engaged and reach out to that back row way up in the balcony. >> we know how busy you are. we appreciate your time. >> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. the military advisers from the united states arrive in iraq. but it comes as top leaders warn fighters to create a new reality. new reports that dozens of villagers have been kidnapped in nigeria in the same area where more than 200 girls were abducted. and new warning of home security with an influx of kids

crossing the boar border into the u.s. alone. >> the u.s. military advisers have arrived in iraq. >> as everybody knows this is a very critical time for iraq as a whole, and the government more basic challenge, more central challenge that we face, a security cooperation between the forces here in the kurdish area is very critical to helping draw lines with respect to isil. >> that meeting took place as soldiers battled with islamic

state in iraq and the levant. mike viqueira for us at the white house. what is next for the military advisers who are now on the grouped in iraq. >> reporter: they're there to assess the cohesiveness of the iraqi army. and the iraqi army's image has suffered. in addition, 90 of the 300 that the president said he is sending there as special operators as the phrase goes are coming into country today. in addition to assessing the capability of the iraqi army, they're also going to be helping the iraqi acquire targets of the isil where bombs should be dropped. we have more from the pentagon

spokesman. >> the team will begin their assessments immediately and report their findings through the chain of command in the next few weeks. we'll continue to fly over iraq to the tune of 35 flights per day to give us enter insight about the security situation on the ground. >> around the clock over the course of the last five days or so the american military has been performing that surveillance in the skies over iraq. and kirby goes on to add that they are there, the advisers to, examine the most efficient way to introduce the rest of the 300, if, indeed, the balance of those force dos come into iraq. >> mike, i understand that senators have been invited to a briefing about the situation in iraq. what will come of that brief? >> reporter: this is due diligence that the administration is going through, trying to keep congress abreast

of the situation. >> mike viqueira for us. as we mentioned moments ago secretary of state john kerry met with kurdish leaders to discuss the crisis. jane, what was the main take awa away from secretary kerry's discussion today? >> reporter: well, tony, there is a long history of being abandoned by the united states. they come with discussions to have their demands met. those discussions focus on baghdad and there is no secret that the kurdish president is not on good terms not even on speaking terms with nouri al-maliki.

still a lot of talk is about government formation, setting up a new government possibly withoutal can i, and a lot of talk about what the kurds want in exchange. they are now the major power broker politically and in terms of security. they retain a very effective fighting force. they've used it to maintain security as cities have fallen, and they want guaranteed brokered by the united states that they will get a share of power. they will get their oil back and they will get what they feel they deserved for so many years, more of a piece of a pie. >> we're starting to see oil price spikes here while there is a battle over control of the area's largest refinery. >> there is very fierce fighting with airstrikes.

the up shot of that seems to be iraqi special forces are in control of the refinery. if only by a very then margin. there is apparent still fighting going on, by isil have taken the refinery or part of the refinery back in the past couple of days. and according to american and iraqi forces, iraqi security forces maintain minimum control of the refinery tonight. >> and what about the situation on iraq's borders. has that situation changed in the last 24 hours? >> that is particularly worrying. way out in the desert in the same province of fallujah and ramadi, that is still under isil

control. that's one of the airstrikes that would be aimed at. airstrikes seem too risky around cities like mosul, but it's in a vast desert area that has taken in the border crossing. that will be a likely target. the jorda jordanian officials are still in charge of the border. there are reports of burned out vehicles and other damage that is a testament to the fighting of isil as they advance towards jordan. that border apparently is still under control of officials forces. >> jane thanks. we are learning more about how americans feel by president obama's handling of the situation in iraq. we go to "abc news" and "washington post" found 42% of those owe prove of the president's handling. 52% disapprove, and 65% oppose

u.s. troops in iraq and 46% approve of troops. a plane was shot at an as it landed in saudi arabia. a female passenger was killed. no one is claiming responsibility of this attack. it's the third attack on the pakistani airport this month. ukraine said he may revoke the one-week cease-fire. it comes after pro russian separatists shot down a military helicopter killing 49 service members. now one day after the russian parliament authorizes the use of military force in ukraine. the political and diplomatic announcements regarding ukraine

seem wholly positive. president putin revoking his legislative rights to intervene militarily here in eastern ukraine and also the visit by the german foreign minister to kiev where he raised the possibility the russian observers might join an osce, to try to create a cease-fire and keep that cease-fire to hold. the problem is that the events on the ground have rather torpedoes the best wishes of the diplomats. what we've seen in the last 12 hours is a helicopter being downed. and according to official version it was downed by a rocket launcher fired from a stronghold in slovyank. nine service members were killed. it's difficult to see this as

anything but provocation by the separatists. there have been small exchanges perhaps the result of youthful, undisciplined. separatist and fighters. but to bring down a helicopter that is more than an accident. >> the secretary of homeland security is warning parents in central america not to send their children north to try to cross the u.s.-mexico border. >> this is an extraordinary story that's been going on for a couple of weeks. we appear to have very young children, not children who are on the edge of becoming adults. but children where are at the age where you love them and you want to look after them and protect them. very young children are coming north with their parents' blessings to the southern border to get into the united states. today a very important issue and in congress for the first time. homeland security was in the hot

seat. >> homeland security jay johnson said when children show up at the border it's a humanitarian crisis as well as a security one. >> we're talking about large numbers of children without their parents who have arrived at our border hungry, thirsty, exhausted, scared and vulnerable. >> children, some as young as five, many pre-teen many making think way from guatemala, honduras and el salvador, more than 50,000 unaccompanied kids picked up by board agents so that are this year. >> the principle reason they are leaving their countries is the conditions in those countries. they are really bad. it has to be really bad for a parent to want to part company with his or her own seven-year-old. >> democrats say the economies in central america coupled with gang violence are pressuring these kids.

al jazeera filmed these youngsters in detention only last week. but republicans don't bite. bad economies and gang violence is nothing new in central america, they say. >> they say there is a reason that suddenly we have tens of thousands of children. children almost entirely coming from guatemala, honduras and el salvador and illegally entering the united states simply isn't true. i think this humanitarian crisis can be laid directly at the feet of president obama as a result of his policy in 2012. >> president's deferred childhood for arrival that allow certain young immigrants to be shield as long as they arrive before june 2007. see these republican attacks coming, the administration tried to get ahead of things announcing faster deportation for those apprehended. new detention facilities for children and families, more judges to be sent to the border area to process cases.

nonetheless in the hearing room the realization that thousands of children who are already crossed the line in reality are unlikely to be sent back. >> we're dealing with children, we get it, but we ought not be leaving the american people with the false impression that some how this system is going to work and is going to lead to removal. once those children are here, they're staying here. >> when men cross the border the border parole pick them up, and send them back. when women come up with children they tend to let them go and place them in the united states where their nearest relatives are. rumor got back all the way back down the line in central america that people are let off, they don't have to appear before court in 30 days, and they have a permit. that's why there are so many people coming, and now apparently young children as young as five and seven as well. now i know you are a bit skeptical.

>> well, a bit. i would like to know the sauce of the--the source of the rumor. this is going to be the year in bomb's presidency if there is going to be an immigration reform, it's not going to happen next year. yet we get this influx and those who might want to scuttle any talk of immigration reform simply look at these kids and teenagers, and they're labeled as diseased, and as gang members, you can make an argument that this is not what you want, and i'm just a little skeptical. >> but in the meantime there is a fact in the region of 60,000 young people who are here. >> that's the reality. >> and they're unlikely to be sent back. and they may be deported to their parents in time. >> john terrett, as john mentioned, some children who cross the border are granted a form of temporary freedom while they wait for hearing.

heidi zhou castro has the story. >> reporter: after 60 days of travel, three days of detention, marie clutches her son in one hand, and a plastic bag containing her hope for the future in the other. immigration officers dropped off the mother and child in this bus terminal in texas moments ago. inside the bag is a permit to remain in the country for 30 days. that's when a judge will decide whether to deport them back to honduras. >> getting in the country feels good, she says, but she didn't come here to feel good. she came for a better future for her son and for herself. border patrol picked them up after they crossed the rio grand on a raft. but what would have been the end of their american dream now is just a deter. jiménez and her son are three holding bus tickets to join relstive in florida with

detention centers at triple capacity and 16,000 central america immigrants arriving each month, u.s. immigration officials drop off about 900 women and children at this bus terminal each day. jiménez said she had heard rumors that single mothers and children would be allowed to stay in the u.s. that's why she came now, she said. and woman said these families are screened, fingerprinted and still subject for removal but many mothers see it as a free pass. also from honduras, she said she sought out border patrol officers knowing they would help her. everyone says the united states is helping immigrants enter, she says. what's driving the migration? the rumor that the permit allows you to stay in the u.s. and the lack of jobs in central america.

jiménez said the dangers of the journey and discomfort of detention is a small price to pay. she has not showered or brushed her teeth in three days. behind these gates a volunteer run shelter that offers food, rest and compassion. >> if i were in the same situation, and my children were starving and if my children were in danger as a mother i would do anything to keep them safe and bring them to the promised land. >> kathy runs the shelter and acknowledges it is controversial. the government has nothing but the word of these mothers that they will appear for their immigration hearings. but for the moment those worries were set aside. here what matters is a warm shower and the journey still ahead. >> it's different now said the refreshed jiménez. no more detention.

now we go to our families. in 30 days she'll have to make a decision appear in court and risk deportation or stay hidden and undocumented. heidi zhou castro. >> and coming up, a push to make it harder for the government to keep secrets. the exchange of the freedom of information act. and the run off that mississippi is getting is getting really feisty. we take a look at the mud-slinging in today's power politics.

>> in way's power politics it is primary election day in six states, and one of the year's biggest battles between the tea party and the republican establishment will get settled. david shuster with more. >> reporter: primary voters are going to the polls i, and it is in mississippi where an republican senator is facing the race of his life. cochrane is 76 years old and he's seeking a seventh temperature. term. but his tea party challenger is

running a feisty campaign. he has a history of using sexist language, something that cochrane is trying to highlight at the end. >> meet chris mcdaniel. >> so interesting to see this woman basically using her [bleep] using her breasts to run for office. >> that's chris mcdaniel. >> mam acita. hot mama. >> but mcdaniel is talking about growing up and doing indecent things with animals. the group is featuring beastalty in radio attack ad. >> this is what cochrane said last week that growing up is fun to do. >> doing indecent things to animals. >> tell thad cochrane you're no farm animal and you're not going to be on the receiving end of this "fun" any longer.

>> they believe travis child hurst would stand a better chance in the general election if facing mcdaniel than senator cochrane. now in new york's primary the attention is on 84-year-old congressman charlie rangel. a cloud still hangs over the politician because of an ethics censure, and he faces a challenger he barely defeated in 2012. >> all we say that we just stay with the facts, who do you thi think. >> we'll get to another wrangle video in just a moment. they'll decide that state's governor. the favorite to win is lieutenant governor anthony brown facing off against attorney general doug gansler. this race has been the most expensive in maryland history. all together they have spent

$17.5 million. in presidential politics governor chris christie is facing another set of headlines that could make potential donors and activists more nervous over the christie investigations. the securities and exchange commission is examining christie's potential misuse of funds for the port authority of new york and new jersey. christie's office remains under investigation over the lane closures of the george washington bridge. back to charlie rangel, his supporters have come up with a rap song. we pick it up. [♪ singing ] >> if you're going to vote, vote for the rang. rangel could need help, bill

clinton is featured in all the calls in the end. that could make a difference. >> the only thing i understood in that rap song was charlie rangel. i couldn't understand anything else. thank you. the new plans fo to make it harder for the development to withhold sensitive documents. jason, good to have you back on the program, what is the most significant change to the exis existing law in this legislation? >> thank you, tony, the major, major change here would be completely reforming what is known as exemption five. exemption five is one that the government has used most often to are hold sensitive material. for the response i received from the office of the director of national intelligence, this is what it looks like. this is exemption five that

they're citing. >> what is the redaction? is that redaction that you don't want us to see? >> no, this is the redaction that the government does not want the public to see. this is cite often over the past year actually 41% cease ove over 2012 from 2011 to justify the withholding of material. i mean, transparency advocates called it withholding. the changes that the senate judiciary committee has offered us today would basically make it much more difficult for the government to christ exemption five, and justify there would be some harm. if they were to release this material. exemption five yields with the

delivering process. so that is a "real money with ali velshi" major change. anreal-- -- real, real major change. guidelines that effected the government agency. >> that was in 2009. >> yes, five years ago, 2009. >> let's call this improvement, i think that's what it's actually called, it gets passed by this congress. is there enough bipartisan support for the legislation beyond the cosponsors? >> there is huge bipartisan support. one of the few pieces of legislation where there is enough bipartisan support to get this signed into law. that would be a game changer. >> jason, great to see you. let's get you in front of a real

camera instead that have skype-y thing. coming up on al jazeera america, a whistle blower at the v.a. claims workers forged records of veterans who died waiting for care, and she said it happened as recently as a few weeks ago. and also egypt's president said he will not interfere with the verdicts of three al jazeera al jazeera journalists that could keep them in prison for years.

>> egypt's president al sisi said he will not interview wit interfere with the judge's decisions on three al jazeera journalists. mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste, the case has been raised about the fairness of egypt's judicial system.

>> the world already had little faith in egypt's judicial system, this verdict cemented it. the sentence of seven and ten years in prison for al jazeera's journalists was a combination of five months of trial, trial which international government, observers and journalists agree followed little sense or reason. there were no jury trials in egypt. only judges can hear evidence in the court. rights groups say that leaves the judicial system observe to subject. if the court fails to provide justice can the government intervene. a pardon can be given but not until appeals are wound up.

>> we will not interfere with judicial matters because it's an independent judiciary. no one interferes with the state constitution or comments or talks about state institutions. >> reporter: a kippeling backlog of cases, al sisi said it would uphold media freedom and human rights. so far there has been little sign of. crackdown on supporters of mohammed morsi and muslim brotherhood followers has been undisputable. a mass court hearing confirmed the death sentences of 183 people including muslim brotherhood chief. amnesty international said it was the latest example by

egypt's judiciary. and those who do not support muslim brotherhood have fallen victim of the crackdown one of the famous activists was sensed to 15 years in prison for protesting. some of the little will from inside the country to spare trials, they may have to rely on pressure coming from outside in the international community. erica wood, al jazeera. >> there was pause today to show solidarity with the al jazeera journalists in egypt. there was a moment of silence. there were similar events at al jazeera offices all around the world. journalists at bbc also paused to honor them. "the new york times" criticiz ing the obama response.

when the verdicts were announced mr. kerry called them a disturbing set back to egypt's transition while the white house condemned the convictions and urged them to pardon the journalists but there is no talk on cutting back on aid. and on tuesday mr. sisi said he would not interfere with the judicial process. it has been a bad day for the department of veteran affairs. a series of whistle blowers reports and independent studies, a scheduling chec clerk at the va said she was supposed to keep a waiting list. veterans died while waiting to receive treatment. joining us now is reporter for the senate investigative reporter. as you know this whistle blower is detailing what she was asked to do by supervisors, some of

the claims to me sound absolutely criminal. how much more shocking is this scandal going to become? >> well, i think what we've seen here is just another whistle blower coming forward to add their voice to what really has become a chorus saying when they signed up to work for the v.a. cooking the books was not what they had in mind. >> how does--and i know you heard this claim from the whistle blower, maybe this is your own reporting, how does a veteran spend eight years in a va psychiatric unit without receiving an evaluation? how does something like that happen? >> well, i think that we have seen this again and again. the quality of healthcare at the va is extremely uneven. there is a lot of people who go to work for the department of veteran's affairs. they go there because they care about veterans, and there is a

lot of sub-par physicians and medical directors who work there. as we've seen as the scandal unfolds is that the v.a. does almost nothing to insure that high quality doctors are rewarded, and that the leaders who are intent on cooking the books are punished. there was data from the v.a. vented from the house committee on veteran's affairs shows 470 senior executives at the v.a. every single one of them had received a positive performanc performance evaluation. that indicates virtually no oversight. there were a thousand veteran who is died under v.a. care where the family was paid wrongful death settlement. nobody as far as we can figure out was ever held accountable

for the deaths of any of those veterans. what we have here is an accountability problem, and we have members of congress getting more and more frustrated that despite the fact that this is all over the media that very little has been done. >> i want to get to congress in just a second, but you're talking about positive performance reviews. and there are bonuses. were bonuses paid to some of these officials? tell me why they received these bonuses? what did they do to earn them, and i'm wondering if some of the money, if all of the money can be recooped if people receiving the cash are found to have committed criminal acts? >> that's a legal question, but i will say that bonuses were basically given to everyone. we did a story a year ago about the backlog of disability claims and the number of veterans waiting a year for their benefits for conditions as severe as post traumatic stress

disorder and traumatic brain injury had increased more than 2,000% under president obama. and that individuals most responsible for this crisis had, in fact, received the largest bonuses. so again this is an old problem at the va. i think what we're seeing now, though, is more and more employees at that agency who want to do the right thing and care for our veterans are getting frustrated, they're coming forward on cnn, al jazeera, "abc news" and saying enough is enough. >> let me get one more in here with you. there is a lot of criticism of the obama administration for what it di it did to handle this crisis. what about the senate committee in charge of oversight of the is va system? wasn't that committee literally asleep at the switch here? >> well, i don't know. i think what we really had under president bush the v.a. was chronically underfunded.

we had wars started in iraq and afghanistan and not enough resources to treat the wounded. president obama came in and said, i'm going to change that. since he came into office the budget of the department of veteran affairs increased by 40%. there are a lot new employees taking care of our returning veterans. that should be adding up to improved quality of care under his administration, and it's just not. now you have members of both the house and senate starting to ask tough questions about the fact that the additional tax dollars that have been expended have not resulted in higher quality healthcare for our nation's veterans. >> i appreciate the time. reporter for the center of investigative reporting. reports of another mass abduction in the same region of nigeria where 200 girls were taken. 91 villagers were taken over a period of three days. there is no word on who took them.

witnesses say they were kidnapped. that is in borno state. >> the first supports of these mass abductions thursday, friday, and saturday of last week came from the civilian jt, if the joint task force, a vigilanty grouping but backed by the state. people are paid, and it is an important part of the defense system core civilians working along side the army. but the army isn't commenting on this, and the police are not confirming they've had a former report. although a news agency is saying that police are investigating actively the reports. what is supposed to have happened is this: the region of 60 young women were abducted, and 30 young men. probably much more than that, and there were some deaths as some people tried to resist. as far as we can ascertain this

all happened in a series of attacks by the insurgents. now boko haram had a base nearby, that's well-known. so the finger is being pointed to them, but there is still no official confirmation of this happening. >> in the united kingdom a federal court convicted the former world news editor, and nor phone hacking charge. she was editor in chief of the now defunct tabloid and a riding star within murdoch's paper. in libya hundreds of turkish citizens are fleeing the country after bein terrorism.

turkey flew more than 400 people out of the airport today, and have plans to evacuate others as soon as possible. in the palestinian for tours, they're struggle to go hold together less than one month after it formed. there is growing anger among thousands of employees in gaza who have not been paid in months. we have that report. >> the hospital survived seemi seemingly insurmountable difficulties for years. lack of funds and israel on gaza borders. but the new palestinian government is more than partly to blame for their hardship today. this hospital struggles to meet the needs of the patients it sees anyway, but now the government is failing to meet the needs of the people who work here. they have not received a full salary for nine months and they've received nothing at the end of the march. he attends to an elderly woman

who is admitted for suffering from dehydration. he treats up to 50 people a day. he has three children under five and a wife to support. >> i don't have money i come to work because i don't have my wages. >> the palestinian government, and israel is blaming hamas for the disappearance of three israeli settlers in the west bank. it has arrested hundreds of palestinians in the search of the young men. israel has accused the u.n. special envoy robert surry of trying to funnel $20 million for hamas through qatar. it's an accusation that he denies. >> this marks the transfer of

the money. the political situation in my opinion poisoned the whole deal with regard to finding an acceptable solution to the ham hamas. >> it's not just medical workers like these who are angry. thousands of people in the health and education sectors as well as members of the security forces also have not been paid. kareem continues without salary to treat people who defend on him for their lives. pressure is still mounting on the new palestinian government to survive. al jazeera, gaza. >> a set back for the government's no fly list. maria ines ferre has that and other headlines making it's way across america. >> a judge in oregon said the process surrounding the government's no-fly list is unconstitutional. americans with no fly status, and they have no legal way of contesting the government's

decision. the government needs to create a new procedure to allow people on the no-fly list to challenge that status. the pilot error are to blame for last july's crash at san francisco airport. it released a final report on the crash and said the complexity of the boeing 777 auto throttle at issues with pilot training contributed to the crash that killed three people. the agency said that the plane was too low and too slow when it tried to land. in indiana reported tornado tore through the area near indianapolis damaging several homes. power lines were downed, trees were uprooted. there are no reports of injuries. the tornado warnings have expired but there is still a flash flood warning in effect of the area. a texas woman is alive thanks to the great actions of a police officer.

the officer got a call about a woman sitting on some railroad tracks. when he arrived on the scene he heard the train approaching. saw the crossing arms come down. he pulled the woman to safety. she was taken to a local hospital to get checked out. and will he stay in miami? lebron james because an nba free agent next week because he's exercising an early termination option with the miami heat. james could restructure a deal with the heat or it could be the start of some decisions. >> let's check this out very quickly. no state tax in florida. coming up on al jazeera america, a new home for history makers. we'll show you some of the african-americans getting a place in the library of congress.

>> 50 years ago the civil rights act was signed into law ending legalized discrimination. today congressional leaders commemorate the historical event. [♪ singing ] >> senate and house leaders posthumously honor martin luther king and coretta scott king. the history makers collection will now be at the library of congress, and it includes thousands of hours of interviews with african-americans. roxana saberi is here with more. >> reporter: tony, the collection including interviews with high profiles like maya

angelou, and others about their hopes and accomplishments. >> history makers an archive of 5,000 african-americans who made a difference. >> capturing the legacy of african-americans is the idea of driving the history makers project. >> there were hard times. >> it features interviews with prominent african-americans like the late musician and actor isaac hayes opening up about his childhood. >> which moved a lot of places. one time i was homeless. we would sleep in parked cars in a garage. >> juliana richardson founded her project at her kitchen table in 1999. >> for the african-american it's critically important that they and the larger community know the real story, and that we're not just limited to rosa parks and martin luther king and

malcolm x. >> since then the election has exploded and has 9,000 hours of interviews with african-americans averaging three to six hours long. almost a third of the subjects like maya angelou have passed away since they were interviewed. >> well, my grandmother first, i would write to her, mama, please. she would put on her spectacle, smelled say, come on, you know mama can't sing. >> my mother really was somebody who i think was empathized so deeply and identified so greatly with the civil rights movement that was our civil religion. >> the library of congress said that that they hope the hopes

and successes would help complete america's history. >> she would sing ♪ i shall not be moved ♪ i shall not, i shall not be moved ♪ just like a dream ♪ standing by the water ♪ oh, i shall not be moved >> i loved it. >> beautiful voice. thyou can find everything online at www.historymakers.com, and they still want to record 2500 more histories. >> www.thehistorymakers.com. >> don't forget the, "the." >> we're learning how much

climate change can effect the united states. the loss of coastal property because of rising sea levels and it will impact industrialout book and lead to higher health cost. everyone knows you're not supposed to use your hands in soccer. maybe someone needs to remind this guy you're not supposed to use your teeth either. that is next, and then it will "real money,". >> coming up on rea "real money," six long years since the start of the recession. plus why one big city wants to put the brakes on a tech start up that is supposed to help people find a parking spot. all that and more on "real money."

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>> we can't wait to get to this. two of the world's biggest

soccer powerhouses are at the world house, england and italy packing, headed home. the biggest story of the day is the bite seen around the world from uruguay's suarez. we're live in rio de janeiro with the latest and lee, what was suarez thinking? >> reporter: you just cannot tell sometimes what goes through the mind of suarez. a genius, whose two goals beat england. a man who was not supposed to be fit for this tournament but shows amazing powers of recovery. that's the angel on the shoulder. and then there is the devil. right to the goal scored and knocked out italy when he

clearly bites the italian defender. now i can tell you he is no angel, and he had been giving suarez rough stuff throughout the match. but that reaction from suarez which he has done twice before and received long bans, he would do it again and jeopardize his world cup and has outraged fans around the world. on twitter, look at the millions of comments mentioned, and some people having fun with it. some are just simply disgusted. >> he plays for liverpool, right? >> reporter: he has done this for liverpool as well. >> suarez, will he get to play in the next round? what is fifa likely to do about this? >> reporter: well, we've been pushing fifa to get a clear response. you know what it's like to deal with large governing bodies.

they won't come out categorially with the answer that you won't, and they'll kick things into the long grass, but that's the crucial thing of the time frame. they have the power to ban him. they may well do so, they may do so for months. they have that power. when are they going to ban him? they'll look at the reports. the officials did not see it. the referee didn't see it. they need to look at that. and could he be banned before ugh's next game which is against colombia, huge south american clash. could suarez be out for the rest of the world cup? that's the thing they're being pushed on now. >> tell me about greece. how did that side get so far without scoring any goals before today? >> reporter: looking at the first couple of rounds.

they were dire in their first game. they looked for a draw against japan, who didn't play very well either. they weren't expecting much, and they managed to live. i mean this time around, and i'll say it again and again, the south american teams are strongest, and i think they'll be there in the end. but greece will be, and again this world cup is full of surprises. no one saw this coming from a team that had been charging. >> what a world cup this has been. i can't wait for the next round. the u.s. plays on thursday. yes, thursday. lee wellings for us at rio de janeiro. great to see you as always. let's get back to the bite. what was suarez thinking chopping down on his opponent and twitter went wild.

>> using 600 tweets a minute. minutes after that bite these are the kinds of picks that started circulating on social media. sasuarez with a mask on and then maybe he should wear one of these and this one where he's appearing in jaws, and twisters getting in on this saying relax, they're just twist off. no biting, first rule of kindergarten. and also, you bite me during the game you're going to be gumming your way through life from then on. graham, a placekicker for the panthers saying why does suarez keep biting people, that's just ridiculous. hunger games. >> all right. >> and suarez is a disgrace.

>> he is really, really good. that's the truth of it. he's a terrific footballer, but what is he, an eighth grader? maybe he's eight years old. i'm tony harris. "real money with ali velshi" is up next. >> americans haven't been this confident about the economy since before the great recession, and that will tell you what it says about jobs and your paycheck and the value of your home. and also, the pioneers of pot, trying to grow a legitimate business in california's legal marijuana industry. and why one city is trying to kick it to the curb. i'm jen rogers in for ali velshi and this is "real money."