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same. the graduate - he's finished with high school at 10 years old. peter mack's brilliant images - inside the studio of this top art master. it's been less than three years since the u.s. withdraw from iraq and has been threat three days since the country has come apart. >> sobering facts to consider - the war in iraq claimed 4400 lives, american lives, and cost more than a trillion dollars. in addition, 30,000 u.s. troops were wounded and an estimated 24,000 iraqi civilians were killed. the iraqi government is at risk of being overthrown by sunni rebels who made a series of

rapid advances to baghdad. >> al-qaeda-inspired fighters continue though the city of iraq. a third of the country has fallen in a matter of days. rebel fighters of the islamic state of iraq and levant say the capital will be theirs soap. prime minister nouri al-maliki says the army will soon regain control. the u.s. says it is prepared to step up security support for iraq. >> i don't rule out anything. because we have a stake in making sure that jihadists don't get a foot hold. >> the u.s. said no, and u.s. officials confirmed several

planes would fly out hundreds of american contractors. the u.s. embassy in baghdad, the largest in the world has not announced evacuations from there. the u.n. security council expressed unanimous support. >> they condemn terrorist and extremist activity. >> in a phone call with iraq's prime minister. the iranian president pledged support and condemned what he called atrocities by terrorists. the group inspired by al-qaeda spent the last three years fighting in the civil war. it staged an encouragens last winter. it is relatively small in numbers since 10,000 fighters. the group seized tonnes the military equipment. some had been given to the iraqi army by the u.s. rebel fighters stole hundreds of millions. >> more than half a million

civilians fled the area. how could iraq fall apart in a few days? >> it's been happening for decades. david shuster reports. >> reporter: saddam hussein became president of iraq in 1979. he held together rival factions. in the 1980s, he fought iran and kurdish iraqis, he knew hussain used chemical weapons, there was condemnation, no international intervention. in 1990 suedan invaded kuwait. there was an intervention, an international coalition by bush. it was to get sudan's forces out of kuwait. sudan remained in power in iraq. in 2003 the george w. bush administration claimed saddam hussein's regime had a stockpile of weapons of mass destruction

sent u.s. forces into iraq. the country fell into sectarian violence. whole political parties and ethnic groups felt disenfranchised. american come bat operations ended and american troops left. the national elections were held april 30th. sunnis felt left out of the process. just over a month later sunni fighters began a campaign to take mosul from a shiite government. that was david shuster. i poke with former army colonel peter monsieur. he was one of the key military members behind the 2007 troop surge in iraq. i askedway the u.s. would do new. >> we have to settle the politics of the issue, nouri al-maliki created the problem with the decisiveness,

marginalization of the sunni minority, and we shouldn't come in on this side. i think we have to have a government in iraq that is worth supporting before we engage. >> will there we time for that? >> yes, there is. i.s.i.l. group has taken control of what is referred to as the sunni triangle. as they approach baghdad there'll be resistance from the iraqi security forces. shiite security on the streets of baghdad. the iranians are engaging. this will not be a rapid takeover of the iraqi capital. >> the reason i question that is because in mosul and tikrit there are reports that iraqi security lay down their weapons and let them come through. there's half a million fleeing the refugees from those towns,

getting away from the violence. it seems like a reasonable question, why that wouldn't happen in other parts of the country? >> i think it goes to the poor leadership of the forces engaged in mossual and tikrit. these are forces that - you can lay the fault at the feet of nouri al-maliki for appointing commanders loyal to him. nouri al-maliki succeeded in undoing the army that we put together before we left. as you approach baghdad approximately be a different battle ground. we'll have time to get the politics right before engaging with air power and advisors and sources of military strength that we engage with. >> given all the blood, sweat and tears of people like you and erts have given to the -- others have given to the battle from the united states, is this frustrating to watch this? >> it's deeply frustrating and

saddening. many dead. a trillion plus wasted. this is something that any veteran of the iraq war looks on with sadness and regret. the united states in its own national interest cannot allow a terrorist state to exist. >> sergeant bowe bergdahl is on his way back to the united states. the former prisoner was released from a military hospital in germany. he's on a plane headed to texas. we have more from lisa stark in washington. st bowe bergdahl will arrive at the brook army medical center in the early morning hours on friday. he could be there for months. this is the final phase of a reintegration process. he'll get medal care,

psychological health and will be debriefed. and any family reunion would take place at the hospital. the first priority is to make sure bowe bergdahl gets the care and support that he needs. we spoke with dr els bet ricky a former army psychiatrist. she said it cap be difficult to readjust. >> often prisoners of war have been held for years. they may sa thought they were forgotten about, thought they were dead or going to die. not thought they were dead, but the chances of survival were few. once they leave that setting and the decompression they face a media clair, and it can beoverwhelming. part of the decompression process is to get them back to physical and medical help and

help prepare for the reintegration. >> bowe bergdahl may have a tough time because he was held for so long, nearly five years, and the controversy over how he may have been captured. the trip back to the u.s. comes a day after defense secretary chuck hagel was on the hill and grilled by jeff miller about why bowe bergdahl was in germany, why he wasn't back in the u.s. where he could be questioned about the circumstances of his capture. >> you are trying to tell me he's held in germany because of his medical condition. >> congressman i hope you are not implying anything other than that. >> i'm asking the question, mr secretary. >> i'll give an answer, i don't like the implications of the question. >> answer it. >> he's held there because medical professionals don't believe he's ready until they believe he a ready. >> obviously the doctors in

germany decided that bowe bergdahl is fine to travel, on the way back to the u.s., and he told lawmakers that he will be questioned about how he was captured by the taliban, whether he deserted his post in afghanistan. >> thank you. the u.s. attacked the taliban group that captured bowe bergdahl. 10 were killed, including two senior commanders. they used drones like this to attack trucks carrying arms, ammunition and explosives. they were members of the ar coney faction of the taliban. moving to the issue of sexual violence globally. it's day three of a summit taking place in london. we talked with one survivor of a sexual assault. a woman from myanmar, attacked by three men. she was 15 years old. camera banks had their story.

>> reporter: the conflict in myanmar is a long-running civil law. as a result, more than 2 million people have fled the country. >> i miss my village, but some time i do not miss it because i'm hurt in my heart. >> meet mary, not his real name. to an interpreter she tells me she doesn't want the true identity revealed. she asked in myanmar three weeks ago. these one of millions of women raped during a war. she was 15 when soldiers attacked her village, raping women with impunity. >> one was holding my hand, one was putting his hand on my mouth not to scream, and the other one raped me. >> reporter: in many countries rape in war is seen as inevitable. >> reporter: sexual violence against women during war time is lethal. raping a woman or a girl is not

only an attack on her, but attacks her family and culture. >> in many societies women are seen as the centre piece to their community's social and cultural values. there can be lopping-lasting consequences of sexual violence, including forced pregnancies that lead to children born, born out of violence. >> reporter: dr oliver kaplan teacheses international studies, and says violence against women is a tool of ethnic cleansing and can be unnoticed. >> oftentimes this happens away from the u.s. in developing countries. >> reporter: it's painful to discuss. mary tell me she wants to tell her story in hopes of helping others. >> i very much want this to stop in the village. >> she says she'll never go back

to the place she endured so much pain and humiliation. >> my only hope and desire is my three children should be well educated here. >> here in her new home country that can offer a better life for her family. >> the hurricane season getting under way in the pacific, and a storm spinning off the coast of mexico. christina upgraded to a category 4. kevin corriveau is here to track it for us. >> here it is on the satellite. you can see the eye there. christina is the third storm in the pacific. in the last 15 minutes we want to update you that the category of the storm came down to a category 3. it's a quick change we have seen. every 6-12 hours we see an update on the hurricane. what will happen is the storm is going to be moving out here

towards the west. it doesn't mean we are not going to see an impact on the land anywhere from here to porta on the coast. we'll see a strong storm surge and feeder band away from the storm, producing heavy rain showers. we could see localized flooding across the area. we'll watch that over the nu. couple of days. >> for the atlantic, june 1st was the beginning. things are quiet, all the way back to africa. that's where we normally see the waves form. things are quite. i want to tell you, looking at wrong-range forecasts, across honda center and nicaragua, we could see the first system. it's a little too far away to make a determination, but we'll watch that area as well. when i come back later in the hour, we'll talk about the heat

situation that we are saying in the west, and the temperatures are not going anywhere any time soon. >> a fight over truth in advertising reached the u.s. supreme court. the focus is pommy granite trings. pom wonderful claims mg mate's pommy granite drink has trace amounts in it and should not use the word. pam wonderful is trying to sue coca-cola, the company that owns the other product. the case is allowed to go ahead. joining us to talk about this is attorney from san diego state university, wendy patchett. what does this mean? >> well, the court issued a landmark decision, and i'll tell you why it's significant for a couple of reasons. as you mentioned, at the heart of the dispute of this juicy debate as people describe it is

pom yes granite blueberry juice. pom wonderful has 85% pommy granite. 15% blueberry. minute maid is 0.3% pommy granite. 0.2%, and the rest is an apple-grape fruit brend. so it is misleading advertising, whether or not the coca-cola product is in technical compliance shouldn't preclude them sued by pam wonderful. >> the suit goes ahead. how do labels change, if at all? >> that was part of the coca-cola's argument saying our competitors, rivals, shouldn't be the label police. that should be delegated to the the f.d.a. the supreme court said both are okay. an easy analogy would be to say

someone could be prosecuted and sued for the same thing. what remains to be seen is whether labels will have to change by virtue of civil suits, even if in compliance with the f.d.a. >> you think after the decision by the court, that maybe the f.d.a. takes another look at it? >> well, it's in technical compliance with the f.d.a. and they have said that. we'll wait to see if this is going to, you know, provoke a flood gait of litigation, will it pave the way for more of these suits, or is it just going to make companies be careful in the way they do their labels so if they are in compliance with the f.d.a., they don't have to worry about civil suits. >> it would seem that the lawsuit is not good pr for coca-cola and minute made because everyone knows there's

not much pommy granite juice in their product. does it matter? >> that's a great point. one of the things that justice kennedy said is when he talked about the case in april, he said he thought it was pom yes granite juice. you bet we'll take a closer look at labels, and the reputational damage is huge. let's face it, pommy granite is a trendy flavour, we see it from juice to ice-cream and martinies, anything with that cultural appeal, we'll look at labels because we want to make sure we are getting what we are paying for, that's why this was about unfair competition. if you market a drink about apple grapefruit blend, it will be greater than the real thing. >> i was going to say can competitors sue each other now. >> they are allowed to under the

ruling. in other words competitors that might have thought our rivals are in technical compliance, so we don't have a case, will probably be empowered by a decision to realise it doesn't mean they can't be sued for misleading advertising. it's like parents know that have young children. you can ask a question and they can tell you something that is technically correct but misleading. so, too, here. it could open them up to a lawsuit. these cases don't provide much pr help for the companies as well. it will be interesting. >> all right. good to see you. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> today is president george h.w. bush's 90th birthday. this is how he celebrated, with a sky dive. he made a leap with the parachute team.

he jumped first as a pilot when his plane was shot down. a colourful look at the worst team of the world cuppo and the high school graduate from -- world cup, and we'll introduce you to the high school graduate from california who is 12 years old.

reports that tank have rolled into ukraine from russia. the video can't be independently verified. it shows vehicles crossing the border. said to be channeded by ant anti- -- commanded by russian forces. the crowd size for protests in brazil dwindled. the first kick at the world cup. headline shifts for demonstrations and excitement at the matches. billions will watch the games.

we have more from sao paulo. >> reporter: the craziness started early, hours before kick-off fans arriving at the stadium. seven years after being awarded the largest spectacle. the first answer to the question would brazil be ready. >> outside the stadium, hours before kick-off several kilometres away from the stadium. fewer than 140 protesters. they say the world cup spending by brazil is unjust. in rio, similar ugly scenes repeating themselves, but there, too, the process involved a few hundred people. despite the images, they don't tell the story as brief and small clashes provided no major disruptions. closer to game time and like

brazilians all over the country people in the community began to gather for a feverish party. as the national team is called here. back at the site of the opening game, a wave of yellow. >> brazil will win 3, 2, zero. >> the tournament kicked off with a spectacular act while dignitaries and fans watched on. >> by night fall the hosts proved why they are the favourites. working out early jitters before settling down to business. >> ecstatic brazilians pouring out of the stadium. they are hope despite the first goal by croatia, brazil came back. beyond that this symbol i says the opening -- symbolizes the opening of the 2014 world cup in

brazil. now to the lopping shot of the tournament. australia soccer team is ranked as the worst in the world cup. no one is expecting a districtry, not the players, more from andrew thomas. >> a joke was doing the round at one of the last training sessions of the sog ruse. the -- sokk use. the official slolon is hopping into history. some journalists thought the only place australia's team would hop is home. >> let's say we haven't made too many advanced bookings. i think we'll be back almost straight after the third game. of the 32 teams australia is ranked the lowest. they have lost two friend lis against france and brazil since qualifying, a team coach sacked, a new manager brought in youth, but with that inexperience. to further lower sfections in the group stage -- expectations in the group stage australia

surveys tough teams. chile, and defending champions sfaip. >> it will be a massive challenge for australia. i don't think anyone is expecting the team to get a win, let alone out of the group. the players joked about their prospects before leaving. >> have you had a dream where you are holding a cup? >> yes, i had a dream i was holding the cup. i would be sitting here lying if i said i hadn't. >> coffee cup. >> since arriving in brazil, there has been more optimism. australia lost a friendly against croatia, but narrowly. the team played well for most of the match. there has been rumours of injuries amongst chile's players. anything better than a loss would be a shock, the upset australia's players will be hopping for. you can find world cup fans everywhere. even in space.

to crew of the international space station got into the grove showing off microgravity soccer skills. >> town of one. the maulest homestead of colorado. if things don't change, it may disappear. the battle for control of iraq. we'll have the latest.

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built for business. this is al jazeera america. and i'm john seigenthaler. coming up, options in iraq. what the u.s. might do about the deteriorating situation on the ground. creating a better car. it's not just about the ride, it's about the environment. inside the studio. famed artist peter mack gives me a tour of place where he creates some of his famous works of art. iraq has lost two major cities in days.

mosul and tikrit were taken by an al qaeda-inspired group called the islamic state of iraq and levant. air strikes were launched but the i.s.i.l. has not stopped and is calling for a march on baghdad. president obama said iraq would need support, there's no word on what it would look like. half a million iraqis are homeless. some u.s. citizens are leave. contractors are being moved because of security concerns. staffing at the embassy and consulate has not changed. more from randall pinkston. >> reporter: iraq's army, the one the government spent millions to train has been overrun by the islamic state of iraq and levant. the group controls a section of syria and a swap of iran,

including mossual and tikrit. the allies hold fallujah, 40 miles west of baghdad. the military commanders are worried. we are monitoring the situation in iraq as closely as we can. we condemn the violence. >> reporter: the rebel group is led by a man with 10,000 fighters under his command. they sfept years fighting in syria. retired army brigadier, deputy director of operations during the u.s. war in iraq says iraq's army isn't ready. >> what you have is battle hard eped terrorists coming into iraq and taking over places such as mosul and tikrit. the iraqi army, which is very, very large and well equipped, but doesn't have the combat experience. >> more than 4400 americans died before pulling out combat

forces. the u.s. spent 1 trillion in the campaign. once the u.s. was gone military training deteriorated. >> americans bear some blame for what is going on. by not having american capability on the ground, in the background, providing training assistance, support and mentoring. the military allowed - has been allowed to degrade the capability. while the u.s. did not leave combat forces it provides equipment and advice. >> we have robust military sales programs in the world to the tune of $1400. >> equipment may not be enough. there are reports that nouri al-maliki has asked for u.s. military intervention. general kimmitt says there are other options. >> i believe the american military with the approval of the intelligence can provide

intelligence support, possibly provide armed drone support. none of those would require american troop presence on the ground. >> a decision needs to be made quickly because rebel fighters are on the move. many federal workers ark the minimum wage - the labour secretary raised wages. now congress is called on to raise wages for all workers. the senate passed a bill, it's stalled in the house. a surprising storey out of california a 10-year-old child prodigy graduated high school, agreed 12, this sunday. the home schooler from sacramento got a perfect 4.0. he joins us now with his father.

welcome to both of you, good to see you. congratulations on graduating. >> thanks. >> what is it like to be a 10-year-old and graduate from high school? >> it feels cool and i'm proud i graduated from high school. >> i know your parents are proud of you as well. what do you like to study. >> i like to study science, history, social studies. do you remember when you were younger, when you noticed that you got concepts a little quicker than other students. >> yes, i started noticing that when i was in kindergarten. i was able to, like, read books, like second grade and third grade and do maths meant for

second and third graders. when did you notice that he had this gift? >> i think it was mostly my wife who noticed it. she was at home with the kids, with tanish and she noticed it and would tell me and i - i didn't really believe her at first. after a while i saw how quickly he grasped things, so i believe it. >> how does it change things for you. he's 10 now, and i guess headed for college. >> actually, he's been taking college classes part time. two classes per semester. he's into the flow and finishing up his associate degree in about half a year or so. it's challenging. >> i was going to say, what is different about your life.

when can he graduate with an undergraduate degree from college. >> he could probably graduate in a year, two years, two and a half years. >> and then what? >> he wants to do a lot of things. he wants to go to medical school. he has a lot of plans. >> tannish, what are your plans? what would you like to do? it's probably a little early to ask that of a 10-year-old. what do you think? >> after i get my bachelors, i'd like to go to medical school or - and also get my ph.d. >> do you think it will be tough to be in classes with kids that are a lot older than you? >> not really. not since i've been going to college, community college for some time, i have gotten used to

it. so... >> what about the attention you got because of this. how are you dealing with it. >> i don't know. it's a lot of hard work, but, yeah, i just make it. >> we clearly have made it and you guys are doing something right because you have a terrific young man. we wish him all the best. thank you for talking with us tonight. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >> good luck. >> a homeless student gave a val dick torian speech at her school in washington d.c. she lived in a homeless shelter with her family for three years and talked about overcoming obstacles by pouring herself into studies. she is headed to george town on a full scholarship. >> 15 american forces are

joining forces to make cars to improve your driving sfoorns and the environment. dack ackerman has the story. >> the malibu, one of g.m.'s popular workhorses has been getting a makeover. 15 different remodelled by a team of students by u.s. and canadian universities. they are competing for a best-defined vehicle in a competition called eco car. yes made them in garages and gunned their engines. washington d.c. was the last stop. a panel of judges decided which schools would come out on top. >> it's about improving fuel and maintaining performance. >> these cars have been retro fitted as plug in electric hybrids, on board batteries

replacing biofuel ethanol and hydrogen. the manual controls in the dashboard were replaced with justure recognition software. >> if you put your hand out you swipe to the right to go to the next track or pause the music, et cetera. things like that to improve the safety. >> as the next generation, students are getting insight beyond the learning in the classroom. they have the input from the theory, but industry experts in the area. >> the team effort says engineering ph.d. candidates have provided with other valuable insights. >> the engineers get a shoe of how do you interact with people that are not engineers. >> this is the third and time year for the government-funded competition to use the malibu.

next year they graduate to a new challenge. turning the high performance camaro into an eco-friendly sports car. >> people in colorado are fighting to bring a coast town back to life. nestled over 9,000 feet, bonanza was a thriving sillier mining haven. >> reporter: welcome to bonanza colorado. population one. >> when i moved there i was 12 people. but they died or moved away. it crept up on me. it was like "wow, i'm the last guy." >> 20 years ago mark was looking for paradise and found it on a dead-end road. he handbuilt the race tucked into a forest surrounded by

cabins and silver mines. >> it was a bonanza for the people that run the mine. >> jim is submit ep with the romantic past. >> there was a smelter at the far south end. minors would come in, there was a hotel, a railroad, but it never got there. bonanza is a snapshot in time. there were over 1,000 people here. many houses were abandoned like 1500 other ghost towns, it may be whipped off the map. >> this scuttle butt over the future of bannsa happened when someone posted the notice on the bulletin board. problem was everyone cleared out for the winter so no one saw it. one notice tacked on a board, clapping in the breeze is not adequate notice, i don't think. >> grave ner and kevin don't

live is bonanza, they are trying to stop the state from stripping the town of a legal right to exist. to do that they have to elect a council and prove the town conducts business. so they reached out to part of time bonnansans like themselves. >> the up to, if it can stay in time, it would have one more rebirth, it would be beautiful. for this to happen, that would have to start from scratch figuring out services and taxes. >> if there's not a functioning government, duties end up back with the county. >> that's okay for the last man standing. the county camp has paid for the street light and for clearing the roads in the winter. >> because it's abandoned doesn't mean it's in the wind or nuked or something. it's not going to be bulldozed

over. >> bonanza has until september or it will be folded into the unn countered county. the echos of its past will be tet in stone. >> actress and civil rights act visit ruby d died. her daughter said she passed away from natural causes. dereceived a nomination for her role in "american gangster", and appeared along side her husband. peter max is a pioneer in pop heart. psych delic shapes helped to define the '60s, he is still creating iconic masterpieces. i sat to talk to him where he gave a klims into a colourful world. >> reporter: bold strokes, brilliant colours are the

signatures of peter max. they burst with life when you step into the studio. you are known for the brightness, the colour. >> i love brightness of colours, the grew up in shanghai. it was influenced. i always wanted to be an astronomer. a lot of stars came up. i'm contemplating how big is the universe. how many stars, and it's getting bigger and bigger as we talk. >> in the '60s, max was a big artist. a pop icon with a psychodelic eye. he helped define a gerp i suggest. there are so men things that people think of when they thick of peter max. for a child of the '60s, the first thing is the psychedelic era. >> you represent that in your art, rite. >> that was the period in the '60, in the mid to late '60s, is

when all that psychedelia happened. >> love, peace, and the pain strokes of peter max. this is his poster from 1967. the summer of love. it catafalqued him to fame -- catafalqued him to fame. >> this was a sketch i made. after a year or so of doing things, being with the swarmy, and the idea of love was a big idea. we have to love everybody, each other, animals, the planet. love the people you don't like. you know. one day i decided to do l-o-v-e. and i drew my love lady and it became a famous poster. sold tens of thousands and was a famous ippings. every young person probably had a peter max poster. >> back then they sold for $1 or $2. today it's $2,000-$3,000 for a

poster. everywhere owned a poster. i was so power academy famous that anywhere would go. people would point to me. i would walk on the street. people would go peter max. i didn't know how to say yes all the time. >> what inspires you? >> here is the thing. i wake up inspired. i go to sleep inspired. it's like when i breathe, i'm always breathing and i'm inspired. >> you have payments laid out. >> i have a cover. this cover sits on the payments. when i come into the room and am insurveyored to paint. all i have to do is wiggle the cover. take it off. 77 covers. >> so you start to point here. you put up... >> a canvas, i paint. i pick out a brush, i dip into the paint. it could be a colour i love for

the second. i put it somewhere in the canvas that i think i want it to be. i put the brush into water, pick up another brush and pick up another colour that goes niece with the first. suddenly it's a landscape. >> you don't do a small drawing? >> no, i paint directly. i have done tens of thousands of images. i never knew what i was going to go when they became famous images. aprilingel hearts. the landscape. unbelievable. i painted my good friend jimmy hendricks. do you see him with the guitar. >> reporter: hendricks, beatles, the stones. max illustrated it. i have had up here everybody you can imagine from mick jagger to the rolling stones. anybody you can imagine has been up here.

>> reporter: how is it that you connected with so many musicians. >> woodstock became a magnet for culture, i was the artist. i used to draw and paint and happening out in cafes in the late afternoon and evenings. >> coming up next... >> he wrote that. >> more of my interview with iconic artist peter max.

over the next couple of days the heat will be on across the west. we are talking idaho, oregon and the mexican border. high pressure is dominating. you don't see many clouds or rain showers across the region. it's downward vertical motion, keeping a cap on the activity and keeping things warm. over the next day we are looking at fire danger down here towards new mexico and weather watches for arizona and mexico because of gusty winds. dry conditions. for phoenix 107. that's the high. warmer than today. saturday a little cooler.

(technical difficulties) in part ii of my interview with peter max he talks about his famous friends and interesting art pieces, whilst

showing me around his home studio in new york. >> reporter: graphic artist peter max has been colouring our world for decades. his designs have covered everything. >> we walked by a piano that you gave to ringo. >> ringo came to me and asked me to paint a piano. the day he finished. total copies dense, he came up to thank me. he said peter can have a brush. i said - he wrote down "to peter, loveringo star.". >> reporter: you have done boeing 777. >> i have done a boeing 777. an ocean liner, the biggest ship in the world. i painted it. they loved it. >> you have been the official art of the for the olympics.

>> five times at least. >> you painted for six presidents. >> seven, eight. you have painted for the world series, for the world cup. the super bowl, the u.s. open. nascar, the kentucky derby, that's to start. >> and you know every time i did one of those i thought to myself pain i shouldn't do this. they begged me and begged me and said that's a nice thing, let me do it. what is he most proud of? >> for max, it's not his art, efforts to restore the statue of liberty. you made so many contributions to the world and the country. the contribution that strikes me as one of your biggest was the statue of liberty. how did you get involved? . ed i want to do something very

american. it was july 4th, 1976, and someone showed me a picture. let me paint one of them. i pulled out large cameras, 8 foot tall. if i stood up, it would be up to here. i painted that day, and signed it early middle afternoon. max, july 4th, 1976. i find it's the bicentennial. >> reporter: with lady liberty looks can be deceiving. the statue was falling apart and the painter became a fundraiser. >> you asked him to help. >> yes. >> you called him up. >> lee said to me "i'll be there tomorrow." at 9 o'clock. >> chrysler gave how much money. i said "i didn't have to finish.

i said "where is my nearest phone." he said "i would be here with peter max. if he left me he would be 20 or 25, and raised a total of 25 or 30 million bucks. >> in the new york studio the 76-year-old doesn't stop working with art and a brand attached to his name. >> you have people working for you and this amazing gallery. >> i paint every day. all people do is assist me, making paint for me, getting the canvases stretched. they photograph them and get me set up for printers. i'm in the arts. i love it. >> now do you see your place in history. >> i don't look at it from that point of view very much. and it's hard. it's hard to sometimes think about things that sort of like

please the ego. i know that i blame popular. i know i want to bring beautiful things. we hope it continues. peter max. it's been a pleasure to meet you and spend time with you. >> nice to have you in the studio. >> and world cup fever is here. tonight's picture of the day. courtesy of the first match of the day. brazil against croatia, and the game delivered excitement croatia got a gold medal when he accidentally kicked the ball into his own goal. brazil beat croatia 3-1. that's news. "america tonight" is next with joie chen. ary series

wisconsin's mining standoff on al jazeera america without american help? >> our national security team is looking at all of the options, but this should be also a government. >> tonight, on the border but not on the fence. against all odds, mothers and even little kids by the tens of thousands warming their way into the desert southwest. >> they are prepared to lose their life. the mother is because they feel their life is in such threat in their home country, they have a better chance in our desert to salvador.