clear the streets. african union and somali troops have taken over one of al-shabab s last strong holds. the operation on the somali town resulted in the capture of the rebel s radio station. the fight is continuing door to door to clear the town of remaining members. the rebels had control since 2008. a somalia joint defensive was launched in march. the group was in control of several up to s and cities, it s been on retreat. the group was forced out of mogadishu. the next blow was the loss of the port of kiss mall in september 2012. the rebel group used to take a portion of the charcoal trade. the region s main road leads to mogadishu and parts of kenya. al-shabab controls much of rural somalia, and connecting government-held towns. katherine soy has been travelling with troops. al-shabab has been treating. they have been taking major successes, particularly by taking this along the coast, which is the main aid. the defensive, operation indian ocean, cut off the al-
idea of the peace plan was finally supported by all heads of states without exception. translator: russia will do everything it can for the peace process, if it starts, and we think the process needs to be started as soon as possible. and later on, how californians are digging deep for water during the worst drought in the century. hello there. thanks for joining us. afghanistan s disputed presidential election is on a knife s edge today after one of the candidates withdrew from a protest to double check all the votes. abdullah abdullah pulled out after his senior campaign official dismissed the process as a joke. both candidates claim to have won the election. this audit is part of the u.n.-brokered deal to decide a winner and bring stability to the country. earlier, i spoke to our correspondent david loin from the afghan capital kabul. he tells me the recount appears to have been abandoned and is at a standstill. reporter: well, the u.n. said last night they would c
we re going to take you live to the territory for the very latest. of course, india, millions of people join the prime minister in cleaning up public spaces. but after today, will the effort continue? also on the program, aaron joins us, and europe s biggest car show is kicking off today. the cover s are coming off a the paris car show, and it s been a bit of a mixed picture for some of these makers. we hear from rolls-royce who tells us it can t keep up with demand. and we re going live to the show to speak to the big boss. it s 11:00 a.m. in sierra leone, 7:00 p.m. in hong kong, and midday here in london, where dramatic new figures on the ebola crisis have been released to coincide with a conference asking for more money to tackle the outbreak. a leading health charity now says that five people are infected with the deadly virus every hour in sierra leone. save the children says more than 760 new cases were reported in the west african country last week. but there a
good morning. i m dara brown. breaking news and good news. the u.s. doctor hospitalized with ebola is going home. dr. kent brantley contracted the virus in liberia earlier this month. he was evacuated out. brantley was taken to atlanta s emory hospital. he showed a remarkable and sudden improvement. he is expected to speak at a news conference later today. we ll also get an wrupt on nancy writebol. she is also being treated at emory for the ebola virus. new information on the savage ebbing cougs of u.s. journalist james foley. word on an attempt to save him. u.s. officials reveal a special forces troop was sent to syria earlier this summer. it was part of a secret mission to save hostages like foley, but the hostages couldn t be found. meanwhile, the u.s. continues air strikes against isis targets in iraq and the president vowed to be relentless to do what must be done to protect americans. nbc s brian moore is in washington d.c. good morning, brian. what more do we kno
are about to find out who has won this, the big prize, the golden lion, join us shortly as we go through the contenders. both sides in the conflict where blaming each other for violating a cease fire that was put in place in the east on friday. pro rush are sha separatist agree to the truce at a meeting after nearly five months of fighting. south eastern city of mario has been the scene of some of the worst fighting in recent days. there were a number of violations around the main wattle areas on friday. as reported attack on it s units and bases in donetsk and the regions, the separatist say ukrainian forces also shelled their positions not far from the russian border and in donetsk. it became more calm in general, however, a number of provocations were reported yesterday in the evening and at night. reasonables shelled anti-tourist operation position 28 tiles, ten of them took place after the cease fire was announced. we believe that parishen coe wants to stop the firing