Actions of the crew to murder. And we speak to the father of an al jazeera journalist behind bars in egypt on Hunger Strike and no sign he is getting out soon. Syria syria has a date for president ial elections and the country wide vote will take place on june the third but syrians living outside will be able to pick the president on may the 28th and we will go to dana who is on the turkey Syrian Border and da na war going on i syria and why is the election taking place, now . Well, first of all the second term of the syrian president bashar assad will take place and should take 3060 days prior to the date but this is a message from syria telling the world there is still a state, its functioning and its people want bashar alashadow a to stay and people are displaced and how will they reach Voting Centers and the government does not control the whole country and they lost a lot of territory but government officials are saying this time its going to be an election in the sense that in th
Bridge, so they canceled the bike ride and parade and decided to go right to the cars. Monte francis explains why it took so long for this to be a reality. But we begin with cheryl hurd. Reporter remember earlier i told you about all those moving parts. Those parts are still moving at this time. As we just saw a procession of motorcycles and vintage cars are now on the bridge, going very slowly, about 20 Miles Per Hour. At about 5 30, the Lieutenant Governor had the hon tor to cut the ribbon or the chain in this situation. He and others let the sparks fly. Meanwhile, earlier today, poll tegss from all over the bay area got everything started. The opening ceremonies for the new east span for the San Francisco oakland bay bridge. Thats an applause line. Reporter the executive director breaking the ice at the bay bridge opening ceremony. Oakland mayor was the first one to get things rolling. Like most things in oakland, it has not been easy. We have very difficult political and economic a
See that justice is done. Allow people to express themselves, thats what we do in the United States. Good to have you with us. Earlier today attorney generic holder arrived in ferguson. He was briefed on the situation of the Justice Departments federal civil rights investigation into the death of Michael Brown. The attorney general met with Community Leaders elected officials and federal prosecutors. Earlier in the day attorney general met with missouri Highway Patrol captain johnson and they talked about letting peaceful protest while getting rid of the criminal element. He said holders visit is to important to the people of ferguson. Show the people of ferguson and people of st. Louis of our nation that their voices are heard and the highest office in this land, listen to their voices and to the incident that happened. The attorney general wrote a message to people of ferguson and st. Louis post dispatch, wrote, this is my pledge to the people of ferguson, our investigation into this