world should not be silence because it can come back and bite us. >> angelique kidjo thank you so much for talking to al jazeera. >> you are welcome. >> i am thomas drayden. in our newscast at the top of scast at the top of >> thithis is al jazeera america. i'm tony harris. al-qaeda-linked gunman raising questions about safety and security. minors crossing the border. at the may be the lucky ones. the problems facing both sides of the border. and unequal conditions in public schools. a native american tribeout with a new ad attacking the redskins name.

iraq's prime minister has asked parliament to declare state of security. it comes after fighters overran the city of mozul today. al jazeera has more now from baghdad. >> reporter: in the early hours of tuesday fighters from the islamic state of iraq mounted one 69 boldes of the boldest attacks on mosul. within a few hours took over 59% of it. iraq's army and police officers were found in positions. within a few hours then a prison break freed 2,004 prisoners.

then the governmental building was taken over followed by tv stations and some banks. norral maliki addressed th the nation. >> we declare a state of security. >> he called for action. it won't be easy to get stat state of emergency as many criticize maliki's handling of the crisis. >> with battles intensified in the city of mosul, they're abandoning their weapons and fled: they were able to take

over a city of nearly $2 million. this is a great propaganda. >> deeply concerned about the deteriorating situation inside iraq particularly in the north to where if members fell to isil on tuesday.

they noted that the deputy assistant secretary of state for iraq and iran has been in the country consulting with top iraqi leadership about the best ways the u.s. can assist in this situation, which has left the iraqi citizens and member of its military dead. the obama administration said up until now there is no consideration of sending u.s. troops back into iraq mainly because it believes that the iraqi army can secure the situation inside the country. however, the u.s. is very worried about the spill-on affect, about the possibility that the violence inside iraq could affect the security situation in its neighboring country. that is something which the u.s. does not want to see happen. >> okay, let's get to you john terrett. he's here with more on the group that is said to be responsible for the attack. >> yes, what was all that for?

all that money, and we're here with the iraqi president calling state of emergency. they're fleeing the city. here are the vehicles, many of them piled up on the highway. as you can see it's a bit of a mess. who or what is isil, the group at the center of this fighting. the islamic state in iraq and the sunni muslim group. they have thousands of arab and foreign fighters they can call upon. it was only forged in 2011-2013, and it aims to create a sunni regime in western iraq, syria, and to overthrow the mainly shia government of nourial maliki, who is very close to iran. now isil leaders was very close to the al-qaeda leader. and, indeed, they have been seen

as more had active in iraq. both have been carrying out bloody attacks inside syria. here's what you need to know. isil and alqaida have fallen out with each other. they don't speak any more. so much so that isil has been forced out of areas right back to anbar province in iraq, whereas of now it controls the cities of fallujah andrea mad di and samarra, and calling for a state of emergency. it's brewcal attacks in syria and iraq have brought it back to everyone's attention. >> fighting two battles in syria and iraq right now. appreciate it. john terrett for us. an investigation is underway after a fire incident killed five u.s. troops.

they were on special patrol when they were ambushed by the taliban. >> there have been other instances of friendly fire causing casualties most notably where pat tillman was killed by friendly fire, this is the worst incident thus far in the 13-year war that america has fought in afghanistan. we have spoken with the local police chief and others sources in afghanistan. the story that they're hearing goes like this. u.s. and afghan forces were conducting operations in a remote southern province in afghanistan ahead of saturday's run off election for president. a key election not only for afghans, but for the future of american force there is. they were ambushed by taliban forces. they engaged in a fire fight. they called in an airstrike and tragically the airstrike struck behind american lines, five americans were killed as wer

thr interpreter. >> i can confirm that five american troops were killed yesterday in an incident in southern afghanistan. i'm not going to get into too much detail about the qualifying who they were and the specifics of the mission. we do have reason to suspect that friendly fire was the cause here specifically friendly fire from the air. >> now it bears remembering that president obama and announced the end of u.s. combat operation it was years hence. there are still 32,000 americans in combat service there, 32,000 men and women in uniform, it's still an extremely dangerous place. while fatalities have dropped considerably from 500 at peak in 2010 down to 29 thus far this year, still operations continue as united states prepares for its withdraw by 2016.

>> mike viqueira from the white house. for the second time gunmen have attacked the international airport in karachi. armed men targeted a training security area near the airport briefly disrupting flights. no one was killed but the gunfire came 48 hours after another assault at that very same airport that killed 26 military and taliban gunmen. a superior court ruled protection force teachers have created unequal conditions in public schools. the ruling overturned several california laws that governor the way teachers are hired and then fired. the rule basically says, and correct me if i'm wrong, those living in low income school districts are deprived of the best teachers. walk us through what the judge decided today. >> well in certainl simple

terms the fact that over the past ten years only 91 teachers have been dismissed, have been fired out of a public school system of 285,000 teachers. that is a lot of job security, and it really reflects the argument of some that it is unossified system that is not flexible and does not serve the interest of the students particularly in low income neighborhoods. that's exactly what the judge agreed on in this particular case. there is a problem with the tenure system. it is very easy for teach tours get into the tenure system, and once they're in the sysm it's d teachers to be fired. >> so melissa what comes next, what does this mean for the teachers and any response yet from the unions? >> well, you can well imagine that the teachers are against this, and the unions are going to appeal this. the thing to keep in mind is that we're not going to see any immediate changes at all. it might be years.

this is a court battle that is likely to take years before we know what the final result is. for now the teachers will be able to keep their tenure. one thing that they do argue is that that statistic, it does look like the system doesn't work, but they argue that it's the "blame the teacher syndrome." whenever you have students under perform they're only looking at the teacher and not our factors such as the socio-economic factors and parents and so on. >> the federal government said about 47,000 unaccompanied minors have crossed into the u.s. illegally in the past eight months. many are caught and sent to detention facilities in arizona, but some are not even that lucky. more than two-thirds of these migrants cross into texas. authorities say an unknown number of children oh who come into the u.s. on that route never complete the journey. heidi zhou castro now.

>> reporter: the sheriff office here finds an average of 90 bodies a year in this brush land behind me, these why they call this the corridor of death. it's still 173 children a day are apprehended by border patrol coming across the border just 53 three mile strip here. how many more of these children are not being caught and are net their bodies never discovered in this brush land. that number we'll never know. but we do know that the careless part of the journey begins right where i stand. it has everything to do with the u.s. borrl the highway. smugglers will take immigrants no further than this point on the highway. this is where the immigrants get out of the car, out of the truck and take off on foot into the wilderness. it's 17 miles from here to the nearest town. imagine if you're a child. you're in knee-high grasses. there are scorpions,

rattlesnakes, even mountain lyons at night and this heat on 100-degree day like this for a child many, many don't survive that journey. unfortunately when they are found they end up at the cemetery. hundreds of bodies of unknown migrants oftentimes in unmarked graves with found. students are working to ex-assume those bodies and in hopes of one day getting an identity. they do this every year, but they say this yore the job has been especially difficult because they're finding more small bodies. >> what i am terrified of is that we're going start finding the bodies of all these children. they're going to be so many that they just can't make it. there are too many that aren't doing well as it is, but they can't--they can't do it. they get left behind if they can't keep up with the group. a five-year-old can't keep up with the group walking through sand up to their knees in

100 degrees temperatures. >> what makes the recovery task more difficult is that children oftentimes are hard for find than adults because children are smaller and they are bones are eaten by scavengers more frequently. there is no telling how many bodies are in these grass lands behind me. why take this risk? why are all these children coming across the border? they're coming from three countries. honduras, el salvador and guatemala where gang violence has risen. their mothers and fathers have already come to the united states, and they're sending for their children to come, and they're paying smugglers to bring their children here. but when a small child lags, and the smugglers don't wait for their child. that's a risk of the

dream, their child's life. >> hundreds of these migrant children from central america were moved this past weekend to kno nogales, arizona. they're being held in detention center. jennifer, if you would take a moment and fill us in on what's happening there. >> well, tony, as you mentioned over the last few days hundreds of unaccompanied minors, children, teens, all under the age of 17 have been brought to this processing detention center in nogales, which is very close to the mexican border. this facility was never designed to handle this many children for long periods of time. this is basically a massive warehouse. they brought in sleeping cots, portable showers, portable toilets, catering services all to try to make it more comfortable for the children. while this influx of unaccompa unaccompanied minors from countries in america. it's certainly an immigration issue. the people i've spoken with say it is right now first and

foremost a humanitarian issue. they all want to make sure that the children are being cared for properly. they reported on the first wave of unaccompanied minors crossing the border in april. we met a 15-year-old boy from honduras named axle. we had a chance to speak with him as they crossed the border from mexico into nogales. >> my name is axle. i'm 15 years old, and i'm from honduras. i want to see my dad. the journey didn't get to me. i feel good, but they tell me the hardest part is coming. we'll see if it's hard in a moment. >> the journey certainly did get far more difficult for axle. he was ultimately detained, and he spent many months in various detention processing facilities. axle's experience inside the facility is no doubt very similar to what the children are experiencing.

>> hows that turned into. >> young people are detained on border patrol. they're handed over to the office of refugee resettlement. and then they help process. we're told that office that gault mala el salvador and honduras, and the border patrol has no one to pass these young people on to. that system has reached its capacity.

>> to see, i mean, it was startling to see 1,000 unaccompanied minors in the detention facility in the arizona desert, and i mean, the overwhelming number of kids in the facility really is a crisis. the fact that this is happening on the southern border really shows the need for comprehensive immigration reform in this country, and that we can't have the most vulnerable, the most vulnerable especially children in such a high risk situation. on or border. >> two people are dead after a gunman open fired at a high school in oregon today. the shooting happened in troutdale east of portland. police responded to gunshots early this morning. tactical teams evacuated. one teacher was injured and treated at the scene. the gunman likely killed

himself. >> reporter: a gunman entered the high school this morning, shot one student, and unfortunately that student has died. the gunman was located and the gunman is also deceased. >> tomorrow was scheduled to be the last day of school at reynolds' high. respond to go a question about recent mass shootings. the president expressed his fears and called on the country to do something. he said mental health is not the problem. he said congress should be ashamed it didn't get background checks passed. >> my biggest frustration so far is the fact that this society has not been willing to take some basic steps to--to keep guns out of the hands of people

can do just unbelievable damage? we're the only society--we're the only developed country on earth where this happens. >> coming up on al jazeera america, the first for drones in the united states. what the government agency is allowing them to do. new numbers show small businesses are thriving. we'll talk to ali velshi about whether that has a bigger impact on the economy. r

>> wall street ended today pretty much where it left things yesterday. the dow gained about three points to reach a new high, 16,000 plus. 17,000. the s&p lost a half point ending at four-day winning streak. nice rally over. the nasdaq ended up slightly. united airlines changing its program to benefit it's big-spending customers. uniteled base rewards based on how much money is spent, not how many miles flown. the new rule kicked in recently. in another sign of america's economic recovery a molly survey

find that sentiment amongst small business owners have climbed to levels not seen since the recession. tell what's is going on here. this sounds like good news. >> small business optimism rose in may. these numbers come from the natural federation. it's a pro-business advocacy group. basically what this survey says american small business owners are starting to recover small levels of office seen before the recession. but now business owners are more positive about business prospects. overall they're still cautious about their future plans of spending, in other words, creating more jobs. this is why this is important. small businesses and independent firms with fewer than 500 employees account for six out of every ten new jobs created by

this economy. last month america crossed an importance jobs threshold. so that's the good news. the bad news, we still got to play catch up and create jobs for all those people who newly entered the workforce since the recession. lots more people immigrants, students who graduated and were able to work now, small businesses are going to be key to making up that gap. last month, tony, 217,000 new jobs were added to america's payrolls. today we learned employers posted four and a half million job openings in april, that 300,000 more than we had in march. the jobs and small businesses combined that makes me feel good. >> i'm about to assign a number that i don't know organically, but 60% of jobs come from small businesses. how easy is it for small businesses to thrive? >> this is a great question.

this is why we have to respect small businesses. 10% of small businesses don't make it through the first year. you know, they open for a year and that's it. another 10% or more close for good every year. only half of all new businesses survive five years or more, and only a third of all small businesses survive ten years or more. you know, most small businesses are one-person operations so they got to grow in order to become employers. even if it's a one-person operation, it grows and employees another person, that's 100% increase. we want to support them. we want the environment that creates growth, but it is very, very hard to be a small business owner in america. we want to pay close attention to making these people feel good, strong about the economy. >> what else is coming up at 7:00. >> i'm going to be talking about one of these people who just started in april, how that's going. and i'm talking about a topic i love, driverless cars. i'm talking to debra, the head

of the national transportation safety board. she just left, but she said driverless cars, she said it might have been the safest thing she's ever done. >> get out. ali velshi coming up on "real money" on al jazeera america. a milestone for the commercial drone industry for the first time the faa has okayed needs over the u.s. land. a contract flying for oil company bp that will survey pipelines, roads and commitment. "n" alaska. that's the largest oil field in the united states. coming up, we'll dig into one of our top stories of the day. gunmen seeing part of an iraqi city. we'll look to see if this attack was really a surprise. we're days away from the world cup. we'll go to brazil to see if they're ready for the kick off.

>> iraq's prime minister has asked the parliament to declare a state of emergency. the lawmakers will be discussing the situation. fighters seized government buildings, the city's airport and freed thousands of prisoners that were jailed. thousands fled the city. we go to the former ambassador to iraq. thank you for your time, let me ask you, is this attack on mosul really a surprise given that isil has, i'm told, been i a informaling cooling the province for months now? >> well, in fact, the precursor to isil, the al-qaeda in iraq movement never really lost control of what we call west mosul, but they had to operate

in cells. they had to operate as terrorists rather than a military force. now we see reinforced apparently from syria or further south we see a thousand or more of these people swarm together city, fighting as conventional forces, battles with the security forces but winning against much larger security forces. that's the strategic surprise. the fact that they might try mosul today, that's not a surprise. >> explain the significance of this attack in overrunning mosul and why this is troubling. >> first of all, mosul is the third largest city in iraq. it is the transportation hub with railroad, oil pipeline, and highway connections. >> absolutely. >> both to syria and turkey. it's got a 2 million population and it's a mixed population, not just the sunni arabs, the same sect that the isil people come

from, but this is the terrain that the iraqi army exists to hold, and they did not hold it despite heavily outnumberrering the isil number. >> the attack requires some immediate and swift action, i don't know what that means, he's call forgive some kind of mobilization. i guess that's part of the question. what does that mean in today's iraq given that the police and the army and didn't appear to put up any resistence at all to the attack in mosul. >> when we left iraq, when the u.s. military left iraq in 2011 there was some 800,000 iraqi security forces, police and military not counting those in the kurdish. they have enough troops. they'll talk about mobilization, arming the public, but the question is are they going to do anything? what is needed is leadership,

better equipment, and a different approach to the sunni arabs of iraq, and we haven't seen this thanksgivin yet. >> why should americans care about these developments, and what does--well, what about the last couple of months, and what does it say about the stability of iraq? >> well, the vital interests for the united states in the middle east are securing the flow of oil, iraq is central to that. it's going to be the main contributor to new oil supplies politically whole globally. secondly, fighting terrorism. we have terrorism wall to wall, thirdly, taking care of our ally and friends. and these folks threaten turkey to the north. jordan to the west. there are good reasons to focus on this. >> okay, last question, isil was a real threat.

to this region, as you know, waging two battles now. one in iraq, one in syria. in some of these battles we're told they're using heavy weapons. what kind of a threat is isil to both of these countries, and then to the stability of that region? i'm thinking iraq and syria. you're talking about turkey. that whole entire region, and syria, of course. >> well, heavy weapons, let me explain. that's like what an infantry battalion would have. heavy machine guns, rocket launchers, rifles, they don't have artillery, they don't have tanks. they do have light armored vehicles, though. >> thank you for your time. >> good to see. >> you former u.s. ambassador to iraq joining us from washington, d.c. an american citizen jailed in egypt and on hunger strike is now in icu. mohammed soltan has been accused of recording egyptian forces clearing demonstrators from a protest camp.

the 26-year-old graduate student went to the hospital on monday. he had to be rushed back to the icu. his family fears he's near death. a video smuggled out of the prison shows soltan appealing to president obama for help. 11 of the 15 crew members pleaded not guilty to charges of negligence. they're accused of abandoning ship leaving 300 people to die. >> reporter: what would be a day of high emotion inside the court began in the same way outside. relatives without courtroom tickets scuffled with officials as they tried to gain access. this was a man they had come to see with 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 captain lee are also charged with murder for abandoning the ship to its

fate after passengers were told to stay in their cabins. >> if they don't get the death stent then they will be walking these streets in our country again. that's very wrong. they don't have a right to do that. >> reporter: cameras were only allowed in the opening moments of the trial, just afterwards when the relatives saw the crew there were shouts of animals, murderers. there was also an opportunity for the defense to make its original remarks. he said it was only th when the captain saw that all hope was lost he was the last to leave the cabin. >> reporter: the crew's actions were akin to murder as led some to query the potential for fairness in this trial. from you seoul there was a reminder that those in court are far from the only accused. the president calling on police to redouble efforts to arrest

the businessmen and business leader accused to be the real owner of the ferry company. it those in government and regulators will also be key. but the answers given by the captain and crew begin inside the courtroom. south korea. >> in switzerland there are doubts whether iran and six world powers can harm out a deal over its controversial nuclear program. france said talks have hit a wall over how many centerfuges iran wants. negotiations resume on monday. in israel the apartment has selected a new president who opposes the creation of a palestinian state. a veteran politician were the ruling party, and a strong supporter of israeli settlements in israeli-occupied land.

he will represent the government overseas where his views run counter to most of the international community. and in brazil the world cup begins in less than 48 hours, but the country and it's citizens don't appear to be quite ready. security concerns and the possibility of a metro strike threaten to dampen spirits in sao paulo. what is the mood like ahead of the start of the world cup? >> reporter: well, tony, as you mentioned it's less than 48 hours away now, and it's been a big build up. brazil was earthed the world cup seven years ago, and it's been a long sludge getting to this point to the opening match. there is metro strike here in sao paulo that certainly left tensions very high in the city. that was ended late last night. there are threats of strikes in the city of rio de janeiro as well. this is a country overall i

would say that's been going through tough times the last several months getting ready, putting on the final touches for this world cup whether it be stadiums or airports, stadiums here in sao paulo. they're not completely done. almost done but there are still work crews frantically getting ready. there are tensions between the government and fifa as well. but as we're so close to the starting i would say that the mood has switched and the people in brazil are saying let's just get this started. let's get the football going. >> gabe, people are coming from all over the world for this event. it's huge. it's the biggest sport on the planet. security has been a major concern. is brazil ready? >> reporter: well, here's a number for you, tony. 180,000. that's how many security personnel brazil is going to put on the streets in every--in the country getting ready for this

tournament guarding security. they're spending $900 million in security. they really went into affect today. army troops and all 12 host cities. guardian airports. hotels. the brazilian president, i was having a private dinner with her last week. we asked her about security. she said security will be 100% guaranteed for tourists, and for the nationalists as well. brazil is a dangerous country no doubt about it, but brazil is pretty confident that they have the boots on the ground to do it. this will be the most secured world cup in terms of money spent on troops and personnel in cold up history. we'll have to wait and see if it's all going to pan out. >> so gabe, you may be able to secure t but will you be able to get the people around to the various venues? what's the latest on the possibility of a transit union

strike? >> reporter: well, the metro here in sao paulo, they called off their strike last night. however, tomorrow they are going to decide if they are going to strike again or not. we'll be watching that very closely. this is sort of an unexpected development. everyone is talking about security and stadiums, but this metro strike came up as unexpected. if they decide to strike begin it will be a disaster here in sao paulo because the vast majority of fans will be arriving in the stadium. but now we're hearing about metro in rio maybe considering a strike. so you know, strikes are nothing new in brazil. the timing on these could be a big headache. however, the government, again, feels pretty strongly they think they've got everything under control and everything is fine. >> if you're striking--if you want to strike for better working conditions and better working pay, this would be it.

gabe, thank you. occupy wall street protesters getting money from new york city. maria is here with that story. >> reporter: new york city settled a lawsuit with a group of occupied wall street. the city will pay $600,000 in the settlement. delaware hopes to reopen part of a major bridge by labor day. it's currently closed because of tilting support columns. the bridge typically carries 90,000 vehicles per day. delaware is also checking it's other bridges for infrastructure issues. the sale of the l los angeles slippers is not settled after all. owner donald sterling does not want to sell the team. he'll pursue a lawsuit against the nba after all. he's banned from the nba for life because of racist comments a he made were caught on tape. letting goats eat grass

around buildings is on hold. the animals were given 100 days to eat grass that had gone uncut. but goats are considered farm animals and are not allowed in the cities. the man behind the hidden cash frenzy has revealed himself. a real estate investor from palo alto, he announced his identify, he said he has hidden $15,000 in small sums around southern california and said he's expanding into other cities, including houston, and he's also going abroad. he's asking people, please don't ask me to buy a car or house. >> it's a question, inquiring minds want to know. maria. see you later. >> a new report about sex crimes on college campuses, why they

have gone up despite overall crime going down. and it is--well, it's sort of looking like, what do you think, a medieval torture device but it's part of an apartment building. the controversy behind it. that's next. >> the system with joe burlinger only on al jazeera america

america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> the number of sexual assaults reported at colleges has shot up in the last decade. we have details from a new report out just today. roxana saberi. >> reporter: this has data from 2001 to 2011. during that time the reports of sex crimes rose 50%. >> we have a big problem, and we need your help. it's happening on college campuses, bars, parties. >> reporter: videos like this one released by the white house are trying to raise awareness about sexual assaults. activists say students are getting the message, and that

helps explain the number of sex crimes reported each year in colleges is rising. the department of education says that number has grown from 2200 in 2001 to more than 3300. >> i think sexual assault is just being reported more. i think an increase in report could an good thing. it means that people feel supported in reporting. >> reporter: annie clark reported an assault when she was a student at university of north carolina chapel hill. >> the first person i told blamed me for my experience and gave me an extended analogy of how rape was like a football game, and i was the quarterback. i was in charge, and asked me what i would have done differently. >> reporter: she refused to stay quiet and became an advocate for the group "end rape on campus" other victims reach out to her and last year they filed a federal complaint. that case is still under investigation. unc is one of 55 colleges being investigated by the department

of education for how they've handled complaints of sexual assaults. professor caroline heldman helped to file traipse at school. >> they're discouraged from reporting. if all the stars align and their perpetrators are found responsible for his or her actions they're likely not expelled. >> no man has a right ever to raise his hand to a woman. period. end of story. >> reporter: the white house said has set up this website tracking how campuses deal with sexual violence but clark said change has to begin. >> teaching men and boys not to rape. how to respect women. who do relationships look like. that's something that we can start teaching in schools, communities at home. >> reporter: the survey found other campus crimes dropped.

>> which did reach out to a few universities that are under investigation for alleged sexual assaults and we did not get any responses. >> roxana, appreciate it. thank you. homeless people already have a difficult time finding a praisplace to sleep, but in london where the homeless population is rising, it is very difficult. >> spotted by a passerby, he posted the picture on twitter and the story spiraled as did the outrage. this is a building where tw two-bedroom arguments cost around $2 million. the spikes used to coop pigeons were sitting on buildings, in this case human beings. >> it's ridiculous, petty, and bad publicity. it's pr disaster for those who

own the building. >> it's to move people on and prevent people surviving, i think it's shocking and abysmal. >> this had become a popular spot for the homeless. it's set back from the road. sheltered from the elements. while they are shar not that sharp it is enough to keep people from sleeping her. >> homelessness is on the rise. over 2,000 people slept on the streets of the capitol. 75% increase in the last three years. in england 53,000 people are now registered as homeless. the 21% rise since 2010. >> being home as well as a pretty tough experience. homeless people die on average 30 years younger. they're 13 times more likely to be the victim of violence. yes, it is really tough. but the response to this story

has been encouraging because members of the public are coming forward saying this is not the way we should treat people. >> reporter: in london the toxic combination of inflated rebel prices and the shortage of supply is creating a housing crisis, and it's made worse by cuts in welfare spending making it impossible to get the long term homeless like these people off the streets and into accommodations so they can rebuild their lives. their situations with compounded with problems of drugs and alcohol. in some places people would just rather move the problem off than deal with them. al jazeera, al jazeera america. >> coming up on al jazeera america, a native american tribe battling back against the nfl's washington redskins. then we have "real money with ali velshi." >> reporter: coming up on "real money," the bold little guys who are the backbone of our economy, why small business owners in america are on a role, and why that is good for the rest of us. why it might pay to forget what

you know and think like a freak. all that and more on "real money."

>> it has been 75 years since the publication since john steinbeck's novel "the grapes of wrath." it's about the depression, and the grueling continues of farm workers. we look at what has changed and what hasn't in steinbeck's california. >> in the morning glow the sun came up behind them. the vineyards, the or champs, the valley green and beautiful. so wrote john steinbeck's in "the grape of wrath." >> from oklahoma is where we come from. it's because we were starving to death. we were hungry. we weren't starving, but we were hungry. >> reporter: they arrived poor and desperate, and lived in camps established by the

government. and it was here in arbon, he called it weed patch, that steinbeck placed his famed family. he came in 1944 and lived here for 16 years. >> this is my brother here. my dad and my oldest brother. >> reporter: a well digger, the dust storms drove his father out of business. the family joined the great migration west and found work in the field. >> after school was out we worked whatever was in season. my mother was great with her hands, real quick, and she was packing peaches, grapes, plums, and she cut potato seed potatoes. they don't do that any more. >> reporter: californians called these newcomers okies in contempt. they came not from just oklahoma but texas, missouri. steinbeck spoke about their

blight, exploitation and tough journey. this is the kind of vehicle that migrants in the 1930's and 40's would drive to california. as much as 8 or 10 people would be hanging on, even sitting on top of the roof of the car. today migrants still come from the south, and mostly from mexico. 75 years after his novel the camp that inspired steinbeck still stands. instead of the joads others have come to take the place of okies. they say camp life is simple but good although some things have not changed. farm work remains tough. abuse continues with laborers making minimum wage or less. >> the most typical job is working on your knees. when you're working with your knees the ground, the humidity and everything else. >> reporter: the central valley remains one of the poorest parts of the country. although many have moved on to a better life beyond the camp

gates. their story as told by steinbeck now read by millions of students. one of the major works of american literature. [♪ music ] the new migrants also come with their california dream. one generations before them have pursued in a story that will continue. melissa chan, california. >> so if you're watching the nba finals tonight you'll get a strong reminder about the controversy surrounding the nfl washington redskins names. ines is back with this one. >> reporter: the ad is paid for by a california tribe. it will be shown in some of the largest markets, in the commercial criticizes the red skin name. we have a short clip of it.

take a look. >> strong. indomitable. native americans call themselves many things. the one thing they don't: >> people are already reacting to this commercial. britney saying i will say it a million times we don't want to change our name, and it is not meant to be offensive. let it die already. and nick, he's a red skin fan, he said its funny how the majority of people never had a problem with the red skin name until suddenly after others did. now now as part native american red skin never bothered me, but it does my fellow natives so change the name. carl writes we took their land. we killed their people. we destroyed parts of their cultural. the least we can do is respect

them. >> whoa, that's strong. >> yes, it does. the tribe didn't say how much it spent on a these ads but they said it's a significant investment to air in seven cities. neither side is letting up at this point. the redskins recently hired a lobbying firm after they received a letter from 50 senators asking for the team to change its name. >> that was about three weeks or so ago now. >> that's right. they also have as part of their campaign #proud to be so people have been tweeting out images like this. >> why don't we do this. tomorrow, so the commercial airs tonight at halftime. >> tonight at halftime. >> why don't we do this. i know there is a new story tomorrow, but let's update this story and get a sense of the reaction from the blogosphere. >> we will. we're already seeing reactions, and tonight i'm sure we'll see

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