>> thank you very much. >> the show may be over but the conversation continues. we'll see you next time. >> this is al jazeera america. i'm john seigenthaler in new york. critical condition - sweeping and disturbing. the new report in the veterans affair's scandal. now calls for eric shinseki to resign. law maker aside - the syrian president called heroic. the virginian state president's personal letter to the syrian leader the hacker - should the government trust him, he served gaol time. >> plus, angelou - an

extraordinary life filling with challenges and firsts. a tribute in this artist and poetment the troubles are piling on for eric shinseki, speaking volumes for the scandal swirling around the veterans' affairs department. new allegations of lies and indinners -- indifference at the veterans' affairs unit in phoenix, some waiting 4 months for an appointment. >> reporter: for men and women that serve in the military and needing care, the interim report by the inspector general of the v.a. is not reassuring. a review of phoenix found 1700

veterans were not registered properly, leaving them at risk of being forgotten or lost. earlier phoenix health care officials reported minimal delay, wait times of 14 days. the inspector general's review of a sample found a significant delay with a weight time of 114 days. the report confirmed that phoenix employees kept two sets of waiting lists to conceal long wait times. senator john mccain says the inspector general's report does not go far enough. >> i believe that this issue has reached a level that requires the justice department involvement. the allegations are not just administrative problems, they are criminal problems. we need an fbi and the department of justice to be involved in this investigation.

i also, with some reluctance believe that given the lack of responsiveness of secretary eric shinseki to numerous inquiries from senator flake and me, that it's time for secretary eric shinseki to step down. >> reporter: the review began after allegations that as many as 40 residents died awaiting care. the report did not confirm that but will vet. relatives held demonstrations and called on congress to look into the v.a. and fire officials responsible for manipulating records and mismanaging health care. the inspector general recommended that veterans' affairs secretary eric shinseki take action to provide care to those not an a waiting list, that they should establish an it system to establish a list, and to a national review of all veterans on list.

the findings were called: president obama mapped out america's foreign policy vision today for his last two years in office. in a speech to graduates he said the u.s. is a world leader but needs to exercise resprint for its military operations. obama said america should work with other companies to prevent attacks. he's asking congress for $5 million. >> the most direct threat to america at home and abroad remains terrorism. but a strategy involving invading every county harbouring terrorist networks is naive and unsustainable. >> his critics were quick to respond, right. >> the president received criticism from two planks, a

school of thought saying the president has not been muscular or aggressive enough in the use of military, and the other school of thought that the u.s. should leave well enough alone and be isolationist. president obama pushed back, laying out his own vision for u.s. foreign policy. >> president obama called for a balance between solving the world's problems and retreating behind u.s. borders. >> the question we face, the question each of you will face is not whether america will lead, but how we will lead. not just to secure our peace and prosperity, but to extend around the globe. >> how to strike the blns is the question, and -- balance is the question and critics and others are looking at what that will look like.

a former policy voadviser. >> my concern is people don't grasp what the 21st century look like. it's not one where we just sit in our continent. >> reporter: president obama tried to let everyone know that there'll be precise practices. >> we'll shift our counterterrorism strategy, drawing on success and short comics of afghanistan, partnering countries where terrorist groups seek a foot hold. >> former staffer says it's about looking to the future not the past. >> the problem is it's not clear how the president himself has tried to implement the policies over the last several years. >> schmidt points to syria's civil worse and deaths as a

foreign policy failure, calling on a pledge of support. >> the situation in syria is worse, not better. it's hard for the president to ignore the deter ration. it's complex and difficult. >> the president pushed back against critics saying the multi-national partnerships are hold overs from the war. >> a lot of folks downplay the effective possess of multilateral action. >> for them working through it, international institutions like the u.n. are respecting international law is a sign of weakness. i think they are wrong. >> mark jacobsen agrees that the international response to violence in ukraine sets a model for the future. >> what the president did was a balance of not only diplomacy and action. >> critics say how effective foreign policy is my have more

to do with shifting politics. >> syria, ukraine, south china sea and the like put into question administration's foreign policies, and their effectiveness. >> with the political elections behind him. president obama is setting the stage for the final two years in office, a period when he hopes to byrnish foreign policy legacy and u.s. influence abroad. >> the president trying to chart a path forward showing leadership and the path of the u.s., in a way that is more subtle than might alone. >> tonight a state senator from virginia is creating a fire storm after writing a letter to syrian president bashar al-assad. the politicians name is richard black. he's a republican. in his letter he calls bashar al-assad heroic and say he and his armed forces are exhibit ing gallantry. he posted the letter to his

facebook page. senator richard black joined me on the telephone. i asked why he wrote the letter? >> i followed the event in the mid east closely, especially the syrian war. i'm deeply concerned that if we oust president bashar al-assad, we'll install a jihadist regime, since al qaeda attacked and murdered 3,000 americans on 9/11, it's foolish to me that we'd align ourselves with their forces. the syrian rebel yap is dominated by -- rebellion is dom nitted by radical jihadists. >> what do you say to people that suggest that the bashar al-assad regime has been killing its own people with chemical weapons? >> i would say this - we are at a fork in the road. we can go in one of two directions. either bashar al-assad will

remain in power in syria, or the rebels who are dominated by al qaeda will seize control, they'll raise the dread black and white flag of al qaeda over damascus. >> what's the difference between a regime that gases women and children, and al qaeda? >> my concern is al qaeda - you may have forgotten, but al qaeda... >> no, senator, i have not forgotten. >> al qaeda flew jet aircrafts. >> i remember that, senator, what's the difference between a regime. >>..there were 200 americans who actually jumped from the twin towers to escape the planes. >> senator, i was in new york that day. >> i have not forgotten al qaeda. >> what is the difference between a regime that uses chemical weapons against its own

people and al-qaeda already. >> the difference is it's a controversial issue, not something that all party agree on. senator john mccain of your party, the united nations believes that. >> i am not sure that the defense department believes that or everyone in the united nations agrees on the either. the point it... >> you do not thing that bashar al-assad used chemical weapons on his own citizens. >> we are not... >> it's a pretty simple question. >>..we are not supporting president asaad. we are supporting al qaeda. i have watched videos of al qaeda sawing the head off a priest and waving his head to the crowd. >> and you call president bashar

al-assad's army hero, the regime that committed the atrocities, chemical weapons against its own people, store -- starvation of many of people. >> the clearing of callet man mountain raining culminating in a victory was a great and heroic victory, and they liberated the christians who reason under severe domination by the radical jihadists. >> how do you determine which atrocity is more horrible. what happened in 9/11 or the gassing of syrian citizens? >> there's no question in my mind that al qaeda conducted the attacks on 9/11. there is serious question among the international community about who did the attacks... >> where does that come from?

>>..syria. >> what fact do you have to back that up? there are plenty of facts on the other side. >> i know it's controversial. it's not my concern. my concern is i don't want to see american soldiers, sailors, airme, marines, defending al qaeda. >> senator don mcgeechen issued this statement, said, "it's bizarre that senator black would send a letter to the president of syria, especially one that heaps prays on bashar al-assad, a man there presided over gas attacks and the killing of his own people." >> your reaction to that? >> i don't think he read the letter. i thanked the syrian arab army for its heroic rescue of christians in the mountain range. >> extraordinary gal aptry i believe you said.

>> yes. >> if the same soldiers were involved in atrocities, would you call them gallant? >> i would say when i can see scores of jihadist videos without any difficulty, where they routinely execute pows, they behead people, they behead christian priests... >> i wanted to get your rehabilitation to the "daily telegraph" report that bashar al-assad funded and worked with al qaeda fighters in his country. >> i'm not sure about that, i think there is a possibility that he's doing whatever he can do to splnter the movement. >> the suggestion is he's working both sides to his advantage. >> i am sure he's trying to win the war any awayee can. >> if that involves killing his

people, you say... >> i give it little credence. >> soipt black, good to have you on the programme. >> good talking to you. according to the center of disease controls, an update on the m.e.r.s. virus was an alarm. health officials thought it had been transmitted to a third person in the u.s. the c.d.c. says the middle east respiratory syndrome has not spread beyond those two people. a flash flood watch is in effect for sourn louisiana until tomorrow. south-western parts of that state coping with the aftermath of floods earlier. kevin corriveau joins us with more about the heavy rain and storms sweeping the area. >> that's right. things are not getting better over the next couple of days. i'll give you the forecast in a moment. i'll take you back to houston. earlier today, highway 45 going north.

it was closed because of rain in the area. the same system was responsible for the severe where in western texas. it's moving to the east. we'll see the same type of weather pattern continuing for the next several days. we have warnings in effect. mississippi, and louisiana, concerning floodings. a big problem here. >> i want to show you pictures that came out across southern louisiana. there we go. people - really, the water came to quickly for some people. some locations saw 10 inches in one day. and many communities are flooded and will stay flooded for the next several days. i want to show you more video crass the region. a lot of people flooded in the streets, homes are flooded in the areas, sewers not being able to handle this much water in little time across the area. coming back to the weather wall, i'll show you what we expected

to see. the rain will continue across the region, going wednesday, thursday and friday - thursday, friday and saturday. the next 72 hours, 6-2 inches of rain is expected across louisiana, and then as we get into parts of alabama. the system is not going away. later in the hour we'll talk about another area of flooding in ohio, and west virginia. >> it's been a busy fire seven in the west. that's fuelling fears that it will get worse as the summer heats up. the parties tried to protect national parks by cracking down on exploding targets. recreational target shooters love them. they can spark wild fires. jim huli explains. >> reporter: the targets add a new dimension to the shooting experience. as the youtube videos show, they explode when hit.

some sending flammable debris in all directions. >> it's a real danger. >> chris is with the rocky mountain region of the forest service in colorado. this video produced by the forest service shows how easily the targets can start a fire. >> sat on a bail of hay. when it went off it started a fire. >> results like this have been costly. >> in the last couple of years, as the exploding targets have become popular, we have seen about 16 or so fires, $33 million in suppression costs. >> the fires occurred across the u.s. - from california to utah, to peninsula. in colorado, the targets are linked to six fires in the past six years. an exploding fire is linking to this fire. >> the targets are not illegal to sell. you can get them at any sporting good store or a gunshot, costing

$5 a shot. the targets are not allowed, they can still be used at private clubs or on millions of acres of private land and could spark fires in brush and timber. i used these on a personal basis. sporksman knows the thrill when the chemicals are mixed together. >> there's two components. an oxidizer and catalyst. >> ignited by a bullet. the weapons safety instructor knows the danger. >> folks use these and put them into metal or glass containers. there are fragments that could hurt people. >> it led to the targets being banned at shooting centers, like this one outside of denver. the forest service is considering a permanent ban. anyone caught using targets could face a fine of $5,000, and

six months in gaol. one of america's most powerful voices and activists died. may aangelou. richelle carey is here with more on her lich. >> she was known for corrections to literature. she was a renaissance woman, teaching the world to rise up from tragedy and find joy. >> across the wall of the world a river sippings a beautiful song -- sings a beautiful song, saying, "come rest here by my side." >> the world mau mae ankle u lou by her art. tran screpding race, and class divisions. it was grounded in her early years, when she was eight she was raped by her mother's boyfriend. when the man was killed by her uncles, she wrote that she felt

responsible and stopped speaking for five years. eventually she found her voice, her words changing america. >> you may bury me in the bottom of manhattan. i will rise. angelou crusaded for race equality in all genres. early in hor career, in 195 -- her career, in 1954, she toured the world. in her 1969 memoire "i know why the caged bird sippings", was the first best seller by an african american woman, two decades later she was the first african american woman no present a poem at the president's ipp august ration. >> you created lower than the angels crouched too long in the bruising darkness, have lain too long face down in ignorance. >> she received high civilian honours, the national medal of

others and presidential medal of freedom. >> angelou was an institution, making a lefting contribution to make the american community a better community. >> ankle lou as nom admitted for the pulitzer prize, and tony and emmy awards, and won grammy's and dozens of literary honours. she embraced teaching and spent 30 years teaching american studies at wake forest university. she spent her career teaching strength, love and forgiveness through her art. >> here on the pulse of this fine day, you may have the courage to look up and out, and upon me, the rock, the river, the tree. your country. >> president obama issued a statement about dr angelou and wrote this:

>> maya angelou was the mother of one son. she is a national treasure. you can't think of her and not lift your shoulders higher, because she was ours. >> it's the power of her words. >> yes. >> and the power of her deliver. >> yes. >> when you listened to the speeches. only she could deliver them in that special way. >> yes. >> it's an amazing story. thank you. coming up later this hour. bringing maya anningel ou's words to life. and an exclusive, how and why the fbi spied on nelson mandela, and secrets from a convicted hacker. we talk to the former fugitive.

in syria an american citizen reportedly blew himself up in a suicide attack. u.s. officials are investigating the man whose identity is with hold. postings show him in syria. he is suspected of fighting alongside al qaeda against bashar al-assad. syrians who started voting in next month's presidential election, thousands of refugees

in lebanon and jordan cast ballots, with voting inside syria set for june the 3rd. bashar al-assad is on course to win. members of the syrian opposition say the vote is a farce. >> egyptians have been voting in a presidential election, the first since a coup. ruts suggest a -- results suggest a landslide victory for abdul fatah al-sisi. he is already facing questions about legitimacy. low voter turn out prompted the government to keep polls open. the outlawed muslim brotherhood boycotted the vote. >> coming up. a surprise. the fight over where the hot sauce should be made takes a new turn. >> search engines, glasses. get ready for google's self-driving car.

this is al jazeera america, i'm john seigenthaler in new york. working for the feds - a hacker turns informant. can he be trusted.

i ask one of the world's most wanted trackers. from the fbi files, why the government agency was keeping tabs on nond during his -- nelson mandela during his first trip in the united states. and remembering apping -- answering -- mary angelou's poetic words - a tribute. cyber attacks are getting more aggressive and personal. a new report says nearly half of all american adults have been victimized. basic informs like names and -- information like names and addresses can leave to identified death. web users are experiencing what is called data breach fatigue. for more we turn to jonathan betz for that story. >> researchers say that the sheer number of attacks are numbing people to cyber crimes.

hundreds of millions have been affected. customers of target, ebay, snap chat are at risk after personal data was stolen. cyber crime cost $30 billion. n.a.s.a. was the tart of a dozen successful attacks. hackers were able to get to the controls of the international space station. militaries are getting a little concerned. in 2011 the pentagon concluded computer sabotage could be an act of war allowing the u.s. to respond with military force. the defense secretary chuck hagel announced he wanted to tripple the size of the defense unit, adding 6,000 more workers and investing $5 billion. to find the qualified workers, the defense department launched online camps, competition, scholarships to recruit students, and the pentagon is considering hiring hammers to

help fight the cyber attacks. there's a problem. most can make more money working for private companies than the government. >> that's true. kevin mitt nick was one of the world's most wanted hackers in the late 1990s, and was convicted in 1999 of cyber crimes and spent five years in prison. he's a computer security consultant and joins us from los angeles. welcome. good to have you on the programme. >> thank you for having me on. pleasure to be here. >> there's this hacker sabu. he got a deal with the government. he was helping the fbi as an informant. do you think he got a fair deal. >> it's normal, because in drug cases when you capture drug king pens is you have the king men turn on everybody else and the king pen walks. this is something no new. what is new about this is they are doing this in hacking cases.

in fact, when i was a hacker, back in the early 1990s, the government used a same kind of informant against me, but i figured it out quickly, and turned the tables on this guy. but - so they were doing this back in the 1990s, it's nothing new. did he get a fair deal. he was extremely lucky. he was facing at least 20 years in federal prison, and walked out on probation. that's unheard of. >> can the government trust hackers, people like you? >> well, it depends. you can't generally say hackers, it's on a case-by-case basis to the individual. in the past there has been informants like justin petersen, the guy that tried to get enough evidence for the fbi against me, and he turned out to be doing credit card fraud.

an informant for the secret service was stealing millions of credit cards and selling them under the secret services nose whilst working for them. traditionally the informants working for the government have been like double agents. doing illegal stuff on the side, while at the same time doing stuff for the government. >> let's say you wanted to get into my bank account. if you sat an a computer today, could you do that. >> i... >> you were going to say you could. >> i am hired by institution, manufacturing, a slew of clients. we have 100% success rate. when they hire us to break in physically, technically or using social engineering, we always get in. so the statistics that i saw on

your show didn't surprise me. i see it in the field. >> so if you cab do it, but you are legal and doing it for companies, there are pound to be people out will like you that can do it. >> that's the problem. security technologies have not evolved to protect against threats out there. wi with social engineering, a hacker persuades someone to do something, like opening an email, by doing this, if the person opens the attachment, the hacker can take over control of their computer. this is social engineering. this works all the time. i have to ask you. you spent five years in prison. >> five years. >> five in solidary confinement. >> yes, because the federal

prosecutor told a judge that not only did they have to hold me without bail, but in solitary confinement because the prosecutor told the judge that i could pick up the phone, dial into norrad, whistle into the phone and launch a nuclear weapon. [ laughs ] . >> i don't want to cause you trouble with your job, but why would a company trust you. >> because of my track record, and i have been - it's like fab low escabar becoming a forma cyst. that's kind of me. >> i'm not sure everyone thinks that's a great idea. >> some people don't think it's a good idea. i have plenty of clients, and i have a track record over the last 14 years of being able to perform security services from businesses globally, and they were extremely happy with my work. even large financial institutions. can i be trusted. it's not to say every hacker can

be trusted. >> how do people protect themselves from hackers. >> as a consumer, you know there's a lot of things you can do, if you are at a coffee shop or the airport using open wire s, i'd use a low-bost bp m service. you pay $5 a month. when you connect to computers. it encrypts everything that you are doing. someone is monitoring the wireless network at the coffee shop or airport. they can't snoop. >> what about the phones. >> your f phone. it's a computer in one. and one thing i do, is keep my firm wear updated, right, at the newest release.

i would be very careful about opening up any hipper links that someone sends in an email for a text message, and i would use a strong pass coat. like, for example, with the apple iphone, you could choose a simply password or a complex password which is longer, and i would recommend using a complex password because it'sive to crack. >> good to have you on the programme. thanks for sharing your story. we appreciate it. we may have you back talking about some of the things people can do to protect themselves. we appreciate it. >> we can spend an hour on this. >> we could. thank you, kevin. >> we are keeping our eyes on some top stories. richelle carey is here for the briefing. >> a report released today says the phoenix veterans hospital officials lied about how long patients waited for health care. the having by the v.a. inspector

germ said the average -- general said the average wait was four months, not three weeks. the report was prompted by the deaths of 40 veterans waiting for health care much the president addressed foreign policy plans at a commencement speech at west point. the u.s. needs to show restrainted before embarking on military operations and wants america to work with other countries and asks congress for $5 billion to support global terror programs. a state senator comes out in support of syrian president bashar al-assad. republican richard black delivered a letter to the syrian u.s. ambassador, calling bashar al-assad a hero. syria's army shows gallantry in the war aknaips terror its -- against terrorists. the state senator was an army lawyer stationed in germany. he became fam lar with middle east politics, and opposes

intervention in syria. >> it was back to school for the first time since the deadly rampage in u.c. santa barbara. councillors from on southern california's campus for those mourning the deaths of six classmates. 13 were injured when elliot rodger went on a killing spree. elliot rodger stabbed three students. shot three more before taking his own life. chicago is a city overone by gun violence. six killed, 16 others injured by gun violence. federal courts ordered the city to allow gun sales. city leaders looked at how to regulate the industry. ashar quraishi has the latest. >> reporter: chicago's mayor is pushing for tougher regulation as the city allows gun sales for the first time since the 1980s. >> the city of chicago does not

have a problem of too few guns. >> there's too many guns p coming in. on any given weekend police officers take more guns off the streets than new york and l.a. >> reporter: the decades-old ban forced anyone that wanted to buy a gun legally to go to the suburbs. city leaders point to a report indicating that 20% of guns recovered from crime scenes were sold by four dealers outside the city. all the gun dealers is in river dale, a big source for illegal guns used in chicago crimes. no one wanted to talk to us there. one of chicago's shocking murders happened last month. 14-year-old andrea martin was shot and killed allegedly by a

14-year-old girl in a dispute over a boy. >> the gun that killed the 14-year-old girl was bought legally. if that person was responsible for the gun, sha may not be dead. >> the person that bought the gun turned around and told it on the streets. they require dealers to restore video cameras. selling no marathon one, requiring a 72 hour period. as things stand gang members we spoke to say it's too easy to get guns. >> guns are legal. you can have a gun. like most people probably go out there. and bring them back to chicago. now the mayor and police have to hope that they have to pass regulations if they hold up in

court. >> a federal judge is barring ohio from carrying out any executions until mid august, allowing attorneys to go to court. they plan to challenge the state's decision to increase decemberages of lethal injection drugs, used in combination during ohio's last execution in joint enterprise. it took the inmate half hour to die. a botched execution in oklahoma caused more public outrage about the death penalty. al jazeera america's new series "the system" explores controversial cases. tonight's episode examines america's gun laws. >> it's crazy. no matter what happens. if you fire a gun, 20 years. doesn't matter why. >> reporter: in 2009, 53-year-old orvery well lee waller was convicted of aggravated assault.

>> i firmly believe had i not down what i did that stay, my daughter would be dead. >> you can watch the episode of "the system" tonight. now to an al jazeera america exclusive. we have uncovered new information that shows the fbi spied on nelson mandela during his first trip to america after being released from prison. the government record shows confidential - the informant was travelling with nelson mandela when he arrived in the u.s. june 1990. the fbi conditioned nelson mandela's african national congress a terrorist group. jane leopold -- jason leopold is an investigator and digital contributor for al jazeera. he broke the story and joins us from los angeles. welcome. >> thank you, great to be with you. >> why was the fbi coninspectored about nelson mandela? -- concerned about nelson mandela sfl. >> it's fascinating.

in the files obtained by ryan forchiro - it shows that there was great, enormous concern that nelson mandela would be assassinated. they were trying to find out what nelson mandela was up to, what he was doing, who he was speaking with, what his politics were, and a month before he arrived in the u.s., the moib wr cultivated a confidential informant to basically provide the bureau with everything about nelson mandela's movements. it's important to note that what is interesting about that is the fbi did not have the lead on mcdonald's security when he came to the u.s. it was the department of state. it raises questions was to why the fbi believed it needed a confidential informant close to or within nelson mandela's circle to find out what he was

up to. >> do we get a sense of the identity of that informant? >> we don't. this informant knew intimate details about what nelson mandela planned when he was going to visit the u.s. the informant noted that lewis had raised questions about whether he could meet with nelson mandela. and that an event in atlanta was planned by kerr eta scott king, martin luther's widow. the informant knew a bit of detail about mapped's movement. this was just four months after nelson mandela was released from 27 years in prison. >> what surprised you the most about the documents? >> well, there's a couple of things. certainly the fact that the fbi did not seem to know enough or

have enough knowledge about the african national congress, which is ironic when you look at the news reports suggesting that the c.i.a. played a role in nelson mandela's capture and imprisonment. what really stood out for me was the level of hate red, vitry owl, and the number of death threats directed at nelson mandela. there are some chilling documents in these fools, handwritten letters, that individuals sent to newspapers, and even phone calls made to various police agencies. threatening nelson mandela's life. and the state department noted in a threat assessment that, you know, the terrorists or the threat against nelson mandela was high. and about 10 years later, in 2000, they said the primary threat against nelson mandela

emanates from right-wing extremist groups. >> it's a fascinating story, you can gind it on aljazeera.com. thank you jason leopold. now to the hot sauce controversy. for months the si of irwin dale california has been fighting hi fung foods. the company that produces the hot sauce. tonight things are changing. let's go to stephanie stanton with more on that. >> well it has been months of back and forth between the city of irwin dale and the maker of sorocha. the city called the company a public nuisance and filed a lawsuit to halt production. the heated battle has come to an end. the city council deciding to drop its lawsuit and work hand in hand with the company to keep the air clear. >> reporter: sorota is a vietnamese hot sauce put on everything from asian dishes to

eggs, hot docks and hamburgers. -- hot dogs and hamburgers. the red paste has a cult following, there's a documentary dedicated to its popularity. a group of irwin dale residents living near the plant don't share the same feelings. they complained about fumes during chili harvesting season, some say they are so strong they can't go outdoors. >> my eyes are watery, my nose, all the way down itches to here and there's swelling. >> the city took action, filing suit against the sauce's manufacturer, calling it a public nuisance, asking a judge to stop production until the owner fixed the problem. tran says he updated the filter system and believes the problem is solved, but the true test comes when harvesting season

begins in august. now, the owner of foy fung food sent this personally signed letter to each council member, promising to do what he can do prevent fumes entering the air. he said if a problem comes on, he'll be on it, and addressed it immediately and do what he can do keep the air clear. we are here in irwin dale california. >> the story continues. thank you. apple is baying beats electronic for $3 billion. rumours have been swirling. apple confirmed the purchase of the headphone and music streaming company. most expensive purchase in apple's history. google has been working on developing driverless cars for years much the company said it's developing a fleet of the vehicles. they have no brakes or steering wheels, or humans. science and technology correspondent jacob ward

explains. >> everything about cars involves faith. the i have faith as i cross the intersection that none of these guys will hit the gas and plough through me. everyone around us at the giants game assumes that no one will jump the kerb. google has now extended that faith more deeply, and arrived at a design that does away with any sort of break or accelerator or that icon of control, the steering wheel, and has gone with a simple start button and emergency stop button. the design stems from google's realisation that employees, who have been commuting to work via the original self-driving car design were not ready to take control of the wheel. it was a fundamental design context. the car would say "hey, construction area", you take the wheel. >> they decided that people are not ready for that. they are falling asleep, reading

a book. they'll not be startled into taking a moment's notice. the new paradigm need to do away with drives. they are passengers that you see in the video. people get in, strap in, they have leg room and room for the groceries. otherwise, they are passengers, they are subjecting themselves to the whims of the car in the same way you and i subject tours the whilst of a train or bus driver. it's not owning a car. that is google's point. they imagine the car being interchangeable, carrying you from place to place. you order up instructions, you say "hey, i want to go to the movies", it teaks you there whether you are conscious, asleep or whoever you are doing. the par time of people as cargo is not only full of liability issues and all sords of technical issues, it's a

fundamental act of faith that is deeper than what we do in the car environment. >> jacob ward reporting. the california couple that found a treasure trove of gold coins is selling them. several were auctioned off. one went for $15,000. $20, double eagle, worth about $4,000. the whole collection is worth $11 million. the couple planning to donate the auction money to charity and using the rest to pay for bills. >> we invite a young poet to pay tribute to mary angelou. >> the dna testing shows that these are not his hairs >> unreliable forensics >> the problem the bureaus got is they fail, it's a big, big deal... >> convicted of unspeakable crimes did flawed lab work take away their freedom?

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earlier this hour we talked about flooding, we are watching ohio, and pennsylvania, rain showers are pushing through. they are diminishing, but the threat of flash flooding is a problem probably through tomorrow morning as well. with the system pushing through, we are getting cooler air. it's below average for this time of year. the low, in boston, you'll feel like 44 degrees, new york 50, and washington 62. tomorrow morning will not warm up. you'll only get up to 64 degrees. as we go towards the rest of the week, you will begin to warm up with a beautiful week.

boston, we'll see clear skies, chances of thunderstorm. really not getting out of '60s. across the south-west, we get the sothly flow, and that is bringing the temperatures up as well. that warmer air is coming into parts of arizona. take is look at the temperatures we expect to hear op thus. on friday, that will go up to 100 degrees. your news is coming up after

this. tonight we remember a powerful voice of the last century, mary angelou. author, actress, civil rights. she died in carolina. a poet, performer and educator from brooklyn new york memoralizes the medal recipient with the reader of mary angelou's "women work." >> "women work" by mary angelou.

i have the children to tend, the clothes to mend, the floor to mop, the food to shop, then the chicken to fry, the baby to dry - i got company to feed. the garden to weed, i've got shirts to press, the tots to dress, the can to be cut. i've got to clean up this hut then see about the sick and the dotton to pick. shine on me, sunshine, rain on me, rain. fall softly dew drops and cool my brow again. storm blow me from here with your fiercest wind, let me float across the sky till i can rest again. fall gently snow flakes. cover me with white cold icy kisses and let me rest tonight. sun, rain, carving sky, mountains, oceans, leaf and

stone. star shine. moon glow. you are all that i can call my own.