>> this is al jazeera america. i'm thomas drayton in new york. let's get you caught up on the top stories now. air strikes and land grabs. the situation in iraq continues to destabilize. from egypt to jordan, secretary of state john kerry meets on the cries i. hangs in the balance. a verdict due monday. and the high profile cases before the supreme court. it's decision time in our special sunday segment, the week

ahead. >> good to have you with us. we begin tonight in iraq where sunni led rebels have dealt a new blow to the government. two border posts are now under control. significant. major highway to the border of jordan. this adds to three other cities in anbar province. iraq's government has deployed 2,000 troops to protect it. beji is the largest refinery in iraq. second largest city mosul are under the i.s.i.l. control. we get the latest from omar al

salah in iraq. fighters from the islamic state of iraq and the levant are said to be in full control of these two border crossings. it comes when a third border crossing full under control of syria. this gives the i.s.i.l. fighters the freedom to move freely in and out of syria. staying in ra ramahdi, not onlyn anbar province but the rest of iraq. >> strikes i.s.i.l. in the north. this cockpit video released by the ministry of defense, the city of mosul remains under rebel control after nearly two

weeks. on the ground, the rebel army say they have killed a number in the north of baghdad. the aftermath suggests they were fierce battles. forced more than 400 families to flee. >> the army personnel are brave and it's great to have them here. >> reporter: mainly, sunni rebels are making more gains to the west of the country. iraqi army has said to have withdrawn to regroup. the border post gives i.s.i.l. are fighters free movement in and out of syria. further east, rebels say this shows the afternat math of an attack on an army convoy. the attack left several soldiers killed and wounded. meanwhile in the capitol baghdad, more wait for training

and weapons. >> we are still receiving huge number of volunteers from different areas in order to send them to the training center. >> reporter: while these men cheer before joining the battle, iraq's crisis is only worsening. politically the pressure on prime minister nouri al maliki, are mounting. there are calls for the prime minister to resign. he remains defiant. not bowing to pressure. looking into his own options to form a wider coalition to foorm government. -- to form a government. the united states has called on the iraqi leaders to unite and fighting the i.s.i.l. fighters because this crisis is threatening not only iraq's integrity but is pushing the country towards a civil war. >> omar al salah in baghdad. said the u.s. is willing to help but there are conditions. john terret reports from washington. >> on iraq he said the u.s. was

not responsible for what's happening there now involving i.s.i.l. he called on the iraqi people to choose leaders who will represent all of them. and said when and if they do the u.s. will be happy to help. >> we will help iraqis to complete this transition if they choose it. if they want, they have an opportunity to choose leadership that could represent all of iraqi. 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 help, but with the help of almost every country in the region. >> reporter: and secretary kerry moves on to europe. he will be in paris and brussels later on this week, and talking about as they pertain to iraq right now. on meet the press on nbc earlier this morning. he had a two pronged approach to

the issue surrounding iraq, he told the united states do what you deem necessary in order to sort out the issue involving i.s.i.l. but do not whatever you do he said let iran get the upper hand as they have allowed to get the upper hand. here is how he put it on meet the press. >> what you're seeing in the middle east in iraq and syria is the stark radical shiites led by iran and radical sunnis led by al qaeda and the i.s.i.l. and others. when the enemies are fighting each other. don't strengthen either one of them, weak.them both. the worst that could come out of this is one of these factions iran would come out with nuclear weapons capability. that would be a tragic mistake. it would make everything else appeal in comparison -- pai paln

comparison. >> being the straily prime minister benjamin netanyahu. he says they must pull all the strands of politics together to bring peace in their country. >> john terret in washington. displnchts focusing attention on the iraqi national army which in some places have melted away without a fight. some trace this back to the u.s. led invasion in 2003. paul bremer has been talking to al jazeera about iraq's ongoing crisis. >> may 2003, paul bremer, ruled by executive order and his first two edicts have had lasting consequences. first, ban the ruling baath party. anyone involved in the country's

two biggest institutions were out of work at a stroke. today as the new iraqi army struggles to control the latest potato-saddam rebellion. >> the army that was then built with american training, was an effective army. that army -- defeated al qaeda. why did i.t. collapse in mosul and tikrit? i think the answer largely goes to the fact that as part of his efforts to create a more authoritarian governments, nouri al maliki after our troops left in 2007, started purging those elements, and by the same thing he did the same thing with the iraqi intelligence service which we had built up starting in 2003 and 2004. >> ladies and gentlemen, we got 'em.

>> the high point of bremer 14-month leadership was the capture of saddam hussein. the man who ruled iraq for 23 years was convictof mass murder and handing. and bro ambassador bremmer still insists that the country is still better than 2003. >> nouri al maliki despite his flaws is no saddam hussein. i will continue to say and believe that the iraqis are better off today. we'll see how the situation develops than they were under saddam. >> after leaving iraq, bremmer received presidential praise, but criticism how billions of u.s. dollars were spent. he still thinks the u.s.

shouldn't have pulled out. >> i think withdrawal was a mistake. i said so at the time, and unfortunately in this case i was right. what happened was, nouri al maliki took it as a signal of disinterest by america and giving him free range to establish a much more authoritarian, sectarian government. >> reporter: the obama administration has only committed itself to sending several hundred military advisors and the iraqi army has proved incapable under such circumstances. al jazeera. all started when the u.s. picked sides in syria. >> i.s.i.l. was among the more effective fighters, once the syrian revolution turned to civil war, it started taking syrian army bases and looting them for munitions and

equipment. it gained battle field experience and tactical experience which is now deploying back in iraq. but you know, the american stance and that of most of its allies in the region was actually such that made them allies of i.s.i.l, de facto, they didn't give it monetary or other support. but i.s.i.l. is fighting against the bashar al-assad government which is ra lied with iran and the u.s. was trying to undermine the bashar al-assad government and undermine the reach in the region. so i think there's a real contradiction here that the u.s. is supporting the shiites in baghdad and supporting the sunnis in iraq and in syria i mean to say. and they have -- i think they have to choose a team. >> once again it was juan cole, al jazeera's international contributor. u.n. estimates more than

500,000 people left mosul alone when i.s.i.l. took control of that city two weeks ago. many of the displaced do not expect life to return to normal any time soon. hoda al hamin reports from kiir kirkuk. >> desperately worried about his future. >> where can i go? i'm taking care of all of them and this kid is disabled. back home he'd die. i left my house, i left everything in the middle of the night. >> reporter: "like" hajal, people fled when the islamic state of iraq and the levant swept through their villages. for them it was a matter of life or death. >> translator: they think we're infidels because we're shia. there's nowhere i can go by road. it's too dangerous.

>> reporter: the polarization of iraq along sectarian lines is difficult to escape even far from home. those who made it to the safety of the kurdish region lay low, preferring to keep to themselves. mistrust is running high. >> translator: now with this situation, the differences are showing. so these people that have come to us, they are afraid of each other. when they come here whether they're sunni or shia, they have to live together, there is no choice. >> reporter: several families live in this school. they all fled from the same district. staying together helps them feel safe and they're wary of visitors. >> it is difficult to have one of them speak to you on camera. and when one accepts, they want to be sure they say the right thing not to put anyone in danger. >> the risks of speaking out.

they have a story to tell and they feel forgotten by the government in baghdad. >> i.s.i.l. didn't harm anyone at first but gradually their true colors began to show. each day someone goes missing and the longer it lasts the worse it's going to get. >> translator: unless the kurdish government controls the area of mosul there is no way we can go back. our only hope is kurdistan, we feel safe with the pescen rurvetionga. >> never enjoy again the home and life they once had in a united rahm. >> hoda hamid, al jazeera, iraq. stoned russian abank in kyiv then took to the streets where there were skirmishes with the

police. in ukraine more than a million lives were lost, the new president paid tribute to ukraine's war dead today as he's struggling to contain his country's new conflict. paul brennan reports from donetske. >> the nazi invasion of the soviet union would claim more than 5 million soviet and german lives alone. more than 1.3 million of those casualties were ukrainian, a fact not forgotten by the country's modern leaders at the flag raising ceremony in kyiv. >> unfortunately, these days, the issue of war has again become a reality in ukraine. the smell, the stench of war is in the air today. that's why the day before yesterday, during my visit to slovyansk in the zone of the military operation i made a

decision to give peace a chance. >> reporter: in moscow the russian leader laid his own wreath at the too many of the unknown soldier. but even here, modern events of eastern ukraine dominated the situation. the kremlin says substantive negotiations are needed. >> translator: the fact that president poroshenko has announced a truce is part of the settlement. one of the most important parts. it would be impossible to come to terms on anything without. russia will certainly support these are events. but the political process. >> around 1,000 people attended a memorial rally in donetske. remembrance of the suffering of world war ii and the message has

been overwhelmingly one of peace. there are inescapable parallels. here in eastern ukraine. >> translator: brother is killing brother. i pity everyone on both sides. >> translator: it was kyiv who opened this wound again. 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 separatist militia arrived. some of them just teenagers and signed up to go to war. the irony could scarcely be more glaring. paul brennan al jazeera, donetske. >> former prisoner of war sergeants bowe bergdahl is out of a texas hospital. bergdahl who was released three weeks ago will be receiving outpatient care. exposed to more social interactions. bergdahl was captured in 2009.

the army is investigating his disappearance. still to come on al jazeera america. time is running out for the supreme court justices to rule on several high profile cases. we'll discuss them in depth in the sunday night segment, week ahead. pped. and we are hours away from hearing the verdict of three al jazeera journalists being detained in egypt. more about the case that's gained headlines around the world. 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.

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meanwhile, israel continues to search for three israeli teens not heard from since june 12th. they were captured in the are west bank. jane ferguson reports on the increased tensions between the two countries. >> reporter: people in the occupied west bank haven't seen scenes like this in over a decade. nightly raids and arrests. a week and a half ago three young settlers went missing in the west bank. the palestinian authority is cooperating with the search. this is angering some palestinians and on saturday night they turned on their own police force. some palestinians believe the operation is meant to divide. >> the theory is very simple. to weaken the palestinian authority, to where they get oa point where they can do what they want to do, annex the

greater portion of the west bank. >> two palestinians were killed on saturday night. as israeli raids continue across the occupied west bank they are increasingly immediate by angerrary crowds of palestinians. often met with live fire and that is causing the death toll to rise. gls israeli soldiers say they're being responded to by attacks. >> in the manner necessary for their self defense and occasionally there are fatalities or wounded on the palestinian side, as a result of our forces self defense action he. >> reporter: there is still no sign of the missing individuals and with anger growing across the west bank the people conducting that search are having to contend with age old politics. jane ferguson, al jazeera, ram h

mramala, the occupied west bank. >> he announced a half bill dollars of military aid frozen since last year's coup has been released. >> nearly a year after the military overthrew president mohamed morsi and the repression that fold, john kerry's goal was to bring congratulations and a a warning to the new government. you must change the way you govern or pay the cost. >> obviously this is a critical moment of transition in egypt with enormous challenges. >> the man who led the coup, abdel fatah al-sisi is now

president. pledging to end egypt's culture of, august 2013 without charge. three other al jazeera journalists are still in jail. they are accused of providing support to the outlawed muslim brotherhood and face long prison terms if convicted. al jazeera denies the charges and calls for their immediate release. a verdict is expected on monday. the u.s. also want al-sisi to stop holding mass trials of political opponents. >> he gave me a very strong sense of his commitment to make certain that the process he has put in place, a reevaluation of human rights legislation, a reevaluation of the judicial process, and other choices that are available, are very much on his mind.

>> reporter: but even before hearing al-sisi's promises the united states decided to release $575 million in military aid to cairo. money that had been held up after last july's coup. money the egyptian army needs to maintain its readiness. that will include aing delivery of helicopters. releasing this aid now, critics say the obama administration may have lost some of the strength it might yield with the new administration in cairo. rosalyn jordan, egypt. >> have baher mohamed, peter greste and mohamed fahmy have been held since last fall.

>> the alleged crime doing their job as jowrnts. al jazeera correspond peter greste and producers mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed, have spent the last 177 days behind bars in egypt. they're accused of spreading false news and aiding the muslim brotherhood, which the government has designated a terrorist organization. al jazeera condemns and rejects all the charges. the egyptian prosecution has pushed for the maximum sentences. this means greste could get seven years in prison while fa mi and mohamed could get 14 years. some of greste's work covering other parts of africa. his family is hopeful that his court appearance on monday will be his last and a long awaited

start to freedom. >> when you look at the case anybody without even passing substantial knowledge of an acquittal. >> abdullah al-shami was freed last wednesday after suffering 307 days in prison without being charged. al shami had been on a hunger strike. their trial began on february the 20th and has triggered a global outcry against media restrictions in egypt. the newly elected president, abdel fatah al-sisi has promised to tackle the country's many issues including free speech. the verdict due on al jazeera's falsely accused journalists could very well be a first test.

jarrod tan, al jazeera. still to come on al jazeera america, the future of watching television on your ipad. the supreme court is due rule on several big cases. the sunday segment the week ahead. after the break. rebecca stevenson. now with the forecast. >> waco, texas, four inches of rain, flash flooding, i'll show you where the rain will continue coming up next. ♪

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al. >> welcome back to al jazeera america. here are the top stories. in iraq, sunni militants took over more territory sunday. they now claim control over two key border posts near jordan and syria. secretary of state john kerry started the day in egypt where he met with the new president.

kerry promised millions of dollars of military aid, much of which was frozen after last year's coup. he is in jordan tonight. radical internationalists on the streets today, 18th government protesters, skirmishes with police broke out. it is sunday night and time for our look at the week ahead. tonight we'll discuss the supreme court and some of the high profile cases being decided in the coming days. the issues before the court include religious rights, freedom of speech and presidential powers. we begin with this report from courtney keely. >> as it usually does the sproshsupreme court has left the hardest cases for the end of the

term. >> the hobby lobby, do not want to offer contraceptives under the affordable care act. the religious freedom restoration act protects them just as it does religious nonprofits. a ruling in the company's favor could lead to a slippery slope. >> well what if you don't believe in vaccinations or transfusions? can your employer refuse to provide them as well? it could open up and really eviscerate some of the provisions of the affordable care act. >> recess appointments. the court must decide if president obama overstepped his constitutional authority when he filled position he on the national labor relations board without getting senate confirmation. >> this is not necessarily an ideologiideological issue.

democratic presidents, republican presidents have made these recess appointments. >> too far for greenhouse gas emissions, whether the federal government can require permits for industries that spew pollutants that cause climate change. even if the administration loses, it is likely to retain other federal powers to regulate nuclear power plants. 35 foot buffer zones around buffer clinics success challenged. opponents of abortion rights say it violates their right to free speech. >> it seems very unlikely after the oral argument that the massachusetts law as it stands is going to survive. >> reporter: finally, one of the most unusual cases this year is over areo.

areo gives customers a dime size antenna that allows them to watch tv for a small fee. >> they say this is a massive violation of the copy right laws which prohibit that the public transmission of television programs without paying for it. >> reporter: a lot of business to be done. courtney keely, al jazeera. >> a lot of business. as courtney mentions, the court often uses its highest profile cases to the end of the term, this year no exception. abortion rights, freedom of speech, religion and environmental regulations. rights and fees for streaming tv over the internet and the president's appointment power is something that's been used for over a century and never questioned until now. we discussed this with stan pottinger. and garrett epps, professional

of law at the university of baltimore. we began with the national labor relations board, and i asked about the correlation between presidential powers. >> the national labor relations board governs labor unions at all industrial facilities. and if there aren't a quorum of members of the board, then the board can't enforce labor law. republicans in the senate repeatedly blocked any new appointments to the board until basically labor enforcement just collapsed. the obama administration responded aggressively by saying, we've decided the senate's not really in session. you're not doing any business and so we're going to appoint people under the recess appointment clause that was designed to let the president install new officials of the government even if, in the 18th century, congress, the senate was all back at home. and this is the most aggressive use of this power in history. and it seemed to meet with a lot

of skepticism when the justices talked about it in january. >> what would a ruling for noel canning mean? >> i think it would change the picture a fair amount. i mean the issue of how much power the government can have, or whether i should say the president should have versus the senate is an old major issue that has never been changed. as mr. epps says, the court is skeptical about that use, expanding that power. >> the senate is in session until the senate says it's not in session? >> i think it's right. because form sometimes does matter to the court. in this case it may have been a questionable use of the senate's power to stay pro forma in session as opposed to a real dynamic session. but where are you going to draw

the line? so you're going to defer to what the senate believes it's doing. >> but this won't have an immediate impact will it mr. epps? >> no it's not likely to. we have a quorum of why confirmed members on the nlrb. filibusters is less of a problem. but if the senate changes hands in november and president obama is facing a republican senate for his last two years the recess issue will be extremely hot and thus it's really important to see how broad a ruling the court comes down with. >> another high profile case, hobby lobby versus se bea sebel. >> that requires certain employers to provide 20 types of different protection for women on behalf of women in the area of birth control. four of those have to do with

the termination of a pregnancy after conception bothered the hobby lobby owners and they said look, that violates my sense of consciousness and personal freedom. that would be against their way of winning for quite some time. i would like to see mr. epps view on this but my reading of it now is because it is limited to these four post-conception terminations maybe the court is going to say that's beyond the pale. >> the big question here mr. epps, do for-profit companies have the right to exercise religious freedom? >> that is the question and it would be an outlandish argument over the last years. and that worries people across the spectrum, not simply democrats or people who favor the affordable care act, but a

number of people in the corporate world are worried about the idea that the supreme court might decide that a corporation can have a religious identity. >> so this could vel well be -- very well be a slippery slope. >> every sometime they rule the question is what are the implications of this ruling in other similar cases? are we on a slippery slope or are we contained to a set of facts that allows us to narrow the scope of the ruling? i think the same question will be one that we have to take a look in in this -- >> but do you think employers around the world could go around and sue hobby lobby? >> employees? >> employees, yes. >> what happens in this case is whether they're going ohave a stated -- to have a stated cause of action or not. what the cost is to pick up this exception to the affordable care act coverage. >> spl epps, let's talk about abc versus areo.

this has to do with streaming rights. >> the way i understand it in areo is whether these newer internet apps that we all use are to make our lives more convenient, to intercept them and transmit them to individuals' mobile devices. and probably the last case that the court has decided that has this kind of complications for the entertainment world was the sony versus beta max decision, in which the court cleared the way for the video recorder industry. had they decided the other way we very well might not be able to watch things on tivo and so forth. so the stakes in money and future course of technology are fairly high. >> with ever changing technology doesn't the supreme court have to tread very occasionfully

mr. pottinger? >> i think so. the content of what cbs or nbc or any broadcaster -- >> with a tiny little antenna? >> yes. the people across the street say i have to buy rabbit ears, i'm paying areo for a little pair of rabbit ears, except i'm also seeing it on my ipad or my computer osh m or my smartphone. if you don't distinguish a smartphone from a television set what is the harm? >> what will we be watching in the weeks lady? >> a case harris versus quinn which is brought by a right to work organization, that is explicitly attempting to do away with contracts that public employees can have with their state employers, that permit

exclusive bargaining representatives to collect dues, or fees, from nonmembers of the union. and when the right to work advocate was asked by justice kagan, you're trying to make the united states, the whole country into an open shop, no unions, right to workshop? he says yes that's right, in terms of public employees. people i know in the public employee sector are extremely nervous about this case. it could be a grenade thrown into their bunker. >> mr. poghter. >> -- -- pottinger. >> are they rightful to take your cell phone, copy it use it as evidence or do they have to get a warrant before doing that? now, they claim and i think it is understandable reason the say if it is an emergent situation

you can't go to a court and get the warrant that is typical of the fourth amendment. that's been true for years about what is an emergency situation under the fourth amendment. but when you are stopping someone who's driving a car for a stoplight infraction and you take a beer bottle or a whiskey bottle ora set of papers that is -- or a set of pairs that is sitting next to them as a part of a stop that's reasonable. but when you are taking a phone or a pad, that's a big big part of their life. taking the fourth amendment concept into the 21st century. >> thank you for your time gentlemen. let's look at some of the other events coming up this week. on monday, the u.n. security council will debate the ongoing crisis in iraq. the significant advances on several cities and crossings by

i.s.i.l. states will hold primary elections, including wyoming and utah. still ahead, the u.s.a. portugal game wasn't the only match that went down to the wire. we'll take you to the mighting finishes in brazil.

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.

>> now to world cup action in brazil. team u.s.a. in brazil came close to jumping out of the group of death. for a moment it was within reach of picking up three points and victory. but then it happened. ross shimabuku is here to explain what happened. >> sometimes you get the thick feeling in your stomach. but it was a roller coaster of a match. they could taste the victory. they had ooh 2-1 lead against portugal, with 30 seconds left. then heartbreak hotel. they were facing elimination and early on, the americans playing some sloppy sloppy defense. in the fifth minute, jeff cameron cannot clear it out of the zone, the being ball drops and shoots a shot to howard.

had no chance. exactly what they did in the 64th minute jermaine jones unloads a rocket and oh my goodness, that is a thing of beauty. take another along because jones scores his first world cup goal and it could not have come at a better time. let the celebration begin, equalizer, tied up at 1, 84th minute, united states back on the attack, the captain playing with a broken nose finds the back of the net. the americans were going absolutely bananas because they had a 2-1 lead and it appeared that the americans were going to pick up a victory and get that three points and advance to the round of 16. but close your eyes, he gets header past tim howard. as portugal pulse off a miracle, in a matter of seconds. the match ends up in a 2-2 draw and the americans were in an

absolute shock. they realized they let one slip away. >> we had one foot in the door. it hurts when the goal goes in. the game is cruel. we don't have a time to think of what if. group of death, no one gave us a chance. we felt we wanted to go into that last 90 minutes, last ten minutes giving us a chance to go through so we're still on track. >> tim howard is absolutely correct. the united states cannot feel sorry for themselves. they still have a chance to advance when they take on germany at noon on thursday. a win or a tie and the americans will move on. if they lose then it gets a little tricky with a tie breaker and goal differential. but it's going to come down to thursday's match, against gergen klinsman's former team.

it's the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat or a tie. >> ross, thank you. fans here in the u.s. were watching in full force. andy rosen watched. >> team u.s. just put fans in chicago on a roller coaster for 90 minutes. knot the outcome these fans were looking for but at least optimistic about the next game. >> it was crazy so up and down. u.s.a. started off great. i personally wanted a tie. i wanted portugal to advance. i got really excited on the last goal. i can't describe how i felt. it's awesome. >> the last minute, america pulled through in the end. a lot of people felt they wouldn't pull through but that's all that counts in the end. >> everyone looks ahead to

thursday's game. also televised in grant park on the big screen. who wins? the economy. all the vendors they've used here to serve the food, the water, the audio and visual guys, teen port-a-johns adding a big boost to the economy in chicago. in fact the biggest seller of soccer merchandise in chicago tells us they have done triple the amount of business they've done in a week, just thanks to the world cup. al jazeera chicago. >> coming up a race to the finish. >> one boat is racing in a 635 mile ocean race.

>> we're here in the vortex. only on al jazeera america. >> delegates from around the world met in qatar. it was not conflict that brought them together but recognition of some of the world's famous places. carolyn miller reports from doha. >> celebration of the 38th session of the world heritage

commission in qatar. delegates were almost as delighted as botswana. the area is made up of some permanent marsh lands and seasonally flooded plains, home to one of the world's endangered large mammals. >> it ends inland and doesn't go into the sea. but not only that it also is the home to the largest home of elephants in africa which is 200,000 in botswana. >> in order for it to be recommended by unesco experts, the mining authority in botswana had to agree to not grant any more licenses in the area. the ancient pew kingdom were

approved by the committee. trade to other parts of asia helped spread the religion of buddhism. andean road system made it onto the list. argentina, bolivia chile, ecuador and peru. >> archaeological pictures or only a road you could see on the map. but actually because of the location of most of these roads in highly elevated places many of these tracks run 4,000, 5,000 years, and still being used for local communities. >> it took ten years to prepare the nomination for site. but that time pales in comparison. when it comes to preserving it for future generations. among the highlights are

landscapes of natural beauty, as well as historic buildings that continue to amaze people hundreds of years after they were built. caroline malone, al jazeera, doha. >> rebecca stevenson joins us for the weather forecast. >> high amounts of rain, a lot of record rain has been across the weekend and the records were broken in illinois, they were broken in minnesota. they were shattered in parts of iowa. and also tonight in texas. as we look at the satellite, this is a water vapor slight to show you where the highest amounts of moisture are and the amount of energy is with these storms. we are watching a cluster of thunderstorms and area of low pressure. down in the south pacific and impacting mexico definitely with very heavy thunderstorms. the moisture is riding up into texas and southeast. that has produced in western texas anywhere from four to six inches of rain in 24 hours.

and brought waco text well over four inches of rain. flash flood warnings to the south colorado texas, oklahoma, all this rain coming down in a short period of time. witch ta, quarter of an inch of rain, winds, highlighted where those areas ever converging. and when you have convergence by winds you have a lift up in the atmosphere and more energy for thunderstorms and we're going to have some problems with flash flooding and just flooding period. we're going to be cautious in areas of alabama, georgia and the carolinas because all of the humidity is waiting to come down in heavy storms so we're also watching these storms move out of illinois, that's good news, river flooding stretching across minnesota. >> rebecca stevenson thank you. the 164 boats are competing

in a ocean race. competing to get their boats in the water. >> peter lives to sale. most days the 78-year-old retired schoolteacher and his two children on the water in their boat sinn fein. >> they decided to keep i -- buy it and keep its name. >> the name means we together. when you're on the boat, you're there alone. >> and there isn't much that can keep peter off the boat, not even a rare muscle disease that makes walking and standing difficult. >> mine, i first noticed changes in the early '80s and it's taken until now to the point i pretty much use a walker or

canes all the time. >> reporter: in spite of his illness peter his sons and five other amateur racers have competed in races over the decades. >> it's just you and the wind and people's voices. we put a lot of miles on this old girl. >> bun sinn fein's biggest challenge didn't come in the form of a race. when hurricane sandy hit in 2012 the boat was destroyed, among with many others. mark told his father in the hospital where he was are recovering from open heart surgery. >> we looked at it, there was a gaping hole in the side of it, the mast was snapped, the boat was flooded. >> peter and his sons were not ready to say good-bye. they took the insurance money, and rebuilt sinn fein.

>> they gave us the 50 grand less the deductible and we started to spend money and money. >> they're ready to compete in their race to bermuda. sinn fein can get up to 10 knots or 13 miles per hour. sinn fein has won the race twice. this time, the brothers already have a victory before the race begins. >> if the son can fix the father's toy. i thought it was worthy of the personal sacrifice that went into it. >> they hope it will pay off as they set their sights to bermuda. >> as of right now the sinn fein is roughly halfway done with the race. by the way you can track the

crew's progress at bermudaraid.com. the system is coming up. have a great night, thanks for watching. >> my grandma was watching the news and that's how we actually found out about it. they didn't even ask for the money, they just shot him. it destroyed his chest. he was already dead when the police got there. and then to find out it was kids 15 years old. i was just so mad.