>> president obama meeting with congressional leaders to respond to the situation in iraq, military action that is or is not on the table. >> this is the fog of war. >> hillary clinton on the hot seat facing questions about benghazi after a suspect is finally captured. her defiant answers about americans around the world.

>> g.m. ceo mary barra facing congress about ignition problems and just who is responsible for them. >> why would you cheapen your show by saying things like that? >> television's dr. oz given a bad prognosis by lawmakers, criticizing him on capitol hill. >> iraqi people will not be undermind, will not give in, we will teach them lessons and hit them wherever and those who stand behind him. >> we begin with that breaking news this morning. iraq's prime minister just moments ago addressing the turmoil in his country. he is saying there will be consequences against isil and supporters. >> the u.s. still examining its military optionses in iraq at the country seems to be headed for another sectarian war. the isil is continuing it's

violent surge towards baghdad. its new target is 40 miles north of the capitol. >> a car bomb was set off in a city pro dominant listee i can't in the capitol, killing 12 and injuring 30 more. the u.s. is surveying the violence before taking any military action. >> everybody that noticed the speed with which isil has moved inside iraq, but that doesn't mean that you rush to a decision. >> the president is set to meet with congressional leaders today to discuss how to combat the islamic state of iraq and the lamont or isil. >> the president decided against immediate air strikes. "the new york times" said mr. obama is considering targeting highly selective air strikes instead of wide ranging bombing. >> we have our team of reporters tracking the situation in iraq. we are in london, but we begin

our coverage with mike viqueira in washington. isil is getting stronger. we have seen images of what could be mass killings, they're pushing closer to baghdad. heading into the meeting today are two major questions, can the u.s. afford to wait and should the u.s. get involved. >> the white house is billing this meeting 3:00 in the west wing, the top four congressional leaders not billing it as a decision-making meeting where the president is going to have proposals or any notification of congress. this is more an ongoing consultation. the pentagon said the defenses around baghdad are stiffening because of that call to arms from shia clerics. many shias are taking up arms bringing it back to an imminent assault. we have a response this morning from national security council

spokes wham, basically she says the president has not made a decision. at this stage, the only thing that remains ruled out is more u.s. troops in a combat role. the solution that is needed is an iraqi one. any u.s. military options are in support of that strategy. among the options being considered are special forces troops to go into baghdad, not in a combat role, the administration insists but in a training and advisory role. >> shifting course here yesterday, the u.s. making the first arrest in connection with that deadly 2012 attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya, tell us more about the suspect and arrest. >> it's been a long time coming. this is the first break through in the struggle to bring to justice to hold those responsible for the attacks on the consulate in benghazi, almost two years ago now. it has been a tragedy. it's been a controversy and a political flash point. >> it took almost two years, but when it was done, president

obama welcomed the capture. >> it's important for us to send a message to the world that when americans are attacked, no matter how long it takes, we will find those responsible and bring them to justice. >> a raid was staged sunday. they took the man alleged to be a mastermind of the september level 2012 attacks on the u.s. consulate and c.i.a. facility in benghazi. four americans died there, including the ambassador. >> we continue to think about and pray for the families of those who were killed during that terrible attack. >> the u.s. designated him as a terrorist in january, describing him as a leader offal sharia, a libyan armed groups with linkedin al-qaeda. he'll be transported and held in the u.s. where he faces criminal

charges on three counts, with possibly more to follow. for much of the past two years, republicans launched a series of investigations into benghazi with many accusing the administration of intentionally down playing the role of terrorism in the attacks, which happened two months before the presidential election. a main republican target, hillary clinton, secretary of state at the time of the attacks. in the wake of the capture, clinton was defiant. >> we send americans into per i willous, dangerous places all the time, and i believe that's the right decision. when people have every right to second guess and question, but when they say united states shouldn't be in these dangerous places, i just fundamentally disagree. >> giving interviews to the media tuesday, many wonder what took so long to capture him. >> we took into account a range of factors. the outcome was successful.

>> i can't speak for his living habits, but let's say for artment sake he was living in plain sight. he's not anymore. >> republican critics are still talking about this man, while they laud his capture, they say he should be brought to guantanamo bay. instead, the administration is going to do this through civilian courts. he's going to be back in the united states. a spokesman at the white house said there have been a number of terror suspects, the time square bomber, potential bomber there, the christmas day bomber over the skies of detroit who tried to explode that airplane have been tried in civilian courts and convicted and serving time in u.s. prisons. >> today, british prime minister david cameron has a meeting with national security advisers about the situation in iraq. more than 400 british citizens are among the forces now fighting in iraq and syria.

we have the latest from london. what is david cameron saying about a possible response to what is happening in iraq. >> this is the government which lost a vote in the house of commons to take military action in syria. it is shy to do anything militarily with iraq and said it will not do so. it has said it will take some kind of passion action which is being read to mean it may mean allowing the u.s. to use british runways to launch air strikes in iraq, if that is in the cards. yesterday, prime minister cameron spoke about the greatest threat to security here, which is the drafting of british nationals to the isil, some 400, as you said, 400 are thought to be fighting in syrian iraq. the concern is if and when they come back here, do they bring jihad to the streets of london. it's got a lot of press and discussion. we may see new laws emerging today where the government is said to possibly be considering things like making it a criminal

offense to prepare or participate in so-called terrorist activities abroad. >> let's talk more about that. 400 british nationals, part of isil. how does that happen? >> i mean, i would just say there seems to be a very strong recruitment drive of european muslims by isil. the u.s. is full of videos, when we were preparing our stories on the group, i was amazed by the sheer number of them as we were trolling through them, very graphic, with british speaking members of the isil, asking other british muslims to come to iraq and syria. >> fascinating news from london. do keep us posted. the fierce fighting in iraq raises the question of the safety of americans there. how safe is the u.s. embassy in baghdad? >> there are growing security concerns in nigeria as well after a suicide attack there, 13 killed. they were watching the world cup when a bomb went off. public screenings of the

tournament have been canceled because of threats by boko haram. the nigerian government is under pressure over the kidnapping of 300 girls. >> kenya's government blames local politicians, the president saying that only members of a particular ethnic group were targeted, a group he belongs to, as well. al shabab says the two attacks this week were its doing, walking it revenge for kenyan troops being stationed in neighboring somalia. >> israel's prime minister is praising security forces for its roundsup of dozens of hamas members, arresting more than 60 palestinians, as they search homes and businesses for three missing teenagers. benjamin netanyahu said he hopes the arrest will strike a blow to hamas. the group has been blamed for the abduction of the teens.

they disappeared a week ago, after leaving class. 240 people have been arrested so far. >> for the first time since april's botched execution in oklahoma, prisoners have now been put to death by lethal injection in the although. 59-year-old marcus we willens was executed in georgia, sentenced to death for the rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl. earlier this morning, 46-year-old john winfield was given a lethal injection in missouri, sentenced to death for killing two women in 1996. a third execution is set for later today. >> g.m. c.e.o. mary barra will testify before congress today. in a written statement, she is expecting to tell committee members the g.m. problems should never have happened and she will not rest until they are resolved. lawmakers are trying to nail down the cause of the company's troubles. >> the road to recovery just got harder for g.m. the world's largest automakers

is recalling another 3.4 million cars, once again for keys that can turn off the ignition. it's a problem it has failed to address for more than a decade, one linked to 13 deaths and 34 crashes. >> if this goes on and there seems to be no end to it, that at some point, the public's faith is going to break. we haven't reached the breaking point yet, but i don't think that even general motors is immune from catastrophe of this kind. >> from its car-making headquarters in detroit, the company has now i should 44 recalls for 20 million vehicles, more than the number of cars sold in the u.s. each year. the timing for g.m.'s new c.e.o. mary barra could hardly be worse. >> that is not the way we do business in today's g.m., she returns wednesday to explain to congress what g.m. is doing to fix a deadly defect and the company's tarnished brand. >> the defect can shut the car and air bag down when it hits a

burch in the road, such as a pothole or train track. that can be a dangerous place to stop. >> an internal investigation bay former federal attorney in chicago found g.m. rife with internal dysfunction. it's not clear that is stopping buyers from streaming to g.m. lots. >> in may, the car sales were actually the highest they've ever been since 2008 for g.m. cars. >> with the latest recall, g.m. has spent more than $2 billion in recalls this year alone. it's a long road to recovery ahead. aljazeera, chicago. >> here's a recap of the troubled g.m. has faced with its ignition switches for over a decade. it started in february, 2002. a g.m. engineer approved the part even though the supplier warned it did not meet safety expectations then. in july, 2005, a 16-year-old girl died when her chevy cobalt

crashed, the first death linked to this defect. the national highway traffic saved administration declined to open a safety investigation, saying the number of reported incidents was too small. in february of this year, 11 years and dozens of crashes later, g.m. issued its first recall of cars made with that faulty part. >> we are now getting a good look at the devastation caused by tornadoes and floodings after storms slammed into nebraska. a pair of tornadoes leveled a small down in member number, splintered trees and concrete slabs all that's left in some areas, debris littering fields for miles. iowa, five mix r. inches of rain caused the rock river to overflow. the town looks like an island with flooded roads blocking access to homes and businesses. the midwest is facing yet another day of potentially severe weather. >> let's go to nicole mitchell. >> we've had this stationery boundary.

with that stuck, we are seeing severe weather over and over again in similar areas, as well as rain falling in similar areas. both the severe weather and flooding risk because of that. this is stretched across the northern tear of the country, far enough northward that we had tornado reports into ontario yesterday into canada. one of the cities reported about 30 different solid structures damaged, a number of injuries. this has been a pretty dramatic couple of days, not just here in the united states but now into canada, as well. back to that broad picture, you can see the storms we've had, even into the overnight hours, warnings up for wind and hail. you can see that line of storms that we've been dealing with, still this morning. a heavy band for example pushing into wisconsin right now, and some severe thunderstorm warnings into parts of south dakota, as well as a number of watches both for thunderstorms and for the flooding concerns.

that moist flow again today, the boundary oscillates a little bit. the precise area of the severe weather, it's not northern midwest, but exactly which town is going to get it, you have to wait until it fires up. this is the rain forecast, so along those same lines that we've been getting the heavy rain, we'll have that concern today, but similar areas under the severe risk for we've had a lot of wind reports yesterday, hail and was those tornadoes. >> all right, nicole, thank you very much. >> those tense talks between china and vietnam ending with no break through. senior officials on both sides meeting overnight in vietnam discussing a confrontation in the disputed south china sea. china moved an oil rig into parts of the sea claimed by both countries, leading anti china protests and deadly attacks in vietnam, prompting china to pull several citizens out of the country. a vietnamese boat sank after colliding with a chain in a ship.

one ally now calling on an international tribunal to deal with those disputed waters. the philippines followed with a question of legality concerning china's massive territorial claims. it could take the hague three or four years to come up with a decision and china continues to expand its presence despite the new legal challenges. >> ukraine's president proposing a ceasefire. >> we're going to go live in ukraine with more on this conversation with russian president vladimir putin. >> relief as one of our aljazeera journalists is released from an egyptian prison. >> a terrifying scene caught on camera, an s.u.v. going out of control, slamming into a parked

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>> genesis getting into the no fly zone treatment from a major u.s. airline. $750 million, that's the amount of revenue american airlines suggests that south america is withholding from it. >> it's not just america. other airlines are holding on to at least $4 billion to help out their currency issues. american airlines beginning july 2 will cut 80% of flights to venezuela. >> it says scrapping all of its flights from new york, dallas and san juan, puerto rico. it will only fly to venezuela from miami. >> ukraine's president is hope to go solve the countries escalating violence with a ceasefire. president poroshenko is asking

pro-russian separatists to lay down weapons following a phone call with russian president vladimir putin. it came after two deaths. can you tell us more about this proposed ceasefire? >> president poroshenko was speaking to reporters in kiev when he spoke about this unilateral ceasefire, saying it would begin shortly. he didn't elaborate whether that could be a matter of hours or a matter of days. he did say that this is the first part of a 14-point peace plan. he hopes this ceasefire will open talks for separatists that will get onboard with this piece plan. he reiterated what he said earlier about his offer of amnesty still standing, for separatists who have committed what he called grave crimes. again, this idea of opening a corridor for russia for separatist fighters in ukraine who want to return.

>> it is said it has nothing to do with pro-russian separatists in ukraine, so what influence does he really have. >> i think that is the very big question. it was raised when president putin around the time of there being self managed referendums, putin had asked the republic to delay the vote. they went ahead anyway. that raised the question here about just how much control president putin exactly has. a response to the ceasefire was no comment. he hasn't been spoken to about it. the fighters simply will not lay down arms. >> a u.n. report on this ukrainian situation, this or the that just come out. what can you tell us about it?

>> this is a very grim reading with a climate of insecurity and fear, certainly what we've seen over the past few months. it talks about increasing evidence of abductions, detentions, tortures and killings and quite crucially talks about there being an escalation in terms of people targeted, that it's not just civil servants or public figures who are harassed and intimidated, but increasingly civilians known to have a pro ukrainian stance when the state administration buildings were taken over, separatists gained control of lists of pro ukrainian activists and their families have been targeted, harassed and intimidated. >> thank you. >> also canada approving a very

controversial pipeline running from alberta to the coast of british columbia. it opens canada to the asian markets and help its shift away from dependence on american oil. the $6 billion project makes the coastline vulnerable to oil spills and other hazards. >> job knees officials are struggling with how to clean up the nuclear power plant. they will use a new technology to navigate the process, able to produce 3-d images to help differentiate materials. until now, the pros was too dangerous to assess up close and impossible to use x-ray scanning. concrete and steel is too thick to scan. >> lets look at temperatures across the country today. >> it is going to be hot. let's turn now to nicole mitchell. >> the few of us that were holdouts, seeing how long we could wait to turn the air conditioning on this season

collapsed yesterday. even this morning, temperatures into the 80's up and down the mid atlantic in the northeast directly cooler in places like houston at 79. a lot of these temperatures, 5-10 degrees, warmer than yesterday morning, which was warm enough. that puts new york this morning at 81 degrees. you can feel that energy, bill, starting to go up with that air conditioning the next couple of days. ninety's all the way up the coastline. this could set records into the northeast today. on the backside of this, cooler spots in billings. i mentioned through the mid united states, you get north of that, it's more comfortable, but most of the country is south that have. more into the day on thursday, memphis at 93, quite warm in chicago at 85. of course the heat is helping to fuel chances for thunderstorms, so it's kind of a 1-2 punch out there. >> nicole, thank you very much. >> the u.s. embassy in baghdad, to say the very least is the

largest in the world. >> it is massive and protecting it is no easy feat. many wonder if it's possible to ensure the safety of employees at that facility. we'll take a look at that live and talk about the isil fighters that seem to be closing in. >> omg, the f.b.i. has the 411 on nearly 3,000 twitter acronyms they are tracking. how brv. some you've heard and some you haven't. >> lol. chinese billionaire wants to pay ransom, $300 just to have lunch with an american opinion a story making headlines around the world this morning.

>> outside in new york city, folks moving around. that is the flat iron building in manhattan. good morning, welcome to al jazeera america. i'm richelle carey. >> i'm del walters.

>> ahead in this half hour, we're going to ask the question how safe is the u.s. embassy in baghdad. >> toronto mayor rob ford has all his powers taken away before he has to rehab. the comeback he is still planning. >> he is actually thinking about running again. >> up next, how the fungus threatening threatening bananas is threatening the economies of entire countries. >> u.s. officials have captured the leader of the 2012 attack on the u.s. consulate. he is held on a navy ship in the mediterranean. the plan is to try him in u.s. courts. that attack killed four americans including ambassador chris stevens. >> there are conflicting reports out of kenya about who is responsible for mass murders there, al shabab claiming it has killed dozens of women and killed along the coasts.

some say local politicians are to blame, not al shabab. >> mary barra will testify before congress about this year's recalls. she is expected to tell committee members that g.m.'s problems should never happen again and she will not rest until they are resolved. >> we want to get you caught up now on the developing crisis in iraq. there is concern that sectarian violence could push the country to becoming a humanitarian crisis, hundreds of thousands of iraqis leaving their homes. al-malaki sending a stern warning to isil. we have details. >> the iraqi people will not be undermind. we will teach them lessons and will attack them and hit them wherever and those who stand

behind them. >> joins us now is jim walsh, with mit's national security's studies program. >> let's talk about the american embass in baghdad. is it in danger? >> obviously if there's a war essentially and that's what we have a war going on in iraq, there's a danger. i would say it's in pretty good shape. as you pointed out, it's the largest and most expensive u.s. embass in the world. >> we have a picture showing the size, 80 football feeds in size. pick up your thought from there about how you protect a facility this large. >> it's huge and it benefits from unfortunately from having experience. we had an active sunni in surgeons in iraq. through trial and error,

american officials have learned to protect that. you have mortar detection systems in case rockets are launched into the compounds. you have explosive sniffing dogs. heavily fortified posts. the president recently dispatched 250 members of the army there under the control of the ambassador at that compound. my guess is that number may increase, as well. the other thing i would say very quickly is the u.s. embassy is not the top target of isil. they are focused on the al-malaki government, on the shiite shrines. the u.s. is essentially out of iraq. yes, it's a concern, but it's not their top number one priority. >> talking about how big it is and i hear what you're saying that that may not be the prime focus, but this is the largest embass in the world. what does this symbolize to iraq keys. does it breed resentment? what do you think. >> i think it means different things to different iraq keys at different times. i think during the occupation,

after the war in iraq, having the largest building and most fortified building in your city owned by foreigners was probably sort of an unfortunate message to send. it sort of says the u.s. is in a siege mentality, these foreigners are enjoying the good life in a compound while the rest of the country's at war. it's a little different now. my guess is certainly thee right members of baghdad are happy to see the americans there.

one of the most remark a believe things about this recent operation is that no one was killed, and that really says something about the u.s. special operation forces. he is surrounded by others that seek to protect him and others that may stop that. it takes careful planning. time is on our side. there's no need to rush. it's about outcomes and not timing, and we got our man. >> appreciate your insight as always. >> stay with aljazeera for continuing coverage of the turmoil in iraq. we will talk about the president's meeting with house and senate leaders. >> syria is expected to meet the june 30 deadline to destroy its chemical weapons. the u.s. is calling on the international group to do more than just issue a condemnation.

syria has honored to honor a parade of time lines to dismantle chemical weapons. the u.s. hasn't indicated what type of response they would like to see from the group. >> president obama's handling of syria, iraq and international conflicts has brought his poll numbers to record lows, approval rating of 41%, matching a prefers low, according to the latest wall street journal poll. foreign policy issues has an approval rating of 37%, a new low. polls show most americans do side with the president on issues like immigration, education and the environment. a poll earlier this week put the approval rating for congress at just 16%. >> after spending 307 days behind bars, aljazeera journalist and our colleague is a free man this morning. the 26-year-old reporter had been on a hunger strike for five months. he is back with his family and also calling for the release of his colleagues, three aljazeera

journalists. >> friends, family, and other journalists crowded the entrance to a cairo police station to show their jubilation at the release of a man they fought so long and hard for. for 10 months, the journalist had been held in prison without charge. he maintained he'd done nothing wrong. >> i miss my freedom, my life. my life stopped on august 14 at 6:00 p.m. when i was moved to a place where no one would wish to be. >> the change in his physical appearance was dramatic. from when he was detained reporting on pro tests following the removal of the former president mohamed morsi, five months into his detection. he went on hunger strike. >> i was doing any job as a reporter. just days after this video was released, he was put in solitary confinement and force fed. he said he would not stop his

pro tests until he was freed. his family pleaded for his freedom. monday, a court ordered his release, saying there were no legal grounds to keep him in prison. in a statement, he said it was a relief and he'd been through a terrible ordeal. >> i have never felt happier in my life than i do today. we've had so many difficulties in our life, but today, i am born again, my soul has returned. >> there is still three aljazeera journalists behind bars in egypt. correspondents have been in jail for more than six months. they're falsely accused of supporting the outlawed muslim brotherhood. aljazeera strongly rejects all the charges. the egyptian prosecution is asking for the maximum jail terms the verdict is do monday. his release has lifted their spirits. speaking from a hospital as he

received treatment for a shoulder injury, he said we are very confident we are going to be next. aljazeera. >> as we have done now for months, aljazeera continues to call for the immediate release of our three colleagues now awaiting word of their fate in cairo. >> lol, omg, if you spent any amount of time on twitter, facebook, you realize just how that, the alphabet soup of acronyms is that passes for communication these days. what the f.b.i. is doing to make sense of all this. >> alphabet soup indeed. the organization monitors social media sites to fight crime. the average age of a newly hired f.b.i. agent is third. bottom line, this is an organization of older people trying to make sense of shorthand language used on sites like twitter and first base, that often is concocted by teens

and 20 somethings. if you're the f.b.i., what do you do? the bureau created an 83 page list of acronyms entitled twitter shorthand. we're privy to that list. it reads: the document defines many common internet born terms, lol, and there's more than a few translations of terms almost nobody uses. e2eg, ear to ear grain or i agree with that comment so much. and this meaning been there, done that, got the tee shirt and wore it out. none of these terms have been used more than 125 times in the eight year history of twitter. >> there's the troubling case of

the term cp, it's had various means, couch potato. chris paul, cold play, but in the f.b.i.'s twitter shorthand guide, cp has only one meaning, child pornography, something to think about the next time you're tweeting about chris paul's latest game. rpg could be role playing games or rocket propelled grenades. >> i'm like homer simpson when he says duh. >> three people killed every hour by gunfire. we have a series, five days guns around the world. this morning, we take you to israeli, a nation that restricted gun ownership following a high profile shooting 20 years ago. the number of handguns has dropped and gun ownership in

israel is a fraction of what it is here. >> in israel, the commuters are all armed. this is sunday morning, outside jerusalem's central bus station. soldiers who are off for the weekend are heading back to base, traveling on public transport with their 40-millimeter grenade launchers, sniper rifles and m sins. in israel, bearing arms is not a right. >> if you ask israel's gun sellers, business has never been worse. >> it's very, very hard to get a license. many, many people want to buy, but they can't. >> the olding shooting range, he sold 1,000 guns a year 20 years ago, today he is lucky to sell 100. the few customers he has are the only people in israel allowed to own guns, reserve security officers, security guards and

residents of settlements in the west bank. a settler is moving to the united states. while in the u.s., he's not even allowed to keep his gun in the house. he secures it in a shop. if he didn't, he could lose his license. >> everybody could get a gun and it would be chaos around here. >> that's one of the strict regulations. before you buy a gun, you must have no criminal record and a doctor needs to declare your mental health. while you have a gun, you must pass regular firing tests. if you lose your gun, it's a criminal offense. you might think a country with high security threats would be heavily armed, but in israel, the idea is to limit the number of weapons as much as possible. >> professional people will actually know what to do and how to react in situations. >> even the man who would benefit from fewer regulations calls the u.s. gun laws a mistake. >> in america, the way israel

do, i'm sure it would be safer. >> the soldiers stay armed but civilians stay unarmed. the per capita gun deaths will likely stay steady as a fifth of the u.s. >> we'll take an in depth look at the guns the u.s., so many mass shootings in a country divided over gun control. dozens in schools this year alone. we're going to talk about protecting the in cent from gun violence here. >> a sky high crash was caught on tape. >> holy -- >> that is absolutely appropriate. this happened on interstate 70 outside topeka tuesday. a truck with a trailer was parked on the side when a jeep slammed right into it. the s.u.v. flipped into the air,

landing feet away from the crash. the cause is under investigation and one was injured. >> sometimes we are at a loss for words. that would be one of those times. >> let's look at headlines making news around the world. he is back, toronto mayor rob ford said he is coming back, time magazine saying after a two month stint in rehab, he plans to come back to office. he is going to run for reelection. in case you're wondering can he do it, mr. ford has 32% of those surveyed saying they are going to vote for him if he gets clean and decide to say run again. that's a big margin. >> we have amazing video. world cup fans found them receivers in this lovely situation in rio sunday night. it is shaking and shaking and shaking. how bad do you want to get to your seat? >> i guess they didn't have a choice. the world cup organizing

committee issued a statement that said yesterday, we had some information that they have worked on it to make it shakeless. >> that means they are shaken but not stirred. if you are strapped for cash and a u.s. citizen, you could host a lunch and get paid for doing it. a luncheon next week, a formal invitation was offered. the luncheon would be held june 25 in an effort to continue his plan to fill the world with love through charity. >> see you at lunch. >> dr. oz gets a tongue lashing on capitol hill. >> it's all because of efforts to help americans lose weight. we'll tell you why lawmakers say he needs to be more careful dealing out advice. >> it's impossible to avoid sitting at work for hours staring at computers. it raises two health risks.

>> scientists say they have found an abundance of minerals. our discovery of the day now getting an official name. . america mobile app,

available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> it's time now for our discovery of the day. scientists have gotten their eye on the earth's mineral buried deep under the earth's surface. it's been spotted by scientists. they found it while sending a century old meteor right in australia. >> veterans in southern new jersey will go to the front of the line at a private health care system binge launched because of long delays around

the country. under the plan, that's in seven new jersey counties will receive same day primary care appointments from cooler university health care. they will be treated at a hospital in camden and clinics across southern new jersey. officials aren't sure how this program will be paid for. >> he is a household name, but tuesday, dr. oz was a witness testifying in front of a senate panel probing fraud in the diet pill industry. boy did they take him to task. >> absolutely. we are talking about deceptive advertising here. the popular t.v. personality often boasts certain ingredients can boost your health, though careful to never endorse a brand. he claimed this product could boost weight loss. the company used clips from the

show. while oz defends his motive. he acknowledge he made it harder for the fdc to combat fraud. they said the tv host is sending the wrong message. >> in attempting to engage viewers, i use flowery language, very passionate but ended up being unhelpful. >> it is a recipe for disaster in this environment. >> the senator told dr. oz false advertising is a crisis in consumer protection, saying he could be part of the police or part of the problem. coming up, hear why oz is claiming that he is actually the victim here. >> that's going to be interesting. playing with words here, looking forward to that, thank you. >> a bill requiring warning labels on sugary drinks, a bill

supporters suggestion the warning that it contribute to diabetes. california would be the first state to require the warning. >> two medical studies find health issues related to our jobs. one revealed the link between staring at a computer and dry eye, the other found sitting for long periods of time increases the risk of certain cancers. researchers at washington state university found people who sit up to 66% of the day had a 24% increased risk for colon cancer and risk for cancer of the uterus. how do you stay healthy at work when most of us spend all of our time sitting or staring at a laptop or computer screen. an assistant professor at the new york school of medicine is

with us. >> there are a couple of things to keep in mind. this study was well done, they looked at 4 million people. we have to keep in mind that it's just observational. they were looking at trends, people who continued with their regular habits of sitting and watching t.v. tended to develop cancer. >> the reason these are habits. i'm sitting now people are saying i to have sit at my job, there's no way i can walk around with a phone cord attached to me. >> these are problems i hear. sometimes if people can get up to take breaks or walk around their office or area, that's a good idea. i recommend people use stairs instead of elevator. i say they should try to walk if they park their car to their office as opposed to drive to the closest spot and be there. it's very difficult. i don't want people to get totally alarmed. since this study is observational, we can see cancer is linked to sitting, but doesn't necessarily mean that it -- >> if you factor in t.v., it

gets worst. this is a place people can change their habits. the increase in colon cancer went up and so did uterine cancer. >> some of the problem might be related to people's habits watching t.v. most people also eat snacks and drink soda. it's a whole lifestyle issue. colon cancer is very much related to diet. if you have a healthier diet, that increases your chance of cancer. with endo meet trial cancer, you have more estrogen. >> are we just becoming fat and lazy as a society? >> i wouldn't go that far, but our lifestyle is changing. people spend more time sitting at work and home. that's one problem.

the other thing is our diet is changing. a lot of these cancers are related to lifestyle. we can't control everything, on you gennett particulars and things like that, but we will control our diet and exercise. we need to work more on that. >> getting to the computer screen problem. if you sit and look at it. you don't blink at much. what can we do, drops or what? >> i tell people to do drops or try ointment, they are sometimes gentler. there are different types of ointments, some more similar to water, some more similar to oil or lotion. there are other simple things. a lot of people tell you to blink more or remember to blink. that's very hard. you can't think about that all the time. i say try to do easier things, stay away from the vents. that actually kind of blows dry air right at your eyes. >> or go to your boss and say i don't work today. >> that's a possibility, too, i

guess. the simpler things, if you can add a humidifier, that would keep the area more moistured. >> thank you very much for being here this morning. >> thank you. >> pablo picasso once said art is not true, it's the lie that makes us realize the truth. we have more discovery about the artists work. infrared technology revealed a hidden painting under a masterpiece the blue room. scientists and art experts found the i am package of a bowtied bearded man under the painting. this is an exciting find. >> it's one of those moments that makes what you do special. the second reaction was well, who is it. and we're still working on answering that question. >> images have been found under picasso works before. technology revealed his painting woman ironing has the image of a mustached man underit. >> twice the value, twilight as hutch.

>> the price of a 1 cent stamp went up to $5 million, the value of a 19th century stamp printed in 1856. is measures an inch by an inch and a quarter. in 1980, it sold for $935,000. >> let's get a look at the weather across the country today. >> a wide area of instability through the midsection especially the northern tier of the country. in the midwest and all the way into the northeast, we have thunderstorms this morning, areas of heavy rain, and some flooding into the midwest, because of this line. while one area we have way too much and you can see where that severe weather could fire up again today, those are the yellows, that's that risk area, one area too wet.

another area too hot. phoenix is 100 degrees. we have that warm air and wind, so a fire danger again today in parents of the four corners region. back to you guys. >> nicole, thank you very much. >> from farm to freedom, the moon bear cub rescued by animal activists in china. the farmer who owned him and more than 100 other bears has had a change of heart. the farm has been converted to a sanctuary. >> how precious is this bear? his favorite new past time, belly rubs. >> congressman joins us to discuss president obama's meeting with lawmakers over the options in iraq. he is a fellow democratic and openly critical of the president over the possibility of turning to iran for help. >> amazon going into the smart phone ring today. the on line retailer won't be looking to take ability out of apple and samsung. >> we'll be back in just a

couple minutes. should juvenile killers serve life without parole? >> the didn't even ask for the money they just shot him. >> horrendous crimes committed by kids. >> i think that at sixteen it's a little too early to write him off for life. >> should they be locked away for good? >> he had a tough upbringing but he still had to have known right from wrong.

>> this is iraqi people will not be undermind, will not give in. >> al-malaki delivering a defiant message to isil forces as president obama prepares to meet with u.s. lawmakers on options to aid iraq. >> former secretary of state hillary clinton going on the defense on benghazi after a capture of a suspect in that deadly attack. >> amazon doesn't want its smart phone in your pocket, it wants

its hand in your wall let. >> the on line retailing giant preparing to make its debut in the mobile phone market. >> it's one of those moments that makes what you do special. >> a hidden surprise in picasso's blue room. >> welcome to al jazeera america. >> the u.s. still examining its military options in iraq as the country seems to be heading closer to another sectarian war. the president is set to meet with congressional leaders on how to combat isil. there seem to be conflicting reports about what he plans on doing. >> the wall street journal said the president decided against immediate air strikes but has not taken them completely off the table. "the new york times" says mr. obama's considering targeted highly selective air strikes instead of wide ranging bombing. >> we have our team of reporters tracking the situation in iraq. dana lewis is in london.

we begin with mike viqueira in washington. >> the president meets in the oval office 3:00 today with the big four congressional leaders, leaders of the house and senate republican and democratic leaders. this is more of a consultation. those two competing headlines, one has to be wrong, but i think it's an indication of the fact that there are no good options for the administration at this point. they continue to insist as the president, the secretary of state that the prime minister al-malaki must bring sunni's in. the pentagon said the defenses are stiffening around baghdad because of that call to arms from shia clerics. meanwhile, all of this somewhat consistent. when you look at the president's deliberations, consistent with his speech at west point, diplomacy first, force only as a last resort. with regard to those two conflicting headlines, this

morning, we do have a response from the national security council. it reads the president has not made a decision p.m. at this stage, the only thing ruled out is more u.s. troops in a combat role. the solution that is needed is in iraqi one. u.s. military options are in support of that strategy. the administration continues to deliberate as the situation in iraq deteriorates. >> today, president obama gets a visit from top congressional leadership. on the agenda will be how he plans to deal with the iraq. >> the president must address the threat posed by the insurgency. >> the challenge is what is in our interests, what is the consequences to us. >> the meeting comes as isil attacked the biggest oil

refinery 130 miles from baghdad. should that refinery fall, it would strike another blow by the sunni militants, this time financially. refinery accounts for 25% of oil output to fuel gas pumps and electricity throughout the country. this morning, the prime minister, a shiite called for unity in fighting isil. >> we will teach them lessons and attack him and hit him. >> there is a call to arms to defend baghdad. before president obama offers anything more than protecting the american embassy in baghdad, he wants assurances from prime minister al-malaki to have a more inclusive government. some say that's not likely. a day after saying he is the problem, former secretary of state hillary clinton doubled down. >> if i were an iraqi of whatever persuasion, i would be thinking hard about do i want malaki to continue to be the prime minister. he has failed as a leader. >> again, those congressional

leaders here in the oval office meeting with the president, these are more consultations, no definitive announcement is expected later this afternoon after that meeting, del. >> i want to shift gears for a second. yesterday, the u.s. making that first arrest in connection with that deadly 2012 attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. tell us more about the suspect and arrest. >> it's been a long time coming, there's no question. you better believe the critics of the administration and there are many in their handling of benghazi are reminding everyone of that. the man, a raid on sunday evening on the outskirts of benghazi we understand, no one hurt, no one injured, a clean grab of this individual evidently brought to a u.s. warship in the mediterranean. he'll be brought to the united states for a civilian trial. this is an individual, who had been openly giving media interviews, living openly in media. critics say he should have been nabbed earlier. now many including john mccain

and lindsey graham said he should be going to began to know mow. >> colin powell while traveling in tokyo said turmoil in iraq was part of a discussion as he met with japanese prime minister. >> we both expressed concern over the situation in iraq, and we are hopeful that some solution can be found or at least the offensive stopped. >> let's go to london where prime minister david cameron has been meeting with national security advices. 400 british nationals are now fighting with isil. what is the prime minister saying about that? >> david cameron has been talking about the threat to britain rather than the threat of baghdad because this government which lost a vote in

parliament to take military action in syria now understands the british public has little appetite for getting involved in iraq. he's talking about the fact that 400 british nationals have gone to fight with the isil in syria and iraq and today said in the house of chance after coming from a meeting with britain's security chiefs "i disagree with those people who think this has nothing to do with us and if they want to have some extreme islamic regime in the middle of iraq it won't affect us. it will." he said people are plan to go attack us here at home in the united kingdom. he is saying that there's a direct threat to the u.k. here's what cameron said yesterday about the level that have threat to britain. >> what we see in syria and now in iraq in terms of isis is the most serious threat to britain's security that there is today. the number of foreign fighters in that area, the number of

foreign fighters, including those from the u.k. who could try to return to the u. u.k., this is a real threat to our country. >> the government here is expected to take action and criminal action against anyone preparing for participating in what is deemed to be terrorist activities abroad, including signing up and fighting with the isil. he is saying that they think there are at least 400 fighting in jair and more in iraq, so over 400. >> remains to be seen what if anything the u.k. will do, thank you. >> this controversy not going anywhere anytime soon. we will discuss president obama's meeting with lawmakers on capitol hill where they will discuss the u.s. options in iraq. the democratic had been openly critical of the president turning to iran for help. >> nigeria on alert after a suicide attack. 13 people were killed in the town, watching a soccer match

when the bomb exploded. public screenings have now been canceled due to threats by boko haram. the government is under pressure to tack that will armed group after a kidnap of more than 200 girls in april. >> for the first time since april's botched execution in oklahoma, prisoners have been put to death by league shall injection in the u.s. marcus we willens was sentenced to death for the 1989 rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl and executed. earlier this morning, 46-year-old john winfield was given a lethal injection in missouri. he was sentenced for killing two women. a third execution set for later today in florida. >> g.m.c.e.o. mary bar la will testify before congress, facing questions about the company's handling of 6 million recalls this year, all related to faulty ignition switches. she is expected to tell

committee members that g.m.'s problems should never happen again and she will not rest until they are resolved. >> federal regulators reached a settlement with sun trust bank. the atlanta based bank was accused of using deceptive and illegal mortgage practices. 500 million of that amount going toward modifying home loans for disincreased borrowers. $40 million will go to 48,000 people who lost their homes due to foreclosure. the refeighing $10 million will go to the federal government. >> amazon will do you bay a smart phone. it launchings direct competition with apple and google. both have devoted fans around the globe. amazon hopes the timing is just right. >> with 250 million customers around the world, amazon has a ready-made market for a new hand held device. apple's iphone and samsung's

hand held devices, if amazon wants to compete, it's going to be tough. >> apple is doing well in terms of the high end with the high phone. amazon is a late entrant. >> geekwire.com said this rollout has been years in the making. this video hint at features not seen before. invitees received a copy of a favorite children's book with a note that it's about different being better. >> many tech analysts say the company isn't necessarily interested in challenging apple or samsung for device supremecy, but giving a direct link to shop on amazon. >> amazon doesn't want its smart

phone in your pact, it wants its hand in your wallet, to reach out and say it is going to be extremely easy for you to buy content from us, to stream movies, music, and this device is one more way for you to do that. >> amazon is expected to host the rollout later this morning. >> getting people to make that cell phone switch could be a pretty tough sell. 168 million people already own smart phones in the u.s. i think they're kind of attached to them. >> we're now getting aerial views of the devastation caused by tornadoes and flooding after storms slammed nebraska and iowa on monday. a pair of tornadoes leveling the village in nebraska, debris littered farm fields for miles and to the north in iowa, five inches of rain causing the rock river to overflow. the town looks like an island

with flooded roads blocking access to homes and businesses. >> oh, my god! oh, my god! >> tornadoes ripped through parts of canada, as well. a cell phone caught this twitter rolling frog the community. there was lightning, as well, which makes it extra frightening. no injuries are reported. the tornadoes ripped rooftops off houses. >> whenever you see a storm like that, head for shelter, do not take pictures with your cell phone. part of the u.s. is facing the threat of tornadoes and severe weather. >> you were just showing some of that damage from monday, not as many severe reports yesterday, but still, almost 300 versus 500 today the day before. it's been a couple of significant days out there. the preliminary reports from monday put some of those at possibly ef3 and ef4 tornadoes. it takes a while to go back through the damage to see how

strong the winds were and categorize everything. you can easily pick out this boundary through the northern tier of the country. we have a stationery front, which means oscillating that has been a firing point for the severe weather and heavy rains. we have more of those storms this morning from the dakotas, especially into wisconsin and the heavy rain with all of that, so still under some hazards. this has been on going overnight. more will fire up in the heat of the day day. the pink is thunderstorm watches, the potential exists but not right now are we seeing anything. the green are flood areas. a couple of thunderstorm warnings, watch for that hail as that moves through south dakota this morning. through the course of day, we'll have some persistent firing line. the heat and moisture coming in from the south are two things that the south really needs to get going. the core has been into the midwest, which will be the focal point for more heavy rain. because it's been day after day

in the same spot, that's why we're seeing that flood concern. it's just kind of saturated the ground, so anymore right now is causing those problems. >> nicole, thank you very much. >> we might want to call him the fan in chief, the vice president touching down in columbia this morning. it's his first visit to the country since winning another term in office. he was reelected to continue peace talks with farq level. >> american airlines is cutting flights between the u.s. and venezuela, 80% stopped next month. the airline said its owned $750 million from the venezuela government -- owed, rather. three other airlines have reduced ticket sails because of delayed payment. >> argentina in damage control

for its economy, the supreme court ruling it should pay off some of its creditors in full. that has been years in the making after it defaulted on its death in 2001. we report. >> news of the u.s. supreme court rulings hit argentina hard. hours after the details were released, the president responded in an address to the nation. could she pay, would she pay? >> i'd like to address the 92% have creditors who believed in argentina. argentina will not default on its restructured debt. >> so she can and will pay, but that's just the majority of creditors who accepted a reinstructured debt, believing something was better than nothing. what about the hedge funds? argentina calls them vulture

funds and fought them in u.s. courts and won to be paid the full amount. >> what i can't do, what no president of the sovereign nation can do is subject the country and people to such extortion. >> she won't pay the hedge funds. >> argentina defaulted on debts of $100 billion in 2001, plunging the country into cries. it is only beginning again to find favor with the international markets. >> if argentina were to default on the u.s. loan either to make a swap or simply not manage to get organization with those holdouts, this would make access to the market very difficult if not impossible. >> argentina needs taxes foreign financial markets and needs to borrow to bolster is battered

economy and it doesn't want to break u.s. law. >> the immediate effect of the supreme court ruling was felt here in the argentine stock exchange with a drop i have prices of more than 10%. the great danger is that uncertainty will spread to the rest of the country, which is why the government is acting rap hidy to stem the damage. after the president's speech, the economy minister announced argentina's next steps. it's been given until the end of the month to pay up in full in cash. these are interesting times in the argentine economy, but most here wish that for once, they were just a little more dull. aljazeera, buenos aires. >> some legal experts say regardless of any move, the case could leave a permanent mark on its global market. >> the islamic state of iraq and

the lehaven't, isil closing in on baghdad. we'll look at the defenses to fight them off. >> why would you cheapen your show by saying things like that? >> a bitter pill for dr. oz, what he is saying about criticism he endorsed weight loss products that just didn't deliver. >> a water ski jump that didn't go as planned. captured by citizen journalists.

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spectacular show, spewing hot lava and ash, forcing a major airport to shut down. >> a water ski jump not going exactly as planned. his go pro cam captured a failed front flip. let's see it again. he comes close, but not close enough to landing it. let's say he swallowed a lot of water. >> welcome to al jazeera america. isil is continuing it's violent surgery towards baghdad. they set off a car bomb in a predominantly shia neighborhood in the capitol, killing 30 and injuring more. a stern warning is sent to isil. there will be consequences for them and supporters who continue their violence against citizens.

joining us is a senior national security fellow with the new american town days. who you likely that size as i will could see the iraqi capitol? >> almost impossible. i don't know of any serious military analyst who thinks this rag tag army is going to be able to push into baghdad, particularly now that they have had time to pull reinforcements from the south and interpose them between isil and the city of baghdad. >> how long, and this is the million dollars question, do you expect this particular conflict to last? how long could it last? >> well, in one way, it's been going on for some years. there's been a steady drum beat of car bombs going on primarily

for years now. in terms of being a formal army pushing south, i think most of us think they're going to reach their limit there pretty soon. it will be interesting to see if they can hold on to everything that they seized over the last week. they've had a very good week. >> that is the can we get. are some of the cities that they captured gone for good? could the country be split along sectarian lines? >> i think once the fighting settles down and we see the lines, i think iraq sunnis are going to come to a painful realization that the kurds have pushed west into what were once sunni lands, the shia will have pushed north, pushing back the sunni lands there. the sunni are going to be left

with chunks of desert, none with oil supplies or real resources and their going to find themselves occupying resourceless desert. >> primarily, prime minister al-malaki speaking out today. do you find his rhetoric effective or his actions effective at all so far? >> he's certainly been effective in pulling up reinforcements from the south. in terms of solving his immediate problem of isil seizing baghdad, yes, i think he has been effective. whether this means he can settle the political problem is another thing altogether. >> thank you so much. >> coming up, congressman elliot engel will discuss u.s. options for iraq as lawmakers prepare to meet with president obama later today. >> let's get a quick look at our forecast today. >> it's already a warm one out there in a lot of cases as we

head across the country. eighty's this morning for the mid atlantic and northeast. that's 10 degrees warmer than yesterday at this time. some records could be broken later into today. what we're looking at is new york at 80, boston almost 80, and this is just getting out the door at 8:00 a.m. it's only going to get warmer through the rest of the day, a lot of 90's up and down the region. getting into the midsection of the country, more 90s. that along with the flow off the gulf coast, all that moisture will fuel thunderstorms into the midsection of the country. that's something we'll to have watch today, as well and into tomorrow. very similar, a little cooler as we get to the rookies. people are start to go think it's getting warm and humid. one good note, anywhere from new york to minnesota where it was such a cold winter and snowy, you know a lot of those lakes were very cold, but start to go warm those hopefully just in time for the fourth of july.

>> phoenix has been consistently hot. nicole mitchell, thank you very much. >> kenyans fearing for their lives in the string of deadly attacks, the bloodshed taking place just outside their homes that has them fleeing for safety. >> a hidden treasure found in one of picasso's most famous works. a hidden guest in his blue room painting. >> a look at our images of the day, french police striking with protestors over anger for a bill to reform the state run railway system.

>> it is building in downtown

manhattan on what is shaping up to be a glorious but rather toasty summer like day here in the big apple. >> welcome to al jazeera america. >> ahead, he is the best known doctor on tv, but that didn't stop congress from giving dr. oz a dressing down from weight loss substances he endorsed, or did he? >> your morning banana face ago threat. thousands of acres of the fruit are destroyed. the big price that may be paid if something isn't town. >> peace shattered for kenya on the coast. al shabab claiming responsibility for two attacks this week, raiding villages at night, targeting hotels and police stations. residents are afraid of violence and want to move out. we have more. >> she is trying to be strong for her sons. they should be at school now, but most everything has been

shut down after sunday's shooting rampage that killed nearly 50 people. >> they're the only family who's male head was not killed in this apartment block. 14 others were ordered out on the street, their throats were slit, bodies riddled with bullets, their wives forced to watch. they belong to the community and were christians, something the gunman specifically inquired about. >> we are telling people here that if you don't know how to talk, even how to speak -- they know how to arm themselves. >> they worry this will escalate

into a larger conflict. she wants to move out. >> this is what the people are still seeing on their streets, blood stains and carnage. new attacks in nearby villages are increasing fears in the area with concerns that the police are lookedding control. >> the armed group al shabab has said it is responsible for the two days of violence. security chief said local police commanders and officers have been suspended. they had a political message. >> there is as plan to destabilize the country from within and turn kenyans against each other. the enemy is from within. >> officials urge restraint and warn against retaliation, but as people continue to bury their dead, discontent is growing.

aljazeera, southeastern kenya. >> kenya has been on high alert as al shabab has warned of more attacks. the u.n. and u.k. issuing advisers to keep away from kenya's coast. >> syria is missing its deadline to destroy chemical weapons. the u.s. is calling for more to be done. the u.s. has not indicated that kind of response it would like to see. >> after 10 months inside an egyptian prison, our colleague is free. he smiled and hugged his family and friends who gathered outside the police station to greet him after he was released. you can see that he is very thin. he has been on a hunger strike, arrested last summer covering a demonstration and held without charge ever since.

he has been on that hunger strike for five months. >> it's important to mention that this is only the beginning. there are other journalists still in prisoned including the ones arrested with me and of course our colleagues and friends from aljazeera's english channel. >> a verdict on those three aljazeera journalists still behind bars in egypt is due next week. they are accused of supporting the outlawed muslim brotherhood. aljazeera rejects the charges and demand their immediate release. >> at least three people are dead, another 34 missing after a boat overloaded with undocumented indonesian immigrants sacrifice off the west coast of malaysia this mor. the boat was not equipped with life jackets. they hold out hope of finding more survivors because it sank in shallow waters.

>> deadlock after talks between china and vietnam. senior officials meeting overnight in vietnam, but no progress over their confrontation in the disputed south china sea. china moved an oil rig into parts of the sea claimed by both countries, lead to go anti china protests and deadly attacks in vietnam, prompting maybe r. china to pull several citizens out of the country. a vietnamese boat sank after colliding with a chinese ship. six countries lay claim to the south china sea. >> 1,020 workers from thailand are fleeing cambodia. >> business, but not quite as usual in a market right on thailand's border with com bowed i can't. there's hardly anyone shopping. store holders are mostly

cambodian. some have worked here for years. they told us trade is so slow because of a combination of the recent coup and the migrant worker situation. >> it's been happening further inside the country. i don't know if it's true. i just got the news from around here. >> more than 120,000 of the 400,000 com bowedian workers in thailand ever overwhelmed this crossing in the past week. although the ruling military denied there's any policy in place to crack down on foreign workers, even undocumented. they took is here to show us how they're looking after the departing migrants. at the crossing itself, there's still traffic coming into the country. day laborers are an essential part of the thai economy, wimp is at risk of going into recession. it's seasonal work tending crops. the rains are coming.

this sugar contain field needs further liesing and protection from pests. agriculture's one of the major sectors of the economy that depends on mike grant labor. in this field alone, more than half of the laborers have left. >> sugar contain only needs a few months to grow, so if they can't finish the work needed now, the farmer will likely face losses. >> i think the government has to in form us clearly if they have decided to have these workers registered. then the cambodians are sure they can return to work and there is a good solution. >> i think if my friends go back and get the proper documents, they will come back here to work again. >> there are 3 million foreign workers in thailand. some have called it a culture of

exploitation. >> northeast governors are working on a plan to fight heroin use in new england, allowing treatment at out of state facilities. the governors of connecticut, rhode island, massachusetts and newham hampshire and vermont signing off. they say maine is onboard with the plan, as well. the summit follows a recent rise of heroin overdoses throughout the region. >> president obama has said he is committed to the rights of lbgt americans. he attended a fundraiser, receiving a standing ovation when he told the group he will sign an executive order prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation by federal contractors. the president saying that the accomplishments of the gay community show the hearts and minds of americans are changing. >> the senate approved the nation's first openly gay black man to become a federal judge, serving on the bench in miami and for florida since 2004.

the senate is confirming another nominee, an openly gay black woman to the federal court in illinois. >> in arizona, state officials may have to cut water deliveries to two of its biggest cities. that's phoenix and tucson. the cutbacks could happen as soon as 2019, due to overcondition assumption of the colorado river and the current drought. a lake that serves as the main water source for the river's reservoir will see water levels drop to its lowest levels since 1938. >> you in california have to use your own discretion on buying sodas and juices at grocery stores, state lawmakers rejecting a bill requiring warning levels on those drinks. the drinks would be sold in the state with a warning that sugar contributes to diabetes and tooth decay. opponents claim it was unfair for blaming sugary drinks for the conditions. if approved, california would have been the first state to issue those warnings. now it's up to you.

>> the $8 billion global banana industry faces a fungus disease eating away thousands of acres of crops. one of the worst affected areas is the southern philippines. the economy release heavily on that fruit. >> his worries grow. production has slowed. panama disease, which affects the banana tree and can spread easily has impacted his produce. he cannot afford to pay his workers. >> it's really hard for to us recover when we plant. it takes at least 10 months before we can harvest, so the recovery would be like starting all over again. >> half of his plantation has been destroyed. he says the disease first started with one tree and then

spread quickly, leaving the soil severely damaged. the philippines is one of the world's top that producers of bananas. plantations here cover more than 50,000 hectors of farmland. the panama disease has mostly affected slow time growers here now deep in debt. the industry is one of the countries top revenue earners, ranking second among the top producers after ecuador. the producers here are having problems meeting the growing demand abroad for higher quality bananas. producers say what they now need is support. >> what the government can do to help especially the department of agriculture is to teach these growers how to respond to standard operating procedures on how to really cut the disease out. >> why have you not given us

advice training or materials to make the growers aware of how to control it? the government said they have, but it never reached us. we should have been given those directly, because we are the owners. >> the family has for generations had land that is now unusable. aljazeera, southern philippines. >> it is among the four highest exporters of bananas in the entire world. >> we are following breaking news out of libya. the government officials there are holding a news conference saying the u.s. didn't in form them about the arrest of the alleged ringleader of the 2012 attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. they added the suspect should be tried in libya and they say his arrest is an attack on libya's

sovereignty. >> the president exploring further options in iraq as he meets with lawmakers today. >> congressman elliot engel criticized the president for considering partnering up from iran. he explains what he wants to hear from the president. >> a celebrity doctor looking to clear his name after accusations of misleading his viewers. >> if they see my name, picture on any part of the show involving advertisement, do not buy the product. should juvenile killers serve life without parole? >> the didn't even ask for the money they just shot him. >> horrendous crimes committed by kids. >> i think that at sixteen it's a little too early to write him off for life. >> should they be locked away for good? >> he had a tough upbringing but he still had to have known right from wrong.

real reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. >> welcome to al jazeera america. just ahead, congressman engel, but first, an implant design to help obese people lose weight is one step closer to f.d.a. approval. two committees voted on the implanted, determining the

device is safe when used as design and benefits outweigh the risk. the system proposes an alternative to weight loss surgery. the device helped participants lose eight and a half times more weight than those in criminal group. >> new sodium guidelines for the food industry. the f.d.a. hopes volunteer limits will gradually help prevent thousands of deaths per year from heart disease and stroke. >> it was supposed to be a senate panel for diet products, turned into a grilling of a celebrity doctor. >> they duke dr. oz to task for promoting weight loss products on his t.v. show. they had harsh words for him. >> they certainly did. some say he's part of the problem of deceptive advertising in a diet pill industry. this is one big business we're

talking about here. last year, americans spent $2.4 billion on diet pills and suppplements. while dr. oz admits a small role, he says it's not his fault. >> you may think magic is make believe, but this little mean saying scientists have found a magic cure for every body type. >> he is a cardiac surgeon, second t.v. personality. tuesday, he was a witness testifying in front of a senate panel probe ago flurry of fraudulent diet pills. >> in attempting to engage viewers, i use flowery language, very passionate, it ended up not being helpful. >> he was in the hot seat on capitol hill. he was told his language could send the wrong message to consumers. >> i don't get why you need to say this stuff, because you know it's not true. why would you cheapen your show by saying things like that?

>> oz defends his moatives for promoting certain weight loss options, acknowledging he's made it hard to crack down on bogus diet products. >> i wanted to stay above the fray. i felt if i talked about specific companies selling high quality products, it would seem i was supportedding those companies, so i never gave them, the audience an idea of where to go to buy sufficient, so that hoped up a huge market for folks to make fake stuff, real stuff and start to use my name to try to sell. i left my audience hanging, thinking i was doing the ethical thing. >> senators did not call the hearing to beat up on him. >> we didn't call this hearing to beat up on you, but we did call it to talk about a real crisis in consumer protection. you can either be part of the police here or you can be part of the problem and we're just hopeful that you will do a better job at being part of the police. >> dr. oz agreed to be most of

careful moving forward. he said he's also a victim here, because companies will illegally use his face and name. he said he did not do so on his show. >> what are they doing about the false claims? >> they are suing companies making false claims. he is talking about the miracle pill for weight loss, those were the green coffee bean manufacturers. one used a clip from his show. he said he did not give them permission to do that. consumers can check out products, but if it sounds too good to be true, right? thank you. >> as we have been reporting all morning, the president is set to meet with congressional leaders today to discuss how to combat isil. the president has not made the

decision on whether to launch air strikes in the country, saying the only thing off the table are more u.s. troops on the ground in a combat role. congressman elliot engel is the ranking member of the house foreign affairs committee. good morning. >> good morning. >> the president meets with congressional leaders today. what do you want to hear from the commander-in-chief? >> i think he's going to layout options. i think he's going to talk about different things that we could do, and a way to hear what people's feelings are, understandably, though, he's the one who makes the decision. >> what specifically do you want to hear from the president? >> there's a lot i want to hear. we were just meeting with nancy pelosi talking about this before i came here. we want to see iraq succeed.

the question is can it sub seed as long as al-malaki is there. while we are frustrated and don't know what to do, obviously the worst thing is to just start involving ourselves dropping bombs and doing things willy nilly. this has to be a well thought out process. we need to have a reconnaissance and i think the president wants to hear -- >> but congressman -- >> what we will do. >> you have parted ways with the president, your own party's president saying when it comes to iraq, using iran to help in the situation, you say that he's grasping at straws. clarify that. >> i generally look at the region and think iran is part of the problem not the solution. while we're grasping at straws to say what should we do and the

enemy of my enemy is my friend, iran has shown that it's not playing a very constructive role. what's going on is in large part a spin off from what has been going on in syria for these past few years. we really unfortunately in my opinion did nothing to help the free syria army or did very little to help and as a result, you have all these extremists getting the upper hand in syria. it was only a matter of time before we spill over into iraq. >> good on the ground, yes or no. >> no. >> air strikes yes or no. >> air strikes are something we can consider -- >> drones compared to manned aircraft. >> i'm not a military expert and i would leave that to the expert. i do think we cannot sit idly by

and lieu terrorist group to have parts of iraq as a safe haven. we got into trouble when we left afghanistan after the russians were thrown out, and we allowed afghanistan to become a safe haven for terrorists in a no man's land we got september 11, 2001. >> let me -- >> we can't afford that again. >> let me ask if you agree with dick cheney. he was critical of the president, saying rarely has a u.s. president been so wrong about so much is the expense of so many. he goes on to see is indifferent to the fact that a reis your gent of al-qaeda represents a clear and dangerous threat to the united states of america. in 2002, talking about sadaam hussein saying this is a man of great evil and actively pursuing weapons of mass destruction. we know that was a lie, so should we be paying attention to

the likes of dick cheney? >> no. i think it's a lot of nerve when you consider that the incursion in my opinion into iraq was one of the biggest mistakes that we made and we did it because cheney and bush and the rest of them lied to us, gave us faulty intelligence, telling us that sadaam hussein had weapons of mass destruction and was going to use them. i don't think dick cheney has the right to tell anyone what to do or lecture anyone on iraq. we are paying the price of the bush administration's folly in iraq and while he's entitled to his opinion, i don't think we should listen to it. >> we are on the brink, this time what would be a grave mistake in your opinion moving forward with the crisis in iraq? >> american boots on the ground. i think we don't need to start that again, because we know where it will lead, so sucking us into what essentially is a sectarian war, that we cannot

control. if we haven't learned that lesson from our in curse into iraq, we haven't learned anything. >> thank you for being with us. >> let's look now where the wet weather is happening across the country today. nicole. >> we've had that stationery boundary through the midsection of the country. you can see from the great lakes to the northern parts of the central plains has been our firing line the last couple of days for severe weather and heavy rain and today will be more of that. on the backside of this, a broad area of low pressure is higher elevations, glacier park that have been getting snow. there is cool air behind this. watch for the showers and storms. all of this could extend to the east coast and that's actually where we have high heat indexes. you ever to be careful. >> hydrate. >> owning a picasso claim to

fame for anyone, but imagine you get two for the price of one. we have the stair of a hidden painting behind the famous work the blue room. >> pablo picasso was feeling a bit down when he drew the blue room, struggling with a bout of depression after the death of a friend. he couldn't get a break, no one was buying his stuff. he was melancholy and so were his paintings. the art world gave him the brush off. that will teach them. look what's just turned up. two for the price of one. advances in infrared technology reveal a mystery man behind the blue room. >> in recent years, there's been a greater interest in taking new technologies to understand that there's information about picasso that we didn't know because he had covered it up. >> turns out he used his canvass

more than once like many great artists and painted the blue room on top of the man with the beard. >> it makes what you do special and then the second reaction was well, who is it. we're still working on answering that question. >> the discovery has set off a frenzy of academic research to find out who exactly the mystery man is. the only thing scholars agree on so far, it's not a picasso self portrait. aljazeera. >> the new hope now is that the new technology will allow for the hidden painting to be recreated. >> let's look ahead at what's coming up tomorrow. we're going to follow up on a story weaver been telling you about this morning. >> dr. oz getting a taste of bad medicine yesterday. lawmakers criticizing him for endorsing products that promise weight loss. we'll take a closer look at celebrity endorsements and continue our series about guns around the world. >> thank you for joining us this

morning. >> more news straight ahead, the turmoil in iraq. stay with us. ith us.

... this is al jazeera. welcome to the newshour. these are our top stories. iraq's army said it held off a rebel attack on the bcountry's biggest oil refinery. the president says the fightback has gun. >> abdullah abdullah wants to stop the vote count as of claims of fraud. ukraine's president proposes a ceasefire