The founding father. He died monday at age 91. President obama said he valued lis wisdom. Li served as singapores Prime Minister for more than 30 years ushering the city state from colonial hub to vibrant economic power. He later worked as an elder statesman throughout asia. Jonathan mann on his life and legacy. Reporter a gleaming modern city state a city with a reputation for a Clean Environment with a wealthy population. This is the legacy ofly ku of lee kuan you yew. It is his son who rules today. What is it im trying to do . Im trying to create in a third world situation a first world oasis. Reporter born in singapore in 1923 lee of fourth generation ethnic chinese. After studying law at Cambridge University in england, he rushed returned home and entered politics. In the 1960s he led his small island from its status as a british colony to brief uniop and qck independence. Overcoming pressures at home and communist instability among neighbors, the city state underwent a remarkable transformation from an economic backwater to one of the most developed cities in asia. Some praised him as a visionary. Others called him authoritarian. He tolerated little disent. Human rights activists criticized caning as a form of punishment and the death penalty. Lee was of unapologetic about his approach. Im not following any prescription given me by any politician on democracy or whatever. I work from First Principles what will get me there. Social peace and stability within the country. No fight between the races, between religions, whatever. Fair shares for all. Reporter in 1990 lee stepped down as Prime Minister but didnt bow out of politics completely. He took the post of senior minister in the cabinet and was given the specially created title of minister mentor in the government of the current Prime Minister his son. He will be remembered as the father of moder singapore. A titan of moder asia. A man who made his island a thriving modern state. Jonathan mann, cnn. As you heard there, singapores current Prime Minister who is also lee kuan yews son declared a week of mourning. We have the latest from hong kong. Anna hes been ailing for some time of course. Weve been reporting on this. So how are the people of singapore reacting to his passing, and how do they plan to farewell their first and long ever serving Prime Minister . Reporter as you say, hes been sick for some time. He was admitted to hospital in february suffering pneumonia. He just has not gotten any better. Late last week we were getting report that his health of deteriorating. I think its fair to say people in singapore were expecting this. He was 91 years old had lived an incredible life full life and praised by World Leaders such as Margaret Thatcher the former Prime Minister in the united kingdom. I want to read something she said about lee. She said mr. Lee almost singlehandedly built up singapore into one of the most astonishing economic Success Stories in our times and did so under constant threats to his tiny threat of security and existence. In john manns piece, he took singapore from this third wor country to this first world Major Economic hub. It is a Success Story in asia if not in the world. He is praised as being a visionary and somebody who really knew what was best for his country. Lets take a license to what his son said the current Prime Minister of singapore. Singapore of his abiding passion. He gave of him in full measure to singapore. As he himself put it toward the end of his life and i quote i have spent my life so much of it building up this country. Theres nothing more that i need to do. At the end of the day, what have i got . A successful singapore. What have i given up . My life. Prime minister speaking there about his father. As to the way people are responding theres an outpouring of grief and love and respect, laying flowers and obviously as we know there will be a state funeral held for the foundation of singapore considering founding father of singapore considering he was Prime Minister for 31 years. His body will lie in state at the Parliament House before that funeral, state funeral to be held on sunday. Rosemary . He was a controversial figure and ruled with an iron fist, didnt me . He was also a man of vision as weve covered. Weve talked about his legacy. Now going forward, now that he has gone what does the future hold for this city state and what shape tell likely take . Reporter look i think its fair to say that he encountered many critics along the way. Although dissent was certainly not something welcomed within singapore. He did rule with an authoritarian fist, no doubt about it. Some sort of say the democracy in singapore wasnt really a democracy at all. But what he did and how he governed made singapore what it is today which is an economic powerhouse. It has one of the largest pours in the world. Its a financial hub. It is considered to be a country that is not corrupt, that is extremely efficient. You get fined if you spit or chew gum. That is how extreme singapore is. It is clean, it is efficient felt as a result people do business. Theres a great deal of foreign investment. So lee kuan yew very much considered the man who made this happen. Certainly. Reporting on the story from hong kong. Many thanks to you. A rather big story were following. U. S. Officials investigating an online threat calling for attacks again u. S. Troops on american soil. A Group Calling itself the Islamic StateHacking Organization posted the names photos and addresses of about 100 u. S. Service members on line. U. S. Military officials are encouraged to be careful sharing personal information on line. The military has to start rethinking. You cant have facebook and stuff with your military information and stuff about yourself. If you are known to be a Service Member on facebook and check in somewhere, now operatives these homegrown operatives may know where you are if theyre able to get into your facebook page. Because of that the Obama Administration says it does take these threats serious lyly along with the Defense Department and fbi working to determine the validity of the posts. There are growing fears isis or other extremists will exploit the power vacuum in yemen. And underscoring that fear are new images of the moment a suicide bomber struck a mosque in sanaa on friday. Take a look at this. [ chanting ] [ explosion ] [ screams] difficult to watch, certainly difficult to listen to as people screamed there. Just a horrifying scene at one of the two mosques targeted. Both were frequented by shia rebels. Nearly 140 people were killed in the attacks. Isis has claimed responsibility. Meantime Houthi Rebels took over a Key International airport in yemens Cultural Capital sunday. Official say one person was killed and 82 others wounded when the rebels fired at protesting residents. Richard roth report the u. N. Security council met in an emergency session. Its calling for all sides to halt hostilities. Reporter the meeting was highlighted by a briefing by the u. N. Special adviser on yemen, rather dire forecast. He said the houthis continued to move toward aidan on the south of yemen, moving toward civil war in the country. He raised this specter in these comments. Take a listen if i wanted push the country in either direction would be inviting a protracted conflict in the vein of an iraq libya syria combined scenario. The special adviser referring to the houthis backed by iran according to many. And the president backed by saudi arabia whos holding out. Theres a lot of other actors as you know inside this yemen drama. U. S. Ambassador to the u. N. Samantha you power, in a statement said the council spoke with one voice in denouncing the houthi march and refusing to bend to u. N. Wishes for negotiations. She also said the houthis are getting help from former yemeni president salah. Richard roth there. The u. S. Military pulled the last of its personnel out of yemen saturday night. As andy rose reports, there are concerns in washington about the effects of that withdrawal. Reporter these developments in yemen greatly disturb me because of the their form attack the United States. Reporter the state Department Says the deteriorating security situation has forced the u. S. To pull about 100 navy s. E. A. L. S and Army Delta Force members from the country. Officials called the move a temporary relocation. House Homeland Security chairman Michael Mccall told abc this week hes worried about the consequences of a u. S. Withdrawal. Well have no intelligence footprint or capabilities to monitor what aqap and isis and the shia militants are doing in the region. Without good intelligence plots again the homeland without intelligence we cannot effectively stop it. Reporter morningly the United States has worked with yemens government to combat al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. The terrorist group is made there. Recent internal strife has rocked the relationship. The u. S. Closed its embassy in sanaa in february. Friday, yemens staterupp news agency reported at least 137 people were killed in two separate explosion at mosques in the capital will hundreds more were injured. Isis claimed responsibility though cnn happy confirmed that. The incident prompted this response from the white house. Were seeing extremists try capitalize on the chaos and instability inside of yemen to carry out these acts of violence. Reporter the u. N. Security council met to discuss the situation. The adviser on yemen urged all sides to find ways to avert a civil war. Isis has forced thousands from their homes. The people of an iraqi Christian Village who left once are back and prepared to fight for whats theirs. Plus, its the combination of a mystery that endured for half a millennium. The remains of Englands King richard iii begin the journey to their final resting place. Pope francis travels to the home of pizza and receives a special gift. Meet the worlds newest Energy Superpower. Surprised . In fact, america is now the worlds number one natural gas producer. And we could soon become number one in oil. Because Hydraulic Fracturing Technology is safely recovering lots more oil and natural gas. Supporting millions of new jobs. Billions in tax revenue. And a new century of American Energy security. The new Energy Superpower . Its red, white and blue. Log on to learn more. Hmm. Fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on Car Insurance. Everybody knows that parker. 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He says unity and hard work are needed as well. Syrian rebel have captured at least four crew members from a syrian Army Helicopter that crashed. In this video, you can see the chopper going down in the distance in the northwestern part of the country. The syrian observatory for human rights says an al qaeda offshoot took the crew hostage. There are reports the rebels killed a fifth crew member. Still not clear what happened to a sixth crew member reportedly on board. Syrian state news reports the military helicopter made a crash landing due to a technical malfunction. Reporter a smallville image in asearyrian christians in Northern Iraq has decided to join the fight against isis. Instead of fleeing, theyre doing everything they can to save their community and culture. Ben wedeman has more. Reporter the bells summoned the fateful to sunday evening prayers in the church at st. George. The Christian Village north of mosul traces its history back to the seventh secretary ofry before christ is eventh thseventh century before christ. Have mercy on me god, goes the refrain. An appeal that holds significance for a community threatened with extinction. Over the serveeries theyve endured wave after wave of persecution sbru held on. This wave brought on by isis is putting them to a test theyve never seen before. Last august the residents fled as isis pushed forward. Father puma feared they would never return. I stood before the statue of the virgin mary and wept with a broken heart, he recalls. I prayed to her to protect us from evil. Perhaps he head start his prayers. Isis was stopped six kilometers or less than four miles away. Most of the residents have since returned. After last summers close call the village formed its own militia. Their leader a Iraqi Special forces veteran, says theres a will to fight isis. The problem is the way. [ applause ] reporter every day 20 or 30 men ask to join, he says but we dont have enough weapons. Hundred of christians from the area around mosul found refuge in one of the schools. They have shelter and food but little else. We left with only the clothing we had on, she recalls. Says xena we need everything. I have three small children. We have no money. For many leaving iraq for good is their only hope. If someone abroad would take us in yes wed go now, she says. This official warns more christians are likely to leave. Every day the liberation of areas taken by isis is delayed, he says. The worse it is for people here theyll emigrate, its their only option. Many have already left the area. This 90yearold still has some of his family here including his 2yearold great granddaughter. One daughter is in australia, he says and two sons are in the United States. Reporter sunday evening in the church is full. The service and dialect of airmayic the language spoken by jesus. Prayers heavy with the simple appeal deliver us from evil. Reporter cnn, Northern Iraq. He spent centuries laid to rest under what became a parking lot. Now the remain of king richard iii are being given the royal burial they deserve. Plus pop superstar taylor swift reportedly buys up some websites that end in dotporn and dotadult. Crowds gathered in Brooklyn New York on sunday for the funeral of seven children who died in a house fire a day earlier. Fire official say the four boys and three girl were in their bedrooms when an unattended hot plate in the kitchen started the fire. The siblings were between 5 and 16 years old. An eighth child and the mother escaped the blaze but are in critical condition. The grieving father told mourners that only his faith can help him survive this tragedy. Now this next story truly is a fascinating one after centuries of resting under what became an english parking lot. King richard iii is getting a royal farewell. His company of taken on a procession around lester where his remains were found a few years ago. Planning had been underway for a rebuilding fit for a king. Rosie tompkins with the story. Hip, hip hooray. Reporter long live king richard. Part funeral, part shakespeare, part murder mystery. This is a conversation of a half millennialong story and 2. 5 years planning to reintern the remains of richard iii a king who died more than 500 years ago. It really is astonishing to see the crowds gathered here today. All to pay their respect to a man they never even knew. The last king of england to die in battle now given the royal burial denied him the first time around. And theres an atmosphere of solemnity today fitting the occasion. I came from germany. I came from new zealand for this event. One of those inexplicable things that happens. Weve waited so long and now this day is here. Pinch me. Reporter today marks the beginning of an unprecedented multimillion dollar fiveday spectacle. Proceedings began sunday morning with the coffin making its first public appearance. Before embarking on a sevenhour journey to its final destination at lester cathedral. Among those in attendance michael ipson, distant relative and carpenter charged with the task of building the coffin. When the coffins came out, loking at it, the flowers on the coffin and the people extraordinary number of people. How did i come to be here sitting on a platform a few meters from a coffin i made for richard iii king of england. Reporter it was with the help of ipsons dna that the immortals remains were found in a car park in 2012 were confirmed as those of the missing king. Until today, richs memory of that cast by shakespeare, the hurch backed villain king who murdered his nephews. This weeks events are for some a chance to revisit that reputation. Archaeology doesnt answer those sores