storm hit thet iranian capital, tehran, killing five and leaving dozens injured. hurricane forces lashed the city, catching residents by surprise. the storm plunged the city into darkness leaving thousands without electricity. weather forecasters were criticized for failing to give warning. popularrab world's most comedienne announced his show has been canceled, alluding to threats. >> i'm tired of worrying about my safety and the safety of those around me. i have nothing against my host channel. they tried everything, but the pressure was too great. >> he would not say exactly who , butpplying that pressure many believe he crossed a red line by making fun of egypt's military leadership. his last show mocked the low at egypt'sut elections. it was never broadcast. >> on tuesday, egypt's electoral commission named the former military chief it's country's new president. he won nearly 97 present of the vote. the victory was expected. about half of egypt's voters cast their ballots, even after the poll was extended by a day. the result came almost a year after he led t

they said tehran could cooperate with the united states to restore iraq. isis has seized control in much of the country. u.s. president barack obama is reportedly considering the use of u.s. air power. iraqi prime minister maliki has asked for washington's help. the most senior shiite cleric has told iraqis to take up arms against the sunni insurgents. >> all across baghdad, young men are regular strerg as volunteers. the buses are bringing them to the north of the country controlled by isis. we have come here spontaneously, not in the hope of a financial reward, but to defend our homeland and its doctrines and sangetities. we pray to god to protect them all. >> the volunteers are answering a call by a top shiite cleric to defend their country. iraqi prime minister nouri al-maliki says he has been granted unlimited power to fight the militants. he welcomed the influx of volunteers. what is happening today is a natural reaction and a clear demonstration of the iraqi people's will. we were unable to absorb the thousands who have come to volunteer. we couldn'

. >> isn't washington worried bringing tehran into the equation could split iraq down the middle along sectarian lines? >> well, that is one part of it. of course you know the americans are very well aware that something with iran would even more alienate the sunni minority in iraq and that is part of the problem there. but that is not the only thing. the other thing is that president obama balm has been having huge problems on the foreign policy front here in the united states. cooperating with the archenemy of the united states , iran, probably wouldn't go down too well. >> thank you very much for the analysis, max. to kenya now where a militant group carried out an attack that killed at least 49 people in a coastal town. >> witnesses say the latest assault began shortly after evening prayers. >> the small tenian town is in a state of shock. many here were watching the world cup when the gunmen came. first they attacked a bank and a police station and stormed two hotels shooting randomly at people in the town. >> i hear from the sources they are down there once and might have escaped

could some kind of cooperation over iraq encourage tehran to soften its stance on this nuclear program? >> i do not think that the iranian government is ready to give up the nuclear program because of the situation in iraq . any successful cooperation means that there is maybe a little bit more trust, and trust-building is the most important thing between the west and iran. there have been a lot of incidents for the last decades destroying the trust, starting with iran to the occupation of the u.s. mc. it's good to have cooperation to build trust, and we can go on with negotiations and with with negotiations and with >> welcome back. staying with iraq, the one group that has been successfully fighting back against isis has been the kurdish militia in the north of the country. >> the crisis has benefited the kurds after the iraqi army. some want to declare full independence from the rest of iraq. they already enjoy a great deal of autonomy. >> this car dealer sells new and secondhand japanese vehicles, and business is very good. he used to live in germany, but 10 years ago, he came home