illness in animals can tell us about humans. the conversation continues. you can find us on twitter at aj consider this. see you next time. hi everyone, this is al jazeera america. i'm john seigenthaler in new york. it's 11 in the east, 8 out west. this is the only live national news cast at this hour. ready to strike - president barack obama moves closer to military action in iraq, while sending a warning to the embattled leader. scientists at the center for disease control may have been exposed to the deadly anthrax. >> drug therapy - psychologists

could soon prescribe medication. this stand out golfer at the u.s. open is 11 years old. we begin with the rebellion in iraq and the response from washington. u.s. military advisor are on the way back from war torn country, but the president says the challenge is not just the rebels, it's dealing with the iraq prime minister. more from mike viqueira. >> 2.5 years after the last of their number left, american troops are going into iraq. president obama insists the numbers will be small and the mission limited. >> reporter: fresh from 2.5 hours with the national security team president obama announced he's sending up to 300 military advisors to iraq. but there's a limited mission. >> american forces will not be returning to combat in iraq.

but we will help iraqis as te take the fight to terrorists who threaten the iraqi people, region and american interests as well. >> the mission for the 300 - get a close up assessment of the iraqi millry and advice them in the -- military and advise them in the fight against rebels. the u.s. is in the air over iraq with manned and unmanned aircraft, conducting around the world surveillance, and identifying targets if president obama goes forward with the air strikes, targets that could include forces from the islamic state of iraq and levant inside syria. but senior officials say the pentagon is not preparing for strikes, and the possibility is less likely in the short term. why the hesitation, an unstable political climate in baghdad. >> and the failure of nouri al-maliki to form an inclusive government. >> he is prime minister for any

other leader, aspiring to lead the country. it has to be an agenda in which sunni, shi'a all feel that they have the opportunity to advance their interest in the political process. the president says i.s.i.l. must not be permitted to form a safe haven in iraq, an area that could be used as a base to plan operations against the american homeland. >> so we have humanitarian interests preventing bloodshed, strategic interests in the region, counterterrorism interests. all those have to be addressed. >> another sign air strikes will not happen in the coming day, president barack obama is sending the secretary of state to the region, in middle eastern europe to consult with allies. >> u.s. advisors are on the way. air strikes is it what the iraq government wants. i asked or correspond about the

iraqi rehabilitation to america's plans. >> certainly people are relieved there are not going to be troops in the speech. on a political level they are pleased they'll get more help. something that prime minister nouri al-maliki has been seeking from the united states. here on the ground. there's a feeling that whatever happened no matter how many air strikes there are or how many missiles were dropped. it's not going to solve the problem. the city, capital is tense and there has been. they are not expecting this to solve the problem. >> the president wants iraq's leader to govern inclusively. are we seeing a sign of that? >> i think the inclusiveness is that the prime minister would like to include people that support him. we are not saying a lot of signs of this is under intense pressure. prime minister nouri al-maliki is a survivor. he started as somebody who

didn't have a lot of support and they are seeking a third term. he has alienated a lot of the people that supported him. shia'as, kurds and sunnis. he is under pressure. this is the last chance. the big problem is things are so difficult here. there's so much bitter innocence. nouri al-maliki and a lot of leaders don't talk to each other. that does not bode well. >> you said baghdad is tense. what does it look like. >> essentially it's a militarized city. you can't drive far without seeing roadblocks and soldiers and guns and armoured vehicles. there's more of those. this is the city. the country is under a de facto state of emergency. the security measures are enormous. in the city on a regular day,

there's up to 1,000 car bombs, there hasn't been many explosions because fighters are busy in other cities, taking them over and holding them. basically people here are unsettled. it's a thursday night, the night before the friday weekend. traditionally people will be out in the restaurants having a good time. they are not. streets are almost empty. the centers for disease control researches some of the most deadly diseases in the world. one of them, antrax is released in a cvc lad exposing as many as 75 scientists. let's talk to jonathan betz for more. >> it was a stunning mistake in a large research lap. scientists in atlanta are trying to figure what went wrong leading to dozens of staff members exposed to anthrax. >> the centers for disease control said it took days to

discover the area. scientists failed to inactivate a deadly strain of anthrax. live technicians worked with samples without protective gear. anthrax supports may have been released into the air. 75 c.d.c. scientists may have been exposed to a bacteria, one of the most dangerous. the director is an infectious disease specialist. anthrax is a lethal infection there are four forms. you can get anthrax. skip, lungs, gi tracts, or of the central nervous system. all can be deadly. >> reporter: the c.b.c. launched an investigation and said: the c.d.c. says the risk of exposure is low. but it says it is taking aggress isteps to treat those that --

aggressive steps to treat those that may within exposed. >> if no one developed symptoms, c.d.c. treated etch, it reduces the likelihood that anyone will become sick. >> family mem pers and the public -- members and the public are not at rick. treatment is effective. but it can kill 90% fz those that contract the supports, depending on how they contract it. on capitol hill changes in house leadership. eric cantor steps down as majority leader after an unexpected loss. his replace. mass named. lisa stark prosecution -- his replacement was named. lisa stark reports. >> ken mccarthy won the job as majority leader.

he'll be joined by a member of the conservative side of the party, louisiana republican, steve scolise. mccarthy is from california, he is a practicing gnattist, and talked about the economy, the opportunity to give americans the opportunity to succeed. >> i will work every day to make sure this conference has the courage to lead, with the wisdom to listen. and will turp to country -- turn this country around. >> the lecks for the whip -- election for the whip condition gives the republicans something they wanted, a seat at the leadership table. scolees is expressing unit yip. >> this is a win for america. the president doesn't want to engage, but sit in the oval office with a pen.

people want people in washington to work together. what this message sends is that the house is united to address those. >> reporter: john john boehner is at the top of the republican party. he is speaker of the house, his number two and three will take over. they'll have to deal with a number of issues dividing the republican party. chief among them immigration. >> in wisconsin, a major set back for the governor. scott walker is considering whether to run for president. prosecutors accuse walker of running. david shuster reports. for republican gor scott walker -- for scott walker, it's the news that could torpedo a run for president. wisconsin state prosecutors believe walker oversaw a sweeping criminal scheme to illegally coordinate fund

raiding and campaign activities. the effort game three years ago when walker and others tried to fend off a recall. democrats and organised labour were infuriated by walker's efforts to dismantle employment unions. protesters took over the capital and got over half a million petitions. national republicans made the defensive locker a top priority and conservative groups poured money into the campaign to save walker. according to the prosecution documents, walker emailed republican strategist praising the anti-recall fundraising routine. after accusations that the staff was used for political purposes. a special investigation began. last month the investigation came to a halt after the

government's allies filed a lawsuit. a federal judge agreed. an investigation was frozen. now they released some of the prosecution memos. one of the criminals said it: >> walker issued a statement blaming critics for the document release. and said: >> if the campaign finance investigation tips, it's now -- continues, it's clear that walker could have a prosecution target on his back. the "new york times" is reporting the five men wrongly convicted in the 1989 central

park jogger rape reached a settlement with the city. the five plaque and his panic men -- hispanic men claimed they had been coerced. the times agreed to a payment of $40 million. psychologists give advice. should they be able to prescribe drugs as well. even though they don't have a medical licence. the therapist in illinois, the controversial proposal could be the law. a bill that would let psychologists prescribe med indication passed in the legislature. it's reviewed by the governor. jacqueline duke joins he were chicago. she's a clinical psychologist working with autism patients primarily. welcome. thank you for being with us. >> thank you for having me. >> i can hear pritics in my head saying "we have enough medication, why do we need to

make it easier for people. what do you say?" >> what this bill speaks to is the critical shortage of mental health practitioners describing psychotroping medications. right now there's one psychiatrist per 1500 illinois sit dispense that are in need of mental health medications. a lot of people are falling through the cracks, and what this allows is it gives licensed doctors k clinical psychologists such as mice the opportunity to pursue training, extent ist rigorous training and experience, to gain the expertise. in illinois, what does this mean practically. if people can't get the medication they need, what happens? >> well, if people cannot get the medication they need. they go untreated. therefore their psychological conditions get worse, and that's

where we see violence and other crimes. >> is there a danger of overprescribing drugs. isn't this a country that has overprescribed psychotropic drugs or not. >> absolutely. but the bill, as it reads now, has limitations. prescribing psychologists are limited in that it cannot prescribe benzo dye asso peens or narcotics. therefore we'll rely on the psychotherapeutic interventions for the conditions such as adhd and anxiety. psychiatrists are not the only ones that can prescribe the medication, because they are doctors, but are there too few psychiatrists out there. is that it? >> absolutely. there's a shortage. especially in illinois, in the underserved populations. how rigorous it the training that psychologists have to go through? >> sure. you have to be a licensed

clinical psychologist. it entales a masters in clinical psychology. three years of course work, 1500 practices. sa full year intern -- a full year sin ternship. a year of post the dock and passing an exam. at that point you can start. this programme will be an additional two years of course work and 500 hours of supervised practicing and a state exam in the past. it's intense. >> are there professional organizations that support the legislation? >> now an active organisation is the illinois psychological association, collaborating and pushing this cell as far as it can. >> have the ama weighed in. >> absolutely. it was a collaborativest with the american psychiatric association. the illinois nurses' association and illinois medical society

among others. >> we'll see what happens in illinois. good to have you in the programme. thank you. >> thank you. a state of emergency declared in parts of minnesota tonight. heavy rains continued to flood the midwest. meteorologist kevin corriveau is here with the latest. >> that's right. this is part of the same system that brought us all the tornados we saw in the last couple of evenings. tonight it was a little different. we saw rain with the storm system from minnesota, from wisconsin and iowa. look at the shots. you can see the flooding. there are flood watches. some have been dropped. it will take a while for some of the water to go down, to last for the next 4-7 days. there'll be flooded areas. coming back, you can see what we are looking at. earlier we are looking across parts of minnesota. >> minneapolis had the second

wettest june on record. as well as minnesota is now seeing the wettest year, as we start from january through now. a lot of rain across the region, here are the warnings. earlier we saw a lot across the region, it doesn't mean we will not see flooding. a little more towards the east with the same system pushing towards parts of virginia, there has been a lot of severe weather moving out of virginia, and we are deal with some in parts of north carolina, and washington. unfortunately, you'll see active weather as we go to severe storms. the man who co-wrote some of the biggest hit songs of the 1960s has died. jeremy wrote the words to classics "will you love me tomorrow, up on the roof and one fine day." he collaborated with music legend carol king. they married in 1958.

their music endured for decades. king left a message about her former husband and lyricist saying jerry gotham - there are no words. he was 75 years old. his family has not released the cause of his death. >> coming up, new application about security after fans rushed past stadium guards. plus, uncommon valor, the story of bravery behind a marines medal of honour.

in albania a police raid on a small village is garners attention. about 2 million pounds of drugs have been produced until now. >> the smoke rising over the village in southern albania is clouds of burnt marijuana, destroyed by the manufacturers as the police moved in. >> after years and years of this place allegedly being out in grasp of the authorities, it's

held up how albania may be turning a corning. over time the village had been tan over by drugs gangs running a massive cannabis operation worth billions. lazar at's position near the adriatic made it a perfect point from which to supply european drugs markets. albania wants to join the european union, and the socialist government is eager to show it's soars. a few days -- show it's serious. the police raid hardly seems coincidental timing. >> we will bring normality and law and order to the region. the action will continue to go on. the police are working on it. they are fighting against armed militants. it shows not only our will, but our ability to continue the fight against drug smuggling. >> so big was the operation that

the value has been estimated at half the wealth albania produces. authorities say they'll go after similar drugs factories in the coming days. spain has a new king. felipe the vi, after the ab dickation of his father. the new king spoke of unifying spain and overcoming adversity. >> it was a do or die game at the world cup. uruguay and spain needed a win, and england. england fell short. there was security concerns. we have more from sao paulo. >> england does not officially - they are not officially out of the tournament. they are on the precipe.

english fans disappointed. uruguay fans on the op site. they were ecstatic. this is the f.i.f.a. world cup. it's becoming the south america world cup. after chile knocked out spain. we have columbia that has advanced to the knockout stage. and the host, brazil, considered a favourite to win it all. on the security front there was a breach at the stadium. in rio de janeiro, an f.i.f.a. and brazil officials saying they'll ramp up security. this after 80 chilean fans stormed the arena in rio. causing a massive security breach. brazilian officials said all of those, more than 80 chilean fans will need to leave the country and will not be allowed back in until the world cup is over. we'll see increased security outside all the stadiums after

the embarrassing incident. >> that was gabriel in sao paulo. >> chile's consule general spoke up for his country men, saying they are not criminals, they were carried away. rescue workers saved a man tracked under ground for two weeks, took hundreds of rescuers to pull the 52-year-old out of the gaves. dominic kane has more. >> reporter: a claim that should have taken 12 hours ends after 12 days. johan was injured deep under ground while hundreds tried to rescue him. gint or massive -- gint or massive thing, the cave network is more than 1,000 metres deem. at times wide open, at times narrower than the width of a man. it stretches for more than 19km underground. officials say the challenges

they face in rescuing johan were unprecedented. ladies and gentlemen, i don't want to sound too dramatic. one can say during the last 12 days we managed to write a piece of alpine history. >> what made it difficult was the depth of the cave, the extent of the injuries, and his remote possess from the surface. rescuers could not use powered winches to lift him because of the risk if he banged against the walls during the avent. instead the stretcher had to be lifted by hand, slowly being brought to safety. the time stretch was 180 metres. johan was one of the exploresers who discovered the network in 1995. ever since, he's gone back for research and as his hobby. at times he may have wondered if he would get out. now, thanks to a multinational operation he

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this is al jazeera america. i'm john seigenthaler. coming up, guns around the world. a look at canada and the passion for firearms. plus, the hunted - one tv star's mission to save endangered elephants. and a golf prod gi. an 11-year-old bursting on to the scene at the u.s. open. tonight in our series guns around the world we look at canada. while the country is our neighbour to the north, it is a world away in terms of gun laws.

allen schauffler joins us live from vancouver. >> we are in vancouver. the landscape looks the same but the environment is different in terms of gun rights, ownership and politics they were not immune from mass shootings. three police men shot and killed in new brunswick a couple of weeks ago. there are fewer isla vista and column bips. >> reporter: a day on the firing range, a weekend routine of camaraderie and competition. in this case it's mother and son bonding over bullets. >> if i didn't have that i would be crushed. that's my little boy. i want to spend time with him. >> reporter: it's a social event at the gun club, two of the 2 million or so canadians, the government licences as legal gun owners. how many guns and owners in canada is a matter of debate.

the royal canadian mounted police say 1.69 million people holding the firearms licences putting the gun total nationwide, under 10 million, with each gun owner averaging four firearms each. donald has a dozen. >> it's a passion. those of us in it have a passion. >> the gun right organization stops at the numbers saying there could be twice as many guns, maybe more. there are tens of millions that will never be registered, that will never be in the hands of individuals. >> reporter: an effort to rester long guns, rifles and shotguns from amappedoned two years -- abandoned two years ago. the cost more than a billion. c.g.i., the company hired to develop and run the system was the same firm that handled the

healthcare.gov roll out in the u.s. rolling back the registry was a victory for canadian gun right advocates. there's no way to trace guns and the data we had on the webbons has been destroyed outside of quebec. that is disturbing to me. >> reporter: guns fall into three class, nonrestricted, long guns for hunting and restricted. prohibited, short barrelled handguns and fully automatic guns. >> these three are prohibited and the rest are restricted. a licence required cannot get the licence any more. you had to own the guns when the law was passed. >> the types of guns used in the worse mass shootings, in montreal, 25 years ago, and recently in 2006, are still legal to own. light semiautomatic rifles

popular among shooters and hunters. if you want to own a gun, you will have to go through a training course in safety. 12 hours worth. at no point will you load and fire an operating gun. for safety dummy ammunition is used and the guns will not shoot. albert wood taught firearm safety courses for 40 years, including written and practical tests, with licences issued federally. licences to carry concealed weapons are almost never issued. >> this is canada. we are not permitted. we have authorisation to transport handguns, but strictly from your home to the range. >> then the law requires trigger locks and an opaque container. there's a separate licence for transportation, and you need a licence to buy amun eggs. homicide totals are stable for

the last 15 years at 108 a year. by comparison the annual u.s. gun homicide average is about 11,500. eight times the canadian rate based on population. meanwhile back on this range, shooting is a normal weekend get away. >> that's what the firearms sport is to me, is about family. in a charter, guns are never mentioned leaving some to call gun ownership a privilege, not a right. >> a lot of people in this country support broadening gun rights would dispute the last statement. they say, in fact, they have a right to use and own firearms, especially the long guns, rifles and hunting rifles and shotgun, a right that drinks a creation of canada. they say the rights go back to

the magna carta. they become americanized. we will see more gun rights and ownership battles in the political arena as the day goes by. >> allen schauffler in vancouver. tomorrow a look at how guns get into the hands of the mentally ill. >> a lot of people will say that it is a mental health problem, not a gun problem. the united states does not have a monopoly on crazy people. >> we'll explore the link between mental illness and guns and look at what other countries are doing. president obama presented the medal of honour to a marine for an act of heroism. corporate william kyle carpenter used his body to shield a fellow marine from a grenade blast. >> when the grenade landed, other marines saw it happen.

kyle stood, lunged forward and then disappeared into the dust. keep in mind that kyle was 21 years old. he fulfilled the words of scripture. greater love have no man that then, than a man lay down his life for his friends. >> corporal carpenter spent 2.5 years in hospitals. he retired from the marines and is in college. intimidating military vessels in iraq and afghanistan could roll down a street near you. they are built to deflect mines. civil rights group say they are weapons of war and want them goon. diane eastabrook reports. it's fully armoured. the doors are several inches thick. and they come with an internal backup lot system. >> this police detective is like a kid with a new toy, showing off his swat team's latest crime

fighting tool. there's a strap on the door. i didn't have to ask twice for a ride in it. >> little kids love it, they wave. >> reporter: he heads a swat team comprised of 10 police department. the team got this mine-resistant ambush vehicle through a government programme that gives away used military equipment to police departments. >> we take it with us every type, because you never know when you will need to get behind a heavy piece of armour. >> riley's team used the m-wrap. >> some had a hostage, some were barricaded inside a house we needed to get too. we used it when we made an arrest and search warrant on a meted lab -- meth lab. >> at 65,000 fans, seeing it approach is intimidating. whily says that's a benefit of

having the vehicle. roughly 600 u.s. communities have m-rads. one was used in oregon to respond to a school shooting. another in l.a. during a standoff with a gunman. critics question whether a weapon of war belongings in most towns. >> we don't wage war on the populous in the united states. >> samuel is a former cop and marine who teaches cyber security at the the university. and says an m-rat could diffuse a hostage situation or make it worse. >> we bring in a tang-like vehicle. it can cattalize a population, and get them to go after the operators of the vehicle before and after they'd use it, before the operators can get in the vehicle, they would attack. >> whily says at a time when gun violence rattles many

communities, they provide safety. >> if you didn't have this, what protection would you have? >> the vest that we are wearing. we have found that the number of violent incidents has been on the increase as wells the number of calls that we go on. still communities that get them may have to wait if that safety comes at a cost. well, donald trump is defending his new sign in downtown chicago. it's on the building, the city's second-tallest building, covering 2900 square feet. there is the sign. in app op-ed piece in the "chicago tribune," trump said he loves the city, and took a shot at the "chicago tribune"'s pulitzer prize-winning architectural winning who called the sign eco tisticcal. trump wrote:

well, yesterday blair was on the programme and he talked about the other signs. >> in all the great historic buildings around this building, like the rigly building, they don't have signs on them. there is a little sign on the tribune tower, where i work, and there's some other signs, but they are much smaller, they are set far back from the river, and they are not in your face. donald trump told me and said "this will be a subtle sign." this is as subtle as godzilla. >> donald trump looks forward to seeing the sign when he visits chicago in two weeks. common core is a major issue for politicians across the u.s. several states decided to drop out the education standard.

louisiana is the latest. jonathan martin has more. >> with controversy around the country. the maths and reading standards. louisiana governor announced his state is pulling out. >> at some point you have to say enough is enough. >> he supported common core and louisiana implemented voluntary education standard. they were agreed to by dozens of states, including louisiana and the knor's association. now the gor s says there's too much federal overreach. >> the federal governor would like to assert control and rush implementation of sa one size fits all set of standards raising concerns. >> we are alarmed about choice taken away from parents and educators. instead of focussing on high standards, common core is a one

size fits all prime that does not make sense for the state. >> the maths and reading standards outline what students are expected to learn as a way to prepare them for colleges and the workforce. if others want to allow the federal government to dickate to them, they have every right to make the choice. >> reporter: it is a divisive issue. several states are backing out. republican governors have signed legislation to withdraw from common core. in states like alabama. it is expected to be the key issue. >> it dictates what children will larn in classrooms. the obama administration and progressives have found a way to take away choices from parents and to get rid of competition in education. >> jinnedle is a g.o.p.

presidential candidate and critics say the move is political, a way to appeal to conservative voters. parents worry that the change could hurt children. >> the schools implemented. it's like he wanted to turn back, and he wanted to start over. the governor's reversal puts them at odds, but with the states education leaders. they questioned whether jinnedal as the authority to drop common core. >> likely setting up another showdown over education. >> history is made on the golf course by a sixth grader. we report on the record-braking performance. >> well, when is 1-year-old lucy lee won her round.

-- 11-year-old lieu lucy lee became the youngsest to qualify. an achievement everyone would applause, except for stacy lewis and suggested before this weekend's tournament started that 11 years owl was too young -- old was too young to compete on the grand stage. lee proves she not only has the game, but the right attitude. >> reporter: dressed in a red, white and blue outfit, at 5 feet two, lucely lee teed off at 7am. the same course that the men played last week and double-bogeyed the first hole. some may talk it up to nerves. lee saw it as a lesson learned. >> i learnt that you have to be patient. one shot at a time, try to get rid of the big numbers. >> lee carded an eight under card score.

impressive considering she recorded a double-bogey and a tripple bogey on the score card and it was still one shot better than a previous winner on the lbg tour, and justicia corder who won two tournaments. >> i'm happy with how i played. it's eight over. i was seven over in three holes, that's one over. i need to get rid of the big numbers. >> attitude and perspective do not bode well for her future, but won over her professional playing partners. >> she has so much room for her age, there's times i felt more immature. but the way she handled herself on a golf course. she is mature. i thought she handled herself well out there. who knows what people are expecting out of her. she's way better than i expected. she's a great player. she hits it further than i

suspected. she hit it by me twice. i was happy about that. no, she's great. and a joy to play with. >> friday, lee will play a second round, hoping to become the youngest player to make the cut at the u.s. women's open since 13-year-old mich eel wee did it in -- michelle wee did it in 2003. >> it was a lot of fun. i kind of struggled, but it was great. >> something 11-year-olds can relate to. our image of the day is coming up. >> saying the giants - christian bauer joins to us talk about her mission to protect an endangered species.

i'll take you to the western

coast of africa. i want to show you these images, this brought so much rain and a landslide developed in the city, along the coast. 12 died because of that. we expect to see more rain in the next couple of days. now to india, this is the monsoon even. it really has not kicked into full effect. in mumbai it has. we have been seeing rain across the region there, but we are going to be seeing drier conditions across the central part of the sub tonne tinnent. the monsoon would be there. it relies 80% of the year on the monsoon. we are seeing warm temperatures along the - in the inside part of the subcontinent. unfortunately it will cause a problem with agriculture over the next month. normally the mop soon makes an

approach in the middle of the summer and starts to retrograde. we'll see next rain. let's look at the whether. news is next.

the world wildlife fund says mow zam beak is a country killing elephants at an alarming rate. 900 died from 2009 to 2013. most likely the result of illegal hunting. poachers in kenya killed one of the most beloved elephants. sital was so large his tusks touched the ground. he was sod dead -- shot dead with poisoned arrows in a national bark. christian bauer is known for a role as pam an "true blood", but is editing a documentary film called "out for africa", and i

suppose us from los angeles. thank you for being here. welcome. >> thank you for talking about this. >> you grew up in wisconsin, how did a girl from wisconsin care so much about poaching in africa. >> yes, how did i end up being a vampire and end up in africa. it's a very interesting journey, and only in hindsight can i kind of make up the pieces that got me here. one of them is growing up in nature, i think. we always had a reverence for this incredible art form - i call it nature, some call it god. my family taught me to leave a place better than i found it or at least untouched. to clean up after myself, and i think that led to my love of wildlife in general. >> how did you decide to do the documentary? >> that is also an interesting journey. sometimes i can't believe i am

in this. it's a few things. really, everything starts with learning about a problem that is happening. international fund for animal welfare had one of their people come to america and have a hollywood sort of dinner. he was talking about the problem, 30,000-50,000 killed, and at that rate we won't have them in the wild in eight years. he said to me "i need your hep." i looked other side of me and thought "i hope he's talking to them." my husband is from south africa and his family from kenya, i decided to go to africa and ask questions and find out how maybe i could help. you raised $65,000 on kickstarter to help fund this. >> i did.

i did. which gave me peace of mind. that happened as i knot on the plane and headed over with a camera crew. >> you obviously heard the news about this beautiful elephant killed by poachers this week. what does that say about where we are in this world when it comes to survival of these elephants? >> you know, i've been living with the email alerts for a couple of years daily on the numbers and seeing specific elephants that we know the name of dying. what it says to me is we are at a crossroads, we are at a moment of choice not just for kenyans, not just for activists, but more anybody hearing this now, that we need to make a decision. are we doing to get involved, even on a small level, or are we going to hear this and then kind

of feel something or go on with our busy lives, which is understandable. i'm urging people and everyone watching to make a choice if they can def vote nine minutes, 11 minutes, $50 to help. more of us have to get involved or we are going to lose elplants. we have lost rhino, we are losing lions. $50 fosters an elephant at the orphanage. nine minutes writes a letter to obama to say we need an all-out band. you can go and sign a petition, make a decision. i feel that this is on the report card of our generation, and if we are going to allow this to happen, if people do nothing. if more people do nothing. we will lose.

>> if more people do something, if it's a 7 minute activity, we could win. >> when you made this - making this documentary, what surprised you the most. >> it's an interesting thing, i went to africa thinking about wildlife and i always get emotional when i talk about it because the african people are what actually moved me as much as getting to know this elephant species, because it's incredibly special. and i learnt how sanctioned they are, and how much caring they have, and the family units we live in. they are an incredible species, and the african people that we live with, and their lives are still sim by olic. in america we don't have this.

nature is a bit removed. but they are so connected to life, and the joy and the african people. i don't think i have seen that sort of peace of mind and happiness in america and european countries that they experienced on a daily basis because they're living with nature, this incredible forest. it was overwhelming to be in the middle of that energy for weeks. when might we see this documentary? >> that is a question i have been editing on and off between shooting for two years. i'm hoping we can get it done and something viewable by the fall. >> we'd like to have this discussion again and talk about the problem in africa. especially, but we appreciate your time and thank you for

sharing your story and moving people to take some action. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. man's first mission to mars may be sooner than you think. in an introduce elan musk things he can get humans to the red planet in 10-12 years. the californian based company unveiled a spacecraft he hopes will carry astronauts. spacex delivers cargo deliveries to the iss. our picture of the day is from uruguay when a young fan watched a world cup match between england and yooura guy 2-1. joie chen has "america tonight" coming up after this.

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