you more stories like that on "techknow" next time. >> go behind the scenes at aljazeera.com/techknow. follow our expert contributors at >> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm tony harris with a look at the day's top stories. president obama said he will not stand for any misconduct as he defense the secretary of veteran's affairs. the u.s. intends troops overseas to help find 300 abducted nigerian school girls. and bosnia and serbia recovering from a historic flood that will cost billions of dollars that neither country has.

>> dishonorable, president bush used that word today. the president said misconduct will not be tolerated. iwe'll go to mike viqueira, who is the white house for us. >> reporter: long wait times and cooked books. president obama said if that's what really happened, if that's what really happened then things have got to change. critics say we've heard this all before. heads must roll. with allegations of deception and misconduct mounting. >> if these allegations prove to be true it is dishonorable. it is disgraceful, and i will

not 20 tolerate it, period. >> reporter: president obama's angry comment came after he met with his be beleaguered veterans secretary erik sh she kinsey. >> the reports emerged last month of staffers cooking the books submitting phoney documents to make it seem that veterans were receiving timely care when in reality several even died. >> tough words are just not enough when it comes to this

issue. we need action. >> but it's not only republicans. the american legion was also critical, respond together president in a statement. the question is this. if the administration had known about these issues for at least four years why is it just now taking action? the legion has called for shi shinseki to go. problems persist. after almost 13 years of war, along with an aging veteran population the president pledged to straighten out the v.a. >> today i want every veteran to know we are going to fix whatever is wrong. >> reporter: the president said he wants to see a preliminary report from that top aid. rob nabors with a full report in

a month's time. >> we'll take a closer look at long history of problems at the department of veteran affairs, and why no one has been able--no one has been able to get the agency into shape. judge barren is a controversial figure because of his role in the use of drones killing americans overseas. first tell bus the memo and then the controversy. >> the memo says up until now, but it lays out the justification of why it is okay for the white house to go ahead and execute drone strikes killing american citizens oversea who is are suspected of terrorism. now the white house will be releasing the memo and we'll see what's in it. the something that the "new york times," the aclu had sued to get access to, and the white house will be giving out a redacted

copy in the coming days or weeks. david barren authored this memo, and so there were graves concerns about the circuit court of appeals. rand paul known for his libertarian views railed against the nomination today. >> i rise today to oppose the nomination of anyone who would argue that the president has the power to kill an american citizen not involved in combat, and without a trial. i rise today to say that there is no legal precedent for killing american citizens not involved in combat. >> now democrats have also had concerns, but they were somewhat monthlified by the white house's announcement that it would be releasing this crete memo. >> the vote comes one day after president obama said he would release that memo. did the decision play any role

in today's vote? >> reporter: absolutely because some democrats, especially those on the liberal end said that they had concerns about moving forward. they feel better now since they know they'll be able to look at that moment mothat. today's vote was a sweeter, two democrats defected, so we'll be watching to see his confirmation later this week. >> almost 300 school girls kidnapped in nigeria last month. the u.s. is sending troops over to chad. we get more on their mission. >> it appears that they think that there are good lead to be followed in chad, but the military and the white house have not provided more details yet about what is going on.

however, it is worth pointing out with our viewers, to send in troops right away to try to find these girls. the obama administration never took that option particularly off the table. there have been people about 30 or so people from the c.i.a. from the state department, from the military, from the fbi, working as a team in abuja with nigerian officials to help them as they try to conduct this search. the nigerian government is still in control of the search for the nearly 300 girls who were kidnapped about 34, 35 days ago. but they have brought in intelligence, and they say that they are sharing this intelligence or at least the analysis of the intelligence with nigerian officials. there could have been a decision already reached that perhaps going to chad, which is to the north and the east of nigeria,

would be an useful part in the certain for these school girls. >> meanwhile, near the town where those school girls were kidnapped the radical group boko haram. 122 killed in a bombing in jos. >> they the officials say that the bomb was packed in a minivan designed to kill as many as possible. >> by the time h i got here. >> a truck packed with explosives detonated five minutes later, affecting the

first response team. >> this is the devastation caused by the blast. the debris remain all around from fruit to second-hand clothes. fire gutted, and the police will have to go in to see if there is anybody still under the rubble. jos has been a flash point for violence in the past, but it has seen two years of relative calm. there has been no claim of responsibility so far, but the attack is suspected to be carried out by boko haram they

assure that they feel committed to winning the war against terror and it will not be cowed by the atrocities of enemies of human progress and civilization. the di kidnapping of over 200 gs attracted the attention o interl attention. for the people shopping at this market the plans may not be enough. more than 100 people lost their lives hundreds of kilometers away. al jazeera, jos, nigeria. >> russian president vladimir putin said today he's pulling russian troops away from the

ukrainian border. but n.a.t.o. said it has not seen any signs of a withdraw. president putin said he's pulling back troops to create a positive election in ukraine. he also said fighting between ukraine government and pro russian separatists in the east will make it difficult for russia to deal with ukraine's next leader. catastrophic, that's how the situation has been described, more than a million bosnians has been directly impacted by the flooding in the balkans, the northeast has been particularly hard hit. thousands of people were evacuated because of fears 9 area could be overwhelmed. we have barne barnaby phillips h more. >> reporter: this used to be a village playground.

>> i wanted to stay, but they came and took me away. >> reporter: in the local beauty farm the turkeys have drowned and livelihoods are in ruins. this is the northern bosnia close to the border with croat croatia, and here reveals dead live stock. hundreds of cows killed here. the floods came so quickly that farmers didn't have time to save them. now the grim business of clearing up carcasses. bosnia faces another challenge after these floods. landmines. there are still some 120,000 left over from the war. with so many landslides in recent days many mines have moved beyond areas that were a safe defense. >> some mines are made of pure plastic. they float on the water just

like pcp plates. some are made of steel and weigh a few kilos. though could be moved as well. >> they will need support from outside. one of europe's poorest countries. it's i will weaponed to cope with this disaster. barnaby phillips, al jazeera. >> you need to know that the region has faced economic and civil unrest for years. >> we used to know the balkans as a different name, yugoslavia. and the single entity became several country. here they are. slovenia, croatia, bosnia serve

i can't, kosovo and montenegro and macedonia. here are some of the picture we have coming in from the area. bosnian officials say a quarter of the people in their country have been effected by the floods. now 100,000 homes we are told in bosnia, 250 schools have been damaged or swept away. what an extraordinary figure that is. now the bosnian foreign minister said that the extent of the damage is so horrific that it's better not to reveal any details before we have a clear picture, he said. serbian authorities say after 2,000 miles of roads have been destroyed or damaged. and 30% of the railways cannot be accessed. now the bosnian authorities say they fear the damage from these floods may well exceed the 19

2-95 war, which cost millions of dollars. and recovery is going to cost billions and billions of dollars. money that they simply do not have in the bank. almost no one in the entire area has property insurance. and serbia like much of the country where unemployment tops 20% but in reality it's more like 40%. e.u. and n.a.t.o. officials are on the ground at the moment. they were assessing what needs to be done. i think international assistance is an absolute given. did you see in the report there, these landmines left over by the war, 120,000 of them now being moved around by the flooding. that's very dangerous, too j. >> it is. we are now halfway through the primary season in the elections.

>> the civil war known as the republican party this was another big night for the republican establishment. candidates representing the mod raimoderate wing boosting the chance that republicans will appeal to independent voters and it will take control over who takes the u.s. senator. michigan mcconnell crashed matt bevin, a republican darling, by 25 points. >> when they look back the last two years of barack obama's presidency, and they look at how an administration started out so extreme and was finally made to follow it's will, and it started in kentucky.

>> lundergan grimes will be the strongest candidate mcconnell has faced in diagnostic glades i am not an empty dress. i am not a rubber stamp, i am a cheerleader. i am an independent thinker, the decisions i make will be what is best for the people of the commonwealth of kentucky, not partisan interests. >> the interests of main treatmenmainstreamrepublicans w. advancing to a july run off. the tea party candidate finished fourth. the winner will face michelle nun, daughter of former senator sam nun. >> as i've been traveling across the state of georgia i've been highlighting what washington can

learn from georgia. you know what, i think washington is going to learn a thing or two from our campaign. >> inow that the republican establishment is in place regardless of who wins the georgia senate primary. in oregon, monica wehby who supports abortion rights faced against jason conger. >> people are tired of your dirty tricks. we all know th the best way to stand up to a bully is to stand

up to them, and that's what we're going to do. >> for all the talk this year about an anti-washington, the power of the incumbency is still very strong. not a single house or senate inchemical bent has lost in th the 2014 election cycle. last night they went 45-for-45, and over all this year they are now 139-for-139. the political world is also taking note today about the power of running television ads early in a campaign. in pennsylvania democratic primary for governor, tom wolf went from single digits a couple of months ago to winner. >> i always felt when our company does well so should our workers. that's why we share 20% to 30% of profits with our employees. >> car bet is considered one of

the most vulnerable governors in the nation. in arkansas, the gubernatorial winner there was tripped up by a new voter i.d. law that he supports. he forget his identification when he showed up at the polls, so he was not allowed to vote out his i.d. it was a little bit of an inconvenience, but he still supports the law. >> that was terrific. thank you. >> the shooting death of two unarmed palestinian teenagers. also, he ba ebay said that it hn hacked, and customers better change their passwords right away. and al jazeera has really tried to talk to people, about their stories.

we are not meant to be your first choice for entertainment. we are ment to be your first choice for the news.

>> you demanding the investigation of two shootings of palestinian teenagers.

the incident revives allegations that israeli troops often use excessive force. nick schifrin live for us in jerusalem. what happened here? >> reporter: these are protests, they mark the day when hundreds of thousands of palestinians fled or were forced from their homes in what is now israel 1948-1949. the protesters came outside and clashed with israeli forces. palestinians were throwing rocks. israeli forces were firing back with tear gas. during those few hours of clashes two palestinian teenagers were killed since then. international comdemnation has been large. and a family has lost its oldest son. foit is no longer about when she lost her home when israel was

formed. now it's how she lost her son. >> i lost everything. everything. my baby. >> nadeem was a 17-year-old. his father looks through his son's phone and sees the happy teenager that he was proud of. all the innocence. all the innocence. a child. on thursday morning nadeem went against his father's wishes and went to the protest. video taken by security cameras and released by two human rights organizations shows a quieter moment during the protests. that's nadeem walking in from the left. he's shot. the hospital told al jazeera that he suffered a single fatal bullet wound. >> reporter: israeli troops were

300-meters that way. they did a preliminary investigation where the association said they felt threatened, they were using rubber bullets. and they question the veracity of the film. >> as for the edited film, i've seen millions of edited films. >> it clearly shows that they posed no direct or immediate threat to life. that we believe statutes a con t the israeli constitution. >> i want my son back. how, he's not coming back.

>> she said when he she saw the video she thought she was the one shot. she asks for justice. the israeli military says that it's investigators visited the site this morning and they continue to insist that their investigation will be transparent, open, and thorough, and a spokesman saying that we are charged with and committed to safeguarding human life and address threats with necessary force when required. >> the video has caused all kinds of controversy. how are people in israel and the west bank reacting? >> perhaps to no surprise very differently on both sides. we have the israeli foreign minister who is known as a conservative come out very strongly against what the u.s. and the u.n. said, calling for an investigations. he said we don't need anyone

telling us when we need to investigate. we'll investigate ourselves. >> we lost nick schifrin. nancy pelosi said that democrats will take part in an investigation into the deadly attacks in bengahzi, libya. five democrats will serve on the 12-member committee. the democrats considered bo boycotting the investigation, the eighth of its kind. they will report its problem. the president obama of veteran affairs stretches back decades. we will look at how no one has been able to fix it.

>> president obama said that those involves in the allegations in the va hospitals must be held accountable. 26 hospitals allegedly hid backlogs. the president promised to get rid of that backlog. joining me now is retired major stewart hickey. let me try to approach this a different way. i want us to try to approach it a bit differently. what is the opportunity that is available. we heard the charges, the

claims, the allegations. we heard reaction from the president's critics, but what is the opportunity here in this moment to bring about something positive for the va? >> well, think there is a great opportunity to make it a more efficient and effective organization. i just think everybody needs to step back and take a breath and quick being historical and find out what the problems are, fix them. if people are guilty of illegal activity or negligence, take the appropriate action and move on. >> what do you mean by history i can't, what is it that you're seeing that fall noose that category? >> well, i'm sure you've seen it on other networks, and then the

news media showing the sad stories of those who have lost loved ones. we all for them. we don't want to lose any veteran to negligence, a waiting list, or anything like that. but we have to get to the facts and not just anecdotal stories. i believe secretary shinseki is going to the hospitals and the president has sent rob nabors to be his eyes and easier before we start running around with our hair on fire and firing people. >> at the end of the day when

conclusions are drawn. is this a bureaucracy problem with the va? maybe we'll come to conclude, is this possible, that the v.a. is simply overwhelmed? >> i would say all of the above. it's a huge bureaucracy. people do things the same way all the time. they grow up in the system. that's the only thing they know. they need a culture change at the v.a. the v.a. accountability act that we support to give the secretary the tools to fire the none

performers. they should bring in best practices from the outside, maybe outside consultants in key management. >> let me ask this question. is it time for the v.a. system to be shut down and for america's military personnel to access the civilian medical system? >> no, absolutely not, and i'll tell you why, the v.a. system, over all, v.a. receive great medical assistance. with a system that large, of course, if you have 10% bad actors you got 30,000 people out there. it's easy to find the exceptions to the rule and not the rule to show on tv or radio or whatever. but i would say the civilian healthcare market is not going to treat the veteran the way the veteran's administration does, and i say that because if you

look at all the things that v.a. does in the research areas to help veterans, the profit driven commercial system is not going to do that. because it's not going to pay for them to do it. the other area, if it gets to be where we're paying a civilian healthcare agency to take care of our veterans, we'll only be able t to afford those connectin ailments where the v.a. can receive them for everything. retired major general hickey. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> brazil hosts the world cup in less than a month. civil police in several states are on strike and some 5,000

police officers are expected to march on the presidential paula in brasilia. gabriel alazondo is there and files this report. >> reporter: civil police in eight of brazil's 26 states are on strike, and they're saying they want better salaries. they want better working conditions. more importantly they want more resources to help stop crime. they are the crime scene investigators. they say this strike 24 hours. but beyond this, in the city of sao paulo, the biggest city in south america, where the first match will be played, they're in day two of the strike of bus drivers there. it has left hundreds of commuters scrambling to find a

way to get home. the federal government is watching that one very closely. because remember it was the bus fare increase in sao paulo last june that started the nationwide protest. >> an egyptian court has convicted former president hosni mubarak of embezzling state funds. the 86-year-old is also being retried for failing to stop the killings of 900 protesters during the 2011 revolution. mubarak's sons were also corrected of corruption. they each got four years in prison despite returning $7 millio$17 million to the stan hopes to avoid conviction. in mali, rebels threatened to

take over the country after army forces fled. and in syria refugees are asked to return to war-torn syria to receive medical care. fund something not keeping pace with the flow of refugees, we have more now from beirut. >> reporter: only 15 years old and playing with his friends when a shell hit his neighborhood in damascus. he lost his hand and part of his genitals. he had surgery in syria and then his family fled to lebanon. but now they may need to go back. he needs another operation and an artificial hand. but his family cannot help pay for it in lebanon and aid organizations are not helping. >> i'll take him to damascus, but it will put our lives at risk just to not lose another

child. >> so they're left to seek help from the government they say is responsible for inflicting his injuries. this is exactly what amnesty international means when it says syrian refugees in lebanon are faced with agonizing choices. syrian refugees have little chance of getting the healthcare they need here. in syria health services are free to all. but in lebanon it is a private system. healthcare is not available even for those who support. the u.n. and other eight agencies say they look the official funds to provide for all the refugee's needs. the need for healthcare is huge. the camps in which they live has no proper sewage system.

disease spreads quickly here. this doctor volunteers to help the refugees. he gets frustrated when he sees easily treated illnesses become threatening due to lack of tra trail. >> there are treatments such a,t they can't afford them here. >> this child has cancer. to get the treatment he needs they travel back to damascus. >> the road to damascus is not safe, but we have to go. >> refugees are now forced to return to the war they escaped. al jazeera, lebanon. >> a big child pornography bust

involving dozens of people. >> reporter: yes, tony, it's one of the largest round ups in th e new york child pornography case. several authorities arrested 70 men and one woman. the montana man charged with shooting an exchange student pleaded not guilty to deliberate homicide. marcus said he set up motion censors in his garage to capture potential thieves. he said that he feared for his life and he was defending his property. in iowa, an egg company faces charges for a salmonella outbreak. they blame the firm for the 2010 outbreak.

quality egg is accused of bribing a food inspector. nor cremore crews are on ito fight a wildfire in arizona. the number of i would fire wilde doubled. a school comes up with a way to help pay for graduation day. manatee high school charged people to attend graduation day. the school is charging each senior $20 to attend the graduation. they say the graduation cost 12,000 in all and they have to pay for it. >> do you get a box lump after you pay all that money for those premium seats? >> you hope so. >> a merlot or something? thank you. >> russia and china signed a

$400 billion gas deal today that flies in the face of western sanctions on moscow. tonight on real money with ali velshi, ali explores what the deal means for the u.s. a former national security adviser said it brings moscow and beijing closer. >> on one hand it makes sense. moscow has ample gas and china is looking around the world to where they could find it. but as i implied there is more than politics. two major powers pushing back on the west right now. >> this has to be scene as a marriage of interest not of enduring love. ththeir relationship has been troubled over the years. they have fought wars against one another. borders are unstable, but circumstances make this deal right. putin has been wanting to do

this for a very long time as an eastern market for his center. i suspect when the price is revealed, the chinese got a pretty good deal here. >> you can see the rest of ali's interview with sandy berger coming up at 7:0 7:00 p.m. eastn and 4:30 p.m. air b and b agreed to hand over information. it will hand over data on all its users in new york city. but it will not include names, e-mail addresses, home address addresses. it ends a dispute whether air bnb has violated laws renting out their homes.

ebay said that hacking took place in february or early march. ebay also owns pay pal, which was not affected by this attack. if the fbi hopes to keep up with cyber criminals it may need to change it's no marijuana policies. congress approved a plan for the fbi to hire 2,000 employees many of them cyber crime experts. however, fbi director said many top computer programmers like to use pot. the bureau currently has a no tolerance policy on hiring people who like to get high. the 9/11 memorial museum opened to the public today. we'll look at the fanfare of the certificate yes oceremonial ope. today a judge decides whether mario hernandez can stay in the country he calls home. america mobile app,

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android mobile device. download it now >> families of victims and first responders had a chance to see the museum. today the 9/11 museum opened to the public. >> i was there. i met several people who visited the museum today. i thought they did a good job paying respect to the victims of 9/11. journalists were not allowed to go in and film, so we spoke to people on their way out. all day long people stood in line to relive history. >> i'm so glad it's the first day, and i will be back. i'll make a special trip. >> many hearsay they felt honored to visit the 9/11 muse

9/11 museum. mover than that, they felt moved. >> there were photos of people trying to get out of the building, and it's a lot. it brings you back and you don't realize that whole part of it. it was draining. >> we heard audios of people who say they were walking over all these bodies. like, they were people coming out with burnt faces. >> some visitors didn't know anyone who died in the attack. >> just coming down here brought tears to my eyes. >> others lost friends here. ben worked as a security guard in the first tower that was hit. he said the museum told the story well. but for him it was hard to focus on those who caused the attack. >> the story needs to be told. but i thought we're paying

homage to these people. it doesn't make sense. >> folks are getting in for free, but after this tickets will cost $24, $1 $18 $18. some people say it costs too much. >> i think it costs a lot of money. i'll probably pay it. >> the gift shop is sparking some debate. some say the souvenirs are insensitive. >> many and force and sons came to work here. >> it's one way for the museum to find meaning in a dark part of american history and his life. >> it brought back mysteries but it also told me that life is precious. why am i still here?

while friends of mine. they're gone. >> life is precious. tickets are sold out but there are more tickets available for late friday. >> thank you. a man who served in vietnam voted in elections, worked in a federal prison found out he was not an u.s. citizen. he faced immigration authorities in florida. >> reporter: mario hernandez started his wednesday hoping to become what he thought he has been for the past 50 years, a lyle u.s. citizen. >> i slept two hours last night. >> you cuban immigrant was about to go to a hearing that could change the rest of his life. he had come here as a child, served in vietnam and worked as a federal prison guard found out

by accident that he was not an u.s. citizen. he discovered last year that he might be undocumented when he wanted to take his wife on a cruise and was denied a passpo passport. >> he entered as a cuban parolee, has nothing to do with parole in the legal sense allowed him to have a social security and driver's license. co-have had that status indefinitely. >> turns out his parents had never filled out the proper paperwork. now he waits patiently with his wife and his immigration attorney. he expressed concern about the process he had to go through to sort out the confusion. >> the first time i walked in here i was treated like dirt. >> the meeting inside homeland security lasted about an hour and a half.

a path of citizenship was cleared but he was still not happy. >> this system is not broken. this system is a wreck. the same thing that i did three or four months ago when i came here they told me two weeks, now i'm told to be waiting again because they don't have no jurisdiction. >> hernandez was told nothing could be done on the spot. >> the united states citizenship and immigration services made a mistake in mr. hernandez's application. we definitely apologized to him for any hardship that that caused to him and his family. simply put, we decided his case under the wrong section of the law. >> reporter: but then there was good news. a federal judge signed the necessary documents. >> congratulations. mario hernandez would fulfill

his dream today as he hoped, becoming a u.s. citizen at last. >> how great does it feel to be an american citizen. >> it's the greatest feeling in the world. it always has been but now it's even sweeter. >> the hernandez family will never forget may 21, 2014, and perhaps a trail has been paved for others afraid or confused by immigration law in america. >> now i have to make an important phone call to my children. >> robert ray, al jazeera, jacksonville, florida. >> coming up on al jazeera america, people in iran thrown in jail for dancing to a song about being happy. that's next.

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the book is called "edward snowdon." the author said that she found him fascinating. the song is gaining popularity all around the world. in iran six dancers appeared in a video was arrested, most have been released, but we heard that the director is still being detained. >> yes, the video shows a group of iranian men and women dancing to the song "happy." take a look. ♪ clap along if you feel ♪ that's what you want to do ♪ here come bad news >> now this youtube video quickly went viral. iran police chief called it on season. within hours following the a announcement of their arrest thousands went on social media demanding their release using

the hashtag, ashe tag free happy irania#free happyrussianens. it is beyond sad that these kids were arrested for trying to spread happiness. today iran's president wrote, happy is our people's right. we shouldn't be too hard on behaviors caused by joy. this whole incident highlights the political and social divide within iran. >> there is a division in the country from the hard liners who have become very comfortable in power over the lastif last fives through shear oppression. and theandrea thanand rouhani we social environment.

>> one of the dancers wrote, hi, love you all so much and missed you so much. tony, a source close to the director's family told us that he's still being held as an example to the youth in iran that they're being monitored online, and that same source told us that the dancers were given a lecture on morality before they were released, and a stern warning not to do it again. >> iran, you have to lighten up. i love the hashtag, what was that? #free happy iranians. >> you can't believe this, these trains are too big to fit. engineers forget to measure the distance between the lines and flat forms so the trains are just a couple of inches too wide. what do you do when you have a problem like this. the trains don't fit the stations or the flat forms. no the french government has

opted for the platform. they have spent $68 million to make the adjustment, and the cost is expected to go up. that's all we have this news hour. "real money with ali velshi" is next. >> two of america's biggest global rivals just joined forces. i'll tell you how china and russia's gas deal flies in the face of u.s. political goals and i'm bringing on sandy berger for his take. also forget the minimum wage debate, the stagnant middle class wages may be the big "e" problem, and i'll show you how philadelphia is trying to lure middle class families back to the city. plus how to brew up a billion