our guests including derrick and phil. until next time we'll see you online. >> welcome do al jazerra america i am stephanie sy here are the stories we are following for you. you u.s. troops killed in afghanistan, friendly fire could be to blame a shooting outside a high school in oregon. we'll have the latest. if you disarm our population, you are making it easy for another country to come in here and bait us. so therefore it is an act of treason. an al jazerra exclusive. an interview with one of the less vegas shooters before they went on a deadly rampage killing two officers, proof of his

anti-government views. ♪ ♪ there has been a school shooting in oregon, and i have just heard that a press conference was given, a students has been killed. the shooting took place in the town of troutdale about 15 miles east of portland. the sheriffs department also says it response today the gunshots at reynolds high school this morning. it was about 8:07 a.m. tactical team are currently evacuating students and staff. police say the situation has now been stabilized. again, one student was killed in this shooting. the shooter is also dead. those evacuated are right now being reunited with their parents. >> i missed the bus this morning and i was at carls junior and

the girl salt lake are you at reynolds i heard there was a shootout i sprinted up to the school i found out it was in the gym that's where i would have been if i was at school. i am glad i missed the bus. >> tomorrow was due to be the last day of school at reynolds high school. in afghanistan, just as u.s. and allied forces are beginning their draw down, word that five american troops have been killed. it happened in a remote area of southern afghanistan yesterday where coalition and afghan troops were conducting a security operation ahead of this weekend's presidential run off election. al jazerra's mike viqueira is live in washington. what more do we know about what happened? >> reporter: there is a great deal at stake for both the u.s. and afghans in the election on saturday. now we have some reporting from al jazerra in afghanistan speaking to sources on the ground, including a police chief and the story goes something like this, you would although the details are still sketchy. u.s. and afghan sources were on patrol in the area you talked about, a remote province of

southeastern afghanistan. they were ambushed by the taliban at which point they called if an air strike and tragically it appears a victim of fire, the air strike mistakenly killed five americans. their interpreter and one afghan soldier for a total of seven dead. now, we are await to g awaitingr reaction from the white house any moment in the daily briefing. this morning a statement put out by rear admiral john kerby says the following. five american troops were killed yesterday during a security operation in southern afghanistan. investigators are looking not likelihood that friendly fire was the cause. our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the fallen. and stephanie, this appears, now, to be the largest incidents of friendly fire in the history america. the 13 year history of the american and allied war in afghanistan. the largest number killed in any one incidents involving friendly fire. >> wow. mike, meanwhile, the president has, of course, been facing

criticism for setting a withdrawal date from afghanistan saying he would get troops out by end of his term. how could incidents like this one, friendly fire aside, play out among his critics? >> well, we were talking about the big date that's coming up on saturday, there is so much at stake here for the united states and the afghans, president obama obama announcing the ceasing of american involved on a date certain 2016 he's come under a lot of criticism while there are still 32,000 americans down from a peak of 100,000 in 2010. still 32,000 there in the midst of being drawn down but still a very dangerous place to be, stephanie. >> in deed. mike viqueira reporting from washington. mike, thank you. in iraq, the prime minister is asking the parliament to declare a state of emergency. earlier today gunmen seized parts of the country's second largest city, mosul. government buildings have been taken over by gunmen believed to be tart of islamic state orism r

isil. imran kahn reports from baghdad. >> reporter: in the early hours of tuesday fighters from the islamic at this time of iraq mounted within of the most boldest a tacked on mosul in the north. some 1300 fighters besieged the city within a few hours took over at celeste 75% of it. according to local sources. iraq's army and police forces also abandoned their positions. within a few hours then a prison break freed 2400 prisoners then the provincial government building was taken over quickly followed by two tv stations and some banks. >> reporter: a few hours later the iraqi prime minister addressed the nation calling for an emergency session of parliament. >> translator: we call upon the apartment to declare a state of emergency in the country. >> reporter: he also put the arm on maximum alert. called for tribal m militias to protect citizens and i can the fight to isil. also calling for the international community to act.

pardon me lament is likely do convenient on thursday to debate the state of emergency. it won't be easy to get as many politicians to vocally criticize the handling of the crisis earlier on tuesday the speaker of the house said iraq's army were partly to blame. >> translator: the iraqi arm irrelevant leadership performed a dereliction of doubt i remember nduty.the question is a lightly-armed group like isi life. able to take over a city of nearly 2 million people? this is a big prop began at that victory for isil and one that they will be keen to trumpet. however, other people are worried about any potential state of emergency. they say if the prime minister gets such sweeping powers he might find it difficult to give them up. there is word some members of congress were briefed on the prisoner swap that freed army sergeant bowe bergdahl but only learned of the plan a day

beforehand. congress is holding it's third closed door briefing on bergdahl. the senate armed services commit is a meeting with senior defense and intelligence officials. defense second chuck haige is due to testify tomorrow in the first public hearing in the matter. we are learning more about jared and amanda miller, the young couple accused of killing two las vegas police officers and a bystander. police now say the millers were involved with white supremacists and had expressed anti-establishment views. al jazerra has exclusive video that confirms those views, erica reports. >> reporter: las vegas authorities have not released an official motive for the shootings that left two police officers and a bystander dead. but new videos of accused op cop killer jared miller playoff her insight. >> our rights are being violated by the federal government time and final again. >> reporter: flaunting anti-government views the millers volunteered asthma litsch a members to help cliven bundy the nevada rancher who

clashed with federal agents over a forced roundup of his cattle on public land. while on the ranch miller explained his stance in an interview with al jazerra correspondence melissa chan. >> the abuses of police have just grown out of control with no repercussions. >> reporter: and jared miller watts no stranger to police, particularly in indiana where he had a criminal record. he posted videos to youtube under the web name usa true patriot. in one of them, he recounts when police arrested hill in 2013. >> one of them came and stood right here in this hallway right where i am standing now with an assault rifle while another one illegally detained might wife there in the living room, would not let her leave the house. police officers then came up my stairs here, without a warrant by the way. >> reporter: miller apparent anger turned to tears as he posted a message for his wife just before heading to jail.

>> i just want you to know i love you so much and i hope that you will come visit me in jail. >> reporter: miller never expressed remorse in this video even though he was convicted of a crime. a year later while on the bundy ranch he called out government as the real criminal. >> you know, a lot of these criminals we have running around in our country they are really not criminals. all right? they just refused to follow their laws. you know what i am saying, so how are those people any different than the criminals in our government that refuse to follow the laws that are set for them. >> reporter: on the day of the las vegas shooting, witnesses say they heard the millers yell this is a revolution before they opened fire. erica, al. the number of sex crimes report odd u.s. college campuses climbed by 50% over a decade according to a any federal report. the department of education says although the overall campus crime has decreased, the number of sex crimes has risen. >> a white house report released earlier this year revealed that

one in five college women is sexually assaulted by the time she graduate. another issue facing college students getting a job. some schools require students to get a job, to get a degree. al jazerra reports on schools that require you to work your way through college. >> what is this thing over here? what are we looking at here? >> this is nettles. they grow right next to our herb garden. >> reporter: creating on campus jobs like these is how warren wilson college integrates work with learning and makes the school's 40,000-dollar price tag more affordable. one of seven federally recognized work colleges, these are small schools with enrollments that range from less than 100 to just under 1700. the student must work 15 hours a week or three hours a day for the entire academic year. their annual compensation, $3,480. while students pay federal, state, and local taxes on their earnings, they never actually

get cash. as first year student hannah butcher knows well. >> it goes to our tuition, we don't see the money at all. >> reporter: what? >> yeah, we -- we don't even get a dollar of it. nothing. >> reporter: so this is hannah butcher what about another names on this board? >> this is the student workforce at warren wilson college, this is every resident and most of the day students working reflected here in these different crews. >> reporter: those 110 crews are made up of warren wilson's 924 students who are doing everything from fixing cars at the school's auto body shop to handling plumbing issues. unlike traditional work stud hey design today give student extra spending money they are students are locked in to their agreements if if they say i don't want to work. >> it's not a decision that you can make here. >> reporter: if you don't work at these schools, you don't graduate. warren wilson does offer assistance to students beyond their work agreements to cover the costs after 10 dance, but many also take on loans. in barea college students have

almost no out of pocket expenses because they have large endowments and award everyone large scholarships think it's great for these students it's also the reason this is not for every school. >> it's probably not scalable in that way. however, i think there are lots of ways that other institutions could mimic some of the good things that go on at work colleges in order to make college more affordable. >> reporter: but mimic the special qualities of work colleges would require schools spends money and create jobs for students everybody when it doesn't need the labor. yet that commitment for work is why many students enroll at warren wilson. >> my life is completely changed since i have been here. >> reporter: her on campus job not only taught her the value of work, but also instilled in her the importance of following through on a financial commitment. al jazerra, asheville, north carolina. the trial for crew members accused of abandoning the korean ferry begins. it's an emotional day as you can

see here for the families of the victims. and protests in brazil may overshadowed the start of the world cup. up next on al jazerra america.

breaking news out of libya this afternoon in the last half hour there huh been reports of air strikes in western benghazi. stephanie dekker joins us live from the capital, tripoli. earlier you were saying it had been a relatively quiet day and now these air strikes being reported. what more can you tell us. >> reporter: that's right, they have been going on for the last 45 to an hour. we spoke to one witness on the ground who said it was heavy, heavy bombardment that she was hearing. it's happening in three areas of the city, in the western part of bebenghazi as you said, there ae bases of certain groups that the former general who has launched this campaign against what he calls terrorist groups is targeting. however the person we spoke to

said she lives close for one of the groups of the 17th brigade hadn't been hit but certainly she was hearing a lot of activity around the area. i have to tell you this came just after we heard reports i've seize firceasefire having been d by a crisis of the government speaking with tribal elders and then within 10 members we heard the strikes, it just goes to show you how difficult things are on the ground here. it is a bit of an information war from the have irrelevant justice groups putting their message out. >> stephanie this, sort of comes with the political backdrop that we have been talking about in which the prime minister was basically removed by the supreme court. what is the general sense among libyans about the instability in their country both politically and with all of these warring militias? >> reporter: well, i think most libyans will tell you that they are absolutely fed up with the situation. they went to the polls in 2012

after the revolution of qaddafi the year before about a lot of hope. they were aware of the problems the country faced but thought they would get better and the reality is they have only gotten worse when we look at the political situation. two mime ministers here until yesterday. we now have one but the general national congress expected to leave the parliament here is debating today on how to move forward on that one. so, again, things not very clear and we are two weeks way to elections when they will be voting on a new parliament. a new mime springste prime mini. it's incredibly complicated but the libyans will tell you they want a strong army, government, police officers to make them feel safe and that's something they don't feel at the moment. >> stephanie dekker report tr-g tripoli, thank you, stephanie. the trial of the captain and crew of that south korean officer that i sank got underway today. family members of some of the nearly 300 victims of the disaster, they were in court as well. where emotions ran high.

harry faucet reports. >> reporter: what would be a day of high emotion inside the courts began in the same way outside. relatives without courtroom tickets scuffled with officials as they tried to gain access. and this was the man they had come to see where their own eyes, the captain one of 15 members of the ferry's crew who made their way through another entrance. all are accused of negligence and breaking maritime law. four of them, including the captain, are also charged with murder for abandoning the ship to its fate after passengers were told to stay in their cabins. >> translator: if they don't get the death sentence, then they will be walking our streets in this country again. that's very wrong. they don't have a right to do that. >> reporter: cameras were only allowed in for the opening moments of the trial. but just afterwards, when the relatives saw the crew, there was shouts of animals, murderers. there was also an opportunity for the defense to make its initial points. the lawyer for the captain saying he had done all that he

could to right the ship, it was only when he realized all hope was lost that he was the last member of the bridge to make his way to safety. the charge of homicide is unknuble a case like this and combined with the president's assertion days after the disaster that the crews' action were akin to murder has ledsome to query the fairness in the trial. there there i was a remind thosn court are far from the once that are guilty. they want the business leader accused of being the real owner of the ferry company to be arrested it's a action in overloading the ferry will be key in providing the final answers to the strategy but the focus will be on the answers given by the captain and crew inside the courtroom. harry faucet, al, south korea. just two days before the most-watched sports vent in the world is set to begin in bra circle the army there is ramping

up security. brazilian soldiers simulated ann ex-blowinexplosion of a radio ae device a safety drill ahead of the world cup the goal to from yard fashion between the military and police special units think meanwhile transit workers have put their strike on hold. but gabriel elizondo reports that strike could still disrupt thursday's opening match. >> reporter: no agreement, but the strike is suspended at least for a day. that was a surprise decision by metro union members after nearly four hours of closed-door talks with the government broke down with no agreement. they nevertheless said they'll go back to work for now and meet again on wednesday, one day before the world cup kickoff in the city to decide their next course of action. the day started ominously enough, several hundred, mostly youth protesters, burned rubbish blocking a major avenue in a predawn protest. it's been tense at times, police locking the doors of the gates

of the station to prevent a revolt. later riot police moved in to break up the crowd. 60 picketing metro workers were fired after the strike was ruled illegal by a court. the union wants them all to get their jobs back before they say they'll permanently end the strike. it's been a sticking point in negotiations. >> translator: we may have been talk to this government for more than two months but they have not been negotiating with us. and now they are criminalizing our movement. >> reporter: by midday, more protests as more than 1,000 activists from a homeless workers movement marched in the city center to show support for the met roar workers. local officials are confident that if the metro workers decide to strike again, it won't threaten the world cup games in the city. >> translator: the federal, state, and city government is ready to offer a big event that will go as planned. for any issue that can come up

we have a connaughto contingenc. not just for the metro. >> reporter: the metro worker strike seems to have been the catalyst for all the new protests in sao paulo. the big question now is this the beginning of the end of the protests or will they continue through the world cup? for now, it's over, but the threat of another strike still looming. gabriel elizondo, al jazerra, sao paulo. it's a battle over a museum. coming up on al jazerra america, why people in charge of a museum are fed up with their town. and they want to move somewhere else.

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welcome to al jazerra aim stephanie sy. here are the headlines at this hour. two people dead in a school shooting in troutdale, oregon in poor land the sheriff says it responded to gunshots at reynolds high school this morning. >> a gunman entered the high school this morning, shot one student, unfortunately that student has died.

the gunman was located and the gunman is also deceased. >> police say the situation has been stabilized. five u.s. troops were killed in southern afghanistan in what may have been friendly fire. it happened yesterday during security operations being held ahead of presidential runoff elections this weekend. the soldiers were part of a nato-led coalition. a rookie prime minister is urging parliament to declare a state of emergency after fighter from the is lat i can state of iraq took over parts of mosul, gun machine ceased government buildings and freed several run prisoners. there's battle raging between the city of north miami and a museum located there. the museum wants to move. it says it's been neglected by the city. as the city fights to keep the knew sue em. how some of its youngest residents would be impacted by the move. >> reporter: the student artists behind the work in this gallery draw inspiration in and out of the classroom.

these life-sized puppets took shape after a field trip to the north miami knew sea moussaoui h contemporary are the art. it's just five blocks way. >> how i could create my art. ? how it could be get are like theirs. >> reporter: this is a magnate school uses the resources of museums to engage students. their vision so make contemporary art accessible especially to under served populations. the principle says her hispanic and low income students fit that mission in the museum moved the principal says it will be harder and more expense five kids to get the museum. >> it would definitely be a loss for our students and parents. >> i would feel sad because then i wouldn't see all of the galleries and art easily. >> i won't able to get ideas the

way i am used to. >> reporter: in the 18 years the museum hats been in north miami it's become en mesh in the community. admission is free to residents. the museum also offers a free after school program and a summer camp to teens as well as monthly jazz concerts but the board of directors says the city has not responded with adequate support. that's why it wants to merge with the bass museum of art, 13 miles away in the more on fluent city of miami beach. a spokes a woman says the city of north miami's continued neglect of the building and lack of support as impacted our ability to sustain and grow the services we provide. >> that's stunning. there are no e-mails going back and forth to see hall pointing out any problems. first time we learned that they had issues with our being a landlord was when they filed the lawsuit. >> reporter: now the museum, the city and evening the collectors who donated art are embroiled in a lawsuit.

back at the school, the kids still proudly talk about this book they published last year, it was inspired by a visit to moccca. the story's theme. >> being nice can be better than being mad. >> reporter: something they might want officials to consider in the battle over the future of mocca. natasha, al jazerra, north miami. ♪ ♪ >> meteorologist: i am meet rolls dave warren we were watching the out side here, more severe weather is expected a line developing with individual strong storms pushing through the south cease this, came through oklahoma and texas just a day ago now it's pushing through the southeast with severe weather associated with it. this is a severe thunderstorm watch conditions there for strong wind and hail as the storms move through. one warning there in parts of tennessee. noting a problem with a lot of heavy rain in a short period of time. flash flood watches and warnings

still in effect but that will continue to move east. not enough rain out west fire danger is high because temperatures are climbing near triple-digit high temperatures low humidity and the wind picking up already fires around oregon and washington. no rerain redistric rain there. close to 100 degrees in california and the red flag warnings expanding here, parts of washington, oregon fire warning watch and red flag warning in northern california and nevada. the fire weather is there with the heat building up across the southwest, cool third central part of the country but ahead of the severe weather temperatures climbing in to the mid to low 80s, so a little warmer there. tropical storm christina there just off the coast of members co forecast to continues to move out over the pacific ocean away from land but we are continue to go watch that just in case some of the rain comes inland could cause some flooding problems there with that tropical storm. stephanie. all right, dave warren, thank you. and thank you for watching al

jazerra america. i am stephanie sy. earth rise is next. for updates throughout the day including the latest on that shooting, head to aljazerra.com. >> i'm steve chow, malaysian borneo, where villagers are restoring one of the world's oldest rain forests. >> i'm omar khalifa and i'm in the philippines, where the humble coconut is leading the fight against environmental disaster. >> and i'm sinead o'shea and i'm