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portugal gets under way at the world cup i.s.i.l. is a threat to all of the countries in the region. no country is safe from that kind of spread of terror. secretary of state john kerry is in the middle east to address the growing crisis in iraq. it comes as sunni rebels from the islamic state of iraq and levant or i.s.i.l. and their allies gain more territory on sunday. the territory takeover is significant. fighters captured rutbar, giving them control of a highway to jordan. this as other cities in anbar, including alcrime on the border. they are a step home to haditha, which is home to a dam which if destroyed could learn to electrical flooding.

sunni rebels are in control of the second-largest city mosul, tikrit, fallujah and tal afar. thousands are fleeing the fighting and are in need of assistance. many coming from baqubah, north-east of baghdad, where there has been fighting. many have taken refuge in a camp outside of mosul. a city that is under i.s.i.l. control. let's get the latest from javier solana in baghdad. >> reporter: as sunni rebels made gapes, i.s.i.l. fighters struck in the north. this is where planes struck targets in mosul, which remains under rebel control for two weeks. on the ground iraqi army units killed a number of rebels in the town in dhuluiya. the aftermath suggests there were battles.

witnesses say fighting in different areas forced more than 400 families to flee. >> army personnel are brave. it's great to have them here. >> meanwhile sunni rebels are making gains in the west of the country. the town fell in rebel hands, the iraqi army is said to have wraup. the town mel, and so -- the town fell, and so too the border post, giving i.s.i.l. free movement in and out of syria. further east the video shows the aftermath of an attack on an army convoy, between the towns north of baghdad. the attack left several soldiers killed and wounded. people in the capital baghdad volunteersoned the army to fight -- volunteers joined the army to fight. >> we still received different numbers of volunteers. while the men cheered before

joining the battle, the crisis is worsening. >> that was omar al saleh reporting from baghdad. secretary of state john kerry blamed iraq's leadership but says the united states will offer help if the government supports yup itty -- unity. let's go to john terrett. an important visit for the secretary of state john kerry going to the middle east. >> certain is. shuttle diplomacy. he's ending the day in jordanian capital amman. he was in cairo earlier, talking to the new incoming president who has been in power for 10 days, abdul fatah al-sisi, and the foreign americans and the head of the arab league and his message was washington recognises egypt has been though a difficult transition from the days of the arab spring, but there was a desire for the transition to be successful. it's not all sweetness and like. the u.s. looking for big

improvements in the realms of politics and human rites and other areas. secretary kerry mentioned the detention of journalists and n.g.o., including the three al jazeera journalists and would prefer for ses to refer -- abdul fatah al-sisi to refer to those issues in the coming days and weeks. on iran, secretary of state john kerry in cairo saying it's not the yats fault what is happening -- united states fault what is happening with i.s.i.l., and the u.s. wants to see the irane people choose a group of leaders that will represent all of them. when that happens, the u.s. will be happy to offer assistance. >> we will help iraqis to complete the transition if they choose it. if they want, they have an opportunity to choose leadership that could represent all of iran, a unity government that brings people together and focus on i.s.i.l. and i am convinced that they will do so not just with our

hep, but the help of every country in the region. >> later this week secretary of state john kerry goes to europe, in brussels and paris, and will be talking to locals about international issues. we see the u.s. keeping close eyes on what is happening in iraq. israel is interested. especially as it relates to iran. binyamin netanyahu made public comments. what was his take on what is going on in the area. >> he was appearing on "meet the press." he had a twin prong approach to the issue. he told the united states do what you deem necessary to sort out the issue of i.s.i.l. in iraq. do not let iran get the bomb or dominate as it has in syria and lebanon in iraq. here is how he put it on "meet the press." >> what you see in the movement in iraq and syria is the stark hatreds between radical she

items led by iran and sunnis led by al qaeda and i.s.i.s. and others. both of these camps are enemies of the united states, when your enemies are fighting each other, don't strengthen either one, weaken both. by far the worst out come that could come out of this is one of these factions, iran, would come out with nuclear weapons capabilities, it would be a tragic mistake, making everything else pale in comparison. the israeli prime minister on "meet the press", n up the president giving interviews. his message is the iraqi leadership must pull the political strands toot in order to bring peace to the country. >> seems to be a lot of pressure on the iraqi government in the middle of this crisis. joining us from washington d.c. is shadhi, a fellow from

the brookings institution. he wrote "temptation of power, islamist democracy in a new middle east", thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> before talking about diplomacy let's talk about what you see about the military action by the rebels gaining strongholds by the two posts on the syria border and the border with jordan. your idea of what is happening there in terms of influence? >> sure. the momentum for now is with i.s.i.s. they are riding the wave and feel that things are moving. the iraqi government hat not been able to muster an efficient response. in the coming days and weeks we'll see a better response. especially if they have additional u.s. military assistance but for now all the talk is about the rise of - the rise of i.s.i.s., and they seem unstoppable for now. it's more difficult when they

try to control areas that are dominated by shias. that will be a difficult if not impossible for them to hold those territories. there's a natural limit to how far i.s.i.s. can go. and up until now they've been rely on local sunni support, and areas that have a soupy major -- sunni majority. >> that being said you find it unlikely that they'll reach baghdad and take it over. >> baghdad is more than 7 #% shia. i imagine the shia militias will fight to the last drop of blood. if it comes down to baghdad, we can be certain that the u.s. is going to get additional military assistance. i don't think the u.s. is willing to accept the loss or participation loss of baghdad. >> do you think the ricky government has been slow in a response to i.s.i.l., and if so, why?

>> i.s.i.l. didn't just emerge in the last two weeks. they have been gaining ground and controlling territory for the past year or so. there has not been a coordinated sufficient response from the ricky government or the international community, and it's surprising to people that i.s.i.s. gained as much ground as it did. that's part of the effects of the spillover from syria. this was inevitable in some assistance. the fact that the iraqi army fell apart even though they had more numbers on the ground, shows that it's not really about how many soldiers you have, but moral and the unity of your force, and the one thing that i.s.i.l. can claim is they have an idea logically committed core of fighters willing to fight to the end. the same cannot be said for the iraqi army. >> so many eyes on the crisis. you mentioned syria, some of the

spillover. iran is looking at this from the east. the u.s. has interest in the area. israel we heard centre binyamin netanyahu. with so much humanitarian attention looking at the situation, what is the pressure that the iraqi government is under considering what is at stake? >> so the iraqi government has to take seriously the demands that the u.s. is making and we heard how kerry is talking about a need for a unity government. easier said than done. iraq is a divided society. and the sectarian hatred at least in some parts of the country is considerable. even if there is a will from the nouri al-maliki government to move in a positive direction, the question is can he pull it off or has the well been poisoned so much that nothing nouri al-maliki does is going to be sufficient. that's where i think it is important for the u.s. to be very explicit about the

conditions here, to not give in at the last moment and say "you don't have the unity government, but we want you to survive so we'll give you the arms and assistance. the u.s. has to be clear about the red lines, making sure it's tape seriously on those. as we know, when the u.s. talks about red lines, there's a lot of doubt in the region. that's the problem - can you council on the u.s. in this -- count on the u.s. in this crisis. >> president obama alluded do you need the rite leader. it seems the sunnis don't lock at the nouri al-maliki government as a government they can trust. would it take another leader to unify the country if they are to end the conflict. >> na is what -- that is what many sunnis think, that nouri al-maliki is hopeless and has shown his colours and made sectarianism worse. that's not an option.

it's not clear how you would get rid of nouri al-maliki. you have to deal with a government you have, not the one you wish you have, at least for the short run. medium to longer term anything is possible, and the political situation is fluid. now nouri al-maliki is the one in power. >> from the brookings institute and the author of "temptations of power", thank you for joining me former administrative assistant in iraq is calling for the u.s. to be more active. he called the u.s. withdrawal a mistake. >> what happened was nouri al-maliki took it as a signal of disinterest by america, giving him a freer raping to establish a -- range to establish a more sectarian government. firing officers in the arm, i, pumping people in intelligence -- purging people

in intelligence, dismantling the ombudsman, and going after the ooupies, an -- sunnis, an arrest warrant for the vice president. all this contributed in the last few weeks, but a couple of years to a progressive move to an author tare yap government upped prime minister nouri al-maliki. paul bremer was george w. bush's top senator. >> an-israeli teen was killed near the syrian border by a blast. it was said syria killing a 15-year-old in golan heights. in response tanks fired at the army post. bombs have started to spill into the golan heights, included what israel said were intptional attacks. israel continues to hunt for

three missing teenagers. they were last seen in the west bank. israel accuses hamas of kidnapping them. jane reports n growing tensions in the west bank. >> reporter: people in the occupied west bank have not seen scenes like this for a decade. the military operation includes raids and arrests. a week and a half ago three settlers wept missing in the west bank. palestinian authorities cooperated in the search. on saturday night they turned on their own police force. some palestinianians believe the operation is meant to divine. >> it's simply - to weaken the authority. to ensure that the palestinianian sways gets to a -- situation gets to a point where they can do what they want, annex the west bank land and declare the greater israel

promote. >> reporter: two palestinians were killed saturday night. confrontations are met with live fire. that is causing the death toll to rise. the israeli government says their soldiers are responding to attacks. >> we have no intention of hurting anyone. our forces are behaving in the manner necessary, and there are fatalities wounded on palestinian side as a result of the forces defense actions. >> despite the safe, there is still no sign of the missing individuals. with anger growing across the west bank, the people conducting that search are having to contend with age-old politics. now to ukraine where

anti-russian protesters detained people on the streets. radical ultra nationalists marched outside an orthodox christian monastery getting into skirmishes with the police. it's the 73rd arn havesry of the nazi invasion of the soviet union. ukraine struggles to contain this new threat. this report from donetsk. >> reporter: the nazi invasion of the soviet union, which began on june 22nd 194 is claims 5 million soviet lives in the first six months. commemorating the losses is of zaps in the former soviet state. more than 1.3 million were ukrainian, a fact not forgotten by modern leaders at a wreeth laying ceremony. 70 years on, peace is allusive

trrgets unfortunately these days the issue of wore is a reality ci. the smell, the stench is in the air today. that's why today and yesterday i made a decision to give peace a chance. in moscow the russian leader laid his open wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. here, modern day events dominated the narrative. vladimir putin's support for the peace plan is critical to it success. only a qualified n goresment has been -- endorsement has been given. >> translation: the fact that president petro porashenko is of course an important element of the settlement. one of the most important. it would be impossible to come to terms on anything without. russia will support the intentions, but the most important thing is the political

process. >> in the heartland around 1,000 attended a rally. speaker after speaking has continued a theme about suffering in world war ii. the message is one of peace. there's parallels drawn to the current situation in eastern ukraine. >> i want everywhere on both sides. >> it was kiev that opened the wound, a wound which is still bleeding because our parents and grandparents still remember it. >> reporter: and then historical grief was overtaken by contemporary bitterness. groups of separatists militia arrived. some teenagers, and signed up to go to war. the irony could scarcely be more glaring. pope francis is denouncing all forms of torture and calling for it to be abolished and spoke

in recognition of united nations day of victims of torture, coming up thursday. >> translation: to torture a person is a mortal sin. it is a very serious sin. the pope urged christians to support torture victims. amnesty international reports that 141 countries actively engage in torture. next on al jazeera america - thousands of deaths blamed on phoney prescription drugs every year. we go to the largest pharmaceutical company to see what they are doing to combat the bogus medicines. and... >> it's painful. we have to face it toot. they survived the boko haram attack when hundreds of their classmates were kidnapped. a struggle to go on without many of their friends. that a little later in the hour.

the world health organization estimates that 10%

of drugs sold worldwide is fake. the counterfeit drug business is worth 75 million. phoney medicine is dangerous and deadly. tom takes us to a lab working to get phoney drugs off the streets worldwide. >> reporter: the human growth hore mop that this man in -- hormone that this man injerkts himself -- injects himself with keeps him alive. one prescription could have killed him. >> i asked the pharmacist. i said i had stiping and stinging and there was an issue with the water in the packaging. he said you should go home and check you have some of the fake stuff. >> reporter: he was the victim of counterfit drugs, most often sold over the internet, but found in laboratories. in pfizer more than 1,000 suspect samples from north and

south america are tested each year. they have been seized by law enforcement agencies or bought by undercover agents. >> they will go out and impose as patient who are consumers, and go out and make purchases from the individuals on the internet. >> it was a different colour blue. they are close. >> to an experienced eye, bogus packaging can look identical. pfizer scientists spot the counterfeit, but they be comes chemical analysis of the psalms. in some forms they don't put in the dosage. steams they put it in, but at the wrong level. sometimes they use the wrong ingredient. under a new law every drug sold will include a marker to trees the origin and track it through the supply chain. around the globe it's a case of buyer beway. >> you have to stay within a system that is safe because of

regulations in place. if you go outside the system, you are outside the safety net that's there for you. >> there's no reliable net in south-east asia and africa where third of the drugs have been fake or ipp effective. drug companies have been donating devices that can cause chemical analyse in the fields, more tools to protect unsuspecting consumers falling ill to the greed of counterfiters. the supreme court is on deadline to make decisions. this week they'll tackle religious rites for corporations and freedom of speech. a ruling has been opposed and written about in "my beloved

world", and we talk about the ruling on a.b.c.'s "this week." >> a pleas like princeton -- place like princeton could fill the beginning freshman class with students that have scored perfectly on undergraduate metrics. they don't do it because it wouldn't make for a diverse class on the metrics that they thing are important. join us for "the week ahead". we look at some of the major cases before the nation's highest court. at 8:30 eastern, 5:30 pacific. next - violence in iraq - it's a fact of life in baghdad. we'll show you how some people cope with their nation's problems. plus flooding in parts of the mid west. we show you where there's more danger today. and game on for u.s. soccer - an update on team u.s.a.'s match up. and live to one of the biggest

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you welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm michael eaves, here is a look at the top story. tensions rise. two palestinians were killed. and the intense search for three missing teenagers that have not been seen or heard from since june 12th. last seen in the wayne ,st rail -- west bank, israel accuses ham as of kidnapping the trio. >> thousands of iraqis fled the violence and are seeking safety away from fighting. the iraqi military managed to prevent i.s.i.l. forces from attacking baghdad where security is tight. after many years of war residents say they are accustomed to the use of security and feeling insecure.

>> reporter: well, certainly there are a lot more security forces around. there are a lot of iraqis trying to leave, now that extraordinary development of jordanian border falling to i.s.i.l. fighters, as well as a syrian border makes it difficult for a lot of people who would have gone by road. as you mentioned, these are dramatic developments, but here in baghdad residents have been struggling with danger for years. this boy was out with his mother when a car ball exploded outside his building. he'sate. for as long as he can remember he's been afraid the explosion two weeks ago killed 20 people. some his friends. >> translation: mia and hyder and mohammed. i knew them. mia and gentlemans am was a brother. >> reporter: gentlemans am and hyder were not officials or police me. they sold vegetables.

living this baghdad made them a target. in this middle class neighbour hood hops and dreams -- hopes and dreams reduced to rubble. this is an other street but close to the green zone, the home. ricky government and the u.s. embassy. homes were hit. people here are rebuilding shops, that's what they do. can they rebuild faster than their country is being destroyed. as man as 5 million iraqis have left since 2003. they are still leaving. those that we main try to survive the car bombs and clean up the damage. abdul has opened this electrical shop for 40 years. he was at evening procedures at the mosque when a man parked a car packed with explosives on the corner, walked away and detonated it.

>> translation: i heard the explosion. people did not let me go back, saying another may happen. vehicles burnt when i went back to the area. people were panicked. some were dead, a lot injured. >> abdo lost tens of thousands. almost no one has insurance in iraq. he's reopening his shop as soon as he can. >> with the onslaught of fighters, some feel baghdad can fall on the street corner it's already fallen. >> a lot of residents of baghdad are not sure that they are - that there will be fighters on the doorstep. at the least what they are watching can be tram uk, that disintegration of the country they love. the u.s. is releasing more than 500 million of military aid to egypt. funds have been frozen since mohamed mursi was ousted. the news comes as secretary of

state john kerry visited cairo, two weeks san abdul fatah al-sisi was sworn in as the new president. he pledged that the u.s. will stand with the egyptian people. the new president announced procedures meant to pave the way for a parliamentarian election. abdul fatah al-sisi promised a vote. the procedures that are due to go into effect by july 18th are expected to set regulations and a time frame. also a verdict in the trial of al jazeera journalists to be announced on monday. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have been detained since december, accused of collaborating with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. al jazeera rejects all charges demanding the release of its journalists. it's a tense stand off in south korea. a military sergeant has been cornered, accused of killing five of his soldiers.

>> reporter: the incident began friday night at an outpost in south korea. this man was known to have been on guard duty in the afternoon. the shooting began after 8:00 pm hen he urn ared from that duty to barracks. five of his colleagues shot dead. seven injured. they required emergency surgery and they are out of danger. he was on the run for 18 hours, a massive mann hunt. 3,000-4,000 locking for him. he -- looking for him. he came down from the mountains to this village where there's an elementary school. it was to a check point that according to the defence military he engaged soldiers, a platoon leader shot through the arm injured. he's surrounded by south korean troopsment they are trying to -- troops they are trying though persuade him to surrender. the fact that he shot first

means that if necessary they can shoot to kill. we do not know much about the map, beyond the background of his mental state in that he was under special assessment after having in the adapted well to military life. there are reports as well that he was categorised in a high-risk category at one point during his 2-i don't remember service, downgraded to a lower risk area, meaning he was entitled to be deployed to an area like this. three soldiers were killed in a military bombing. boko haram is believed to be behind the attack. the bombing took place in the same area where 276 school girls were kidnapped. 67 of those girls returned home. andrew simmonds reports. these were the school girls that avoided capture by boko haram fighters.

their classmates are missing and the pain shows. somehow they are preparing for the time exams. their teachers believe talking about what happened helps. >> we have the sound of gun, and we ran out of the room. the school principal is here, losing count of a number of appeals for the release of her pup else. he is not -- pupils, she is not giving up. >> there is nothing i can say. i plead with them. daughters, granddaughters - release the innocent girls. >> reporter: all the girls have been brought to the state capital not just for continued education, but better security. teachers say they are doing well, managing to relax and cop sen trait on their studies, despite the fact that they are away from home and don't know

what happened to their classroom friend. those with close friend missing are getting more distressed by the day. >> it is pageful that we are separated -- painful that we are separated together with them. we ab them to help -- ask them to help us find our mates for us, please. we are asking to help us, please. >> reporter: but no one has appositive april. more than two months after their forehands wept missing. the state government is trying to get schooling back to normal. >> we cannot resume. we relocate the students where it is safer and provide security and continue with normal schoolingment. >> there can be nothing normal for the schools. only the safe return of their friends make it possible. a 2-week prison break is or

for three inmates that flew away. they were in prison in canada on trial for murder and drug trafficking. they escaped by getting on to a helicopter. police found hem, hiding in an upscale condo in old montreal. the stit of iowa is -- state of iowa is facing flooding after being pounded. the cedar river is overflowing. crews are prepping towns after it hit more than 6 feet above flood statement. it caused power outages and knocked out traffic signals. rebecca stevenson, meteorologist, swrips us. we are -- joins us. >> they rolled through. they took their time, there was so much rain in the storms. rol iping ford -- rol iping ford iowa had 7.5 inches of rain. it's a lot of rain. it's because the system is

moving slow. the same storms are starting to roll through michigan and wisconsin, and making their way slowly but surely into illinois, where the river is flooding, impacting the state and river flooding in iowa, and nebraska, and minnesota. severe thunderstorm watches are stretching down into parts of kansas. there's texas, michael oku. in addition to oklahoma. hail, wind gusts, and severe watches impacting wisconsin, illinois, and into iowa. the storms tracking east. the focus for the severe weather is in these spots, especially to denver, and over to wichita. you'll be included in the severe weather tonight and tomorrow. rain fall continuing to slowly

move through the same spots that are saturated. any kind of wind gusts up to 30 or 40 miles per hour can bring down trees because the soil is saturated. tracking this through the area where we were watching. when we talk about heat, all the the heat is causing instability. fools like 97 in memphis. the temperature - not reporting for houston and memphis. new york 74. it's a nice day for new york. let's talk humidity and heat and mannous, the amazon. into the rain forest, and where they are playing soccer it's hot. 86 degrees. feels like 93 because the humidity is high in brazil. >> they are not good for the particulars or the fans. thank you. speaking of the world cup, it's time for the action in

brazil. it's a huge day for team u.s.a. let's look at rio de janeiro, where fans gathered to cheer on the red, white and blue. it's not just in rio. in the states let's take a picture from chicago, where thousands came to grant park to watch the game. today team u.s.a. is playing in portugal for a chance to vaps out of the group -- vans out of the group of death. it'skming up. the -- it's coming up. the u.s. is trailing. andy was at that park with the fans. >> it was a rowdy scope a few days ago i assume it's the day. >> it may be more. everywhere is watching the big screen hoping the u.s. can pull off the win against portugal. the air really went out of the crowd when port call stored first. fans enthusiasm was so high in the win against ghana.

we talked to a couple of fans would summed up the spirit of the world cup fan frenzy. >> actually, i like - i like the spirit of the one. i'm getting more into it. i'm not hike a normal soccer fan, but i like watching the countries coming together to play. technical difficulties outside grant park. 10,000 fans estimated watching team u.s.a.'s game against portugal. they trail 1-0. if they win, we give them two wince, advancing them to the round of 16 with three points. germany with four points, tied. giving them a good chaps to advance. we give you result of the plan throughout the day. four others played for a chance

to advance. lee we'llings is live in rio de janeiro. belgium is the sixth team to qualify, how far can they get. they had a pretty good outing. >> yes, a lot of people coming into the tournament had good things to say about belgium. unsurprisingly. they made more progress in the last few years an any other nation of the fooea rankings -- f.i.f.a. rankings, they have a depth of talent. a goal score late in the game. all the goals have been scored by substitutes. what they is is a squad, not just a team. what i would question is whether belgium's starting 1 to 11 is good enough to succeed in the tournament in south america. maybe if it's in europe this is a testament. they won't worry about that.

they are safely in the last 15. >> seems like belgium is a darling of the world cup. for fans that don't have their own nation to root for or the team has been eliminated. a lot of fans are falling to the belgium side. >> yes, not only do very have attractive talent. throughout the team, there's something about the belgium players and the quality they are producing. a lot much them these cases in club football, people that support the clubs, whether it's in the english premier league , where a lot of players play, or elsewhere want the players to do well. there's something about them. and i would say they are not in the worst group. they are in a position where they are expected to win. how will they fair when they come up against stronger teams is a test. >> let's talk about al jazeera. winning the first game since

1982. in a good position to qualify for the next stage, how impressive has this been. that has been full of results. al jazeera don't tend to score. that's why they suffered. a 4-2 win. you have to give a lot of credit to al jazeera ranked 22 in the word. a lot don't talk about them. it was impressive. no team has scored more before. they are in a position where they have a strong hand going into the last game against russia, needing a draw to qualify for the last. >> you are there in rio. i don't know how much.

u.s. portugal game you can watch prior to coming on to me here in new york. a lot of talk coming into the game was about the u.s. team's chances. especially the player that injured a ham stripping. portugal was short. due to a wed card. the effort now - portugal dominating, keeping the u.s. team on it heels in a defensive mode. from your stand point or the people you talked to, did you have a feeling that people could win against portugal. >> it's an newer situation. coming into the one you talk about portugal being a strong contender. so much is listed around cristiano ronaldo. everywhere wants to see them before he, it's not like a messy or a suez.

it's what kind of effect you can have in the world cup. he played in the world cup. he may have long term injuries. he is desperate to play. it wasn't him. again, i feel the united states showed a lot of composure so settle into a game. they are underrated, ranked 13. they can fight their way back. >> if they win, they are throw. >> let's talk worst case scenarios. if they were to lose the game to port gam, and then have to play germany on thursday. what would be their chances at that point to advance out of the group. >> if you asked me this a week ago, a lot of people tipped them to win the tournament. look at the results we have seen. it was a case in the wu that

anything could there's no way the united states would go into the game lacking confidence. it would open the door for ghana, playing against general assembly. game between ghana and germany was the best half of football i have seen. that sums up the world cup after all the problems off the fitch, entertainment is staggering. >> a lot of goals scored and portugal leading the u.s. as they go to half-time. that report live from rio de janeiro. >> still ahead on al jazeera america. the federal government provide mill lions of lunch every year. what about the summer months. we show you groups trying to keep kids going hungry.

31 million kids in the u.s. rely on free break if ass and lumps every school -- breakfasts and lumps every day. when summer comes many lose it. we report on efforts to ensure kids don't go hungry. >> reporter: summer can be the hungriest time of year for low-income children. not for children at this camp. here they have free lumps and snacks as part of a programme. what are your favourite meals? >> corn, steak and mash potatos. >> reporter: after you eat what are you ready to do? >> run and jump. it gives me energy. >> there was a free summer service programme at schools,

housing developments and churches across the country. a sizeable number of kids who rely on reduced price meals are not getting fed once summer arches. >> we are reaching 10-14%ful children who qualified for lower price meals. >> it is attributed to a number of factors, such as lack of awareness of the programme and the difficulty of kids getting to sites where they can be fed. this group is devoted to ending hunger among kids. the summer programme needs to adapt to reflect the changing face of poverty. >> we need to modernise the programme by changing policies to reach hard to reach areas and feed kids in those rural and suburban areas the food they need to grow and thrive. >> there are signs that

community outreach and filling kids stomachs. the number of kids eating summer meals grow more than it did in a decade. almost 3 million were fed. in florida. the numbers relying on meals is growing. the number jumps 10%. a reminder that is as the economy rebound. families are still struggling. . >> next on al jazeera america. they are racing across the ocean to bermuda. for an american crew, why it is a struggle to get the boat in the water.

you are looking at grant park in chicago, where thousands are watching team u.s.a. take on portugal. if the u.s. wins, they'll

advance to the round of 16. they trail portugal 1-0. we'll get you highlights when it concludes, and our news continues later this evening. the 4th biannual boat race to bermuda is underway. we have a tale about one crews' battle to get the boat in the water. >> reporter: peter lives to sail. most days finds the 78-year-old school teacher and his sons out on their boat. >> we refer to the boat as my father's fifth child. he probably put more money into that than all the rest of us combined. >> reporter: they bought the boat in 1974. >> we found out that shin feign means we together, we together alone, and when you think about it, when you are on the boat, you - you are there alone.

>> there isn't much that can keep peter off the boat. not even a rare muscle disease making walking and standing difficult. >> mine has been a long protracted deterioration. i noticed changes in the early '80s. and i pretty much use a walker or a gain. in spite of his illness he was complooest in dozens of races and won big. >> it's you and the wind and people's voices. we put a lot of miles on the old girl. shin fin's figgest damage was not in a race. when hurricane katrina hit, it was wrecked. he told his father who was in

hospital. >> the boat and my father were both in intensive care. there was holes in the deck, the mast snapped, flooded. >> peter and his sons were not ready to say good buy. they got the insurance money and got to work rebuilding. >> they gave us 50 grand for the boat. we went ahead and started to pend money. i'm still spending money. >> reporter: thousands of hours of work later it's back on the water and the crew home ready to complete in the -- compete in the race. >> reporter: shin feign can get up to 10 knots, being they can make it to bermuda in four to five days. sinn fein won twice. the brothers have a victory under the belt before the race begins. >> if the son can fix the father's toy. i thought it was worthy of the

time and personal sacrifice that wept into it. sacrifice they hope will pay off as they set their sites on bermueda. >> right now shin fin is halfway down, you can track the progress at bermudarace.com. 24-year-old michelle wi claimed a title with a 2-stroke victory over stacy lewis. wi bounced back with a double-bogey. a 25-foot birdie put on 17 provided a 2-shot cushion, this is her fourth career victory and the second this year. the ha wayan native claiming a title on the mainland. she played since she is was 13, playing in her first u.s. women's open. >> that will do it for this

edition of al jazeera america. more news and updates though the evening. coming up at 8 o'clock, including an update on team u.s.'s game in portugal. there's a live look at rio de janeiro as world cup continues in brazil and around the world. i'm michael eaves, have a great evening. >> oil and water don't mitchell. that's why some communities don't want the oil pipeline if their backyard. can they stop them? no problem, for those who drive electric cars. and investment pioneers who scour the globe for the next big thing. i'll tell you about the risks and rewards of investing in frontier markets. i'm ali velshi. this is "real money."