joining us. >> that's it for "consider this", find us on facebook, twitter, google+ - see you next time. >> hi, everyone, this is aljazeera america. i'm john seigenthaler on the east coast, and out west, you're watching the only live newscast at this hour. plea for help. iraq reportedly asking the u.s. to carry out airstrikes against fighters who have seized its second largest city and moving closer to baghdad. a close look at the historic upset, and what it means to rally the republican party. and what you need to know about the surprise winner. man in black, controversial,

and champion for conservatives. tonight, a surprising new take on supreme court justice, anthony scalia. and facing a backlash. what the taxi wars will mean for you. and we begin with the war for iraq being waged tonight from city to city, and coming three years after the u.s. trops went home. right now, a small army of al qaeda inspired fighters 70 miles from baghdad, after taking control of tikrit and mosul, iraq's second largest city. they secretly asked the white house to use military force against the rebel group, and the white house has released a statement on iraq tonight. >> the john, the new york times,

the new york times is reporting that iraq has repeatedly asked the obama administration to carry out airstrikes against rebel bases but so far, the strikes have been turned down. the armed sunni group escalated last night, prim prime ministerd them to use force, and the white house said no thank you. president obama and his national security advisers have been reluctant to step back into iraq after the last combat troops left in 2011. a spokesman for the national security council would not comment on the specific and for air support. but did say, "while the national security team always looks at a range of options, for iraq and our policy considerations, to build the capacity for the

iraqis to successfully deal with the threat posed by isil. the u.s. has sent drones to pakistan, where they believe they are making plans to target american targets. and sunni groups have been making steady advances in iraq and may be gaining ground from where they can carry out attacks against the west, americans have officially said that the united states is not using air attacks or drones to attack them. they have only gone so far as to say that the united states will help with increase to iraq's government. coming up, fleeing the fighting in iraq. half a million people have been displaced and we'll have that in moments. eric cantor's seismic upset is perhaps one of the most stunning defeats. for the first time ever, a house majority leader was unseated

during a primary election. randall, what did the house leader say about his defeat today? >> well, i was in the room when eric cantor came in to formally announce that he would be stepping down as house majority leader before he leaves congress. he was in an upbeat mood. and he was relaxed and seemed to be at peace with what happened in the election. and he will leave it to analysts to determine exactly why he lost. >> effective july 31st, i will be stepping down as majority leader. >> house majority leader, eric cantor, looked pleasant despite the greatest disappointment of his career, the first majority leader to lose a primary election. >> while i may have suffered a personal setback last night, incouldn't be more optimistic about the future of this country. >> tea party advocates took credit for canter's defeat. >> he rode a tea party wave to

office, and it's a growing concern. >> after suffering a string of losses in spring primaries, tuesday night, the tea party claimed their biggest prize yet. >> what is impossible with man is possible with god. >> unknown college professor, david brat, defeating house majority leader, canter. but canter, who had supported the tea party, refused to criticize them. >> remember what the acronym means, taxed enough already. all of us conservatives believe in that. >> canter's frantic maneuvering with brat replacing him. with a bankroll of $5 million, how could canter lose to brat, who sent $122,000? in the aftermath, many blamed a poorly run campaign. and some believe that he lost

touch with his suburban district. >> i was in my district every week, so there was a balance between holding a leadership position and serving constituents at home. but never was there a day that i didn't put the constituents of the southern district of virginia first and i will continue to do so. >> he favored a path to legal status for undocumented children. it was a small break with conservative orthodoxy which calls anything amnesty, but it was enough. >> american citizens need to come first and foremost over illegal aliens who take our jobs and suppress our rages. >> canter's next move? >> that's probably between my wife and me. and i will be looking at that to see how i can best serve. >> a reporter asked if he would run for elected office again,

and canter didn't answer. >> for the past five years, house majority leader, eric cantor, has made a reputation for being opposed to the obama administration, but he said there's the need for this organization, for this congress to find middle ground. john? >> and the president had to say immigration reform in the wake of canter's defeat. and talk about that. >> the traditional wisdom is because canter was defeated in part and because his opponent blasted him about his limited report for immigration reform, president obama said no, that's not true, he needs to keep trying, and speak to house speak, john boehner, and convince him that it's definitely something that needs to be done and can be done in this conference. >> randall, thank you very much. and now, in order to get to capitol hill, brat has to defeat the democratic nominee, jack

tramell. he's an associate professor at the same college as brat in make lynn, virginia. tramell agreed to run because no

if he was leading by 30%, how could his campaign miss it? >> i think that everyone in this town missed it. and the pollsters have everything to do considering the money spent in this race, and this is not unheard of, in the sense that candidates have come out of nowhere to win a race, but when you look at what canter

used. he was on tv in richmond, and not in tv in the northern part of the district. he lost all of the counties, which are in the richmond market where he was on tv, but won the ones in the dc market, so i'll let you chew on that for a minute. but they made practically decisions that were wrong, and the pollster, that was bad. >> who is going to take over his job? >> well, i think that the republicans are going to have infighting for a while. you have three major candidates. you have a congresswoman out of washington who is currently number four, and i would love to see the caucus put her forward. from a democratic perspective, i'll say this as a u.s. citizen. it would be great for the republican party if they put a woman up in a very very senior leadership position like that. but i don't think that's going to be the case, unfortunately. mccarty from california has to be the leading contender right

now, and there are rumbling from texas republicans that they want a conservative member come up to counter-balance boehner'sing from the midwest and ohio. >> it will be interesting, joe, thank you very much, and good to talk to you. >> it's a pleasure, thank you for having me. >> a final plea for freedom from a goldman sachs, asking the supreme court to allow him stay free on bail while the supreme court looks at his case, and he is to report to prison next week. he is the highest executive convicted on hedge funds. it has been nearly 30 years since justice anthony scallia took his seat on the court. brilliant and often biting, he is both loved and disliked. bruce allen murphy has written a rivetting book on the jurist.

and what surprised him most about scallia. >> what surprised me the most was who he was and who he became. in 1986, everyone who talked about scalia's appointment to the court concluded that he would be the william brennon of the conservatives, that he would bring the conservatives together and lead them and be the intellectual guideline for the court. and just the opposite occurred when he arrived. >> that's what ronald reagan apparently wanted. >> that's exactly what ronald reagan wanted. an italian-american justice who would bring the fractured rehnquist court together and help them govern in his image, in his legacy for generations to come. >> what happened? >> the scallia they knew was two people. there was tony scalia, and that's who reagan thought he was

getting. a charming and charismatic actor, who was wildly popular on campus, and then there was nino scalia who was willing to crush his opponents to victory. they thought it was tony, and they gotiano. from the first moment, he said i'm here, everyone is equal. and there will be no apprentice i will try to from justice o'conner. >> talk about the other justices. >> he called them mums of the west. any judge who believes in a living, evolving constitution, and at one point, he was talking about the theory of evolving

constitutions. >> who was the most alienated? >> i think that the alienation is more in terms of the moderate conservatives who were the key votes in his time on the court. sandra day o'conner and anthony kennedy. they have disappointed him. and the result has been a series of very sharp descents that he has issued that personally attacked them. >> we are always interested in how they get along behind closed doors, and what sense do you get of how he gets along with some of his fellow justices? >> my sense is with some of the justices, they're very good friends. he goes to the opera with ruth bader ginsberg and they appeared in an opera, and he goes hunting with elena kagan. he can be a very charming individual. >> i read that he doesn't read the washington post. does he read "the times"? >> he reads only conservative

publications and he listens to conservative radio. he did an interview with jennifer skia of new york magazine, and she said it was like he lived in a completely different world from her. he only exposes himself to conservative influences. >> what does that say about his ability to influence the score. >> bush and gore, and the gun control case of what could have been. in the bush v gore vase, he was able to bring anthony kennedy to his side and stop the recount in florida and effectively allowing george bush to be named president and keep anthony kennedy on his side. and it's something that he hasn't been able to do. >> why do you think? >> he doesn't have a lot of interest in that, in

compromising his views, and in negotiating with other judges who think that the constitution evolves, which is what anthony kennedy believes in some instances. >> he seems more than other justices outside of the court. >> he is unprecedented in the range of discussions that he has had off the court. some 250 times, he has done speeches, public appearances or caught law seminars, and he has single-handedly changed the ethical norm of the court. >> thank you, good book. >> out west and trong hurricanes in the east. >> it's the story of winds tonight. what started as a cluster of thunderstorms, well south of new mexico, and it was eventually named tropical storm christina yesterday. and category 1 today.

and tonight, we have a category 2 hurricane, and the track will be from the west-northwest. over water. and so the primary impact on the coast of mexico is very high surf. but however, as we look at what computer models are showing, as they cluster together, as they content to take a turn, christina will weaken with graduate dry air as we get over to next week, and then we'll look at showers and thunderstorms coming off of the baja peninsula. over the midwest to the atlantic, we have been tracking storms with powerful wind gusts, 60 to 70 miles per hour in maintenances along the east. and we even had a tornado reported in the last two hours from bedford, pen men. at this point, we have no injuries to report on that, and not much in the way of damage, but certainly a lot of damage from the wind and hail on the east coast. more impress, a lot of rain with the storms.

one-third of an inch in pittsburgh and raleigh, 6/10 of an inch of rain. and then we have a new storm system coming through, and this is going to bring severe weather tonight from texas northward. but also into tomorrow afternoon. >> rebecca, thank you, and coming up, the fight for iraq, the deadly violence intensifies as a rebel force comes 70 miles from baghdad. and food for thought. serving much more than meals. the cafe serving hundreds of kids in need.

>> the violence in northern iraq is fueling a mass migration. about 500,000 people are trying to leave mosul. which is under rebel control over the last two days. that's about one quarter of the city's population. out of the road of mosul with this report. >> it has been a long way under a scorching sun. cars go kilometers, the search is slow, and this is the only road to safety for iraqis since the city fell into the hands of the rebels.

some took as much as they could, and others just made their way by foot. >> it started in our neighborhood, and we left because there's no water or electricity in our area. >> as many as half a million people left their homes, the vast majority hoping to cross into the kurdish region. >> but at the moment, families having a connection to the kurdish region, but everyone has to register. >> they are not allowed n the members of the isn have infiltrated the refugees. there's some evidence that some iraqi soldiers have made their way here. they have been the main target. there is fear among the people here, this man would not give us his name or show his face.

>> . >> the ones there now are mosul. and those from the army are elsewhere and they left. what can maliki do? he didn't do anything in fallujah and how can he make a difference now. >> it's a common feeling among the refugees here, many are afraid that baghdad will -- with such level of uncertainty, the kurdish regional government has put their forces on high alert, bracing itself for a bigger influx of people in days to come. aljazeera, new york. >> experts from around the world gathered in london this week to try to stop sexual violence in conflict zones. the global summit is sponsored by british foreign secretary, william hague and actress,

angelina jolie. 200 million children experience sexual violence every year. decades after the war of independence, they are facing rejection from their families. >> these women all share a last name. it means widow. they took on the name after july 25th, 1971. on that day, forces for independence came here and killed most of the men in this village. today it's known as the village of widows. but the women say their suffering did not end with the murders of their husbands. >> that night, the enemy came and raped me, they did it in front of my daughter. afterwards, they said, what did they to you? and i said it was nothing. what else can i tell her? >> .

>> it's a term that means free women. but it's a social stigma. to the ex spent that in this village where so many women faced a traumatic experience, they still find it difficult to talk about it in front of each other. >> we have heard stories of women being raped here, but none of us saw it with our own eyes. >> one of them said she fainted when one of the attackers tried to force himself on her. >> the women were sitting this, most of them were raped that day, except for maybe one or two. >> a prominent artist said that she was held hostage and repeatedly raped during the war, and it took her years before she told her story. >> one of my daughters asked me not to speak out because she was worried about what her in-laws would think. and i told her it was wrong to tell me that. after i told my story, her

mother-in-law secretly visited me and gave me a sari. >> that would give them the financial support that they need. if they get t. they hope to win back some of the respect that they deserve. aljazeera, bangladesh. >> witnesses can be crucial in the american legal system. police and prosecutors rely on them to pick out suspects and recount crimes. but in this week's episode of the system, a look at how sometimes witnesses can get it wrong. >> you know every day in the country, thousands of suspects are identified by eyewitnesses, but a shocking number of these eyewitnesses get it wrong. >> we were purchasing drugs, and gunfire ensued and the resident at this house was killed. when the police arrived, they were looking for suspects in the area, two blackmails, one tall, one short. the witnesses gave the

description. eye. how accurate are your eyewitness identification? >> about 30% of the people in real cases who pick someone, and say yes, that's the person who committed the crime, are wrong. >> what jennifer dyson and other researchers believe, the identification procedures used by the majority of the police departments in this country are outmoded and unscientific. >> they put me in front of a big glass window, and handcuffed me to the bench. but everybody else on the room was pushed on the other side where they couldn't see these individuals, and they can only see me. >> you can watch the episode coming up at the top of the hour on aljazeera america. coming up, capitol hill fireworks. >> this transfer sets a dangerous precedent in negotiating with terrorists. >> secretary hagel standing by with the sergeant bergdahl

rescue. plus -- >> children from central america are being detained by u.s. customs and border protection. i'm in nogales, arizona and coming up, you'll hear why diplomats are angry over what they saw inside.

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hagel, faced tough questions on capitol hill today. the first, the army argument, bowe bergdahl. hagel assisted that this may have been the last and best chance to secure bergdahl's freedom. but some members of the house service committee, were not convinced. lisa stark reports from washington. >> reporter: john, this is the first of what will likely be many hearings on capitol hill on the bergdahl deal. the secretary of defense detailed an investigation that was so precise that the u.s. didn't know the exact location of the hand over of sergeant bergdahl until just one hour before it took place. defense secretary, chuck hagel, walked into a packed room and didn't mince words. the deal to hand off prisoners

for sergeant bowe bergdahl. >> i would never sign any document or make any agreement, agree to any decision that i did not feel was in the best interest of this country. nor would the president of the united states. >> hagel said that the administration had to work fast to friberg berg, who was believed to be in poor mental and physical health. that the risks to bergdahl's safety were growing. >> for all of these reasons and more, the exchange needed to take place quickly, efficiently and quietly. we believed that the exchange was the last, best opportunity to free him. >> the committee members, particularly republicans, blasted the deal. >> this transfer sets a dangerous precedent negotiating with terrorists, and it reverses a long-standing u.s. policy and could incentivize other

terrorist organizations, including al qaeda, to increase their use of kidnaps of u.s. personnel. >> both democrats and republicans are angry that the five men were released from guantanemo, without congress getting 30 days notice as required by law. >> if the president can violate the law, it denies the oversight process that we have with the intelligence committee. >> hagel said that the u.s. leaves no soldier behind. but this soldier has been accused of being a deserter. there will be an investigation as to whether bergdahl left his post in afghanistan. but he and some of the other community members denounce it. >> i really feared for his return to this country with the kind of rhetoric that is being spewed in this very room. >> there's no when on when bergdahl, who is still at a

military hospital in germany, will be back in the u.s., which prompted a heated exchange. >> you were trying to tell me that he's being held in germany because of his medical condition? congressman, i hope that you're not implying anything other than that. >> i asked you a question, mr. secretary. >> i'm going to give you an answer too, i don't like the implication. >> he's being held there because our medical professionals don't believe he's ready. >> when that happens, bergdahl should be judged by the facts, and not hear us or innuendo. there were a lot of questions about whether the five taliban released could pose a threat to the u.s.' future, if they get back to pakistan. secretary hagel said that the best intelligence assessment would be that it not pose a threat to americans. john, many on the committee will very sceptical and worried about that. >> that's lisa stark reporting.

leaving the military is no easy task. there are 260 official stats before a soldier can reintegrate into civilian life. but there's a pilot program attempting to modernize the process and ease the process for it soldiers. >> specialist, ginelli lopez and gomez, studying hard from the transition from military life to civilian life. something that they both admit is intimidating. >> a limb. i'm scared. like i said, i'm so used to this way of live, and what i'm supposed to do. >> i'm a father, and i have two kids. >> getting out is not just saying i quit. the pentagon is requiring soldiers to start planning a year ahead. it's essential to get veteran's benefits, and it's often a

bewildering process that involves paperwork, and a week of classes. >> each of these classes has 50 people in it, with computers and wireless internet. >> robin baker runs the transition program here, a new approach for changing the military mission. required classes, financial planning, veteran's benefits, and education and job hunting and more. this base will send 7,800,000 airmen and soldiers into civilian life. 300,000 will leave as the u.s. armed forces shrink. and before the soldiers get out, they will have to go through a 256-step process. >> turning in your equipment. and you're trying to get housing and sign-off on things. you're trying to get your unit to sign-off on paperwork to say that you turned things in. >> maybe they can help. a mobile application in testing to help service members first navigate the complicated exit

process, and then put veterans resources at their fingertips. >> based on location, food, cash, hot lines. >> mike owns one of the private companies hoping to modernize the military's presence. he applauded all of the steps that it takes just to leave the service. he says that the information needs to be updated for the modern soldier. >> they text more than they talk, they view things on their mobile platform, so what systems do we have available that are catering to this generation. >> a generation in uniform, looking for new ways to face the future. >> anything that helps, like an app or something like that to help you, i'm all for it. >> robin baker said anything like the proposed app would be a welcome tool for veterans to supplement current programs, and they hope to user simulation hold out to army installations

by next year. aljazeera, seattle. >> we have been reporting this week on the sudden flood of the immigrant children coming to the u.s. they have been sent to holding centers in arizona, but now there's concern over the conditions there. jeff is on the ground in nogales. >> john, the uncompanied miners are crossing into the u.s. illegally from mexico, but the journey began thousands of miles away in central america. when you think about the shear numbers, think of this. the number of miners i minors i. have increased 92% from this time last year. when you were this close to the arizona border and you see children wearing camouflaged backpacks, it usually means one thing. they're getting ready to cross illegally into the u.s., with only the clothes on their back

and all of their possessions in one bag. over the past months, aljazeera has witnessed dozens of these children and teenagers. most under 17, they are fleeing gang violence and crushing poverty in central america, in el salve door and guatemala. the wave of migrants seeking refuge in the u.s. peeked this weekend. buckses carrying hundreds of children arrive almost daily at this makeshift detention center in arizona. turning border enforcement into a humanitarian crisis, and diplomats from three countries are angry. >> when you have the children, it's not a place for a child. >> he's the honorary consult general for honduras. on tuesday, he spent the better part of seven hours, meeting with 600 children being held inside. photos from inside of the facility show children corralled

behind chain-link fences and sleeping on muppet recesses. >> you have children, sleeping on the floor, you have plastic crates, and they brought some thin mattresses, and they told me they were going to order 2,000 mat reses and they're still waiting for it. they don't have any clothing for the children to wear, and they haven't been able to use the showers. very few have been able to take a shower. >> jose chicone, visited on tuesday. [ speaking spanish ] >> interpreter: these are not appropriate conditions for minors. we're seeing a real lack of hygiene, and the young people are not getting a good night of sleep, and they have gone up to six days without bathing. >> the question of why so many minors are flooding into the u.s. now is a question that no one can answer. >> i know honduras pretty well. and like many of our neighbors,

we have been facing challenges for the last few years. the numbers are there, and they don't lie. but one of the reasons they're coming now, i don't know. >> for now, the children are caught between two countries. the one they so desperately wanted to leave, and the united states, one struggling to care for them, and they're ultimately denied a place here. we talk about the issue of hygiene, and why these children have not been able to bike or shower, and the diplomats that we spoke to in our piece, though portable showers were brought in, because the children were bussed to the detention center with only the clothes on their back, and they don't have clothes to change into, they have not been able to shower. but we spoke to the mayor's office, and he told us that the donations and blankets and comfort items for the children, that the community mere in nogales have been collecting, those items were donated to the

center today. and hopefully that will ease up some of the issues that we're hearing about in the center. >> new details about the shooting in an oregon high school on tuesday. the police have identified the gunman as 15-year-old jarad padgett. he shot and killed a classmate before killing himself. he was armed with nine magazines and a duffel bag. in depth, a look at violence and global impact. watch our special, guns around the world, each night at 7:00 eastern and 5:00 pacific time. we're keeping our eye on other stories, and david schuster is here with tonight's to briefing. >> republican majority leader, canter, will step down. he lost to little known

conservative candidate, david brat. the election for the house majority leader is scheduled to be held on june 19th. as iraq battles rebels in the north part of the country, there are reports that the iraqi government has asked the united states to carry out airstrikes. they control iraq's second largest city and other areas. and hundreds of thousands of people are trying to flee the violence. there's new information out of ukraine tonight about the human contact on the russian border. 270 deaths in donniest, and 60 people were wounded. the fighting has intensified between the government and rebel forces and thousands of people have been seen fleeing to northern ukraine. and the death toll includes several women and children. in brazil, earlier this evening, there was a world

cup -- light show. the colorful lights reflected off of the statue that looks over the city. the opening is hours away. the government is beefing up security ahead of the matches, and we're in rio de janeiro with the latest many. >> john, it's just a few hours now until kickoff, and brazil is bracing for the best and also the worst. the social net works are calling for protests in at least half a dozen cities, including in sau paolo, wherent inaugural game will be held. security is extremely tight around that stadium where that will happen. now, the authorities do not want the protesters, people protesting against the high cost of holding these games, to ruin the party. and there will be a lot of parties all over the country. including here in copacabana beach. where hundreds of thousands of people will come out to this

fest, it including a lot of foreigners who will be here to celebrate. to world cup visitors, the party is already underway, where for the next month, will be the world capital of football. this european fan saved up for more than two years to make the journey to brazil. >> i'm going to the festival. it's a world cup event like no other, a sport that brings the masses together and stirs patriotism, no matter what your country, says this man from spain, and visiters from all competing countries are convinced that it's their chance. in rio de janeiro, fans from every continent take photos outside of the stadium, where the final match will be held. but a few meters away, brazilian

public servants are outraged over corruption and waste. >> it's totally crazy, they pay millions and millions to football, and the people, nothing. >> residents of this middle class street have put out the welcome mat for the world cup. but they're the exception. one of the city's highest vantage points. >> being it the poorer or the richer neighborhoods, what's missing, the houses, the streets and the buildings are not plastered with brazilian flags or decorations as has always been before a world cup. though they're thousands of kilometers away. these football lovers tell us they will be watching the games, but not celebrating the expense associated with hosting it.

a somber mood, yes, but many hope that it will give away to the passion for football that brazilians are known for. john, as you saw from the visitors here around the world, there's only anticipation and excitement ahead of this first world cup game. not the same as brazilians, but i would bet that once the games begin between brazil and croatia, you'll see everyone here rooting for their home team, no matter their criticisms. >> coming up next, a restaurant serving great food and a new life. >> they were in trouble, and going back on the block. >> a new orleans job training at cafe reconcile. >> and taxing wars. the battle over uber goes global.

>> severe weather across parts of the east coast tonight. we have been watching strong,

heavy storms, bring in wind gusts 60 to 75 miles per hour. and we have been getting a number of our wind reports across the east coast, in addition to very large hail. and we had a potential sighting of a tornado in pennsylvania earlier. tornado reports came in earlier today. in the midwest. in colorado and kansas, and flash flooding has been a concern. and also tornado warnings in kansas and earlier in the day, south dakota. we have one coming in behind. and while the pacific n has rain showers, we're going to focus in on places like texas and arkansas and oklahoma as we get into the afternoon. the temperatures, in the southwest t. out of the things for the california area, the inland valleys, but still in the 90s in spots. 106 for phoenix, but

minneapolis, a cool upper 60s, and the northeast, just brace yourself. the hottest weather so far this year coming in the middle of next week. aljazeera america news continues.

>> nasa has captured video of powerful solar flairs on the sun's surface. you can see the blast on the right-hand side of the screen. solar flairs are bursts of radiation that send gas and plasma into the solar system. they can create flairs that are seven times larger than the size of the earth. a popular restaurant in the big easy is helping people find work. it's part of a 12-week program to help them with their culinary skills. some of the teens are battling poverty and homelessness.

>> once homeless with no job, and running the streets of new orleans, mikhail found himself on a dangerous path. >> i was in trouble, and thought about going back on the block. >> he spotted someone wearing a shirt with the words, cafe reconcile on it. >> i said are they hiring in? and he said they have a training program for troubled youth. and when he said that, i went it to get an application. >> cafe reconcile is more than a stop in new orleans for southern food. it's best-known for the young faces who cook and serve it. those struggling with extreme poverty, homelessness or run-ins with the law. >> it's one of the worst areas of the city, to make sure that we plant a seed for change. >> in a city with such vast hospitality in the street, the cafe puts the young people with skills to work at new orleans'

top restaurants and hotels. >> by the time the customer takes the order, and receives the food and delivers it, it's very similar to life. if make a misstep along the way, your guest is not going to be happy. >> participants spend weeks learning critical life skills. >> you learn how to invest and save your money. >> what were you doing on the streets before cafe reconcile? >> drugs. >> six weeks into the training, 23-year-old rashid patterson is learning discipline, having to wake up at 7:30 every morning to clock in and pass drug tests. >> my attitude, working well with other people. >> the payoff is a paid internship, which usually leads to a full-time job for the graduates. it has helped more than 1,000 young adults in new orleans find

hospitality jobs. mikhail finished the program more than a year ago, and landed a job in a restaurant and has his own apartment. he works part-time at the cafe, training those new to the program. >> for me, i look at everything with a positive situation. >> with help from big donors like tv chef, emeril lagasse, the cafe was recently expanded, adding more opportunity to help people like mikhail, who are hungry for success. >> thank you for coming in and supporting us. >> aljazeera, new orleans. >> the uber revolution is growing. the app, which let's users call private cabs, is spreading across america and around the world. but not everyone is thrilled with the idea, especially taxi drivers. >> the best of times, never mind when taxis are deliberately clogging up the road.

this is french fury, invented by cab drivers, and the new kid on the block is if their sights. >> it's organized robbery, they are their own bosses. they don't declare their revenues, and they work 24-7, and the government should address this. they can't continue like this. >> this is between tradition and technology. the tradition states, you want to ride, you stand outside and wait, and you flag down a cab. sometimes that's see, and sometimes it's not. technology says that you let your smart phone sort is out. it shows you all of the cars nearby and it sends one to pick it up. the driver uses an app. this uses gps and it will calculate the cost of the journey, but it's not hard wired into the car.

this is software on a mobile phone, which brings up the question, can this be classed as a meter? taxi drivers say yes, and it will be what the judge says that finally settles this. because in london, where the language is different, very much the same as france, it's going all the way to the high court. we believe that uber is an illegal act. >> this is a ride on you were streets. german drivers say that uber is ruining their likelihoods. >> . >> it has been for decades, and it's possible, through technology, companies like uber are bringing more choices to the citizens. >> uber's journey began in san francisco, but it has traveled around the world since, taking in 70 cities, 36 countries, and all of this covered in just five years.

last august, uber was valued 3 and a half billion dollars. and last week, that raised to $18 billion. thanks to the likes of google and goldman sachs. as it's profits grow, so does the note right and more publicity. this is a company with global ambitions, no intention of putting the brakes on. aljazeera, paris. >> take a look at this. the picture of the day is outside of dallas. the luxury home, literally on the edge. the ground under its foundation is eroding it, and leaving it dangling on a cliff. house is vacant, and looms 75 feet above the water. not a place to be. david schuster has the headlines next, and we'll see you back here tomorrow night at 11:00 eastern time.

>> i'm david schuster in new york, and tonight, top stories. rebel fighters have taken control in iraq, and the government asked for help requesting airstrikes against the group. and that request so far has been denied. they are in control of the second largest city, mosul.

and residents refleeing. and an estimated 500,000 people are trying to leave mosul. and the vast majority are going to the kurdish region. eric cantor will step down in july. he lost his virginia congressional primary to a little-known conservative candidate, david brat. the search for the house majority leader is set to be on june 19th. chuck hagel appeared on capitol hill today, to answer questions about sergeant bowe bergdahl. hagel insisted that it was the best chance to get bergdahl home safely. and beginning tomorrow, billions of people will tune into watch the world cup. brazil and croatia will kickoff the competition with a match in sau paolo, and thousands of persons may not make it to the

match. eric was in brazil, and ticket handlers and baggage handlers will walk out at midnight for a 24-hour strike. those are the headlines, and the system is up next, and you can get the latest news online at aljazeera.com. >> i'm sitting on the couch and next thing you know i got like three 9 mm just pointed directly at my face, i'm going what is this about? what you comin' in with guns drawn for? they laid us on the ground, out of everybody they picked me. i was like ok, what's going on? they said do you know who this detective is? i 'm like no. he says this "guy is colombo." i said "colombo?" he said, "have you ever seen the tv series colombo?" i says, "growing up. you know gng