>> since 1999, when nigeria effectively restored democracy there's been a vibrant press in nigeria, press freedom has largely been celebrated. of course journalists have been intimidated in some cases by politicians, but by and large the press remains free. we did see a slight turnaround in that particularly when the insurgency the boko haram inurgency began the military became quite sensitive about what was reported. we saw that as well around election time. you know, for a lot of people that have observed nigeria since the insurgency started this will not come as a complete surprise but is actually still quite worrying. >> we'll leave it there, thank you for speaking to us from london. >> let's go back to our top story now a deadly attack at a university in north kenya. we're crossing back to malcolm web. just give us an update on the situation there malcolm. >> just down the road behind me 100 meters or so is garissa university. we've seen down there been to the gates there's a lot of soldiers there, we can hear gunfire and fighting, but the soldiers wouldn't let us stay so we pulled b

the long wait is over and history has been made in nigeria. after a six week delay, extended voteing and long count, the opposition candidate, muhammadu buhari is the winning candidate defeating goodluck jonathan. it is the first time this happened happened, saying no blood is worth it. >> we believe nigeria's future can be better than what it is today. [ applause ] >> you voted for change and now change has come. [ applause ] >> i now will lead the election. i gained the most votes in this election. it is you nigerians, that have won. the people have shown their love for our nation and their belief in democracy. >> this will be the second time that muhammadu buhari has been president of nigeria. he previously ruled from 1984 to 1985 when he seized power in a military coup. his rule is remembered for a harsh campaign against corruption and human rights abuses and they hope it will home the fight against boko haram negligent sinsurgents. >> we are joined now for a spokesperson for goodluck jonathan. thanks very much for joining us today. you've

he knows what the nigeria nigeria nigerian people wants. we don't have roads lights, jobs and i believe this experience and the team has coming on to hold the positions positions in this country things will change and change has come. [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: conceding defeat outgoing president goodluck jonathan called for unity and stability. >> i promise the country free and freer elections. i have kept my word. i have also expanded the space for nigerians to participate in the democratic process. that is one legacy i would like to see and deal. >> reporter: but for buhari the hard work of government now begins he says his first priority will be to fight endemic corruption which has blighted the country. he has also promised deal within security in parts of the north high unemployment and chronic power shortages. the formal hand over of power won't take place until the end of may. when he will be sworn in. and then nigerians will have to participate for bow there are toy deliver what he has promised. al jazerra abuja nigeria

a historic moment for nigeria as well. buhari has a tough road ahead. >> in his hands the president-elect is concerning his victory. on his fourth attempt convert to democracy has one nigeria's presidential election. >> i shall no longer be the ruling party again. we will be the governing party. we may not agree on the method of governing, he is a great nigerian. >> the 73-year-old also commented saying the effort in defeating beluga -- boko haram. the group that has claimed thousands of lives in the southeast. supporters have been celebrating since tuesday night. waving grass brooms, the symbol of the campaign promise to sweep out corruption. >> i have not slept since yesterday. i am out here again with everyone to show how happy we are. >> feelings were more mixed in the southern delta region. the key support base that outgoing president. >> peaceful. peaceful election. >> when he is sworn in next month, it will be the first time in nigeria's history an opposition party has to and a chronically taken control of the count

us live now to talk more about events in nigeria. thank you for being with us. when we look at mr. muhammedu buhari he's got quite a big plate on him hasn't he, in what he has to deal with. he has the on going battle against boko haram there's corruption and there's the crippled economy. >> yes absolutely. i mean, he really has a lot on his plate in the immediate future and also in the next few months and few years to come. i mean, for the next few weeks he he has to sort of rally nigerians together, these are people who have been divided by very bitter andy vicive campaigns in the run up to the elections, so he would have to bring everyone together. there is a significant scope with a national mandate. he won in 21 states across the country along with the s.c.t. and also goodluck jonathan has already conceded defeat, so there is significant scope for him to do that. in the next few months, as well, you know, all eyes would be on him to see first of all how he manages the transition of power from the outgoing administration to his ow

nigeria is the big winner. this is an important victory for nigeria and its experiment with liberal democracy. they see progress on the nation's horizon. anchor: there was a real national debate under religious freedom which was signed last week in indiana, which critics say open the door to discrimination against gays and lesbians. reporter: what is controversial is that it gives business owners a legal defense based on their faith. they can refuse service based on their faith. left wing liberal papers are outraged about this. this law allows individuals or corporations facing discrimination lawsuits claiming serving gays and lesbians burdens their religious freedom. you can see the title of this editorial. they are using religion as a cover for a good tree. it is a very different picture than conservative papers. look at "the wall street journal." they say the question is who is being intolerant. it is paradoxical as americans become more tolerance of gays, liberals are becoming more intolerant of those with

nigeria's president elect has bound to spare no effort in bringing of end to the violence of boko haram. andrew harding reports. andrew: the excitement has not worn off. carrying a coffin to symbolize the death of nigeria's old government and the start of something fresh. general buhari is formally accepting his landslide victory today. he is a military man and will crush the insurgency that has spread misery across northeastern nigeria. >> i assure you that boko haram

egypt and nigeria saw mass deaths. the number of executions - that is down. 607 were killed in 2014. a fall of 20%. the figures exclude prolific death penalty country - china. thousands are executed every year but beijing does not relay statistics. >> what began as a transportation strike in argentina is now a nation-wide protest. workers walked out for 24 hours on tuesday. flights were cancelled. train services suspended. unions are demanding lower taxes, higher measures to fight inflation. we have this report from buenos aires. >> reporter: here at the buenos aires airport, domestic and international flights have been cancelled until the 24 hour general strike ends. unlike the last general strike this has the support and, in fact was organised by the powerful transportation unions. that means that argentina is par lucid. no planes trains buses. unions blocked the highway access to the capital. they are demanding that the government increase nontaxable salary limits. that is no all. >> this is against an economic real

. >> nigeria gets a few leader. we look at the newly elected muhammadu buhari >>> back to the negotiation table in switzerland as the iran nuclear talks are extended >>> palestine becomes a member of the international criminal court. >>> hello, we begin in yemen. that's why at least 23 workers have been killed after an explosion at their factory. it's now a week since start of the saudi-led air offensive targetting rebels in yemen. shi'a houthis backed by forces loyal to the former president forced the president abd-rabbu mansour hadi from power, and the country. the factory i was talking about is in a city on the red sea, under houthi control. residents say it was located near on army camp loyal to ali abdullah saleh, and there are reports about what -- near saada. there's conflict about what caused the blast. joining us in doha is hashem ahelbarra, who has supported extensively on yemen. looking back over the past week so see if militarily the objectives set out by the coalition has been achieved. >> what was inte

chronic shortages of electricity in nigeria. now on the campaign trail muhammadu buhari said that he was going to create jobs and build houses, provide free healthcare and education. the question everybody is asking how is he going to do this, and when is this change going to actually be delivered and made to feel real to people in terms of changes to their every day lives and every day problems. >> live in abuja, thank you. >>> the national press club has urged nigerian government to release two al jazeera journalist who is have been detained for a week in northern nigeria. they were embedded with the ministry before they were arrested for allegedly reporting to boko haram without quote clearance. they've been kept in a hotel in maiduguri since tuesday. >>> fighters from the islamic state in iraq and the levant have stormed a palestinian refugee camp in damascus. the focus of heavy fighting in in 2012 when rival armed opposition groups moved in there. the government siege saw many pushed to starvation and violence has prevented

it's a great challenge facing nigeria. goodluck jonathan had been criticized for his weak response for the kidnapping of hundreds of girls, do nigerians expect muhammadu buhari to be more effective in battling boko haram. >> definitely. it's part of the support for muhammadu buhari from different communities in nigeria. it was the former governor of the north-east zone seizing territories. the recent government moves, including mercenaries, depending on the troops from chad do not solve the problem. there needs to be police security administration in the areas to be able to cope with boko haram. muhammadu buhari has the capacity why and discipline to inspire people to return to the areas, and has the potential to negotiate and hive off people who will be supporting boko haram, because of his experience and credibility. >> an important country, the largest economy africa it's good to hear you are hopeful. professor, good to have you with us >>> two of our al jazeera colleagues are still being detained by the nigeria militar

it is a victory for nigeria and for all nigerians. >> reporter: we will have more on that nigeria's president elect with a live report later in this show. stay with us for that. it's been more than a week since the nigerian military detained two al jazeera journalists in the north and they were embedded with the military before they were detained last tuesday and they have been kept in their hotel since then. al jazeera is demanding their immediate release. now the head of libya's legally installed government in tripoli rejected the decision by his own ministers to sack him. prime minister hasi dismissed after being accused of misleading parliament about government finances and victoria reports. >> reporter: omar has been in charge of libya's legally installed government in tripoli since august last year. members of parliament have voted to sack him and he is refusing to stand down. >> translator: a prime minister cannot be dismissed without being held accountable for any wrongdoing. besides, we were not called for an investigation and the government is not to be questioned before it receives

more on nigeria's presidential election. cross crossing to ali mustafa telling us what it's like on the streets. >> it's a brand new day, brand new morning. people are going about their business. people are not talking about the leadership that he will have. remember in the '80s he was a hero. will he implement old policies or not. he was a man who wanted order. he wanted nigerians to aspire to the level of living. everyone has to cue. if people didn't queue, they rush in and wished in shoved each other to get on to the bus. basically he said that will not all happen. you must queue the order in this country. they wonder when he comes into office. will he bring that same attitude to the office. is it about precision, perfect, trying to raise values in nigeria, and what will he do about tackling corruption. >> for nigeria, harr u, how distant is-- significant is that an opposition candidate won on election? >> it's huge it's a big deal. a lot of people whether supporting the opposition or the ruling party say it was a huge tr

nigeria marks one year since 200 girls were kidnapped by boko haram. >>> plus once the powerhouse of ecuador's economy the oil industry is no longer pumping up the president's policies. we'll tell you why. ♪ ♪ >>> first, to yemen where saudi arabia is boosting security along its border, moving in tanks, artillery units and border guards. for almost three weeks now the kingdom has been pounding height targets right across the country. the saudi-led coalition has continued its bombardment of aden the southern port city becoming major battle ground against the houthis. military planes have also hit targets in ib robins, a sports stadium was hit there causing major damage, it's one of yemen's most dentsly-poll lated areas. sanaa absolutely defiant. the response to saudi arabia's actions will be decisive. mohamed adow has the latest from the generally-saudi border. >> reporter: it's very clear that saudi arabia is not willing to take any chances in this war they want to protect their border because to them one of the main objectives of the campaign in yep sen to make sure saudi arabia

i don't know if nigeria has been thinking about that. the general results would reflect almost exactly what happened with the presidential. the p.d. p will lose its stronghold on the fifth. that is what will happen. they are not likely to get a single state. they might be able to get maybe - not in central, which is a stronghold of the p.d. p. it is likely to use a lot of defections moving to the a.p.c. the p.d. p did disastrously it was the worst. they are likely to lose to the a.p.c. and is likely to use one of the states in the south-east. it is expected to hold sway and be a huge area for the governor and for the deputy speaker. so the biggest is actually... >> a lot of swing states involved. >> yes. >> what are your thoughts on that? >> my pleasure. >> hillary clinton set to launch a 2016 presidential campaign. that's according to various u.s. media reports. the former secretary of state is expected to make the announcement on twitter on sunday. this will be her second bid to be president. she failed to win the democratic nomination

in the history of nigeria so it is very significant. you can see there is a very good move in the north of the country , a lot of people are celebrating now. i came back to the campaigning headquarters. everyone is happy celebrating. there are organizing spontaneous power races. most importantly so far, it's very peaceful. it might be a very important aspect. and congratulated him on his victory. people think it could have a strong impact on the effect of the situation. anchor: what does this mean? what can we expect from his presidency. and also being a very modest person. >> what he did in the past is arresting critics and also journalist. some people fear he might cut down the rights of the citizens in some way. anchor: we will have to leave it there. thank you very much. anchor: and now to yemen where the united nations human rights chief says that country appears to be on the brink of total collapse. dozens of civilians have been killed in six days of saudi led airstrikes in yemen against the countries who the -- the rebels. anchor

. ♪ hello from al jazeera's headquarters in doha, also ahead, not forgotten, nigeria marks one year since 200 school girls were kidnapped by boko haram and plus we talk to the man in charge of the global campaign against i.s.i.l. and how he aims to take on the group, the cat you really don't want to cuddle, we report on the mission of felines. ♪ first yemen and saudi arabia's boasting security along the border moving in tanks, artillery units and they have been pounding houthi targets across the country and coalition continued bombardment of aiden and the port city is a major battleground against houthis and military planes hit targets in id providence and a sports stadium was hit there causing major damage in a densely populated area. in sanaa absolute defiance as spokesmen for forces with the houthis says response to saudi arabia's actions will be decisive and we have the latest from the yemen/saudi border. >> it's very clear that saudi arabia is not willing to take any chances in this war. they want to protect their border because to them one of the main objectives of the campaign in

this is an important day in nigeria's political history. the opposite has happened in nigeria. people can't believe it. it's an incredibly significant change in this country's political history. >> all right. that's al jazeera's yvonne ndege live in the nigerian capital abuja. thank you. >>> the national base has urged nigerian government to release two al jazeera journalists who have been detained in their hotel since tuesday. they've been kept in their hotel in maiduguri since last tuesday. al jazeera demands their release. >>> another shooting attack in istanbul. the day after a hostage drama left a prosecutor and two gunmen dead. >>> plus religious freedom or a license to discriminate? controversial new laws proposed for several u.s. states. >>> and find out why andy murray was not only a winner on the court, but was able to have his cake. we'll have more a little later. >> talks on iran's nuclear future are continuing in switzerland in its last hour. it said it is prepared to walk away from negotiation it is necessary. and germany's foreign minister said that new proposals

chaotic, brutal war in nigeria. gone into schools and slaughtered students in their sleep in their dormitories. it's been extremely brutal. but even, before that, you know some of the figures for northeast nigeria. women's education, women's maternity deaths. some of the worst in the world. really this, the girls is, in a screaming priority for all governments and all, everyone who's attention is on this. symptom of a much wider problem. whichever government come in. whatever campaign continues, it's going to have to focus all most as the a broader, use of the problem to make sure this doesn't happen again, errol. >> there is newly elected leadership there. such a big issue, you wonder if any government could really stamp out boko-haram. so consistent. thank you very much. >> now, a draft resolution goes before the u.n. security council today to impose sanctions and arms embargo on the houthi rebels that control much of yemen. could be vetoed by russia. >> they continue to hammer houthi targets. the rebels are under

we in nigeria should unite and demand the return of those girls. our children look at us and know that we sold them. >> in april of last year, boko haram fighters attacked a school in northern nigeria in chibok. the girls wanted to achieve something in life, that's why they went to school, even though boko haram lead leaders forbid western education. muhammadu buhari will be sworn in in may. some hope his administration will do more to find the girls. others are skeptical. >> the government is going to use the same army that the former government have used. and there are many saboteurs in the army, that sabotage this airport. >> a year is a long time. slowly reality is sinking in for some families. even if some of the girls are found alive their parents don't know what condition they will be in. how many of them are pregnant or already have children or how many are sick. president goodluck jonathan's outgoing administration kept telling nigerians the girls would be rescued soon. but for this father, brothers and sisters soon turned into weeks, mont

andrew harding, bbc news nigeria. laura: the french prosecutor leading the investigation into the french outs plane crash says that any information should be handed over to authorities. a german newspaper and a french magazine say they have obtained mobile phone footage showing the last moments in the aircraft. >> the path trodden by so many grieving mothers is followed by the airline chiefs of lufthansa and germanwings. their copilot, who is believed to have brought it down deliberately. >> we are very sorry that such a terrible accident could have happened in lufthansa where we put so much focus on safety. we are sorry for the losses that were cured -- that were accured. andreas lubitz told the airline six years ago that he suffered from severe depression during his pilot training. questions are being asked about how well that information was dealt with and how well the passengers were protected. as investigators continue to pick through the debris, france's magazine and a german magazine published footage of a mobi

abuja, nigeria. >>> it's been more than a week since the nigeria military detained two al jazerra journalists. they were embedded with the military before they were detained last tuesday, they have been kept in their hotel since then. al jazerra is demanding their immediate release. >>> u.s. democratic senator robert menendez has been indict odd corruption charges. he's accused of accepting gifts for politing the business interests of a friends he faces several charges including conspiracy bribery and fraud. the senator asserted his innocence saying that the charges were politically motivated. >>> more details have emerged. the driver who tried to ram through the compound gates was a transgender prostitute from baltimore. ricky hall was killed when nsa police opened fire on her car a second passenger and an officer were injured. the fbi has confirmed a malaysia man they called one of the most wanted terrorists is dead. they said he was killed in a raid in the philippines in january. he is believed to be a member of an al quada splinter group and linked the 2002 bali bammings. >>> mcdonald's a

anger and frustration at the polling station in nigeria as people gather to vote in state elections. a new chapter for u.s.-cuban relations p. >>> and an one of a kind view of earth. >> well, the saudi-led co-alation has stepped up its airstrikes in and around yemen's capital of sanaa. the recent target hit military operations including an arms depo. pakistan voted to stay out of the arabian saudi-led airstrikes. despite the violence planes carrying medical aid have landed for the first time since the saudi-led campaign began 17 days ago. we go to former adviser to the last three yemeni prime ministers, joining us in studio, thank you for joining us. what does it look like to you? it doesn't look like the houthis are being pushed back? does it look like they'll disarm and go unilaterally to their stronghold. >> that's what it's looking like right now. i think in the south their future is very bleak, and they're on the run now. >> does this mean that we'll soon see talks between perhaps the houthis and some of their opponents? >> it will depend on the iranian stance. the iranians, if

then we can compare them to the beaks of the variety from -- in nigeria. it often happen that is birds adapt to their environments and you can see that in the different beaks or wings. the measurements are important to be able to make a comparison. >> then they take blood samples for d.n.a. testing so they can determine conclusively if the birds in benin are the same species as those in nigeria or if they belong to a new species. one last photo. julien and fabien make their way to the next place where they think they may find the birds, just a few kilometers away. there they meet rangers working for a small n.g.o. that protects the animals and habitats around the river. the binoculars are gifts to help them with their own observations of birds, including the rare anambra waxbill. >> it's very important for us to meet our colleagues camille and jorges because we're only here for two weeks and they'll be working here for several years. if we pass on to them what we know, they can use that and then later we can exchange information in order to find out more a

also coming up, nigeria's new leader says it's time to heal wounds and the people have put a one party state behind them. >> into extra time, talks of iran's nuclear ambitions are extended and the bargaining goes on in switzerland. >> at least 23 workers have been killed in yemen after an explosion at their dairy factory. it's in a city on the red sea under houthi control. residents say it was located near an army camp loyal to the former president, ali abdullah saleh. there are conflicting reports about what caused the blast whether it was an air strike or from a rocket fired from the base. houthi forces have come under fire from saudi led strikes in two provinces just the latest targets in the week long air offensive against the rebels. joining us here in al jazeera's hashem. let's start with developments from aden. the popular resistance has reportedly taken full control of the international airport after fighting with houthi militias. how significant is that? >> it's a sign that houthis are now losing some ground, particularly in the south. this came after massive airstrikes over t

still nigeria has moved on. molly: all right flo let's move to moscow where the kremlin have instilled a self-imposed ban. florence: that is right, "the wall street journal" talks about how russia is lifting up and on the iran air delivery. this is the so-called x360 surface to air missile system. in 2010, russia came back on a deal that it had signed with iran in 2007 under pressure from the u.s. now it seems like this deal is going to go through for suppan's at israel, the "wall street journal" says the kremlin is offering iran a possibility that will make it impossible to attack tehran's nuclear facilities without they are trying to strike a final deal with tehran on nuclear issues, and "b was regional" is remote against these nuclear negotiations and it's as "do you feel better about this nuclear deal now?" it says that vladimir putin, the russian president, has essentially blown a geopolitical raspberry at the obama administration, and the "wall street journal" is critical of obama, saying it is interesting

will want to strengthen its relations with nigeria. now, the kind of thing i see in the daytime, we like strong relations. we would have liked nigeria to receive more help fighting boko haram in the same manner the u.s. has given for the fight against isis. i actually get the impression the u.s. is about to do that now. >> brown: you're seeing more possibility of that? >> right. >> brown: all right. nii akuetteh, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> woodruff: now the fight over religious freedom and discrimination. late today, the arkansas house of representatives passed its own controversial law and the governor has indicated he will sign it. newshour political editor lisa desjardins is in indiana this week, where there's been an uproar over the religious freedom restoration act or r.f.r.a. that many claim will allow businesses to discriminate against gays and lesbians. indiana'sgovernor tried to answer critics this morning. >> let me say first and foremost: r.f.r.a. was about religious liberty, not about discrimination. as i said la

nigeria's new president promises to heal old wounds after the country's first change of leader. >> it is time for our negotiating partners to seize the moment. >> iran's prime minister said that the they're close to a deal. and the lifting of is a cash cow cow. >> at least 23 people are said to have been killed in the attack. the saudi-led campaign is in its seventh days in its strikes targeting missiles, munitions and ammunition dumps for the rebels. >> reporter: this is what the saudi army said are ammunition dip depots in areas controlled by the houthis. they say the houthis have acquired a huge number of weapons over the past few months. they worry these weapons play be may be used in revenge attacks against saudi arabia. all the targets are devoid. the dairy factor where dozens were killed. on monday evening an airstrike hit a refugee camp killing many people. the united nations condemned the attack calling it the violation of international law. the houthi blame the saudi led coalition for targeting civilians. accusations dismissed by the coalition. >> the houthies were the one w

. >>> and a year past the kidnapping of 300 school girls in nigeria what we can do to bring them home. home. home. >> welcome to al jazeera. let's take you through our top stories. saudi force he say they have stepped up attacks on houthi forces in yemen. capital sanaa and southern port city of aden. washington says it's concerned about russian plans to send air defense missiles in iran. to help boost security in the region. >>> the election in sudan has been boycotted by the main opposition parties. omar bashir is expected to extend his rule. >>> shia neighborhood in the south of the city, another 28 people were also wounded in the blast. >>> four former u.s. security guards are due to be sentenced for shooting and killing 14 iraqis. cord quicklied convicted the guards in 2011 providing security for state officials in iraq. one faces a life sentence after being found glif guilty of first degree murder. shihab britanzizizi last the story. >> they at any time have the power to offer immunity, then in addition on sunday the new york times published a report saying there were bush era em

you're just back from nigeria. how has the change in the political situation affected if at all or helped the search in >> there is some hope and some optimism amongst nigerians that the new president will be better able to tackle the boko haram crisis than his predecessor. he's a retired military general. he's had some familiarity with the need to beef up the morale of the nigerian military and to better equip and train the forces. he's also a modern muslim so he'll know how to deal with boko haram as opposed to his predecessor, a christian from the south. >> ifill: is there anything expected of the u.s., anything the u.s. is still doing, should be doing as this moves forward? >> i think there's an expectation, given that the u.s. has always said publicly, manifested its desire to have the people of nigeria deal with these forces, they will quickly have bilateral relations between nigeria and the u.s., especially with regard to security-related matters. you may remember that the government took our funds when we c

many hope nigeria's new government will finally bring them home. we have reports from abuja. >> this boy is three years old. all he seems to understand is that school girls were kidnapped by boko haram a long time ago. his parents aren't far. they've been meeting almost every day for a year. along with other concerned nigerians. they don't want the girls forgotten. it's not okay. something terrible happened in nigeria, and we should denight and demand the rescue of those girls. as long as those children are out there, our children need to know we are here. >> boko haram abducted more than 200 school girls. their family says every girl taken wanted to achieve something in life. that's why they went to school even though boko haram leaders for bid western education. the attack led to a global campaign to free the girls with the hashtag #bring back our girls trending around the world. president buhari will begin his presidency in may. many are hopeful that he'll do more to find the girls. many are skeptical. ment. >> a year is a long time. slowly real

nigeria president elect calls it a new day for a new nigeria and muhammadu buhari is making plans to take over power after defeating president goodluck jonathan saturday and spoke a short time ago. >> your vote have changed our nation and destiny for the good of all nigerians and they have announced that i, muhammadu buhari shall be your next president. >> reporter: if first time the opposition has ever unseated the incumbent president in democratic elections. yvonne is live from abuja and thanks for being with us and muhammadu buhari lost to goodluck jonathan in the last election in 2011 and more than 800 people were killed in violence that followed. but this time it appears the reaction has been far more peaceful? >> that's right, it has been incredibly peaceful. people were really worried about the potential for violence not only because there was violence last time around when elections took place some four years ago but also because of just the close nature of this race. everybody predicted that it was going to be a very very close race between the two and have been flash points

>> it's been one year since boko haram kidnapped more than 200 nigeria girls. nigeria's president elect says he may not get them back. >> this is aljazeera america good morning live from new york city i'm randall pinkston. iraqi prime minister will meet with president obama and ask for more military support to combat isil. that may not be the only threat against his government. a pair of car bombs went off killing at least 11 people around baghdad. we have more on the iraqi leader and his agenda in washington. >> he he says the arab leader claiming success for beating back isil. now iraqi prime ministerial abadi is taking his victory lap in washington. >> he wants approval to strengthen his handled at home and in the arab world. >> he was named prime minister last fall, inheriting a country torn by sectarian division that loud isil fighters to capture large swaths of territory after walk over the army. iraq is trying to bridge the divides as well as to engage with the countries sunni arab neighbors, rebuilding relationships that fractured under al-maliki. the r

beaks of the variety from -- in nigeria. it often happen that is birds adapt to their environments and you can see that in the different beaks or wings. the measurements are important to be able to make a comparison. >> then they take blood samples for d.n.a. testing so they can determine conclusively if the birds in benin are the same species as those in nigeria or if they belong to a new species. one last photo. julien and fabien make their way to the next place where they think they may find the birds, just a few kilometers away. there they meet rangers working for a small n.g.o. that protects the animals and habitats around the river. the binoculars are gifts to help them with their own observations of birds, including the rare anambra waxbill. >> it's very important for us to meet our colleagues camille and jorges because we're only here for two weeks and they'll be working here for several years. if we pass on to them what we know, they can use that and then later we can exchange information in order to find out more a

he is the first candidate to defeat a sitting president in nigeria. we have a look at what lies ahead for the new leader. >> some call muhammedu buhari the incorruptible politician, saying that because of his squeaky clean character he'll do a lot to tackle corruption. it's about the economy and standard of living. this is a commercial hub in nigeria with paved roads that's nice but most places in the country don't have paved roads. that's how the majority of people live, in densely populated areas poverty high unemployment and crime. they want him to do more to improve their lives. people want electricity. you see that power station there, but most people in the country don't have access to electricity, only a privileged few. even then, it's erratic. people rely on generators. they hope he when muhammedu buhari settles in and starts his term, he does a lot to improve the conditions of the poor on the ground and not just for a privileged few. >> reporting from lagos. >> house speaker john boehner is in israel, visiting with prime minister benjamin net

at the end corruption became the culture of nigeria. the oil sector become awash with corruption. >> reporter: thousands died under jonathan's watch. hundreds of thousands were displaced. weeks before the election the government said it regained territories controlled by the group. >> president goodluck jonathan didn't invent the boko haram crisis it was inherited. i imagine that there will always be security changes, as we speak. all the territories that have been taken over by boko haram have been you know more or less taken back. and the security forces head >>> when he conceded defeat he said he'll be remembered for setting the country on a path to democracy. >> i promised fair and free elections. i kept my word. i expanded a place for nigeria in the democratic process. that is a legacy i'd like to see and deal. >>> goodluck jonathan will go down history as the first sitting parent to lose election and hand over power, and preside over the worst peace-time crisis history. mane of president goodluck jonathan's oldal lies are working

buhari is the one-time military ruler of nigeria. he's promised greater security as the country battles boko haram. >>> recovery teams in the french alps have almost finished collecting the remains of those killed in germanwings flight 9525 and now will focus on the personal items. >> that comes as an eyewitness is telling his story. here's our karl penhaul with more. >> reporter: just above the hills of this sleepy farming village, this shepherd says he witnessed the final seconds of flight 9525. i saw the plane heading down along the valley and i said, my god, it's going to hit the mountain. i ducked my head and said that's going to be spectacular. then it seemed to veer left. then after that, i saw the smoke. he says he was walking his dogs when the airbus slammed into a ravine just over six miles northeast of here. that was a week ago. rugged mountain terrain, freezing weather and gusty winds have made recovery operations treacherous. the rescue chief believes the most painful task may soon be complete. quicker than initially for

while the world has turned away the government in nigeria has tried to tackle boko haram. it's both their responsibility and also worth pointing out this is not a rag tag group. this is an organized group of extremists that are incredibly well armed. we incorporated special forces from neighboring areas. that group we were with was attacked and seven soldiers were killed. it gives you a taste of how difficult the conflict is over there. >> the u.s. promised help, but what they found nigeria first didn't want to ask for military help. then u.s. officials tell me there was so much corruption in nigeria's military a, they weren't sure the help was get og to where it needed to be in terms of intelligence and weaponry. >> and now the change in leadership. the president of the country, a former military leader. they're hoping he roots tout corruption. his campaign focused heavily on taking the fight stronger to boko haram. there's hope some of the girls may come home. at least boko haram can be undermined in some way. >> stephanie gosk, thank you for your reporting keeping focus

says it received 15% of the $26.5 million needed for operations in nigeria. in abuja, campaigners wore tape in a silent vigil for the kidnapped girls, indicating the voices of the 200 girls that were abducted. there were some that managed to escape. >> reporter: they don't want to talk about the night they were kidnapped from their school. they want people to know how they are going now, a year later. first, a message to 200 school mates that couldn't get away from boko haram that night. >> i will just pray for them, that there is hope that one day god will set them free from the hands of the boko haram. >> reporter: these girls escaped from the fighters by jumping off moving lorries in north-east nigeria. the armed group raided the school and abducted them. the reason they don't want their faces shown is to protect their families and other girls in school in chibok. they say they need everywhere to know that they don't see themselves as victims, not any more, they plan to go back to chibok stronger than ever. mary wants to heel people. >> i want to be a medi

nigeria's president promises to defeat boko haram, the country's first change of leader. plus. >> i'm laurence lee in rural ireland with the best news the issue have had for years, it's down these ladies. >> we begin in yemen when the crisis continues 76 have been injured this clashes, according to medical sources. this video is set to show the sizing in the central district. it's a stronghold of the president abd-rabbu mansour hadi, currently in saudi arabia. houthi fighters and allies advanced in an m of tanks in the district -- column of tanks. 123 have been killed in fighting in the past four days. yemen's foreign minister said an intervention is needed. yes, there is heavy fighting invasion, by the houthis rebel. and other groups. they are trying to invade to take hold of the position in order to - just to do two things. first of all, that aden is in their hands, that's what they wanted and they want also to declare - to declare to everyone. they don't care about shading and bombarding. experience against houses. experience. and they are shelling everywhere. it can p

nigeria's president elect says he may not get them back.

nigeria's president promises to heal wounds. >> it is time for our negotiating partners. to seize the moment >>> power in the hands of western documents - nuclear deal is elusive. >> and a man who accused india of influencing umpires resigns as the president of world cricket. thank you for joining us. fighters from the refugee camp. it was the focus of heavy fighting in 2012 when rival opposition groups move in and a government siege last year saw camp residents pushed to starvation. stefanie dekker has more from beirut. >> the fighting is ongoing between i.s.i.l. and a group, a palestinian group affiliated with hamas. there are other groups in the camp some al qaeda affiliated groups. the activists say they seem to remain neutral. it started as a turf war - not a turf war, but tit for tat. i.s.i.l. is accused of killing a leader. it kidnapped a number of fighters, and this is when i.s.i.l. stormed the camp. they had moved the refugee camp them what used to be 160,000 palestinian refugees. 18,000 besieged for two years. desperate scenes unfolding. now some aid is tricklin

june well, clearly the government of nigeria and people of nigeria have not forgotten the girls. there's a deep national commitment on the part of government and also citizens of this country to ensure that the girls taken are rescued. not just that, not just those but all the citizens who may have found themselves in the middle of captivity and communities also that were taken by boko haram, they were taken back. all of these national--ensuring safety and security of persons and the rescue of our citizens -- >> good talking to you, thank you very much. >> of the more than 200 girls abducted by boko haram, 57 of them managed to escape. we went to meet some of them. >> they don't want to talk about the nights they were kidnapped from their school. instead, they want people to know how they are doing now one year later. first a message to more than 200 of their school mates who that couldn't get away from boko haram that night. >> i will just pray for them that one day, there is hope that one day god will set them free from the hands of the boko harams. >> these girls escaped from

according to nigeria's according to nigeria's human rights commission, at least 50 people have been killed in attacks. people are afraid of more violence. behind the fighting is a battle for control of river state. it's the richest oil-producing state in the country, producing tens of millions each year to whatever party is in charge. giving the party national clout. people in rivers always voted for the p.d. p since the end of military rule 60 years ago, and pdp they won by a landslide victory when the voters chose goodluck jonathan over muhammadu buhari, the opposition, when presidential elections were held on march 28th. the opposition are not only accusing the ruling party of political killings, but are planning to rig the vote on saturday. the p.d.p know they are going to lose. >> they believe that. they know that they cannot in river state win election. they cannot. they cannot. therefore they go all out to making sure they don't vote. >> reporter: opposition forces are protesting the election, and promise more marches if the vote on saturday is not free and fair. a curfew and restri

just recently in the tail end of the election season in nigeria, nigeria began to step up his involvement in the north and boko haram is on its heels far more than it has been. until they are eliminated entirely, no boy, girl, or citizen in giant. -- in nigeria or chapter cameron is safe. >> i want to say that i appreciate your work in the past for northern ireland. it is much appreciated. i just want to follow up with something that congressman ds brought up and you talked about the normalization process. rep. rooney: one of the things that somebody from south florida -- he comes again no -- you come to know from the university of miami or one of the constituents is that when the big issues for the normalization process and want to get your take on it is that i hear the constituents that came from cuba that have property claims that felt like when they left that they would be returning in short order and were able to because of the castro regime's seizing their property. part of the normalization process in my mind and i think would help a lot go easier and i don't know this is part of t

this is the case in nigeria. it's also the case in other countries where you see that security through occupations have had a chilling effect on the journalists ability to cover conflict and to cover wars and different types of conflict throughout the continent. >> china laid charges against its former security chief. he is accused of bribery abuse of power and leaking state secrets. he's the most high ranking communist party official to be charged in 35 years. >> indonesia announced hundreds of fishermen forced to fish without pay will be allowed to go home. an investigation found the men were held against their will on an island. some were kept in cages. we have an update. >> excitement here in the far east of indonesia. it seems that the indonesian government announced to all these people from cambodia, thailand and laos that they can go home. the stories they have been telling are horrific. they are talking about abuse about very bad labor conditions. they've been working on these ships for many, many hours f