>> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm stephanie sy. hereby are the stories we're following for you. a fierce tacia taliban attack at karachi airport. leaves dozens dead. a deal to save the precious art of detroit falls short. i'll have a live report. more deadly stroinls toda deadln

pakistan. north waziristan. following a siege at karachi's international airport. under attack for five hours, including the 10 attackers were killed. have. >> pakistani soldiers killed clear from afar as smoke covered the night sky. just before midnight rebels had shut their way into the old terminal dressed in security force uniforms. a gun battle followed with real members of airport security then the army was called in. >> security forces confirm. >> security forces confronted and killed them, they destroyed

them. it is good that this operation was over in about four, five hours. >> reporter: but four or five hours is enough to bring up the question of the state of security in pakistan again. this is country's busiest airport. last year more than 16 million people passed through here. and this is what the rebels brought with them. an arsenal of suicide vests and heavy weapons. the pakistani taliban say the attack is revenge nor a u.s. drone strike that killed their leader last year. and it has warned its campaign of revenge has just begun, promising there will be more killings to come. soraya lenny, al jazeera. there will be a closed door committee meeting, concerning

sergeant bowe bergdahl. tortured beaten and held in a cage when he tried to escape. four death threats e-mail to bowe bergdahl's father, bob. visiting turkey in an effort to boost ties between the two countries. zena hodar has more from ankara. former iranian presidents have visited turkey. they visited istanbul. the focus is on boosting trade. these neighbors need each other. they need each other's markets. turkey needs iran for natural gas and oil. it reliance on importing this

natural resource. sanctions have been able to skirt those sanctions l he paying for oil and natural gas using gold. now that has upset the u.s. government but for turkey there is no going back. they need this project. they are ld expected to discuss the possibility of reducing the price of natural gas and oil. so both sides really attaching a lot of importance on this visit because it really serves each other's visits. >> in ukraine, an important first step. president petro poroshenko begins negotiations with russia. he says he wants to meet daily until the crisis resolved. but even before the talks began, there was fighting in slovyansk. david chater has the latest. >> separate uprising in the east. these volunteers have joined the so-called azoff battalion, a

special force raised by the administration. just over the horizon behind me is the crimean peninsula, some of the volunteers come from crimea, from sweden and from italy and most surprisingly some of them have come from russia. but the one thread that links all of these men's, getting a crash course in assembling rifles, adopted the battle name of murman. in another ten years i wit willt belong in my country. a lot of people won't belong in their country. we'll be like the red indians in

america. >> we found a 52-year-old italian who left behind a wife and child to fight for ukraine. >> for my political information i fight where my comrades are, so i felt immediately at home. and they left me people at home too. >> border guard had quarters in maripole calmer under a rocket attack overnight. this is a city that is supposed to be back kyiv. separatists showed me their fortifications in the old greek quarter of the city. >> the situation is a strain and i don't know what the future holds. in the region we have a lot of people but we have less support in our city. >> reporter: the beaches were full of sun bathers making the most of the weather. most of them seemed unaware or uncaring about the war being fought around them. but just along the coast the

members of the azoff battalion were standing at dusk underneath the ukrainian flag. david chater, al jazeera, the azoff sea. tear gas, to break up a crowd, just days from the world cup. >> here in sao paulo, riot police are out in front blocking protesters from getting into the metro station, shuttle down because of the strike. you can see what is left from this morning when a couple hundred protestors mostly university student activists started burning trash here in the street completely blocking traffic in this major intersection. that is when more riot police came in fired tear gas protect the entire thing -- broke the

entire thing up. basically showing their support for the metro workers on strike. the metro workers are entering their fifth day of strike, causing traffic chaos in the city. just a few days before the opening of the world cup in the city. president obama is due to take executive action shortly to ease college loan debt for millions of americans. obama wants to expand a 2010 law that caps borrowers' payments at 10% of their income. the executive order will extend relief to 5 million graduates with older loans that aren't currently covered. $1.2 trillion, why so much? because tuition has skyrocketed. 1120%, by comparison only the high cost of health care rose more tha,cost of food 200%.

the brandon trutling reports why many millennials are falling short of the american dream. >> hand in hand, this couple enjoy strolls in the neighborhood. this residence in bedford, texas is their dream home. but this one bedroom apartment across the street is their reality. >> if we could afford this tomorrow i would, i would move right here. >> reporter: unfortunately, marcus doesn't see how he and his family could move past apartment living. student loans not too stellar credit and tight lending standards are keeping him from achieving the american dream. >> how to pay for the house and the student loan debt and make sure we are okay as a family so we can bring kids into the world because skids cost a lot of -- kids cost lots of money.

>> according to a survey by fannie mae, many americans want to own a home. not too many actually do. agent -- agency began tracking home ownership by age. 43.6% in 2004. >> those condos go bust -- >> realtime experts mark bloom is well aware of the challenges the brookings and other millennials face. >> banks are a lot less liberal what they're giving out in terms of loans or credit. what that borrower has to have is usually more than what that millennial can clear. they haven't had the time to earn that kind of money. >> according to bloom,

millennials inability to purchase homes could affect the recovery of the real estate market and at the very least slow the appreciation of homes on the market. >> could stall the market, could have consequences. >> according to bloom, to make the dream of home ownership more attainable: >> pay all your things on time. >> marcus is definitely all ears. he and his wife like to entertain guests. but -- >> in order to use the restroom, you got to go through our room to use the restroom. no privacy, no nothing. >> although it may take some time he's hopeful in hearing that home ownership doesn't have to be out of his reach. brandon trutling, bradford, texas. coming up. children having to live in homeless shelters after crossing

into the united states. live report. live report.

>> the city of detroit is struggling trying to emerge from bankruptcy. today, the city's auto makers announce they are partnering with the detroit institute of art. it is part of what's called the grand bargain. but it still might not be enough. let's go to bisi onile-ere. tell us more about today's announcement. >> reporter: stephanie, for general motors and chrysler have pledged $26 million in the di amp's commitment to help the city of detroit emerge from bankruptcy. this money will specifically be used to help support retirees and protect the detroit's institute of art. there are worries that detroit could lose some of its prized art but some institutions and

agencies have come forward trying to prevent that from happening. state legislatures voted on a number of deals known as the grand bargain. this still needs to be voted on by retirees. i had an opportunity to talk to governor rick schneider. he says there's still a lot of work to be done. >> that's why i've mentioned we've come along way, let's not stop now. let's give the support to the retirees with a yes vote. the confirmation trial, that needs to be addressed but hopefully we're in the clear and think about the power of detroit, when we can all say we're focused on growing detroit and where we can all win togethers. >> and just to give you a breakdown on the numbers. general motors, as well as ford, they are donating $10 million

each and chrysler is donating $6 million. the dia has committed to raise $100 million. at this point they have 26 million. i spoke to one of the directors and he said there is still a lot of work to be done. stephanie. >> by my math that is $74 million yet to be raised. bisi, i understand there's a big vote that would affect pensions. tell us more about that? >> reporter: yes, pensioners will vote on this deal on thursday. if they pass this, their benefits won't take such a blow. they were projectin projecting p cuts. but he came up with a way that the pensions won't take such a steep cut. >> bisi, thank you. 100 undocumented children in the u.s. without family to live in warehouses in arizona. they join misunderstan join hunr

families. being morgan radford reports. >> more than 700 unaccompanied minorminors are being shell tess nogales, arizona. >> if you compare the numbers of the last year and this year, we were -- it seems to be that at the end of this year we were going to have maybe triple that we had the last year. >> reporter: it is part of a surge of children crossing from mexico. the recent influx of more than 48,000 traveling on their own has overwhelmed the border patrol. so last month the department of homeland security began sending them, jan brewer released a statement calling on president obama to secure the southern

border with mexico. if the obama administration put half the effort into securing our border as it has invested to institute this operation our state and nation would not be facing this situation. officials say most of the immigrants come from central america trying to flee violence and poverty. >> border patrol last always been a good partner with the city of nogales. now as a city we need to help border patrol so they can accomplish their goal and making sure that these children are all taken care of. >> reporter: federal authorities say they will use the center as a way station to administer medications and vaccinations tot children. they will then be sent toless facilities in california, new mexico and texas. morgan radford, al jazeera. >> in haiti, a virus carried by

mosquitoes. about. >> haitians are calling it. in some cases of old and already weakened people it could be deadly. >> it's still very early to get a good picture to the situation but we may attribute. chikungunya fever, advisor has quickly spread across the caribbean and because it's been observed in temperate climates, the virus is expected to eventually reach the u.s. >> it more than likely will be introduced into the united states and will be our next west nile per se. >> the host for denge and yellow

fever. in haiti the disease has disabled so many people that schools have been closed, building projects delayed and hospitals crippled. there is no cure for chikungunya, but distribution of mosquito nets, which are hard to afford for refugees. where the mosquitoes breed. >> our biggest challenge now is to destroy all the furrowless around our houses and anything that tolerates mosquitoes, in order to many eliminate the chikungunya. >> tom ackerman, al jazeera. >> a battle brewing. homeowners offering their properties to travelers have businesses seeing red. and former secretary of state and potential presidential

candidate hillary clinton goes on the road, on her national book tour. book tour.

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>> welcome back to al jazeera america, i'm stephanie sy. the headlines this hour. new information on the veterans affairs scandal. an audit released a short while ago shows 100,000 americans are experiencing long wait times for care. 57,000 new patients are waiting for appointments at va hospitals and clinics. more violence in pakistan. four people have been killed three of them soldiers, are at a security standpoint in waziristan. .ing pakistan taliban is claiming responsibility. the presidents of iran and turkey are meeting today. they'll be discussing trade between the two countries. turkey and iran's relations have been strained in part because

they support opposing sides in the civil war. bowe bergdahl sed he was tortured during five years of captivity. regarding the prisoner swap that led to bergdahl's release. short term rentals have become more popular in recent years thanks to websites like air b & b. 550,000 listings worldwide. but as robert ray reports, many cities like new orleans are starting to fight aback -- back against this unregulated business. >> just blocks from the vibrant night life of the french quarter is barry's home. there's something wrong he says. >> that is your home. this is illegal short termen rental. >> illegal short term rental. >> new orleans has a ban on unlicensed short term rentals.

meg lousteau runs a blvment & b in the -- b & b in the french quarter. >> the proliferation of websites like air b and b makes this easy to do, realization there is not a lot of enforcement in a lot of cities. >> like air b and b, vbo and craigslist, most of them not registered as legal bed and breakfast establishments. in a statement to al jazeera air b and b said we have reached out to officials in new orleans to discuss how we can work together and we look forward to working with local leaders to make the city stronger for everyone. in new york the state attorney general's office has subpoenaed air b and b's records.

>> the effort to stop short term rentals and b and bs is not just hatching here in new orleans bus in places like new york, san francisco and portland, also across the atlantic in a.m. stir many da and u.k. because the tax revenue generated by hotels are lost. >> that's a lot of tax money that's generated. the tourist industries is one of the biggest economic generators this we have. >> barry kaiser says the man who owns the 2500 square foot home next to his has tourists in every weekend and is making about $25,000 a month. >> i can't think of another residential entity, the city would turn a blind eye to a bar, opium den, a brothel?

>> we reached out to kaiser, he refused to talk to us. thousands of residents are worried that their neighborhoods are quickly becoming overrun and that the tax money is being lost. robert ray, al jazeera, new orleans. >> i'm meteorologist dave warren. more severe weather that popped up in the last 24 hours. all these damage reports coming in from the storm prediction center. wind and hail and eventually some flood reports here across the southern plains. more heavy rain will lead to more flooding but want to focus on these tornado reports coming in, actually video that came out of colorado, spinning, there is a tornado, couple of confirmed reports. national weather service goes out and sees how strong those storms were.

fortunately things are all clear now. radar is now with that severe weather going through east texas and parts of louisiana and arkansas. more heavy rain over areas that can't hold it. number of inches of rain have already come down. the ground is saturated on top of that. add another three to five inches with this storm sitting over western kansas, that leads to flash flooding. flash flood warning is in effect. few warnings in effect along with the leaf rain there is some wind and hail, conditions continue to push east. rain in western kansas and colorado, that will remain in effect poop lot of moisture being did -- in effect. lot of moisture, on top of rain that's already come down. additional amounts of 3 to 5 inches so more flooding is possible. not only in texas and oklahoma, all the way north as far as

kansas and nebraska. push off the coast, temperatures have dropped just a bit but now climbing into the 70s andy. and where -- and 80s. hot and dry conditions mean that fire danger well that will remain elevated here over the next few days. >> at least you're not in the hundreds in phoenix for a change. dave warren, thanks so much. former presidential candidate hillary clinton begins her book tour. some say it will be a window into whether she will run in 2016. the former secretary of state says she will determine whether she will run when the time is right. thank you for watching al jazeera america, i'm stephanie

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