al jazeera america's hard hitting... >> they're locking the doors... >> ground breaking... >> we have to get out of here... >> truth seeking... award winning investigative documentary series fault lines the school to prison pipeline only on al jazeera america >> squoo this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm tony harris with a look at the top stories. army sergeant bowe bergdahl set free after five years. some have criticised the move. a look at the taliban prisoners and where they are now. looking at carbon emissions - critics say it will cost jobs and the house speaker says it's nuts. >> seattle to raise the minimum

wage to $15. five taliban fighters held at the guantanamo bay prison for 12 years have been exchanged for one army prisoner, bowe bergdahl the idaho. republicans accused the obama administration of violating detainee transfer laws. today the white house fought back. >> prisoner exchanges are not unman in armed conflict. without getting into specific assurance, i can tell you that they included a travel ban, in fact sharing on the detainees between the united states and qatar. i can tell you the assurances were sufficient to allowing the secretary of defense, chuck hagel, in coordination with the national security team to

determine that the threat posed by the detainees to the united states would be mitt dated, and that the -- mitigated and that the transfer was in the u.s. national interest. >> among those denouncing the swap is hamid karzai, said to be angry about being kept in the dark. randall pinkston has more. >> u.s. officials do not know how much longer bowe bergdahl will be treated in a hospital in germany, or debriefed. he will eventually be transferred to a medical center in texas for a reunion with his family. >> reporter: for now, the u.s. hospital in germany is a temporary home for bowe bergdahl. officials say he's being treated for conditions requiring hospitalisation, including nutritional issues. they released no other details. in idaho, relatives and supporters prepare for his reunion with his family as the

obama administration responds to criticism for the deal leading to bowe bergdahl's freedom. taliban fighters in eastern afghanistan turned bowe bergdahl over to special operations forces in exchange to leaders held for 12 years in cuba the swap was made without giving congress 30 address notice. today white house press secrete jordan caron said the president, as commander in chief, had the authority to act. >> bowe bergdahl was a prisoner in an armed conflict. we had the right thing by, after five years of captivity, securing his release, recovery and return to the united states. there's ample precedence of this kind. we don't leave our men and women behind. we don't qualify a decision about leaving them behind or not leaving them behind based op who is holding them. on capitol hill, some

members of congress, including the chairman of the house armed services committee accused the president of breaking the law and called for a hearing. >> this is not a partisan issue, it's a matter of the law and breaking the law. others charged the administration with negotiating with tore wrists and setting a dangerous precedent. >> we set a price, we have a changing footprint in afghanistan, putting soldiers at risk. >> reporter: some current and former members of the u.s. military are critical, accusing bowe bergdahl of walking from his post, allowing himself to fall into the hands of captors. jeg mark kim -- general mark kimmitt, al jazeera speaker.... >> if it turns out that he

deserted his post, going over to the side of the enemy for the purpose, and good american soldiers died in the process, that is not something that should be left to the side, and should be considered. >> reporter: the white house says it's investigating all aspects of bowe bergdahl's disappearance and detention. for now the focus is on his health and welfare. the obama administration said it did not engage with terrorists, but conducted a prisoner swap, the kind conducted for decades. the five taliban leaders killed as part of the deal to secure bowe bergdahl's release are in qatar. a pro-taliban website showed a convoy carrying the prisoners. it stops to meet a delegation, take a look here. the former prisoners will spend the first year of freedom - okay - living in qatar.

it's not clear what redirections they face other are than living there for a year. there's fear that they'll return to the taliban ranks. john terrett is here to give us a better picture. >> the pentagon say all five men pose a threat to the united states and allies if released. all five were among the top commanders and revered in jihady circles. this man is khairullah khairkhwa, a former gor governor of a province, a former interior minister, informs minister alleged to have links with osama bin laden, overseeing some of his camps. mohammad fazl is a former chief of staff and defence minister who rose through the ranks, wanted by the united nations for war crimes, including the murder

of afghan shiite civilians, one of the first to arrive in guantanamo bay. all five have been there for 12 years. abdul haq wasiq is a deputy chief, central to the taliban effort to form alliances with fundamentalist groups to fight against the u.s. and coalition forces after 9/11. carmen mullen -- mullah norullah noori is wanted by the united nations for alleged war crimes against civilian. and mohammed nabi is the fifth member, an official that served in leadership roles, including head of communication, operating a cell out of hovt, said to have attacked u.s. forces. they are the five swapped for bowe bergdahl.

>> thank you. sergeant bowe bergdahl is recovering at a u.s. military hospital in germany, freed by the taliban in afghanistan after five years of captivity. people in idaho, hailey are waiting for him to return home. allen schauffler is in hailey. how have the people in hailey been handling the news this weekend? >> well, just the way you might expect. they've been handling it with a lot of big smiles and yellow ribbon. i can promise you the controversy in the outside world is different to what is happening here. >> reporter: hailey is a red, white, blue and yellow down w news that the five-year bowe bergdahl vige im is almost over. at james artefacts on main street jane is blowing up balloons, ordering 700 more. >> overnight we go through the

rest of the week. and then we'll have more coming. >> you can't keep them in stock? >> no, we are giving them away. we want yellow balloons plastering the town. >> a few doors away zhannies cafe - a flock of sheep have been faced on a herd of a different kind. focussing attention on this up to of 8,000. >> 82nd airborne. >> vietnam vet charlie wants bowe bergdahl to have a better homecoming than he and fellow soldiers. >> he's a soldier, a kid. he's back. this is what we want. >> reporter: around the corner stephanie stops at the coffee company, she's a force behind a million cards for bow and has been stunned. >> it's shocked to get the cars and here from people in germany,

australia, cook islands - all over the world. >> reporter: it hasn't all been plept. she has heard from strangers asking why she's helping a traitor. questions have been asked for years why bowe bergdahl it's erted his post. >> it isway it is. we -- it is what it is we answer with grace and wait for things to go down the pipe. >> reporter: mike penn rose is aware of the controversies surrounding the capture and the guantanamo prisoner swap, but he believes bowe bergdahl pays a big price and wants to see a home-town kid home. >> five years under the taliban. if there's anything at all that went on there, i think that's more than enough. this is city hall across the street, and hailey mayor released a statement today

saying that city hall had been inundated by telephone calls and emails by people attacking the city for supporting berg -- bowe bergdahl, and people voicing their support. he says he wants all americans to wait for the facts to be in. >> i'm not sure i understand all the attacking but it is what it is. what is next for the town, hailey, idaho? >> reporter: nothing immediately. no big events planned this week in terms of the celebrating his release. the big event is the end of this month, 28 june, they have an event, the fifth - the ept marking his fifth year in captivity. it will now be a welcome home or bowe is free. we expect it on 28 june. we expect thousands of p.o.w., mia biker community who supported bowe bergdahl to be

here in huge numbers. we expect that to be a big festival on 28 june. we want to mention that al jazeera america's parent company is based in qatar and this channel is financed in part by the country's government. russia called an emergency meeting of the un-security council over the violence in ukraine. they want the fighting between the ukraine deposit and pro-russian militia to end. battles in luhansk intensified. they spread to the city. moscow denies being part of the unrest. christen saloomey is live at the united nations. we are talking about a resolution. do we have details about what is in that resolution? >> i have a copy of it here. it is short and sweet. just a page and a half long, and the rush jns are asking for a -- russians are asking for a

cessation of hostilities and the opening of corridors to allow civilians in harm's way to get out and said in. it doesn't have details about how the humanitarian corridors will be enforced. that's an issue for the united nations and the office for coordination of humanitarian affairs. they want it know how the workers and civilians will be protected in the event of such corridors. we don't have a lot of information about the extent of the humanitarian crisis, that's something the russian ambassador was asked about. he talked about women, children and civilians killed, in harm's way, and buses turned away as they attempt to flee the area. he didn't have a lot of specific numbers, maybe the thousands. >> it's interesting ending the hostilities, being part of a resolution, that many would say the russian gave tacet approval

to pro-russian groups. i'm curious about the security council. it's been divided on the issue of ukraine. what kind of rehabilitation did the russians get? >> -- reaction did the russians get? >> you hit the nail on the head. the west blamed the russians for making this happen, for encouraging the violence, russia denies it, saying the west is responsible for backing the ukraine it this. listen to what the russian ambassador had to say a little while ago, to the reaction to his colleagues. >> when people fight, this is extremely soars, and there's -- soars, and it's something that -- serious, and it's something that needs to stop. i hear my colleagues "from where we site, we believe this and -- sit, we believe this and that", it's a circular exercise. it's close to russia.

we want the violence to stop as quickly as possible. >> reporter: we talked to western ambassadors on the side of the meeting. the u.k. ambassador said they were willing to hear more about the humanitarian situation, get a briefing from the u.n., but they are not ready to move forward in support of this at this time. >> appreciate it. christen saloomey. this summer marks a crucial organising and image building for anyone that wants to make a serious bid for president in 2016. a candidate got a boost. david shuster is here with more. >> it was a week for texas republican ted cruz, he's germing a buzz a -- generating a buzz that he'll need to put together a presidential candidate. after speaking at a conference he won the presidential straw poll, taking 30% of the 1,000

participants. he beat other speakers, including rand paul, arkansas governor mike huckabee and texas governor rick perry. he appeared tonne a talk show, where he got more headlines for blasting a prisoner swap with the taliban. >> i demonstrate think the way to deal with terrorists is by releasing other violent terrorists. the 2016 field will be a crowded one. former pizza magnate herman kain is giving every indication that he will join the field. he left the race in 2012 after reports surfaced that he was accused of sexual assault harassment in 2012. here is cane at the conference. >> the liberals thought that they had shut me up. i'm back. [ cheering and applause ] [ laughs ] [ cheering and applause ] >> i'm back.

[ cheering and applause ] what a voice. herman kain potential president again, and fan of "potter gist i i." in the 2014 midterm elections a battle between the tea party and republicans is about to play out in mississippi, sam cochrane has been in the senate since 1968. seeking his seventh term. he's facing chris mc-daniel, and supporters were arrested for allegedly photographing cochrane's bedridden wife in a nursing home. the image to be used in an attack add. mc-daniel's condemn itted. there are questions about what he news. the poll is a toss-up. waiting in the wings is travis childers, the democratic nominee for the mississippi senate seat. if his opponent is mc-daniel democrats will pop the corks and republicans will have heartburn.

mc-daniel has a lengthy record of inflammatory and racial statements that may not play well in a general election. >> in the race for a congregsal seat. matt rowsen dale has been campaigning against a federal government with too much power. he released this ad. [ gun fire ] >>. >> the federal government is too big and too powerful. >> yes, he shot down a drone in his ad. a few days ago he topped himself telling a radio host that he misses the days when montana had no speed limit. >> this is where i need to be where people are responsible for their own actions, but will have the freedom to live through it. >> that's exciting. do you have the open speed limit

there. >> no, they do not. >> it's a classic example of a federal overreach. montreal's speed limit is 75 miles per hour, and no politician on the far right questioned the government's right to set conditions on the highway money it gives to the states. studies find that speed limits save lives and increase fuel efficiency. so it goes in montana. tomorrow is a primary day in montana, mesz mississippi, iowa, new jersey. >> don't you tread on me. david shuster, appreciate it. coming up on al jazeera america - a big move from the white house to fight climate change. some say it will cost jobs. we'll take a closer look. a russian computer hacker accused of leading a global ring to steel millions of dollars.

the obama administration took a step to fight climate change. the environmental protection agency proposed a rule that could cut carbon emissions.

the move is raising a storm of criticism. lisa stark from washington d.c. give us the details of what the e.p.a. announced. >> the obama administration considers this a signature plan. the e.p.a. says it plans to cut carbon emissions from power plants, the equivalent of taking two-thirds of cars and trucks off the road. >> reporter: the proposal takes aim at carbon emissions from power plants, spewing out more than a third of all greenhouse gases in the u.s. it's coal-fired plants in the cross-hairs. 600 nationwide. by 2030 the e.p.a. wants their emissions slashed by 30% from 2005 levels. the agency says this will cut down on dangerous pollutants, preventing more than 6,000 premature deaths. e.p.a. administrator evoked the image of a child with asthma, a

child that would be helped by the cleaner air. >> for the sake of our family's health and our kid's future, we have a moral obligation to act on cloiment. >> some called it a step forward. we have an opportunity to get our hands on emissions that have not been regulated, that have been doing damage to public health. >> opposition is fears. it could raise energy prices, cut jobs and cost the economy $50 million. criticism echoed by a group. >> it's going to have a disproportionate impact on lower income americans. people on fixed incomes pay a

percentage of overall budget on energy costs. this will increase costs dramatically. the e.p.a. disagrees, arguing that pushing forward with cleaner energy, energy efficiency and innovation will create jobs, lower bills by 8% and save the country up to 93 billion in health care costs. >> the e.p.a. is looking for public comment from the state, which will have flexibility in how to meet the reductions. there's talk of lawsuits. on capitol hill, threats of legislation stopping the new rule. >> house speaker john boehner says the president's plan is nuts, and senate g.o.p. leader mitch mcconnell called it a dagger in the heart of the american middle class. some argue only congress can order the emission requirements. in 2006 a court ruling allowed the e.p.a. to regulate carbon

dioxide paving the way for the rules. >> the issue could end up before the supreme court with all the legal changes expected. this is far from a done deal. >> lisa stark for us. let's look at the potential impact of the new standards. "real money"'s ali velshi joins us. great to see you. what are we talking about here? >> lisa did a great job reporting this. opponents say it will cost, you know, more in our energy field and e.p.a. says it isn't. this will not get less political. let's put the cards on the table. conservatives and republicans hate the e.p.a. it was a standard of republican candidates - not all, but most - that they want to eliminate the e.p.a. they think they stand in the way of doing business. they'll be on opposite sides. what you'll hear is a fight to say if you do this, it will cost

utility companies, which usually use coal to generate electricity, more money, what will they do? they'll pass it on to you, the consumer. the opposite discussion is whether or not this will cause newer technologies to come into place that will generate electricity less expensively. what is at the heart of this is what happened elsewhere, what happened in california and europe is this concept of a cap and trade system, where you cap the amount of carbon emitted and set up a trading mechanism for it. >> a lot of people say the new proposals or rules will tart the coal industry, do you buy that. . i come from canada where the largest emitter is not the coal industry, but the oil industry. it takes so much natural gas to bring the oil out. you have to boil it out. it's not a given that coal is the given. but most of the electricity in america is generated by dole.

generated by natural gas, which causes emissions. from an energy equivalent point of view, natural gas emits less carbon dioxide than cole. that's why the focus is on coal. if we get this working with cole, other industries will fix themselves up. >> what else are you working on. >> we'll talk about this, and talk to the former new york lieutenant governor richard rava ravage, advising the detroit bankruptcy judge that the idea may be viable to other places that can't meet pension or budgetary obligations. i'll talk to him about that. >> "real money," ali velshi, 7:00pm on al jazeera america. appreciate it. thank you. coming up, a closer look at the prisoner swap. one american p.o.w. for five guantanamo bay detainees. will they go back to the

taliban. a nationwide manhunt for a social media consultant that the fbi says may be armed with explosives.

the united states negotiated the release of army sergeant bowe bergdahl using guarantees from its regional ally qatar. the five detainees swappeded will be held in doha for a year before being sent to taliban. the me were welcomed by a taliban delegation based there. qatar tried to start talks between the group and the afghan government. it could help - it is dubious. talking to us now is a fellow from the truman center. people are saying why qatar?

why did they broker the deal. i know a bit about it, but you can explain it better. >> first, thank you for having me, a pressure to be here. nasser al khatter has played a meed yachtry between the tal -- meetiad tri between the taliban and the world. they are one of the only on the planet to recognise the taliban as a legitimate government of afghanistan. they maintained to that real as an intermediary throughout the early parts of the war. after 9/11, qatar tried to negotiate a surrender of al-qaeda on behalf of the taliban. it didn't materialize. they are continuing in a role as being a trusted meadary between the two sides. president hamid karzai is complaining, whining that he was left out of the process. does that speak volumes about

the lack of trust between the obama administration and president karzai. >> it does. karzai is living with the same lame-duck status that any lives with. he is obviously not holding a lot of sway with the obama administration. they are looking towards who the successor will be to sign the bilateral agreement to keep u.s. forces going forward, both presidential candidates will sign regardless of who wins. hamid karzai is - he's thrown away a lot of trust for the obama administration. they looked to him constantly time and time again to be their man in kabul. it's not a lot of surprise that they would have kept the afghan deposit out of the process. from where you sit, the hamid karzai obama administration relationship over and good riddance. >> over and can you keep quiet for the next couple of years. unfortunately, a lot of people don't realise this, hamid karzai

is having a presidential palace that is larger than the current presidential palace built on the youned. presidential palace. he'll live next to whoever is the afghan president, for the remainder of his life. >> no more hamid karzai questions. >> right. >> does this deal in any way do anything to improve the relationship that the united states has with the taliban. what do you think? >> you know, it's interesting. i mean, the real fundamental fact about that detail, of the deal, is that bowe bergdahl was handed over before the detainees last gitmo. it shows a lot of trust to give up what was a large bargaining trip in terms of a prisoner swap. the fact that we honoured our obligations with the united states of america, we stand by our promise and commitment. there's trust brokered.

the qataris recognise that they helped to broker the trust and maybe they can use it to build trust moving forward. great. what does the united states want from the taliban moving forward? >> i mean, from the get-go we said unconditional surrender is what we demanded. in reality we want peace, an end to the violence. there has to be a political negotiation of some type. this is where the devil is in the details, do they recognise women's role in an afghan government, do they recognise a western view of women's liberation and rights. do they want to be cooperative, peaceful neighbours, or will they continue to try to destabilize. >> there's no known answer to all three. history says no, no, no, to all three propositions. >> which is why the taliban are loathe to negotiate.

why win when you are on the winning side. >> matt zeller, a fellow of the truman national security project joining from washington dc. the palestinian unit of deposit is off to a rocky start. mahmoud abbas swore in ministers as part of the deal with hamas. senior lawmakers are reluctant to send aid now that hamas is part of the government. and israel is reluctant to resume peace talks. >> reporter: it's the first palestinian government to be formed. a rift between hamas began when they took over the gaza strip and it took this throng form near unity government. >> translation: this government, as with previous governments - the agreement sign and approved.

>> reporter: selecting ministers acceptable to both groups was complicated. concessions eventually ensured a government of tech no accurates were selected. >> i'm standing down from my role, but i'm not abandoning my responsibility towards our home lands. we'll serve our people wherever we are, within the government, outside the government. we'll serve the great people of palestine. >> national reconciliation is demanded by all palestinians, especially those in the gaza strip. they've been choked upped a blockade by israel and egypt. unemployment has never been higher. >> etch will benefit from the unity government. students can study in egypt. patients can go for treatment. >> i have been doing nothing. we hope the crossing will

reopen. >> the task is to rebuild to the u.s. lated strip of land -- isolated strip of land and make life more bearable for the residents. >> forming a government may have been the easy part. the challenging task is preparing for elections and dealing with punitive measures by israel. f.i.f.a. is in qatar to discuss allegations the gulf state bribed officials to host the 2012 world cup. they claim to have evidence that f.i.f.a. vice president paid $5 billion to football officialsment the newspaper claims the payments were an attempt to help qatar secure the event. the qatari organising committee denies the allegations. in syria polls open tomorrow for the presidential election. bashar al-assad is expected to win another 7-year term, despite calls for him to step down.

millions will not be able to cast ballots. many say they wouldn't vote anyway. >> more than 100,000 syrians crossed to turkey in the past five months. millions forced into displacement because of the war. this is the reality for pane syrians. >> we left because of the barrel bombs, the fighter jets. what elections are you talking about? . >> reporter: this man's family will not cast a ballot, which is expected to keep bashar al-assad in office. >> he doesn't deserve my vote. these people don't deserve to be voted into office. it's unacceptable. this is a border crossing between syria and turkey and hasn't been and control for two years. the state lost a lot of territory and will not be able to hold elections.

those areas are battle grounds. for the opposition, the election, just like the military strategy, aiming at wiping out dissent. the strict criteria bans serious contenders from being a candidate. >> to be honest. we prefer a political sol use. the dictate or second enforces decisions without asking the people. it's an election, and they dent want to hair -- don't want to share power. >> reporter: no one here will note. not because they don't have a valid passport or visa, it's because they don't want the regime in power. this man says the government is hoping to give itself electoral legitimacy. that can't happen if they rule by force. >> they are going force people to vote, and people don't have a choice. they are hostages of the regime.

mohammad says there are those fighting back. >> translation: if we were afraid of the regime, we wouldn't send our children to the front lines. >> reporter: the election will not end the war, the syrians will not go home. not much will change. it will prolong a conflict no side has been able to win. in spain the king announced he's abdicating. king juan carlos will step down. he ruled for 45 years. his reputation took a hit over a corruption scandal involving his daughter and her husband. an update on the case of a man from yemen accused of trying to kill americans. we have that story and other headlines from across america. >> a businessman from yemen is accused of plotting to kill american soldiers, he appeared

in court. the 30-year-old was arrested on weapons charges over the weekend. prosecutors say he bought two handguns and silencers as part of a plan to kill members of the armed forces in we were new york. >> in washington state six people that attempted to climb mt rainier fell 300 feet and have no chance of survival. two guides, four climbers were heard from on wednesday when they were at 13,000 feet. the area is so dangerous rescuers cannot go in on the ground to look for their bodies. it's the worst disaster on mt rainier in 30 years. in colorado, two children were injured in the latest case of an accident involving an inflatable bounce house. it broke loose, rolling across the feeds with wind up to 30 miles per hour. a girl was thrown from the house. two boys fell from a bounce

house after it broke loose, and was swept up by winds. the f.a.a. is considering using phones to film movies. regulators are considering giving permission for companies to use unmanned aircraft. it could be a potential step towards the government relaxing the ban on the use of drones to get the extension companies must show they will not use drones in a way that will harm safety. in massachusetts, a german shepherd drives into a pond. a 12 week puppy jumped into a car, hit the gear stick, shifted to drive, fell on the gas pedal and september the car into the water. no one was hurt, but the damage neon gone. >> -- damage neon. there is a nationwide manhunt for a man considered

dangerous. ryan kelly chamberlain is wanted under suspicion of having explosives. police raided his apartment in san francisco, in the russian hill neighbourhood on saturday, but they were not specifying what kinds of explosives they found or why he had them. melissa is following this story for us. >> it started with a search warrant on saturday. the police spent the day searching his apartment. they found materials of some kind that could create explosives. the latest we have is an interesting social media angle. chamberlain wrote a type of suicide note sent to friends and families, monday morning. what is interesting is that he had it automated. he may be dead if it was a susted note. he -- suicide note. he had the message pushed out.

he talk beside the loss of his job and romance, and problems with his mother. somebody who clearly had a lot of depression and alluded to that. we don't know where he is. it is a great mystery. >> what more do investigators know about him? >> well, he is a self-described political junkie, he elements represents a -- almost represents a prototype of someone in san francisco. he was involved in campaign work. he worked on a campaign in 2003. self-described political junkie, did pr marketing. a standard typical role you see. >> thank you. a hacking ring that has stolen $100 million. who investigators believe is

behind it. rehabilitation to the release of sergeant bowe bergdahl, and why some say he's a deserter that should be tried for treason.

so apple unveiled new technology during its annual world-wide security conference. c.e.o. tim cook unveiled the ios operating system for iphones and ipad and health book, an app acting as a hub for health and fitness data. they introduced the cloud drive. speaking of apple, it ranked near the top of fortune magazine's list of america's 500 largest companies. wal-mart topped the list. ex-job mobile - there you see, in second place, followed by

chevron. warren buffet's company and apple. now, the justice department says it has disrupted a cyber gang that infected hundreds of thousands of computers around the world. the hacker stole more than $100 million. roxanne joins us. >> imagine that a virous has injected your computers. and you can't access files until you pay a ransom. that was a message. investigators say they have disrupted the group and identified the malware. >> the first is game over zeus. stealing information. the justice department says it has discovered a couple of viruses. they are thought to have infected 100,000 computers.

one belonged to a plastic surgeon, and he paid $500,000 to retreat 30,000 patient files. all we knew is that the internet blackmailers had to be paid in bitcoin or we'd lose the files. the person leading the ring is a russian. he is on the federal bureau of investigation's most wanted list. other pemlers come from russia, ukraine and the u.k. the department of homeland security is the up a website. it's u.s. cert-.gough. the u.s. department disrupted the gang. they are on the loose. the hackers are still out there. >> still out there and at work. >> be ware. >> thank you. the talk among military men and women is focussed on the release of american soldier bowe bergdahl. some question the circumstances

surrounding his disappearance. in essence, back with that story. >> it's a tough conversation to have, thinking about a prisoner of war as a deserter. that's what members of the military community are talking about. part of what prompted the discuss is reports that bowe bergdahl is due for a promotion to staff sergeant. a facebook page was set up saying that bowe bergdahl is a traitoror, liked by more than 20,000. some soldiers served with him in the brigade and claim that he walked away from his post back in 2009. including cody who tweeted about this saying: . >>. >> now, this is mate who served in bowe bergdahl's unit and great in "the daily beast": he

went tonne say: -- went on to say: then he went on to say: the defense secretary chuck hagel said the first priority is to assure his well being. those will be dealt with later on. >> nathan bradley - they are good tweets. thought provoking. coming up, seattle, moments ago, took a step towards raising the minimum wage to the highest in the country. we go there live. first, ali velshi with what is coming up on "real money." >> coming up on "real money" - you may have heard the term clean coal and wonder how it can be called clean. you would be right. i'll give you my take.

we go inside america's drone zones where they are testing technology which could change everything from how packages are delivered and movies made. all that and more on "real money".

i think that al jazeera helps connect people in a way they haven't been connected before. it's a new approach to journalism. this is an opportunity for americans to learn something. we need to know what's going on around the world. we need to know what's going on in our back yard and i think al jazeera does just that.

moments ago seattle made history. the city council voted on a bill that would raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. tania moseley joins us. this is a big victory for supporters of the bill. >> it is a big victory for them. there'll be time before those workers will see $15 an hour. as part of the bill that passed, businesses have until april 2015 in order to implement a fazing in system. -- phasing in system. during the meeting, a socialist city councilman that brought this to the forefront said big businesses don't need time. there's another point to bring up. as part of the phasing in, big businesses will have up to

three years to phase in to $15, smaller businesses have about three years. the baseline will be $11 an hour beginning in april. a gentleman spoke and said "i'm 26 years old, i'll be 33 by the time i see $15 an hour.". >> so i know you meant to say big businesses - we are qualifying big businesses as companies with more than 500 ems please. they have seven -- employees, they have season years and smaller businesses have three. how have businesses and resident reacted to the plan? >> great clarification. i'll let you know early on last year when this came to the forefront, smaller businesses with employees under 500 complained that this type of measure, $15 an hour would break them. since then they have been quiet in the last few months,

brokering a deal many feel with the slow phasing in, starting with 11 and having seven years to get to 15. i want to talk to you about seatac. they brought in there 15 an hour last january for the hospitality workers that live and work near the airport. we spoke with a manager on friday and said workers are flooding the area for the $15 an hour jobs, pushing out the folks that would work the jobs in the first place. >> if you are in a community outside of seattle, you don't necessarily have to pay the increased minimum wage of $sa, and i -- $15 and i wonder how much of a debate there was around the question of whether this could lead to businesses moving down the road, outside of seattle proper.

>> that's a very good point, especially for those larger businesses that can afford to do that. some of the smaller places, we are talking franchises like mcdonald's and subway - some of those are in the communities within the city of seattle. this will affect those places where those folks were. >> tania moses in seattle. the hurricane season is under way. every year the hurricane center puts out a list of preapproved names - we talk about it every year. a study shows that it may have an impact on how they prepare. six decades find prepareness and evacuation warnings are less if the hurricane has a female name. hurricanes with male names were seen as riskier, and fewer were killed as a result.

meteorologist rebecca stevenson is here. the study is what it is and shows what it shows. >> yes, you called it a lot of things. call it racism, darwinism. >> okay. >> if you don't pay attention to the storms. our satellite resolution is so much better over the last 20 years. this is a story where the information was drawn over 50 years of the hurricanes. in seeing most of the names in the original, when they are given to them. they were mostly female. now we alt nalt. every other -- alternate. every other storm it's male, then female, back to a male and so forth. you have to watch what is going on now. the information is great. the 2-day forecast in the 1950s. our 5-day forecasts are better than those. we advanced significantly when it comes to computer modelling.

we look at the satellite. a cluster of thunder storms have developed and we have a new tropical depression. 2e developing here, spinning up rainfall around the selinas and hawker. storms will be heavy with the rain fall in central america for the next few days. at the end of the week we have the participation of seeing a storm preparing off the peninsula to where there are warm waters. we'll watch it. it's worth keeping in mind. this is where we have hurricanes develop in the gulf of mexico. astronomers announced that they have discovered a so-called meg area earth, a planet 17 times heavier than our own. it's called kepler 10c, upending

theories saying that planets cannot remain solid once they reach a certain side. kepler 10c is hundreds of millions of light years away. ali velshi with "real money" it next. well, the obamaed administration poses top emissions. great idea if it's done right if not it could cost americans their jobs and more when you go to pay for your electricity bill. illinois tale you how. plus prevent being the next detroit. there are cities out there right in in america that are over extended and could be headed down the same road. i'll take a closer look. also go inside america's drone zone. see where they are testing technology that one day could deliver packages or everybody a pizza right to your door. i am ali vel