forefathers, today the abuse and murder of children has no place in any society, anywhere. . >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. these are the stories we're following for you. >> you can't let them run whole hog all over the country. >> secretary of state john kerry talking about the strategy in iraq and said airstrikes have not been ruled out. iraqi citizens looking for a safe place now amid all the fighting. the armed group al-shabaab has been blamed for the attack in kenya that has left dozens of

people dead. >> the u.n. said it is now moving its staff. the options are on the table as u.s. weighs it's military response. isil controlling several areas and claimed it has killed hundreds of people so far. randall pinkston live in washington. u.s. warships are now moving into the persian golfs. does it appear there are other military options on the table. >> certainly a number of options have been put on the table but nothing made public yet. preparations are under way for possible action. this morning the pentagon announcing that the amphibious dockship has carried task force

to the gulf. the uss george w. bush sent to the area. ththe mesa verdi can move 800 force. in an intervie interview in yahoo news, secretary of state said drone strikes may be used to push back isil. >> it may well be one of the options that are important to be able to stem the tide and stop the moment of people of peep moving around in open convoys and trucks and terrorizing people. when you have people murdering, assassinating in these massachusetts kerrs yomass massacres, you need to stop that and do what you need to do to stop it from the air or

otherwise. >> reporter: secretary kerry expects president obama to make a decision soon on what action to take in iraq. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: after a week of heavy losses in mosul and soldiers surrounding iraq's military is fighting back launching airstrikes against members of the islamic state in iraq and the levant. it is a show of force by iraqi presiden prime minister nouri al-maliki maliki. he continues to call for a call to arms. >> all iraqi people raise up. we will advance to all space to rush our enemies. >> dozens of shiite volunteers have answered that call promising to protect baghdad should isil fighters make good on their promise to attack the

capitol. two suicide-bombings killed nine. the embassy has decreased its personnel in response to threats of violence. and isil reported to be engaged in mass executions shared these images. pictures of their website of the iraqi soldiers they claim they rounded up before marching them to a ditch, killing, they say, 1700. the u.s. state department called the reported executions horrifying. as for the obama administration weighs using air power against isil, some of the president's critics say the time to act is now to avoid greater threats to the u.s. later. >> we need air power immediately to stop the advance towards baghdad. the seeds of 9/11 are being

planted all around iraq and syria. >> it is not in our u.s. interest to go and involve ourselves in the middle of what is a religious civil war. >> president obama said he will consult closely with congress as he decides the next action the u.s. should take in iraq. >> randall pinkston live for us in washington. thank you very much. meanwhile in northern iraq thousands are fleeing the violence there as the united nations sendin seeing a behalf million people fleeing their homes and that number is growing. we have more from the did i of kazar. >> it is a strategic gate for the sunni rebels and a huge loss for the central government, but it translates into more people on the move in the country. now, most of these have arrived from telafar. they tell you stories about how they crossed the desert walking, how they hitchhiked.

they're waiting to get into the kurdish region not necessarily to stay there but to move further on. but the pressure is too much for the kurdish authorities here, and they have to

at gitmo today. those who have been charged with the september 11th attacks. those, pakistan's air force attacking several targets near north wa waziristan. , failure to go after what it considers to be safe havens for those fighting groups. >> the somali group al shabaab, three hotels and a police station in pegatoni. aal jazeera's, some of these images are disturbing. >> bodies and burned out cars in the streets. witnesses say gunmen came into town and shot indiscriminately.

including those who had gathered to watch a world cup match. a bank and police station. >> about 50 of them. and i hear from sources that they are batted down. and they might have escaped into the forest. >> reporter: it happened in the town close to the tourist destination near the border with somalia. the group itself has issued a statement claiming responsibility for the attack. several buildings across the town, were still seen smoldering. there was also a clear sense of confusion and bewilderment. all the attackers fleeing and no one being arrested. >> i would like to bring to the attention of the country to security has been beefed across the country.

taking cognizance of the hig high-temp political temperatures. >> this is the worst attack since the siege on nier's west gait mall in september. al shabaab took responsibility for that. already suffering tourism industry. in kenya. >> the latest round of talks over ukraine's gas supply from russia ending without success. cutting off gas supplies after the ukrainian government failed to pay. gazprom says ukrainia has to pay up front. >> gazprom has effectively said to ukraine, if you want to have gas, you have to pay for it, and you have to pay in advance.

no cash, no gas, it's that. we had talks in berlin, we had talks in brussels. russia, although it was willing to extend the dead lain for ukraine to pay -- deadline for ukraine to pay, it wasn't willing to lower the price of the gas. that was rejected by ukraine and now russia has run out of patience and has said to ukraine that it will only get gas it will pay or the in advance. also told europe to be prepared for descrumtions in supply as -- disruption necessary supply as their situation lumber on. it's also taking ukraine to the international courts of arbitration in stockholm suing it for $4.5 billion in unpaid gas bills. now there is one mitigating factors in this: everyone wants this situation resolved. the russians don't want to lose

a huge amount of custom from the ukraine and european union and ukraine don't want their gas supplies to be affected. hopefully, there will be resolution before winter when people do need gas here. >> four black water employees are under trial in washington, d.c, black water employees regarding a diplomatic convoy in twech when they alleged --2007 when they opened fire. trial expected to last five to six months. the trial of our colleagues have been delayed until june 23rd for the verdict. they have been detairnd over 180 days. soraya lennie rorlts.

reports. >> almost six months behind bars, waiting for he others to decide their sait. journalist peter greste, baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy are on trial wrongly accused of supporting the muslim brotherhood. seven years jail for plgt and 15 years for baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy. they are not alone. al jazeera arabic abdullah al-shami is also in prison but without charge. he has been on hunger strike for six months, his health declining and family is getting frustrated. >> the prosecution did conclude its case which what i think in all fairness were pretty wild and sweeping allegations against the whole of the group. >> other journalists have also been found themselves being called enemies of the state,

activists too. the court sentenced abdalla alpha tisal -- fatah rks freedoe press. so far they've got a state which does the opt opposite. soraya lennie, al jazeera. >> and al jazeera rejects all of the charges against our team detained in egypt for 170 days. we continue to demand their immediate release. arlington national cemetery celebrating its 150th anniversary. a wreelt laying ceremony was held at the tomb of the unknown. established in 1864. there is growing concern in italy. coming up on al jazeera america, some call for an end to immigration after the latest

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finance. every night on my show i break down the confusing financial speak and make it real. >> in italy, the coast guard says it's rescued nearly 300 syrian refugees from the mediterranean 63. some italians are resentful saying the country is being ov overrun with immigrants. >> for the mt. etna one of the world's most active volume volc, spewing out being lava.

, 1500 people fra afric from afd the middle east reach the shores. >> there are too many migrants in the streets. it's too dangerous for young women to walk around. they get drunk right outside my house. it's absurd. >> translator: i feel for them but i can't take the bread out of my children's mouth. my children come first, then them. >> translator: the government abandoned us, they pocketed the money and left them roaming the streets. >> people in catanya say they are bearing the burden of the migrants. with thousands more expected to come they say they're tired for waiting for government to do something about it and some them have taken the problem in their own hands. lawyer pietroing lives in

the city center, they are tired of seeing the area turn into a homeless dormitory and want to clean up the area. >> translator: many he these migrants -- many of these migrants live right in the open. catanya is a beautiful city but we're losing our sense of safety. >> reporter: not everyone is wary of migrants. africans and sicilians live and play together. it's unlikely that many residents will change their tune. claudio lavanga, al jazeera, catanya. ♪ >> now to the world cup where gun fire has erupted as an anti-government protest. a small group of protestors,

hucialhurling molotov cocktails. stadiums for the world cup. meanwhile a closer look at the footage shows what appears to be a motorcyclist, officer started his bike and rode away. but tonight all eyes will once again be on the field. team u.s.a. taking on ghana, still, soccer has yet to rise to the level of football or basketball or baseball. but football fanl at -- -- fanatics, andy gallagher met with them. >> who else would go through this much effort for the world cup? a relatively new supporter and determined it seems to make up for lost time. >> i just live for it now. this is a month of whole lot of

ups and downs but all good in between. bring on world cup, we're ready. >> reporter: it's been 20 years since the u.s. hosted the world cup. the sport still needs more people like jillene and john. the presence of superstars like david beckham and his plans for u.s. major league soccer have helped along withing demographics. >> i'm looking forward to all the colors and all for one unifies event. that makes me happy. >> everyone gets excited about it. it's not just one country. >> despite the obvious passion for the world cup, football here still doesn't get the kind of audiences that, say, basketball and baseball does. it's come a long way but most

sporting pundits tell you, the beautiful game is incorporate near the sporting status quo. former player turned commentator ray hudson has been involved in football for over three decades. he has seen this sport mature but he says it is a while before football matures. >> a one world cup even in victory, i would suspect that that wouldn't even shift the needle to being a soccer nation, a football nation. >> reporter: many here refer to football as the shoopg giant. it has-g sleeping giant. it has remained on the fringes. any indication of what might happen, football could still have a chance in the u.s. andy gallagher, al jazeera, miami, florida. live at rio, people outside

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>> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm del walters in new york. these are your headlines at this hour. secretary of state john kerry say air strikes are now possible in iraq. united states is looking at all its options. i.s.i.l. is in control of several cities,ing supposedly killing thousands so far. russia's gas company, gazprom says it will only supply ukraine with gas paid up front. in kenya, unidentified men setting fire to three hotels, 48 people have been killed. the armed group al shabaab

claiming responsibility for that attack. starbucks will provide education for thousands of employees. through arizona state university. allowing starbucks employees working 20 hours a week, to attend, they won't be required to stay with starbucks after they get their degree. other mammals in the animal kingdom. john hendren profiles the apes. >> meet quan. a pioneer of medical science. in 2005, another gorilla, mombali, was dying and needed a transfusion. so scientists is he dated him

and mombali died but it almost worked. >> we went into this. did we know quan's blood type? she was like no. we could have is h date him and. >> lets do it. >> they contacted zoos in africa,ing europe around asia.. >> lives have been insisted and in some cases saved. it's allowed people to not just think of transfusion as well, if we get to that in the end. now it can be looked as a

preventive medicine measure. >> the trick was to get hundreds of great apes to submit to blood typing. it turns out, that wasn't a trick at all. the great apes are only happy to help. for a small treat, the jienlt silver back -- giant silver back gorilla complied. that could save his life or the life of another ape. >> when an annal mall is sick or passes, it is tragic. they do become parts of your family. you see them, you know, more -- sometimes more than you see your regular family. >> for the closest relative to man, a little preventive medicine seems the least we could do. john hendren, al jazeera, can chicago. >> and we have some good news to report. one of our colleagues, abdullah

al-shami, who has been on a hunger strike for more than 130 days, has been ordered released. he is the longest of our colleagues detained. since august. egyptian authorities saying he should be released. we have been maintaining all of our colleagues by the way have been innocent. california firefighters racing to control flames in the sequoia national forest. fast moving fire heading towards 500 homes in the center of the state. quindz fueling the fire. more than 300 square miles of land has burned since the weekend. >> and california will continue to deal with a very dry conditions. it is further inwhrand we do have the red flag warnings up through this evening. probably seeing these reissued

tonight, elevated to critical in spots. relatively humid levels extremely low. single digits. what we're finding is a little bit of cloud cover moving in. there's a little bit of moisture. humidity creeping up just a bit. but our storm system over the pacific northwesterly, trough diligencing out in parts of california. few spotty showers in some areas but we're really going to see temperatures cooling off. for today, temperatures in 75 in elko, phoenix mid 90 to around 100. tuesday cool down taking shape, nevada, temperatures in the middle 50s, dry across the southwest, will be a little bit more active in the pacific northwest, watching a system moving out of the pacific northwest, that's where we're watching out for the threat of strong to severe storms throughout much of the day and

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