is the third delivery since the international airport reopened on wednesday. >>> burundi's president pierre nkurunziza has won a third term in an election the u.n. has stated is flawed. haru mutasa reports from bujumbura. >> it is an outcome many predicted before the votes were even counted. despite the boycott by the opposition parties authorities say there was a massive turnout. >> the turnout at the national level is 17.44% -- 73.44%. this is information which is maybe needed to be known by the international community which is following the process in burundi. >> reporter: the african union and some international organizations say they don't recognize the result. ordinary burundins say they don't want violence they want peace. hours after t

. >> live in tunis for us, thank you, hashem ahelbarra. >>> the death toll in the boating accident in egypt has risen to 43. it happened on wednesday in northern cairo. a party boat collided with a barge and capsized. the search for more bodies continues. >> critical sources say army shelling has caused casualty. this shows the aftermath battle between iraq's army. as feign as four civilians have been killed and 14 injured in fighting this week. 77 soldiers and mop bar mobilization fighters were killed in bomb attacks in the northeast of the city. the numbers go against the numbers released on isil accounts suggesting a higher death cool. still ahead on the program winning the war against polio, a year without any reported cases of the disease. >>> and months on, we speak to nepalese who struggle to rebuild their lives after losing everything in that devastating earthquake. >> hello again and a reminder of the top stories. turkish fighter jets have launched airstrikes on targets in syria and northern iraq. they have carried out raids across turkey. >>> iran's supreme leaders said that

. >> residents in the capital tunis had mixed responses to the president declaring a state of emergency. >> the state of emergency is beneficial for the country at least for security because tomorrow has increased. it is the only efficient solution. >> i ask mr. president essebsi i hope we do not return back to the, i hope we follow the accusation. constitution. >> restricted movement of i.s.i.l. fighters. egypt says it's carried out air strikes in northern sinai killing 25 fighters loyal to i.s.i.l. at least 140 i.s.i.l. linked fighters soldiers and civilians have died in violence in sinai over the past week. egypt's president abdel fatah al-sisi insists the situation in egypt is stable. he made the comments during a surprise visit to troops stationed in north sinai. still to come we'll tell you what australia is doing oprevent extinction of animals unique to its habitat. plus. >> i'm lucia newman in quito ecuador, in advance of pope francis's vista where millions of catholics have abandoned the church. >> because i was african american i was trying to fit in. >> misty copleland's jour

after the recent attacks in sousse and here, tunis, it's a difficult task >>> now, in china, two women have held a ceremony to announce an informal marriage. they say they were motivated by last week's u.s. supreme court ruling to validate gay marriage there. adrian brown reports from beijing. >> reporter: in many countries two girls in wedding dresses would not normally turn heads. in china it amounts to an open display of defiance. this was a publicity stun inspired by last week's u.s. supreme court ruling. such unions are yet to be legalized here. the couple exchanged vows and put on wedding rings. it was a celebration, rather than a ceremony. the setting was the bag room of a beijing restaurant. such events happened before, but the two brides say the timing of this ceremony made it significant. >> china, all the people celebrate the supreme court in the u.s. yes. they celebrate the gay manner is legal in the u.s. china - what is going on? nothing >>> lee was expecting trouble, but in what may have been a deliberate move, there were no police to be scene. earlier this year she pent

. >>> i got to tell you, this wuzfeed video will make you cringe just a tuny little bit or maybe a lot. you recognize this gurl mace yu she used to work with us, now part of the buzzfeed team and in this video she and a colleague are doing something for the very first time. >> my lips are like honestly the one thing that i feel like i don't like love about miu face. >> no don't do it macy. >> don't do it. nobody ever comes out of this looking good. they look like a duck. >> two things i will never understand in life -- plumping up your lips and tan >> says a woman with perfectly full lips and >> they're both going in to see a doctor to get their lips injected and it was all of course very predictably inspired by coolie jenner. >> luke a side angle difference afterwards. >> they go in have their consultation. the doctor gives both of them his opinion. >> we want to enhance the bone and give you more of awe filter. i would bring that lip up a little bit more. >> is it dangerous at all to do this? >> not if i do it. >> i'm excited. >> i'm getting more excited. >> they come back three days

military support from the international community to be able to defeat armed groups and i'm al jazeera, tunis. >>> much more still to come on al jazeera including three months after a devastating earthquake nepal trying to rebuild its country but some survivor survivors are feeling left out in the cold plus. >>> i'm in london exploring how augmented reality is being used to help people face their darkest fears. ♪ ♪ hello again with our story on al jazeera, turkey's prime minister has again defended the campaign against i.s.i.l. and fighters from kurdistan or p.k.k. and strikes happening in november earn iraq against p.k.k. camps and turkish fighters also struck i.s.i.l. positions in syria overnight. the u.s. president addressed a global summit in the kenya capitol and barack obama praised the continent's young people. and tunisia parliament approved an antiterrorism law and it stifles freedom of expression. it's been three months since the first of two earthquakes devastated nepal and tens of thousands are in need of food and clean water and live in fear of landslides and 1-10 are homeles

more than 20 people were killed when gun men stoormd the bardo national museum tunis. isil had claimed responsibility for the attack but the government blamed a local group loyal to al-qaeda. >> this operation is very imports regarding the results, the role of targeted elements and about the success of our armed forces to hit the new leader of the brigade. >> in iraq a series of bombings in baghdad has killed at least 35 people and injured september. two car bombs and a sue beside bomber targeted mainly shia neighborhoods in the north the security. security forces are sweeping the area after receiving information about other devices. in iraq isil fighters fired at a police station killing 11 people. it happened in fallujah between baghdad andils stronghold of fallujah. the last time in eastern an bar held by forces. >> the youngest winner of the noble peace price has celebrated with syrian refugees in lebanon. the child activist spent the day opening a school for displaced girls in the bekker valley. >> today, on my first day as an adult, on behalf of world children, i

an isil camp in libya he was at the same training camp as the two gunmen who attacked the museum in tunis in march. britain's foreign secretary says all the british tourists injured in the attack are now back in the u.k. two of the u.k.'s biggest tour prayeders say 6,000 british tourists will be flown home from tunisia by the end of the week. >>> the governor of new jersey chris christie says he wants to be the next president of the united states. he announced his bid for the white house at a rally at his old school in livingston, new jersey. christy is the 14th republican to enter the race. >>> bangladesh is frequently accused of being among the most corrupt countries in the world now. the government is planning to increase the pay of civil servants to try to tackle the problem. >> reporter: trying to get anything done at a bangladesh government office can be a daunting task. the lines can stretch all the way outside and once inside there always seems to be one more form that needs to be filled out. he came from out of town just to get some documents approved for his nephew. it's not the

. >>> tuni circumstances an state media says the president there -- says a gunman stormed a beachfront and killed 38 people. most of them were brit herb and german tourist. this is what he said during the live national address. >> translator: now we are in a state of war. we have to confront it with what is required to fight a war. there's no doubt that our armed forces have been put on a state identify letter. but this is a special war, therefore we must have widespread mobilization. >> the state of emergency gives the army and police more authority there and puts restrictions on the right of public assembly. >>> coming up, who reigns supreme in the hot dog world? see who knocked joey chestnut off his throne. >> we are getting ready for fireworks, and boy, we have lots of fog here in oakland and emeryville, also for strain. but it is clear elsewhere. we live in a pick and choose world. choose, choose, choose. but at bedtime? ...why settle for this? enter sleep number... don't miss the lowest prices of the season, going on now. sleepiq technology tells you how well you slept and what a

tunis. >> aid agencies from five countries are combining forces to promote ways of saving lives of mothers and their newborn children in the developing world. and they're getting an eager response from inventers and research groups. >> this suit case machine is called pharma check. it's purpose is to give quick on the spot tests to make sure that mothers and their newborns do not die from contaminated or bogus drugs. >> because people are dying bad drugs are there and hospitals are inundateed with these problems they want a solution that stops it in its track. >> this is one of many approaches granted funding to promote health for mothers and their babies in the first 48 hours after birth. >> in those hard-to-reach parts of the community that's where we need to make sure that the best inknow aggravations reach them and save lives. about. >> aid agencies from the u.s. u.k. canada, norway and south korea are sponsoring innovations that promise greatest improvement in health outcomes. this year 53 finalists were chosen after 750 applications to pitch their wares to investors both private and

its fight depend al qaeda believed to be responsible for the march attack on the national museum in tunis. at least 20 people were killed and others injured. 90% of the group's operation has been destroyed. >>> talking late into the night. negotiators in vienna are working to close negotiations with iran on its nuclear program. and another explosion rocks afghanistan leaving over a dozen dead. >> in vienna, diplomats from six world powers including the u.s. are racing to wrap up an agreement with iran over its nuclear programs, a few details have not been resolved. a round of negotiations has been going on for almost three weeks. diplomatic editor james bays reports from vienna. >> all seven ministers involved in the talks all in vienna, there were hopes for a historic deal on monday. >> we believe there ask not be and should not be further delays in the negotiations. >> but as the intense diplomacy continued it was clear there were a few final sticking points still blocking a deal. away from the cameras u.s. secretary of state john kerry and u.n. foreign affairs chief frederica mogherini

. >>> let's return to event in tunisia, and joining us from tunis, via skype, is the free journalist, that's what it says on the programme. should there be another such attack. what do you think he meant by that. this is a second attack against civilians and terrorists specifically. and the first attack happened against the museum in tune nice march. the president said that this was not expected. they thought that the first attack against bardo would be the last one. the sousse attack happened, and it's affecting tourism and the country's economy, which has already been suffering since the popular uprisings. and so i think he meant that tunisia cannot afford another terrorist attack or threat. and hence these security measures and the emergency states. >> how do you think most tunisians will feel about having another state of emergency? >> the previous state emergency was lifted last year in 2014. so i think it's not something new to the tunisians, we have been living like this since the revolution. there are concerns about how some freedoms might be restricted. like the freedom of as

organize and interconnected network that linked both of those responsible for the museum attack in tunis and the isis terror camps in libya and that's why he says he's reaching out to the international community. the state of emergency brings with us echoes of a very different time in to a niece i can't's history. this will give the state rights to clamp down on the rights of assembly expression and free press. he's warning journalists to be responsible. it's going to be a very delicate balancing act. >>> another islamist militant group is being blamed for another attack. six suicide bombers staged coordinated attacks killing scores of people this is the latest of attack by boko haram. this is because the militants had time to regroup after fighting the army. >> he said many of the militants fled the scene instead of engaging the troops. the army found hundreds of captives. militants were able to get away where they regrouped and rearmed and have the ability to resume these attacks. >> the recent attacks were called last desperate attack of fleeing agents of terrorism. >>> three girls in

we report from tunis. >> reporter: more police men and soldiers are expected to patrol the beaches. the task is to protect on tourists. the one that killed 38 people. the worst in tunisia's history. the hotel owners and travel agents are seeing what could be the long-term impact of the attack. tourists cancelled the holiday plans, and those in the country are cutting the stay short. tourism state the crisis on the attack. tourism creates 20,000 job opportunities. strants will not make profits. >> reporter: the prime minister visited the island one of tunisia's top tourist destinations. he has ordered the army to join the police in securing hotels and breaches. tourism generated almost 2 billion a year. >> the impact will be strong. after the bardo attack we saw decline in tourism entries, tourism receipts. we could reckon that another 30% is likely. altogether for the whole year in terms of revenues minus 50% vis-a-vis 2014, it's a big shock to the industry. no doubt about it. >> that's about $1 billion in losses. tunisia is a pure country, but is rich in cultural sites and natural

that they believe that the man who carried out this attack trained with the man who carried out the tunis museum attack at the same time. so that's quite far reaching forward thinking planning to be able to have done that without alerting the authorities to what they were thinking of doing, to be able to move men between here, across the libyan border into that isis footprint. it's all extraordinarily concerning given that over arching arc of allegiance that isis now has that is spreading through north africa, poppy. >> >> it is tragic but a beautiful remembrance of those 30 people today in britain. thank you very much. quick break. we'll be right back. we got the new tempur-flex and it's got the spring and bounce of a traditional mattress. you sink into it, but you can still move around. now that i have a tempur-flex, i can finally get a good night's sleep. (vo) change your sleep. change your life. change to tempur-pedic. points, points, our points. there has got to be a way to redeem our hotel points. i just want to take a vacation. this seems crazy. oh really? tell us something we don'

fighters in libya, and trained along side the two gunmen that killed 22 people at the national museum in tunis in march. tunisian officials are cracking down on groups involved in promoting religious intolerance. hashem ahelbarra explains. >> reporter: tunisia is in the spotlight. the party is one of the organizations that government accuses of promoting violence and sedition. the party's leader says the government is exploiting the attack on tourists in sousse to stipel dissent. and sideline tourists. >> translation: the president should target those that kill tourists but he's taking on political parties in the same way as his predecessor. >> reporter: this was a gathering of a party banned for decades. the offsued of a banned islamic movement calling for a caliphate or the rule of islamic law, and rejects democracy and says capitalism is a threat to islam. interest. >> translation: we have a government that failed at all levels. the only solution should be through embracing islam. leaders insist that they are determined to change political reality. despite the challenges their movement is g

aljazeera, tunis. >> nearly 100 people were killed when boko haram fighters attacked several mosques in northeast nigeria. it took place in tukaua. 97 people were gunned down as they prayed, breaking their fast during the holy month of ramadan. boko haram is working to establish an islamic state in nigeria there's still no agreement on the final agreement for iran's nuclear program. six world powers say that there's progress, but meanwhile, the head of the atomic energy wants to gain access to iran's nuclear facilities. james bays has talks from vienna. >> reporter: in a break from intense goings, the iranian foreign minister appeared on the balcony of the luxury hotel where the talks are being held. >> are you confident that you can get a deal? >> i have to be hopeful were his words. there's a succession of motorcades the foreign ministers from p5 plus 1 the negotiators headed back to vienna all with a similar message. >> we'll continue to do whatever we have to do. >> we're moving forward. we're not there yet. but moving forward and it's going rather well. >> with the interim agree

after the attacks in sousse and here tunis, it's a difficult task >>> now, everton is here to tell us about the weather. of course, we have a developing tropical storm. tell us about that. >> we have a system to the east of the philippine's sea, bringing in heavy showers. too far out at the moment to have had a direct impact on the weather across the philippines, particularly where the boat capsized. this is the position of the storm, 4,000km away from the eastern side of the philippines, making its way in a north-wester by direction in a run up to lausanne as we go up to the weekend. it's expected to make landfall to the north of the philippines. currently we have takened wins custodies of 80 k/hr by the tame it makes landfall it would have increased significantly, around 130 k/hr and higher gust. by that stage it is likely to be a typhoon, known as egay. we have it making its anorth-west arts not having a direct impact on the philippines, but you see the winds coming in from a steady west westerly direction, hence the rough waters seen for central parts of the philippines, likely to

al jazeera tunis. >> these figure reveal 1500 iraqis were killed by armed conflict in june. many are from ethnic violence. >> on the river bank in modern day baghdad an ancient ritual. these are members of iraq's dwindling minority. flowing water is sacred to them. about 75,000 were in iraq before the war. now there are fewer than 25,000. >> during 2006 and 2007, a lot of us were forced to leave because of the random sectarian killings. we couldn't worship. we couldn't go to work, sometimes on the basis of our identity cards they would kill us. >> one of the last of what were once hundred was silver smiths in baghdad he plans to leave the country. >> minorities always afraid, because they have no tribes to protect them, to always considered an easy target. 90% of immigration is due to the security situation. >> baghdad the second biggest city in the arab world was a magnet for minorities for centuries. they brought skills and fostered tolerance. >> that was and is known for its multi-cultural identity. by targeting baghdad, you are targeting the heart of the new iraq. the ne

the attack in tunis this past weekend and what happens in the united states and the next 16 months will frame, and i wish to ask these candidates, and i wish to wish to ask the queen, are you ready to win this war or do you simply want to be in the white house to observe it? because right now it does not appear to me that we are engaged in winning the war and the metastasis that is occurring in the islamic state and sponsored terrorism is deeply troubling. i need to ask them these questions so i read these books to get ready. there are a few other books i think have think have mattered a great deal about journalists. for journalists in particular david brooks in his road character talks about the great george marshall. i want to know from these candidates if they have the ability to find and select people like george marshall who were the essence of self-effacing. it's very hard to find people that do not advertise themselves. there's hardly a moment that goes by that i don't say follow me on twitter. to be on the radio is to be in the business of self-promotion. the least self-promotin

tunis. >>> the africanun kwlun has called into question the e legs in burundi. the election was largely boycotted by opposition parties. demonstrators believed in the decision to run was unconstitutional. the united states described burundi's election as deeply flawed. >> in the past five years, there has been a defendant small expansion of civil liberties in asia pacific countries, the independentwash watchdog group freedom house says it's the only part of the world to show any improvement. it says the aids i can't pacific region has some 4 billion people but only 5% of them has access to a free press. they include people in taiwan japan, australia and new zealand, which also have unsensored internet access. china, afghanistan, thailand and vietnam are among the countries with tight restrictions. freedom house says that indonesia is making slow improvements but journalists there still face violence threats, and intimidation. al jazeera looks now at the issue of press freedom in hong kong. >> pelee simulates attacks on poland. absolutely. >> the youngest online

embassy in tunis. he had been a top lieutenant for osama bin laden, and terrorists he trained may have been responsible for last week's massacre of tourists at a tunisian beach resort. >>> a plane headed from st. louis to washington, d.c., was forced to make an emergency landing after a pilot reported a passenger making a bomb threat. the flight was diverted to columbus, ohio, where passengers were greeted by federal agents with bomb-sniffing dogs. all of them were isolated questioned and searched including that disruptive passenger, who was later released without being charged. >>> the fire is finally out on the freight train that derailed in tennessee, filled with toxic chemicals. as the hazardous material burned for an entire day, thousands of people were forced from their homes, and it's still not clear when they'll be allowed back in. the latest from marci gonzalez. >> reporter: toxic fumes in the air, the trigger for unnerving wake-up calls in maryville tennessee. >> i went to knock on the door a

jeffrey: throughout 2011, from tunis to cairo to tel aviv to santiago to zuccotti park to oakland to hundreds of cities around the united states to moscow at the end of the year, the call for true democratic representation, a true governance by the people and not by corrupt interests, not by the autocrats. this has been a worldwide call, and it's a worldwide struggle. news commentator: half of them say they want to turn this into a socialist-communist party and have the country run like that. second commentator: pot-smoking, sex-addicted morons, you compare that... lillian: they weren't being fooled by all the slanderous things that were said about them. howard: there's a lot of filthy, dirty hippies hanging around who have no clue what's going on whatsoever in the world. jose: people, they're hooked on media that's owned by the 1%, and they're telling their side of the story. they're telling you what they want you to hear. they're telling you that we're a nuisance down here at zuccotti park. they're telling you that we piss all over the place and that we're just a bunch of hippies,

gaza or in an area, in a refugee camp the immediate surrounding areas and if i went to algeria morocco tunis. they didn't really care about israel. it was not a factor in what they wanted to do. and so, i began to be enormously wary about these broad generalizations. that led to my book, "god has 99 names." i always love that about islam. 99 names. there is actually 100, but one is unknowable, known only to god but, it was broad generalizations that frightened except there was one thing that critics got right. do not think this will stay in the middle east. this will not be confined in the middle east. they were right about that. >> must have been particular difficult as a woman reporter a western woman reporter covering the middle east? or were there hidden advantages? >> there were many hidden advantages. not only did i get my job through affirmative action but, in those days, when you were at risk, not only because you were tall but women weren't kidnapped. and we weren't killed. it was arab chivalry. islamic chivalry. they didn't do to us what they did to some of you. and, there was also

embassy in tunis. a senior u.s. officials tells the times he was killed in an american air strike in libya argumenting another al qaeda leader. >> what might have been an early start to the weekend turned into a long delay for passengers on a united express flight their plane was forced to make an emergency landing because a woman on board was making bomb threats. david querly has details. >> passengers on the tarmac their plane in an isolated area as the bomb squad responds and bags are pulled. a passenger claimed to have a bomb on the united express flight from st. louis to washington, d.c. it was diverted to columbus. the passengers put on buses, the bags checked. that passenger who made the threat was questioned and hen released. in this holiday weekend with the worry of an attack passengers are seeing the security presence. >> there seem to be a lot more canine units out and a lot more people on the ground. >> a government official says there may be more random screenings and patdowns in security lines and plen