>> raging wildfires now claiming at least one life. hundreds forced to leave their homes after new evacuations are ordered. >> the death toll rising in the turkey coal mine accident. the operator of the mine denies the company was next. >> it is a landslide for india's main opposition party. what changes this could mean for the world's largest democracy. >> i received enough to

vaccinate 100 million people. >> the unique treatment that made one woman cancer-free. doctors used one deadly disease to battle another. >> good morning, welcome to al jazeera america. i'm stephanie sy. >> i'm del walters. those wildfires burning in southern california taking a deadly turn. >> firefighters in carlsbad, california found abodely burned body in a homeless camp. >> new evacuations orders going out around the city of san marcos where more than 1,000-acres have burned. >> investigators are focusing on the cause of the wildfires. they have not ruled out arson at this point. brian, are firefighters making progress this morning? >> well, they are. the winds laid down late yesterday. they did lose two houses later yesterday, but remarkably few homes have been lost, considering the size of the burn area. today, it's expected to be cooler, maybe the winds down,

humidity up and they hope for a better day. >> fires have popped up faster than firefighters can knock them down. the swirling black smoke carries burning embers straight up. the win and heat create tornadoes of fire. firefighters have had to attack at least nine different fires. thousands of residents and some businesses have been advised to evacuate. >> i want to say to everyone listening to us, you have the evacuation order, evacuate, do not wait. heed the first responders that are out there, make sure you get out and you get out quickly. >> some areas are without power. fire has burned into the giant camp pendleton marine base on the pacific coast. >> we were watching and waiting, saw the flames come over the hill and as soon as the 911 came in, we got out. >> the most destructive fires have swept the hills in san marcos, burning 9,000-acres, in

all, 14,000 square miles. >> it was our dream house and we just got it the way we wanted it and now it's all gone. >> 22 military aircraft and the so-called super scooper are dumping water and retardant. it's close to 100 degrees out here, but might be less windy today. investigators are looking for a cause. most southern california wildfires are caused by people, whether accidental or intentional. >> it would be just pure speck lakes to say whether they have set by car or by an individual. we don't know yet, but we are actively investigating. >> two have been arrested, a 19-year-old and a 17-year-old suspected of setting fires. those don't seem to be connected to the larger fires. they are still investigating the cause of those. as for the body found, it does appear to be a homeless person. they don't know whether it was

mail or female. they don't have an identity yet or a cause of death, so you can't actually attribute it to the fire yet. the body was so badly burned, they don't know the cause of death yet. >> brian, thank you. >> the cooling temperatures are now reducing the risk through the weekend at least. >> that will be good news for them. let's bring in meteorologist nicole mitchell for more details. >> we need any help we can get at this point in time. in the fire areas we've had, even a little cooling in the temperatures is going to make a big difference for us. the east coast has been very wet and we would love to see some of that rain on the west coast, you can see more clouds approaching. we do have a front that is going to approach. it looks like for parts of california staying dry, but even the front bringing in cooler temperatures and switching that wind pattern that's been causing us problems. that is going to be some relief.

today, you can see dry. it looks like that forecast staying dry for the next couple days. temperatures reducing slightly. you can see los angeles close to 100 a little more into the 90's. it starts today and improves more tomorrow. we still have fire dangers up through this evening as the conditions slowly improve, but today is still going to be a rough day. ninety's going into the 70's, a lot of places by the time we get to next week dropped 20-30 degrees. that's good news. what is not good news, places like oklahoma, texas, california, those are regions extremely influenced by drought. this is the outlook for the next few months, above average temperatures in those same locations, higher heat drying out the vegetation. that's why we're so worried. we're not in the fire season,

it's usually august-september that it starts. >> the nigerian president is canceling a visit to the village where the school girls were abducted for security reasons. he extended the state of emergency in the states the military is fighting boko haram. he will head to a summit for meetings with our countries. >> boko haram is willing to give the girls up in exchange for fighters in prison. >> officials telling congress thursday that resolving the crisis is now one of the highest priorities of the u.s. government. republicans have been critical of hillary clinton's decision not to give the group the designation when she was secretary of state. in april, boko haram abducted school girls in nigeria, threatening to sell them into

slavery. nigeria's president canceling that trip, but the relatives of those girls are already frustrated with the slow response, so how are they reacting now? >> indeed, del, we have just spoken to one of the fathers and he told us that the families have started gathering at the school where the girls were abducted in anticipation of the potential meeting with the president. they're very disappointed, very frustrated. he tells us that the meeting had been can cred. one of the locals from the village tells us he's not surprised. he told us "they have long abandoned us, so it's not surprising that the visit has been canceled." you can imagine the anger particularly after the reports leaked out including this newspaper here saying the visit today would have been his first visit to the village. the government had been heavily criticized for what was seen as a lack of sense of urgency and

addressing publicly the issue at a much earlier stage. >> we should point out, he has never been to the village, now he's going to paris. do we have any idea what he plan to say accomplish in paris? >> it has become very clear to the nigerian authorities that they need all the assistance they can. while the attention now is entirely focused on releasing these girls what you have at hand is a much bigger issue, tackling boko haram in general. it's been going on since 2009, very little assistance by the authorities despite a one year state of emergency, so a clear understanding that this needs to be a cross border effort. you have five countries from west africa involved and the presence of the united states, united kingdom and european union, so clearly trying to get any help he can in a bigger effort to confront boko haram. >> live from nigeria, thank you

very much. >> a ferry went down in a storm in bangladesh with 200 onboard. there is little chance survivors will be found. 28 people are confirmed dead, 100 others missing. the boat capsized thursday on the river near the capitol city of dhaka. forty people managed to swim to shore. another 35 were rescued. in march of 2012, 145 people were killed when a ferry sank in that same area. >> it has now been one month since the ferry capsized in south korea. hundreds of high school students died. divers are still recovering bodies of passengers. ferry workers and political leaders are under pressure for not doing enough. >> the drum beats are prayer continue one month on for more than 300 dead or missing. the port is quieter than in days just after the disaster, but the

sense of loss still hanks heavy. half an hour's drive away is a dwindling group of relatives waiting for their turn to take a body home. they have watched other families leave. >> i envy them pippen ve them a lot. it's not like they're taking live children home, but dead ones. that we should feel envious watching them feels miserable. >> conditions continue to worsen inside the ferry. one dive team leader said it's now necessary to persuade relatives that it's time to lift the boat. that requires grim calculation. some fear bodies will be swept away or the recovery delayed so long that there will be bodies no more. the divers, too, are aware of the pressure of time. >> we pray to heart that we would find just anything within the day, a body or any object at all. we prayed a lot.

>> an interim report by investigators said a sharp turn combined with overloaded cargo and a lack of ballast water caused it to capsize. the captain and crew members among the first to be rescued were charged with mom side. on friday, the head of the family behind the ferry company, photographer billionaire and religious leader failed to show for questions. south korea's president met with families. she has faced heavy criticism for the handling of the disaster and a comment she made in a cabinet meeting, not direct to the nation. >> i expression condolences for the unspeakable pain your heart and once again apologize for the insufficiency of the government. i am look at changing the country's safety systems so that this kind of incident never happens again. >> next week, the president is due to make a televised address, including a second apology as

she sets out how to make good on her promise to reform her country, an attempt to insure that such a waste of young life won't be repeated. aljazeera, south korea. >> the salvage effort won't begin until all of the missing passengers are accounted for. >> in turkey, it is now day four for that rescue effort for trapped coal miners. the death toll now 284. officials say 18 are still trapped inside that mine, more than a mile underground. three people have been evacuated since the explosion, 122 in the hospital. more protestors are rereputing across the country, including a strike by the major unions. we are in turkey with the very latest. >> we believe this number of 18 is actually based on lists from relatives still searching for their loved ones. they haven't found a survivor the family are looking for or a dead body.

other than the case, it's an official list of miners that were working at the time of the accident. however, the chief operating officer did say that there wasn't a shift change happening at the accident. it would have meant double the number of miners, but the chief operating officer said it was only one shift happening in there for the numbers of people trapped inside is less than originally thought. the head of the mining company made very interesting points during this press conference, saying that he was obviously saddened by the loss of lives, but that the mining company had been working within the legal structure of what they had to in turkey and that didn't mean involving to have a rescue room, a rescue chamber, somewhere the miners could have gone at the last minute had there been an accident. that wasn't on option for them in this case. however, the chief operating officer also said that that wouldn't have made a difference,

because the poisonous gases reached so many portions of the mines in minutes, it wouldn't ever made a different if there was a rescue chamber. we've been hearing it was an electrical fault that sparked and explosion and went on to cause the fires. however, the chief operating officer was actually denying that in this press conference, saying it wasn't an mechanical fault, but they still don't have full details on what caused this accident. however, as soon as it's possible, he said to launch a full investigation into what's happened, they're going to be sending four teams into the mine to see the rescue and getting out the bodies and find out exactly what happened in this case. both the chief operating officer and head of the mining company said they are not next in this case, they were working to the highest safety standards and

within turkish law. >> reporting for us from turkey. >> china has no plans to stop drilling or oil in a disputed area of the south china sea. the oil rig has sparked deadly protests in vietnam this week. both countries claim legal rights to the waters. a top chinese general said beijing cannot afford to lose an inch of territory, saying the u.s. is making the situation worse choosing sides in the dispute. >> there is a big tug of war for control of several cities in eastern ukraine, thousands of civilian workers have joined forces with police to push out pro-russian separatists. then in hard hats and overand you also have been clearly debris near the city hall of mariupol. >> there has ban major game changer for the worlds largest

democrats. the main option party in india's elections winning in a landslide. the official results are in. the ruling congress party has been in charge of the government since india's independence from british rule in the 1940's. we report from ne new delhi. not since 1984 and the election of gandhi has there been one single party with a simple majority. in this particular case, the b.j.p. have done it on their own and it's an amazing feat in terms of history for this country. they led a very sharp campaign from start to finish.

mr. modi has set the groundwork in place for what his party stood for, what his vision for india was should he come to power. of course, there was a great deal of criticism of mr. modi and the party from their detractors. everyone wants to win the general election but to win with such a huge majority or certainly tipping the 50% that is required to win this election is 272 seats is a feat in itself. the president of the b.j.p. party was explaining how he felt and what he thought about the election result. certainly putting the credit down to the supreme, the voters themselves who really wanted to see change, believed in the b.j.p. and that they can change the fortunes of india from economic stagnation that we've seen in perhaps the last 18

months to a revival. >> that's aljazeera reporting from new delhi. for the latest updates, use twitter and #ajindia. >> we'll take a look at one school so diverse, the students speak 80 different languages. >> international outrage as a pregnant woman is sentenced to die for changing her religion. >> $1.7 billion is our number of the day. >> it's the result of a big gamble that didn't quite work out.

>> they say successful gambling requires knowing when to cut your losses. that's the subject of today's big number, $1.7 billion. >> you got to know when to hold them. germany's largest bank taking over a casino after a loan

default, selling it to black stone, saying it doesn't want to be in the casino business. >> the cosmopolitan was built in 2010, costing $4 billion to construct. factor in losses of $100 million every year, and you can see why georgia walked away from the casino. >> speaking of walking away, nicole mitchell doing her vanna white imitation. >> we have changes across the country today, 47 is the cold front that went through atlanta, versus new york city at 65. it's ahead of the warm front with the clouds, misty rain. behind the system, more 50's around the great lakes moving places, possibly chicago not making it out of the upper 40s, ahead of this still more 70's as

that continues to go through and so very, very warm into the southwest, but those temperatures start to go break a little. >> tomorrow is the anniversary of the landmark 1954 court decision brown versus board of he hadvasion, ending segregation in schools. many classrooms have become integrated about blacks and whites coming together. the effect of the court's decision is magnified at one washington state high school. >> foster high looks like most schools across the u.s., students arrive by bus, skateboard or on food, getting in a quick chat with friends before the bell rings. the 3,000 students in this district south of seattle speak 80 different languages and die elects. four times as many students are in english learning language here than seattle public schools and there is no pork served in

the lunch rooms to accommodate the many must rim students. >> my best friend is half filipino, half white. i have friends from nepal, people from somalia, ethiopia, just everywhere. >> the divers city is one reason one student wanted to attend. 25% of students in the district are hispanic, but only 15% white, far fewer than the rest of the country, and the greatest difference, asian pacific islanders make up a third of the population here, six times the national average. one reason it is attracting immigrants and others is affordable housing near seattle. coming four years ago from the only place he ever called home, a refugee camp in nepal. >> when i came, i saw like a lot of people from around the world, people that i never knew about,

the country that i never knew about and i was really nervous at the first time. >> for a district with so much eye verse city, school staff say there is little friction among the students, but having so many cultures within the district comes with challenges. >> over the past three years, we've built and trained an interpreter pool, so our staff has access to on call interpreters when they need them. >> there are not only linguistic barriers, but cultural barriers. the school district went into the community to solve the challenge. >> the district also has community liaisons making home visits and planning school events. the district pace for the services through a combination of state funding, federal funding for low income students and grants. not nothing which populations will enroll in the future forces teachers to extend their own

thinking. >> we have to change and grow and if not, we can't be effective. >> whether somali or syrian, their other ineventually faced into the foster landscape. >> it didn't matter what language we speak and it doesn't matter where you came from. >> in this, the most culturally diverse district in the country, they could be from anywhere. aljazeera, tukwila, washington. >> first lady michelle obama will speak to all the students to mark the anniversary. >> school districts across the are becoming less integrated, finding students are more likely to attend racially segregated schools, black students seeing more segregation than in decades, claiming half of l.a. teen know students attending schools that are mostly latino.

the worst is new york, which has the largest rate of black students in schools and lowest rate of black schools in schools with white students. west virginia are the most integrated, 93% of the students in majority white schools. a special guest will join us to celebrate brown versus education. she took part in student demonstrations protesting unequal conditions at her high school in virginia. that is tomorrow morning on aljazeera america. >> the days of the internet as we know it may be numbered. >> the fcc making a move on net neutrality. a lot of companies are against it, including google. we are going to talk about how the changes could affect you. >> it's not going to be easy. it's probably going to be something that mess witness me for a long time. >> as a mother prepares to lose

her son to a deadly genetic disease, the controversial procedure researchers want to test to prevent such diseases in the future. >> taking on a political machine, a teenager upsets a long time lawmaker, making headlines around the world. orld.

>> start with one issue ad guests on all sides of the debate. and a host willing to ask the tough questions and you'll get... the inside story ray suarez hosts inside story weekdays at 5pm et / 2pm pt only on al jazeera america

>> good morning, welcome to al jazeera america. i'm stephanie sy. >> i'm del walters. ahead, scientists are always trying get rid of diseases but have to use human trials to make sure drugs work. why some say it has to be done, others say a slippery slope. >> a woman is now living cancer free. doctors used a deadly diaz to do it. >> we'll talk about rules that are meant to make school lunches more nutritious, the kids don't like them. $80,000 in wasted food each day, and that is just in one city. >> first, a look at our top stories this morning.

firefighters make progress in battling wildfires near san diego, but changes in the santa ana winds continue to present a risk of flare ups. at least one person has been killed and thousands of evacuated. more than 15 square miles have burn. >> 18 people trapped inside the coal mine in turkey where 284 workers were killed this week. 182 are still in the hospital as a result of the worst mining disaster. crews were changing shifts when there was an explosion. more than 700 workers were inside the man when the explosion happened. >> india's opposition leader will be the countries next prime minister. modi's party won the elections which began five weeks ago. his win comes with the biggest margin of victory in three decades. the 63-year-old campaigned on job creation and ending government corruption. >> moving forward on a plan that would change the way we use the

internet, the agency will hear arguments on net new at that time which some worry will end the openness of the worldwide web. what's at stake and why so many are lined up against it. >> disorder at an orderly hearing, but it reflects the high stakes involved. the commission voted in favor of new rules affecting internet connectivity. >> the consideration that we are beginning today is not about whether the internet must be open but about how and when we will have rules in place to assure an open internet. >> the proposal could see service providers in the u.s. charging content companies like netflix and amazon more money to deliver their product faster to companies. >> these rules proposed are the

first time they would allow a two lane internet, a fast lane for a few big companies, a slower lane for all the rest of us. >> instead of putting unnecessary tolls on the information highway, the f.c.c. should follow the european union model and really protect net new strategy i got the idea what it should look like. >> fancy hands is an individual service, its staff doing tasks you don't have time for, like canceling a magazine subscription or tracking down a loft package at the post office. it makes its phone calls over the internet. they want faster connectivity, that could mean greater overheads. >> our provider will have to pay a lot of money, passed along to us, making us wonder do we keep this feature, charge extra for it. >> telecommunications lawyer george foot said customers won't be any worse off than now. >> when you say fast lane and slow lane, it's a good

illustration, but what you should talk about is a fast lane for everybody and a hyper speed lane for others. >> the f.c.c. decision marks the beginning of a four month consultation period, giving big companies with deep pockets the chance to lobby against the change. aljazeera, new york. >> matt wood is a policy director as free press in washington, d.c. good morning. good morning, matt. >> good morning del. >> when we hear faster internet, it sounds good. why is there so much pushback. >> this isn't about faster internet for everybody. comcast, verizon and at&t want to charge extra for delivery of what we would consider to be basic speeds. with netflix, they are saying we're going to charge our own customers, so you stale pay for your broad band bill at home, now the i.s.p. would like to charge the content companies, they would like to get a piece of that revenue, as well, coming

in from the content provider as well as their own comers. >> is it safe to say if net neutrally is done away with, the vast majority of americans are going to wind up paying more somehow. >> i think so. it's more about a loss of choice than it is a way for the internet service provider to raise your prices. they are looking to increase revenue by charging in all directions. that could be good for them as more money flows into the middle of the network, but bad for the edge providers, everybody else on the end of the network, and internet users who will see fewer choices and have choices made for them. >> this seems to be a bottle between bigger companies, netflix, drop box, amazon lining up against it, but could they benefit by providing faster service, so why are they opposed?

>> they don't need to provide faster service. if every pace their other connection and get on line by paying our own way, then with an abundant amount of capacity, we don't need to worry about fast lanes and slow lanes. you wouldn't pay the toll if the main road was free and clear and if it was just as good as the toll road. we see a bad incentive for internet service providers to squeeze down capacity and make people pay for priority to get to the front of the line. it's millions of small companies, it's not about google or netflix, but the next innovators, the next idea that nobody has thought of yet that won't have the same opportunities if we don't keep this network open for everybody. >> i can't think of an instance where there was a more confusing issue in my lifetime as a journalist. the f.c.c. rules date back to the time of phone lines and dial ups. would a wait and see approach be better than trying to make a

decision in an industry that's changing almost every day? >> i don't think so. i don't think we need to wait and see to understand that people want a communication system where they're in charge. it is something like a phone line. imagine if your phone company said we don't want you calling those numbers anymore. we want you to have a special deal. we have a special deal with pizza hut, we don't want you calling dominos with the same speed. people get it. especially once you get inside of the beltway, this is about consumers and internet users having the choices to say what they want and go where they want on line -- >> finish what you were saying. >> not having the internet service provider deciding that for you, but letting you make that choice for that connection that you likely pay a lot for every month. >> ok, thank you. matt joins us from washington, d.c. this morning. thank you very much. >> protestors clashing with

police in sao paulo, brazil. demonstrators want to bring global attention to poorhousing and education in advance of next month's world cup soccer tournament. police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protestors who set fires in the streets to keep the officers away. similar rallies were held last night in rio de janeiro. >> it's been almost a year since we first learned former football star aaron hernandez might also be a killer. authorities in boston believe he may have killed other people, as well. >> we have the latest on that story. good morning. >> good morning, once again, hernandez's past has him facing a future that increasingly seems likely to include significant prison time. this time, the once rising star of the new england patriots is accused of killing two men he encountered during a visit to a boston nightclub. >> he used to catch passes from tom brady, now is held without

bail for the june, 2013 murder of his one time friend, oudin lloyd. a grand jury indicted hernandez thursday on new charges, including two counts of first degree murder in the summer of 2012, nearly a year before the lloyd murder. >> the two were ambushed and executed. >> district attorney can conley said a chance encounter at this boston nightclub between hernandez and these two men led hernandez to kill. >> after the victims left the club at approximately 2:00 a.m., they drove down tremont street. hernandez followed behind in an s.u.v. he then fired a 38 caliber resolver multiple times from the driver's side of his vehicle into the passenger side of the victim's vehicle. >> police later found an s.u.v.

in his uncle's garage that they believe hernandez was driving at the scene of the shooting. conley said there's no evidence that hernandez and the two victims in boston knew each other, a boston t.v. station is reporting that the whole dispute started over a spilled drink. boston's police commissioner says that's nothing to die over. >> these were two young innocent victims, who i'm sure loved ones can never go on a day thinking about them, who's lives were sort of taken way too early. >> he has pleaded inning to the murder of lloyd. as to these new charges, his attorney said he is looking forward to his day in court. >> an investigation into a massive fertilizer plant explosion in texas shows firefighters were unprepared to handle the size of the fire. the report from the texas fire department shows the initial fire at the west plant was too big for first responders to

fight. investigators say they were also victims of a systemic deficiency in training and preparation. the april, 2013 blast killed 15 people, including 12 firefighters. the explosion also injured more than 200 people and leveled homes and schools in the city. investigators believe the initial fire is what caused tons of ammonium nitrate to explode. >> some call them designer babies, the idea of creating human beings with d.n.a. from different parents. a doctor in portland said it could help eliminate deadly genetic diseases, some say it's playing god. we take a closer look at part three of our series "making babies." >> it may be hard to believe, but a monkey living near portland oregon is giving families hope. she's the result of research. >> knowing that it works in a

monkey, we knew the procedure will be pretty easy to translate to human. >> the doctor's cutting edge work could literally change the genetic future for families like this one. >> what you are doing? >> the louisville, kentucky family isn't sure how much time their 11-year-old has left to live. >> what is it like for you when you see him smile? >> it makes me feel good, but sad at the same time. that's the only thing that he can i guess do that makes me even feel like he's somewhat still there, like that he's him. >> i heard you had a busy day today. >> he suffers from a disease that affects his might toe condrey i can't, the tiny structures that take in nutrients and provide energy. also both of her sons have the genes, only he is severely

infected with a large heart, poor muscle tone. the next time he gets sick, she'll likely tell the doctors not to survive him. she's preparing to say goodbye. >> it's not going to be easy and probably going to be something that mess witness me for a long time. she would love to have another child, but she's scared. the doctor may give her a way out of her genetic trap. he removes a nucleus, leaving behind the might toe condrey i can't.

>> a doctor at tufts university and chair of the counsel for responsible genetics said the engineering of cells could open the door to ethical dilemmas. >> what we are dealing with when we start the genetically modified babies is how do we know when to stop? we know when to start for some reason like might c mitochondrie disease. >> fear because it's so new, never tried or tested. >> she is waiting for the miracle of science to help her

child escape the genetic disease. >> this evening at 9:00 p.m. eastern, 6:00 p.m. pacific, we bring you the story of a controversial drug that could help drug addicts and drug abusers kick their habits. >> a young mother is sentenced to death for converting to christianty. >> we're talking about a woman who is only 27 years old and already has a young son. >> the son is almost two years old, and he's actually inside the prison with her. what's worse, she is eight months pregnant. she was raised christian by her mother after her muslim father left the family when she was young, then married a christian man from south sudan. the court charged her with the crime of abandoning islam, which is tantamount to treason and punishable by death. >> outside the court, nearly 50 people protested holding up

signs that read freedom of religion. while some extremists celebrated by chanting god is greatest. inside a woman convicted of abandoning her muslim faith awaited her sentence. the judge said if she recanted her christian faith, she could live. instead, the woman said i am a christian and i will remain a christian. with that, the judge handed down the death sentence, saying we gave you three days to recant, but you insist on not returning to islam. i sentence you to be hanged to death. the sentence is in accordance with sharia law that said conversion from islam is a crime punishable by death. >> they were given ample time to prove their in sense. i believe in holding our traditions and customs. >> some strongly disagree. >> the court has no appearance of justice or respect for freedom of choice in one's

personal beliefs. >> these women agreeing as they scream for justice for the young woman destined for death with her baby due in a matter of weeks. >> in past cases involving pregnant women, the government waited until the mother weaned her child before executing any sentence. meanwhile, the u.s. state department calls the sentence "deeply disturbing" and is urging sudan to respect freedom of faith. the woman's lawyer is appealing the decision. >> let's look at headlines around the world today. a tragic shooting in south carolina, a teenager shot and killed her friend testing a bulletproof vest. this is like that movie out where it was done in humor, but this time it was very, very serious. they say she was with a friend in the garage when an incident happened. police say there's nothing to indicate that anything was out of the ordinary. >> she missed the bulletproof

vest and the bullet shot through his clothes and killed him. >> who says life starts at 18, right? a 17-year-old high school student in west virginia has won a primary against a republican incumbent, the high school senior unseated him. in the primary election for a state seat, she won the election. >> 17 years old, not yet old enough. >> results are still unofficial. it's looking good for her. >> an entire family in new zealand survived but struck by lightning following a storm. the woman says that she was chopping wood in the garden and her children all playing. it started range. she went to collect all of the garden tools, felt tingling in her toes. there were about 30 lightning strikes in that area. >> the 19-year-old is still in

critical condition. >> doctors fighting fire with fire. >> we'll talk about a medical breakthrough, a woman cured of a cancer. >> i think it's just remarkable. who would have thought? >> a large doze of a sometimes deadly virus credited for beating cancer. >> 12000-year-old human remains the discovery of the day, throwing into question the origins of early north americans. americans.

>> straight ahead, how doctors used one deadly disease to cure another. >> first a look at wet weather across the u.s. >> into the northwest, a front will cool down the southwest, as well, moisture possibly on the northern tier of this.

low pressure moving through the central united states, but the big player is the front moving now into the east coast even a little more messy commute in washington, d.c. right now with heavy rain. that will spread into other parts of new england, enough rain that we're looking at flood concerns, so be very careful traveling into that water today. >> a massive dose of the measles vaccine may have cured a woman of cancer. doctors suggest it could be a breakthrough. we caught up with the patient moo underwent the treatment. >> stacy has gone from hopeless to history maker. >> i think it's just remarkable. who would have thought. >> she endured a cancer for 10 years called incurable, multiple

myeloma, trying every chemotherapy drug and two stem cell transplants. nothing worked. with nothing less to lose, dr. russell of mayo's clinic injected her with a massive dose of the measles vaccine. >> i received enough to vaccinate 100 million people, which was alarming and i was happy to hear that after the fact. >> the idea was simple, viruses enter the body and destroy tissue. in this case, the mayo doctors say the measles virus binds cancer cells together and kills them. >> many oncologists are reserving their opinions. >> it certainly caught people's attention and a lot of people are talking about it. what we bear in mind is that

this is early data, a single patient. we don't have enough details on what other treatment the patient had. all we are seeing really is the headline. the devil is in the details. >> doctors confirmed that stacy is now cancer-free. >> it was very exciting. >> for her, that is historic enough. >> here with reaction to these trial results is dr. roger pierce, hemo toll gist. >> >> at this point, mile roma is an excellent disease to try this

approach. most patient have low antibodies, we can find patients with low anti measles titers. there are means to reduce antibody levels with the type, so in the future, this approach could be used for other diseases. >> doctors could lower one's immune resistance so they would respond to the virus. this treatment did not work on the other patient that was in this trial who had the cancer in a different area of her body. what does that tell you about the prospects for this research? >> these two patients were part of a larger phase one clinical trial trying to find the maximal dose of virus that could be administered safely and only these two patients at the

highest dose level, 100 billion copies responded. i think that the investigators were just approaching the threshold of a truly effective dose, and it may be that the second patient's dose or her indigenous ability to clear the virus was a little better. we know that the virus got into both patients' tumors, because this was engineered to have a tag and the mayo clinic could follow where the virus was located and whether it was replicating and got into both patients' tumors and the second patient did have a transient response but not a broader response. >> view row therapy, patients basically given virus to say cure or to treat their illnesses seems to have gained traction lately. the other case out of duke, a woman with brain cancer was given the polio virus. she responded successfully.

we profiled her here on aljazeera america. is the science on viral therapy at the tipping point where patients could be helped? >> i truly believe that and i believe the traction gained by this success will lead to further investigation and funding. i think more clinical trials are obviously needed. >> roger pierce, hemotologist, thank you. >> one of the first americans, a skeleton wimp is 12,000 years old was found in an underwater cave in mexico. it was a small teenage girl who likely fell to her death. the cave wasn't underwater when she tied. scientists carbon dated her teeth, which they say are intact, and no, stephanie, i was

not there at the time. >> yeah, right. at the end of our first hour, firefighters are battling wildfires near san diego. thousands have evacuated as the santa ana winds cause flare-ups. >> 18 bodies inside a collapsed coal mine in turkey, the worst disaster in that country's history has already killed 284 workers. >> the opposition leader in india will be the country's next foreign minister. the party won the country's historic election in a landslide. he campaigned on creating jobs and cleaning up government corruption. >> also ahead, h.i.v. prevention, using a prescription drug, why it's taking time for the medical community to embrace it, even though one pill can kill the virus that causes aids. >> a civil rights pioneer has been on capitol hill for five decades but a rookie mistake is keeping him off the ballot for

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plates and making it tough to swallow. >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm stephanie sy. >> i'm del walters. >> evacuation orders around san marcos, california, it is one of nine wildfires burning in san diego county where high temperatures and strong winds continue to fan the flames. >> clouds of smoke you can see from the fires can actually be seen from space as this photo shows. it will take team work to make it through the fires. >> we're in this together and we're going to continue to work together to make sure that our neighbors help each other. i want to say again to everyone listening to us, you have the evacuation order, evacuate. do not wait. heed the first responders that are out there, make sure you get out and get out quickly. >> officials are focusing on the cause of the fires. brian, what kind of progress are

firefighters making against the flames this morning? >> yesterday seemed to have been a pretty good day, even though they did lose a couple of houses. the winds calmed later in the day and now it's chilly, the humidity is up and they expect that the temperature will drop considerably today, which really helps a lot. >> the investigation into the fires now seems to be front and center. do we know what is fanning the flames, but not how these fires have started, so what are you hearing? >> well, very often in southern california, we don't have dry lightning here, so most of these fires are caused by human beings, whether by accident or on purpose. generally, they have arson investigations to see how these fires started. they did arrest two people overnight, a 19-year-old and a 17-year-old who they believe tried to start some smaller fires, not connected to the larger fires that have done all the major destruction. it gives you an idea that there

are fire bugs out there who did do this. >> another day, more evacuation orders around san marcos this time. how difficult is it for firefighters and for the people who live in that area? >> the local hotels are packed, people have evacuated their homes. they're in the hotels and motels. fighting the fire is difficult, because these are very hilly neighborhoods with narrow, winding roads. a lot of the attack is done from the air, helicopters with buckets and aircraft dropping slurry on this fires. the firefighters tend to cluster around the endangered homes, and make sure that they don't burn, but they don't go right there out in front of the fire and stop it. that's a little bit too dangerous, so they let it burn up the ravines and gullies and stop it at the houses. >> brian rooney for us, reporting live from california. thank you very much. >> for more on the conditions in

california they're facing, let's bring in meteorologist nicole mitchell now. >> we've had a rough couple days. any improvements we can get we would love to see. on the radar, not looking at any moisture relief, but we do have a few more clouds especially to the north, part of a cold front that will move in. it's going to at least drop temperatures back to normal and comfortable temperatures. that's going to be improvement. already today, los angeles will go to 93. it will improve toward the weekend. still, some cities could break that triple digit heat before the pattern starts to change for us a little bit more. because we do still have the heat and areas of wind, we are five risks, heat advisories that you don't want to be in with that especially if you are out, not without any water. toward the weekend, we get

relief. shplaces, you get to sunday or monday, that's a 30-degree drop, and the heat dries out the vegetation, so having the temperatures goes down does really help. this is an extreme drought area. it's not getting better. this is going to be a rough summer. >> that will be the long evident day on friday. nicole, thank you very much. >> in turkey, it is day four for trapped coal miners, the death toll 284. 18 people are still trapped more than a mile underground. 363 people have been evacuated since the explosion with 122 of them hospitalized, meanwhile, more protests are erupting across the country, including a strike by the countries major unions. do we know the situation with the 18 miners still trapped inside the mine? >> we don't know exactly, no,

but it has been a very long time, day four of rescue and operations here. it does look like it's a very difficult and bad situation for those still trapped. it does look like because of that situation, the death toll will reach 300 or a little more than that. >> we heard from the mine operator for the first time today. what did they have to say? >> very interesting press conference. we heard from the managers of the mine, including the chief operating officer and owner of the mining company saying that they are very saddened and distraught by the loss of live by their colleagues and friends, and feel it personally. they people the mine was operated to high safety standards, including one very controversial subject, the issue of rescue chambers. they were asked repeatedly was

there a rescue chamber by the time of the accident. the operator admitted they didn't have one. they had 12 years ago in a separate part of the mine, but when the accident happened three days ago, four days ago now, there wasn't one. they were trying to build one but didn't have one working. he went on to say that actually in this particular case, because of the fire and the poisonous gas that spread so fast, it meant that it probably wouldn't have made any difference in fact to the he eventual number of casualties. >> reporting from the scene, caroline, thank you. >> stephanie, police in bangladesh saying there is little chance that survivors will be found after that ferry with more than 200 onboard went down in a storm. 29 people now confirmed dead, 100 others still missing, that boat capsizing thursday near the capitol of dhaka.

forty managed to swim to shore, another 45 rescued. in 2012, another ferry sank in that same area. >> russia is slamming a new u.n. report warning of human rights violations by kremlin backed separatist regions of east ukraine. the report found repeated acts of violence against peaceful participants of rallies. moscow said the study lacked objectivity. thousands of workers have joined forces to push out separatists, many clearing barricades, cleaning debris near city how well in mariupol. the next round of talks is expected saturday. >> nigeria's president canceling a visit to the village where school girls were abducted for security reasons. he did extend the state of emergency in those northern states where the military is fighting boko haram. he is now expected to head to

paris for a security summit with several countries. rescuing those girls a top priority for this government, as well, the u.s. saying the task to find and release them is getting harder. >> at a hearing on capitol hill, senators reiterated the united states commitment to finding the more than 275 nigerian school girls. the u.s. claims one of the biggesbiggest obstacles is not r abductors, but instead their own government. >> it took too long for the nigerian government to accept assistance from the united states, united kingdom, france and china and once accepted, took to long to implement. >> the girl were abducted by boko haram. despite escalating attacks from the group, the nigerian government has done little.

>> the capacity of the nigerian military and government's failure to provide leadership to the military, they do not have the capabilities, training or equip that go boko haram does. >> u.s. officials are troubled by consistent reports from nigeria that the government's own mill at her is actually guilty of violations. >> nigeria's record of ato say cities perpetrated by security forces during operations against boko haram have been widely documented and we can't and do not provide assistance when we have credible information that those units committed violation of human rights. >> the state must protect them and offer them stunt. when soldiers destroy towns, kill as i havens and detain innocent people with impunity, mistrust takes root. >> that mistrust is growing with daily protests demanding the rescue of the girls.

there's father in the u.s. that the wave of anger could spark sectarian violence. the biggest threat to the girls now may not be boko haram, but instead an incompetent nigerian government. >> boko haram has killed more than 1500 people this year. >> the pentagon releasing data about sexual harassment in the military reveals 500 employees were fined or disciplined over a 12 month period. there were more than 1300 complaints of sexual assault or harassment filed. 13% involved repeat offenders. the report comes after months of criticism over how the military handles claims of sexual assault. most of the victims documented are younger women, victimized by higher ranking male service members. >> the battle for veterans taking center stage. veterans affair secretary grilled by a senate panel about

allegation of treatment delays and cover ups at v.a. medical centers. lawmakers said it may have led to veterans dying. the secretary said he is not going to resign and vowed to get to the bottom of the controversy. >> it makes my mad as hell but also saddens me, because i understand that out of those adverse events, a veteran and a veteran's family is dealing in the aftermath and i always try to put myself in their shoes. >> a report revealing 40 veterans died waiting for appointments in phoenix. many were placed on secret waiting lists and had to wait months to see a doctor. >> the obama administration is trying to ease concerns about the potential location of guantanamo prisoners to the u.s. the justice department said detainees too difficult to

prosecute but dangerous to release could be held somewhere else. d.o.d. expressed confidence that any transfers would not threaten national security. president obama is closing the facility, saying it's expensive and inefficient. >> shutter bugs and airport officials in miami has an agreement, the only one of its kind. >> for years, aviation buffs have stood along the 23 miles of fencing along miami international airport snapping photos. they keep their ears tuned to radios just like air traffic controllers. >> this aircraft here is coming inside, probably bringing cargo. >> sometimes they've been viewed suspiciously and chased away by police. >> after 9/11, we were treated like we were enemies of the airport. >> now, armed with their cameras

and observations, the airport wants them to help fight crime. miami international airport is on the transportation security administration's list of airports considered at high risk for terrorist attacks. >> why not put them to good use at zero cost to the airport to add another layer to our security. >> the miami airport watched a bio medical engineer with about $80,000 worth of equipment. eddie, a retired musician and jonathan, a pilot in training, passion. >> i fell in love with airplanes early in my life. >> and pragmatism. >> all the guys know the airport like the back of their hand. >> inspired the airport to let them be extra eyes and ears on this side of the fence. they see a lot more than planes. one member shot this photo of fuel spilling from an airplane and another called the police after spotting what turned out to be a toy machine gun.

the volunteers point out that after the air france concorde crash in paris 14 years ago, am for a photographers shared snap shots, asen investigators. >> i can spot somebody that is not -- doesn't belong to the crowd or is up to no good. >> there are only five cities in the u.s. with airport watch programs, including chicago and phoenix, but miami is the first in the country to require volunteers to undergo behavior detection training. it's modeled after an israeli program. >> with the world cup expecting to bring an additional 100,000 passengers through the airport on their way to's brazil next month, these photographers will likely log a lot of hours. once viewed as nuisance, they'll now be a welcome sight. >> so far, more than 19 volunteer photographers have been trained in everything from terrorism to bombs.

>> a florida hospital gets the all clear from middle east respiratory syndrome, the second person in the u.s. to contract the virus is recovering at the orlando hospital. workers coming into contact ever tested negative. the patient spent 12 ours in the emergency room before isolated. worldwide there have been close to 600 confirmed cases of mers, 175 died. >> using a stolen telephone about to get harder in california, the first law requiring smart phones that can be turned off remotely. the law requires smart phone manufactures to introduce kill switches. state officials hope it will reduce incentives to steal phones. a consumer report survey finding nearly 3 million americans had their cell phones stolen last year, double the thefts reported the earlier previous year. >> a media push this morning for transparency involving the death penalty.

news organizations including the a.p. and the guardian newspaper are suing the state of missouri, wanting officials to reveal where they're getting the drug cocktails used on inmates. the organization say the public has a right to know how capitol punishment is carried out. a botched execution in oklahoma recently put it front and center. >> it's been a year since aaron hernandez went to jail on charges of murdering his former friend, now faces a host of new charges in boston, including two counts of first degree murder. the district attorney there saying that a chance encounter led hernandez to drive up next to a car firing a gun and killing two. the entire dispute started over a spilled drink. >> moving to the nba, where donald sterling is refusing to go away without a fight, he sent the league office a letter saying he won't pay the $2.5 million fine, and rejects his lifetime ban.

the letter threatensette nba with a lawsuit. new league commissioner adam silver banned sterling for life after he was heard making racist remarks on a recording. 29 other owners took the steps to force him to sell the franchise. sterling has owned the clippers for 33 years. >> china is not giving up on a oil rig in a disputed territory despite deadly protests from neighboring vietnam. >> after 50 years in congress, the one error that could end the political career of congressman john conyers. >> an up close encounter with a real life shark.

>> a freighter ran a ground, releasing this footage. pollutants could damage the eco system. >> a faceoff with a great white,

12 feeing length. the shark makes another attempt, comes back, the man making it to the surface just barely. >> incredible. >> the multi-billion dollar blow to libya over its main ole port. >> temperatures across the nation, nothing like they are seeing in st. croix. >> we've had cold air all the way to talent to this morning. as the front continues to go through, ahead that have today, more into the 70's, cold air, 50's behind. chicago might not even get to

50. might stay stuck in the upper 40's. we'll watch that. the warm spot into the southwest. as we get into the day tomorrow, we start to see temperatures nudge cooler, 78 degrees is better than 100 recently. that will really help with the fire risk in that region of the country as cooler air heats the east coast. not a bad weekend ahead. >> not bad. >> china has no plans to stop drilling for oil in a disputed area of the south china sea. the new oil rig sparked deadly protests in vietnam this week. both countries claim legal rights to the waters. a top chinese general said beijing cannot afford to lose an inch of territory. he said the u.s. is making the situation worse choosing sides in the dispute. >> libya has become more stable since the ouster of muammar gaddafi. early they are year, rebels blocked oil ports.

libya is now losing almost a third of oil production. >> libya lives off selling oil and gas. it has a number of oil ports and gas pipe lines. the industry generates billions of dollars in revenues. this refinery is operating at full capacity and the oil terminal is working smoothly. libya's oil and gas facilities are under threat. since the fall of colonel muammar gaddafi regime, the government has been forced to meet demands. >> four oil ports have been seized in the east. they demand federalism, better salaries and an end to the corruption in oil sales. production has dropped to less

than 250,000. the crisis led a vote out of the prime minister. the interim government reached a deal with the militias, only two oil ports open. the closings have cost libya. chairman of the finance committee in the general frequent ken congress said they had a difficult sit of $8 billion because of the blockade by militias. estimates are 12 to 15 billion of revenue lost, it's revenue not recognized, because this oil remains in the ground, but it is revenue not recognized in a budget year, making it difficult to meet financial commitments and pay salaries and pay our financial commitment to say local and international suppliers. >> libya intends to cover the

deficit with surpluses from previous years. the new upcoming government knows it has to act to restore credibility and restore security. aljazeera america, libya. >> libya's economy more dependent on oil than any other country in the word. its oil and gas industry making up 70% of its economy, generating almost all of the money the government makes. >> the next prime minister of india wins in a landslide after more than 550 million votes, one candidate comes out on top in the world's largest democracy. >> stopping the spread of h.i.v., a promising new pill hard to swallow for some insurance companies, but the c.d.c. signed off on the drug regiment. >> the nation's second largest school district is trying to put a stop to wasting food, trying to manage the expectations of the federal government. >> violent anti world cup

protests in brazil, including rio de janeiro and sao paulo. the country is getting ready to host its first world cup since 1950.

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perspective like no other can. real reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. >>america tonight investigates a controverseal addition treatment. it could be a life saver... >>the reset button has been hit what is this teach us about the brain? >> can ibogaine cure heroin addiction? only on al jazeera america >> ahead in our next half hour, long time congressman john conyers bid to keep his job facing a road block after officials in his home state say he's in eligible to run. the fight to remain in office. >> perfectly good food going to waste because it has to meet government quotas. >> the two leading candidates in afghanistan's elections heading for a runoff. the election commission confirming that decision today. >> the move comes because

there's been no clear winner. both candidates say they'll sign a deal allowing u.s. force to say stay in afghanistan after understand end of the year. the current president refused to sign off on the deal, while he's in office. >> there has been a major game changer for the main opposition party's india's election winning by a landslide. the ruling congress party has been in charge of the government since the 1940's. we report on the challenges the new leader will face. >> there were many challenges to face in the first few months. he asked the indian public to give him 60 months to turn india around, the five year term that he and his party have now won. we have to look at the economy,

inflation, just below 5%, but it has been rising, very high at 7.2 earlier this year, january when we started. g.d.p. has fallen, so he'll want to focus on india's industry and its output. he has a reputation in his home state of attracting foreign investment, and certain types of foreign investment, such as a heavy industry, pharmaceuticals and the automotive industry. he wants to try to replicate that to complement other states across india. you don't want a car factory in every state in india. he wants to try and make sure that foreign investment does come into the country. he is against things like foreign investment in super markets, yet happy to have big pharmaceutical companies come in. he has a lay the groundwork and allow the public to understand why certain types of foreign

investment are good and others are bad. he'll also be approached very strongly against civil society on issues of security, not just domestic security and his neighbors, pakistan and bangladesh, but in terms of security, as well. there is women's security which is a big issue. he's supposed to be clamping down on those that perpetrate crimes against women. we've seen an increase in that in the last two years and imposition of the death penalty. those are just some of the broad issues that he has to deal with over the first year of his tenure. >> this was india's first election contested on the air. >> president obama is throwing his support behind the

reelection bid of civil rights icon john conyers. yesteryeerday, conyers filed a t to restore his name to an august ballot. a mistake by the conyers campaign caused his name to be taken off the michigan ballot. the president looks forward to working with the congressman in the next congress. we are live in detroit. bisi, good morning, it's one thing for president obama to stand behind him, but what chances does he have no is he completely out of this race? >> i can tell that you yonkman john conyers plans to peel the wayne county clerk's decision to keep him off the ballot. the congressman is taking this issue up in court. at issue, his petition signatures, the wayne county clerk's office says hundreds are not valid because the people who collected them were not registered voters at the time. apparently, that's against the

law. the congressman who was the second longest serving congressman is saying that it's unconstitutional to keep him off the ballot. he also has the backing of the alcu. >> michigan law already says if you are circulating an initiative petition or referendum petition, even an amendment that the state constitution, you don't have to be a register voter. there's really no legitimate reason why a petition circulator needs to be a registered voter. >> i spoke with the canning man's campaign chair. he told me that appeal is expected to come down sometime today, and the hearing on this case will be taken up in the federal courthouse here behind me next wednesday. stephanie. >> even if he is put back on the ballot, i mean wins the appeal, are people saying this might hurt his image? >> you know, not at this point.

we're not hearing that. i mean the one thing that does come up is the congressman's age. he's 84 years old. some people are saying maybe it's time to step down. for a lot of people, here in this community, here in metro detroit, he's the only congressman, one of many that they've known, because he's been in that position for such a long time. so far right now, this has not hurt his image. >> he is certainly a fixture in congress. we'll keep following that, thank you. >> bill schneider is public of international affairs at george mason university and joins us from washington, d.c. >> 84, about to turn yea five, is that too old? >> if his health is ok, most voters would probably say he's qualified to serving congress. john conyers is an icon in that district in detroit, served

since 1964. i visited there book in 1998 when he was the ranking democratic on the house judiciary committee considering the impeach of bill clinton. there's no evidence that he is unable to serve. >> as ranking member, he has lots of seniority off capitol hill. what does michigan stand to lose if somebody else becomes the freshman congressman from michigan. >> they lose a lot of seniority. it wouldn't make much difference at the moment, only because the republicans of the majority party in the house of representatives, the democrats don't have a lot of pure. if they regained control, he would be a senior committee chairman and wield a lot of

power. as it is right now, he wields a lot of influence. there's another congressman from the same area of michigan, the detroit area, john dingell who is the longest serving member of congress. he is retiring. if both dingell and conyers is not able to run for reelection, michigan will lose a lot of clout. >> isn't there an argument that because he actually made a take and yet he wants them to put him on the ballot, does he deserve that? >> he did make a mistake. his petition gatherers were not all registered voters, a lot of people would argue why does a petition gatherer have to be a registered voter? the people signing should be registered. the people gathering the petitions, the state of michigan changed the law and says people gathering petition signatures to put an initiative or referendum on the ballot or nominees for

other state offices do not have to be registered voters. it sounds like an irrational requirement and in fact, the american civil liberties union joining the lawsuit argues that it's a violation of political speech and freedom of association to impose such a requirement. >> i bet his name is on the ballot. that is bill schneider. go ahead. he joins us from washington, d.c. this morning. bill, thanks. >> we want to remind that you we invited the congressman to be with us, he declined our invitation, saying that he had scheduled problems. >> there have been twin bombings in kenya. we're going to tell you about this breaking news. they happened in nairobi, one at a bus station and another at a marketplace. kenya's natural disaster agency is saying as of now, four people are dead, many others have been

injured. aljazeera will continue to monitor this story throughout the day. we'll bring you updates as they come in. >> senate republicans have lost a bill that would renew more than 50 expired tax breaks affecting millions of businesses and individuals across the country. although the bill has widespread by partisan support, republicans were upset that harry reid wouldn't vote on several amendments. reid calls is a phony issue. the package has support from the business community, would add $85 billion on the budget deficit. >> the ban on viewy in the u.s. knew exceptions. certain older musical instrument with rivalry in them and art exhibits in museums will not be banned. owners will have to prove they were legally acquired before

1976 when african elephants were protected. the u.s. ban put in place in february was designed to combat wildlife trafficking. >> there is a move underway by a small european nation that could impact red bull and monster energy drinks. lawmakers in lithuania voted to ban selling those drinks to minors. some say other countries could follow sued. the drinks have been criticized for marketing to children. effort to ban sales in the states have not gain traction. >> schools are trying to include whole grains, fruits and vegetables in lunches. los angeles unified seem to be losing the battle along with lots of money. we have the story. >> from trays to trash. >> usually it's really gross. >> at hundreds of schools across los angeles, this is what's thrown away, up to $80,000 of

food. >> kids throw away most of the healthy food, like bananas. >> calculated over one school year, that's $14.4 million. >> this is not ok. >> david says he can do little to stop it. that's because new federal requirements for the national school lunch program require students to take at least three food items, including one fruit or vegetable. otherwise, districts won't get reimburse ford meals. students are forced to take food, even if they know they don't want it, won't eat it and will throw it away. >> we believe in health and nutrition, but at the same time, what we don't believe in is that we should have health and nutrition and it's going straight into the trash can. >> federal law prohibits schools from allowing students to take uneaten food off campus.

>> in an effort to minimize waste, schools have set up share tables where schools can leave unwanted food like annal pell, banana or milk. even with the share table, a lot of food ends up in the trash. >> this is happening at schools across want country. >> what we're trying to do is raise awareness, the education that this is a national issue. >> the reality is that waste is created because the students aren't liking what's being served to them. >> marla is a representative with the school nutrition association, a lobbying group representing 55,000 school food providers. >> i think the requirement to having students take three items, i'm ok with that. i think we would like a little bit more flexibility, for instance, a plum which is a very, very popular item with children, we can't serve it, because a plum isn't a half a

cup and in order to meet a half cup, we can't afford two plums. >> the u.s. department of agriculture which runs the national school lunch program declined our request for an interview, but cited a recent harvard school of public health study that looked at four boston area schools over four days and found that the new standards did not result in increased food waste. david said that's not what he's seen at l.a. unified and even before the new regulations were finalized, he issued a 31 page report calling on the usda first to do away with the three item requirement. >> secondly what we would like to see is the allowance at the federal level in a policy memo or something very quickly to happen to be able to allow the children to take the food away from the meal program for after school or something that they could take and put in their backpack and take home with them. >> school districts have a lot

on their plate when it comes to serving lunch with 31 million students each day, but getting them to eat it. >> sometimes it gives me tummy aches. >> is proving hard to swallow. >> los angeles unified is the nation's second largest school system, serving 6,050,000 meals a day to students. that's a lot of waste. >> that is a lot of waste. >> hoping to put a stop to the ruffle 50,000 new h.i.v. infection cases each year in the u.s. >> the government stems up, gives the green light to the blue pill, the other blue pill. it hopes it will significantly reduce the number of patients with the disease. o you.

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the high line walk way helping tourists get a better look at the big apple. it used to be an old railroad. >> we're going to talk about the anti h.i.v. pill that could give false hopes concerning its true promise when it comes to preventing age. >> the high line shot, i understand see the rain is coming. >> the clouds are moved in, there were a few bands yesterday and you can see the widespread area of rain also into the midwest. the big player is the east coast. it has ban rough go this morning in d.c. all the way up to western new york. a couple of initial bands starting to push in. this has been a slow moving system with copious amounts of moisture available, so we are going to see a lot of places have already seen a couple of inches. if you haven't yet, you will be getting that and some could get a couple more. all of that pushed together, we have flood risks for today. you want to be very careful and as this clears out, a lot of

travel delays piling up at the airports. >> there is a serious new warning out about a popular sleeping pill. the f.d.a. announcing that people who use lunesta should take about half of the current dosage, it is part of the continuing effort to reduce the risky side effects of driving while drowsy. the agencies recommends taking a starting dose of one milligram instead of two. 55 million prescriptions for sleep aids were dispensed in the automatic last year. >> the c.d.c. urges use of a daily pill to prevent h.i.v. infections. the pill which is already treating the in next can fend it off. why many at risk are not yet using the drug. >> at play and sometimes at risk, gay men are using condoms less and less, 20% less in recent years according to the centers for disease control. >> new york's psycho therapist

is gay, he is taking a pill. >> i explained i am having a more difficult time staying consistent with condoms than before and here is this medication more than 90% effective if taken every day. >> he started this facebook page promoting it. >> it has shown to be safe and effective in preventing h.i.v. infection. >> other gay men of less enthusiastic. this doctor has offered the pill to many patients. >> young men are getting infected. when a person is young, you know, they have that spirit of being invincible. it's not going to happen to me. >> most patients at this drop in center in harlem are low income. some don't have insurance. without it, the drug costs more than $1,000 a month. most here have never heard of

the pill. it's not only low in come gay men, but upper class men who are not taking the drug. >> if you were told that you're supposed to take one of these a day to prevent getting h.i.v. aids, would you take it? >> yes. >> i don't know if i would spend the money to take a drug like that, knowing that with preventative behavior, i can handle that myself. >> getting people to know more about the drugs is an uphill battle and a personal one. two of his friends died from h.i.v. aids and he doesn't want to lose anyone else. >> damon jacobs is a licensed family therapist who joins us live. i'm sorry that you lost two friends recently to aids.

is there a generational divide, you think in the gay community when it comes to taking the pill. >> there is certainly a generational divide from people that survived the first hit of h.i.v. aids in the early 1980s. some of the people that in generation have been opposed to this newer h.i.v. prevention strategy. >> why is that? >> well, because i think in their minds, condomless sex, condomless intimacy is related to drama. >> they believe that people that take this pill will not use condoms. >> they believe that, yes. >> is that necessarily the case? doesn't the c.d.c. say they should be used in concert? >> the data those people using the drug are not likely to give

up condoms. people already using condoms in 2014 are continuing to use them. the problem is most people are not using condoms. this is one of the dirty little secrets in the gay community is that most people have given up condoms long before the drug became available. people that are not using condoms are not using condoms. >> could it stand to mean that less people use condoms with the use of the pill and could it lead to complacency. >> here's what we understand about the drug. taken every single day, seven days a week, the way i use it, it's 99% effect geneva where do you get the 99%, the c.d.c. says 92% reduced risk. >> based on the study, results released in late 2010, based on that research, they were able to

go back and see the measurable amounts of people who took it every day, versus six days a week, four days a week and zero days a week. the people who took it seven days a week who had the maximal amount of medicine in their system had not a single h.i.v. infection in that group, so in new research study nor in any real world circumstances, anybody so far, who's taken it seven days a week become h.i.v. positive. >> the trick is really properly taking this drug. thanks so much for coming in this morning. >> thank you. >> the director of national institutes for allergy and infectious diseases joins us from bethesda this morning. doctor, you have been on this battle since day one. what are your concerns as you hear this series of reports? >> well, i think my response is quite positive about the

c.d.c.'s recommendation. i agree with what was just said. obviously there's also a concern that if you make a pill available, then people will not use condoms. i think the reality of the situation in the real world is that people who are using condoms will likely continue and a lot of people don't use condoms. when you have an intervention that has such a strikingly high degree of efficacy, making that available and recommending people use it under certain circumstances not as a substitute for condoms, but complimentary with condoms, i'm very much in favor of. i strongly sport the recommendation. >> why did it take the c.d.c. so long to make their stand? >> it didn't take them so long asal. they act on evidence-based and what they were responding to were the accumulating data from the clinical studies that was just mentioned by dr. jacobs that in fact we now know that

there is a very high degree of efficacy. we have a lot of experience with the drug, both as a treatment, because it is part of a treatment regiment used for people who are already h.i.v. infected for quite a number of years now, so we have a lot of experience, it's relatively safe. under these circumstances, it's highly effective. yes the c.d.c. examined that data, they made i think the right decision to make shthis recommendation. >> it seems a lot of doctors aren't getting it. there's a survey out finding 74% of specialist support the use, but only 9% prescribed it. why that massive disconnect? >> it's a matter of people getting used to it. when people look at their patients and see that wishful thinking may be that everyone is going to be using a condom and everyone is going to be

protected, it's just not the reality of the real world we live in. once people realize that people are getting infected, we have 50,000 new infections each year in the united states and it's been that way for almost 20 years now, we've not been able to get below that, so we've got to do better. a preexposure prophylactic pill that works is a very powerful way to get there. >> do you call for more radical approaches for this particular drug? >> what do you mean by radical? >> the approach of actually requiring some people in high risk communities to take this drug. >> well, you can't do that. there's no such a thing as coercion. this is the united states of america. you can't require someone to take a pill. >> so with that, are you concerned about the fact that this is a drug that has to be taken seven days a week as we heard our previous guests say? >> well, you get the maximum

benefit if you take it seven days a week. as it was just correctly said in those people intermittent in the administration who are lax in taking it, the results were far less impressive. if you take it every single day and you have blood levels in your system of the drug, the efficacy is striking, close to 100%. >> thanks for being with us this morning. >> monday on aljazeera america, host of the system will join us. he raises a lot of controversial questions about the american criminal justice system. make sure to watch. the series premiers this sunday at 9:00 p.m. eastern. send your questions about the show and the criminal justice system to our facebook page, facebook.com/ajmpresents. joe will answer questions when he joins us monday at 8:00 a.m.

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