>> hundreds of days in detention. >> al jazeera rejects all the charges and demands immediate release. >> thousands calling for their freedom. >> it's a clear violation of their human rights. >> we have strongly urged the government to release those journalists. >> journalism is not a crime. >> iraq's prime minister setting a date for parliament to form a new government, at the same time sunni rebels threatening a dam that is a major power source for the country. >> a new search for the missing makes airlines flight. where they are looking now. >> you can't stop in the middle. you've got to play until the final buzzer. >> an historic legal decision could send same-sex marriage back to the supreme court and

change laws nationwide. >> the world cup reaches a fever pitch for americans, fans getting ready to cheer on team u.s.a. in a crucial game. >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm stephanie sy. >> i'm del walters. >> the fight for control of iraq is heating up this morning. >> the international community is pressing baghdad to form a new, more inclusive government as isil fighters ramp up their offensive. >> those rebels saying to be heading to a major dam that is a major power source. >> they have taken control of the oil site near tikrit. >> al-malaki ordering parliament to meet july 1 to form a new government. libby casey is in washington. the prime minister is saying that syrians have been attacking isil forces. what is the u.s. reaction.

>> there are concerns by the u.s. about anything that in secretary of state john kerry's words could exacerbate the condition and make it worse on the ground. yesterday, the secretary of state warned that nothing should take place to heighten extremism or act as a flash point. instead, the call by secretary kerry is to act with intention and a plan. >> as the fighting across iraq rages on, the u.s. says winning against isil needs to begin with a political strategy. >> succeeding in this fight is going to require iraqis to come together, finally, in order to form an inclusive government. >> wednesday, iraqi prime minister said he will not bow to pressure to form a new government. >> the call to form a new government is simply an attempt by some to launch a coup against

our political process in order to destroy it. >> this morning, malaki's office did however vow to form a new government by july 1, insisting the country's political process must move forward following april's parliamentary elections. on the battlefield, the iraqi military now aided by u.s. military advices said they are making gains against isil. the defense ministry released this air strike video, claiming dozens of rebel fighters were killed and insist they once again control the country's largest oil refinery. isil advances threatened to spill the crisis beyond iraq's borders. >> we need to remember that isil is a terrorist army that threatens not only iraq, but threatens everybody country in the region, which is opposed to it. >> that includes syria, where syrian fighters have taken control of at least one border, allowing them to reply their iraqi com address fighting government force there is. malaki said syria responded with

air strikes inside iraq. iran is said to be providing iraq with drones and in jordan, a heavy troop presence is massed along its crossing with iraq as helicopters had you ever above. in iraq, 24 hours earlier, witnesses say its army deserted the post. >> concerns not just along the borders, but inside the country with valuable power sources. >> is today's announcement from al-malaki about the july 1 parliament meeting the kind of news the international community was looking for? >> well, it's definitely what secretary of state john kerry and nato allies wanted to hear, that does hold up malaki's pledge to carry that there will be this process, the countries process moving forward. malaki rejected calls by an adversary by a unity government. he said that would preach the constitution. that recognized concerns that malaki would move forward, but

the latest word from the prime minister is that he will move forward for that july 1 plan. >> libby casey beginning our coverage in the cries from iraq from washington. thank you very much. >> the del, the u.n. says 1 million rack keys have been forced to flee their homes since the recent fighting began, some taking ref final in makeshift camps incurred stan. reporting from a church in iraq where christians are taking ref final. >> most of these people fled in the middle of the note and keep arriving. they are christians from the town which is just along the border of the so-called disputed areas, not far from mosul. they left in a hurry. they are elderly, babies as young as two weeks old. just a week ago, i was in that town, and people were worried, but said that so far, they had not seen the violence. among the people among them like this lady, first fled from one

town, then mows sell, she had to flee mosul and then a third down and now in the kurdish north. she said she doesn't know where she's going to go next. we are in a youth sports club. this building is three stories high and wherever you go, it is absolutely packed with people. there's another similar room this way and then another one this way and it's the same on each floor. now these people do wonder what is the government doing to protect minorities like them. they say the kurdish forces deployed to their town overnight intensified their positions there and that they are protecting them at the moment. they do say that if this crisis deepens further, there's certainly no place for them in this country, at least for the

moment. >> reporting from iraq. coming up at 730, we'll have a live record out of baghdad and look at growing concern over iran's involvement. >> there's a new report that questions the use of drone strikes. they claim the use of drones puts the u.s. at risk of being in perpetual war. it says strikes could set a dangerous precedent for other countries. >> developing overnight, the search for missing malaysia airlines flight 370 is moving to the remote stretch of the indian ocean to the south. investigators are confident the plane was flying on auto pilot when it crashed. the new search area is based on analysis that existing satellite data from the missing aircraft. >> the. >> area is still in the southern indian ocean where the aircraft

last communicated with satellite. we are shifting our attention to an area further south. the area has already been subject to aerial and visual searching for wreckage and debris but now we will move to an underwater search. >> the plane disappeared in march during a flight to beijing with 239 passengers and crew onboard. >> the armed group al shabab carried out an attack on a hotel in somalia, the second time the group targeted that hotel in recent months. african union officials say two soldiers and two al shabab fighters were killed in that raid. we are live in nairobi with more. what can you tell us about this attack? troops are through the town, vehicles launched. what happened is that focal is that bonn fighters approached the gate of this hotel wearing military fatigues. a gun battle ensued.

two soldiers were killed and two al shabab fighters were killed, as well. this is a very strategic point about 218 kilometers northwest off mogadishu and it was taken in march by soldiers. this particular hotel is a base that they use and it's strategic in that it over looks a bridge that connect's them to other around. >> is al shabab being attacked slowing them down. >> it is slowing them, but they're still very active. basically what happened is in the last few weeks, there have been several air strikes particularly by the kenyan troops in somalia. the kenyans claim last week they killed 80 al shabab fighters.

since the beginning of this year, there's been a military offensive against al shabab, the troops have taken key important and large territories that were being held by al shabab. a second phase of that offensive is supposed to happen soon, as soon as the rains in somalia subside, but then al shabab is not taking this very lightly a understand they have been staging brazen attacks. there's been an attack last month on a parliament building and there have been attacks in kenya. >> live from nairobi, kenya, thank you very much. >> rye lens rocking the nigerian capitol, 21 killed when a bomb exploded at a busy shopping mall there. that happened as people were gearing up to watch the world cup. two bombings killed 120 people in the capitol earlier this year, no one claiming responsibility for this latest attack, but coke harris suspected. >> american t.v. networks are

celebrating a supreme court decision ruling that internet startup company was violating copyright law. we have more on the closely watched case. >> the nation's highest court pulled the plug on an innovative internet streaming service that was hoping to change the way americans watched television. in a 6-3 decision, the supreme court ruled startup aereo violates copyright law by rebroadcasting television programs without paying for them. the ruling is a big win for cable companies and the nation's four major television networks. >> it's a huge deal for broadcasters, probably the biggest supreme court decision in 20-30 years for broadcasters in terms of recognizing that highly valuable content has to be compensated if another company is going to be reselling that content. >> aereo argued it was simply offering a modern version of the

old fashioned rabbit ears, allowing viewers to pick up free t.v. over the air waves. their antennas are dime sized and stored in giant warehouses, one for each subscriber to access and download broadcast t.v. programs that can be watched on mobile devices, all for just a monthly fee as low as $8. aereo insisted it was just providing equipment, the antenna, not the programs itself. the court disagreed. writing for the marge city, justice steven briar said: >> cable systems, unlike aereo, pay the net works to rebroadcast their programs. those fees are expected to reach $4.3 billion this year. in a statement, aereo's founder called the ruling a massive setback for the american consumer and added this sent a chilling message to the

technology industry. many in the tech world were worried about how the court might rule and whether it might affect new technologies. >> i think the court heard those concerns loud and clear, and tried very hard in its decision to limit the decision to the specific context of television. >> the court did say its ruling was not intended to put a damper on other new computer technologies that store information in the cloud. aljazeera, washington. >> coming up in 10 minutes, we'll talk about what may happen now to aereo and its customers. >> we have our face paint just because a few hours from now, team u.s.a. facing off against germany in the world cup. >> fans bracing themselves for a tough game, as the germans heavily favored to win the whole she bang. both teams go into the game tied in group g.

with a loss, there's still a chance the americans will make it to the knockout round. >> we are so passionate, we have given it a british accent. the fans are going to watch the game. you've already chatted with eager fans, how you are doing this morning? >> that's right. [ laughter ] >> i'm doing fine, thank you very much. we're in down under. we knew there wouldn't be anybody here this morning, because fans had a hard night. the poor old dears, they've been in the sports bars drinking and looking at last night's activity in brazil, so having a bit of a quiet lie-in right now. work with me here, bear with me. imagine these tables full and at the back of the arch under the bridge, a huge screen.

americans will see lots of hairy legs running around on that big screen. >> the producer and i went to a bar last night, had a meal and a few drinks and got around to making this film for you. >> there's nothing like world cup soccer to get the blood pumping. it's known as the beautiful game and this is why, 22 athletic young men running the field for 90 minutes, a spectacle whether it's the u.s. beating ghana 2-1 or drawing with portugal last sunday, narrowly missing out on a win. at team u.s.a. there are only two aware of the big boys, germany the favor for the title. >> they're looking forward to this. this is the biggest game they could play. it's about going into the knockout stage. >> the u.s. head coach is predicting that his team won't win the tournament. he is german and used to play on the national side there, so how will he deal with meeting his

old home team? >> it's going to be emotional, there's no doubt about it. i also will enjoy it. i always said that the team is ready to take it all the way to the end of the tournament, they have enough potential to win this world cup. >> in this new york sports bar where all the word cup games are being played on big screen t.v.s, the fans are taking it one step at a time. >> they're a scrappy bunch of players, they give their all. >> i love the team. they're such a solid unit. >> i would say of winning, it will be kind of small, but i think we can at least tie. >> back at the training camp, the players promise to make americans proud, and they know everyone is watching. >> right now, with this tournament, the country's in a soccer fever, and they're glued to the t.v.'s when we play. it's reaching new levels in the

united states. >> no one is going to be doing any work today across the whole country, because mid-day in the east, early morning in the west coast. the head coach tweeted to business leaders around the country, he's made an appeal, saying please forgive the lack of productivity today. we have a graphic. there it is. the u.s. men's national team has a critical world cup game versus germany and we will need the full support of the nation if we're to advance to the next round. you should act like a good leader and take the day off, as well. go u.s.a.! i'm the only one chanting that right now. >> did you say you had dinner and a few drinks or a few drinks for dinner last night? [ laughter ] >> well, i am english. enough said. >> american for the day, reporting live from brooklyn, thank you, john. >> ahead, we're going to talk to

the coach. the coach is german. several of the players are, as well. we're going to take a look at the strong connection these two teams have, plus a top executive from major league soccer is going to talk about how popular the sport really is. >> some flood ravaged parts of the u.s. are in for more rain today. let's bring in nicole mitchell. the good thing is we're going to actually be off anyway when the game plays, so we don't have to call in sick. >> i was thinking what are we doing wrong. i'm pretty sure he just gave us all permission to have the day off. >> i think he did. >> we do have this heavy rain in texas, louisiana and more through the midwest, so a couple of places we're going to have problems with heavy participation. we've seen some of it. this is for the next couple of days. scenes out of texas, we have had that heavy flooding. you have the moisture coming up from the gulf of mexico and it's going to continue with that

pattern leading to more scenes like these. as i said, kind of that corridor from texas, louisiana but along the gulf coast in general, we could see this as we head into the weekend. on the northern side, this is again over the course of three days, so you look at places like the dakotas into minnesota and a little bit for iowa, those are places where we were already inundated earlier in the week and we have places in flood stage. you look at this, cresting in some places cresting yesterday or today but more rain on the way. it has shut down for the big cities, the big amusement park here, this is valley fair. if we were to ride this if it was open, it would be like that over the roller coaster. these are all the places that are in the flood stage and that's going to be a lot more as that comes in.

>> if you had you're scuba gear, that would be awesome. >> we'll call it splash mountain. >> the supreme court dealing a major blow to internet streaming and a major victory to broadcast television. >> what does the ruling mean for aereo's future and customers who want to cut the cord from traditional t.v.? >> why the latest court ruling on same-sex marriage could wind up at the high court and answer the question about gay marriage once and for all. >> how would you like a four day work week? one company thinks fewer hours means you might be more productive. >> today's big number and what it tells us about the makeup of america.

>> the face of america is evolving. >> today's big number 318 million. that is the current population of the united states. >> we have a new break down of who those people are. >> according to the new data just out, the u.s. is growing older and more racially diverse. the average age is 37.6 years,

up two years from 2000. >> 79% of americans 55 and older are white, those under 15, half belong to a minority group. >> the fastest expanding group is asians, immigration up 68% since the recession. >> general motors is halting the sale of chevy across see dance because of airbags. this is the second problem with the airbags this week. so far this year, g.m. recalled more than 17 million cars for a variety of issues. >> in just a couple of hours, go pro, the maker of portable video cameras will start trading on wall street. shares selling at $24. last year, the company generated $1 billion in revenue, selling these wearable sports cameras. >> the images from those cameras are so cool. >> they really do sell it. >> as we have talked about all

morning, the supreme court dealing a big blow to television internet streaming. the on line company reprofit casts shows on the internet. >> reto answer mission fees last year brought in $2.4 billion in revenue. joining us to break this down is david nelson, chief strategist as bell point asset management. thank you for being with us this morning. who wins and who loses in this case? >> obviously aereo lost. their business model is effectively dead. the court ruled 6-3. i think it was justice breyer rejecting aereo. they were trying to pass themselves off as nothing more than an equipment provider. i get the populist appeal here

but it costs a lot of money to put on a broadcast, look around the studio. >> and we're making the content. >> they're not making the content and the they threatened to go dark. of course they could do it cheaply -- >> let's specifically talk about what the justice said in that he said that aereo's activities infringe on the network television's exclusive right to publicly perform their copyrighted works. after that ruling, barry diller said it is now over. it is over for aereo? >> well, at the very least, they would have to revamp their business model and anything new would have to comply with the law. there's talk they may sell the technology. it could have other uses. i'm not very unhappy about this decision. i'm a former recording artist and for me, aereo was really nothing more than a modern day napster. >> you felt it was piracy thin some way. >> it is piracy. >> are the company's subscribers

left in limbo? >> well, i would imagine there will be some refunds, certainly a contract would be null and void, but yeah, i think it's over. >> they're going to have to get cable. >> there's been a buzz in the social media world. they're all talking about. >> this is just the beginning of the conversation. david nelson is coming back in our next hour to talk about what some are doing right now. the stock market is humming along even though the gross domestic product are not. we'll talk about that at 8:30. >> we're going to be taking a closer look at another huge supreme court decision, why police now need a warrant if you are arrested before they search your cell phone. >> let's get a quick check at temperatures we can expect across the country today. >> we go to nicole mitchell for the answer to say that. >> we have a lot of 70's as we start off anywhere from houston

at 74 all the way up to new york into the 70's. now behind the front that's come through and with more areas of rain, you're seeing 58 at billings. more 80's today, high heat indexes and atlanta area, another sad child in car deaths, so be very, very careful with your family in this weather. >> also iraq's prime minister moving to create a new government. >> syria and iran are joining the fight along iraq's border. how this conflict is changing the roles of traditional allies and enemies, plus a live report from our reporter on the ground in baghdad. >> it's u.s.a. versus germany. >> why the corvette museum is

putting pricey cars back into the sinkhole after they were accidentally swallowed up. stay with us. .

>> why dream hours are becoming reality for american workers. >> the stock market is skyrocketing. the country's g.d.p. sagging, why some question whether the market is built on solid ground. >> a look at our top stories,

the search for the missing makes airlines plane shifted south. it is expected to take up to a year to map the search area. that jet vanished in march with 239 onboard. >> for the first time, a federal appeals court ruled gay couples have a constitutional right, a right to marry. their ruling, which said states cannot deprive the fundamental right to marry because they choose a same sex partner could head to the supreme court. >> iraq's prime minister malaki ordering the parliament to meet july 1 and create a new government despite a warning from secretary of state john kerry to syria to stay out of iraq, fighters are advancing. we are in baghdad. the prime minister is under international pressure to form a more inclusive government and domestic pressure from shia

leader. >> the iraqi government must fulfill the legitimate demands of the moderate sunnis and stop excluding them because they have been marginalized for so long. we need a new national government with new names from all backgrounds and not based on the usual sectarian quotas. >> with that as a backdrop, what can we expect from the iraqi government over the next week or so? >> parliament will meet. it doesn't mean they will come up with this government everyone is so desperate for. last time around, it took nine months to actually form a government. this time, they don't have the luxury of time on their hands, so prime minister malaki is under intense pressure to form that government. he's still trying to cobble together a coalition. he won quite a few seats. in fact, the biggest single

number of seats is coalitioned, his party did. he still doesn't have enough to govern himself. he has a reach out to former allies, including up to sutter for support. >> trying to decide who is up first is difficult. the head of the iraqi army took on u.s. troops and syria warned not to interfere in iraq, but malaki saying he welcomes the syrian fighter jets attacking fighters near the border and the u.s. and iraq now seem to have to agree to disagree. >> although the u.s. says that it's and others say that they're terribly afraid of this becoming a regional conflict, in fact syria jets striking isil bases and fighters near the border is not necessarily seen as a bat

thing. in the same way to the united states now appears to be ready to look the other way again, if iran sends weapons that they deem non-threatening to u.s. interests to iraq, so basically, the bottom line here is since mosul fell two weeks ago, all the rules have changed. one rule is that the u.s. finds itself in position that relying on iran and even syria can help with fighting the isil. >> the enemy of my enemy is my friend. jane, thank you very much. >> we want to delve deeper. jim walsh joins us now. thanks for being with us. as the u.s. debates whether to use air strikes against isil. the bbc said syria has launched air strikes in iraq. meanwhile, iran and the u.s. both flying surveillance

aircraft. just to be clear, the u.s. now finds itself on the same side at bashar al assad and iran when it comes to fighting this rebellion in iraq? not to mention forces that affected the u.s. not long ago? >> you're right. welcome to middle east politics where this sort of thing happens all the time. del said the enemy of my enemy is my friend. the iraqi government is going to take help wherever it can get it. that's the state of desperation. these fighters came in from syria, fighting assad in syria. assad sees it in his somebody to kill them from wherever it happens to be, from syria or iraq. it does certainly start to feel like a regional war when you have so many countries coming across the borders. >> doesn't the u.s. need to be careful. you've got special forces and

iran's revolutionary guards operate, iraqi security forces separately, i would assume, but does the u.s. need to watch which side it takes given that the isil rebels on the other side of funded by u.s. allies in the gulf? >> it's true, sally and others have certainly poured a lot of money and guns into the syrian rebels, some of which got isil on purpose or by accident. again, every country in the middle east finds itself in the situation where it's friends with one country or common issues and on the opposite side of another issue. the u.s. doesn't have the ability to say you can do this and you can't. these countries are acting out of self interest. they border iraq. those are core interests. iran, i think you're right, we're not going to be working hand-in-glove with iran, but your question underlines the importance that there be some coordination here.

the danger for the u.s. going forward is not so much that it would cooperate with iran, it has done that for example with afghanistan. the issue is will the u.s. be seen as taking sides with a sectarian war. that gives one caution. >> jim walsh, thank you. >> coming up, a report from the jordan border where many refugees are going to escape the rye lenviolence. >> our colleagues jailed in egypt, diplomats and members from the news media from 17 countries gathering from the united nations, expressing support for them. they were sentenced by an egyptian court to seven to 10 years in prison for reportedly supporting the ousted muslim brotherhood. we continue to deny all of these

charges. >> in a letter that was posted on facebook, peter greste saying i am devastated and outraged by tuesday's verdict. throughout this trial, the prosecutor has consistently failed to present a single piece of concrete evidence to support the outrageous allegations against us. at the same time, our lawyers have highlighted countless procedural errors, irregularities and abuses of due process that should have had the entire case thrown out many times over. >> now to an historic decision that could lead to the legalization of gay marriage nationwide. a federal appeals court ruled wednesday that same sex couples in utah have a constitutional right to marry. the crux of this case is in the wording. >> that's right. the constitutionality of same-sex marriage is something not ruled on in any of the other federal appeals court cases. since utah's attorney general plans to appeal, the next court

to take up the issue is likely the supreme court, impacting the gay rights fight for everyone in every state. >> celebrating in salt lake city. >> what a historic day. do you agree? [ cheers and applause ] >> it's a very good day. >> a good day for gay rights in utah, after a federal appeals court ruled states may not deny same sex couples their constitutional right to marry, making this decision the first ever to rule on the idea that. >> marriage equality is a fundamental human right. >> some strongly disagree with that statement, including utah's governor. >> i'm disappointed. i believe the states do have the right through the democratic process to make the determination on the definition of marriage. >> wimp is why he will push for the country's highest court, the supreme court to make the final decision once and for all. >> you can't stop in the middle. you've got to play until the

final buzz jeer that's something both sides agree on. >> i think once it does, the decision will be final. >> it's kind of wonderful and oh ironic that utah is potentially the lynch pin for sex sex rights. >> the supreme court usually waits for several federal pellet courts to rule about before taking up an issue. more decisions from other appeals courts are expected soon. the high court could take up the case as soon as next year. let's lack at the current status of same-sex marriage nationwide, legal in 19 states. now take a look at the states where a gay marriage ban is currently being challenged in court, yes, every single other state. you can see same-sex marriage seems to be a legal priority across the entire united states. >> there is a legal fight brewing on capitol hill between the speaker of the house and the president of the united states. speaker john boehner wants to sue the president for using his

executive orders. the republican leader arguing that the president is not faithfully account cuting the allows congress passes. it's unclear which administrative actions boehner plans to target. the house is expected to vote on whether he can final the suit. most americans would not support that move. >> the u.s. national team about a take on germany at noon. we have details on why in a sense these two teams are mirror images of each other. >> i don't know about you you guys, but i've always heard you're not supposed to fight fire with fire, but there's nothing in the rule book that says you can't fight a powerful german soccer team with other

germans. that's what the americans will deploy this afternoon in the match with germany. >> the u.s. squad takes to the pitch today sporting five players with german mothers and dual citizenship. one player said his loyalties are not split. >> i play with them together for the national team. i'm just excited for this game tomorrow and i'm just proud to be part of it. >> the americans will be coached by exgerman world cup hero. the team's german flavor doesn't bother teammate kyle beckerman. >> anyone who is american, they come from all over. >> all each team needs to advance in this matchup is a draw. given that and the close ties between the teams, there's speculation both teams will play conservatively not to lose. both teams have shot that notion down. >> it's a world cup. you want to get as many wins as

possible. >> a u.s.a. win would seem to be a tall task. >> anyone can win. they're talented enough to do that. >> germany is a favorite and have had the u.s.a.'s team's numbers in international play, winning 6-9 meetings. german has won their third game in seven straight world cups. this will be germany's 30 game of this world cup and team u.s.a.'s game in 11 days, a gauntlet that's seen them have to travel over 8900 miles to play and practice compared to just 3700 miles for the germans. >> i don't think it's bothers us right now. i think all our minds is this is the biggest game of a lot of our lives, so any fatigue in our legs will be erased. >> ok, so here are the scenarios you need to know to watch today. the u.s.a. is into the round of 16 if they win or draw today with germany, if they lose, they

still get in for sure if portugal and ghana draw. 538.com said the odds of u.s.a. getting in are 75%, pretty good. u.s.a., they are out if they lose by more than two goals and ghana wins. also they're out if they lose and ghana wins by two. in other scenarios, they lose and portugal wins with a five goal differential, for example if they lose by two and ghana -- i'm sorry, portugal wins by three. ok, all that, i hope you got that down pat. there will be a quiz later. >> i was getting ready to say if there's a test, i'm doomed. >> what happened to the soccer player from you are guy who bit the other player? >> he's personally been keeping a low profile. they will have a ruling by saturday when uruguay takes the

team again. >> a top executive from major leak soccer talks about the popularity of the sport in america. >> the nfl is considering a more generous concussion settlement, the league removed the limit on how much it will pay out in compensation for brain damage. a judge saying the two sides need to go back to the bargaining table. she was concerned many wouldn't receive enough money. she said $675 million was not going to be enough to go around. the judge will review the new version in the upcoming weeks. >> the growing problem of drug use at electronic dance music concerts continue wednesday night. the boston globe reporting dozens of concertgoers were hospitalized during a concert in boston. over 50 people were treated or evaluated at the scene, most for drug and alcohol-related

problems. it was this mass hospitalization of young kids. >> i had to laugh because one of the people they talked to in the article said isn't just like the 1970's? >> yeah, i guess so. these are synthetic drugs that they tend to be talking about. >> big controversy in india. if you want to stay at the hotel uno inn, you have to be japanese. the hotel's website states its policy is not to allow incidentians or anyone else in who isn't japanese. reporters put it to the test, showed up with an indian, said no, you can't bring him in. showed up with an african-american, same thing, no. the hotel said it's because most of their clientele is japanese and they believe they should cater specifically to them. >> that would be illegal and unconstitutional in this country. >> and wrong. >> remember that sinking moment in corvette history? the west australian says that

officials from the national corvette museum have given the green light on preserving the massive sinkhole which swallowed corvettes. they've decided to put cars back in the hole, because so many tourists have come to see them and they have tee shirts that they show at the store. >> i would go to watch that. >> as we've reported all morning, soccer mania sweeping the country. >> are america's just swept up in the drama of this world cup or is the sport really catching on in the u.s.? >> we have found a huge correlation between working less and being more efficient. >> how would you like to work a four day work week? a growing number of companies say it's actually good for business. >> it just may be the ultimate party animal, disco clowns. >> we've got it all here this morning. >> they light up the ocean floor in our discovery of the day.

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saturday, 5 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> time now for our discovery of the day and this is cool. scientists believe they have figured out the secret to what you're seeing here, a sparkling sea creature. >> it's been dubbed the disco clam, creating a vivid light show in the water. scientists used imaging techniques to figure out why it glows. >> they now believe that the clams don't make the light, they just reflect it. >> the clams apparently contain silica whiff effectively reflects light. >> now if they can play music, they're cool. >> let's get a check now with nicole mitchell. >> a lot of activity still in

parts of the midwest and through the gulf coast and that's where we're going to have flood concerns. this is a slow moving system. right along the coastline, a lot of this moved through overnight. so you kind of feel you missed it, right back to the sunshine behind that. this system in the midwest, already flooding, so more rain not helpful. >> nicole mitchell, thank you. >> the u.s. has a reputation for being a nation of workaholics. there is a growing movement toward a less traditional work week. >> it's thursday at the on line education tech company tree house in portland, oregon. for most companies, this doesn't mean anything special, but here, thursdays are really fridays. tree house has a four day work week. >> wednesday starts to come around, you start to panic a

little bit. wife got to get things done. >> we've found a like this correlation between working less and being more efficient. if i can strain myself to what i need to get done, we find that is a huge increase in productivity. >> >> we do know that a workforce that is on shorter hours and with flexible arrangements tends to be happier, more loyal, and more stable, and all those things tend to be good for the business bottom line, if you like. >> word wide, countries that work shorter hours tend to have higher productivity. take the g7 countries, germans work way less and are one of the most productive, with an average g.d.p. per hour 30% higher than italy or japan, among the highest working countries in the g7. carson said there are unexpected

benefits, people take fewer sick days, leaving during points or fridays. it's a powerful recruiting tool. >> i get angry c.e.o.'s accuse us of stealing their people. what they don't realize is we treat people like humans here. >> 36% of employers allow employees to have a four day work week. usually that involves flexible hours during the summers on friday. >> i think it has to come from the c.o.'s or executives or founders. the trouble is a lot of those folks like working. >> several u.s. cities are experimenting to the four day work week in hopes it will save money in the long term, as well as a few g.m. and chrysler plants. manufacturing, construction and tech companies are more likely to work a 10 our day, four day work week. >> we work four hour days, don't work four tens, not trying to trick anybody.

we have had to let people go. you have to be able to perform here. >> his bottom line, employees are efficient and happy, even if the company gross more slowly as a result. >> i think short term, we probably have been hurt a little bit, but we're growing 100% per year in revenue, so i'm ok with that. it seems good enough. >> carson said his employees still get a full competitive salary plus benefits. >> excitement ramping up for today's world cup match. soccer already the most popular sport in the world and in recent years, gaining ground in the u.s., as well. according to the latest survey, there are about 70 million adult sommer fans in the u.s., up 44%. 48% of americans described themselves as fans in 2006. germany versus the u.s., going to be a tough match. what's at stake for both teams? a lot on the line for team

u.s.a. >> it's going to be huge, elevate the popularity and profile of soccer in our country if the u.s. advances. germany are the number two team in the world, but on any given day, you never know what could happen. the u.s. could put it in the back of the net early. we'll see. >> when i graduated from college a lot of the guys i went to college with came out, played soccer, but the money wasn't there. some players now are making $6 million and up. >> that is correct. the market demand. if we're not going to pay them that type of salary, they'll go to europe. it depends on the player. not every player is making a multi-million dollars salary. some of making multi-million dollar salaries. >> talk about the players taking the field, what's going through their mind right now. >> it's 11 players on the field. they need to work together as a

team but each individual has a certain strategy, they are focused on a german player, very very specific. focused on jamming up the mid field and jamming everybody together. clint wants to get the early goal. >> in 1999, the women's team won. every little girl at that time wanted to be mia. they wanted to be julie. do you expect the same accounted happen if the men's team continues to do as well as they're doing? >> i think so. we've got engages players. it also helps that they're pretty good looking guys, too. the bottom line is you need to win and advance on the profile

will increase. we'll have much more on the soccer mania, live reports from brazil where soccer fans getting ready to await the new kickoff. >> san francisco giants ace tim lincecum throwing his second no-hitter. he did it against the padres, the same team he no-hit about a year ago. the lengthy right-hander needs 113 pitches to deem the padres in. he struck out six and walked just one batter. lincecum had two hits of his own in that same game. >> iraq's prime minister set a date for parliament to choose a new government as sunni rebels close in on a key power station. >> the search for the malaysia airlines flight 370 moving to a new location in the southern indian ocean. >> a supreme court rules a ban an same sex marriage is

unconstitutional. it could change laws across the country. >> a d.c. divers close encounter with a great white shark. that video and the others captured by citizen journalists around the world. >> we are back in just two minutes. we'll see you then. >> al jazeera america presents the system with joe berlinger >> new york city has stop and frisk >> some say these laws help serve and protect... >> we created the atmosphere that the policeman's the bad guy... >> others say these tactics are racist >> discrimination is wrong >> 99 percent of those arrested in drug free school zones... we're not near a school at all! >> are they working? >> this time i'm gonna fight it. >> the system with joe burlinger only on al jazeera america

>> iraq's prime minister is moving forward with creating a new government, trying to end the bloodshed as rebels fight for one of the countries major power sources. >> house speaker john boehner wants to sue president obama, saying his use of executive power is against the law. >> define the data, stocks moving back towards the record highs, despite a sour economy

outlook. what's motivating investors. >> world cup fever set to boil over in america as team u.s.a. prepares to take on germany and move on in the tournament. >> good morning, welcome to al jazeera america. i'm stephanie sy. >> i'm del walters. >> iraqi prime minister malaki saying the nation's parliament will meet days from now to form a new government. >> john kerry warned syria and iran to stay out of iraq. syria is ignoring that message. we are in washington. good morning, is the announcement from prime minister malaki about the upcoming parliament session what the international community wants to hear at this point? >> like so much of this story, it's complicated. yes, in short, prime minister malaki is keeping his pledge to secretary of state john kerry to move ahead with a constitutional plan. the new parliament meets july 1. malaki essentially holds the power in that scenario and his

opponents and even some of his recent and former allies have called on him to bradden things out, to have a broader coalition reaching across sectarian and ethnic divides. yesterday, the prime minister rejected calls for forming a national unit coalition. he said that would essentially be a breach of constitutional order. >> the call for forming a national unit government, as they like to call it, is simply an attempt by some in the opposition to launch a coup against our prettyical process in order to destroy it. >> the question is will the moves forward reach across some of these divisions. >> prime minister malaki confirmed that syrian war planes have been attacking isil fighters in iraq, and that he welcomes that help. that what has the u.s. been saying? >> secretary of state john kerry warned this could exacerbate

sectarian difficulties amounted said nothing should be done to heighten the extremism and heighten the flash point. iran, syria and the u.s. government are all interested in the same thing, avoiding regional war, tampenning down the isil. there are muteual motivations happening. the big addition and change is what would happen next. everyone has very different ideas of where things will go. >> the u.s. itself has reportedly considered air strikes. libby, thank you. >> jordan beefenning up its border with iraq, troops and helicopters massing on the border trying to prevent isil fighters from coming into the kingdom. we have more from the bored jeer there is definitely a strong jordan military present at the border crossing into iraq. for the time being, things are working at usual, trucks passing through from iraq and jordan on

to the iraqi side. one difference that does seem object on the jordan side is the number of trucks passing through. we spoke to people in the nearby town and they definitely noticed there were less truck, less people coming into iraq than there would be normally at this time of year. >> there's a big difference in the past couple of weeks, the number of visitors coming from iraq to jordan is 60% to 70% less. thunderstormly we have 300 cars a day, but now only about 50. >> jordanians are concerned, but not particularly worried because there is a strong military presence on the border and the main crossing roads. they hope things will get resolved as soon as possible. >> we're going live to baghdad

for the latest on isil's push toward the iraqi capitol. >> a report due out today target american drone strikes, claiming the drones are putting the u.s. at risk of perpetual war. it was written by retired national security experts. it says u.s. drone strikes could set a dangerous precedent for our countries. >> sergeant bergdahl will be questioned, wanting to know if he deserted his post. he has been warned any statements he makes could be used to prosecute him. he was reds after spending five months in captivity in afghanistan. he is undergoing reorientation in texas right now. >> two senior veterans affairs officials will be stepping down in the wake of the scandals

rocking the agency, the agency saying the v.a.'s general counsel is stepping down. the active secretary is leaving the department. it comes after shinseki stepped down. >> a warrant is needed for law enforcement look at your cell phone. it can hold personal details protected under the four order amendment. >> republican house speaker john boehner wants to sue the president for using executive order to say change the law. boehner argues the president is

not doing his job. >> the house speaker said instead of faithfully executing the laws the constitution requires, president obama is using executive orders to change the law. >> not only does the president regularly ignore the law, he brags about it. its organs and incompetent. >> nancy pelosi likened this lawsuit to a childish tantrum. >> there really needs to be an adult in that room of the republican caucus. they're doing nothing here and so they have to give some aura of activity. >> the white house doesn't seem concerned. >> this lawsuit is not something that's going to consume the attention of the white house. they are considering a taxpayer funded lawsuit against the president of the united states for doing his job? i think it's the kind of step that most americans wouldn't support. >> boehner didn't say which order the lawsuit will target.

president obama has used orders to stop deporting young immigrants, extending family leave to same sex couples and raise the minimum wage for federal workers. >> if president obama can suspend immigration laws, then his successor could suspend environmental laws or discrimination laws. >> it's not clear if the courts will even hear this case. >> the house expected to vote on that lawsuit in july. i believe that is what we call a constitutional showdown. >> violence rocking the nigerian capitol, at least 21 killed when a bomb exploded at a busy shopping mall. the blast happened at people geared up to watch a world cup game wednesday. the attack followed two bombings that killed 122 people earlier this year. boko haram is suspected. >> more problems for a sudanese christian woman sentenced to die for refusing to denounce her faith. sudan alleges she tried to leave the country illegally.

the country has some invoked u.s. and south sudanese ambassadors. the u.s. has been assured she's safe. her husband is an american citizen. >> just four hours from now. team u.s.a. will face germany in the world cup, fans bracing for a tough game as the germans are favored to win. there's still a chance the americans will make it into the knockout round. >> how many hours? >> four hours, seven minutes. >> in brooklyn, they will be lining up to watch the game. john, set the scene. >> well, stephanie, good morning, it's a very client did you mean bow morning.

we're down under. the arch will hold a big screen. mid-day today, there will be lots of hairy legs running around on that screen and hundreds of fans cheering on the american side. we knew there would be nobody here this morning. we went last night to a sports bar to talk to fans. >> united states will capture the imagination. they're a scrappy bunch of players. they give it their all. >> i love the team. think they're such a solid unit. >> i would say of winning, it will be kind of small, but i think we can at least tie. >> the head coach is feeling bosses all over the country to let the workers off today, let them watch the game. he needs the support, he said.

if the u.s. win or draw, then they go through to the quarter final. if they lose, they could still go through, but it will be more difficult. >> apparently the coach tweeted his support for people taking time off work to watch the game, is that what he did? he sent out a tweet. i think wave graphic which we can pull on to the screen now and i will read it to you. that's the sentiment here. i'm all on my own, but that is the sentiment here. we'll be here at 11:00 and 1:00 today. if you tune in, you will see us surrounded by loads of fan.

>> >> if you have followed the world cup, you have noticed how diverse the teams are. the players representing the growing immigration patterns all over the globe, but not all fans welcome the diversity. we look at the problem of racism in soccer and what's being done to prevent it. >> it's the most popular sport in the world wet this behavior at black players continue today. toll latelied in the past as just part of the game, there have been moves toward ridding the field and stands of racism. fifa began regulations and campaigns a year ago with education, regulation and being

on the lookout for spectators and expulsion from competition. some say the group needs to start talking and taking more action. >> we must be strict on the consequences of inappropriate behavior across all levels of football. education and sanctions from the top down. >> jeffery web spoke at the 20th anniversary of the kick it out campaign. >> getting to the member nations to be onboard is difficult but it has to be across the board. >> while it appears that racism on the pitch is making up given the multi-race ethnicity of most teams, only when the game is stopped and points deducted will both footballers and fans begin to think before they act. >> the culture of racism in

soccer is a reflection upon the culture in european society and all these communities. >> this is the way danny chose to deal with what remains common behavior in some countries, a simple gesture that caught on. even the pope weighed in at the opening of the games in brazil, saying we need to go beyond all thoughts of individualism, ego. >>, all forms of racism, intolerance and bat faith. with the world cup in full swing, many say the time is right to throw out a tradition that has put a very ugly spin on what is known as the beautiful game. aljazeera. >> coming up in about 25 minutes, we go live to sao paulo for more on today's world cup action. >> more rain on the weather front in store for parts of the u.s. that have been hammered by wet weather as of late.

>> let's bring in our meteorologist nicole mitchell. i guess it's a good day to stay in and watch soccer. >> a lot of people will be doing that regardless of what the weather held. this is the great lakes, it has slowly moved through. cleveland setting record rain, about double for the month so far and then for the coastline, it's an overnight event still into parts of new england. here's the flooding from all of that. we warn you as you go through, turn around, don't drawn and especially, you would think this is self correcting, so you shouldn't be doing that especially when you're spraying yourself in the face trying to get through the water. not fun, not a bright idea. here is the area we're dealing with, because we have the heavy run and now as it goes into our main rivers, those have been cresting yesterday and today. as that would start to recede, we have more slow moving rain for the next couple of days.

we're going to watch some places get two to four inches again. you can see these ping marks, over 90 difference river gauges that are at or above flood stage right now. some of those are start to go crest, but more rain coming in. we have the very moist flow through the south, slight risk for the strong storms into parts of the plains, but the heavy rain because of that moist flow will add up. we've already had it texas to louisiana. watch for that. a couple of places we're dealing with a soggy weekend in store. >> supporters of gay marriage score another major legal victory. it is a first in their fight to secure quality in one state. >> we all want free water. we want to pay for our water, but be fair about it. >> residents in detroit can't afford to keep the water on. the big bill the city is face that go forced them to turn off the pipes. >> beating the summer heat with

mild ride on a slip and slide. wow. that video and the others captured by citizen journalistses. journalistses.

>> time for a look at videos captured by our citizen journalists around the world. john using a drone to capture these images, the severe flooding in minnesota. this comes from waterville, which is between two lakes and like much of the rest of the state, hit by heavy rains. very smooth camera work. >> $5,000 reward if you can find this camera, stolen by this beast, a great white shark. michael posting the footage of a scuba team testing out a camera off the coast of new zealand. the shark wanted to make a snack out of their electronics. >> remember that slip and slide you had as a kid? this is not that. capturing extreme slip and sliding off a sluff into a water

in utah. he warns only professionals should try this. >> brewing in the city of detroit, the united nations getting involved in the matter. >> >> what a historic day. do you agree? first they were celebrating in salt lake city after a decision that could lead to the legalization of gay marriage nationwide. >> this was the first case of its kind. >> that's right. it's the first time a federal appeals court has ruled to states may not deny same-sex couples their constitutional right to marry. since utah's attorney general plans to appeal, the next state to take is you the could be the supreme court. what happens there could impact everyone in the state.

the high court usually waits for several federal appellate courts to rule before taking up an issue. we expect to hear more decisions from other appeals courts soon. the supreme court could take up the case as soon as next year. let's look at the current status of same-sex marriage nationwide. right now, it's legal in 19 states. let's take a look where the state's ban is currently challenged in court, yet every single state, by looking at this map, same-sex marriage seems to be a legal priority across the entire united states. >> more than 80 people in boston were sickened at a concert. they were mostly drug and alcohol related. officials say it happened during a packed and steamy electronic dance performance. most affected were minors. >> two months after that botched execution, the state of oak on the ground are being sued,

saying they are using inmates to experiment upon a new procedure. the inmates say it violates the ban on cruel and unusual punishment, calling for stopping any execution using new protocols. in april, a lethal injection was halted because of a problem with the i.v. it took him 43 minutes to die. >> a 12-year-old detroit boy missing for nearly two weeks has been found alive in his father's basement. charlie went missing on june 14. police don't know where charlie was, but say it's unlikely he was in the basement the whole time. they had searched the same basement with cadaver dogs who turned up no sign of the boy. >> we're not certain that charlie was here during those visits, not certain at all, because the question i would ask, how could we miss it? >> police came back to the house with a search warrant wednesday and found charlie inside a small space with cereal, milk,

gatorade and fresh chicken. police are questioning the boy's father. >> the city is cracking down on people who don't pay water bills in detroit. more than half of behind payments. some find themselves in homes now with no running water. >> between an empty lot and gutted house is the home of will mena. >> high house and those are the only occupied houses, three houses. >> three houses with electricity and running water, until. >> no water. >> service was shut off. >> i am filling this with water. >> no running water in a home where she's raising two grandchildren on a small monthly pension. >> i worked for the city of detroit. they've cut my pension, taken my health insurance. >> shutting off the water in detroit has become a huge operation. more than 90,000 customers are behind in their payments by two

months or more. that's nearly 40% of all customers in detroit. the city says it can't afford to keep operating without getting paid. >> we're trying to eliminate bad debt as much as we can. we've got an incredible amount of bad debt that drives a lot of of the problems in the city. >> of the 90,000 delinquent notices sent to homes in april alone, 14,000 of them were returned because no one was living there. >> that's all the more reason every penny counts. he says the city has to provide a service, even with the $118 million in outstanding bills. >> we have electricity costs, chemical costs that go up. we have pipes in the city, under the city that are 100 years old. we have to pay to repair and maintain those pipes. >> a coalition has gone to the united nations for help. >> we all want free wore, we

want to pay for our water, but we want to be fair about it. >> what's fair? >> what's fair is some people can afford a lincoln, others a cadillac, and some people can afford a chevrolet and we want water programs that are designed for the different incomes that are here. >> i'm hoping they come today and turn it back on. i hope it's not 24 hours. >> harper borrowed the $300 needed to get her water back. she understands the city needs its money to continue services, but many believe access to water is a human right. >> it's hot and muggy and how can you do without water in this heat? >> even if they can't afford it. aljazeera, detroit. >> on wednesday, the united nations did get involved, saying cutting off water to detroit residents is a violation of human rights. they say it's only fair if the city can prove the customers are

unable to pay their bills if they refuse to settle any outstanding debts. >> meteorologist nicole mitchell is back, nicole. >> it's a muggy one as we get through portions of the staff already this morning into the 70's, dewpoints are high. it means there is that sticky air out here. memphis sticky. we have a few more temperatures in the 60s. across the country, we're going to see even a couple of 90's scattered up the east coast. that's after that front has come through, the skies clearing, the sun coming out. there's rain on the ground adding to the humidity. the core of the heat, four corners region, a lot of places under red flag warnings and there could be spotty thunderstorms. you would think that would help, but sometimes they are dry to park off lightning to add to fire concerns. heading to the south, atlanta 87 today. >> the fight for iraq heating

up. isil fighters are gaining to bigger foot hold in the country, we'll be going live to baghdad for the very latest. >> investors seem to be brushing off any data showing the economy is getting worse. why the stock market continues to sore despite troubling numbers out there. >> the small box on a job application that creates big problems for former convicts trying to move past prison. >> a look now at our images of the day. hundred dos gather for an annual festival involving holy men from a special sect of their religion performing special rituals. al rituals.

>> the affairs of the start of world war i is this weekend. we'll see how soldiers are honored. >> big matchup today for the world cup. we go to brazil for the preview of the game. >> we'll tell you what the supreme court fight is about. >> calling on parliament to go into session on july 1 in iraq, today's announcement following the statement by malaki that he would not give in to international pressure and form

that emergency government, something that he called a coup against iraq's constitution. we are in baghdad. isil fighters have been going after major cities and targets, so by the time this goo government is in place, is it going to be too late? >> i think a really important thing to remember here is it's really nice to have a government here. it's going to be a lot better than it was, but that's definitely not going to solve the problem. the reason they really need a government is because all of this political paralysis and in-fighting just makes it hard tore command a fight on the battlefield. they also need a government, because the u.s. has made clear they're not going to engage in air strikes or send military advisors here to prop up an inefficient government they see as sectarian. for those reasons, they need one. it's not expected to really have any control, any positive effect on what's happening out there,

far away on the ground in battle. that's going to be purely up to the iraqi military, which has very little connection to parliament, and to the u.s., as well. >> exactly what can we expect from the government in baghdad over the next week or so? >> well, they have to meet by tuesday, which it's been announced that they will. that's a constitutional deadline. it's not a matter of choice. here's are the cricky thing. last time around when they formed a government, parliament met when it was supposed to, but actually took nine months to come up with a cabinet. even now, four years later, there is still no full time defense minister and no full time interior minister. you can kind of see why the country is in the situation it is rewarding security. when parliament meets, there will be ongoing talks to come up with a government, which malaki

hopes that he will again be the head of. >> thank you very much. >> barnes and noble splitting in two to better focus on digital products. the bookstore is spinning off its e reader and the nook into its own company. they hope to complete the split next spring. >> the u.s. economy and the stock market seem to be moving in opposite directions. the commerce democratic reported that g.d.p., a measure of the economy's health fell at a 2.9% annual rate during the first three months of 2014. that's the worst drop in five years. the stock market, however, continues to flirt with record highs, as this chart shows. the dow jones industrial average over five years has doubled, reflected in the other markets. david nelson joins us from bell point asset management.

an almost 3% drop in g.d.p. for the first quarter. how significant is that and would you expect any reaction from wall street? >> on the surface, it looks like a shocker. we came into the year looking for 3% growth and somehow morphed over that time period down to minus 3%. analysts have been cutting estimates all quarter, but a big portion is about the weather. the weather was particularly severe in the country. >> it won't -- >> consumer spending makes me wonder whether wage growth is still a problem in this recovery. >> wage growth is unquestionably a problem. i think it's important for the series to understand that what's necessarily good for wall street is not necessarily going to help the people at home in the every day worker. >> it will help thor 401k's. >> it helps that and those with

assets that have gone up. corporations have learned to do more with less and increased productivity. that's great for profits, but that means often less jobs as we continue to push jobs offshore. >> g.d.p. growth for the rest of this year, how does it look based on these new estimates in the first quarter? >> a lot of it was the weather. there's always defense, i expect that to pick up. we're looking for a big payback this quarter, maybe as much as 4%. that's what analysts are looking for. i'm not quite that bullish. i don't think we can completely recover from the first quarter, but it's going to be a tough go from now until the end of the year. >> other indicators with respect to housing, jobs and consumer spending seem more optimistic. how big a deal is it that the g.d.p. contracted first quarter

which was a really bad weather period. >> it's not that big a deal but this is a very weak growth. very sub par. empolite is certainly sub par for a lot of americans. they look at the market hitting an all time high and say to themselves -- >> i'm not doing it -- >> right, going forward what i'm concerned about is our children. unemployment for kids, millennials is well over the national averages and they've taken on an enormous debt load, trying to get an education for jobs that simply aren't there, so we have work to do. >> david nelson and chief strategist, thanks so much for being with us. >> a show of solidarity for our three colleagues, journalists jailed in egypt. 17 countries journalists gathering to support them.

their sentencing this week sparked international outrage. >> standing room only as diplomats and journalists packed into the united nations correspondence association to share frustration at conviction of three aljazeera journalists in egypt. already, 179 days in detention and facing years more after monday's sentencing in cairo. >> what we want to do today is raise their plight and get ideas from you on how to get them out. >> egypt's deputy u.n. ambassador attended. >> i'm not in a position to command a verdict, because by our constitution provisions, i'm bound from doing so. the judiciary is still totally independent. >> ambassador, if you're so independent from your judiciary, why don't you criticize what is

blatantly an outrageous sentence? >> by virtue of the constitution, i cannot intervene the liberty to command a verdict issued by the judiciary. >> a further concern, the egyptian representative said the appeals process would likely take months, months during which the speakers urge the campaign to not die down. >> there is a place for quiet diplomacy, maybe that time is passed. there is a place for back channels, but we are not diplomats, we are journalists and the only tools at our disposal, our papers, channels, blogs. >> as the meeting wrapped up, the president of the association pointed out free press and due process are recognized at universal human rights by the united nations. >> in this particular case, the detention of journalists with a process that was clearly not a due process is very important to

members and our executive board to make a unified statement u.n. secretary general is concerned about the verdicts. aljazeera, the united nations. >> we want to show you a letter posted to facebook by his family, peter saying in the statement i am devastated and outraged by the verdict. >> it has been 100 years since world war i broke out. european leaders are gathering to commemorate the war.

more than 60 million soldiers from five continents fought in the war over four years. we are there live. can you tell us about the significance of where you are standing and why the leaders are meeting there? >> well, it's the start of a very busy year of commemoration and it's hugely symbolic that the european union leaders on the continent this terrible war was fought and tore up the map and changed borders meet here, which is one of the most significant, one of the most symbolic memorials to those who fought and died. it is an embodiment of all that was worst in the war, the trench fighting, the huge sacrifice. they will hear a ceremony where the taps is played, last post as we call it over here in europe, and around them inside that monumental arch built at the end

of the first world war, there are 54,000 names of soldiers who's bodies were never found in the fighting. by no means, the total of the casualties in this sector during the four years, 550,000 soldiers including the germans died on battle fields near this town. >> a really sobering anniversary with special residents given a borders are fought over today. the e.u. was formed to make sure wars don't happen. how is it working today? >> the e.u. was formed over the ashes of the second world war. it's dawn pretty good job on preventing a conflict. squabbling and disagreement continue.

it was a handful of countries when started, now 28 including several countries that used to be behind the iron curtain. there is plenty for leaders to celebrate. under the surface will be a lot of politics going on, as well. >> thank you. >> dallas and cleveland are competing to host next year's republican national convention. this could be a tougher decision. ohio is a battleground state, but texas is home to george w. bush and some of the biggest donors. a decision is expected in august. >> tea party candidate is refusing a concede. cochran courted black democratic to say vote in the runoff. that's legal if they didn't vote in the democratic primary, but mcdaniels says it's just not right. >> south koreans prime minister

who resigned over the ferry disaster is keeping his job. the president has rejected the resignation after what she called an agonizing decision. he said he would step down after of the ferry sank, but has continued working, waiting for a replacement to be named. two nominees for the position with drew because of different controversies. >> eight teams are vying for the last four spots in the knockoff rounds of the world cup. my heart's already racing. today's games are the final once of the stage to advance to the round of 16. we are live in sao paulo. one game today is team u.s.a. versus germany. >> that's right. team u.s.a. playing germany in the northeast city here in

brazil. it is a huge game for the u.s.a., because this will determine if they advance in this word cup or not. what do they have to do? if they win, they automatically advance. even with a tie, they probably still will advance. if they lose, it will depend on the outcome of the portugal-ghana game. a lot at stake here. a huge number of american fans here. there's a restaurant up there that had a party for about 1,000 u.s. citizens yesterday before the game. it sold out in a matter of minutes and they had a waiting list of 1,600u.s.a. fans wanting to get in. huge excitement there. we are watching it closely. >> i heard that american citizens are some of the biggest number of fans there in brazil. the city, i understand that been hit by heavy rain and flooding. how is that going to affect the game today?

>> yeah, the fans are going to be very wet. in the last 24 hours, the city has been hit with 25% of the total rainfall that they normally receive this month. there are streets that are very flooded, streets around the stadiums are impassable because of flooding. it's going to be very wet, but we don't think it's going to affect the game inside the stadium so far. >> thank you very much. we checked in with john henry smith concerning that bite seen around the world, so far, no action by fifa on that. >> giving convicted felons a shot at getting a job after they leave prison. >> the one application question advocates want to get rid of. we're talking with a supporter who has a personal stake in this cause. >> putting prized american muscle cars back into a sinkhole? why officials at one museum say they're going to do just that.

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>> a beautiful live look at rio de janeiro. we are hours away from world cup action kicking off. we're all going to have our eyes an team u.s.a. playing germany. >> we wanted to be there for the game but management said no. straight ahead, the legal fight taking place between the federal government and an oyster farm. >> first, the supreme court weighing in on cell phone privacy. the justice ruled that police cannot search someone's cell phone without a warrant. we report on the 21 century privacy case that sets a big precedent. >> if the police pull you over, they are allowed to search anything in plain view in your car, like wallet or handbag, even without a warrant. now the supreme court says there's one thing they can't search, your cell phone, because they hold much more personal

information. justice john roberts wrote in a unanimous ruling: many privacy advocates applaud the decision. >> technology is becoming so much more advanced, if a police officer gets ahold of your phone and find out what's in there, that is -- they can access so much of your personal life that has nothing to do with a possible criminal case. >> the ruling has implications for journalists. 14 news organizations, including "the new york times" filed a brief arguing cell phone searches con compromise how they do their jobs. an attorney said the supreme court's ruling is hugely significant, saying journalists in particular are at risk. they carry not just their lives like everyone else in their cell phones and lap tops, but

information about contacts, stories, photographs, the stuff of daily journalism. >> the justice recognized that the privacy concerns outweigh the security concerns. people will look back on this case and they will point out that privacy ha has to be given priority. >> the court's opinion allows police to search a cell phone in exgent circumstances. >> giving felons a chance to get a job by eliminating a box on applications. 12 states have boxed the regulations on the books. on the local level, 60 cities and counties have banned the box on applications. the issue is personal for our next guest. he spent six years behind bars. after he got out, he applied for dozens of level entry jobs, each

time checking the box that he did have a criminal record and getting no call backs. he is now a criminal justice reform advocate and founder of justice leadership u.s.a. how many times did you call, how many times did you get that no? >> in about a one month period, i visited over 40 different employers here in new york state where we actually have a clear anti discrimination law and was denied just about every single time based solely on the criminal record. >> the ban the box movement is personal for you. you think that just asking someone about their criminal record should be done away with, but what about the people that say what about that person sitting next to me in that cubicle, don't i have a right to know whether or not they robbed or i guess in some cases killed somebody. >> you absolutely do, ban the box doesn't eliminate the question although. it moves it to a different point in the application process. having it on the application serves as a bit of a chilling effect for job seekers with

criminal records. it says give the person a chance to come in and compete for the job, bringing everyone up to the start line and then consider the criminal record later after you found the person otherwise qualifies. >> has that been not fair to the employer, not to consider that information. >> i would argue what's fair is getting the best candidate possible for every job opening. when it's based solely on a criminal record, it limits your job pool. there are people very well trained caught up in the criminal justice system five years, 10 years earlier. >> what about people who say this is not about ban the box, it's politics. >> we have a criminal justice out of control in the united states, 65 million people on file. >> 65 million people have issues voting, denied access to housing -- >> how would those 65 million people vote?

>> the question is whether you give people access to vote, not how they vote. in america, we make sure people have access to the vote -- >> isn't the question about how they would vote because 65 million would vote democratic? >> i'm not going to say i ever met conservative republicans would say that, but just leadership u.s.a. believes in second chances, doesn't matter how a person votes. >> thanks for being with us. >> drive an hour and a half north of san francisco and you will find an oyster company that's a million dollar business located on land owned by the national park service. when its lease expired earlier this year,ear, environmentalists moved to have them convicted. the company's fate is in the hands of the supreme court. >> small, medium, large, cluster out of theres and white table cloth half shell out of theres.

they have been harvested here for half a century. susan hayes says the farm at the tip of this pristine exquiz sit coastal land is intertwined had w. her community. >> it's who we are and what we make and send out in the world and what people come here to see. >> we've got a low tide today. >> seven years ago, kevin bought the floundering farm and turned it into a $1.5 million annual business, producing 8 million oysters a year, but some environmentalists say he has outstayed his welcome and it is time for the farm to stop production. >> it is fundamentally incompatible with the national park wilderness area to have a commercial private oyster operation. it just doesn't fit. >> when he bought the farm, he knew he was nearing the end of a 40 year lease, but he was hopeful the u.s. park service would let him stay. when his lease expired 18 months ago, it was newt renewed.

>> this is a perfect example of cooperative conservation. it's been working beautifully for 50 years and now we see the park service and interior turning those agreements on their head. >> lenny insists he is a responsible steward of the land. >> to grow an oyster, we don't use any feeds, no fertilizers, there's no cultvasion, no chemical use whatsoever. 100% of our product stays local. this is exactly what we want to support and should support if we want to make good food choices. >> in san francisco, the restaurant owner agrees. he serves the out of theres. >> to have a commodity like this 30 miles away from a large urban area is just off set what the park system is trying to do in this situation. >> the controversy has divided this community. signs in favor of the oyster farm are posted on every block.

those who want the tomorrow to go are afraid to speak up. >> one friend of mine said she couldn't go to a birthday party because of this issue dividing people at the party. >> the 50,000 people that visit this farm every clear, the families that come here, the school tours that come here to learn about where their food comes from, to get a feel of what farming is. >> lenny said if the lower court ruling stands, the community may gain the quietness, but history will be lost. >> the supreme court is expected to rule later this month if they will take up that case. >> wet weather across the "u.s.a. today." nicole mitchell is here with where. >> just imagine if we didn't have a radar to see all of this. today is the anniversary of the modern radar back in 1959 it was

put in in miami, florida. without it, we wouldn't be catching the showers moving out of the northeast, for example. that captured beautiful pictures until hurricane andrew wiped it off the map. we have others that follow. in the midwest, more showers and storms lead to go flood concerns. >> thank you very much. >> from tragedy to opportunity, the national corvette museum plans to keep a massive sing hole that swallowed eight classic cars in this incredible video. the museum has seen a 60% spike in visitors since the earth gave way back in february in the middle of the museum. the cars that toppled are worth more than a million dollars. they plan to put the cars back into the sinkhole. >> tomorrow morning on aljazeera america, we are asking the question can, but we will say when the americans beat the

powerful german team. >> we will have reaction to the big world cup game tomorrow morning right here on aljazeera america. >> thank you for joining us. >> ahead in two minutes, the latest on the violence in iraq and the role iran is playing in the struggle there. we'll see you back here tomorrow morning.

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